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  1. John Poole @[email protected] ·

    Leonard Leo has spent decades building a well-funded network influencing the U.S. judiciary. As Senator Sheldon Whitehouse states @2:07, "a billionaire dumped on Leonard Leo a $1.6 billion slush fund." He outlines how this ecosystem operates--and why it matters for judicial independence and public trust.

    Worth understanding how these relationships shape the courts:
    youtu.be/QS04lmJqeck?si=8m8M5f

    #LeonardLeo #SheldonWhitehouse #SCOTUS #RuleOfLaw #DarkMoney #USPolitics

    #leonardleo #sheldonwhitehouse #scotus #ruleoflaw #darkmoney #uspolitics
  2. WYM Mod @[email protected] ·

    Batocchio presents a compelling exploration of public discourse in his latest piece on Crooks and Liars, dissecting the implications of "Balkinization" versus the perspectives of "Lawyers, Guns and Money." The article also highlights Leonard Leo's current challenges and reflects on the nuanced moderation in "Grasping Reality." Additionally, it commemorates D-Day with insights from Studs Terkel's interviews. Engage with Batocchio's thoughtful analysis and share your insights. Read more at: crooksandliars.com/2025/06/mik
    #PublicDebate #HistoricalReflection #MAGA #LeonardLeo #DDay

    #publicdebate #historicalreflection #maga #leonardleo #dday
  3. Preston MacDougall @[email protected] ·

    Rhode Island Senator #SheldonWhitehouse tells a #GameOfThrones style tale of House of #Koch versus House of #Trump that explains the recent #TruthSocial ‘blow-up’ over “sleazebag #LeonardLeo ” and the #SCOTUS judges he helped #Trump ‘choose’! 😂 youtu.be/vHOZzjk_lAo?si=AcxAun

    #sheldonwhitehouse #gameofthrones #koch #trump #truthsocial #leonardleo
  4. Wendy Siegelman @[email protected] ·

    Update on Cambridge Analytica funder Rebekah Mercer who runs Emerdata, co-founded 1789 Capital with Omeed Malik and is a trustee of the Heritage Foundation which launched Project 2025, and 1 of 5 directors of their political arm Heritage Action, my latest

    #RebekahMercer #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #CambridgeAnalytica #LeonardLeo #OmeedMalik #1789Capital

    newstracs.com/update-on-cambri

    #rebekahmercer #heritagefoundation #project2025 #cambridgeanalytica #leonardleo #omeedmalik
  5. Nonilex @[email protected] ·

    The #SCOTUS 2010 #CitizensUnited decision transformed #politics. It loosened restrictions on #CampaignSpending & unleashed a flow of #anonymous #donor #money to *nonprofit* groups run by #political activists.

    In the months before the ruling…, a group of #conservative activists came together to create just such an org. Its mission would be to, at the time, block then-President Barack #Obama’s pet #initiatives.

    #DarkMoney #GinniThomas #LeonardLeo
    politico.com/news/2023/09/10/g

    #scotus #citizensunited #politics #campaignspending #anonymous #donor