Nick Surgey
@nicksurgey.bsky.social
Executive director of @Documented.net, an investigative watchdog project 🔎 | Bylines at places like @propublica.org, @theguardian.com, @theintercept.com | Dad to 6yr old 🤟 | Tips: nick@documented.net or Signal: Nick.25
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It comes after the investigative group Documented on Tuesday released a 2021 letter in which Sgamma wrote that she was “disgusted” by Trump “spreading misinformation” about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
Trump’s pick to oversee public lands withdraws after criticism of Jan. 6 riot surfaces
Kathleen Sgamma, Trump’s Bureau of Land Management nominee, wrote in 2021 that she was “disgusted” by the Jan. 6 attack, an investigative group had just disclosed.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It comes after the investigative group Documented on Tuesday released a 2021 letter in which Sgamma wrote that she was “disgusted” by Trump “spreading misinformation” about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
@eenews.bsky.social is reporting Sgamma withdrew because of the memo: "She withdrew her confirmation due to revelations about that post, said a person familiar with the move who was granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters." www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
April 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
@eenews.bsky.social is reporting Sgamma withdrew because of the memo: "She withdrew her confirmation due to revelations about that post, said a person familiar with the move who was granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters." www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
🚨 Kathleen Sgamma just withdrew her nomination to lead BLM—right before her Senate hearing. Did the recently unearthed memo exposing her past criticism of Trump's election denial play a role?
🧵1/ Kathleen Sgamma, Trump’s pick to run the Bureau of Land Management, wrote in 2021 she was "disgusted" by Trump's role "spreading misinformation" on Jan. 6, accusing him of "dishonoring the vote of the People," per a memo to oil execs obtained by @documented.net. Her Senate hearing is Thursday.
April 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 Kathleen Sgamma just withdrew her nomination to lead BLM—right before her Senate hearing. Did the recently unearthed memo exposing her past criticism of Trump's election denial play a role?
🧵1/ Kathleen Sgamma, Trump’s pick to run the Bureau of Land Management, wrote in 2021 she was "disgusted" by Trump's role "spreading misinformation" on Jan. 6, accusing him of "dishonoring the vote of the People," per a memo to oil execs obtained by @documented.net. Her Senate hearing is Thursday.
April 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🧵1/ Kathleen Sgamma, Trump’s pick to run the Bureau of Land Management, wrote in 2021 she was "disgusted" by Trump's role "spreading misinformation" on Jan. 6, accusing him of "dishonoring the vote of the People," per a memo to oil execs obtained by @documented.net. Her Senate hearing is Thursday.
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March 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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"Musk-Linked Group Offered $5m for Proof of Voter Fraud – and Came up With Nothing" Check out this great new investigative piece by my colleagues @emmasteiner.bsky.social and @brendanfischer.bsky.social for the @us.theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Musk-linked group offered $5m for proof of voter fraud – and came up with nothing
Fair Election Fund has yet to reveal evidence of voter fraud despite deep-pocketed backers – and has now gone silent
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Musk-Linked Group Offered $5m for Proof of Voter Fraud – and Came up With Nothing" Check out this great new investigative piece by my colleagues @emmasteiner.bsky.social and @brendanfischer.bsky.social for the @us.theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Heritage Foundation - the lead org behind Project 2025 - is promoting a new state model bill that would criminalize orgs providing legal or financial assistance to people without legal status to be in the US. Under the act, any org found guilty would lose all state and city licenses to operate.
February 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Heritage Foundation - the lead org behind Project 2025 - is promoting a new state model bill that would criminalize orgs providing legal or financial assistance to people without legal status to be in the US. Under the act, any org found guilty would lose all state and city licenses to operate.
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Last week @allinwithchris.bsky.social cited @propublica.org and @documented.net's reporting that revealed Russ Vought promised donors in a private speech to put civil servants "in trauma," a plan that's clearly already underway.
February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Last week @allinwithchris.bsky.social cited @propublica.org and @documented.net's reporting that revealed Russ Vought promised donors in a private speech to put civil servants "in trauma," a plan that's clearly already underway.
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Documented partnered with @propublica.org on multiple investigations last year. We were happy to see some featured on their most read stories of 2024, including our reporting on Ziklag and Project 2025's training videos. Find the full list, with many great pieces, here: bit.ly/3Pvndcx
The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2024
As the 2024 election dominated headlines, our readers spent time with stories about health care, abortion rights, immigration and President-elect Donald Trump.
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January 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Documented partnered with @propublica.org on multiple investigations last year. We were happy to see some featured on their most read stories of 2024, including our reporting on Ziklag and Project 2025's training videos. Find the full list, with many great pieces, here: bit.ly/3Pvndcx
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Utilities partnering with RGA for a fundraiser for Donald Trump's inauguration next month. Someone send me one of those $7,500 koozies!
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December 17, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Utilities partnering with RGA for a fundraiser for Donald Trump's inauguration next month. Someone send me one of those $7,500 koozies!
documented.net/swamp-dollar...
documented.net/swamp-dollar...
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With support from a secretive network of Christian nationalist donors known as Ziklag, Jenny Donnelly and her "mama bears" are organizing prayer hubs to rally against LGBTQ+ inclusion.
NEW: from @aliceraeherman.bsky.social + @us.theguardian.com + @documented.bsky.social here:
NEW: from @aliceraeherman.bsky.social + @us.theguardian.com + @documented.bsky.social here:
‘Mama bears are rising up’: the rightwing Christian entrepreneur aiming for a takeover of local US government
Jenny Donnelly, multi-level marketer turned rising star on the Christian right, wants to fight against LGBTQ+ inclusion and abortion rights
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:44 PM
With support from a secretive network of Christian nationalist donors known as Ziklag, Jenny Donnelly and her "mama bears" are organizing prayer hubs to rally against LGBTQ+ inclusion.
NEW: from @aliceraeherman.bsky.social + @us.theguardian.com + @documented.bsky.social here:
NEW: from @aliceraeherman.bsky.social + @us.theguardian.com + @documented.bsky.social here:
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Kudos to @documented.bsky.social for their tremendous work here (and elsewhere!)
The plan to massively restrict voting all here in black and white.
Make no mistake, this is an explicit plan to suppress votes and restrict voting access in order to hold onto power.
documented.net/investigatio...
Make no mistake, this is an explicit plan to suppress votes and restrict voting access in order to hold onto power.
documented.net/investigatio...
Restricting the Vote: Inside the Right-Wing Push to Rewrite Election…
Documented is an investigative watchdog and journalism project committed to holding the powerful interests that undermine our democracy accountable.
documented.net
December 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Kudos to @documented.bsky.social for their tremendous work here (and elsewhere!)
Documented research featured in this important new WPost story about the Koch network's 40-year effort to dismantle the regulatory state. I am quoted in the piece talking about the State Policy Network, an important recipient of Koch funding in this effort. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How billionaire Charles Koch’s network won a 40-year war to curb regulation
A seismic Supreme Court ruling on Chevron deference ushered in a new era of diminished federal power. The next Trump administration hopes to capitalize on it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Documented research featured in this important new WPost story about the Koch network's 40-year effort to dismantle the regulatory state. I am quoted in the piece talking about the State Policy Network, an important recipient of Koch funding in this effort. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Long-form investigations on the climate crisis have never been more important.
Here's a non-exhaustive list of investigative journalists who cover climate. Tell us who to add. go.bsky.app/5Wp1U58
Here's a non-exhaustive list of investigative journalists who cover climate. Tell us who to add. go.bsky.app/5Wp1U58
December 5, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Long-form investigations on the climate crisis have never been more important.
Here's a non-exhaustive list of investigative journalists who cover climate. Tell us who to add. go.bsky.app/5Wp1U58
Here's a non-exhaustive list of investigative journalists who cover climate. Tell us who to add. go.bsky.app/5Wp1U58
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its winter meeting in DC this week. In front of a large crowd of state legislators, Newt Gingrich is suggesting all states create a DOGE to massively cut state public spending.
December 4, 2024 at 1:52 PM
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its winter meeting in DC this week. In front of a large crowd of state legislators, Newt Gingrich is suggesting all states create a DOGE to massively cut state public spending.
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Tomorrow’s Supreme Court case obviously has huge stakes for transgender Americans. But it also affects all our rights—because the big question is really whether the constitutional guarantee of gender equality can survive this conservative supermajority. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case
The Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday in Skrmetti v. U.S.
slate.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Tomorrow’s Supreme Court case obviously has huge stakes for transgender Americans. But it also affects all our rights—because the big question is really whether the constitutional guarantee of gender equality can survive this conservative supermajority. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to meet privately with Republican members of the House and Senate next week to discuss their plans to slash federal spending (ie cuts to social spending). Invitation obtained by documented.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to meet privately with Republican members of the House and Senate next week to discuss their plans to slash federal spending (ie cuts to social spending). Invitation obtained by documented.bsky.social
Reposting this about the junior and senior democracy research positions we are hiring for. We have a fantastic team and we are doubling down on exposing threats to democracy under Trump. Please share with anyone who might be a good fit. Documented.net/work-with-us
November 27, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Reposting this about the junior and senior democracy research positions we are hiring for. We have a fantastic team and we are doubling down on exposing threats to democracy under Trump. Please share with anyone who might be a good fit. Documented.net/work-with-us
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I wrote about the handful of Trump cabinet appointees that keep me up at night
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
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What’s Scariest About Donald Trump’s Cabinet
Given controversial picks like RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and (new Cameo star) Matt Gaetz—along with the Elon-and-Vivek show—one might overlook Russell Vought, a low-key appointee who coul...
www.vanityfair.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:38 PM
I wrote about the handful of Trump cabinet appointees that keep me up at night
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
If you are an investigative researcher or reporter, and want to help the team at Documented do more breakthrough reporting like this...well, we are hiring. Both senior and more junior positions. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us
November 26, 2024 at 11:15 AM
If you are an investigative researcher or reporter, and want to help the team at Documented do more breakthrough reporting like this...well, we are hiring. Both senior and more junior positions. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us
This is an incredibly useful tool for democracy researchers.
Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending.
We built a database so you can more easily search these organizations' finances — which we just updated with a total of ~350k new contributions and expenditures: https://propub.li/4i01FSv
We built a database so you can more easily search these organizations' finances — which we just updated with a total of ~350k new contributions and expenditures: https://propub.li/4i01FSv
November 26, 2024 at 11:11 AM
This is an incredibly useful tool for democracy researchers.
Hey Bluesky. I run Documented.net, the investigative watchdog and reporting project. We are hiring a bunch of positions to help us expand our investigations, both senior and more junior researchers. Competitive pay, good benefits and a fantastic team. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us
November 25, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Hey Bluesky. I run Documented.net, the investigative watchdog and reporting project. We are hiring a bunch of positions to help us expand our investigations, both senior and more junior researchers. Competitive pay, good benefits and a fantastic team. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us