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🚨 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.
🚨 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.
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.
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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⚠️ 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.
🗣️ 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.
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.
⚠️ When Obama expanded Cheney’s kill list, critics warned a future president would abuse it. Trump is now doing exactly that. This is what happens when unchecked power becomes precedent.
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⚠️ When Obama expanded Cheney’s kill list, critics warned a future president would abuse it. Trump is now doing exactly that. This is what happens when unchecked power becomes precedent.
‼️ A reminder from last week’s reporting: COP30 was packed with lobbyists. More than 1,600 from Big Oil and 300 from agribusiness. One in 25 attendees worked for the industries driving the crisis. They outnumbered every national delegation except Brazil.
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
‼️ A reminder from last week’s reporting: COP30 was packed with lobbyists. More than 1,600 from Big Oil and 300 from agribusiness. One in 25 attendees worked for the industries driving the crisis. They outnumbered every national delegation except Brazil.
🚨 BREAKING: Immigration enforcers just inked a $30 million contract to design to use tariff-era warehouse vacancies to build “processing centers and mega centers.
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Immigration enforcers just inked a $30 million contract to design to use tariff-era warehouse vacancies to build “processing centers and mega centers.
🚨 Tech companies now hold the power to cut off governments and users alike. In this bonus Lever Time episode Cory Doctorow tells David Sirota how Trump is already leveraging that power in his trade war.
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 Tech companies now hold the power to cut off governments and users alike. In this bonus Lever Time episode Cory Doctorow tells David Sirota how Trump is already leveraging that power in his trade war.
🚨 NEW: Influencers are pushing prescription drugs to millions, often without saying they’re being paid to do it. A new analysis found 80% of high-engagement posts about GLP-1s, ADHD meds, and autoimmune drugs were undisclosed pharma promotion. And the risks? Mentioned in just one-third of posts.
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚨 NEW: Influencers are pushing prescription drugs to millions, often without saying they’re being paid to do it. A new analysis found 80% of high-engagement posts about GLP-1s, ADHD meds, and autoimmune drugs were undisclosed pharma promotion. And the risks? Mentioned in just one-third of posts.
⚠️ Corporate America just got a gift: SEC commissioner Paul Atkins wants to eliminate nearly every shareholder proposal. That move would strip investors of their only meaningful voice in how companies behave.
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
⚠️ Corporate America just got a gift: SEC commissioner Paul Atkins wants to eliminate nearly every shareholder proposal. That move would strip investors of their only meaningful voice in how companies behave.
"I don’t want to eat a f*****g piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer, do you?"
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"I don’t want to eat a f*****g piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer, do you?"
🚨 Exxon, Koch groups & biz lobbies are asking SCOTUS to block California’s emissions disclosure laws claiming it violates their free speech to reveal climate risks. Warning: A ruling in their favor could undermine transparency rules nationwide.
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🚨 Exxon, Koch groups & biz lobbies are asking SCOTUS to block California’s emissions disclosure laws claiming it violates their free speech to reveal climate risks. Warning: A ruling in their favor could undermine transparency rules nationwide.
🚨SCOOP: Lawmakers quietly inserted a line into the shutdown deal that will now shut down federal rules designed to prevent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses, according to legislative text reviewed by The Lever.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨SCOOP: Lawmakers quietly inserted a line into the shutdown deal that will now shut down federal rules designed to prevent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses, according to legislative text reviewed by The Lever.
He helped deregulate Wall Street, wrecked the recovery, and got rewarded with Harvard, hedge funds, and influence. Only now is the mask slipping. This latest post from @DavidSirota.com exposes how elite impunity really works.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
He helped deregulate Wall Street, wrecked the recovery, and got rewarded with Harvard, hedge funds, and influence. Only now is the mask slipping. This latest post from @DavidSirota.com exposes how elite impunity really works.
✨ Nvidia crushed expectations with $57B in Q3 revenue — but look closer. Its inventories have nearly doubled to $20B in unsold chips, and its operating cash flow is falling fast. The growth story may not be what it seems.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
✨ Nvidia crushed expectations with $57B in Q3 revenue — but look closer. Its inventories have nearly doubled to $20B in unsold chips, and its operating cash flow is falling fast. The growth story may not be what it seems.
🚨 EXPOSED: Parents are being threatened for recording their own kids’ hockey games. Private equity bought the rinks, banned filming, and now charges up to $50 a month to watch youth sports.
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🚨 EXPOSED: Parents are being threatened for recording their own kids’ hockey games. Private equity bought the rinks, banned filming, and now charges up to $50 a month to watch youth sports.
LIVE: We’re discussing the Epstein files w/ investigative journalist jkbjournalist.bsky.social, who first broke open the cover-up of Epstein’s sex trafficking, & Rep. rokhanna.bsky.social who is at the forefront of pushing for release of the files. JOIN US: studio.youtube.com/video/Vn_EOc...
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
LIVE: We’re discussing the Epstein files w/ investigative journalist jkbjournalist.bsky.social, who first broke open the cover-up of Epstein’s sex trafficking, & Rep. rokhanna.bsky.social who is at the forefront of pushing for release of the files. JOIN US: studio.youtube.com/video/Vn_EOc...
🚨 REVEALED: New records show ICE signing more than $40 million in ‘skip tracing’ contracts and planning to give private contractors lists of 10,000 names at a time, with cash bonuses for tracking down immigrants.
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🚨 REVEALED: New records show ICE signing more than $40 million in ‘skip tracing’ contracts and planning to give private contractors lists of 10,000 names at a time, with cash bonuses for tracking down immigrants.