John, I'm excited to share the latest from CRC with you:What foundations are destroying public schools? ([link removed]
Billionaire foundations are behind much of the K–12 education "reform" sweeping across America and drawing outrage from parents. These "rogue foundations are perhaps the most radical, powerful, and least understood force in American politics," writes our guest author Luke Rosiak, and they "seek to transform America in ways few Americans would want." They're aiming to transform children via "the largest and most intimate thing government does: operating America’s public schools." Read more here ([link removed] much "dark money" did the Left receive in 2020? ([link removed]
The vague term "dark money" is used by the Left to attack anonymous giving by conservatives, even as the Left takes in much more such money for its causes. In 2020 alone, just six left-wing networks raked in a stunning amount of "dark money" to use for political activism, and the original donors are difficult--if not impossible--to trace. Some of these networks are familiar, such as the Tides Foundation and Arabella Advisors. Some are not, such as the Proteus Fund and Voter Registration Project. CRC's Hayden Ludwig takes names and numbers here ([link removed] Pennsylvania throw off its "green" shackles? ([link removed]
Virginia's governor has initiated the process to end Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which handcuffs states with "cap and trade" regulations. In Pennsylvania, the fight between the governor and legislature over the Keystone State's participation in RGGI is escalating and will likely end up in court. Guest author Kevin Mooney reviews the latest developments and the nonprofit groups pushing the states to implement RGGI here ([link removed] does Big Labor stand on abortion? ([link removed]
The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion was greeted with predictable outrage from the Left, including organized labor. Union bosses jumped on the leak. This "social justice" unionism means that organized labor is an additional pressure point forcing businesses to be "woke" CRC's Michael Watson lays out the implications here ([link removed]
See also:Hayden Ludwig discusses a new lawsuit ([link removed] against Hans Wyss for alleged violations of federal election law.Parker Thayer reports on George Soros's latest left-wing candidate ([link removed] for a district attorney job.
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Instruments of Woke:
National Lawyers Guild
How does the Left achieve their woke goals? Through the instruments of woke like the National Lawyers Guild.
The National Lawyers Guild, a nonprofit group of left-wing attorneys and others connected to the legal profession, has recently received attention for its association with some of the most controversial fringes of America’s far Left. Most notably, this includes the often violent Antifa movement.
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InfluenceWatch Podcast 218
Civil Asset Forfeiture
In this episode ([link removed] In much of the country, the cops can take your stuff even if they aren’t able to convict you of a crime through a process known as civil asset forfeiture. This week’s guest, Scot Turner, executive director of the advocacy group Eternal Vigilance Action, tried to fix this when he was serving in the Georgia State Legislature; today he joins us to discuss asset forfeiture, how he tried to reform it, and the obstacles to protecting due process and the Fourth Amendment.
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