#heritagefoundation — Public Fediverse posts

@Nonilex

#USpol

"Think tanks are as American as baseball, jazz & apple pie. They perform an unsung role in holding governments accountable at all levels."

*Many* probably are perfoming that useful function.

And then, there are the rotton apples like the #HeritageFoundation and the #FederalistSociety (less think tank), that have been working on what I call the #CounterReconstruction since their founding.

Also, there is the institutionalized "initial economic sin:"

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/112598555451884508

“Des officines œuvrent aujourd’hui plus que jamais à la désinformation et à l’obstruction climatique, de la #HeritageFoundation aux Etats-Unis en passant par le milliardaire Pierre-Edouard #Stérin en France.

Auteur en 2023 de l’essai préfacé par Valérie Masson-Delmotte «Blablabla, en finir avec le bavardage climatique», l’analyste de discours Albin Wagener décrypte pour Bon Pote comment ces discours hostiles à l’écologie ont aujourd’hui évolué : … toutes les personnes qui évoquent les causes du changement climatique sont attaquées de plus en plus violemment. …”

2/2

Male Leaders and followers of the #heritagefoundation should train on receiving full force crotch kicks. There is a paper on the internet that shows it helps with producing better heirs. The more it hurts the better the sperm!!

@StefanHirsch @Over50butnotold

#HPsKommentar
#DEpol

(6/6)

...👉Man kontrastiere das mit den #USA und dem wohl korruptesten und faschistoidischtem Präsidenten der Geschichte und der de facto #Machtübernahme der 4 Gewalten durch #Oligarchen rund um die #HeritageFoundation (#Project2025) sowie die #Technofeudalisten um #Musk, #Thiel, #Ellison, #Zuckerberg, und andere*. 👈

//

*

https://fortune.com/2025/09/05/trump-tech-dinner-full-attendee-list/

To be clear, I’m not saying they >didn’t< care about suppressing trans people, I’m saying to them it was a relatively minor issue, but also a very useful emotive wedge they could drive between camps of feminism, and a way of shifting the Overton window.

#feminism #trans #HeritageFoundation #womensrights #politics

It's easy to just dismiss this stuff as the lunatic fringe, which it should be. Unfortunately, this is the organization that is now essentially running domestic policy for the executive branch of our federal government, and I'm scared we're all going to scoff and dismiss our way to the actual Handmaid's Tale. #HeritageFoundation #womenssports https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/after-pushing-anti-trans-laws-to

"My god. The Heritage Foundation, which mercilessly attacked transgender kids in order to protect the "integrity of women's sports," is now attacking the legal basis for women's sports. The transgender student decision is barely 2 weeks old.

It was never about female sports."
- James Goodwin
‪@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social‬

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:as2d3pyjaxmuxnmfkdzz564h/post/3mqknqywuvc2s

#HeritageFoundation #Sexism #Misogyny #Women #Sports #Politics #US #USA #UnitedStates #HumanRights #WomensRights

#ClimateChange #BigOil #HeritageFoundation

"Advocates call for Kagan investigation on climate change bias

Advocates are calling on the U.S. Senate Monday to investigate conflicts of interest from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The advocates argued Kagan was biased in favor of climate science and should not participate in a consequential case that could determine the future of climate change policies.

Leaders from the Judicial Crisis Network, the Heritage Foundation, the National Republican Lawyers Foundation and others wrote a letter to lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee about concern over Kagan’s support for climate change.

Justices on the high court are expected to hear Suncor v. Boulder County Commissioners, a case examining whether state and local governments can prevent fossil fuel companies from engaging in global emissions activities that contribute to climate change.

(. . .)

The advocates argued that Kagan’s authorship as part of the manual is evidence she is unable to make an unbiased decision in Suncor v. Boulder County Commissioners. The Constitution requires justices on the Supreme Court to recuse themselves from consideration of cases in which 'impartiality might reasonably be questioned.'

Kagan did not recuse herself from consideration of the court’s petition when it was granted in February 2026."

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_680cea49-b82f-4cfa-8db4-3e41c4227afd.html

@BobLefridge @paulh

It is worth noting the #NZPol coalition of corruption’s strong connections to the US #AtlasNetwork #HeritageFoundation and its #Project2025 which oppose renewable energy, alternative modes of transportation and of course any alternative sexual orientation.

Winston Peters and #NZFirst didn’t suddenly become obsessed with people’s genitalia and sexual orientation without being instructed by their political masters. Also never let NZF’s strong alliance with #ReformUK ever be forgotten.

#Republican protests about the #SCOTUS #citizenship ruling are eye-opening. From the NYTimes: "Kevin Roberts, the president of the #HeritageFoundation … [said that the decision] lessened the value of American citizenship."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...

#USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

Live Updates: Supreme Court Re...

#Republican protests about the #SCOTUS #citizenship ruling are eye-opening. From the NYTimes: "Kevin Roberts, the president of the #HeritageFoundation...[said that the decision] lessened the value of American citizenship."
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/30/us/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court

#USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

Gähn. "Make-up, Haarspray, Tic Tacs, eine Schere, falls Trump sich die Nackenhaare schneiden lassen möchte, einen Dampfbügler, um zerknitterte Anzüge direkt an der Person zu glätten."
Hier die Realität:

Herausgeber
#HeritageFoundation
Drehbuch : #project2025

 static.heritage.org/project2025/...

Wonder why the #US #EPA seems opposed to protecting the #environment? Its current agenda is governed by a nihilist ideological movement: “Project 2025 is 900 pages, and 150 of them are about how to destroy the environment. This deregulatory agenda, written by former #trump government officials and #heritagefoundation staff, would strip away our rights to clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet.” #law https://earthjustice.org/article/what-project-2025-would-do-to-the-environment-and-how-we-will-respond

Neun Monate nach dem Amtsantritt von Trump zeigt sich: "Project 2025" wird immer mehr zur politischen Realität. Welche Teile sind bereits umgesetzt?

Von Gudrun Engel, ARD Washington“

#Spahn #Thiel #Projekt2025 #HeritageFoundation

https://newrepublic.com/article/205913/media-malpractice-trumpism-project-2025

„YOU HAD ONE JOB
The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don’t know what Republicans are going to do.“
#journalism #fascism #trumpism #heritagefoundation #project2025

https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-mcconnell-roberts-thats-not?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
#uspol #uspolitics #fascism #corrupt #treason #corruption #scotus #heritagefoundation #project2025 #trump #trumpstein #trumpsteinclass #trumpcrimefamily #AlexAronson @kimlanelaw Scheppele #mcconnell #mitchmcconnell #federalistsociety #leonardleo #johnroberts #scotus #shadowdocket #judicialbranch #SenateJudiciaryCommittee #usattorney #darinsmith #DanBishop #PhillipWilliamsJr #wyoming #northcarolina #alabama #alvinbragg #specialcouncil #jacksmith #alinahabba #newjersey

#RawAmerica host #CorinneStraight breaks down #ElonMusk, in the midst of Trump and the #GOP 's absolute RUINATION of airports across the country, attempting to BUY OFF and PRIVATIZE all of TSA for his AND #Project2025 authors the #HeritageFoundation 's gain... youtu.be/jbNsZkNXxho?...

Elon Musk FAILS To BUY OFF All...

#RawAmerica host #CorinneStraight breaks down #ElonMusk, in the midst of Trump and the #GOP 's absolute RUINATION of airports across the country, attempting to BUY OFF and PRIVATIZE all of TSA for his AND #Project2025 authors the #HeritageFoundation 's gain... youtu.be/1rIJA720sc4?...

Nova Scotia's new space launch...

My theory on the nature of the #Evangelist death cult that has captured the #US #government via the #HeritageFoundation: #Evangelists have adopted Marcionism, a belief that sees the creator god in the OT as the devil, & the world he created as the false world. In short, #Evangelism meets #RedPill.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8swSkk9yeV8&pp=ygUPam9tbXkgdGhlIGdpYW50

#JimmyTheGiant

#TheTerrifyingRiseOfChristianNationalism

US Theocratic #Fascist Bullshit Spread Worldwide

#GlobalFascism #Modi #Orban #Project2025 #Europe #UK #Christofascists #Australia

#farright #extrêmedroite #WhiteSupremacy #FIGHTBACK

#StopBitchingAboutTheBoats

#TurningPointUSA #TurningPointUK

#SevenMountainsMandate

#HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #FuckTrump #SteveBannon #AllianceDefendingFreedom #ReformUK #TommehTheCunt ##ChristianNationalism #BillionairesSUCK #WTF #EUpol #UKpol

A #MustWatchVideo

Last week, that group released a report on the #Trump transition that criticized it for “significant departures from established norms,” noting that it started late & relied heavily on a handful of outside think tanks, chiefly the #HeritageFoundation & the #AmericaFirstPolicyInstitute, to develop policy & hire personnel for the new administration.

#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
https://presidentialtransition.org/reports-publications/lessons-learned/

Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/politics/republicans-antisemitism-carlson-fuentes-trump.html

This sinister rightwing group won — totalitarian rule is here
https://www.rawstory.com/project-2025-2673979447/

#DangerousDonald #DonaldArlingtonTrump #GOPWeirdos #TrumpIsUnwell #Project2025 #KevinRoberts #HeritageFoundation #NoRepublicansEverAgain #FuckFascists #VoteBlue #USPol #DonaldTrump

From 2014... How #USEvangelicals Fueled the Rise of #Russia’s ‘#ProFamily’ Right

An alliance is born between #AntiGay, #AntiAbortion American groups and the #RussianOrthodoxChurch

by Adam Federman, January 7, 2014

Long excerpt [pay attention to the names named!] :

"This rising #Russian social #conservative movement frequently invokes the argument that #ProGay and #WomensRights groups are puppets of the West, which is seeking to undermine Russian autonomy and interfere in the country’s internal affairs. At an annual meeting of journalists and academics presided over by Vladimir #Putin in Valdai in September, the Russian president said that European countries had strayed from their roots by legalizing #GayMarriage. He urged Russians to embrace the conservative values of the #OrthodoxChurch and other traditional religions and issued a warning to those who might want to challenge those values. 'Russia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity are unconditional—these are red lines no one is allowed to cross,' he declared.

"Several #LGBT rights groups have been targeted under another new law, which requires any nongovernmental organization that receives funding from other countries for political activities to register as a '#ForeignAgent.' Failure to do so can lead to investigations, legal action or crippling fines. The implication is that these groups are not only agents of the West but also out of touch with everyday Russians.

"The irony is that it is the new conservative vanguard—anti-gay, anti-abortion and pro–'#TraditionalFamily'—that has most successfully cultivated the West’s financial and institutional support. Scott Lively, an extreme anti-gay campaigner, all but took credit for the new law, calling it 'one of the proudest achievements of my career,' while #BrianBrown, president of the #NationalOrganizationForMarriage, visited Moscow with much fanfare just before the new law was passed. But the language of Russia’s anti-gay and anti-abortion movement seems to borrow most heavily from mainstream evangelicals and conservative politicians in the United States and Europe. Referring to the anti-abortion bill passed in 2011, Lyubov Erofeeva, executive director of the Russian Association for Population and Development, a women’s advocacy group, said: 'It was 100 percent clear that everything was copied from the experience of American #fundamentalists and conservative circles of several European countries where #abortion is forbidden or restricted severely.'

"The church’s close ties with American evangelicals reflect a shift in policy. For much of the post-Soviet period, the Russian Orthodox Church held evangelical denominations at arm’s length, fearing that they would compete for influence within Russia. But as the church has consolidated its power, it has come to view the evangelical community as a partner. 'The #ROC realizes that the evangelical denominations are not their opponents but rather their allies in the relations between the church and the secular population,' says Olga Kazmina, a professor of ethnology at Moscow State University.

" 'It’s a re-envisioned paradigm,' says Father #LeonidKishkovsky, head of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of External Affairs. In many ways, it makes sense, he adds: both religious groups share an ideological commitment and have grown disillusioned with the way mainline churches have dealt with issues like gay marriage and abortion. 'But what I’m quite nervous about is the ideological core which actually motivates both sides,' Kishkovsky says. 'Where is the motivating force? Is it in faith? Or is it in political ideology?'

"The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief emissary to the US evangelical community is #HilarionAlfeyev, a high-ranking bishop and chairman of the powerful Department of External Church Relations (the position previously held by #PatriarchKirill). In February 2011, the 47-year-old Alfeyev traveled to Washington, where he met with prominent evangelical and 'pro-family' leaders; and then to Dallas, where he addressed thousands of members of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and emphasized the importance of 'creat[ing] new alliances,' especially around issues of marriage, abortion and the family. Alfeyev also visited the #DallasTheologicalSeminary and had an hour-long meeting with #GeorgeWBush.

"The trip to Dallas grew out of an increasingly close friendship between church leaders and a small circle of American and European Christian businessmen in Moscow. Alfeyev’s visit was organized by #JerryFullinwider, an #OilExecutive and elder of the #HighlandParkChurch who, until recently, had business interests in Russia. Fullinwider, a member of the #KochBrothers’ circle of major donors—those who have given more than $1 million to #Koch-related causes—met Alfeyev through his friend Bob Foresman, head of #Barclays Capital in Russia. This select group of businessmen has unusual access to Alfeyev. In an interview for this article, Fullinwider described having dinner at Alfeyev’s private residence on a recent trip to Moscow. 'He’s a real busy guy,' says Fullinwider. 'He’s very, very hard to get in touch with unless you have a special number and you know the main guy who handles him, who’s a good friend of mine.'

"Alfeyev’s first trip to the United States paved the way for others, and in October 2012 he delivered a lecture at Villanova University, where he received an honorary degree and paid a visit to the Milwaukee-based #LyndeAndHarryBradleyFoundation. One of the largest donor organizations of its kind in the United States, the #BradleyFoundation, with more than $600 million in assets, is known for its contributions to US conservative groups like the #HeritageFoundation and the #HeartlandInstitute. But its charity isn’t limited to home: over the last four years, the foundation has given $750,000 to the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation in Moscow, a new educational and cultural initiative founded in 2009 by Alfeyev, Russian #billionaire and pharmaceutical magnate #VadimYakunin, and #LeonidSevastianov, a 35-year-old international business consultant and head of Stratinvest.ru, a consulting and public relations firm. In 2009, through Alfeyev’s charity, the Bradley Foundation donated $150,000 to support the 'Day of the Family,' a recently created Russian holiday honoring faith and fidelity. The annual event has been championed by #SvetlanaMedvedeva, wife of Prime Minister #DmitriMedvedev, a staunch #AntiAbortion advocate.

“We want to promote the idea of the unity between the West and Russia on the basis of common Christian roots,” Sevastianov told Inside the Vatican magazine in 2009. “We believe in this alliance among traditional Christian countries…and we believe that, with a united voice, we can be a strong force against the radical secular world which has become dominant in our societies.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-us-evangelicals-fueled-rise-russias-pro-family-right/

#TradFamily #TradWives #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #evangelicals #RabidRight #MAGADeathCult #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #Billionaires

From 2014... How #USEvangelicals Fueled the Rise of #Russia’s ‘#ProFamily’ Right

An alliance is born between #AntiGay, #AntiAbortion American groups and the #RussianOrthodoxChurch

by Adam Federman, January 7, 2014

Long excerpt [pay attention to the names named!] :

"This rising #Russian social #conservative movement frequently invokes the argument that #ProGay and #WomensRights groups are puppets of the West, which is seeking to undermine Russian autonomy and interfere in the country’s internal affairs. At an annual meeting of journalists and academics presided over by Vladimir #Putin in Valdai in September, the Russian president said that European countries had strayed from their roots by legalizing #GayMarriage. He urged Russians to embrace the conservative values of the #OrthodoxChurch and other traditional religions and issued a warning to those who might want to challenge those values. 'Russia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity are unconditional—these are red lines no one is allowed to cross,' he declared.

"Several #LGBT rights groups have been targeted under another new law, which requires any nongovernmental organization that receives funding from other countries for political activities to register as a '#ForeignAgent.' Failure to do so can lead to investigations, legal action or crippling fines. The implication is that these groups are not only agents of the West but also out of touch with everyday Russians.

"The irony is that it is the new conservative vanguard—anti-gay, anti-abortion and pro–'#TraditionalFamily'—that has most successfully cultivated the West’s financial and institutional support. Scott Lively, an extreme anti-gay campaigner, all but took credit for the new law, calling it 'one of the proudest achievements of my career,' while #BrianBrown, president of the #NationalOrganizationForMarriage, visited Moscow with much fanfare just before the new law was passed. But the language of Russia’s anti-gay and anti-abortion movement seems to borrow most heavily from mainstream evangelicals and conservative politicians in the United States and Europe. Referring to the anti-abortion bill passed in 2011, Lyubov Erofeeva, executive director of the Russian Association for Population and Development, a women’s advocacy group, said: 'It was 100 percent clear that everything was copied from the experience of American #fundamentalists and conservative circles of several European countries where #abortion is forbidden or restricted severely.'

"The church’s close ties with American evangelicals reflect a shift in policy. For much of the post-Soviet period, the Russian Orthodox Church held evangelical denominations at arm’s length, fearing that they would compete for influence within Russia. But as the church has consolidated its power, it has come to view the evangelical community as a partner. 'The #ROC realizes that the evangelical denominations are not their opponents but rather their allies in the relations between the church and the secular population,' says Olga Kazmina, a professor of ethnology at Moscow State University.

" 'It’s a re-envisioned paradigm,' says Father #LeonidKishkovsky, head of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of External Affairs. In many ways, it makes sense, he adds: both religious groups share an ideological commitment and have grown disillusioned with the way mainline churches have dealt with issues like gay marriage and abortion. 'But what I’m quite nervous about is the ideological core which actually motivates both sides,' Kishkovsky says. 'Where is the motivating force? Is it in faith? Or is it in political ideology?'

"The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief emissary to the US evangelical community is #HilarionAlfeyev, a high-ranking bishop and chairman of the powerful Department of External Church Relations (the position previously held by #PatriarchKirill). In February 2011, the 47-year-old Alfeyev traveled to Washington, where he met with prominent evangelical and 'pro-family' leaders; and then to Dallas, where he addressed thousands of members of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and emphasized the importance of 'creat[ing] new alliances,' especially around issues of marriage, abortion and the family. Alfeyev also visited the #DallasTheologicalSeminary and had an hour-long meeting with #GeorgeWBush.

"The trip to Dallas grew out of an increasingly close friendship between church leaders and a small circle of American and European Christian businessmen in Moscow. Alfeyev’s visit was organized by #JerryFullinwider, an #OilExecutive and elder of the #HighlandParkChurch who, until recently, had business interests in Russia. Fullinwider, a member of the #KochBrothers’ circle of major donors—those who have given more than $1 million to #Koch-related causes—met Alfeyev through his friend Bob Foresman, head of #Barclays Capital in Russia. This select group of businessmen has unusual access to Alfeyev. In an interview for this article, Fullinwider described having dinner at Alfeyev’s private residence on a recent trip to Moscow. 'He’s a real busy guy,' says Fullinwider. 'He’s very, very hard to get in touch with unless you have a special number and you know the main guy who handles him, who’s a good friend of mine.'

"Alfeyev’s first trip to the United States paved the way for others, and in October 2012 he delivered a lecture at Villanova University, where he received an honorary degree and paid a visit to the Milwaukee-based #LyndeAndHarryBradleyFoundation. One of the largest donor organizations of its kind in the United States, the #BradleyFoundation, with more than $600 million in assets, is known for its contributions to US conservative groups like the #HeritageFoundation and the #HeartlandInstitute. But its charity isn’t limited to home: over the last four years, the foundation has given $750,000 to the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation in Moscow, a new educational and cultural initiative founded in 2009 by Alfeyev, Russian #billionaire and pharmaceutical magnate #VadimYakunin, and #LeonidSevastianov, a 35-year-old international business consultant and head of Stratinvest.ru, a consulting and public relations firm. In 2009, through Alfeyev’s charity, the Bradley Foundation donated $150,000 to support the 'Day of the Family,' a recently created Russian holiday honoring faith and fidelity. The annual event has been championed by #SvetlanaMedvedeva, wife of Prime Minister #DmitriMedvedev, a staunch #AntiAbortion advocate.

“We want to promote the idea of the unity between the West and Russia on the basis of common Christian roots,” Sevastianov told Inside the Vatican magazine in 2009. “We believe in this alliance among traditional Christian countries…and we believe that, with a united voice, we can be a strong force against the radical secular world which has become dominant in our societies.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-us-evangelicals-fueled-rise-russias-pro-family-right/

#TradFamily #TradWives #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #evangelicals #RabidRight #MAGADeathCult #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #Billionaires

From 2014... How #USEvangelicals Fueled the Rise of #Russia’s ‘#ProFamily’ Right

An alliance is born between #AntiGay, #AntiAbortion American groups and the #RussianOrthodoxChurch

by Adam Federman, January 7, 2014

Long excerpt [pay attention to the names named!] :

"This rising #Russian social #conservative movement frequently invokes the argument that #ProGay and #WomensRights groups are puppets of the West, which is seeking to undermine Russian autonomy and interfere in the country’s internal affairs. At an annual meeting of journalists and academics presided over by Vladimir #Putin in Valdai in September, the Russian president said that European countries had strayed from their roots by legalizing #GayMarriage. He urged Russians to embrace the conservative values of the #OrthodoxChurch and other traditional religions and issued a warning to those who might want to challenge those values. 'Russia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity are unconditional—these are red lines no one is allowed to cross,' he declared.

"Several #LGBT rights groups have been targeted under another new law, which requires any nongovernmental organization that receives funding from other countries for political activities to register as a '#ForeignAgent.' Failure to do so can lead to investigations, legal action or crippling fines. The implication is that these groups are not only agents of the West but also out of touch with everyday Russians.

"The irony is that it is the new conservative vanguard—anti-gay, anti-abortion and pro–'#TraditionalFamily'—that has most successfully cultivated the West’s financial and institutional support. Scott Lively, an extreme anti-gay campaigner, all but took credit for the new law, calling it 'one of the proudest achievements of my career,' while #BrianBrown, president of the #NationalOrganizationForMarriage, visited Moscow with much fanfare just before the new law was passed. But the language of Russia’s anti-gay and anti-abortion movement seems to borrow most heavily from mainstream evangelicals and conservative politicians in the United States and Europe. Referring to the anti-abortion bill passed in 2011, Lyubov Erofeeva, executive director of the Russian Association for Population and Development, a women’s advocacy group, said: 'It was 100 percent clear that everything was copied from the experience of American #fundamentalists and conservative circles of several European countries where #abortion is forbidden or restricted severely.'

"The church’s close ties with American evangelicals reflect a shift in policy. For much of the post-Soviet period, the Russian Orthodox Church held evangelical denominations at arm’s length, fearing that they would compete for influence within Russia. But as the church has consolidated its power, it has come to view the evangelical community as a partner. 'The #ROC realizes that the evangelical denominations are not their opponents but rather their allies in the relations between the church and the secular population,' says Olga Kazmina, a professor of ethnology at Moscow State University.

" 'It’s a re-envisioned paradigm,' says Father #LeonidKishkovsky, head of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of External Affairs. In many ways, it makes sense, he adds: both religious groups share an ideological commitment and have grown disillusioned with the way mainline churches have dealt with issues like gay marriage and abortion. 'But what I’m quite nervous about is the ideological core which actually motivates both sides,' Kishkovsky says. 'Where is the motivating force? Is it in faith? Or is it in political ideology?'

"The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief emissary to the US evangelical community is #HilarionAlfeyev, a high-ranking bishop and chairman of the powerful Department of External Church Relations (the position previously held by #PatriarchKirill). In February 2011, the 47-year-old Alfeyev traveled to Washington, where he met with prominent evangelical and 'pro-family' leaders; and then to Dallas, where he addressed thousands of members of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and emphasized the importance of 'creat[ing] new alliances,' especially around issues of marriage, abortion and the family. Alfeyev also visited the #DallasTheologicalSeminary and had an hour-long meeting with #GeorgeWBush.

"The trip to Dallas grew out of an increasingly close friendship between church leaders and a small circle of American and European Christian businessmen in Moscow. Alfeyev’s visit was organized by #JerryFullinwider, an #OilExecutive and elder of the #HighlandParkChurch who, until recently, had business interests in Russia. Fullinwider, a member of the #KochBrothers’ circle of major donors—those who have given more than $1 million to #Koch-related causes—met Alfeyev through his friend Bob Foresman, head of #Barclays Capital in Russia. This select group of businessmen has unusual access to Alfeyev. In an interview for this article, Fullinwider described having dinner at Alfeyev’s private residence on a recent trip to Moscow. 'He’s a real busy guy,' says Fullinwider. 'He’s very, very hard to get in touch with unless you have a special number and you know the main guy who handles him, who’s a good friend of mine.'

"Alfeyev’s first trip to the United States paved the way for others, and in October 2012 he delivered a lecture at Villanova University, where he received an honorary degree and paid a visit to the Milwaukee-based #LyndeAndHarryBradleyFoundation. One of the largest donor organizations of its kind in the United States, the #BradleyFoundation, with more than $600 million in assets, is known for its contributions to US conservative groups like the #HeritageFoundation and the #HeartlandInstitute. But its charity isn’t limited to home: over the last four years, the foundation has given $750,000 to the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation in Moscow, a new educational and cultural initiative founded in 2009 by Alfeyev, Russian #billionaire and pharmaceutical magnate #VadimYakunin, and #LeonidSevastianov, a 35-year-old international business consultant and head of Stratinvest.ru, a consulting and public relations firm. In 2009, through Alfeyev’s charity, the Bradley Foundation donated $150,000 to support the 'Day of the Family,' a recently created Russian holiday honoring faith and fidelity. The annual event has been championed by #SvetlanaMedvedeva, wife of Prime Minister #DmitriMedvedev, a staunch #AntiAbortion advocate.

“We want to promote the idea of the unity between the West and Russia on the basis of common Christian roots,” Sevastianov told Inside the Vatican magazine in 2009. “We believe in this alliance among traditional Christian countries…and we believe that, with a united voice, we can be a strong force against the radical secular world which has become dominant in our societies.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-us-evangelicals-fueled-rise-russias-pro-family-right/

#TradFamily #TradWives #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #evangelicals #RabidRight #MAGADeathCult #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #Billionaires

From 2014... How #USEvangelicals Fueled the Rise of #Russia’s ‘#ProFamily’ Right

An alliance is born between #AntiGay, #AntiAbortion American groups and the #RussianOrthodoxChurch

by Adam Federman, January 7, 2014

Long excerpt [pay attention to the names named!] :

"This rising #Russian social #conservative movement frequently invokes the argument that #ProGay and #WomensRights groups are puppets of the West, which is seeking to undermine Russian autonomy and interfere in the country’s internal affairs. At an annual meeting of journalists and academics presided over by Vladimir #Putin in Valdai in September, the Russian president said that European countries had strayed from their roots by legalizing #GayMarriage. He urged Russians to embrace the conservative values of the #OrthodoxChurch and other traditional religions and issued a warning to those who might want to challenge those values. 'Russia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity are unconditional—these are red lines no one is allowed to cross,' he declared.

"Several #LGBT rights groups have been targeted under another new law, which requires any nongovernmental organization that receives funding from other countries for political activities to register as a '#ForeignAgent.' Failure to do so can lead to investigations, legal action or crippling fines. The implication is that these groups are not only agents of the West but also out of touch with everyday Russians.

"The irony is that it is the new conservative vanguard—anti-gay, anti-abortion and pro–'#TraditionalFamily'—that has most successfully cultivated the West’s financial and institutional support. Scott Lively, an extreme anti-gay campaigner, all but took credit for the new law, calling it 'one of the proudest achievements of my career,' while #BrianBrown, president of the #NationalOrganizationForMarriage, visited Moscow with much fanfare just before the new law was passed. But the language of Russia’s anti-gay and anti-abortion movement seems to borrow most heavily from mainstream evangelicals and conservative politicians in the United States and Europe. Referring to the anti-abortion bill passed in 2011, Lyubov Erofeeva, executive director of the Russian Association for Population and Development, a women’s advocacy group, said: 'It was 100 percent clear that everything was copied from the experience of American #fundamentalists and conservative circles of several European countries where #abortion is forbidden or restricted severely.'

"The church’s close ties with American evangelicals reflect a shift in policy. For much of the post-Soviet period, the Russian Orthodox Church held evangelical denominations at arm’s length, fearing that they would compete for influence within Russia. But as the church has consolidated its power, it has come to view the evangelical community as a partner. 'The #ROC realizes that the evangelical denominations are not their opponents but rather their allies in the relations between the church and the secular population,' says Olga Kazmina, a professor of ethnology at Moscow State University.

" 'It’s a re-envisioned paradigm,' says Father #LeonidKishkovsky, head of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of External Affairs. In many ways, it makes sense, he adds: both religious groups share an ideological commitment and have grown disillusioned with the way mainline churches have dealt with issues like gay marriage and abortion. 'But what I’m quite nervous about is the ideological core which actually motivates both sides,' Kishkovsky says. 'Where is the motivating force? Is it in faith? Or is it in political ideology?'

"The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief emissary to the US evangelical community is #HilarionAlfeyev, a high-ranking bishop and chairman of the powerful Department of External Church Relations (the position previously held by #PatriarchKirill). In February 2011, the 47-year-old Alfeyev traveled to Washington, where he met with prominent evangelical and 'pro-family' leaders; and then to Dallas, where he addressed thousands of members of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and emphasized the importance of 'creat[ing] new alliances,' especially around issues of marriage, abortion and the family. Alfeyev also visited the #DallasTheologicalSeminary and had an hour-long meeting with #GeorgeWBush.

"The trip to Dallas grew out of an increasingly close friendship between church leaders and a small circle of American and European Christian businessmen in Moscow. Alfeyev’s visit was organized by #JerryFullinwider, an #OilExecutive and elder of the #HighlandParkChurch who, until recently, had business interests in Russia. Fullinwider, a member of the #KochBrothers’ circle of major donors—those who have given more than $1 million to #Koch-related causes—met Alfeyev through his friend Bob Foresman, head of #Barclays Capital in Russia. This select group of businessmen has unusual access to Alfeyev. In an interview for this article, Fullinwider described having dinner at Alfeyev’s private residence on a recent trip to Moscow. 'He’s a real busy guy,' says Fullinwider. 'He’s very, very hard to get in touch with unless you have a special number and you know the main guy who handles him, who’s a good friend of mine.'

"Alfeyev’s first trip to the United States paved the way for others, and in October 2012 he delivered a lecture at Villanova University, where he received an honorary degree and paid a visit to the Milwaukee-based #LyndeAndHarryBradleyFoundation. One of the largest donor organizations of its kind in the United States, the #BradleyFoundation, with more than $600 million in assets, is known for its contributions to US conservative groups like the #HeritageFoundation and the #HeartlandInstitute. But its charity isn’t limited to home: over the last four years, the foundation has given $750,000 to the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation in Moscow, a new educational and cultural initiative founded in 2009 by Alfeyev, Russian #billionaire and pharmaceutical magnate #VadimYakunin, and #LeonidSevastianov, a 35-year-old international business consultant and head of Stratinvest.ru, a consulting and public relations firm. In 2009, through Alfeyev’s charity, the Bradley Foundation donated $150,000 to support the 'Day of the Family,' a recently created Russian holiday honoring faith and fidelity. The annual event has been championed by #SvetlanaMedvedeva, wife of Prime Minister #DmitriMedvedev, a staunch #AntiAbortion advocate.

“We want to promote the idea of the unity between the West and Russia on the basis of common Christian roots,” Sevastianov told Inside the Vatican magazine in 2009. “We believe in this alliance among traditional Christian countries…and we believe that, with a united voice, we can be a strong force against the radical secular world which has become dominant in our societies.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-us-evangelicals-fueled-rise-russias-pro-family-right/

#TradFamily #TradWives #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #evangelicals #RabidRight #MAGADeathCult #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #Billionaires

Wir sollten uns mehr auf #CDU #CSU & #Merz Konzentrieren denn da läuft gerade was ganz gewaltig schief ❗️
Dieser Typ ist skrupellos gefährlich ❗️
Wer mit #Demokratiefeindlichen #Organisationen zusammearbeitet darf unter #keinen #Umständen #Kanzler werden ❗️

#TheRepublic
#Project2025
#HeritageFoundation

https://verfassungsblog.de/reading-project-2025-as-a-manifesto/

https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf

https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/the-republic-wer-steckt-hinter-der-neuen-konservativen-kampagnenagentur-a-c8db3664-94b2-4600-8d81-4eca17865b00

Austinites join national protest against #Trump Administration

Demonstrators across the country are planning to participate in the "#50501Movement.

#AustinTexas — "On Wednesday, groups across the United States are preparing to shift an online movement in-person with planned protests against the Trump Administration.

"In Texas, Austin saw a group of protestors at the Capitol building on Wednesday morning, with many demonstrators holding signs and flags with phrases like, 'Trump is bad news' and '#SaveOurDemocracy.'

"This comes just days after a demonstration was organized in North Austin, where protestors gathered in response to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies. Austin police later confirmed two arrests were made after the protests.

"Referred to as the 50501 movement, the demonstrations were organized 'by everyday people,' according to a group called #BuildTheResistance, which advocates for Americans to 'defend democracy against the Trump Administration's attempts to systematically dismantle the U.S. government.'

"The group is calling for 50 protests across all 50 states and has largely been organized with hashtags like #50501 and #BuildTheResistance. The demonstrations come in the wake of Trump's return to the White House, where he has since issued executive orders on immigration, tariffs on foreign countries and the U.S. Department of Education.

"Many of the protests are planned at state capitols, but some will be held in other cities, as well.

"The movement has websites and accounts across social media, including Instagram. The '50501movement page' has labeled itself the official Instagram account for the protests, posting fliers of events across the country.

"Some fliers directly address #Project2025, a political initiative by the #HeritageFoundation organized to build 'conservative victory through policy, personnel, and training,' according to the project's website."

Read more:
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/protests-against-trump-administration-50501-movement-austin-texas-planned/269-124885b9-bc6f-4a4c-82b4-732ef708a35e
#Project2025 #50501Movement #50501Protests #ResistFascism #Resist #Resistance

The think tank’s employees or fellows include #JeffreyClark, the fmr snr #DOJ *lawyer* who aided Trump’s attempts to overturn the #2020election result; #KenCuccinelli, a fmr acting deputy secretary in the #DHS under #Trump; & #MarkPaoletta, a fmr snr budget ofcl in the Trump admin. Other Trump allies such as fmr WH adviser #SteveBannon & US #House Reps #ChipRoy & #ScottPerry either spoke at the conferences or appeared on promotional materials for the events.

#Project2025 #HeritageFoundation

Leaked #Project2025 Training Videos Show Former #Trump Officials Detailing Plans to Dismember Gov’t

"The training videos include discussions about undoing climate policy, combatting #diversity efforts, denying freedom of information requests [#FOIA] and more."

August 12, 2024
Story by #DemocracyNow

"AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. It’s 'War, Peace and the Presidency.' I’m Amy Goodman.

"We look now at the #FarRight policy plan to overhaul the federal government, known as Project 2025. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is trying to downplay his connection to the plan. And last week, Kevin Roberts, head of the influential right-wing #HeritageFoundation, postponed the release of his Project 2025 book until after the November election. The book’s foreword is written by Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, #JDVance.

"Trump’s campaign insists it has no connection to the right-wing blueprint for #immigration, almost a thousand pages long — a blueprint for immigration, #ReproductiveRights, #ClimatePolicy and more. But many of the key figures working for Project 2025 are former top Trump administration officials, some of them featured in newly released videos that were created for Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy.

"In a major new development, the independent news outlets #ProPublica and #Documented have now published dozens of these videos, some of which we’ll feature today. In this clip, Trump’s former deputy chief of staff at #USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, #BethanyKozma, discusses #ClimateChange.

" BETHANY KOZMAN: Climate change, allegedly, is everywhere. And if the American people elect a conservative president, his administration will have to eradicate climate change references from absolutely everywhere. And according to our intelligence community, the number one threat facing our country today is — drum roll — climate change — not Russia, not China, not AI, climate change. This shows how the federal government is all in on this issue. And #ClimateChangeActivists wield a lot of power. This is an issue to pay attention to, as it has infiltrated every part of the federal government."

[Seems like the far right view #ClimateActivists as a threat]

Read more / watch video:
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/12/project_2025_training_videos_propublica_documented

#ChristoFascists #SilencingDissent

On Mon, 1 day after #ProPublica published this article, #GeorgiaStateElectionBoard passed the rule 3-2.

~850 people attended the virtual meeting. Nationally prominent *#conservative* activists spoke in support of it, incl #HeritageFoundation’s #HansVonSpakovsky, who served on #Trump’s Pres Adv Commission on *Election Integrity* [#ElectionInterference #DemocracySubversion], & #HarryMacDougald, atty for #JeffreyClark, a fmr #DOJ ofcl indicted for helping Trump overturn the #Georgia 2020 election.

#Leaked #Project2025 #TrainingVideos Show #Former #Trump #Officials #Detailing #Plans to #Dismember the #US #Government.

#ProPublica and #Documented have just #published dozens of #training #videos by the #HeritageFoundation that show how the #conservative #movement is #gearingup for the next #Republican #administration to be end of a #Democratic #America.

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/12/project_2025_training_videos_propublica_documented

One of the architects of #Project2025 praised #Stalin for overturning the no-fault #divorce law and introducing policies that were "designed to encourage family life." She also heaped praise on Stalin for outlawing #abortion and making divorce so "expensive and complicated" that he effectively instituted a "prohibition on divorce."

#Christofascists #ChristianNationalism #religionOfHate #HeritageFoundation #GOPfascists #endOfDemocracy #Kamala2024 #VoteBlue #VoteBlue2024

https://www.alternet.org/project-2025-divorce/

From his home office in…KY, a political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to… #Trump….

#TomJones & his #AmericanAccountabilityFoundation are digging into the backgrounds, #socialmedia & commentary of key govt employees, starting w/the #DHS.…+They’re preparing to publish the findings online.

#HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #BlackListing #Sonderfahndungsliste #Gestapo #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-president-project-2025-33d3fc2999a74f4aa424f1128dca2d16

Trump, the #HeritageFoundation and #JeffreyClark want to use the #InsurrectionAct to go after their political enemies in their new initiative "#Project 2025."

#RachelMaddow
#Democrats
#DemocratsAbroad
#2024Election
#BidenHarris2024
#StopProject2025

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jeffrey-clarks-ongoing-role-team-trump-matters-rcna123994?fbclid=IwAR0KikSRFsCd2EDEsTNdvrHKn8cyJuOWZUVaWJ53Ran_23it_zNesADwSYI

The Onion: Justices Expand Supreme Court To 40 Right-Wing Buddies https://www.theonion.com/justices-expand-supreme-court-to-40-right-wing-buddies-1850596173 #termpercuriamopinionsofthesupremecourtoftheunitedstates #blackconservatismintheunitedstates #supremecourtoftheunitedstates #heritagefoundation #amyconeybarrett #clarencethomas #brettkavanaugh #samuelalito #theheritage #johnroberts #neilgorsuch #lawcrime #gullah #biden #ginni