Reposted by Jesse Eisingercapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 18hTrump brought more destruction to DC this weekend, ordering the cutting of 400 mature trees before courts could stop it. Same tactic as when he knocked down the East Wing. Riverbend Landscapes & Tree Service of VA did the cutting. They knew it was wrong. And you can let them know how you feel. 1/ 26599324
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 17hMost top economics essentially missed the rise in wealth inequality that started in the 80s and the obsolescence of the income tax until the 2010s. Instead they were peddling stuff like this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall%E2...en.wikipedia.orgHall–Rabushka flat tax - Wikipedia 03610
Reposted by Jesse EisingerBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22hVia Fox News, natch: A criminal raid, right before the election, based on some paperwork Omar’s dad filled out decades ago www.foxnews.com/politics/ilh... 24536133
Reposted by Jesse EisingerJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12/10/2026In case you aren't knee-deep in the latest MAGA conspiracy theory, this is a response to the "bombshell" that James Talarico spent the past week-plus secretly seeking treatment at an Ohio mental health facility, and a GOP operative broke the case with a late-night phone call. 531194249
Reposted by Jesse EisingerJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Freedom of the Press Foundation's Seth Stern reacts to the DOJ investigating the TV press pool for antitrust violations over its blackout in response to Trump's press ban: "The investigation is nonsense... It’s a weird way of telling the press how much he missed them.” 210734
Reposted by Jesse EisingerEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026DHS claims that agents in NYC only shot Oscar Belgal because he "weaponized his vehicle." We don't know the truth...yet But we do know that DHS keeps making that claim, and it keeps falling apart The Guardian tracked 26 cases Just one got ended in conviction www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... 1432191
Reposted by Jesse EisingerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/202622 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 22082153521
Reposted by Jesse EisingerNicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 151221583
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The technique of having plain clothes goons race up to a car with guns drawn seems designed to maximize shootings. 410836
Reposted by Jesse EisingerDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“This recent dump of papers on Tuesday destroyed the careers of early-career mathematicians. We've had whole research programs wiped out on Tuesday by their dump … they have all the mathematicians research programs in their training data” - Tristan Buckmaster on OpenAI solving unsolved math problems 22641231
Reposted by Jesse EisingerPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Christ, they are using this to start the process of ending sanctions on Russia. 25381102
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So some naked DOJ careerists decided instead of quitting on principle to move jobs away from corporate crime because that’s not Trump’s priority news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/... 0101
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Once Trump is gone, I just don’t think the Reality Is What I Say It Is line will fly anymore. Marco, that “source” was hundreds of Signal messages in black and white for the world to see. 85717
Reposted by Jesse EisingerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The head of the Fraud Task Force unaware of corruption inside the Trump administration, despite it being widely covered in the media. All by design: The Public Integrity unit in DOJ was gutted and has been told to focus on welfare fraud in blue states. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/stop-paper... 11711178
Reposted by Jesse EisingerRick Claypool @rickclaypool.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yesterday I released a @Public_Citizen report documenting 200+ corporations benefiting from Trump's canceled enforcement. Today: A new report shows a handful of those corporations gave $200 million to MAGA Inc. & other Trump-aligned super PACs www.citizen.org/article/cost...citizen.orgThe Cost of Canceled Corporate Enforcement - Public Citizen 194
Reposted by Jesse EisingerErin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Paired with Selig as the sole CFTC commissioner, these are dark days indeed for financial regulation, at a moment of opaque circular exposures in AI financing, prediction markets creating entirely new categories of risk, the fusion of crypto and conventional finance in legalized stablecoins ...ft.comOne person is now a quorum at the SECThe Ankh-Morpork approach to US financial regulation 32811
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If we have some kind of financial crisis, we’re going to be in deep shit www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 32497132
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bobby Kotick, who values journalism so much he sued a media company, becomes a board member of the Ellisons’ conglomerate: www.prnewswire.com/news-release... Kotick’s company is a recidivist corporate wrongdoer talkingbiznews.com/media-news/e... 1205
Reposted by Jesse EisingerEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 20962551
Reposted by Jesse EisingerOmri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Again, this is not about the literal taxes. This is about power. They have no problem paying the tax. They wouldn't feel it. What they are worried about is a well-funded government, and a well-to-do middle class. They can't have that. 24415
Reposted by Jesse EisingerLois Beckett @loisbeckett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026An AI book list with three categories: 1) smart books that explain and critique the AI industry 2) VERY flawed but ~illustrative~ books on AI 3) books that provide deeper political/social context, including some fiction (lmk what you'd add to the list) www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s... 54214
Reposted by Jesse EisingerAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 421030498
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Americans hate data centers. And they are paying for them through Meta’s tax dodging. It’s a good bet that Trump broke the IRS so badly, they’ll get away with it. Excellent piece from @kashhill.bsky.social, @jessedrucker.bsky.social et al: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 14121
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Probably enhances his chances that his conspiracy theory was entirely fake. 720631
Reposted by Jesse EisingerAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7835991387
Reposted by Jesse EisingerProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19596023537
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is unequivocal evidence of poor coaching. It’s a controlled experiment! It’s not Gutey. It’s not the players. It’s MLF, Stenavich and Butkus. 020
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is unequivocal evidence of poor coaching. It’s a controlled experiment! It’s not Gutey. It’s not the players. It’s MLF, Stenavich and Butkus. 031
Reposted by Jesse EisingerGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Awful: Trump's Office of "Remigration" has just been exposed making sordid payments to authoritarian governments to take third-country deportees, leading to serious abuses. Dems tell me they will try to defund the agency if they win power. They should. 1/ New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2157...newrepublic.comStephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New LeaksSordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down. 13127801321
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thanks. I was actually referring to this, however: fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...fiftyplusone.newsFiftyPlusOne - Donald Trump Approval Polls and Average for 2026A comprehensive list of polls and polling averages for elections and politician approval. 101
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Forgive me if you’ve written this before but what are the differences btn your averages and those of the NYT and Nate Silver? They have his approval at 38%ish still. 291
Reposted by Jesse EisingerJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We go through the indictment of a defense contractor that helped ProPublica come up with a story that looks really bad for Maine Senator Susan Collins & assess the evidnece joycevance.substack.com/p/a-bad-tues...joycevance.substack.comA Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan CollinsAnd a new order in Katie Phang’s Epstein Files case 562752809
Reposted by Jesse EisingerEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What we already know about the latest ICE shooting: Agents drove into Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car An agent fired at Garces Perez 4 times--while he was still in the car The agents didn't give Garces Perez immediate medical attention They didn't have body-cams www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...nytimes.comVideos Reveal New Details About ICE Shooting in AustinA video analysis finds that a federal immigration officer was standing to the side of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s car when the officer apparently fired through the rear passenger window. But the even... 317790
Reposted by Jesse EisingerZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/09/2026New: Trump called crypto "thin air." Last year, he reported $1.4 billion in income from it. Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater. I made an 8-bit game out of it— 📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money. 📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.thinairrealmoney.com‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto GameAn 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites. 521633568
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026And don’t sleep on the part where we bust Cleta Mitchell (yes, that one) for helping to hatch a campaign finance cover-up: 14689250
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is how it should be done. But with 5-10 folks. (They would pay for themselves.) 27911
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026No? What about our invite for him to sit at our WHCA table? 151
Reposted by Jesse EisingerWilliam Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 21775339
Reposted by Jesse EisingerMolly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵 8712253
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026From @williamturton.bsky.social, @mtredden.bsky.social, Avi Asher-Shapiro & @kirstenberg.bsky.social 1948
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 8634301342
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Poorly coached. Has to be the most personal foul penalties in a single game from a Packer team in years, if not decades. 130
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This has to be the most personal fouls committed by the Packers in years and years. 040
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Packers are bad. They should have fired MLF after last season. 0130
Reposted by Jesse EisingerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Arguably Leonard Leo has been the most successful convertor of money to political outcomes in recent decades. He also is unethical and a bit corrupt, and seems to bet mostly on ideological allies and I doubt asks for metrics on ROI. www.propublica.org/article/we-d...propublica.orgWe Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court SupermajorityThe inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next. 412146
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I do hope a strongly worded letter is coming forthwith. And I’d suggest perhaps a more muted invitation for Mr. Trump to the next WHCA black tie event. 2377
Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Note to the media that runs with this claim: -How much did Don Jr. pay back? -When? -Why? -How? -What prompted it? -Can you see the evidence of repayment? -N.B.: Probably shouldn't agree to a background source. 57322