# dark money (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dark money. Page: Feed: --- ## [Trump Convenes White House Crypto Meeting With His Own Business Partners](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/20/trump-convenes-white-house-crypto-meeting-with-his-own-business-partners/) _2026-08-20 · David Moore · Sludge_ Many of the companies at today’s White House meeting are in business with the president's or his son's crypto ventures, and have donated millions to Trump’s political committees. ## [Utility Shock, Housing Protections and Juvenile Murder Laws](https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/08/19/utility-shock-housing-protections-and-juvenile-murder-laws/) _2026-08-19 · Oklahoma Watch · Long Story Short podcast Archives - Oklahoma Watch_ Oklahoma Watch · Utility Shock, Housing Protections and Juvenile Murder Laws Andrea Eger breaks down what is driving the massive spike in Oklahomans’ electricity bills, while Jake Ramsey examines the lack of legal recourse for tenants dealing with negligent landlords failing to provide essential services. Plus, Brenna Witchey details Oklahoma’s controversial felony murder doctrine, which \[…\] The… ## [Dog Days of Politics](https://mikejopek.substack.com/p/dog-days-of-politics) _2026-08-19 · Mike Jopek · Mike Jopek: Flathead farmer_ Montana candidates need more honey and less vinegar this election season ## [Sen. Adam Schiff on Israel, Impeachment, and Post-Trump America](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/adam-schiff-israel-impeachment-post-trump-america/) _2026-08-19 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Sen. Adam Schiff is often on the receiving end of President Donald Trump’s rage online. It should be no surprise. Back in 2020, the California Democrat was the lead prosecutor during the first Trump impeachment trial as a member of the House of Representatives. Now a senator, Schiff has been laying out a different strategy \[…\] ## [40 Acres and a Lie Part 2](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/40-acres-and-a-lie-part-2-update/) _2026-08-15 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Skidaway Island, Georgia, is home today to a luxurious community that the mostly white residents consider paradise: waterfront views, live oaks, and marsh grass alongside golf courses, swimming pools, and other amenities. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. In 1865, the island was a thriving Black community, started \[…\] ## [Dark Money Group Sends Staffers to Tech and Pharma HQs to Kick Off August Recess](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/13/dark-money-group-sends-staffers-to-tech-and-pharma-hqs-to-kick-off-august-recess/) _2026-08-13 · Donald Shaw · Sludge_ Center Forward, funded in part by the companies it sent congressional staffers to visit, paired the tours with policy briefings for aides who sit on the committees the companies lobby. ## [Darkness is losing its war with the light](https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/darkness-is-losing-its-war-with-the-light/) _2026-08-13 · Simon Allison · Coda Story_ Nothing on Earth is as sure as night following day. An American tech start-up with military backing wants to change that. Not everyone thinks a brighter future is such a good idea. The post Darkness is losing its war with the light appeared first on Coda Story . ## [Fact-Checking the Debate, Title IX Resistance and Tenant Fallout](https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/08/12/fact-checking-the-debate-title-ix-resistance-and-tenant-fallout/) _2026-08-12 · Oklahoma Watch · Long Story Short podcast Archives - Oklahoma Watch_ Oklahoma Watch · Fact-Checking the Debate, Title IX Resistance and Tenant Fallout Keaton Ross discusses Oklahoma Watch’s fact-check of the August 3 debate between Republican gubernatorial candidates Mike Mazzei and Gentner Drummond, while Jennifer Palmer looks into an Oklahoma high school’s resistance to following federal laws such as Title IX. Jake Ramsey details the fallout \[…\] The post… ## [Fauci, RFK Jr., and the Latest in American Health](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/fauci-rfkjr-vaccines-jessica-malaty-rivera-public-health/) _2026-08-12 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Lettuce contaminated with cyclospora. Cruise ship passengers contracting a deadly form of hantavirus. Legionnaires’ disease (yet again) in big cities. RFK Jr. refusing any responsibility for measles outbreaks. That’s just a brief list of public health stories in America this summer. And we haven’t even mentioned Dr. Anthony Fauci being held in contempt of Congress \[…\] ## [In Solidarity – Powell’s Endorsement of Conroy Reshapes The WA-5 Congressional Race](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/in-solidarity-powells-endorsement) _2026-08-11 · The LeClaire Report_ An independent coalition fractured decades of Republican dominance, then united behind a single Democratic challenger. ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NwJ6NUAs1TRn) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Health Insurers Are Paying Third Way as It Targets the Left](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/11/health-insurers-are-paying-third-way-as-it-targets-the-left/) _2026-08-11 · David Moore · Sludge_ A health insurance industry group run by Republican consultants made its only disclosed 2024 donation to the centrist Third Way, according to a tax filing by the group. ## [The manufactured crisis of Ceuta](https://www.codastory.com/polarization/the-manufactured-crisis-of-ceuta/) _2026-08-10 · Irina Matchavariani · Coda Story_ Rumors and disinformation spread through social media and an attempt to twist the narrative for political ends are at the heart of Europe’s panic about migration and sovereignty. The post The manufactured crisis of Ceuta appeared first on Coda Story . ## [40 Acres and a Lie Part 1](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/40-acres-and-a-lie-part-1-update/) _2026-08-08 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Patricia Bailey’s four-bedroom home sits high among the trees in lush Edisto Island, South Carolina. It’s a peaceful place where her body healed from multiple sclerosis. It’s also the source of her generational wealth. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Bailey built this house on land that was \[…\] ## [Cedar Lake Disputes, County Bail Disparities and Funding Native Success](https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/08/05/cedar-lake-disputes-county-bail-disparities-and-funding-native-success/) _2026-08-05 · Oklahoma Watch · Long Story Short podcast Archives - Oklahoma Watch_ Oklahoma Watch · Cedar Lake Disputes, County Bail Disparities and Funding Native Success Paul Monies shares how Cedar Lake residents are pointing blame at a wealthy, politically connected neighbor over severe local water problems, while Maya Henry examines the stark differences in bail schedules across 25 Oklahoma counties. Plus, Brenna Witchey breaks down new coverage \[…\] The post Cedar Lake… ## [State Power](https://mikejopek.substack.com/p/state-power) _2026-08-05 · Mike Jopek · Mike Jopek: Flathead farmer_ The job of state government is to secure your rights and make you feel safe at home ## [How Elon Musk Is Re-Engineering the World](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/quinn-slobodian-elon-musk-doge-government/) _2026-08-05 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Elon Musk is an avatar of digital capitalism: He both embodies and defines it. In “Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed,” co-author Quinn Slobodian examines how Musk’s actions have altered American capitalism by changing its relationship with the federal government while ushering in a new, technologically driven political economy that’s upending our lives. Subscribe to \[…\] ## [AIPAC Tops $100 Million in Election Spending for Second Straight Cycle](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/03/aipac-tops-100-million-in-election-spending-for-second-straight-cycle/) _2026-08-03 · David Moore · Sludge_ The pro-Israel group's PAC and super PAC have poured $104.3 million into the midterms, including more than $30.6 million in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, the most it has ever spent on a single race. ## [The Post-Roe Surprise: More Abortions](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/medication-abortion-access-increasing-roe-v-wade-angel-foster/) _2026-08-01 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Access to medication abortion in the years since Covid and the fall of Roe v. Wade has completely reshaped the abortion access landscape in America. “There’s this irony that’s actually happened,” says Dr. Angel Foster, an abortion provider and researcher. “Tragically, 33 to 40 percent of women of reproductive age now have less of a \[…\] ## [Lobbying Filings Reveal What Companies Paid for Trump's Freedom 250](https://readsludge.com/2026/07/31/lobbying-filings-reveal-what-companies-paid-for-trumps-freedom-250/) _2026-07-31 · Donald Shaw · Sludge_ Freedom 250 isn't required to disclose what its corporate sponsors paid, but new lobbying filings reveal the first documented contribution amounts for some of its biggest backers. ## [Who's Behind The Dark Money Boosting Angie Craig?](https://jaeger.substack.com/p/whos-behind-the-dark-money-boosting) _2026-07-31 · Robbie Jaeger · PolitiFi_ Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary has quietly become one of the most expensive in the country. Dark money, overwhelmingly supporting Craig, has everything to do with it. ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/E3IGZKqrdvfC) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Cleta Mitchell's Voter Suppression Charity Tripled Its Spending Ahead of the Midterms](https://readsludge.com/2026/07/31/cleta-mitchells-voter-suppression-charity-tripled-its-spending-ahead-of-the-midterms/) _2026-07-31 · Donald Shaw · Sludge_ The FAIR Elections Fund's latest tax filing shows the charity bankrolled ads warning Latino voters that casting a ballot could get them deported, and paid the consulting firm of an ally who now oversees election policy at the Department of Homeland Security. ## [A Democrat Can Win the Fifth](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/a-democrat-can-win-the-fifth) _2026-07-29 · The LeClaire Report_ Trump’s foreign policy is testing traditional Republicans in a district where Democrats have unusually strong national-security credentials. ## [The Art of Narrative Shaping: A Case Study](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/the-art-of-narrative-shaping-a-case) _2026-07-29 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ Let’s use this post as a lesson in narrative shaping and in how technically accurate statistics can be deployed to create a deliberately misleading emotional impression. ## [Democrats' Fundraisers Are Also Running AI's Congressional Access Operation](https://readsludge.com/2026/07/29/democrats-fundraisers-are-also-running-ais-congressional-access-operation/) _2026-07-29 · Donald Shaw · Sludge_ Consultants paid by Rep. Haley Stevens and other Democratic Senate campaigns are also managing a nonprofit that gives Google, Meta, Palantir, and other AI companies direct access to the congressional staff who regulate them. ## [AI Schools, Ballot Initiatives, and Serial Evictors](https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/07/29/ai-schools-ballot-initiatives-and-serial-evictors/) _2026-07-29 · Oklahoma Watch · Long Story Short podcast Archives - Oklahoma Watch_ Oklahoma Watch · AI Schools, Ballot Initiatives, and Serial Evictors Maya Henry dives into Alpha School, an expensive, controversial private school system coming to Oklahoma this fall that relies on AI with zero teachers. Reporter Andrea Eger breaks down an upcoming August 25 ballot initiative facing Oklahoma voters. Plus, Jake Ramsey exposes an out-of-state corporate \[…\] The post AI Schools,… ## [The Rapid Rise of Right-Wing Militias](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/right-wing-militias-mary-mccord-patriot-front/) _2026-07-29 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ A photo went viral on Independence Day this year. It showed a Black woman on a Metro train in Washington, DC, surrounded by members of Patriot Front, a far-right white nationalist group. The picture, taken on America’s 250th anniversary, seemed to encapsulate not only the continuing story of race in America, but also this current \[…\] ## [The American Counterrevolution](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/the-american-counterrevolution) _2026-07-29 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ Against Freedom of Conscience ## [Suspected GOP Front PAC Routing Spending Through New LLCs](https://jaeger.substack.com/p/suspected-gop-front-pac-routing-spending) _2026-07-27 · Robbie Jaeger · PolitiFi_ Filings first reported by PolitiFi show Michigan Sunrise PAC, who has spent over $590K supporting Will Lawrence in MI-07, funneled spending through two new LLCs, following the playbook of previous subversive PACs used by GOP operatives. ## [The Final Week for WA-5: Billionaires, Dark Money, and Nate Powell's Campaign](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/the-final-week-for-wa-5-billionaires) _2026-07-26 · The LeClaire Report_ While condemning billionaires and dark money, Nate Powell's campaign has benefited from more than $1.1 million in direct contributions and independent expenditures. ## [Am I Being Propagandized?](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/am-i-being-propagandized) _2026-07-26 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ Just some helpful things to remember so that you do not fall into the trap of information that is malign. ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fzYVMj65bkrn) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Carville's War on the Democratic Left Is Funded by Centrist Billionaires](https://readsludge.com/2026/07/25/carvilles-war-on-the-democratic-left-is-funded-by-centrist-billionaires/) _2026-07-25 · David Moore · Sludge_ James Carville's firm has been paid by American Bridge, a super PAC funded by billionaires who also bankroll groups fighting progressives in primaries—and he advised a lobbying shop the crypto industry paid more than half a million dollars. ## [ICE Took Mom and Dad. Now the Kids Are on Their Own.](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/ice-immigration-family-separation-parents-perez-florida/) _2026-07-25 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Last fall, life for the Perez children was turned upside down. Their father, Romeo Sr., was picked up on his way to work and sent to immigration detention. A few months later, their mother, Olga, was detained, too. Her daughter was driving when they were pulled over. Romeo Sr. and Olga were both undocumented and \[…\] ## [America First Does Not Require Abandoning the Constitution](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/america-first-does-not-require-abandoning) _2026-07-24 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ You do not have to become an integralist, a postliberal, or a disciple of some new “common-good” ruling class to be a serious Christian, support Donald Trump, embrace MAGA, reject the failures of the old Republican establishment, and demand a government that finally puts Americans first. ## [Can new Chancellor John Healey “Build Hope for Britain”](https://taxjustice.uk/blog/can-new-chancellor-john-healey-build-hope-for-britain/) _2026-07-24 · Ben Lacey · Tax Justice UK_ The post Can new Chancellor John Healey “Build Hope for Britain” appeared first on Tax Justice UK . ## [Tucker Carlson’s Media Counter-Reformation: How the Postliberal Right Is Rewriting Protestant America](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/tucker-carlsons-media-counter-reformation) _2026-07-24 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ Tucker Carlson is not merely attacking corrupt televangelists, shallow megachurches, dispensationalism, Christian Zionism, or liberal mainline churches. ## [The DSA Platform vs. Mao's Original Platform: A Side-by-Side Reading Plus Guangxi: A Case Study](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/the-dsa-platform-vs-maos-original) _2026-07-23 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ The DSA’s 2025-2026 program was ratified this year. ## [Trump Is Not a Postliberal, and MAGA Does Not Require Abandoning the Constitution](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/trump-is-not-a-postliberal-and-maga) _2026-07-23 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ Trump is not, and has never governed as, a postliberal. ## [Former Trump Officials Are Lobbying the Agencies They Just Left](https://readsludge.com/2026/07/23/former-trump-officials-are-lobbying-the-agencies-they-just-left/) _2026-07-23 · Donald Shaw · Sludge_ A Sludge review of Q2 lobbying disclosures found multiple revolving-door hires from the Trump White House are already lobbying the very agencies they just left, after President Trump declined to issue an ethics pledge. ## [Candidate Attendance, Residency Disputes, and Apartment Agony](https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/07/22/candidate-attendance-residency-disputes-and-apartment-agony/) _2026-07-22 · Oklahoma Watch · Long Story Short podcast Archives - Oklahoma Watch_ Oklahoma Watch · Candidate Attendance, Residency Disputes, and Apartment Agony Paul Monies examines a Republican gubernatorial candidate’s surprising board attendance record, while reporter J.C. Hallman breaks down the legal questions surrounding an Insurance Commissioner candidate's swift state residency swap. Plus, Jake Ramsey details severe property mismanagement at Vesta Realty and how it’s… ## [Just a Bit Easier](https://mikejopek.substack.com/p/just-a-bit-easier) _2026-07-22 · Mike Jopek · Mike Jopek: Flathead farmer_ Dark money, broken promises, and what workers actually want ## [Staten Island v. New York City With Revisionist History](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/staten-island-new-york-city-revisionist-history/) _2026-07-22 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ This week, we’re bringing you a special episode from Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. Gladwell’s show recently investigated what was once the biggest secession movement in the US since the Civil War: the movement by disillusioned residents in Staten Island to secede from New York City. Subscribe to Mother Jones \[…\] ## [In the 5th District, the Primary Is the Real Election](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/in-the-5th-district-the-primary-is) _2026-07-21 · The LeClaire Report_ Fewer than half of registered voters will choose who advances. The rest of us can change that. ## [Follow the Money: How a Shanghai Fortune Bought a U.S. Protest Infrastructure](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/follow-the-money-how-a-shanghai-fortune) _2026-07-21 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ An investigative brief on the Singham network's four-layer laundering architecture and its convergence with the Cuban revolutionary apparatus ## [Standing with strangers, a Tbilisi story](https://www.codastory.com/polarization/standing-with-strangers-a-tbilisi-story/) _2026-07-21 · Frankie Mills · Coda Story_ As Georgians resist their government and a turn towards Moscow, a British journalist reflects on her time in Georgia and what she learned about authoritarianism, exile, belonging and resistance The post Standing with strangers, a Tbilisi story appeared first on Coda Story . [Listen](https://videos.files.wordpress.com/PT3rt3KS/cover-video.mp4) ## [Dark Money Group Led by Corporate Lobbyists Funds Pro-Stevens Super PAC](https://readsludge.com/2026/07/20/dark-money-group-led-by-corporate-lobbyists-funds-pro-stevens-super-pac/) _2026-07-20 · Minnah Arshad · Sludge_ A new FEC filing show nearly all of the $13 million spent so far by the pro-Haley Stevens super PAC A Stronger Michigan came from Center Forward, a dark money group led by lobbyists for Northrop Grumman and funded in part by PhRMA. ## [Adrian Vermeule Published a Blueprint for Transforming Government From Within](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/adrian-vermeule-published-a-blueprint) _2026-07-20 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ The postliberal movement is often discussed as though it were merely an intellectual reaction to the failures of modern liberalism. ## [The Question Beneath Every Political Battle](https://insurrectionbarbie.substack.com/p/the-question-beneath-every-political) _2026-07-18 · Insurrection Barbie · Insurrection Barbie_ Americans are watching institutions fracture, political coalitions realign, and theological debates become increasingly hostile. ## [The Better Question](https://jerrysindivisible.substack.com/p/the-better-question) _2026-07-18 · The LeClaire Report_ The Value of Experience ## [The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 2](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-collapse-part-2-update-2026/) _2026-07-18 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX imploded, customers around the world lost access to their money. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and sent to prison. But the story didn’t stop there. For the past three and a half years, FTX has been in bankruptcy, a legal process that determines who will be paid back \[…\] ## [Filings reveal full scope of GOP meddling in Democratic primaries](https://jaeger.substack.com/p/filings-reveal-full-scope-of-gop) _2026-07-17 · Robbie Jaeger · PolitiFi_ New report shows Conservative Americans PAC spent $6.97M on PACs pretending to support Democrats