In July 2024, I reported that Coinbase appeared to be violating campaign finance law by making contributions while holding federal contracts. I filed an FEC complaint alongside @publiccitizen.bsky.social. The FEC hasn’t acted. Since, Coinbase has given $60M more and landed another federal contract.
Coinbase scored another federal contract. Does that make its campaign contributions illegal?
https://www.washingtonsun.com/influence/coinbase-marshal-service-contract-political-contributions
https://www.washingtonsun.com/influence/coinbase-marshal-service-contract-political-contributions
Coinbase Scored Another Federal Contract. Does That Make Its Campaign Contributions Illegal?
Since 2024, the FEC has failed to rule on a complaint against Coinbase, which says it’s done nothing wrong.
www.washingtonsun.com
October 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
In July 2024, I reported that Coinbase appeared to be violating campaign finance law by making contributions while holding federal contracts. I filed an FEC complaint alongside @publiccitizen.bsky.social. The FEC hasn’t acted. Since, Coinbase has given $60M more and landed another federal contract.
FWIW, Musk's America PAC has spent $47,264,556.37 against Talarico according to FEC filings.
November 1, 2026 at 3:40 AM
FWIW, Musk's America PAC has spent $47,264,556.37 against Talarico according to FEC filings.
Two hours later, at 6:38 p.m., Reuters, which had broken the story Tuesday with an FEC officer’s email about “a bad actor attempting to breach FEC systems,” reported that managers had to reset their passwords and that the FEC did not return
November 3, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Two hours later, at 6:38 p.m., Reuters, which had broken the story Tuesday with an FEC officer’s email about “a bad actor attempting to breach FEC systems,” reported that managers had to reset their passwords and that the FEC did not return
somebody needs to check her next quarter fec reports lol
October 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
somebody needs to check her next quarter fec reports lol
What are the FEC implications of comping every uber ride in the state to a polling place?
November 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What are the FEC implications of comping every uber ride in the state to a polling place?
Turley recently wrote that I was "sanctioned for hiding the funding of the infamous Steele dossier as a legal expense."
This is a lie. The FEC unanimously rejected the complaint against me. Here is the proof. It is on the FEC's website.
This is a lie. The FEC unanimously rejected the complaint against me. Here is the proof. It is on the FEC's website.
October 31, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Turley recently wrote that I was "sanctioned for hiding the funding of the infamous Steele dossier as a legal expense."
This is a lie. The FEC unanimously rejected the complaint against me. Here is the proof. It is on the FEC's website.
This is a lie. The FEC unanimously rejected the complaint against me. Here is the proof. It is on the FEC's website.
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
The FEC told filers “some passwords were compromised” before it went down, and told the public nothing
cmarmitage.substack.com
November 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
An additional pair of FEC filings from TFM/"Democrats for Mike Rogers" bring the total spending by this astroturf operation to $15,098,404.
November 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
An additional pair of FEC filings from TFM/"Democrats for Mike Rogers" bring the total spending by this astroturf operation to $15,098,404.
There have been 22 Super PACs formed after the reporting deadline for the FEC, Oct 15. These 'pop-up' PACs have been a growing strategy used to spend anonymous dollars in the last couple of weeks of the election, as we won't know where the money comes from until Dec 3.
November 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
There have been 22 Super PACs formed after the reporting deadline for the FEC, Oct 15. These 'pop-up' PACs have been a growing strategy used to spend anonymous dollars in the last couple of weeks of the election, as we won't know where the money comes from until Dec 3.
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
The FEC told filers “some passwords were compromised” before it went down, and told the public nothing
cmarmitage.substack.com
November 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
The FEC compiles campaign finance data. It plays zero role in administering elections
BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temporarily shut down' its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters reut.rs/4zY7fwQ
October 27, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The FEC compiles campaign finance data. It plays zero role in administering elections
Comments section acting like you're the FEC. 😆
October 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Comments section acting like you're the FEC. 😆
Haley Stevens has over $168,000 in campaign debt according to July FEC data
November 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Haley Stevens has over $168,000 in campaign debt according to July FEC data
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
Comprehensive detailing of compromised FEC systems... Hopefully we will soon be in a position where such actions can be investigated and the CRIMINALS that corrupted our election systems are held to account...fascists
Comprehensive detailing of compromised FEC systems... Hopefully we will soon be in a position where such actions can be investigated and the CRIMINALS that corrupted our election systems are held to account...fascists
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
The FEC told filers “some passwords were compromised” before it went down, and told the public nothing
cmarmitage.substack.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
Comprehensive detailing of compromised FEC systems... Hopefully we will soon be in a position where such actions can be investigated and the CRIMINALS that corrupted our election systems are held to account...fascists
Comprehensive detailing of compromised FEC systems... Hopefully we will soon be in a position where such actions can be investigated and the CRIMINALS that corrupted our election systems are held to account...fascists
California state Sen. Scott Wiener, his Dem congressional campaign & its coordinated super PAC are the subject of a complaint filed w/ the FEC on Friday by a former opponent.
One prob: the FEC can’t do anything.
Via @markalfred.bsky.social @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/influence/sc...
One prob: the FEC can’t do anything.
Via @markalfred.bsky.social @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/influence/sc...
California’s Scott Wiener and a Super PAC Are Hit With FEC Complaint by Former Rival
The complaint follows The Sun’s reporting on coordination between the House candidate’s campaign and an aligned super PAC.
www.washingtonsun.com
October 31, 2026 at 8:04 PM
California state Sen. Scott Wiener, his Dem congressional campaign & its coordinated super PAC are the subject of a complaint filed w/ the FEC on Friday by a former opponent.
One prob: the FEC can’t do anything.
Via @markalfred.bsky.social @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/influence/sc...
One prob: the FEC can’t do anything.
Via @markalfred.bsky.social @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/influence/sc...
It may actually be...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
FEC Hacked Days Before the Midterms. Who Did It, and What Did They Take?
The FEC told filers “some passwords were compromised” before it went down, and told the public nothing
cmarmitage.substack.com
November 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
It may actually be...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/fec-hacked...
According to the FEC filings he doesn’t even have a campaign staff.
November 2, 2026 at 4:11 AM
According to the FEC filings he doesn’t even have a campaign staff.
I don;t know about Pelosi but FEC filings suggest Stevens had about 35 million reasons from AIPAC
October 30, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I don;t know about Pelosi but FEC filings suggest Stevens had about 35 million reasons from AIPAC
I love these takes.
"The getting money out of politics," starts and always ends with AIPAC, not fighting to reverse Citizens United v. FEC (2010).
"Healthcare for all" never addresses that systemic disparities and racism need to be addressed for this to happen.
But whatever.
Just recycling.
"The getting money out of politics," starts and always ends with AIPAC, not fighting to reverse Citizens United v. FEC (2010).
"Healthcare for all" never addresses that systemic disparities and racism need to be addressed for this to happen.
But whatever.
Just recycling.
Being blamed for
-getting money out of politics
-getting money in your pocket
-and health care for all.
Sign me up.
-getting money out of politics
-getting money in your pocket
-and health care for all.
Sign me up.
November 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I love these takes.
"The getting money out of politics," starts and always ends with AIPAC, not fighting to reverse Citizens United v. FEC (2010).
"Healthcare for all" never addresses that systemic disparities and racism need to be addressed for this to happen.
But whatever.
Just recycling.
"The getting money out of politics," starts and always ends with AIPAC, not fighting to reverse Citizens United v. FEC (2010).
"Healthcare for all" never addresses that systemic disparities and racism need to be addressed for this to happen.
But whatever.
Just recycling.
Look, a lot of y’all dickrode hard for an accused rapist w/ a Nazi tatt who disparaged vets & people w/ health issues, who likely committed benefits fraud & FEC violations, & fantasized about raping intruders while repeatedly saying she should go fuck herself.
Y’all are lucky the Gov voted at all.
Y’all are lucky the Gov voted at all.
November 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Look, a lot of y’all dickrode hard for an accused rapist w/ a Nazi tatt who disparaged vets & people w/ health issues, who likely committed benefits fraud & FEC violations, & fantasized about raping intruders while repeatedly saying she should go fuck herself.
Y’all are lucky the Gov voted at all.
Y’all are lucky the Gov voted at all.
The FEC is intentionally looking aside! 😡
October 31, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The FEC is intentionally looking aside! 😡
Fec is, & has always been:
@cruzvento.bsky.social
@cherrymecha.bsky.social
@cimejic.bsky.social
@doodlespaulas.bsky.social
Ed Su
@johnkennard.co.uk
@marley-joy.bsky.social
@stardustshines.bsky.social
@cruzvento.bsky.social
@cherrymecha.bsky.social
@cimejic.bsky.social
@doodlespaulas.bsky.social
Ed Su
@johnkennard.co.uk
@marley-joy.bsky.social
@stardustshines.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Supreme Court rulings—such as Citizens United v. FEC (2010)—have allowed corporations and Super PACs to spend unlimited sums on elections and political ads
November 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Supreme Court rulings—such as Citizens United v. FEC (2010)—have allowed corporations and Super PACs to spend unlimited sums on elections and political ads
"[A]pparent shell corporations have accounted for the lion's share of the largest [AI] super PAC network's expenses during this year's election. The practice is a flagrant violation of [FEC] guidelines ... The FEC is short of the quorum that would allow it to take action on complaints[.]"
"[O]nly 5 percent of their direct expenditures have gone to contested general election races."
"The industry's avoidance of the contested races [...] suggest that the PACs have realized how the public has soured on the tech."
#USA #AI #Technology #Lobbying #Voting
"The industry's avoidance of the contested races [...] suggest that the PACs have realized how the public has soured on the tech."
#USA #AI #Technology #Lobbying #Voting
AI Tried to Buy the Midterms — Then the Lobby Learned Everyone Hates AI
Facing bipartisan backlash, artificial intelligence super PACs are changing tactics. We tracked their election spending so far.
theintercept.com
November 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"[A]pparent shell corporations have accounted for the lion's share of the largest [AI] super PAC network's expenses during this year's election. The practice is a flagrant violation of [FEC] guidelines ... The FEC is short of the quorum that would allow it to take action on complaints[.]"