In August, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reported that Koch-funded organizations spent over $1.1 billion in the 2020 election cycle.
The Billionaire Kingmaker (Still) Dividing the Nation
Source: The Progressive | Published: 1/3/2023
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My Week Inside a Right-Wing “Constitutional Defense” Training Camp
Source: The New Republic | Published: 1/3/2023
Meckler denies that COSA has ever accepted Koch money, but he is certainly getting money from somewhere. The three nonprofits associated with the Convention of States movement, all headed by Meckler, had a combined revenue of $11.9 million in 2020. Investigative reporting by the Center for Media and Democracy found that one of them, once […]
REVEALED: The Donors to Tucker Carlson’s News Org—and Their Ethical Conflicts
Source: The Daily Beast | Published: 12/16/2022
Part of the foundation’s stated mission is to train young reporters, but its staff also generates content, which the Daily Caller then gets to post to its site for free. And while this content is nominally available to any publication, The Washington Post reported that it’s rarely used by anyone beyond the Daily Caller. A […]
The Berkeley Springs Hate Group Who Stole Christmas
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center | Published: 12/15/2022
Despite the contentious environment in Berkeley Springs, donation data provided by Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) to Hatewatch should give those in town opposed to VDARE’s ideology reason for cautious optimism. The hate group surged in prominence during the Trump era, due to the Republican Party’s embrace of hardline anti-immigrant views. Trump’s authority also […]
By embracing anti-Fauci and QAnon conspiracies, Musk tests how low Twitter can sink
Source: Los Angeles Times | Published: 12/14/2022
Bhattacharya is joined in his lawsuit against the Biden administration by Martin Kulldorff, another co-author of the declaration, and a few other plaintiffs. As the writer Walker Bragman has pointed out, they’re represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a right-wing litigation factory that has received funding from the Koch network. (The Alliance is also […]
How a Trump-allied group fighting ‘anti-white bigotry’ beats Biden in court
Source: The Washington Post | Published: 12/12/2022
CPI’s revenue exploded last year to $45 million, up from about $7 million in 2020, according to its latest tax filing, obtained by Accountable.US and the Center for Media and Democracy. Its $1.3 million donation to AFL was the largest of eight grants that it made last year. Tax records also show AFL last year […]
Ohio GOP lawmakers pushing photo ID mandate to vote, hurdles for troops’ ballots
Source: ABC 6 | Published: 12/8/2022
“Requiring a voter to show a photo ID will simultaneously confirm their identify and preclude a bad actor from stealing their vote,” testified Beau Euton. She’s with Opportunities Solutions Project, a group allied with the Florida-based conservative organization Foundation for Government Accountability, according to the liberal Center for Media and Democracy.
Rough ride coming up?
Source: Idaho Mountain Express | Published: 11/30/2022
Dewhirst was a litigator with the libertarian Freedom Foundation that the Center for Media and Democracy states is “well-known for advancing aggressive techniques to dismantle unions.”
Anti-ESG Office Holders Join Forces with Religious Extremism
Source: Triple Pundit | Published: 11/30/2022
Another leading element in the anti-ESG movement that has recently come to light is the nonprofit organization State Financial Officers Foundation. The group reportedly claims that it is not involved in advocating for elected officials. However, its financial “team” is staffed exclusively with Republicans, many of whom hold elected office, according to research by David […]
The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Deceptive Campaign to Kill Offshore Wind
Source: Distilled | Published: 11/29/2022
Fossil fuels, in turn, give TPPF a lot of support. Like many SPN affiliates, TPPF’s largest known donor is Charles Koch. The fossil fuel billionaire has given at least $7.6 million to TPPF, including a $1.3 million donation in 2020 and a $1.5 million donationin 2019. TPPF has also received money from ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, […]