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OpenSecrets.org is there for your disposal. Use it! Think about businesses you use regularly, products you buy, artists you watch or support. Chances are likely they have a profile on OpenSecrets and you can see who they support. I for one am planning to move my brokerage out of Schwab who donated overwhelming to Republican campaigns and maybe move my insurance to Progressive (not just because of the name, their employees donate significantly more to Democrats).

The weight of billionaires is behind Trump but at the end of the day money will drive his decisions. Taking money away from his donors takes money away from him.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Some very interesting findings digging through contributors:

  • Mitch McConnell's biggest PAC donor manufactures Jack Daniels (guess I gotta find a new brand)
  • Bernie Sanders took no PAC money in 2024 🥰
  • Alphabet (Google) is the largest organizational contributor to The Lincoln Project
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

jack daniels isnt even actuallly Bourbon.. ive been enjoying eagle rare and buffalo trace. nothing wrong with bulleit (the rye will dissolve your mustache)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Something to consider about Bulleit are accusations by the founder's daughter of sexual abuse and the company itself for firing her due to homophobia. Obviously there's no way to know for sure and both her father and the company deny it, but we all know that means absolutely nothing since they would deny whether it's true or not.

Not saying don't drink it, but it's something to be aware of if you care about those things at the very least.

(edit to correct the spelling of Bulleit, apparently even though I typed it out my phone decided I must have misspelled "bullet")