Whistleblower Warns of Chaotic Trump Plan to Meddle With USPS Ballot Processing

Just two months before the midterm elections, USPS is preparing to launch an untested mail-in ballot verifcation system that puts eligible voters in jeopardy... covert plans by the Trump administration to reshape the nation’s mail-in ballot verification system in ways that could disenfranchise scores of American voters. - Rolling Stone

We converted the whistleblower’s report on Trump’s voter suppression scheme into this podcast with the help of AI.

Trump’s USPS voter suppression scheme explained - Podcast

Listen to the podcast on Audio.com

The Trump administration intends to give USPS broad authority to refuse to mail electoral ballots. “USPS will, for the first time, play a gatekeeping function and be in a position to refuse to mail ballots that state election officials have determined should be sent out,” the letter says,” and will do so via an error riddled platform that was rush ordered by the administration. Letter released by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

The whistleblower contends that, given the manner the order is being implemented, a single discrepancy in the lists provided to USPS could result in batches of thousands of ballots being rejected en masse... the program built to process the millions of mail in ballots expected for the November midterms has not been properly tested, and is error prone... “As a result of this rushed process, USPS has been unable to conduct tests of the Portal to ensure its proper functioning, troubleshoot problems, or distribute instructions on use to state election officials,” the letter relays. - Rolling Stone

Take Away: VOTE!

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Trump calls communities that oppose data centers ‘backwards and poor’ - MSN

• Follow the money behind Trump’s comments.

• AI Billionaires Fund Ad Blitz. Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz and OpenAI’s Greg Brockman have backed the super PAC behind the campaign, which faces surging opposition. - Decrypt

• See Who Is Writing the Rules for AI. Track AI legislation, lobbying across all 50 states and the federal government. - The AI Lobby

Follow the money

More on AI billionaire and their lobbyists

• Find over 5,000 lobbyists here

• Federal Elections database

• The AI Lobby

• Integrity Index

• Influence Watch

• Quiver Quantitative

Take Away: Hold Republicans accountable for the uncontrolled growth of data centers by their billionaire donors.

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Trump Admits He Doesn’t Care About “Affordability” as Economy Plunges

Trump has given up pretending to care about the skyrocketing cost of living. As inflation rises, layoffs surge, and SNAP benefits stop, Trump told Americans point-blank that he does not want to hear about their affordability issues. - TNR

Take Away: VOTE! Hold Republicans accountable.

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Bari Weiss’s latest CBS smear backfires as MAGA attacks on Abdul El-Sayed fall apart. - MSN

• Israel’s Biggest US Donor Now Owns CBS - Just International

• As Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party Media - FAIR

• Paramount-Skydance Merger Approved by Trump appointee Brendan Carr at FCC, Clearing Way for $8 Billion Deal Close - Hollywood Reporter

• Larry Ellison quietly gave $45 million to a pro-Trump group—then Oracle landed a starring role in a $500 billion AI buildout - Fortune

• Miriam Adelson a former IDF officer, gave Trump campaign $100 million. - Times Of Israel

• Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving over $300 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance. - CIFR

Follow the money behind Netanyahu propaganda network

Bari Weiss smears for Netanyahu

• Bari Weiss pushed controversial headline about Abdul El-Sayed: report

• Unnamed sources later told “Status” writer Oliver Darcy that Weiss had “personally directed that the headline be tweaked to specifically mention that El-Sayed had deleted tweets referencing the September 11 terrorist attack.” - MSN

• The report in “Status” is just the latest accusation that Weiss, who was installed as editor-in-chief last year, has interfered in her staff’s reporting to push for a more conservative political agenda.

Israel is paying influencers $7,000 per post

• Netanyahu referred to a ‘community’ pushing out preferred messaging in US media — and boy are they making a princely sum.

• Being paid by Israel to post on social media is also very lucrative. According to previously unreported recent documents, these influencers are likely being paid around $7,000 per post on social media such as Tik Tok and Instagram on behalf of Israel.

• Bridges Partners, a firm working for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sent a series of invoices for its “Influencer Campaign” to Havas Media Group Germany, an international media group working for Israel. The invoices detailed a sum of $900,000, starting in June and slated to end in November, for a cohort of 14-18 influencers to create content.

• The document, which was filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, notes that the funding is for both “payments for influencers and production,” but does not provide a breakdown between the two.

• When taking into account the administrative production costs through Sept. 16 — legal fees, banking fees, marketing fees, and other project services noted in a separate document — that leaves an estimated sum of $552,946 for the influencers between June and September of this year.

• The firm estimated that the cohort was expected to produce 75-90 posts in that time. Doing the math, that would be $6,143 per post on the low end. On the high end, each influencer could be making as much as $7,372 per post. - Responsible Statecraft

Take Away: Stop billionaires buying media outlets to push their agenda and smear critics who demand accountability.

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Lobbyists rig the system for their billionaire clients

Tracking AI legislation, lobbying, and corporate influence across all 50 states and the federal government. - The AI Lobby

The Lobbying Disclosure Act requires lobbyists to file quarterly reports with the Senate. These filings are public record — but they’re buried in a government database with a terrible interface. Most people have no idea who’s lobbying their representatives, how much they’re spending, or what they want.

Open Lobby is an independent data journalism project that’s part of TheDataProject.ai. It makes federal lobbying data accessible, searchable, and understandable. See Who Is Writing the Rules for AI. Tracking AI legislation, lobbying, and corporate influence across all 50 states and the federal government. - AI Lobby

Search for lobbyists by name, company or client

OpenLobby

OpenLobby believes that in a democracy, citizens have a right to know who is trying to influence their government and how much they’re spending to do it. While lobbying disclosure filings are technically public records, they’re buried in a government database with a terrible search interface that makes meaningful analysis nearly impossible for ordinary people.

OpenLobby changes that. It downloads every filing, normalize the data (fixing inconsistent entity names, standardizing amounts, linking lobbyists to clients), and present it in a way that’s genuinely useful. Whether you’re a journalist investigating corporate influence, a researcher studying policy outcomes, or a citizen curious about who’s lobbying your representative. - Open Lobby

TakeAway: Stop billionaires rigging the system. Hold lobbyists accountable.

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60 trees cut at public D.C. golf course

U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes warned Trump lawyers against presenting the court with a fait accompli. She said she wanted advance notice before the government removed more than 10 trees...

The administration also has not disclosed the project’s expected cost, the source or amount of private funding. - WaPo

The preliminary budget is $75 million NOTUS

“You shouldn’t have to make six figures or be a member at a club to be able to access the game of golf, and that’s why municipal golf is here, is to be an on-ramp for everyone,” said Damian Cosby, the executive director of the National Links Trust - NOTUS

Wasting $75 million of your tax dollars

TakeAway: Hold Republicans accountable for vandalizing a public golf course, and the corrupt John Roberts Court for giving Trump permission to break the law.

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Trump Says USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Deployed ‘Not Nearly Long Enough’ - Mediaite

Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be ‘ashamed’ of conditions on board - NPR
(Note: Sgt. Declan Coady is not the sailor who attempted suicide, but he was killed in Trump’s war)

• Trump’s Sons Cash In on Dad’s War With Mega Drone Deal - Daily Beast

• Barron Trump’s Astonishing Wealth: How the President’s Son Racked Up a $150 million Net Worth - Yahoo Finance

• Barron has become an admirer of Andrew Tate, who is an accused sex trafficker and rapist and who has been under investigation in Romania for allegedly coercing women into pornography and beating and having sex with a 15-year-old girl. - Mercury News

• Sergeant Coady was a 20 year olf sophomore at Drake University in Des Moines. He was killed in Trump’s senseless war in Iran.- NY Times

Swipe to compare the Epstein Class vs. regular Americans

‘South Park’ Writer Sets Up Site Calling for Barron to Go to War. - DraftBarronTrump.com

Those who serve and made the ultimate sacrifice

The Pentagon has identified six service members who were killed on March 12 when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during combat operations against Iran.

Maj. John “Alex” Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; and Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky, were killed in the crash, the Pentagon announced. They were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. - Military Times

Take Away: Draft Barron Trump!

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Trump wastes his time on childish renames, as poverty soars in America.

Here is a preview of the unofficial state names to be announced shortly. Check this map for the newly named states of Epstein-Stan, Rape Headquarters and Grift Central. Zoom into see the level of poverty by county and your MAGA rep to hold accountable.

Hold Republicans accountable for pandering to Trump’s dementia-ridden games. Hunger is no joke.

Poverty in Mike Johnson’s district

TakeAway: Hold Republicans accountable for pandering to Trump’s dementia-ridden games. Hunger is no joke.

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Charles Koch is the CEO of Koch Inc. has a $15-billion stake in the industry. He bankrolls groups to influence public policy and elections in the US.

Koch Real Estate Investments (KREI), one of Koch’s in-house investment arms, launched Edged US in 2024 which owns seven data centers in the US — in Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Des Moines, Kansas City, and Phoenix — with six new sites proposed or in development in Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. - Exposed by CMD

Oil billionaire Charles Koch’s network directed over $4.4 million in 2022 to organizations on Project 2025’s advisory board... Project 2025’s vision for the next conservative administration’s energy agenda would rapidly increase oil and gas leases and production through the Interior Department to focus on energy security, and proposals include reforming offices of the Energy Department to end focus on climate change and green subsidies. - NBC News

Activists created a map of Koch’s seven data centers with the free Padlet app in two hours. Padlet is a great tool for other activist projects as well.

Charles Koch data centers

Add location of the data center as an address or geo coordinates

Add details about the data center including size, power consumption and links to more information about the data center

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Share your map as a QR Code or a URL https://padlet.com/pad3_297/koch-data-centers-1iub4u7jka9mbc9m

TakeAway: Use technology like the free Padlet app to expose billionaires rigging the system.

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Vinyl chloride exposure detected in 74% of urine samples taken after East Palestine derailment - CBS

• “Corporations are people too“ said Mitt Romney. Let’s hold them responsible for their actions and punish them just like other Americans.

Corporations have freedom of speech, thanks to a Republican packed Supreme Court. Corporations can give unlimited funds to politicians to get the laws they want thanks to the John Roberts Supreme Court.

You can be arrested for speeding, but a corporate exec can get away scott free for creating an environmental disaster that harms millions of Americans. Investors make billions from corporations and proclaim their ethics, but bear no responsibility for the harm they fund. How fair is that? It’s time to start holding corporations accountable for their actions, just like any other criminal.

• Follow the money, corporate execs and investors involved.

• Which politicians got money from Norfolk Southern?

• Who was behind getting train safety regulations watered down?

• How big is the environmental disaster?

• What role did making trains longer while cutting workers play in this?

• Why was a reporter arrested while trying to report on the disaster?

Corporate greed trumps safety

Freight rail has also become more dangerous because of fundamental changes to how companies like Norfolk Southern operate. Over the last five years, “22% of the jobs at railroads Union Pacific, CSX, and Norfolk Southern have been eliminated.” Jobs were slashed as part of a broader cost-cutting system called “Precision Scheduled Railroading” that was pioneered by CSX and later implemented by Norfolk Southern and others. The system also involved increasing speeds and lengthening trains — with some trains stretching more than two miles.

There has also been a push to reduce the amount of time that the trains are not in motion, which means “the amount of time carmen have to inspect each car in a train has been reduced by more than half — from three minutes to just 60 seconds.” The derailment in East Palestine was reportedly due to a “mechanical issue with a rail car axle.”

Unions representing freight rail workers have warned for years that “with the stakes so high any time a train derails, the new system is risky.”

Norfolk Southern has taken the higher profits from Precision Scheduled Railroading and used it to repurchase shares of its own stock — a practice that benefits executives and investors by increasing the price. In March 2022, Norfolk Southern announced a plan to spend $10 billion on stock buybacks. In 2021, Norfolk Southern CEO James A. Squires received $14 million in total compensation. About $9 million of Squires’ compensation was paid in stock awards and options — assets that will likely increase in value as Norfolk Southern repurchases its shares. - Popular Info

Big money exploits the little guy

Vanguard is a company that stands for something—something more important than market share, growth in assets, or industry leadership. We stand for stewardship.Vanguard shows up as a business leader, a steward in our communities, and a corporate citizen. We strive to uphold sustainable business practices that make us good stewards of the environment.The ethical standards, values, and investment principles to which we’ve adhered since our founding are solely designed to serve the interests of our clients, communities, and employees. Our Code of Ethics is built on our commitment to doing the right thing. - Vanguard Ethics

BlackRock. “Together with our clients, we’re contributing to a more equitable and resilient world – today and for generations to come. We contribute to a more resilient economy that benefits more people. How can we empower investors to make better, safer decisions, and advocate for a financial system that is more inclusive and sustainable for all stakeholders.” - Blackrock

J.P. Morgan Chase. We will work with fierce resolve to make this a company of which our customers, employees, shareholders and communities can be proud. From time to time, we may fall short in our efforts and if that happens, we will renew our commitment to these principles and re-double our efforts. What we can and will promise is to be truthful and give honest assessments of our businesses and prospects; act with integrity and honor; and do the right thing—not necessarily the easy or expedient thing. - JP Morgan Chase

TakeAway: Hold corporate execs and their investors accountable for their actions, just like other criminals.

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Trump tariffs, looming trade war spark worries about Maine’s economy, rising prices - Maine Biz

Susan Collins praised by MAGA for pushing Trump agenda - MSN

Maine’s shared border and deeply integrated supply chain with Canada make its economy uniquely exposed to Canadian counter-tariffs. Maine businesses face a double squeeze: paying higher import costs for Canadian inputs while seeing their finished exports hit with steep retaliatory duties.

Susan Collins pushes Trump agenda

Disruption to the Maine Lobster Industry

Canada’s retaliatory list places a 25% tariff on live and frozen U.S. fish and seafood, specifically targeting lobster. “Double Tariff” Squeeze: Tariffs imposed on live exports moving into Canadian processing plants, combined with potential duties when processed meat returns across the border, threaten to price Maine harvesters out of key markets and slash dockside prices for local lobstermen. - SeafoodSource.

Strains on Forest Products, Pulp, and Paper Mills

Pulp & Paper Counter-Tariffs: Canada’s counter-tariffs impose duties of 25% to 50% on U.S. paper, tissue, and wood products. Maine mills rely on cross-border timber, wood chips, and pulp from Quebec and the Maritime provinces. Higher tariff walls in both directions disrupt the circular movement of lumber and paper packaging, increasing operating overhead for Maine’s legacy forestry sector - The Guardian.

Take Away: Hold Susan Collins accountable.

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• Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves Army Rudderless - Political Wire

• Hegseth fires several top military attorneys - CBS

• Hegseth fires “Stars and Stripes” journalists, deepens - Salon

• Most of the generals and admirals removed by Hegseth served their country for more than 30 years. Hegseth’s rampage through the senior ranks of the military was accompanied by constant referrals to “woke” generals and “DEI hires,” in reference to women and Black generals and admirals. - Lucian Truscott

• Chris Donahue’s was one of the Army’s rising stars. A legendary Delta Force leader and a top candidate for Army chief of staff… He distinguished himself in wars of the past two decades. But Hegseth has sought to oust anyone who doesn’t fit his idea of a military leader - Atlantic

The price we pay for Hegseth’s incompetence

Former FOX talk show host cripples U.S. Military

Hegseth’s concerns about losing his job prompted the recent firings of top U.S. Army officials... Hegseth reportedly forced out Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, along with Gen. David Hodne and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr... The New York Post reports the defense secretary’s “paranoia” about being replaced by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll was behind the ouster.

The New York Times reported that Hegseth blocked four Army officers, including two Black people and two women, from being promoted. George and Driscoll had clashed with Hegseth over that decision, according to the outlet. - The Independent

Take Away: America needs real military leaders not FOX talk show hosts.

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Murdoch’s media empire is a Cancer on democracy

• Billionaire owned media outlets launch smear campaign against Mamdani’s tax on homes valued over $5 million not used as a primary residence.

• An article by the Murdoch owned NY Post called the database an “enemies list” and “a kind of one-stop class-warfare shopping list for antifa radicals looking for targets.”

• But Mamdani did not “doxx” any New York City residents. The same information has been public and searchable online for decades. “Every building, property tax debt is public. Always has been.”

• There is little in the new list that wasn’t already freely available. The city has a searchable database called the Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) that allows user - Popular Info

Follow the billionaire media smear campaign

Billionaire owned media: For billionaires, by billionaires

“But Mamdani did not “doxx” any New York City residents. The same information has been public — and searchable online — for decades.

The city was required to publish an updated property ownership list in July as it implements the pied-à-terre tax. The tax will create an annual surcharge on some properties that are not used as a primary residence, also known as “pieds-à-terre.” The tax will apply to condos and co-op units valued at over $1 million and homes valued over $5 million. An April analysis by New York City Comptroller Mark Levine found that the tax could raise between $340 million and $510 million in revenue annually.

But there is little in the new list that wasn’t already freely available. The city has a searchable database called the Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) that allows users to quickly and easily search through property records by name and address.” - Popular Info

TakeAway: Make billionaires pay their fair share of taxes. Enough with their smear campaigns to doge paying taxes.

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Canada strikes back at Trump’s senseless trade war with retaliatory tariffs

Canada struck back in response to Trump’s trade war with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment. The new tariffs extended well beyond industrial goods, hitting everyday purchases such as seafood, cheese, clothing, cosmetics and toilet paper, with some facing duties as high as 50%.

A prolonged dispute could raise costs for American businesses and consumers less than 2½ months before the midterm elections. - AP

Hold Republicans accountable

Canada retaliates

“We did not choose this conflict, but when our economic integration is used as a weapon rather than the foundation for a win-win partnership, we need to stand up,” Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in French, calling the situation “an unprecedented challenge imposed on Canada.”

Canada’s retaliation came after the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs over the weekend on Canadian goods following the collapse of trade negotiations. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Washington of trying to subordinate Canada and said U.S. demands during the failed talks showed that Americans wanted to “destroy our major industries.” - AP

TakeAway: Hold Republicans accountable.

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Pentagon is censoring military newspaper Stars and Stripes, lawsuit alleges - WaPo

• More incoming fire at Stars & Stripes. Publisher suddenly retires after Pentagon appoints his “deputy” without prior consultation. - NewsGuy

• The mainstream media will lose its last grip on relevancy - Nieman Lab

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When the people have nothing left to eat, they will eat the rich - Rousseau

• Walmart warns Americans can barely afford budget groceries - The Daily Mail

• The Waltons are the richest family in America - Forbes

• Walmart had over 14,500 workers getting SNAP benefits in just nine states. - Unanswered

• Walmart and the Waltons have spent over $32 million on politics, donating mostly to Republicans - United For Respect

• Republican cuts to SNAP could take food away from millions of Americans - CBPP

• Republicans give the richest 1% $1 Trillion in tax giveaways by cutting Medicaid and SNAP - CAP

• Rob Walton, Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner own the Denver Broncos - Pro Football Network

• Taxpayers could end up paying for new Broncos stadium - Axios

The real welfare queen is the Walton family - Bernie Sanders

Follow the money

TakeAway: Vote to stop Republicans from starving working Americans to feed their billionaire Walton donors.

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Democrats aren’t fighting everywhere

For too long, Democratic races at the state and federal level all over the country have gone unchallenged – or unsupported.

Every State Blue is changing that. With projects in three states (Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee) and nationally (First In Line) Every State Blue is committed to creating grassroots communities of people like you who want Democrats to fight everywhere. Here’s how they created the Every State Blue Candidate app to showcase the candidates they’re supporting in a few hours with the free MakeItFast platform.

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The app can be shared as a URL (https://makeitfast.org/EveryStateBlueCandidates) or a QR Code. No software installation nor registration is needed. Use it anonymously on phone or laptops. User can choose to get alerts instantly and also send messages back to the organizer.

Who’s Behind Every State Blue

Every State Blue, formerly known as It Starts Today, was founded after the 2016 election by Jonathan Zucker, former COO and CEO of ActBlue. Convinced that the power of the Democrats’ grassroots community coupled with small-dollar recurring donations could change fundraising forever, he got to work creating groundbreaking national and state-based programs.

In 2017, Michele Hornish co-founded Blue Missouri with Jonathan, launching ESB’s first state-based project. Together with ESB board member, accomplished author, and former Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper, ESB launched Blue Ohio in 2022. Blue Tennessee followed in 2024.

Through its various projects, Every State Blue has raised and distributed over $2 million to Democratic nominees at the state and federal level since 2016.

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TakeAway: Make Every State Blue.

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Kavanaugh Flouts the Fourth Amendment and Blesses Trump’s Racial Profiling - Reason

When ICE officers racially profile, white drivers get off with a warning and Black and brown drivers get detained. The Supreme Court made racial profiling illegal, so why, The New York Times editorial board asks, is ICE the exception? - YouTube

The Human Cost of ICE: Stories of Abuse and Neglect - Journalists For Human Rights

Hold Susan Collins accountable

TakeAway: Hold Susan Collins accountable for ‘Kavanaugh Stops’ that ICE uses for racist detentions

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Republicans let billionaires mine, drill, log timber and graze cattle and put AI data centers on Federal lands.

• Bulldozers plow through Big Bend National Park, sparking fury in Texas - MSN

• Republicans move to lift drilling and mining restrictions - AP

• Republicans allow AI data center on public land - MSN

• Michael Boren, billionaire Trump appointee had Forestry Service diverted planes to protect his mega ranch inside Idaho national park - Joe My God

• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum intervened to allow grazing on public lands - Public Domain

Trump copies Putin’s playbook of seizing public resources for himself and oligarchs. Putin exploits public resources and takes over assets to build private fortunes of the ruling elite. The Kremlin treats the state as its own property. As a result, property rights are largely symbolic, entirely dependent on the arbitrary will of the leader. They are not guaranteed by law or the courts, but by decisions taken by the leader himself. - OSW excerpts

Explore the landgrab in 3D

Explore National Parks, Forests and public lands that billionaires can now use to drill for oil, mine, log for timber, graze cattle and put up AI data centers. Take a close up look of Big Bend National Park in Texas or any other park.

How much are they stealing?

The US National Park Service manages 84.4 million acres that include the USA’s 63 national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties. - esri

One-eighth of the United States (247.3 million acres) is managed by the Bureau of Land Management . As part of the Department of the Interior, the agency oversees the 30 million acre National Landscape Conservation System, a collection of lands that includes 221 wilderness areas, 23 national monuments and 636 other protected areas. Bureau of Land Management Lands contain over 63,000 oil and gas wells and provide forage for over 18,000 grazing permit holders on 155 million acres of land. - esri

TakeAway: Hold Republicans accountable for giving away public lands and national parks to their billionaire donors.

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DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH THE DATA FOUND IN THIS BLOG AND INFOGRAPHIC HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND PROCESSED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE, NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CAN BE MADE REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES TO ANY USES OF THE INFORMATION WHETHER ISOLATED OR AGGREGATE USES THEREOF.

Republicans let billionaires mine, drill, log timber and graze cattle and put AI data centers on Federal lands.

• Bulldozers plow through Big Bend National Park, sparking fury in Texas - MSN

• Republicans move to lift drilling and mining restrictions - AP

• Republicans allow AI data center on public land - MSN

• Michael Boren, billionaire Trump appointee had Forestry Service diverted planes to protect his mega ranch inside Idaho national park - Joe My God

• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum intervened to allow grazing on public lands - Public Domain

Trump copies Putin’s playbook of seizing public resources for himself and oligarchs. Putin exploits public resources and takes over assets to build private fortunes of the ruling elite. The Kremlin treats the state as its own property. As a result, property rights are largely symbolic, entirely dependent on the arbitrary will of the leader. They are not guaranteed by law or the courts, but by decisions taken by the leader himself. - OSW excerpts

Explore the landgrab in 3D

Explore National Parks, Forests and public lands that billionaires can now use to drill for oil, mine, log for timber, graze cattle and put up AI data centers. Take a close up look of Big Bend National Park in Texas or any other park.

How much are they stealing?

The US National Park Service manages 84.4 million acres that include the USA’s 63 national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties. - esri

One-eighth of the United States (247.3 million acres) is managed by the Bureau of Land Management . As part of the Department of the Interior, the agency oversees the 30 million acre National Landscape Conservation System, a collection of lands that includes 221 wilderness areas, 23 national monuments and 636 other protected areas. Bureau of Land Management Lands contain over 63,000 oil and gas wells and provide forage for over 18,000 grazing permit holders on 155 million acres of land. - esri

TakeAway: Hold Republicans accountable for giving away public lands and national parks to their billionaire donors.

Deepak
DemLabs

DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH THE DATA FOUND IN THIS BLOG AND INFOGRAPHIC HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND PROCESSED FROM SOURCES BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE, NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CAN BE MADE REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES TO ANY USES OF THE INFORMATION WHETHER ISOLATED OR AGGREGATE USES THEREOF.