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David Armiak
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Research Director and Investigative Journalist at The Center for Media and Democracy. Anthropologist. Proud father. Music nerd.
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David Armiak @armiak.bsky.social · 5d
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
armiak.bsky.social
“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
armiak.bsky.social
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...
Americans for Prosperity 2024 990
www.documentcloud.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
armiak.bsky.social
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
www.documentcloud.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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exposedbycmd.bsky.social
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...
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
armiak.bsky.social
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
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democracynow.org
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
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
armiak.bsky.social
Kevin Roberts was brought in to lead the Heritage Foundation to drive it further to right so that it would better align with MAGA.
zackbeauchamp.bsky.social Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 9d
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...
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
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zackbeauchamp.bsky.social
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...
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
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alondra.bsky.social
“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”
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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zacheverson.com
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938

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A stamped letter saying "Die Wohungsnot Schuld Der Juden"
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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penamerica.bsky.social
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...
Graphic for PEN America featuring a quote by author Judith Butler about the arrest of translators in Iran with a call to action to read petitions and sign on at pen.org. The background is red with white and black text.
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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sbworkersunited.org
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
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
armiak.bsky.social
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
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sierraclub.org
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
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exposedbycmd.bsky.social
PUBLISHED: ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables
#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
armiak.bsky.social
“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
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dropsitenews.com
🟢 Hamas senior official Mousa Abu Marzouk reacts to the U.S. draft resolution to establish a UN Security Council–mandated security force in Gaza:

“If it is not a peacekeeping force but a security force operating inside Gaza, then it effectively becomes an occupation force—a substitute for the...
🟢 Hamas senior official Mousa Abu Marzouk reacts to the U.S. draft resolution to establish a UN Security Council–mandated security force in Gaza: “If it is not a peacekeeping force but a security force operating inside Gaza, then it effectively becomes an occupation force—a substitute for the Israeli military. That was never part of the mediators’ discussions nor of Trump’s initiative. What Washington wants is international legitimacy—UN authorization—but under American command. This was not what Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt had in mind. They wanted a genuine UN mandate: authorization defining the mission, size, arms, and authority. The U.S. wants the UN’s cover while keeping control itself. That’s a major problem. I don’t believe this draft will pass the Security Council in its current form. There are too many objections, including from within the Council itself. The core question remains: What does the U.S. really want? Does it want stability, peace, and reconstruction—or does it want to perpetuate the conflict so it can manage it? Because managing conflict, not resolving it, has long been U.S. policy. That’s what happened with the Oslo Accords—supposed to last five years, now thirty years later they’ve achieved nothing. Washington is once again applying the same failed formula to Gaza.” Video: @ajmubasher
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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zacheverson.com
So it'll look like this?
A larger banner of Trump at USDA
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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jennycohn.bsky.social
Chris DeMuth - the former president of the American Enterprise Institute & Conference Chairman Emeritus of the National Conservatism (NatCon) conference—has resigned from the Heritage Foundation. Ouch. 11/4/25 1/ www.nationalreview.com/corner/chris...
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New from 404 Media: logins for Flock, the company behind the nationwide AI-camera network, are included in malware infections. Includes government and police accounts, meaning hackers could potentially break in. Senator Wyden asking FTC to investigate Flock

www.404media.co/flock-logins...
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
armiak.bsky.social
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, but we supposedly have no money to feed the poor or for health care subsidies.
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
This FT account of pure thuggishness of Trump representatives posing as diplomats has not appeared in US media anywhere, but is being widely circulated and reported in media in Europe, the UK and the Asia Pacific area. Be sure to read it all.
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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freedom.press
🔔 Today: Join us for a conversation with journalists abducted by Israel from Gaza aid flotillas, featuring @recolston.bsky.social, Emily Wilder, and Noa Avishag Schnall, and moderated by @chipgibbons.bsky.social.

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November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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exposedbycmd.bsky.social
"Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process."
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM