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Crypto, Fossil Fuels, Private Prisons Push for Banking Deregulation - Little Sis Corporate-backed politicians are working to advance legislation against so-called "de-banking"

NEW: Big donors pushing to deregulate banking under the guise of fighting "debanking" include:

πŸ’² Crypto
⛽️ Fossil Fuels
😑 Private Prisons
+ others
littlesis.org/news/crypto-...

07.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Troops in the Street: What Does An Authoritarian Takeover Look Like? With Historians Barbara Ransby and Barbara Weinstein.

Join Historians for Peace and Democracy and @convergencemag.com for this important and timely teach-in with historians Barbara Ransby and Barbara Weinstein tomorrow!
actionnetwork.org/events/troop...

07.10.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A power map titled, Corporate Backers of Anti-"Debanking" Push, shows the connections between four elected officials and various corporations, corporate interest groups and banks. Arrows are used to demonstrate who each of the four elected officials has received donations from.

A power map titled, Corporate Backers of Anti-"Debanking" Push, shows the connections between four elected officials and various corporations, corporate interest groups and banks. Arrows are used to demonstrate who each of the four elected officials has received donations from.

Read about how corporate-backed politicians are working to advance legislation against so-called β€œde-banking”
littlesis.org/news/crypto-...

06.10.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: Corporate interests tied to crypto, fossil fuels + private prisons are pushing for banking deregulation under the guise of taking on "discriminatory debanking."

They've showered big money on politicians advancing anti-"debanking" legislation.

Story: littlesis.org/news/crypto-...

02.10.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Session 3: Nonprofits– Universities, Corporate Front Groups, Cultural Institutions, and more
YouTube video by Public Accountability Initiative Session 3: Nonprofits– Universities, Corporate Front Groups, Cultural Institutions, and more

Interested in researching Universities, Corporate Front Groups, Cultural Institutions or other non-profits?

Check out our Research Tools for Organizers training recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFk0...

01.10.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Map The Power - Toolkit To build stronger and more sustainable campaigns and movements that win, we need sharper analysis of the power structures we’re up against. Power research done by and for our movements is one tool tha...

Want to get started mapping networks of power?
Visit our Map the Power Toolkit and explore our research guides, case studies and various free training recordings we provide to help support you on your power research journey.
mapthepower.net

29.09.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Power Research allows out to take a broader view, going up the food chain to look at major corporations and billionaires and other organizations and individuals who wield extraordinary amounts of influence and control in our society.

29.09.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The power structure is not contained within the institutions and individuals that we’re often told have power in a democracy.

29.09.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Map The Power - Toolkit To build stronger and more sustainable campaigns and movements that win, we need sharper analysis of the power structures we’re up against. Power research done by and for our movements is one tool tha...

We have many more tools to help guide your power research at our map the power toolkit
mapthepower.net

25.09.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Session 2: The Corporation
YouTube video by Public Accountability Initiative Session 2: The Corporation

Interested in researching corporate power?
Check out our Power Research Tools for organizers training recording on researching corporations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Ac...

25.09.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If your organization or campaign wants to get started mapping billionaire power, check out the many resources at our Map the Power site, including guides, trainings, and much more.

Link: mapthepower.net

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Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are worth a combined $1.343 trillion.

We are truly living under an oligarchy dominated by billionaire power.

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24.09.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sacrificed - Action Center on Race and the Economy Sacrificed: KKR & the Black and Brown Communities in the Gulf Coast Port Arthur stands out. Port Arthur stands out on the Gulf Coast, which is where much of the US’s fossil fuel infrastructure is conc...

KKR and the fossil fuel industry are creating a crisis in the predominantly Black and Brown community of Port Arthur, TX.

Learn how its residents are calling out private equity for its harmful impacts on their communities.

09.09.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

"ICE and DHS contract and subcontract with hundreds of companies. Many of these are obscure, niche businesses, but a good number are also name-brand, consumer-facing corporations led by prominent executives and powerful oligarchs."
Read the full post: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

23.09.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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T-Mobile lobbied for Trump’s big, disastrous budget bill that will strip millions of healthcare to pay for tax cuts for the millionaire and billionaire class.

T-Mobile proudly supporting Trump’s bill is a win for millionaires + billionaires and a betrayal to working people.
#BoycottTMobile

19.09.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who’s Profiting From ICE? Use this interactive map to see the companies near you with active U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts.

Find out who is profiting from ICE where you live: readsludge.com/2025/05/09/w...

23.09.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

"ICE and DHS contract and subcontract with hundreds of companies. Many of these are obscure, niche businesses, but a good number are also name-brand, consumer-facing corporations led by prominent executives and powerful oligarchs."
Read the full post: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

23.09.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A powermap showing bubbles containing corporation and company logos as wells as pictures of billionaires which connected to lines and arrows that show the corporate connections between each of these entities. The arrows lead inward towards a bubble in the center that reads Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A powermap showing bubbles containing corporation and company logos as wells as pictures of billionaires which connected to lines and arrows that show the corporate connections between each of these entities. The arrows lead inward towards a bubble in the center that reads Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

"Palantir Technologies sits at the core of ICE’s deportation machine."

"GEO is ICE’s largest contractor."

"[Amazon] provides critical services for ICE."

More on the oligarchs + corporations enabling ICE: littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

18.09.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sign up to get started and begin connecting the dots... littlesis.org/database

18.09.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our users have made 44,6516 connections between:
πŸ’°paid for politicians,
🐱corporate fat cats,
πŸšͺrevolving door lobbyists,
🀫secretive super PACs,
🧠and elite think tanks

18.09.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The LittleSis Power Research Database brings together a community of watchdogs who believe in transparency and accountability where it matters most.

18.09.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you registered yet?

Join us and our amazing speakers TODAY at 5:30 PM ET | 2:30 PM PT to get the break down of how data centers are damaging our communities and planet for #BigTech profit we never benefit from:
bit.ly/DataCentersSouth

17.09.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How to Build a Network Map Using Oligrapher
YouTube video by Public Accountability Initiative How to Build a Network Map Using Oligrapher

Here’s a demo on how to use our power mapping tool Oligrapher to visualize power networks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-aD...

17.09.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Explore Maps - LittleSis

You can explore all of the power maps made by our users compiled at our database. littlesis.org/oligrapher

17.09.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the LittleSis Power Research Database. 
The heading reads: Map the power with Oligrapher
Oligrapher is a tool for visualizing networks of influence using LittleSis Data.

A screenshot of the LittleSis Power Research Database. The heading reads: Map the power with Oligrapher Oligrapher is a tool for visualizing networks of influence using LittleSis Data.

Since 2014 our LittleSis database has housed the Oligrapher network visualization tool which allows users to map networks of influence using LittleSis data. littlesis.org/database

17.09.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're training the next generation of power researchers.
Littlesis.org/doante
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[White LittleSis logo] We're training the next generation of power researchers. Littlesis.org/doante white text on a purple and blue radial gradient background whit a white border.

We are committed to continue to create a space where organizer-researchers can learn from one another and coordinate to build strategic campaigns against similar corporate targets.

Join us in holding billionaires and corporations accountable... littlesis.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/cont...

16.09.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Times are dire but people across the country are ready to meet the demand of the moment.

We are proud to have trained 500 research-organizers from over 40 states through our Research Tools for Organizers training this summer.

16.09.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The fight against data centers reveals how our movements converge around the profiteering of powerful super-elites.

12.09.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South - MediaJustice Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent more thanΒ $100 billionΒ onΒ data center construction just this summer,Β and data centers are expected to pass total US consumer spending as...

Across the south communities are also fighting the rapid expansion of data centers which undermine democratic processes and threaten the depletion of resources.
Read @mediajustice.bsky.social's report: mediajustice.org/resource/the...

12.09.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
#NoTechForICE

The report, which details how tech and data companies like Palantir and Amazon are fueling deportations launched the #NoTechForICE movement.
Learn more: notechforice.com

12.09.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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