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I wonder if Seid will live long enough to regret his donations and support of the Christian school Hillsdale College? They’re the ones training the neo-Christian fascists.
OT, nice to hear – Detroit News: Abortion drives Michigan governor’s race as women turn against GOP, poll finds
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/07/poll-abortion-drives-michigan-governor-race-women-turn-against-gop/8002096001/
Funny how many rich Jews donate to causes that breed hatred of and violence towards Jews.
More “Dark Money” at work. (If you have not read this book, I urge you to do so.) This movement is not a recent phenomenon, but has been around for years. Now, with incredible fortunes being made, many rich folks think the world should be run by them. It’s long past time that we identify this cancer on our democratic system, get rid of Citizens United and finally really reform our campaign finance system. Right now we have the best legislature money can buy; what’s wrong with this picture? Money talks, indeed, but there is no reason it should be the only voice heard.
Tudor Dixon is incredibly vapid and has really nothing going for her anyway. She wouldn’t make it even if abortion weren’t an issue. I’m thinking she’d rather maintain her “bona-fides” and go down on that ship rather than try to pivot - impossible anyway.
How it affects U.S. and state legislative races is where it matters, and in that respect it may well hinder many R’s on the ballot (one can hope!)
I can’t tell you how sick I am of evil billionaires.
I think it’s well past time to resuscitate and revive ‘malefactors of great wealth.’
Allowing class warfare to only be a top down enterprise has done great damage to our society.
oligarchy: noun: 1: government by the few 2: a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also a group exercising such control 3: an organization under oligarchic control
Racism makes possible (indeed, probable) ignorance of and inattention to socio-economic disparity.
To a mega-rich individual, common people (of any color or race) are as ants on the kitchen floor.
No.
But they can manipulate the sugar trails so the ants fight each other.
Well said.
One thing about this site is the humanity. And I believe that this election is the time to expand our Congressional representation with Senators and Congress-People interested in saving our Planet, Republic and .People
The Heartland Institute is a Chicago-based free market think tank and 501(c)(3) charity that has been at the forefront of denying the scientific evidence for man-made climate change. The Heartland Institute has received at least $676,500 from ExxonMobil since 1998 but no longer discloses its funding sources. According to ExxonMobil’s worldwide giving reports, it appears to have stopped funding Heartland among other climate change denial groups around 2007. The Union of Concerned Scientists found ( PDF) that “Nearly 40% of the total funds that the Heartland Institute has received from ExxonMobil since 1998 were specifically designated for climate change projects.”
There should be no such thing as a billionaire.
Evillionaires?
Thanks for this article.
I have a bunch of Tripp-Lite products, as they are very decent quality for the price.
Will not buy any more, though.
Here’s what you need to know about Heartland Institute and Climate Change:
Heartland Institute - DeSmog
What I want to know is why we allow these ridiculously wealthy, bigoted oligarchs to have so much power and influence over public policy? It is a national obscenity!