#campaignfinance — Public Fediverse posts

Stations have to file their political ad orders with the FCC, and those filings are public. AZ Follow the Money pulls the ones from 26 Arizona broadcast stations into a single searchable ledger for the 2026 cycle.

Search by committee or station, sort by dollars or flight date, and every row links back to the source FCC document. Built by one person from public records.

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#Arizona #CampaignFinance #ArizonaPolitics #DarkMoney

39 Campaigns Paid OpenAI Despite Its Ad Ban

A Washington Post review found 39 congressional candidates paying for OpenAI subscriptions this cycle, with two disclosing ad use that violates company policy.

https://pulseofnations.lol/39-campaigns-paid-openai/

#2026Midterms #AiPolicy #CampaignFinance #Chatgpt #OpenAI #PoliticalAds

As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/trump-miderm-elections-republicans.html

As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/trump-miderm-elections-republicans.html

#AOC will co-chair new "End Corruption #Caucus" founded last week.
House Reps Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Mike Levin (D-Calif.), & Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) plan an anti-corruption resolution, more.
1) New rules on becoming a #lobbyist 2) Can't own individual stocks (only funds; I have to do this bc I work at a law firm!) 3) Overhaul #CampaignFinance rules...
None of it will pass anytime soon, but good for them.
#absent #Congress #three #equal #branches of #government
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5899142-house-end-corruption-caucus/

Rep. Jan Schakowsky: “Illinois deserves leaders who put voters first,
not AIPAC or out-of-state Trump donors”:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/jan-schakowsky-withdraws-endorsement-donna-miller-aipac-funding-00789507
#politics #BuyingElections #CampaignFinance

Least surprising indictment of all time

Rep. #GeorgeSantos #CriminallyCharged By #DOJ

The #Justice Dept has #indicted disgraced Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), after it was discovered the freshman congressman lied about most of his background & may have run afoul of #CampaignFinance laws.

#Fraud #FalseStatements
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/05/09/rep-george-santos-criminally-charged-by-justice-department-report-says/

Sit down when you read this, it’s going to take a while.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7v5d8/george-santos-lies-legal-issues
#News #Georgesantos #Republicans #HouseGOP #NewYork #PiersMorgan #HouseEthicsCommittee #GoFundMe #campaignfinance