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Not all American corporations support 🟠tRump, but do appease him by wanting lower Corp taxes.
In our Capitalist econ, the Corps continue their GREEDY pursuit of net PROFITS, even when #WeThePeople starve.
#CitizensUnited is doing all the "wet work"❗️
"Tomorrow" they'll "shrug"❗️ 🤷🏼 -
⬆️ @karaswisher
>> #JohnFetterman to praise #Trump in #GOP convention video.
#Fetterman is #Manchin and #Sinema rolled into one — a #Republican in #Democratic clothing.
NOTHING that is currently happening in the #UnitedStates would be possible without the #complicity and #connivance of the #DemocraticParty and #EstablishmentDemocrats.
#GoodCopBadCop
#CompleteCapture
#billionaires
#CitizensUnited
#bipartisanGrifthttps://www.axios.com/2026/09/09/fetterman-video-gop-convention-trump
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⬆️ @karaswisher
>> #JohnFetterman to praise #Trump in #GOP convention video.
#Fetterman is #Manchin and #Sinema rolled into one — a #Republican in #Democratic clothing.
NOTHING that is currently happening in the #UnitedStates would be possible without the #complicity and #connivance of the #DemocraticParty and #EstablishmentDemocrats.
#GoodCopBadCop
#CompleteCapture
#billionaires
#CitizensUnited
#bipartisanGrifthttps://www.axios.com/2026/09/09/fetterman-video-gop-convention-trump
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⬆️ @karaswisher
>> #JohnFetterman to praise #Trump in #GOP convention video.
#Fetterman is #Manchin and #Sinema rolled into one — a #Republican in #Democratic clothing.
NOTHING that is currently happening in the #UnitedStates would be possible without the #complicity and #connivance of the #DemocraticParty and #EstablishmentDemocrats.
#GoodCopBadCop
#CompleteCapture
#billionaires
#CitizensUnited
#bipartisanGrifthttps://www.axios.com/2026/09/09/fetterman-video-gop-convention-trump
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>> #ElonMusk: “With #ArtificialIntelligence we are summoning the demon.” 😳 … Why are we giving these anti-human #oligarch #sociopaths control over our entire lives? … This should be a bipartisan issue.
It IS a bipartisan issue, and that issue is #corporate money that flows to both parties, #Republican as well as #Democratic, thanks to #SCOTUS ruling on #CitizensUnited that treats corporations as natural persons for contributing money, but not for voting.
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>> #ElonMusk: “With #ArtificialIntelligence we are summoning the demon.” 😳 … Why are we giving these anti-human #oligarch #sociopaths control over our entire lives? … This should be a bipartisan issue.
It IS a bipartisan issue, and that issue is #corporate money that flows to both parties, #Republican as well as #Democratic, thanks to #SCOTUS ruling on #CitizensUnited that treats corporations as natural persons for contributing money, but not for voting.
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>> #ElonMusk: “With #ArtificialIntelligence we are summoning the demon.” 😳 … Why are we giving these anti-human #oligarch #sociopaths control over our entire lives? … This should be a bipartisan issue.
It IS a bipartisan issue, and that issue is #corporate money that flows to both parties, #Republican as well as #Democratic, thanks to #SCOTUS ruling on #CitizensUnited that treats corporations as natural persons for contributing money, but not for voting.
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Montana Has an Ambitious Plan to End Dark Money in Elections
Fifteen years after a landmark Supreme Court case turbocharged corporate spending in the political process, a group hopes it may have a way to finally rein in some of the outsized influence of the ultrawealthy. The 2010 ruling on Citizens United v. FEC opened the floodgates of political spending in elections. Every year since then, untraceable financial political contributions…
This post has been syndicated from Truthout, where it was published under this address.
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We literally have the best government money can buy, and our nation, our very survival depends on unflinchingly addressing this pugnacious problem of money as free speech foisted on us by the unaccountable SCOTUS, “Repugnicans” and Corporate Democrats.
Founder of #TheLever, #DavidSirota joins #TheMajorityReport's #EmmaVigeland to discuss his new book, “MASTER PLAN: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America”
#US #Economics #Politics #SCOTUS #CitizensUnited #Corporatocracy #Oligarchy #Kleptocracy #Illiberal #AntiDemocratic #Monopolistic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRyS1goUc5s -
🔥HOT TAKE🔥 Lift all caps on campaign spending | @destiny
#CampaignContributions #CitizensUnited #SuperPACs #OpenSecrets #Destiny
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@davidaugust @tweetsjen
Mussolini's definition of #Fascism arrived in #CitizensUnited: the melding of corporation and state
Everything that has followed has been pointed like an arrow at this moment
All those bastards are 'preying' for is the mass unrest that will enable the declaration of #MartialLaw & suspension of Congress
Their simps are already talking about #PostConstitutional governance
#KyrieEleison -
@davidaugust @tweetsjen
Mussolini's definition of #Fascism arrived in #CitizensUnited: the melding of corporation and state
Everything that has followed has been pointed like an arrow at this moment
All those bastards are 'preying' for is the mass unrest that will enable the declaration of #MartialLaw & suspension of Congress
Their simps are already talking about #PostConstitutional governance
#KyrieEleison -
@davidaugust @tweetsjen
Mussolini's definition of #Fascism arrived in #CitizensUnited: the melding of corporation and state
Everything that has followed has been pointed like an arrow at this moment
All those bastards are 'preying' for is the mass unrest that will enable the declaration of #MartialLaw & suspension of Congress
Their simps are already talking about #PostConstitutional governance
#KyrieEleison -
@davidaugust @tweetsjen
Mussolini's definition of #Fascism arrived in #CitizensUnited: the melding of corporation and state
Everything that has followed has been pointed like an arrow at this moment
All those bastards are 'preying' for is the mass unrest that will enable the declaration of #MartialLaw & suspension of Congress
Their simps are already talking about #PostConstitutional governance
#KyrieEleison -
@davidaugust @tweetsjen
Mussolini's definition of #Fascism arrived in #CitizensUnited: the melding of corporation and state
Everything that has followed has been pointed like an arrow at this moment
All those bastards are 'preying' for is the mass unrest that will enable the declaration of #MartialLaw & suspension of Congress
Their simps are already talking about #PostConstitutional governance
#KyrieEleison -
#BernieSanders Says There Is No Choice: 'We Must Defeat the #Oligarchs'
The U.S. Senator from Vermont is asking big questions about how to achieve—even in the face of #Trump's return—an "economy and government that works for all, not just the few."
by Jon Queally, Nov 30, 2024"With the progressive movement in the United States still grappling with how best to respond to president-elect Donald Trump's victory earlier this month, Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a statement Saturday clarifying his belief that confronting the ruling oligarchy over the 'coming months and years' will be the key battle for anyone who wants to build an economy and political system that puts the interests of everyday #WorkingPeople ahead of those of #SuperWealthy elites.
"The Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont suggested Trump's victory was the direct result of a political economy largely controlled by the nation's richest individuals and powerful #corporations and a situation in which massive wealth inequality has also created an incredible power imbalance.
"'This is what Oligarchy looks like,' Sanders said. 'Today, while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, three multi-billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society.'
"With a 'greater concentration of ownership than we have seen since the #GildedAge,' Sanders continued, from healthcare and financial services to the food, transportation, and housing sectors—'fewer and fewer giant corporations control what is produced and the prices we pay.'
"Sanders slammed a corporate media system in which corporate consolidation has led to an information and entertainment ecosystem in which an estimated '90% of U.S. media is controlled by just six huge global conglomerates,' and a political system 'increasingly controlled by the #BillionaireClass' that is allowed to inject nearly limitless amounts of money into elections, most of it secretly and without accountability.
"'In the recent elections,' Sanders bemoaned, 'just 150 billionaire families spent nearly $2 billion to get their candidates elected.' Such a reality, he said, must be challenged.
"'Our job in the coming months and years is clear. We must defeat the oligarchs and create an economy and government that works for all, not just the few.'
"How can such a defeat of these powerful forces be achieved? Sanders' latest statement did not reveal a prescription, but in a series of recent missives, social media posts, and interviews over the last week, the two-time presidential candidate has said that focusing on building working-class power is the key.
"In a letter to supporters last week, Sanders said the question of 'where do we go from here?' is a 'very serious' one that demands deep scrutiny in the coming weeks and months. And he asked a series of more specific questions that he said must be addressed, including:
• How do we expand our efforts to build a multi-racial, multi-generational working-class movement?
• How do we create a 50 state movement, not politics based on the electoral college and 'battleground' states?
• How do we deal with #CitizensUnited and the ability of billionaires to buy elections?
• How do we recruit more working-class candidates for office at all levels of government?
• Should we be supporting Independent candidates who are prepared to take on both parties?
• How do we better support union organizing?
• How do we put together listening sessions around the country that intentionally seek input from people who did not vote for Democrats in the last election?
• How do we best use social media to build our movement and combat the lies and disinformation coming from the billionaire class and right-wing media?"In a subsequent interview with The Nation, Sanders it is 'absolutely' necessary to find ways to challenge both the #DemocraticParty and the #RepublicanParty, both of which are dominated by #CorporateInterests and #WealthyDonors.
"'We just cannot sit back and accept candidates who are not prepared to stand up to #BigMoney interests and fight for the working class,' Sanders said. 'We cannot continue to do that. So, in one way or another, we have got to bring forth candidates who [will stand up to Big Money].'"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-oligarchy
#USPol #Oligarchy #Oligarchs #GlobalOligarchy #USPol #Corporatocracy #Oligarchs #CorporateFascism #HungerGames #StillSanders #Duopoly #EndCitizensUnited #WealthInequality
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The movement’s triumphs are now visible but its engine remains hidden:
A billion-dollar network of groups, most of which are registered as tax-exempt charities or social welfare organizations.Taking advantage of gaps in disclosure laws, they shield the identities of most of their donors and some of the recipients of the funds.
Among those who’ve been paid by the groups are leading thinkers and individuals with close personal ties to #Leonard #Leo — including a whopping $7 million to a group run by a close friend and his wife.
They also include a for-profit business for which Leo himself is chairman and which received tens of millions of dollars from his nonprofit network.
Leo’s role as the central figure in this movement has long been known, culminating in his acquisition last year of what many believe to be the largest political donation in history.
Few are aware of the extent to which the movement’s baby steps were taken in concert with #Ginni #Thomas.
Two months before the #CitizensUnited decision, but after the justices had signaled their intentions by requesting new arguments, attorney #Cleta #Mitchell — later to play a role in Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 elections — filed papers for Ginni Thomas to create a nonprofit group of a type that ultimately benefited from the decision.
Leo was one of two directors listed on a separate application to conduct business in the state of Virginia.
Thomas was president. She signed it on New Year’s Eve of 2009, and Crow provided much of the initial cash. A key Leo aide, #SarahField, would come aboard to help Thomas manage the group, which they called #LibertyCentral.
#darkmoney #clarencethomas #samuelalito #abortionban #scotus #MoneyIsNotSpeech #CorporationsAreNotPeople
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/ginni-thomas-leonard-leo-citizens-united-00108082
