I’m not a lawyer. I’m not a politician. I’m not a trained researcher or investigator. I’m nobody important or special. What I am is a pissed off citizen who has had ENOUGH. My anger is what fuels my imperfect research, and it is my anger that fuels make connections between these organizations and what’s going on in Congress. I want a multi-racial, multi-ethnic democracy, and it’s groups like the ones listed above, who stand in our way of achieving this. America will never be perfect, but we can make it better for EVERYONE! 🇺🇸- Mad Mudpuppy
that fuels me to* make connections
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Here are Four Key Indicators of Authoritarian Behavior based on "How Democracies Die". Using examples, I'll show you how Trump possesses every one of these qualities. Link to sources below.
🧵/ This screenshot is from one of Alexey Komov's websites from 2014 containing a statement focused on the expansion of Russia's internet censorship. One of the signatories was Dignitatis Humanae Institute (Human Dignity Institute). web.archive.org/web/2015101007…
This is the same Dignitatis Humanae Institute Steve Bannon wanted to turn into a right-wing political academy. theguardian.com/us-news/2021/m…
👀 This is rather concerning, and may foreshadow where we are headed with our current Supreme Court.
🧵/ In February 2012, a now sitting Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, signed on to a letter bashing former President Obama and HHS for mandating that contraceptives be covered by health insurance providers. Signatories, including Coney Barrett, claimed that Obama failed to protect their "religious liberties". afj.org/wp-content/upl…
🧵/Chief Justice John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, and Samuel Alito all have financial ties to Wisconsin Bell, who is taking the federal government to the Supreme Court. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…
🧵/ Justice Alito is invested in Vanguard Group, which is a shareholder of a corporation who has already filed an amicus brief in the upcoming NEPA case before the court. Alito would stand to gain financially if the majority rules in favor of “Seven County Infrastructure Coalition”. eenews.net/articles/supre…
NextDecade, the corporation listed above, has filed an amicus brief in the NEPA case, in support of Seven County Infrastructure Coalition. The case is set for oral argument in December. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…
For example, I reviewed Justice Alito’s investments in 2022, which showed he was invested in Vanguard Total Market Index Fund, worth between $250,000-$500,000. projects.propublica.org/supreme-connec…