Jacob Plaza
@jacobplaza.bsky.social
researcher with @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social
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This excellent new tool from @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social offers a window into the real world impact of the crypto portfolio of "Silicon Valley’s angry would-be philosopher king," including:
🚩DOJ indictments,
🚩SEC investigations,
🚩class-action lawsuits,
🚩sensitive data breaches, and more.
🚩DOJ indictments,
🚩SEC investigations,
🚩class-action lawsuits,
🚩sensitive data breaches, and more.
NEW: Marc Andreessen’s crypto empire is entangled in Trumpworld—and legal trouble. We mapped every a16z-backed crypto project facing controversy: DOJ indictments, SEC probes, class-action suits, and more. Explore the map to learn more!
Mapping Andreessen Horowitz's Controversial Cryptocurrency Investments | Revolving Door Project
Marc Andreessen is another BigTech billionaire with major influence in the Trump administration. Andreessen’s status as DOGE’s so-called “unpaid intern,” undersells how well-connected the venture capi...
therevolvingdoorproject.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This excellent new tool from @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social offers a window into the real world impact of the crypto portfolio of "Silicon Valley’s angry would-be philosopher king," including:
🚩DOJ indictments,
🚩SEC investigations,
🚩class-action lawsuits,
🚩sensitive data breaches, and more.
🚩DOJ indictments,
🚩SEC investigations,
🚩class-action lawsuits,
🚩sensitive data breaches, and more.
Reposted by Jacob Plaza
Trump’s “systemic denial of [slaughterhouse] workers’ human rights makes them more vulnerable to some of the most predatory kinds of exploitation.” Must read from in @jacobplaza.bsky.social @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social
The Escalating, Bloody Exploitation of Meat Workers Under Trump
Conditions in meatpacking plants are set to return to scenes from ‘The Jungle.’
prospect.org
June 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Trump’s “systemic denial of [slaughterhouse] workers’ human rights makes them more vulnerable to some of the most predatory kinds of exploitation.” Must read from in @jacobplaza.bsky.social @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social
Reposted by Jacob Plaza
Trump's appointees to USDA are working hard to make conditions for meatpacking plants much more dangerous and unsanitary. From @jacobplaza.bsky.social: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
The Escalating, Bloody Exploitation of Meat Workers Under Trump
Conditions in meatpacking plants are set to return to scenes from ‘The Jungle.’
prospect.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Trump's appointees to USDA are working hard to make conditions for meatpacking plants much more dangerous and unsanitary. From @jacobplaza.bsky.social: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
Reposted by Jacob Plaza
NEW: As Trump 2.0 drastically reshapes American politics, we’re tracking polling data on key progressive topics. If you are interested in polling on issue areas ranging from labor to money in politics, check out our new tracker here:
Polling Tracker: Americans’ Opinions on Oligarchy and Corruption
Tracking Americans’ opinions on corruption and oligarchy in the Trump 2.0 era. Updated regularly with for organizers and activists.
tinyurl.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NEW: As Trump 2.0 drastically reshapes American politics, we’re tracking polling data on key progressive topics. If you are interested in polling on issue areas ranging from labor to money in politics, check out our new tracker here:
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NEW: Wall Street’s worst are back for another payday. Billionaires like Bill Ackman & John Paulson have spent years scheming to privatize Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac—and with Trump in office, they might finally pull it off.
In her opening statement for Bill Pulte’s FHFA nomination hearing, @warren.senate.gov raises the alarm about the push to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a plan that would “jack up costs for people trying to buy a home.”
“Great for billionaires, terrible for hardworking people.”
“Great for billionaires, terrible for hardworking people.”
March 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
NEW: Wall Street’s worst are back for another payday. Billionaires like Bill Ackman & John Paulson have spent years scheming to privatize Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac—and with Trump in office, they might finally pull it off.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s oath of office speech outlines a vision for education that aligns with Trump’s agenda. Her policies threaten the livelihood of marginalized and vulnerable communities that rely on the involvement of the federal government in public education.
March 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s oath of office speech outlines a vision for education that aligns with Trump’s agenda. Her policies threaten the livelihood of marginalized and vulnerable communities that rely on the involvement of the federal government in public education.
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In our piece for @thenation.com, we showed the quiet part that Linda McMahon is now saying out loud. Her time at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) shows a commitment to privatizing education, gutting public schools, and stoking culture wars.
The MAGA Think Tank Behind Linda McMahon’s Education Agenda
The WWE executive has no real background in education, but she proved a loyal administrator of Trumpworld’s pet think tank, the America First Policy Institute
bit.ly
March 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In our piece for @thenation.com, we showed the quiet part that Linda McMahon is now saying out loud. Her time at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) shows a commitment to privatizing education, gutting public schools, and stoking culture wars.