THE LATEST ARTICLES
SILICON VALLEY
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July 18, 2023
An S.B.F. Arm Twist for Crypto’s Bonnie & Clyde
How Ryan Salame and Michelle Bond, the Potomac power couple fueled by FTX money, found themselves in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors and a jilted ex-husband with a joint interest in their downfall.
SILICON VALLEY
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July 11, 2023
Thiel, Brock & a Gutter Oppo Campaign for Our Times
When Peter Thiel emerged as the right’s potential heir to Sheldon Adelson during the ’22 midterms, a highly connected Democratic operative launched a guerilla opposition research campaign to chill his political influence. What happened next was sordid, and ultimately tragic, but also a telling reflection of a new era in political combat.
SILICON VALLEY
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June 27, 2023
Wall Street ’24 Bets & Chris Christie’s Cornermen
Inside dish on the latest presidential dark-money shenanigans and G.O.P. donor games as the first major fundraising quarter draws to a close.
SILICON VALLEY
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June 20, 2023
Has Anyone Seen Pierre Omidyar?
The reclusive and peripatetic billionaire philanthropist appears to be changing gears once again, with plans to seemingly scale back his political and philanthropic work. The fallout could be significant.
SILICON VALLEY
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June 15, 2023
Scenes from S.B.F.’s Summer Vacation
Momentarily freed from house confinement to attend a court hearing in New York, America’s most notorious defendant catches an unexpected break.
SILICON VALLEY
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June 13, 2023
More Jack-R.F.K. Drama & a New ’24 Longshot
News on the blowback facing Dorsey, a billionaire G.O.P. hopeful with Silicon Valley ties, and a high-profile departure in Dan Loeb’s inner circle.
SILICON VALLEY
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June 6, 2023
Jack & Bobby 2.0
News and notes from around the political donor universe: a Reid Hoffman controversy in Denver, Tim Draper’s Haley endorsement, and Robert Kennedy Jr.’s new money buddy, Jack Dorsey.
SILICON VALLEY
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May 30, 2023
Epstein Aftershocks & A Gates Divorce Deadline
The view from inside Bill and Melinda’s $50 billion philanthropy. Plus notes on another Musk-Thiel acolyte signing on with DeSantis, and a Biden fundraising journey to the Wall Street of the West.
WASHINGTON
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May 25, 2023
“Ron-o-Rama” & the Fine Art of Bundling
Scenes from the DeSantis Day One mega-donor event at the Miami Four Seasons, as the candidate’s “investors” prepare to flood the zone with money.
SILICON VALLEY
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May 23, 2023
DeSantis-Sacks ’24
David Sacks, the PayPal Mafia scion, has ascended from mere rabble-rouser into a genuine G.O.P. cultural and political force, starting super PACs and dark-money groups, appearing on Tucker, and in his latest media venture, launching DeSantis himself.