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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:19 PM Mar 2020

My latest email from Bernie...





First the good news, William: 50,000 Bernie supporters donated more than $2 million in 2 days to support five charities helping people who are already hurt by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

That’s $2,000,000 going directly to help gig economy workers, restaurant workers, and domestic workers, and to feed seniors and kids. Thank you. Your donations will save lives.

Now the better news: we’ve identified 9 new charities that also need support during this crisis. I’m going to explain more about them shortly, but if you’re in to help — and only if you’re able to — can you chip in $10 to split among these nine groups who are helping in this crisis?

Please split a $10 contribution between nine charities and groups helping people hurt by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This is important.

As you know, we are likely already in an economic recession. Social distancing, which is necessary to slow the spread of the coronavirus, has caused many businesses to cut hours, lay off workers, or close up entirely.

What is brewing is an economic crisis that threatens to leave millions of people behind. And while Bernie is working to find solutions that will cover our country at scale, we as individuals can take small, immediate steps to help those around us who need it.

That is why these nine new groups we have identified are so important. They are working to feed and fund and organize people who are in need during this crisis. Let me tell you more about them, and then ask you to chip in $10 to support their work:

Feeding America supports a nationwide network for 200+ foodbanks that keep tens of millions of people fed even before this crisis — and their work is even more important now.

UNITE HERE Education and Support Fund is a nonprofit organization supporting hospitality workers who have been displaced or laid off because of this economic crisis. These workers have been hit hard, and they need all the support they can get.

American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Relief Fund is supporting musicians who are no longer able to tour or host gigs because venues and clubs are shut down. Your support to this charity will give relief to artists who are struggling during the crisis.

Coworker.org is a nonprofit organizing platform for workers across the country to organize for rights at work and make their workplaces safer. Already this week Starbucks workers won sick leave during the pandemic using the platform, and Amazon workers and USPS employees are organizing for their safety.

Make the Road COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund supports outreach and support efforts to low-income immigrants and to organize to ensure that they are not left out of traditional government responses.

National Domestic Violence Hotline is unfortunately seeing a rise of calls and more people in need as more and more cities are having people shelter in place. Adding a donation to the hotline will ensure they have the resources to be staffed and provide resources towards safe havens for those in need.

US Bartenders Guild COVID-19 Relief Fund is a nonprofit organization of bartenders who are banding together as their workplaces close, and are providing grants and loans to people who need help until their places of work reopen.

CPD Action Solidarity Fund is working to protect and empower the working class, immigrants and communities of color. They are providing resources, support and mutual aid across their network of affiliated organizations.

Children of Restaurant Employees COVID-19 Relief Program is providing direct relief to people in the restaurant industry who have children to make sure their kids are fed and cared for even if their parents aren’t working.

These nine groups are on the front lines of the economic crisis, working to provide resources and relief to people who desperately need help.

While we are working to make sure we have scalable solutions to this crisis from the government, if you are able to make one, your contribution can go a long way to support people who need help NOW.

Please split a $10 contribution to these nine new charities working with people who are already feeling the pain of the economic crisis stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Thank you for all you do for our movement, and for our country. This is an unprecedented moment in history, and Bernie is glad to know that we are all in this together.

In solidarity,

Faiz Shakir
Campaign Manager

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My latest email from Bernie... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 OP
That's nice. Aquaria Mar 2020 #1
I wouldn't give a dime for this....does Sanders get any of the money? Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #2
The link is to Act Blue and they get a buck or so, but no idea if Bernie gets any... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #9
I wish he was in DC using his legislative prowess to get something passed. RandySF Mar 2020 #3
"And while Bernie is working to find solutions that will cover our country at scale..." IllinoisBirdWatcher Mar 2020 #4
"the billionaire class" TwilightZone Mar 2020 #5
"Paid for by Bernie 2020" ucrdem Mar 2020 #6
I'm sure there's some skirting of the campaign finance laws here. George II Mar 2020 #8
It seems like playing with fire. ucrdem Mar 2020 #11
Not sure of the actual numbers, but something like 60% of the Sanders Institute's expenditures.... George II Mar 2020 #14
"CPD Action Solidarity Fund" ucrdem Mar 2020 #16
I would not donate based on sanders recommendation Gothmog Mar 2020 #7
All that is nice, but when is he gonna fucking suspend? brush Mar 2020 #10
Two days before the convention? TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #12
How is donating to any of those ten groups (US Bartenders Guild? Really?) going to.... George II Mar 2020 #13
Bloomberg has stated he's giving all of his away-- same with some of the others. TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #15
Too bad he didn't give the direct contact information for any of those charities so people.... George II Mar 2020 #17
This is a good thing. qwlauren35 Mar 2020 #18
There was a Roman emperor famous for fiddling while Rome burned. ucrdem Mar 2020 #19
 

Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
1. That's nice.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:21 PM
Mar 2020

But not what he needed to send out.

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Demsrule86

(70,914 posts)
2. I wouldn't give a dime for this....does Sanders get any of the money?
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:22 PM
Mar 2020
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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
9. The link is to Act Blue and they get a buck or so, but no idea if Bernie gets any...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:41 PM
Mar 2020

But I wouldn't be surprised if his campaign has a deal.

Anyway, if I give 10 bucks to Act Blue, each charity gets $1.10 before whatever fees are paid. What's the point? Some of them I already give to, anyway.

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RandySF

(70,241 posts)
3. I wish he was in DC using his legislative prowess to get something passed.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:23 PM
Mar 2020
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IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,316 posts)
4. "And while Bernie is working to find solutions that will cover our country at scale..."
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:25 PM
Mar 2020

While the rest of Congress is in DC trying to reach an acceptable compromise, it seems that Senator Sanders is absent and his staff is crowing about "our movement." Something doesn't fit here.

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ucrdem

(15,700 posts)
6. "Paid for by Bernie 2020"
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:30 PM
Mar 2020

So if his campaign is soliciting the money, who is dispersing it, and what account is it being collected into? This seems like asking for trouble because political campaign donations are strictly regulated, and many a politician has spent time in the pokey for misspending donations. See Duncan Hunter for example.


https://www.kusi.com/congressman-duncan-d-hunter-announces-guilty-plea-on-one-count-of-misuse-of-campaign-funds/

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George II

(67,782 posts)
8. I'm sure there's some skirting of the campaign finance laws here.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:39 PM
Mar 2020
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ucrdem

(15,700 posts)
11. It seems like playing with fire.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:42 PM
Mar 2020

Sanders had a charitable foundation for a time and closed it. If he wants to solicit charitable donations he shouldn't be using his campaign to do it, not because it's not a nice idea, but because misusing campaign donations is a crime.

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George II

(67,782 posts)
14. Not sure of the actual numbers, but something like 60% of the Sanders Institute's expenditures....
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:50 PM
Mar 2020

....went to family members.

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ucrdem

(15,700 posts)
16. "CPD Action Solidarity Fund"
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:02 PM
Mar 2020

Hmm. All I can say is he'd best be very careful and keep impeccable books or he might get a visit from the feds. Duncan Hunter by the way was a Republican rep. from San Diego who'd held the seat for decades. They busted him anyway.

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Gothmog

(153,882 posts)
7. I would not donate based on sanders recommendation
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:32 PM
Mar 2020
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brush

(57,109 posts)
10. All that is nice, but when is he gonna fucking suspend?
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:42 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
12. Two days before the convention?
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:43 PM
Mar 2020
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George II

(67,782 posts)
13. How is donating to any of those ten groups (US Bartenders Guild? Really?) going to....
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:48 PM
Mar 2020

...."fight against the billionaire class"?

Does he realize that billionaires have been doing more than he possibly can? Billionaire Elon Musk is contributing millions of masks and thousands of respirators, billionaire Tim Cook (aka Tim Apple) is doing likewise, and Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has committed an initial expenditure of $40 million, surely to be much more.

This is from a guy who has said in the past that he doesn't believe in charity!!!!!!

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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
15. Bloomberg has stated he's giving all of his away-- same with some of the others.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:54 PM
Mar 2020

Bernie doesn't have a fucking clue.

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George II

(67,782 posts)
17. Too bad he didn't give the direct contact information for any of those charities so people....
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:13 PM
Mar 2020

....could contribute directly and avoid the 3.95% ActBlue service charge (and other charges)

Of the $2M that he's been touting the last few days, $78,000 goes directly to ActBlue instead of the charity.

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qwlauren35

(6,269 posts)
18. This is a good thing.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:27 PM
Mar 2020

Over 30% of the Democratic party voted for Bernie thus far.

That's a lot of people.

Bernie is capable of raising huge sums of money.

The interesting thing about his picks is that the money is going to "the little people", who are most economically at risk.

And too, participating in this fundraising effort lets people feel like they are doing something at a time when there's a great sense of helplessness.

Now, as to Bernie not being in the Senate/DC, I'm not sure he's needed there. In fact, I think, in the Senate, Bernie has been largely unnecessary for the past 6 years except to keep Obamacare alive.

So, I'm okay with this. Let this divert the energy from the anti-Biden message.

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primary today, I would vote for:
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ucrdem

(15,700 posts)
19. There was a Roman emperor famous for fiddling while Rome burned.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:32 PM
Mar 2020

Perhaps there was a reasonable explanation. I'm sure Bernie has one. But the brutal fact is that it looks completely heartless.

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