Judd Legum

1 month ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters installed a new social studies curriculum that will require all of the state's public school students to be taught conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and the tenets of Christian nationalism. Walters said the new curriculum will allow "students to think for themselves" and "not be spoon-fed left-wing propaganda."Now, a group of Oklahoma parents is fighting back.

1 month ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

As a media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social, is a failure. According to its latest SEC filings, TMTG generated just $821,200 in revenue in the first quarter of 2025 against $40 million in expenses. For the entire year of 2024, the company generated $3.6 million in revenue and incurred $189 million in expenses. The company, tellingly, does not disclose the number of users it has.

1 month ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

On October 29, 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea about 13 minutes after taking off from an airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. All 189 people on board died. Less than five months later, on March 10, 2019, a 737 MAX operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 passengers and crew. In publicly filed legal documents, Boeing admitted that the crashes were related to a flaw in the design of the 737 MAX.

1 month ago | popular.info | Judd Legum |Rebecca Crosby

Republicans are working furiously to pass a massive reconciliation bill through Congress. The legislation cannot be filibustered and can therefore win approval without any support from Democrats. It features $3.7 trillion in tax cuts that are only partially offset by spending reductions. Although President Trump calls the legislation his "big, beautiful bill," the details are ugly. It is a massive transfer of wealth from the most vulnerable Americans to the richest.

1 month ago | open.substack.com | Judd Legum

Republicans are working furiously to pass a massive reconciliation bill through Congress. The legislation cannot be filibustered and can therefore win approval without any support from Democrats. It features $3.7 trillion in tax cuts that are only partially offset by spending reductions. Although President Trump calls the legislation his "big, beautiful bill," the details are ugly. It is a massive transfer of wealth from the most vulnerable Americans to the richest.