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• The Reflecting Pool is a Reflection of Donald Trump - John Pavlovitz
• Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool - NY Times
• Trump’s $14M Reflecting Pool Disaster Deepens With Record Slime Explosion - Daily Beast
• Cafaro also once pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to bribe a congressman, has donated $350,000 to PACs supporting Trump since 2016. - Daily Beast
• David Hearn, who competed for the US at three Olympic Games arrested … has denied wrongdoing. - Daily Telegraph

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Follow and Share on Social Media Epstein Class funded Senator Tim Sheehy assaults Marine veteran for protesting Trump’s Iran war: Follow the money Senator Tim Sheehy (R‑MT), who beat popular Democratic incumbent Jon Tester in 2024 with the help of $8 million from billionaire Stephen Schwarzman and at least 63 other billionaires and 37 of their immediate family members, who donated about $47 million to Sheehy’s Senate race. In the Senate, Sheehy “has become a key ally on tax policies that benefit the wealthy and cosponsored a proposal to eliminate the estate tax,” the authors note. Sheehy has been in the news lately for killing a decades-old solar energy tax credit when his own home uses solar power.  Sheehy helped eject a protester opposed to the Iran War from a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. The arm of Brian McGinnis, a Marine Corps veteran who was wearing his dress uniform, was stuck behind the door. As Sheehy threw his weight into McGinnis, there was the audible crack of his arm breaking. — Heather Cox Richardson When a spectator called Sheehy a coward, the senator appeared to tell him: “Go f*ck yourself.”  Follow the money to see how the Epstein Class gets whatever it wants Brian McGinnis, Marine Corps veteran Brian is a Marine Corps veteran and a Green Party candidate for Senate in North Carolina, said that his arm was broken during the struggle. Video footage of the episode shows Mr. McGinnis, dressed in a Marine uniform with his arm hooked around a door in the Hart Senate Office Building during a subcommittee hearing on military readiness. Senator Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, dives into the fracas and pulls Mr. McGinnis by the leg. — NY Times Truth is simple: the people deserve leaders who put them first. And leadership should be accountable to people. Brian has served this country, worked for a living, and put his life on the line for others. He’s seen what leadership can look like when it truly serves the people. Not donors, not corporations, not politicians protecting their own interests. He has seen the complexity of lies that politicians use for why they cannot deliver for people, while always delivering for the donors who live at the people’s expense. Capitalist parties will never actually serve working class people. McGinnis for Senate Steven Schwarzman, Blackstone Inc. CEO Net worth: US$43 billion Schwarzman is the chairman and CEO of the private equity firm Blackstone Inc., He was chairman of President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum. Schwarzman was raised in a Jewish family in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, the son of Arline and Joseph Schwarzman. — Wikipedia TakeAway: Call your rep: Stop Trump’s war with Iran that’s getting American killed and increases prices — all to payback his Epstein Class donors. Deepak DemLabs DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH THE DATA FOUND IN THIS BLOG AND INFOGRAPHIC HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND PROCESSED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE, NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CAN BE MADE REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES TO ANY USES OF THE INFORMATION WHETHER ISOLATED OR AGGREGATE USES THEREOF. Read in browser »                    Recent Articles: Follow the Saudi billions Kushner and Witkoff got before Trump attacked Iran driving up gas prices Epstein’s Funders & The Trump Accuser Payoff: Trump — Epstein relationship map updates March 12th Locate Your Poll: Common Cause Colorado’s Innovative Mapping Tool Did Your Rep Vote To Slash Your Healthcare To Pay For Trump’s Iran War? Check this map. Epstein’s Zorro Ranch Trust Won $85 Million Powerball: How the Epstein Class rigs the system

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Last week, President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin to be the next secretary of homeland security, replacing Kristi Noem, whose tenure was dogged by controversy. We look into the money that has powered his political career. Mullin's leadership PAC was not among the most active in 2023-2024, but our Chart of the Week breaks down which ones were the most generous. And if you have not yet tried our political donations calculator, now is a good time with primaries heating up.

Trump administration profile: Markwayne Mullin Shortly after firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid mounting criticism over her leadership, President Donald Trump announced on March 5 that he would nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace her atop the Cabinet department.  Under Noem, DHS took on a high-profile role directing Trump’s immigration and deportation policies. Both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fall under Homeland Security, and those agencies have been criticized for their treatment of detainees and their roles in the shooting deaths of two citizens in Minneapolis.   Mulllin, a member of the Cherokee Nation, has emerged as a close Trump ally and has defended ICE agents while backing the administration’s hardline approach to border security. Trump said Mullin would take over the role on March 31, though he must first be confirmed by the Senate. Under federal law, Mullin could serve as acting secretary while his nomination is pending. Mullin has served in Congress since 2013, first representing Oklahoma in the House of Representatives for five terms before winning a 2022 special election to the Senate to replace longtime Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, who resigned due to health issues.  On his campaign website, Mullins said the U.S. should enforce immigration laws, reinstate the “Remain in Mexico” policy and finish building a wall along the southern border. Before entering Congress, Mullin ran his family’s plumbing company in Oklahoma, operated several businesses and hosted a home improvement radio show. A former collegiate wrestler, he also competed as a mixed martial arts fighter. Emma Sullivan did a deep dive into his fundraising history. Follow the money Mullin raised $14.1 million from 2011 to 2024, according to OpenSecrets data. He raised nearly $7.8 million across five House races, $5.4 million during the 2022 Senate special election. He raised $3 million in 2025, but used $400,000 of that to pay himself back for a $1 million loan he made to his campaign in 2022. From 2011 to 2024, the oil and gas industry was Mullin’s largest donor, giving $1.3 million in total, with Oklahoma-based independent energy company Devon Energy ranking as his top contributor. Employees and the company’s PAC donated a combined $104,950. In his most recent election in 2022, his largest contributor was AIPAC, whose members collectively donated $89,000 to his campaign. Small individual donations accounted for just 5.5 percent of Mullin’s fundraising during the 2022 election cycle. Large individual contributions made up 46.7 percent of his funding, while political action committees accounted for 24.6 percent and Mullin provided 18.4 percent of his campaign funds through self-financing. Boots PAC, Mullin’s leadership PAC, has directed 100 percent of its political contributions to Republican candidates. In the 2024 cycle, the PAC raised $1.29 million and distributed $193,000 to Republican candidates for House and Senate seats. Before entering Congress, Mullin owned plumbing businesses that grew to employ more than 300 workers. Financial disclosures show he reported a private-sector salary of about $92,000 in 2012 and between $200,000 and $2 million in income from his family companies, according to Business Insider. The Tulsa World later reported that Mullin’s wealth rose to at least $31 million after the sale of his plumbing business to HomeTown Services.  Why It Matters Additional profiles Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) Chris Wright, energy secretary Tom Homan, border czar Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East Mike Huckabee, ambassador to Israel Lori Chavez-DeRemer, secretary of labor J.D. Vance, vice president Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA Doug Collins, secretary of veterans affairs Hakeem Jeffries, House minority leader Lee Zeldin, EPA administrator Howard Lutnick, secretary of commerce Mike Waltz, national security advisor Marco Rubio, secretary of state Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff Tulsi Gabbard, director national intelligence Kash Patel, director of the FBI Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of health and human services Linda McMahon, secretary of education Elise Stefanik, ambassador to the United Nations Doug Burgum, secretary of the interior Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense Pam Bondi, attorney general

Chart of the Week Putting the ‘leader’ in leadership PAC Politicians, even newly elected members of Congress, often create “leadership political action committees” to distribute funds to other candidates. Leadership PACs allow them to raise up to $5,000 per year from individuals and other PACs, even if those donors have already maxed out to the affiliated candidate’s campaign committee.  By making contributions to other candidates, ambitious lawmakers can gain clout among their colleagues, boosting their bids for leadership posts, committee chairmanships or even higher office.  The 791 leadership PACs active during the 2023-2024 election cycle collectively donated $80 million to candidates, with $47.6 million going to Republicans and $31.7 million to Democrats. Most of the leadership PACs that gave out the biggest totals in the 2024 cycle were affiliated with the active or past members of their respective parties’ House leadership teams.

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