The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

🤔 Who can you trust in Congress anymore?

Most elected officials aren’t like us. They’re multi millionaires — backed by lobbyists. That’s why we built the Human Rights Scorecard. To track them all.

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Shaun King
Jul 02, 2025
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Good evening from Brooklyn,

Who can you trust anymore?
Not just in theory. But in real life.
Who do you know in Congress that you actually respect — when it comes to human rights?

It’s not many.

And there’s a reason for that.

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The median income of a U.S. Senator is $3.65 million.
For an average American family? It’s $76,000.

They don’t live like us.
They don’t…

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