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We're a watchdog group defending our democracy. True North is led by
@thelisagraves
. You can find our work at truenorthresearch.org.
truenorthresearch.substack.comJoined October 2019
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This month marks the 30th anniversary since the launch of the special interest group called the "Independent Women’s Forum" (IWF). To commemorate, True North is spotlighting 30 ways IWF has peddled bad ideas or misinformation that push a regressive/far-right agenda, such as:
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Adam Schiff
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BREAKING: We've introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and the irresponsible SCOTUS decisions that came before it. Unrestricted dark money has no place in our elections or democracy. We need to return power to people. Once and for all.
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talmon joseph smith
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Breaking: my
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investigation w/
@Fahrenthold
reveals The Natl Restaurant Association’s lucrative scheme: $$ fees unwitting workers pay for ‘food safety certification’ are funneled to cover the costs of the groups’ Goliath battle against higher wages
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How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low
The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases.
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Maxine Joselow
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NEW: Two dark money groups waged a covert campaign for Ohio to redefine natural gas as a source of "green energy," according to documents obtained by
@EnergyandPolicy
. The groups succeeded in Ohio, and now they're targeting other states.
washingtonpost.com
How dark money groups led Ohio to redefine gas as ‘green energy’
Conservative, pro-gas groups waged a covert campaign for Ohio to redefine natural gas as a source of "green energy." They hope other states follow suit.
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Two years after the violent insurrection at the Capitol that Donald Trump incited, his blueprint for attacking American democracy continues and his loyalists are advancing discredited legal arguments to consolidate GOP political power.
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Trump’s Anti-Democracy Blueprint Continues on Two Years after the Capitol Insurrection —
By Evan Vorpahl and Lisa Graves Two years after the violent insurrection at the Capitol that Donald Trump incited, his blueprint for attacking American democracy continues to unfold and be implemen...
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As for the rest of the money behind WFAF’s efforts to spread Trump’s Big (lucrative) Lie? That’s still unclear. WFAF has ignored requests for their non-profit tax filings, which continue to be unaccounted for and which federal law requires be provided upon request.
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As for the $, WFAF’s insurrection-inciting event was funded in part by a $300K donation from Publix heiress Julie Fancelli... who bankrolled other Jan 6 rally orgs + a Florida Moms for Liberty PAC that backed far-right school board candidates in 2022.
forbes.com
Publix Heiress Julie Fancelli Offered $3 Million To Fund Jan. 6 Rally, House Documents Show
Previous estimates indicated Julie Jenkins Fancelli donated $450,000 to organizers for a pro-Trump rally on January 6.
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It turns out…making $$$ + cowering. WFAF’s mother-daughter duo Amy & Kylie Kremer testified before the Jan. 6 Committee & downplayed their role in inciting far-right outrage that led to the attack on Congress.
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