Post B0dp58GRZP5jOcQ66a by mls14@social.vivaldi.net
(DIR) More posts by mls14@social.vivaldi.net
(DIR) Post #B0doXh6VWwP3bUpOJU by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:13:05Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
A full year after making a public pledge to do so, #Trump disclosed a list of #donors who helped #pay for his transition to #power.The list of 46 individuals…includes #billionaires like #JeffYass & #PaulSinger as well as several who went on to be #appointees in the current #administration.In total, the transition said it raised slightly >$14M, but did not specify how much each donor contributed. It said $13.7M was spent on the transition.#law #corruption #PayToPlay https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/politics/trump-transition-donors.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
(DIR) Post #B0dohmOsh3SqvTEODw by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:14:55Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
“President Trump greatly appreciates his supporters & donors; however, unlike politicians of the past, he is not bought by anyone & does what’s in the best interest of the country,” Danielle Alvarez, a spox for the #Trump transition, ridiculously said in a statement. “Any suggestion otherwise is simply false.”#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors
(DIR) Post #B0doy2aQHVdHlANq9w by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:17:51Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
On the list are #LindaMcMahon & #HowardLutnick, who served as co-chairs of the transition & were subsequently appointed as the secretaries of #education & #commerce, respectively. #SteveWitkoff, #Trump special envoy to the #MiddleEast, donated, as did #StanleyWoodward Jr., the third-ranking official in the #DOJ. #DominickGerace II, who was sworn in as the #USattorney for the Southern District of Ohio in August, is also listed as a donor.#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #billionaires
(DIR) Post #B0dp58GRZP5jOcQ66a by mls14@social.vivaldi.net
2025-11-26T15:19:04Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex 🤣 Also he is very thin and looks like he is 35.
(DIR) Post #B0dp6RmqTG8eEZCcM4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:19:22Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
At least 3 of the entries on the list matched names of Washington #lobbyists, but their identities could not be confirmed. Lobbyists with those names did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday evening. Because the list did not include addresses, hometowns or professions, it was not possible to confirm the identity of many other individuals described as #donors.#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #Trump #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
(DIR) Post #B0dpHbb4KztPqR0z4a by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:21:24Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Until now, the #Trump admin had not released any info about the #finances of its transition, the work-intensive project of preparing to take #control of the #government in the period after a presidential election.Late last year, Trump’s transition team REFUSED to sign an agreement with the GSA that would have required it to publish the names of its contributors & the amount of money they donated within 30 days of the inauguration in exchange for >$7M in federal funding & administrative support.
(DIR) Post #B0dpQJAqCfltJStfA8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:22:58Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Prior administrations, including Trump’s in 2016, signed that agreement, which in addition to the disclosure obligation caps individual donations at $5,000 & bars #foreign contributions. By declining to sign, the second #Trump transition sidestepped those strictures & presumably could accept far larger contributions.#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
(DIR) Post #B0dppKt6y3lDruXQ00 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:27:29Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Almost exactly 1 yr ago, #SusieWiles, now serving as Trump’s chief of staff, described the decision not to sign the #GSA agreement as a way to “save taxpayers’ hard-earned money”🤨. At the time, she also pledged to disclose the names of #donors & to ensure that no noncitizens contributed….#Trump had reported raising $6.5M for his first presidential transition, all from private donations under the $5k cap. In 2021, President Joe #Biden disclosed $22.1M in contributions to his transition.#USpol
(DIR) Post #B0dq3QsHVSPcUQs62y by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:30:02Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
#Watchdog groups had raised alarm about the lack of #transparency surrounding the most recent #Trump transition, noting that by not revealing who was contributing—& how much they had chipped in—it was nearly impossible for the public to know about #ConflictsOfInterest or #PayToPlay arrangements.#law #government #corruption #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
(DIR) Post #B0dqA1m3EBRufY6OcS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:31:14Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
“They claimed they were saving taxpayers money, but what they were doing was hiding the ball about who is buying the #government,” said Max Stier, the president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, which promotes best practices in the federal government & runs the Center for Presidential Transition.#law #corruption #PayToPlay #Trump #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
(DIR) Post #B0dqJNb7SPKYxbRr6W by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:32:53Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Last week, that group released a report on the #Trump transition that criticized it for “significant departures from established norms,” noting that it started late & relied heavily on a handful of outside think tanks, chiefly the #HeritageFoundation & the #AmericaFirstPolicyInstitute, to develop policy & hire personnel for the new administration.#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited https://presidentialtransition.org/reports-publications/lessons-learned/
(DIR) Post #B0dqXdNtYk0fya3mDo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:35:25Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
The report called on #Congress [good luck] to create laws requiring transitions to disclose the names of #donors who give over a threshold amount as well as to publicly account for spending by the transition, which it said would “create public scrutiny that encourages the transition team to police itself tightly against conflicts of interest.”#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #Trump #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
(DIR) Post #B0dqred2duVRcvgtcm by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:38:58Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
The transition organization, formally known as #Trump Vance 2025 Transition Inc., was incorporated in Florida & registered with the #IRS as a type of non-charitable nonprofit. As such, it does NOT have to pay #taxes, but cannot give its donors a tax break for their gifts.By law, it must file an annual report with the IRS showing what it raised & how it spent its money, though it is not required to disclose #donors’ names. That report must be provided to the public upon request.#law #DarkMoney
(DIR) Post #B0drEBrBmWtb3M3Q80 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:43:09Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
3 of the #donors also gave to Trump’s inaugural fund. #LindaMcMahon & #PaulSinger each donated $1M, while #MarleneRicketts, the wife of the founder of #TDAmeritrade, contributed $1.1M. In total, #Trump raised a record $250.4M for his inauguration, more than 2X the amount raised for his first one.#HowardLutnick was also a donor to the $300M White House #ballroom construction project, acc/to a list disclosed last month.#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #power #billionaires #DarkMoney
(DIR) Post #B0drbnWvsaZkYTpuoC by grammasaurus@mastodon.social
2025-11-26T15:47:24Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex I’m sure glad you cover these horrendous stories, but honestly it seems like it would be faster to only report when there ISN’T corruption involved.
(DIR) Post #B0drbnbBclyilfpJRI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:47:26Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
See attached pics for the list of Trump transition donors. Unknown amounts.#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
(DIR) Post #B0drdDxv4yS0pf8i5g by heretical_i@kafeneio.social
2025-11-26T15:47:39Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex@masto.ai Every US administration relies on think tanks folks. Every single one. The Heritage foundation for example has provided advice cnd staff for every single Conservative or right wing president in most of your lives.This think tank makes money pointing that out🤣 Suckers!Ps. Your regurgitating this nonsense on bsky makes me rotflmmfao because Blue Faction of the duopoly diversionary NOISE Machine
(DIR) Post #B0dro9JGjGn1ZvKorI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-26T15:49:41Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@grammasaurus I would have nothing to do!
(DIR) Post #B0ds7COlTBuoexzNtA by timo21@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-11-26T15:52:51Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex I expect the independent media will soon have a fully developed a portfolio of financial links to these donors.
(DIR) Post #B0dsJFFigTXCzEVD04 by Enema_Cowboy@dotnet.social
2025-11-26T15:55:14Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex Dacher Keltner and other psychologists have showed that higher socioeconomic class—essentially, higher satisfaction of esteem needs—leads to increased unethical behavior; -John Brockman
(DIR) Post #B0e9EfLNwpxNgFYRyi by Beachbum@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-11-26T16:16:09Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex They started the hiring process a couple of years ago. They found every conspiracy theorist and election denier in the country and had their human resources stacked.
(DIR) Post #B0eAOsCf5m8MPeuCRc by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-11-26T17:29:27Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex Pay to.playBeats begging.
(DIR) Post #B0eDNixiGT6NKD3apU by grammasaurus@mastodon.social
2025-11-26T16:23:49Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Nonilex One can dream! Happy Thanksgiving!