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Freedoms Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protesters
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If DHS can violently attack journalists and citizen observers without any consequences, none of us are safe anywhere in the country.
#protest #LAProtests #PressFreedom #ProtectJournalists
#protest #LAProtests #PressFreedom #ProtectJournalists
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The assumption is that private prison firms are booming this year because of federal contracts with ICE.
But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
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But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
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State and Local Contracts Prop Up For-Profit Prisons - The American Prospect
CoreCivic and GEO Group profit from Trump’s immigration policies while also receiving lucrative contracts from state and local governments, including areas controlled by Democrats.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The assumption is that private prison firms are booming this year because of federal contracts with ICE.
But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/s...
But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/s...
NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024 - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Last year DonorsTrust, the preferred donor advised fund of the Koch political network, distributed $195.3 million in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
NEW: Dispatches from #COP30, an interview with Professor Georges Kouadio, PhD.
Dispatches From the COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Since 2014, I have attended every COP, always yearning for something — for anything — that provides real, concrete actions to effectively deal with this terrible triple threat. Lo and behold, my first...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NEW: Dispatches from #COP30, an interview with Professor Georges Kouadio, PhD.
NEW: On Oct 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA) and fellow committee member Senator Jim Banks (R–IN) reintroduced legislation designed to prevent retirement plan managers from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments.
GOP Resurrects Congressional Pushback on ESG Investing - EXPOSEDbyCMD
On October 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA), a doctor who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and fellow committee member Senator Jim Banks (R–IN) reintroduced l...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NEW: On Oct 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA) and fellow committee member Senator Jim Banks (R–IN) reintroduced legislation designed to prevent retirement plan managers from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments.
PUBLISHED: ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
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ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables - EXPOSEDbyCMD
This past legislative session, at least 15 “grid reliability” and “grid stability” bills based on ALEC model policies were introduced in statehouses across the country.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
PUBLISHED: ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
#ALECExposed
#ALECExposed
“There is no genuine emergency. There is no war that is the precipitating basis for invoking IEEPA. And even if it were, it would not allow the imposition of tariffs,” says legal expert Lisa Graves, founder of True North Research and co-host of the podcast Legal AF.
“Without Precedent”: Lisa Graves on the Supreme Court, Tariffs, Voting Rights & Legacy of John Roberts
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with plaintiffs arguing that his unilateral levies on imported goods violate the Constitution, ...
www.democracynow.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“There is no genuine emergency. There is no war that is the precipitating basis for invoking IEEPA. And even if it were, it would not allow the imposition of tariffs,” says legal expert Lisa Graves, founder of True North Research and co-host of the podcast Legal AF.
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The juxtaposition is jaw-dropping.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
As food aid expired, Trump cheered his marble bathroom and held a ‘Gatsby’ party
As millions of families confronted soaring health care costs and the loss of food assistance, their president made his indifference clear.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The juxtaposition is jaw-dropping.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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We obtained hundreds of documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial in Latin America and all across the Global South.
Read @geoffdembicki.bsky.social's exclusive story.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
Read @geoffdembicki.bsky.social's exclusive story.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
www.desmog.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We obtained hundreds of documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial in Latin America and all across the Global South.
Read @geoffdembicki.bsky.social's exclusive story.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
Read @geoffdembicki.bsky.social's exclusive story.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
"Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process."
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process."
"The Constitution provides zero immunity for presidents from criminal prosecution. But John Roberts chose to be the kingmaker, giving Trump king-like powers last year..."
John Roberts betrayed America for Donald Trump
Legal scholar Lisa Graves on why this Supreme Court chief justice is the worst in history
www.salon.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"The Constitution provides zero immunity for presidents from criminal prosecution. But John Roberts chose to be the kingmaker, giving Trump king-like powers last year..."
ICYMI: After Years of Scandal and Drama in Oklahoma, Ryan Walters Sets His Sights on “Destroying” Teachers Unions
After Years of Scandal and Drama in Oklahoma, Ryan Walters Sets His Sights on “Destroying” Teachers Unions - EXPOSEDbyCMD
The former Oklahoma State Superintendent's tenure was marked by significant controversy and manufactured culture-war grievances.
www.exposedbycmd.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICYMI: After Years of Scandal and Drama in Oklahoma, Ryan Walters Sets His Sights on “Destroying” Teachers Unions
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Thanks to Rick Morris from @publiccitizen.bsky.social and Ethan Nuss from @ran.org for talking with me.
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thanks to Rick Morris from @publiccitizen.bsky.social and Ethan Nuss from @ran.org for talking with me.
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As we reported at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social, the similarities between AIG's role in the 2008 housing crash and the current climate crisis--which is itself causing a housing crisis--couldn't be more stark. www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/10/29/t...
Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties - EXPOSEDbyCMD
As insurance industry underwrites fossil fuels, conflicts of interest emerge at the top.
www.exposedbycmd.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
As we reported at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social, the similarities between AIG's role in the 2008 housing crash and the current climate crisis--which is itself causing a housing crisis--couldn't be more stark. www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/10/29/t...
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There's an enormous conflict of interest at the heart of its decision to insure entities like the Rio Grande LNG terminal. John G. Rice, AIG's lead independent director--the second most-powerful position in the company--is also the lead independent director at Baker Hughes, a major fossil fuel firm.
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There's an enormous conflict of interest at the heart of its decision to insure entities like the Rio Grande LNG terminal. John G. Rice, AIG's lead independent director--the second most-powerful position in the company--is also the lead independent director at Baker Hughes, a major fossil fuel firm.
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AIG--the same company that triggered the 2008 financial crisis--is one of the world's largest insurers of fossil fuels--despite the fact that it suffers enormous losses from catastrophic climate events like the LA wildfires.
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
AIG--the same company that triggered the 2008 financial crisis--is one of the world's largest insurers of fossil fuels--despite the fact that it suffers enormous losses from catastrophic climate events like the LA wildfires.
NEW: Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties
Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties - EXPOSEDbyCMD
As insurance industry underwrites fossil fuels, conflicts of interest emerge at the top.
www.exposedbycmd.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NEW: Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties
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AIG insures fossil fuel infrastructure deals.
But AIG’s lead independent director, John G. Rice, holds the exact same position at Baker Hughes, which gets contracts to build fossil fuel infrastructure.
Big conflict found by our partners at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/10/29/t...
But AIG’s lead independent director, John G. Rice, holds the exact same position at Baker Hughes, which gets contracts to build fossil fuel infrastructure.
Big conflict found by our partners at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/10/29/t...
Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties - The American Prospect
A Center for Media and Democracy investigation shows that John G. Rice, AIG’s lead independent director, holds the same position at Baker Hughes, a global fossil fuel technology company that has recei...
prospect.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
AIG insures fossil fuel infrastructure deals.
But AIG’s lead independent director, John G. Rice, holds the exact same position at Baker Hughes, which gets contracts to build fossil fuel infrastructure.
Big conflict found by our partners at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/10/29/t...
But AIG’s lead independent director, John G. Rice, holds the exact same position at Baker Hughes, which gets contracts to build fossil fuel infrastructure.
Big conflict found by our partners at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/10/29/t...
ICYMI: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social
& @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
& @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protestors Journalist Webinar
YouTube video by The Center for Media and Democracy
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October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
ICYMI: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social
& @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
& @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
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NEW: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social, & @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protestors Journalist Webinar
YouTube video by The Center for Media and Democracy
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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NEW: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social, & @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protestors Journalist Webinar
YouTube video by The Center for Media and Democracy
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
NEW: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social, & @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
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This ICE removal operated by Omni Air International is now making its second stop, in Sri Lanka. So far, migrants onboard have spent 34 hours in handcuffs, leg irons and a waist chain. There may be more stops.
Omni and its parent company were purchased in April by private equity firm Stonepeak.
Omni and its parent company were purchased in April by private equity firm Stonepeak.
October 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This ICE removal operated by Omni Air International is now making its second stop, in Sri Lanka. So far, migrants onboard have spent 34 hours in handcuffs, leg irons and a waist chain. There may be more stops.
Omni and its parent company were purchased in April by private equity firm Stonepeak.
Omni and its parent company were purchased in April by private equity firm Stonepeak.
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SENIORS ATTN!! AARP is non partisan
NEW: Under the guise of “election integrity,” an organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more than 12 million voters aged 65 or older.
Right-Wing Astroturf Group for Older Americans Pushes for Election Rule That Could Disenfranchise More Than 12 Million Seniors - EXPOSEDbyCMD
An organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more tha...
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October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
SENIORS ATTN!! AARP is non partisan
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What are journalists dealing with on the front lines covering DHS and ICE?
@attorneynora.bsky.social @writeralejandra.bsky.social @plasticjesusart.bsky.social @mvtopic.bsky.social and I had a lot of ground to cover in this 1-hour panel hosted by
@exposedbycmd.bsky.social and @acslaw.bsky.social!
@attorneynora.bsky.social @writeralejandra.bsky.social @plasticjesusart.bsky.social @mvtopic.bsky.social and I had a lot of ground to cover in this 1-hour panel hosted by
@exposedbycmd.bsky.social and @acslaw.bsky.social!
Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protestors
YouTube video by American Constitution Society
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October 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
What are journalists dealing with on the front lines covering DHS and ICE?
@attorneynora.bsky.social @writeralejandra.bsky.social @plasticjesusart.bsky.social @mvtopic.bsky.social and I had a lot of ground to cover in this 1-hour panel hosted by
@exposedbycmd.bsky.social and @acslaw.bsky.social!
@attorneynora.bsky.social @writeralejandra.bsky.social @plasticjesusart.bsky.social @mvtopic.bsky.social and I had a lot of ground to cover in this 1-hour panel hosted by
@exposedbycmd.bsky.social and @acslaw.bsky.social!
NEW: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social, & @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
Rights Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protestors Journalist Webinar
YouTube video by The Center for Media and Democracy
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
NEW: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social, & @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
ICYMI: Under the guise of “election integrity,” an organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more than 12 million voters aged 65 or older.
Right-Wing Astroturf Group for Older Americans Pushes for Election Rule That Could Disenfranchise More Than 12 Million Seniors - EXPOSEDbyCMD
An organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more tha...
www.exposedbycmd.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ICYMI: Under the guise of “election integrity,” an organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more than 12 million voters aged 65 or older.