The Shakedown
Nick SurgeyA newsletter that investigates the influence of power and money in politics
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Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance, speaks during a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on America's Energy and Mineral potential, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Musk-Linked Group Offered $5m for Proof of Voter Fraud – and Came up With Nothing
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Meet Michigan's Conspiracy-Driven Mass Voter Challenge Outfit
Illustration by Scott Everett for Documented
The Michigan chapter of Cleta Mitchell’s national network of election conspiracy theorists is working with a thinly-sourced “voter integrity” database to engage in potentially intimidating door-...
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