O/T. Trump Spawned a New Group of Mega-Donors — Including Scientologists — Who Now Hold Sway Over the GOP’s Future
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NOTE: I would post precisely the same story if the Scientologist Mega-Donors had contributed to the Democratic Party. What is important is that these billionaire Scientologists are gaining political influence, and not who or what they support.
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ProPublica: Trump Spawned a New Group of Mega-Donors Who Now Hold Sway Over the GOP’s Future
These powerful donors, who each contributed more than $1 million, shied away from party politics before Trump. What brought them off the sidelines?
Over the last five years, it has become clear that former President Donald Trump has activated a new set of mega-donors who were not previously big spenders in national politics.
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ProPublica identified 29 people and couples who increased their political contributions at least tenfold since 2015, based on an analysis of Federal Election Commission records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. The donors in the table below gave at least $1 million to Trump and the GOP after previously having spent less than $1 million total. Most of the donations went to super PACs supporting Trump or to the Trump Victory joint fundraising vehicle that spread the money among his campaign and party committees.
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Patricia Duggan
Wealthy Scientologist
St. Petersburg, Florida
Source of wealth: Ex-wife of enterpreneur Bob Duggan
Administration connection: Duggan attended Trump’s inauguration and was photographed with advisers Kellyanne Conway and Newt Gingrich.
Controversies: The couple, who divorced in 2017, were the biggest donors to the Church of Scientology, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Pre-Trump
$16,460
Post-Trump
$4.96M
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Bob Duggan
Wealthy Scientologist
Santa Barbara, California
Source of wealth: Pharmacyclics, a cancer drug company sold to AbbVie in 2015
Controversies: Duggan told the Tampa Bay Times that he stood by Scientology leader David Miscavige as the church faced allegations of exploitation and abuse. “Look at the facilities, you look at buildings, you look at all the good will projects,” Duggan told the newspaper in 2019. “I just look at the balance of the good things they’ve done. … I’m sure if we dug deep enough, we’d find things in each other’s lives, like yeah, this is a mistake.”
I would like to add an excerpt from the ProPublica story that makes a point that I have been trying to make for quite some time. Regarding all the new mega-donors (not just the Scientologists), the story states:
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Whether they will deepen their involvement or step back, and whether their giving will extend to candidates beyond Trump, will have an outsized role in steering the future of the Republican Party and even American democracy.
For the scientologists do you think it marks a change in their thinking? That to get ‘something’ done they need to funnel their money to someone more effective than COB.
Sir said: “I’m gonna castrate that sick pervert with my bare hands”
Now what fun would that be? She needs to get creative. Something that would create longer-lasting mind numbing pants wetting pain every time he even had a thought about doing this.
In the cult it’s not a problem if it doesn’t happen to you, UNLESS something bad happens to the cult of course.
When is Scientology going to be end cycled?
One of my favorites…
O/T. Trump Spawned a New Group of Mega-Donors — Including Scientologists — Who Now Hold Sway Over the GOP’s Future
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NOTE: I would post precisely the same story if the Scientologist Mega-Donors had contributed to the Democratic Party. What is important is that these billionaire Scientologists are gaining political influence, and not who or what they support.
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ProPublica: Trump Spawned a New Group of Mega-Donors Who Now Hold Sway Over the GOP’s Future
These powerful donors, who each contributed more than $1 million, shied away from party politics before Trump. What brought them off the sidelines?
by Isaac Arnsdorf
May 6, 5 a.m. EDT
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-spawned-a-new-group-of-mega-donors-who-now-hold-sway-over-gops-future?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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Over the last five years, it has become clear that former President Donald Trump has activated a new set of mega-donors who were not previously big spenders in national politics.
[SNIP]
ProPublica identified 29 people and couples who increased their political contributions at least tenfold since 2015, based on an analysis of Federal Election Commission records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. The donors in the table below gave at least $1 million to Trump and the GOP after previously having spent less than $1 million total. Most of the donations went to super PACs supporting Trump or to the Trump Victory joint fundraising vehicle that spread the money among his campaign and party committees.
[SNIP]
Patricia Duggan
Wealthy Scientologist
St. Petersburg, Florida
Source of wealth: Ex-wife of enterpreneur Bob Duggan
Administration connection: Duggan attended Trump’s inauguration and was photographed with advisers Kellyanne Conway and Newt Gingrich.
Controversies: The couple, who divorced in 2017, were the biggest donors to the Church of Scientology, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Pre-Trump
$16,460
Post-Trump
$4.96M
[SNIP]
Bob Duggan
Wealthy Scientologist
Santa Barbara, California
Source of wealth: Pharmacyclics, a cancer drug company sold to AbbVie in 2015
Controversies: Duggan told the Tampa Bay Times that he stood by Scientology leader David Miscavige as the church faced allegations of exploitation and abuse. “Look at the facilities, you look at buildings, you look at all the good will projects,” Duggan told the newspaper in 2019. “I just look at the balance of the good things they’ve done. … I’m sure if we dug deep enough, we’d find things in each other’s lives, like yeah, this is a mistake.”
Pre-Trump
$18.65K
Post-Trump
$4.59M
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I would like to add an excerpt from the ProPublica story that makes a point that I have been trying to make for quite some time. Regarding all the new mega-donors (not just the Scientologists), the story states:
* * * * * BEGIN EXCERPT * * * * *
Whether they will deepen their involvement or step back, and whether their giving will extend to candidates beyond Trump, will have an outsized role in steering the future of the Republican Party and even American democracy.
* * * * * END EXCERPT * * * * *
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For the scientologists do you think it marks a change in their thinking? That to get ‘something’ done they need to funnel their money to someone more effective than COB.
Rerun?
I also thought that. Not there’s anything wrong with it. RB deserves a break every now and then just like the rest of us.
Totally spot on RB. The different between “the tech” and the truth is abundantly obvious.
And ‘ethics’ “tech” has a main purpose to keep members in line and to serve as a profit point; VERY profitable, evidently.
Sir said: “I’m gonna castrate that sick pervert with my bare hands”
Now what fun would that be? She needs to get creative. Something that would create longer-lasting mind numbing pants wetting pain every time he even had a thought about doing this.
No, just put the fucker in prison were he can be raped by other prisoners. Karma.
That works too Glenn!
RB answers the question, ‘what would you do if your daughter was involved?’. Nice catch on the lying inherent in the Clampire, RB.