1. Money is overrated in statewide/national campaigns
2. TV ads are increasingly worthless
3. Most political consultants are engineering a cash transfer from rich people and political obsessives to themselves with very little to show for it.

I've seen enough: Angela Alsobrooks (D) wins the #MDSEN Dem primary, defeating David Trone (D).

financial newswires do crucial reporting on powerful people and companies

but because that work can be technical, it doesn't always reach general audiences

so it means a lot for a huge account like Elon's to promote Reuters' Polk-award-winning reporting on his companies

My book 'They Came for the Schools' is out today.
It tries to make sense of America's school board wars by showing how & why that fight exploded in one Texas suburb.

To really understand the anti-DEI backlash, I needed to uncover a much longer history.

Here's what I found🧵

I've got a new job.

Thrilled to be joining Bloomberg; grateful for my years ProPublica; lucky to keep doing what I love (reporting) while adding new things I love (coaching & editing). Hoping to keep my one and only suit in the closet.
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Some things to catch up on while you're waiting to hear what Michael Cohen has to say today:

1. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/trump…

Israelis prefer a deal for hostages over action in Rafah at a 2-1 preference, including a plurality of right wing voters. I'd be curious what the numbers would be if it were asked more explicitly.

Attention folks! We are hiring a reporter! This is a great job and could be you:

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NEW: Paul Manafort, poised to rejoin Trump world, aided Chinese media deal and returned to international consulting. W/ the great ⁦Isaac Stanley-Becker⁩ and ⁦Beth Reinhard⁩: washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

I wonder if being quasi-illiterate is good or bad for the Jews.

Attention folks! We are hiring a reporter! This is a great job and could be you:

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Justice Sotomayor gives ProPublica a big shoutout in her dissent today with a key citation. supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…

Here's the piece: propublica.org/article/massac….

Israel's Minister of National Security Ben Gvir

ICYMI: Biden got tough with Israel on arms yday.

Meanwhile, Brett Murphy's scoop last night shows that Blinken is still in a posture of deference.

In 2019, an IDF soldier shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian on the side of the road. The soldier’s punishment: three months of community service.

On Friday, Blinken decided that was fair; and the soldier’s unit remains eligible for U.S. assistance. propublica.org/article/blinke…

Honestly, the Mullins Brothers are legendary.
This book is super-important.

Speechless, super grateful for a fantastic team, and devastated that this reporting was ever necessary. (Also our orgs continue fighting for records)

👇 This is the tax fraud*, Jed Shugerman

*: Assuming the relevant defendant has the required mens rea