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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 11m

We mapped out some of the key oligarchs and billionaire corporations that are profiting from ICE's deportation machine.

More: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 2h

Join @acrecampaigns.bsky.social October 22nd for their webinar The Billionaire Power Grab and How To Fight Back
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The Billionaire Power Grab and How To Fight Back · May Day Strong

Billionaires are taking control of our government and coming after our jobs, families, communities, and essential services at an alarming rate. That is why organized people across the country are comi...

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Big donors pushing to deregulate banking under the guise of fighting "debanking" include:

💲 Crypto
⛽️ Fossil Fuels
😡 Private Prisons
+ others
littlesis.org/news/crypto-...

Crypto, Fossil Fuels, Private Prisons Push for Banking Deregulation - Little Sis

Corporate-backed politicians are working to advance legislation against so-called "de-banking"

littlesis.org

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 1d

Join Historians for Peace and Democracy and @convergencemag.com for this important and timely teach-in with historians Barbara Ransby and Barbara Weinstein tomorrow!
actionnetwork.org/events/troop...

Troops in the Street: What Does An Authoritarian Takeover Look Like?

With Historians Barbara Ransby and Barbara Weinstein.

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 1d

Read about how corporate-backed politicians are working to advance legislation against so-called “de-banking”
littlesis.org/news/crypto-...

A power map titled, Corporate Backers of Anti-"Debanking" Push, shows the connections between four elected officials and various corporations, corporate interest groups and banks. Arrows are used to demonstrate who each of the four elected officials has received donations from.

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Corporate interests tied to crypto, fossil fuels + private prisons are pushing for banking deregulation under the guise of taking on "discriminatory debanking."

They've showered big money on politicians advancing anti-"debanking" legislation.

Story: littlesis.org/news/crypto-...

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 7d

Interested in researching Universities, Corporate Front Groups, Cultural Institutions or other non-profits?

Check out our Research Tools for Organizers training recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFk0...

Session 3: Nonprofits– Universities, Corporate Front Groups, Cultural Institutions, and more

YouTube video by Public Accountability Initiative

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 8d

Want to get started mapping networks of power?
Visit our Map the Power Toolkit and explore our research guides, case studies and various free training recordings we provide to help support you on your power research journey.
mapthepower.net

Map The Power - Toolkit

To build stronger and more sustainable campaigns and movements that win, we need sharper analysis of the power structures we’re up against. Power research done by and for our movements is one tool tha...

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 8d

Power Research allows out to take a broader view, going up the food chain to look at major corporations and billionaires and other organizations and individuals who wield extraordinary amounts of influence and control in our society.

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 8d

The power structure is not contained within the institutions and individuals that we’re often told have power in a democracy.

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 12d

We have many more tools to help guide your power research at our map the power toolkit
mapthepower.net

Map The Power - Toolkit

To build stronger and more sustainable campaigns and movements that win, we need sharper analysis of the power structures we’re up against. Power research done by and for our movements is one tool tha...

mapthepower.net

LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 12d

Interested in researching corporate power?
Check out our Power Research Tools for organizers training recording on researching corporations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Ac...

Session 2: The Corporation

YouTube video by Public Accountability Initiative

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 14d

If your organization or campaign wants to get started mapping billionaire power, check out the many resources at our Map the Power site, including guides, trainings, and much more.

Link: mapthepower.net

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 14d

Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are worth a combined $1.343 trillion.

We are truly living under an oligarchy dominated by billionaire power.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 29d

KKR and the fossil fuel industry are creating a crisis in the predominantly Black and Brown community of Port Arthur, TX.

Learn how its residents are calling out private equity for its harmful impacts on their communities.

Sacrificed - Action Center on Race and the Economy

Sacrificed: KKR & the Black and Brown Communities in the Gulf Coast Port Arthur stands out. Port Arthur stands out on the Gulf Coast, which is where much of the US’s fossil fuel infrastructure is conc...

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 15d

"ICE and DHS contract and subcontract with hundreds of companies. Many of these are obscure, niche businesses, but a good number are also name-brand, consumer-facing corporations led by prominent executives and powerful oligarchs."
Read the full post: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis

A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

littlesis.org

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Stop the Money Pipeline @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social · 18d

T-Mobile lobbied for Trump’s big, disastrous budget bill that will strip millions of healthcare to pay for tax cuts for the millionaire and billionaire class.

T-Mobile proudly supporting Trump’s bill is a win for millionaires + billionaires and a betrayal to working people.
#BoycottTMobile

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 15d

Find out who is profiting from ICE where you live: readsludge.com/2025/05/09/w...

Who’s Profiting From ICE?

Use this interactive map to see the companies near you with active U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts.

readsludge.com

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 15d

"ICE and DHS contract and subcontract with hundreds of companies. Many of these are obscure, niche businesses, but a good number are also name-brand, consumer-facing corporations led by prominent executives and powerful oligarchs."
Read the full post: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis

A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

littlesis.org

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 20d

"Palantir Technologies sits at the core of ICE’s deportation machine."

"GEO is ICE’s largest contractor."

"[Amazon] provides critical services for ICE."

More on the oligarchs + corporations enabling ICE: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

A powermap showing bubbles containing corporation and company logos as wells as pictures of billionaires which connected to lines and arrows that show the corporate connections between each of these entities. The arrows lead inward towards a bubble in the center that reads Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 20d

Sign up to get started and begin connecting the dots... littlesis.org/database

LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 20d

Our users have made 44,6516 connections between:
💰paid for politicians,
🐱corporate fat cats,
🚪revolving door lobbyists,
🤫secretive super PACs,
🧠and elite think tanks

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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 20d

The LittleSis Power Research Database brings together a community of watchdogs who believe in transparency and accountability where it matters most.

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MediaJustice @mediajustice.bsky.social · 21d

Have you registered yet?

Join us and our amazing speakers TODAY at 5:30 PM ET | 2:30 PM PT to get the break down of how data centers are damaging our communities and planet for #BigTech profit we never benefit from:
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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 21d

Here’s a demo on how to use our power mapping tool Oligrapher to visualize power networks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-aD...

How to Build a Network Map Using Oligrapher

YouTube video by Public Accountability Initiative

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