ECP NETHAPPENINGS NEWSLETTER
BREAKING
A “dark money” group that helped sponsor the rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, more than quadrupled its revenue during its most recent fiscal year, according to OpenSecrets’ review of tax returns.
Turning Point Action is the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm of Turning Point, a conservative student group that flourished under former President Donald Trump’s administration. Turning Point is spearheaded by its 501(c)(3) arm, Turning Point USA, and is best known for conservative youth engagement efforts and digital operations, which were used to promote the Jan. 6 rally. The 501(c)(4) advocacy arm, Turning Point Action, was one of nine groups listed as “participating” in the Jan. 6 rally. Caroline Wren, a top Trump fundraiser campaign who was listed as a “VIP Advisor” on the permit granted by the National Park Service for the Jan. 6 rally, allegedly “parked funds” for the Stop the Steal rally in Washington, D.C., with Turning Point and two other groups involved in the rally ahead of Jan. 6.
MSNBC’s Andrew Weissman is reporting that Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign manager Paul Manafort made a deal with Vladimir Putin to help Trump get elected.
Jan Select Cmte releases batch of transcripts w/ key witnesses, including Donald Trump,Jr, Kim Guilfoyle, DC Police Chief, DC Mayor, Ray Epps, Christina Bobb, Trump Jr: https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/20220503_Donald%20J.%20Trump%2C%20Jr..pdf
@avi_eisen has been arrested in Puerto Rico.
Although it may be satisfying to see this arrogant aggressor finally arrested, the consequences of his case do not look good for DeFi. Code is not law.
https://rekt.news/avi-arrested/
In the US, code is considered speech by the Supreme Court. Use this info.
Use it when your friend says the US will ban #Bitcoin. It can’t.
#BTC is just code.
It’s protected under the first amendment via Bernstein vs Department of Justice. We will win.
Former President Trump foreign policy advisor John Bolton said that Donald Trump planned to withdraw the U.S. from NATO and allow Russian expansion in Ukraine and further into Europe.
ReTHUGlican Elon Musk
announced a new Twitter policy
that includes
“reasoned questioning of the science.”
Just like this!
NBC News Has Confirmed That The Probe Into Deleted Secret Service Text Message Scandal Is Now Officially A Criminal Investigation
SBF is allowed on the internet but not allowed to make purchases over $1,000, or start a business.
Steven Beschloss @StevenBeschloss
“The road forward will be paved with sociopaths and sociopathy. It could be decades before this cancer is removed from the body politic. In the now, we will face more death, destruction and terrorism because of this shameless servitude to keeping power.”
https://america.substack.com/p/the-sociopathy-of-greg-abbott-redux
#Florida tax analysis includes $60 million in sales tax exemptions that “serve an unclear public purpose.” Tax breaks for tix to Super Bowl, car races, gun club memberships, fancy boats.
“The report found that the state’s many tax breaks and subsidies do not offer targeted relief to lower-income individuals, who pay more proportionally on sales taxes – the state’s main source of revenue because there’s no state income tax — than those with higher incomes”
George Santos: “…It’s not like Ukraine is a great democracy. It’s a totalitarian regime. They’re not a great bastion of freedom.”
It’s starting to look like Santos might be a Russian asset.
George Santos would NEVER have been elected if he had been honest with the voters about his background. He’s a total fraud and should be forced to resign his seat.