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
      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.