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Aug 7, 2019 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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1. There is a Congressional election on September 10 in North Carolina and the Republican candidate, Dan Bishop, is an investor in Gab, a fringe social media network that caters to white supremacists and anti-Semites

It gets worse.

popular.info/p/white-suprem…
2. About a year after Bishop invested in Gab, one of Gab's users walked into a synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 people

Bishop said he had no idea that Gab allowed racism and anti-Semitism on its platform

This denial was not credible. I'll explain

popular.info/p/white-suprem…
3. In his 2017 Facebook post announcing his investment, Bishop said he learned about Gab through an article in the Washington Post.

The title of that article? "Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns"

popular.info/p/white-suprem…
4. In the article, Gab is presented as an alternative social network that is permissive of racism. So the idea Bishop didn't know what Gab was about is ridiculous.

Now, after another mass murder, the GOP is spending millions to send Bishop to Congress.

popular.info/p/white-suprem…
5. After a white supremacist murdered a protester in Charlottesville, Bishop attacked Black Lives Matter, calling the group a "violent" and "racist" movement

For more on the nexus of white supremacy and those political power, sign up for my newsletter at popular.info
6. Bishop's response to the white supremacist mass murder over the weekend is also disturbing. He did not post anything acknowledging the tragedy.

Instead, he repeatedly responded to Democrats' reactions to the massacre by calling them "clowns"

popular.info/p/white-suprem…
7. Whether Bishop realizes it or not, he's responding to a white supremacist mass murder w/a white supremacist meme

White supremacists refer to "liberal, non-racist society" as "clown world"

The mascot for this meme is Honkler - Pepe dressed as a clown popular.info/p/white-suprem…

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May 11
Don Jr. and Eric launched Trump Moblie in June 2025 and promised a "MADE IN AMERICA" gold-plated Trump phone by August.

They started accepting $100 deposits for pre-orders.

11 months later, the Trump phone has not materialized.
2. A $499 “MADE IN THE USA” phone was always a fantasy. There is only one phone that is currently assembled in the US. It costs $2000 and “has specs that would have been more impressive a decade ago.”

popular.info/p/we-were-prom…
3. Trump Mobile executives now say the phone will not be "MADE IN THE USA" and instead describe the Trump phone as “Proudly American” and “designed with American values in mind” -- two phrases that mean nothing
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May 4
1. 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.

This is a health crisis and a moral crisis.

Follow along for details.

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2. On October 3, 2025, the Trump admin stopped paying 3rd parties for medical care for ICE detainees.

In November 2025, ICE said the situation was an “absolute emergency” that needed to be fixed “immediately” to “prevent any further... loss of life.”

popular.info/p/ice-has-not-…
3. According to the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), payments to third parties were supposed to resume on April 30. ICE has contracted with a private firm, Acentra Health, to process reimbursements.

But April 30 came and went, and still, nothing is being processed. Image
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Apr 27
1. A member of the U.S. Special Forces was just arrested for using classified info to turn a 400K profit on Polymarket.

The company is CELEBRATING this scandal as evidence that "the system works."

But Polymarket's story doesn't add up.

Let's dig in.

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2. Gannon Van Dyke, part of the Special Forces unit that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was indicted for misappropriating classified information to turn a 400K profit on Polymarket.

popular.info/p/polymarket-c…
3. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan posted: “We flagged this, referred it, and cooperated throughout the process.”

But indictment credits “reports of unusual trading" in "the press and on social media” with bringing scrutiny to Van Dyke's accounts.

Polymarket’s internal systems are not mentioned.
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Apr 23
1. A tiny California tribe, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, just donated $2 MILLION to MAGA Inc, Trump's Super PAC.

I decided to find out why.

It's an illustration of exactly how business is done in Trump’s Washington.

Follow along for details.

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2. The Yocha Dehe operates the Cache Creek Casino Resort. For a decade, the Yocha Dehe has been in a legal dispute with the Scotts Valley tribe, which is trying to build a casino about 60 miles away.

popular.info/p/a-tiny-calif…
3. For Scotts Valley to build their casion, they need a technical determination by the Interior Department that “restored lands” — property with both a historical and modern connection to the tribe.

That enables them to get the green light for gaming.
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Apr 20
1. As Jared Kushner heads to Pakistan to represent the United States in critical talks with Iran, the media is ignoring a historic corruption scandal.

Kushner is serving in this role while on the payroll of the Saudi government.

Let's look at the data.

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2. Since 2021, Kushner has collected more than $110 million in management fees from the Saudi government.

Now, Kushner has seeking billions more from the Saudis.

popular.info/p/the-media-bl…
3. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the de facto ruler of the country, reportedly lobbied Trump both to initiate and continue the war.
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Apr 16
1. For $500,000, you can have a one-on-one meeting with Trump tomorrow, according to an email solicitation obtained by Popular Information.

Follow this thread for details.

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2. The email from Sinan Kanatsiz offers a “one-on-one meeting and private photo with President Donald Trump” in exchange for a “contribution of $500,000 to TPUSA PAC.”

Kanatsiz confirmed the authenticity of the offer.

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3. Kanatsiz describes his invitation as “strictly confidential and non-transferable.” The bottom of the message warns, “NOT FOR SHARING — CONFIDENTIAL.” A source shared the email on the condition of anonymity, fearing professional consequences for providing information to a journalist.
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