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A political earthquake just hit. Senator Ted Cruz is targeting George Soros directly, pushing a bombshell bill to block the \u201csecret bankrolling\u201d of protests. His weapon? The RICO Act. This unprecedented move could classify the funding as \u201corganized crime\u201d and freeze Soros-linked assets overnight. The full details of this massive political battle are linked in the comments.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n BREAKING: Ted Cruz has just launched a major offensive. He\u2019s moving to designate George Soros\u2019s funding of protests as \u201corganized crime\u201d under the RICO Act. This isn\u2019t just a political warning\u2014it\u2019s a direct financial strike. If this bill passes, accounts linked to Soros could be frozen overnight. The game is changing. See the full breakdown of the bill and its shocking implications in the first comment.<\/p>\n In a bold strike against what he calls \u201castroturfed chaos,\u201d Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has reignited his push for the Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act, directly targeting billionaire philanthropist George Soros and his network for allegedly bankrolling a wave of anti-Trump protests sweeping the nation.<\/p>\n The legislation, first introduced in July but gaining fresh urgency amid the explosive \u201cNo Kings\u201d rallies, would amend the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act to classify funding violent or coordinated riots as a predicate offense\u2014potentially unleashing a torrent of federal prosecutions, asset seizures, and overnight account freezes on implicated donors and organizations.<\/p>\n Cruz, fresh off a fiery Fox News appearance where he laid out the \u201creceipts\u201d on Soros\u2019 involvement, declared on X: \u201cThere\u2019s considerable evidence that George Soros and his network are funding the \u2018No Kings\u2019 rallies. That\u2019s exactly why I\u2019ve introduced the Stop FUNDERs Act.<\/p>\n It lets law enforcement prosecute those funding acts of political violence.\u201d The senator\u2019s podcast,\u00a0Verdict with Ted Cruz<\/em>, dedicated an episode to tracing the money trail, revealing that Soros\u2019 Open Society Foundations funneled over $7.6 million to Indivisible\u2014the grassroots group coordinating the \u201cNo Kings\u201d events\u2014since 2017, including a $3 million grant in 2023 for \u201csocial welfare activities.\u201d<\/p>\n Public IRS filings confirm the ties, with Indivisible managing participant data and logistics for protests expected to draw millions across 2,500 locations this weekend, from the National Mall to city streets nationwide.<\/p>\n The Stop FUNDERs Act would supercharge the DOJ\u2019s arsenal, adding \u201crioting\u201d under the federal Anti-Riot Act to RICO\u2019s list of racketeering crimes. This means prosecutors could pursue joint liability against funders, hit them with conspiracy charges, and seize assets mid-operation\u2014turning checkbooks into crime scenes.<\/p>\n Co-sponsors like Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) hailed it as a bulwark against \u201cradical left-wing groups who fund acts of violence, coordinate attacks against law enforcement, and spearhead the destruction of property.\u201d<\/p>\n Heritage Action\u2019s Steve Chartan echoed the sentiment: \u201cThis bill targets those inciting violent riots nationwide, ensuring First Amendment rights for peaceful protest while cracking down on the paymasters of anarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n Soros, the Hungarian-born financier whose foundations have donated over $32 billion to progressive causes globally, has long been a lightning rod for conservative ire.<\/p>\n Critics, including President Trump, have accused him of underwriting everything from campus antisemitic unrest to anti-ICE demonstrations and now the \u201cNo Kings\u201d pushback against Trump\u2019s second-term agenda. \u201cFollow the money. Cut off the money,\u201d Cruz urged on\u00a0<\/p>\n FBI Director Kash Patel, during a recent Senate hearing, voiced support for the bill, affirming it would equip agents to dismantle funding networks fueling political violence.<\/p>\n The timing couldn\u2019t be more charged. As \u201cNo Kings\u201d organizers\u2014branded by Cruz as \u201cSoros operatives\u201d\u2014ramp up for Saturday\u2019s nationwide showdown, reports of heightened security at protest sites underscore the stakes.<\/p>\n Conservative outlets like Fox News and Townhall have amplified the narrative, citing Capital Research Center analyses that, while finding no direct evidence of Soros knowingly backing illegal acts, highlight the indirect flow of funds to activist hubs. On X, #StopFUNDERs is trending, with users sharing clips of Cruz\u2019s takedown and memes dubbing Soros the \u201cpuppet master of mayhem.\u201d<\/p>\n Democrats, predictably, are crying foul. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a \u201cNo Kings\u201d participant, slammed the bill as \u201cMcCarthyite overreach\u201d designed to \u201cchill free speech.\u201d The ACLU warned it \u201cdangerously lowers the bar for government investigations into peaceful demonstrations,\u201d potentially ensnaring everyday donors in sprawling probes.<\/p>\n Open Society Foundations fired back: \u201cNeither George Soros nor the Open Society Foundations fund protests, condone violence, or foment it in any way. Claims to the contrary are false.\u201d Progressive voices on X decry it as a \u201cfascist fantasy,\u201d pointing to the bill\u2019s acronym\u2014implying even \u201cnefarious\u201d nonviolent demos could fall under scrutiny.<\/p>\n Yet, with Republicans holding the Senate and a sympathetic DOJ under Attorney General Pam Bondi, passage seems plausible. Trump has floated similar RICO threats against \u201cleft-wing groups,\u201d and insiders whisper of IRS audits targeting Soros-linked entities.<\/p>\n If enacted, the bill could ripple far beyond protests: freezing accounts tied to election interference claims or border chaos funding. As one GOP strategist put it, \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about Soros\u2014it\u2019s about sovereignty. No foreign billionaire gets to buy America\u2019s streets.\u201d<\/p>\n Cruz\u2019s gambit taps into a deep well of public frustration. Polls show 58% of Americans believe big-money influence corrupts activism, per a recent Rasmussen survey.<\/p>\n From Texas to the heartland, constituents are rallying behind the senator\u2019s battle cry: Drain the funders\u2019 swamp. Whether this freezes Soros\u2019 empire overnight or sparks a First Amendment firestorm, one thing\u2019s clear\u2014Ted Cruz has thrown down the gauntlet, and the echoes are shaking Pennsylvania Avenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A political earthquake just hit. Senator Ted Cruz is targeting George Soros directly, pushing a bombshell bill to block the \u201csecret bankrolling\u201d of protests. His weapon? The RICO Act. This unprecedented move…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n