Sentences with phrase «as dark money»

This anonymous funding is known as dark money.

As a dark money group, ERN and ERNA refuse to disclose the names of their donors.

Not exact matches

Even as Silicon Valley is being exposed for its dark sides — everything from its diversity shortcomings, to its focus on money, to scandals around sexual harassment, ageism and the cost of living — it's provided a playbook for growth and innovation for the rest of the world.

That is why they are sometimes referred to as «dark money» groups.

As the chart below shows, money velocity (dark blue line) typically leads core inflation (light blue line) by 21 months.

El Puente, a Latino organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that focuses on social justice, education and climate change issues, has raised enough money to purchase thousands of lanterns — which Puerto Ricans on the island view as a glimmer of hope to help guide them through the dark.

It and other dark money groups can serve as conduits for anonymous donations from corporations and other wealthy special interests to flood elections, making it particularly dangerous to democracy.

People who conduct illicit business on the Dark Web, such as selling stolen information or malware, are making some serious money, but they are facing obstacles in converting that digital wealth into actual fiat currency.

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

Sitting on the sofa, I show him a few items: newspaper and magazine pieces about the Liston fights; Ali's conversion to Islam; the arrest for refusing military induction; the epic first battle with Frazier; the Supreme Court overturning the draft conviction; Foreman being voodooed by Ali; the Thrilla in Manila; the boxing lesson he gave Spinks in their second contest; a recent article about Ali buying buses for Chicago - area public schools (immediately after seeing a TV news story about how Dade County had no money for new buses, Ali sat down, wrote a check and mailed it, not using the gift as a tax deduction); and one about helping a young man wearing a hooded dark sweatshirt and jeans who crawled out on a high window ledge of a Wilshire Boulevard skyscraper in Los Angeles to kill himself.

Getting Suh to join the dark side is going to require some wining and dining (especially since we most likely aren't offering as much money as some of the others).

It will be interesting to see how all this plays out, as the CIF and sections» pursuit of gate receipts is going to collide with many schools» lack of access to consistent fields — but my guess is high school players should get used to playing in the cold and dark because, oddly enough, that's where the money is.

There have been subpoenas issued, increasingly curious law enforcement and dark comedy, including at an annual correspondents» variety show last week, which featured an actor dressed as Lulu, the Legislative Stipend Fairy, tossing bags of money onstage, as a fake newscaster gawked.

A reform group is taking a new approach to trying to close a loophole in the state's campaign finance laws, as years long attempts to crack down on what's known as «dark money» donations have failed.

But candidates nowadays can easily blow by those limits by raising money in completely legal, ordinary ways — even after excluding «outside» money, like the financial support of super PACs and so - called dark money groups, known as 501 (c)(4) s.

Her Clinton flip - flop follows other hypocritical positions such as taking contributions from a known «dark money» group — whose donors are anonymous — and soliciting money from Super PAC mega-donors such as billionaire George Soros.

«As in past years, the budget negotiation process was mostly done behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark about how taxpayer money will be spent,» DiNapoli said in a statement.

At 1:45 p.m., Democratic Westchester County executive candidate George Latimer will call on his Republican opponent, incumbent Executive Rob Astorino, «to explain his ties to Trump benefactor Robert Mercer, (Steve) Bannon, and the Alt - Right, as well as publicly denounce the dark money pouring into the race,» Trump Tower at City Center, 10 City Pl., White Plains.

As governor, Mattei said he would strengthen disclosures by what he called «dark money third party groups,» reform the redistricting process to make it «truly nonpartisan,» and push to overturn Citizens United, the landmark Supreme Court case that banned restrictions on donations by corporations and other associations.

But he disputed its description of the donations to his nonprofits as «dark money,» since both nonprofits periodically report their collections and spending — even though the law does not require them to.

But, as Common Cause notes, «We do not accept that dark money is a necessary part of the modern mayoralty.»

«Limit the influence of dark money campaign contributions and end government spending that takes place in the shadows» through measures such as closing the infamous LLC loophole.

Sunflower seeds give pumpkin seeds a run for their money, but they seem to have some dark secrets, as this study confirmed that eating sunflower seeds for two weeks led to acne outbreaks among fifty 15 - 30 year olds.

Actually, NY & Company had some dark wash jeans in a trouser cut a couple years ago — maybe they're not as «in» now but they could work if you're trying to lose weight and not want to spend too much money on these jeans.

Dark Energy Digital sets the bar incredibly high for every other developer out there as a company that not only cares and supports their games but continuously strives to improve them even after they have your money.

We've had some good Stephen King adaptations in 2017 (and some bad ones, lookin» at you Dark Tower), but Gerald's Game gives Andy Muschietti's It a run for its money as the best one of the year.

For our first show of 2018, we welcome writer and critic Dr Eloise Ross, who joins us as we check out some of the key films from this month, including Steven Spielberg's paean to press freedoms The Post (01:04), Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water (05:46), Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (10:23), and Ridley Scott's Getty dynasty biopic All the Money in the World (13:16).

Also worthy of honors are Christopher Plummer as the old skinflint J. Paul Getty in «All the Money in the World»; Ray Romano, as the concerned father of a sick woman in «The Big Sick»; Steve Carell as a dead ringer for tennis hustler Bobby Riggs in «Battle of the Sexes»; and Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI, who gradually finds himself warming toward Winston Churchill in «The Darkest Hour.»

Jason Bateman explores his dark side in this drama as he plays a financial adviser who launders money for a drug lord.

Martin McDonagh has a shot at getting in here for «Three Billboards,» too, as does Joe Wright for «Darkest Hour» — but in an echo of why the HFPA might be miffed at Peele these days, they probably still haven't forgiven the way Ridley Scott («All the Money in the World») mocked them for accepting his film «The Martian» as a comedy.

When Ariki sends him on his way with money, Gen, who had success as a chess player years ago with the nickname «The Dark Horse», begins sleeping outside and spends some money instead on buying new chess sets for the club.

The seemingly unstoppable Marvel money - making machine at the cinema continues in 2013 with Thor: The Dark World, the latest instalment in the Avengers franchise, with Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as the housewives» favourite.

After being violently bullied as a young teenager in 2015's King Jack and having had his ear cut off as the kidnapped oil heir John Paul Getty III in last year's All the Money in the World, Plummer is taking on perhaps his darkest project yet in Lean on Pete, the new film from 45 Years director Andrew Haigh out in New York and Los Angeles today.

The Weinstein Company, for example, is tossing out Gold and The Founder as its limited December entries: If they find critical favor and pull out some dark - horse nods, the studio will likely invest in a more aggressive rollout to capitalize on the buzz... and if not, the Weinsteins will simply divert that earmarked money and attention toward Lion, their current best bid.

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On this list I would include Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour, Richard Gere in one of the best roles of his career as Norman, Diane Kruger magnificent in In the Fade, Annette Bening and Jamie Bell equally great in for Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool, as are both Michelle Williams and Christopher Plummer (in a last - minute miracle of a save) in All The Money In The World, Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name, James Franco directing himself to a career best in The Disaster Artist, Margot Robbie and Allison Janney in I, Tonya, and Daniel Day - Lewis in what he says is his farewell in The Phantom Thread (say it ain't so).

Then there is AFT president Randi Weingarten, who as a member of George Soros» left - wing Democracy Alliance (whose president is NEA executive director John Stocks), was criticized for her participation in the dark money group.

As I noted in an earlier blog post, «Communities of color have chosen — no longer can charter advocates [and their funders with «dark money» pockets] make the false claim that they are representing the majority of families of color in urban school districts.»

Over 85 % of this money came from outside of MA and most of it as «dark money,» with its original donors left undisclosed.

AFT's dark (and illegal) money groups got dinged to the tune of $ 30,000 for «failure to organize as a PAC, failure to disclose finance activity accurately, contributions made in a manner intended to disguise the true source of the contributions, receipt of contributions not raised in accordance with campaign law, and use of wire transfers.»

The unprecedented effort to undermine public education in Massachusetts will go down as a stunning defeat for the charter school industry and the role of «dark» money in referendum politics.

DFER is used as a political action committee and a «dark - money» bundling group that has poured millions of dollars into political campaigns on behalf of candidates who support the Common Core, the Common Core testing scam and the privatization of public educations through the massive expansion of charter schools.

The article centers around the Hedge Clippers outing donors who they claim made undisclosed contributions in 2012 as part of a «dark - money» scheme to defeat Prop 30, an initiative that raised income taxes on the richest Californians and sales tax on all Californians.

As for DFER, The Center for Media & Democracy's Executive Director, Lisa Graves, recently published a investigative piece entitled, How DFER Leaders Channel Out - of - State Dark Money, in which she wrote;

If the Koch's dark money groups keep voters from having their say in November, or if they pour millions, as promised, into a pro-voucher campaign and win, every other state with limited voucher programs can be sure they're next for a massive expansion battle,» said Penich - Thacker.

also, the medium diagnostics on authors house came up like that: its two male persons in charge (there are even darkest behind them), they are possibly gay or sort of hybrid race, not human and their mission is actually dark - to put high lightworkers msgs transmitted often in those books in the dark corner where nobody can find it out.and take as much money away from author as possible, like brake the authors bank, ruin it and leave author suffer the damage and loss.they feed on it.

As if public libraries have ever had the problem of having too much money, news from the Speak Up for Libraries conference painted a dark picture of what the coming year may bring, at least for UK libraries.

Around noon, I went to my dashboard for KDP and sent a message to the help desk, asking for an update, noting that I was losing money and all I could do was tell those who were hitting my boards on Amazon that I had done what had been asked of me but was as much in the dark right now as were they.

With a rising career as a partner at an esteemed gallery, he strives not to let ambition, money, power, and his dark past corrode the sanctuary of his domestic and private life.

Speaking in his capacity as president of the Society of Authors, the His Dark Materials author hit out at the fact that while profit margins in publishing are rising, the money authors are paid is going down.