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“On Leonard Leo…The indefatigable Tom Carter has also been the source of a wealth of material and insight” Gareth Gore, Opus “Tom Carter knows more about Leonard Leo than anyone not in the Federalist Society co-founder’s inner circle.” Greg Olear, Prevail

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · Mar 17

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Leonard Leo & the Stained Glass Curtain He’s Hiding Behind

“Pay no attention to the roly poly bat faced boy behind the alter”

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 26m

I think this is correct. Our only chance to save democracy is millions of people in the street. Mass protests, boycotts and strikes until democracy wins.

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America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 2h

Balaji (a close associate of Thiel & Andreessen) leads the “network state” movement, which encourages tech elites to build their own “countries” by acquiring physical territory w/in host countries & building “parallel institutions” to replace existing ones in media, education, finance, & science 1/

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 20h

“After dumping it for Texas, Elon Musk quietly expanding in the Bay Area again ***
The brain-implant startup Neuralink has leased a vacant building in San Francisco, a fresh sign of the billionaire’s renewed interest in the region's tech scene.” 10/13/25 … 1/ www.statesman.com/business/tec...

After dumping it for Texas, Elon Musk quietly expanding in the Bay Area again

The brain-implant startup Neuralink has leased a vacant building in San Francisco, a fresh sign of the billionaire’s renewed interest in the region’s tech scene.

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Scare-bag Boooooments 🇺🇦 @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 4h

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 4h

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Originalism. Yeah, That’s the Ticket

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 4h

Surprise, surprise! The Leonard Leo Supreme Court is not “originalist.” Who knew?

Originalism was always a cover, a Leo feint for Catholic Integralism - no separation of church and state, divine right (immunity) of kings. Democracy is wrongly decided heresy.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 4h

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“This is the kind of wreckage that [Leonard] Leo, then the Fed Soc’s executive vice president, was conjuring when he boasted to funders and operatives about the successes to come from the elevation of his friend Brett Kavanaugh to the court in 2018.”

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 4h

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How Opus Dei manipulated its way into power

Gareth Gore’s book highlighting financial scandals, political manipulation, and human trafficking suggests that maybe Opus Dei is a cult.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 5h

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 5h

I wrote this a while ago. US reporters refuse to connect the dots. Not sure why, but they have a blind spot re Leonard Leo. (With apologies to Roy Kent)

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Leonard Leo is Roy Kent

He’s Here. He's There. He's Every Fvcking Where. Leonard Leo.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 6h

I live on Capitol Hill. I meet people everyday- lawyers, Hill staff, reporters, academics - who have never heard of him.

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Liz Church 🏳️‍⚧️ @dailyturnout.bsky.social · 6h

Possibly the most important book that I've read in the last year, for shining a light on something I knew so little about. I bought my copy in hardback when it came out and read it cover to cover. I bought the paperback edition last week as a working copy

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 7h

Wapo rejects my comment.

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Robert Cornwell @rtcornwell.bsky.social · 7h

I encourage everyone to read this, not just reporters. This book is some of the best investigative reporting I’ve ever seen. And he brings the receipts as evidence.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 7h

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The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 7h

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Deus Vult! Leo Crusaders Flag Maine

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 7h

Wapo just published big story on Maine election. No mention of Leonard Leo.

Typical reporter acting as gatekeeper re what is and is not relevant. Why does Wapo cover for/protect Leo?

Maybe email the reporter?

[email protected]

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Is this top Senate recruit too old to run? Some Democrats think so.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills, 77, would be the oldest freshman senator ever. Her Tuesday campaign launch has prompted some criticism and reignited a debate in the party about age.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 7h

If you havent read this book - yes you DC reporters - I dont care how often you are on tv or how many awards your book got - if you havent read this book, you dont know jack re DC politics.

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New paperback of OPUS now on sale

The latest edition has a new afterword bringing the story right up to date

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 8h

Trump ranting about this picture is enough reason to repost. The average turkey has less wattle. Gobble. Gobble. I just read Isreal already broke cease fire killing more Palestinians. Trump Peace at work.
Dementia and Depends.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 8h

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has come under scrutiny due to claims in Lisa Graves’ forthcoming book Without Precedent, which alleges that Roberts favored the Bush administration in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, while interviewing for the Supreme Court.

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Chief Justice Roberts Faces Growing Scrutiny - NewsBreak

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has come under scrutiny due to claims in Lisa Graves’ forthcoming book Without Precedent, which alleges that Rober

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 8h

DC reporters dont get this.

“The roots of P2025/HB93 grow out of Dominion theology, Catholic Integralism, New Apostolic Reformation, and even AI-driven techno-theology… and at its core it’s an iron-fist drive to dominate “7 Mountains”. It’s 100% anti-democratic

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Eyes on the prize

HB93’s full story, including the lawsuit against it, brings these loose strands together.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 9h

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Russell Vought is the tool of a dangerous elite

He wields his budget hammer not in service to the people or the Constitution, but for the billionaire class.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 9h

“This is, simply put, bullshit.”

Want to understand Barrett or anything the Leonard Leo six do or say? Google Catholic Integralism. No separation of church and state. Immunity for the king. Rights are for rightwing Catholics ONLY.

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Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings

Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 1d

Leonard Leo schism at Fed Soc. When a reporter writes about Leo and Fed Soc, they overlook the fact that Leo betrayed Fed Soc.

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Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6B donation

The society’s close ties to Leo’s network raise questions about its nonpartisan, non-political status.

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