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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · 17h

DHS awarded a $200M no-bid contract for 2 luxury Gulfstream G700s for Kristi Noem while federal workers went unpaid.

Gulfstream’s parent, General Dynamics, spent $12.2M lobbying and $3.4M on campaign contributions last year.

Coincidence? Probably not.

#MoneyOutOfPolitics

Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

We’re joining our friends @americanopposition.org in calling for a TOTAL ECONOMIC BLACKOUT this Black Friday 💰🔥🗽

No shopping. No spending. No feeding the machine that’s hijacking our democracy.

Every $ withheld sends a message: we will NOT fund the oligarchs & politicians destroying our country.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

Every issue—from climate to healthcare to housing—leads back to one root problem: money in politics.

MOP is mobilizing nationwide for No Kings this weekend. Print these flyers. Pass them out. Spread the truth.

There are fires everywhere. Together, we’re going after the arsonist 💰🔥🗽

#NoKings

Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

Oct 18: America says NO KINGS 👑❌

We want representation, not royalty.

Join a #NoKings2.0 action near you to fight corruption and demand change.

🗓️ mobilize.us/moneyoutofpo...

#MoneyOutOfPolitics #NoKings #EndCitizensUnited

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · 23d

Another shooting. Another community in mourning.

2024: Gun lobby spends $20M in DC.
Result: zero meaningful reform.

We’re veterans. We respect the 2A. But let’s be real—no right requires us to accept slaughter in schools & sanctuaries.

End the corruption. End the cycle.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · 27d

They want you fighting red vs. blue while they cash in on green. Every shade of America is getting robbed. It’s time we paint this country in one color: INTEGRITY 🇺🇲

Join the march for DC home rule and true political equality! Rally on 9/30 at 4PM at the Supreme Court.

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Donna for Virginia @donna4va.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thx to Michael Hahn of the @the75.bsky.social for having me on the 75 Podcast! Great discussion about my run for Governor, what’s ailing our politics, & how we fight big money in politics.
@bigmoneyoutva.bsky.social @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social
Watch the interview here: youtu.be/5qL5w-ov2ZY?...

Ep 006 - Beyond Left & Right: A Common-Sense Plan for a Government That Works

YouTube video by The 75 Podcast

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 12

Today, we remember the lives lost on 9/11 and honor the heroes.

Let us honor their memory by building a country worthy of their sacrifice—one led by integrity, not influence.

#NeverForget #MoneyOutOfPolitics

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is what government looks like when it’s for sale.

But it doesn’t have to stay this way. Share this. Demand political integrity. End legalized bribery.

👉 moneyoutofpolitics.org

Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 8

That’s why 50+ boats are setting sail to Gaza. Not because people are quiet. But because politicians won’t listen or act.

$650 million is the price of silence in the face of genocide.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pro-Israel PACs and nonprofits added another $145,023,584 in 2024.

This influence is bipartisan, and so is the silence. The cost is human lives.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 8

The defense industry spent $509,091,024 on U.S. elections and lobbying in 2024.

71 of the world’s top 100 weapons contractors opened their wallets. 💰💣

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 8

The answer is simple: In Washington, silence is for sale.

In 2024, millions flowed from defense contractors and pro-Israel PACs to both parties. And silence became policy.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 8

As the Global Sumud Flotilla prepares to sail its final leg from Tunisia to Gaza, the question isn’t why they’re going.

The question is: why did it have to come to this? 🌊✊

#BreakTheSiege #MoneyOutOfPolitics #GlobalSumudFlotilla #Palestine #Gaza #Israel

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 7

CAUGHT: NC's @DanielforSenate literally trading stocks 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. He’s not the only one — too many treat public office like day trading.

The first step: PASS the Restore Trust in Congress Act at the federal level.

📢 Contact your Rep: bit.ly/4niXW4e

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 4

Oil & gas campaign contributions have exploded +713% since 2004.

What did they buy?
❌ Climate denial
❌ Tax loopholes
❌ Silence while the world burns

We’re done being sold out. On Sept 20, we rise around the world to demand change. Visit makebillionairespay.us for more information.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 3

Rep. Brett Guthrie has raised over $13M this year—17% from PACs, special interests & big donors.

William Compton? He signed our Candidate Integrity Pledge and committed to serving people over profit. Let’s elect leaders who serve us, not their donors.

@compton4ky2024.bsky.social

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 1

This Labor Day and every day, we stand in steadfast solidarity with our brothers and sisters of the labor movement. Our fights are one and the same.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 25

Want to organize in your hometown? Host an action with us:
action.womensmarch.com/calendars/ma...

#TaxTheirBillions #EatTheRich #NoMoreBillionaires #JustTransitionNow #NoWarNoWarming #GlobalMajorityRising

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 25

The attacks on our people are directly tied to the attacks on our planet.
From war profiteering to environmental destruction, they are dismantling democracy and fueling genocide—from Palestine to Sudan and beyond.

📍 Join us in NYC on Sept 20th:
act.womensmarch.com/signup/MBP_S...

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 25

Join us in NYC and across the country as we demand a better future—for our communities, for migrants, and for the Earth.

Our demands:
🔥 Shut down billionaires. Fund our future.
✊ Shut down fascists. Protect migrants + the global majority.
🌍 Shut down polluters. Defend Mother Earth.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 25

It’s time to fight back. On Sept 20th, we will #MakeBillionairesPay.

All across the world, authoritarian regimes are rising.

A tiny circle of billionaires is profiting off the mess while the rest of us pay the price.

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 22

𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗡 💰🔥🗽

Today, the Board of State Canvassers approved petition language for a sweeping ballot initiative that strikes at the heart of legalized bribery: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

This is how we break the cycle—state by state, law by law. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱.

Campaign to ban utility, contractor contributions advances with canvasser approvals

Supporters will begin gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that would bar political giving by regulated utilities and large state contractors.

www.detroitnews.com

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Money Out of Politics Movement @moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 22

📰 New post from our partners at @50501veterans.bsky.social:

How extremist media manipulates veterans and what we can do to fight back.

🔗 Read & share: 50501veterans.substack.com/p/how-extrem...

How Extremist Media Radicalizes Our Military

Commanders Need to Change the Channel

50501veterans.substack.com

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Elyon113 @elyon113.bsky.social · Aug 16

@moneyoutofpolitics.bsky.social Michigan MOP has shown Consumers has spent millions on political bribes (3rd on the list)

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