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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
News: Sen. Josh Hawley wants to ban self-driving cars, is planning legislation on it soon. “I think we ought to ban autonomous vehicles,” he told me, calling them “not safe” and saying it would be “terrible for working people” if they become the norm. www.businessinsider.com/josh-hawley-...
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Sen. Josh Hawley wants to ban driverless cars — and says he'll introduce a bill on it 'soon'
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri told BI that he wants to see driverless cars banned nationwide, and that he's introducing a bill on the topic soon.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Digital content creators" are among the 68 occupations that the Treasury Department has deemed eligible for the "no tax on tips" deduction. They explicitly name streamers, influencers, podcasters as illustrative examples. via @danwhateley.bsky.social and me www.businessinsider.com/influencers-...
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Trump hasn't committed to sending out "DOGE checks" or tariff rebates — or even pushing for it. Republicans in Congress are largely opposed. He's still fundraising off of it. Here's one from today that somehow mentions *both*. Subject line: "Do you want a DOGE check?"
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the first member of Congress to disclose purchasing stocks right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring. She bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks across 19 different companies on April 8 and 9. www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-tay...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene bought thousands of dollars in stock right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks in 19 different companies, beginning the day before Trump's tariff pause.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Was there any insider trading around Trump's tariff announcements? We won't really know for weeks. www.businessinsider.com/politicians-...
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It may be weeks before we learn which politicians cashed in on Trump's tariff-driven stock market dip
Democrats are raising alarms about potential insider trading. There's no evidence yet, but lawmakers and Trump advisors have to disclose by mid-May.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Two of Trump's nominees have made thousands of dollars from posting on X. NIH Director nominee Jay Bhattacharya: $11,995. Department of VA Undersecretary nominee Sam Brown: $5,169. w/ @thenewsham.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/jay-bhattach...
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Trump's NIH director nominee made nearly $12,000 from posting on X last year
One of Trump's top health-related nominees had an uncommon income source over the past two years: posting on social media.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Pam Bondi disclosed owning more than $3.9 million in Truth Social stock in December, according to documents obtained by BI. www.businessinsider.com/pam-bondi-tr...
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Trump's attorney general pick owned at least $3.9 million in Truth Social stock and made $1 million as a lobbyist last year
Bondi, who's been working as a lobbyist and a consultant in recent years, reported a net worth of $12.1 million.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
New: Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's financial disclosure is out. It shows he made more than $2 million/year at Fox News, plus $900,000 from 41 paid speeches. www.businessinsider.com/pete-hegseth...
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Pete Hegseth made millions at Fox News and $900,000 from 41 paid speeches in the last 2 years
Hegseth delivered 41 paid speeches across the country over the last two years, earning $900,000 along the way.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
New: Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick to lead the EPA, was paid tens of thousands of dollars to write op-eds criticizing ESG and New York's climate policies, per his financial disclosure. He also made $65,500 in paid speeches and won $45,475 from casino gambling. www.businessinsider.com/trump-epa-no...
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Trump's pick to lead EPA was paid tens of thousands to write op-eds criticizing climate policies and ESG
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin made nearly $200,000 from paid speeches and op-eds in recent years. Some of those op-eds were on climate-related topics.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Despite Trump’s seemingly open-minded stance on the topic, Republicans are broadly uninterested in a federal minimum wage increase. www.businessinsider.com/trump-minimu...
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Even if Trump tried to raise the minimum wage, his own party could get in the way
Trump recently signaled openness to raising the federal minimum wage. Even if he's serious, he's likely to hit GOP resistance.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
To understand how some in the GOP view Chavez-DeRemer, consider Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who said he's concerned about her pro-labor record but his "bias is supporting President Trump in staffing his administration with the people he wants around him." www.businessinsider.com/trump-labor-...
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Trump's Labor Secretary pick is winning Democratic praise — and GOP skepticism
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer supports a sweeping pro-union bill, earning her cautious praise from Democrats and skepticism from Republicans.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren offering some conditional praise for Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary, outgoing GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
www.businessinsider.com/charles-mora...
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'Give him the benefit of the doubt': Why one gay GOP leader is holding his fire on Mike Johnson — ...
"It's not maybe as 'ideal' as we wanted, but we've got to see if this works," said Charles Moran, the president of the Log Cabin Republicans.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 26/06/2023
feel bad for not posting on here
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 14/06/2023
Insider Union’s strike just ended.
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The bitter strike at Insider — longest ever in digital media — is over
Striking staffers at digital website Insider signed a deal end their 13-day strike, the longest ever in digital media.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 09/06/2023
Today, the White House crossed Insider Union’s digital picket line. Within hours, they threw their support behind our strike — and journalist strikes happening in newsrooms around the country. www.insiderunion.org/business-outsi…
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 05/06/2023
Insider’s Union remains on strike. Do not click any links from Insider. This will be resolved when management engages in good faith with our bargaining committee on our long-overdue collective bargaining agreement. Hasn’t been happening these last few days.
thedailybeast.com
Insider Staffers Go on Strike After Steep Layoffs
The strike marks the first at any Axel Springer-owned U.S. publication.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 23/05/2023
interesting thread
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 17/05/2023
I don’t know if any campaign finance nerds are on here, but this story from me touches on the downstream effects of Ted Cruz vs. FEC. Ron Johnson could legally funnel $8.4 million from donors into his own personal coffers due to that SCOTUS decision.
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Ron Johnson insists he won't pocket $8.4 million from donors. But thanks to Ted Cruz, he could legally do exactly that.
The Wisconsin Republican declared that his campaign owes him $8.4 million. But he told Insider he doesn't have "any expectation to get paid back."
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 15/05/2023
pronouncing “bluesky” like “brewski”
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 08/05/2023
Sinema on election deniers in AZ: “What's happening in our public discourse is members of both political parties are twisting stories to create their own narratives.” “The two political parties have gotten more and more extreme. They've moved away from that center of working together.”
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Kyrsten Sinema, eyeing GOP voters, knocks 'both political parties' when asked about election deniers in Arizona
Arizona has been a hotbed for GOP candidates who've denied the validity of the 2020 election. But in 2024, Sinema may need their supporters' votes.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 06/05/2023
NEW: I wrote about some of the lawmakers who are on this site — and why. I kept it pretty surface-level, a primer for the uninitiated… both for general edit-for-interest reasons and because I just got here this week and still don’t get a lot of the inside joking happening here 🥴
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Democratic lawmakers are having a blast on 'Bluesky,' the latest alternative to Twitter
AOC says the invite-only site is "safer and more fun" than Twitter. But it's unclear if it can survive when other alternatives have sputtered.
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Brian Contreras @bric.bsky.social · 05/05/2023
I am bringing back Scoppa Tu Mana or whatever 👍
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 06/05/2023
@robertgarcia.bsky.social is pro-skeet www.businessinsider.com/democrats-b…
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 06/05/2023
A spokeswoman for Bluesky tells me tonight that there are at least 1.9 million people on the waitlist to get on this site. (I have a story about Bluesky publishing tomorrow AM 😊)
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 04/05/2023
Ted Cruz says podcasting is really important for his job, actually
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Ted Cruz defends three-times-a-week podcasting side-hustle, says it's a 'critical part of the job'
Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, running against Cruz in 2024, says the Texas senator spends more time podcasting "than actually being a senator."
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 04/05/2023
I announced a bill for the first time on this app, and a reporter @metzger.bsky.social saw the skeet. Coverage of our people over parking bill - and coverage of the skeets.
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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia wants to get rid of rules requiring parking spots that are making the housing affordability crisis worse
"We know that parking raises the cost of housing immensely," Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat, told Insider.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 03/05/2023
i may be a journalist but i sure as hell am not earnest
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 03/05/2023
are any Republicans on this website
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 03/05/2023
do we post our articles here too or is that considered gauche www.businessinsider.com/trump-skip-…
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Trump's Senate backers are fine with him skipping 2024 primary debates: 'Most of it's for entertainment anyway'
Former President Donald Trump has argued he may skip the primary debates, given his high polling numbers. His supporters in the Senate agree.
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bryan metzger @metzger.bsky.social · 02/05/2023
why can’t you DM people on here
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