David Sirota
@davidsirota.com
Founder/editor-in-chief, @LeverNews.com; Oscar-nominated for Don't Look Up. Spouse of @emilyforco.bsky.social
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David Sirota
@davidsirota.com
· Oct 15
Secret documents. Never-before-seen photos. A mysterious vinyl record.
For the first time, The Lever is exposing the secret plot that legalized corruption.
You think you know this story, but you don’t because it’s all been secret — until now👇
For the first time, The Lever is exposing the secret plot that legalized corruption.
You think you know this story, but you don’t because it’s all been secret — until now👇
The one silver lining in Trump's daily rampages is that they have exposed Democrats' most insidious lie - the lie claiming that Democrats' own presidents never had the power to change much.
It was always a lie. Now everyone can see that - and nobody will believe it next time.
It was always a lie. Now everyone can see that - and nobody will believe it next time.
The Era Of Pretend Powerlessness Is Over
Trump's rampage has laid waste to the Obama Era's biggest lie.
sirota.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The one silver lining in Trump's daily rampages is that they have exposed Democrats' most insidious lie - the lie claiming that Democrats' own presidents never had the power to change much.
It was always a lie. Now everyone can see that - and nobody will believe it next time.
It was always a lie. Now everyone can see that - and nobody will believe it next time.
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The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption with David Sirota
Podcast Episode · Factually! with Adam Conover · 01/07/2026 · 1h 27m
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January 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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once in a while the business press just screams the quiet part
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
once in a while the business press just screams the quiet part
There are a few of us who are old enough to remember everyone in the Obama White House and in liberal media defending Obama's failures by insisting that he didn't have the power to do any of the big things he promised.
Trump's second term rampage of executive power shows what a total lie that was.
Trump's second term rampage of executive power shows what a total lie that was.
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
There are a few of us who are old enough to remember everyone in the Obama White House and in liberal media defending Obama's failures by insisting that he didn't have the power to do any of the big things he promised.
Trump's second term rampage of executive power shows what a total lie that was.
Trump's second term rampage of executive power shows what a total lie that was.
INVESTIGATION: Trump's biggest boosters have been eyeing a Greenland takeover for a very long time - here's exactly what they've been planning.
Must-read story exposing some of the unseen motives at play - pass it on👇
www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-...
Must-read story exposing some of the unseen motives at play - pass it on👇
www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-...
Trump’s Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland
A Trump takeover of Greenland could open the door to tech moguls’ mineral interests and their utopian aspirations.
www.levernews.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
INVESTIGATION: Trump's biggest boosters have been eyeing a Greenland takeover for a very long time - here's exactly what they've been planning.
Must-read story exposing some of the unseen motives at play - pass it on👇
www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-...
Must-read story exposing some of the unseen motives at play - pass it on👇
www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-...
The iron law of Democratic Party politics is that no matter how much harm a party leader inflicts on the working class, the party’s DC elite will always celebrate them and give them a platform.
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The iron law of Democratic Party politics is that no matter how much harm a party leader inflicts on the working class, the party’s DC elite will always celebrate them and give them a platform.
Banks let thieves use publicly available info about you to reach into your accounts & steal all your money - and when that happens, banks have made sure the rules & court precedents allow them to refuse to remunerate you for the losses.
This is absolutely insane.
www.levernews.com/scammers-are...
This is absolutely insane.
www.levernews.com/scammers-are...
Scammers Are Using These 17 Numbers To Steal Your Money
Scammers are using publicly available information to steal your money — while spotty regulations and industry pushback have limited your ability to recover it.
www.levernews.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Banks let thieves use publicly available info about you to reach into your accounts & steal all your money - and when that happens, banks have made sure the rules & court precedents allow them to refuse to remunerate you for the losses.
This is absolutely insane.
www.levernews.com/scammers-are...
This is absolutely insane.
www.levernews.com/scammers-are...
🚨INVESTIGATION: As you read this post, thieves may be draining your bank accounts using just publicly available info - and thanks to lobbyist-gutted rules & a new court ruling, banks do not necessarily have to reimburse you.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
Scammers’ New Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud
Scammers are using publicly available information to steal your money — while spotty regulations and industry pushback have limited your ability to recover it.
www.levernews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
🚨INVESTIGATION: As you read this post, thieves may be draining your bank accounts using just publicly available info - and thanks to lobbyist-gutted rules & a new court ruling, banks do not necessarily have to reimburse you.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
kinda hilarious that someone in Trump’s own Energy Department this morning decided to blast out a report destroying the argument that we need yet another war for oil because there’s not enough supply
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
kinda hilarious that someone in Trump’s own Energy Department this morning decided to blast out a report destroying the argument that we need yet another war for oil because there’s not enough supply
Kudos to the NYT for arriving at this conclusion 40 years late. Amazing scoop.
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Kudos to the NYT for arriving at this conclusion 40 years late. Amazing scoop.
Reposted by David Sirota
🚨NEWS: Meet the corporations that invested in lawsuits which could benefit from the Venezuela invasion.
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
Corporations Invested In Lawsuits Before Venezuela Invasion
Trump’s removal of President Nicolas Maduro could tilt international court proceedings and provide a windfall to corporate plaintiffs.
www.levernews.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:12 AM
🚨NEWS: Meet the corporations that invested in lawsuits which could benefit from the Venezuela invasion.
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
🚨NEWS: Meet the corporations that invested in lawsuits which could benefit from the Venezuela invasion.
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
Corporations Invested In Lawsuits Before Venezuela Invasion
Trump’s removal of President Nicolas Maduro could tilt international court proceedings and provide a windfall to corporate plaintiffs.
www.levernews.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:12 AM
🚨NEWS: Meet the corporations that invested in lawsuits which could benefit from the Venezuela invasion.
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
Weeks before the attack, Halliburton filed a suit.
Another suit was filed by a fossil fuel giant whose board includes the head of a GOP donor family. www.levernews.com/corporations...
This is the coolest photo I took in 2025.
Remember that you are a speck of dust living on a speck of dust floating in a vast nothingness — knowing that provides some good perspective.
Happy New Year!
Remember that you are a speck of dust living on a speck of dust floating in a vast nothingness — knowing that provides some good perspective.
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 7:03 AM
This is the coolest photo I took in 2025.
Remember that you are a speck of dust living on a speck of dust floating in a vast nothingness — knowing that provides some good perspective.
Happy New Year!
Remember that you are a speck of dust living on a speck of dust floating in a vast nothingness — knowing that provides some good perspective.
Happy New Year!
the January-March vibe
December 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
the January-March vibe
I logged on only because I was looking for a quick Jokic health update and I immediately see everyone is having a total normal one on Musk’s insanity app
these social platforms are all mental illness & everyone should make it their 2026 New Year’s resolution to log the fuck off and never come back
these social platforms are all mental illness & everyone should make it their 2026 New Year’s resolution to log the fuck off and never come back
December 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I logged on only because I was looking for a quick Jokic health update and I immediately see everyone is having a total normal one on Musk’s insanity app
these social platforms are all mental illness & everyone should make it their 2026 New Year’s resolution to log the fuck off and never come back
these social platforms are all mental illness & everyone should make it their 2026 New Year’s resolution to log the fuck off and never come back
the weird thing is that I’ve met a lot of famous politicians/actors & I’ve never found myself particularly starstruck…and yet this would be me if I met literally any member of the Denver Nuggets roster
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
the weird thing is that I’ve met a lot of famous politicians/actors & I’ve never found myself particularly starstruck…and yet this would be me if I met literally any member of the Denver Nuggets roster
I’m away, off social & trying to avoid work matters. But I saw this end-of-the-year email from The @levernews.com team & I wanted to share because I’m genuinely floored by this subscriber growth.
December 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I’m away, off social & trying to avoid work matters. But I saw this end-of-the-year email from The @levernews.com team & I wanted to share because I’m genuinely floored by this subscriber growth.
I watched a basketball game last night and think I mighta glimpsed the face of god (or at least a god).
It prompted some thoughts about life purpose and reminded me that the bread-and-circuses view of sports is totally wrong.
sirota.substack.com/p/sports-are...
It prompted some thoughts about life purpose and reminded me that the bread-and-circuses view of sports is totally wrong.
sirota.substack.com/p/sports-are...
Sports Are Not Just A Distraction
Our games are not merely bread and circuses — they are the last meritocracies and they elicit the key to human health and happiness.
sirota.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I watched a basketball game last night and think I mighta glimpsed the face of god (or at least a god).
It prompted some thoughts about life purpose and reminded me that the bread-and-circuses view of sports is totally wrong.
sirota.substack.com/p/sports-are...
It prompted some thoughts about life purpose and reminded me that the bread-and-circuses view of sports is totally wrong.
sirota.substack.com/p/sports-are...
A week ago, I decided to look at my LinkedIn account for the first time in 10 years.
Today LinkedIn sent me this, which tells me it remains as big a toxic garbage fire as all the other platforms.
Today LinkedIn sent me this, which tells me it remains as big a toxic garbage fire as all the other platforms.
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A week ago, I decided to look at my LinkedIn account for the first time in 10 years.
Today LinkedIn sent me this, which tells me it remains as big a toxic garbage fire as all the other platforms.
Today LinkedIn sent me this, which tells me it remains as big a toxic garbage fire as all the other platforms.
Been off social because I’m utterly sick of the politics garbage fire & feel more burned out than at anytime in my life. Have logged in only to check Denver Nuggets news. Now whenever I login, the social algorithms are only serving me NBA content, rather than the politics garbage fire. It’s great.
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Been off social because I’m utterly sick of the politics garbage fire & feel more burned out than at anytime in my life. Have logged in only to check Denver Nuggets news. Now whenever I login, the social algorithms are only serving me NBA content, rather than the politics garbage fire. It’s great.
In signs for those waiting on lift lines, the ski monopoly today effectively bragged about how much it’s deciding to price gouge everyone as compared to what it charged in the 1960s.
$4 in 1961 is $43 in today’s money, or about 25% of the price of the same lift ticket today.
$4 in 1961 is $43 in today’s money, or about 25% of the price of the same lift ticket today.
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In signs for those waiting on lift lines, the ski monopoly today effectively bragged about how much it’s deciding to price gouge everyone as compared to what it charged in the 1960s.
$4 in 1961 is $43 in today’s money, or about 25% of the price of the same lift ticket today.
$4 in 1961 is $43 in today’s money, or about 25% of the price of the same lift ticket today.
This is an example of how corporate media has too often used its soft power as the tone policeman & arbiter of the discourse to aid and abet the Epstein cover-up.
Sometimes it’s been aiding via omission/lack of coverage, other times it’s been scoffing/eye-rolling like this.
Sometimes it’s been aiding via omission/lack of coverage, other times it’s been scoffing/eye-rolling like this.
December 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is an example of how corporate media has too often used its soft power as the tone policeman & arbiter of the discourse to aid and abet the Epstein cover-up.
Sometimes it’s been aiding via omission/lack of coverage, other times it’s been scoffing/eye-rolling like this.
Sometimes it’s been aiding via omission/lack of coverage, other times it’s been scoffing/eye-rolling like this.
Reposted by David Sirota
If you're rich, you get to help your fellow elites create problems while you're in power - and then you get to be valorized by media after you leave office when you conveniently claim you want to fix those problems you created, but now you have no power to do so.
Confessions Of The Retired And Powerless
Mitt Romney’s reversal on taxes comes only after he's given up the power to fix the problem he fortified.
www.levernews.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you're rich, you get to help your fellow elites create problems while you're in power - and then you get to be valorized by media after you leave office when you conveniently claim you want to fix those problems you created, but now you have no power to do so.
I don’t think Dem politicians should take advice from online marketers like Matt Yglesias, who have no experience in campaigns/elections.
But if they are gonna interact with the drivel produced by Matty’s clickbait content farm, this lawmaker shows how they should do it 👇
But if they are gonna interact with the drivel produced by Matty’s clickbait content farm, this lawmaker shows how they should do it 👇
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I don’t think Dem politicians should take advice from online marketers like Matt Yglesias, who have no experience in campaigns/elections.
But if they are gonna interact with the drivel produced by Matty’s clickbait content farm, this lawmaker shows how they should do it 👇
But if they are gonna interact with the drivel produced by Matty’s clickbait content farm, this lawmaker shows how they should do it 👇