Lawmakers on Capitol Hill continue to react to the political fallout following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) discusses the influence of dark money in politics and the Supreme Court.
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Love this man TY senator ..
Absolutely 💯 donors own them all.
We're fed up with billion dollar campaigns. Tell the DNC to take a break for the holidays.
Over turn Citizens United.
Masked players LOL…thats ALL THERE IS IN US POLITICS!!!!! you corrupt Mfers.
Why doesn’t WhiteHouse run?? He’s so genuine and forthcoming
President White House lol
The Supreme Court has to many corrupt judges and this needs to be addressed.
Lobbyists are running our country for the benefit of corporations.
I always listen to Senator Whitehouse because he is extremely intelligent and always explains complicated issues for the public. Why doesn't he run for President? He would restore our reputation around the world! Thank you Senator Whitehouse/
Maybe I should write a children's book about the Moth that thought he was a Butterfly. "Trump"
Money + Politics- the very definition of corruption in a democracy
Well how about that, an honest politician who makes sense and speaks the truth . The republican party is only in the position to advance their own lives . American citizens be damned . This man should be president.
Yes, I too want Whitehouse in the White House.
But you can just give money to somebody else to turn dark money as clear as possible… Do not worry about election finance law a waste of time.. is it illegal to give somebody else money and they decided to use it to election finance? All money changes hands unless you keep it.. banks only give out money for it to be exchanged.. can that be illegal to hand off money to be donated? Like wire fraud.. sometimes it is maybe not what it seems.. That doesn't sound like something that could seem wrong..
Term limits for all Judges ! Judge Cannon in FL is an example.
Biden playing this "bi-partisan" governing, with a group comprised of congressmen and women involved, in an attempt to subvert and devastate democracy is hurting his polling. When he sends his spokesperson to echo that rationale to this day, only serves to make him even more unliked, because he seems content to exist with corruption and criminals running the country from here on out.
This coming from Democrats that took MILLIONS from FTX and now are protecting him.
McConnell should be removed from office immediately
As long as federalists are willing to use McConnell and others to keep this situation alive then it will not change until the people just remove them physically.
If JB doesn't run, this is the best qualified Senator. Yet, JB's legislative achievements are the most ( not more than ) since the massive legislative programs of Dem Wilson, Dem FDR, and Dem LBJ
•• plus he's done all his many bipartisan bills, with a 50/50 Senate and a slim House majority.
•• even Gavin Newsom called JB's achievements: " a masterclass…"
If JB doesn't run, you should be the next Dem candidate.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲
Scientists discovered that an ant exposed to heat during an activity with other ants behaves as if it does not feel it. It continues with all the other ants as if it feels nothing, and changes course only when all the ants do so. The same is true of many flocks of birds, such as starlings, and of many schools of fish. They do not follow each other, but move as if they were all one organism consisting of innumerable specimens. I do not know if they do this by releasing hormones or by something else, but the result is that they are completely in sync with one another.
Humans cannot feel this way. We are denied the ability to merge completely into society; we always feel our individuality. Moreover, we give priority to our individuality over society, so we cannot connect with the collective mind that starlings and schools of fish work with.
Since we are unable to sense the collective mind, we are denied the understanding and perception of the collective reality. It is as if we live in a world where we cannot see beyond our own noses. At the same time, precisely because we are not born with a collective perception, we will gain infinitely more by developing it than by being born with it. We will gain not only the collective mind, but also the thought behind its development, the difference between having it and not having it, and the way to help others gain that consciousness, as well.
When we see that such a state of collective consciousness exists, we want to attain it. It motivates us to value it more than our innate self-centeredness. As our motivation grows, we understand that we can reach that state only if we prefer it to our selfishness.
Once we are in that state, we discover a completely new kind of pleasure, the ultimate pleasure. In this kind of pleasure, we strive to feel not ourselves, but our collective existence, our oneness. It is not suspension of the self, but an addition of a new self that consists of and belongs to every being in reality. Our original self continues to exist, and a new one is added.
Once we acquire that collective consciousness, we understand the true meaning of love and why everyone longs for it. In this love, we feel our separate selves, and at the same time feel everyone’s efforts to rise above their selves and unite with others in love.
In fact, in that state, the purpose of the ego changes and its new role is to distinguish between a state of hatred and separation and a state of love and connection. The greater one’s ego, the greater the joy of love because a greater ego requires a greater love to overcome it.
At the end of the process, a person feels the absolute selfishness of the ego, and at the same time feels the absolute love that exists in the collective consciousness. What fish and birds feel instinctively, we can feel only once we develop love for every iota of Creation.
This ultimate love brings with it the ultimate pleasure. The ultimate love that we all long to feel is not to be loved absolutely, but to feel absolute love for others. When we experience it, we find that everything is absolute love.
Remember when, Boomers, Howard Dean got a little too excited on the campaign trail and people couldn't even. #IMemberFastTimes There's an ash heap. For candles burned at both ends, that's when you can't do something else with your life anymore, well what happenEd was..
The purchasing of politicians needs to stop.
SHOW US YOUR FACE YOU BIG DONORS
Senator Whitehouse is another hero!! Bravo!! Thank you for your outstanding work! 👏❣
The problem with the Supreme Court is it’s a reflection of the person who molded it Mitch McConnell. So we need term limits & a code of ethics to start.
We are fed up, particularly with the corrupt Republicans who schmooze the justices!😖
Grassroots is not a option, corporation money is not a citizen
I love how Whitehouse is forthcoming. He doesn't dodge questions, like most politicians.
Oh no, some of Liz's Democrat Dark Money Donors are about to be revealed if the media gets interested. Seems she gets a little shrill. Maybe we are right over the target….?
What about lobbying? Corporate money in politics is bad regardless of whether it's regulated or not. The corruption needs to end and the legalized bribes need to end by force if need be.
I question Meet the Presses ethics.