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IRS Revokes Sierra Club’s (c)(3) Status, in 1966
Earlier this month, there were rampant rumors that President Donald Trump was going to sign an executive order revoking the nonprofit status of environmental organizations. Since no president can really just revoke…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 15, 2025

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The Bulwark: Birth of The Bulwark
The Bulwark was founded in 2019 and since then has become the main media rampart of the Never Trump movement. Today, The Bulwark is growing and—unlike nearly all previous political…
by Ken Braun on May 14, 2025

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The Bulwark: From Nonprofit to Profits
The DDT Institute tax filing for 2019, really the first year DDT Institute received serious money, lists total revenue of $3 million and expenditures of $1.6 million, nearly all of…
by Ken Braun on May 14, 2025

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The Bulwark: Making a Business of Trump Derangement
But in practice, “the Never-Trump ethos is crucial to [The Bulwark], especially at a time when liberal media outlets feel snakebit by the perceived overreach of resistance-style journalism.” The Bulwark…
by Ken Braun on May 14, 2025

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The Bulwark: Take Away Trump
The Bulwark team will never admit it, and they may not even realize it, but Donald J. Trump has been their god. They owe him for everything they have accomplished.
by Ken Braun on May 14, 2025

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The Lincoln Project Sells Revenge Rather Than Results: What You Get for Your Money
Political attack ads can change minds if the message is nuanced and accurately aimed at persuadable voters. The Lincoln Project, a Never Trump super PAC formed by erstwhile Republican consultants,…
by Ken Braun on May 6, 2025

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The Lincoln Project Sells Revenge Rather Than Results: Unburdened
When Biden was replaced, Democrats were hoping Americans would forget this problem and look ahead to Harris. But the Lincoln Project wouldn’t let it go. On October 9 they let…
by Ken Braun on May 6, 2025

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The Lincoln Project Sells Revenge Rather Than Results: Who Are These People?
At $1 million, Lincoln’s largest single donor for 2024 appears to have been Michael Moritz, a billionaire investor from the San Francisco area. The second largest donor during the 2024…
by Ken Braun on May 6, 2025

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The Lincoln Project Sells Revenge Rather Than Results: Unforced Errors
here has been no shortage of Lincoln Project scandals. One was the decision to allow Showtime to film their work during the 2020 campaign, and in the process preserving for…
by Ken Braun on May 6, 2025

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The Lincoln Project Sells Revenge Rather Than Results: Will Never Trump Survive Trump?
More than one Lincoln Project founder and advisor has responded to the serial scandals with a public call to close it all down. Co-founder George Conway made his first call…
by Ken Braun on May 6, 2025