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Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-IN) now joins the data set: another freshman trading $4 M – $13 M in stocks, with late disclosures and committee overlaps.
Each addition nudges the “~40 % freshmen conflicted” figure higher. On-boarding corruption is systemic, not anecdotal.
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This is exactly why disclosure rules aren’t enough. Lawmakers can trade on insider-adjacent info, file late, and profit in the meantime. A baseline ban (and ultra-blind trusts) is the only fix. #BanCongressConflicts
The STOCK Act’s $200 late-fee regime has become a punchline. Lawmakers can violate, promise to ‘swear off,’ and move on — while the structural rot remains. We need a real ban, not symbolic pledges. #BanCongressConflicts
love seeing @davelevinthal.com calling out the uptick in congressional stock disclosure violations — this isn’t small errors, it’s systemic rot. As of Sept 2025: ~40% of 2025 freshmen have already made conflicted trades on committees they oversee. It’s onboarding corruption. #BanCongressConflicts
Alt Text: A square infographic with a charcoal-to-amber gradient background. Icons: graduation cap icon in the top-left, rising stock chart on the mid-right, 💸 flying cash bundles in the bottom-left, swamp icon in the bottom-right. Header text in black italics at the top reads: “Freshmen Corruption = Onboarding Rot.” Footer text in white italics at the bottom reads: “Tell Congress to fix it and close all the loopholes” The Praxis Foundry logo sits in the top-right corner. Narrative: The graphic highlights how ~40% of 2025 congressional freshmen made conflicted stock trades in their first year, framing it as systemic “onboarding rot” that trains new lawmakers to profit from Day 1. It contrasts this corruption with the weak $200 fines under the STOCK Act, underscoring the need for stronger reforms like the LIAA or state ballot measures.
~40% of 2025 freshmen lawmakers made conflicted trades in their *first year*.
That’s not old Pelosi/Burr news — it’s the *system training newbies to profit from Day 1*.
$200 fines? A joke.
Congress isn’t fixing it — we will.
#BanCongressConflicts #econsky #EveryStepCounts
This isn’t partisan. It’s economic fairness.
Ordinary investors lose while lawmakers trade with inside access.
#BanCongressConflicts
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“ETHICS/HONEST vs. LIAA” — Split scales icon, charcoal→amber gradient background, Praxis logo top-right. Left side: “ETHICS/HONEST” with bullet points “30–45 day delays, spousal exemptions.” Right side: “LIAA” with bullet points “7-day disclosure, no spousal loopholes.” Footer (white italics): “Which protects investors?”
ETHICS/HONEST bills are full of loopholes.
LIAA fixes them:
✅ 7-day disclosure
✅ Covers crypto & derivatives
✅ No spousal carveouts
✅ Penalties with teeth
The floor is LIAA. The horizon is Gold. #BanCongressConflicts
3/3
Silence from Congress is data.
Every trade logged, every loophole mapped, every reform contrasted.
This fight doesn’t stop. #BanCongressConflicts
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![Infographic with charcoal-to-amber gradient background. Header: “Solution: Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act (LIAA).” Main panel shows checklist with icons: red X banning trades by members, spouses, staff; lock symbol for “Ultra-Blind Trusts”; calendar icon for “7-day disclosures”; hammer icon for “real penalties”; U.S. map for “state-level pilots.” Footer text in white: “Read full Act + freshman ledger: [links in post].” Praxis Foundry logo top-right.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6l2l4mh73rq3ushloc4tzv7p/bafkreigsdpmdpglzxiv6bgw4pzzauyqsodnft57fay6ax2ijoktiejnq34)
Infographic with charcoal-to-amber gradient background. Header: “Solution: Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act (LIAA).” Main panel shows checklist with icons: red X banning trades by members, spouses, staff; lock symbol for “Ultra-Blind Trusts”; calendar icon for “7-day disclosures”; hammer icon for “real penalties”; U.S. map for “state-level pilots.” Footer text in white: “Read full Act + freshman ledger: [links in post].” Praxis Foundry logo top-right.
Standouts:
→ Rep. Bresnahan (R-PA): 626 trades incl. Caterpillar before infrastructure votes.
→ Rep. De La Cruz (R-TX): Exxon during farm bill.
→ Sen. Moreno (R-OH): Tesla (spouse) + JPMorgan during oversight.
Systemic, bipartisan.
#BanCongressConflicts
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Infographic with charcoal-to-amber gradient background. Header: “🚨 Freshman Stock Trades: 2025” in black italic text. Center panel shows key stat: “40% of freshmen (28 of 70) executed ~48 conflicted trades” with icons for tech (chip), finance (bank), healthcare (caduceus), energy (oil drop), below. Below in large bold black text: Bresnahan (Caterpillar), De La Cruz (Exxon), Moreno (Tesla spouse). Footer in white: #BanCongressConflicts and Praxis Foundry logo.
🚨 40% of freshmen in the 119th Congress made conflicted stock trades in their 1st year. Tech, finance, energy, defense — all while sitting on the committees that regulate them.
This is “on-boarding corruption.”
#BanCongressConflicts
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Congress trains freshmen to trade like insiders. 28/70 already conflicted. That’s why we need the Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act. Ban the trades, restore trust. #BanCongressConflicts bit.ly/BanConflicts
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🚨 40% of 2025 freshmen in Congress already made conflicted trades. From Nvidia to Chevron, they’re cashing in during hearings & markups. Systemic rot on day one. #BanCongressConflicts bit.ly/FreshmanTrades
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@davelevinthal.com Fresh data: ~40% freshmen w/ conflicted trades in 2025. 3 fresh examples + fix. If useful, our ledger + sources here → www.tinyurl.com/Prax... #BanCongressConflicts
Square 1080×1080. Charcoal-to-amber gradient background with Praxis logo top-right. Header in black reads ‘Freshmen Fast Conflicts.’ Large text states ‘~40% of 2025 freshmen show conflicted trades.’ Below that, a horizontal row of four simple outline icons—oil drop icon, computer chip icon, bank building icon, medical cross icon—sits mid-tile. Subline: ‘~48–54 trades in tech, energy, finance, healthcare.’ Footer text in white: ‘#BanCongressConflicts.’ No white body text elsewhere; high-contrast black type on gradient.
Freshmen are learning the wrong lesson fast: ~40% of 2025 freshmen show conflicted trades (~48–54) tied to their committees. This isn’t ethics theater—it’s market distortion. #BanCongressConflicts #econsky www.tinyurl.com/Prax...
Square infographic, charcoal-to-amber gradient background. Praxis logo top-right. Header text: ‘$850,000 Meta. $1.25M Nvidia. Millions more in GE & Oshkosh.’ Middle text: ‘Rep. Michael McCaul, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, traded millions while shaping Ukraine aid + defense contracts.’ Footer text in white: ‘Market Distortion = Public Trust Broken.’
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chair of Foreign Affairs, traded millions in Meta, Nvidia, GE, & Oshkosh while shaping Ukraine aid + defense contracts.
That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion.
#BanCongressConflicts
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A square infographic with a charcoal-to-amber gradient background. Header reads: “Trust Rebuilt: Ban the Conflicts.” In the center: “Sen. Cynthia Lummis bought $50k–$100k Bitcoin (2021) while serving on Senate Banking. Conflict: She regulates crypto while owning it.” Footer: “Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act → bans crypto & stocks alike.” Praxis logo in the top-right.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis bought $50k–$100k in Bitcoin… while sitting on the Banking Committee.
She regulates what she owns.
Our Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act bans this distortion.
#BanCongressConflicts
Square graphic, 1080×1080. Background gradient charcoal → amber. Praxis logo in top right. Header in bold black text: Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX). Middle text: $17.5M in trades — including Boeing — while serving on Armed Services. Footer: That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion.
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) made $17.5M in trades while serving on the Armed Services Committee.
Boeing was on the list — while his committee shaped the defense budget.
That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion.
#BanCongressConflicts
Square infographic, charcoal→amber gradient, Praxis logo top-right. Header text reads: “Rep. Josh Gottheimer — $22M Microsoft/IBM Trades.” Center text: “On House Intel & Financial Services. Regulating the same markets he traded.” Footer text: “Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act → tinyurl.com/praxisfoundry001.”
Rep. Josh Gottheimer traded $22M in Microsoft & IBM while serving on committees regulating finance & intelligence.
Congress isn’t just conflicted. It’s tilting markets.
That’s why we need the Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act.
#BanCongressConflicts
A square infographic with a charcoal-to-amber gradient background. Header in bold black text: “Sen. Tuberville: Trading While Blocking”. Center text lists: “Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, Accenture” with bullet points: – Up to $245,000 in 2024 – On Armed Services Committee – While blocking promotions + voting NDAA Footer bar in amber with black text: “That’s not service. That’s distortion. #BanCongressConflicts”. Praxis logo in the top-right corner.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville sat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
He traded Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, and Accenture — up to $245,000 in 2024.
All while he blocked military promotions and voted on the $886B defense budget.
That’s not public service. That’s a market distortion.
#BanCongressConflicts
Alt text for Infographic #1 (exact match) SEN. RICHARD BURR — FEB 13, 2020. 33 trades; $628K–$1.72M sold. Hotel stocks included (Wyndham, Extended Stay). Days after a private COVID briefing; markets crashed weeks later. Not just unethical—market distortion. #BanCongressConflicts #econsky. Legislative Integrity & Accountability Act.
Sen. Richard Burr sold $628K–$1.72M across 33 trades on Feb 13, 2020—days after a private COVID briefing. Hotel stocks (Wyndham, Extended Stay) plunged weeks later. That’s not just unethical—it’s a market distortion. #BanCongressConflicts #econsky tinyurl.com/PraxisFo...
Charcoal-to-amber square. Header: “COVID Briefing → $1.7M Hotel Stocks Sold.” Middle text: “Sen. Richard Burr sold after private COVID briefing—days before crash.” Footer: “Conflict of Interest = Market Distortion | #BanCongressConflicts.” Praxis Foundry logo top right.
Feb 2020: Sen. Richard Burr sold up to $1.7M in hotel stocks right after a private COVID briefing—days before the crash.
For him, profit.
For us, panic.
Not just corruption.
A market distortion.
86% of Americans agree: #BanCongressConflicts #econsky
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Charcoal-to-amber square with Praxis Foundry logo top-right. Header: Pelosi + Nvidia. Middle: Bought $1–5M options → CHIPS Act passed. Footer: Conflict = Market Distortion.
In 2022, Nancy Pelosi’s family bought millions in Nvidia options — right before Congress passed the CHIPS Act boosting semiconductors.
That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion. #BanCongressConflicts #econsky
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Charcoal-to-amber square, Praxis Foundry logo top right. White header text “Market Distortion.” Middle text: “Rep. Bresnahan sold Centene (CNC) before voting Medicaid cuts.” Footer text: “86% of Americans: Ban Congress Conflicts.”
Rep. Bresnahan sold Centene (CNC) — a Medicaid insurer — right before voting for Medicaid cuts.
That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion: lawmakers trading on inside tracks tilt whole industries.
86% of Americans agree: #BanCongressConflicts
Square graphic, charcoal-to-amber gradient, Praxis Foundry logo top right. Header reads ‘Market Distortion.’ Middle text: ‘Rep. Bresnahan sold Centene (CNC) before Medicaid cuts.’ Footer: ‘86% of Americans agree: #BanCongressConflicts.’
Rep. Bresnahan sold Centene (CNC) — a Medicaid insurer — just before voting for Medicaid cuts.
That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion: lawmakers trading on inside tracks tilt whole industries.
86% of Americans agree: #BanCongressConflicts
Square graphic, charcoal-to-amber gradient. Header: ‘Rep. Bresnahan’s Centene Trade.’ Middle shows CNC sale arrow leading to Medicaid cuts. Footer: ‘Conflict of Interest = Market Distortion.’ Praxis logo top right.
Rep. Bresnahan sold Centene (CNC) — a Medicaid insurer — just before voting for Medicaid cuts.
That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion: lawmakers trading on inside tracks tilt whole industries.
86% of Americans agree: #BanCongressConflicts
Charcoal-to-amber gradient square with Praxis Foundry logo. Header ‘Trust Rebuilt.’ Middle text: ‘Rep. Bresnahan sold Centene (CNC) before voting for Medicaid cuts. Conflict of Interest = Market Distortion.’ Footer: ‘#BanCongressConflicts.
Rep. Bresnahan sold Centene (CNC) — a Medicaid insurer — just before voting for Medicaid cuts.
That’s not just unethical. It’s a market distortion: lawmakers trading in industries they regulate tilt the playing field.
86% of Americans agree: #BanCongressConflicts
