Ken Vogel

If you consume political news, there’s a very good chance the person you’re getting it from is a Philadelphia Eagles fan in the DC media.
Trump’s election made the Washington reporter a uniquely radioactive figure in American life. Eagles fans were always like that. https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2022/12/9/23501320/eagles-washington-dc-political-media

I pledged to walk off my job at The New York Times if the company does not agree to a fair contract by Dec. 8, because I support The New York Times Guild's efforts to protect our pensions & health care, & to pay salaries that keep pace with inflation & reflect our contributions to the company. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-new-york-times-give-your-employees-the-contract-they-deserve/

This week, The New York Times revealed that Caesars Sportsbook had agreed to lucrative partnerships with LSU & Michigan State to promote sports betting.

Today, Sen. Dick Blumenthal in a letter asked Caesars "to end this disgraceful practice in order to protect students & prevent the irreparable harm…" https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23318785-sen-blumenthal-urges-caesars-to-end-partnerships-with-universities-no-25-2022

Cecilia "Cissy" Marshall, the widow of the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and the keeper of his legacy, died Nov. 22.

She was 94.

The Marshalls were revered around the world as civil rights icons, and were beloved in the Lake Barcroft community of Northern Virginia, where they lived. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/22/cissy-marshall-thurgood-dead/

I have investigated lots of Washington influence operations over the years.

I can't remember one that ramped up as quickly -- with as much money & as little apparent regard for the lines between corporate lobbying, political & nonprofit spending -- as FTX.

That slapdash approach concerned some involved, who warned the company to be more careful.

Now, there is at least one state investigation of possible criminal campaign finance violations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/business/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-influence.html

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