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2025-05-22

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

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2025-05-09

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Cui Bono. What a fucked up state of affairs. Private prisons are a Big source of money.

#opensecrets #ice #prisons #politics

2025-02-21

@Darkphoenix I looked #UselessSusanCollins up on #OpenSecrets. She is totally in the pockets of the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex!

2025-02-15

Speaking of #KristiNoem. I came across this very interesting article from #OpenSecrets! I'll betcha Kristi is #Trump's pick for 2028 (assuming he doesn't try and stay in power until...) Anyhow, apparently #JDVance has lost favor already (hasn't sucked up enough?).

#Trump administration profile: Kristi Noem

By Emma Rose Brown
February 5, 2025

"Shortly after winning the election in November, President Donald Trump nominated Kristi Noem to be secretary of homeland security in his second administration. Following a Jan. 17 hearing, her nomination cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and she was confirmed by the Senate on Jan. 25. The longtime Trump loyalist immediately began carrying out his hardline immigration agenda.

"Who is she? After serving in the South Dakota Legislature for four years, Noem represented the state in the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, before becoming governor in 2019. As a member of Congress, Noem backed Trump’s Executive Order 13769, which banned travel to the United States by citizens of seven #Muslim-majority countries and temporarily halted the U.S. refugee program. While governor, she deployed dozens of #SouthDakota #NationalGuard members to the southern border in coordination with Texas officials. A lifelong rancher and farmer, Noem was under consideration to be Trump’s running mate until she wrote about killing a family dog in her 2024 memoir, 'No Going Back.'

#FollowTheMoney

"Noem has raised nearly $35 million (see federal and state data), in total, for her eight elections. Her two gubernatorial races brought in more than $24 million, and about half of those donations came from out of state. In her most recent gubernatorial election, she received $2.9 million from the Republican Governors Association, more than double its contribution to her first campaign.

"After being elected to Congress, she soon separated herself as a top fundraiser in the freshman class. She raised $169,000 in the first quarter of 2011, the third-most of any first-term member of Congress. During her time in Congress, PACs donated over $3 million, with over half a million in contributions from health professionals and $370,000 from the insurance industry.

"In 2017, she ranked in the top third of members of Congress in terms of wealth, with an estimated net worth of $2.35 million. Her husband, Bryon Noem, owns an insurance agency, which was then valued between $1 million and $5 million.

"Noem’s efforts to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019 were supported by a $1 million donation from #WillisJohnson, the #billionaire Republican donor and founder of junkyard company #Copart."

Why does it matter?

As DHS secretary, Noem will be tasked with overseeing federal immigration policy as well as domestic terrorism. Johnson’s support for National Guard activity, though legal, concerned experts who worried that the private funding of military actions could further politicize the military and set a dangerous precedent."

opensecrets.org/news/2025/02/t
#USPol #Idiocracy

2025-02-14

Federal #lobbying set new record in 2024

By Indy Scholtens
February 11, 2025

"In 2024 the #pharmaceutical, #RealEstate, security and investments, oil and gas, insurance, and #electronics industries dominated the lobbying space."

[...]

"One of the largest increases in lobby spending came from the American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers. The trade association ramped up its spending by almost $20 million, spending more than $10 million in the second quarter of 2024, as the EPA introduced strong regulations to reduce fossil fuel emissions. In past years, individual companies in the oil and gas industry typically outspent the trade association by millions of dollars. The increase in lobbying spending continues a shift that was previously reported by #OpenSecrets."

opensecrets.org/news/2025/02/f
#BigTech #BigOilAndGas #oligarchy #BigPharma

2025-02-12

@mlbellar @Amazon @JackDaniels_US I rarely use @Amazon. Use ebay and local and other . I do look up on . I, now, and identify where corporate headquarters are.

DataTalk: A Campaign Finance Agent (Beta)

This is an extremely useful tool just
introduced by Stanford OVAL. It dynamically auto-generates the appropriate SQL queries for you, using an LLM, to fetch your data. It only covers money raised and spent in the 2024 U.S. presidential and congressional campaigns.

datatalk.genie.stanford.edu/

#research #digitalHumanities #FEC #opensecrets #DataTalk #campaignFinance

Screenshot of initial screen for DataTalk tool.Screenshot of the DataTalk tool where it is displaying the various steps being taken to process your query.
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2025-02-09

How Could Trump's Executive Order Impact Kennedy and MLK Files?

Hey there! 😊 I wanted to chat about something intriguing that popped up: Trump signing an executive order to declassify the files related to the Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations. Here are some points to consider: H...
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2025-02-07

How Could Trump's Executive Order Impact Kennedy and MLK Files?

Hey there! 😊 I wanted to chat about something intriguing that popped up: Trump signing an executive order to declassify the files related to the Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations. Here are some points to consider: H...
mymetric360.com/question/how-c

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2025-02-03

How Could Trump's Executive Order Impact Kennedy and MLK Files?

Hey there! 😊 I wanted to chat about something intriguing that popped up: Trump signing an executive order to declassify the files related to the Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations. Here are some points to consider: Hi...
mymetric360.com/question/how-c

2025-01-17

@Leefellerguy It's a corrupt situation. People get elected, then courted by corporate interests, and then become lobbyists after leaving office. #OpenSecrets lays it all out for folks to see!
#USPol

2024-11-03
2024-10-26

It's all about not pissing off the corporate sponsors, unfortunately. Weapons manufacturers donate tons of money to both Democrats and Republicans. @seanjhurley @PattyHanson @Otis_Scops

#OpenSecrets: #RTX Corp

Donations from individuals and the corporation. As you can see Raytheon gives to both parties, and in return, those in power give Raytheon big contracts!

opensecrets.org/orgs/rtx-corp/

A table showing recipients of RTX (Raytheon) donations:

Table Headers:
Recipient	Total	From Individuals	From Organization	Type
Harris, Kamala 	$224,224 	$224,224 	$0 	Candidate (D-PRES)
Republican National Cmte 	$111,267 	$111,267 	$0 	Political Party
Trump, Donald 	$78,338 	$78,338 	$0 	Candidate (R-PRES)
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte 	$60,603 	$30,603 	$30,000 	Political Party
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte 	$53,655 	$23,655 	$30,000 	Political Party
National Republican Senatorial Cmte 	$50,521 	$20,521 	$30,000 	Political Party
National Republican Congressional Cmte 	$49,364 	$19,364 	$30,000 	Political Party
DNC Services Corp 	$44,704 	$44,704 	$0 	Political Party

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