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"Over the last two days users from the social media service Mastodon have started a campaign which has raised over $250,000 for VP Harris."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/25/2257916/-Mastodon-users-donate-a-quarter-million-dollars-in-2-days-for-VP-Harris-MastodonForHarris

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Mastodon users donate a quarter million dollars in 2 days for VP Harris #MastodonForHarris

Over the last two days users from the social media service Mastodon have started a campaign which has raised over $250,000 for VP Harris. User Heidi Li Feldman started the modest campaign on ActBlue two days ago, with a humble goal of one thousand...
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BeAware :veriweed:
BeAware :veriweed:
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can't help but wish it wasn't labeled with a company's trademarked name...especially Eugen's...🤦‍♂️
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Stefan Bohacek
Stefan Bohacek
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@BeAware Yeah, I would much prefer if folks addressed/referred to all of the fediverse.
@BeAware :veriweed:

BeAware :veriweed: reshared this.

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Jacob Torrey
Jacob Torrey
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And that it wasn't a link to ActBlue, the scummy spammy org
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Stefan Bohacek
Stefan Bohacek
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@jacob @BeAware I don't think I know much about that. They definitely seem pretty widely used.
@Jacob Torrey @BeAware :veriweed:
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BeAware :veriweed:
BeAware :veriweed:
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@jacob they give your contact information to a WIDE number of Dem candidates who will proceed to text and email spam you about donations.

Also, it was reported that they don't ask for CVV for credit card payments. I can't confirm cause I haven't donated due to the perceived risks.😬

@Jacob Torrey
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Stefan Bohacek
Stefan Bohacek
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@BeAware @jacob Ah, is that right? I mean I know phone numbers seem to get passed around after you donate to one or two campaigns, I just didn't know it was them specifically doing that. Well that stinks.
@Jacob Torrey @BeAware :veriweed:
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Jacob Torrey
Jacob Torrey
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Yeah, a single donation and I was playing whack-a-mole for endless appeals for random races in other states I've never heard of. You can unsubscribe to each campaign, but your email is still being shared with others. Check out the complaints about spam: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/actblue.com

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