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Is now a good time to take a look at #Facebook’s VP for Global Public Policy, Joel Kaplan; his connection to William Burck; Kaplan’s and Burck’s connections to Lindsey Graham—and how all three connect directly to Brett Kavanaugh?
We’ll start here:
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On second thought, maybe we should start with Senator Graham’s performance during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. Keep this image in mind while reading the rest of the thread.
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Anyway, it’s weird that the Zuckerberg-funded nonprofit’s ad for Graham didn’t mention immigration.
Here’s Mitch McConnell’s brother in law explaining how Graham’s ad was purchased by a “smart team of political operatives,” including Joel Kaplan:
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Why didn’t Zuckerberg simply arrange a private dinner with Lindsey Graham—as he did later—toward aligning Graham with the nonprofit’s efforts? Maybe an unsolicited six-figure ad buy is kinda the same thing?
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Joel Kaplan’s second row seat to the Kavanaugh hearings made a few waves, of course.
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Although Kaplan received far less scrutiny for the work he reportedly performed to help assure his friend Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
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The Joel Kaplan-William Burck connection is simple: Both were George W. Bush appointees. Kaplan was an Assistant to the President; Burck, a Deputy Assistant.
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Burck’s role in Kavanaugh’s confirmation may have been the most important of all: He was hired by George W. Bush to bury, under executive privilege claims, thousands of pages of documents from Kavanaugh’s tenure as Bush’s Staff Secretary.
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After Lindsey Graham confirmed Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice, Graham’s principal campaign committee received a $10,000 contribution from William Burck.
Kavanaugh’s confirmation wasn’t the culmination of a five-year influence op, but I find it interesting that two people who played major roles in Kavanaugh’s confirmation made a six-figure ad buy to benefit Lindsey Graham, or made a five-figure contribution to his campaign.
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Also: Joel Kaplan gave $2,800.00 to Team Graham Inc. on October 6, 2020.
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Republican NC State Rep. Jeff McNeely proposed an illegal audit of a blue county’s voting machines eleven months after the election, citing “many, many millions of accusations" of "machine tampering and votes being switched because of modems.”
Durham’s Rep., Zack Hawkins:
“The people in Durham County take elections very seriously. You are not welcome in Durham County, and I'm not sure if you want to step foot in Durham County and try to inspect the machines. You will not be greeted as liberators, let me be clear.”
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Did Mitch McConnell just mention Democrats, ports, and China in the same sentence? Is it my birthday?
It seems like a good time for a history lesson on Mitch McConnell’s connections to China, and to port funding.
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Here’s a partial quote:
“…Democrats have taken our roads, bridges, ports, airports, and waterways hostage to ram through an historically reckless taxing and spending spree that would hurt families and help China."
The “ports” part is easy: Mitch McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, doled out over $64,000,000 to clients of the Florida lobbyist she hired as her “advisor on ports” shortly after her confirmation as Secretary of Transportation.
When DeJoy was elected Postmaster General by a board whose members were all confirmed by Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao’s brother in law made a $26.8M XPO Logistics purchase for his hedge fund—its first ever XPO purchase.
I recognize three Onslow County Board of Education members, none of whom are wearing masks. This aligns with the “masks are a personal choice” policy they’ve mandated at all county schools for the upcoming school year.
Mitch McConnell’s brother in law made a $26.8 million XPO Logistics purchase for his hedge fund—his fund’s first ever XPO purchase—after DeJoy was unanimously elected Postmaster General by a board comprised of governors Mitch McConnell confirmed.
In 2015, McConnell reported that his wife earned $50,001-$100,000 from her investment in said brother in law’s Caymans-registered offshore fund. I think it’s safe to say that they’re familiar with the hedge fund.