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UPDATE: Oklahoma parents fight back

1 week 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.
Trump's Truth Social raises $2.5 billion from undisclosed sources to buy Bitcoin

1 week 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.
How to kill 346 people and get away with it

1 week 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.
These companies touted their efforts to fight hunger. Now they support a $300 billion cut to food aid.

2 weeks 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.
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2 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

Popular Information is a newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism. Here are some of our key stories over the past few weeks:Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant familyNew Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theoriesJudd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims·May 1UPDATE: Republican candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court finally concedes
Verizon said it was "fiercely committed to diversity and inclusion." Verizon lied.

2 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum |Rebecca Crosby

"Verizon is fiercely committed to diversity and inclusion across all spectrums because it makes us and the world better."That is what Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said on June 6, 2020. But Verizon's commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) was less fierce than advertised. Vestberg's statement has been removed from the company's website.
The ugly truth about Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

2 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

On the campaign trail in 2024, Trump pledged to improve the economic conditions of the working class. "My plan will massively cut taxes for workers," Trump declared at a campaign stop in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 5, 2024, the day before the election.
Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" buries a threat to free speech on page 380

3 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum |Noel Sims

The Republican reconciliation legislation — which President Trump refers to as his "big, beautiful bill" — is winding its way through Congress. Trump is right about one thing: it's big. The tax and spending legislation, which is exempt from the filibuster and can therefore be passed without any Democratic votes, is 389 pages. Tucked away on page 380 is a provision that would give the Trump administration a powerful new tool to silence dissent.
The murder business

3 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum |Noel Sims

"I'm very troubled by the reports to date about Jamal Khashoggi. We are following the situation closely, and unless a substantially different set of facts emerges, I won't be attending the FII conference in Riyadh."Those were the words of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on October 12, 2018, explaining his decision not to attend Saudi Arabia's FII investment conference. On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post who was critical of the Saudi regime, was .
Why Qatar is bribing Trump

3 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum

On Sunday, President Trump announced that the government of Qatar would be giving the "Defense Department" a luxury 747 aircraft to replace Air Force One. Critics of the deal, Trump said, were "World Class Losers."ABC News and other media outlets added a crucial detail. After Trump leaves office, the 747 gifted by Qatar would be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library. Of course, presidential libraries do not ride on luxury airplanes.