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Patrick CollisonDonated $50,000 to ACLU to fight Trump's Muslim travel ban

· $50K

In January 2017, Patrick Collison pledged $50,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union to fight Trump's travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. He and his brother John helped raise over $220,000 total. A Stripe spokesperson called the policies 'morally wrong' and 'economically damaging.'

Scoring Impact

TopicDirectionRelevanceContribution
Democratic Institutions+towardsecondary+0.50
Immigration Openness+towardprimary+1.00
Overall incident score =+0.443

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)

Evidence (1 signal)

Confirms Donation Jan 29, 2017 verified

Donated $50,000 to ACLU to fight Trump's Muslim travel ban

In January 2017, Patrick Collison pledged $50,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union to fight Trump's travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. He and his brother John helped raise over $220,000 total. A Stripe spokesperson called the policies 'morally wrong' and 'economically damaging.'

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