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  1. Alla Psichiatria del #Meyer arriva #Pitagora, il primo #gatto in corsia per la pet therapy.
    Debutto più che positivo per il micio di Antropozoa: al via un progetto sperimentale per supportare i pazienti più fragili. Il contatto fisico generato dal gatto ha effetti positivi sul benessere psicologico
    lanazione.it/firenze/cronaca/p
    @salute #salute #benessere #gatti #gattidimastodon #mastocats #cats #catsofmastodon #catstodon #catsoffediverse

  2. Dal cuore della Palestina vi scriviamo: grazie per non essere rimasti spetattori
    Al grande popolo italiano,
    A coloro che hanno rifiutato di tacere in un tempo di silenzio,
    A coloro le cui voci hanno gridato la verità in un mondo sordo al nostro dolore… 💔

    Dal cuore
    perunaltracitta.org/homepage/2
    #Apertura #LaCittInvisibile #GazaFirenze #genocidio #Israele #Meyer #ospedale #Palestina

  3. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  4. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  5. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  6. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  7. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  8. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  9. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  10. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  11. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  12. Much to the consternation of his Federalist Society colleagues,
    #Leonard #Leo had also begun
    🔥cannibalizing the organization’s own deep-pocketed donors to help finance some of his more personal initiatives
    — and those of his friends.

    In 2010, he co-founded along with Ginni Thomas an organization called "Liberty Central";

    Thomas was the wife of his good friend Justice Clarence Thomas and they used a $500,000 donation from Dallas real estate billionaire #Harlan #Crow,
    also a donor to the Federalist Society.

    The group billed itself as “America’s Public Square,” promising to preserve freedom and reaffirm the core principles of the Founding Fathers.

    The following year, he joined the board of "Chicago Freedom Trust", which had been set up by manufacturing billionaire #Barre #Seid as a pass-through
    to anonymously channel funds to initiatives he wished to support
    and to take advantage of the recent #Citizens #United ruling shielding big donors from disclosure.

    Leo met Seid through #Eugene #Meyer, president of the Federalist Society, who envisioned the wealthy manufacturing tycoon as a potential donor to the law society.

    Instead, Leo cultivated him as a funder of his own dark-money network.

    The move brought Leo into contact with other central figures of the conservative dark-money world
    — like #Whitney #Ball and #Adam #Meyerson,
    the main actors behind #DonorsTrust, who were responsible for anonymously funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to various conservative grassroot groups,
    including some linked to the far right.

    He also used his influence there to divert funds to Opus Dei, with the pass-through soon becoming a regular donor to the Oakcrest School.

    As Leo’s access to the world of dark money grew, his Opus Dei friends the Corkerys became critical as a front for the tens of millions of dollars streaming through Leo’s hidden network of nonprofits.

    Neil and Ann had provided crucial cover for him during the campaign to secure the confirmations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito in 2005,

    hiding the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to influence public opinion.

    As more dark money poured in starting in 2010, they began to do the same again through various nonprofits such as the "Wellspring Committee" and the "Judicial Crisis Network".

    Their importance only grew following Scalia’s death,
    as Leo pumped his network for ever larger sums.

    In the weeks after Scalia’s death, the Corkerys began opening the purse strings in what would eventually become a 🔥$17 million campaign to stop Obama from replacing Scalia
    and instead ensure a reliable conservative filled the vacancy.

    It was just the start.

    Over the next five years, Leo and the Corkerys would oversee the transfer of almost 🔥$600 million of dark money to right-wing causes.

    Their hidden ecosystem would eventually enable a conservative takeover of the Supreme Court that would disassemble
    hard-won civil rights and turn back the clock on issues close to their hearts
    — on abortion,
    on affirmative action,
    and on vast swathes of what they saw as a progressive agenda.

  13. Ich komme nicht umhin, zu dokumentieren, dass meine #Solidarität mit den Beschäftigten der #Meyer-#Werft nicht existent ist. Es sind Menschen, die sich durch ihr Tun offen feindselig gegenüber meinen Kindern verhalten - und nun setzt man Steuermittel ein, damit sie damit weiter machen können.

    Ihr steht auf einer Stufe mit Kohlegruben, was die Schädlichkeit angeht, nur teilt ihr nicht deren Nützlichkeit. Sucht euch weniger bösartige Jobs.

    spiegel.de/wirtschaft/stephan-

  14. „Einmal soviel Emphatie und Unterstützung der Politik und Gesellschaft für #Buergergeld Empfänger wie für Taugenichtse in Managerposition bei #Volkswagen #VW und #Meyer #Werft.“

    Zitat von bsky.app/profile/earthfkabluep

  15. Ein Sprecher des Hanseatic Gun Club sagte t-online, der Bruder des späteren Attentäters bei den #ZeugenJehovas habe den Sportschützenverein auf eine "Veränderung" von Philipp F. hingewiesen.

    "Der Hanseatic Gun Club habe dann sofort einen Beamten der #Waffenbehörde telefonisch informiert. Auch darüber, dass der Bruder der Hinweisgeber war. Das hatten #Polizeipräsident Ralf Martin #Meyer und der #Innensenator #AndyGrote bislang anders dargestellt."

    🤔

    #xp

    t-online.de/region/hamburg/id_

  16. Die Kliniken in Niedersachsen sollen in der Energiekrise mit insgesamt rund 800 Millionen Euro unterstützt werden. Das hat die neue Landesregierung am Donnerstag mitgeteilt.
    Energiekrise: Kliniken sollen 800 Millionen Euro erhalten