Burn The Playbook

Burn The Playbook

The newsletter DC reads and hopes you don’t.

 Does 2028 Front-Runner Tucker Carlson Believe Segregation Should Be Legal?

Apr 23, 2026

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25 min read

Does 2028 Front-Runner Tucker Carlson Believe Segregation Should Be Legal?

Which Tucker Is on the 2028 Ballot?

Michael Starr Hopkins
Michael Starr Hopkins

stock trading · Bresnahan · Blackburn · French Hill · Fetterman · Gottheimer · corruption · Issue 003

Mullin traded $24 million while the Pentagon briefed him on Iran.

Apr 22, 2026

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26 min read

Mullin traded $24 million while the Pentagon briefed him on Iran.

The Oklahoma senator is one of four members of Congress holding millions in defense stock during classified Iran briefings. We named all four. The fine is $200. The ceasefire expires Wednesday.

Michael Starr Hopkins
Michael Starr Hopkins

stock trading · Bresnahan · Blackburn · French Hill · Fetterman · Gottheimer · corruption · Issue 003

                    The Price List

Apr 20, 2026

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17 min read

The Price List

Two families. Two pardons. One super PAC. Twenty days from check to clemency.

Michael Starr Hopkins
Michael Starr Hopkins

stock trading · Bresnahan · Blackburn · French Hill · Fetterman · Gottheimer · corruption · Issue 003

He killed the investigation. He kept the coins.

Apr 17, 2026

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20 min read

He killed the investigation. He kept the coins.

$485K in crypto. 33 days in. A memo that killed the unit that would investigate him

Michael Starr Hopkins
Michael Starr Hopkins

stock trading · Bresnahan · Blackburn · French Hill · Fetterman · Gottheimer · corruption · Issue 003

                     The Three-Day Play

Apr 17, 2026

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25 min read

The Three-Day Play

Three politicians. Three industries. One blueprint. All named today.

Michael Starr Hopkins
Michael Starr Hopkins
The Black Tax: $983M. Named.

Apr 15, 2026

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1 min read

The Black Tax: $983M. Named.

Michael Starr Hopkins
Michael Starr Hopkins
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