daughter defectors

820 belated? sparked by park fdn; ignored my atta girl? preserving the commons, thus MOD, note new node civil society

women coup?

(note that some CTT? CRC? ranted on years ago about donor intent to thwart the above)

officially a target after vitter report:

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In a large ad for the Sunday edition of the New York Times, Walmart heiress Christy Walton urged Americans to "mobilize" and take part in large protests on Saturday, June 14 — the day President Donald Trump is holding a military parade in Washington, DC.

Walton attacked the parade as wildly inappropriate, arguing that Trump is not a "king," but an elected official.

The ad read, "The honor, dignity, and integrity of our country are not for sale."

Far-right MAGA Republicans are furious over the ad, and some are calling for a boycott of Walmart.

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In a June 9 post on X, formerly Twitter, Newsmax's David J. Harris Jr. wrote, "INSANE: Newspaper ad Paid for by Christy Walton. Walmart heiress."

Conspiracy theorist Kari Lake, who lost gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races in Arizona, tweeted, "Do you shop at Walmart?"

Walmart spokesman Joe Pennington, however, told Forbes that Walton is only speaking for herself — not for Walmart. According to Pennington, "The advertisement from Christy Walton (is) in no way connected to or endorsed by Walmart."

Calls for a MAGA boycott of Walmart are drawing a lot of responses on X.

Trump ally and self-described "proud Islamophobe" Laura Loomer tweeted, "I am glad Walmart took this opportunity to distance themselves from Christy Walton’s anti-Trump multi-city ad and to condemn political violence."

X user Uncle Korm posted, "She has nothing to do with current day Walmart. She's an heiress. That’s old Walmart money. Direct your indignation at Christy Walton, not at Walmart."

Another X user, Andy Clark, tweeted, "Ms. Lake, you are off base targeting WalMart on this. Christy Walton married into the Walton family. She inherited her WalMart stock upon the death of her husband. She has nothing to do with the day-to-day operations of the company. Do your research."

KrassenCast's Ed Krassenstein, mocking Lake, posted, "Cope. Cry Harder!"

X user Timothy Patrick posted, "What specifically…. does anyone disagree with? Do you want a king? Should we mistreat children and veterans? What did she say that was wrong?"

Patrick also pushed back against MAGA Republicans who are claiming, with zero evidence, that Walton is endorsing the militant Antifa movement.

Patrick wrote, "I'm guessing that no member of the Walton family is a part of antifa Trump is trying to act like a king. He's constantly trying to punish free speech, bypass due process, violating the posse Comitatus act, etc You’re free to disagree…. But my point is I see a lot of people upset about an ad when they agree with every single point made in the ad. But it’s not 'their team' so they’re outraged by points they agree with."

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A major part of Climate Defiance’s funding comes from Climate Emergency Fund (CEF), a nonprofit organization that channels money to groups engaged in climate activism. CEF also funds Sunrise Movement, Extinction Rebellion, New York Communities for Change (NYCC), and Just Stop Oil. ^22 Donors to Climate Emergency Fund include former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Onward Together, liberal activist Abigail Disney, and oil heiress Aileen Getty’s Aileen Getty Foundation. Getty also sits on the CEF board. ^23

The Climate Defiance donation form and pledge form are published and managed by the Action Network, ^24 an open platform for left-of-center organizations that have included the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Women’s March, to recruit, fundraise, and circulate petitions “for progressive causes.” ^25

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— Billionaires ask for higher income taxes and even a wealth tax: is anyone listening?A group of over 250 billionaires and multimillionaires presented an open letter to the attendees of the “Billionaire Woodstock” at Davos, Switzerland this week. Calling for higher taxes on the morbidly rich, these wealthy people wrote:

“Our request is simple: we ask you to tax us, the very richest in society. This will not fundamentally alter our standard of living, nor deprive our children, nor harm our nations’ economic growth. But it will turn extreme and unproductive private wealth into an investment for our common democratic future.”

Valerie Rockefeller and Abigail Disney led the charge, with a letter that was both blunt and concerned:

“We are also the people who benefit most from the status quo. But inequality has reached a tipping point, and its cost to our economic, societal and ecological stability risk is severe — and growing every day. In short, we need action now.”

The group Patriotic Millionaires published a new poll of rich people showing that fully 74% are in favor of higher taxes on their own class. An additional 58% supported a 2% wealth tax like Elizabeth Warren has supported for years, and 54% said straight out that extreme wealth is a threat to democracies around the world. Nonetheless, Republicans will go to the mat to protect or pass tax cuts for the morbidly rich, no matter how badly they damage our economy and the American middle class.

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https://www.alternet.org/2021/11/mitch-mcconnell-2655526436/

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Bill Graham’s granddaughter explains why hypocritical evangelical pastors are ‘damaging the gospel’

Sarah K. Burris / Raw StoryAugust 31, 2020

Speaking to MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, the late Rev. Billy Graham’s granddaughter, Jerushah Duford, explained why the hypocrisy by evangelical pastors is damaging the Christian gospel. The conversation comes about a…