Introducing: THE DRAIN PIPE — A Normal Person’s Guide To The Swamp
You shouldn’t have to be a member of the White House press pool, a Polymarket insider trader, or a Chinese honey pot to understand what’s going on with the government — especially since you fork over so much money every April. What is the government doing with all that money? A lot of lobbies and NGOs depend on you never finding out.
- ▪You shouldn’t have to be a member of the White House press pool, a Polymarket insider trader, or a Chinese honey pot to understand what’s going on with the government — especially since you fork over so much money every April.
- ▪What is the government doing with all that money?
- ▪A lot of lobbies and NGOs depend on you never finding out.
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Opinion Introducing: THE DRAIN PIPE — A Normal Person’s Guide To The Swamp ANALYSIS Credit: Illustration by Avery Long Emily Kopp Senior Investigative Reporter July 27, 2026 11:21 AM ET July 27, 2026 11:21 AM ET Emily Kopp Senior Investigative Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); Welcome to The Drain Pipe, a normal person’s quick and dirty guide to Washington.
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