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PopInfo Weekly: Donors, deception, and drones
Last week, the Trump administration published an obscure document — Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions — which details all of…
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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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What is Todd Blanche still hiding about Epstein?
Blanche was ordered by a federal judge to disclose more documents by July 2. But he still hasn't done it.
Jul 15
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Straight talk about Hormuz
No matter how many times Trump says it, it doesn't make it true.
Jul 14
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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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Investigations
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Two “progressive” super PACs linked to House GOP
Two newly formed super PACs which purport to be progressive are linked to House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), a Popular Information…
May 29
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A GOP dirty tricks operation, exposed
Following the breadcrumbs from a “progressive” super PAC to a powerful Republican operative
May 27
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The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
Trump publicly praised companies the same day he bought their stock.
May 18
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The real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion for the first 60 days
Popular Information crunches the numbers. The official accounting is at least $47 billion too low.
May 6
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ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months
The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises.
May 4
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Corporate Power
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The truth about State Farm
"So forget what we told you. It ain’t worth squat."
May 7
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Rebecca Crosby
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Polymarket celebrates insider trading scandal
Last week, the Justice Department indicted Master Sgt.
Apr 27
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These highly profitable corporations paid zero federal income taxes last year
In 2025, Tesla reported $5.7 billion in U.S.
Apr 15
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Trump's CFTC goes to war with states — to protect his family's business partners
In an unprecedented move, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had filed lawsuits against several states to block their…
Apr 9
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New lawsuit alleges DraftKings and FanDuel are digital heroin
“By coordinating their use of immersive marketing, AI, cloud computing, and algorithms customized for every customer, they hijack customers’ brains”
Mar 30
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Media
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UPDATE: Vance confronted with Popular Information report on Trump stock purchases
Vance attacks reporter, offers sarcastic and contradictory response.
May 20
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UPDATE: Media parrots Pentagon’s low-ball cost estimate for Iran War
This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Acting Undersecretary Jules Hurst, the Pentagon’s Chief Financial Officer, answered questions about the…
May 14
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Pulitzer-winning newsrooms are quietly publishing mountains of gambling slop
A large network of prominent regional newspapers has posted thousands of low-quality articles promoting gambling and prediction markets — and is…
May 13
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The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal
As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.
Apr 20
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UPDATE: Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion Epstein lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal
On Monday, a federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.
Apr 14
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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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PopInfo Weekly: Predictions, prescriptions, and payouts
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Jul 11
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RFK Jr., Scientology, and the war on antidepressants
Kennedy has an ongoing financial connection to a Scientology-linked law firm that spent decades suing antidepressant manufacturers.
Jul 9
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The real cost of the Iran War: $103 billion in 120 days
Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee last week, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought said the US had spent $30…
Jul 8
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UPDATE: Kalshi, CNBC, and CNN respond
On Monday, a joint investigation by Popular Information and Public Notice revealed that Kalshi has been heavily promoted by CNN and CNBC since Kalshi…
Jul 7
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How Kalshi infects the news
After inking financial deals with CNBC and CNN, Kalshi's prediction markets have become ubiquitous on cable news.
Jul 6
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PopInfo Weekly: Ballrooms, bullets, and billions
Nearly a year ago, President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” cut $18.7 billion annually from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Jul 3
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