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AZProgressive

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10. What I posted was the reality and the truth
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 09:03 PM
Feb 2025

Rolling Stone:

Dem Overseeing ‘Digital Assets’ to Hold Luxury Retreat With Crypto Kingpin

Freshman Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego was recently named the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee’s new subcommittee on “digital assets,” which will oversee cryptocurrencies. Next month, Gallego will hold a ritzy donor retreat alongside one of the crypto industry’s biggest cheerleaders and investors, Marc Andreessen.

The prolific political blogger Matt Yglesias will be a featured speaker at the Gallego event alongside Andreessen, a co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, according to an invite obtained by Rolling Stone.

The invite suggests donations of $5,000 to attend the retreat, which is set to take place over three days at the luxury oasis L’Auberge de Sedona. (The cheapest accommodation available for out-of-state visitors that weekend, according to the resort’s website, is $1,809 per night, with a two-night minimum.) Donations will benefit Gallego’s leadership PAC, called Juntos PAC.

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Sinema, for her part, recently joined the global advisory council of Coinbase, a crypto exchange that invested heavily in the industry Super PACs that supported Gallego’s bid.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ruben-gallego-crypto-digital-assets-andreessen-yglesias-1235260013/

The article also includes my former Senator Sinema who used to go by as a Democrat. The Kelly text messages are on my phone. It is great that people in New York feel represented but I don't have that in Arizona.

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Good idea. I've thought of a big promotion of a Democratic Project 2026/2028 or something. Silent Type Feb 2025 #1
Both of my Democratic senators have been meeting with local communities affected by Trump's cuts, lapucelle Feb 2025 #2
Great post! A quick glance aroundDU shows many comments that give the false impression that Democrats are doing nothing! Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #4
Senator Schumer is holding a NYS state-wide Zoom call this week. lapucelle Feb 2025 #5
It is good that New York has decent Senators AZProgressive Feb 2025 #6
Yes! betsuni Feb 2025 #9
If only Bernie would offer a more fulsome and honest assessment Nixie Feb 2025 #17
Here's the thing ... Vermont is a really small state. More people live in my town (Hempstead) lapucelle Feb 2025 #3
I did not know VT was so small. That puts things in perspective. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #7
Thank you for reality and truth. betsuni Feb 2025 #8
What I posted was the reality and the truth AZProgressive Feb 2025 #10
Hosting donor retreats is not a new thing. lapucelle Feb 2025 #11
Very interesting. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #12
I still don't understand why Democrats are supposedly corrupted by campaign contributions. betsuni Feb 2025 #16
When he says things like that, it's NOT helpful Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #18
Yep. Putin influenced the 2016 election on 2 flanks. He wasn't taking chances. nt Blasphemer Feb 2025 #22
I don't think there is anything wrong with your post SunImp Feb 2025 #13
In my county / district Meowmee Feb 2025 #14
Sanders has always been a controversial figure on DU since I joined DU in 2004 ... cliffside Feb 2025 #15
NJ's can't JustAnotherGen Feb 2025 #19
Sorry do not understand, Sanders was trying to sway some reps from voting yes on the budget bill ... cliffside Feb 2025 #20
Yes - Senators JustAnotherGen Feb 2025 #21
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