Connor Gibson
@grassrootbeer.bsky.social
Contract opposition researcher specialized in climate denial, fossil fuel lobbying, PR, front groups, and the Kochtopus. Blogs at Grassrootbeer Investigations: https://grassrootbeer.substack.com/p/grassrootbeer-investigations
The numbers in that story are pretty outdated, here are the latest.
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
Koch Fleet of Organizations Invests More Than Ever in Expanding Its Influence - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Charles Koch’s fleet of organizations spent a combined net total of $833 million in 2023 to influence public policy, elections, and certain charitable causes — marking its highest spending total to da...
www.exposedbycmd.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The numbers in that story are pretty outdated, here are the latest.
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
Reposted by Connor Gibson
If you don’t hear echoes of how top Nazis spoke to Hitler, you’re not paying attention.
June 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you don’t hear echoes of how top Nazis spoke to Hitler, you’re not paying attention.
Hmmm
Fantastice Negrito for Primus
Gojira for Korn
Run the Jewels for Wu Tang
Beats Antique for Thievery Corporation (last night)
Fantastice Negrito for Primus
Gojira for Korn
Run the Jewels for Wu Tang
Beats Antique for Thievery Corporation (last night)
June 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hmmm
Fantastice Negrito for Primus
Gojira for Korn
Run the Jewels for Wu Tang
Beats Antique for Thievery Corporation (last night)
Fantastice Negrito for Primus
Gojira for Korn
Run the Jewels for Wu Tang
Beats Antique for Thievery Corporation (last night)
I don't have a number for you but these are important references on that matter:
First Trump term:
theintercept.com/2018/02/25/k...
And now again:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
+ lobbying for a tax loophole Koch has exploited, relevant to my article:
popular.info/p/charles-ko...
First Trump term:
theintercept.com/2018/02/25/k...
And now again:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
+ lobbying for a tax loophole Koch has exploited, relevant to my article:
popular.info/p/charles-ko...
Koch Document Reveals Laundry List of Policy Victories Extracted From the Trump Administration
The billionaire Koch brothers are using their influence to quietly reshape the country.
theintercept.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I don't have a number for you but these are important references on that matter:
First Trump term:
theintercept.com/2018/02/25/k...
And now again:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
+ lobbying for a tax loophole Koch has exploited, relevant to my article:
popular.info/p/charles-ko...
First Trump term:
theintercept.com/2018/02/25/k...
And now again:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
+ lobbying for a tax loophole Koch has exploited, relevant to my article:
popular.info/p/charles-ko...
All the gory details are here. Thanks for reading!
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
#Koch #Politics #data #music #philanthropy #darkmoney #election #labor #unions #education #highered #climate #environment #billionaires #energy #florida #michigan #ohio #louisiana #westvirginia #indiana
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
#Koch #Politics #data #music #philanthropy #darkmoney #election #labor #unions #education #highered #climate #environment #billionaires #energy #florida #michigan #ohio #louisiana #westvirginia #indiana
Koch Fleet of Organizations Invests More Than Ever in Expanding Its Influence - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Charles Koch’s fleet of organizations spent a combined net total of $833 million in 2023 to influence public policy, elections, and certain charitable causes — marking its highest spending total to da...
www.exposedbycmd.org
May 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
All the gory details are here. Thanks for reading!
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
#Koch #Politics #data #music #philanthropy #darkmoney #election #labor #unions #education #highered #climate #environment #billionaires #energy #florida #michigan #ohio #louisiana #westvirginia #indiana
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/05/22/k...
#Koch #Politics #data #music #philanthropy #darkmoney #election #labor #unions #education #highered #climate #environment #billionaires #energy #florida #michigan #ohio #louisiana #westvirginia #indiana
Meanwhile, Chase Koch is dancing on stage with Aloe Blacc on Good Morning America and taking photos with Killer Mike, earning favorable press.
The Koch nonprofits that predominantly focus on real charity (no overlap with their policy/politics) is 4.5% of their total spending.
4.5 / 100 is charity.
The Koch nonprofits that predominantly focus on real charity (no overlap with their policy/politics) is 4.5% of their total spending.
4.5 / 100 is charity.
May 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Meanwhile, Chase Koch is dancing on stage with Aloe Blacc on Good Morning America and taking photos with Killer Mike, earning favorable press.
The Koch nonprofits that predominantly focus on real charity (no overlap with their policy/politics) is 4.5% of their total spending.
4.5 / 100 is charity.
The Koch nonprofits that predominantly focus on real charity (no overlap with their policy/politics) is 4.5% of their total spending.
4.5 / 100 is charity.
What were they spending on?
*Millions to ideological university hubs, feeding into Koch's policy & political work.
*Attacks on labor unions
*Support for climate denier politicians
*Anti-abortion hate groups like the ADF
*Funneling public money from public schools to private charters
*Millions to ideological university hubs, feeding into Koch's policy & political work.
*Attacks on labor unions
*Support for climate denier politicians
*Anti-abortion hate groups like the ADF
*Funneling public money from public schools to private charters
May 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What were they spending on?
*Millions to ideological university hubs, feeding into Koch's policy & political work.
*Attacks on labor unions
*Support for climate denier politicians
*Anti-abortion hate groups like the ADF
*Funneling public money from public schools to private charters
*Millions to ideological university hubs, feeding into Koch's policy & political work.
*Attacks on labor unions
*Support for climate denier politicians
*Anti-abortion hate groups like the ADF
*Funneling public money from public schools to private charters
#Koch nonprofit money becomes for-profit revenue:
Koch's "Stand Together Communications" was paid $345M in contracts by Koch nonprofits since 2018.
$107M of that was paid in 2023.
Most of these entities share the same office building in Arlington, VA.
Koch's "Stand Together Communications" was paid $345M in contracts by Koch nonprofits since 2018.
$107M of that was paid in 2023.
Most of these entities share the same office building in Arlington, VA.
May 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#Koch nonprofit money becomes for-profit revenue:
Koch's "Stand Together Communications" was paid $345M in contracts by Koch nonprofits since 2018.
$107M of that was paid in 2023.
Most of these entities share the same office building in Arlington, VA.
Koch's "Stand Together Communications" was paid $345M in contracts by Koch nonprofits since 2018.
$107M of that was paid in 2023.
Most of these entities share the same office building in Arlington, VA.
"net" = the total after accounting for $715 million Koch orgs spent between themselves.
So the gross spending total exceeded $1.5 billion in 2023. This is the figure you get if you simply total the expenses disclosed on IRS and FEC records.
Screenshot here with some of the nerdy data:
So the gross spending total exceeded $1.5 billion in 2023. This is the figure you get if you simply total the expenses disclosed on IRS and FEC records.
Screenshot here with some of the nerdy data:
May 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"net" = the total after accounting for $715 million Koch orgs spent between themselves.
So the gross spending total exceeded $1.5 billion in 2023. This is the figure you get if you simply total the expenses disclosed on IRS and FEC records.
Screenshot here with some of the nerdy data:
So the gross spending total exceeded $1.5 billion in 2023. This is the figure you get if you simply total the expenses disclosed on IRS and FEC records.
Screenshot here with some of the nerdy data: