An attack on transparence. This is what authoritarians do: cover up their support from wealthy and powerful interests. - ThreadSky

davidcorn.bsky.social • 204 days ago

An attack on transparence. This is what authoritarians do: cover up their support from wealthy and powerful interests.

Trump breaks precedent by keeping transition funding secret — the funding is obviously important, but it’s already crystal clear which billionaires are having outsized transition influence on Trump. Just look who he’s been spending time with.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u...

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jenresisted.bsky.social•204 days ago

This is what happens when there are t any consequences for anything. 🤷🏻‍♀️

carldownunder.bsky.social•204 days ago

When the SCOTUS allowed money to vote as if it were a citizen the gates of hell opened as anyone with half a brain knew it would. Now money was elected by itself to rule. Kinda like voting for that $20 bill you saw in the subway but wouldn't pick up because it was covered in filth

michelletmc11.bsky.social•204 days ago

Nothing worse than a sneaky con man

justicah.bsky.social•204 days ago

Why have laws ,if we do nothing when they’re cast aside.

houndsofgeorge.bsky.social•204 days ago

moldyteeth.bsky.social•204 days ago

Open corruption. Just like always. Hell why not he got elected being corrupt so why try to hide it now?

bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social•204 days ago

THEN HE SHOULD BE SUED FOR THE INFO.

prsist.bsky.social•203 days ago

Screw billionaires, the money is coming from Putin. Prove me wrong!!

cruisinalong.bsky.social•203 days ago

What or who is he hiding?

triplozero.bsky.social•204 days ago

It would be awkward if he had to say Putin.

mynahleague.bsky.social•204 days ago

It’s no secret about secret dark money. It’s getting worse every year. What is to be done? Oversight Agencies are impotent, the media is owned by billionaires. Then there is the expected return on investments.

handmethesoma.bsky.social•204 days ago

What do you expect from the criminal mind of DJT?

bluesky411.bsky.social•204 days ago

𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔰𝔪 𝔱𝔬 𝔡𝔦𝔠𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔭 𝔲𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔤𝔞𝔷𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔞𝔦𝔯𝔢𝔰 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔰𝔨𝔢𝔡 𝔣𝔬𝔯 20% 𝔪𝔞𝔶𝔟𝔢 𝔡𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔠𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔶 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢 𝔞 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔞𝔤𝔞𝔦𝔫 !!!!!

suebird33.bsky.social•204 days ago

Is there nothing that can be done!?

5miriam9.bsky.social•204 days ago

And, of course, he'll get away with it. Who's going to hold him accountable?

icunurlildog2.bsky.social•204 days ago

If he did anything legit it'd shock most the population because it's nothing anyone expects - not people on the left and definitely not people on the right.

ed080850.bsky.social•204 days ago

All this money in politics has got to stop. They are circumventing the voters and reducing the productivity of economic activity by diverting money.

qf-security.co.za•204 days ago

Absolute power corrupts absolutely but true, tyranny seeks power control and to subjugate... sometimes by any means necessary. The price is freedom is high, always have been.

artweber.bsky.social•204 days ago

Trump's end goal is to transform our entire government into an oligarchy working for HIM, *not* the American people. He does it by hiring loyalists and sowing chaos, doubt, fear, and hate.

Trump supporters: What you THOUGHT you were voting for is NOT what you're going to get.

We tried to tell you.

soosanjane.bsky.social•204 days ago

Trump is owned by the billionaires. He is weakened by a need for money and his drive to look powerful. The rich can give him that, to get what they want. He cares not at what cost
But let’s not forget he was voted in by a democratic process. (Albeit based on lies and propaganda)

martyd409.bsky.social•204 days ago

Foreign money can flow in to the transition team with NO reporting. 😳

padresmellon.bsky.social•204 days ago

J C is this country just going to sit by and let this crooked traitor run over every law in this country?

jbvta.bsky.social•204 days ago

Yup. And apparently no one will stop him.
This is what we get when idiots elect someone who promises to be a dictator on day one.

cajunblue.bsky.social•204 days ago

Yup.

1111samantha4444.bsky.social•204 days ago

Apparently his voters don't care how dishonest he is.

jayne4freedom.bsky.social•204 days ago

My question is wtf isn't our government doing anything about it?
Why is everyone packing their bags and going home?

tamaraitalian.bsky.social•204 days ago

I’d like to keep my federal income tax withholding under wraps for awhile.

billyboomer.bsky.social•204 days ago

I can hardly wait for the press conferences where the media are absolute wussies again.

adrianelizabeth.bsky.social•203 days ago

...but, the price of eggs on my Instacart order.

gogs-48.bsky.social•204 days ago

Maybe instead of precedence there should be actual rules.

dave406.bsky.social•204 days ago

And the disgust and corruption is just starting.

coloradotransplant.bsky.social•204 days ago

And ai have no doubt that a lot of that transition funding is lining his pockets.

immigrant2blusky.bsky.social•204 days ago

NYTs should just ask one of their own to get more information on this matter…Maggie Haberman.

stacy22mom.bsky.social•204 days ago

IMO scariest part of this is the last line of this paragraph from the article:

bluephoenix718.bsky.social•203 days ago

Yep! And Ruth Ben-Ghiat would agree completely.

thefascistquestion.bsky.social•204 days ago

10 to 1 he’s taking in million is not billions in cryptic foreign enemy e-dollars

bertfoxson.bsky.social•204 days ago

What’s the exchange rate in the U.S. on rubles? I’m sure Trump knows.

randidoeker.bsky.social•204 days ago

The term to spread is Crony Capitalism .

jfrankesq.bsky.social•204 days ago

Just like last time. Deja Vu all over again

lizglasgow.bsky.social•204 days ago

Why is anyone surprised

benadler89.bsky.social•204 days ago

Nice and transparent. Just the way we like our dictators

nanso44.bsky.social•204 days ago

-SHONKY…EVERYTHINGIS

heartlesscreatures.bsky.social•204 days ago

jakec74.bsky.social•204 days ago

We know who:
Mercer
Leo Leonard
Hobby Lobby
Harold Hamm
Timothy Mellon
Bernie Marcus
Perlmutter
Ricketts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/06/14/these-are-the-billionaires-supporting-trumps-campaign/

judig.bsky.social•204 days ago

Everyone acts so surprised he is doing this - did you not listen to him the past four years in the ad nauseum rallies, videos and any air time he could get? Seriously, how can you be surprised??? 🙄

dmokaren.bsky.social•203 days ago

Needs to be reported honestly to the American people. Oversight and Accountability are important.

luciensparks88.bsky.social•204 days ago

His whole campaign was run and stolen on secret (Elon Musk) money!

missrevo.bsky.social•204 days ago

So we don’t have any enforceable laws against this anymore, right?? thanks to Sam Alito, and Clarence Thomas and their ilk?

kauaiarts.bsky.social•204 days ago

Why do we let him get away with everything?
Why????????!!!

vickib.bsky.social•204 days ago

He should not have the election certified until he complies.

clutch22.bsky.social•203 days ago

Bought and sold…there are going to be some sad poor white people..

mn54.bsky.social•204 days ago

No one should be surprised, The 5th Risk details everything he and his minions did or didn't do during the 1st transition. We Americans are slow learners or embarrassingly dumb and don't care.

newlife25.bsky.social•204 days ago

Just mention George Soros name and watch their heads explode! “What’s good for me is not for thee!”

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