Center for Media and Democracy
The Center for Media and Democracy is a national watchdog group that investigates corruption that undermines our democracy, environment, and economic prosperity. linktr.ee/centerformediaandde…
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- The corporate media's coverage of the Minnesota frauds has missed key facts. Numbers have been exaggerated and administration talking points have been echoed, namely that Somali Minnesotans are inclined towards fraud. Our latest report: www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/29/c...
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- NEW from @alleenbrown.bsky.social in partnership with @drilledmedia.bsky.social Greenpeace Fights for Survival Against a Fossil Fuel Giant’s $345-Million “SLAPP” Suit
- Reposted by Center for Media and DemocracyHave you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally? Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities. Read More: www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
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- ALEC's States and Nation Policy Summit in Texas wraps up today. What's on the agenda? Voter suppression ✅ Aid Trump ✅ Virtual schools ✅ Religion in the classroom ✅ Fast-track new energy facilities ✅ And many more right-wing policies you are sure to see in 2026. Read up on the agenda 👇 #ALECExposed
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- NEW: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual States and Nation Policy Summit at the four-star Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas this week. Attendees are debating model policies that would suppress the vote, advance MAGA priorities, further endanger the climate, and more.
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- CMD's role as a watchdog for stealth attacks on our protections and freedoms will be even more important in the coming year. Everything is at stake. Please make a donation on this Giving Tuesday to support our independent investigations. centerformediaanddemocracy.salsalabs.org/donate/index...
- This second reign of Trump threatens to usher in a dark era of authoritarianism, with the corporate media already capitulating to his threats. But CMD will not back down. Please take a moment to support our independent investigations. centerformediaanddemocracy.salsalabs.org/donate/index...
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- NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure. www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
- NEW: Dispatches from #COP30, an interview with Professor Georges Kouadio, PhD.
- NEW: On Oct 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R–LA) and fellow committee member Senator Jim Banks (R–IN) reintroduced legislation designed to prevent retirement plan managers from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when choosing investments.
- PUBLISHED: ALEC Pushes Power Grid “Stability” Bills to Favor Fossil Fuels Over Renewables #ALECExposed
- “There is no genuine emergency. There is no war that is the precipitating basis for invoking IEEPA. And even if it were, it would not allow the imposition of tariffs,” says legal expert Lisa Graves, founder of True North Research and co-host of the podcast Legal AF.
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- "Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process."
- "The Constitution provides zero immunity for presidents from criminal prosecution. But John Roberts chose to be the kingmaker, giving Trump king-like powers last year..."
- ICYMI: After Years of Scandal and Drama in Oklahoma, Ryan Walters Sets His Sights on “Destroying” Teachers Unions
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- NEW: Top AIG Exec Has Major Fossil Fuel Ties
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- ICYMI: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social & @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
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- NEW: CMD's webinar co-hosted with @acslaw.bsky.social, & @commoncause.org on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy has been published.
- ICYMI: Under the guise of “election integrity,” an organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more than 12 million voters aged 65 or older.
- NEW: Under the guise of “election integrity,” an organization for seniors touting itself as the “conservative alternative to the AARP” is fomenting distrust in elections and advocating for a federal rules change that could disenfranchise more than 12 million voters aged 65 or older.
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- 🚨WEBINAR TODAY!🚨The Center for Media & Democracy will co-host an important webinar at 3pm ET on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy.
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- ICYMI: As Kaiser Workers Strike, “Not-For-Profit” Is Sitting on $67 Billion
- 🚨WEBINAR 10/22🚨 CMD, @acslaw.bsky.social , & @commoncause.org will host an important webinar at 3pm ET on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy.
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- NEW: 45,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente -– ranging from nurses to therapists to pharmacists -– are on strike across the West Coast and Hawai’i, in the country’s largest labor action of 2025, and the largest strike in the US since the October 2024 longshore workers strike.
- prospect.org/labor/2025-1... Kaiser workers are striking for patient care, while Kaiser has seen its reserves grow by $20 billion in just four years.
- "The United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online."
- 🚨WEBINAR 10/22🚨 CMD, @acslaw.bsky.social , & @commoncause.org will host an important webinar at 3pm ET on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal agents against journalists, observers, & peaceful protesters — & what that means for a free press & our democracy.
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- "A group of Chicago press associations, journalists, nonprofits and unions sued the Trump administration and its top officials Monday, saying federal agents had used 'extreme brutality' at local protests to silence both the press and civilians."
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- Oil industry heir John Hess, the longtime former CEO of Hess Corporation & current director at Chevron, is tied for the 2nd largest donor to Fix the City, a super PAC backing former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for mayor of NYC. So far, he has donated a total of $1 million to the super PAC.
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- ICYMI: State Farm Fiddles with Fossil Fuels While the World Burns
- NEW: Oil industry heir John Hess, the longtime former CEO of Hess Corporation & current director at Chevron, is tied for the 2nd largest donor to Fix the City, a super PAC backing former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for mayor of NYC. So far, he has donated a total of $1 million to the super PAC.
- NEW: State Farm offers investment services to anyone, not just policyholders, along with mutual funds open to investors. At the end of June, it held $3.3 billion in Exxon shares and $1.9 billion in Chevron stock — making it among the top 20 investors in both companies.
- Right-wing Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has resigned and announced that he will lead the anti-union network "Teacher Freedom Alliance." The Center for Media and Democracy wrote about the launch of this astroturf operation earlier this year. Read more 👇
- ICYMI: Major media outlets fail to question ICE and DHS on the reliability of its claims about deportation efforts www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/09/24/l...
- “If you make statements that right-wing politicians don’t like, then you can lose your job. Period. That is chilling,” said Isaac Kamola, director of the American Association of University Professors’ Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom
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- Reposted by Center for Media and DemocracyFor over 100 days, journalist Mario Guevara has been detained by U.S. law enforcement for his livestream reporting. He is the only journalist behind bars for his journalism, and he could be deported for doing his job. We demand his immediate release. freedomformario.com
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