David Sirota
@davidsirota.com
Founder/editor-in-chief, @LeverNews.com; Oscar-nominated for Don't Look Up. Spouse of @emilyforco.bsky.social
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David Sirota
@davidsirota.com
· Oct 15
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👇
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👇
It's almost as if this is the culmination of one big, carefully crafted, well-executed plan.
LeverNews.com/book
LeverNews.com/book
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It's almost as if this is the culmination of one big, carefully crafted, well-executed plan.
LeverNews.com/book
LeverNews.com/book
🚨NEWS: Dem powerbrokers moved to crush
@grahamformaine.bsky.social & hand Maine's Senate primary to Gov. Janet Mills - after Mills' donor-enriching vetoes of Dem bills to:
- Let farmworkers fight for better pay
- Raise the min wage
- Protect renters from landlords
- Raise taxes on the rich
@grahamformaine.bsky.social & hand Maine's Senate primary to Gov. Janet Mills - after Mills' donor-enriching vetoes of Dem bills to:
- Let farmworkers fight for better pay
- Raise the min wage
- Protect renters from landlords
- Raise taxes on the rich
Janet Mills’ Veto Record: Corporations Over Workers, Renters, And Tribal Rights
The Democratic Party leaders’ choice for a key 2026 Senate race has spent six years vetoing collective bargaining rights, wealth taxes, renter protections, and tribal sovereignty protections.
www.levernews.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🚨NEWS: Dem powerbrokers moved to crush
@grahamformaine.bsky.social & hand Maine's Senate primary to Gov. Janet Mills - after Mills' donor-enriching vetoes of Dem bills to:
- Let farmworkers fight for better pay
- Raise the min wage
- Protect renters from landlords
- Raise taxes on the rich
@grahamformaine.bsky.social & hand Maine's Senate primary to Gov. Janet Mills - after Mills' donor-enriching vetoes of Dem bills to:
- Let farmworkers fight for better pay
- Raise the min wage
- Protect renters from landlords
- Raise taxes on the rich
Initial thought: It’s gross that Olivia Nuzzi got promotions while real journalists are getting laid off.
Latest thought: Journalists are getting laid off because the audience is shrinking as all the media scandals and nonsense have convinced to (wrongly) think journalists are all Olivia Nuzzis.
Latest thought: Journalists are getting laid off because the audience is shrinking as all the media scandals and nonsense have convinced to (wrongly) think journalists are all Olivia Nuzzis.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Initial thought: It’s gross that Olivia Nuzzi got promotions while real journalists are getting laid off.
Latest thought: Journalists are getting laid off because the audience is shrinking as all the media scandals and nonsense have convinced to (wrongly) think journalists are all Olivia Nuzzis.
Latest thought: Journalists are getting laid off because the audience is shrinking as all the media scandals and nonsense have convinced to (wrongly) think journalists are all Olivia Nuzzis.
I talked to @chrislhayes.bsky.social about our new book showing how the endemic corruption of the Trump Era is the culmination of a secret 50-year MASTER PLAN.
We also discuss how this corruption can be stopped.
Find the discussion on your podcast app.
Find the book at LeverNews.com/book
We also discuss how this corruption can be stopped.
Find the discussion on your podcast app.
Find the book at LeverNews.com/book
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I talked to @chrislhayes.bsky.social about our new book showing how the endemic corruption of the Trump Era is the culmination of a secret 50-year MASTER PLAN.
We also discuss how this corruption can be stopped.
Find the discussion on your podcast app.
Find the book at LeverNews.com/book
We also discuss how this corruption can be stopped.
Find the discussion on your podcast app.
Find the book at LeverNews.com/book
NEW: When Obama expanded Cheney's post-9/11 power grab & created an extra-judicial kill list, his critics were brushed off for warning about how it would be abused by future presidents.
That's what Trump is now doing in the Caribbean - using the power Cheney & Obama gave him.
That's what Trump is now doing in the Caribbean - using the power Cheney & Obama gave him.
How Both Parties Enshrined Trump's New Kill List
The drone attacks in the Caribbean are using Dick Cheney's power grab that was then expanded by Barack Obama.
sirota.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
NEW: When Obama expanded Cheney's post-9/11 power grab & created an extra-judicial kill list, his critics were brushed off for warning about how it would be abused by future presidents.
That's what Trump is now doing in the Caribbean - using the power Cheney & Obama gave him.
That's what Trump is now doing in the Caribbean - using the power Cheney & Obama gave him.
two headlines in the same week
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
two headlines in the same week
What stage of billionaire-owned media is this?
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What stage of billionaire-owned media is this?
Your electricity bills are going up in order to subsidize power for AI systems that may tell you to kill yourself when you eventually run out of money and go bankrupt.
Their teenage sons died by suicide. Now, they are sounding an alarm about AI chatbots
Grieving parents and online safety advocates at a congressional hearing called for new laws to regulate AI companion apps to protect the mental health of minors.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Your electricity bills are going up in order to subsidize power for AI systems that may tell you to kill yourself when you eventually run out of money and go bankrupt.
Reposted by David Sirota
NEW: There’s this annoying assumption that while oligarchy may explain many bad trends in our society, it somehow has nothing to do with the housing crisis.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
Pay No Attention To Oligarchs Raising Your Rent
A brief look at the absurd idea that billionaires and corporations have nothing to do with America's housing crisis.
sirota.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
NEW: There’s this annoying assumption that while oligarchy may explain many bad trends in our society, it somehow has nothing to do with the housing crisis.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
Reposted by David Sirota
NEW: Americans want AI regulation & yet the opposite may happen.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Why Organized Money Beats Disorganized People
How the master plan created the central axiom that has enshittified American politics.
sirota.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
NEW: Americans want AI regulation & yet the opposite may happen.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
NEW: Americans want AI regulation & yet the opposite may happen.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Why Organized Money Beats Disorganized People
How the master plan created the central axiom that has enshittified American politics.
sirota.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
NEW: Americans want AI regulation & yet the opposite may happen.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
This is the central problem fueling almost all of the other problems in America - pass it on.
Bad Takes: ‘We have the best political system right now that private money can buy’
Sadly, what was once labeled corruption has become the way U.S. politics works.
www.sacurrent.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is the central problem fueling almost all of the other problems in America - pass it on.
"We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few - but we can't have both."
The fundamental divide in the Democratic Party is between those who think Louis Brandeis's thesis is correct, and those who think his thesis is wrong.
The fundamental divide in the Democratic Party is between those who think Louis Brandeis's thesis is correct, and those who think his thesis is wrong.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few - but we can't have both."
The fundamental divide in the Democratic Party is between those who think Louis Brandeis's thesis is correct, and those who think his thesis is wrong.
The fundamental divide in the Democratic Party is between those who think Louis Brandeis's thesis is correct, and those who think his thesis is wrong.
NEW: There’s this annoying assumption that while oligarchy may explain many bad trends in our society, it somehow has nothing to do with the housing crisis.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
Pay No Attention To Oligarchs Raising Your Rent
A brief look at the absurd idea that billionaires and corporations have nothing to do with America's housing crisis.
sirota.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
NEW: There’s this annoying assumption that while oligarchy may explain many bad trends in our society, it somehow has nothing to do with the housing crisis.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
This argument is amplified by movements bankrolled by oligarchs - even as reams of data prove it is a flagrant lie.
Seattle's incoming mayor is pushing a pro-housing-supply policy that rejects the Abundance movement's exclusive focus on enriching private real estate moguls.
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Seattle's incoming mayor is pushing a pro-housing-supply policy that rejects the Abundance movement's exclusive focus on enriching private real estate moguls.
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
Abundance folks don't talk about direct public investment because it won't enrich their oligarch boosters.
boltsmag.org/progressives...
Reposted by David Sirota
🚨NEW: A new poll Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
A Massive Shift In Health Care Politics
As both parties are legislating criticism of socialism, Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🚨NEW: A new poll Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
🚨NEW: A new poll Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
A Massive Shift In Health Care Politics
As both parties are legislating criticism of socialism, Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🚨NEW: A new poll Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Nick Offerman responds by giving well-justified credit to Makowsky and Millard. Class act. Go watch #DeathByLightning and read the book Destiny Of The Republic. Both are absolutely great.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Nick Offerman responds by giving well-justified credit to Makowsky and Millard. Class act. Go watch #DeathByLightning and read the book Destiny Of The Republic. Both are absolutely great.
We are immersed in algorithms that prey on the negativity bias evolutionarily wired into our brains. There is only one real cure - and it's the one thing that we're being inculcated to ignore.
I write about it here - pass it on: substack.com/@sirota/note...
I write about it here - pass it on: substack.com/@sirota/note...
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We are immersed in algorithms that prey on the negativity bias evolutionarily wired into our brains. There is only one real cure - and it's the one thing that we're being inculcated to ignore.
I write about it here - pass it on: substack.com/@sirota/note...
I write about it here - pass it on: substack.com/@sirota/note...
Reposted by David Sirota
Incredibly sad news: State Sen. Faith Winter, 45, died in a multi-car accident on I-25 near Dry Creek this evening. All of us at Colorado Politics mourn with her family, friends and those she served in Senate District 25. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/26/c...
Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, 45, killed in car accident
State Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, was killed in a car accident Wednesday evening on I-25. The accident took place near the intersection of I-25 and Dry Creek Ave., according to the Arapahoe Coun...
www.coloradopolitics.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Incredibly sad news: State Sen. Faith Winter, 45, died in a multi-car accident on I-25 near Dry Creek this evening. All of us at Colorado Politics mourn with her family, friends and those she served in Senate District 25. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/26/c...
just a few weeks apart
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
just a few weeks apart
Reposted by David Sirota
🚨NEWS: A tech giant has filed a lawsuit asking federal courts to grant artificial intelligence algorithms a First Amendment right for to help landlords raise rent prices.
What stage of capitalism is this?
What stage of capitalism is this?
Tech Giant Says AI Has A First Amendment Right To Raise Your Rent
Fresh off a Trump settlement, RealPage is trying to overturn New York’s anti-rent-gouging law.
www.levernews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
🚨NEWS: A tech giant has filed a lawsuit asking federal courts to grant artificial intelligence algorithms a First Amendment right for to help landlords raise rent prices.
What stage of capitalism is this?
What stage of capitalism is this?
Reposted by David Sirota
🚨BREAKING: Days after a Trump settlement, RealPage just filed a lawsuit asserting AI giants have a First Amendment right to help landlords collude to raise rents.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
Tech Giant Says AI Has A First Amendment Right To Raise Your Rent
Fresh off a Trump settlement, Real Page is trying to overturn New York’s anti-rent-gouging law.
www.levernews.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: Days after a Trump settlement, RealPage just filed a lawsuit asserting AI giants have a First Amendment right to help landlords collude to raise rents.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
The suit to kill an anti-price-gouging law follows Exxon saying it has a First Amendment right to hide pollution.
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful that our weekly podcast chock full of journalism is moving up the charts and garnering a larger audience than shows made by massive corporate conservative media outlets.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful that our weekly podcast chock full of journalism is moving up the charts and garnering a larger audience than shows made by massive corporate conservative media outlets.