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- The Hound | Feb. 3
The Hound | Feb. 3
Trump's plan to 'take over' elections is revealed, New Jerseyans demand divestment from Palantir, and more.
Hi there,
It’s Tuesday. Trump went public with his plan to ‘take over’ elections in crucial battleground states after last week’s FBI raid of Fulton County’s election office. Trump also dodges a question about the crypto company owned by his family received a half-billion-dollar investment from a foreign country just days before he took office last year. And the Education Department’s effort to cut staff cost $28 million.
In addition, Donald Trump’s latest lawsuit against the IRS continues, and it is not a legitimate grievance—it is part of a broader pattern of using the legal system and public office to enrich himself and evade accountability. By attacking the agency responsible for enforcing tax law, Trump is signaling that personal profit and retaliation remain central to his political project. When coverage strips away motive and consequence, it obscures the corruption at the heart of these schemes and normalizes behavior that would be disqualifying for any other public official.
🖊️ Add your name to call on news organizations to report plainly and persistently on Trump’s IRS lawsuit as an enrichment scheme—following the money, naming conflicts of interest, and explaining how these actions weaken public institutions for private gain. Democracy depends on a press willing to confront corruption directly, not one that treats it as just another headline.
Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:
Trump’s Lawsuit Against the IRS Is Even More Outrageous Than It Seems (The New Republic)
Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency (The Intercept)
Trump Goes Public With Plan to “Take Over” Elections (Mother Jones)
New Jerseyans Demand State Divestment From ICE Profiteer Palantir (The American Prospect)
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather (AP News)
Until next time,
Harry from The Hound
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