State election vendors vulnerable to foreign and other cyberattackers

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/russians-are-targeting-private-election-companies-too-and-states-arent-doing-much-about-it/

 

Charlie Cooper

 

 

Baltimore Mayor Pugh signs charter amendment

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-pugh-charter-amendments-20180730-story.html

 

After passing the City Council unanimously, the question will now appear on the November ballot and will be added to the City Charter if the voters approve.

 

Charlie Cooper

Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

 “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

 

 

More charges that "End Citizens United" is not what it seems

https://readsludge.com/2018/07/03/the-anti-big-money-pac-backing-corporate-financed-democrats/

 

 

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Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

 “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

 

 

Montana is taking on the Trump administration and the Koch brothers in a new lawsuit about reporting the identities of donors

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/montana-is-taking-on-the-trump-administration-and-the-koch-brothers-in-a-new-lawsuit.html

U. S. Treasury moves to protect privacy of dark money donors

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-groups/us-treasury-moves-to-protect-identities-of-dark-money-political-donors-idUSKBN1K704F

 

 

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Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

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billionaires increased political spending

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/21/super-rich-step-up-their-giving-ahead-midterm-election-fight/813088002/

 

Both parties benefit but Republicans a bit more.

 

Charlie Cooper

Treasury Department ruling enables dark money influence in politics

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-17/many-political-tax-exempts-no-longer-required-to-report-donors

 

Larry Noble, a former general counsel with the Federal Election Commission [said,] “It will … make it easier for large contributors to hide money that is being used to influence elections, including money given by foreign interests.”

 

Among the organizations with 501(c)4 status are the National Rifle Association, the Democratic Socialists of America, the AARP and Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group backed by the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch.

 

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Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

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White House invites Koch brothers to help fund campaign for President's SCOTUS nominee

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/06/29/koch-network-joins-coalition-of-scotus-nominee-supporters.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

 

Charlie Cooper

 

 

Expert: Financial deregulation bill passed Congress after Wall Street campaign spending

https://truthout.org/articles/goodbye-regulations-hello-impending-global-financial-crisis/

Charlie Cooper

John Birch Society wins victory in NC by defeating Article V resolution

https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/29450-north-carolina-latest-state-to-kill-article-v-convention-of-states

 

Convention of the States resolution is defeated. John Birch Society lays out its anti-convention reasoning in this article.

 

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Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

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