David Armiak

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Research director and investigative journalist at the Center for Media and Democracy
David ArmiakMay 1, 2024
Great interview with Nancy Maclean on the Heritage Foundation’s racist history and what it tells us about
how Project 2025 will destroy public education and multi-racial democracy https://washingtonspectator.org/heritage-foundations-racist-history/
What the Heritage Foundation’s Racist History Tells Us | Washington Spectator

What will the prescriptions in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 mean for parents, public schools, and multiracial democracy? The law professor and social critic Kimberlé W.

Washington Spectator
David ArmiakApr 24, 2024

NEW: Today, the Center for Media and Democracy is releasing a new video that highlights a little-known but highly-consequential movement:

The push by far-right groups to radically rewrite the Constitution. https://youtu.be/z2ZP1R4MCNU?feature=shared

Constitution in the Crosshairs

YouTube
David ArmiakApr 24, 2024
NEW: Wisconsin Right-Wing Litigation Center Grooms School Board Members https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/04/23/wisconsin-right-wing-litigation-center-grooms-school-board-members/
Wisconsin Right-Wing Litigation Center Grooms School Board Members - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The Bradley Foundation’s “MVP” is positioning itself to be the ALEC of school boards.

EXPOSEDbyCMD
David ArmiakApr 16, 2024
NEW: Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund’s $1 million contribution to the Republican Attorneys General Association in the first quarter of 2024 again makes it the top donor to the pay-to-play group. https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/04/16/leonard-leos-concord-fund-top-funder-of-republican-ags-group-in-2024/
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Top Funder of Republican AGs Group in 2024 - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The Republican Attorneys General Association brought in $5.3 million in contributions in the first three months of 2024, as its latest Federal Elections Commission disclosure examined by the Center for Media and Democracy shows.

EXPOSEDbyCMD
David ArmiakApr 16, 2024
NEW: GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein provided his Restoration PAC with $3.1 mil in the first quarter of 2024, according to the FEC filing released today. https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/04/15/gop-megadonor-richard-uihleins-pac-brings-in-3-1-million-in-first-quarter/
GOP Megadonor Richard Uihlein’s PAC Brings in $3.1 Million in First Quarter - EXPOSEDbyCMD

GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein provided his Restoration PAC with $3.1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing released today.

EXPOSEDbyCMD
David ArmiakApr 12, 2024
Senate Democrats subpoena Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/politics/leonard-leo-subpoena-supreme-court-ethics-probe/index.html
David ArmiakApr 5, 2024
NEW: CMD published the agenda for a Heritage Fdn “Secretaries of State Conference” held in Feb co-hosted by Honest Elections Project & Public Interest Legal Foundation. Panels were held on “Alternatives to ERIC” & “Mapping the Opposition Funding Streams.” https://t.co/v1tzkooQsG
Heritage Foundation 2024 Secretaries of State Conference Agenda

David ArmiakApr 3, 2024

Wisconsin 'uninstructed delegation' voters more than double Biden's 2020 margin

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/02/uninstructed-delegation-vote-surpasses-biden-2020-wisconsin-margin/73131341007/

Wisconsin 'uninstructed delegation' voters more than double Biden's 2020 margin

Similar options in other states have picked up thousands of votes and earned delegate spots to the Democratic National Convention.

Journal Sentinel
David ArmiakApr 3, 2024
“It is not a sign of weakness to feed strangers; it is a sign of strength. The people of Israel need to remember, at this darkest hour, what strength truly looks like.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/opinion/jose-andres-let-people-eat.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Opinion | José Andrés: Let People Eat

You cannot win this war by starving an entire population.

The New York Times
David ArmiakApr 1, 2024
SCOOP:State Financial Officers Foundation members Treasurer Sprague (OH) & Comptroller Hegar (TX) will speak on an "exclusive economic briefing" for SFOF bronze sponsor Israel Bonds on 4/2. Israel Bonds is raising money from SFOF members for the Gaza war. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24528062-israel-bonds-virtual-zoom-event-with-israels-accountant-general-and-state-financial-officers-foundation-members-4224
Israel Bonds Virtual Zoom Event with Israel’s Accountant General and State Financial Officers Foundation members, 4.2.24