Greetings from Washington DC <3
Thank you to everyone upgrading and donating to support my ambitious summer “workation”
I will be reporting from my visit to Washington DC shortly, but suffice it to say, I met some brave and brilliant people with the courage to lead in this time where reality is under constant assault.
I can only do this work with your support, and my commitment to removing the paywall for a year’s worth of investigations stands, as well as my commitment to ensuring all key investigations remain free moving forward.
It was investigative reporter Dave Troy who inspired me in 2021 to make a point to meet people in real life. Troy and I had produced one of the most vital pieces of reporting in all this — our report in Byline Times, which revealed the nexus between the far-right fossil fuel funded US oligarchs and Russian theocratic fascists. It was a bone-chilling moment for me when I turned in that report on March 2, 2021, and I haven’t looked back.
I spent yesterday at Troy’s TedX MidAtlantic event, and I can’t wait to report on that for you. The magic in this work is the brilliant people we meet along the way, and I have an entirely new arsenal of ideas, words, and action to help us proactively defend democracy.
Thanks to Bette members and the Byline team, I am able to do vital reporting from the road:
And please don’t miss our upcoming Happy Hour with Adam Sybera — I have learned so much from him already.
Before I hop on my next plane, I am asking anyone who can for another round of support. My ambitions exceed my travel budget, but the reporting will be worth it.
A couple more Founding Member upgrades would be a dream.
As you know, the complete assault on reality is incredibly well-financed and independent investigative reporters, not so much. Many of you have already done so much, and the Byline Team as well, and I am so grateful.
Your support helps me not only fight narrative warfare by making in-real-life global contacts also on the frontlines of the information war, but it gives all of us a fighting chance at a better outcome in November. I am sharing the words and experiences of brilliant people to help our pro-democracy cause. What happens in the US matters throughout the world for all our future.
Your support of my writing has allowed me to focus exclusively on meaningful work.
If you are able to do so, I am hoping to encourage any of the following:
Share my reporting with allies to encourage support
Buy my ebooks — I extended the birthday promo through June
Ko-fi shop promo code — Birthday-Special
Special thank you to all of you out there who let me know that you’re willing to be my “break glass in case of emergency” supporters. That has given me wings. One member in particular got me up the I-5 last week when the banking gods were not on my side lol.
As always, thank you to everyone who supports my work with your monthly, annual, and Founding memberships. I am so grateful.
Onward and upward!