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Judd Legum

Washington, D.C.

Founder and Writer at Popular Information

Editor at Musk Watch

I write Popular Information, an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism. | [email protected] | Signal/Text: 202-599-7124 | DMs open

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  • US Citizen Wrongly Detained by the Border Patrol Says Government’s Account Is False

    1 day ago | motherjones.com | Judd Legum

    This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. On April 8, Jose Hermosillo, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, was wrongfully incarcerated by immigration authorities in Arizona, who claimed he was an undocumented immigrant. He was held for 10 days at Florence Correctional Center, a privately run immigration detention facility, before being released on April 17. These facts are not disputed.

  • U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false

    1 day ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

    On April 8, Jose Hermosillo, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen, was wrongfully incarcerated by immigration authorities in Arizona, who claimed he was an undocumented immigrant. He was held for 10 days at Florence Correctional Center, a privately run immigration detention facility, before being released on April 17. These facts are not disputed.

  • Musk accused of polluting impoverished community with illegal gas turbines

    3 days ago | open.substack.com | Judd Legum

    xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, is one of the bright spots in Musk's corporate portfolio. Founded less than two years ago, xAI has already raised $12 billion and is drawing interest in a new $10 billion funding round. In March, xAI acquired X, Musk's struggling social media platform, in an all-stock transaction that valued xAI at $80 billion.

  • Federal immigration authorities wrongfully detain U.S. citizens

    3 days ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

    Immigration law in the United States is based on the idea that all people, regardless of how they entered the country, have rights. Respecting the fundamental human rights of all people is not a "woke" idea invented by liberals in the last few years.

  • UPDATE: Congressman demands Social Security reverse "potentially illegal" new policy

    1 week ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

    On March 20, Popular Information revealed that the Social Security Administration (SSA) secretly implemented a policy shift that could impose massive demands on the agency's already overburdened network of field offices. Each year, the SSA automatically issues millions of Social Security numbers and cards to non-citizens granted work authorizations as part of an agreement between the SSA and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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9 Apr 25

Before today, the last update from DOGE was March 30. DOGE reported $140 billion in cuts. Today, DOGE updated again and reported $150 billion in cuts. So where did DOGE cut $10 billion? NOTHING WAS ADDED TO THE DATABASE DOGE JUST CHANGED THE GRAPHIC https://t.co/bNA00CXKaj https://t.co/TbShxPEPuL