Posted on 05/21/2021 8:34:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A top Netflix executive funneled millions to a fund aimed at opposing the recall effort of California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to financial disclosures reported to the California Secretary of State Thursday.
Reed Hastings, co-CEO of the multi-billion dollar streaming service, sent $3 million to the Newsom fund. The longtime Democrat previously donated $7 million to the California Charter Schools Association’s 2018 initiative to get Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa elected in the gubernatorial primary.
The CEO’s contribution is the largest sum donated to stop the recall. There is no limit to how much the governor can raise. Unions have also played a major role. California’s nurses union poured another $400,000 into the effort last week and the Democratic Governors Association sent $500,000. Other prominent donors include agribusiness tycoons Stewart and Lynda Resnick and 49ers CEO Jed York. JJ Abrams and Katie McGrath contributed $32,400 each.
Newsom released his 2019 tax returns this week. The $1.9 million filing shows the governor and his wife took in half a million more than in 2018. Newsom contacted Politico “expressing concern that the documents could compromise the family’s safety with sensitive information,” to which Politico decided to redact bits of information.
Critics of the governor told Newsweek a few days ago Newsom is trying to “dig his way out” of the recall effort by “throwing money at the problem.” Orrin Heatlie, a leader in the recall effort, said, “[t]his is just a governor in crisis.”
The petition to recall the governor received enough verified signatures in April to trigger an election in the fall. The last time California had a recall election was when Democrat Gov. Gray Davis lost his leadership position to GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Constituents in the state have become increasingly frustrated with Newsom’s handling of COVID-19. Aside from wielding government power to institute strict lockdowns and shut down small businesses, Newsom ate at an expensive, exclusive restaurant while instructing residents to stay home.
the lockdown was quite profitable for Netflix
I hope no one around here is for normalizing Trans lunacy.
I will delete my account if there’s a contingent of “Democrats are the real Transphobes” on here.
Does Reed what a shot at Kammy Harris and thinks that $3 Million to her ex-boyfirend will get the deal done?
I mean, I hope this isn’t a surprise to anyone considering it’s the same outfit that gave the Obamas a $45M (or more) ‘production’ deal and a $30M deal to Megan Markle and her Royal Cuck.
Big tech CEOs probably buy Gavin’s lunch at the French Laundry.... out in the open when it’s covid, but in the private rooms when the plebs are allowed back
unfortunately i cannot quit them twice
How much did he pay Bruce Jenner to jump into the race?
Glad Netflix doesn’t get any of my money.
Looks like Hastings is betting on Newsom surviving...
Anyone subscribing to Netflix finances this as well as the elevated living standards of Dear Leader and Moochie.
If giving up a streaming service is too difficult a sacrifice to make, we deserve the socialist tyranny coming our way.
One cancerous tumor protecting another cancerous tumor.
He backed aRnie the RINO (at best) back in the 2003 recall.
One more reason I am not surprised.
He hired Obammy&Moochelle and Lebrain as part of his leftist rich folk employment program. Gavin comes cheap.
With or without the $3 Million, Nuisance isn’t going anywhere.
This whole recall movement is a waste of time and money.
CA is now awash with a $75 Billion Dollar Surplus and that money is greasing the palms of every Leftist there.
Add in the lack of Voter ID and the Illegal Invaders will turn out for Nuisance like crazy.
Never thought I would say this, but it is obvious to me now that some individuals have too much money these days. Years ago, there was a time when people could be motivated to break up the influence of large corporations like Standard Oil or ATT. Not so much today. These groups have so permeated the political arenas of both major parties to crowd out any grass roots efforts to do anything against their over blown influence. Worse even foundations and pension funds are getting into the mix. Yesterday reviewed a proxy from XOM citing some group of pension funds were seeking to put climate change warriors on its board.
Maybe Dire Straits if still active could do a song about this.
I quit Netflix years ago when they put Obama their pay roll!!!
Don't know what they're all worried about, though. Newsom has ensured the recall will be all mail-in.
He can't lose.
Make that it was the Netflix subscribers who paid the $3 million.
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