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politics1 month ago•2 min saved

Texas AG Sues ActBlue Over Deceptive Donations and Foreign-Funding Risk

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against ActBlue, accusing the platform of deceptive donation processes that may enable fraudulent and foreign contributions and violate state law. The move comes after investigations and reporting suggested safeguards were inconsistently applied, with examples like gift-card donations bypassing identification, and amid congressional inquiries claiming ActBlue claimed to halt illegal operations.

via Attorney General (.gov)|

#actblue #campaign-finance #election-integrity

politics1 month ago•4 min saved

ActBlue Staff Invoke Fifth in House Donor-Fraud Inquiry (146 Times)

ActBlue employees invoked the Fifth Amendment at least 146 times in depositions with House committees probing donor fraud on the platform, with several officials and former lawyers declining to answer substantive questions. The interim report faults testimony evasions, cites alleged gaps in fraud-prevention for foreign donations since 2020, and suggests withheld materials and potential misleading statements to Congress. ActBlue denies wrongdoing, while the probe widens, and Texas AG Paxton has sued ActBlue based on the committees’ findings.

via New York Post|

#actblue #congressional-hearings #donor-fraud

education2 years ago•3 min saved

US Universities Face Funding Cuts for Failing to Address Antisemitism and Islamophobia

Over 200 US universities, including prestigious institutions such as Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Harvard, and MIT, have allegedly received $13 billion in "undocumented contributions from foreign governments," with a significant portion coming from authoritarian regimes like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, and the UAE. The funds were not recorded with the US Department of Education between 2014 and 2019. Qatar was the largest donor, contributing $2.7 billion, followed by England with $1.4 billion. The report raises concerns about the potential harm to democratic norms and highlights incidents of antisemitism on campuses during the period covered by the donations.

via New York Post |

#antisemitism #authoritarian-regimes #education