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Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 2d

How 6 Billionaire Families Fund Climate Denial and brought us Project 2025 - desmog.com/2024/10/25/project-2025-trump-mapped-how-6-billionaire-family-fortunes-fund-climate-denial

Unraveling a $130 million web of climate denial, political extremism, and Trump campaign ties.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 2d

Those influencing Trump education policy aren't shy about wanting to eradicate public schools.

Asked what % of kids she imagines should be in public schools, Tiffany Justice -- Moms for Liberty cofounder, now with Heritage Foundation -- told @propublica.org

“I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.”

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2d

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 3d

The Epstein files keep him awake at night, he watches media all day long, & dozens (hundreds?) of photos of them. And he says he hasn't heard Ghislaine's name for a long time?
Thank you reporter for reminding him to his face why she's locked up.
The circle is closing in on the lying wannabe tyrant.

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 3d

What say you about "people" who aren't real enough to put their name on crass criticisms of those who put their name on their opinions?
Get real, DNC. Learn from the past. Trump, a corrupt conman, won. Twice?!!
This is important for our country's future. Start at [31:00]
youtu.be/hbDdrTOmeVs?...

Trump is Leading America’s Self-Destruction Spiral (w/ Damon Linker) | Mona Charen Show

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 4d

No, it was Biden's ego and his inner circle's terrible and selfish judgement. In 2024, Dems just needed a valid primary to win, and Biden denied us of that.

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 4d

Next stop: close the growing US carbon price gap with a federal cash-back carbon fee on fossil fuel production and a CBAM.
carboncashback.org/carbon-price-gap

The growing gap between the U.S. carbon price ($0) and that of our trading partners is causing the U.S. to miss out on the biggest economic opportunity of this century - leadership of the next technol...

Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 4d

How 6 Billionaire Families Fund Climate Denial and brought us Project 2025 - desmog.com/2024/10/25/project-2025-trump-mapped-how-6-billionaire-family-fortunes-fund-climate-denial

Unraveling a $130 million web of climate denial, political extremism, and Trump campaign ties.

Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 4d

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · Jul 16

👁️ Ghislaine Maxwell & Many Videos - Virginia Giuffre, 2020
Everyone & Everything Filmed 👁️ No One Knew #EpsteinFiles

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 5d

He meant all extremists, right-wing too, right?
Why is there so much lying in right-wing media? About the Kochs and the Wilks, PragerU, DailyWire, and Fox - youtu.be/7ApjSrB6E1c

YouTube video by Second Thought

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 6d

And a steeply rising cash-back carbon fee on fossil fuel production and a CBAM.
carboncashback.org/carbon-price-gap

The growing gap between the U.S. carbon price ($0) and that of our trading partners is causing the U.S. to miss the biggest economic opportunity of this century - leadership of the next technological ...

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 8d

Lies and funding of lies abound. See the Headwinds section in the 1-hour recording (start at [17:30] in carboncashback.org/carbon-price-gap).

Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025

John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 8d

How 6 Billionaire Families Fund Climate Denial and brought us Project 2025 - desmog.com/2024/10/25/project-2025-trump-mapped-how-6-billionaire-family-fortunes-fund-climate-denial

Unraveling a $130 million web of climate denial, political extremism, and Trump campaign ties.

Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 8d

How 6 Billionaire Families Fund Climate Denial and brought us Project 2025 - desmog.com/2024/10/25/project-2025-trump-mapped-how-6-billionaire-family-fortunes-fund-climate-denial

Unraveling a $130 million web of climate denial, political extremism, and Trump campaign ties.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 8d

But I thought he said he “knew nothing about” Project 2025?

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John Gage @johngage.bsky.social · 9d

Good news! We need politicians who are brave enough to stand up to powerful polluting special interests. Climate pollution from fossil fuels will keep growing our costs & risks until we are able to close the growing US carbon price gap with a cash-back carbon fee.
carboncashback.org/carbon-price-gap

The gap between the U.S. carbon price ($0) and the global price necessary to achieve science-based pollution reduction targets is growing. In addition to causing our costs and risks to increase, and...