'Mass chaos and confusion': Dem AGs suing to block Musk influence in government looking to hire notorious climate crusaders (Connecting the Dots: Michael Bloomberg, ONE Campaign, New York University (NYU), Center for American Progress, The Barack Obama Administration, EPA, The Climate Reality Project, William Zabel & Soros Funding, All Networking)
'There
is no greater threat to democracy than the accumulation of state power in the
hands of a single, unelected individual'
Wnd.com
By
Nick Pope, Daily Caller News Foundation
February
17, 2025
Elon Musk and his son, X, join President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 (Official White House photo)
Democratic
attorneys general who are suing to block Elon Musk's supposed federal
"power grab" are actively looking to hire lawyers from a program
established with cash from Democrat mega donor Michael
Bloomberg.
Keith
Ellison of Minnesota, William Tong of Connecticut and Anthony
Brown of Maryland are three of the 14 Democrat attorneys general who filed
a lawsuit Thursday
alleging that President Donald Trump broke the law in appointing Musk to launch
a full assault on wasteful governance via the Department of Government
Efficiency (DOGE). While the three officials say that Musk — an unelected
official and billionaire — undermines the Constitution, each of their offices
are soliciting applicants from a New
York University (NYU) law school program that received
about $6
million from Bloomberg,
who is an unelected billionaire, in 2017.
NYU
School of Law's State Energy and Environmental Impact Center
(SEEIC) "studies and supports the work of state attorneys general in
defending, enforcing, and promoting strong laws and policies in the areas of climate, environmental
justice, environmental protection, and clean energy," according to its website. SEEIC started with
the help of about $6 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg's
charitable organization, and it has placed fellows into
state attorney general offices in the past to assist with lawsuits targeting
major energy companies for their role in climate change, for example.
SEEIC's
website currently features open applications for
special attorney general positions inside the offices of Tong, Ellison and
Brown; while the particulars vary for these positions, they all generally focus
on climate, energy and related issues by design, according to their respective
descriptions. However, SEEIC pays the salaries of its fellows, rather than the
state governments that compensate the sitting attorneys general.
The
description of the open roles in Minnesota notes that preferred qualifications
include "a background in federal administrative law challenges,"
suggesting that any prospective hire may be working on challenges to the Trump
administration's aggressive energy agenda. Depending on their level of
experience and qualifications, applicants hired by the three attorneys general
can rake in anywhere from $85,000 to $174,000 in salary.
While
they are actively seeking out climate-focused lawyers funded by an unelected
billionaire, the three Democrats are at the same time deeply concerned over
their belief that Trump broke the law in deputizing Musk to make the government
more efficient with his DOGE team.
"There
is no greater threat to democracy than the accumulation of state power in the
hands of a single, unelected individual. Although our constitutional system was
designed to prevent the abuses of an 18th century monarch, the instruments of
unchecked power are no less dangerous in the hands of a 21st century tech
baron," the Democrat attorneys' general lawsuit states. "In recent
weeks, Defendant Elon Musk, with President Donald J. Trump's approval, has
roamed through the federal government unraveling agencies, accessing sensitive
data, and causing mass chaos and confusion for state and local governments,
federal employees, and the American people."
In
personal statements, Ellison bemoaned that
"Trump installed Elon Musk at the head of that agency without vetting and
Senate confirmation," while Tong lamented that
"no one elected Elon Musk" and that "Donald Trump has allowed
this unelected billionaire to worm his way into our government." For his
part, Brown said that
"the president has given one man unchecked power to reshape our
government."
Bloomberg
has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into climate activist groups and
organizations explicitly aiming to crush the coal and petrochemical industries
in the U.S. After Bloomberg dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, he
proceeded to give future President Joe Biden tens of millions of dollars to
beat Trump.
"It's
quite entertaining from a consumer protection perspective to watch public
officials who are using billionaire-backed law firms to push climate change
cases to fundamentally reshape our economy and remove products from store
shelves, and officials who are actively soliciting for billionaire funded
attorneys to be placed in their offices, turn around and sue over the amount of
influence of a billionaire who they don't agree with and don't control,"
O.H. Skinner, executive director of the Alliance for Consumers, told the Daily
Caller News Foundation. "And that's before considering how much money the
federal government under Joe Biden shoveled out to left-wing nonprofits to
subsidize their collective efforts to reshape our country, which is exactly what
is under pressure from the efforts of Elon Musk and others in the Trump
administration."
The
offices of Tong, Brown and Ellison did not respond to requests for comment.
Connecting
the Dots:
Bloomberg
Philanthropies is an umbrella organization for the Bloomberg
Family Foundation.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
John Brademas was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the
president emeritus & life trustee for the New York University
(NYU).
Melody C. Barnes is
the vice provost for the New York University, Barack Obama’s golf
partner, was the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama
administration and the EVP for the Center for American Progress.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Center for American Progress.
George Soros is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations, the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society, was a supporter for the Center for
American Progress and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Center for American Progress, the Harlem Children's
Zone and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor
for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood
Foundation, a New York (NY) mayor, an advocate for
the ONE Campaign and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family
Foundation.
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
International Rescue Committee is a partner
with the ONE Campaign.
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.
Maurice R.
Greenberg is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and
a life trustee at the New York University.
William D. Zabel is a trustee
at the New York University, the chair for Human Rights
First, was George Soros’s divorce lawyer and a trustee at
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George Soros’s divorce lawyer was William
D. Zabel and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for Human Rights First.
Mark A. Angelson was
a director at the Human Rights First and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
James D. Zirin was
a director at the Human Rights First and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Newton N. Minow is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a senior counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an
advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
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.
Maurice R.
Greenberg is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and
a life trustee at the New York University.
John Brademas was
the president emeritus & life trustee for the New
York University and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank).
William A. Nitze is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was an assistant
administrator for the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Bloomberg
Philanthropies is an umbrella organization for the Bloomberg
Family Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank), the Center for American Progress and the Climate Reality Project.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for
the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder
for the Center for American Progress.
Carol M.
Browner is a senior fellow, director at the Center for
American Progress, was a director at the Climate Reality Project,
the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration, and an
administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Melody C. Barnes was
the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy
council, director for the Barack Obama administration, is Barack
Obama’s golf partner and the vice provost for the New York
University.
John Brademas was
the president emeritus & life trustee for the New
York University and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank).
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Bloomberg
Philanthropies is an umbrella organization for the Bloomberg
Family Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
William A. Nitze is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was an assistant
administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Carol M.
Browner was an administrator for the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), a director at the Climate Reality Project,
the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration and is a senior
fellow, director at the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Climate
Reality Project and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for
the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Center for American Progress.
Melody C. Barnes was
the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy
council, director for the Barack Obama administration, is Barack
Obama’s golf partner and the vice provost for the New York
University.
Tom Daschle is a director at the Center for American Progress
and was the nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack
Obama administration.
Ezekiel Emanuel is
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the
health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.
Lawrence H.
Summers is a distinguished fellow at the Center for American
Progress and was the National Economic Council chairman for the Barack
Obama administration.
Cassandra Q. Butts was
the SVP for the Center for American Progress and the deputy White
House counsel for the Barack Obama administration.
Philip J. Crowley was
the director of homeland security at the Center for American Progress
and the assistant secretary of state for the Barack Obama
administration.
Derek Douglas was
an associate director of economic policy at the Center for American
Progress and a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack
Obama administration.
Bradley J. Kiley was
a VP for the Center for American Progress and the director of
management and administration for the Barack Obama administration.
Karen Kornbluh was
a visiting scholar at the Center for American Progress and a policy
director for Barack Obama.
Jeanne Lambrew was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
deputy assistant to the president for health policy for the Barack
Obama administration.
Denis McDonough was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
chief of staff; former deputy national security adviser for the Barack
Obama administration.
Esther M.
Olavarria was the director of immigration policy at the Center
for American Progress and is the deputy assistant secretary at the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security for the Barack Obama
administration.
Dan Restrepo was
the Americas Project director at the Center for American Progress
and a special assistant to the president for the Barack Obama
administration.
Gene B. Sperling was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
assistant to the president for economic policy for the Barack Obama
administration.
Todd Stern was
a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and is the
special envoy for climate change at the U.S. Department of State for
the Barack Obama administration.
Melody C. Barnes was
the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy
council, director for the Barack Obama administration, is Barack
Obama’s golf partner and the vice provost for the New York
University.
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Past Research
Who
Really Controls Our Universities? (Connecting the Dots: Soros Funded Think
Tanks) (Past Research on the New York University)
Wednesday,
August 24, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/who-really-controls-our-universities.html
How
Bad Is the Indoctrination in our Colleges? (Past
Research on the Universities & Colleges)
MONDAY,
MAY 19, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-bad-is-indoctrination-in-our.html
Jeb’s
Planned Parenthood Problem: Did He Oppose Bloomberg’s $50 Million Donation? (Past Research on Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Sunday,
August 2, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/08/jebs-planned-parenthood-problem-did-he.html
Jeb
Bush: Michael Bloomberg A ‘Good Man’ And A ’Patriot’ (Past
Research on the Bloomberg Family Foundation)
Sunday,
January 24, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/01/jeb-bush-michael-bloomberg-good-man-and.html
GE,
Walmart, AT&T, Google Among Center for American Progress Donors (Past Research on the Center for American Progress)
Saturday,
December 14, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/ge-walmart-at-google-among-center-for.html
Mass
Shooting Outside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay; 50+ Dead, 406 Sent to Hospital (Past Research for the ONE Campaign)
Monday,
October 2, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/10/mass-shooting-outside-las-vegas.html
Most
Post-WWII German Justice Officials Were Former Nazis: Study (Past Research on Michelle Obama & the ONE Campaign)
Monday,
October 10, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/most-post-wwii-german-justice-officials.html
‘Forever
Chemicals’ in US Drinking Water: A Growing Problem (Connecting the Dots: The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Natural Resources Defense
Council, Waterkeeper Alliance, Robert Redford, Mikhail Gorbachev, The Green
Cross International & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA))
Sunday,
November 10, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/11/forever-chemicals-in-us-drinking-water.html
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