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👇
Reposted by David Sirota
🚨NEWS: Exxon is now petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to grant corporations a new First Amendment right to avoid disclosing how much toxic pollution they are spewing and how much they are incinerating the atmosphere that supports all life on the planet.
Corporations Say It’s Their First Amendment Right To Hide
Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to help them dismantle a groundbreaking California transparency law requiring emissions disclosure.
www.levernews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
🚨NEWS: Exxon is now petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to grant corporations a new First Amendment right to avoid disclosing how much toxic pollution they are spewing and how much they are incinerating the atmosphere that supports all life on the planet.
🚨NEWS: Exxon is now petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to grant corporations a new First Amendment right to avoid disclosing how much toxic pollution they are spewing and how much they are incinerating the atmosphere that supports all life on the planet.
Corporations Say It’s Their First Amendment Right To Hide
Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to help them dismantle a groundbreaking California transparency law requiring emissions disclosure.
www.levernews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
🚨NEWS: Exxon is now petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to grant corporations a new First Amendment right to avoid disclosing how much toxic pollution they are spewing and how much they are incinerating the atmosphere that supports all life on the planet.
life moves pretty fast
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
life moves pretty fast
this photo slaps even harder when you remember the FDR line Mamdani quoted in his primary victory speech
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
this photo slaps even harder when you remember the FDR line Mamdani quoted in his primary victory speech
I am insanely jealous of everyone who works in a job in which the product/service's actual quality - rather than the attention it gleans - is what is valued.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I am insanely jealous of everyone who works in a job in which the product/service's actual quality - rather than the attention it gleans - is what is valued.
If your opponents are suddenly saying what you’ve been saying for decades, then you’re winning.
- corporate Dems & Pod Save Obama guys are now touting economic populism
- Trump is praising Mamdani-ism
Johnny-come-latelies may not be principled, but they *are* bending the knee.
This is winning.
- corporate Dems & Pod Save Obama guys are now touting economic populism
- Trump is praising Mamdani-ism
Johnny-come-latelies may not be principled, but they *are* bending the knee.
This is winning.
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If your opponents are suddenly saying what you’ve been saying for decades, then you’re winning.
- corporate Dems & Pod Save Obama guys are now touting economic populism
- Trump is praising Mamdani-ism
Johnny-come-latelies may not be principled, but they *are* bending the knee.
This is winning.
- corporate Dems & Pod Save Obama guys are now touting economic populism
- Trump is praising Mamdani-ism
Johnny-come-latelies may not be principled, but they *are* bending the knee.
This is winning.
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our new book MASTER PLAN exposes the hidden plot to deregulate the campaign finance system.
The success of that plan means parties now seek out candidates who suck up to & are loved by oligarchs who write huge checks.
Here is the former head of House Dems’ campaign machine openly admitting that👇
The success of that plan means parties now seek out candidates who suck up to & are loved by oligarchs who write huge checks.
Here is the former head of House Dems’ campaign machine openly admitting that👇
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Our new book MASTER PLAN exposes the hidden plot to deregulate the campaign finance system.
The success of that plan means parties now seek out candidates who suck up to & are loved by oligarchs who write huge checks.
Here is the former head of House Dems’ campaign machine openly admitting that👇
The success of that plan means parties now seek out candidates who suck up to & are loved by oligarchs who write huge checks.
Here is the former head of House Dems’ campaign machine openly admitting that👇
Vader Remembered For Transforming Imperial Security And Standing Against Palpatine
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Vader Remembered For Transforming Imperial Security And Standing Against Palpatine
Reposted by David Sirota
NEW: Larry Summers wrecked millions of lives & was rewarded with riches & status - teaching him there'd be no consequences to befriending Epstein.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Why Elites Like Larry Summers And Dick Cheney Never Really Die
Power brokers like Larry Summers and Dick Cheney operate without accountability — when they’re exiled, it’s just a matter of time before they come crawling back.
www.levernews.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NEW: Larry Summers wrecked millions of lives & was rewarded with riches & status - teaching him there'd be no consequences to befriending Epstein.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
NEW: Larry Summers wrecked millions of lives & was rewarded with riches & status - teaching him there'd be no consequences to befriending Epstein.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Why Elites Like Larry Summers And Dick Cheney Never Really Die
Power brokers like Larry Summers and Dick Cheney operate without accountability — when they’re exiled, it’s just a matter of time before they come crawling back.
www.levernews.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NEW: Larry Summers wrecked millions of lives & was rewarded with riches & status - teaching him there'd be no consequences to befriending Epstein.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Dear Liberals:
You don't have to participate in doing this.
Signed,
Literally anyone who actually remembers what happened during the Bush/Cheney years
You don't have to participate in doing this.
Signed,
Literally anyone who actually remembers what happened during the Bush/Cheney years
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dear Liberals:
You don't have to participate in doing this.
Signed,
Literally anyone who actually remembers what happened during the Bush/Cheney years
You don't have to participate in doing this.
Signed,
Literally anyone who actually remembers what happened during the Bush/Cheney years
Reposted by David Sirota
🚨SCOOP: Lawmakers slipped an obscure line into the shutdown deal that blocks rules designed to prevent deadly listeria outbreaks from contaminated packaged food.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
Listeria, Food Labeling Rules Weakened In Shutdown Deal
Lawmakers quietly rolled back food safety regulations and nutrition guidelines in the government shutdown deal.
www.levernews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨SCOOP: Lawmakers slipped an obscure line into the shutdown deal that blocks rules designed to prevent deadly listeria outbreaks from contaminated packaged food.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
🚨SCOOP: Lawmakers slipped an obscure line into the shutdown deal that blocks rules designed to prevent deadly listeria outbreaks from contaminated packaged food.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
Listeria, Food Labeling Rules Weakened In Shutdown Deal
Lawmakers quietly rolled back food safety regulations and nutrition guidelines in the government shutdown deal.
www.levernews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨SCOOP: Lawmakers slipped an obscure line into the shutdown deal that blocks rules designed to prevent deadly listeria outbreaks from contaminated packaged food.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
The provision pushed by food industry lobbyists followed this year's deadly listeria outbreak from packaged foods.
Summers created the financial dereg that destroyed the global economy & then got to cash in on Wall St & keep his fancy academic & media credentials - so inside that culture of elite impunity, he had no reason to think he couldnt also get away with soliciting sex pest advice from Rape Island's owner
BREAKING: The House Votes To Release Epstein Files
Rep. Ro Khanna and journalist Julie K. Brown dissect the latest Jeffrey Epstein revelations and the bombshells yet to come.
www.levernews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Summers created the financial dereg that destroyed the global economy & then got to cash in on Wall St & keep his fancy academic & media credentials - so inside that culture of elite impunity, he had no reason to think he couldnt also get away with soliciting sex pest advice from Rape Island's owner
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Readers overwhelmed by content appreciate that it respects their time
Subscribe for free at LeverNews.com/daily & pass it on
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Subscribe for free at LeverNews.com/daily & pass it on
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A big reason our once-a-day scoopy newsletter Lever Daily is growing so fast is because - unlike many other newsletters - it's VERY short. It takes less than 5 mins to read
Readers overwhelmed by content appreciate that it respects their time
Subscribe for free at LeverNews.com/daily & pass it on
Readers overwhelmed by content appreciate that it respects their time
Subscribe for free at LeverNews.com/daily & pass it on
NEWS: Airlines raked in $157 BILLION of "ancillary" revenue last year off fees for bags, seat selection and other junk fees.
Trump's Transportation Department - which is headed by former airline lobbyist Sean Duffy - is repealing consumer protection rules for airline customers.
Trump's Transportation Department - which is headed by former airline lobbyist Sean Duffy - is repealing consumer protection rules for airline customers.
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEWS: Airlines raked in $157 BILLION of "ancillary" revenue last year off fees for bags, seat selection and other junk fees.
Trump's Transportation Department - which is headed by former airline lobbyist Sean Duffy - is repealing consumer protection rules for airline customers.
Trump's Transportation Department - which is headed by former airline lobbyist Sean Duffy - is repealing consumer protection rules for airline customers.
👀Trump launching a new Epstein-related probe of Democrats may allow him to exploit a loophole in the Epstein Files bill that just passed Congress - the loophole could let him continue hiding the Epstein files👇
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
👀Trump launching a new Epstein-related probe of Democrats may allow him to exploit a loophole in the Epstein Files bill that just passed Congress - the loophole could let him continue hiding the Epstein files👇
Reposted by David Sirota
🚨BREAKING: PhRMA funneled a secret $4 million donation to congressional Republicans' dark money group & months later the GOP delivered an $8 billion windfall to PhRMA by defanging rules that lower the price of cancer medicines.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
Big Pharma’s Dark Money Scores $8 Billion Bonanza
The country’s top pharmaceutical lobbying group secretly gave millions to a Republican-aligned dark money group, then won billions in drug-pricing exemptions.
www.levernews.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🚨BREAKING: PhRMA funneled a secret $4 million donation to congressional Republicans' dark money group & months later the GOP delivered an $8 billion windfall to PhRMA by defanging rules that lower the price of cancer medicines.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
🚨BREAKING: PhRMA funneled a secret $4 million donation to congressional Republicans' dark money group & months later the GOP delivered an $8 billion windfall to PhRMA by defanging rules that lower the price of cancer medicines.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
Big Pharma’s Dark Money Scores $8 Billion Bonanza
The country’s top pharmaceutical lobbying group secretly gave millions to a Republican-aligned dark money group, then won billions in drug-pricing exemptions.
www.levernews.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🚨BREAKING: PhRMA funneled a secret $4 million donation to congressional Republicans' dark money group & months later the GOP delivered an $8 billion windfall to PhRMA by defanging rules that lower the price of cancer medicines.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
The secret $4 million donation was discovered in tax documents.
So... @snopes.com fact-checked the @levernews.com's big scoop about the stealth food safety dereg added to the shutdown deal...and Snopes found that everything we reported was 100% accurate.
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself
The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the supply chain, among other rules.
www.snopes.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
So... @snopes.com fact-checked the @levernews.com's big scoop about the stealth food safety dereg added to the shutdown deal...and Snopes found that everything we reported was 100% accurate.
🎧LEVER TIME: The Epstein Files are about powerbrokers & their media puppets trying to maintain Elite Impunity.
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social on the new disclosures & @rokhanna.bsky.social on the House vote & how the Senate could still keep the documents hidden.
Search "Lever Time" in your podcast app
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social on the new disclosures & @rokhanna.bsky.social on the House vote & how the Senate could still keep the documents hidden.
Search "Lever Time" in your podcast app
BREAKING: The House Votes To Release Epstein Files
Rep. Ro Khanna and journalist Julie K. Brown dissect the 23,000 Epstein documents that were released last week and bombshells yet to come.
www.levernews.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🎧LEVER TIME: The Epstein Files are about powerbrokers & their media puppets trying to maintain Elite Impunity.
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social on the new disclosures & @rokhanna.bsky.social on the House vote & how the Senate could still keep the documents hidden.
Search "Lever Time" in your podcast app
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social on the new disclosures & @rokhanna.bsky.social on the House vote & how the Senate could still keep the documents hidden.
Search "Lever Time" in your podcast app
Abundance funder Reid Hoffman reportedly went to Epstein Island.
Abundance bookseller Ezra Klein then published a column assuring liberals that Jeffrey Epstein kept his powerful friends separate from Epstein's rape network.
Abundance bookseller Ezra Klein then published a column assuring liberals that Jeffrey Epstein kept his powerful friends separate from Epstein's rape network.
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Abundance funder Reid Hoffman reportedly went to Epstein Island.
Abundance bookseller Ezra Klein then published a column assuring liberals that Jeffrey Epstein kept his powerful friends separate from Epstein's rape network.
Abundance bookseller Ezra Klein then published a column assuring liberals that Jeffrey Epstein kept his powerful friends separate from Epstein's rape network.