David Sirota
@davidsirota
Founder/editor-in-chief, @LeverNews.com; Oscar-nominated for Don't Look Up. Spouse of @emilyforco.bsky.social
imagine writing this and then still confidently depicting yourself as an expert on electability imagine being an editor or TV booker, reading these essays, and then still deciding that these are going to be the electability “experts” that you continue to platform
IMO this is the rational, dispassionate way to think about “electability”
immediately after publicly pledging to solely focus on fighting Trump, corporate Democrats’ front group @thirdway.bsky.social announced it is launching a $15 million campaign against populist Democrats who are fighting Trump
I was invited on @cbsnews.com & used the opportunity to discuss how Dem voters are enraged at Dem leaders & how that's boosting the party's populist wing. For the first time ever, corporate Dems are losing some of their power to buy their party's primaries - which is freaking them out.
James Talarico is now recounting what @levernews.com unearthed in MASTER PLAN. Amazing. Find the book and podcast at masterplanpodcast.com - and pass it on.
In 2024, @levernews.com unearthed the secret 50-year plot to legalize corruption in America. Two years later, our podcast & book MASTER PLAN did not just win the National Press Club Award — what we unearthed and exposed is now a central theme in the 2026 election. Watch @jamestalarico.bsky.social
"The people who think our healthcare system should be less about health or care & more about monetizing you because you get sick think they get to decide who your next senator is going to be. That’s what’s dangerous." - @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tonight on Dem & GOP elites calling him "dangerous"
Stevens' final argument in the primary is that corruption - including Big Money's effort to buy her a Senate seat - is merely an esoteric "educated issue" that has nothing to do with corrupt lawmakers creating corrupt policies fueling the affordability crisis
In 2020, we launched @levernews.com from scratch, with the idea that an unserved audience is sick of corporate media & craving independent accountability journalism. 6 years later, I’m thrilled we’re being recognized by the Associated Press as part of a growing independent media ecosystem.
As oligarchy makes sure almost nobody can afford literally anything, The Economist remains steadfastly committed to depicting billionaires as the wrongly persecuted heroes
For a decade, corporate Dems & liberals have soothed themselves by insisting Trump won ONLY because of racism, not also because voters got sick of corporate Dems promising hope & change - and then selling them out. In this important NYT clip, @sunraysunray.bsky.social destroys this argument.
Rahm's piece is not a real argument. It is fundraising. Choosing the right-wing WSJ oped page is a move to speak directly to billionaires. Shitting on populist Dems aims to get billionaires to write checks for his campaign. @rahmemanuel.bsky.social's piece isn't an oped. It is a solicitation.
As Gov. Whitmer tries to stop Abdul El-Sayed, remember: Whitmer’s dad was Blue Cross’s CEO, she appointed a Blue Cross CEO co-chair of her transition & got more Blue Cross cash than any MI candidate — as Blue Cross denies 1 in 6 claims Story at LeverNews [dot] com
ideological bias in corporate media operates at the story selection and story framing level — which makes it more insidious
here are the greatest presidents that Democratic Party elites and pundits confidently told Democratic primary voters they had to support because they were the most electable candidates
In 2025, James Carville demanded Democrats “roll over and play dead” in the face of Trump’s rampage. 15 months later, Democratic primary voters have been throwing out Democratic politicians who took that advice.
my first time shucking oysters…amazing trip here at the western edge of America
Day 3 of our trip mostly off grid at the edge of America…I’m assuming no big news has happened in these last few days…right? 😂
🚨Can Democrats Win Without Corporate Money? Phil Weiser Says Yes. My @LeverNews interview with Colorado’s Dem gubernatorial nominee just after his shocking upset victory against out-of-state billionaires. Find it at YouTube [dot] com [slash] LeverNews — and pass it on
I am pleasantly surprised that the NY Times ed board — not exactly a populist voice! — on this specific point appears to understand the meaning of this moment & appears to be throwing shade at corporate Dems trying to weaponize the situation for their ideological project.
been off the grid at the edge of the world…I trust that no big news happened in the last day…right?
🚨NEW: How elite Dems in D.C. and their big donors are trying to weaponize Graham Platner’s withdrawal to pull off a corporate coup and thwart the anti-oligarch policy demands of the largest primary vote in Maine’s history. Find the story at LeverNews [dot] com — and pass it on
gazing out at seals and bald eagles from the edge of America reminds me that we are tiny and fleeting, and that it’s very good to take some time to get so far away from news/media/politics/headlines that you don’t know what’s happening and don’t particularly care
That's it. I’ve seen enough: Neera Tanden has officially won. She is the world historic GOAT of shamelessness. Absolutely untoppable. The Michael Jordan of her craft.
Great to see Tyler Perry spotlight Don’t Look Up in the new edition of Time magazine as one of the movies that best make sense of America right now. Tyler was truly amazing in our film.
a reminder the next time you hear your politician bewail the parliamentarian or some other fake excuse
the algorithm-fueled propaganda system and billionaire-owned attention economy are meticulously designed to gaslight you into forgetting this core truth