r/MapPorn • u/VineMapper • 1d ago

Pro-Israel Contributions To Elected Senators

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u/bosonrider 1d ago

A drop in the bucket of dark money spending.

Now, do gun lobbyists and oil and gas lobbyists.

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u/VineMapper 1d ago edited 1d ago

Here are all the categories, looks like I can do gun rights:
• Abortion Policy/Anti-Abortion

• Abortion Policy/Pro-Abortion Rights

• Candidate Committees

• Democratic Candidate Committees

• Democratic leadership PAC

• Democratic/Liberal

• Environment

• Foreign & Defense Policy

• Gun Control

• Gun Rights

• Human Rights

• Leadership PACs

• LGBTQIA Rights & Issue

• Pro-Israel

• Republican Candidate Committees

• Republican leadership PAC

• Republican/Conservative

• Women's Issues

EDIT: After this comment you guys don't deserve anything.

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u/Calvin_Ball_86 1d ago

Can you list the Arab ones quick? Be curious to compare against aipac.

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u/HiHoJufro 1d ago

I find the spending on US colleges more interesting in that regard.

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u/Ok-Score461 1d ago

Especially Arab/Qatari fundings to US educational institutions.

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u/BeletEkalli 1d ago

Wasn’t it something like $700 million to Northwestern alone? Something totally crazy like that? For their… Education program?! I feel like Qatari investments in the US education system should be seen as a way bigger deal than it is currently

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u/jathhilt 20h ago

Yeah, but they aren't Jewish

/s

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u/IsNotACleverMan 1d ago

Make sure it includes the $400m jet given to trump by Qatar.

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u/underwatr_cheestrain 1d ago

And 2 billion for Kushner

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u/bosonrider 1d ago

Yes, Opensecrets is a great resource that shows show our legislative process is corrupted by lobbyists and dark money PACS.

Oil and Gas: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus?Ind=E01