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Emma Lydon

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Lobbying for the good guys. Always: CPC, Team BLee.

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MARKEY: Do you think Trump's EO promoting glyphosate, which you've said likely causes cancer, will put families' health at risk?

MEANS: These issues around ag & health are extremely complex. My understanding is this has to do with natl security

MARKEY: I'm just trying to help you agree w/ yourself

25.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 2100 πŸ” 491 πŸ’¬ 130 πŸ“Œ 52
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Republicans Advance Stock-Trading Bill With Limited Restrictions

yeah so the β€œStop Insider Trading Act” that Trump just called for Congress to pass...doesn’t stop insider trading. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

25.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit Alysa Liu just perfect tenned that shit

19.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 245 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Donald Trump’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater pushed out as turf war deepens Departure comes after months of turmoil in Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice

The People Who Believed that "Pro Worker Republicans" Were a Real Thing Were Massive Suckers, vol. 967:
www.ft.com/content/19f8...

12.02.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 929 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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Senators’ stock trades directly overlapped with their committee work, CNN analysis finds | CNN Politics At least 10 senators reported stock purchases or sales last year involving companies in industries overseen by the committees they serve on. These transactions worry government watchdog groups, as a b...

CNN analyzed senators’ stock trades. Here’s what we found: https://cnn.it/4aqxO2B

11.02.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
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Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California

This isn't your fighter, Democrats.

Newsom won't get it done.

He's compromised. Calling it now.

Just a reminder...

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

06.02.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 557 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 21
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New Nestpoint Poll Finds California Billionaire Tax Poised to Pass as Economic Warnings Fail to Break Through. | Nestpoint Discover Nestpoint, your strategic ally in the complex world of international public affairs and advocacy. Our expertise spans strategic communications and global networks, enabling us to transform ch...

New polling shows that 60% of California voters support the proposed one-time tax on billionaire wealth.

www.nestpointgroup.com/post/new-nes...

05.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 375 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 18

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.

I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.

05.02.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 9565 πŸ” 3241 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 227
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Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator

@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him

05.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 5003 πŸ” 1624 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 91
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DOGE Lives On Through Russell Vought Trump’s White House OMB director has quietly institutionalized the government demolition agenda set in motion by Elon Musk’s wrecking crew.

DOGE isn't really gone, it's just become the way that the Office of Management and Budget operates, writes our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social.

prospect.org/2026/02/05/d...

05.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 204 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
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Reid Hoffman
Fixed your headline:
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LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman exonerated by Trump's FBI in newly released Epstein DOJ docs.

t? Neera Tanden Reid Hoffman Fixed your headline: reposted @reidhoffman β€’1h LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman exonerated by Trump's FBI in newly released Epstein DOJ docs.

From:

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jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>
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ok, come to island, ranch ,=C2 lets play
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probably not - China visits, etc. possibly next year.
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From: jeffrey E. β€Ήjeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacati=n@gmail.com> >
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 7:20 AM
To: Reid Hoffman
Subject: Re:
no, when are you back, will you be in new yor= for general assemly, clinton etc?

From: Sent: To: Reid Hoffman Subject: Re: Re: jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Sunday, September 6, 2015 8:46 PM ok, come to island, ranch ,=C2 lets play On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Reid Hoffman <= probably not - China visits, etc. possibly next year. β€Ήmailtol > wrote: From: jeffrey E. β€Ήjeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacati=n@gmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 7:20 AM To: Reid Hoffman Subject: Re: no, when are you back, will you be in new yor= for general assemly, clinton etc?

Opposition party needs a much higher standard than this

01.02.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

02.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 5949 πŸ” 2141 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 43

I'm so old I remember when various reporters were very critical of the refusal of outlets to devote significant attention to a president’s mental fitness in light of polls showing that the public believed there was an issue.

29.01.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 705 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

One of the bravest people in the world. We all owe her an immense debt of gratitude for her service and her courage.

28.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 486 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

I can promise you that Democratic leadership doesn't need to be in the majority to whip their own caucus; they do it every single day.

Being in the minority didn't stop them from finally supporting this effort today -- it shouldn't have stopped them from whipping this a month (or more!) ago.

28.01.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Good, but this took WAY too long.

Republicans voted (twice!) to impeach Mayorkas because they didn't like him. But it takes ICE killing not one, but two, innocent civilians to get House Dems to move to impeach.

The asymmetry is a problem.

27.01.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Pardoned Former New York Rep. Chris Collins to Attempt a Comeback Bid in Florida Collins will run in Florida’s 19th Congressional District, where former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is also running.

There's something so perfect about Chris Collins, who was literally convicted of insider trading, running a House comeback bid as "the original Trump conservative."
www.notus.org/congress/chr...

23.01.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

absolutely insane that there are Democrats considering voting to send more money to fund this evil

22.01.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 638 πŸ” 181 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 13

Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.

ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.

22.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 25473 πŸ” 6550 πŸ’¬ 581 πŸ“Œ 220

Many of these trades would be permissible under the Steil/Johnson stock regime. Julia Letlow is the poster child for members who would benefit from a phony ban.

15.01.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Let's ACTUALLY ban members of Congress from trading stocks
Let's ACTUALLY ban members of Congress from trading stocks YouTube video by repmarkpocan

I support legislation to ACTUALLY ban members of Congress and their family from trading stocks, not the watered-down version that Rep. Bryan Steil has introduced with a number of loopholes.

Here’s my full explanation.

youtube.com/shorts/DnqCF...

15.01.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

We need to ban Congressional stock trading, but the latest House GOP bill is a smokescreen for real reform. This bill will let Members continue to hold and sell stock!

14.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

We must ban members of Congress from buying, owning and selling stocks.

But House Republicans' new bill fails to do that β€” lawmakers can continue to own and sell stocks.

It’s absurd and an insult to people’s intelligence.

Stop playing games. Ban congressional stock trading.

14.01.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 1282 πŸ” 255 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 12
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Republicans Advance Stock-Trading Bill With Limited Restrictions

Johnson is so bad at this. He really thought he could name a bill the "Stop Insider Trading Act" and win political points while doing nothing to actually stop insider trading in Congress.

Looks like it's already backfiring...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

14.01.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GOP Leader’s Family Buys xAI Stock Days Before Pentagon Integration House Republican Conference chairwoman Lisa McClain disclosed the purchase made just days before the Pentagon announced a major integration with xAI.

readsludge.com/2026/01/14/g...

14.01.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 639 πŸ” 255 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 26
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House Republicans’ new legislation on Congressional stock trading falls far short of what the American people want and deserve. The House must move forward on our bipartisan consensus bill, the Restore Trust in Congress Act.

My full statement with @magaziner.house.gov and @ocasio-cortez.house.gov:

12.01.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This isn't a ban on insider trading; at best, it's an advance warning system. It continues to allow members with inside information to dump stock and profit.

This is Johnson's attempt to cover up corruption, not stop it.

12.01.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And Renee Good’s last words appear to be β€œWe’re not mad at you.”

09.01.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 7167 πŸ” 1830 πŸ’¬ 172 πŸ“Œ 79

On the "boots on the ground" question and Trump saying that it will mainly be about protecting oil operations.

Given this framing, we should expect a massive payday for politically connected mercenary companies, who will use this to expand their private armies.

03.01.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 808 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 12

Trump has no right to take us to war with Venezuela. This is reckless and illegal.

Congress should vote immediately on a War Powers Resolution to stop him.

My entire life, politicians have been sending other people’s kids to die in reckless regime change wars. Enough. No new wars.

03.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 663 πŸ” 158 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 13