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Democrats capitulate to MAGA media mogul
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and 11 other states drop their lawsuit to block David Ellison’s Paramount from acquiring Warner Bros. — and…
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The lie dominating Musk's 2026 political ads
Musk is blanketing the internet with digital ads falsely accusing Democratic Senate candidates of supporting “taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids.”
Sep 22
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UPDATE: MAGA Inc.’s audacious new ads
President Trump has amassed an unprecedented war chest of $400 million that can be spent to influence the 2026 midterms through the MAGA Inc.
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PopInfo Weekly: Clarity, Carney, and corruption
President Donald Trump amassed over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc.
Sep 18
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Making pensions corrupt again
The Trump administration is quietly proposing to rescind a 16-year-old rule enacted to prevent “pay-to-play” schemes involving investment advisers and…
Sep 17
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
Sep 8
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How a GOP super PAC tricked a grieving father into appearing in a political ad
In an interview with Popular Information, Ronald Hayes described how he was deceived, manipulated, and exploited.
Sep 3
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Trump Labor Secretary nominee pitched access to “America’s comprehensive welfare” to Chinese nationals
Keith Sonderling traveled to China to encourage investment in a Florida real estate development. Prospects were promised a green card and access…
Aug 31
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GOP Senate candidate, campaigning as truck-driving everyman, travels by private jet
North Carolina Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s committees have spent over $100,000 for use of a private jet linked to a convicted felon
Aug 24
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How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich
Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and…
Aug 14
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Corporate Power
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A new low for American workers
Workers in the United States are earning a historically low share of the value they produce, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor…
Sep 10
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LA County sues State Farm for false advertising, stiffing wildfire victims
Jake from State Farm, call your office.
Sep 2
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Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees
American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new…
Jul 27
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Trump quietly clears the road for Musk’s Cybercab
“It’d be wonderful for the United States to have a national set of rules for autonomous driving”
Jul 16
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Massive giveaway to Trump donors buried in obscure government document
The administration quietly delivers a huge win to corporate poultry processors, who have donated tens of millions to Trump and his allies, at the…
Jul 13
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Media
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No, Mamdani did not 'doxx' wealthy New Yorkers
“PIED-A-TERROR,” the New York Post cover blared on July 28.
Aug 26
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UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani
Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this…
Aug 5
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UPDATE: After the Mamdani 9/11 smear, a cover-up
Media outlets pushed a false narrative about the number of family members of 9/11 victims who signed a petition targeting Mamdani — and then tried to…
Aug 3
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Meta will train its AI on far-right media outlet
This week, Newsmax — a far-right news organization with a strong allegiance to President Trump and a history of pushing wild conspiracy theories …
Jul 30
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The truth about the viral 9/11 petition targeting Mamdani
“We don’t have a list”
Jul 28
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Crime
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Violent crime plummets in “Democrat run cities” blasted by Trump
Since his return to the White House, President Trump has repeatedly claimed that major cities across the United States are overrun with crime.
May 12
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Trump declares war on America
"It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control."
Oct 1, 2025
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Criminal propaganda
On Tuesday, President Trump pledged to deploy the military in Chicago and Baltimore.
Sep 3, 2025
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Calling crime data "fake news," Trump seizes DC police
Lies, manipulated data, unsubstantiated allegations, and an unprecedented federal takeover.
Aug 12, 2025
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Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late…
Aug 7, 2025
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Corporate mercenary is a bipartisan profession
The AI industry tapped Jay Carney to rebuild ties with Democrats. He spent years at Amazon fighting AI regulation.
Sep 16
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Crypto legislation would greenlight Trump corruption
The sponsors of the legislation claim they have added meaningful ethics restrictions. Here are the facts.
Sep 15
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How Trump is spending his $400 million war chest
Exactly what Trump is doing with an unprecedented pile of cash.
Sep 14
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PopInfo Weekly: Fantasies, fabrications, and fuel
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is funding an aggressive advertising campaign encouraging people in key states to check their registration status…
Sep 12
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A new low for American workers
Workers in the United States are earning a historically low share of the value they produce, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor…
Sep 10
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Trump’s 9/11 fantasies
Trump plays the hero in his personal narrative of 9/11. Many of his claims, however, do not stand up to scrutiny.
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