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Tag Archives: Dark Money
#TrumpRussia’s Money-Laundering, Politically Exposed Persons include … Trump?
By ann summers “What does count as suspicious behaviour, however, is the White House’s response to the public’s legitimate interest in a political appointee’s previous job, which involved significant dealings with Russia in a context of financial risk. The White … Continue reading
#TrumpRussia … banks, servers, and financial/voter information … Crooks and Liars grabbed the White House in 2016.
By ann summers Another week, another tweeted attempt to divert attention from #TrumpRussia and blame(sic) Democrats for the demise of the republic because of surveillance that never happened. Remember the front end and the bottom line of this affair are … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, alternative facts, Conspiracy, Crime, DOJ, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Russia, Society, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Dark Money, Donald Trump, hacking, kleptocracy, Media, Money in Politics, money laundering, Politics, trumprussia
Comments Off on #TrumpRussia … banks, servers, and financial/voter information … Crooks and Liars grabbed the White House in 2016.
US Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Halt Probe into Scott Walker’s Gubernatorial Campaign Finances
By Elaine Magliaro Last month, I wrote a post about the “John Doe” criminal investigation into the alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Excerpt from my post: Prosecutors have alleged … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Democracy, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Politics, SCOTUS, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Dark Money, Governor Scott Walker, Money in Politics, Scott Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Club for Growth, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Regarding Money in Politics: Why the Koch Brothers and Americans for Prosperity Are Not So Popular with Some Republicans These Days
By Elaine Magliaro Who’d a thunk it? The Koch brothers, two of the world’s wealthiest men who have spent millions of dollars to help fund “both political campaigns and a network of right-wing propaganda” in this country aren’t so popular … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Government, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Dark Money, David Koch, Florida, Koch Brothers, Money in Politics, Montana, Oligarchs, Republicans, Tennessee
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Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, Dark Money, and an Orchestrated Supreme Court Coup
By Elaine Magliaro Mary Bottari of PR Watch wrote a report today about two court cases that have not garnered much media attention–even though the stakes “could not be higher.” She said the converging cases “will decide the future of … Continue reading
A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “The Last Campaign Ad Ever”
By Elaine Magliaro Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore said last week that “we had all lost” even before the Democratic Party suffered a big loss at the polls on election day. Fiore added that “money pouring into politics from Super PACs and … Continue reading