"One GoFundMe for the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, has already raised more than $439,000, $10,000 of which came from the billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who argued that everyone deserves a hearty defense. But there was one specific fundraiser that betrayed just how careless the right has become in its tribalist impulses. On GiveSendGo, the "Christian" alternative to GoFundMe, the primary fundraising post for Ross is explicitly white supremacist in nature."
"GiveSendGo was built as a kind of conservative, faith-based alternative to GoFundMe, and it has crowdfunded small fortunes for plenty of conservative heroes accused of violent or bigoted actions. For example, it hosted a campaign that raised $836,000 for Shiloh Hendrix, the white mother who called a child on a playground the N-word. It is also where Kyle Rittenhouse raised more than $586,000 for his defense after he killed two men in 2020."
An ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, prompting multiple online fundraisers. One GoFundMe for Ross raised more than $439,000, including a $10,000 donation from billionaire Bill Ackman. GiveSendGo, a conservative faith-based crowdfunding platform, has previously raised large sums for controversial figures such as Shiloh Hendrix and Kyle Rittenhouse and has hosted many Jan. 6 defendants. The GiveSendGo campaign titled "Stand With Our Brave ICE Hero" has raised over $171,000, was shared by GiveSendGo co-founder Jacob Wells who vouched for fund delivery, and features an explicitly white supremacist primary post.
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