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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2d

"Billionaire Trump Donor Paulson Scores Windfall Thanks To Government’s Investment In Trilogy Metals"

@hanktucker1.bsky.social for @forbes.com

Billionaire Trump Donor Paulson Scores Windfall Thanks To Government’s Investment In Trilogy Metals

One of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters on Wall Street owns a stake in the tiny mining business that tripled overnight on news of the government’s investment.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: November general elections are around the corner, so it’s time to launch my cheat sheet of what’s on the ballot this fall!

I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.

Explore, share, save:

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else... Read M...

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 10d

One thing the FEC hasn't been able to do since it hasn't had a quorum for nearly 5 months: Audit the inaugural committee of President Trump, which underreported its receipts by ~$3M and improperly attributed multiple contributions thereformcompass.substack.com/p/trump-inau...

Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for President Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers, FEC

Without a quorum to conduct business, the FEC cannot act as a timely enforcer of campaign finance regulations or conduct important activities such as auditing Trump’s inaugural committee.

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 10d

The latest "Meet the Faces Of Democracy" Q&A from @issueonereform.bsky.social features Wendy Sartory Link of Palm Beach County, Florida. She discusses the importance of community outreach & the need for consistent federal funding of elections infrastructure issueone.org/interviews/m...

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Wendy Sartory Link - Issue One

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 13d

Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers and the FEC thereformcompass.substack.com/p/trump-inau...

Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for President Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers, FEC

Without a quorum to conduct business, the FEC cannot act as a timely enforcer of campaign finance regulations or conduct important activities such as auditing Trump’s inaugural committee.

thereformcompass.substack.com

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 15d

weird how these responsible tech giants only respond after the media starts asking questions

404 Media @404media.co · 15d

YouTube removed a channel that was dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being shot in the head following 404 Media’s request for comment. The videos were clearly generated with Google’s new AI video generator tool.

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AI-Generated YouTube Channel Uploaded Nothing But Videos of Women Being Shot

YouTube removed a channel that posted nothing but graphic Veo-generated videos of women being shot after 404 Media reached out for comment.

www.404media.co

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 15d

Read the Dekleptocracy substack: "When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem"
dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...

Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security

We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 16d

Alarming trend: The Trump admin has begun dismantling the very cybersecurity infrastructure Republicans helped build. Read more from @issueonereform.bsky.social issueone.org/articles/ame...

America Exposed - Issue One

Executive Summary For decades, presidents and Congress treated cybersecurity as a bipartisan imperative. Republican and Democratic administrations alike recognized that defending America’s digital inf...

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 16d

Big money appears to be flowing into Turning Point USA in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, reports Peter Stone for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Donations for Turning Point USA pour in after founder Charlie Kirk’s death

Fundraising efforts ramp up to open new chapters of influential far-right group as Kirk’s widow takes over as CEO

www.theguardian.com

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The Lever @levernews.com · 17d

While announcing a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa workers, the Trump administration outlined the path to lucrative exceptions for its allies.

www.levernews.com/pay-for-play...

Pay-For-Play Immigration — With Carveouts

While announcing a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa workers, the Trump administration outlined the path to lucrative exceptions for its allies.

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 17d

Congress has an Article I responsibility to fund federal cybersecurity programs.

What lawmakers do in the coming months will determine whether the United States rebuilds its cyber posture — or hands victory to our adversaries, explains @issueonereform.bsky.social

issueone.org/articles/ame...

America Exposed - Issue One

Executive Summary For decades, presidents and Congress treated cybersecurity as a bipartisan imperative. Republican and Democratic administrations alike recognized that defending America’s digital inf...

issueone.org

Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 17d

The Trump admin has begun dismantling the very cybersecurity infrastructure Republicans helped build.

Agencies have been gutted, experienced leaders pushed out, and core cyber deterrence strategies scrapped.

Read more from @issueonereform.bsky.social issueone.org/articles/ame...

America Exposed - Issue One

Executive Summary For decades, presidents and Congress treated cybersecurity as a bipartisan imperative. Republican and Democratic administrations alike recognized that defending America’s digital inf...

issueone.org

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 17d

How much money has Turning Points USA raised from opaque, conservative-aligned donor-advised funds and dark money orgs? Lots.

E.g.: The Bradley Impact Fund has given $23.6 million since 2014 & Donors Trust has given $4 million since 2020

h/t @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Donations for Turning Point USA pour in after founder Charlie Kirk’s death

Fundraising efforts ramp up to open new chapters of influential far-right group as Kirk’s widow takes over as CEO

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 21d

Miss @rickhasen.bsky.social's Safeguarding Democracy Project's hour-long webinar earlier this week on "The Risk of Federal Interference in the 2026 Midterm Elections"? A recording is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=es09...

The Risk of Federal Interference in the 2026 Midterm Elections

YouTube video by Safeguarding Democracy Project UCLA Law

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22d

Answer: “Presidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year”

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 26d

💸NEW: "Trump Media General Counsel Sold Every Share He Could—Becoming Second Insider To Cut Stake"

me, for @forbes.com

Trump Media General Counsel Sold Every Share He Could—Becoming Second Insider To Cut Stake

Scott Glabe sold the last of his vested shares for $500,000 on Wednesday but still holds rights to more than 300,000 restricted stock units.

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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 28d

After yesterday's horrific assassination of activist Charlie Kirk, co-chairs of our ReFormers Caucus Amb. Tim Roemer and Rep. Charles Boustany share their devastation and call for a bipartisan rejection of political violence. https://tinyurl.com/27fsxsen

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 28d

Important words from former DC police officer Michael Fanone in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk
michaelfanone.substack.com/p/my-stateme...

My Statement to the American People on The Death of Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk is dead.

michaelfanone.substack.com

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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 28d

We condemn this abhorrent act of violence. This is not how we do our politics. https://issueone.org/press/violence-has-no-place-in-our-communities-and-must-be-rejected/

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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our Constitution created three co-equal branches to protect democracy for ‘We the People.’ This Constitution Day, we’re reminding Congress: their oath requires serving as a check against executive overreach.

Stay tuned on Sept. 17 to see our plan to #CheckTheExec. http://checktheexec.org

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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · Sep 2

Montana may have found a powerful way to undo Citizens United — not through Congress, but by redefining corporate power at the state level.

More from the Transparent Election Initiative: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/08/07/transparent-election-initiative/

Transparent Election Initiative

A bipartisan team of former Montana officials have unveiled an oddly simple yet startlingly robust legal mechanism for u

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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · Aug 25

Our Constitution created three co-equal branches to protect democracy for ‘We the People.’ This Constitution Day, we’re reminding Congress: their oath requires serving as a check against executive overreach.

Stay tuned on Sept. 17 to see our plan to #CheckTheExec. http://checktheexec.org

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · Aug 25

“How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City” electionlawblog.org?p=151760

"How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City" #ELB

NYT: In New York City, social clubs backed by China undermined a congressional candidate who once challenged the regime on Chinese television. They helped unseat a state senator for attending a banque...

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · Aug 23

Help @issueonereform.bsky.social and the Transparent Election Initiative get the word out about a novel reform idea that could undo Citizens United at SXSW!

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