20) The influence of the super-rich, and their ability to disproportionately influence elections, is detrimental to democracy. One billionaire should not have 10,000x the influence of an average voter. We have to get money out of politics if we want a functioning democracy.
19) The total net worth of these oligarchs is about half a trillion dollars, as we know from the great research of twitter.com/ppoliticstwitter.com/donnydonnytwitter.com/pblest/statu...
18) And this thread is just the tip of the iceberg. At least 63 billionaires have now publicly endorsed Trump, hosted a fundraiser for him, or contributed to Trump campaign groups. Read more: substack.perfectunion.us/p/over-five-...
By David Moore and Donald Shaw, Sludge More than a dozen new billionaire donors to Donald Trump’s campaign groups were revealed this week when new campaign filings were posted with the Federal Electio...
17) Tory Link, CEO of beef jerky company Link Snacks, has donated at least $500,000 to the Trump campaign effort.
16) Bernard Marcus, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot known for his conservative, anti-worker politics, has already donated at least $844,600 to support Trump. readsludge.com/2024/07/16/t...
Crypto and fossil fuel executives are among the maxed out donors disclosed in Trump 47 Committee's Q2 filing with the FEC.
15) Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus and an ex-Facebook executive fired for donating to Trump in the past, has doubled down and donated the maximum amount possible.
14) Andy Beal, real estate mogul and tech giant who has long been a supporter of Republicans, has also thrown in more than six figures into the Trump 47 committee. substack.perfectunion.us/p/over-five-...
By David Moore and Donald Shaw, Sludge More than a dozen new billionaire donors to Donald Trump’s campaign groups were revealed this week when new campaign filings were posted with the Federal Electio...
12) Scott Sheffield was accused by the FTC of colluding with OPEC to reduce oil output and inflate prices during the early days of the pandemic, and was banned from serving on ExxonMobil’s board of directors as part of the Pioneer acquisition agreement. edition.cnn.com/2024/05/02/e...
Scott Sheffield, the founder and longtime CEO of a leading American oil producer, attempted to collude with OPEC and its allies to inflate prices, federal regulators alleged on Thursday.