Revolving Door Project
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Ensuring political appointees serve the public interest.
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The Revolving Door Project calls on OpenAI, Harvard, and other companies associated with Larry Summers to cut ties with him, in light of the release of his correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Revolving Door Project calls on OpenAI, Harvard, and other companies associated with Larry Summers to cut ties with him, in light of the release of his correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump may finally face some measure of accountability for his ties to Epstein, but the lack of consequences is not only a result of his own DOJ. Merrick Garland's failure to hold Trump accountable for his lawlessness is what empowered Trump to pursue this coverup, as we warned of way back in 2021
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump may finally face some measure of accountability for his ties to Epstein, but the lack of consequences is not only a result of his own DOJ. Merrick Garland's failure to hold Trump accountable for his lawlessness is what empowered Trump to pursue this coverup, as we warned of way back in 2021
Justices Alito and Barrett's vested interests in the oil industry are more widely known, but that doesn't mean their recusals have been reliable. Barrett has failed to recuse from cases involving her father's longtime employer, Shell, since she was appointed to the high court.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Justices Alito and Barrett's vested interests in the oil industry are more widely known, but that doesn't mean their recusals have been reliable. Barrett has failed to recuse from cases involving her father's longtime employer, Shell, since she was appointed to the high court.
Chief Justice Roberts, meanwhile, has enough money invested ($500,001-$1,000,000) in a single fund in which ExxonMobil is its fifth largest holding that even though the fund is more diversified, he makes a real amount of money from that stake.
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Chief Justice Roberts, meanwhile, has enough money invested ($500,001-$1,000,000) in a single fund in which ExxonMobil is its fifth largest holding that even though the fund is more diversified, he makes a real amount of money from that stake.
One key finding: while considering several petitions from oil companies in these climate cases over the past few years, Gorsuch bought and sold shares in energy sector funds that were largely or solely fossil fuel companies like Exxon, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips. He sold them off by end of 2024.
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
One key finding: while considering several petitions from oil companies in these climate cases over the past few years, Gorsuch bought and sold shares in energy sector funds that were largely or solely fossil fuel companies like Exxon, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips. He sold them off by end of 2024.
The FAA should to be overly cautious, even if that means mandating redundancies, but its not always the case.
Just last week, the National Transportation Safety Board criticized the FAA for failing to require visual inspections of Learjet landing gear after February's deadly crash in Arizona.
Just last week, the National Transportation Safety Board criticized the FAA for failing to require visual inspections of Learjet landing gear after February's deadly crash in Arizona.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The FAA should to be overly cautious, even if that means mandating redundancies, but its not always the case.
Just last week, the National Transportation Safety Board criticized the FAA for failing to require visual inspections of Learjet landing gear after February's deadly crash in Arizona.
Just last week, the National Transportation Safety Board criticized the FAA for failing to require visual inspections of Learjet landing gear after February's deadly crash in Arizona.
DOJ lawyers told a district court judge they wouldn't comply with an order to produce information in their prosecution of NY AG Letitia James. Trump preemptively took to social media to defy any court order requiring him to release all emergency funds to SNAP recipients
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
DOJ lawyers told a district court judge they wouldn't comply with an order to produce information in their prosecution of NY AG Letitia James. Trump preemptively took to social media to defy any court order requiring him to release all emergency funds to SNAP recipients
HHS has seen the largest numbers of terminations. Trump eliminated an advisory group on Covid, & RFK Jr. fired 17 members of a vaccine advisory panel, replacing them with vaccine skeptics. Culling experts not only makes government inefficient, it compromises health and safety 3/5
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
HHS has seen the largest numbers of terminations. Trump eliminated an advisory group on Covid, & RFK Jr. fired 17 members of a vaccine advisory panel, replacing them with vaccine skeptics. Culling experts not only makes government inefficient, it compromises health and safety 3/5
The pace of advisory board terminations is unprecedented. Nearly a third of the boards have been eliminated against the recommendations of the agencies that oversee them 2/5
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The pace of advisory board terminations is unprecedented. Nearly a third of the boards have been eliminated against the recommendations of the agencies that oversee them 2/5
4. Trump has not approved Hazard Mitigation funding since March.
A memo that then-acting FEMA chief Charles Hamilton sent to OMB called for such a freeze.
Instead of investing in risk reduction to prevent and lessen the impacts of future disasters, we're building back worse.
A memo that then-acting FEMA chief Charles Hamilton sent to OMB called for such a freeze.
Instead of investing in risk reduction to prevent and lessen the impacts of future disasters, we're building back worse.
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
4. Trump has not approved Hazard Mitigation funding since March.
A memo that then-acting FEMA chief Charles Hamilton sent to OMB called for such a freeze.
Instead of investing in risk reduction to prevent and lessen the impacts of future disasters, we're building back worse.
A memo that then-acting FEMA chief Charles Hamilton sent to OMB called for such a freeze.
Instead of investing in risk reduction to prevent and lessen the impacts of future disasters, we're building back worse.
3. Even when Trump approves a request, he rarely does so in full. Trump routinely denies certain types of aid and/or excludes certain counties.
Of Trump’s 37 approvals, 36 of them have been partial, according to publicly available information.
Of Trump’s 37 approvals, 36 of them have been partial, according to publicly available information.
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
3. Even when Trump approves a request, he rarely does so in full. Trump routinely denies certain types of aid and/or excludes certain counties.
Of Trump’s 37 approvals, 36 of them have been partial, according to publicly available information.
Of Trump’s 37 approvals, 36 of them have been partial, according to publicly available information.
2. Trump has rejected at least 12 requests for weather-related major disaster declarations.
Here are the denials since June:
Here are the denials since June:
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
2. Trump has rejected at least 12 requests for weather-related major disaster declarations.
Here are the denials since June:
Here are the denials since June:
1. In many cases, Trump has taken more than six weeks to approve major disaster declaration requests.
Here are the places that were forced to wait eight weeks or more:
Here are the places that were forced to wait eight weeks or more:
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
1. In many cases, Trump has taken more than six weeks to approve major disaster declaration requests.
Here are the places that were forced to wait eight weeks or more:
Here are the places that were forced to wait eight weeks or more:
Last week, Trump partially approved 4 requests for major disaster declarations.
Trump praised AK, ND, & NE—states he's won multiple times—when announcing his decisions.
Meanwhile, Trump rejected requests from IL, MD, & VT—places he's lost.
Many more red flags in the 🧵⬇️
Trump praised AK, ND, & NE—states he's won multiple times—when announcing his decisions.
Meanwhile, Trump rejected requests from IL, MD, & VT—places he's lost.
Many more red flags in the 🧵⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Last week, Trump partially approved 4 requests for major disaster declarations.
Trump praised AK, ND, & NE—states he's won multiple times—when announcing his decisions.
Meanwhile, Trump rejected requests from IL, MD, & VT—places he's lost.
Many more red flags in the 🧵⬇️
Trump praised AK, ND, & NE—states he's won multiple times—when announcing his decisions.
Meanwhile, Trump rejected requests from IL, MD, & VT—places he's lost.
Many more red flags in the 🧵⬇️
NEW statement by our @jeffhauser.bsky.social:
"Melissa is poised to unleash unspeakable harm on Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean... Americans will face huge—and largely avoidable—risks if and when the game of dice comes up against us."
See: Trump's life-threatening assault on NOAA & FEMA
"Melissa is poised to unleash unspeakable harm on Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean... Americans will face huge—and largely avoidable—risks if and when the game of dice comes up against us."
See: Trump's life-threatening assault on NOAA & FEMA
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW statement by our @jeffhauser.bsky.social:
"Melissa is poised to unleash unspeakable harm on Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean... Americans will face huge—and largely avoidable—risks if and when the game of dice comes up against us."
See: Trump's life-threatening assault on NOAA & FEMA
"Melissa is poised to unleash unspeakable harm on Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean... Americans will face huge—and largely avoidable—risks if and when the game of dice comes up against us."
See: Trump's life-threatening assault on NOAA & FEMA
Kristi Noem "delayed assistance to Texas by nearly 72 hours... how many more people could have been saved but for those actions?"
Key question asked by former FEMA press secretary Jeremy Edwards during today's rally.
Watch the full rally here: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
Key question asked by former FEMA press secretary Jeremy Edwards during today's rally.
Watch the full rally here: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Kristi Noem "delayed assistance to Texas by nearly 72 hours... how many more people could have been saved but for those actions?"
Key question asked by former FEMA press secretary Jeremy Edwards during today's rally.
Watch the full rally here: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
Key question asked by former FEMA press secretary Jeremy Edwards during today's rally.
Watch the full rally here: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
Reporting from @daveweigel.bsky.social shows the salience of campaigning against data centers. Candidates of both parties are working to harness Virginians' anger.
For @prospect.org, @dylangyauchl.bsky.social and @maxmoranhi.bsky.social argued that Dems should lean into fighting the AI industry.
For @prospect.org, @dylangyauchl.bsky.social and @maxmoranhi.bsky.social argued that Dems should lean into fighting the AI industry.
October 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reporting from @daveweigel.bsky.social shows the salience of campaigning against data centers. Candidates of both parties are working to harness Virginians' anger.
For @prospect.org, @dylangyauchl.bsky.social and @maxmoranhi.bsky.social argued that Dems should lean into fighting the AI industry.
For @prospect.org, @dylangyauchl.bsky.social and @maxmoranhi.bsky.social argued that Dems should lean into fighting the AI industry.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Harris ran a centrist campaign where she pivoted on most key issues. When they thought she was winning, centrists were happy to take credit
Later efforts to paint her 2019 positions as the cause of the loss seem to evade the obvious implication: the pivot didn't work. 3/
Later efforts to paint her 2019 positions as the cause of the loss seem to evade the obvious implication: the pivot didn't work. 3/
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Harris ran a centrist campaign where she pivoted on most key issues. When they thought she was winning, centrists were happy to take credit
Later efforts to paint her 2019 positions as the cause of the loss seem to evade the obvious implication: the pivot didn't work. 3/
Later efforts to paint her 2019 positions as the cause of the loss seem to evade the obvious implication: the pivot didn't work. 3/
In a new report out today our @toni-v-aguilar.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social's @alanzibel.bsky.social
uncovered 100+ people with ties to polluting industries who are occupying high level offices throughout the Trump administration.
uncovered 100+ people with ties to polluting industries who are occupying high level offices throughout the Trump administration.
October 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In a new report out today our @toni-v-aguilar.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social's @alanzibel.bsky.social
uncovered 100+ people with ties to polluting industries who are occupying high level offices throughout the Trump administration.
uncovered 100+ people with ties to polluting industries who are occupying high level offices throughout the Trump administration.
NEW: Russell Vought aims to use the official government shutdown as pretext to continue his unlawful withholding of federal funds.
But the budget chief's actions in the past few months amount to a stealthy shutdown of the federal government. It's time to put an end to that.
But the budget chief's actions in the past few months amount to a stealthy shutdown of the federal government. It's time to put an end to that.
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: Russell Vought aims to use the official government shutdown as pretext to continue his unlawful withholding of federal funds.
But the budget chief's actions in the past few months amount to a stealthy shutdown of the federal government. It's time to put an end to that.
But the budget chief's actions in the past few months amount to a stealthy shutdown of the federal government. It's time to put an end to that.
WSJ also reports that production caps on 737 MAX jets will be raised from 38 to 42 per month. Last year, the FAA refused to raise the cap after a fuselage panel flew off an Alaskan Airlines plane mid-flight.
“The quality assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable,” said then-FAA Adm. Whitaker.
“The quality assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable,” said then-FAA Adm. Whitaker.
September 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
WSJ also reports that production caps on 737 MAX jets will be raised from 38 to 42 per month. Last year, the FAA refused to raise the cap after a fuselage panel flew off an Alaskan Airlines plane mid-flight.
“The quality assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable,” said then-FAA Adm. Whitaker.
“The quality assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable,” said then-FAA Adm. Whitaker.
As Texans dealt with deadly flooding, acting FEMA chief David Richardson didn't immediately end his vacation and return to his D.C. office.
He stayed in his truck.
Richardson claimed during his July 23 testimony that he was on the phone with officials the whole time. 🧵⬇️
He stayed in his truck.
Richardson claimed during his July 23 testimony that he was on the phone with officials the whole time. 🧵⬇️
September 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As Texans dealt with deadly flooding, acting FEMA chief David Richardson didn't immediately end his vacation and return to his D.C. office.
He stayed in his truck.
Richardson claimed during his July 23 testimony that he was on the phone with officials the whole time. 🧵⬇️
He stayed in his truck.
Richardson claimed during his July 23 testimony that he was on the phone with officials the whole time. 🧵⬇️
RFK Jr.'s "MAHA Strategy" exposes his penchant for coupling populist rhetoric with pro-corporate governance
September 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
RFK Jr.'s "MAHA Strategy" exposes his penchant for coupling populist rhetoric with pro-corporate governance