Zach Everson
z_everson@journa.host
<p>Research director. Trump accountability project. Public Citizen. Tip? Mobile/Signal 202.804.2744 or z_everson@protonmail.com (Opinions mine; hopefully yours soon.) zacheverson.com</p>
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Post #4518679
"In other words, crypto provides Trump with the ideal marketing tool. He and his family win; his investors lose." Thomas B. Edsall for @NYTimes@newsrelay.org #news #uspol #politics #crypto https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/trump-family-crypto-conflict-of-interest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6lA.t5r3.263N3KwtxA7U&smid=url-share
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Post #4516436
oh thank god https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-trump-organisation-golf-resort-lido-sez-6206486
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Post #4500937
"A Trump-linked cryptocurrency mining company, American Bitcoin, disclosed Monday that it settled a Justice Department allegation accusing it of improperly obtaining a pandemic relief loan, agreeing to pay millions of dollars as it omitted the settlement from its positive earnings narrative." #trump #news #uspol #politics #crypto https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/08/04/trump-linked-bitcoin-venture-reached-25-million-settlement-over-improperly-obtained-loan-allegati...
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Post #4500353
"The developers of a multi-billion-dollar natural gas export facility recently donated $125,000 to a group supporting the congressional run of the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy." via Politico #news #uspol #politics #trump https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/08/10/duffys-son-in-law-gets-a-natural-gas-boost-01031362
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Post #4493118
"The Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves Hoarse The scandals of the president’s first term now seem quaint." Marie-Rose Sheinerman for @TheAtlantic@flipboard.com #trump #news #uspol #politics https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/trump-ethics-corruption-crypto-watchdogs/688187/?gift=oRaJiXb_aKAau1PtK83vPYEp4QzpiXnp9nIfmordUik
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Post #4362527
Just in: "CREW sues Treasury Department for concealing January 6th settlement details" #news #uspol #politics #jan6 #trump https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/lawsuits/crew-sues-treasury-department-for-concealing-january-6th-settlement-details/
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Post #4361689
Just in: Bipartisan House Ethics panel recommends the whole chamber censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-NC, for "failing to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers." #uspol #news #politics #NC #congress https://ethics.house.gov/committee-reports/in-the-matter-of-allegations-relating-to-representative-chuck-edwards/
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Post #4361566
Lining. Up. Now. #woso #nwsl #thatsthespirit https://washspirit.com/hello-kitty-day-is-coming-to-audi-field?ecid=ACsprvvCOIs7fPcW15REJhipgRjlb5mqQbys6yx4e7A9HyAlIEpZC1Kxy_4kW77TG3M1S6VJgkOh&utm_campaign=39314324-2026_Ticketing_Single_Match&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=431388265&utm_content=431388265&utm_source=hs_email
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Post #4356525
👀 AI Financial—essentially a treasury company for a Trump crypto venture—moved $100M worth of $WLFI to another wallet over the weekend. https://arkm.com/explorer/entity/alt5-sigma
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Post #4356002
brb updating my linkedin to show that I've been called smart #tmtg #trump #news #uspol #politics #DJT https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/smart-people-saying-trump-media-174013443.html
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Post #4355889
The Don Jr. and Eric Trump-backed American Bitcoin lost $57 million lost quarter, per SEC filing Monday morning. The company's bitcoin and other digital assets are down $188 million. #trump #news #uspol #politics #crypto #ABTC https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1755953/000119312526329472/abtc-20260630.htm
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Post #4324807
"Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit" Erik Larson for Blooomberg #trump #news #uspol #politics https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-01/capital-one-cites-money-laundering-review-in-trump-related-suit
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Post #4283125
Listen: Trump's crypto schemes make his first-term grifting seem like the good old days. I chatted about it, the Clarity Act, and more with @LizDye@journa.host & Andrew Torrez for the Law & Chaos podcast. #news #podcast #uspol #politics #trump #crypto https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/law-and-chaos/id1727769913
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Post #4282762
🤔 Wonder which Trump officials are regulating the industries that made them rich? Public Citizen built a tracker so you can find out—updated regularly. And look how many promised to recuse rather than divest! #news #uspol #politics #trump https://www.citizen.org/article/tracker-trump-appointees-in-the-pocket-of-big-corporations/
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Post #4244932
Damn, someone really wants (needs?) that immunity deal...
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Post #4244124
Looks like NWSL is having some issues with the beleagured Victory+ network— Per email, "Starting this Sunday, August 2, all matches previously scheduled to stream on Victory+ will instead be available to stream FREE on NWSL+." #nwsl #woso
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Post #4243822
Must-read deep dive on Alt5 Sigma/AI Financial—the appliance recycler turned opioid-treatment firm turned digital-finance company that acquired $1.5 billion of WLFI's magicless beans, routing more than $500 million to the Trumps. By Annie Massa, Nicola M White, and Olga Kharif for @bloomberg@flipboard.com #news #uspol #politics #trump #crypto https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-30/how-a-trump-crypto-deal-enriched-the-family-while-investors-lost?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1Ni...
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Post #4243261
"Several Trump-affiliated companies distance themselves from Trump-IRS deal after Senate Democrats' probe" Huh, wonder why? ̄\_(ツ)_/ ̄ Jacob Rosen, Sophia Vlahakis for CBS News #news #uspol #politics #trump https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-affiliated-companies-irs-deal-senate-democrats/
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Post #4243170
"Senate Republicans Should Reject Blanche Outright" via Public Citizen #news #trump #uspol #politics #blanche https://www.citizen.org/news/senate-republicans-should-reject-blanche-outright/
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Post #4243135
National Press Club Statement in support of Peruvian journalist Gustavo Gorriti https://www.press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-statement-support-peruvian-journalist-gustavo-gorriti
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Post #4243067
finally some good news 🎁🔗 https://www.economist.com/business/2026/07/29/theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-commit-financial-fraud?giftId=Y2VkMzY5YmItOWY4Yi00ZmZmLWE0MmEtNGQ5YzhkMTUxN2Nl&utm_campaign=gifted_article
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Post #4200822
"Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes." Binance is a major business partner of Trump's World Liberty Financial. #crypto #news #uspol #politics #WLFI #trump #binance https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/binance-crypto-crime.html
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Post #4168352
Nice that Trump's peace envoy could step away from Middle East diplomacy to dump ~$341M of his firm's stake in Israel's largest insurer. Kushner's Affinity—funded by Saudi, Qatari and Emirati sovereign wealth—bought in at 37.50 shekels. It just sold at 168.50 shekels. #trump #middleeast #news #israel #uspol #politics https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-28/jared-kushner-s-affinity-pares-stake-in-israel-s-phoenix-after-rally
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Post #4140123
Damn! Felon/former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) jacked up the prices for his Cameos from $100 to $300, per screen captures from changedetection dot io. https://www.cameo.com/gads
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Post #4094946
Ethics language re: Trump's schemes in new crypto bill is weak sauce. I told @bloomberg@flipboard.com it's not clear if a good chunk of it even applies to Trump. #crypto #news #uspol #politics #trump #congress #clarityact https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-25/trump-s-crypto-bonanza-is-biggest-hurdle-for-digital-asset-bill
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Post #4075782
Some good economic news! "The federal lobbying practice at Greenberg Traurig is on track to have its most lucrative year since the infamous Jack Abramoff scandal two decades ago after a series of recent hires gave the firm renewed prominence on K Street." #news #uspol #politics https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/07/23/greenberg-traurig-comes-for-k-street-01010471
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Post #4075637
"What [the crypto industry] got was a bill too corrupt for Democrats to pass, a Republican majority too cowardly to rein in the president, and a president who won’t sign anything that meaningfully threatens his $1.4 billion-a-year grift." @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io for Citation Needed #trump #crypto #clarity #uspol #politics #news https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-107/
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Post #4073532
oh cool, Trump boys-backed drone manufacturer Powerus was looking for a proposal writer to help it land more government contracts #drones #powerus #trump #politics #uspol #news https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/proposal-writer-at-powerus-4443558605/
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Post #4073414
"Kai Trump’s ‘KAI’ Trademark Opposed by UK Fashion Brand" by Josh Gerben #uspol #politics #news #trump https://www.gerbenlaw.com/blog/kai-trumps-kai-trademark-opposed-by-uk-fashion-brand/
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Post #4073261
"Former Trump Officials Are Lobbying the Agencies They Just Left" Donald Shaw for @sludge@journa.host #trump #uspol #politics #news https://readsludge.com/2026/07/23/former-trump-officials-are-lobbying-the-agencies-they-just-left/