Mike Tanglis

Work at @Public_Citizen. Statements are my own

[Mike Tanglis @MichaelTanglis]

I took part in a great @ErinBurnett CNN documentary that details how Trump did nothing to separate himself from his 500+ businesses. Why does that matter? Simply put, there are more than 500 ways to pay money to – or gain leverage over – the US President.

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

Trump is $421,000,000 in debt.

One of his tickets out of that debt is profiting off the presidency. Not everyone realizes that he's rigged the system in order to keep his income streams flowing. @ErinBurnett

[David Dayen @ddayen]

Brutal graphic on the amount of money everyone at Trump's AI roundtable contributed to Trump's Super PAC and vanity projects.
It comes to $227 million.
https://t.co/LBfaj3eQvb

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

1 in 4 federal lobbyists works on AI.

They aren't protecting the public interest. They're advancing massive corporate profits at the expense of the public.

A lack of AI regulation is causing serious harm to children, our environment & the job market.

It will only get worse.

[David Moore @ppolitics]

A new report from Public Citizen finds that AI industry lobbying is swamping D.C., with lobbyist engagements soaring over the past three years.

Lobbying on *data center* issues specifically up fivefold. Shared with @Sludge:

https://t.co/622AmwzlOr

[Sludge @Sludge]

NEW: More than one in four federal lobbyists are now working on AI issues, according to a new report from @Public_Citizen, with AI lobbying soaring over the past three years—and overwhelmingly representing corporate interests.

https://t.co/VwX4uP5vC5

[Ralph Nader @RalphNader]

See: Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts
https://t.co/qL0C7piKPP

[Alan Zibel (@alanzibel.bsky.social) @AlanZibel]

NEW: Two-thirds of 24 known corporate donors to the East Wing ballroom have recent gov't contracts
14 face federal enforcement actions and/or have had actions suspended by Trump
Ballroom funders have spent $1.6B on lobbying and campaign contributions
https://t.co/rg5JteB5u6

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

The Supreme Court sided with us and ruled that the Trump admin must obey court orders and pause its illegal freeze on foreign assistance funding.

This is a huge win.

Listen to our lawyer on the case, Lauren Bateman, break down what this means:

[Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis]

A very straightforward example of how the IRS layoffs will end up costing the government money, via @AndyKroll:

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

It doesn't matter who Donald Trump "nominates."

The next Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of Housing ... is Elon Musk.

[Robert Weissman @Rob_Weissman]

Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert and I are requesting that we be named as members of the Department of Government Efficiency.

[Rick Claypool @RickClaypool]

Good morning! Today we release the new @Public_Citizen Corporate Enforcement Tracker (link in next post).

This resource tracks ongoing investigations & cases against alleged corporate wrongdoing that are at risk of being dropped or weakened by the incoming Trump administration.

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

Lethal AI weapons are not a sci-fi fantasy. They could become a reality in months, not years.

The U.S. must stop the development of AI weapons.

The use of lethal force should NOT be left in the hands of killer robots.

[Peter Maybarduk @Maybarduk]

In 2016, Trump said pharma execs are "getting away w/ murder" and pledged to fight to lower drug prices.

But as president, Trump's drug pricing plan appears to have been built around a “five-point plan” provided by PhRMA itself.

We uncovered this through FOIA 1/

[Robert Weissman @Rob_Weissman]

Phil Donahue was a pioneer, a crusader for justice, a very kind man and a great friend of Public Citizen. 1/9

[Lisa Gilbert @Lisa_PubCitizen]

I am so proud to be taking on the role of Co-President @Public_Citizen!

https://t.co/csjAE4MKqX

[Future of Life Institute @FLI_org]

U.S. lobbying on AI "exploded" in 2023, increasing 120% just from 2022, according to @Public_Citizen.

85% of lobbyists working on AI in DC this past year were hired by corporations or corporate-aligned trade groups, with Big Tech directing significant resources towards avoiding meaningful regulation & basic guardrails, despite many of them admitting AI's risks.

As @MichaelTanglis told @TheHill, letting the AI industry regulate itself is a mistake we can't afford to make.

[Accountable Tech @accountabletech]

Yup, @MichaelTanglis on the surging lobby for AI in Washington:

“From our perspective, having the leading voices on an issue being those that stand to make billions of dollars is generally not a good idea for the public." https://t.co/50W6KU2ZRr

[North Andover High Boys Basketball @NAKnightshoop]

Last night @ZachWolinski received the IAABO Board 130 Player of the Year award. Well deserved!! @NA_Athletics

[Fennis Dembo's Truth @FennisDembo87]

Huge night for this NA3 at the IAABO Board 130 banquet Congrats to @ZachWolinski Player of the Year, @NAKnightshoop Coach of the Year and the dinosaur on the left & @rjnref were awarded the Presidents Award for the Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic. Very humbled Thank You 🙏

[Rick Claypool @RickClaypool]

Turns out AI gets mushroom hallucinations too.🤖🍄

No, NOT THAT KIND OF MUSHROOM HALLUCINATION!😵‍💫

My new report shows AI apps & chatbots can generate deadly toxic mushroom misinformation.☠️

Follow along for examples.🧵