Treasury Targets Iran-Venezuela Drone, Missile Networks (Connecting the Dots: John Hurley, The U.S. Department of the Treasury, The Stanford Graduate School of Business, Princeton, Venezuela, Whoopi Goldberg, The View, UNICEF & United Against Nuclear Iran, Saturday Night Live & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Treasury Targets Iran-Venezuela Drone, Missile Networks (Connecting the Dots: John Hurley, The U.S. Department of the Treasury, The Stanford Graduate School of Business, Princeton, Venezuela, Whoopi Goldberg, The View, UNICEF & United Against Nuclear Iran, Saturday Night Live & Soros Funding, All Networking)

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/venezuela-iran-treasury-department/2025/12/30/id/1240191/

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sweeping new sanctions Tuesday aimed at dismantling a growing Iran-Venezuela weapons pipeline tied to combat drones, missile components and advanced military technology.

The action, carried out by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), targets 10 individuals and entities based in Iran and Venezuela accused of fueling Tehran's global weapons proliferation.

Treasury officials say the sanctions focus heavily on Iran's export of armed drones to Venezuela, a development Washington warns poses a direct threat to U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere.

"Treasury is holding Iran and Venezuela accountable for their aggressive and reckless proliferation of deadly weapons around the world," said John K. Hurley, Treasury's under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.

Hurley said the U.S. will continue using its financial power to choke off Iran's military-industrial network and those who help it operate.

At the center of the action is Empresa Aeronautica Nacional S.A. (EANSA), a Venezuelan aerospace company that helped facilitate Iran's drone sales to the Maduro regime.

Treasury officials say EANSA worked closely with Qods Aviation Industries (QAI), an Iranian defense manufacturer tied to Tehran's Ministry of Defense.

Since 2006, Iran and Venezuela have cooperated on the transfer of Mohajer-series unmanned aerial vehicles, which Venezuela rebranded as ANSU-series drones.

The drones include the Mohajer-6, a combat-capable UAV designed for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and armed strikes.

Treasury says EANSA helped negotiate deals worth millions of dollars, oversaw assembly and maintained Iranian-made drones used by Venezuela's armed forces.

One of those systems, the ANSU-100, is capable of launching Iranian-designed air-to-ground guided bombs, raising concerns about regional stability.

Treasury also sanctioned Jose Jesus Urdaneta Gonzalez, EANSA's chairman, for coordinating drone production with Iranian and Venezuelan military officials.

Officials warned that Iran's growing weapons footprint in Latin America threatens U.S. national security, including risks closer to the homeland.

Beyond drones, Treasury also targeted Iran's ballistic missile supply chain, sanctioning individuals tied to the procurement of sensitive missile-related chemicals.

Those materials include sodium perchlorate, sebacic acid and nitrocellulose, all critical components used in solid-fuel rocket motors.

Among those designated is Mostafa Rostami Sani, who Treasury says procured large quantities of missile chemicals for Parchin Chemical Industries, a key arm of Iran's Defense Industries Organization.

Parchin Chemical Industries has been under U.S. and U.N. sanctions for years due to its role in Iran's missile program.

Treasury also sanctioned Pardisan Rezvan Shargh International, an Iranian trading company linked to those procurement efforts, along with senior executives involved.

The action further targets Iran's high-tech defense sector, including companies connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

OFAC designated entities and individuals tied to Rayan Fan Kav Andish Co., a defense conglomerate whose subsidiaries produced components and software for Iran's drone and aerospace programs.

Treasury officials said the sanctions support National Security Presidential Memorandum 2, which directs the U.S. government to curb Iran's missile and weapons development.

The policy aims to deny Iran a nuclear weapon and block resources that sustain the IRGC's destabilizing activities worldwide.

As a result of the designations, all U.S.-based assets of the sanctioned individuals and entities are frozen.

U.S. persons are generally prohibited from doing business with them, and foreign financial institutions that do so risk secondary sanctions.

Treasury emphasized that sanctions violations can result in serious civil or criminal penalties under U.S. law.

Officials said the ultimate goal is to force behavioral change, not simply punish wrongdoing.

The action underscores Washington's continued effort to counter Iran's expanding glob

John K. Hurley

U.S. Department of the Treasury

https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/John-Hurley

John K. Hurley is the Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).

Before assuming his duties at TFI, Mr. Hurley was the Managing Partner of Cavalry Asset Management.  Based in San Francisco, Cavalry invests primarily in publicly traded technology companies.  Prior to founding Cavalry in 2003, he served as an analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments and as Managing Partner of Bowman Capital.

Mr. Hurley has served on several non-profit boards focused on national security and economic policy. From 2018 to 2021, he served on President Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board.  Mr. Hurley was also a Lecturer in Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he taught the Investment Course, and is chair of the History Department Advisory Board at Princeton.

Mr. Hurley graduated with honors from Princeton in 1986 and was Chairman of the Daily Princetonian. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and served for five years in the U.S. Army.  During the First Gulf War, as a battalion fire direction officer for the First Cavalry Division, he was awarded the Bronze Star.  

In 1993, Mr. Hurley earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. 

Connecting the Dots:

John K. Hurley is the Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, was a lecturer in Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated with honors from Princeton.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Charles O. Rossotti was a commissioner for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).         

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Timothy D. Adams is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

David D. Aufhauser is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a general counsel for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

James A. Baker III is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Kenneth W. Dam is a lifetime director for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Stuart E. Eizenstat is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Robert M. Kimmitt is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

George P. Shultz is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Herbert M. Allison Jr. was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Teresa M. Ressel was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Neal S. Wolin was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

R. James Woolsey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).         

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Henry A. Kissinger was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc.

Timothy F. Geithner was a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc. a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

Samantha Power was a director at the International Rescue Committee, a board member for the International Crisis Group, was a board member for the International Crisis Group, the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration and married to Cass R. Sunstein.

Leslie H. Gelb is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran and was a board member for the International Crisis Group.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Moises Naim is a board member for the International Crisis Group, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a minister of trade and industry for Venezuela.

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a board member of the International Crisis Group, was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cass R. Sunstein is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and married the Samantha Power.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Steven A. Denning is honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a trustee at Stanford University, an advisory council member for Stanford Graduate School of Business and a director at the Next Generation.

John K. Hurley was a lecturer in Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, graduated with honors from Princeton and is the Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Laurene Powell Jobs is a director at the Next Generation, a trustee at Stanford University, was an advisory council member for Stanford Graduate School of Business, a director at the New America Foundation and married to Steve Jobs.

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman of the New America Foundation (think tank) and was a funder for the New America Foundation (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.

Jonathan Soros was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is George Soros’s son and a director at the New America Foundation (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation (think tank) and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

William H. Scheide is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and a benefactor at Princeton University.

Nicholas deB. Katzenbach was a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and a trustee emeritus at Princeton University.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

James F. Collins was a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is a board member for the International Crisis Group, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Moises Naim is a board member for the International Crisis Group, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a minister of trade and industry for Venezuela.

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Stephen Hess is a senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

Hushang Ansary is an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and was the minister of economic affairs for Iran.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the president of Iran and is mocked in Iran So Far.

Iran So Far is a short video on Saturday Night Live.

Andy Samberg is the creator & actor for Iran So Far and was a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

Terrence Turner is a writer for Saturday Night Live and was a contributor for the American Bridge 21st Century.

George Soros was a contributor for the American Bridge 21st Century and is a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

Mark D. Wallace is the CEO for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and married to Nicolle Devenish Wallace.

Nicolle Devenish Wallace is married to Mark D. Wallace and a co-host for The View.

Barbara Walters was a co-host for The View and is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and George Soros’s sister-in-law.

Princess Firyal is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). 

R. James Woolsey is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law.

Zalmay Khalilzad is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

James E. Cartwright is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies for the Center for Strategic International Studies (think tank).

Brent Scowcroft is the chair, international advisory board for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a friend of Henry A. Kissinger and a trustee at the Center for Strategic International Studies (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a friend of Brent Scowcroft, a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc.

Timothy F. Geithner was a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc. a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran.

Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group and a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation.

Hassan Nemazee was a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation, is the chairman for the Iran Foundation and a director at the Iranian American PAC.

Sarah Jessica Parker is a director at the Brain Trauma Foundation and a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF.

Maureen White is a director at the International Rescue Committee was a U.S. representative for UNICEF.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Timothy F. Geithner was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc. a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

U.S. Fund for UNICEF is a support organization for UNICEF.

Whoopi Goldberg is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and the moderator and co-host of The View.

Nicolle Devenish Wallace is co-host for The View and married to Mark D. Wallace.

Mark D. Wallace is married to Nicolle Devenish Wallace and the CEO for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Barbara Walters was a co-host for The View and is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and George Soros’s sister-in-law.

Princess Firyal is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros is Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). 

R. James Woolsey is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).         

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Charles O. Rossotti is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a commissioner for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Timothy D. Adams is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

David D. Aufhauser is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a general counsel for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

James A. Baker III is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Kenneth W. Dam is a lifetime director for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Stuart E. Eizenstat is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Robert M. Kimmitt is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

George P. Shultz is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Herbert M. Allison Jr. was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Teresa M. Ressel was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Neal S. Wolin was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

John K. Hurley is the Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, was a lecturer in Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated with honors from Princeton.

Timothy F. Geithner was a secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a researcher for Kissinger Associates, Inc. and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Maureen White is a director at the International Rescue Committee was a U.S. representative for UNICEF.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

U.S. Fund for UNICEF is a support organization for UNICEF.

Whoopi Goldberg is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and the moderator and co-host of The View.

Nicolle Devenish Wallace is co-host for The View and married to Mark D. Wallace.

Mark D. Wallace is married to Nicolle Devenish Wallace and the CEO for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

Barbara Walters was a co-host for The View and is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and George Soros’s sister-in-law.

Princess Firyal is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros is Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and is an advisory board member for United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). 

Resources: Past Research

IMF Does Not See US Recession in Spite of Tariffs (Connecting the Dots: International Monetary Fund (IMF), Russia, Mexico, The Bretton Woods Committee, The International Crisis Group, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the International Crisis Group)

Saturday, March 29, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/imf-does-not-see-us-recession-in-spite.html

Tom Steyer's Glass House (Past Research on Stanford University & the Stanford Graduate School of Business)

Friday, April 25, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/04/tom-steyers-glass-house.html

Ambassador Power: Strive for Guarantee That Iran Nuke Program Is 'Peaceful' (Past Research on Iran)

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/ambassador-power-strive-for-guarantee.html

Trump Says He Is in No Rush to Attack Iran over Nuclear Program (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran, Iran, The New York Times & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on United Against Nuclear Iran & Iran)

Thursday, April 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/trump-says-he-is-in-no-rush-to-attack.html

Venezuela, Colombia Border Areas Hopeful as Reopening Looms (Connecting the Dots: Venezuela, Colombia & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on Venezuela)

Monday, August 22, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/venezuela-colombia-border-areas-hopeful.html

Rep. Ken Buck on D.C.’s Swamp: Politicians Are ‘Bought with Taxpayer Dollars’ (Researchers Note: Follow the Money!) (Past Research on the U.S. Department of the Treasury & the Atlantic Council of the United States)

Saturday, April 15, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/rep-ken-buck-on-dcs-swamp-politicians.html

Musk Says DOGE, Treasury Agree on New Anti-Fraud Measures to Claw Back $50 Billion in Payment Fraud (Connecting the Dots: The U.S. Department of the Treasury, The IRS, The Social Security Administration (SSA) Timothy Geithner, Kissinger Associates, Inc., Henry Kissinger, Bohemian Club, Belizean Grove & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Timothy Geithner, Kissinger Associates, Inc., Henry Kissinger & the U.S. Department of the Treasury)

Sunday, February 9, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/musk-says-doge-treasury-agree-on-new.html

The Perfect Weapon, Medicine - DR LEE MERRIT INTERVIEW (Past Research on Jessica Tuchman Mathews)

Thursday, April 15, 2021

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-perfect-weapon-medicine-dr-lee.html

UPDATED: Report: Trump to Pardon Ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich (Connecting the Dots: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, David F. Hamilton, 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, The Smithsonian Institution, The U.S. Supreme Court & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/updated-report-trump-to-pardon-ex.html

The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran, Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on United Against Nuclear Iran)

Thursday, June 19, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-ghost-armada-connecting-dots-united.html

Whoopi Goldberg Slammed for Attack on Trump Granddaughter (Connecting the Dots: Whoopi Goldberg, The View, UNICEF, The Brain Trauma Foundation, United Against Nuclear Iran, Breast Cancer Research Foundation & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Whoopi Goldberg, The View, UNICEF & United Against Nuclear Iran)

Thursday, November 7, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/11/whoopi-goldberg-slammed-for-attack-on.html

Soros Family Donated $71K to Letitia James Since '19 (Connecting the Dots: New York Attorney General Letitia James, Jennifer Soros, Jonathan Soros, Andrew Cuomo, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Working Families Party, Richard J. Durbin, The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Charles Schumer, The Economic Policy Institute & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Soros Family Donated $71K to Letitia James Since '19 (Connecting the Dots: New York Attorney General Letitia James, Jennifer Soros, Jonathan Soros, Andrew Cuomo, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Working Families Party, Richard J. Durbin, The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Charles Schumer, The Economic Policy Institute & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Mark Swanson    |   Sunday, 28 December 2025 11:35 AM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/soros-family-donations-letitia-james/2025/12/28/id/1239921/

Liberal billionaire George Soros and members of his family have directly funneled more than $71,000 into political campaigns backing New York Attorney General Letitia James since 2019, the New York Post reported Sunday.

That includes $31,000 to support James’ reelection bid in 2026, according to the Post, citing campaign contribution records.

Records show George Soros personally donated $18,000 in July 2024, while his daughter-in-law, Jennifer Soros, added $13,000 in May.

Combined with earlier contributions, Soros and his family have sent James roughly $40,000 more since 2019, the report said. 

However, the total does not account for indirect backing that James receives through left-wing organizations funded by Soros, including millions directed to the Working Families Party, the Post reported.

Soros’ Open Society Foundations have poured more than $865,000 into the New York branch of the WFP since 2018, according to the report.

James first rose to prominence in 2003 as the first WFP candidate elected in New York, winning a City Council seat in Brooklyn.  

While she strategically dropped the WFP label during her 2018 run for attorney general — instead running as a Democrat alongside then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo — James has continued to embrace the party’s far-left agenda and accepted its endorsement again during her 2022 reelection campaign, the Post reported. 

"George Soros has spent years financing the radical left’s most extreme projects, and the outcome is almost always the same: instability and disorder that is destroying our state," Michael Henry, a Republican running to unseat James in 2026, told the Post.

James used her office to pursue civil fraud cases against President Donald Trump, zeroing in on his business valuations and finances.

Critics say the actions amounted to political lawfare, citing unprecedented legal theories, selective enforcement, and massive penalties designed to cripple Trump’s business and derail his presidential campaign rather than address clear criminal violations.

Trump notched a major legal win in August when a New York appellate court overturned more than $500 million in fines imposed earlier in the case.

James has also faced legal scrutiny of her own. In October, the Department of Justice brought charges against her on mortgage fraud charges tied to a property she owns in Virginia.

However, the case was dismissed when a judge ruled that the federal prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.

Jennifer Ann Allan Soros

Influencewatch.org

https://www.influencewatch.org/person/jennifer-ann-allan-soros/

Jennifer Ann Allan Soros is the wife of Jonathan Soros, the third child of liberal finance billionaire George Soros and his first wife, Annaliese Witschak. Jennifer and her husband have given millions of dollars to left-of-center causes, Democratic Party candidates, and the abortion provider Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA).  Jennifer’s mother was a former director for Planned Parenthood of Medina-Summit-Portage Counties in Akron, Ohio from 1988-1990; since 2008, Allan-Soros has personally given $1,455,000 to PPFA and its affiliated organizations while also serving as a director of the PPFA in 2012 and board of director member in 2013-14.

Connecting the Dots:

Jennifer Soros has donated to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), is married to Jonathan Soros and George Soros’s daughter-in-law.

George Soros is Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and Jonathan Soros’s father. 

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA).

Cecile Richards was the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation.

Ted Turner is the chairman for the Turner Foundation, the founder of CNN and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son, married to Jennifer Soros and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute and the Committee for Economic Development.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

Catherine B. Reynolds is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Mikhail Gorbachev was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the founder for the Green Cross International.

Ted Turner is an honorary board member for Green Cross International, the founder of CNN, the chairman for the Turner Foundation and was married to Jane Fonda Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane.

Cecile Richards was a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation and the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Jane Fonda Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane was married to Ted Turner & Tom Hayden.

Tom Hayden was married to Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane and is an editorial board member for The Nation.

Stephen F. Cohen is a contributing editor for The Nation, a friend of Mikhail Gorbachev and married to Katrina vanden Heuvel.

Katrina vanden Heuvel  is married to Stephen F. Cohen, the editor & publisher for The Nation, a director at the Roosevelt Institute and was a governor for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son, married to Jennifer Soros and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the chair for the Roosevelt Institute and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Mikhail Gorbachev was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation, the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Catherine B. Reynolds is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

William H. Donaldson is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of the Sterling Fellows and was a member of the Skull and Bones.

Sterling Fellows are donors of $1 million or more to Yale University.

Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University.

Judge James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg is a member of the Skull and Bones, attended Yale University, On June 17, 2010, he formally nominated by Barack Obama, was appointed by John G. Roberts Jr., is an American lawyer and jurist who is the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

John G. Roberts Jr. appointed Judge James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg, is the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, the chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution and married to Jane Sullivan Roberts.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, was the vice president for the Barack Obama Administration and the president for the Joe Biden Administration.

Mike Pence is a regent for the Smithsonian Institution and was the vice president for the Donald Trump administration.

Jane Sullivan Roberts is married to John G. Roberts Jr. and was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

David M. Rubenstein was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him, is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the president of the Economic Club of Washington. 

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Carol A. Melton was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Robert G. Liberatore was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

William H. Donaldson is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of the Sterling Fellows and was a member of the Skull and Bones.

Sterling Fellows are donors of $1 million or more to Yale University.

Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University.

Judge James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg is a member of the Skull and Bones, attended Yale University, was formally nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by Barack Obama and appointed by John G. Roberts Jr.

William H. Donaldson was a member of the Skull and Bones, a member of the Sterling Fellows and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Catherine B. Reynolds is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Mikhail Gorbachev was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation, the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son, married to Jennifer Soros and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute and the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (think tank).

Jennifer Cunningham is a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (think tank), Andrew M. Cuomo’s political adviser and was the political director, Local 1199 for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Kirk Adams is the international EVP for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), married to Cecile Richards and an organizing director for the AFL-CIO.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a national partner with America Votes.

AFL-CIO is a national partner with America Votes.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.

Cecile Richards was the founder & president for America Votes, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, married to Kirk Adams, was the founder & president for America Votes and a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation.

Jennifer Soros has donated to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), is married to Jonathan Soros and George Soros’s daughter-in-law.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father, Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the founder of CNN, the chairman for the Turner Foundation, an honorary board member for Green Cross International and was married to Jane Fonda Jane Fonda A.K.A. Hanoi Jane.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder for the Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Catherine B. Reynolds is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

William H. Donaldson is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of the Sterling Fellows and was a member of the Skull and Bones.

Sterling Fellows are donors of $1 million or more to Yale University.

Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University.

Judge James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg is a member of the Skull and Bones, attended Yale University, On June 17, 2010, he formally nominated by Barack Obama, was appointed by John G. Roberts Jr., is an American lawyer and jurist who is the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

John G. Roberts Jr. appointed Judge James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg, is the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, the chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution and married to Jane Sullivan Roberts.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, was the vice president for the Barack Obama Administration and the president for the Joe Biden Administration.

Mike Pence is a regent for the Smithsonian Institution and was the vice president for the Donald Trump administration.

Jane Sullivan Roberts is married to John G. Roberts Jr. and was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

David M. Rubenstein was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him, is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the president of the Economic Club of Washington. 

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.
Carol A. Melton was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Robert G. Liberatore was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development, the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (think tank) and the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Jennifer Cunningham is a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (think tank), Andrew M. Cuomo’s political adviser and was the political director, Local 1199 for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Rhonda Weingarten is a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy and a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

Gerald W. McEntee is a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Working Families Party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Families_Party#History

History

The Connecticut Working Families Party was formed in 2002, by organizations that included ACORN, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Communications Workers of America, and United Food and Commercial Workers.[17] In 2010, the party recruited and trained thirteen candidates for seats on the New York City Council in the 2013 election. Twelve of these candidates won.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations. 

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute. 

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

Richard J. Durbin is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a U.S. Senate senator and Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate.

Charles E. Schumer is Richard J. Durbin’s Washington Housemate and the Senate Minority leader.
Alexis M. Herman is a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.

Ray Marshall is a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.

Robert B. Reich is a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.

George P. Shultz was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
William H. Donaldson is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a member of the Sterling Fellows and was a member of the Skull and Bones.

Sterling Fellows are donors of $1 million or more to Yale University.

Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University.

Judge James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg is a member of the Skull and Bones, attended Yale University, was formally nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by Barack Obama and appointed by John G. Roberts Jr.

William H. Donaldson was a member of the Skull and Bones, a member of the Sterling Fellows and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Donna S. Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.

CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative is Obamacare, was the president of the Barack Obama administration and an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Kathryn B. Thomson was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and is married to Christopher P. Lu.

Christopher P. Lu is married to Kathryn B. Thomson, a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, was a legislative director for the Barack Obama and the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.

D. Cameron Findlay was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.

Alexis M. Herman is was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and is a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

Ray Marshall was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and is a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

Robert B. Reich was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and is a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father and Jennifer Soros’s father-in-law.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

Gerald W. McEntee is a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Working Families Party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Families_Party#History

History

The Connecticut Working Families Party was formed in 2002, by organizations that included ACORN, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Communications Workers of America, and United Food and Commercial Workers.[17] In 2010, the party recruited and trained thirteen candidates for seats on the New York City Council in the 2013 election. Twelve of these candidates won.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations. 

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute. 

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

Richard J. Durbin is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a U.S. Senate senator and Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate.

Charles E. Schumer is Richard J. Durbin’s Washington Housemate and the Senate Minority leader.

Resources: Past Research

Venezuelans Jailed in El Salvador Challenge US Deportation (Connecting the Dots: Judge James Boasberg, Skull and Bones, El ⁠Salvador, Venezuela & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Committee for Economic Development, the Wheelchair Foundation, Letitia James & Judge James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg)

Saturday, December 27, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/12/venezuelans-jailed-in-el-salvador.html

Planned Parenthood Prez: ‘A Woman Voting for Ted Cruz Is Like a Chicken Voting for Col. Sanders’ (Past Research on the Planned Parenthood Federation of America)

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/planned-parenthood-prez-woman-voting.html

“Tear Down This Wall” (Connecting the Dots: Mikhail Gorbachev, Wheelchair Foundation, Roosevelt Institute, Green Cross International, Global Green USA & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Roosevelt Institute, Green Cross International & the Wheelchair Foundation)

Monday, January 6, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/tear-down-this-wall-connecting-dots.html

Trump Order on Smithsonian Targets Funds to Programs With 'Improper Ideology' (Connecting the Dots: The Smithsonian Institution, The National Zoo, The National Security Agency (NSA), The National Security Agency (NSA), The Commercial Club of Chicago, Booz Allen Hamilton, The Friends of the National Zoo, John G. Roberts Jr., The Economic Club of Washington, Nancy Pelosi wanted Non-Coronavirus Pork for the Smithson Institution & Soros Funding, All Networking). Ben Stein's Movie Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed, Exposes the Smithsonian Institution. (Past Research on the Smithsonian Institution)

Thursday, March 27, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/trump-order-on-smithsonian-targets.html

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html

Appeals court unanimously dismisses school's attack on pro-lifer's speech (Connecting the Dots: Planned Parenthood, Teacher's Unions, CNN, Soros & America Votes) (Past Research on the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

Saturday, June 11, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/06/appeals-court-unanimously-dismisses.html

Schumer Demands Trump Fire 'Stubborn,' 'Pigheaded' RFK Jr. (Connecting the Dots: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Richard Durbin, Josh Isay, Michael Bloomberg, Al Sharpton, The CDC & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Chuck Schumer & Richard Durbin)

Saturday, August 30, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/schumer-demands-trump-fire-stubborn.html