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Our new book MASTER PLAN is now out - it exposes never-before-seen documents & photos exposing the secret plot to legalize corruption. You may think you know the story of how corruption became pervasive, but you don’t. Nobody has known the full story because the details were kept secret - until now.
🚨 REVEALED: WM, the largest trash company in the U.S., raised collection prices 6.3% YoY, then announced a 14.5% dividend hike and $3B in stock buybacks, even as it admits customers can’t keep up with higher costs.
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🚨 REVEALED: WM, the largest trash company in the U.S., raised collection prices 6.3% YoY, then announced a 14.5% dividend hike and $3B in stock buybacks, even as it admits customers can’t keep up with higher costs.
🚨NEW: Democrats don’t have a messaging problem. They have an economic populism problem. @rutgerbregman.com breaks it down on Lever Time with @davidsirota.com ⬇️
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Democrats Are Missing the Obvious w Rutger Bregman
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December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🚨NEW: Democrats don’t have a messaging problem. They have an economic populism problem. @rutgerbregman.com breaks it down on Lever Time with @davidsirota.com ⬇️
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🚨NEW: The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could eliminate one of the last limits on campaign money. Republicans argued there’s no point in capping party spending anymore. 👇
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One of the Last Campaign Money Limits Is About to Fall
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December 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🚨NEW: The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could eliminate one of the last limits on campaign money. Republicans argued there’s no point in capping party spending anymore. 👇
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🚨 NEW: We’re sharing the full conversation with @edzitron.com and @davidsirota.com on AI, including what didn’t make it into the podcast. Zitron explains how AI spending is reshaping corporate finances and the broader economy.
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When Will The AI Bubble Pop? Full Interview With Ed Zitron
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December 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🚨 NEW: We’re sharing the full conversation with @edzitron.com and @davidsirota.com on AI, including what didn’t make it into the podcast. Zitron explains how AI spending is reshaping corporate finances and the broader economy.
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🚨 BREAKING: Trump wants to scrap federal taxes on gambling winnings, encouraging more gambling even as Americans lost $71 billion to the industry in 2024. One of his top donors, Miriam Adelson, runs one of the world’s largest casino empires.
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Trump wants to scrap federal taxes on gambling winnings, encouraging more gambling even as Americans lost $71 billion to the industry in 2024. One of his top donors, Miriam Adelson, runs one of the world’s largest casino empires.
🚨 Does the AI bubble add up? @edzitron.com joins @davidsirota.com on Lever Time to explain why AI’s real costs remain hidden and what happens when companies are finally forced to open their books.
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Ed Zitron on the Moment AI’s Real Costs Are Exposed
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December 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨 Does the AI bubble add up? @edzitron.com joins @davidsirota.com on Lever Time to explain why AI’s real costs remain hidden and what happens when companies are finally forced to open their books.
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🚨 NEW: Federal and private lawsuits allege meat companies used shared data to coordinate prices and wages across the industry.
The Lever's @brockhrehor.bsky.social reports 👇
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The Lever's @brockhrehor.bsky.social reports 👇
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How Big Meat Used Data to Rig Prices
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December 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
🚨 NEW: Federal and private lawsuits allege meat companies used shared data to coordinate prices and wages across the industry.
The Lever's @brockhrehor.bsky.social reports 👇
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The Lever's @brockhrehor.bsky.social reports 👇
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🚨 NEW: What democratic guardrail could the Supreme Court eliminate?
What did an Emirati businessman say to Jeffrey Epstein?
How much will AI raise your utility bill?
Find out how closely you’ve been following the stories that matter in this week’s LeverMind quiz 👇
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What did an Emirati businessman say to Jeffrey Epstein?
How much will AI raise your utility bill?
Find out how closely you’ve been following the stories that matter in this week’s LeverMind quiz 👇
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LEVERMIND QUIZ: Did A Youth Sports Empire Really Prohibit Family Memories?
Test your knowledge of Trump’s AI executive order, Google’s secret lawmaker junket, and other issues that really matter.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🚨 NEW: What democratic guardrail could the Supreme Court eliminate?
What did an Emirati businessman say to Jeffrey Epstein?
How much will AI raise your utility bill?
Find out how closely you’ve been following the stories that matter in this week’s LeverMind quiz 👇
www.levernews.com/wait-they-wa...
What did an Emirati businessman say to Jeffrey Epstein?
How much will AI raise your utility bill?
Find out how closely you’ve been following the stories that matter in this week’s LeverMind quiz 👇
www.levernews.com/wait-they-wa...
EXCLUSIVE: Google can’t bribe politicians — but it can use state “educational” gift loopholes to fly them to a private Chicago summit. Lawmakers who attended are now considering AI and data-center legislation that could reshape Google’s bottom line.
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Google can’t bribe politicians — but it can use state “educational” gift loopholes to fly them to a private Chicago summit. Lawmakers who attended are now considering AI and data-center legislation that could reshape Google’s bottom line.
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🚨SCOOP🚨 In 2015, an Emirati businessman emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking the financier to put him in touch with Elon Musk, according to leaked emails reviewed by The Lever.
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🚨SCOOP🚨 In 2015, an Emirati businessman emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking the financier to put him in touch with Elon Musk, according to leaked emails reviewed by The Lever.
In 2015, an Emirati businessman emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking the financier to put him in touch with Elon Musk, according to leaked emails reviewed by The Lever.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
In 2015, an Emirati businessman emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking the financier to put him in touch with Elon Musk, according to leaked emails reviewed by The Lever.
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⚠️ HAPPENING NOW: The Trump administration is pushing changes that would give Wall Street firms more control over Americans’ retirement savings, with fewer safeguards against risky bets and conflicts of interest.
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
⚠️ HAPPENING NOW: The Trump administration is pushing changes that would give Wall Street firms more control over Americans’ retirement savings, with fewer safeguards against risky bets and conflicts of interest.
⚠️ ROLLBACK: Trump’s Transportation pick, a former airline lobbyist, just wiped $11 million off Southwest’s punishment for chronic flight delays. It’s the latest step in a fast rollback of airline enforcement and passenger protections under Trump’s DOT.
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
⚠️ ROLLBACK: Trump’s Transportation pick, a former airline lobbyist, just wiped $11 million off Southwest’s punishment for chronic flight delays. It’s the latest step in a fast rollback of airline enforcement and passenger protections under Trump’s DOT.
🚨 SCOTUS is hearing a challenge to coordinated party spending limits, one of the last federal rules stopping donors bypassing individual contribution caps. If the limits fall, parties could make unlimited expenditures on behalf of their candidates.
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The Last Anti-Corruption Rule Might Fall This Week
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December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🚨 SCOTUS is hearing a challenge to coordinated party spending limits, one of the last federal rules stopping donors bypassing individual contribution caps. If the limits fall, parties could make unlimited expenditures on behalf of their candidates.
www.youtube.com/shorts/5u9j_...
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🗣️ Medicare for All used to be the third rail of Democratic politics. Candidates were punished for mentioning taxes, private insurance, or the limits of the ACA. But a new poll shows broad support for single payer even under the conditions that once tanked the idea.
December 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🗣️ Medicare for All used to be the third rail of Democratic politics. Candidates were punished for mentioning taxes, private insurance, or the limits of the ACA. But a new poll shows broad support for single payer even under the conditions that once tanked the idea.
In a new letter to the Trump administration, Steve Bannon and other conservative power players urge the government to rein in Big Tech’s use of copyrighted material in AI training. Tech giants argue they need unrestricted access to data. Bannon says they’re bluffing.
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In a new letter to the Trump administration, Steve Bannon and other conservative power players urge the government to rein in Big Tech’s use of copyrighted material in AI training. Tech giants argue they need unrestricted access to data. Bannon says they’re bluffing.
REMINDER: A president’s ability to kill without a judge or jury didn’t come from Trump. It was built by Cheney and normalized by Obama.
December 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
REMINDER: A president’s ability to kill without a judge or jury didn’t come from Trump. It was built by Cheney and normalized by Obama.
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🚨 SCOOP: Trump's admin is sabotaging a critical program that provides legal defense for unaccompanied migrant children.
An internal letter signed by dozens of legal aid groups warns that the program may soon be contracted out to an ICE technology vendor (and Angelina Jolie's nonprofit).
An internal letter signed by dozens of legal aid groups warns that the program may soon be contracted out to an ICE technology vendor (and Angelina Jolie's nonprofit).
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨 SCOOP: Trump's admin is sabotaging a critical program that provides legal defense for unaccompanied migrant children.
An internal letter signed by dozens of legal aid groups warns that the program may soon be contracted out to an ICE technology vendor (and Angelina Jolie's nonprofit).
An internal letter signed by dozens of legal aid groups warns that the program may soon be contracted out to an ICE technology vendor (and Angelina Jolie's nonprofit).
🚨 BREAKING: Trump is moving to privatize legal aid for migrant children and hand it to a for-profit ICE contractor. Yes, the same agency trying to deport them would help control their “legal support.” Advocates say it breaches confidentiality, strips protections and pushes kids toward faster removal
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Trump is moving to privatize legal aid for migrant children and hand it to a for-profit ICE contractor. Yes, the same agency trying to deport them would help control their “legal support.” Advocates say it breaches confidentiality, strips protections and pushes kids toward faster removal
🚨 REVEALED: Members of Congress who enter leadership see their stock returns jump by as much as 47 points. Researchers say the gains are driven in part by trades that move in step with the legislation they control.
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🚨 REVEALED: Members of Congress who enter leadership see their stock returns jump by as much as 47 points. Researchers say the gains are driven in part by trades that move in step with the legislation they control.
BREAKING: Our reporting forced a policy reversal. After our investigation exposed that Black Bear’s leagues threatened to expel kids if parents recorded their games, the company is now rewriting its contracts and rulebooks.
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
BREAKING: Our reporting forced a policy reversal. After our investigation exposed that Black Bear’s leagues threatened to expel kids if parents recorded their games, the company is now rewriting its contracts and rulebooks.
Lever Time listeners contain multitudes.
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Lever Time listeners contain multitudes.
🚨 NEW: A majority of Americans now support Medicare for All even if it ends private insurance and raises taxes. The tipping point is here because the ACA is failing to keep health care affordable. New polling shows a 50-point shift in just six years.
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🚨 NEW: A majority of Americans now support Medicare for All even if it ends private insurance and raises taxes. The tipping point is here because the ACA is failing to keep health care affordable. New polling shows a 50-point shift in just six years.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: The FDA’s top drug evaluator just quit after challenging a new program that can approve drugs in 30 days. He’s the fifth director to leave this year as industry pressure pushes the agency to green-light drugs with weak evidence they work.
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: The FDA’s top drug evaluator just quit after challenging a new program that can approve drugs in 30 days. He’s the fifth director to leave this year as industry pressure pushes the agency to green-light drugs with weak evidence they work.
@GovJanetMills says she’s the progressive choice for Maine’s Senate race. But her record as governor tells a different story. She vetoed farmworker protections, renter safeguards, tribal sovereignty bills, a wealth-tax, and even pocket vetoed a statewide rape-kit tracking system.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
@GovJanetMills says she’s the progressive choice for Maine’s Senate race. But her record as governor tells a different story. She vetoed farmworker protections, renter safeguards, tribal sovereignty bills, a wealth-tax, and even pocket vetoed a statewide rape-kit tracking system.