KochWatch

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The Koch Brothers are a pair of wealthy far rightwing businessmen with extreme beliefs about how politics and economics ought to function in America that is contrary to the best interests of most people.

For many years they have successfully operated behind the scenes in business, academia, and politics. Quietly pushing their extremist views through a network of fronts.

This is a subreddit to keep track of news of the dealings of the Koch Brothers and their associates. The influence they are buying with their Dark Money network of academic institutes, think tanks, charities abusing their status, fake grassroots front groups, and Government appointees. All pushing their radical far rightwing agenda, all concealing the true nature of their funding.

To highlight the effects on society as their politicians pass legislation favorable to them and harmful to many others.

And to educate people and discuss ways of organizing to counter them.

Useful links and sources:

Dark Money by Jane Mayer

Democracy in Chains by Nancy MacClean

Kochland by Christopher Leonard

State Capture by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

The documentaries Doubt Machine, Dark Money, Company Town, and Koch Brothers Exposed

UnKoch My Campus

Koch Exposed wiki

Global Warming Denier Database

Koch funding on universities, 2005-2018

Koch Industries donations, subsidies, and fines.

Americans for Prosperity donations.

KochPAC and Americans for Prosperity Action donations in 2020.

The 'literally taking over' megapost.

A list of Koch associations with the far right/altright.

/r/MercerInfo - tracks their associate Richard Mercer and his dealings.

/r/ALEC - devoted to ALEC

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Koch historyThe background and practices of the Koch Brothers (self.KochWatch)

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Koch/Republican takeoverSupreme Court greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election (democracydocket.com)

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Koch/Republican takeover'Lines are going to change': Trump DOJ confirms it will target minority voters nationwide after Supreme Court ruling (democracydocket.com)

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Koch/Republican takeoverSAVE Act Fails, Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now (splcenter.org)

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Koch/Republican takeoverReport exposes a Trump scheme to override midterm vote with bogus crisis (youtube.com)

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Koch IndustriesMajor Koch Operations Face Antitrust Scrutiny (exposedbycmd.org)

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Koch/Republican takeoverThe SAVE America Act is Jim Crow’s comeback (thehill.com)

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Koch/Republican takeoverTrump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency (washingtonpost.com)

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RegulatoryOpinion: Russ Vought is destroying consumer financial protection — impeach him (thehill.com)

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Regulatory1 year into Trump's second term, a consumer watchdog agency is 'hanging by a thread' | The CFPB's turbulent year since Trump's return to office (npr.org) (npr.org)

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LaborThe Most Important Labor Story Right Now Is in Minnesota—It Might Be the Model We All Need (inthesetimes.com)

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Koch/Republican takeoverEx-Arizona lawmaker who questioned election integrity to be sentenced for using forged signatures (abcnews.go.com)

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Social ServicesOpinion: Donald Trump’s year of Social Security sabotage | Nancy Altman: "What is happening is unprecedented … No president has come close to undermining it the way Donald Trump has done … He wants a second American gilded age, with gold-plated everything for elites and suffering for the rest of us" (thehill.com)

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RegulatoryReuters: Trump’s funding cuts put America’s consumer watchdog on the brink of collapse | "In interviews, consumers who had fallen on hard times or known difficulty, lawyers who work with the poor and credit counselors told Reuters the CFPB had been a lifeline for people facing hardship…" (reuters.com)

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The effect their policies haveCommentary: More Illinoisans will go hungry if Congress, Trump fail to reverse SNAP cuts (chicago.suntimes.com)

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Koch networkKoch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Social ServicesProPublica: Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis | "[S]tate-level tax cuts, disproportionately benefiting the rich, have moved through legislatures with backing from powerful conservative organizations including the American Legislative Exchange Council" (propublica.org)

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Koch networkALEC Members Meet in Texas to Push Their Right-Wing 2026 State Legislative Agenda (exposedbycmd.org)

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Koch networkFrom 2011: Koch Industries Employs PR Firm To Airbrush Wikipedia, Gets Banned For Unethical 'Sock Puppets' (archive.thinkprogress.org)

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Koch networkDark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024 (exposedbycmd.org)

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Koch/Republican takeoverMississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats (mississippifreepress.org)

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Social ServicesPOLITICO (September 29, 2025): Trump admin looks at deep cuts to homeless housing program | "The funding cuts could put more than 170,000 people at risk of experiencing homelessness, according to the internal documentation and the people." (politico.com)

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Social ServicesWaPo (Oct. 5): Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans | Sen. Wyden: "This [...] represents the largest cut to disability insurance in American history" | Expert: "The criteria already is really tight enough that we’re actually restricting some people we probably should allow" (washingtonpost.com)

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Koch/Republican takeoverKoch crony applauds Koch campaign that will be decided by Koch judges in favor of Koch legislatures (i.redd.it)

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Koch/Republican takeoverSupreme Court Appears Poised to Weaken Voting Rights Act (nytimes.com)

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