3 of the #donors also gave to Trump’s inaugural fund. #LindaMcMahon & #PaulSinger each donated $1M, while #MarleneRicketts, the wife of the founder of #TDAmeritrade, contributed $1.1M. In total, #Trump raised a record $250.4M for his inauguration, more than 2X the amount raised for his first one.
#HowardLutnick was also a donor to the $300M White House #ballroom construction project, acc/to a list disclosed last month.
#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #power #billionaires #DarkMoney
A full year after making a public pledge to do so, #Trump disclosed a list of #donors who helped #pay for his transition to #power.
The list of 46 individuals…includes #billionaires like #JeffYass & #PaulSinger as well as several who went on to be #appointees in the current #administration.
In total, the transition said it raised slightly >$14M, but did not specify how much each donor contributed. It said $13.7M was spent on the transition.
#law #corruption #PayToPlay
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/politics/trump-transition-donors.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
“Morally Right”: Ro Khanna on #Epstein Files Transparency Act, Arms Embargo on #Israel
#ThomasMassie #JohnPaulson #trump #PaulSinger #MiriamAdelson #MikeJohnson #Republicans #RoKhanna
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/4/ro_khanna
Paul Singer's activist investing: Shaking up corporations 📈
Targeting distressed companies & driving shareholder value
#ActivistInvesting #ElliottManagement #ShareholderValue #CorporatePerformance
#PaulSinger
Elliott Management founder Paul Singer reveals work isn't enjoyable despite financial success, discusses investment challenges and market risks
#YonhapInfomax #PaulSinger #ElliottManagement #InvestmentStrategy #MarketRisks #WallStreetTycoon #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=52580
READ!
Jane Mayer, Dark Money (2016)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book)
Nancy MacLean, Democracy in Chains (2019)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_Chains
Gary Allen, None Dare Call It Conspiracy (1970)
https://archive.org/details/none-dare-call-it-conspiracy_202101
[thread] Dark money: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110953607664918460
#billionaires #CharlesKock #ElonMusk #RichardUihlein #NelsonPelz #TimothyMellon #BarreSeid #PaulSinger #PeterThiel #libertarianism #GOP #protofascism #plutocracy #oligarchy #meritocracy #disinformation #WealthTax
[this thread] https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112810230899017402
continues at
/1 Existential threat of billionaires
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113346390093945554
conservative advocacy/lobbying
political/legal state capture
deregulation: anti-union/taxation libertarianism
eradication of social programs/public education/benefits
#billionaires #CharlesKock #ElonMusk #RichardUihlein #NelsonPelz #TimothyMellon #BarreSeid #PaulSinger #PeterThiel #libertarianism #GOP #protofascism #plutocracy #oligarchy #meritocracy #disinformation #WealthTax
#ProPublica’s further reporting also revealed that Justice #SamuelAlito accepted a luxury Alaskan fishing trip w/ business mogul & #GOP donor #PaulSinger — & didn’t recuse himself when Singer had cases before the court. Following the controversy, the justices pledged to follow a broadly-written code of conduct.
#SCOTUS #journalism #law #InvestigativeJournalism #GeorgePolkAwards
Avec l'élection de #JavierMilei en #Argentina on peut s'attendre à un retour du Vautour #PaulSinger dans le pays
https://www.sott.net/article/313430-Rubios-billionaire-vulture-capitalist-supporter-Paul-Singer-wins-ransom-from-Argentina
Addendum 2 cont'd 3/
Alito: Recusing From Cases Involving Friends Would “Disrupt” Supreme Court’s Work
The Supreme Court justice is refusing to recuse from an upcoming case with one of his colleagues
https://newrepublic.com/post/175466/alito-refuse-recuse-case-disrupt-supreme-court-work-wsj
* Alito refused to recuse himself f. SCOTUS Court case even though 1 of attorneys in suit published fawning profiles of him in WSJ
#Alito #bloviation #SCOTUS #PaulSinger #JudicialMisconduct #FarRight #neofascism #neoconservatism #Moore_v_US #DavidRivkin #WSJ #TaxLaw
Addendum 2
Justice Samuel Alito Pontificates on Righteousness of WSJ Interview
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/alito-pontificates-further-on-the-righteousness-of-his-wsj-interview
* Alito lectured critics of his decision to grant 2 interviews to a right-wing commentator, advocate, & attorney w. a case before SCOTUS
* Alito went on for pages in the statement
#Alito #bloviation #SCOTUS #PaulSinger #JudicialMisconduct #FarRight #neofascism #neoconservatism
Addendum 1 cont'd
Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Real Estate Deal w. Harlan Crow & Discloses Private Jet Flights
New filing comes after ProPublica’s reporting on Supreme Court justice’s beneficial relationship w. billionaire GOP megadonor
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-disclosure-filing-harlan-crow-real-estate-travel-scotus
#SCOTUS #JudicialMisconduct #ClarenceThomas #SamAlito #HarlanCrow #PaulSinger #corruption #neoconservatism #ethics #neoliberalism #capitalism #neofascism #DefundBillionaires
Addendum 1
Thomas & Alito file 2022 financial disclosures
https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/08/thomas-and-alito-file-2022-financial-disclosures
https://amylhowe.com/2023/08/31/thomas-and-alito-file-2022-financial-disclosures
Justices Thomas, Alito file 2022 financial disclosure forms w. new trips, gifts
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1196993118/justices-thomas-alito-financial-disclosures
Thomas Reports Billionaire-Funded Jet Trips He Said Didn’t Need to Be Disclosed
https://truthout.org/articles/thomas-reports-billionaire-funded-jet-trips-he-said-didnt-need-to-be-disclosed
#SCOTUS #JudicialMisconduct #ClarenceThomas #SamAlito #HarlanCrow #PaulSinger #corruption #neoconservatism #ethics #neoliberalism #capitalism #neofascism #DefundBillionaires
Addendum 9
Landlords Pushing U.S. Supreme Court to End Rent Control
https://jacobin.com/2023/08/supreme-court-landlords-rent-control-harlan-crow-clarence-thomas
* landlord lobbying groups want to overturn NYC rent stabilization law
* would pave way for legal challenges to rent control laws across U.S.
* 1 group tied to GOP megadonor/Clarence Thomas benefactor Harlan Crow, and hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer who provided private jet to Samuel Alito
#AffordableHousing #RentControl #DefundBillionaires #SCOTUS #HarlanCrow #PaulSinger #ClarenceThomas #SamAlito
In the 3rd part of this 3-part series on the #SupremeCourt, I talk about the recent reports of ethical violations by four of the Justices, & three actions you can do to help fix this situation.
#news #politics #USSupremeCourt #SCOTUS #ethics #SupremeCourtEthics
#ClarenceThomas #HarlanCrow #LeonardLeo #GinniThomas #SamuelAlito #PaulSinger #RobinArkley #NeilGorsuch #BrianDuffy #JohnRoberts #JaneRoberts #BrettKavanaugh
Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo for Full Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices
#SupremeCourtGifts #PaulSinger #LeonardLeo #SenatorsRequest #AccountingOfGifts #ProPublica #Politics #News
...Addendae (cont'd)
Democrats Demand Full Account of Gifts to SCOTUS From Leonard Leo, Billionaires
Top Democrats are confronting conservative activist Leonard Leo over his role in Supreme Court corruption
https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-demand-full-account-of-gifts-to-scotus-from-leonard-leo-billionaires
Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer And Power Broker Leonard Leo For Full Accounting Of Gifts To Supreme
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/senators-ask-billionaire-paul-singer-and-power-broker-leonard-leo-for-full-accounting-of-gifts-to-supreme-court-justices
#LeonardLeo #PaulSinger #HarlanCrow #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #SCOTUS #FederalistSociety #JudicialMisconduct
...
Addendae
Senators Ask Paul Singer, Leonard Leo for Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices
https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-ask-paul-singer-leonard-leo-accounting-gifts-supreme-court
Letters by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI & Sen. Dick Durbin D-IL seek details about an undisclosed vacation Justice Samuel Alito took
The letters went to billionaire Paul Singer; mortgage company owner Robin Arkley II; Leonard Leo, at the Federalist Society
...
#LeonardLeo #PaulSinger #HarlanCrow #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #SCOTUS #FederalistSociety #JudicialMisconduct
Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo for Full Accounting of Gifts to #SupremeCourt Justices
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The letters cite ProPublica’s reporting on an undisclosed private jet flight and Alaska fishing vacation provided to #SCOTUS Justice Samuel #Alito
#PaulSinger #LeonardLeo #SamuelAlito #Courts #Transparency #Senate #News
#supremecourt#federalistsociety #harlencrow #paulsinger
#scotus
