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Zach Everson

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<p>Research director. 
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  • Post #4518679

    &quot;In other words, crypto provides Trump with the ideal marketing tool. He and his family win; his investors lose.&quot; 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&amp;smid=url-share

  • Post #4516436

    oh thank god https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-trump-organisation-golf-resort-lido-sez-6206486

  • Post #4500937

    &quot;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.&quot; #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...

  • Post #4500353

    &quot;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.&quot; 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

  • Post #4493118

    &quot;The Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves Hoarse The scandals of the president’s first term now seem quaint.&quot; 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

  • Post #4362527

    Just in: &quot;CREW sues Treasury Department for concealing January 6th settlement details&quot; #news #uspol #politics #jan6 #trump https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/lawsuits/crew-sues-treasury-department-for-concealing-january-6th-settlement-details/

  • Post #4361689

    Just in: Bipartisan House Ethics panel recommends the whole chamber censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-NC, for &quot;failing to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers.&quot; #uspol #news #politics #NC #congress https://ethics.house.gov/committee-reports/in-the-matter-of-allegations-relating-to-representative-chuck-edwards/

  • Post #4361566

    Lining. Up. Now. #woso #nwsl #thatsthespirit https://washspirit.com/hello-kitty-day-is-coming-to-audi-field?ecid=ACsprvvCOIs7fPcW15REJhipgRjlb5mqQbys6yx4e7A9HyAlIEpZC1Kxy_4kW77TG3M1S6VJgkOh&amp;utm_campaign=39314324-2026_Ticketing_Single_Match&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=431388265&amp;utm_content=431388265&amp;utm_source=hs_email

  • 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

  • Post #4356002

    brb updating my linkedin to show that I&#39;ve been called smart #tmtg #trump #news #uspol #politics #DJT https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/smart-people-saying-trump-media-174013443.html

  • Post #4355889

    The Don Jr. and Eric Trump-backed American Bitcoin lost $57 million lost quarter, per SEC filing Monday morning. The company&#39;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

  • Post #4324807

    &quot;Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit&quot; 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

  • Post #4283125

    Listen: Trump&#39;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 &amp; Andrew Torrez for the Law &amp; Chaos podcast. #news #podcast #uspol #politics #trump #crypto https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/law-and-chaos/id1727769913

  • 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/

  • Post #4244932

    Damn, someone really wants (needs?) that immunity deal...

  • Post #4244124

    Looks like NWSL is having some issues with the beleagured Victory+ network— Per email, &quot;Starting this Sunday, August 2, all matches previously scheduled to stream on Victory+ will instead be available to stream FREE on NWSL+.&quot; #nwsl #woso

  • 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&#39;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...

  • Post #4243261

    &quot;Several Trump-affiliated companies distance themselves from Trump-IRS deal after Senate Democrats&#39; probe&quot; 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/

  • Post #4243170

    &quot;Senate Republicans Should Reject Blanche Outright&quot; via Public Citizen #news #trump #uspol #politics #blanche https://www.citizen.org/news/senate-republicans-should-reject-blanche-outright/

  • 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

  • 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&amp;utm_campaign=gifted_article

  • Post #4200822

    &quot;Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.&quot; Binance is a major business partner of Trump&#39;s World Liberty Financial. #crypto #news #uspol #politics #WLFI #trump #binance https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/binance-crypto-crime.html

  • Post #4168352

    Nice that Trump&#39;s peace envoy could step away from Middle East diplomacy to dump ~$341M of his firm&#39;s stake in Israel&#39;s largest insurer. Kushner&#39;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

  • 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

  • Post #4094946

    Ethics language re: Trump&#39;s schemes in new crypto bill is weak sauce. I told @bloomberg@flipboard.com it&#39;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

  • Post #4075782

    Some good economic news! &quot;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.&quot; #news #uspol #politics https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2026/07/23/greenberg-traurig-comes-for-k-street-01010471

  • Post #4075637

    &quot;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.&quot; @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io for Citation Needed #trump #crypto #clarity #uspol #politics #news https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-107/

  • 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/

  • Post #4073414

    &quot;Kai Trump’s ‘KAI’ Trademark Opposed by UK Fashion Brand&quot; by Josh Gerben #uspol #politics #news #trump https://www.gerbenlaw.com/blog/kai-trumps-kai-trademark-opposed-by-uk-fashion-brand/

  • Post #4073261

    &quot;Former Trump Officials Are Lobbying the Agencies They Just Left&quot; 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/