David Sirota
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David Sirota
@davidsirota.com
Founder/editor-in-chief, @LeverNews.com; Oscar-nominated for Don't Look Up. Spouse of @emilyforco.bsky.social
Pinned
Secret documents. Never-before-seen photos. A mysterious vinyl record.

For the first time, The Lever is exposing the secret plot that legalized corruption.

You think you know this story, but you don’t because it’s all been secret — until now👇
the multibillion-dollar political and media machine's mission is to distract you from indisputable facts - like the fact that the government could literally right now instantly help millions of people by just passing a one-line bill reducing the Medicare eligibility age to zero
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 AM
If you loathe Trump & all that he's doing, you should be pissed at the opposition party that had all the power, money, celebrity & leverage to stop him - but refused to because they feared doing what was necessary to stop him mighta made their media pals & their donors too mad.
January 18, 2026 at 5:24 AM
One reason many folks no longer trust corporate media is because corporate media promotes the same talking points that defend billionaires & corporations & tell Americans to ignore their own eyes, ignore their own experiences & ignore data.

Here's actual data: sirota.substack.com/p/pay-no-att...
January 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
🚨NEWS: Trump just quietly deployed his regulators to try to help GOP donors block states from reducing credit card interest rates, according to documents reviewed by @levernews.com.

Trump's intervention comes at the same moment he is telling voters he supports capping credit card interest rates.
Trump’s Playing Both Sides Of The Credit Card Fight
Trump claims he wants to lower credit card interest rates. His regulators are doing the opposite.
www.levernews.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Is this heaven?…no, it’s Denver’s 1up Bar.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
There is a giant presidential primary lane for a Democratic candidate who breaks party omertà and acknowledges voters’ belief the Democratic Party has never been serious about delivering on its campaign promises — and that this bait-and-switch must end.

sirota.substack.com/p/dems-credi...
Dems' Credibility Gap Is A 2028 Opportunity
There is a huge 2028 lane for the Democratic candidate who breaks the omertà and declares that we're done with a party that hasn't been serious about delivering.
sirota.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Elizabeth Warren said the Dem Party shouldn't take orders from billionaires, and most of the people who fund, control, and make their lucrative living off the Democratic Party freaked out...which tells you everything about the current Democratic Party. www.levernews.com/elizabeth-wa...
Elizabeth Warren’s Third Act
The Massachusetts senator could belatedly become what she always should have been.
www.levernews.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Just absolutely beyond parody at this point.

See here for data: sirota.substack.com/p/pay-no-att...
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Very proud to have exercised my sacred right to vote today. This democracy is worth defending.
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🚨NEWS: The Fed has quietly delivered nearly HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS of no-strings-attached bank bailouts in the last few months, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.

The new bailouts are already 60% of the amount of the financial crisis TARP bailout. www.levernews.com/the-federal-...
The Federal Reserve’s $420 Billion Wall Street Bailout
Massive, unprecedented payouts from the New York Federal Reserve could signal that big banks are seriously short on cash.
www.levernews.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Two headlines illustrate politics in the era of legalized corruption - and also underscore one of the biggest divides inside the Democratic Party that may define the 2028 presidential primary.

sirota.substack.com/p/the-master...
The Master Plan And The Democratic Divide
On one side are those who are fighting billionaires. On the other side are those who are owned by billionaires.
sirota.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Two headlines preview the 2028 Democratic presidential primary -- and perfectly reflect the big divide inside the Democratic Party.

On one side are those fighting billionaires, on the other side are those who are owned by billionaires.
January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Listen, regardless of your particular feelings about the Trump DOJ's Fed investigation, one thing we should all be able to agree on is this: Under absolutely, positively no circumstances do you gotta hand it to Jay Powell.

www.levernews.com/powell-appro...
Fed Insisted SVB Posed No Serious Risk To Financial System
Less than two years later, Fed Chair Jerome Powell cited systemic risk as justification to protect Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors.
www.levernews.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Elizabeth Warren's speech today impugned greedy billionaires & their millionaire minions who control the Dem Party. She voiced obviously true stuff we're told never to say - which is why those millionaire minions in media have logged on to smarmily criticize her. www.levernews.com/elizabeth-wa...
Elizabeth Warren’s Third Act
The Massachusetts senator could belatedly become what she always should have been.
www.levernews.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
NEW: 12 years ago, Elizabeth Warren became one of the most popular politicians by telling hard truths about her party.

But then Senate culture pushed her into party "team player" mode, which was a big tragedy.

In a stunningly frank & fiery speech today, the old Warren is back, which is a big deal.
Elizabeth Warren’s Third Act
The Massachusetts senator could belatedly become what she always should have been.
www.levernews.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The one silver lining in Trump's daily rampages is that they have exposed Democrats' most insidious lie - the lie claiming that Democrats' own presidents never had the power to change much.

It was always a lie. Now everyone can see that - and nobody will believe it next time.
The Era Of Pretend Powerlessness Is Over
Trump's rampage has laid waste to the Obama Era's biggest lie.
sirota.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Reposted by David Sirota
Check out the new Factually! episode with David Sirota wherever you get podcasts!

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The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption with David Sirota
Podcast Episode · Factually! with Adam Conover · 01/07/2026 · 1h 27m
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January 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
once in a while the business press just screams the quiet part
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
There are a few of us who are old enough to remember everyone in the Obama White House and in liberal media defending Obama's failures by insisting that he didn't have the power to do any of the big things he promised.

Trump's second term rampage of executive power shows what a total lie that was.
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
INVESTIGATION: Trump's biggest boosters have been eyeing a Greenland takeover for a very long time - here's exactly what they've been planning.

Must-read story exposing some of the unseen motives at play - pass it on👇

www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-...
Trump’s Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland
A Trump takeover of Greenland could open the door to tech moguls’ mineral interests and their utopian aspirations.
www.levernews.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The iron law of Democratic Party politics is that no matter how much harm a party leader inflicts on the working class, the party’s DC elite will always celebrate them and give them a platform.
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Banks let thieves use publicly available info about you to reach into your accounts & steal all your money - and when that happens, banks have made sure the rules & court precedents allow them to refuse to remunerate you for the losses.

This is absolutely insane.
www.levernews.com/scammers-are...
Scammers Are Using These 17 Numbers To Steal Your Money
Scammers are using publicly available information to steal your money — while spotty regulations and industry pushback have limited your ability to recover it.
www.levernews.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
🚨INVESTIGATION: As you read this post, thieves may be draining your bank accounts using just publicly available info - and thanks to lobbyist-gutted rules & a new court ruling, banks do not necessarily have to reimburse you.

A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
Scammers’ New Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud
Scammers are using publicly available information to steal your money — while spotty regulations and industry pushback have limited your ability to recover it.
www.levernews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM