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Jun 10
A Stronger Michigan reported today that it dropped another $300K on pro-Stevens ad buys. The super PAC has spent over $1.5M since it launched last week, all in the MI Senate race.
Jun 6
Democratic primaries, everyone! The treasurer of the dark-money-funded Center Forward super PAC, which has spent for $1M for Haley Stevens, appears to have launched another opaque super PAC that is *also* spending $1.2M for Stevens. #MISen
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Jun 10
House Dems' AI task force co-chairs Valerie Foushee and Ted Lieu just sent their legislative directors to Austin to meet with Big Tech lobbyists and execs pushing a federal law to preempt states' AI safety rules.
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NEW: Staffers for the House Democrats' AI task force co-chairs and a key AI subcommittee were among those flow out to Austin to meet with tech executives and lobbyists pushing Congress to preempt state AI protections. readsludge.com/2026/06/10/st…
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A pop-up super PAC just spent $1.2 million for Haley Stevens in the #MISen primary.
Its funding is still entirely opaque to voters—but its address belongs to a lobbyist for Northrop Grumman, Meta, and others:
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NEW: A shadowy super PAC tied to a corporate lobbyist for defense contractors, Big Tech, and tobacco giants just spent $1.2 million in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary backing Haley Stevens. By @minnaharshad:
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The dark money groups amplifying attacks against Graham Platner are part of a network tied to pro-Israel lobby groups AIPAC and Foundation for Defense of Democracies. readsludge.com/2026/06/01/th…
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Sludge retweeted
Jun 5
Trump purchased Duke Energy stock over 4 transactions in Q1.
Yesterday, he granted Duke Energy $62 million in public funds to refurbish its coal-fired power plants in Kentucky and North Carolina.
Duke Energy's stock price is up today, even as the rest of the market sells off.
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New: Gov. Wes Moore won't say whether he accepted a bonus from Citigroup after the massive federal bailout it helped cause. Citi executives took $5.3 billion in bonuses that year after the taxpayer bailout totaled $517 billion.
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Wes Moore suggested that a Kamala Harris admin would move on from the antitrust enforcement of the Biden admin and its scrutiny of mergers.
At the time, Moore was invested in VC funds, a "blank check" acquisition company, and held millions in a network of real estate LLCs...
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Wes Moore had left off his stakes in a VC fund and the SPAC he helped start from his financial disclosures; they were added after the Baltimore Sun inquired.
In addition to millions in a blind trust, the ex-Citibanker holds millions in real estate LLCs:
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While Wes Moore worked as an investment banker at Citigroup, the rescued bank gave out $5.3 billion in bonuses, as unemployment and foreclosures spiked from the financial crisis that Citi helped trigger.
Moore has now ducked the bonus question twice.
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Sludge retweeted
Jun 1
A dark money network activated in #MESen race to attack Graham Platner. The web of nonprofits belong to a former RSLC staffer, @donnydonny reports, and has funneled millions to AIPAC, including one of its super PAC fronts this cycle.
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NEW: Two shadowy Delaware nonprofits have pumped $750k into attack ads against Graham Platner. One faces a straw donor complaint, and both are part of a sprawling dark money network with ties to AIPAC, Kristi Noem, and a Hakeem Jeffries-aligned super PAC. readsludge.com/2026/06/01/th…
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May 27
Meet the party insiders buying ads for AIPAC in its push for aid to Israel without human rights conditions—and AIPAC's new pop-up super PACs, which hide confirmation of funding from voters until the race is over.
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