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INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
THE PUBLIC RECORD, IN CONTEXT.

IDAHO · EST. 2026

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A PUBLIC-INTEREST RESEARCH ARCHIVE
Version 0.1 · Idaho

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KIVI Political File Disclosure Form — Defend and Protect Idaho

Example locator: Folder index

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Research finding · 2026-09-17

KIVI FCC political-file form names Commercial Space Experts—not Redbird—as Defend and Protect’s media agency

Recorded status: Verified from supplied FCC PDFs; transaction-role interpretation unresolved

Connection research · 2026-09-17

KIVI broadcast-buy records coincide with first $110,000 Redbird payment

Recorded status: FCC folder names, upload timestamp and document URLs verified; internal document contents not yet retrieved. Same-day Redbird relationship is a lead, not attribution proof.

Connection research · 2026-09-17

Official 2026 ledger shows Defend and Protect paid both Hulsen and Redbird in the same campaign window

Recorded status: Verified state-ledger payments; contractual and bank flow unresolved

Research finding · 2026-09-17

Defend and Protect reported six separate Redbird transactions totaling $274,000 on May 8

Recorded status: Verified from official ledger and FCC form; invoice-to-placement matching unresolved

Research finding · 2026-09-17

FCC file index exposes two Defend and Protect Idaho ad-order PDFs

Recorded status: Source located; PDF contents pending retrieval