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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/04/2025

It comes after the investigative group Documented on Tuesday released a 2021 letter in which Sgamma wrote that she was “disgusted” by Trump “spreading misinformation” about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

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Trump’s pick to oversee public lands withdraws after criticism of Jan. 6 riot surfaces

Kathleen Sgamma, Trump’s Bureau of Land Management nominee, wrote in 2021 that she was “disgusted” by the Jan. 6 attack, an investigative group had just disclosed.

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

@eenews.bsky.social is reporting Sgamma withdrew because of the memo: "She withdrew her confirmation due to revelations about that post, said a person familiar with the move who was granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters." www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

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Trump BLM nominee withdraws

Kathleen Sgamma withdrew her nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management.

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🚨 Kathleen Sgamma just withdrew her nomination to lead BLM—right before her Senate hearing. Did the recently unearthed memo exposing her past criticism of Trump's election denial play a role?

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

🧵1/ Kathleen Sgamma, Trump’s pick to run the Bureau of Land Management, wrote in 2021 she was "disgusted" by Trump's role "spreading misinformation" on Jan. 6, accusing him of "dishonoring the vote of the People," per a memo to oil execs obtained by @documented.net. Her Senate hearing is Thursday.

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The Heritage Foundation - the lead org behind Project 2025 - is promoting a new state model bill that would criminalize orgs providing legal or financial assistance to people without legal status to be in the US. Under the act, any org found guilty would lose all state and city licenses to operate.

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Documented @documented.org · 03/02/2025

Last week @allinwithchris.bsky.social cited @propublica.org and @documented.net's reporting that revealed Russ Vought promised donors in a private speech to put civil servants "in trauma," a plan that's clearly already underway.

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Documented @documented.org · 10/01/2025

Documented partnered with @propublica.org on multiple investigations last year. We were happy to see some featured on their most read stories of 2024, including our reporting on Ziklag and Project 2025's training videos. Find the full list, with many great pieces, here: bit.ly/3Pvndcx

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The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2024

As the 2024 election dominated headlines, our readers spent time with stories about health care, abortion rights, immigration and President-elect Donald Trump.

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Matt Kasper @mattkasper.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Utilities partnering with RGA for a fundraiser for Donald Trump's inauguration next month. Someone send me one of those $7,500 koozies! documented.net/swamp-dollar...

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Sara Tindall Ghazal @saratindallghazal.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Kudos to @documented.bsky.social for their tremendous work here (and elsewhere!)

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Documented research featured in this important new WPost story about the Koch network's 40-year effort to dismantle the regulatory state. I am quoted in the piece talking about the State Policy Network, an important recipient of Koch funding in this effort. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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How billionaire Charles Koch’s network won a 40-year war to curb regulation

A seismic Supreme Court ruling on Chevron deference ushered in a new era of diminished federal power. The next Trump administration hopes to capitalize on it.

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Long-form investigations on the climate crisis have never been more important. Here's a non-exhaustive list of investigative journalists who cover climate. Tell us who to add. go.bsky.app/5Wp1U58

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its winter meeting in DC this week. In front of a large crowd of state legislators, Newt Gingrich is suggesting all states create a DOGE to massively cut state public spending.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Tomorrow’s Supreme Court case obviously has huge stakes for transgender Americans. But it also affects all our rights—because the big question is really whether the constitutional guarantee of gender equality can survive this conservative supermajority. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case

The Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday in Skrmetti v. U.S.

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to meet privately with Republican members of the House and Senate next week to discuss their plans to slash federal spending (ie cuts to social spending). Invitation obtained by documented.bsky.social

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Reposting this about the junior and senior democracy research positions we are hiring for. We have a fantastic team and we are doubling down on exposing threats to democracy under Trump. Please share with anyone who might be a good fit. Documented.net/work-with-us

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We are hiring!

Documented is an investigative watchdog and journalism project committed to holding the powerful interests that undermine our democracy accountable.

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

If you are an investigative researcher or reporter, and want to help the team at Documented do more breakthrough reporting like this...well, we are hiring. Both senior and more junior positions. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us

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We are hiring!

Documented is an investigative watchdog and journalism project committed to holding the powerful interests that undermine our democracy accountable.

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is an incredibly useful tool for democracy researchers.

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Nick Surgey @nicksurgey.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hey Bluesky. I run Documented.net, the investigative watchdog and reporting project. We are hiring a bunch of positions to help us expand our investigations, both senior and more junior researchers. Competitive pay, good benefits and a fantastic team. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us

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