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Corruption thrives when nobody is willing to call it out. Endless Urgency is free to read because I want these conversations reaching as many people as possible—but building independent media that can expose this stuff takes real support. If you want us digging deeper, speaking louder, and holding powerful people accountable, become a paid subscriber. Just $8/month helps us keep fighting:
Hey folks,
J.D. Vance just accidentally made the case against his own boss.
He says anyone committing fraud against the American people and enriching themselves off taxpayers should be thrown in prison. Well… I have some bad news for Donald Trump. Because when you look at what’s happening with Wall Street, government contracts, and Trump’s own financial interests, the corruption is so brazen it’s almost hard to believe.
Here’s what I get into:
[00:01:44] Senator Elizabeth Warren exposes a stunning arrangement where investors can reportedly pay up to $100,000 a month for faster access to Trump’s social media posts—and not one witness raises their hand to defend it.
[00:04:48] We dig into a reported $150 million no-bid federal contract for a law firm tied to the Trump administration, tasked with representing thousands of migrant children despite having only a tiny team.
[00:07:46] Trump uses an official speech to promote companies while billionaires and corporate interests line up around his administration—and we talk about why that relationship matters.
[00:11:27] I get into the bigger picture: corruption has always existed in Washington, but what we’re watching now is different in scale, brazenness, and the willingness of the Republican Party to tolerate it.
[00:13:26] This is where anger has to become action. If taxpayer money was corruptly handed to Trump allies and cronies, accountability can’t end with outrage. We need investigations, prosecutions where warranted, and every stolen dollar recovered for the American people.
This isn’t some abstract Washington scandal. It’s your money. It’s happening while families struggle with housing, wages, jobs, groceries, and the basic cost of building a decent life. And when powerful people use government to enrich themselves while everyone else gets told to suck it up, we have an obligation to call it what it is—and fight back. If you value independent media willing to have these conversations, help me keep building it.
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With urgency,
—Mike
Mike Nellis is a Democratic strategist and entrepreneur who has raised over $1 billion for Democratic campaigns and causes. He’s the founder of Authentic.org, an award-winning fundraising and advertising agency, and a former Senior Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris. This Substack is where he writes with endless urgency about the issues of the day—and how we can save the Democratic Party and our democracy.
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