David Moore

AIPAC gave its two largest ever earmarked donations to Hakeem Jeffries' joint fundraising committee in May. readsludge.com/2026/07/14/jef…

Last year, @RepJeffries went on WNYC and tried to obfuscate, or deny, the millions he has received in earmarked AIPAC PAC donations to his fundraising committees. #NY08 residents can ask their rep about his latest AIPAC PAC haul, its largest-ever earmark. readsludge.com/2025/11/25/jef…

Campaign finance is so convoluted, I wonder if people grasp the latest... The current Dem leadership accepts six-figure donations from a billionaire hedge fund AIPAC donor, earmarked through AIPAC's PAC. Then Jeffries announces he opposes cuts to aid that AIPAC is fighting.

A majority of Democratic voters say the U.S. should not provide aid to Israel, per the latest Economist/YouGov poll today. Hakeem Jeffries just came out against an amendment to cut Israel aid after receiving AIPAC's largest-ever earmarked PAC donation. readsludge.com/2026/07/14/jef…

NEW: Hakeem Jeffries recently received AIPAC PAC's largest ever earmarked contribution to his joint fundraising committee. Today, he came out against cutting billions in Israel aid. readsludge.com/2026/07/14/jef…

@RepTomSuozzi Suozzi's superwealthy backers must be awfully pleased that @RepTomSuozzi gets airtime on @WNYC to toss out words about "raising taxes" when it touches only the very top 1% above $1M plus. Also, counter-evidence to Suozzi's claims of tax flight from FPI: fiscalpolicy.org/new-data-confi…

Brian Lehrer raises this, that Mamdani's proposal was a 2% increase in top income-tax rate for $1M+ , and Suozzi @RepTomSuozzi ducks it. Suozzi claims NYS and NYC aren't competitive compared with lower-tax FL and TX. Says only federal action can address it. Not much of a fix!

On Brian Lehrer @BrianLehrer, Tom Suozzi @RepTomSuozzi launches attack that Mayor Mamdani would "raise NYC taxes." In fact, only affecting $1M+: -44% from people earning over $1 million -56% from corporations -0% from middle- or lower-income taxpayers gothamist.com/news/mamdani-w…

Centrist groups like Third Way (@ThirdWayTweet) don't disclose their dark money donors, but glimpses can be seen in tax records. It's billionaires, large companies, corporate lobbying groups. They're pushing to preserve their tax loopholes and cut taxes. readsludge.com/2025/03/04/thi…

Rep. Tom Suozzi, @RepTomSuozzi, is now going on Brian Lehrer, @BrianLehrer, to send some shots at democratic socialists and progressives. Billionaires are providing most of the money for his latest effort. Wealthy investors and dark money, the rest. readsludge.com/2026/07/02/the…

For decades, party reformers have suggested investing in state parties and organizing instead of super PACs and TV ads. Relationships instead of paid media. No dice. The national DNC even hides its budget even from DNC members. Status quo lost again. readsludge.com/2024/11/13/the…

Some of the guests you see talking Democratic politics on MS NOW are tied to dark money orgs that send hundreds of millions to party groups. A very intentional setup to obscure how Dem professionals make millions. readsludge.com/2026/07/13/the…

if @Tom_Suozzi 's ideas were popular, he'd be able to get Americans to donate to the centrist group promoting them. But the numbers don't lie. Billionaires are bankrolling the anti-progressive message. Plus wealthy financiers, dark money and corporations. readsludge.com/2025/06/11/cor…

Tmw on @BrianLehrer, Rep. Tom Suozzi (@RepTomSuozzi) will push back against the democratic socialists who are winning primaries. @WNYC producers can ask the #NY03 rep why billionaires provide the majority of the money behind his centrist pledge. readsludge.com/2026/07/02/the…

@Syrinx2011 @Sludge You must be referring to our coverage of Leonard Leo's network since 2019: readsludge.com/tag/leonard-le… ... and more stories on dark money, going back even further: readsludge.com/tag/dark-money/ readsludge.com/2022/10/31/leo…

@Sludge So no comment on Leonard Leo's billions in dark money?🤨

New tax filings reveal the dark money web behind the Biden-Harris campaign: $173M funneled through three shadowy nonprofits into Future Forward, the biggest dark money political machine in 2024. readsludge.com/2026/07/13/the…

Staring at the wreckage of the Trump admin, you have to wonder why Dems were skittish in calling out corporate price-gouging in 2024. Harris could have threatened DOJ investigations on groceries, energy, etc. But we don't know who was writing the checks: readsludge.com/2026/07/13/the…

Prominent Democratic PR and law firms are tied to surprising "pop-up" dark money nonprofits that fed the giant Future Forward. Names in latest, pulled from new tax filings: readsludge.com/2026/07/13/the…

Why didn't Harris challenge the corporate profiteering driving up household prices, as progressive groups urged her to do in closing weeks? You'd have to ask Jen O’Malley Dillon, Stephanie Cutter, David Plouffe... all corporate consultants for big biz. readsludge.com/2024/11/18/the…

In 2024, Harris declined to run on economic populism and lost all seven battleground states to Trump. Hundreds of millions flowed into the Dems' record-breaking dark money arm. We dove into new tax returns covering $173 million from shadowy groups. readsludge.com/2026/07/13/the…

NEW: Tax filings reveal a hidden web of obscure, interconnected nonprofits that moved $173 million into the record-breaking “dark money” operation backing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2024. readsludge.com/2026/07/13/the…