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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-22

Addendum 3 cont'd

Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell
The Supreme Court just gutted wetland protections after lobbying by Harlan Crow’s business interests
mastodon.social/@persagen/1104

Harlan Crow’s Minions Keeping Your Rent High
mastodon.social/@persagen/1107

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-22

Addendum 3
Seminal ProPublica bombshell article:

Judicial misconduct: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, billionaire Harlan Crow
mastodon.social/@persagen/1105

Above the Law: Supreme Court Rebuff Democrats’ Call for Thomas Probe
mastodon.social/@persagen/1109

Justices Clash on Congress’ Power Over Supreme Court Ethics
mastodon.social/@persagen/1109

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-22

cont'd
SCOTUS, Clarence Thomas, Charles Koch

Charles Koch: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_
* American billionaire businessman
* co-owner, chairman, CEO Koch Industries

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-22

Addendum 1

Why GOP Fell in Love w. Hungary
Central European country isn’t exactly right-wing paradise portrayed by Republicans
newrepublic.com/article/175368

* Hungarian & GOP cooperation stretches back more than a decade
* deepened as GOP showcases Hungary as model of right-wing, anti-woke governance
* Orbán expands international profile, connection to international right

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-22

cont'd

Neo-fascism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-fasc
* post-WWII far-right ideology
* significant elements of fascism
* incl. ultranationalism, racial supremacy, populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xenophobia, & anti-immigration sentiment,
* also incl. opposition to liberal democracy, social democracy, parliamentarianism, liberalism, Marxism, neoliberalism, communism, socialism

Comment: neoliberalism, above, the malignant modern U.S. variant, i.e. anti-liberalism

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-22

[thread] Neofascism

Fascism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
* far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology & movement
* char. by dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation & race, strong regimentation of society & economy
...

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-22

Longtime Democrat, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party
Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as 1 of 2 Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city
texastribune.org/2023/09/22/da

Mayor Eric Johnson: America’s Cities Need Republicans, & I’m Becoming One
While Dallas has thrived, elsewhere Democratic policies have exacerbated crime and homelessness
wsj.com/articles/americas-citi

Eric Johnson: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Joh

Johnson

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-21

Addendum 2

So true!

[2023-09-21] Rupert Murdoch Made the World Worse
Media pioneer stepping back. Good riddance
newrepublic.com/article/175699

Rupert Murdoch/family: forbes.com/profile/rupert-murd
* Chairman & CEO News Corp
* $17.4 billion USD net worth 2021-09-21

persagen.com >> "rupert murdoch"
persagen.com/docs/sources.html

https://persagen.com/#q=%22rupert%20murdoch%22 "rupert murdoch" Fox News Rupert Murdoch Fox Corporation Lachlan Murdoch Fox News New York Post News Corp News Corporation Allen and Company These 15 Billionaires Own America's News Media Companies The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party Fresh Scrutiny For Fox's Tucker Carlson As Top Writer Quits Over Bigoted Posts Hudson Institute Peter Brimelow John C. Malone John Malone Hudson Institute The Coming Coup? Michael Anton Media Matters for America Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Mohammed bin Salman Media Matters for America Mega Group, Maxwells and Mossad: The Spy Story at the Heart of the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Steve Bannon The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism Steven Milloy Persagen.com: Notes on SourcesFox News 🛑 STOP! Excluded from sources on Persagen.com * Fox News is a notoriously egregious disinformation source https://persagen.com/docs/sources.html#fox_news
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-21

A14 cont'd

DeSantis Recommends Against Boosters as Florida Tops U.S. for COVID Hospitalizations
motherjones.com/politics/2023/

* DeSantis’ presidential campaign plays up his handling of pandemic as bucking liberal orthodoxy for the good of FL
* championed faster reopenings
* appointed vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Lapado FL surgeon general

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-21

American Oversight Condemns North Carolina Lawmakers’ Secret Attempt to Eviscerate Public Records Laws
americanoversight.org/american

* would give legislators power to det. wh. records belong to public
* provision buried w.i. 100s pages N.C.’s draft budget
* would be devastating to N.C.’s right to know what elected officials are doing

NC lawmakers would be able to keep records secret w. new provision in state budget
newsobserver.com/news/politics

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-19

Addendum 1

PragerU Right-Wing Playbook for Infiltrating Public Education Is Working
New Hampshire's school board voted to make right-wing organization's courses count toward graduation credits, despite vocal opposition
rollingstone.com/politics/poli

* Prager University Foundation looking to repeat its triumph in Florida across USA

persagen.com >> prageru

Dennis Prager speaks at Turning Point USA

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-19

[thread] New Hampshire, education

New Hampshire Law Banning Divisive Concepts Leaves Teachers Vulnerable, Students Unprepared
msmagazine.com/2023/09/19/new-

legiscan.com/NH/text/HB544/id/
* "propagation of divisive concepts" 🤨

* HB 544 “Divisive Concepts” bill prohibits teaching of racism, sexism, materials that claim “an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, wh. consciously/unconsciously”

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-19

Addendum 2

Trump Team Indictment: Rudy Giuliani
rightwingwatch.org/post/trumps

Giuliani Repeatedly Sought Financial Lifeline f. Trump
Rudolph Giuliani at financial breaking point w. legal bills
nytimes.com/2023/08/19/us/poli

Rudy Giuliani Sued Again: Legal troubles piling up
newrepublic.com/post/175640/ru

* fmr. lawyer Robert Costello for failure to pay $1.6M legal fees

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-18

[thread] GOP, politics, convention of states, Article V convention

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventi
* convention to propose amendments to U.S. Constitution
* aka Article V Convention, state convention, amendatory convention
* 1 of 2 methods authorized by Article Five of U.S. Constitution whereby amendments may be proposed

persagen.com >> search: ("article v" AND constitution) OR "convention of states"

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-18

Addendum 16
Hedge fund billionaire/GOP megadonor Kenneth Griffin

Donor Who Backed DeSantis on sidelines re: 2024
Hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin supported FL Gov. Ron DeSantis 2022 campaign
Has not backed a Republican for president

* Griffin gave DeSantis $5 million; dissatisfied w. presidential campaign

persagen.com >> search: "KenGriffin"
"Ken Griffin" AND ("leonard leo" OR desantis)
griffin AND citadel

https://persagen.com/#q=%22Ken%20Griffin%22 "Ken Griffin" Kenneth C. Griffin Never Back Down Republican State Leadership Committee David Geffen The Billionaires Behind the Crisis: How the Rich & Powerful Put Their Wealth Above Public Health Billionaires: Existential Threats to Humanity Paul Vallas Elon Reeve Musk
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-18

Addendum 2

1/3 States Have an Election Denier Overseeing Elections
Movement to subvert American democracy far f. dead
motherjones.com/politics/2023/

*23 election deniers, 17 states serve as governor, attorney general, or secretary of state

@robertcotter
Election Denier Landscape: Election Deniers weaken free & fair elections
statesuniteddemocracy.org/reso

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-18

Dark money: $2 million pours into Virginia
opensecrets.org/news/2023/09/d

* GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin
* public funding of private education; 15 wk abortion ban
* Americans for Prosperity: Charles Koch
* cut taxes; block action on climate change; reduce gov. funding for social welfare

persagen.com >> search: "Americans for Prosperity"
"glenn youngkin"
"glenn youngkin" AND koch

https://persagen.com/#q=%22Americans%20for%20Prosperity%22 [Displaying 1 to 30 of 97 items.] Americans for Prosperity Emily Seidel Americans for Prosperity Action Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta Joe Manchin Gets Thousands From GOP Megadonor After Tanking President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act Richard Fink Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Political Activities of the Koch Brothers Citizens for a Sound Economy Americans for Prosperity Charles Koch Is Trying to Gut the EPA's Power to Limit Carbon Emissions KochPAC Steven Crowder Charles Koch Koch Family Foundations Freedom Partners CO2 Coalition One Billionaire vs. the Mail The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party Thousands of Americans backed by rightwing donors gear up for protests Inside The Group Therapy Session For Conservatives Who Hate Grover Norquist Tea Party Movement FreedomWorks Bradley Foundation Bankrolled Right-Wing Reopen Effort Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Foundation Tea Party movement State Policy Network FreedomWorks Lisa Lisker Louis DeJoy $2 million ‘dark money’ pours into Virginia campaigns https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/09/dark-money-pours-into-historic-virginia-campaigns * Americans for Prosperity, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit founded by billionaire owners of Koch Industries * known for efforts to cut taxes, block action on climate change, reduce government funding for social welfare
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-17

A3 cont'd

Montana Judge Ruled State Constitution Bans New Fossil Fuel Plants
Young residents won a lawsuit charging that construction of new gas power plant barred by state constitution
But “pro-climate” President Joe Biden arguing fiercely against letting SCOTUS hear similar case
jacobin.com/2023/09/held-v-mon

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-16

cont'd 3/

persagen.com >> search:
"cicero institute" OR "joe lonsdale"
"Reducing Street Homelessness Act"
"chip wilson" OR "pacific prosperity network"
"vancouver is dying"
homeless* AND discriminat*
"american legislative exchange council"

Billionaires, existential risk
mastodon.social/@persagen/1110

https://persagen.com/#q=%22Reducing%20Street%20Homelessness%20Act%22 prev] 1 [next] Cicero Institute Vancouver Is Dying Ken Sim Involuntary commitment Igniting Transformational Systems Change Through Policing Pacific Prosperity Network Vancouver_s Social Safety Net: Rebuilding the Broken Discrimination against homeless people Politicization Joe Lonsdale HelpSeeker Technologies Eric Adams
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️persagen
2023-09-15

Addendum 2

Billionaire megadonor couple funding election denial with extensive influence machine and dark money network
opensecrets.org/news/2023/09/b

* Dick, Liz Uihlein conservative megadonors
* est. vast network of dark money groups, conservative super PACs
* donated $250+ million to federal candidates, political groups since 2016

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