Crash Course: Trump’s dark money gets darker: How campaign finance loopholes help his criminal cases

The Supreme Court’s reactionary rulings have allowed for Trump’s unprecedented assault on U.S. democracy Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMnpsYnlrdHhzcy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttMyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaXFvZ3J4djQ4MC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbm84dXg3YjFuei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdzlwaGowNXgwby8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYzFhbnRzMWtqYy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvamsyZmttcGtyNi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ Trump’s dark money gets darker: How campaign finance loopholes help his criminal cases From Gregg Barak: Big money not only talks on television, where it facilitates falsehoods and misrepresentations, but it has also involved[ billion-dollar advertisement campaign efforts embracing highly targeted audiences](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZTl5Y3l0eDRrei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and a nearly rule-free digital world employing “grainy black and white” portrayals of candidates with “edgy horror movie soundtracks.” When it came to telling truths, falsehoods, and disinformation during the 2022 midterm elections with respect to the issues of defunding the police and abortion, for example, both parties often omitted opposing candidates’ stated positions. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdmFiMzIzaWZrei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttMyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaXFtNjdhYXljNC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbXF2NmQ5cm8zbC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvY3U4NW9oZWRhMy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcWw1MnJ6czVraC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ Prof: GOP seizes on SCOTUS' "very accommodating view of intrusion" of Christianity in public spaces Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the legislation, [HB-71](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd3hzMzM0cThqdi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttM1cDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), into law Wednesday, requiring all public schools, from kindergartens to state-funded universities, to display a poster — no smaller than 11 by 14 inches — of the Decalogue, using language and an arrangement hand-picked by the legislature, in "large, easily readable font" in each classroom. Proponents of the new law argued that the provision has historical significance, with the text itself even declaring that the Ten Commandments are "foundational documents of our state and national government." [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3dnZWVsd2J2Ny8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttMyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). 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At a time when [trans rights](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvazRtOGxvNXMzdi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttMyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) are under a massive resurgence of legislative and judicial threats amidst [a larger culture war](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbWoxMTE3cXp1dS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttMyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), it's crucial to offer supportive allyship to both drag performers and [trans individuals](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoWoU8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd3V2aXRlOHp2Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9cmQ5Z2dkcmttMyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmdT4AeGYnzz5dUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). 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