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Congress members join protest against ‘#oligarch’s dinner’ for #Trump thrown by Ellisons
Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros Discovery
Jeremy Barr in Washington
Thu 23 Apr 2026 20.43 EDT"Dozens of protesters, including members of Congress, gathered along the National Mall on Thursday to protest an 'intimate' dinner being held by #ParamountSkydance’s chief executive, #DavidEllison, 'in celebration of the first amendment' and 'honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House correspondents', and attended by Donald Trump.
"Paramount has faced criticism for the dinner, which has been seen by some as illustrative of the cozy relationship between the #Ellisons and the White House – right as the Trump administration is weighing whether to approve the company’s $110bn merger with CNN parent company #WarnerBrosDiscovery (#WBD). The dinner comes before Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, which Trump will attend. His defense secretary, #PeteHegseth, is expected to sit at one of the many tables bought by CBS News for the event.
"Earlier Thursday, WBD shareholders voted 'overwhelmingly' to approve the merger, which will still require approval from the Department of Justice and European regulators.
"The US representative Jamie Raskin, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Ellisons’ ownership of CBS News, referred to the event as 'a lavish oligarch’s dinner for Donald Trump'.
" 'We’re gathered here together tonight [because] in the building behind us, David Ellison is hosting a dinner to honor President Trump, a dinner that’s designed to cement the Ellisons to the president in their years-running corrupt merger scheme,' Raskin said."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/david-ellison-trump-dinner-paramount-skydance-cnnArchived version:
https://archive.ph/hQ6Ku#USPol #PowerCorruptionAndLies #CorporateSuckUps #Oligarchy #Fascism #SilencingDissent #SilencingCriticism #OligarchsDinner #Oligarchs4Dinner #EatTheRich #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Congress members join protest against ‘#oligarch’s dinner’ for #Trump thrown by Ellisons
Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros Discovery
Jeremy Barr in Washington
Thu 23 Apr 2026 20.43 EDT"Dozens of protesters, including members of Congress, gathered along the National Mall on Thursday to protest an 'intimate' dinner being held by #ParamountSkydance’s chief executive, #DavidEllison, 'in celebration of the first amendment' and 'honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House correspondents', and attended by Donald Trump.
"Paramount has faced criticism for the dinner, which has been seen by some as illustrative of the cozy relationship between the #Ellisons and the White House – right as the Trump administration is weighing whether to approve the company’s $110bn merger with CNN parent company #WarnerBrosDiscovery (#WBD). The dinner comes before Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, which Trump will attend. His defense secretary, #PeteHegseth, is expected to sit at one of the many tables bought by CBS News for the event.
"Earlier Thursday, WBD shareholders voted 'overwhelmingly' to approve the merger, which will still require approval from the Department of Justice and European regulators.
"The US representative Jamie Raskin, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Ellisons’ ownership of CBS News, referred to the event as 'a lavish oligarch’s dinner for Donald Trump'.
" 'We’re gathered here together tonight [because] in the building behind us, David Ellison is hosting a dinner to honor President Trump, a dinner that’s designed to cement the Ellisons to the president in their years-running corrupt merger scheme,' Raskin said."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/david-ellison-trump-dinner-paramount-skydance-cnnArchived version:
https://archive.ph/hQ6Ku#USPol #PowerCorruptionAndLies #CorporateSuckUps #Oligarchy #Fascism #SilencingDissent #SilencingCriticism #OligarchsDinner #Oligarchs4Dinner #EatTheRich #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Congress members join protest against ‘#oligarch’s dinner’ for #Trump thrown by Ellisons
Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros Discovery
Jeremy Barr in Washington
Thu 23 Apr 2026 20.43 EDT"Dozens of protesters, including members of Congress, gathered along the National Mall on Thursday to protest an 'intimate' dinner being held by #ParamountSkydance’s chief executive, #DavidEllison, 'in celebration of the first amendment' and 'honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House correspondents', and attended by Donald Trump.
"Paramount has faced criticism for the dinner, which has been seen by some as illustrative of the cozy relationship between the #Ellisons and the White House – right as the Trump administration is weighing whether to approve the company’s $110bn merger with CNN parent company #WarnerBrosDiscovery (#WBD). The dinner comes before Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, which Trump will attend. His defense secretary, #PeteHegseth, is expected to sit at one of the many tables bought by CBS News for the event.
"Earlier Thursday, WBD shareholders voted 'overwhelmingly' to approve the merger, which will still require approval from the Department of Justice and European regulators.
"The US representative Jamie Raskin, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Ellisons’ ownership of CBS News, referred to the event as 'a lavish oligarch’s dinner for Donald Trump'.
" 'We’re gathered here together tonight [because] in the building behind us, David Ellison is hosting a dinner to honor President Trump, a dinner that’s designed to cement the Ellisons to the president in their years-running corrupt merger scheme,' Raskin said."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/david-ellison-trump-dinner-paramount-skydance-cnnArchived version:
https://archive.ph/hQ6Ku#USPol #PowerCorruptionAndLies #CorporateSuckUps #Oligarchy #Fascism #SilencingDissent #SilencingCriticism #OligarchsDinner #Oligarchs4Dinner #EatTheRich #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Congress members join protest against ‘#oligarch’s dinner’ for #Trump thrown by Ellisons
Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros Discovery
Jeremy Barr in Washington
Thu 23 Apr 2026 20.43 EDT"Dozens of protesters, including members of Congress, gathered along the National Mall on Thursday to protest an 'intimate' dinner being held by #ParamountSkydance’s chief executive, #DavidEllison, 'in celebration of the first amendment' and 'honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House correspondents', and attended by Donald Trump.
"Paramount has faced criticism for the dinner, which has been seen by some as illustrative of the cozy relationship between the #Ellisons and the White House – right as the Trump administration is weighing whether to approve the company’s $110bn merger with CNN parent company #WarnerBrosDiscovery (#WBD). The dinner comes before Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, which Trump will attend. His defense secretary, #PeteHegseth, is expected to sit at one of the many tables bought by CBS News for the event.
"Earlier Thursday, WBD shareholders voted 'overwhelmingly' to approve the merger, which will still require approval from the Department of Justice and European regulators.
"The US representative Jamie Raskin, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Ellisons’ ownership of CBS News, referred to the event as 'a lavish oligarch’s dinner for Donald Trump'.
" 'We’re gathered here together tonight [because] in the building behind us, David Ellison is hosting a dinner to honor President Trump, a dinner that’s designed to cement the Ellisons to the president in their years-running corrupt merger scheme,' Raskin said."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/david-ellison-trump-dinner-paramount-skydance-cnnArchived version:
https://archive.ph/hQ6Ku#USPol #PowerCorruptionAndLies #CorporateSuckUps #Oligarchy #Fascism #SilencingDissent #SilencingCriticism #OligarchsDinner #Oligarchs4Dinner #EatTheRich #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Congress members join protest against ‘#oligarch’s dinner’ for #Trump thrown by Ellisons
Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros Discovery
Jeremy Barr in Washington
Thu 23 Apr 2026 20.43 EDT"Dozens of protesters, including members of Congress, gathered along the National Mall on Thursday to protest an 'intimate' dinner being held by #ParamountSkydance’s chief executive, #DavidEllison, 'in celebration of the first amendment' and 'honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House correspondents', and attended by Donald Trump.
"Paramount has faced criticism for the dinner, which has been seen by some as illustrative of the cozy relationship between the #Ellisons and the White House – right as the Trump administration is weighing whether to approve the company’s $110bn merger with CNN parent company #WarnerBrosDiscovery (#WBD). The dinner comes before Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, which Trump will attend. His defense secretary, #PeteHegseth, is expected to sit at one of the many tables bought by CBS News for the event.
"Earlier Thursday, WBD shareholders voted 'overwhelmingly' to approve the merger, which will still require approval from the Department of Justice and European regulators.
"The US representative Jamie Raskin, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Ellisons’ ownership of CBS News, referred to the event as 'a lavish oligarch’s dinner for Donald Trump'.
" 'We’re gathered here together tonight [because] in the building behind us, David Ellison is hosting a dinner to honor President Trump, a dinner that’s designed to cement the Ellisons to the president in their years-running corrupt merger scheme,' Raskin said."
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/david-ellison-trump-dinner-paramount-skydance-cnnArchived version:
https://archive.ph/hQ6Ku#USPol #PowerCorruptionAndLies #CorporateSuckUps #Oligarchy #Fascism #SilencingDissent #SilencingCriticism #OligarchsDinner #Oligarchs4Dinner #EatTheRich #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Includes mentions of #JaredKushner!
From the #Seychelles to the #WhiteHouse to #CambridgeAnalytica, #ErikPrince and the #UAE are key parts of the #Trump story
04.08.18 by Wendy Siegelman
"In January 2017 Erik Prince attended a meeting in the #Seychelles with the United Arab Emirate’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the CEO of the #Russian Direct Investment Fund #KirillDmitriev, and George Nader, a former consultant for Erik Prince’s company Blackwater.
"While Erik Prince testified in November 2017 to the House Intelligence Committee that the meeting with Dmitriev was unplanned, news broke last week that Mueller has evidence that Prince’s meeting with Putin’s ally Dmitriev may not have been a chance encounter, contradicting Prince’s sworn testimony. And, according to George Nader, a main purpose of the meeting was to set up a communication channel between the Russian government and the incoming #Trump administration.
"Earlier this year, a seemingly unrelated scandal erupted after a story broke about Trump’s data company Cambridge Analytica harvesting #FacebookData on tens of millions of people. Shortly after that a Channel 4 News investigation revealed undercover film of Cambridge Analytica executives bragging about the dirty tricks they use to influence elections.
"As the Cambridge Analytica scandal was unfolding, I broke the story about a new company Emerdata Limited, created by Cambridge Analytica executives, that in early 2018 added new board members Rebekah and Jennifer Mercer, Cheng Peng, Chun Shun Ko Johnson, who is a business partner of Erik Prince, and Ahmed Al Khatib, a ‘Citizen of Seychelles’."
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Includes mentions of #JaredKushner!
From the #Seychelles to the #WhiteHouse to #CambridgeAnalytica, #ErikPrince and the #UAE are key parts of the #Trump story
04.08.18 by Wendy Siegelman
"In January 2017 Erik Prince attended a meeting in the #Seychelles with the United Arab Emirate’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the CEO of the #Russian Direct Investment Fund #KirillDmitriev, and George Nader, a former consultant for Erik Prince’s company Blackwater.
"While Erik Prince testified in November 2017 to the House Intelligence Committee that the meeting with Dmitriev was unplanned, news broke last week that Mueller has evidence that Prince’s meeting with Putin’s ally Dmitriev may not have been a chance encounter, contradicting Prince’s sworn testimony. And, according to George Nader, a main purpose of the meeting was to set up a communication channel between the Russian government and the incoming #Trump administration.
"Earlier this year, a seemingly unrelated scandal erupted after a story broke about Trump’s data company Cambridge Analytica harvesting #FacebookData on tens of millions of people. Shortly after that a Channel 4 News investigation revealed undercover film of Cambridge Analytica executives bragging about the dirty tricks they use to influence elections.
"As the Cambridge Analytica scandal was unfolding, I broke the story about a new company Emerdata Limited, created by Cambridge Analytica executives, that in early 2018 added new board members Rebekah and Jennifer Mercer, Cheng Peng, Chun Shun Ko Johnson, who is a business partner of Erik Prince, and Ahmed Al Khatib, a ‘Citizen of Seychelles’."
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Includes mentions of #JaredKushner!
From the #Seychelles to the #WhiteHouse to #CambridgeAnalytica, #ErikPrince and the #UAE are key parts of the #Trump story
04.08.18 by Wendy Siegelman
"In January 2017 Erik Prince attended a meeting in the #Seychelles with the United Arab Emirate’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the CEO of the #Russian Direct Investment Fund #KirillDmitriev, and George Nader, a former consultant for Erik Prince’s company Blackwater.
"While Erik Prince testified in November 2017 to the House Intelligence Committee that the meeting with Dmitriev was unplanned, news broke last week that Mueller has evidence that Prince’s meeting with Putin’s ally Dmitriev may not have been a chance encounter, contradicting Prince’s sworn testimony. And, according to George Nader, a main purpose of the meeting was to set up a communication channel between the Russian government and the incoming #Trump administration.
"Earlier this year, a seemingly unrelated scandal erupted after a story broke about Trump’s data company Cambridge Analytica harvesting #FacebookData on tens of millions of people. Shortly after that a Channel 4 News investigation revealed undercover film of Cambridge Analytica executives bragging about the dirty tricks they use to influence elections.
"As the Cambridge Analytica scandal was unfolding, I broke the story about a new company Emerdata Limited, created by Cambridge Analytica executives, that in early 2018 added new board members Rebekah and Jennifer Mercer, Cheng Peng, Chun Shun Ko Johnson, who is a business partner of Erik Prince, and Ahmed Al Khatib, a ‘Citizen of Seychelles’."
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Includes mentions of #JaredKushner!
From the #Seychelles to the #WhiteHouse to #CambridgeAnalytica, #ErikPrince and the #UAE are key parts of the #Trump story
04.08.18 by Wendy Siegelman
"In January 2017 Erik Prince attended a meeting in the #Seychelles with the United Arab Emirate’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the CEO of the #Russian Direct Investment Fund #KirillDmitriev, and George Nader, a former consultant for Erik Prince’s company Blackwater.
"While Erik Prince testified in November 2017 to the House Intelligence Committee that the meeting with Dmitriev was unplanned, news broke last week that Mueller has evidence that Prince’s meeting with Putin’s ally Dmitriev may not have been a chance encounter, contradicting Prince’s sworn testimony. And, according to George Nader, a main purpose of the meeting was to set up a communication channel between the Russian government and the incoming #Trump administration.
"Earlier this year, a seemingly unrelated scandal erupted after a story broke about Trump’s data company Cambridge Analytica harvesting #FacebookData on tens of millions of people. Shortly after that a Channel 4 News investigation revealed undercover film of Cambridge Analytica executives bragging about the dirty tricks they use to influence elections.
"As the Cambridge Analytica scandal was unfolding, I broke the story about a new company Emerdata Limited, created by Cambridge Analytica executives, that in early 2018 added new board members Rebekah and Jennifer Mercer, Cheng Peng, Chun Shun Ko Johnson, who is a business partner of Erik Prince, and Ahmed Al Khatib, a ‘Citizen of Seychelles’."
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Includes mentions of #JaredKushner!
From the #Seychelles to the #WhiteHouse to #CambridgeAnalytica, #ErikPrince and the #UAE are key parts of the #Trump story
04.08.18 by Wendy Siegelman
"In January 2017 Erik Prince attended a meeting in the #Seychelles with the United Arab Emirate’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the CEO of the #Russian Direct Investment Fund #KirillDmitriev, and George Nader, a former consultant for Erik Prince’s company Blackwater.
"While Erik Prince testified in November 2017 to the House Intelligence Committee that the meeting with Dmitriev was unplanned, news broke last week that Mueller has evidence that Prince’s meeting with Putin’s ally Dmitriev may not have been a chance encounter, contradicting Prince’s sworn testimony. And, according to George Nader, a main purpose of the meeting was to set up a communication channel between the Russian government and the incoming #Trump administration.
"Earlier this year, a seemingly unrelated scandal erupted after a story broke about Trump’s data company Cambridge Analytica harvesting #FacebookData on tens of millions of people. Shortly after that a Channel 4 News investigation revealed undercover film of Cambridge Analytica executives bragging about the dirty tricks they use to influence elections.
"As the Cambridge Analytica scandal was unfolding, I broke the story about a new company Emerdata Limited, created by Cambridge Analytica executives, that in early 2018 added new board members Rebekah and Jennifer Mercer, Cheng Peng, Chun Shun Ko Johnson, who is a business partner of Erik Prince, and Ahmed Al Khatib, a ‘Citizen of Seychelles’."
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Well, I think I was wrong about who is the #Antichrist. It's not #Trump, or #ErikPrince, it's #JaredKushner (who bears a striking resemblance to teenaged Damien in Omen II). 666 Fifth Avenue, eh? Hmmmm...
Jared Kushner’s Real-Estate Firm Sought Money Directly From #Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade
Jared Kushner's firm made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset.
Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim
March 2 2018"The real estate firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to #Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset in the company’s portfolio, according to two sources. At the previously unreported meeting, Jared Kushner’s father Charles, who runs Kushner Companies, and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi discussed financing for the Kushners’ signature 666 Fifth Avenue property in New York City."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/02/jared-kushner-real-estate-qatar-blockade/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/vefum#USPol #WorldPol#NoWar #InsideTrading #TheBusinessOfWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #JaredIsTheAntichrist #LittleDamien #TheOmen #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Well, I think I was wrong about who is the #Antichrist. It's not #Trump, or #ErikPrince, it's #JaredKushner (who bears a striking resemblance to teenaged Damien in Omen II). 666 Fifth Avenue, eh? Hmmmm...
Jared Kushner’s Real-Estate Firm Sought Money Directly From #Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade
Jared Kushner's firm made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset.
Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim
March 2 2018"The real estate firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to #Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset in the company’s portfolio, according to two sources. At the previously unreported meeting, Jared Kushner’s father Charles, who runs Kushner Companies, and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi discussed financing for the Kushners’ signature 666 Fifth Avenue property in New York City."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/02/jared-kushner-real-estate-qatar-blockade/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/vefum#USPol #WorldPol#NoWar #InsideTrading #TheBusinessOfWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #JaredIsTheAntichrist #LittleDamien #TheOmen #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Well, I think I was wrong about who is the #Antichrist. It's not #Trump, or #ErikPrince, it's #JaredKushner (who bears a striking resemblance to teenaged Damien in Omen II). 666 Fifth Avenue, eh? Hmmmm...
Jared Kushner’s Real-Estate Firm Sought Money Directly From #Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade
Jared Kushner's firm made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset.
Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim
March 2 2018"The real estate firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to #Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset in the company’s portfolio, according to two sources. At the previously unreported meeting, Jared Kushner’s father Charles, who runs Kushner Companies, and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi discussed financing for the Kushners’ signature 666 Fifth Avenue property in New York City."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/02/jared-kushner-real-estate-qatar-blockade/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/vefum#USPol #WorldPol#NoWar #InsideTrading #TheBusinessOfWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #JaredIsTheAntichrist #LittleDamien #TheOmen #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Well, I think I was wrong about who is the #Antichrist. It's not #Trump, or #ErikPrince, it's #JaredKushner (who bears a striking resemblance to teenaged Damien in Omen II). 666 Fifth Avenue, eh? Hmmmm...
Jared Kushner’s Real-Estate Firm Sought Money Directly From #Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade
Jared Kushner's firm made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset.
Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim
March 2 2018"The real estate firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to #Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset in the company’s portfolio, according to two sources. At the previously unreported meeting, Jared Kushner’s father Charles, who runs Kushner Companies, and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi discussed financing for the Kushners’ signature 666 Fifth Avenue property in New York City."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/02/jared-kushner-real-estate-qatar-blockade/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/vefum#USPol #WorldPol#NoWar #InsideTrading #TheBusinessOfWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #JaredIsTheAntichrist #LittleDamien #TheOmen #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Well, I think I was wrong about who is the #Antichrist. It's not #Trump, or #ErikPrince, it's #JaredKushner (who bears a striking resemblance to teenaged Damien in Omen II). 666 Fifth Avenue, eh? Hmmmm...
Jared Kushner’s Real-Estate Firm Sought Money Directly From #Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade
Jared Kushner's firm made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset.
Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim
March 2 2018"The real estate firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to #Qatar’s minister of finance in April 2017 in an attempt to secure investment in a critically distressed asset in the company’s portfolio, according to two sources. At the previously unreported meeting, Jared Kushner’s father Charles, who runs Kushner Companies, and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi discussed financing for the Kushners’ signature 666 Fifth Avenue property in New York City."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/02/jared-kushner-real-estate-qatar-blockade/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/vefum#USPol #WorldPol#NoWar #InsideTrading #TheBusinessOfWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #JaredIsTheAntichrist #LittleDamien #TheOmen #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Was #ErikPrince also whispering in Trump's ear?
UPDATE: #Trump says #Kushner helped convince him to go to war with #Iran
The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.
By Judd Legum
Excerpt: "Kushner’s largest investor is the Saudi Arabian government, which provided Kushner with $2 billion in funding in 2021. Each year, #SaudiArabia pays Kushner 1.25% of its investment, $25 million, as a 'management fee.' Meaning he has received in excess of $100 million from the Saudi government over the last few years.
Notably, 'Saudi Crown Prince #MohammedBinSalman made multiple private phone calls to Trump in February, advocating a U.S. attack,' according to reporting in the Washington Post.
"Trump’s comments reveal that Kushner used his role in Geneva to push Trump toward the outcome favored by his biggest client. #AffinityPartners also received more than $200 million from the #UAE. According to CNN, behind the scenes, the UAE was also lobbying Trump to strike Iran."
Read more:
https://popular.info/p/update-trump-says-kushner-helped#USPol #WorldPol #NoWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Was #ErikPrince also whispering in Trump's ear?
UPDATE: #Trump says #Kushner helped convince him to go to war with #Iran
The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.
By Judd Legum
Excerpt: "Kushner’s largest investor is the Saudi Arabian government, which provided Kushner with $2 billion in funding in 2021. Each year, #SaudiArabia pays Kushner 1.25% of its investment, $25 million, as a 'management fee.' Meaning he has received in excess of $100 million from the Saudi government over the last few years.
Notably, 'Saudi Crown Prince #MohammedBinSalman made multiple private phone calls to Trump in February, advocating a U.S. attack,' according to reporting in the Washington Post.
"Trump’s comments reveal that Kushner used his role in Geneva to push Trump toward the outcome favored by his biggest client. #AffinityPartners also received more than $200 million from the #UAE. According to CNN, behind the scenes, the UAE was also lobbying Trump to strike Iran."
Read more:
https://popular.info/p/update-trump-says-kushner-helped#USPol #WorldPol #NoWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Was #ErikPrince also whispering in Trump's ear?
UPDATE: #Trump says #Kushner helped convince him to go to war with #Iran
The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.
By Judd Legum
Excerpt: "Kushner’s largest investor is the Saudi Arabian government, which provided Kushner with $2 billion in funding in 2021. Each year, #SaudiArabia pays Kushner 1.25% of its investment, $25 million, as a 'management fee.' Meaning he has received in excess of $100 million from the Saudi government over the last few years.
Notably, 'Saudi Crown Prince #MohammedBinSalman made multiple private phone calls to Trump in February, advocating a U.S. attack,' according to reporting in the Washington Post.
"Trump’s comments reveal that Kushner used his role in Geneva to push Trump toward the outcome favored by his biggest client. #AffinityPartners also received more than $200 million from the #UAE. According to CNN, behind the scenes, the UAE was also lobbying Trump to strike Iran."
Read more:
https://popular.info/p/update-trump-says-kushner-helped#USPol #WorldPol #NoWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Was #ErikPrince also whispering in Trump's ear?
UPDATE: #Trump says #Kushner helped convince him to go to war with #Iran
The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.
By Judd Legum
Excerpt: "Kushner’s largest investor is the Saudi Arabian government, which provided Kushner with $2 billion in funding in 2021. Each year, #SaudiArabia pays Kushner 1.25% of its investment, $25 million, as a 'management fee.' Meaning he has received in excess of $100 million from the Saudi government over the last few years.
Notably, 'Saudi Crown Prince #MohammedBinSalman made multiple private phone calls to Trump in February, advocating a U.S. attack,' according to reporting in the Washington Post.
"Trump’s comments reveal that Kushner used his role in Geneva to push Trump toward the outcome favored by his biggest client. #AffinityPartners also received more than $200 million from the #UAE. According to CNN, behind the scenes, the UAE was also lobbying Trump to strike Iran."
Read more:
https://popular.info/p/update-trump-says-kushner-helped#USPol #WorldPol #NoWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Was #ErikPrince also whispering in Trump's ear?
UPDATE: #Trump says #Kushner helped convince him to go to war with #Iran
The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.
By Judd Legum
Excerpt: "Kushner’s largest investor is the Saudi Arabian government, which provided Kushner with $2 billion in funding in 2021. Each year, #SaudiArabia pays Kushner 1.25% of its investment, $25 million, as a 'management fee.' Meaning he has received in excess of $100 million from the Saudi government over the last few years.
Notably, 'Saudi Crown Prince #MohammedBinSalman made multiple private phone calls to Trump in February, advocating a U.S. attack,' according to reporting in the Washington Post.
"Trump’s comments reveal that Kushner used his role in Geneva to push Trump toward the outcome favored by his biggest client. #AffinityPartners also received more than $200 million from the #UAE. According to CNN, behind the scenes, the UAE was also lobbying Trump to strike Iran."
Read more:
https://popular.info/p/update-trump-says-kushner-helped#USPol #WorldPol #NoWar #JaredKushner #TrumpCrimeFamily #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In today's episode of #PowerCorruptionAndLies...
"Sen. #JohnCornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.
"Now, locked in a competitive Republican runoff for his Senate seat and eyeing President Donald #Trump's endorsement, Cornyn says he'll support 'whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary' to pass the #SAVEAmericaAct, a sweeping election overhaul bill that Trump has called his No. 1 priority."
#SAVEAct #VoterDisenfranchisement #USPol #GOPNazis #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Another Giveaway to #BigOil as #Trump Wrenches Open 13 Million Acres of #Arctic for Drilling
“The Trump administration is trying to take us back in time with its reckless fossil fuels agenda.”
Jake Johnson
Nov 14, 2025#USPol #TrumpLies #ExxonLies #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Alaska #ArcticWilderness #DrillBabyDrill #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies
#Oiligarchy #FossilFuels #TrumpIsAFossil #TrumpIsAFascist -
#Trump Ripped Over ‘Reckless’ Plan to Drill for Oil Off #California, #Florida
“#DonaldTrump and #DougBurgum are once again trying to sell out our coastal communities and our public waters in favor of #CorporatePolluters’ bottom line.”
Jessica Corbett
Nov 20, 2025“Despite overwhelming bipartisan opposition, Trump and Burgum are moving forward with their reckless plan to serve their ultimate goal of handing over our public lands and waters to #BigOil CEOs,” Blackford continued. “These lease sales are privatization in everything but name—a ‘keep out’ sign is the same whether an area was sold or leased. The Sierra Club will continue to stand with coastal communities and work to stop this reckless plan dead in the water.”
#USPol #TrumpLies #ExxonLies #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Alaska #California #Florida #DrillBabyDrill #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies #Oiligarchy #BigOil #FossilFuels #TrumpIsAFossil #TrumpIsAFascist
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#Trump to #BigOil Execs: Give Me $1 Billion and I’ll Help You Wreck the Planet
“You won’t read a more important story today,” said one commentator. “Trump is willing to literally destroy the planet for $1 billion.”
Jake Johnson
May 09, 2024"Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a straightforward offer to some of the top fossil fuel executives in the United States during a dinner at his #MarALago club last month, which marked the hottest April on record.
According to new reporting, Trump pledged to swiftly gut climate regulations put in place by the Biden administration if the oil and gas industry raises $1 billion for his 2024 presidential campaign.
The “remarkably blunt and transactional pitch,” reported by The Washington Post, was Trump’s latest explicit statement of his intention to give the fossil fuel industry free rein to wreck the planet if he wins a second term in power. Executives from #Exxon, #Chevron, #OccidentalPetroleum, and other prominent fossil fuel companies reportedly attended the Mar-a-Lago dinner.
Late last year, Trump said he would be a dictator on the first day of his second term, vowing to use his executive authority to “close the border” and “drill, drill, drill” for the fossil fuels that are driving global temperatures to catastrophic extremes and imperiling hopes for a livable future.
The Post reported Thursday that Trump said a $1 billion investment in his run against Democratic President Joe Biden would be a “deal” for Big Oil “because of the taxation and regulation they would avoid thanks to him.”
“The contrast between the two candidates on climate policy could not be more stark,” the Post noted. “Biden has called #GlobalWarming an ‘existential threat’ and over the last three years, his administration has finalized 100 new #environmental regulations aimed at cutting #AirPollution and #GreenhouseGas emissions, restricting toxic chemicals, and conserving public lands and waters. In comparison, Trump has called #ClimateChange a ‘hoax,’ and his administration weakened or wiped out more than 125 environmental rules and policies over four years.”
Will Bunch, a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote in response to the Post‘s reporting that “you won’t read a more important story today.”
“Trump is willing to literally destroy the planet for $1 billion,” Bunch added. "
Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donations#USPol #TrumpLies #ExxonLies #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Alaska #California #Florida #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies #Oiligarchy #BigOil #FossilFuels #TrumpIsAFossil #TrumpIsAFascist
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#LiberalElites Kicked the Door Wide Open for #Trump’s Flagrant #Corruption
The president’s corruption is audaciously out in the open, but decades of letting the wealthy play by their own rules enabled him.
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
November 9 2025Excerpt: "Calls for Democrats to find their way back from the wilderness by forcefully rebuking #corporate influence and corruption, something we at the #RevolvingDoorProject have been urging as the cornerstone of progressive politics for years, are multiplying. Politicians, notably Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, both Democrats, are emerging as anti-corruption champions. To mount a real anti-corruption agenda, though, Democrats must go farther than just condemning the sundry glad-handing of Trump world. There is no appetite for going back to the halcyon days when everyone knew the legal code was merely a suggestion for corporate titans and the ultra-rich, even as they masqueraded as law-abiding citizens."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/09/trump-corruption-graft/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ycw45#USPol #EstablishmentDemocrats #LiberalElites #FollowTheMoney #PowerCorruptionAndLies #OpenSecrets #TaxTheBillionaires #TaxTheRich
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Yup. It's the same #StrategyGroup! Wow!
Gov. #KristiNoem and the culture of #collusion in #SouthDakota
#FreedomWorksHere escaped legislative oversight but the saga raises larger concerns about the validity of competitive bidding and the stomach of state lawmakers.
By Patrick Lalley, Feb 19, 2024
Excerpt: "The seeds of the contract are found in the hiring of The Strategy Group as a media consultant for #Noem’s re-election campaign in 2022.
"The CEO of that company is #BenYoho, but he’s not the biggest fish in Ohio.
That’s #RexElsass, the founder and chairman of the board, an infamous figure in Ohio politics. We don’t have the time or space to go into Mr. Elsass’ backstory but it’s colorful, controversial and worth more than we’ll give it here.
The Strategy Group is one of a handful of firms doing media work for the big names of #Republican politics, including #Trump, #Pence, several governors and many members of Congress."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/phGkY#USPol #GOP #Corruption #ChristoFascists #StrategyGroup #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. It's the same #StrategyGroup! Wow!
Gov. #KristiNoem and the culture of #collusion in #SouthDakota
#FreedomWorksHere escaped legislative oversight but the saga raises larger concerns about the validity of competitive bidding and the stomach of state lawmakers.
By Patrick Lalley, Feb 19, 2024
Excerpt: "The seeds of the contract are found in the hiring of The Strategy Group as a media consultant for #Noem’s re-election campaign in 2022.
"The CEO of that company is #BenYoho, but he’s not the biggest fish in Ohio.
That’s #RexElsass, the founder and chairman of the board, an infamous figure in Ohio politics. We don’t have the time or space to go into Mr. Elsass’ backstory but it’s colorful, controversial and worth more than we’ll give it here.
The Strategy Group is one of a handful of firms doing media work for the big names of #Republican politics, including #Trump, #Pence, several governors and many members of Congress."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/phGkY#USPol #GOP #Corruption #ChristoFascists #StrategyGroup #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. It's the same #StrategyGroup! Wow!
Gov. #KristiNoem and the culture of #collusion in #SouthDakota
#FreedomWorksHere escaped legislative oversight but the saga raises larger concerns about the validity of competitive bidding and the stomach of state lawmakers.
By Patrick Lalley, Feb 19, 2024
Excerpt: "The seeds of the contract are found in the hiring of The Strategy Group as a media consultant for #Noem’s re-election campaign in 2022.
"The CEO of that company is #BenYoho, but he’s not the biggest fish in Ohio.
That’s #RexElsass, the founder and chairman of the board, an infamous figure in Ohio politics. We don’t have the time or space to go into Mr. Elsass’ backstory but it’s colorful, controversial and worth more than we’ll give it here.
The Strategy Group is one of a handful of firms doing media work for the big names of #Republican politics, including #Trump, #Pence, several governors and many members of Congress."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/phGkY#USPol #GOP #Corruption #ChristoFascists #StrategyGroup #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. It's the same #StrategyGroup! Wow!
Gov. #KristiNoem and the culture of #collusion in #SouthDakota
#FreedomWorksHere escaped legislative oversight but the saga raises larger concerns about the validity of competitive bidding and the stomach of state lawmakers.
By Patrick Lalley, Feb 19, 2024
Excerpt: "The seeds of the contract are found in the hiring of The Strategy Group as a media consultant for #Noem’s re-election campaign in 2022.
"The CEO of that company is #BenYoho, but he’s not the biggest fish in Ohio.
That’s #RexElsass, the founder and chairman of the board, an infamous figure in Ohio politics. We don’t have the time or space to go into Mr. Elsass’ backstory but it’s colorful, controversial and worth more than we’ll give it here.
The Strategy Group is one of a handful of firms doing media work for the big names of #Republican politics, including #Trump, #Pence, several governors and many members of Congress."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/phGkY#USPol #GOP #Corruption #ChristoFascists #StrategyGroup #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. It's the same #StrategyGroup! Wow!
Gov. #KristiNoem and the culture of #collusion in #SouthDakota
#FreedomWorksHere escaped legislative oversight but the saga raises larger concerns about the validity of competitive bidding and the stomach of state lawmakers.
By Patrick Lalley, Feb 19, 2024
Excerpt: "The seeds of the contract are found in the hiring of The Strategy Group as a media consultant for #Noem’s re-election campaign in 2022.
"The CEO of that company is #BenYoho, but he’s not the biggest fish in Ohio.
That’s #RexElsass, the founder and chairman of the board, an infamous figure in Ohio politics. We don’t have the time or space to go into Mr. Elsass’ backstory but it’s colorful, controversial and worth more than we’ll give it here.
The Strategy Group is one of a handful of firms doing media work for the big names of #Republican politics, including #Trump, #Pence, several governors and many members of Congress."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/phGkY#USPol #GOP #Corruption #ChristoFascists #StrategyGroup #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. This is the same company that #KristiNoem is connected with... #StrategyGroup!
From 2013: Inside The Meltdown At America’s Most #Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
#RexElsass built a Republican empire on his faith. But he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.
" 'It's a cult,' said one Republican operative who was once courted by Elsass and now sees himself as a competitor. 'You take young people who get enamored by driving around in a Bentley, or getting to fly around in a private plane, and stay in sick rooms, and see massive dollars spent on them, but not given to them — and there's a huge difference there — and you're the master in controlling that dynamic. You control the experience and then you get them hooked in, then you get them to do all sorts of things. They start to lose their soul.' "
BY McKay Coppins
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on June 3, 2013"There are at least 40 #Republicans currently in Congress who have worked with the #StrategyGroup, which serves as a campaign and strategy clearing house for the uncompromisingly conservative wing of the congressional caucus that has been at the center of American politics since 2010.
"Though the Strategy Group's ranks have swelled over the past year — as the company expands beyond its advertising roots and into public relations, voter contact, and research — it continues to be defined by its larger-than-life founder. Elsass is a round, loud, cigar-smoking good 'ol boy with a private jet; a worldview rooted, he'll be quick to tell you, in his Christian faith; and a shameless killer instinct that has turned his company into one of the country's most in-demand political consulting firms. The firm had the rare distinction of working, serially, for two presidential candidates last year — Michele Bachmann then #NewtGingrich. Other clients include the great Right hopes of 2016: Senators Rand Paul and #TedCruz. One of the driving forces behind the conservative surge of 2010, when they had more than two dozen #TeaParty clients, the Strategy Group stands poised to ride a similar wave in the upcoming elections."
#USPol #ChristoFascists #KristiNoem #GOP #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. This is the same company that #KristiNoem is connected with... #StrategyGroup!
From 2013: Inside The Meltdown At America’s Most #Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
#RexElsass built a Republican empire on his faith. But he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.
" 'It's a cult,' said one Republican operative who was once courted by Elsass and now sees himself as a competitor. 'You take young people who get enamored by driving around in a Bentley, or getting to fly around in a private plane, and stay in sick rooms, and see massive dollars spent on them, but not given to them — and there's a huge difference there — and you're the master in controlling that dynamic. You control the experience and then you get them hooked in, then you get them to do all sorts of things. They start to lose their soul.' "
BY McKay Coppins
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on June 3, 2013"There are at least 40 #Republicans currently in Congress who have worked with the #StrategyGroup, which serves as a campaign and strategy clearing house for the uncompromisingly conservative wing of the congressional caucus that has been at the center of American politics since 2010.
"Though the Strategy Group's ranks have swelled over the past year — as the company expands beyond its advertising roots and into public relations, voter contact, and research — it continues to be defined by its larger-than-life founder. Elsass is a round, loud, cigar-smoking good 'ol boy with a private jet; a worldview rooted, he'll be quick to tell you, in his Christian faith; and a shameless killer instinct that has turned his company into one of the country's most in-demand political consulting firms. The firm had the rare distinction of working, serially, for two presidential candidates last year — Michele Bachmann then #NewtGingrich. Other clients include the great Right hopes of 2016: Senators Rand Paul and #TedCruz. One of the driving forces behind the conservative surge of 2010, when they had more than two dozen #TeaParty clients, the Strategy Group stands poised to ride a similar wave in the upcoming elections."
#USPol #ChristoFascists #KristiNoem #GOP #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. This is the same company that #KristiNoem is connected with... #StrategyGroup!
From 2013: Inside The Meltdown At America’s Most #Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
#RexElsass built a Republican empire on his faith. But he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.
" 'It's a cult,' said one Republican operative who was once courted by Elsass and now sees himself as a competitor. 'You take young people who get enamored by driving around in a Bentley, or getting to fly around in a private plane, and stay in sick rooms, and see massive dollars spent on them, but not given to them — and there's a huge difference there — and you're the master in controlling that dynamic. You control the experience and then you get them hooked in, then you get them to do all sorts of things. They start to lose their soul.' "
BY McKay Coppins
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on June 3, 2013"There are at least 40 #Republicans currently in Congress who have worked with the #StrategyGroup, which serves as a campaign and strategy clearing house for the uncompromisingly conservative wing of the congressional caucus that has been at the center of American politics since 2010.
"Though the Strategy Group's ranks have swelled over the past year — as the company expands beyond its advertising roots and into public relations, voter contact, and research — it continues to be defined by its larger-than-life founder. Elsass is a round, loud, cigar-smoking good 'ol boy with a private jet; a worldview rooted, he'll be quick to tell you, in his Christian faith; and a shameless killer instinct that has turned his company into one of the country's most in-demand political consulting firms. The firm had the rare distinction of working, serially, for two presidential candidates last year — Michele Bachmann then #NewtGingrich. Other clients include the great Right hopes of 2016: Senators Rand Paul and #TedCruz. One of the driving forces behind the conservative surge of 2010, when they had more than two dozen #TeaParty clients, the Strategy Group stands poised to ride a similar wave in the upcoming elections."
#USPol #ChristoFascists #KristiNoem #GOP #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. This is the same company that #KristiNoem is connected with... #StrategyGroup!
From 2013: Inside The Meltdown At America’s Most #Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
#RexElsass built a Republican empire on his faith. But he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.
" 'It's a cult,' said one Republican operative who was once courted by Elsass and now sees himself as a competitor. 'You take young people who get enamored by driving around in a Bentley, or getting to fly around in a private plane, and stay in sick rooms, and see massive dollars spent on them, but not given to them — and there's a huge difference there — and you're the master in controlling that dynamic. You control the experience and then you get them hooked in, then you get them to do all sorts of things. They start to lose their soul.' "
BY McKay Coppins
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on June 3, 2013"There are at least 40 #Republicans currently in Congress who have worked with the #StrategyGroup, which serves as a campaign and strategy clearing house for the uncompromisingly conservative wing of the congressional caucus that has been at the center of American politics since 2010.
"Though the Strategy Group's ranks have swelled over the past year — as the company expands beyond its advertising roots and into public relations, voter contact, and research — it continues to be defined by its larger-than-life founder. Elsass is a round, loud, cigar-smoking good 'ol boy with a private jet; a worldview rooted, he'll be quick to tell you, in his Christian faith; and a shameless killer instinct that has turned his company into one of the country's most in-demand political consulting firms. The firm had the rare distinction of working, serially, for two presidential candidates last year — Michele Bachmann then #NewtGingrich. Other clients include the great Right hopes of 2016: Senators Rand Paul and #TedCruz. One of the driving forces behind the conservative surge of 2010, when they had more than two dozen #TeaParty clients, the Strategy Group stands poised to ride a similar wave in the upcoming elections."
#USPol #ChristoFascists #KristiNoem #GOP #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Yup. This is the same company that #KristiNoem is connected with... #StrategyGroup!
From 2013: Inside The Meltdown At America’s Most #Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
#RexElsass built a Republican empire on his faith. But he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.
" 'It's a cult,' said one Republican operative who was once courted by Elsass and now sees himself as a competitor. 'You take young people who get enamored by driving around in a Bentley, or getting to fly around in a private plane, and stay in sick rooms, and see massive dollars spent on them, but not given to them — and there's a huge difference there — and you're the master in controlling that dynamic. You control the experience and then you get them hooked in, then you get them to do all sorts of things. They start to lose their soul.' "
BY McKay Coppins
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on June 3, 2013"There are at least 40 #Republicans currently in Congress who have worked with the #StrategyGroup, which serves as a campaign and strategy clearing house for the uncompromisingly conservative wing of the congressional caucus that has been at the center of American politics since 2010.
"Though the Strategy Group's ranks have swelled over the past year — as the company expands beyond its advertising roots and into public relations, voter contact, and research — it continues to be defined by its larger-than-life founder. Elsass is a round, loud, cigar-smoking good 'ol boy with a private jet; a worldview rooted, he'll be quick to tell you, in his Christian faith; and a shameless killer instinct that has turned his company into one of the country's most in-demand political consulting firms. The firm had the rare distinction of working, serially, for two presidential candidates last year — Michele Bachmann then #NewtGingrich. Other clients include the great Right hopes of 2016: Senators Rand Paul and #TedCruz. One of the driving forces behind the conservative surge of 2010, when they had more than two dozen #TeaParty clients, the Strategy Group stands poised to ride a similar wave in the upcoming elections."
#USPol #ChristoFascists #KristiNoem #GOP #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Firm Tied to #KristiNoem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million #DHS Ad #Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski
November 14, 2025Excerpt: "No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the #StrategyGroup. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin.
"The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends."
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group#USPol #Corruption #RexElsass #BenYoho #ChristoFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Firm Tied to #KristiNoem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million #DHS Ad #Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski
November 14, 2025Excerpt: "No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the #StrategyGroup. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin.
"The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends."
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group#USPol #Corruption #RexElsass #BenYoho #ChristoFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Firm Tied to #KristiNoem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million #DHS Ad #Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski
November 14, 2025Excerpt: "No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the #StrategyGroup. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin.
"The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends."
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group#USPol #Corruption #RexElsass #BenYoho #ChristoFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Firm Tied to #KristiNoem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million #DHS Ad #Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski
November 14, 2025Excerpt: "No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the #StrategyGroup. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin.
"The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends."
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group#USPol #Corruption #RexElsass #BenYoho #ChristoFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Firm Tied to #KristiNoem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million #DHS Ad #Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski
November 14, 2025Excerpt: "No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the #StrategyGroup. It played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser at DHS, has worked extensively with the firm. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS, Tricia McLaughlin.
"The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends."
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group#USPol #Corruption #RexElsass #BenYoho #ChristoFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Some of what I have are screenshots from Seth's IG and Twitter accounts. Some of it is emails obtained by FOIA where Podesta calls for elimination of "leakers", and another is a Vanity Fair article where a Dem big wig calls for "All PANDAS to be shot". (Seth's account was Pandas4Progress)
#SethRich #CorporateDemocrats #PowerCorruptionAndLies #Podesta
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UPDATE: Medicare freeze beneficiary secretly donates $2.5 million to #Trump #ballroom
By Judd Legum
"Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that #ExtremityCare – a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per square inch – donated $5 million to #MAGAInc., President Trump’s super PAC, on February 24. Six days later, Trump blasted a pending Biden administration rule that would have barred Medicare from covering Extremity Care’s products.
"The Biden rule was initially scheduled to take effect in February 2025, but was delayed by the Trump administration until April 13 as part of a blanket regulatory freeze. On April 11, 40 days after Trump’s post, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the rule would be delayed until at least January 1, 2026, allowing Extremity Care to continue charging Medicare for its products.
"As that deadline approaches, Extremity Care has secretly donated $2.5 million toward the construction of a new White House ballroom, a top priority for Trump. The White House publicly released a list of donors last month, but Extremity Care was not included. According to The New York Times, the company was permitted to donate anonymously."
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Found another of my "old" posts from Twitter/X. I'd say it's aged quite well...unfortunately!
#TrumpSucks #GuildedAge #GreatGatsby #MarALargo #HungerGames #SNAPCuts #Corporatocracy #Oligarchy #PowerCorruptionAndLies #USPol
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Congress Enjoys Ultraluxe Health Care as It Fights to Gut Yours
By Alexis Coe