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Dark money is going noir
Steve Mnuchin (he prefers to be called “Steven”) and the IRS (which prefers to be called “the IRS”) have just decided that Koch Bros*, et al dark money groups will no longer have to disclose their donors’ names to the … Continue reading
Posted in Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Mueller investigation, Politics, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged dark money PACs, IRS, Julian Assange, Koch Bros, Maria Butina, Mueller indictments, Mueller investigation, National Rifle Association, NRA, Roger Stone, Steve Mnuchin
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Where might dark money and Russian invasion go next?
The Missouri senate race. I’d never bet against Claire McCaskill. But she’s running for re-election in a red state and the polls are showing a close race. The past few days I’ve been having a really unpleasant thought. As agitated … Continue reading
Posted in Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Mueller investigation, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Claire McKaskill, conspiracies, dark money, dark money PACs, Koch Bros final solution to democracy, NRA, NRA Russian money, paper ballots, Russian cyberwar on elections, tight congressional races
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I got issues: Why did people vote for Trump? Hypervigilance
We’ve done Reason One — The Dunning-Kruger Effect. Now let’s do… Reason Two Why Someone Might Have Voted For Trump The study underlying this reason is the most exciting and soothing thing I’ve found. If you, like me, have been … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged amygdala, Current Biology, hypersensitivity, hypervigilance, Koch Bros, NRA, Science, the conservative brain, Trump fear-mongering
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