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Brendan Ballou

@brendanballou.bsky.social

Founder, Public Integrity Project https://publicintegrityproject.org

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Brendan Ballou on the Truth Social lawsuit, which now includes Natalie Harp: Public reporting shows that he relies on people like Natalie Harp… If we’re going to seek injunctive relief, it’s not just going to be against the president, but against the whole infrastructure…

Brendan Ballou@brendanballou.bsky.social · 2w ago

We've included Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino in our lawsuit over the Truth Social API. They're part of the government infrastructure for the President's pay-for-information scheme.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Brendan Ballou on the Truth Social lawsuit, which now includes Natalie Harp: Public reporting shows that he relies on people like Natalie Harp… If we’re going to seek injunctive relief, it’s not just going to be against the president, but against the whole infrastructure…

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3w ago

Ballou on Epstein Files Hearing: There were just long periods of silence in the courtroom as the DOJ struggled to articulate why it couldn’t follow the law here. I had never really been in a hearing like that, where one side was just silent on their own arguments…

Brendan Ballou@brendanballou.bsky.social · 4w ago

It looks like Amazon brought back mandatory arbitration. A few years ago, when mass arbitration made the process a little more fair for consumers, Amazon stopped the practice. I guess they decided it's safe to kick customers out of court again.

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Brendan Ballou@brendanballou.bsky.social · last mo.

A point I’ve been trying to make is that post-Trump, the Justice Department won’t restore its credibility through a series of procedural reforms (re-insulating itself from the WH, etc.) alone. People will only value DOJ if it improves their lives, and that’ll happen if DOJ goes after rich criminals.

Excerpt of linked article.
Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Their plan is to say as little as possible and win by default, which in their mind is the safest path that doesn't alienate anyone. This misses the opportunity to galvanize the public around important issues, and then they throw up their hands about how the voters are ignorant and apathetic

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I do find it amazing that even in this moment, the Dems can't come up with some sort of "Contract for America" like language that offers an alternative to Trump. Maybe they have it, but whatever governing vision they have is lost in the noise.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last mo.

Phang: The breaking news is… an order was just entered within the last hour by Judge Sullivan in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche. The reason why this is so momentous is that Judge Sullivan has pretty much said in this order, “Todd Blanche, you have now defied my orders.”

Brendan Ballou@brendanballou.bsky.social · last mo.

Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote to kneecap our public health system, and is now the deciding vote to enable (further) massive corruption. But don't worry: he feels quite bad about it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...

Bill Cassidy Will Back Todd Blanche as Attorney General, Salvaging His Confirmation

The Louisiana senator said that, despite reservations, he would back President Trump’s pick for attorney general, giving Republicans enough votes for a majority.

nytimes.com