Notices by Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (persagen@mastodon.social), page 3

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Heritage Foundation

* 2021: spent >$5M lobbying to block federal voting rights legislation & advance ambitious plan to spread far-right agenda calling for aggressive voter suppression measures in battleground states
* 2021 tax filings f. Heritage Action for America (activist wing): spent $5.1M on lobbying

#HeritageFoundation #DarkMoney #neoconservatism #neofascism #VoterSuppression #ElectoralFraud

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Rightwing Group Pours Millions in ‘Dark Money’ Into U.S. Voter Suppression Bid
Advocacy arm of Heritage Foundation spent $5m on lobbying in 2021 as it worked to undermine voting rights
https://documented.net/reporting/heritage-action-spent-millions-lobbying-as-it-undermined-freedom-to-vote

* Heritage Foundation: powerful conservative Washington D.C. think tank

#HeritageFoundation #DarkMoney #neoconservatism #neofascism #VoterSuppression #ElectoralFraud

[thread] oligarchy

Oligarchs Don't Just Want to Be Rich But Kill Democracy
Why powerful & wealthiest think your ability to vote is dangerous
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/oligarchs-against-democracy

* investigative report tells how morbidly rich families, their companies, & their personal foundations are funding efforts to limit/restrict democracy across U.S.

#oligarchy #billionaires #meritocracy #plutocracy #WealthTax #TAXtheRich #democracy #WealthInequality #inequality #neofascism #neoliberalism #HeritageFoundation

Addendum 1

[Robert Reich] Stop worshipping billionaires
https://mastodon.social/@rbreich@masto.ai/110640904309919141

OLIGARCH Act Seeks to Combat Extreme Wealth Inequality
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110784048931702094

Oligarchy Has Arrived. Congress Must Take Notice/Act
Innovative tax-the-rich proposal before lawmakers would reverse wealth concentration suffocating democracy
https://inequality.org/great-divide/tax-the-rich-legislation

#oligarchy #billionaires #meritocracy #plutocracy #DefundBillionaires #democracy #WealthInequality #inequality #neofascism #neoliberalism #RobertReich

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Heritage Foundation mentions

Heritage Foundation (notoriously transphobic, e.g . Roger Severino, Trump admin.) is a horrifically neoconservative and influential think tank that creates policies, creates manuals on how to govern, and grooms candidates for federal office, notably the White House. As bad as they get.
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110815957572416242

Trump Loyalists Plan for 2nd Term: Gut Worker Protections
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110815906570895680
* Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025"

#HeritageFoundation

Addendum 3

American Oligarchy: Warren Buffett’s billionaire made U.S. city his personal playground
https://web.archive.org/web/20230905183523/https://www.levernews.com/american-oligarchy

Howard Buffet’s Oligarchic Playground in Small-Town America
https://jacobin.com/2023/09/howard-buffett-american-oligarchy-decatur-illinois-local-activism

Warren Buffett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
Howard Graham Buffett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Graham_Buffett

https://persagen.com >> search: "warren buffett"

#Illinois #oligarchy #billionaires #meritocracy #plutocracy #DefundBillionaires #democracy #WealthInequality #inequality #neofascism #neoliberalism

Addendum 9 cont'd

Elon Musk’s Private Interests Should Not Dictate Public Policy
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/elon-musks-private-interests-should-not-dictate-public-policy/

* in deciding to deploy Starlink satellite technology Musk became essential part of Ukrainian gov. wartime communication infrastructure
* damage this concentration of power has wrought is irrefutable
* Musk lacks credentials, expertise, popular support to act on behalf of those directly implicated in the war
* continues to do so simply by virtue of his wealth

#Musk #oligarchy #WarInUkraine

Trump Struggling w. Treasury Pick
https://newrepublic.com/article/188620/trump-treasury-pick-tariffs-wall-street

* all pot. candidates are oligarchs
* init. Howard Lutnick; Scott Bessent
* rather than choose Trump added 2 more: Marc Rowan; Kevin Warsh
* then reduced pool to 3 by naming Lutnick to run Commerce Dept

* tariffs; labor shortage due to mass deportations

* Trump will need to decide how badly he wants to impose a ruinous economic policy
* will almost certainly end up hating whomever he chooses

#Trump2 #fascism #oligarchy #TreasurySec

Addendum 10
See also addendae 3-5

Ultrarich Techies Want to Build a City f. Scratch. What Could Go Wrong?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/opinion/solano-county-flannery-associates-billionaires-build-cities.html

Mysterious company spent $800 million to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land
People behind deals a who’s who of tech industry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/land-purchases-solano-county.html

#oligarchy #meritocracy #plutocracy #DefundBillionaires #WealthInequality #BigTech #corporations #DefundCorporations #inequality #neofascism #neoliberalism #democracy #California #PeterThiel

American Oversight Demands Prompt Release of FBI Records of Matt Gaetz Investigation
https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-demands-prompt-release-of-fbi-records-of-matt-gaetz-investigation

* American Oversight filed lawsuit
* seeking FBI summaries of witness interviews f. investigation into allegations of sex trafficking
* 1st requested March 2023 via Freedom of Information Act

#watchdog #AmericanOversight #FOIA #FBI
#USpol #MattGaetz #SexTrafficking #SexCrimes #SexAbuse
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #Project2025
#Christofascism #misogyny #sexism #paternalism

House Republicans support bathroom ban access for 1st transgender member
https://apnews.com/article/sarah-mcbride-speaker-johnson-transgender-bathroom-ed5a6d74963f58dcd92fbd65274264e3

* U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for a GOP effort
* ban re: trans Democrat Sarah McBride
* “We’re not going to have men in women’s bathrooms”

Comment: GOP party in full force at last UFC/MSG event
#Trumpism #UFC #DanaWhite #KidRock #Christofascism #JonJones
#MikeJohnson #TulsiGabbard #ElonMusk #JoeRogan #MichaelChandler

#Trump2 #GOP #NancyMace #fascism #transphobia #SarahMcBride

🎵 Midday break - Woody Guthrie: Tear the Fascists Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3xUPpkxAco

* this machine kills fascists 🎸

Bonus! 🥳
Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4YKUJZI5Bg

Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #WoodyGuthrie

Sex misconduct allegations: Trump’s picks
https://19thnews.org/2024/11/sexual-misconduct-allegations-trump-cabinet-picks/?itm_source=parsely-api

* Trump: dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct back to 1970s
* surrounded by men who face similar allegations
* 4 of Trump’s top picks accused of sexual assault, harassment, or child sex trafficking

Matt Gaetz: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113477966815684871
Elon Musk: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113473035331153428
RFK Jr.: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113476752158702515
Pete Hegseth: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113473222430772097

#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #SexAbuse #misogyny #Gaetz #Musk #RFKjr #Hegseth #ChildAbuse

Trump Picks Oz, Champion Of Medicare Privatization
https://www.levernews.com/dr-oz-can-now-pull-off-his-medicare-privatization-scheme-2

Trump says he will nominate the TV doctor, who has been paid to push Medicare privatization while investing in health care giants.

@persagen
Just so people know, #DrOz is back in the news b/c of #TheOrangeMenace:

#DonnieDumbass wants to put #Oz... a fellow #ConMan turned #RealityTV star like himself... in charge of #MediCare & #MedicAid. 🤦♂️

This is all part of T**** insane level of #ToxicNarcissism. Anyone he identified with MUST be incredibly qualified. 😒
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-appoints-dr-oz-key-hhs-position-new-administration

‘Swift and unprecedented’: EPA braces for massive upheaval under Trump

Observers fear next administration will loosen environmental regulations, downplay role of science

Trump picks Dr. Oz, the celebrity TV doctor, to run Medicare and Medicaid
https://19thnews.org/2024/11/trump-picks-dr-oz-celebrity-tv-doctor-medicare-medicaid/

* Oz has a history of making degrading remarks about women
* no government experience
* expressed opposition to abortion at any point in pregnancy

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5196969/dr-oz-trump-cms

Report Exposes Dr. Mehmet Oz as 'Malicious Scam Artist'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/03/new-reporting-exposes-dr-oz-malicious-scam-artist-says-fetterman

* [Oct 2022] Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman:
"Everything [Oz] says has been a scam to help himself, not the viewers, not the voters"

As TV doctor Mehmet Oz provided platform for questionable products/views
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/03/mehmet-oz-senate-television-show

* Oz has made his medical background and his popular TV show a centerpiece of his campaign

#quack #pseudoscience
#MehmetOz #GOP #Trump2 #Medicare #Medicaid #ConspiracyTheorists

Mehmet Oz's experiments killed 300+ dogs, 100s other animals
https://www.salon.com/2022/10/04/dr-oz-conducted-experiments-that-over-300-dogs-and-hundreds-of-other-animals-report_partner

* upon being killed puppies allegedly left in garbage bag w. living puppies/littermates

Dr. Oz’s Scientific Experiments Killed 300+ Dogs, Entire Litter of Puppies
https://www.jezebel.com/dr-oz-s-scientific-experiments-killed-over-300-dogs-e-1849609272

* Columbia University internal investigation
* Oz's research team inflicted extensive suffering on canine test subjects in violation of Animal Welfare Act

#MehmetOz #DrOz #AnimalCruelty #AnimalAbuse #Trump2 #GOP #ethics

Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
https://apnews.com/article/trump-commerce-lutnick-elections-transition-cabinet-79cdda378e2affb85722323160306b30

* Trump nom. Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

#USpol #MehmetOz #Medicare #Medicaid
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025
#ConspiracyTheorists
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia