#darkmoney — 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

Trump: Buy American, Unless It’s for My Ballroom

President Trump, who has long married “protecting American steel” with his “Make America Great Again” slogan, reportedly accepted tens of millions of dollars in donated steel from a foreign firm for his ballroom just days before he slashed tariffs in half that could help one of its plants.

According to a report by the New York Times from earlier this week, two people familiar with the White House ballroom plans said the steel was made in Europe by ArcelorMittal, a Luxembourg-based steel manufacturer.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/trump-steel-white-house-ballroom-tarriffs/

#uspol #uspolitics #architecture #corruption #cronyism #DarkMoney #fascism

#Watchdog groups had raised alarm about the lack of #transparency surrounding the most recent #Trump transition, noting that by not revealing who was contributing—& how much they had chipped in—it was nearly impossible for the public to know about #ConflictsOfInterest or #PayToPlay arrangements.

#law #government #corruption #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_9GZNj9H7M

🚨 🚨 #DaveNeal 🚨 🚨

5 6 25 #politics

0:12 min mark #NewYorkCity #NYC #OrangeFascist's executive branch has fired 16 staffers for the #WorldTradeCenterHealthProgram. Former first responder calls this Trump backstabbing #911Survivors, but trump claims he knew nothing about it. What I'm hoping this will do is WAKE UP NYC TRUMP VOTERS!
Dave explains why the USA needs #UniversalHealthcare #ClassWar

3.30 min. mark: Lawbreaker #PuppyKillerNoem 'thinks' the #DOJ should target #AOC. THIS IS #FASCISM. Noem is kvetching about #AlexandraOcasioCortez'podcast #KnowYourRights. As Dave Neal calls #KristiNoem 'The Barbie Border Czar'
Dave also talks about how Kamala Harris outspent Trump and still lost. So taking #darkmoney, money from lobbyists or whatever will not help a candidate.

#FascistUSA

Customs & Border Protection records revealed that #ClarenceThomas & his wife, #GinniThomas, took a round trip between Hawaii & New Zealand in Nov 2010 on #HarlanCrow’s private jet. Sen #RonWyden, #Democrat of Oregon, writing to Crow’s lawyer, demanded that he supply more info about the #financial relationship between the 2 men.

#law #JudicialEthics #judiciary #corruption #ActivistCourt #DarkMoney #CourtReform
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/3c289da6f36f0ab9/1e8cb898-full.pdf

Justice #ClarenceThomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says

Sen #RonWyden sent a letter to the wealthy conservative donor #HarlanCrow’s lawyer after records showed [more] undisclosed flights between Hawaii & New Zealand w/the #SCOTUS justice in 2010.

#law #JudicialEthics #judiciary #corruption #ActivistCourt #ExtremistCourt #DarkMoney #CourtReform #FarRight #Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/us/politics/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb