It's fun that some folks think a secret group of rich people control everything instead of the widely known group of rich people who control everything.
The list isn't secret.
Koch. Murdoch. Griffin. Ellison. Uihlein. Eacks. Schwarzman. Thiel. Mercer. Musk. Singer. Adelson. Bigelow. Wynn. Mellon. Scaife. Bradley. Marcus. Barre Seid. Tim Dunn. Farris & Dan Wilks. Prigozhin. Putin. Buckley. Harlan Crow. Johnson. Kelcy Warren. Peterffy. Lauder. Hendricks. Fancelli. Perlmutter. Troutt. Ruffin. McMahon. Duffield. Beal. Paulson. Duggin.
https://inequality.org/great-divide/trump-many-billionaire-enablers/
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/18/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-governor-donors/
@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless Yeah, and they know there isn't a single thing we can do about it.
@Npars01 @shuttersparks @MostlyHarmless Also, tumbrels.
@msbellows @Npars01 @MostlyHarmless Hah! Yes. It is what's required but it won't happen.
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I wouldn't jump to conclusions.
Republican billionaire donors fund messaging of futility, impotence, and passivity.
Resignation, disengagement, and becoming demoralized is what #KochNetwork is funding.
@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless I'm hoping. On the other hand, revealing the information seems to have no effect. People are apathetic and definitely unwilling to actively do something about it. They're so busy trying to survive they have no time or energy for anything else. (This is not an accident.) The Republicans know this, of course.
@Npars01 @shuttersparks @MostlyHarmless #5 is really most tasty. The idea he’ll sell everyone up the river if it suits his agenda is so his style. He doesn’t shut up, so you know you’d be able to get real information from him if actual pressure was exerted on him
@jbwharris @Npars01 @MostlyHarmless Yes, if I was a member of Trump's inner circle I'd be very worried these days. You know he's not going to be a gallant hero and keep his mouth shut. He'll spill everything and make stuff up to take as many down with him as possible. "It's all their fault. They screwed me."
@shuttersparks @Npars01 @MostlyHarmless “It was all Jared, never trusted that guy”
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Dark money might not remain dark forever.
Possibilities:
1. A hack like the Pandora Papers.
2. New legislation about donor anonymity because anonymity is a national security threat.
3. Republicans are willing to sell out the national interest to enrich themselves, but not all.
4. Foreign allies revealing their names because they're sanctions busters or tax evaders