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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Fat Bear Week!
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I-194 The Montana Plan wouldn't be possible without Montanans. It would not be possible without the hundreds of volunteers and the thousands of Montanans that worked to place I-194 on the ballot! Thank you! Your Montana, Your Voice!
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NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026
The investigations by attorneys general follow a recent bankruptcy filing in the face of civil lawsuits, falling revenues, and impending debt payments. n.pr/4xMQtiT
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States threaten action against company earning millions off disabled vets
The investigations by attorneys general follow a recent bankruptcy filing in the face of civil lawsuits, falling revenues, and impending debt payments.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Worth the watch! @Reuters visit to Montana and I-194, The Montana Plan www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxC...
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Montana's plan to beat Citizens United could reshape political spending
A Montana ballot initiative seeks to prohibit corporate election sp...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After 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...
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Worth the watch! @Reuters visit to Montana and I-194, The Montana Plan www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxC...
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Montana's plan to beat Citizens United could reshape political spending
A Montana ballot initiative seeks to prohibit corporate election sp...
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“I haven’t talked to a person yet that doesn’t think that there’s too much money in politics,” said Jeff Mangan, a lifelong Montana resident" We can do this www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/...
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Montana Ballot Measure Would Strike at Political ‘Dark Money’ (Gift Article)
A measure aimed at stemming the tide of corporate money in politics will be on the November ballot. Opponents say it violates a high court ruling.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🤨 "The retreat a block from the beach is one of about 200 “artificial entities” — corporations, limited liability companies, trusts, and partnerships — allowed by the town charter to cast votes in local elections" www.votebeat.org/national/20...
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In Delaware, corporations can vote in local elections. Some people are trying to change that.
A Delaware beach town offers broad voting rights to corporations, spurring broader debate over who should be allowed to take part in elections.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Good luck finding out who contributed this $265 million. That’s how much came from five dark-money groups, or nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose their donors..." www.nytimes.com/interactive...
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Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms (Gift Article)
The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/09/2026
“As people live longer, work can become more than a paycheck. It's a source of identity, purpose, routine and social connection,” Lee Ann Rawlins Williams wrote for The Conversation. to.pbs.org/4vqsXrb
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Older Americans often compelled to keep working — and face criticism for doing so
Over the past several decades, demographic and economic changes have significantly altered how people experience work and aging.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
“This is probably one of the larger, if not the largest, climate events…that anybody alive is potentially ever experiencing.”
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This “supersized” El Niño is only just beginning to wreak its havoc
Its likely consequences"are so large, I’m not sure we fully understand them.”
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Dennis M. Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
montanafreepress.org/2026/09/03/d... #mtpol #mtleg
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Top employees for data center company eyeing Yellowstone County made matching political donations before announcing plans
The Quantica employees gave the same amount to the same candidates and on the same days in 2024.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚨 NEW: ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database: As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database. @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...
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ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We have it on the Nov 3 General election ballot! @transpelectinit.bsky.social
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Perceptions of government corruption are now higher in the U.S. than at any point in the past two decades and outpace most other countries, including advanced economies. Link in thread
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Secret money is not new. But the pervasiveness has reached industrial scale in 2026 — and serves as a preview of its coming prevalence in 2028. Nearly every major primary and battleground race this fall has been or will be shaped by secret funds" @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/...
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‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election (Gift Article)
At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
.@CREWcrew "The more than 33.1 million in CREW’s analysis represents just the ground floor of how much this dark money network is pumping into the 2026 election cycle as it only includes contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) 1/2 Link in thread
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
One Step Closer - The Montana Plan I-194 @transparent406
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Project on Ethics in Political Communication @policommethics.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ads designed to mislead voters are wrong. Candidates shouldn't make stuff up about their opponants. www.wcax.com/2026/08/12/a...
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AI deepfake video of NY-21 congressional candidate sparks debate over NY election law
Mudslinging between two congressional candidates in the race to replace Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has reached new heights this election cycle.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Montana Plan is at the plate! Batter up!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/08/2026
Middle-income Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis that shows insurers in the marketplace are proposing a second straight year of double-digit premium hikes. to.pbs.org/4wCbf4A
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Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027
Middle-income Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Roosevelt Record roosevelt.transparentelection.org youtu.be/YKnHNr80z-c...
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The Teddy Roosevelt Chronicles
President Teddy Roosevelt was among the first to call for ending co...
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A @BrennanCenter study published in 2025 documented that dark money spending nearly doubled from 2020 to 2024, reaching a record $1.9 billion—and that figure is likely an undercount.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
. @IssueOneReform "..voters in Montana will also be asked whether they want to end corporate and dark money spending in Montana elections through an innovative ballot initiative known as the Montana Plan" link in thread" @transparent406
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
psst... The Montana Plan - learn more at montanaplan.com
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
'Time for this one to come down' Montana cartoonist JC Moore #TheMontanaPlan
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A State of the Union Message from President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905! “All contributions by corporations to any political committee or for any political purpose should be forbidden by law; directors should not be permitted to use stockholders’ money for such purposes;
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13/07/2026
America’s farmers and cattle ranchers are warning that data centers are gobbling up farmland acreage, electricity and water needed to raise livestock and grow crops. “It’s almost like the wild west to see who gets there first.” on.wsj.com/4ph1S7P
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A New Foe Has Emerged for Data Centers: Farmers
Growers, ranchers and companies warn of too much farmland being used for AI data centers, siphoning water.
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A contractor building Meta's data center flushed its "closed-loop" cooling system straight into Cheyenne's sewer. It carried a bacterium and knocked the city's water-reuse system offline for months. They sell these as sealed systems that barely touch the water. This one poisoned a city's.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"The groups are two of the biggest spenders in this year’s midterm elections, laying out nearly $24 million and promising that over $100 million more" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/...
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They Are Top Spenders in the Midterms. And They Hate Each Other. (Gift Article)
One super PAC is allied with Anthropic. The other is tied to OpenAI. They’re both spending millions to influence this year’s elections.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Roosevelt Record roosevelt.transparentelection.org youtu.be/YKnHNr80z-c...
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The Teddy Roosevelt Chronicles
President Teddy Roosevelt was among the first to call for ending co...
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Dark money has evolved since Citizens United. Rather than purchasing their own advertisements (which would trigger some disclosure), dark money groups now primarily make massive transfers to allied super PACs—amounts far exceeding any previous direct spending.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment.
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Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
#ELB: BREAKING: “Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act” (This is going to be a BFD if Trump Tries to Assert the EAC’s Powers over the Federal Voter Registration Form) electionlawblog.org/?p=157199
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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Contribution limits are designed to guard against corruption and the appearance of corruption. But thanks to a new SCOTUS ruling last week, a donor can now give more than $300K this year alone to a party committee like the NRSC or DSCC to help a specific candidate issueone.org/press/suprem...
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Supreme Court Opens New Avenue for Big Money to Buy Favor with Candidates - Issue One
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision today in the major campaign finance case known as National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, also called NRSC…
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Glen Burbidge ❌️👑 @gburbidg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It's also time for everyone to change their profile pic! Let everyone know where you stand, that we're taking democracy back!
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
'Time for this one to come down' Montana cartoonist JC Moore #TheMontanaPlan
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
We're moving into the next phase! Watch for updates & announcements! Join us at MontanaPlan.org!
Updated logo for the Montana Plan I-194, circular design, text YES, rising sun over blue mountains,text I-194. Text as border around the outside of the logo: "The Montana Plan To End Dark Money"
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"We must prohibit the use of corporate funds directly or indirectly for political purposes" TR first brought corporate and special interest spending & corruption to our attention in the early 1900s.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 21/06/2026
KYUK reports on how an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on mail voting could affect thousands of Alaskans:
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How a change to mail-in voting could impact Alaska’s most rural voters
Alaska is one of 29 states that allow at least some late-arriving ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked on or before election day. But a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could complicate that, especially for voters in the Bush.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections. Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it. Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win. (via @levernews.com)
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Herb Scribner @herbscribner.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Investors have poured an unprecedented $255 billion into five AI hyperscalers — Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle — already this year, more than twice what those companies raised in all of 2025 www.axios.com/2026/06/10/m...
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Wall Street is raining unprecedented cash on the hyperscalers
Just five companies have raised $255.34 billion through both equity and debt so far this year.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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🇺🇸 The Montana Plan: A Conversation w/ Governor Marc Racicot (R) & Senator Jon Tester (D) We are excited to announce that Former Governor Marc Racicot and Former Senator Jon Tester will kick off…...
🇺🇸 The Montana Plan: A Conversation w/ Governor Marc Racicot (R) & Senator Jon Tester (D) We are excited to announce that Former Governor Marc Racicot and Former Senator Jon Tester will kick off the ...
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
'Keep Calm and Sign the Petition' Montana cartoonist JC Moore. disruptdarkmoney.feather.blog/keep-calm-a...
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
"The groups are two of the biggest spenders in this year’s midterm elections, laying out nearly $24 million and promising that over $100 million more" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/...
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David Montana 🇺🇸🇨🇦🌈🇺🇦🇲🇽🇻🇪🇵🇸 @mountainman14.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Montana, if you haven't signed yet, no excuses! You can print and sign and submit yourself even. Wanna keep corporate money in Montana politics?
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Bethanne Wills @bethannewills.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Not a single flyer in my mailbox has been from a candidate, dozens and dozens all from PACs.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Dark money has evolved since Citizens United. Rather than purchasing their own advertisements (which would trigger some disclosure), dark money groups now primarily make massive transfers to allied super PACs—amounts far exceeding any previous direct spending.
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Jeff Mangan @jmangan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I Want to Sign The Montana Plan I-194! 😍 Print, Sign, & Submit and/or find events near you across Montana at sign.mttei.org Continually updated!
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Transparent Election Initiative - Montana
Sign the petition to eliminate corporate and dark money from Montana politics.
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