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@juddlegum.bsky.social1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people.
@joycewhitevance.bsky.socialReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialA new app lets you find out who’s behind the political mailers you receive, which comes in handy for people who don’t want to be manipulated by self-interested billionaires. Learn all about it from @juddlegum.bsky.social who created the “paidforby” app. joycevance.substack.com/p/paid-for-b...
@yesthatstevengrant.bsky.socialReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialAt last something useful. If you want to know who's the real money behind a PAC, SuperPAC & campaign ads they provide - you know, "Citizens United" - Popular Information just launched the free service PaidForBy.Info. Check it out.
@dwillis.bsky.socialReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialHello, beautiful: paidforby.info
@juddlegum.bsky.socialI also had this problem but just FYI if you use gmail there is a setting which only places invites on the calendar from your existing contacts
@juddlegum.bsky.socialTry Paid For By yourself:
@juddlegum.bsky.social2. The mailer was obtained by Popular Information through a new web app, Paid For By. More details here:
@juddlegum.bsky.social1. Contacted for comment by Popular Information, V-PAC, the billionaire-funded super PAC supporting Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor, admitted that a political mailer it sent to Ohio voters about opponent Amy Acton contained misinformation. When is the last time that happened?
@atrupar.comReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialmy friend @juddlegum.bsky.social has put together a cool new tool that allows you to photograph political mail and immediately learn who paid for it. Check it out here:
@jesscraven101.bsky.socialReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialP.S. — Want to know who paid for the political mailer you just received? Check out Popular Information’s new tool!
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@juddlegum.bsky.socialCorporations and billionaires don’t want you to know what political messages they are funding. That’s why they make the info so difficult to find.
PaidForBy.info changes the game. It’s 100% free to use. Please check it out and spread the word!
@joshsternberg.comReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialReally great/smart tool from @juddlegum.bsky.social: shining daylight on the mysterious backers of the Super Pacs behind campaign mailers:
@peacefulbrevard.bsky.socialReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialThis is SO COOL! And it's free.
Popular Information is releasing PaidForBy.info, a web app that gives you unprecedented insight into who is really sending you mail — and who is paying for it. All you have to do is take a photo of the front and the back of the political mailer and upload it.
@janemayer.bsky.socialReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialFollow the money yourself: open.substack.com/pub/populari...
@juddlegum.bsky.socialGot political mail?
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For federal races, you'll immediately get detailed information about who is behind the mail and their donors.
And all uploaded mail will be reviewed by an independent journalist.
(It also works for ads on TV and YouTube.)
@emptywheel.bsky.socialReposted by @juddlegum.bsky.socialReally cool tool from @popular.info to crowdsource who is paying for what campaign ads.
@juddlegum.bsky.social3. There are billions of dollars being spent on advertising to influence voters in the 2026 midterms.
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@juddlegum.bsky.social2. The ad, of course, is a brazen lie. Two hours after I reached out to Texas PAC about the ad, which was running on Meta platforms, it was taken offline.