SCOOP: Trump quietly invested as much as $20 million in bank securities last year and violated the STOCK Act by failing to publicly disclose the transactions. readsludge.com/2026/03/04/t...
SCOOP: Trump quietly invested as much as $20 million in bank securities last year and violated the STOCK Act by failing to publicly disclose the transactions. readsludge.com/2026/03/04/t...
My new tape with Neil Cloaca Young was listed in the best experimental music on Bandcamp in February. daily.bandcamp.com/best-experim...
Here Is How Much AIPAC Has Funneled to Every Member of Congress
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New: A mysterious super PAC has spent $600,000 supporting Rep. Valerie Foushee in the NC-04 primary against challenger Nida Allam. Foushee said she would decline AIPAC's financial support.
The group, Article One PAC, is tied in FEC records to a billionaire AIPAC donor.
"DCCC Rakes in Millions From Palantir Lobbyists as Protests Target the Companyβs ICE Surveillance Tools"
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NEW: DCCC Rakes in Millions From Palantir Lobbyists as Protests Target the Companyβs ICE Surveillance Tools readsludge.com/2026/02/25/d...
NEW: Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has repeatedly warned about Palantir's surveillance tech powering ICE. A review of FEC filings show his political committees pocketed $37K from Palantir CEO Alex Karp in September. readsludge.com/2026/02/18/s...
NEW: New companies like Anduril are funding the Kennedy Center since Trump's takeover, while others like Chevron are newly disclosing their donations with Trump as the "honoree." readsludge.com/2026/02/09/c...
Just out: The foreign-interest lobbying business of the Trump-tied firm Ballard Partners has boomed since Trump took office, raking in millions from new clients from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Albania, Uzbekistan, and more.
President Trump picked Ben Blackβson of billionaire Leon Black whose alleged sexual abuse of teens is detailed in Epstein filesβto lead the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.
My post from January: readsludge.com/2025/04/09/t...
New 70 min Carbus tape. Shards
released February 2, 2026
Carbus is Donald Warner Shaw III + Neil 'cloaca' Young.
Recordings collected from 2019 - 2023 in Northeastern USA, Southern Switzerland, Northern Italy, and a bit of France. Edited 2024 - 2025. carbus.bandcamp.com/album/shards
AIPAC and crypto have both amassed record super PAC war chests for this yearβs midterms.
AIPAC already has $96 million on hand while crypto industry has $191 million. readsludge.com/2026/02/02/c...
Hudson River Park Trust to End Longstanding ICE Contract Following Sludge Report
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No Labelsβ Israel Push Follows Foreign Agent Work by Spouseβs Firm readsludge.com/2026/01/20/n...
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Oh hey is that Dell Computers I see with an I*C*E Contract
BI2 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
488 State Rd, Plymouth MA
Total Obligated Since 1/20/2025
$ 4,575,000.00
Prime Award Descriptions:
NEW AWARD FOR IRIS BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION TECH FOR OFFENDER ID & ACCESS TO BIOMETRIC INFO SYSTEM 2 ALLOW ICE TO QUICKLY AUTHENTICATE SUBJECTS DURING FIELD OPERATIONS.
what the fuck
NH's are Sig Sauer and Lyme Computer Systems. Sig Sauer notably got the Republicans in our state legislature to pass legislation recently shielding them from liability for defects with their firearms.
#NHPolitics
all my homies hate the PPA
The Hudson River Park provides parking to ICE ERO
Awesome to see folks checking the map of their states and towns.
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