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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Addendum 3</p><p>What Ginni Thomas &amp; Leonard Leo wrought: How a justice’s wife &amp; a key activist started a movement<br>Thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, a trove of so-called “dark money” was about to be unleashed<br>Two activists prepared to seize the moment<br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/ginni-thomas-leonard-leo-citizens-united-00108082" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2023/09/10/g</span><span class="invisible">inni-thomas-leonard-leo-citizens-united-00108082</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GinniThomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibertyCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyCentral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeaParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeaParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoconservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neoconservatism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbyists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeonardLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardLeo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarlanCrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarlanCrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CampaignFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignFinance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Instead of resolving the case along the lines argued by the lawyers, the justices took the unusual step of asking for re-arguments based on a sweeping question — whether they should <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/overrule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overrule</span></a> prior decisions approving laws that limited <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> campaigns.</p><p>The re-argument took place on Sept 9, 2009. Two months later, on Nov 6, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CletaMitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CletaMitchell</span></a> filed an IRS application on behalf of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GinniThomas</span></a> to form the group that became <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LibertyCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyCentral</span></a> Inc.</p>
Nonilex<p>A key <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeonardLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardLeo</span></a> aide, Sarah Field, would come aboard to help <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GinniThomas</span></a> manage the group, which they called <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LibertyCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyCentral</span></a>.</p><p>After Liberty Central went public, it provoked an outcry over a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> justice’s wife promoting causes like overturning <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> that were before her husband’s court. Leo &amp; Thomas changed gears. His network reactivated a dormant group, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JudicialEducationProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudicialEducationProject</span></a>, which would go on to become a major supplier of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmicusBriefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmicusBriefs</span></a> before the nation’s highest court.</p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The movement’s triumphs are now visible but its engine remains hidden: <br>A billion-dollar network of groups, most of which are registered as tax-exempt charities or social welfare organizations. </p><p>Taking advantage of gaps in disclosure laws, they shield the identities of most of their donors and some of the recipients of the funds. </p><p>Among those who’ve been paid by the groups are leading thinkers and individuals with close personal ties to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Leonard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leonard</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Leo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leo</span></a> — including a whopping $7 million to a group run by a close friend and his wife. </p><p>They also include a for-profit business for which Leo himself is chairman and which received tens of millions of dollars from his nonprofit network.</p><p>Leo’s role as the central figure in this movement has long been known, culminating in his acquisition last year of what many believe to be the largest political donation in history. </p><p>Few are aware of the extent to which the movement’s baby steps were taken in concert with <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ginni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ginni</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thomas</span></a>.</p><p>Two months before the <a href="https://c.im/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a> decision, but after the justices had signaled their intentions by requesting new arguments, attorney <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cleta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cleta</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mitchell</span></a> — later to play a role in Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 elections — filed papers for Ginni Thomas to create a nonprofit group of a type that ultimately benefited from the decision. </p><p>Leo was one of two directors listed on a separate application to conduct business in the state of Virginia. </p><p>Thomas was president. She signed it on New Year’s Eve of 2009, and Crow provided much of the initial cash. A key Leo aide, <a href="https://c.im/tags/SarahField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SarahField</span></a>, would come aboard to help Thomas manage the group, which they called <a href="https://c.im/tags/LibertyCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyCentral</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/clarencethomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clarencethomas</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/samuelalito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>samuelalito</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/abortionban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortionban</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MoneyIsNotSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyIsNotSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CorporationsAreNotPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporationsAreNotPeople</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/ginni-thomas-leonard-leo-citizens-united-00108082" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2023/09/10/g</span><span class="invisible">inni-thomas-leonard-leo-citizens-united-00108082</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Addendum 1<br>[thread] Ginni Thomas</p><p>Filings Reveal Luxury Trips &amp; Payments to Ginni Thomas<br>Amended disclosures reveal Ginni Thomas paid $700,000 (2003-2007) by The Heritage Foundation<br><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/new-filings-reveal-more-luxury-trips-and-payments-to-ginni-thomas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/new-fili</span><span class="invisible">ngs-reveal-more-luxury-trips-and-payments-to-ginni-thomas</span></a></p><p>Pacific Legal Foundation<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110929730282751177" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1109</span><span class="invisible">29730282751177</span></a></p><p>National Association of Scholars<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110588912808816794" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1105</span><span class="invisible">88912808816794</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GinniThomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbyists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticalOperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalOperatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibertyCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyCentral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crowdsourcers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crowdsourcers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeonardLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardLeo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeaParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeaParty</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>[thread] Ginni Thomas</p><p>Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power &amp; the Supreme Court<br><a href="https://persagen.com/docs/frontline-2023-05-09-clarence_and_ginni_thomas.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">persagen.com/docs/frontline-20</span><span class="invisible">23-05-09-clarence_and_ginni_thomas.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://persagen.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">persagen.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &gt;&gt; search: "ginni thomas"<br>"ginni thomas" AND "heritage foundation"<br>"ginni thomas" AND "leonard leo"<br>"ginni thomas" AND Groundswell<br>"ginni thomas" AND "tea party"<br>"ginni thomas" AND "liberty central"<br>"ginni thomas" AND "National Association of Scholars"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GinniThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GinniThomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticalOperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalOperatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibertyCentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyCentral</span></a></p>
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