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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🚨SCOOP🚨 In 2015, an Emirati businessman emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking the financier to put him in touch with Elon Musk, according to leaked emails reviewed by The Lever.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🚨SCOOP🚨 In 2015, an Emirati businessman emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking the financier to put him in touch with Elon Musk, according to leaked emails reviewed by The Lever.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 11/12/2025
In 2015, an Emirati businessman emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking the financier to put him in touch with Elon Musk, according to leaked emails reviewed by The Lever. Read more: www.levernews.com/businessman-...
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
If you have stomach issues or diarrhea in the near future blame the senators who slipped these provisions into the funding bill to reopen the government. www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
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Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 04/11/2025
oh dear, perpetually furious Martha Ann Alito *this close* to running "Appeal to Heaven" back up the flagpole @freddy-brewster.bsky.social for @thelever.bsky.social www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
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Alito’s Oil Investments Pollute Contractor Accountability Case
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 07/11/2025
However, Justice Alito has not consistently recused himself from considering cases that could impact ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, in which he owns stock. @freddy-brewster.bsky.social explained one of those cases in @levernews.com.
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Alito’s Oil Investments Pollute Contractor Accountability Case
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
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Helen Santoro @helenwsantoro.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Crazy find by @freddy-brewster.bsky.social @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social. Give it a read!
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Holy shit. This is insanely unethical
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 25/07/2025
One of the country's most temperate cities, with natural air conditioning, should build a lot more housing so more people can live there and not some sweltering part of the country (or the state)
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San Francisco experiencing coldest summer since 1965 while most of country sweats
While the majority of the county bakes under a sweltering heat dome, the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing one of its coldest summers in decades.
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 25/07/2025
Powerful and chilling stuff
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The DOJ keeps changing its reasons on why you shouldn't see the Epstein files www.levernews.com/court-record...
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Court Records Reveal Feds’ Shifting Story On Epstein Files
An eight-year legal battle for the Epstein files uncovers the Justice Department’s shifting, contradictory legal arguments.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The DOJ keeps changing its reasons on why you shouldn't see the Epstein files www.levernews.com/court-record...
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Court Records Reveal Feds’ Shifting Story On Epstein Files
An eight-year legal battle for the Epstein files uncovers the Justice Department’s shifting, contradictory legal arguments.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
🚨 New Abundance discourse just dropped: California Democrats are trying to create new red tape to stall millionaire taxes that fund affordable housing — all to the benefit of corporate monopolists limiting new home construction. www.levernews.com/the-abundanc...
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The Abundance Plan: Cut Red Tape With More Paperwork
Abundance Democrats are adding more red tape to fight affordable housing efforts — to the benefit of corporate monopolists limiting new home construction.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 11/07/2025
Local officials begged for money to fund a new flood warning system. Lawmakers rejected the requests & instead passed tax cuts for their wealthy donors. 99% of rivers are now unmonitored for floods — your town could be next. Pass it on. www.levernews.com/is-america-p...
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Is America Prepared For The Next Big Flood?
As flood risks rise, the government has failed to fully fund a monitoring system that could help prevent disasters like the one last week in Kerr County, Texas.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 08/07/2025
🚨NEWS: While passing huge tax cuts for billionaires, lawmakers refused to fully fund the federal flood warning network, leaving 99% of rivers unmonitored, according to documents reviewed by The Lever. Trump is right now pushing a 22% budget cut. www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
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Amid Deadly Floods, Lawmakers Left Gap In Warning System
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods.
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Helen Santoro @helenwsantoro.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
“How do you take on a powerful, shadowy force that most people have never heard of? Can a bureaucratic system be held responsible for the death of someone’s son? Does one person, no matter how angry, stand a chance to make a difference?” My latest for @levernews.com www.levernews.com/can-one-angr...
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Can One Angry Dad Fix The Drug Industry?
Bil Schmidtknecht blames pharmacy benefit managers for the death of his son. He won’t rest until he holds them accountable.
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Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️ @arif.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
jesus FUCK bsky.app/profile/dvnj...
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Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️ @arif.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I wrote about Pablo Torre's reporting on the NFL collusion case and what it means for sportswriting and labor politics www.wideleft.football/p/guaranteed...
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Guaranteed Money, the NFL, and What It Means for Labor Politics
A deep dive into the recent confidential decision regarding the NFLPA’s claim of NFL collusion to keep guaranteed money down.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/07/2025
At least 17 people, mostly children, were killed by an Israeli strike while waiting for food supplements in Gaza, health officials say.
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IDF strike kills Gazan children awaiting food supplements, health officials say
At least 17 people, mostly children, were killed in the strike near a Project HOPE clinic in Gaza, officials said. Malnutrition rates are rising in the Strip.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods. The program would cost just $130 million. www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
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Amid Deadly Floods, Lawmakers Left Gap In Warning System
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods. The program would cost just $130 million. www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
levernews.com
Amid Deadly Floods, Lawmakers Left Gap In Warning System
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 17/06/2025
"'If Dems bail on [the GENIUS Act], they will get 0 dollars going forward,' said Avichal Garg, a managing partner at the venture capital firm Electric Capital, which focuses on digital asset technology like cryptocurrency. 'It would be political suicide for them not to support it.'"
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LarryLegend @bwtrainer.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Remember when Cory Booker talked for a long time though
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Henry Burke @henryburke.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The Lever's @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social and @freddy-brewster.bsky.social are out with a devastating piece on the ways the crypto industry is absolutely pulling the strings of pro-crypto Democrats. ‪Trump's corruption? Who cares. Financial stability? Fuck it. They want a payoff. Now.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 17/06/2025
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway. www.levernews.com/dems-crypto-...
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Dems’ Crypto Schemers Have Entered The Chat
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway.
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katya schwenk @katyaschwenk.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
a multimillionaire reality TV star has made a single Florida county the world's biggest investor in Israel's genocide, & now has ensured there are no state restrictions to invest in junk war bonds! this could funnel millions more public $ to Israel: www.levernews.com/israels-war-...
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Israel’s War Is Florida’s New Investment
Florida is poised to eliminate long-standing guardrails limiting local investment in increasingly risky Israel bonds that help finance the country’s war efforts.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
BREAKING: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is allegedly forcing employees to break state laws by complying with a Trump ICE subpoena to hand over sensitive immigration information. www.levernews.com/whistleblowe...
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Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Trump’s Secret ICE Plot
The complaint by Gov. Jared Polis’ labor official also accuses the governor of illegally ordering state officials to aid the immigration crackdown.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🚨 NEWS: Trump’s SEC just handed Elon yet another win www.levernews.com/teslas-great...
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Tesla’s Great Shareholder Muzzling Of 2025
As Tesla’s sales collapse, Trump’s financial regulators just let Elon Musk’s vehicle company block nearly all shareholder proposals, including on union efforts and climate goals.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🚨 NEWS: Trump’s SEC just handed Elon yet another win www.levernews.com/teslas-great...
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Tesla’s Great Shareholder Muzzling Of 2025
As Tesla’s sales collapse, Trump’s financial regulators just let Elon Musk’s vehicle company block nearly all shareholder proposals, including on union efforts and climate goals.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
SCOOP: Billy Long was invited to attend Trump’s inauguration as the guest of a financial services CEO who said Long promised him benefits for his company, according to a recording obtained by The Lever www.levernews.com/ceo-says-tru...
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CEO Says Trump’s IRS Pick Promised Big Benefits
Recordings reveal a finance executive claiming he offered Trump’s IRS nominee Billy Long an inauguration ticket — and was promised tax benefits if confirmed.
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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
It should be deeply concerning to Dems & Republicans alike that executives at companies accused of selling fraudulent tax credits have literally lined the pockets of the man nominated to lead the IRS. This concerning conduct should disqualify Long from leading the IRS issueone.org/press/issue-...
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In wake of brazen act of corruption, Issue One urges senators to reject nomination of Billy Long to lead the IRS - Issue One
Ahead of tomorrow’s confirmation hearing for former Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) to serve as the next commissioner of the IRS, Issue One released the following statement: “It should be deeply…
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Great reporting but failing to mention CalMatters’ own CEO played a critical role in this bill’s destruction and that CalMatters gets a ton of Google money is insanely unethical.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Reporting done by me and my @levernews.com colleagues helped spur a Senate investigation into Trump's IRS nominee www.levernews.com/senators-pro...
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Senators Probe Cash Funneled To Trump IRS Nominee
Citing The Lever’s reporting, top Senate Dems say “unusually timed contributions” to Trump’s stalled IRS nominee Billy Long “potentially violate federal bribery laws.”
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 14/05/2025
cutting health care for the working class in order to fund a special tax break for gun silencers
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The Lever @levernews.com · 14/05/2025
As Republicans try to slash Medicaid, their tax bill including a new tax cut on purchases of gun silencers. waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/u...
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨 NEWS: A California bill being pushed by Big Tech-backed Dems could inadvertently give Trump control of the state's energy markets. A State Senate analysis warns: "Under this bill, California would open the state up to federal challenges.” www.levernews.com/a-potential-...
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A Potential Trump Power Grab, Brought To You By Democrats
Big Tech-backed Democrats could hand one of the country’s largest and greenest energy markets to Trump and his fossil fuel acolytes.
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katya schwenk @katyaschwenk.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
great thread on our reporting on how an airline-owned financial intermediary is selling your travel data to ICE:
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 11/05/2025
“This is probably the single most significant aggregated repository of data about American air travelers,” said Edward Hasbrouck, an expert in travel data privacy. “That the government has gotten access to it is a very big deal.” www.levernews.com/airlines-are...
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Airlines Are Collecting Your Data And Selling It To ICE
An aviation industry clearinghouse is collecting passenger information from billions of past and future flights and selling it to Trump’s immigration enforcers.
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Juneteentholidayer @juneteentholidayer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
What #RachelMaddow was talking about in a segment of #TheRachelMaddowShow on Friday April 18 on #MSNBC TV 📺. She womansplained what went on, so even I could understand it! ❗❕👇👇👇
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
NEW and EXCLUSIVE: Biden's DOJ promised to crackdown on corporate crime, instead Biden's prosecutors ushered in one of the most lenient eras in modern history for white collar criminals. www.levernews.com/bidens-soft-...
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Biden’s Soft-On-Corporate-Crime Policy Paved The Way For Trump
Under Biden’s administration, prosecution of white collar crime reached a record low. Now, it’s headed for rock bottom.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Truly insane story that involves executives who allegedly made fake tax shelters helping pay off the campaign debt of the man set to oversee the IRS and potential investigations into their schemes. www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
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Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.
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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Political donors just paid off IRS Commissioner-nominee Billy Long's $130,000 debt with this one weird trick. Read more from @levernews.com citing @issueonereform.bsky.social www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
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Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Truly insane story that involves executives who allegedly made fake tax shelters helping pay off the campaign debt of the man set to oversee the IRS and potential investigations into their schemes. www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
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Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.
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Lucy Dean Stockton @lucydeanstockton.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
😮‍💨 Credit unions are supposed to be the good guys. But @freddy-brewster.bsky.social found that they're just as interested in charging (and hiding) the junk fees they charge consumers (from overdraft penalties to insufficient fund fees) as the big, bad banks. www.levernews.com/trump-lets-g...
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Trump Lets “Good” Banks Hide Their Bad Fees
Last year, credit unions were forced to disclose the billions they made charging their members unnecessary junk fees. Now Trump is once again hiding their grift.
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Lucy Dean Stockton @lucydeanstockton.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Leonard Leo is sooo back (to dismantle the government). @freddy-brewster.bsky.social found that more than a dozen groups he's affiliated with filed amicus briefs in the latest case pushing SCOTUS to further gut federal agencies' power. 🤠 www.levernews.com/a-dark-money...
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A Dark Money Deluge To Kill Consumer Protections
More than a dozen groups tied to conservative “friend of the court” Leonard Leo filed legal briefs pushing SCOTUS to further gut the government’s power to take on corporations.
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Jared Jacang Maher @jjmaher.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Watching these groups in action is like a swarm of droids going after a target. And they’re all being controlled by one guy.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🚨 SCOOP: Leonard Leo's dark money machine is not only bankrolling one of the involved parties on the case, it has also dumped more than $20 million into 13 legal groups that filed amicus briefs with SCOTUS. www.levernews.com/a-dark-money...
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A Dark Money Deluge To Kill Consumer Protections
More than a dozen groups tied to conservative “friend of the court” Leonard Leo filed legal briefs pushing SCOTUS to further gut the government’s power to take on corporations.
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Alex Aronson @alexaronson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Terrific reporting from @freddy-brewster.bsky.social @levernews.com on big business's dark-money efforts to squash a judicial proposal to bring sunlight to the shadowy world of amicus brief influence. www.levernews.com/the-secret-s...
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The Secret Supreme Court Lobbyists Who Want To Stay Hidden
Dark money groups tied to conservative power broker Leonard Leo are trying to kill a rule forcing them to disclose who’s funding their judicial pressure campaigns.
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Freddy Brewster @freddy-brewster.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🚨 NEWS: The Trump EPA is trying to limit states' ability to regulate glyphosate, the chemical used in RoundUp which has links to cancer, and other Big Ag chemicals. www.levernews.com/the-plan-to-...
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The Plan To Make America Hazardous Again
Trump’s EPA could stop states from warning people about potentially dangerous chemicals sprayed on their food.
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