Posted on 01/01/2025 12:57:31 PM PST by ransomnote
Q has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see.
3038 Mar 12, 2019 2:55:14 PM EDT
Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 4fe510 No. 5643022>Decide for yourself (be free from outside opinion).
>Decide for yourself (be objective in your conclusions).
>Decide for yourself (be true in your own beliefs).
>Decide for yourself (be open to following the facts).
>Decide for yourself (be strong in defending your beliefs).
>Decide for yourself (be resistant to blindly accepting fact-less statements).
>Decide for yourself (be free)
Those who attack you.
Those who mock you.
Those who cull you.
Those who control you.
Those who label you.
Do they represent you?
Or, do they represent themselves (in some form)?
Mental Enslavement.
The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding ‘mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of ‘group-think’), but, more importantly, aid in the construction of a vehicle (a ‘ship’) that provides the scattered (‘free thinkers’) with a ‘starter’ new social-networking platform which allows for freedom of thought, expression, and patriotism or national pride (the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment).
When ‘non-dogmatic’ information becomes FREE & TRANSPARENT it becomes a threat to those who attempt to control the narrative and/or the stable.
When you are awake, you stand on the outside of the stable (‘group-think’ collective), and have ‘free thought’.
"Free thought" is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma.
When you are awake, you are able to clearly see.
The choice is yours, and yours alone.
Trust and put faith in yourself.
You are not alone and you are not in the minority.
Difficult truths will soon see the light of day.
WWG1WGA!!!Q
In the battle between those who strip us our constitutional rights, we can't afford to let false divisions separate us any longer. We, and our country, will be forever made stronger by diligently seeking the truth, independence and freedom of thought.
Where We Go 1, We Go All
Goodnight!
Foxy! 😎
Yes, I posted to you on that thread, then reposted to you on this thread.
A lot of young educated Americans becoming killers; quite a coincidence!
Still having house cleaning issues here in Michigan as well. The LDS (Local Deep State) has re-evaluated and adjusted for where there were power losses in the state GOP. Any Precincts without LDS precinct delegates in control appear to have helpers show up out of nowhere (more than one was noted to move to another county, seemingly in an area where they had no competition). “I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.”
There have also been numerous local party rule changes to “adjust” as needed. For example in Oakland county, where they used to have 700+ delegates show up at a county convention, they’re now seeing less than 300 of the 867 elected. Additionally, the new rule is they only need 75 precinct delegates to achieve a quorum to conduct business.
Just 75. To run one of the states largest counties where 1339 Republican precinct delegate spots are available. And few of the remaining honest precinct delegates even want to attend because of all the corruption.
Later in February, the state GOP delegates selected to attend state convention will vote among 4 contenders that have put in for the chairman position. However now to be in the running for state GOP, the candidate needs to anti up $20k to show they can fundraise, which leaves many potential applicants on the sidelines (especially after many have worked as a volunteer for the past 4 years to try and take the party back).
Needless to say, the four contenders pretty much all appear to have some baggage indicative of a Deep State background. One for example was an ambassador to Fiji (very important to a state that builds vehicles obviously(?!!)). Another had a four year degree in teaching, and 24 years later went into starting a financial services business concurrent with being elected into consecutive “corruption area prevalent” government positions since. What did he do in that first 24 years after college? “He spent time working with at-risk students in classrooms all across the state.” was the only reference I could find on the web.
I can’t help wondering if the term “The Finders” applies.
Carry on with the Plan, FreeQs, Uber out.
Thank you for the update. Your fight is one for the ages, but your report doesn’t instill confidence that Michigan is on the right track. Hang in there!
Rep Clayton Higgins weighs in on the confirmation hearings:
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sounds like rep clay higgins has put rino cassidy on PRIMARY notice?
Dont we have US citizens that could be treated at Shriners Childrens Hospital...?
Looks like all the hospitals are in the U.S., but the website states: "Caring for Children Around the World"
(I imagine that there are a number of Filippino Navy vets in these hospitals.)
To anyone still here, this is the end of thread!
Return to the "From" post for the link to the new thread!!
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1885711150983324009.htmlOne recipient, CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING, is the recipient of 48 active grants worth $528 million, all awarded from USAID and going to various nations. ಠ_ಠ
Going to do a deep dive. 🧵👇Let's begin with a few preliminary links.
Link here: datarepublican.com/award_search/?… .
Their website: cepps.orgPer ChatGPT, they operate as a 501(c)(3) 521943638 which does show up in my award search.
They are also operating as a partnership with International Republican Institute (521340267), International Foundation for Electoral Systems (521527835), National Democratic Institute (521338892).
CEPP shares the same office building as International Republican Institute. It is unknown if the other EINs listed are related to them.Putting these EINs in the expose tool generates an interesting graph involving 2 billion dollars. These are from individual 990s, so this is all based on *annualized* reporting.
I will take a break right now and update this to enable URL sharing and download of SVGs.datarepublican.com/expose/EIN sharing is now and live (might have to refresh to clear the cache). Graph downloading is also now enabled. You can download the graph at . Many of these are high-taxpayer EINs reporting over 10 million in government grants.datarepublican.com/expose/?eins=5…Here's what the graph represents:
🧮 Grand Total: $1,952,938,001 in taxpayer funds! 💸
➡ NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (521344831) Taxpayer Funds ($362,047,237)
➡ INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (131624046) Taxpayer Funds ($257,092,498)
➡ NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR (521338892) Taxpayer Funds ($167,610,102)
➡ CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & (521943638) Taxpayer Funds ($165,142,739)
➡ GLOBAL COMMUNITIES (520846183) Taxpayer Funds ($155,240,485)
➡ PACT INC (132702768) Taxpayer Funds ($149,717,276)
➡ INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (521340267) Taxpayer Funds ($130,689,289)
➡ American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (366110299) Taxpayer Funds ($114,242,128)
➡ FREEDOM HOUSE (131656647) Taxpayer Funds ($93,979,673)
➡ INTERNEWS NETWORK (943027961) Taxpayer Funds ($93,974,716)
➡ INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL (521527835) Taxpayer Funds ($58,684,285)
➡ CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL (521398742) Taxpayer Funds ($49,782,402)
➡ ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (133615533) Taxpayer Funds ($27,306,551)
➡ EAST-WEST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC (133586432) Taxpayer Funds ($25,060,024)
➡ THE CARTER CENTER INC (581454716) Taxpayer Funds ($22,531,458)
➡ SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND (521257425) Taxpayer Funds ($20,758,888)
➡ THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (222604963) Taxpayer Funds ($12,502,500)
➡ INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT (521818273) Taxpayer Funds ($10,638,679)
➡ INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING-US (431962561) Taxpayer Funds ($9,842,659)
➡ CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN (521847010) Taxpayer Funds ($7,882,463)
➡ INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT (362167755) Taxpayer Funds ($7,390,615)
➡ DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC (222804785) Taxpayer Funds ($5,886,448)
➡ OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL CORP (943139952) Taxpayer Funds ($3,184,871)
➡ MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL USA (930783096) Taxpayer Funds ($1,411,393)
➡ Silicon Valley Community Foundation (205205488) Taxpayer Funds ($150,000)
➡ INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATION (521648942) Taxpayer Funds ($138,622)
➡ UNITED CHARITABLE (204286082) Taxpayer Funds ($50,000)These are INDEPENDENTLY funded. That is, they do not have overlap in taxpayer money. So we're spending approximately 2 billion dollars an year on this tangled network.Looking at the graph, we see a new EIN that is transferring enormous amounts of money into one of the CEPP cut-outs.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY, EIN 521344831.
What will happen if I enter it into the award search tool?HEY-O, this isn't USAID. It's the Department of State. The Department of State is also a passthrough entity to USAID.
datarepublican.com/award_search/?…Coincidentally, I was given a warning yesterday to not to have anything to do with the Department of State - they are the worst.
I cannot corroborate that warning, e.g., I know very little about them.
But I can say that I trust in the Lord God to protect His own.National Endowment for Democracy is also entirely taxpayer funded. Their Form 990 is available at with names, companies, organizations. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…Will pick back up on this thread later!But there's more Department of State / USAID incest. Feel free to do the research on your own using the list of EINs posted above - I've provided all the tooling as always.
datarepublican.com/award_search/?…Recapping this so far before I leave:
Department of State gives nonprofits grants.
USAID gives nonprofits grants.
The nonprofits then give each other grants.
In effect, Department of State is indirectly financing USAID.
There may be other indirect transactions and other agencies involved as well.Picking back up. In putting the information together, I found out that there is a Department of Justice association with USAID through American Bar Association, with both agencies giving grants. datarepublican.com/award_search/?… And ... American Bar Association finances immigration-related legal services. joeisdone.github.io/expose/?eins=3…Similarly, Global Communities is linked with Department of Agriculture. I'll be putting this out in a table.While I could not find International Foundation as a UEI, they are housed in the same building as Conservation International Foundation which is also an USAID recipient.Here's the EIN / UEI mappings for as many 501(c)(3) I could find as possible from the above chart:
🔔 TOTAL Active Spending Grants: $3,829,490,800.46 | TOTAL Government Funding reported through 990s: $1,914,277,896
🔹NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (Agencies: Department of State, National Science Foundation)
UEI: KH6TMX6EA148 | EIN: 521344831 | Active: $1,617,566,569.62 | 990: $362,047,237
🔹INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: G3XNCEEELQN3 | EIN: 131624046 | Active: $640,981,881.00 | 990: $257,092,498
🔹NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
UEI: GN36K2UPR245 | EIN: 521338892 | Active: $47,400,065.00 | 990: $167,610,102
🔹CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING (Agencies: USAID)
UEI: E3U6WMW4XSK7 | EIN: 131624046 | Active: $528,658,494.00 | 990: $165,142,739
🔹GLOBAL COMMUNITIES (Agencies: USAID, Department of Agriculture, Department of State)
UEI: ED1ZKHMLK527 | EIN: 520846183 | Active: $247,312,318.17 | 990: $155,240,485
🔹PACT INC (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: H2K8KJKM97V4 | EIN: 132702768 | Active: $296,021,834.00 | 990: $149,717,276
🔹INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: V2DWM1KMJNK5 | EIN: 521340267 | Active: $9,221,047.00 | 990: $130,689,289
🔹American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (Agencies: USAID, Department of Justice)
UEI: L6R3PLXVANN9 | EIN: 366110299 | Active: $5,750,000.00 | 990: $114,242,128
🔹FREEDOM HOUSE (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: LAMCXMJQUMG3 | EIN: 131656647 | Active: $85,703,264.00 | 990: $93,979,673
🔹INTERNEWS NETWORK (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: MHD7RBNTAB45 | EIN: 943027961 | Active: $94,501,096.00 | 990: $93,974,716
🔹INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL (Agencies: Department of State, NOAA, Department of Agriculture, NASA)
UEI: U97HZUQD45E5 | EIN: 521527835 | Active: $33,266,650.70 | 990: $58,684,285
🔹CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, INC. (Agencies: Department of State, USAID)
UEI: G47YDFGLXE83 | EIN: 521398742 | Active: $19,972,269.68 | 990: $49,782,402
🔹ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: FWMJKZL477L3 | EIN: 133615533 | Active: $37,539,373.00 | 990: $27,306,551
🔹EAST-WEST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: LZ4PMD8AJ2J7 | EIN: 133586432 | Active: $81,774,836.00 | 990: $25,060,024
🔹THE CARTER CENTER INC (Agencies: USAID)
UEI: KNPNLAV2FWW6 | EIN: 581454716 | Active: $11,114,797.00 | 990: $22,531,458
🔹SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND (Agencies: Department of State, USAID, CDC)
UEI: HB7NVH9YCEH1 | EIN: 521257425 | Active: $34,377,081.29 | 990: $20,758,888
🔹INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING-US (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: RB7UQ5B9DFK7 | EIN: 431962561 | Active: $9,510,724.00 | 990: $9,842,659
🔹INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT (Agencies: EPA, Department of Energy)
UEI: H3ETMB4KMWF3 | EIN: 362167755 | Active: $25,226,000.00 | 990: $7,390,615
🔹OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL CORP (Agencies: USAID)
UEI: F1S4Y5K3C4J3 | EIN: 943139952 | Active: $3,592,500.00 | 990: $3,184,871Note to researchers: mapping EINs to UEIs using geocoding works VERY well when it comes to government cut-out NGOs.Next, I'll attempt to identify the principal officers of those EINs, their relationships, and if any are in prominent political positions.I found a few overlaps:
🔹 Gregori Lebedev
🟢 Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN: 521527835) – Funded by Dept of State, NOAA, Dept of Agriculture, NASA
🟢 Chair at Center for International Private Enterprise (EIN: 521398742) – Funded by Dept of State, USAID
🔹 Rachel Kleinfeld
🟢 Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN: 521344831) – Funded by Dept of State, National Science Foundation
🟢 Trustee at Freedom House (EIN: 131656647) – Funded by USAID, Dept of State
🔹 William Hybl
🟢 Director at International Republican Institute (EIN: 521340267) – Funded by USAID, Dept of State
🟢 Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN: 521527835) – Funded by Dept of State, NOAA, Dept of Agriculture, NASATo some extent, NGOs appear to be a retirement home for many key political appointees?
📢 Alberto Mora – Former General Counsel for the U.S. Navy (George W. Bush Admin), known for opposing torture policies. Now Assoc. Exec. Dir. of Global Programs at American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (EIN: 366110299). 💰 $229,970
📢 Anne Richard – Former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (Obama Admin). Listed as Senior Advisor, AHRCM at Freedom House (EIN: 131656647). 💰 $179,406
📢 Derek Mitchell – Former U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar (Obama Admin) and Pentagon advisor. Now President (thru 9/2023) at National Democratic Institute (EIN: 521338892). 💰 $344,681
📢 Daniel Fisk – Former National Security Council official (George W. Bush Admin), State Department veteran. Now Chief Operations Officer at International Republican Institute (EIN: 521340267). 💰 $163,055
📢 Dr. Daniel Twining – Former State Department Policy Planner (Bush Admin), advisor on democracy promotion. Now President at International Republican Institute (EIN: 521340267). 💰 $405,724
📢 Anthony Banbury – Former UN Assistant Secretary-General, served under Clinton, Bush, Obama on peacekeeping & crisis response. Now President & CEO at International Foundation for Electoral Systems (EIN: 521527835). 💰 $372,157
📢 Paige Alexander – Former USAID Assistant Administrator for Europe & Eurasia (Obama Admin). Now CEO of The Carter Center (EIN: 581454716). 💰 $424,902
📢 Damon Wilson – Former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and NATO advisor. Now President & CEO at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN: 521344831). 💰 $368,965
📢 Maju Varghese – Former White House Deputy Assistant & Director of the Office of Administration (Biden Admin). Now Chief Operating Officer at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN: 521344831). 💰 $257,883
📢 Carl Gershman – Longtime President of National Endowment for Democracy (since Reagan Admin, spanning GOP & Democratic administrations). Now listed as Former President at NED (EIN: 521344831). 💰 $250,000
📢 Dr. Allan Goodman – Former Executive Dean at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, played key roles in education diplomacy under multiple administrations. Now CEO/Trustee at Institute of International Education (EIN: 131624046). 💰 $787,536Uniparty Alert - these high profile names appear in mixed capacity:
🚀 Jimmy Carter – Trustee at The Carter Center (EIN 581454716) 🤔 Former President (Democratic)
🚀 Barbara Mikulski – Director at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 Longest-serving woman in the Senate (Democratic)
🚀 Thomas Daschle – Chairman at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 Former Senate Majority Leader (Democratic)
🚀 Michael Chertoff – Trustee at Freedom House (EIN 131656647) 🤔 Former Secretary of Homeland Security (Republican)
🚀 Stacey Abrams – Director at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 High-profile Georgia political leader (Democratic)
🚀 Mitt Romney – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Utah, 2012 GOP nominee (Republican)
🚀 Lindsey Graham – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from South Carolina (Republican)
🚀 Joni Ernst – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Iowa (Republican)
🚀 Tom Cotton – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Arkansas (Republican)
🚀 Marco Rubio – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Florida, 2016 presidential candidate (Republican)
🚀 Dan Sullivan – Chairman at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Alaska (Republican)
🚀 Kelly Ayotte – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire (Republican)
🚀 Mark Kirk – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from Illinois (Republican)
🚀 Karen Bass – Vice Chair at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Representative, current Mayor of Los Angeles (Democratic)
🚀 Elise Stefanik – Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 U.S. Representative from New York, House GOP Conference Chair (Republican)
🚀 Mel Martinez – Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from Florida (Republican)
🚀 Peter Roskam – Vice Chair at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Representative from Illinois (Republican)
🚀 Steve Biegun – Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (Republican)
🚀 Steny Hoyer – Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN 521527835) 🤔 U.S. Representative from Maryland (Democratic)
🚀 Rob Portman – Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN 521527835) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from Ohio (Republican)
🚀 Andrés Pastrana – Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN 521527835) 🤔 Former President of Colombia (Conservative Party)
🚀 Donna Brazile – Director at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 High-profile strategist, former DNC chair (Democratic)Seeing all these big names on such a tiny fraction of EINs, and so many names associated with establishment Republicans, I am lead to conclude that these NGOs *are* the so-called uniparty.NED includes both Democrats (Karen Bass) and Republicans (Elise Stefanik, Mel Martinez, Steve Biegun). IRI is packed with GOP heavyweights (Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney) but operates under the same umbrella as its "Democratic" counterpart, NDI, which boasts figures like Stacey Abrams, Tom Daschle, and Donna Brazile. Even IFES, positioned as neutral, features top Democrats (Steny Hoyer) and Republicans (Rob Portman) working side by side.TL;DR: We are funneling massive amounts of taxpayer money—mostly through the State Department and USAID—to NGOs stacked with high-profile establishment politicians from both parties.
And this is just from pulling one thread that started with one NGO: Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening.
How many more are out there waiting to be uncovered?
End of thread, for now. 🫡I totaled the active grants listed on the website—$1,479,962,814,823.87. That’s $1.5 trillion in spending, spread across multiple years. And that’s just the big-ticket grants—countless smaller awards (<1 million) aren’t even included.
We are being bled to death by the Uniparty through NGOs.Hat tip from @EaglesTTT :
Literally nobody is getting a salary at Consortium For Elections And Political Process Strengthening! Quite odd for an organization which manages 165 million in revenue.
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…One recipient, CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING, is the recipient of 48 active grants worth $528 million, all awarded from USAID and going to various nations. ಠ_ಠ
Going to do a deep dive. 🧵👇Let's begin with a few preliminary links.
Link here: datarepublican.com/award_search/?… .
Their website: cepps.orgPer ChatGPT, they operate as a 501(c)(3) 521943638 which does show up in my award search.
They are also operating as a partnership with International Republican Institute (521340267), International Foundation for Electoral Systems (521527835), National Democratic Institute (521338892).
CEPP shares the same office building as International Republican Institute. It is unknown if the other EINs listed are related to them.Putting these EINs in the expose tool generates an interesting graph involving 2 billion dollars. These are from individual 990s, so this is all based on *annualized* reporting.
I will take a break right now and update this to enable URL sharing and download of SVGs.datarepublican.com/expose/EIN sharing is now and live (might have to refresh to clear the cache). Graph downloading is also now enabled. You can download the graph at . Many of these are high-taxpayer EINs reporting over 10 million in government grants.datarepublican.com/expose/?eins=5…Here's what the graph represents:
🧮 Grand Total: $1,952,938,001 in taxpayer funds! 💸
➡ NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (521344831) Taxpayer Funds ($362,047,237)
➡ INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (131624046) Taxpayer Funds ($257,092,498)
➡ NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR (521338892) Taxpayer Funds ($167,610,102)
➡ CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & (521943638) Taxpayer Funds ($165,142,739)
➡ GLOBAL COMMUNITIES (520846183) Taxpayer Funds ($155,240,485)
➡ PACT INC (132702768) Taxpayer Funds ($149,717,276)
➡ INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (521340267) Taxpayer Funds ($130,689,289)
➡ American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (366110299) Taxpayer Funds ($114,242,128)
➡ FREEDOM HOUSE (131656647) Taxpayer Funds ($93,979,673)
➡ INTERNEWS NETWORK (943027961) Taxpayer Funds ($93,974,716)
➡ INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL (521527835) Taxpayer Funds ($58,684,285)
➡ CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL (521398742) Taxpayer Funds ($49,782,402)
➡ ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (133615533) Taxpayer Funds ($27,306,551)
➡ EAST-WEST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC (133586432) Taxpayer Funds ($25,060,024)
➡ THE CARTER CENTER INC (581454716) Taxpayer Funds ($22,531,458)
➡ SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND (521257425) Taxpayer Funds ($20,758,888)
➡ THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (222604963) Taxpayer Funds ($12,502,500)
➡ INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT (521818273) Taxpayer Funds ($10,638,679)
➡ INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING-US (431962561) Taxpayer Funds ($9,842,659)
➡ CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN (521847010) Taxpayer Funds ($7,882,463)
➡ INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT (362167755) Taxpayer Funds ($7,390,615)
➡ DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC (222804785) Taxpayer Funds ($5,886,448)
➡ OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL CORP (943139952) Taxpayer Funds ($3,184,871)
➡ MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL USA (930783096) Taxpayer Funds ($1,411,393)
➡ Silicon Valley Community Foundation (205205488) Taxpayer Funds ($150,000)
➡ INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATION (521648942) Taxpayer Funds ($138,622)
➡ UNITED CHARITABLE (204286082) Taxpayer Funds ($50,000)These are INDEPENDENTLY funded. That is, they do not have overlap in taxpayer money. So we're spending approximately 2 billion dollars an year on this tangled network.Looking at the graph, we see a new EIN that is transferring enormous amounts of money into one of the CEPP cut-outs.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY, EIN 521344831.
What will happen if I enter it into the award search tool?HEY-O, this isn't USAID. It's the Department of State. The Department of State is also a passthrough entity to USAID.
datarepublican.com/award_search/?…Coincidentally, I was given a warning yesterday to not to have anything to do with the Department of State - they are the worst.
I cannot corroborate that warning, e.g., I know very little about them.
But I can say that I trust in the Lord God to protect His own.National Endowment for Democracy is also entirely taxpayer funded. Their Form 990 is available at with names, companies, organizations. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…Will pick back up on this thread later!But there's more Department of State / USAID incest. Feel free to do the research on your own using the list of EINs posted above - I've provided all the tooling as always.
datarepublican.com/award_search/?…Recapping this so far before I leave:
Department of State gives nonprofits grants.
USAID gives nonprofits grants.
The nonprofits then give each other grants.
In effect, Department of State is indirectly financing USAID.
There may be other indirect transactions and other agencies involved as well.Picking back up. In putting the information together, I found out that there is a Department of Justice association with USAID through American Bar Association, with both agencies giving grants. datarepublican.com/award_search/?… And ... American Bar Association finances immigration-related legal services. joeisdone.github.io/expose/?eins=3…Similarly, Global Communities is linked with Department of Agriculture. I'll be putting this out in a table.While I could not find International Foundation as a UEI, they are housed in the same building as Conservation International Foundation which is also an USAID recipient.Here's the EIN / UEI mappings for as many 501(c)(3) I could find as possible from the above chart:
🔔 TOTAL Active Spending Grants: $3,829,490,800.46 | TOTAL Government Funding reported through 990s: $1,914,277,896
🔹NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (Agencies: Department of State, National Science Foundation)
UEI: KH6TMX6EA148 | EIN: 521344831 | Active: $1,617,566,569.62 | 990: $362,047,237
🔹INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: G3XNCEEELQN3 | EIN: 131624046 | Active: $640,981,881.00 | 990: $257,092,498
🔹NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
UEI: GN36K2UPR245 | EIN: 521338892 | Active: $47,400,065.00 | 990: $167,610,102
🔹CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING (Agencies: USAID)
UEI: E3U6WMW4XSK7 | EIN: 131624046 | Active: $528,658,494.00 | 990: $165,142,739
🔹GLOBAL COMMUNITIES (Agencies: USAID, Department of Agriculture, Department of State)
UEI: ED1ZKHMLK527 | EIN: 520846183 | Active: $247,312,318.17 | 990: $155,240,485
🔹PACT INC (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: H2K8KJKM97V4 | EIN: 132702768 | Active: $296,021,834.00 | 990: $149,717,276
🔹INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: V2DWM1KMJNK5 | EIN: 521340267 | Active: $9,221,047.00 | 990: $130,689,289
🔹American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (Agencies: USAID, Department of Justice)
UEI: L6R3PLXVANN9 | EIN: 366110299 | Active: $5,750,000.00 | 990: $114,242,128
🔹FREEDOM HOUSE (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: LAMCXMJQUMG3 | EIN: 131656647 | Active: $85,703,264.00 | 990: $93,979,673
🔹INTERNEWS NETWORK (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: MHD7RBNTAB45 | EIN: 943027961 | Active: $94,501,096.00 | 990: $93,974,716
🔹INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL (Agencies: Department of State, NOAA, Department of Agriculture, NASA)
UEI: U97HZUQD45E5 | EIN: 521527835 | Active: $33,266,650.70 | 990: $58,684,285
🔹CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, INC. (Agencies: Department of State, USAID)
UEI: G47YDFGLXE83 | EIN: 521398742 | Active: $19,972,269.68 | 990: $49,782,402
🔹ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: FWMJKZL477L3 | EIN: 133615533 | Active: $37,539,373.00 | 990: $27,306,551
🔹EAST-WEST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: LZ4PMD8AJ2J7 | EIN: 133586432 | Active: $81,774,836.00 | 990: $25,060,024
🔹THE CARTER CENTER INC (Agencies: USAID)
UEI: KNPNLAV2FWW6 | EIN: 581454716 | Active: $11,114,797.00 | 990: $22,531,458
🔹SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND (Agencies: Department of State, USAID, CDC)
UEI: HB7NVH9YCEH1 | EIN: 521257425 | Active: $34,377,081.29 | 990: $20,758,888
🔹INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING-US (Agencies: USAID, Department of State)
UEI: RB7UQ5B9DFK7 | EIN: 431962561 | Active: $9,510,724.00 | 990: $9,842,659
🔹INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT (Agencies: EPA, Department of Energy)
UEI: H3ETMB4KMWF3 | EIN: 362167755 | Active: $25,226,000.00 | 990: $7,390,615
🔹OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL CORP (Agencies: USAID)
UEI: F1S4Y5K3C4J3 | EIN: 943139952 | Active: $3,592,500.00 | 990: $3,184,871Note to researchers: mapping EINs to UEIs using geocoding works VERY well when it comes to government cut-out NGOs.Next, I'll attempt to identify the principal officers of those EINs, their relationships, and if any are in prominent political positions.I found a few overlaps:
🔹 Gregori Lebedev
🟢 Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN: 521527835) – Funded by Dept of State, NOAA, Dept of Agriculture, NASA
🟢 Chair at Center for International Private Enterprise (EIN: 521398742) – Funded by Dept of State, USAID
🔹 Rachel Kleinfeld
🟢 Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN: 521344831) – Funded by Dept of State, National Science Foundation
🟢 Trustee at Freedom House (EIN: 131656647) – Funded by USAID, Dept of State
🔹 William Hybl
🟢 Director at International Republican Institute (EIN: 521340267) – Funded by USAID, Dept of State
🟢 Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN: 521527835) – Funded by Dept of State, NOAA, Dept of Agriculture, NASATo some extent, NGOs appear to be a retirement home for many key political appointees?
📢 Alberto Mora – Former General Counsel for the U.S. Navy (George W. Bush Admin), known for opposing torture policies. Now Assoc. Exec. Dir. of Global Programs at American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (EIN: 366110299). 💰 $229,970
📢 Anne Richard – Former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (Obama Admin). Listed as Senior Advisor, AHRCM at Freedom House (EIN: 131656647). 💰 $179,406
📢 Derek Mitchell – Former U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar (Obama Admin) and Pentagon advisor. Now President (thru 9/2023) at National Democratic Institute (EIN: 521338892). 💰 $344,681
📢 Daniel Fisk – Former National Security Council official (George W. Bush Admin), State Department veteran. Now Chief Operations Officer at International Republican Institute (EIN: 521340267). 💰 $163,055
📢 Dr. Daniel Twining – Former State Department Policy Planner (Bush Admin), advisor on democracy promotion. Now President at International Republican Institute (EIN: 521340267). 💰 $405,724
📢 Anthony Banbury – Former UN Assistant Secretary-General, served under Clinton, Bush, Obama on peacekeeping & crisis response. Now President & CEO at International Foundation for Electoral Systems (EIN: 521527835). 💰 $372,157
📢 Paige Alexander – Former USAID Assistant Administrator for Europe & Eurasia (Obama Admin). Now CEO of The Carter Center (EIN: 581454716). 💰 $424,902
📢 Damon Wilson – Former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and NATO advisor. Now President & CEO at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN: 521344831). 💰 $368,965
📢 Maju Varghese – Former White House Deputy Assistant & Director of the Office of Administration (Biden Admin). Now Chief Operating Officer at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN: 521344831). 💰 $257,883
📢 Carl Gershman – Longtime President of National Endowment for Democracy (since Reagan Admin, spanning GOP & Democratic administrations). Now listed as Former President at NED (EIN: 521344831). 💰 $250,000
📢 Dr. Allan Goodman – Former Executive Dean at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, played key roles in education diplomacy under multiple administrations. Now CEO/Trustee at Institute of International Education (EIN: 131624046). 💰 $787,536Uniparty Alert - these high profile names appear in mixed capacity:
🚀 Jimmy Carter – Trustee at The Carter Center (EIN 581454716) 🤔 Former President (Democratic)
🚀 Barbara Mikulski – Director at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 Longest-serving woman in the Senate (Democratic)
🚀 Thomas Daschle – Chairman at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 Former Senate Majority Leader (Democratic)
🚀 Michael Chertoff – Trustee at Freedom House (EIN 131656647) 🤔 Former Secretary of Homeland Security (Republican)
🚀 Stacey Abrams – Director at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 High-profile Georgia political leader (Democratic)
🚀 Mitt Romney – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Utah, 2012 GOP nominee (Republican)
🚀 Lindsey Graham – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from South Carolina (Republican)
🚀 Joni Ernst – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Iowa (Republican)
🚀 Tom Cotton – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Arkansas (Republican)
🚀 Marco Rubio – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Florida, 2016 presidential candidate (Republican)
🚀 Dan Sullivan – Chairman at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 U.S. Senator from Alaska (Republican)
🚀 Kelly Ayotte – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire (Republican)
🚀 Mark Kirk – Director at International Republican Institute (EIN 521340267) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from Illinois (Republican)
🚀 Karen Bass – Vice Chair at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Representative, current Mayor of Los Angeles (Democratic)
🚀 Elise Stefanik – Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 U.S. Representative from New York, House GOP Conference Chair (Republican)
🚀 Mel Martinez – Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from Florida (Republican)
🚀 Peter Roskam – Vice Chair at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Representative from Illinois (Republican)
🚀 Steve Biegun – Director at National Endowment for Democracy (EIN 521344831) 🤔 Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (Republican)
🚀 Steny Hoyer – Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN 521527835) 🤔 U.S. Representative from Maryland (Democratic)
🚀 Rob Portman – Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN 521527835) 🤔 Former U.S. Senator from Ohio (Republican)
🚀 Andrés Pastrana – Director at International Foundation for Electoral (EIN 521527835) 🤔 Former President of Colombia (Conservative Party)
🚀 Donna Brazile – Director at National Democratic Institute (EIN 521338892) 🤔 High-profile strategist, former DNC chair (Democratic)Seeing all these big names on such a tiny fraction of EINs, and so many names associated with establishment Republicans, I am lead to conclude that these NGOs *are* the so-called uniparty.NED includes both Democrats (Karen Bass) and Republicans (Elise Stefanik, Mel Martinez, Steve Biegun). IRI is packed with GOP heavyweights (Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney) but operates under the same umbrella as its "Democratic" counterpart, NDI, which boasts figures like Stacey Abrams, Tom Daschle, and Donna Brazile. Even IFES, positioned as neutral, features top Democrats (Steny Hoyer) and Republicans (Rob Portman) working side by side.TL;DR: We are funneling massive amounts of taxpayer money—mostly through the State Department and USAID—to NGOs stacked with high-profile establishment politicians from both parties.
And this is just from pulling one thread that started with one NGO: Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening.
How many more are out there waiting to be uncovered?
End of thread, for now. 🫡I totaled the active grants listed on the website—$1,479,962,814,823.87. That’s $1.5 trillion in spending, spread across multiple years. And that’s just the big-ticket grants—countless smaller awards (<1 million) aren’t even included.
We are being bled to death by the Uniparty through NGOs.Hat tip from @EaglesTTT :
Literally nobody is getting a salary at Consortium For Elections And Political Process Strengthening! Quite odd for an organization which manages 165 million in revenue.
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…
Now for something completely different. I was intrigued by the title of this YOUTUBE video:
Ethical Hacker: "I'll Show You Why Google Has Just Shut Down Their Quantum Chip" (31 minute YOUTUBE video)
It's a mind bending investigation, outside looking in, as to why it appears Google pulled the plug on their latest ground-breaking quantum computing work. I confess I looked further than I intended to because I wondered if the shutdown of Google's 'Willow' quantum computer was the result of being categorized as 'something Q/Trump didn't want in untrustworthy hands'. While such a concern may be true, after watching the video, I doubt that line of reasoning; the only point in favor of it is timing. This is only my first foray into quantum computing so I'm not able to 'know' and open to other opinions.
*looks around the room for anyone else taking a break from 'too much winning'*
The Quantum Revolution:
Google's first quantum chip was 'Sycamore' in 2019.
Later came 'Willow,' Google's most advanced quantum chip. It was shut down in December 2024.
This quantum technology was described as performing complex calculations in seconds which would otherwise take traditional computers {insert unfathomable, very long period of time here} to perform. It's not at all an incremental improvement in performance; it defies (my conventional) comprehension how much faster Quantum computing performs. This difference could promise breakthroughs in science/technology/AI etc.
A technical detail here:
Classical computing uses bits 0 and 1 (consecutive processing)
Quantum computing uses Qubits (simultaneous processing)
But in testing the technology, it began to generate odd results. Mere electronic 'noise' (like an old radio in between stations) would be random and messy, but these data artifacts were highly organized and structured. Some results formed visual markers which were repeated, contained a pattern, or were structured, and partially similar to ancient language symbols. For this reason, these unexplained data 'noises' which appeared to form symbols or patterns were dubbed 'glyphs.'
The project brought in specialists from exotic specialties (IMHO) to theorize, in a no-holds-barred-manner, what these structured, repeated, and increasingly complex 'signals' (glyphs) were, or meant. Some of these data glyphs formed images resembling encryption keys. There was the question of whether the system was creating its own encryption keys etc.
I found the speculation entertaining in that they were so exotic and yet tailored by humans seeking strategy. I veered away from these explanations without being able to state a reason why other than generic credulity, but tried to return to them at least in part because this is entirely uncharted territory for humanity. Out on the edge of technology, I'm not good at speculating; for example, I had never thought to see Musk's Mechazilla 'capture' a returning booster rocket. I was trying to, in Monkey Werx's parlance, 'Stay Frosty.'
Interesting to see what humans are capable of conjecturing, even in light of the fact that experts kept warning the scientists that humans can construct meaning where none exists (perception of a 'face' on the surface of Mars).
If you're up for this kind of thing then stop reading here because I am now launching a SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!
Finally the man described as, Ethical Hacker, figured out that the nature of quantum computing itself created these organized, structured anomalies, and these anomalies were vulnerabilities that others could use to hack into, and manipulate the system. This would be extraordinarily dangerous, particularly if quantum computing was employed in tasks like AI or defense systems etc. They don't know how to protect this system from being exploited because those vulnerabilities are inherent to quantum computing, so they shut down 'Willow'.
But how long before they decide they can handle it, and start it up again?
Here from the locked thread.
Waiting on Ms. Note to start a fresh batch of cookies.
Spread the word.
Thanks on those 767s.
I didn’t check.
Then found out they were Pegasus.
Still means lots of activity in off-shore Baja.
No R135, tho.
In fact, no R135 anywhere today.
Ping
Mark
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