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GaslitNation<p>How do we bash the patriarchy? Fight for trans lives. Watch Disclosure on Netflix, on how mainstream culture taught hating trans people. Listen to our interview with Erin Reed on how to be on the right side of history: <a href="https://gaslitnation.libsyn.com/trans-rights-matter-the-erin-reed-interview" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gaslitnation.libsyn.com/trans-</span><span class="invisible">rights-matter-the-erin-reed-interview</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatortrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatortrump</span></a></p>
mokomokai<p>&gt;Dlf App | Die <a href="https://dju.social/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> Story | Die Peter Thiel Story (1/6) – Willkommen im Thielverse&lt; </p><p><a href="https://dju.social/tags/PolitischeKommunikation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolitischeKommunikation</span></a> <br>Der Kopf hinter <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://dju.social/tags/PartikularerAutoritarismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PartikularerAutoritarismus</span></a><br><a href="https://dju.social/tags/Rechtslibertaer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rechtslibertaer</span></a> </p><p>----------------------------------------</p><p><a href="https://dju.social/tags/PoliticalCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalCommunication</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://dju.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Tribalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tribalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://dju.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <br><a href="https://dju.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inequality</span></a> <br><a href="https://dju.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothek-audio-teilen.html?audio_id=dira_9564F7DC357D11F0719BB883034C2FA0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-</span><span class="invisible">audiothek-audio-teilen.html?audio_id=dira_9564F7DC357D11F0719BB883034C2FA0</span></a></p>
GaslitNation<p>In July, the Gaslit Nation Book Club is reading French pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, written in America during America First. Join us on Patreon.com/Gaslit for our book club, Monday salons, bonus shows, and more!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatortrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatortrump</span></a></p>
GaslitNation<p>The mainstream media joins MAGA’s war on trans lives by not platforming trans journalists. It’s like both-sidesing a genocide. Listen to our interview with Erin Reed: <a href="https://gaslitnation.libsyn.com/trans-rights-matter-the-erin-reed-interview" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gaslitnation.libsyn.com/trans-</span><span class="invisible">rights-matter-the-erin-reed-interview</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatortrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatortrump</span></a></p>
Ehay2k<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Free_Press</span></a></span> </p><p>Unless you are Big Agriculture, then it's a great time to be a farmer! Just like the billionaires drew it up.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigAgro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigAgro</span></a></p>
officerripley<p>Quote for today:</p><p>"The wealthy have thrown shit at the walls in red states to see what sticks. They found the winning formula, wrote it into a plan called Project 2025, and now bring it nationwide."<br>~~Jess Piper</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxtherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxtherich</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In late June, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JaredIsaacman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JaredIsaacman</span></a> donated $1 million to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc., in addition to &gt;$440,000 to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a>, around the time he mused to a reporter about running for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> as a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> or obtaining a different position in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin.</p><p>But if the donation to MAGA Inc. was intended to win back Trump’s favor, it may instead have revealed the limits of political contributions as a means to court the president.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Then there is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JaredIsaacman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JaredIsaacman</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> entrepreneur who led 2 private missions to orbit on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rockets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockets</span></a> made by the company of his close associate, the onetime <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ally <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>. Trump tapped Isaacman to be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> administrator soon after the election, but withdrew the nomination in May after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporters objected to Isaacman’s previous donations to Democrats.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
TinJar<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse</span></a></p><p>So how do we get rid of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Cody Campbell, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> investor who had a brief professional football career with the Indianapolis Colts, donated $500,000 to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc. in late April. On Thursday, he was named to the newly reconfigured President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, &amp; Nutrition.</p><p>Josh Lobel, a financial executive, donated $250,000 in January. The next month, he was announced as a member of the President’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> Advisory Board.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>During a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> confirmation hearing last month, he struggled to answer questions about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> &amp; its relationship with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, called him “unqualified” &amp; urged him “to shape up &amp; do some homework.” His nomination is still pending.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>People seeking appointments from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> also donated to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc.</p><p>In February, Anjani Sinha, an orthopedic surgeon &amp; businessman who has been described as a friend of Trump’s, donated $1 million. The next month, he was nominated to be US ambassador to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Donors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Donors</span></a> are often tapped as ambassadors, but Sinha’s nomination has drawn particular criticism.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…Another guest at the April dinner was the businesswoman <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElizabethFago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethFago</span></a>.</p><p>While Fago had raised money for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> candidates for decades, her previous largest federal donation on record was $100,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2002. Yet the day before the candlelight dinner, she donated $1 million to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>An affiliate of the exchange Crypto.com gave $10 million, while the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> services company Blockchain.com donated $5 million. The venture capitalists <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarcAndreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcAndreessen</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BenHorowitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenHorowitz</span></a>, who are heavily invested in crypto, gave $3 million each.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OndoFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OndoFinance</span></a>, which has a partnership with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> family’s crypto company, donated $2.1 million to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc., on top of $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrency</span></a> interests, which have benefited from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s dismantling of a yearslong govt crackdown &amp; from the Trump family’s financial interest in the industry, appear to have been the most generous industry, accounting for nearly $45M in donations to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…Among the largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/donors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donors</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc. were the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pipeline</span></a> company <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransfer</span></a> &amp; its co-founder &amp; executive chairman, Kelcy Warren. They combined to donate $25 million, after Warren spent heavily to support the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> campaign. His company, which has seen its profits increase this year, has praised the Trump admin’s industry-friendly approach to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> permitting as good for business.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A nonprofit group called Securing American Greatness, which is affiliated with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc. but is not required to disclose its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/donors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donors</span></a>, can accept cash from interests willing to pay for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> without the controversy that can come with having that known.</p><p>Even the White House Historical Association has become a vehicle for lobbyists &amp; favor seekers.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>That was nearly 2X as much as the amount raised during the same period by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a>, which is subject to contribution limits.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> Inc.’s report included donations from a mother seeking a pardon for her son, as well as people who had been, or would later be, appointed to posts in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin &amp; companies in industries seeking more lenient treatment than they had gotten under the admin of President Joe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>.</p><p>It is not just MAGA Inc. that benefits.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-For-Access Op</p><p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has been willing to grant…deep-pocketed interests seeking business, preferential treatment or protection from him &amp; his admin.</p><p>…Lobbyists, political consultants &amp; others in the influence industry have capitalized on Trump’s aggressive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fundraising</span></a> while in office to deliver for clients &amp; earn chits with a president who keeps close tabs on who is delivering <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cash</span></a>….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/us/politics/donor-list-suggests-scale-of-trumps-pay-for-access-operation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/02/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/donor-list-suggests-scale-of-trumps-pay-for-access-operation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
SPQR<p>As its title suggests, there is little in “The Haves and Have-Yachts” about the victims of wealth inequality. The book is a repository of noxious have-yachts and envious haves who fret about their comparatively small boats and modest mansions... But Osnos’s emphasis is understandable: The bizarre spectacles and amoral contortions of what he calls our “new aristocracy” matter more than ever.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/06/18/have-yachts-ultrarich-evan-osnos-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/books/2025/</span><span class="invisible">06/18/have-yachts-ultrarich-evan-osnos-review/</span></a></p>