{"id":2233292,"date":"2024-04-30T05:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-fundraising-platform-actblue-takes-a-cut-of-donations-to-michigan-state-universitys-anti-israel-tent-encampment\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T05:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:17:44","slug":"dem-fundraising-platform-actblue-takes-a-cut-of-donations-to-michigan-state-universitys-anti-israel-tent-encampment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-fundraising-platform-actblue-takes-a-cut-of-donations-to-michigan-state-universitys-anti-israel-tent-encampment\/","title":{"rendered":"ActBlue deducts a portion of donations for Michigan State University&#8217;s Anti-Israel Tent Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-fundraising-platform-actblue-takes-a-cut-of-donations-to-michigan-state-universitys-anti-israel-tent-encampment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ActBlue, a prominent Democratic Party fundraising platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-comptroller-has-full-confidence-in-anti-israel-activist-at-helm-of-his-press-shop\/\" title=\"NYC Comptroller Has \u2018Full Confidence\u2019 in Anti-Israel Activist at Helm of His Press Shop\">facilitated donations<\/a> to the anti-Israel encampment at Michigan State University. \u2064Student protesters formed the \u200d&#8221;Hurriya Coalition&#8221; to urge \u2062divestment \u200bfrom companies doing business with Israel. Outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/companies-that-donated-to-gov-gavin-newsom-to-help-with-coronavirus-were-rewarded-with-no-bid-state-contracts\/\" title=\"Companies That Donated To Gov. Gavin Newsom To Help With Coronavirus Were Rewarded With No-Bid State Contracts\">donations supported<\/a> the encampment&#8217;s morale, providing essentials\u2064 like blankets and snacks. The encampment included Palestinian and Lebanese flags, prayers, and educational sessions \u200bon the Israel-Hamas\u200b conflict. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Rep., endorsed the encampment on Instagram \u2062after refusing to\u200b condemn anti-Israel sentiments. (100 words)  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>ActBlue previously facilitated donations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">bail fund<\/a> for anti-Israel bridge blockers <\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tL: (YouTube) R: (hurriyamsu\/Instagram)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Democratic Party\u2019s primary fundraising platform helped facilitate donations to the anti-Israel encampment at Michigan State University. ActBlue is set to receive a 3.95 percent cut of those donations, according to its stated policies.<\/p>\n<p>Student protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox47news.com\/neighborhoods\/msu-campus\/msu-protest-encampment-leaves-heres-why?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created<\/a> the &#8220;Hurriya Coalition&#8221; to demand MSU divest from companies that do business with Israel, which they accused of conducting &#8220;death, destruction, and genocide&#8221; through the &#8220;US\/Israel war machine&#8221; and its &#8220;occupation&#8221; of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>A fundraiser organized by the Progressive Caucus of Mid Michigan on ActBlue\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/msucamping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> helped raise donations to prop up the anti-Israel encampment. The donation page pleaded: &#8220;Support our Student Activists! Please help us feed and house our campers!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MSU protesters credited outside donations for keeping morale high at the encampment, the <em>State News<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/statenews.com\/article\/2024\/04\/msu-gaza-solidarity-encampment-protestors-say-morale-is-high-after-first-night-in-camp?ct=content_open&#038;cv=cbox_latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recounted<\/a>. Donations included blankets, mattress toppers, coffee, and snacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was very helpful,&#8221; Cara Mack, a journalism and international relations student, said about the donations. &#8220;I actually slept on a, like, four-inch mattress pad. So honestly, I can\u2019t complain. It was a little cold, but I was with my friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The encampment <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BGOnTheScene\/status\/1784332203511415096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included<\/a> Palestinian and Lebanese flags, Tahajjud prayers, and a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6NW-XggNrA\/?igsh=aDA1Z2dtd3F4NXp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teach-in<\/a>&#8221; on the Israel-Hamas war. Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D.), who <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/rashida-tlaib-says-she-doesnt-talk-to-people-who-use-racist-tropes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused to condemn<\/a> separate Michigan protesters who chanted &#8220;death to Israel&#8221; and &#8220;death to America,&#8221; touted the MSU encampment in a post to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after a George Soros-funded <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/israel\/left-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dark money group<\/a> used ActBlue to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/free-palestine-bridge-blockers-get-free-bail-and-the-democratic-partys-fundraising-platform-gets-a-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bankroll<\/a> &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; protesters who blocked major airports, highways, and bridges in April. The fundraiser, organized by A15 and Community Justice Exchange, remains on ActBlue\u2019s website and proceeds are going to a legal bail fund for those arrested during the &#8220;blockades.&#8221; ActBlue similarly received a &#8220;transaction fee&#8221; from those donations as well.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the more chaotic and unsanctioned protest at Columbia University, the MSU Board of Trustees approved the tent encampment until April 28 after protesters first attempted to take over campus without permission on April 25. The administration urged encampment organizers to submit a permit which was approved later that day.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters left in an orderly fashion before the permit expired, but the Hurriya Coalition said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox47news.com\/neighborhoods\/msu-campus\/msu-protest-encampment-leaves-heres-why?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> it is only a &#8220;momentary pause&#8221; and not an end to the divest movement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We, the member organizations of the MSU Hurriya Coalition, are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support we have received from campus and community individuals, organizations, and businesses,&#8221; the coalition wrote. &#8220;Hurriya members have collectively decided to close the encampment down. This is only a momentary pause to the encampment, however, not an end to our movement.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>The group also indicated all remaining food will be donated to groups in the Lansing, Michigan, area. It&#8217;s unclear how unused funds from the Progressive Caucus of Mid Michigan will be spent. The fundraiser still remains live on ActBlue\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>ActBlue, the Progressive Caucus of Mid Michigan, and the Hurriya Coalition did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ActBlue, the primary Democratic Party fundraising platform, facilitated donations to the anti-Israel encampment at Michigan State University. The platform is expected to take a 3.95 percent cut of these donations. Student protesters formed the &#8220;Hurriya Coalition&#8221; for the cause. 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