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Y Combinator's PAC is throwing money at Republicans across the country

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  1. qwerpy · · focus · HN ↗
    Are we supposed to be up in arms about this?

    > 66 different federal political action campaigns (PACs), nearly half of which are supporting Republicans.

    Seems balanced to me.

    1. tastyface · · focus · HN ↗
      Some news articles just from today:

      &gt; The civil war in the far-right is coming down to Jews: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forward.com&#x2F;culture&#x2F;851192&#x2F;the-civil-war-in-the-far-right-is-coming-down-to-jews&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forward.com&#x2F;culture&#x2F;851192&#x2F;the-civil-war-in-the-far-...

      &gt; ‘Unforgivable Sin’: Pentagon Reportedly ‘Hiding’ US Deaths in Iran War: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.commondreams.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;pentagon-hiding-us-deaths-in-iran-war" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.commondreams.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;pentagon-hiding-us-deaths-...

      &gt; Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;us-news&#x2F;2026&#x2F;sep&#x2F;19&#x2F;stephen-miller-trump-migrant-children" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;us-news&#x2F;2026&#x2F;sep&#x2F;19&#x2F;stephen-mill...

      &gt; Trump says he’s banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;18&#x2F;trump-white-house-ban-msnow-cnn-politico.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;18&#x2F;trump-white-house-ban-msnow-...

      &gt; Trump says his son’s wedding party being bankrolled by a Russian oligarch is ‘totally allowed’: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apnews.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;trump-jr-wedding-oligarch-fbd62b7fec21f439762289a068f30e5e" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apnews.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;trump-jr-wedding-oligarch-fbd62b7...

      Human rights abuses, extrajudicial murders, egregious corruption, gutter racism, suppression of speech, erosion of democracy, and stupidity beyond any satire: same shit nonstop every single day for the past two years.

      Anyone who supports Republicans with full knowledge of what they&#x27;ve been doing is actively supporting evil. And yes, any informed person with an iota of morality should be up in arms about this.

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