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Freedoms Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protesters
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If DHS can violently attack journalists and citizen observers without any consequences, none of us are safe anywhere in the country.
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In this News Brief, "How Corporate Media Laid the Groundwork for a Rightwing Incitement Campaign in Minnesota," we detail how CBS, WSJ, NYT promoted an overblown narrative on the "Somali Minnesota fraud" story, teeing up a full blown rightwing incitement campaign.
w/ @matthewccook5.bsky.social
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News Brief: How Corporate Media Laid the Groundwork for a Rightwing Incitement Campaign in Minnesota
In this News Brief, we detail how CBS, Fox, WSJ, and NYT promoted an essentialized, overblown narrative on the
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January 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
In this News Brief, "How Corporate Media Laid the Groundwork for a Rightwing Incitement Campaign in Minnesota," we detail how CBS, WSJ, NYT promoted an overblown narrative on the "Somali Minnesota fraud" story, teeing up a full blown rightwing incitement campaign.
w/ @matthewccook5.bsky.social
w/ @matthewccook5.bsky.social
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When it comes to the crackdown on fraudulent activity in Minnesota, “the administration’s preferred narrative has been advanced in widespread coverage by corporate media outlets,” writes @matthewccook5.bsky.social with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social:
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Corporate Media Advances Conservative Narrative About Minnesota Fraud - The American Prospect
As Trump makes racist attacks on Somali immigrants, media giants CBS, Fox, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times parrot claims from a weaponized DOJ and self-interested players.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
When it comes to the crackdown on fraudulent activity in Minnesota, “the administration’s preferred narrative has been advanced in widespread coverage by corporate media outlets,” writes @matthewccook5.bsky.social with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social:
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Got a new one from @matthewccook5.bsky.social and our friends at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social on the rather credulous reporting pushing the Minnesota benefit fraud scandals, and the blanket statements associating all Somalians with this thievery.
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Corporate Media Advances Conservative Narrative About Minnesota Fraud - The American Prospect
Published in partnership with the Center for Media and Democracy. On Friday, November 21, as most Americans were prepping for Thanksgiving, President Trump went on a tirade on his Truth Social platfo...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Got a new one from @matthewccook5.bsky.social and our friends at @exposedbycmd.bsky.social on the rather credulous reporting pushing the Minnesota benefit fraud scandals, and the blanket statements associating all Somalians with this thievery.
prospect.org/2025/12/29/c...
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The corporate media's coverage of the Minnesota frauds has missed key facts. Numbers have been exaggerated and administration talking points have been echoed, namely that Somali Minnesotans are inclined towards fraud. Our latest report: www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/29/c...
Corporate Media Advances Conservative Narrative About Minnesota Fraud - EXPOSEDbyCMD
As Trump makes racist attacks on Somali immigrants, media giants CBS, Fox, the WSJ and the NYT parrot claims from a weaponized DOJ and self-interested players.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The corporate media's coverage of the Minnesota frauds has missed key facts. Numbers have been exaggerated and administration talking points have been echoed, namely that Somali Minnesotans are inclined towards fraud. Our latest report: www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/29/c...
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In 2024, Pence's Advancing American Freedom brought in $13.7 million and spent $11 million according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
December 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In 2024, Pence's Advancing American Freedom brought in $13.7 million and spent $11 million according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
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Get the full breakdown of what went down in this monster trial, from the SLAPP'd podcast for @drilledmedia.bsky.social
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Or read the print version for @grist.org + @drilledmedia.bsky.social (both with support from @exposedbycmd.bsky.social )
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drilled.media/investigatio...
Or read the print version for @grist.org + @drilledmedia.bsky.social (both with support from @exposedbycmd.bsky.social )
grist.org/project/indi...
SLAPP’d
The story of an Indigenous nation fighting for its water, an environmental nonprofit facing extinction, and an energy giant using the courts to punish protestors.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Get the full breakdown of what went down in this monster trial, from the SLAPP'd podcast for @drilledmedia.bsky.social
drilled.media/investigatio...
Or read the print version for @grist.org + @drilledmedia.bsky.social (both with support from @exposedbycmd.bsky.social )
grist.org/project/indi...
drilled.media/investigatio...
Or read the print version for @grist.org + @drilledmedia.bsky.social (both with support from @exposedbycmd.bsky.social )
grist.org/project/indi...
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Sounds like there will NOT be a final ruling in the Energy Transfer vs. Greenpeace case today. Sitting in on the hearing now.
Read my update on where things are at here, for @drilledmedia.bsky.social and @exposedbycmd.bsky.social
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/17/g...
Read my update on where things are at here, for @drilledmedia.bsky.social and @exposedbycmd.bsky.social
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/17/g...
Greenpeace Fights for Survival Against a Fossil Fuel Giant’s $345-Million “SLAPP” Suit - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Energy Transfer’s lawsuit set up the First Amendment battle of the year and threatens to silence support for grassroots protest against the fossil fuel industry.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Sounds like there will NOT be a final ruling in the Energy Transfer vs. Greenpeace case today. Sitting in on the hearing now.
Read my update on where things are at here, for @drilledmedia.bsky.social and @exposedbycmd.bsky.social
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/17/g...
Read my update on where things are at here, for @drilledmedia.bsky.social and @exposedbycmd.bsky.social
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/17/g...
NEW from @alleenbrown.bsky.social in partnership with @drilledmedia.bsky.social
Greenpeace Fights for Survival Against a Fossil Fuel Giant’s $345-Million “SLAPP” Suit
Greenpeace Fights for Survival Against a Fossil Fuel Giant’s $345-Million “SLAPP” Suit
Greenpeace Fights for Survival Against a Fossil Fuel Giant’s $345-Million “SLAPP” Suit - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Energy Transfer’s lawsuit set up the First Amendment battle of the year and threatens to silence support for grassroots protest against the fossil fuel industry.
www.exposedbycmd.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW from @alleenbrown.bsky.social in partnership with @drilledmedia.bsky.social
Greenpeace Fights for Survival Against a Fossil Fuel Giant’s $345-Million “SLAPP” Suit
Greenpeace Fights for Survival Against a Fossil Fuel Giant’s $345-Million “SLAPP” Suit
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Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
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Heritage doled out $9 mil in grants in 2024. The largest grant of $3.5 mil went to its Daily Signal publication. Its next largest grants of $1 mil went to the 170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee and the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee. We published the full list of 2024 grants on Sourcewatch.
Heritage Foundation - SourceWatch
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December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Heritage doled out $9 mil in grants in 2024. The largest grant of $3.5 mil went to its Daily Signal publication. Its next largest grants of $1 mil went to the 170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee and the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee. We published the full list of 2024 grants on Sourcewatch.
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The far right Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025, raised 32.6% more in 2024 than in 2023, its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows. It brought in $133.9 mil and spent a whopping $142.2 mil last year.
Heritage Foundation 2024 990
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December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The far right Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025, raised 32.6% more in 2024 than in 2023, its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows. It brought in $133.9 mil and spent a whopping $142.2 mil last year.
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Consumers' Research top identifiable funding sources are:
DonorsTrust: $33,888,100 (2013–24)
National Philanthropic Trust: $2,045,000 (2020-2023)
Donor Advised Charitable Giving: $1,745,600 (2021; 2023)
National Christian Charitable Foundation: $1,000,500 (2022)
Rowling Foundation: $500,000 (2021)
DonorsTrust: $33,888,100 (2013–24)
National Philanthropic Trust: $2,045,000 (2020-2023)
Donor Advised Charitable Giving: $1,745,600 (2021; 2023)
National Christian Charitable Foundation: $1,000,500 (2022)
Rowling Foundation: $500,000 (2021)
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Consumers' Research top identifiable funding sources are:
DonorsTrust: $33,888,100 (2013–24)
National Philanthropic Trust: $2,045,000 (2020-2023)
Donor Advised Charitable Giving: $1,745,600 (2021; 2023)
National Christian Charitable Foundation: $1,000,500 (2022)
Rowling Foundation: $500,000 (2021)
DonorsTrust: $33,888,100 (2013–24)
National Philanthropic Trust: $2,045,000 (2020-2023)
Donor Advised Charitable Giving: $1,745,600 (2021; 2023)
National Christian Charitable Foundation: $1,000,500 (2022)
Rowling Foundation: $500,000 (2021)
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Consumers' Research paid out $803K in grants in 2024, the largest of $468K went to its close ally in the fight against "woke capitalism," ESG, & DEI, the State Financial Officers Foundation.
See our page on Consumers' Research in our SFOFExposed project 👇
See our page on Consumers' Research in our SFOFExposed project 👇
Consumers’ Research – State Financial Officers Foundation
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December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Consumers' Research paid out $803K in grants in 2024, the largest of $468K went to its close ally in the fight against "woke capitalism," ESG, & DEI, the State Financial Officers Foundation.
See our page on Consumers' Research in our SFOFExposed project 👇
See our page on Consumers' Research in our SFOFExposed project 👇
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SCOOP: Consumers' Research, the group deployed by the Right to fight "woke capitalism" deeply tied to Leonard Leo brought in $9.4 mil in revenue in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. CR paid Leo's CRC Advisors $676,450 for “digital media” in 2024
Consumers' Research 2024 990
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December 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
SCOOP: Consumers' Research, the group deployed by the Right to fight "woke capitalism" deeply tied to Leonard Leo brought in $9.4 mil in revenue in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. CR paid Leo's CRC Advisors $676,450 for “digital media” in 2024
ALEC's States and Nation Policy Summit in Texas wraps up today.
What's on the agenda?
Voter suppression ✅
Aid Trump ✅
Virtual schools ✅
Religion in the classroom ✅
Fast-track new energy facilities ✅
And many more right-wing policies you are sure to see in 2026.
Read up on the agenda 👇
#ALECExposed
What's on the agenda?
Voter suppression ✅
Aid Trump ✅
Virtual schools ✅
Religion in the classroom ✅
Fast-track new energy facilities ✅
And many more right-wing policies you are sure to see in 2026.
Read up on the agenda 👇
#ALECExposed
ALEC Members Meet in Texas to Push Their Right-Wing 2026 State Legislative Agenda - EXPOSEDbyCMD
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week.Attendees are debating model policies that wou...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
ALEC's States and Nation Policy Summit in Texas wraps up today.
What's on the agenda?
Voter suppression ✅
Aid Trump ✅
Virtual schools ✅
Religion in the classroom ✅
Fast-track new energy facilities ✅
And many more right-wing policies you are sure to see in 2026.
Read up on the agenda 👇
#ALECExposed
What's on the agenda?
Voter suppression ✅
Aid Trump ✅
Virtual schools ✅
Religion in the classroom ✅
Fast-track new energy facilities ✅
And many more right-wing policies you are sure to see in 2026.
Read up on the agenda 👇
#ALECExposed
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CMD first reported last month that the "dark money ATM" DonorsTrust funneled $21.3 million to America First Legal in 2024 some of which was designated for “matching the challenge to address election integrity” and “to stop election interference at the state level.”
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 ...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
CMD first reported last month that the "dark money ATM" DonorsTrust funneled $21.3 million to America First Legal in 2024 some of which was designated for “matching the challenge to address election integrity” and “to stop election interference at the state level.”
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SCOOP: White nationalist Stephen Miller's America First Legal's revenue more than TRIPLED in 2024 to $32 million It's latest IRS filing for 2024 obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that it spent $15.2 million of this huge haul.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
SCOOP: White nationalist Stephen Miller's America First Legal's revenue more than TRIPLED in 2024 to $32 million It's latest IRS filing for 2024 obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that it spent $15.2 million of this huge haul.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
NEW: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week. Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
ALEC Members Meet in Texas to Push Their Right-Wing 2026 State Legislative Agenda - EXPOSEDbyCMD
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week.Attendees are debating model policies that wou...
www.exposedbycmd.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
NEW: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week. Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
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SCOOP: The New Civil Liberties Alliance, the rightwing law group that brought the very first lawsuit against Trump's IEEPA emergency tariff orders, brought in $8.3 mil in revenue in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. The group spent $6.4 mil.
www.documentcloud.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
SCOOP: The New Civil Liberties Alliance, the rightwing law group that brought the very first lawsuit against Trump's IEEPA emergency tariff orders, brought in $8.3 mil in revenue in 2024, according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy. The group spent $6.4 mil.
CMD's role as a watchdog for stealth attacks on our protections and freedoms will be even more important in the coming year. Everything is at stake. Please make a donation on this Giving Tuesday to support our independent investigations. centerformediaanddemocracy.salsalabs.org/donate/index...
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
CMD's role as a watchdog for stealth attacks on our protections and freedoms will be even more important in the coming year. Everything is at stake. Please make a donation on this Giving Tuesday to support our independent investigations. centerformediaanddemocracy.salsalabs.org/donate/index...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This second reign of Trump threatens to usher in a dark era of authoritarianism, with the corporate media already capitulating to his threats. But CMD will not back down. Please take a moment to support our independent investigations. centerformediaanddemocracy.salsalabs.org/donate/index...
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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
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November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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.
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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...
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Americans for Prosperity 2024 990
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November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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The assumption is that private prison firms are booming this year because of federal contracts with ICE.
But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
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But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
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State and Local Contracts Prop Up For-Profit Prisons - The American Prospect
CoreCivic and GEO Group profit from Trump’s immigration policies while also receiving lucrative contracts from state and local governments, including areas controlled by Democrats.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The assumption is that private prison firms are booming this year because of federal contracts with ICE.
But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/s...
But they derive much of their wealth from state and local government contracts, including in blue areas.
Co-pubbed with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/s...
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...
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 ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...