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Andy Kroll
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@ProPublica reporter. Send me tips and ideas: propublica.org/tips/ Read/listen to my book, A DEATH ON W STREET: bit.ly/DeathOnW
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    1/ I have a BIG new story to share with you. It’s about LEONARD LEO, the man who’s been called the “hidden architect” of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority. Our investigation goes deeper, and reveals more, than any story about Leo. It's 🧵 time…
    Leonard Leo stands outside of the Supreme Court. Photo by Mark Peterson / Redux.
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    1/ Hey, y’all - I’ve got a new investigation out. We obtained never-before-seen videos featuring RUSS VOUGHT, a leader in the MAGA movement and former Trump official. He lays out his sweeping plans for a second Trump admin — and his extreme vision for the country. It's 🧵 time
    A photo of Trump ally and former Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought.
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    Let me tell you a story about an ultrasecretive donor, a key architect of the Supreme Court's rightward lurch, and a whole lot of money. $1.6 billion. With a B. We @propublica & @LeverNews went deep on it. Let's talk about how massive this dark-money deal is. It's 🧵time
    Conservative activist Leonard Leo
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    NEW: Rep. Will Hurd — a ***Texas Republican*** — tells @RollingStone that @realDonaldTrump's border crisis is a "myth." Hurd says Trump's "wall" is the "most expensive and least effective way to do border security." MORE:
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    It's not just Justice Alito. Here's the "Appeal to Heaven" flag flying outside of conservative powerbroker Leonard Leo's home in Maine. Photo taken by a nearby resident who shared it with @propublica and gave us permission to publish it. 1/x
    The "Appeal to Heaven" flag flies outside of conservative powerbroker Leonard Leo's home in Maine.
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    SCOOP: Biden has told Schumer & Pelosi that he's prepared to pressure moderate Dems to change the filibuster in order to pass a new voting-rights law. “Chuck, you tell me when you need me to start making phone calls,” Biden said, per a source. Read:
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    1/ Hey everybody, I’ve got a new story out. It’s an *exclusive* look inside PROJECT 2025’s plan to train an army of political appointees who could battle against the so-called deep state bureaucracy for a future Trump administration. The story began with a tip. It's 🧵 time…
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    🚨SCOOP: We obtained 14 hours of never-before-seen PROJECT 2025 videos used to train future conservative political appointees. The coaching includes: “eradicate climate change references from absolutely everywhere.” Read more + watch the videos:
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    4/ There’s scoopy material throughout our story. We reveal, for instance, that Leo arranged for a group of conservative mega-donors to meet with Clarence Thomas in private . . . AT the Supreme Court. The leader of this donor group? Paul Singer.
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    As someone who reported extensively on Fox News's high-profile settlement with Seth Rich's parents, I wanted to share a few observations about today's news. The $787 million sum is massive. This is a huge win for Dominion Voting Systems. A win for truth? Not so much... 🧵
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    He's got 10,000 volunteers (and counting) He raised $10 million this summer He's outpolling Beto, Booker, and Klobuchar How far can @AndrewYang actually go? NEW: Inside the making of Yang 2.0
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    “We lost his body the first time," Seth Rich's mother, Mary, has said, "and the second time we lost his soul.” How Fox News turned a private tragedy into a "living nightmare" and a global conspiracy theory. My NEW six-month investigation:
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    5/ Long ago, Leo realized it wasn’t enough to have the Supreme Court. To undo rulings like Roe, he’d need to ensure SCOTUS heard the right cases brought by the right lawyers & heard by the right lower ct judges. He built a machine to shape state courts, AGs & judge races. 👇👇