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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 10
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    They spend this money just for the heck of it. Clearly the donors who fund their lobbying efforts have no expectation of influencing American policy. Because that makes total sensepic.twitter.com/BVrGJAIKb6

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      1. kcz‏ @kcz100 Feb 10
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        The most recent and perhaps one of the most egregious examples of AIPAC influence being the anti-BDS measures in bill S.1, which according to the ACLU violate the US Constitution:https://www.aclu.org/news/aclu-comment-senate-passage-s1-and-combating-bds-act …

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      2. Nick Szabo  🔑‏ @NickSzabo4 Feb 10
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        Surprisingly small for how much publicity they get.

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      3. Chris‏ @ChrisHaley22 Feb 10
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        https://www.usatoday.com/amp/1729053002  55 million from one donor who created an alternative hardline Israel lobby to AIPAC certainly isn't.

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      2. Cahoot Galoot‏ @CahootGaloot Feb 10
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        And that’s just what they have to classify as “lobbying.” All those congressional junkets aren’t in there for example. Actually the total AIPAC budget is $90million/year. Plus another $10million for WINEP. (And maybe another $50million for the ADL.)

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      3. Saint Malcolm‏ @SantiWest100 Feb 11
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        Not to talk of Adelson and Haim Saban donating to GOP and Dem political action committees behind the scenes.

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      1. Aurelius‏ @AureliusUltor Feb 10
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        Entirely correct. Throwing around tens of millions of dollars for no expected quid pro quo was written about in the Talmud as quintessentially Jewish

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      1. bwilldur‏ @bwilldur Feb 11
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        Compare to pharmaceutical industry for scale please.

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      1. Gregory Makles‏ @GregoryMakles Feb 10
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        Interesting, but how do they spend it? Campaign contribution vs events/communication.

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      1. RobertMCle‏ @RobertMCle Feb 10
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        Wow, that's a surprisingly teensy amount of money. That made me google and I see that AIPAC isn't even close to one of the most powerful, Top 50 lobbyist groups in DC.

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      1. arik‏ @arikarikari Feb 11
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        Only 3 mill? lol

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      1. Zago‏ @zagophar Feb 11
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        I'm not trolling when I say, I'd really like to hear a conversation between you and @RichardBSpencer

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      1. JTT‏ @jtrammel1 Feb 11
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        Agree with your point, but that is not a lot of money In Washington terms.

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      1. M. P. Suader‏ @mastursuator Feb 11
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        Do you have similar stats for other special interests? It would help us understand the magnitude if we could see some context.

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      1. Mickey Dugan‏ @Mickey_Dugan Feb 11
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        You should see the chart for the pay-for-play, correction, I mean “donations” to the Clinton Foundation pre- and post-Nov 2016. Wha’ppen to good ol’ humanitarianism-for-humanitarianism’s sake??

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      2. Русский Алоха бот‏ @justinjurgens Feb 10
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        AIPAC mostly sets up candidates with donors, such as Adelson. I'm sure there are others countries that do the same thing, but Omar is not wrong to call this out. I can't even stand her, but it is so slimy how fast the blue checkmarks pounce on this to conflate it with antisemitis

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      1. Tidder‏ @NS_Tidder Feb 10
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        You can add another $30 million there for donations from Sheldon Adelson: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/sheldon-adelson-gives-30-million-to-house-gop-super-pac.html … Not sure what other interest groups donate for comparison purposes.

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      1. Erik Hagenstad‏ @ErikHagenstad Feb 10
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        https://israelpalestinenews.org/the-israel-lobby-a-list …

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      2. A.B. Sak‏ @ABSaks Feb 10
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        American Jewish lobbying is EVEN LESS their proportion of their small pop. Are Pro Choice pols pro choice due to (MUCH larger) lobbying dollars? Do facts matter to you? Its clear that Israel is a) Popular among American voters and B) Something ideologically near & dear to them.

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