Reposted by Center for Media and DemocracyDavid Armiak @armiak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026MAGA candidate for Wisconsin Governor Tom Tiffany is appearing at a Green Bay event organized by the right-wing American Constitutional Rights Union on Thursday Oct. 8 in Green Bay with none other than Ted Nugent. 011
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say."wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 033
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Through platforms like ALEC, Taiwan is able to communicate directly with decision-makers in U.S. states, explaining Taiwan's efforts and achievements in free trade, intellectual property protection, and fair competition."thetaiwantimes.comUS State Legislative Leaders Visit Taiwan to Deepen Local and Economic TiesA delegation from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has formally arrived in Taiwan for a visit, with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen 001
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“School Boards for Academic Excellence is seeking to be a right-wing influence on school boards across the country, " said David Armiak, research director at the Center for Media and Democracy.wpr.orgConservative national group tapping into Wisconsin school boardsSchool Boards for Academic Excellence was created in 2023 as the “reform-minded alternative to the National School Board Association.” 025
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We’re Reporters, Not Teachers. We Were Able to Start Private Schools Anyway.propublica.orgAlmost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur... 012
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midtermstheatlantic.comThe Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the MidtermsTrump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult. 001
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Tax filings indicate that Consovoy McCarthy, a conservative law firm with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and President Donald Trump, received more than $33.5 million (£25.7 million) from nonprofit organisations whose ultimate donors are not publicly disclosed"ibtimes.co.ukTax Filings Show Clarence Thomas-Linked Law Firm Received $33.5M From Nonprofits With Undisclosed DonorsTax filings reviewed by True North Research show Consovoy McCarthy received more than $33.5m from nonprofits, including organisations linked to Leonard Leo, without identifying all ultimate donors. 001
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"A city in Oklahoma tried to charge a farmer more than $17,000 to fulfill a public records request for information related to a proposed data center and the farmer’s arrest at a city council meeting."404media.coOklahoma Tells City It Can't Charge $17,125.44 for a Records Request Related to Data Center ArrestThe the city tried to charge a farmer more than $17,000 for bodycam footage and records related to his arrest at a city council meeting. 066
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"A Delaware law requiring organizations that run election-related ads in the state to disclose donors can remain in effect ahead of the November elections, the Third Circuit said Monday."news.bloomberglaw.comKoch-Backed Group Fails to Pause Delaware Donor Disclosure LawA Delaware law requiring organizations that run election-related ads in the state to disclose donors can remain in effect ahead of the November elections, the Third Circuit said Monday. 074
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A photojournalist who says he was struck in the face with a police baton while covering an immigration enforcement protest has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of LA & a LAPD officer, alleging the attack occurred despite a court order protecting journalists covering protests.davisvanguard.orgPhotojournalist Sues LAPD, Alleging Officer Struck Him in Face While He Covered Immigration Protest - Davis VanguardPhotojournalist Nicholas Stern initiated federal civil rights litigation against the City of Los Angeles and an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, alleging he sustained a facial injury from... 062
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NEW: Koch Inc. has a $15-billion stake in the data center building boom, with facilities operating or in the works in 10 states and Europe. www.exposedbycmd.org/2026/08/25/k...exposedbycmd.orgKoch Rides the Data Center Boom - EXPOSEDbyCMDKoch Inc. has a $15-billion stake in the data center building boom, with facilities operating or in the works in 10 states and Europe. Koch Inc. has a $15-billion stake in the data center building boo... 298
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"The Trump administration is attempting to criminalize union members for organizing against its immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year. That’s because it correctly sees labor as a threat to its authoritarian designs."jacobin.comMinnesota Unions Are a Threat to Trump’s AuthoritarianismThe Trump administration is attempting to criminalize union members for organizing against its immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year. That’s because it correctly sees labor as a threat ... 022
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"The next Sarasota County School board will see a liberal-leaning majority take control after voters rejected the conservative policies and culture wars that for years dominated the board."suncoastsearchlight.orgSarasota School board flips to liberal majority after years of conservative control - Suncoast SearchlightThe next Sarasota County School board will see a liberal-leaning majority take control after voters rejected the conservative policies and culture wars that for years dominated the board. 143
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Great Replacement conspiracy theorist and pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang brought his racial grievances to Dearborn & its city council meeting on Tuesday, where the right-wing provocateur told council members Muslim people are “looking to outbreed” white people and “steal our wealth.”michiganadvance.comChristian nationalist protest led by Jan. 6 rioter stokes tensions in Dearborn • Michigan AdvanceDearborn residents and counterprotesters confronted supporters of Jake Lang during a protest marked by anti-Muslim rhetoric. 034
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"Private intelligence firms are selling dossiers about critics of artificial intelligence and the data centers powering them, including trying to peddle them to federal regulators, according to documents obtained by the @prospect.org."exposedbycmd.orgPrivate Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics - EXPOSEDbyCMDAlong with federal law enforcement agencies, private companies are now surveilling opponents of Big Tech. 033
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Authoritarians Will Target Effective Legal Organizing, Minnesota Defendant Warns: Minnesota defendants charged with conspiracy are alleged to have moderated meetings and posted on social media.truthout.orgAuthoritarians Will Target Effective Legal Organizing, Minnesota Defendant WarnsMinnesota defendants charged with conspiracy are alleged to have moderated meetings and posted on social media. 055
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026“This kind of clear political interference – that’s not a good way to do science,” said Ann Cohen, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, whose grant was canceled.theguardian.comAlzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’Grant cancellations at leading research institutions appear to target study of impacts of racism on brain health 036
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“Members of the public – including journalists – should not fear being hauled away in handcuffs merely for asserting these basic rights,” Hamrick went on, saying open access to court proceedings “informs the public, ensures an accurate portrayal of proceedings and promotes government accountability”theguardian.com‘Outrageous’ handcuffing of New Orleans journalist sends ‘chilling message,’ says media groupDanny Monteverde had been protesting the closure of a courtroom during indictment of state attorney general 064
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026"Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t"theguardian.comUS firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrivedExclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t 01911
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Read the story here: t.co/rsZc3lc4aRt.cohttps://www.exposedbycmd.org/2026/08/12/right-wing-activists-co-opt-environmental-laws-to-fight-abortion-pollution/ 010
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026In their zeal to create a de facto national abortion ban, pro-life groups are claiming that medications like mifepristone poison the water supply. 123
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Calls for US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from a major climate case mounted Tuesday after an analysis found that he made as much as $2.9 million from oil and gas stocks from roughly the time he joined the nation’s highest court in 2005 through 2024."commondreams.org'Shamelessly Corrupt': Recusal From Climate Cases Demanded After Alito's Fossil Fuel Profits Exposed | Common Dreams“A reasonable person would think if you’re invested in the industry that could benefit from the outcome of a lawsuit, then you could personally stand to benefit from the outcome," said one critic. 056
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Read the story here: www.exposedbycmd.org/2026/08/11/h... (2/2)exposedbycmd.orgHow Progressive Will Michigan Voters Go? - EXPOSEDbyCMDAbdul El-Sayed delivered the Democratic party’s progressive wing their biggest primary win yet this year, despite being massively outspent. Now, he’ll put to the test whether or not progressive ideas ... 000
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed delivered the Democratic party’s progressive wing their biggest primary win yet this year, despite being massively outspent. Now, he’ll put to the test whether or not progressive ideas can win in a swing state, in one of the most closely watched senate races this year. (1/2) 101
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026NEW: In the escalating war on women and their right to bodily autonomy, some right-wing groups are pushing a peculiar claim about abortion-inducing drugs — namely, that the most commonly used synthetic steroid, mifepristone, is contaminating the country’s water supply.exposedbycmd.orgRight-Wing Activists Co-opt Environmental Laws to Fight “Abortion Pollution” - EXPOSEDbyCMDIn their zeal to create a de facto national abortion ban, pro-life groups are claiming that medications like mifepristone poison the water supply. 052
Reposted by Center for Media and DemocracyDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A new, bananas argument from anti-abortion activists: medical abortions pollute our water. There is no evidence for this whatsoever. A joint report with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social: prospect.org/2026/08/12/r...prospect.orgRight-Wing Activists Co-opt Environmental Laws to Fight ‘Abortion Pollution’ - The American ProspectIn their zeal to create a de facto national abortion ban, anti-abortion rights groups are claiming that medications like mifepristone poison the water supply. 13714
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026NEW: Abdul El-Sayed delivered the Democratic party’s progressive wing their biggest primary win yet this year, despite being massively outspent. Now, he’ll put to the test whether or not progressive ideas can win in a swing state.exposedbycmd.orgHow Progressive Will Michigan Voters Go? - EXPOSEDbyCMDAbdul El-Sayed delivered the Democratic party’s progressive wing their biggest primary win yet this year, despite being massively outspent. Now, he’ll put to the test whether or not progressive ideas ... 022
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Read the story here: www.exposedbycmd.org/2026/08/11/f... (2/2)exposedbycmd.orgFreedom Foundation Ramps Up Its Campaign to Crush Public Sector Unions - EXPOSEDbyCMDFar-right funders like the Wisconsin-based Bradley Foundation and its Impact Fund have helped the anti-union group more than double its budget over three years. 034
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Far-right funders like the Wisconsin-based Bradley Foundation and its Impact Fund have helped the anti-union group more than double its budget over three years. (1/2) 135
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"The supreme court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from his fossil fuel interests between 2005 and 2024, a new review of financial disclosures shows."theguardian.comSamuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis showsCritics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case 053
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026NEW: The far-right Freedom Foundation, which works to convince public sector union members to revoke their membership and ultimately decertify their union, more than doubled its budget from 2021 to 2024 to pursue its goal of “battering the entrenched power of left-wing government union bosses.”exposedbycmd.orgFreedom Foundation Ramps Up Its Campaign to Crush Public Sector Unions - EXPOSEDbyCMDFar-right funders like the Wisconsin-based Bradley Foundation and its Impact Fund have helped the anti-union group more than double its budget over three years. 042
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026NEW: For the past month, Acting AG Todd Blanche — nominated by Trump to replace recently fired AG Pam Bondi — has come under constant fire for his conflict of interest as Trump’s former criminal defense attorney & abuse of his position to protect Trump and persecute his political enemies.exposedbycmd.orgEthics Complaints and Judicial Rebuke Intensify Senate Scrutiny of Blanche for AG - EXPOSEDbyCMDCMD and Common Cause join calls on the New York Supreme Court to reconsider its decision not to investigate Todd Blanche’s ethical violations as acting attorney general. 122
Reposted by Center for Media and DemocracyTruthout @truthout.org · 24/07/2026ALEC is a pay-to-play operation that brings together state legislators, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives behind closed doors to write model legislation to advance a radical right-wing agenda on everything from gerrymandering to rewriting the Constitution.truthout.orgRight-Wing Bill Mill Meeting Centers Voter Suppression, Protecting Data CentersAttendees at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting will consider a number of model policies. 14633
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Minnesota accounted for nearly 25% of all incidents nationwide documented by the Physicians for Human Rights and the Human Rights Center at the UC-Berkeley. "While rubber bullets were most common in Los Angeles, researchers found federal officers primarily used chemical irritants in Minnesota."sahanjournal.comStudy: Federal agents misused tear gas during Minnesota ICE protestsA Physicians for Human Rights study documented n 412 incidents of crowd-control weapon misuse, including 94 in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. 047
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"In fact, our analysis found a strong and statistically significant negative relationship between the expansion of privatization and other indicators of public school support. Privatization and public school disinvestment, it turns out, go hand in hand."progressive.org‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All FamiliesVoucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger. 035
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence."dropsitenews.comIsrael Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working.Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence. 157
Reposted by Center for Media and DemocracyWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Important read from @exposedbycmd.bsky.social. A collection of ghouls destroying the planet. www.exposedbycmd.org/2026/07/23/a...exposedbycmd.orgALEC Caters to MAGA, Big Oil, and Tech Industry at Its 2026 Annual Meeting - EXPOSEDbyCMDThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faithful descend on the Sunshine State this week for the right-wing bill mill’s annual meeting at the four-star JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. In a... 24717
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Charles Koch and Leonard Leo’s hands are all over a ballot measure to change how judges get on the Kansas Supreme Court.truthout.orgKansas Amendment Battle Highlights Billionaires’ Efforts to Capture State CourtsCharles Koch and Leonard Leo’s hands are all over a ballot measure to change how judges get on the Kansas Supreme Court. 042
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The right-wing bill mill, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), meets again today in Orlando. Curious what's on the agenda? CMD has it covered. Read 👇exposedbycmd.orgALEC Caters to MAGA, Big Oil, and Tech Industry at Its 2026 Annual Meeting - EXPOSEDbyCMDThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faithful descend on the Sunshine State this week for the right-wing bill mill’s annual meeting at the four-star JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. In a... 043
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026NEW: At the American Legislative Exchange Council's 2026 annual meeting in Orlando this week attendees are considering model policies designed to suppress the vote, shield fossil fuel companies from liability, protect data centers, advance MAGA priorities, and more.exposedbycmd.orgALEC Caters to MAGA, Big Oil, and Tech Industry at Its 2026 Annual Meeting - EXPOSEDbyCMDThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faithful descend on the Sunshine State this week for the right-wing bill mill’s annual meeting at the four-star JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. In a... 034
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026ICYMI: The Republican Attorneys General Association reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association. Read more on RAGA's 2026 second quarter filing 👇exposedbycmd.orgMoney Swap Inflates Republican AG Group’s Campaign Haul - EXPOSEDbyCMDRAGA reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association. 024
Reposted by Center for Media and DemocracyDavid Armiak @armiak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I am presenting a skill-builder session on how to conduct follow the money research at the Network for Public Education conference, Public Schools Build Democracy, Sept. 26–27 near Houston. If you care about the future of public education, join us! networkforpubliceducation.org/2026-nationa... 036
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026NEW: The Republican Attorneys General Association reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association. Read more on RAGA's 2026 second quarter filing 👇exposedbycmd.orgMoney Swap Inflates Republican AG Group’s Campaign Haul - EXPOSEDbyCMDRAGA reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association. 024
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"Marco Rubio will open a summit unveiling a new designation branding his political opponents as terrorists...The unveil will happen on the opening day of the over 60-nation summit — which I reported on here — called the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism."kenklippenstein.comLeak: Rubio’s WMD Scandal Is “Far-Left Terrorism”U.S. targets "anti-tech," "pro-Iranian" & "antisemitic networks" with new three-letter designation 342
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 16/07/2026ICYMI: Koch Employee Could Become Next Governor of Kansasexposedbycmd.orgKoch Employee Could Become Next Governor of Kansas - EXPOSEDbyCMDArguably, no state legislator has stronger ties to Charles Koch’s political network than Ty Masterson (R-16), president of the Kansas state Senate. 022
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026NEW: Arguably, no state legislator has stronger ties to Charles Koch’s political network than Ty Masterson (R-16), president of the Kansas state Senate. Read more 👇exposedbycmd.orgKoch Employee Could Become Next Governor of Kansas - EXPOSEDbyCMDArguably, no state legislator has stronger ties to Charles Koch’s political network than Ty Masterson (R-16), president of the Kansas state Senate. 001
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"These laws raise serious constitutional concerns...including: sweeping criminal penalties that reach First Amendment speech and association; a designation regime that gives state officials broad discretion to make designations with little due process..."justsecurity.orgThe Dangers of Florida’s New “Terrorist” DesignationsAnalysis of First Amendment implications of Florida's HB 1471, part of a growing trend of state-level terrorism designation laws. 011
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"Most significantly, a progressive outcome from an Article V convention is effectively precluded by the solid majority that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its allies would hold in such a convention."balkin.blogspot.comBalkinization: The State of the Article V Convention BattleA group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics 021
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"Hundreds in force, Mainers marched through downtown Biddeford on Monday hours after immigration agents fatally shot a man. 'I thought something like this would be coming our way,' said Zack Beaulieu, noting the uptick in ICE activity in Maine as of late."mainemorningstar.comHundreds protest fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford • Maine Morning StarHundreds in force, Mainers marched through downtown Biddeford on Monday hours after immigration agents fatally shot a man. 011
Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"The report documented 203 injuries stemming from the alleged misuse of the crowd control weapons. Some of the injuries included blindings, traumatic brain injuries, lacerations, fractures and contusions.”theguardian.com‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report findsDoctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’ 025