In anticipation of backlash from the events in Florida, the CEO of Blackrock gave an interview to CNBC stating he has changed his view of American stocks.
"Blackrock upgrades US stocks on stong earnings" (click here) The DOW just dropped 300 points because of Walmart. Just sayin'.
Demand divesting of gun stocks. It is my understanding Blackrock owns the most.
December 10, 2018
A number of big investors (click here) are hitting the bull's-eye on this year's big rally in gun stocks.
Nine investment firms, including BlackRock, Vanguard and London Company of Virginia, are currently top five holders of at least one of the three publicly traded stocks with the heaviest concentration on firearms. Altogether these nine investment firms, which have consistently owned shares of Smith & Wesson (SWHC), Sturm, Ruger (RGR) or Vista Outdoor (VSTO), have made more than $500 million this year on these investments, according to a USA TODAY analysis of data from S&P Capital IQ.
Shares of these gun stocks have enjoyed powerful rallies this year as consumers continue to stockpile weapons following a somewhat slower period of demand in 2014. Investors are betting consumers fearing tighter gun control could make obtaining weapons more difficult might speed up purchases. Shares of Smith & Wesson, Sturm, Ruger and Vista Outdoor, which makes guns and ammo, are up 129%, 63% and 24%, respectively this year....
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
How many Russian groups conducting influence in the USA for the 2016 elections organized as a 501(c)4?
To be tax-exempt as a social welfare organization (click here) described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 501(c)(4), an organization must not be organized for profit and must be operated exclusively to promote social welfare. The earnings of a section 501(c)(4) organization may not inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. If the organization engages in an excess benefit transaction with a person having substantial influence over the organization, an excise tax may be imposed on the person and any managers agreeing to the transaction. See Introduction to IRC 4958 for more information about this excise tax. For a more detailed discussion of the exemption requirements for section 501(c)(4) organizations, see IRC 501(c)(4) Organizations....
The 501(c)4 tax exemption was widely used during the Bush years. The PACs as they are known use this tax exemption to raise money. How many of the Russian organizations to influence elections were using USA laws to raise money?
Where did the funding come from? Did they accept donations as well?
...Except (click here) that their English sometimes seemed a little odd.
“We are looking for friendship because we are fighting for the same reasons,” someone purporting to be with an online group calling itself Blacktivist wrote via Twitter to the Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III, a Baltimore pastor, in April 2016. “Actually we are open for your thoughts and offers.”
In late October 2016, in Nederland, Tex., the Texas Nationalist Movement got a Facebook message from someone representing a group called Heart of Texas, which planned to organize rallies in favor of Texas secession on the eve of the election. But on a follow-up call, “something was off,” said Daniel Miller, the president of the Texas Nationalist Movement.
Despite their wariness, neither Dr. Brown nor Mr. Miller had any inkling of what was really behind those odd encounters. Heart of Texas and Blacktivist were phony groups, part of a sweeping Russian disinformation campaign that was funded with millions of dollars and carried out by 80 people operating out of St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Russian attempt at long-distance choreography was playing out in many cities across the United States. Facebook has disclosed that about 130 rallies were promoted by 13 of the Russian pages, which reached 126 million Americans with provocative content on race, guns, immigration and other volatile issues....
Where is the money today? PACs can carry funds into other elections. Can the PACs be funded by those running for election?
In other words, Paul Ryan received billions from the Koch Brothers. He is stated to have passed it on to other members of his party for the elections in 2018. Can Paul Ryan pass on monies to 501(c)4s that carry their parties interest and so-called political ideologies such as anti-abortionists?
Facebook received monies from these Russian groups and ran their ads. Where is the money now? If Facebook received monies from these Russians, including those indicted, the money was illegitimately received and needs to be returned to the USA government to help cover the costs of the investigations protecting the sovereign state of the USA.
It is bribery. They are monies provided to subvert the sovereignty of the USA. The Russians played their ludicrous gaming of the USA elections for the purpose of undermining the authority of the USA. The Russians wanted a sympathizer and chief in the Oval Office. That was the purpose of these groups, where is the money?
What about Dr. Brown and Mr. Miller? Where are any monies they received from Russians? It is fine they didn't know who they were dealing with and are innocent of crimes, but, how much money is circulating in the political realms and in profits by companies carrying these illegitimate ads?
I can simply picture some Americans having received illegitimate monies laughing about having taken the Russians for a lot of American greenbacks.
Where is the money Russia dumped into the USA elections of 2016?
How much money was it?
I want the monies, Russia and Russians have either raised or organized around or simply deposited somewhere in safe keeping, PUT IN THE USA TREASURY to pay for the investigations and court costs and I want it now!
There better not be any of those monies still in circulation to effect future elections. It is illegitimate monies and no different than cash that drug dealers are found to have, it belongs to the USA government to pay for the problems these people have caused.
Did the Trump Campaign receive any monies from these groups and/or Russians to benefit his and his Vice President's election? Mr. Trump is known to have used monies of his own, however, he was also accepting monies from donations to allow voters and organizations to feel they were invested in his outcome. I want to know if any of the Russian monies are in the political party's campaign funds, too.
This ad is pure racism. It is a Russian ad.
How many promises did Donald Trump make and then keep as President that involves his electorate effected by these ads.
It is religious bigotry as well. There are American Caucasians that are Muslim. So, I apologize, it is not SIMPLY racism, but, religious bigotry as well.
Where does this influence stop and how much of this disastrous mess are we still containing within our politics today?
Political polls about the issues should reveal where voters are, have been and do they continue to reflect the hate created by the Russian influence?
The 501(c)4 tax exemption was widely used during the Bush years. The PACs as they are known use this tax exemption to raise money. How many of the Russian organizations to influence elections were using USA laws to raise money?
Where did the funding come from? Did they accept donations as well?
...Except (click here) that their English sometimes seemed a little odd.
“We are looking for friendship because we are fighting for the same reasons,” someone purporting to be with an online group calling itself Blacktivist wrote via Twitter to the Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III, a Baltimore pastor, in April 2016. “Actually we are open for your thoughts and offers.”
In late October 2016, in Nederland, Tex., the Texas Nationalist Movement got a Facebook message from someone representing a group called Heart of Texas, which planned to organize rallies in favor of Texas secession on the eve of the election. But on a follow-up call, “something was off,” said Daniel Miller, the president of the Texas Nationalist Movement.
Despite their wariness, neither Dr. Brown nor Mr. Miller had any inkling of what was really behind those odd encounters. Heart of Texas and Blacktivist were phony groups, part of a sweeping Russian disinformation campaign that was funded with millions of dollars and carried out by 80 people operating out of St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Russian attempt at long-distance choreography was playing out in many cities across the United States. Facebook has disclosed that about 130 rallies were promoted by 13 of the Russian pages, which reached 126 million Americans with provocative content on race, guns, immigration and other volatile issues....
Where is the money today? PACs can carry funds into other elections. Can the PACs be funded by those running for election?
In other words, Paul Ryan received billions from the Koch Brothers. He is stated to have passed it on to other members of his party for the elections in 2018. Can Paul Ryan pass on monies to 501(c)4s that carry their parties interest and so-called political ideologies such as anti-abortionists?
Facebook received monies from these Russian groups and ran their ads. Where is the money now? If Facebook received monies from these Russians, including those indicted, the money was illegitimately received and needs to be returned to the USA government to help cover the costs of the investigations protecting the sovereign state of the USA.
It is bribery. They are monies provided to subvert the sovereignty of the USA. The Russians played their ludicrous gaming of the USA elections for the purpose of undermining the authority of the USA. The Russians wanted a sympathizer and chief in the Oval Office. That was the purpose of these groups, where is the money?
What about Dr. Brown and Mr. Miller? Where are any monies they received from Russians? It is fine they didn't know who they were dealing with and are innocent of crimes, but, how much money is circulating in the political realms and in profits by companies carrying these illegitimate ads?
I can simply picture some Americans having received illegitimate monies laughing about having taken the Russians for a lot of American greenbacks.
Where is the money Russia dumped into the USA elections of 2016?
How much money was it?
I want the monies, Russia and Russians have either raised or organized around or simply deposited somewhere in safe keeping, PUT IN THE USA TREASURY to pay for the investigations and court costs and I want it now!
There better not be any of those monies still in circulation to effect future elections. It is illegitimate monies and no different than cash that drug dealers are found to have, it belongs to the USA government to pay for the problems these people have caused.
Did the Trump Campaign receive any monies from these groups and/or Russians to benefit his and his Vice President's election? Mr. Trump is known to have used monies of his own, however, he was also accepting monies from donations to allow voters and organizations to feel they were invested in his outcome. I want to know if any of the Russian monies are in the political party's campaign funds, too.
How many promises did Donald Trump make and then keep as President that involves his electorate effected by these ads.
It is religious bigotry as well. There are American Caucasians that are Muslim. So, I apologize, it is not SIMPLY racism, but, religious bigotry as well.
Where does this influence stop and how much of this disastrous mess are we still containing within our politics today?
Political polls about the issues should reveal where voters are, have been and do they continue to reflect the hate created by the Russian influence?
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