$13 million from taxpayers for no-bid contracts to a small firm led by former Trump staffers.
It’s now the government’s highest-paid event planner.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
It’s now the government’s highest-paid event planner.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
Firm That Planned Trump’s Jan. 6 Rally Received No-Bid Contracts
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2026 at 11:34 AM
$13 million from taxpayers for no-bid contracts to a small firm led by former Trump staffers.
It’s now the government’s highest-paid event planner.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
It’s now the government’s highest-paid event planner.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
Here’s an @tn4all event about the MASON, TN vote on contracts with Core Civic & ICE to reopen a prison as an ICE detention facility in West TN on TUESDAY.
www.mobilize.us/tn4all/event...
www.mobilize.us/tn4all/event...
August 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Here’s an @tn4all event about the MASON, TN vote on contracts with Core Civic & ICE to reopen a prison as an ICE detention facility in West TN on TUESDAY.
www.mobilize.us/tn4all/event...
www.mobilize.us/tn4all/event...
"Those contracts have transformed Event Strategies Inc., staffed by veterans of Mr. Trump’s campaigns and first White House, from a minor federal contractor into the government’s highest-paid event planner."
This man and his friends continue to just ... help themselves to the Treasury
This man and his friends continue to just ... help themselves to the Treasury
Firm That Planned Trump’s Jan. 6 Rally Received No-Bid Contracts
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2026 at 3:59 AM
"Those contracts have transformed Event Strategies Inc., staffed by veterans of Mr. Trump’s campaigns and first White House, from a minor federal contractor into the government’s highest-paid event planner."
This man and his friends continue to just ... help themselves to the Treasury
This man and his friends continue to just ... help themselves to the Treasury
Group that helped plan January 6 event awarded $13 million in no-bid contracts from Trump team: report
Group that helped plan January 6 event awarded $13 million in no-bid contracts from Trump team: report
Group that helped plan January 6 event awarded $13 million in no-bid contracts from Trump team: report
www.independent.co.uk
March 18, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Group that helped plan January 6 event awarded $13 million in no-bid contracts from Trump team: report
The fair’s main contractor was also behind the ellipse event just prior to the January 6th attacks, and has raked in $39 million in federal contracts since 2025 👇
I visited the Great American State Fair earlier this week. It's shoddy and half-assed, yes, but it's really a living monument to the massive corruption of the Trump admin: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-gre...
The Great American State Fair’s Main Exhibit Is Trump Corruption
WASHINGTON, DC – I visited the Great American State Fair on several days...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The fair’s main contractor was also behind the ellipse event just prior to the January 6th attacks, and has raked in $39 million in federal contracts since 2025 👇
9th Cir. holds that Kalshi is not exempt from state gaming regulations for its event contracts involving sports betting.
Remands for further consideration of its election contracts.
Huge blow to Kalshi. Over 90% of its trades in 2025 were sports related.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
Remands for further consideration of its election contracts.
Huge blow to Kalshi. Over 90% of its trades in 2025 were sports related.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov
August 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM
9th Cir. holds that Kalshi is not exempt from state gaming regulations for its event contracts involving sports betting.
Remands for further consideration of its election contracts.
Huge blow to Kalshi. Over 90% of its trades in 2025 were sports related.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
Remands for further consideration of its election contracts.
Huge blow to Kalshi. Over 90% of its trades in 2025 were sports related.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
On April 5th, America’s unions are coming together with allies of labor at events across the country to send a message: #HandsOff our unions and our contracts!
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
March 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
On April 5th, America’s unions are coming together with allies of labor at events across the country to send a message: #HandsOff our unions and our contracts!
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
I call it like I see it. What Kalshi calls “event contracts” are unlicensed sports wagers.
And the courts agree.
And the courts agree.
BREAKING: Massachusetts has secured a preliminary injunction prohibiting Kalshi from doing anything that constitutes sports betting in the state.
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I call it like I see it. What Kalshi calls “event contracts” are unlicensed sports wagers.
And the courts agree.
And the courts agree.
House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades.
With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves
House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades.
n.pr
March 21, 2026 at 10:26 AM
House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades.
A J6-affiliated event company is now making bank on government contracts: www.wired.com/story/they-h...
They Helped Plan the January 6 Rally. Now Their Events Company Is Raking in Millions in Government Contracts
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings.
www.wired.com
March 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A J6-affiliated event company is now making bank on government contracts: www.wired.com/story/they-h...
House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades. n.pr/4cNI7kc
With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves
House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades.
n.pr
March 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades. n.pr/4cNI7kc
Tomorrow! Join America’s unions across the country as we rally to send this administration a message: #HandsOff our unions, our contracts, and our workplace rights!
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
April 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tomorrow! Join America’s unions across the country as we rally to send this administration a message: #HandsOff our unions, our contracts, and our workplace rights!
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
My office and a group of AGs are supporting a lawsuit against @kalshiofficial.bsky.social for illegally offering sports betting that violates states' gambling laws.
Kalshi’s sports event contracts are gambling by another name, and they should play by the same rules as every other gambling platform.
Kalshi’s sports event contracts are gambling by another name, and they should play by the same rules as every other gambling platform.
April 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
My office and a group of AGs are supporting a lawsuit against @kalshiofficial.bsky.social for illegally offering sports betting that violates states' gambling laws.
Kalshi’s sports event contracts are gambling by another name, and they should play by the same rules as every other gambling platform.
Kalshi’s sports event contracts are gambling by another name, and they should play by the same rules as every other gambling platform.
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings. www.wired.com/story/they-h...
They Helped Plan the January 6 Rally. Now Their Events Company Is Raking in Millions in Government Contracts
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings.
www.wired.com
March 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings. www.wired.com/story/they-h...
SCOOP:
In 2021, they helped organize Trump's January 6 rally.
In the last year, Event Strategies has raked in federal contracts worth $26M, many of them with no other bidders
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social @hudsongiles.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/they-h...
In 2021, they helped organize Trump's January 6 rally.
In the last year, Event Strategies has raked in federal contracts worth $26M, many of them with no other bidders
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social @hudsongiles.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/they-h...
They Helped Plan the January 6 Rally. Now Their Events Company Is Raking in Millions in Government Contracts
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings.
www.wired.com
March 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
SCOOP:
In 2021, they helped organize Trump's January 6 rally.
In the last year, Event Strategies has raked in federal contracts worth $26M, many of them with no other bidders
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social @hudsongiles.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/they-h...
In 2021, they helped organize Trump's January 6 rally.
In the last year, Event Strategies has raked in federal contracts worth $26M, many of them with no other bidders
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social @hudsongiles.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/they-h...
Retirement accounts could soon be gambling on prediction markets.
Three firms have filed applications with the SEC to offer "event contracts" for retirement accounts, similar to prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.
Retirement savings could then be bet on future events.
Three firms have filed applications with the SEC to offer "event contracts" for retirement accounts, similar to prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.
Retirement savings could then be bet on future events.
Prediction markets could soon be available in your retirement account
Bitwise, Roundhill and GraniteShares have filed applications with the SEC to offer event contracts as exchange-traded funds.
www.cnbc.com
April 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Retirement accounts could soon be gambling on prediction markets.
Three firms have filed applications with the SEC to offer "event contracts" for retirement accounts, similar to prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.
Retirement savings could then be bet on future events.
Three firms have filed applications with the SEC to offer "event contracts" for retirement accounts, similar to prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.
Retirement savings could then be bet on future events.
NEW: An events company whose associates helped plan the Jan. 6th insurrection have raked in millions in contracts with the U.S. government since Trump's election.
The firm had previously netted only $50,000 in government contracts over the past decade.
The firm had previously netted only $50,000 in government contracts over the past decade.
They Helped Plan the January 6 Rally. Now Their Events Company Is Raking in Millions in Government Contracts
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings.
www.wired.com
March 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
NEW: An events company whose associates helped plan the Jan. 6th insurrection have raked in millions in contracts with the U.S. government since Trump's election.
The firm had previously netted only $50,000 in government contracts over the past decade.
The firm had previously netted only $50,000 in government contracts over the past decade.
The Trump Administration awarded over $22 million in federal contracts to a firm that organized the January 6th rally Trump used to incite the insurrection.
Dems probe Jan. 6 rally contractor’s role in Freedom 250 planning
Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether the White House subverted contracting rules to award Event Strategies Inc. millions in federal contracts.
www.usatoday.com
June 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The Trump Administration awarded over $22 million in federal contracts to a firm that organized the January 6th rally Trump used to incite the insurrection.
Data centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event.
The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay
Data centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event.
www.theverge.com
September 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Data centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event.
The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation.
Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
The Trump Administration awarded over $22 million in federal contracts to a firm that organized the January 6th rally Trump used to incite the insurrection.
Dems probe Jan. 6 rally contractor’s role in Freedom 250 planning
Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether the White House subverted contracting rules to award Event Strategies Inc. millions in federal contracts.
www.usatoday.com
June 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The Trump Administration awarded over $22 million in federal contracts to a firm that organized the January 6th rally Trump used to incite the insurrection.
Newsletter: President Trump’s deregulatory agenda emboldened prediction markets to push boundaries around permitted event contracts. Now sites advised by his son are allowing bets on his death.
www.citationneeded.news/trump-death-...
www.citationneeded.news/trump-death-...
Trump Jr.-advised prediction markets invite bets on president’s demise
President Trump’s deregulatory agenda emboldened prediction markets to push boundaries around permitted event contracts. Now sites advised by his son are allowing bets on his death.
www.citationneeded.news
September 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Newsletter: President Trump’s deregulatory agenda emboldened prediction markets to push boundaries around permitted event contracts. Now sites advised by his son are allowing bets on his death.
www.citationneeded.news/trump-death-...
www.citationneeded.news/trump-death-...
Federal court rules Kalshi is subject to Tennessee’s gambling laws for sports contracts
Federal court rules Kalshi is subject to Tennessee’s gambling laws for sports contracts
A federal appeals court ruled that prediction market Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are subject to Tennessee’s sports-wagering laws, reversing a lower-court ruling.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that sports event contracts on prediction market websites like Kalshi and Polymarket are essentially the same as placing a legal sports bet.
bit.ly
September 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Federal court rules Kalshi is subject to Tennessee’s gambling laws for sports contracts
Like, Kalshi sucks no doubt but ask yourself if you want death to trigger event contracts
March 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Like, Kalshi sucks no doubt but ask yourself if you want death to trigger event contracts
Since Trump returned to the White House, Event Strategies, which arranged Trump’s January 6 rally, has received tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts from government agencies to organize anniversary events, often without competitive bidding.
As America turns 250, a Trump adviser’s firm rakes in federal cash
Event Strategies, which arranged Trump’s January 6 rally, is now producing the president’s anniversary bashes.
www.motherjones.com
July 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Since Trump returned to the White House, Event Strategies, which arranged Trump’s January 6 rally, has received tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts from government agencies to organize anniversary events, often without competitive bidding.
NEW POST ON FORCE MAJEURE
How Trump's tariffs can be a Force Majeure event for some contracts
And why it depends on what a particular contract says
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/04/how-...
How Trump's tariffs can be a Force Majeure event for some contracts
And why it depends on what a particular contract says
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/04/how-...
How Trump's tariffs can be a Force Majeure event for some contracts
And why it depends on what a particular contract says
emptycity.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
NEW POST ON FORCE MAJEURE
How Trump's tariffs can be a Force Majeure event for some contracts
And why it depends on what a particular contract says
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/04/how-...
How Trump's tariffs can be a Force Majeure event for some contracts
And why it depends on what a particular contract says
By me
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/how-trumps...
Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/04/how-...