Money is Drying Up for Leftist Causes

For decades there have been large demonstration with thousands of people showing up to protest this or that. But were they truly "grass roots?"

Yuri Bezmenov in the famous interview with G. Edward Griffin, in 1984 said this:

"It's not grass roots. It's not what most people want. Most people are completely sick & tired by it.

"No political movement is grass roots. Every one is the product of a highly organized & well-funded group of political activists." - Yuri Alexandrovich

There have been many instances where crowds of people have been proven to be Astroturf. The one that always comes to mind with me involves Andrew Breitbart. Glen Beck was speaking at an event in Hoffman Estates 2010. There were protesters chanting usual nonsense like "Stop the Hate!"

When Breitbart went out to confront the protesters, things got very strange.

Isn't it interesting how the whole operation was funded. There were union signs -- with union printing on the back -- just for good measure.

Long story short, they were primarily Astroturf, frauds. People paid to be there -- not legitimately concerned citizens.

Thanks to DOGE and "DataRepublican (small r)" on X, we now know that USAID has funded many of these "grass roots" organizations through various NGOs to disguise the source of the funding. Here is a brilliant breakdown of how all of this money moves around through NGOs to make its way into the hands of leftist organization here in the US.

Grand Total: $1,952,938,001 in taxpayer funds!

➡ NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (521344831) Taxpayer Funds ($362,047,237)
➡ INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (131624046) Taxpayer Funds ($257,092,498)
➡ NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR (521338892) Taxpayer Funds ($167,610,102)
➡ CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & (521943638) Taxpayer Funds ($165,142,739)
➡ GLOBAL COMMUNITIES (520846183) Taxpayer Funds ($155,240,485)
➡ PACT INC (132702768) Taxpayer Funds ($149,717,276)
➡ INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (521340267) Taxpayer Funds ($130,689,289)
➡ American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (366110299) Taxpayer Funds ($114,242,128)
➡ FREEDOM HOUSE (131656647) Taxpayer Funds ($93,979,673)
➡ INTERNEWS NETWORK (943027961) Taxpayer Funds ($93,974,716)
➡ INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL (521527835) Taxpayer Funds ($58,684,285)
➡ CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL (521398742) Taxpayer Funds ($49,782,402)
➡ ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (133615533) Taxpayer Funds ($27,306,551)
➡ EAST-WEST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC (133586432) Taxpayer Funds ($25,060,024)
➡ THE CARTER CENTER INC (581454716) Taxpayer Funds ($22,531,458)
➡ SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND (521257425) Taxpayer Funds ($20,758,888)
➡ THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (222604963) Taxpayer Funds ($12,502,500)
➡ INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT (521818273) Taxpayer Funds ($10,638,679)
➡ INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING-US (431962561) Taxpayer Funds ($9,842,659)
➡ CIVICUS WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN (521847010) Taxpayer Funds ($7,882,463)
➡ INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT (362167755) Taxpayer Funds ($7,390,615)
➡ DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC (222804785) Taxpayer Funds ($5,886,448)
➡ OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL CORP (943139952) Taxpayer Funds ($3,184,871)
➡ MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL USA (930783096) Taxpayer Funds ($1,411,393)
➡ Silicon Valley Community Foundation (205205488) Taxpayer Funds ($150,000)
➡ INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATION (521648942) Taxpayer Funds ($138,622)
➡ UNITED CHARITABLE (204286082) Taxpayer Funds ($50,000)

DataRepublican (small r) shows through charts and graphs where this money is funneled or laundered. There is a seemingly never ending list of "official sounding" NGOs to which money can be given in the form of government grants. Where the money goes after that becomes much harder to track.

But that's by design. NGOs are (Non-Government(al) Organizations) as a result of their non-government status, you can't file a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request to find out where the money is going.

Where does that bring us today? Well, over the weekend an event was held to show solidarity with Steven Colbert, the late-night TV show host that was fired by CBS.

A Big Apple rally in support of on-his-way-out “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert drew fewer than two dozen people Sunday — with even the NYPD cops on scene quickly calling it a day since most of the demonstrators left after just a few minutes.

Organizers said the “We’re With Colbert” gathering outside the CBS Broadcast Center on Manhattan’s West Side said it was meant to be part of a nationwide call for “integrity.”
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CBS said declining viewership and diminishing profits led to its decision to end the show in May 2026, effectively firing the 61-year-old talk-show host Colbert — but critics claim the network bowed to pressure from Trump.

The left has been up in arms over the firing of Steven Colbert with some even claiming that Trump was behind it.

But that's not the case. The show was losing money, and the sad protest -- without being propped up and funded -- is the perfect illustration of why Colbert was let go.

Of course, this is one example of a protest or coming together event that slumped, but it's not the only one.

How many people showed up for the No Kings Protests?

The American Civil Liberties Union, part of the coalition that organized the demonstrations, said in its statement that more than 5 million people participated in over 2,100 rallies and protests nationwide.

Political organizing group Move On, a partner in the "No Kings" rallies, also shared the five million-person estimate in a fundraising email.

Jeremy Pressman, the co-director of the Crowd Counting Consortium — a Harvard University and University of Connecticut project that estimates political crowds — told USA TODAY on June 15 that it will take "some time" to complete an estimate on the "No Kings" rallies.

5 million people in 2,100 locations would average at 2,381 people per event. In reality some cities would have more, others would have less. 5 million people is a "guesstimate" by the organization that spearheaded the protest. They wouldn't overestimate now would they? Remember the Biden rallies?

However, let's consider their numbers at face value. In the 2024 presidential election there were roughly 157 million votes cast. Trump won 77,284,118 and Harris won 74,999,166. Only around 6.7% percent of Harris voters turned out for the No Kings Protests? Keep in mind, that's not counting for the people who didn't vote at all, and still went to the protests.

5 million sounds like a lot, but considering all the people who were supposedly backing Harris, that's not very many people.

The pictures from the No Kings Protests are what got me. Most of the No Kings protesters look like they're protesting by day, and rubbing rabbit's feet at Bingo by night. There were older people at these protests than in the past. It looked like a bunch of old hippies getting together for one last "Fight Back Against The Man" outing.

I believe we're seeing the effects of the USAID money drying up. Not only with the No Kings Protests, but also with the Steven Colbert event. What's becoming abundantly clear is that there was never a large left-wing groundswell. It was manufactured, and it took billions of dollars to keep the illusion afloat.

After all, it's not easy to convince people to take up sides with those who are openly working against their own interests -- which leftists are nearly always doing.

What will happen to all those involved in the tax-payer money laundering operation? Nothing, they just move along to the next grafting operation. Keep in mind, this was all legal, just unethical. These mechanisms were put in place over decades by people who are retired, dead, or otherwise unable to be held accountable because of the statute of limitation for such things.

Now that these efforts are being exposed and shutdown, perhaps a much more accurate visualization of the American population will become visible.

It's going to be very hard for those on the left to explain away why "grass roots" protests, more or less disappeared, when government grant money dried up.

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