<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Who is the &#x27;Tax Payer Union&#x27; and what are they up to?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Who is the 'Tax Payer Union' and what are they up to?</p><p>Hint, they're not a union.</p><p>They seem to be waging war on Māori.</p><p>So who are they, who does their dirty work, and how do they roll?</p><p>A revealing investigation sheds some light<img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f447.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--point_down" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="👇" alt="👇" /><br /><a href="https://teatatinotoa.substack.com/p/is-tpu-waging-a-war-on-maori" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>teatatinotoa.substack.com/p/is</span><span>-tpu-waging-a-war-on-maori</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" rel="tag">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/atlasnetwork" rel="tag">#<span>atlasnetwork</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/690d5327-5f71-44bf-b2f7-493bc0a8bcb6/who-is-the-tax-payer-union-and-what-are-they-up-to</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:45:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/690d5327-5f71-44bf-b2f7-493bc0a8bcb6.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:05:14 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Who is the &#x27;Tax Payer Union&#x27; and what are they up to? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:46:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/snowyca%40social.vivaldi.net">@<span>SnowyCA</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/nickofnz%40mastodon.nz">@<span>nickofnz</span></a></span> Milke is not a policy expert, he has worked for one organization with 10 different names .</p><p>No dishonesty misinformation or subterfuge here?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://humanwords.party/ap/users/116343620541237842/statuses/116399119010127841</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://humanwords.party/ap/users/116343620541237842/statuses/116399119010127841</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pinhman@humanwords.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:46:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Who is the &#x27;Tax Payer Union&#x27; and what are they up to? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:19:08 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/snowyca%40social.vivaldi.net">@<span>SnowyCA</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/nickofnz%40mastodon.nz">@<span>nickofnz</span></a></span> </p><p>Wayback machine is good tool to see what organizations Atlas has supported, but they stopped public acknowledging who they support at the end of 2021.</p><p>As their organizations are discredited they simply create new ones, often employing the same people.</p><p>In Canada Mark Milke has worked for many.<br />The latest Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, Civitas are most likely Atlas operations</p><p>Their players don't change their names as often as their organizations, and are easier to follow.</p><p></p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



<a href="https://c2cjournal.ca/author-listing-curr/mark-milke/" title="Mark Milke | C2C Journal">
<img src="https://c2cjournal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/c2c_journal_logo.svg" class="card-img-top not-responsive" style="max-height:15rem" alt="Link Preview Image" />
</a>







<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">
<a href="https://c2cjournal.ca/author-listing-curr/mark-milke/">
Mark Milke | C2C Journal
</a>
</h5>
<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Mark Milke Ph. D., is a public policy analyst, author, columnist, and president of the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy.</p>
</div>
<a href="https://c2cjournal.ca/author-listing-curr/mark-milke/" class="card-footer text-body-secondary small d-flex gap-2 align-items-center lh-2">



<img src="https://c2cjournal.ca/wp-content/uploads/fbrfg/favicon-32x32.png" alt="favicon" class="not-responsive overflow-hiddden" style="max-width:21px;max-height:21px" />









<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0">C2C Journal <span class="text-secondary">(c2cjournal.ca)</span></p>
</a>
</div><p></p><p></p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005809/https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory" title="Global Directory">
<img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005809im_/https://www.atlasnetwork.org/assets/uploads/global-directory/_retina/3H_Hareketi.jpg" class="card-img-top not-responsive" style="max-height:15rem" alt="Link Preview Image" />
</a>

















































<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005809/https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory">
Global Directory
</a>
</h5>
<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Explore our expansive directory of over 400 partners in 80 countries around the globe. The strengths of our dedicated partners have created some of the world's greatest improvements in freedom.</p>
</div>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005809/https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory" class="card-footer text-body-secondary small d-flex gap-2 align-items-center lh-2">



<img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005809im_/https://www.atlasnetwork.org/assets/1405439477/images/favicon.ico" alt="favicon" class="not-responsive overflow-hiddden" style="max-width:21px;max-height:21px" />





<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0"> <span class="text-secondary">(web.archive.org)</span></p>
</a>
</div><p></p><p></p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



<a href="https://aristotlefoundation.org/" title="Home | Aristotle Foundation For Public Policy">
<img src="https://aristotlefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Logotagline-leftaligned.png" class="card-img-top not-responsive" style="max-height:15rem" alt="Link Preview Image" />
</a>



<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">
<a href="https://aristotlefoundation.org/">
Home | Aristotle Foundation For Public Policy
</a>
</h5>
<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">We are a think tank that aims to renew a civil, common-sense approach to public discourse and public policy in Canada.</p>
</div>
<a href="https://aristotlefoundation.org/" class="card-footer text-body-secondary small d-flex gap-2 align-items-center lh-2">



<img src="https://aristotlefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png" alt="favicon" class="not-responsive overflow-hiddden" style="max-width:21px;max-height:21px" />







<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0">Aristotle Foundation <span class="text-secondary">(aristotlefoundation.org)</span></p>
</a>
</div><p></p><p><a href="https://humanwords.party/tags/atlasnetwork" rel="tag">#<span>atlasnetwork</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://humanwords.party/ap/users/116343620541237842/statuses/116399010532175856</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://humanwords.party/ap/users/116343620541237842/statuses/116399010532175856</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pinhman@humanwords.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:19:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Who is the &#x27;Tax Payer Union&#x27; and what are they up to? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:46:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/pinhman%40humanwords.party">@<span>pinhman</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/nickofnz%40mastodon.nz">@<span>nickofnz</span></a></span> </p><p>Any democratic country is experiencing the same  devious attack from the Atlas Network.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/SnowyCA/statuses/116393693662099792</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/SnowyCA/statuses/116393693662099792</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[snowyca@social.vivaldi.net]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:46:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Who is the &#x27;Tax Payer Union&#x27; and what are they up to? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:19:27 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/snowyca%40social.vivaldi.net">@<span>SnowyCA</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/nickofnz%40mastodon.nz">@<span>nickofnz</span></a></span> <br />Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith interned at Fraser Institute, an AtlasNetwork operative in Canada</p><p>Jason Kenney, former premiere of Alberta was president of ‘Canadian’ Taxpayers </p><p>Ralph Klein another former premiere is a senior fellow of Fraser.  </p><p>Plenty of foreign interference in Alberta politics.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://humanwords.party/ap/users/116343620541237842/statuses/116393585356618132</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://humanwords.party/ap/users/116343620541237842/statuses/116393585356618132</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pinhman@humanwords.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:19:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Who is the &#x27;Tax Payer Union&#x27; and what are they up to? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:38:45 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nickofnz%40mastodon.nz">@<span>nickofnz</span></a></span> Hint: They don't pay taxes</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/ArrestJK/statuses/116391066060585464</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/ArrestJK/statuses/116391066060585464</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[arrestjk@mastodon.nz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:38:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Who is the &#x27;Tax Payer Union&#x27; and what are they up to? on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:38:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nickofnz%40mastodon.nz">@<span>nickofnz</span></a></span> </p><p>Atlas Network:<br />This might interest you- Three articles about the Atlas Network</p><p>Atlas Network, Taxpayers Federation, and Canadian politics-it's Canadian Partners:</p><p>"U.S.-based Atlas Network, which has ‘reshaped political power in country after country,’ a ‘partner’ of Canadian Taxpayers Federation"</p><p></p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



<a href="https://albertapolitics.ca/2018/06/u-s-based-atlas-network-which-has-reshaped-political-power-in-country-after-country-a-funder-of-canadian-taxpayers-federation/" title="U.S.-based Atlas Network, which has ‘reshaped political power in country after country,’ a ‘partner’ of Canadian Taxpayers Federation - Alberta Politics">
<img src="https://i0.wp.com/albertapolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2LIBERTY.png?fit=1000%2C463&amp;ssl=1" class="card-img-top not-responsive" style="max-height:15rem" alt="Link Preview Image" />
</a>



<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">
<a href="https://albertapolitics.ca/2018/06/u-s-based-atlas-network-which-has-reshaped-political-power-in-country-after-country-a-funder-of-canadian-taxpayers-federation/">
U.S.-based Atlas Network, which has ‘reshaped political power in country after country,’ a ‘partner’ of Canadian Taxpayers Federation - Alberta Politics
</a>
</h5>
<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a self-described non-partisan tax watchdog and taxpayer advocacy group once headed by Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney, has always been tight-lipped about the sources of its own funding and support. This may be mildly ironic, given its vocal demands for transparency in government policy, but as a private organization that aggressively fund-raises […]</p>
</div>
<a href="https://albertapolitics.ca/2018/06/u-s-based-atlas-network-which-has-reshaped-political-power-in-country-after-country-a-funder-of-canadian-taxpayers-federation/" class="card-footer text-body-secondary small d-flex gap-2 align-items-center lh-2">



<img src="https://albertapolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/cropped-abpoli-150x150.png" alt="favicon" class="not-responsive overflow-hiddden" style="max-width:21px;max-height:21px" />







<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0">Alberta Politics <span class="text-secondary">(albertapolitics.ca)</span></p>
</a>
</div><p></p><p>A general "guide" of Atlas Network including links  to further information:</p><p></p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network" title="Atlas Network - Wikipedia">
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Atlas_Network_logo_2021.svg/1280px-Atlas_Network_logo_2021.svg.png" class="card-img-top not-responsive" style="max-height:15rem" alt="Link Preview Image" />
</a>



<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network">
Atlas Network - Wikipedia
</a>
</h5>
<p class="card-text line-clamp-3"></p>
</div>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network" class="card-footer text-body-secondary small d-flex gap-2 align-items-center lh-2">



<img src="https://en.wikipedia.org/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico" alt="favicon" class="not-responsive overflow-hiddden" style="max-width:21px;max-height:21px" />





<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0"> <span class="text-secondary">(en.wikipedia.org)</span></p>
</a>
</div><p></p><p>Taxpayers Federation , Atlas Network and the media</p><p>"What Does the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Get From Its Right-Wing US Partner?"</p><p></p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">

<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">
<a href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/07/05/Canadian-Taxpayers-Federation-Get/">
Just a moment...
</a>
</h5>
<p class="card-text line-clamp-3"></p>
</div>
<a href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/07/05/Canadian-Taxpayers-Federation-Get/" class="card-footer text-body-secondary small d-flex gap-2 align-items-center lh-2">



<img src="https://thetyee.ca/favicon.ico" alt="favicon" class="not-responsive overflow-hiddden" style="max-width:21px;max-height:21px" />



<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0"> <span class="text-secondary">(thetyee.ca)</span></p>
</a>
</div><p></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AtlasNetwork" rel="tag">#<span>AtlasNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Politics" rel="tag">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Taxpayers" rel="tag">#<span>Taxpayers</span></a> <br /><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Media" rel="tag">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/USA" rel="tag">#<span>USA</span></a><br /><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Cdnpoli" rel="tag">#<span>Cdnpoli</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/SnowyCA/statuses/116391065109690904</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/SnowyCA/statuses/116391065109690904</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[snowyca@social.vivaldi.net]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:38:31 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>