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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Corporate power doesn’t stop at the marketplace. It reaches into the rules that determine who gets justice, too. @brendanballou.bsky.social points out one of the quietest ways the legal system gets rigged to favor the powerful. 🎧 ➡️ bit.ly/3TdDVmt

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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Companies don’t need to steal a lot from you if they know you can’t fight back. @brendanballou.bsky.social explains how forced arbitration makes small-dollar ripoffs harder to challenge—and turns corporate power into legal power. 🎧 ➡️: bit.ly/3TdDVmt

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Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

America has a secret justice system—and it's shielding corporations from scamming and abusing customers and employees. Tomorrow, @brendanballou.bsky.social, founder of the Public Integrity Project, joins the pod to discuss the corrupting force of forced arbitration.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Our team worked late Friday to oppose the government's motion to stay in our case on behalf of @katiephang.bsky.social to fully release the Epstein Files. It's a great brief, and huge kudos to the team--Sam Ward-Packard and Emily Gilman--for making such a thoughtful argument.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

$131.5 million: the largest labor settlement in NYC’s history — and the largest resulting from any law I authored (so far).

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‘We Screwed Up’: DoorDash to Pay $131.5 Million to Stiffed NYC Delivery Workers

The settlement is the largest of its kind in New York City history.

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Diane Darcy @dianedarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Currently reading @brendanballou.bsky.social’s book ‘When Companies Run the Courts’, and this is the money question I’ve asked all year long. When we say we need to get money out of politics this is what we mean. When billionaires and corporations can buy the courts, you get mafia-style favours.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Spoke with @mspopok.bsky.social about the legal tactics in our Epstein case on behalf of @katiephang.bsky.social and what comes next.

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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today, billionaires yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top. As a result, a billionaire media company closely allied with the president will soon own one of its closest rivals, including some of the nation’s critical news outlets. Saudi Arabia will co-own those outlets, too.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

NEW: A BIG order in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche, ordering him to finally answer my complaint. I explain how the judge rejected every one of Blanche’s excuses as to why he blew the deadline to respond & why this order moves my lawsuit even faster to the finish line: youtu.be/9bKB3rbRNCo?...

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🚨Judge SLAMS AG Blanche And REJECTS His EXCUSES In NEW Order In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Success! Judge Sullivan has rejected the Trump admin's delay tactics our case on behalf of @katiephang.bsky.social over the Epstein Files. DOJ must file its answer and produce evidence within weeks. *And* it must finally start reviewing all the foreign language documents it’s refused to review.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In Trump's last-minute effort to take over mail-in balloting, Justice Alito (dissenting), makes a baffling argument: it was actually the *states* that were partly to blame for any delay, for bothering to sue over the illegal scheme.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

(Personal post) Success! We won the right for Paul Clarke, a tenant organizer, to return to organizing at one of the allegedly worst buildings in the city. If your landlord in DC is preventing you from organizing for better conditions, reach out. www.instagram.com/reel/DcyO7LS...

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“The Defendant, Attorney General Todd Blanche, objects—yet again—to complying with this Court’s orders.” - We just filed our reply in @katiephang.bsky.social's lawsuit over the Epstein files. We’re seeking FBI notes about President Trump, and answers on redactions DOJ made. shorturl.at/vUWvv

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

President Trump, Natalie Harp, and Dan Scavino are pursuing a corrupt scheme to charge $100,000 per *month* for early access to the President's Truth Social posts. Last night we and our partners representing @freedom.press and @theintercept.com moved to stop them.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Brendan Ballou on the Truth Social lawsuit, which now includes Natalie Harp: Public reporting shows that he relies on people like Natalie Harp… If we’re going to seek injunctive relief, it’s not just going to be against the president, but against the whole infrastructure…

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We've included Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino in our lawsuit over the Truth Social API. They're part of the government infrastructure for the President's pay-for-information scheme.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

PLUS: The latest in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche. Did the DOJ appeal Judge Sullivan??

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We got to get in the weeds a bit with @legalafmtn.bsky.social on our litigation to stop the Trump's scheme to charge $100,000/month for early access to his Truth Social posts (and the latest in our Katie Phang case). www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD9A...

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Blanche SWEATS as DOJ BLOWS Deadline in Katie Phang’s Epstein Files Case & Faces Default Judgment!!!

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The phrase “what if Obama did this” gets thrown around a lot these days…

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This was a pretty incredible hearing to be a part of.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials that led to Jeffrey Epstein being indicted & another federal judge has denied the FBI’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Epstein victims who allege FBI failed to investigate Epstein and his co-conspirators: youtu.be/bEyyMA0ImJY

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Judge ORDERS EPSTEIN Grand Jury Docs UNSEALED Despite MAXWELL'S PROTESTS!!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ballou on Epstein Files Hearing: There were just long periods of silence in the courtroom as the DOJ struggled to articulate why it couldn’t follow the law here. I had never really been in a hearing like that, where one side was just silent on their own arguments…

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Talked with @mspopok.bsky.social about why DOJ hasn't filed an answer (the basics in a lawsuit) in our Epstein files case on behalf of Katie Phang: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSYw...

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Trump SQUEEZED as Federal Judge on Verge of Ordering MILLIONS of Epstein Documents Produced by DOJ?!

YouTube video by Legal AF

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Not *loving* the new stamps that suggest America is ending this year.

Image of stamp that says "USA Forever" with the "Forever" crossed out

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We're investigating Trump's attempt to make money laundering easier. If you have been affected by this scheme, please reach out. prospect.org/2026/08/14/t...

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It looks like Amazon brought back mandatory arbitration. A few years ago, when mass arbitration made the process a little more fair for consumers, Amazon stopped the practice. I guess they decided it's safe to kick customers out of court again.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The headline in our Epstein Files case with @katiephang.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

One reason why I don’t think illiberalism will win in America the way it has in other countries (Russia, Turkey, El Salvador), is that unlike in other countries, Trump is astoundingly unpopular. www.startribune.com/trump-anti-w...

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We’re suing to stop Donald Trump’s corrupt scheme to sell early access to his Truth Social posts. For $100,000/month, Trump plans to give private equity firms and online gamblers advance notice of “market-moving” posts. We plan to block it. Read the complaint: shorturl.at/QSv6d

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Trump playing to his true loves (wealthy tax cheats).

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The Weeknight on MS NOW @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“A heavily demoralized DOJ”: Former federal prosecutor @brendanballou.bsky.social reacts to the "sparsely attended" welcome reception for newly sworn in Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A point I’ve been trying to make is that post-Trump, the Justice Department won’t restore its credibility through a series of procedural reforms (re-insulating itself from the WH, etc.) alone. People will only value DOJ if it improves their lives, and that’ll happen if DOJ goes after rich criminals.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Their plan is to say as little as possible and win by default, which in their mind is the safest path that doesn't alienate anyone. This misses the opportunity to galvanize the public around important issues, and then they throw up their hands about how the voters are ignorant and apathetic

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Phang: The breaking news is… an order was just entered within the last hour by Judge Sullivan in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche. The reason why this is so momentous is that Judge Sullivan has pretty much said in this order, “Todd Blanche, you have now defied my orders.”

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote to kneecap our public health system, and is now the deciding vote to enable (further) massive corruption. But don't worry: he feels quite bad about it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...

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Bill Cassidy Will Back Todd Blanche as Attorney General, Salvaging His Confirmation

The Louisiana senator said that, despite reservations, he would back President Trump’s pick for attorney general, giving Republicans enough votes for a majority.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan isn't buying what Todd Blanche is selling in the @katiephang.bsky.social lawsuit. After reviewing Blanche's unredacted Epstein files in camera, Sullivan is ordering a HEARING to discuss the following: 1/

Upon consideration of the Defendant’s responses to the
Court’s Orders of June 25, 2026 and July 25, 2026, and the
Court’s in camera review of the documents submitted, it is
hereby
ORDERED that a status hearing shall take place at 1:00 pm
on August 13, 2026 in Courtroom 24A; and it is further
ORDERED that the parties shall be prepared to discuss the
following issues:

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Another loss for the government in our Epstein lawsuit on behalf of @katiephang.bsky.social. The Court finds that DOJ didn't comply with his order on producing redacted documents and failed to explain why it can't produce FBI interview notes about Donald Trump.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Ellisons say totally different things in public and private. In public, they say they'll keep CNN independent. In private--to the Trump administration--they promise to radically transform the network. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal

The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New filing in our @katiephang.bsky.social Epstein case. Despite admitting that the document contains no victim information, DOJ still refuses to reveal who wrote: “the key are the 14 to 15 year old girls—i am a sexual pervert because i say they are now of a reproductive age?”

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

DOJ has announced it’s okay to have TikTok on government devices, because the app is now controlled by a US entity. As we’ve alleged, TikTok can and still does share US user data with ByteDance. DOJ is creating a security risk for government phones to benefit companies allied to the President.

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you’re interested in our legal strategy for suing Paramount over its allegedly corrupt acquisition of Warner Bros., I recommend this interview with @legalafmtn.bsky.social

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Brendan Ballou @brendanballou.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We just got a big step forward in our Epstein case: Judge Sullivan is not taking DOJ at its word and will be reviewing the documents we want himself to see if, in fact, they can be produced.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Just canceled my DashPass and sent this email to DoorDash. I encourage you to do the same if you support D.C. home rule. press@doordash.com and ir@doordash.com

Hello,

I’m writing to let you know that I just canceled my DashPass because of DoorDash’s disgraceful campaign against D.C. home rule.

DoorDash is urging Congress to nullify a new D.C. law imposing a 20 percent tax on food-delivery services—not merely by overturning that law, but by prohibiting the District from enacting any new tax without prior congressional approval. That is an extraordinarily sweeping assault on D.C.’s right to govern itself and an odious insult to the District’s residents.

I am especially disgusted by DoorDash’s public claim that it is somehow defending D.C. residents while actively seeking to strip us of our right to govern ourselves through our own democratically elected lawmakers. Please do not pretend that disenfranchising District residents is an act undertaken on our behalf.

I intend to publicize DoorDash’s attack on home rule as widely as possible and urge everyone I know to boycott the company.

Shame on you.

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Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Brendan Ballou: We don't know what was said, but Ted Sarandos left the White House, and the Netflix deal was dead. In fact, he actually approved the press release killing the deal while he was still in the White House.

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