'Threat to democracy': Watchdogs sound alarm as $55M poured into controversial project

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By Travis Gettys
Published March 21, 2024 3:39 PM ET

Conservative donors are pouring money into a controversial effort to overhaul the federal government and implement a right-wing agenda from the start of a potential second Donald Trump presidency, according to a report.

The Heritage Foundation launched Project 2025 last April to develop policy recommendations and identify thousands of political appointees who could carry out its agenda in the next Republican administration. And groups linked to conservative activist Leonard Leo and the Koch network have now contributed more than $55 million to the initiative, according to an Accountable.US review shared exclusively with NBC News.

“The ‘MAGA blueprint’ isn’t a one-off project — it’s backed by the same far-right figures who have long dictated the conservative agenda,” said Tony Carrk, executive director of Accountable.US. “Leo, Koch and others should be held to account for propping up a policy platform that puts special interests over everyday Americans and poses an existential threat to our democracy.”

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-project-2025-2667567567/

Every time I read articles or books about this shit...............I think of Russia, China, and other oligarchy countries.....and these people want to turn this country into Russia, China, ect,,,,,,,

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1. Here's the thing:

It's immaterial whether Trump loses. Project 2025 is primed and ready for the next Republican President.

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2. Yes, they are and they will completely undermine this country...........

and go after the Constitution.............no if's or and's about it...........

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3. It's more than just trump....

...We center-lefties should never have allowed the political environment to be slowly pulled so far to the right.

It will take long, hard, consistent, left-pulling pressure now to regain a center-balanced environment.

And even then, we will have to always pull just as hard left as they pull right in order to keep that balance.

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4. yepper..........

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5. The are already establishing the framework for their Nazi ethno-state

Leonard Leo, Koch networks pour millions into groups prepping for potential second Trump administration - NBC News

They're doing this at the national level AND at state levels:

Amid White Supremacist Scandal, Far-Right Billionaire Powerbrokers See Historic Election Gains in Texas

Their political network was in the middle of a scandal over its ties to white supremacists. Republicans were calling on each other to reject the billionaires’ campaign money. And their enemies believed they were vulnerable — one bad election day from losing their grip on the state.

Instead, Dunn and Wilks emerged from Tuesday perhaps stronger than ever — vanquishing old political foes, positioning their allies for a November takeover of the state Legislature, and leaving little doubt as to who is winning a vicious civil war to control the state party.

In race after race, more moderate conservative incumbents were trounced by candidates backed by Dunn and Wilks. Their political network made good on its vows for vengeance against House Republicans who voted to impeach their key state ally, Attorney General Ken Paxton, advancing more firebrands who campaigned against bipartisanship and backed anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

Tuesday’s election also paved the way for the likely passage of legislation that would allow taxpayer money to fund private and religious schools — a key policy goal for a movement that seeks to infuse more Christianity into public life.

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6. Thank you for this information.............