Freddy Brewster
@freddy-brewster.bsky.social
Reporter for The Lever
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Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.
www.levernews.com
Truly insane story that involves executives who allegedly made fake tax shelters helping pay off the campaign debt of the man set to oversee the IRS and potential investigations into their schemes.
www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
If you have stomach issues or diarrhea in the near future blame the senators who slipped these provisions into the funding bill to reopen the government.
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you have stomach issues or diarrhea in the near future blame the senators who slipped these provisions into the funding bill to reopen the government.
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
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oh dear, perpetually furious Martha Ann Alito *this close* to running "Appeal to Heaven" back up the flagpole
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Alito’s Oil Investments Pollute Contractor Accountability Case
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
www.levernews.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
oh dear, perpetually furious Martha Ann Alito *this close* to running "Appeal to Heaven" back up the flagpole
@freddy-brewster.bsky.social for @thelever.bsky.social
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@freddy-brewster.bsky.social for @thelever.bsky.social
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However, Justice Alito has not consistently recused himself from considering cases that could impact ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, in which he owns stock.
@freddy-brewster.bsky.social explained one of those cases in @levernews.com.
@freddy-brewster.bsky.social explained one of those cases in @levernews.com.
Alito’s Oil Investments Pollute Contractor Accountability Case
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
www.levernews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
However, Justice Alito has not consistently recused himself from considering cases that could impact ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, in which he owns stock.
@freddy-brewster.bsky.social explained one of those cases in @levernews.com.
@freddy-brewster.bsky.social explained one of those cases in @levernews.com.
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Crazy find by @freddy-brewster.bsky.social @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social. Give it a read!
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Crazy find by @freddy-brewster.bsky.social @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social. Give it a read!
Holy shit. This is insanely unethical
At 4p ET/1p PT, I’ll have a one of a kind interview with Joaquin Oliver. He died in the Parkland school shooting. But his parents have created an AI version of their son for a powerful message on gun violence. Plus TX Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social - see you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.
August 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Holy shit. This is insanely unethical
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One of the country's most temperate cities, with natural air conditioning, should build a lot more housing so more people can live there and not some sweltering part of the country (or the state)
San Francisco experiencing coldest summer since 1965 while most of country sweats
While the majority of the county bakes under a sweltering heat dome, the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing one of its coldest summers in decades.
www.foxweather.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
One of the country's most temperate cities, with natural air conditioning, should build a lot more housing so more people can live there and not some sweltering part of the country (or the state)
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Powerful and chilling stuff
. @npr.org is one of the only US national news organizations that still has a reporter inside Gaza, Anas Baba, and he keeps reporting even though he himself is starving. This piece is unbelievably powerful.
www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
The deadly risk of trying to reach food in Gaza
An NPR journalist in Gaza describes his experience seeking food from a site run by private American contractors, facing Israeli military fire, crowds fighting for rations, and masked thieves.
www.npr.org
July 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Powerful and chilling stuff
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The DOJ keeps changing its reasons on why you shouldn't see the Epstein files
www.levernews.com/court-record...
www.levernews.com/court-record...
Court Records Reveal Feds’ Shifting Story On Epstein Files
An eight-year legal battle for the Epstein files uncovers the Justice Department’s shifting, contradictory legal arguments.
www.levernews.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The DOJ keeps changing its reasons on why you shouldn't see the Epstein files
www.levernews.com/court-record...
www.levernews.com/court-record...
The DOJ keeps changing its reasons on why you shouldn't see the Epstein files
www.levernews.com/court-record...
www.levernews.com/court-record...
Court Records Reveal Feds’ Shifting Story On Epstein Files
An eight-year legal battle for the Epstein files uncovers the Justice Department’s shifting, contradictory legal arguments.
www.levernews.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The DOJ keeps changing its reasons on why you shouldn't see the Epstein files
www.levernews.com/court-record...
www.levernews.com/court-record...
🚨 New Abundance discourse just dropped: California Democrats are trying to create new red tape to stall millionaire taxes that fund affordable housing — all to the benefit of corporate monopolists limiting new home construction.
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The Abundance Plan: Cut Red Tape With More Paperwork
Abundance Democrats are adding more red tape to fight affordable housing efforts — to the benefit of corporate monopolists limiting new home construction.
www.levernews.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🚨 New Abundance discourse just dropped: California Democrats are trying to create new red tape to stall millionaire taxes that fund affordable housing — all to the benefit of corporate monopolists limiting new home construction.
www.levernews.com/the-abundanc...
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Local officials begged for money to fund a new flood warning system.
Lawmakers rejected the requests & instead passed tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
99% of rivers are now unmonitored for floods — your town could be next.
Pass it on. www.levernews.com/is-america-p...
Lawmakers rejected the requests & instead passed tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
99% of rivers are now unmonitored for floods — your town could be next.
Pass it on. www.levernews.com/is-america-p...
Is America Prepared For The Next Big Flood?
As flood risks rise, the government has failed to fully fund a monitoring system that could help prevent disasters like the one last week in Kerr County, Texas.
www.levernews.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Local officials begged for money to fund a new flood warning system.
Lawmakers rejected the requests & instead passed tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
99% of rivers are now unmonitored for floods — your town could be next.
Pass it on. www.levernews.com/is-america-p...
Lawmakers rejected the requests & instead passed tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
99% of rivers are now unmonitored for floods — your town could be next.
Pass it on. www.levernews.com/is-america-p...
Reposted by Freddy Brewster
🚨NEWS: While passing huge tax cuts for billionaires, lawmakers refused to fully fund the federal flood warning network, leaving 99% of rivers unmonitored, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.
Trump is right now pushing a 22% budget cut. www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
Trump is right now pushing a 22% budget cut. www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
Amid Deadly Floods, Lawmakers Left Gap In Warning System
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods.
www.levernews.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨NEWS: While passing huge tax cuts for billionaires, lawmakers refused to fully fund the federal flood warning network, leaving 99% of rivers unmonitored, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.
Trump is right now pushing a 22% budget cut. www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
Trump is right now pushing a 22% budget cut. www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
Reposted by Freddy Brewster
“How do you take on a powerful, shadowy force that most people have never heard of? Can a bureaucratic system be held responsible for the death of someone’s son? Does one person, no matter how angry, stand a chance to make a difference?” My latest for @levernews.com www.levernews.com/can-one-angr...
Can One Angry Dad Fix The Drug Industry?
Bil Schmidtknecht blames pharmacy benefit managers for the death of his son. He won’t rest until he holds them accountable.
www.levernews.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“How do you take on a powerful, shadowy force that most people have never heard of? Can a bureaucratic system be held responsible for the death of someone’s son? Does one person, no matter how angry, stand a chance to make a difference?” My latest for @levernews.com www.levernews.com/can-one-angr...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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I wrote about Pablo Torre's reporting on the NFL collusion case and what it means for sportswriting and labor politics
www.wideleft.football/p/guaranteed...
www.wideleft.football/p/guaranteed...
Guaranteed Money, the NFL, and What It Means for Labor Politics
A deep dive into the recent confidential decision regarding the NFLPA’s claim of NFL collusion to keep guaranteed money down.
www.wideleft.football
July 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I wrote about Pablo Torre's reporting on the NFL collusion case and what it means for sportswriting and labor politics
www.wideleft.football/p/guaranteed...
www.wideleft.football/p/guaranteed...
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At least 17 people, mostly children, were killed by an Israeli strike while waiting for food supplements in Gaza, health officials say.
IDF strike kills Gazan children awaiting food supplements, health officials say
At least 17 people, mostly children, were killed in the strike near a Project HOPE clinic in Gaza, officials said. Malnutrition rates are rising in the Strip.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
At least 17 people, mostly children, were killed by an Israeli strike while waiting for food supplements in Gaza, health officials say.
Reposted by Freddy Brewster
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods. The program would cost just $130 million.
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
Amid Deadly Floods, Lawmakers Left Gap In Warning System
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods.
www.levernews.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods. The program would cost just $130 million.
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods. The program would cost just $130 million.
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
Amid Deadly Floods, Lawmakers Left Gap In Warning System
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods.
www.levernews.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Before the Texas disaster, Congress and successive presidents ignored demands to fully fund a nationwide system monitoring rivers for signs of flash floods. The program would cost just $130 million.
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
www.levernews.com/amid-deadly-...
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"'If Dems bail on [the GENIUS Act], they will get 0 dollars going forward,' said Avichal Garg, a managing partner at the venture capital firm Electric Capital, which focuses on digital asset technology like cryptocurrency. 'It would be political suicide for them not to support it.'"
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway. www.levernews.com/dems-crypto-...
Dems’ Crypto Schemers Have Entered The Chat
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway.
www.levernews.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"'If Dems bail on [the GENIUS Act], they will get 0 dollars going forward,' said Avichal Garg, a managing partner at the venture capital firm Electric Capital, which focuses on digital asset technology like cryptocurrency. 'It would be political suicide for them not to support it.'"
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Remember when Cory Booker talked for a long time though
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway. www.levernews.com/dems-crypto-...
Dems’ Crypto Schemers Have Entered The Chat
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway.
www.levernews.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Remember when Cory Booker talked for a long time though
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The Lever's @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social and @freddy-brewster.bsky.social are out with a devastating piece on the ways the crypto industry is absolutely pulling the strings of pro-crypto Democrats. Trump's corruption? Who cares. Financial stability? Fuck it. They want a payoff. Now.
June 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Lever's @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social and @freddy-brewster.bsky.social are out with a devastating piece on the ways the crypto industry is absolutely pulling the strings of pro-crypto Democrats. Trump's corruption? Who cares. Financial stability? Fuck it. They want a payoff. Now.
Reposted by Freddy Brewster
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway. www.levernews.com/dems-crypto-...
Dems’ Crypto Schemers Have Entered The Chat
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway.
www.levernews.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway. www.levernews.com/dems-crypto-...
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a multimillionaire reality TV star has made a single Florida county the world's biggest investor in Israel's genocide, & now has ensured there are no state restrictions to invest in junk war bonds!
this could funnel millions more public $ to Israel: www.levernews.com/israels-war-...
this could funnel millions more public $ to Israel: www.levernews.com/israels-war-...
Israel’s War Is Florida’s New Investment
Florida is poised to eliminate long-standing guardrails limiting local investment in increasingly risky Israel bonds that help finance the country’s war efforts.
www.levernews.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
a multimillionaire reality TV star has made a single Florida county the world's biggest investor in Israel's genocide, & now has ensured there are no state restrictions to invest in junk war bonds!
this could funnel millions more public $ to Israel: www.levernews.com/israels-war-...
this could funnel millions more public $ to Israel: www.levernews.com/israels-war-...
BREAKING: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is allegedly forcing employees to break state laws by complying with a Trump ICE subpoena to hand over sensitive immigration information.
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www.levernews.com/whistleblowe...
Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Trump’s Secret ICE Plot
The complaint by Gov. Jared Polis’ labor official also accuses the governor of illegally ordering state officials to aid the immigration crackdown.
www.levernews.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BREAKING: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is allegedly forcing employees to break state laws by complying with a Trump ICE subpoena to hand over sensitive immigration information.
www.levernews.com/whistleblowe...
www.levernews.com/whistleblowe...
