https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8480267/Washington-Post-opinion-editor-says-shes-received-threats-white-men.html
https://twitter.com/RealBrysonGray/status/1278389105194303489
By Erin Coates
Published July 1, 2020 at 11:10am
Left-wing activist Shaun King has become a vocal proponent for the Black Lives Matter movement, but a recent report calls into question where the money raised by his political action committee has gone.
King founded the Real Justice PAC in 2017 with the goal of electing “reform-minded prosecutors” who are committed to fighting “structural racism” and defending communities from “abuse by state power,” according to the PAC’s website.
The Washington Free Beacon reviewed the PAC’s finances and found that over the past 15 months, a quarter of the money the Real Justice PAC brought in was funneled back to companies linked to its leaders.
The PAC has written checks totaling over $460,000 since January 2019 to three political consultancy firms linked to PAC employees.
Data strategist Jim Ding and treasurer Becky Bond manage Social Practice LLC and Bernal Alto LLC, both of which have received some of the money.
“Social Practice received nearly $250,000 from Real Justice PAC this cycle for campaign consulting and digital services,” the Free Beacon reported.
Bernal Alto, which has since been dissolved, received $20,000 for consulting and organizing services.
Hector Sigala, one of the PAC’s original leaders, co-founded the third benefiting company, Middle Seat Consulting, which received $193,000 for advertising services.
“There are legal and ethical ways to have people in leadership positions at an organization also serve as vendors to the same organization,” Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, told the Washington Free Beacon.
“But these relationships properly raise questions, especially for a group whose leaders include someone like Shaun King, who has repeatedly been accused of enriching himself improperly.”
Walter said that the real Justice PAC is overseen by the Federal Election Commission, which doesn’t have as strict regulations against “excessive benefit to an individual from the organization’s coffers” as the Internal Revenue Service.
“Still, groups like Real Justice that routinely criticize their opponents for things like ‘dark money’ influence — should be prepared to defend practices that let leaders write checks to their own for-profit consultancies,” he said.
https://www.westernjournal.com/activists-using-black-lives-matter-funnel-money-companies-report/?ff_source=site&ff_medium=protrumpnews&ff_campaign=can
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UPDATED 11:11 AM PT — Wednesday, July 1, 2020
There are new requirements for New York shopping malls looking to to reopen. During a press briefing Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) demanded malls install high quality air systems before opening their doors.
“They have different filters that filter out different size particles, and they have filters that can actually filter out and can catch the COVID virus,” said the governor. “For large mall reopenings, which we haven’t done yet, but we are going to make this mandatory.”
Despite the new requirements for malls, Cuomo has allowed other much smaller businesses to reopen without high end filtration systems. He previously suggested that the air conditioning currently inside malls just recirculate the virus, but mall operators have said that’s just not true.
Pyramid Management Group owns just under a dozen shopping malls in the state. It released a statement calling the governor’s policy both “unfair and unjustified.” The company accused the state of putting expectations on malls that other business don’t have to worry about like a heightened focus on air circulation.
“You look around the country and you’re seeing malls, you’re seeing air conditioning systems, indoor space that have been problematic and this offers promise,” Cuomo claimed.
When announcing it’s decision, the state cited incidents in other states where customers are seen packed “into tight venues without masks or social distancing requirements in place.” They noted that this creates a greater risk of spreading the virus.
However, Pyramid Management Group said this isn’t in any way comparable “to a vast open shopping center with millions of square feet available to socially distance.” The company said it also has safety protocols in place and requires patrons wear masks.
Meanwhile, reports have claimed no mall owners in New York currently have the necessary air systems in place now required by the state. There is no word yet on how much this new state mandate could potentially cost.
https://www.oann.com/mall-owners-denounce-n-y-gov-cuomos-air-filtration-mandate/