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November 14, 2025
Top Trump Official Failed To Disclose Conflicts of Interest for Entire Justice Department Tenure
A Department of Justice official managed to serve in Trump’s administration without disclosing his financial entanglements publicly – and now, only after his departure, can we highlight his conflicts of interest.
October 17, 2025
Tracking the Environmental Harms of Trump Actions
Trump’s second term began with drastic announcements on Day One and has been chaotic every day since. It can be overwhelming to try to keep up with the cuts to environmental funding, rollbacks to critical regulations, and track the thousands of staff across agencies who have been fired from their roles. The purpose of this tracker is to monitor some of the most important tangible increases in pollution and environmental and health harms caused by the Trump administration’s actions.
October 17, 2025
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 38-39: Your Wish, My Command
Big Oil is getting the white glove treatment, the Trump sons are cashing in on the White House and the shutdown threatens housing stability.
October 02, 2025
Don’t Listen to Ezra Klein- Annul BigTech & Democrats' Marriage
While supporters of abundance tend to center it on discussions of housing, the Klein-Thompson brand of abundance has always included a healthy dose of techno-optimism.
September 26, 2025
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) In The Trump Era
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is the largest public provider of power in the United States. It powers over 10 million people in Tennessee as well as Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia.
September 17, 2025
Attrition in the Early Months of the Trump Administration
According to data released in July by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), March 2025 was, by a large margin, the single worst month for federal hiring since at least October 2004.
September 15, 2025
CNN Allows Sinema Skate Through Recent Tapper Segment
CNN and Jake Tapper invited former Senator Kyrsten Sinema on to discuss crypto and AI. He failed to disclose her conflicts of interest
September 04, 2025
CDC in Chaos: Director Fired, Top Leaders Resign in Protest
HHS fired CDC Director Susan Monarez after she refused to implement vaccine policy changes directed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
August 26, 2025
Oligarchs in the Trump Admin: Jeff Yass
Billionaire Jeff Yass, a GOP mega-donor including $16 million to Trump super PAC MAGA Inc., has influence over education and TikTok policy.
August 20, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: John Wu
Since 2020, John Wu has served as president of the crypto company Ava Labs. On April 2, 2025, Ava Labs donated $1 million to MAGA Inc, President Trump’s Super PAC. According to the New York Times, the donation got Wu a spot at a fundraising event just two days later—a “candlelight dinner” featuring Trump as a guest speaker.
August 15, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Ronald Lauder
Ronald Lauder is the President of the World Jewish Congress, heir to Estée Lauder, and a GOP mega donor
Net Worth: 4.8 Billion
August 14, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: John Paul “JP” Richardson
JP Richardson is a wealthy crypto mogul who hosted an industry event for Trump. He is also a major Trump donor.
August 14, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are billionaires who made their initial fortune from a 2004 lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him of stealing their idea in the creation of Facebook. The Winklevoss twins have since expanded their fortunes through an $11 million purchase of Bitcoin in 2013, founding the venture capital firm Winklevoss Capital, and founding cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. In June 2024, the Winklevoss’ each tweeted an endorsement of Trump’s candidacy and donated $1 million in bitcoin to his campaign.