A grassroots fundraising campaign for the 2024 election is trending towards half a million dollars raised by Fediverse members.

The Mastodon For Harris campaign has raised close to $500,000 within two weeks of being live. It is probably the largest attempt for political organizing on the Fediverse, and may provide a playbook for other efforts going forward.

  • PlainSimpleGarakEnglish
    74·
    1 month ago

    You actually give your hard earned money to a millionaire? I’d rather burn it.

      • PlainSimpleGarakEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        “Opposed”

        Sure.

        I keep forgetting Lemmy is ok with millionaires all of a sudden.

        • luciferofastora@lemmy.zipEnglish
          31·
          1 month ago

          The difference between a million and a billioj is about one billion. Millionaires aren’t the biggest bloodsuckers by a long shot, so the focus right now is on damage control by opposing the parasites.