David Armiak
@armiak.bsky.social
Research Director and Investigative Journalist at The Center for Media and Democracy. Anthropologist. Proud father. Music nerd.
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Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024 - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Last year DonorsTrust, the preferred donor advised fund of the Koch political network, distributed $195.3 million in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media ...
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NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
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White nationalist + White House + barrels of dark money = really bad...
SCOOP: White nationalist Stephen Miller's America First Legal's revenue more than TRIPLED in 2024 to $32 million It's latest IRS filing for 2024 obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that it spent $15.2 million of this huge haul.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
White nationalist + White House + barrels of dark money = really bad...
SCOOP: White nationalist Stephen Miller's America First Legal's revenue more than TRIPLED in 2024 to $32 million It's latest IRS filing for 2024 obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that it spent $15.2 million of this huge haul.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
SCOOP: White nationalist Stephen Miller's America First Legal's revenue more than TRIPLED in 2024 to $32 million It's latest IRS filing for 2024 obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that it spent $15.2 million of this huge haul.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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If you’ve ever wondered, “where did all of these awful bills that dismantle public ed, attack minorities & make climate change worse come from?” The answer is ALEC.
ALEC is a bill mill that drafts up terrible bills to give to right wing legislators to pass off as their own.
Copy and paste stuff.
ALEC is a bill mill that drafts up terrible bills to give to right wing legislators to pass off as their own.
Copy and paste stuff.
NEW: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week. Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
ALEC Members Meet in Texas to Push Their Right-Wing 2026 State Legislative Agenda - EXPOSEDbyCMD
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week.Attendees are debating model policies that wou...
www.exposedbycmd.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you’ve ever wondered, “where did all of these awful bills that dismantle public ed, attack minorities & make climate change worse come from?” The answer is ALEC.
ALEC is a bill mill that drafts up terrible bills to give to right wing legislators to pass off as their own.
Copy and paste stuff.
ALEC is a bill mill that drafts up terrible bills to give to right wing legislators to pass off as their own.
Copy and paste stuff.
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3/ Rufo is reacting to this important new article in @theatlantic.com: “The Heritage Foundation’s recent decision to hire [Claremont alum] Scott Yenor… poses serious questions about the institution’s beliefs concerning the equality of women in the workplace and perhaps even as citizens…” Gift Link:
Does Heritage Support Discrimination Against Women?
The organization’s recent hiring reveals a willingness to countenance views decisively outside the American mainstream.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
3/ Rufo is reacting to this important new article in @theatlantic.com: “The Heritage Foundation’s recent decision to hire [Claremont alum] Scott Yenor… poses serious questions about the institution’s beliefs concerning the equality of women in the workplace and perhaps even as citizens…” Gift Link:
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Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/
NEW: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week. Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
ALEC Members Meet in Texas to Push Their Right-Wing 2026 State Legislative Agenda - EXPOSEDbyCMD
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week.Attendees are debating model policies that wou...
www.exposedbycmd.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week. Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
SCOOP: The New Civil Liberties Alliance, the rightwing law group that brought the very first lawsuit against Trump's IEEPA emergency tariff orders, brought in $8.3 mil in revenue in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. The group spent $6.4 mil.
www.documentcloud.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
SCOOP: The New Civil Liberties Alliance, the rightwing law group that brought the very first lawsuit against Trump's IEEPA emergency tariff orders, brought in $8.3 mil in revenue in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. The group spent $6.4 mil.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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“Unknown at the time, Jeffrey Epstein gave feedback on talking points to discredit Mearsheimer and Walt, and used his extensive social network to circulate allegations of anti-semitism against the two scholars.”
Jeffrey Epstein Aided Alan Dershowitz’s Attack on Mearsheimer and Walt’s “Israel Lobby”
Epstein and Alan Dershowitz collaborated on smear campaigns against Mearsheimer, Walt, and an underage assault victim making allegations against Epstein—in the same week.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Unknown at the time, Jeffrey Epstein gave feedback on talking points to discredit Mearsheimer and Walt, and used his extensive social network to circulate allegations of anti-semitism against the two scholars.”
SCOOP: Billionaire Charles Koch's astroturf operation Americans for Prosperity raised $223.7 mil in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. This is a 20% increase over 2023! AFP spent $201.4 mil of it in 2024.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Americans for Prosperity 2024 990
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November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
SCOOP: Billionaire Charles Koch's astroturf operation Americans for Prosperity raised $223.7 mil in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. This is a 20% increase over 2023! AFP spent $201.4 mil of it in 2024.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
SCOOP: The American Petroleum Institute, the oil and gas industry’s largest trade association, again brought in over a quarter of a billion dollars in revenue in 2024, its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows. API spent $255K, more than it raised in revenue.
American Petroleum Institute 2024 990
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November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
SCOOP: The American Petroleum Institute, the oil and gas industry’s largest trade association, again brought in over a quarter of a billion dollars in revenue in 2024, its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows. API spent $255K, more than it raised in revenue.
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NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024 - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Last year DonorsTrust, the preferred donor advised fund of the Koch political network, distributed $195.3 million in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media ...
www.exposedbycmd.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024 - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Last year DonorsTrust, the preferred donor advised fund of the Koch political network, distributed $195.3 million in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media ...
www.exposedbycmd.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
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Thousands of people protested for climate action in Belém, the Brazilian city hosting this year's #COP30 climate summit.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/cop30_protest
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/cop30_protest
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thousands of people protested for climate action in Belém, the Brazilian city hosting this year's #COP30 climate summit.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/cop30_protest
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/cop30_protest
Kevin Roberts was brought in to lead the Heritage Foundation to drive it further to right so that it would better align with MAGA.
In this new essay on the internal culture of the right, I report on something big: allegations by a Heritage Foundation insider that the organization has allowed a toxic culture of "open misogyny and racism" to grow among a segment of the staff
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
The toxic culture behind the right’s civil war
A Heritage insider alleging “openly misogynistic and racist” conduct shines a light on the right’s inner workings.
www.vox.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Kevin Roberts was brought in to lead the Heritage Foundation to drive it further to right so that it would better align with MAGA.
Reposted by David Armiak
In this new essay on the internal culture of the right, I report on something big: allegations by a Heritage Foundation insider that the organization has allowed a toxic culture of "open misogyny and racism" to grow among a segment of the staff
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
The toxic culture behind the right’s civil war
A Heritage insider alleging “openly misogynistic and racist” conduct shines a light on the right’s inner workings.
www.vox.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In this new essay on the internal culture of the right, I report on something big: allegations by a Heritage Foundation insider that the organization has allowed a toxic culture of "open misogyny and racism" to grow among a segment of the staff
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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Judith Butler is one of nearly 300 writers and scholars condemning the Iranian authorities’ recent arrest of several writers, translators, and scholars in Tehran. Even though they have been released on bail, all charges against them must be dropped. pen.org/press-releas...
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Judith Butler is one of nearly 300 writers and scholars condemning the Iranian authorities’ recent arrest of several writers, translators, and scholars in Tehran. Even though they have been released on bail, all charges against them must be dropped. pen.org/press-releas...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
SCOOP: The rightwing extremist group Turning Point USA is holding rallies in Ohio at University of Cincinnati and Miami University in December with anti-ESG zealot Vivek Ramaswamy. Recent polls show Ramaswamy in a tight race with Amy Acton for Governor.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
SCOOP: The rightwing extremist group Turning Point USA is holding rallies in Ohio at University of Cincinnati and Miami University in December with anti-ESG zealot Vivek Ramaswamy. Recent polls show Ramaswamy in a tight race with Amy Acton for Governor.
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This weekend, the New York Times ran a story claiming Sierra Club’s values have diluted our mission. They couldn’t be more wrong. The list of their errors is too long for one social post, but we go over some examples in these slides.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This weekend, the New York Times ran a story claiming Sierra Club’s values have diluted our mission. They couldn’t be more wrong. The list of their errors is too long for one social post, but we go over some examples in these slides.
Reposted by David Armiak
PUBLISHED: ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
#ALECExposed
#ALECExposed
ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables - EXPOSEDbyCMD
This past legislative session, at least 15 “grid reliability” and “grid stability” bills based on ALEC model policies were introduced in statehouses across the country.
www.exposedbycmd.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
PUBLISHED: ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
#ALECExposed
#ALECExposed
“Epstein’s personal calendars reveal that a senior Israeli intelligence officer, with personal ties to former CIA Director Leon Panetta, lived at Epstein’s Manhattan apartment for multiple stretches between 2013 and 2016.”
Israeli Spy Stayed for Weeks at a Time at Jeffrey Epstein's Mansion
Leaked emails show Epstein working on a wire transfer to Ehud Barak's top aide, Yoni Koren, who regularly stayed at his apartment.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“Epstein’s personal calendars reveal that a senior Israeli intelligence officer, with personal ties to former CIA Director Leon Panetta, lived at Epstein’s Manhattan apartment for multiple stretches between 2013 and 2016.”