Lee Fang @lhfang: Americans for Prosperity, the Koch dark money pressure group that has spent

[BeckyDem]

( The enemy of the people )

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[C_U_L8R]

1. The Kochs just had windfall TP sales.

Makes you wonder. Cui bono.

[CaptYossarian]

2. Americans For Plutocracy.

The sick bastards have a lot of politically active shadow groups. All dangerous--and all traitorous.

[appalachiablue]

3. From Lee Fang, an outstanding reporter:

> "President Trump's budget requests repeatedly call for cuts to the CDC & the State Dept's infectious disease response funds. Why?

The same cuts were demanded by Americans for Prosperity, FreedomWorks and Heritage Action, influential right-wing billionaire-backed pressure groups." <

[BeckyDem]

7. Yes. Exposure is essential to change.

[crickets]

4. Sociopaths among us. Yikes.

Don't they realize that the germs will come after them too?

[BeckyDem]

5. Short term goals take preference and or maybe the greed just makes them stupid.

[malaise]

6. K & R

for truth

[2naSalit]

8. K&R

Never doubt the vastness of the RW conspiracy.

[dchill]

9. Horrible is as horrible does.

[volstork]

10. Shoulda guessed

those Koch-ed up assholes were somehow behind this.

People need to go to jail.

[Permanut]

11. Ah, yes, the group that spent millions on Dick Armey and the Tea Party..

The Koch Brothers, who care deeply about the real Murkins totin' their second amendment guaranteed arms in defense of the common people, those courageous front line citizen soldiers who are defendin' us from the gubmint.

[bronxiteforever]

12. kick and Recommend for all to see.

[Thekaspervote]

13. The cock bros think their money will protect them

[lutherj]

14. Lee Fang is with The Intercept. An awesome progressive news source.

Just thought I’d point out the elephant in the room.

[BeckyDem]

15. Yes indeed.

Nice pic of Noam!

[lutherj]

16. Thanks!

Love the “war is a racket” meme, and the Orwell quote. Us progressives gotta stick together around here. I feel like DU is becoming a center-right echo chamber.

[BeckyDem]

20. Yea, its concerning but I try and look at all those inspired by thinkers like Noam

and others who are trying so hard to make change. Gives me some hope. AOC and the squad, I love them.

[alwaysinasnit]

17. Thanks for posting. Maybe we can pass the word along to more people about boycotting Koch Industry

products (wherever possible).

https://insteading.com/blog/koch-brothers-products/

[BeckyDem]

18. Thank you. They're everywhere, its sickening.

[Stuart G]

19. Thank You for your post..

[BeckyDem]

21. You're very welcoms, Stuart. Its such damaging information and I do believe

Sanders and Biden should use some of their time tonight to bring this info to the American people. Is there no better time but to say, lets build a movement to amend Citizens United?

[LessAspin]

22. NOVA on PBS

The Kochs help to underwrite the show NOVA but apparently their devotion to science ends when it hurts the bottom line.

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[bdamomma]

23. K&R

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