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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14h

- @andrewperez.bsky.social reporting from Portland, Maine:

“Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.”

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14h

NEW, via @andrewperez.bsky.social. Our @zeteo.com senior politics editor’s latest: zeteo.com/p/leonard-le...

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9h

"The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote"

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine to limit absentee voting & impose voter ID requirements.

Important reporting from Zeteo's new political reporter @andrewperez.bsky.social

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14h

NEW, via @andrewperez.bsky.social. Our @zeteo.com senior politics editor’s latest: zeteo.com/p/leonard-le...

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 15h

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements, writes @andrewperez.bsky.social.

Read now: zeteo.com/p/leonard-le...

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 15h

Leonard Leo is trying to make it harder to vote in Maine, where people regularly protest outside his house, before next year’s crucial Senate race.

new at @zeteo.com

zeteo.com/p/leonard-le...

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 20h

The latest for @zeteo.com from @andrewperez.bsky.social and me

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown"

Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ one Pentagon official tells Zeteo.

Absolute must-read from @swin24.bsky.social:

Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

"Here's a chance to tell her story in her words. And of course, launder her image and make a sh*t ton of money."

In the newest satirical video from Zeteo's Frank Cappello, the ghostwriter of Kamala Harris' new book on the 2024 election shares his secrets for writing a bestselling political memoir.

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 3d

In the next issue of Rolling Stone magazine, @swin24.bsky.social and I go deep on Trump’s war on speech, the left, and any and all dissent.

Read it here and come follow our work at @zeteo.com, where we work now! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

www.rollingstone.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 4d

This wraps my and @andrewperez.bsky.social’s first work week on staff at @zeteo.com. It’s a blast and love this place and the people here. (Follow along, subscribe, etc. please 🙏.)

A lot more work and reporting to do on this godawful era. See you there, 🫡

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5d

"‘F***ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments"

Trump's commerce secretary called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever' & his colleagues are now super mad at him.

Another scoop from Zeteo's newest reporter @swin24.bsky.social:

Howard Lutnick Enrages Trump Officials With Jeffrey Epstein ‘Blackmail’ Remarks

The Trump administration claims Jeffrey Epstein didn’t blackmail anyone. His commerce secretary just called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever.’

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4d

Here it is, my answer for every time I get asked "why don't (most) Dems just...[message better, be bolder, sound authentic...etc]"

www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...

Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight

“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Here’s Why, and What to Do Instead.

www.weekendreading.net

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5d

"‘F***ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments"

Trump's commerce secretary called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever' & his colleagues are now super mad at him.

Another scoop from Zeteo's newest reporter @swin24.bsky.social:

Howard Lutnick Enrages Trump Officials With Jeffrey Epstein ‘Blackmail’ Remarks

The Trump administration claims Jeffrey Epstein didn’t blackmail anyone. His commerce secretary just called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever.’

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6d

"Meet the Trumpy Immigration Judge Who Wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported. Again"

The judge who just denied Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid previously signed onto a controversial memo clearing the way for Trump to arrest immigrants at court hearings.

Meet the Trumpy Immigration Judge Who Wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported. Again

The judge who just denied Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid co-authored a memo clearing the way for Trump to arrest immigrants at their court hearings.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

If you work at CBS News and have anything you'd like to share, please text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 6d

“Trump and his team have put Abrego Garcia through a special hell.”

Zeteo’s new Politics Editor @andrewperez.bsky.social writes about the Trump-appointed Judge Philip Taylor who wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia a second time.

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 6d

The Trump immigration judge who denied Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum claim previously signed onto guidance attempting to clear the way for Trump’s courthouse arrests.

The DOJ recently withdrew his guidance, calling it “poorly drafted.” @zeteo.com

zeteo.com/p/trump-immi...

Meet the Trumpy Immigration Judge Who Wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported. Again

The judge who just denied Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid co-authored a memo clearing the way for Trump to arrest immigrants at their court hearings.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8d

Trump’s own officials and government attorneys are actively concerned that he’s making it harder for them to jail his political enemies, largely by being a massive idiot in public

First story by @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com

zeteo.com/p/trump-doj-...

Trump Officials Worry He’s Making It Harder to Jail His Enemies

Donald Trump is bullying his government to prosecute his political enemies, whether or not there’s actually a criminal case. It may be backfiring.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 8d

‘WHY?’: Trump Officials Worry He’s Making It Harder to Jail His Enemies

Donald Trump is bullying his own government to prosecute his political foes, whether or not there’s actually a criminal case. It may already be backfiring. @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social

zeteo.com/p/trump-doj-...

Trump Officials Worry He’s Making It Harder to Jail His Enemies

Donald Trump is bullying his government to prosecute his political enemies, whether or not there’s actually a criminal case. It may be backfiring.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 8d

Trump sure sounded like an unhinged, authoritarian dictator today in his address to top military brass at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Virginia.

Subscribe to zeteo.com for more.

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 10d

someone got the dumb memo www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 15d

I wrote about Washington’s new $10 million think tank for dumping on the left — and wonder if they’re going to listen to their own polls www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

A New Democratic Think Tank Searches for Things to Talk About

The Searchlight Institute plans to use a “'Shark Tank'-style policy-generation process” and polling to make sure Democrats keep ignoring the left.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 15d

A new think tank plans to use a “Shark Tank-style policy generation process” and polling to further marginalize the left and ensure Democrats are guided by what it’s calling “Supermajority Thinking.”

Will it listen to its own polls?

Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 18d

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Donald Trump's Most Authoritarian Week Yet

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump used threats to force Jimmy Kimmel off the air, pledged to go after liberal nonprofits and “antifa,” and more.

www.rollingstone.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 18d

The past week really mattered in a way that I’m not sure has been totally processed yet

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18d

Donald Trump and his administration used Charlie Kirk’s murder as an excuse to ramp up their ongoing campaign for total power, in their most authoritarian week yet. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Donald Trump's Most Authoritarian Week Yet

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump used threats to force Jimmy Kimmel off the air, pledged to go after liberal nonprofits and “antifa,” and more.

www.rollingstone.com

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18d

Donald Trump and his administration used Charlie Kirk’s murder as an excuse to ramp up their ongoing campaign for total power, in their most authoritarian week yet. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Donald Trump's Most Authoritarian Week Yet

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump used threats to force Jimmy Kimmel off the air, pledged to go after liberal nonprofits and “antifa,” and more.

www.rollingstone.com

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 19d

NewsNation is owned by Nexstar, which notably pulled Kimmel’s show first, before ABC. Another business decision!

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