Getting big $ to pay for legal attacks on trump and his enablers.
February 5, 2025 5:39 AM Subscribe
- What law-abiding but aggressive entities like democracy forward and the aclu are acting on a legal axis to slow or stop the relentlessly illegal actions of the Trump admin, and their enablers
- Which of these entities needs money?
- How can we pressure rich people to (shadow) donate serious $ (starting at 5 figures USD) to these entities?
Who has mike bloomberg or a demi-bloomberg's ear? We all know that many if not most millionaires&billionaires will bend to fascism, but who was donating out of genuine care rather than expediency to progressive causes. Who has their ear? Who has the ear of a PAC or equivalent who could take shadow money? Who is the equivalent of the pseudo-governmental attack dogs that the right has let loose on this country?
Tactics of entities that I want to fundraise for could include but are not limited to : suing the shit out of the actions of the federal government, scrutinizing the individual actions of people who are making all this happen, and gumming up their life legally, and generally finding ways to put spanners in the works, legally.
I know people are going to want to suggest small level individual donations, mutual aid, protests, on the ground action, writing to their congresspeople and other things etc, and that rich people got us into this mess. Fine! But not in this question. I want to support this line of attack.
Who has mike bloomberg or a demi-bloomberg's ear? We all know that many if not most millionaires&billionaires will bend to fascism, but who was donating out of genuine care rather than expediency to progressive causes. Who has their ear? Who has the ear of a PAC or equivalent who could take shadow money? Who is the equivalent of the pseudo-governmental attack dogs that the right has let loose on this country?
Tactics of entities that I want to fundraise for could include but are not limited to : suing the shit out of the actions of the federal government, scrutinizing the individual actions of people who are making all this happen, and gumming up their life legally, and generally finding ways to put spanners in the works, legally.
I know people are going to want to suggest small level individual donations, mutual aid, protests, on the ground action, writing to their congresspeople and other things etc, and that rich people got us into this mess. Fine! But not in this question. I want to support this line of attack.
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Mike Bloomberg is putting effort into mitigating the impact of withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, as he did in the last Trump term.
posted by Wretch729 at 6:51 AM on February 5 [5 favorites]
Mike Bloomberg is putting effort into mitigating the impact of withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, as he did in the last Trump term.
posted by Wretch729 at 6:51 AM on February 5 [5 favorites]
I have a friend that works as a lawyer for Democracy Forward. For better or worse, the Clintons and other establishment Dems are heavily involved - I saw this friend shortly post-election, and learned that the org was already setting plans in motion to double their size. So, while I'm sure they could always technically use more money to grow even more, I don't get the sense that they are struggling to access resources.
posted by coffeecat at 7:01 AM on February 5 [2 favorites]
posted by coffeecat at 7:01 AM on February 5 [2 favorites]
The bigs orgs don't need your money
Little ones do:
Lambda Legal
Advocates for Trans Equality
Center for Constitutional Rights
posted by rhymedirective at 7:19 AM on February 5 [6 favorites]
Little ones do:
Lambda Legal
Advocates for Trans Equality
Center for Constitutional Rights
posted by rhymedirective at 7:19 AM on February 5 [6 favorites]
I just got a fundraising text from my governor asking for donations to walzflanagan.org/musk
I can't verify anything right now, but I do get other fundraising texts from MN Democrats.
posted by soelo at 9:15 AM on February 5
I can't verify anything right now, but I do get other fundraising texts from MN Democrats.
posted by soelo at 9:15 AM on February 5
I often look at the organizations who have filed suits, when those suits make the news.
So, for example, when he froze all funding, the first lawsuit filed (I believe) was the one by the non-profits, which won a restraining order before the suit filed by the state Attorneys General.
Two of the four organizations look like they could use 5-figure donations:
American Public Health Association
SAGE
Bonus: besides just doing the whole nation a favor by filing that suit and getting the TRO so quickly, SAGE's mission is providing advocacy and services for LGBTQ+ seniors/elders, so supporting them is supporting a group that's especially at-risk right now.
The ACLU's home page currently notes that "During the first Trump administration, we took over 430 legal actions." They often work with other, smaller organizations when they file their suits. So for example in this voting rights case, they brought suit along with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and in this Florida abortion rights case, they brought suit along with the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood of Florida.
So a quick look at all the plaintiffs in any of the cases so far will give you some ideas, and similarly, any cases from 4 years ago likely have some worthy smaller organizations who could use some cash.
posted by kristi at 3:22 PM on February 5 [1 favorite]
So, for example, when he froze all funding, the first lawsuit filed (I believe) was the one by the non-profits, which won a restraining order before the suit filed by the state Attorneys General.
Two of the four organizations look like they could use 5-figure donations:
American Public Health Association
SAGE
Bonus: besides just doing the whole nation a favor by filing that suit and getting the TRO so quickly, SAGE's mission is providing advocacy and services for LGBTQ+ seniors/elders, so supporting them is supporting a group that's especially at-risk right now.
The ACLU's home page currently notes that "During the first Trump administration, we took over 430 legal actions." They often work with other, smaller organizations when they file their suits. So for example in this voting rights case, they brought suit along with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and in this Florida abortion rights case, they brought suit along with the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood of Florida.
So a quick look at all the plaintiffs in any of the cases so far will give you some ideas, and similarly, any cases from 4 years ago likely have some worthy smaller organizations who could use some cash.
posted by kristi at 3:22 PM on February 5 [1 favorite]
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posted by lalochezia at 6:11 AM on February 5