Reposted by Alan CantorKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Stop stop stop treating this $5k check thing like it’s real. It’s just…not. 733132842073
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I'm excited to be moderating a national conversation on private foundations, as part of the Philanthropy Project's Leadership Briefings. I'll be joined by Vu Le, @bdevaan.bsky.social, and Craig Kennedy. Join us! This Thursday at 4:00 ET. And... it's FREE! business.calnonprofits.org/ap/Events/Re...business.calnonprofits.orgLeadership Briefings on Reforming Philanthropy: Private Foundations - Event Registration 011
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I simply loved being part of a packed crowd at Harvard Book Store Friday night to hear the remarkable @mollycrabapple.bsky.social speak about "Here Where We Live Is Our Country." Molly is amazing, as is the book! 0232
Reposted by Alan CantorChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you. 976237147979
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Want to fix the wealth disparity (a bit) and create a system where billionaires start paying taxes again? This excellent article by Ray Madoff provides an elegant and pragmatic solution. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comHow to Tax BillionairesStep one: Abolish the estate tax. No, really. 010
Reposted by Alan CantorChris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Saved from having to see Bryce and Schwarber politely eating cold McDonald's as RFK Jr challenges them to chin-up contests in the West Wing supply closet. 0345
Reposted by Alan CantorThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/02/2026oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug. 1370231146307
Reposted by Alan CantorRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 10/02/2026They. Are. Concentration. Camps. 612113614
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 04/02/2026How would you like a job performance review where part of the compensation package is a $200 m. donor-advised fund for you to distribute? This just happened in at a private equity firm. What's going on?! www.alancantorconsulting.com/2026/02/the-...alancantorconsulting.comThe Latest Infuriating Twist on Billionaire Philanthropy – Alan Cantor ConsultingI would say that this was a happy coincidence, but it didn’t make me happy. Angry? Yes. Concerned? You bet. Happy? No. 010
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Oh, @amtrak.com, I want to love you! But why do you take my affection for granted? With 200 people in NYC boarding the 11 a.m. train to Boston, why wasn't there even a single Amtrak staff member directing us to the quiet car? And why was there not a single sign in the quiet car, once it was found?! 010
Reposted by Alan CantorDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Something I am thinking about is, what is the difference between someone like Jerome Powell, and someone like John Roberts. They're both Republicans, both appointed by terrible Republican presidents, and one is defying the most powerful man on Earth while the other provides him complete legal cover 310612
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Good for Jerome Powell for calling out Trump and his henchmen for their unlawful (my word) intimidation of him and the Fed. Would that everyone in that position had Powell's firmness and willingness to speak out! 020
Reposted by Alan CantorAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/12/2025There isn’t a single Republican watching this and thinking “yep this is great. Exactly what we needed.” GOP congressmen and senators now thinking about hitting the exits 3294992667
Reposted by Alan CantorAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/12/2025LOLLL Trump claims he’s cutting drug prices by 600 percent, which is not possible 5534386753
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025What to make of the recent "gift" from billionaires Michael and Susan Dell? www.alancantorconsulting.com/2025/12/char...alancantorconsulting.comCharity in Lieu of Taxes – Alan Cantor ConsultingThis announcement provided the Dells with lots of exposure. It’s also gotten me thinking about just why this kind of “philanthropy” rubs me the wrong way. 020
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Continued philanthropic malpractice by Elon Musk. Thanks, @nytimes.com @teddyschleifer.bsky.social David Fahrenthold www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...nytimes.comElon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders 040
Reposted by Alan CantorEric Schmeltzer @ericschmeltzer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk? But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession. But that's just me 676371197955
Reposted by Alan CantorAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Finally someone bold enough to ask, is new york ready for a mayor who opposes slavery? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u... 382025338
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Trump has a history of defacing historically & artistically significant buildings. Forty-five years before razing the East Wing, he demolished the Bonwit Teller store to build Trump Tower -- after promising to donate the exterior artwork to the Met. (He lies. Always.) news.artnet.com/art-world/do...news.artnet.comDonald Trump Has a History of Pulverizing Historic Buildings | Artnet NewsRead an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.' 051
Reposted by Alan CantorBoho271❌👑 @boho271.bsky.social · 20/10/2025I despise Trump with all my being. This is NOT his house! 082
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 21/10/2025This may be the perfect distillation of Trumpism. DJT unilaterally destroys a wing of the White House to build a gaudy addition, tasteless real estate developer that he is. It's called "The People's House," and I, for one, am pissed at the home invasion. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comWhite House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroomThe president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. 030
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 10/10/2025My sentiments exactly. (The author and I grew up in the same small town in Connecticut, way on the Boston side of the Yankees-Red Sox divide.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I Love Watching Yankees Fans Suffer 030
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The author of this op-ed, David Margolick, is from my hometown of Putnam CT. He captures my sentiments perfectly. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I Love Watching Yankees Fans Suffer 020
Reposted by Alan CantorPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25/09/2025If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian. 989350508580
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Damned good piece. www.alternet.org/two-looming-...alternet.orgHere's what losers always do — and what Trump has already doneWhen I was a young man, I never figured that well into my seventh decade on this green and fading earth, I’d need to reiterate that I was a proud anti-fascist, and a veteran who served his country to ... 021
Reposted by Alan CantorDebrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 22/09/2025COLLAPSE THE OLIGARCHY! They need OUR money. when we fight , we win. Tell them it isn't over. #NotGoingBack 0197
Reposted by Alan CantorJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 21/09/2025They are NOT the majority. They have billionaires who own mainstream and social media, most of the Supreme Court and half of Congress. Yet, they are NOT the majority. This is why they’re always trying to take away your votes. Because they are NOT the majority. They never will be. 9643251365
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Bill Cohan both raises my alarm at another right-wing billionaire consolidating control of the media and cracks me up for using "mishugas" in an NYT op-ed. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News 061
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Smart piece by @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. 010
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 11/09/2025After declaring emergency after emergency to justify his unconstitutional usurpation of power, Trump now has his Reichstag moment in the Kirk assassination, which he'll use to justify yet more executive power grabs. 100
Reposted by Alan CantorPeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 05/09/2025LISTEN to Gov. J.B. Pritzker warning: Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America. 10942861614
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Exactly right, Hilde Lipson! philanthropyproject.net/maine-fundra...philanthropyproject.netA fundraiser asks why nonprofits and foundations aren't speaking out about philanthropic reform - Philanthropy ProjectHilary Crosby, a CPA, speaks out about why DAF rules annoy her so much and the problems with donor-advised fund (DAF) donations. 130
Reposted by Alan CantorSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Wow.lawfaremedia.orgGoodbye to All ThatMy resignation from the FBI. 901310505
Reposted by Alan Cantorjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/06/2025the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president 204267274861
Reposted by Alan Cantorjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/06/2025what i see is a white house whose ambitions outstrip its resources, who did not count on facing mass resistance, and which is scrambling to escalate the situation in hopes that a display of force will make people shut up 12769291035
Reposted by Alan Cantorjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/06/2025i simply do not understand those of you who look at the white house and say to yourselves, “these are hyper competent people who are executing a sophisticated plan with high odds for success” 666447556
Reposted by Alan Cantorjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/06/2025i personally do not think the administration is actually prepared for what happens if they are facing mass protests in every major city in the country 344136461917
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Pleased to be published today in The Philanthropy Project. philanthropyproject.net/who-is-block...philanthropyproject.netWho is Blocking DAF Reform? - Philanthropy ProjectThe walls are caving in on American nonprofits. Alan Cantor explains what needs to happen now to change how DAFs operate. 010
Reposted by Alan CantorKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/06/2025This kind of clear, direct explanation of what’s happening is basic journalism and yet it’s surprising to hear it stated so forthrightly in this mealy-mouthed era. 8946101353
Alan Cantor @alcantor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025This nails it. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...lawfaremedia.orgThe Situation: Thanks but No ThanksI really don’t need this sort of defense from antisemitism. 010
Reposted by Alan CantorMatthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social · 27/05/2025This is a beautiful, illuminating remembrance of David Souter, one of the best people NH ever sent to Washington. (We do not speak of Franklin Pierce, one of the worst.) 031
Reposted by Alan CantorThomas Gradie @bluesky-99.bsky.social · 27/05/2025A lovely encomia (my new word), Alan. You call him an acquaintance. But someone who shares with you what’s in his grocery cart must be more than that. 111