The EPA press release echoes NY Post, which on Wednesday published one of the most pathetically under-researched articles I've ever seen. It reads like a @DataRepublican post, alleging that the EPA gave BILLIONS to unaccountable groups that had only been formed recently.
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https://twitter.com/electricfutures/status/1898026819502141457
The first example is Climate United Fund, which the author complains formed only months before being awarded $7B.
In reality, it's a joint venture between Calvert Impact, Self-Help Ventures Fund, and Community Preservation Corp.
They are 30, 44, and 50 years old, respectively.
In reality, it's a joint venture between Calvert Impact, Self-Help Ventures Fund, and Community Preservation Corp.
They are 30, 44, and 50 years old, respectively.
Calvert is an investment firm focused on social and environmental impact. The latter two are CDFIs - credit unions that invest in revitalizing underserved communities across the country.
JVs that draw on expertise of multiple orgs to meet the needs of a contract is not unusual.
JVs that draw on expertise of multiple orgs to meet the needs of a contract is not unusual.
The author, @isareport, goes on to claim that "because the company is so new, there is no publicly published accounting of how it plans to spend the $7B". Really? The 50-page plan is literally published on their website. It's almost like you have no interest in finding the truth!
If that's too much reading for you, @isareport, you could maybe spend 5 seconds scanning the FAQ where they explain both their high level goals & the fact that the EPA literally ENCOURAGED APPLICANTS TO FORM COALITIONS! This isn't a conspiracy. You just fucking suck at your job.
*ahem* anyways, now let's take a look what ACTUAL political corruption looks like.
As I've previously reported, @KristiNoem's DHS awarded a $65M advertising contract to SAFE AMERICA MEDIA, a shell corporation formed 3 days before the closed solicitation.
As I've previously reported, @KristiNoem's DHS awarded a $65M advertising contract to SAFE AMERICA MEDIA, a shell corporation formed 3 days before the closed solicitation.
https://x.com/electricfutures/status/1893056257830838594
Unlike Climate United, "SAFE AMERICA MEDIA" has NO public facing information whatsoever, and didn't even have to compete with other companies to justify its funding.
In this case, the LLC was likely formed to hide the actual identity of the contractor, which turns out to be...
In this case, the LLC was likely formed to hide the actual identity of the contractor, which turns out to be...
DMM media - a media firm staffed by Republican political operatives that appears to work exclusively on microtargeted ads for Republican campaigns.
Both DMM & "Safe America Media" are run by Mike McElwain, a former deputy political director of the NRCC.
sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mich…
Both DMM & "Safe America Media" are run by Mike McElwain, a former deputy political director of the NRCC.
sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mich…
Another $200M contract was awarded to People Who Think LLC, which has a public-facing website but was founded by Jay Connaughton - the guy who effectively ran Trump's entire 2016 TV ad campaign.
heraldguide.com/columns/louisi…
heraldguide.com/columns/louisi…
So here's a quarter billion dollars allocated to state-funded propaganda being funneled into partisan organizations that helped get Trump elected. Good thing the genius investigators at @newyorkpost are here to save the day by smearing perfectly legitimate organizations!
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