Seamus Bruner joined Jimmy Lakey on Lakey Unleashed to discuss the billionaire funding of the “small town” protest. In his interview, Seamus Bruner discusses his book Controligarchs, which examines how billionaires like Gates, Zuckerberg, and Bezos use their wealth to exert control over everyday life through technology, environmental policy, and global influence.
Bruner connects this theme to his research at the Government Accountability Institute, where he tracks funding networks supporting unrest and radical movements, which he refers to collectively as “Riot, Inc.” He also details a complex web of nonprofits, donor networks, and bail funds that, in his view, finance violent protests and shield participants from accountability.