America's 250th was going to be nonpartisan. Then Trump took over. Now it's being run by Trump loyalists & funded by $100+ million in federal contracts sent to MAGA-fied events.
New report from us + @Public_Citizen (link below)
Despite his departure from federal government, Elon Musk still holds influence over AI policy in the Trump administration. therevolvingdoorproject.org/…
The data center boom is making toxic pollution in Cancer Alley even worse, writes RDP Senior Fellow Dorothy Slater in @DissentMag. dissentmagazine.org/online_a…
The centrist crusade against Hasan Piker is really about one thing: keeping the corporate wing of the Democratic Party in the driver's seat. prospect.org/2026/05/12/thir…
If the AI boom is what finally shocks Congress into rebuilding its own lawmaking capabilities, then perhaps some good will have come of it. prospect.org/2026/09/18/arti…
Hakeem Jeffries' House commission on AI is stacked with lawmakers who've received huge campaign contributions from Big Tech and AI companies. levernews.com/big-ais-favori…
Democrats’ floundering is happening simultaneously to the party’s own elites reaping financial and professional rewards from the continued strength of AI firms. commondreams.org/opinion/ope…
The neighborhoods in Cancer Alley with the highest cancer risk are disproportionately Black and low-income. Even without these new data centers, Louisiana has seen enough death and destruction.
dissentmagazine.org/online_a…
The real reason Neera Tanden and Third Way can't stop talking about Hasan Piker?
To keep the Democratic Party under the control of the corporate elite. prospect.org/2026/05/12/thir…
Already at the frontlines of the cancer-causing petrochemical industry, Louisiana now faces a new wave of AI data center development — and with it, new sources of pollution. dissentmagazine.org/online_a…
Under Trump, the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights has abandoned its anti-discrimination duties and been turned into a political weapon aimed at perceived threats to modern conservatism. prospect.org/2026/09/22/educ…
As DOGE recedes from headlines and memories, DOGE-style attacks on federal workers continue under the direction of shadow president Russell Vought. therevolvingdoorproject.org/…
Unsurprising considering that the federal government's cybersecurity capacity was gutted during DOGE's destruction of the federal workforce. Hacks like this may become more common as cyber criminals add AI to their arsenal.
nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/po…
CISA's diminished capacity is made worse by DOGE's access into government databases. Their haphazard intrusions left a trail of ruined data safeguards, and massive amounts of sensitive information were removed from the safety of secure government servers.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/d…
Cybercrime is being pushed to all-time highs by new AI tools, making this a dangerous moment for data exposure. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has a poor track record of keeping our sensitive personal information safe.
therevolvingdoorproject.org/…