The US electoral system is a four-stage rug pull and nobody's getting prosecuted.
1→2: Voters want lower costs and healthcare. Donors want regulatory capture.
$12B spent this cycle. $1.5B in dark money. Corporate cash up 60% vs 2024, led by crypto, AI, and betting lobbies.
Candidates promise you the world. They answer to whoever paid for the ads.
2→3: You can't vote informed when you don't know who's talking.
Texas Dem James Talarico got hit with $200M in outside spending. Most from 501(c)4 dark money groups with hidden funders.
FEC complaints? They go nowhere. The money keeps flowing.
3→4: Then they redraw the maps.
A dozen states pushed new House maps mid-decade. Trump literally called Texas GOP and told them to gerrymander 5 new seats.
When politicians pick their voters, your vote is already priced in.
4→1: Gerrymandering is legal. SCOTUS said you can't challenge it federally in 2019.
Dark money is protected by Citizens United. Congress won't pass disclosure laws because Congress benefits.
You can't indict fraud when the people writing the laws are the ones running the scam.
The system isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed—for them.
1→2: Voters want lower costs and healthcare. Donors want regulatory capture.
$12B spent this cycle. $1.5B in dark money. Corporate cash up 60% vs 2024, led by crypto, AI, and betting lobbies.
Candidates promise you the world. They answer to whoever paid for the ads.
2→3: You can't vote informed when you don't know who's talking.
Texas Dem James Talarico got hit with $200M in outside spending. Most from 501(c)4 dark money groups with hidden funders.
FEC complaints? They go nowhere. The money keeps flowing.
3→4: Then they redraw the maps.
A dozen states pushed new House maps mid-decade. Trump literally called Texas GOP and told them to gerrymander 5 new seats.
When politicians pick their voters, your vote is already priced in.
4→1: Gerrymandering is legal. SCOTUS said you can't challenge it federally in 2019.
Dark money is protected by Citizens United. Congress won't pass disclosure laws because Congress benefits.
You can't indict fraud when the people writing the laws are the ones running the scam.
The system isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed—for them.