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National Bestseller "A powerful and important picture of how mega law firms distort justice."—David Cay Johnston, Washington Post The NYT's Business Investigations Editor reveals the dark side of...

Sep 13, 2022

"Servants of the Damned" – my book investigating the awesome and often-corrosive power that giant law firms secretly wield over our politics, economy and society – is being published today. I think it's an important book. A short 🧵 on why I wrote it.

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Servants of the Damned

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Emily Flitter

@FlitterOnFraud

May 2

Sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man. And I'm talkin' about Jamie Dimon here. Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there

How JPMorgan Became Banking’s Regular Rescuer

The largest bank is also the only one whose stability hasn’t been questioned. Its C.E.O. makes sure of that.

Apr 30

Jeffrey Epstein secretly met with the head of the CIA…who now claims it was for career advice. 🧐 wsj.com/articles/jeffr

Mike Baker

@ByMikeBaker

Apr 29

Please consider reading this story about Craig Coyner, a former mayor who spent decades serving the less fortunate and shaping the city he loved before ending up homeless and frostbitten, surrounded by the prosperity he helped create.

Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor

Craig Coyner’s descent onto the streets of Bend, Ore., came after decades spent fighting as a lawyer and politician for those on the edge of society.

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Apr 24

Breaking News: Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News. The hugely popular prime time host was the source of repeated controversies. nyti.ms/3L0o02B

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NEW: Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is a part-owner of and adviser to a private company that the bank has sought to do business with, raising more questions about conflicts of interest for one of the most powerful CEOs on Wall Street. by

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Not Just a D.J., Goldman C.E.O. Also Dabbles in Luxury Real Estate

David Solomon is an adviser to and part owner of a private real estate company that Goldman Sachs has sought to do business with.

Brahm Resnik

@brahmresnik

Apr 20

Journalists shouldn't lose sight of larger story behind Fox-Dominion suit, per

: A movement to undo Scotus ruling protecting media. Dominion's lawyer is at forefront of that challenge.

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Apr 19

The Fox-Dominion settlement avoided a high-stakes test of the extent of 1st Amendment protections for the media. But more challenges are likely, with the landmark NYT v. Sullivan ruling under sustained assault from conservative judges and politicians. nytimes.com/2023/04/19/bus

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Emily Flitter

@FlitterOnFraud

Apr 19

The Dominion lawsuit wasn’t just an effort to get Fox to stop spreading lies about the 2020 election. It was part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle the Supreme Court ruling seen as the foundation for press freedom in the US, ⁦

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After Fox Settlement, Assault on Media Protections Is Likely to Continue

Those who argue that the news media should pay a steeper price for publishing false information are pushing to have a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturned.

After Fox Settlement, Assault on Media Protections Is Likely to Continue

Apr 19

I asked Libby Locke – a founder of the

@ClareLockeLLP

law firm that represented Dominion – whether in light of the huge settlement, she still thought NYT v. Sullivan should be overturned. Her response: "Unequivocally yes."

Those who argue that the news media should pay a steeper price for publishing false information are pushing to have a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturned.

Hannah Dreier

@hannahdreier

Apr 17

As migrant children were exploited for cheap labor in the US, the people who were supposed to protect these kids looked the other way. Whistleblowers warned the White House for two years, but were dismissed as thousands of children took on dangerous jobs.

As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings

The White House and federal agencies were repeatedly alerted to signs of children at risk. The warnings were ignored or missed.

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Eric Lipton

@EricLiptonNYT

Apr 15

6) Trump is no longer nearly as indebted to Deutsche Bank. Only about 45 million left, compared to more than $200 million.

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Six Takeaways From Trump’s New Financial Disclosure

Eric Lipton

@EricLiptonNYT

Apr 15

NEW: We just posted a piece on Trump's new financial disclosure, forced under law by the fact that he's running for president again. Here are a few tidbits.

In a 101-page filing, Donald J. Trump revealed lower-than-expected values on his social media company and sizable bank loans.

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Harlan Crow Bought Property from Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal.

The transaction is the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to the Supreme Court justice. The sale netted the GOP megadonor two vacant lots and the house where Thomas’ mother was living.

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Holy cow — blockbuster story >> Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From GOP Donor

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Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor

Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me...

Meanwhile, in the Catskills, competing Trump flags.

And the accompanying statement of facts, which details the alleged crimes. manhattanda.org/wp-content/upl

The indictment: manhattanda.org/wp-content/upl

Such an outrageous, upsetting situation.

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Evan Gershkovich Loved Russia, the Country That Turned on Him

The correspondent, whose parents fled the Soviet Union, made Moscow a second home. He was detained Wednesday by the FSB for alleged espionage, an allegation the Journal vehemently denies.

Mar 29

And more impact: the University of Colorado just cancelled its partnership with a betting company, which was the focus on last year’s

University of Colorado, PointsBet End Partnership

investigation.

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Although a new American Gaming Association ban on partnerships between universities and sportsbooks isn't retroactive, CU and PointsBet have decided cut ties.

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Association is also banning advertising that describes sports bets as "risk free," a deceptive tactic that was detailed in this investigation by

Why States Were Unprepared for the Sports-Betting Onslaught

Government oversight of sports betting offers scant consumer protections and looks to the industry to police itself, The Times found.

This change is the latest result of a major NYT exposé in November by

How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life

In order to reap millions of dollars in fees, universities are partnering with betting companies to introduce their students and sports fans to online gambling.

News: The gambling industry bans sports-betting partnerships with universities, following a

New sports wagering code bans college betting partnerships

investigation into deals in which schools had a financial incentive to get their students to start wagering.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. gambling industry is adopting a new responsible marketing code that will ban sports books from partnering with colleges to promote sports wagering, bar payments to...

What am I missing,

Federal officials testifying about recent bank failures seem to be making contradictory points: 1. The US banking system is safe and sound. 2. If regulators hadn't bailed out uninsured depositors, the spreading panic would have destabilized other banks.

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Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response

The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

In her seminal 1600+ page ruling, Kessler blasted law firms like Jones Day for helping tobacco companies deceive the public.

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Mar 27

Gladys Kessler, a judge whose historic ruling found that the tobacco industry violated civil racketeering laws for decades by “repeatedly, and with enormous skill and sophistication” deceiving the public about the health hazards of smoking, has died at 85. nyti.ms/3JTd06u

Gladys Kessler, Judge Who Curbed Deceptive Tobacco Ads, Dies at 85

In a landmark case, she ruled in 2006 that cigarette companies had been deceiving the public about the health hazards of smoking, violating racketeering laws.

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This book is 🔥🔥🔥

Jim Geraghty

@jimgeraghty

Mar 23

... who was a colleague of mine a lifetime ago; I figure if you can handle covering Jim Traficant, you can handle Barney Frank.

Jim Geraghty

@jimgeraghty

Mar 23

You know who's been willing to really ask tough questions of Frank and push back against his sketchier claims? The New York Times'

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Barney Frank on His Role in the Banking Crisis

Looser financial requirements contributed to the failure of Signature and Silicon Valley banks. And one of the rules’ creators supported loosening them.

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- your interview with Barney Frank. I was LIVING for it 👏 You pushed & challenged him & didn't stop Curious how the creator of Dodd-Frank helped weaken it and its role in our current banking crisis? Highly recommend this morning's The Daily w

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María Ramírez

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The story of Barney Frank fighting against his own regulation, wow… and his explanations to ⁦

‎The Daily: Barney Frank on His Role in the Banking Crisis en Apple Podcasts

⁩ from the Caribbean, well… Listen to today’s Daily ⁦

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‎Programa The Daily, ep. Barney Frank on His Role in the Banking Crisis - 22 mar 2023

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues

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*Red Team Blues* is my next novel, a #PostCyberpunk anti-finance finance #thriller; it's a major title for my publishers @TorBooks and @HoZ_Books, and it's swept the trade press with starred reviews all 'round. Despite all that, #Audible will not sell the #audiobook. 1/

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On today’s episode of The Daily, I grilled former congressman Barney Frank about whether he played a role in causing the current banking crisis. with

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Barney Frank on His Role in the Banking Crisis

Looser financial requirements contributed to the failure of Signature and Silicon Valley banks. And one of the rules’ creators supported loosening them.

The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why

David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

Mar 21

The FBI raided a notable journalist’s home. Rolling Stone broke the news but didn’t say why. My story for NPR on what happened inside the magazine:

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Rolling Stone broke the story of an FBI raid on the home of national security journalist James Gordon Meek. As edited, the story left out a key detail originally included: why Meek had been targeted.

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