Writer, journalist, researcher, and policy analyst. Currently writing about money in politics and campaign finance.https://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mth6rvw5us23Wrote about Ken Paxton's efforts to catch up to James Talarico in fundraising https://abcnews.com/Politics/texas-gop-senate-candidate-ken-paxton-works-overcome/story?id=13574139719 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth6rvw5us23https://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3msspghu3yk2yGreat primer for today's primary in Wisconsin https://abcnews.com/Politics/test-democratic-partys-future-stop-battleground-wisconsin/story?id=13543838711 Aug 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msspghu3yk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mr6n4wkxi22vPeople who post stuff like this are reliably the biggest marks on the planet.21 Jul 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6n4wkxi22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mr5wjfz5pc2vI saw The Happening in the theater and the worst movie I ever saw in the theater was The Dead Don’t Die. I see movies worse than The Happening all the time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5wjfz5pc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mr5ry7asis2yI miss this city. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5ry7asis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mqurdqrees2xNew from me! On the surface, newly released FEC reports show Democrats in Senate battlegrounds mopping the floor with their Republican adversaries. The reality is more complicated. https://abcnews.com/Politics/democrats-dominate-fundraising-key-senate-races-republicans-ample/story?id=13482941517 Jul 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqurdqrees2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mpqnkxcm722oTrump receives a pension from the Screen Actors Guild that he could technically live off! Read all about it https://abcnews.com/Politics/real-estate-watches-guitars-trumps-2025-22b-income/story?id=13441137303 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqnkxcm722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mpmnoqqn722iIt's a one-two punch today. My ABC colleagues and I explain what the world of money in politics looks like post-NRSC v. FEC: https://abcnews.com/Politics/supreme-courts-decision-campaign-spending-means-midterms/story?id=13435616101 Jul 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmnoqqn722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mpm6muywqk2mI read Trump's 900+ page financial disclosure so you don't have to. https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-made-1-billion-crypto-financial-disclosure-shows/story?id=13435835701 Jul 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm6muywqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3moyfhrfn2c2iPrimaries aside, another thing to keep an eye on this week is a potential Supreme Court decision on NRSC v. FEC. Could make what's already shaping up to be a record-breaking midterm cycle even more expensive.23 Jun 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyfhrfn2c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3moiuwwoobk2fSome really thorough, impressive work here. Feels like this issue is getting less coverage these days. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/06/wealthy-donors-and-dark-money-are-fueling-ballot-measure-campaigns-to-limit-trans-rights/17 Jun 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiuwwoobk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mogrp5jhvk26Wrote about Janeese Lewis George and other DSA candidates in the midterms https://abcnews.com/Politics/democratic-socialists-fatigue-mainstream-politics-open-paths-victories/story?id=13389095116 Jun 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogrp5jhvk26https://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3moftrtpt7c2qMontana's initiative aimed at banning corporations from spending on political campaigns is offiically set to appear on the November ballot. That's according to the organization that collected signatures for the initiative.16 Jun 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3moftrtpt7c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mo25vhrr3c2aTrump says he may "take back Washington and run it on a Federal basis" if Janeese Lewis George wins the mayoral primary in Washington D.C. https://www.youtube.com/live/Kldm14Dno_s?si=h2NR_j_MI7BbjUnX&t=290411 Jun 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo25vhrr3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mncp24tduc2xLots of folks talking about California politics today, so I wrote about the "billionaire tax" that the state is considering as a ballot initiative. https://abcnews.com/Politics/proposed-billionaire-tax-california-spurs-controversy-heavy-spending/story?id=13342989602 Jun 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncp24tduc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mhjcbjhk7c2tTunnel and Massie play at Comet Ping Pong tonight! I wrote about it for Spring Arts Guide! https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/781828/spring-arts-guide-2026-the-concerts-we-cant-wait-for/20 Mar 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjcbjhk7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/will-lennon.bsky.social/post/3mhgw44wsqs2nFor City Paper's Spring Arts Guide I wrote about a show happening TONIGHT at Quarry House Tavern in Silver Spring, Maryland! Magavox's and Ar-Kaics! Check it out here! https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/781828/spring-arts-guide-2026-the-concerts-we-cant-wait-for/19 Mar 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:dwidtde7cvwouuke25vobqkx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgw44wsqs2n