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Our investigation with the @GuardianUS is now out on the @ItsDocumented substack. Riley Messer and Rachel Leingang on the industry-funded campaign paying influencers to counter MAHA, and the internal playbook behind it: theshakedown.documented.org/ā¦
At least six influencers have signed on so far, reaching a combined audience of more than 2.6 million. An August internal brief claimed 13.2M impressions and over 1.1M engagements.
A July 2025 training video said the goal was to create an "echo chamber" among food and ag groups, all pushing "the same ultimate message."
Internal documents we reviewed show what GaHA is targeting: seed oils, pesticides, high-fructose corn syrup, regenerative agriculture, organic farming, raw milk and criticism of "big ag."
The groupās dues-paying-members also include the American Farm Bureau Federation, CropLife America (the pesticide industry's trade group) and the National Restaurant Association.
The effort is called "Growing a Healthier America" (GaHA). It's run by the Center for Food Integrity, an industry-funded PR and research group, whose board includes executives from Chick-fil-A, Cargill, Dairy Farmers of America and the National Pork Board.
NEW from Documented and @GuardianUS : Some of the biggest names in US food and agriculture are funding a campaign that pays social media influencers to push back on RFK Jr.'s MAHA agenda theguardian.com/business/202ā¦
Part of the Leo networkāConsumers' Research + the Alliance for Consumersāhired Varidon Strategies, a firm founded by Heritage Action alum, to get state legislators to pass model bills protecting oil & gas companies that could be held liable for their role in the climate crisis.
The right's new climate battle? Liability lawsuits. And unsurprisingly, Leonard Leo's network of right-wing orgs is at the forefront of this fight.
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Several climate liability laws passing in state legislatures across the country, shielding the fossil fuel industry from local climate lawsuits, are linked to none other than right-wing operative Leonard Leo and his sprawling influence network. documented.org/investigationā¦
A former Trump staffer who used to work on gender issues for the admin bragged at an America First Policy Institute event held in March that the president wrote him āa blank checkā when it came to demolishing trans rights for kids across the country. theguardian.com/us-news/2026ā¦
In new audio posted by the American First Policy Institute and analyzed by @ItsDocumented - AFPI calls childrenās care the ālow hanging fruitā to āget the win where they canā on dismantling trans care for people across the United States. theguardian.com/us-news/2026ā¦
(2/2) Steve Centorino followed up his āblank checkā remarks by saying, āIām almost hesitant to say this, but it was clear I could not be too aggressive.ā
Read the story in @GuardianUS: theguardian.com/us-news/2026ā¦
(1/2) A former Trump staffer who used to work on gender issues for the administration bragged at an America First Policy Institute event held in March that the president wrote him āa blank checkā when it came to demolishing trans rights for kids across the country.
New in @GuardianUS: American First Policy Institute is a powerful, deep-pocketed think tank working closely with the Trump administration. Their first order of business was to dismantle trans rights for kids - the ālow hanging fruit.ā Theyāre not done. theguardian.com/us-news/2026ā¦
Audio we obtained from inside ALEC's national policy summit reveals a coordinated effort by groups funded by Leonard Leo's network to shield fossil fuel companies from climate litigation. propublica.org/article/clima⦠@propublica
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Rep. Cory Mills, already under investigation by House Ethics for financial disclosure and conflict of interest issues, allegedly received "SACKS OF CASH" from the defense contractor that he foundedāwhile also sitting on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees.
NEW: Florida GOP committeewoman Lindsey Langston has filed for a restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills, her ex, after filing a police report alleging harassment & threats to release sexual videos of her and harm future boyfriends. Me @DropSiteNews dropsitenews.com/p/miss-unitā¦
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Last fall, @propublica and @ItsDocumented broke the story that @russvought, Trumpās current budget chief, said he wanted to put gov't bureaucrats āin trauma.ā
Now, we're investigating the full extent of his impact on the federal government. And we need your help⦠𧵠1/
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Sugar giant Florida Crystals gave Trump's super PAC another $2 million earlier this year, right around the time that Trump began pushing Coca-Cola to replace high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar.








