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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:27:36 PM EST
ActBlue is a name you should already know very well. I have been working offline with a couple arfcommers on this.
Here is the data we're interested in, which can be obtained from https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/individual-contributions/ If you'd like, please search these records by who the donation is going to "Act Blue" and then look for patterns. I have found lots of unemployed people are giving a lot of donations here. Put in your zip code and look for patterns. Retirees with a computer are especially helpful, and I mean that. If you're looking for something to do, exposing fundraising fraud is a very good start. A simple letter to those who may be being used can be helpful |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:39:24 PM EST
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Sic balls chopper
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:56:38 PM EST
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Posted: 9/15/2024 9:59:54 PM EST
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Thanks
we have 2272 entires where we live that donates, all small donations. The one lady we know is a liberal donated three times from 2021-2024. Of the 2272 entries many were repeat donations. |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:07:02 PM EST
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Do "Not Employed" people typically give $950 over 75 separate donations, or $2500 over 32 separate donations in a 2 year period?
 Or $1976 working retail over 73 transactions in 2 years
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:07:26 PM EST
[#5]
Could they be subscriptions? I know with Trump's donation site you can set up recurring donations in any amount. With a couple recurring monthly donations initiated a few days or weeks apart it would look pretty quickly like a pattern.
As far as the unemployment, that's probably just the donator choosing that button instead of having to list their employer. Anyway, subbed. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:09:44 PM EST
[#6]
 Facebook guy who posts anti Trump stuff on the local newspaper page.Why $1.00? He made 263 donations, what's the deal? |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:10:30 PM EST
[Last Edit: HillaryClinton]
[#7]
Can all of the data be dumped out? It would be easy for someone to write a script to quickly sort the data and remove some entries. Best method IMO is to look for multiple donations by the same person, put a number like 3 or 5 donations and then it narrows the data. Then I'd sort by the highest numbers of donations per person.
ETA: The data can be dumped and they have multiple years available. The specific report is "contributions by individual" https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:14:01 PM EST
[#8]
interesting info.
How are they employers being reported? I see one guy with 35 donations. Most are 250 across a few different democrat charities. Some of the entries show him as 'not employed', but most show it as a college. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:15:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HillaryClinton: Can all of the data be dumped out? It would be easy for someone to write a script to quickly sort the data and remove some entries. Best method IMO is to look for multiple donations by the same person, put a number like 3 or 5 donations and then it narrows the data. Then I'd sort by the highest numbers of donations per person. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:16:01 PM EST
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: ActBlue is a name you should already know very well. I have been working offline with a couple arfcommers on this. Here is the data we're interested in, which can be obtained from https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/individual-contributions/ If you'd like, please search these records by who the donation is going to "Act Blue" and then look for patterns. I have found lots of unemployed people are giving a lot of donations here. Put in your zip code and look for patterns. Retirees with a computer are especially helpful, and I mean that. If you're looking for something to do, exposing fundraising fraud is a very good start. A simple letter to those who may be being used can be helpful Brother its automated fraud. They take their big pile of money from kickbacks, send it to dems in small amounts in registered dems names. Does everyone not know how this works? |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:19:17 PM EST
[#11]
Midwest Industries is well represented in my zip code.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:19:36 PM EST
[Last Edit: HillaryClinton]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bradinator: I don't know what the max export size is, but there is an export button there. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bradinator: Originally Posted By HillaryClinton: Can all of the data be dumped out? It would be easy for someone to write a script to quickly sort the data and remove some entries. Best method IMO is to look for multiple donations by the same person, put a number like 3 or 5 donations and then it narrows the data. Then I'd sort by the highest numbers of donations per person. Thanks, it appears the export file is 2.15GB for 2023-2024. That's a massive size for data.  ETA: And the 2.15GB is zipped, so it's even larger. The format of the header file is CSV, so I expect the bulk file will also be CSV. This is good because CSV is a standard format and can be imported into Excel and other programs. The first thing I did was check the site for my donations and searched my last name. All of my donations and my family's donations appear correctly. While browsing my last name I already noticed 2 people that stick out for making lots of small donations. I definitely think this deserves a hard look. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:28:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rhygin: Nope, not suspicious at all. 176 donations this year so far. $2.50? What the …? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326845/IMG_0956_png-3323660.JPG Seeing similar results in my zip code. Lots of $5, then a $15 from the same person. Quite a few unemployed, some work at one of the steel mills and industrial contractors. |
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:30:57 PM EST
[#14]
what will you do with the collected data?
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:34:43 PM EST
[#15]
Saw where an asshole down the street that works at one of the steel mills donated $100. Not surprised. Also saw a girl I knew in high school that works at a Baptist University donates to them regularly, and was surprised at that.
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Posted: 9/15/2024 10:37:57 PM EST
[#16]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By high_order1: what will you do with the collected data? Death squad go brrrrr |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 6:00:46 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By unamusedbanana: Midwest Industries is well represented in my zip code. Employees or the company itself? 
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Posted: 9/16/2024 6:18:30 AM EST
[Last Edit: spmx7777]
[#18]
My retired and never married sister donated $100 to Biden back in April around the time of the debate. I'm not surprised in the least.
Anyway, I'll see what I can come up with ... |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 9/16/2024 10:39:03 AM EST
[#19]
     Are these the |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 10:40:25 AM EST
[#20]
*dons Mighty Mouse costume*
Enters thread. 
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Posted: 9/16/2024 11:01:47 AM EST
[Last Edit: arowneragain]
[#21]
So, I downloaded a spreadsheet of the 'not employeds' in my area. Thus far they all look like older people who make small regular contributions. Their addresses generally seem to check out thus far, searching public property data.
What am I looking for? ETA: I did find one who was accused of shooting her husband a few years ago. Owns guns, shoots people, thinks guns ought to be regulated for everyone else. Also a pro-abort protestor. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 11:25:02 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JVD: https://i.imgur.com/QrCo16e.png https://i.imgur.com/0mEj0HE.png https://i.imgur.com/2QNBhXU.png https://i.imgur.com/kjROvwz.png https://i.imgur.com/VIV0Y5x.png Are these the Sorry I've been away, work is nuts. Yes, that's EXACTLY what I'm looking for. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:29:16 PM EST
[Last Edit: erud]
[#23]
If I am reading this right, there's a lady in my town who made 1366 donations to progressive causes between 1/1/23 and 7/31/24, including 824 to ActBlue. For instance, on 7/15 alone, she made 39 donations from between $5 and $100 totaling $1245 to Actblue. That does seem weird.
So what are we looking at here? |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:34:09 PM EST
[Last Edit: burnprocess]
[#24]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rhygin: Nope, not suspicious at all. 176 donations this year so far. $2.50? What the …? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326845/IMG_0956_png-3323660.JPG Are these all the same Ann Harris? Are these smaller, micro-donations part of a round-up system some places have? Like, take whatever remaining amount out of a given charge, around it up to the nearest .50 or whatever, then donate? I need more information before I get suspicious. Not saying you may not be on the right track, but there may be circumstances that are perfectly legitimate driving the repeat donations. ETA: Read through more recent posts. This may warrant a closer look. It does seem a bit odd. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:34:26 PM EST
[#25]
This data is accessible via API - https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/.
If a script is needed to either fetch the data of interest or parse it, @ my username and let me know 
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:40:15 PM EST
[#26]
One thing to consider is donation laundering - testing viability of stolen data by making small donations.
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:41:41 PM EST
[#27]
12000 entries - whew
Just off the bat I see a TON of unemployed (probably being paid) and university/medical types (99% commie faggots). |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:42:43 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By erud: So what are we looking at here? |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:51:08 PM EST
[#29]
I think on those donation forms you can list whatever employer you want, so there may be people listing unemployed, student, whatever to disassociate from their employer.
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Posted: 9/16/2024 12:54:40 PM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FivespeedF150: I think on those donation forms you can list whatever employer you want, so there may be people listing unemployed, student, whatever to disassociate from their employer. A good insight. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 1:07:16 PM EST
[Last Edit: FivespeedF150]
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnprocess: A good insight. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnprocess: Originally Posted By FivespeedF150: I think on those donation forms you can list whatever employer you want, so there may be people listing unemployed, student, whatever to disassociate from their employer. Can’t find myself now though, maybe total was below reporting threshold, I dunno. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 3:14:08 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FivespeedF150: I think on those donation forms you can list whatever employer you want, so there may be people listing unemployed, student, whatever to disassociate from their employer. My retired sister listed herself as unemployed even though retired is a separate category. I would assume many retired people do the same. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 4:06:36 PM EST
[#33]
Lady that lives across the street from me has donated $60/ytd. She and her husband, both, are retired (they're in their 80s). I always suspected they were Democrats, but never really knew...until now.
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Posted: 9/16/2024 4:23:29 PM EST
[#34]
I found a couple interesting ones in my area... Retired, donating a few bucks to 25 bucks here and there... The thing is, I know one of them, I know she isnt a "act blue" supporter...
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Posted: 9/16/2024 4:32:29 PM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Harlikwin: Brother its automated fraud. They take their big pile of money from kickbacks, send it to dems in small amounts in registered dems names. Does everyone not know how this works? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Harlikwin: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: ActBlue is a name you should already know very well. I have been working offline with a couple arfcommers on this. Here is the data we're interested in, which can be obtained from https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/individual-contributions/ If you'd like, please search these records by who the donation is going to "Act Blue" and then look for patterns. I have found lots of unemployed people are giving a lot of donations here. Put in your zip code and look for patterns. Retirees with a computer are especially helpful, and I mean that. If you're looking for something to do, exposing fundraising fraud is a very good start. A simple letter to those who may be being used can be helpful Brother its automated fraud. They take their big pile of money from kickbacks, send it to dems in small amounts in registered dems names. Does everyone not know how this works? |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 4:36:15 PM EST
[#36]
Help me understand this because I'm stupid.
I just did it for my zip code. There are a little over 6,000 contributions and 90% of them are to ActBlue, some from the same person. They all range from $1 to $50. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 4:43:41 PM EST
[#37]
I see my old girlfriend’s father has done a lot donating to Dem causes. He’s a retired cop. Wonder if he has signs out front of his house or if someone is using his name. A lot of people with under $5 donations and even one was 80 cents. Who the hell donates 80 cents?
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Posted: 9/16/2024 4:48:07 PM EST
[Last Edit: midmo]
[#38]
Interesting. Of 800+ in my (quite) rural zipcode, right at 30% are from "NOT EMPLOYED".
ETA: and most are earmarked for out-of-state candidates.
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:02:00 PM EST
[Last Edit: Paul]
[#39]
Sorting my zip code by value donated brings a lady up who has donated several thousand to Trump more than 30-times.
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:03:01 PM EST
[#40]
Holy shit! The guy has 144 donations under his name in the last year!
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:04:58 PM EST
[Last Edit: Bourbonator]
[#41]
Is act blue the one that pays people to gaslight on forums and social media?
The one name I recognized is not employed, which is correct, because he's retired. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:05:16 PM EST
[#42]
Is it illegal to lie about your occupation?
Hell, is it illegal to lie about your name and other details? If so, what’s the penalty? |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:13:16 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By high_order1: what will you do with the collected data? |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:25:14 PM EST
[#44]
Got one with 189 donations in a year 5 dollars to 400 dollars
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:52:43 PM EST
[#45]
And how do we get the total donated? I’m on my phone so it could be different than a PC. I can arrange by date or dollar amount.
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KS, USA
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Posted: 9/16/2024 5:59:42 PM EST
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I downloaded the data from my zip to excel
She donated 2800 times for a total of $24,000. I thought there was like a 5k limit... ACTBLUE2024INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 24677.91total $ ACTBLUE2024INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 2884total number donations ACTBLUE2024INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 5 ACTBLUE2024INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALC00772848VUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDC007728485 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 5 ACTBLUE2024INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 ACTBLUE2024INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 3 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALC00839597VUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDC0083959710 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 5 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALC00772848VUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYEDC007728485 ACTBLUE2024INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 10 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALC00772848VUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLO YEDC0077284810 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 5 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 5 ACTBLUE2023INDIVIDUALVUSHARONNOT EMPLOYEDNOT EMPLOYED 15 |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 7:27:03 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By burnprocess: One thing to consider is donation laundering - testing viability of stolen data by making small donations. That's exactly it. There's not a very detailed plan as of yet, but let's start getting eyes on it. I saw one where the I know the person died near me, and another that has Trump signs up. The data seems to maybe show political money laundering. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 7:27:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BloodRaven: Lady that lives across the street from me has donated $60/ytd. She and her husband, both, are retired (they're in their 80s). I always suspected they were Democrats, but never really knew...until now. That's not what we're looking for. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 7:31:51 PM EST
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheTallest: Help me understand this because I'm stupid. I just did it for my zip code. There are a little over 6,000 contributions and 90% of them are to ActBlue, some from the same person. They all range from $1 to $50. Laws require donor maximum and such. Furthermore, you'll occasionally notice donated funds earmarked. If you see a bazillion small donations all earmarked, that's weird. If you see a person with 5 donations, that's not weird. That's a Democrat. They exist. We're not looking for that. If you see 500 donations for $5/ea all earmarked to bizarre projects, that's weird. For example, with our side there would be like VCDL General fund or VCDL Legislative fund. Very clear and open donations. On their side you might see something like "Project 35" which is opaque and weird. If there's a large volume of opaque earmarked fund donations, it's weird. |
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Posted: 9/16/2024 7:32:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JCoop: And how do you want us to send you the data? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JCoop: Originally Posted By high_order1: what will you do with the collected data? Not that far yet, just having a look now. |
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