Quote:During the holiday season, fundraisers to help those in need are a common occurrence. But a recent attempt to tug at the heartstrings to help families in need has been exposed as yet another attempt to pad the coffers of someone decidedly not in need.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently sent out an email asking supporters to donate for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway in New York City.

The message read, “Thanksgiving is two weeks away. Will you chip in $5 or anything you can today to help us bring the joy of the holiday season into homes around NYC this year?”

The link, however, goes straight to the Democrat fundraising platform, ActBlue, and contributes directly to her campaign.

The page disclosure notes, “paid for by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress, with donations not qualifying as charitable deductions.”

The New York Post reports:

Instead of having supporters send donations directly to community organizations organizing turkey drives — like she did in 2021 when she reported raising $33,589.64 for three local charities — she’s having people send money to her campaign.

“A campaign is not supposed to be a pass-through for charitable work,” said former City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli.

“What if she raised enough money for a million turkeys? Would she buy a million turkeys, or would she keep $990,000 for her campaign and then throw the rest of the turkeys out the back of a truck and take a photo-op?”

“This is a clear case of why a campaign is not a charitable organization,” he added.

The Gateway Pundit reported that in March, the House Judiciary, the Committee on House Administration, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requested two employees of ActBlue voluntarily comply with a request for transcribed interviews.

Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, House Admin Chairman Bryan Steil, and House Oversight Chairman James Comer have issued subpoenas to former Vice President of Customer Service Alyssa Twomey and an ActBlue Senior Workflow Specialist for their depositions “regarding allegations that online fundraising platforms, including ActBlue, have accepted fraudulent donations from domestic and foreign sources.”

According to a press release, “While serving as ActBlue’s Vice President of Customer Service, Alyssa Twomey managed ActBlue’s fraud-prevention team. The Committees have found significant evidence that ActBlue had ‘a fundamentally unserious approach to fraud prevention’ during this period.”

The release claims that ActBlue “weakened its fraud-prevention standards twice in 2024 despite knowledge of significant attempted fraud on the platform, including from foreign actors.”

In September, Representatives Bryan Steil, Jim Jordan, and James Comer issued additional subpoenas to a current ActBlue attorney, as well as two former attorneys for the Democrat fundraising powerhouse.

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Isn't this illegal?

(11-24-2025 11:09 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Isn't this illegal?

i would think so.

Then why isn't she in jail?

(11-24-2025 11:14 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:09 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Isn't this illegal?

i would think so.

If only we had a bipartisan attorney on our board to give us that answer.

(11-24-2025 11:24 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:14 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:09 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Isn't this illegal?

i would think so.

If only we had a bipartisan attorney on our board to give us that answer.

Will a patent attorney do?

(11-24-2025 11:24 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:14 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:09 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Isn't this illegal?

i would think so.

If only we had a bipartisan attorney on our board to give us that answer.

*tunes up the band*

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In closing.. I'm foolish

(11-24-2025 12:07 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:24 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:14 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(11-24-2025 11:09 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Isn't this illegal?

i would think so.

If only we had a bipartisan attorney on our board to give us that answer.

*tunes up the band*

Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah tough guy blah blah blah blah blah blah. Some off the wall legalese that doesn't pertain to the topic at hand blah blah blah blah blah blah tough guy blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah claims the above is middle school humor blah blah blah blah blah blah.

Blah blah blah some silly insult that just doesn't land blah blah blah blah blah blah. Shitbird blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Yada yada yada. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Yada yada yada. Blah blah I'm an Independent like my Commie Homie blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Yada yada yada.

In closing.. I'm foolish

C'mon man.... You forgot to put a "cool, cool" in there.