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Jimm Roberts's avatar

Disheartening to learn how easy it is for foreign countries exploit the US, welfare fraud especially

More disheartening is no president and Congress in modern times has reduced the deficit

Richard Redstone's avatar

You’re a liar Bill. AIPAC has not contributed the most. Qatar and Elon control government agencies and our educational system. I quote perplexity.

What Qatar funds in the U.S.

• Qatar has spent nearly $250 million on firms registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) since Donald Trump was first elected, and its agents have logged more in‑person meetings with U.S. political contacts than any other foreign country.[quincyinst]

• OpenSecrets data show the “Government of Qatar” reporting about $180,000 in federal lobbying spending in 2024 under that specific client entry, but this does not include all Qatari‑linked entities and contracts.[opensecrets]

• Qatar is the largest foreign government donor to U.S. universities, with about $4.7 billion in disclosed gifts between 2001 and 2021.[wikipedia +2]

• It is described as the third‑largest foreign government donor to U.S. think tanks, with around $9.1 million over five years.[wrmea +2]

“Biggest contributor to officials” vs. other donors

• Federal campaign contributions to U.S. candidates and parties are dominated by U.S. individuals, corporations (via PACs), and domestic interest groups; the largest “big donors” tracked are wealthy Americans, not foreign governments like Qatar.[opensecrets +2]

• Foreign nationals and foreign governments are generally prohibited from directly contributing to U.S. federal campaigns, so Qatar’s influence operates mainly through lobbying contracts, investments, media, universities, and think tanks rather than straightforward campaign checks to officials.[opensecrets +2]

Bottom line

• Qatar is one of the most influential foreign players in Washington through lobbying and institutional funding and is unusually large among foreign government donors to U.S. universities and think tanks.[thehill +3]

• It is not, however, the single biggest overall financial contributor to U.S. government officials when compared to domestic megadonors and PAC networks that fund campaigns on a much larger scale.[usafacts +2]

And it is Elon Musk who contributes the most to U.S. politicians. Again I quote Perplexity.

For the 2024 election cycle, the single largest financial contributor to U.S. politicians was Elon Musk, who gave more than 290 million dollars to Republican candidates, PACs, and other outside political groups.[opensecrets +1]

Largest individual donors (recent cycle)

• Elon Musk: Over 291 million dollars to Republican candidates and conservative‑aligned committees in 2024.[golocalprov +1]

• Several other donors each exceeded 100 million dollars in the same cycle, but all gave significantly less than Musk.[opensecrets]

How this is measured

• These figures come from analyses of Federal Election Commission data that total contributions to candidates, parties, PACs, and super PACs, then rank donors by aggregate giving.[opensecrets +2]

• Rankings can vary slightly by whether you look only at super PACs, only direct candidate giving, or all federal political spending combined, but Musk remains the top overall donor for 2024 under these standard aggregations.[opensecrets +2]

Here are more of your bullshit anti-Semitic lies. According to Perplexity, here are the Super PACs that contributed the most to US politicians.

Largest PACs by money raised/spent (2024 cycle)

These figures are for federal activity in the 2023–2024 cycle.

• ActBlue – About 3.8 billion dollars raised and 3.79 billion spent, serving as the main small‑dollar online fundraising PAC for Democrats.[opensecrets +2]

• WinRed – About 1.69 billion dollars raised and 1.68 billion spent as the Republican counterpart to ActBlue.[usafacts +2]

• Senate Majority PAC – Roughly 703 million dollars raised and 704 million spent, the main Democratic Senate super PAC.[opensecrets +1]

• Future Forward USA Action – Around 559 million dollars raised and spent, a major pro‑Democratic super PAC heavily involved in presidential and congressional races.[opensecrets]

• Make America Great Again Inc – About 410 million dollars raised and 457 million spent supporting Donald Trump and allied Republicans.[opensecrets]

Biggest PACs by independent expenditures

Looking just at outside spending (ads and other independent expenditures):

• Future Forward USA – About 510 million dollars in independent expenditures.[opensecrets]

• Make America Great Again Inc – About 377 million dollars.[opensecrets]

• Senate Majority PAC – About 311 million dollars.[opensecrets]

• Congressional Leadership Fund – About 217 million dollars, the main House Republican super PAC.[opensecrets]

• Senate Leadership Fund – About 211 million dollars, the main Senate Republican super PAC.[opensecrets]

Top traditional PACs giving directly to candidates

For direct contributions to candidates (not independent ads), the largest givers in 2024 were much smaller in scale:

• Never Back Down Inc – About 5.25 million dollars to candidates, all to Republicans.[opensecrets]

• National Association of Realtors PAC – About 4.19 million dollars split roughly evenly between Democrats and Republicans.

And Massie is an anti-Semitic turd 💩 like you are Bill. Eat Shiite Bill .

Richard dal's avatar

Oh give me a break. I could post a Grok rebuttal to your Perplexity's main stream biased nonsense but what's the point. I would no doubt be labeled Anti-Septic for noticing, just like Massie who is one of the very few politicians with any integrity left fighting for actual Americans. If you want to know who rules over you, ask yourself who you are not allowed to criticize.

Richard Redstone's avatar

Those numbers are substantiated by other sources. AIPAC is a distant 35th giving bribes to politicians.. Whether you want to believe it or not Massie is in the same Anti-Semitic group as Bill Bonner and Tucker Qatarlson (owned by Qatar). I suspect you’re a big fan of Mamdani the esteemed twelves mayor of New York. Anti-semitism is real in this country now (lots of kids at school are scared) and Bonner is fanning the flames. If you don’t like my comments… tough shit..

Richard dal's avatar

Are there any anti-semites in the room with you right now? Have you checked under the bed?

Since 2023, Israel and its proxies (primarily AIPAC, its United Democracy Project super PAC, and Miriam Adelson) have spent approximately $350 million+ on direct electoral influence in the U.S., including ~$200-300 million in campaign contributions and super PAC spending (e.g., AIPAC PAC ~$52 million direct in 2024 cycle, UDP ~$38-55 million outside expenditures, Adelson ~$147-148 million mostly to pro-Trump/GOP causes) plus ~$9-10 million in domestic lobbying.

Qatar and its proxies have spent ~$40-60 million on FARA-registered lobbying contracts (annual average $12-18 million, cumulative since 2016 ~$260 million), with negligible direct campaign contributions (<$1-2 million indirect via agents) but dominant soft-power flows including ongoing university donations (part of ~$6.6 billion cumulative total, with significant post-2023 increments) and think tank grants (~$2-3 million proportional from prior periods).

Israel proxies lead overwhelmingly in targeted election spending (100x+ Qatar's direct role), while Qatar excels in institutional lobbying and long-term influence peddling.

Richard Redstone's avatar

If you were in the room with me right now there would be an anti-Semite in the room with me… hopefully locked up in the closet. Your numbers are way off. AIPAC was actually ranked 17th in TOTAL political expenditures.. and with jerks like Bonner and Massie it’s money well spent.

dr. b's avatar

Feel under great pressure not to criticize Jews or Israel? Your comment is farcical. Let’s leave aside the obvious historical reality for a a moment. Just the constant stream of antisemitic dialogue here is proof enough that copious nearly daily criticism, falsehoods, scapegoating, lunacy, distortion and contempt targeting Jews and Israel is anything but prohibited. But you are the persecuted one prohibited from speaking by your “rulers”. Ludicrous.

Jim McCollum's avatar

Quite a summary. And between your list and Bill's list, it is pretty obvious that it is not the Ripublicans or the Dimocrats but the Plutocrats that really run the country.

Richard Redstone's avatar

But certainly NOT the Jews as Bill claims. Israel is developing weapons at this moment to match what the U.S. SELLS (not gives) them. Netanyahu knows the U.S. is not a reliable partner… certainly not when Trump panders to Qatar for more bling.

Brian Hurley's avatar

You are complaining about how Trump treats Israel? Are you daft man? Would you prefer the Biden admin's stiff arm treatment?

Richard Redstone's avatar

Trump has tied Israel’s hands too and he’s buddies with the state sponsor of terror Qatar.. anything for more bling.

dr. b's avatar

Bill lives at the intersection of anti-semitism, paranoid personality disorder and heavy drinking.

Richard Redstone's avatar

Who needs his worthless diatribes? This is supposed to be a financial newsletter.

dr. b's avatar

Useless would be a promotion for Bill, but his brew of hatred does have its paying customers. I tune in only for Dan and Tom who offer solid and useful information IMHO.

Eid's avatar

I truly enjoy and gladly pay to read his diatribes…if you can’t handle the truth or appreciate another perspective then you are free to leave

dr. b's avatar

You are free to enjoy Bills antisemitism. If you don’t like the comments of those who find it contemptible, you are free to leave and jump off a high building. Permission granted.

Gary Hauck's avatar

Take a breath, Richard.

Richard Redstone's avatar

At least my breath isn’t alcohol tainted

Eid's avatar

Can you name a single election where Qatar $$ influenced the outcome …Did you see the New Jersey election results yesterday…

Richard Redstone's avatar

More importantly, can you name a single institution (college) that hasn’t influenced the curriculum.. even at my Alma mater Illinois/Champaign the professors to some extent are bought and paid for by Qatar and as a result Jewish kids who matriculate there are scared.

Richard Redstone's avatar

Water certainly has influenced elections according to perplexity:

Qatargate” involves allegations that Qatari officials paid bribes and provided other benefits to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their staff to secure friendlier positions toward Qatar, including softening or blocking critical resolutions and advancing visa‑free travel.[time +2]

• While the scandal focused on legislative behavior, not ballot‑box tampering, it is directly tied to the European electoral process because it targeted sitting MEPs and campaigns, including support to at least one Italian politician’s 2014 election campaign via intermediaries linked to foreign governments.[wikipedia]

United States political influence

• In 2024, two Republican political consultants who had worked on Donald Trump–aligned efforts admitted in court filings that they took funds from the Qatari government to run a covert public‑relations and lobbying campaign in Washington, including setting up a front group (“Yemen Crisis Watch”) to shape congressional and broader elite opinion on Gulf policy after the 2016 U.S. election.[politico]

• Separate federal filings described undisclosed lobbying by retired Gen. John Allen on behalf of Qatar, again focused on influencing U.S. policy debates rather than vote counting, but operating in the same ecosystem that surrounds federal elections and party politics.[nytimes]

Broader “election interference” vs. influence

• Public reporting and legal cases depict Qatar as one of several Gulf states using money, lobbying firms, and think‑tank relationships to shape how elected officials and parties in democracies view its interests; these activities intersect with elections because they target candidates, campaigns, and parties, but they are typically framed as unregistered foreign lobbying or corruption rather than classic cyber or disinformation‑based election hacking.[politico +3]

• Human‑rights and governance reporting on Qatar emphasizes its own tightly controlled internal electoral framework (limited franchise, constrained competition), which contrasts with the more subtle, money‑driven influence operations it is associated with

dr. b's avatar

Stupid question. All lobbyist try to influence. No one can prove or disprove the role of any influencer of any kind causing an election result. But if US enemies like Iran and China are putting more money, methods and manpower into the job it’s a good bet they are moving the needle more than those allies putting in less resources. Not just to advocate for their own interests per se, but also to destroy our country and culture. But if you take over the colleges for a couple generations, you can certainly feel confident you did your very very best to sway elections.

Eid's avatar

The question is not stupid…you can’t name any because there are none….many decided by AIPAC funds

Richard Redstone's avatar

Sounds you’re a Muslim or whatever you are that doesn’t like Jews.. and why you like Bonner.. you are one of not very many as evidenced by most of the people on here who agree with me.

dr. b's avatar

Question is stupid and you are doubling down on stupid. Well done. But happy for you to prove me wrong by demonstrating the proof that any lobbyist funds or efforts actually caused an election result. I know that no scientific methodology which would demonstrate such a thing is needed as the “proof” for all your goofy paranoid antisemitic certainties, but for purposes of this discussion, please define the methodology you used to reach your conclusions..

Michael Buhmiller's avatar

Bonner should cancel and refund you but that would take away from free speech. Your information may be brilliant and valuable, yet you minimize yourself with your childish insults. So we just change channels away from you.

Michael Buhmiller's avatar

Bonner should cancel and refund the remainder of your subscription

Richard Redstone's avatar

If I want your bad advice I’ll give it to you.. but it’s ok for Bonner to sling anti-Semitic tropes.. MYOFB

working stiff's avatar

There you go Billy, I knew you had it in you! The accuracy may be in question as some commentators below suggest, but you did it! You made it through a whole column without blaming Trump!!! Bravo!

BTW, imho Trump has become an ass with his mouth and inflammatory rhetoric, but I do like his policies and think he is getting us back on track.

I guess the Fukitol is working!

Vern's avatar

very grateful for the link to Myrmikan's research Dan

Abe Porter's avatar

WOW. So much rhetoric today. I’m not that smart to read all of these extra long responses. All I can say that no matter who or which organizations give such large sums of money to politicians to further their causes. In a short sentence, we should BAN all lobbying. We all know that it’s just payola for their representative countries or companies. It’s very easy to say that there are countries that can control the Unites States but it does not appear to be reasonable.

Mark's avatar

Can someone explain who or how millions of pages of documents were written by JE? Who does that? Were there scribes following him around documenting everything even what went on behind closed doors? Something doesn't make sense here with all of this evidence on paper....when Something is too good to be true it usually isn't...

FlyingDad's avatar

Thanks Bill, you always give me confidence in my investments in precious metals and the miners. Glad to see that some of the Epstein focus is shifting to those who created this creature.

Gary Hauck's avatar

According to Dan, Mr. Daniel Oliver has claimed, "The first, ‘laminar’ or smooth phase of the gold bull market is over. The next two phases are still to come, will be more ‘turbulent,’ and could see the gold price rise as high as $12,595/oz."

When I see predictions made to this order of accuracy (8 parts in 10,000) I wonder about the intelligence of the predictor. Or, perhaps the accuracy reveals the self-image of the predictor.

Oliver's prediction would have been more believable if it had read, "...gold price rise as high as $13,000/oz." That would still imply an astounding accuracy of 8 parts in 100.

John P Gallien's avatar

Bill Bonner, intrepid reporter for Political Porn Magazine, has once again given us his earth-shattering scoop on how the world works. Thank you, Mr. Bonner!!!

Robin's avatar

Richard calls Bill a liar. Then simply states that AIPAC did not contribute as much as Qatar over a recent period. Has not the AIPAC contributed much more than most other lobby groups over decades?

Conic Tonic's avatar

If the US$ was 100% backed by gold… I too would not care who made the laws!! Conic Tonic

Angry Icebergs's avatar

The term "Zionist Occupation Government" (ZOG) suggests that Jews control the U.S. government.

Origin: Coined by neo-Nazi Eric Thomson in 1976, it gained traction among white supremacist groups.

rKf's avatar

Whatever the truth is, virtue has little to do with conduct.

Patrick H Neff's avatar

A great one ,Bill Thanks for reiterating all the facts of the Jewish conspiracy to control the world that has been known since Rothchild and still going on. I believe we should use the term "pro-Jew or Pro-Hebrew" instead of pro-Israeli. Also , I believe antisemite is a misnomer used by the Jews to cover up they mean anti jew.

James ( Jim) Marshall's avatar

Dan, the Daniel Oliver - Myrmikan Research pieces are great information. Thanks for this additional information.

Jim Marshall

Fraser M's avatar

Was JE on it for the girls, the money or a higher political purpose?

I suspect he used 1 to get 2, then maybe supplemented a bit of 3.

When a Prince of the realm in the UK, who happened to be a trade envoy, and one of the most penalty politicians we've had (who had already resigned twice due to scandals) were feeding JE privileged insider info, he must have had something to offer in return.

Then if a govt agency came knocking and said we'll let you keep going if you share info with us, well who wouldn't give in ti the Realpolitik?