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Last modified on Fri 11 Jun 2021 06.01 EDT A digital marketing firm closely linked to the pro-Trump youth group Turning Point USA was responsible for a series of deceptive Facebook ads promoting Green party candidates during the 2018 US midterm elections, the Guardian can reveal. In an apparent attempt to split the Democratic vote in a number of close races, the ads purported to come from an organization called America Progress Now (APN) and used socialist memes and rhetoric to urge leftwing vo...

Paradigm for Parity® Coalition Announces First CEO, Sandra Quince Bank of America Executive Brings Extensive Experience in Diversity & Inclusion May 17, 2021 at 9:00 AM Eastern Today, the Paradigm for Parity® coalition announced that Sandra Quince has been appointed the coalition’s first-ever CEO. Sandra is currently a Senior Vice President in the Global Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) organization at Bank of America. The bank is a long-time member of the coal...

After attacking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as manipulative, attention-seeking, and self-centered for sharing details about her experience during the January 6 attack on the Capitol, right-wing media figures are now accusing her of lying about her location in yet another attempt to discredit her story.  On the February 1 livestream, Ocasio-Cortez opened up about the trauma she felt during the siege on the Capitol and urged that those who provoked the attack need to be held accountable...

2 shares Andrew Borans is the CEO of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation and the former executive director of the fraternity. (Screen shot from YouTube/ via JTA) This article has been updated with a statement from Andrew Borans.  JTA — An AEPi executive is leaving his position with a group whose political arm took part in the Jan. 6 pro-Donald Trump rally in Washington. Andrew Borans, the CEO of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation, served on the advisory council of Turning Point USA, a pro-...

An AEPi executive is leaving his position with a group whose political arm took part in the Jan. 6 pro-Donald Trump rally in Washington.

Andrew Borans is the CEO of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation and the former executive director of the fraternity. (Screen shot from YouTube) (JTA) — An AEPi executive is leaving his position with a group whose political arm took part in the Jan. 6 pro-Donald Trump rally in Washington. Andrew Borans, the CEO of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation, served on the advisory council of Turning Point USA, a pro-Donald Trump organization whose political arm participated in the Jan. 6 Washington, D.C. p...

openDemocracy can reveal. openDemocracy research found that six of the rally’s “coalition partners” are still using either Amazon or PayPal to raise money — along with two other groups whose leaders were present at the Capitol. Following the riot, some of these organizations released statements that seemed to justify the attack on the Capitol. Both companies have policies that prohibit groups from using their platforms if they are involved in promoting violence or hate. Civil rights adv...

Dark-money GOP fund funneled millions of dollars to groups that pushed voter fraud claims CNBC 1/13/2021 Brian Schwartz A dark-money group used by Republican donors funneled millions of dollars to high-profile conservative organizations that pushed or investigated claims of election fraud before and after Joe Biden defeated President Trump. That group, the Donors Trust, is officially labeled as a nonprofit. The designation allows financiers to give to the organization anonymo...

Dark-money GOP fund funneled millions of dollars to groups that pushed voter fraud claims CNBC 1/13/2021 Brian Schwartz A dark-money group used by Republican donors funneled millions of dollars to high-profile conservative organizations that pushed or investigated claims of election fraud before and after Joe Biden defeated President Trump. That group, the Donors Trust, is officially labeled as a nonprofit. The designation allows financiers to give to the organization anonymo...

11 Min Read (Reuters) - Weeks before mobs besieged the Capitol building in Washington, a bright red bus crisscrossed the United States, emblazoned with a huge image of President Donald Trump in suit and tie with a clenched fist above his shoulder. FILE PHOTO: March for Trump bus tour kicks-off at Doral Central Park for a two week multi-state rally in support of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Doral, Florida, U.S., November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona/File Photo At more than 25 st...