David Sirota

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Founder/editor-in-chief, The Lever. Oscar nominated for "Dont Look Up." Denverite.

🚨INVESTIGATION: Trump ended a price-gouging probe - now corporations are plotting to use his tariff threats to impose price increases, even if they're not hit by the tariffs.

“Now is the time to take advantage," said one "price optimization" consultant. https://www.levernews.com/how-trump-is-helping-price-gougers-exploit-his-tariffs/

How Trump Is Helping Price Gougers Exploit His Tariffs

Emboldened by the new administration’s regulatory reprieve, “price optimization” consultants are showing corporations how to weaponize import levies to fleece consumers.

The Lever

70% of Republican voters want to raise taxes on the rich, according to new poll data.

Grover Norquist is calling Republicans pushing the idea “traitors.”

Inside the GOP’s new civil war 👇 https://www.levernews.com/is-the-gops-tax-revolt-collapsing/

Is The GOP’s Tax Revolt Collapsing?

The anti-tax movement has dominated American politics for 50 years — but it may finally be fraying.

The Lever

🤑Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg & all of Trump’s other billionaire bros’ lavish displays of wealth have achieved the impossible:

They’ve now convinced 70% OF REPUBLICAN VOTERS to support higher taxes on the rich, according to new poll data. https://www.levernews.com/is-the-gops-tax-revolt-collapsing/

Is The GOP’s Tax Revolt Collapsing?

The anti-tax movement has dominated American politics for 50 years — but it may finally be fraying.

The Lever

These new polling numbers are stunning:

- 70% of GOP voters believe “the wealthiest Americans should pay higher taxes” — an 8-point jump from six years ago.

- Two-thirds of GOP voters support raising taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. https://www.levernews.com/is-the-gops-tax-revolt-collapsing/

Is The GOP’s Tax Revolt Collapsing?

The anti-tax movement has dominated American politics for 50 years — but it may finally be fraying.

The Lever

🚨As GOP voters revolt against tax cuts for the rich, MAGA leaders are pushing tax hikes on millionaires — and the GOP old guard is calling them “traitors.”

Here’s our report based on our new audio series TAX REVOLT.

It’s co-published by The Guardian. https://www.levernews.com/is-the-gops-tax-revolt-collapsing/

Is The GOP’s Tax Revolt Collapsing?

The anti-tax movement has dominated American politics for 50 years — but it may finally be fraying.

The Lever

🚨NEWS: On the eve of Canada's elections, new audio tapes detail conservatives' plot to replicate DOGE.

"The impediments to DOGE moving quickly, we don’t really have to worry about in Canada,” said the former top aide to conservative PM Stephen Harper. https://www.levernews.com/the-conservative-plan-to-bring-doge-to-canada/

The Conservative Plan To Bring DOGE To Canada

Audio reveals how Canadian conservatives are plotting with energy and tech executives to slash services “more quickly” than Trump.

The Lever

🚨NEWS: Politico is being sponsored by a dark money group run by Trump operative Chris LaCivita, whose "Make America Affordable Again" campaign is designed to make it harder for you to hold corporations accountable when they fleece you.

Details: https://www.levernews.com/meta-foots-zuckerbergs-24-million-personal-security-bill/

Meta Foots Zuckerberg’s $24 Million “Personal Security” Bill

While Meta’s CEO gets paid a $1 annual salary, filings reveal the company shelled out $24 million last year for his personal security and private jet travel.

The Lever
NEWS: Pleading poverty, Stellantis executives laid off 900 autoworkers allegedly in response to tariff threats - and then JUST 13 DAYS LATER LATER, the same Stellantis executives announced a $2.2 billion dividend payout to shareholders. https://www.levernews.com/automakers-tariff-plan-cut-jobs-and-pay-off-wall-street/
Automaker Pays Off Wall Street After Using Trump Tariffs To Cut Jobs

Stellantis laid off a thousand U.S. workers in response to tariffs, then authorized billions in shareholder payouts.

The Lever
🚨NEWS: Stellantis executives announced a $2.2 BILLION dividend payout to shareholders less than TWO WEEKS after they insisted that tariffs meant the company had to lay off 900 workers. https://www.levernews.com/automaker-pays-off-wall-street-after-using-trump-tariffs-to-cut-jobs/
Automaker Pays Off Wall Street After Using Trump Tariffs To Cut Jobs

Stellantis laid off a thousand U.S. workers in response to tariffs, then authorized billions in shareholder payouts.

The Lever
NEWS: Citing The Lever’s investigative reporting, the largest newspaper in Trump nominee Billy Long’s state just published an editorial saying Long is not fit to lead the IRS. https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/article_49f5c75a-71bd-48a3-b818-79bdd29ff659.html
Editorial: Here's yet another reason Missouri's Billy Long is unfit to lead the IRS

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