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Judd Legum Profile picture
@JuddLegum
Jan 26, 2022 • 10 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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The Mcminn County School board in Tennessee just voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust

The vote was 10-0

tnholler.com/2022/01/mcminn…
Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. There is a wave of book banning across the nation.

More here: popular.info/p/the-war-on-l…
If you are interested in tracking these issues, I’ve been doing a lot of reporting on book banning and other attacks on free expression in my newsletter

Sign up here —> popular.info/subscribe
Tomorrow is International Holocaust Remembrance Day
This is a useful database of book banning and other censorship efforts across the country

ncac.org/youth-censorsh…
MORE: A Mississippi mayor is "withholding $110,000 of funding from the Madison County Library System" until its libraries purge books w/LGBTQ themes

The mayor calls the books, including an essay collection by Elton John & others, "homosexual materials"

mississippifreepress.org/20068/ridgelan…
UPDATE: @Twitter informs me that it received a complaint about the tweet at the beginning of this thread, pursuant to German Law, but it will not be removed
@Twitter UPDATE: The author of Maus, Art Spiegelman, reacts to his book being banned

"It has the breath of autocracy and fascism"

cnn.com/videos/us/2022…
@Twitter UPDATE: @realchrisrufo, who has fueled anti-CRT hysteria, defends the decision to ban Maus from 8th grade classrooms.

Oddly says that banning the book from the classroom is not a ban.

Book banning is part of a larger strategy.
@Twitter @realchrisrufo Let's go over the facts. Rufo claims the book has been "swapped out." It has not. The board does not have a replacement and the result, according to the board, is the entire module on the Holocaust will be skipped because Maus is the "anchor text."

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Sep 9
1. Jared Kushner is taking TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS annually from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern governments

Simultaneously, Kushner is playing a CENTRAL ROLE in shaping Trump's Middle East policy

It's a massive conflict. And a scandal. That's getting scant attention
2. On Monday, Kushner met in Miami with Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, and Ron Dermer, a top advisor to Netanyahu. The trio reportedly discussed a new proposal for a ceasefire and "day after" plans.

popular.info/p/kushner-take…
3. Two weeks ago, Kushner visited the White House with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to advise Trump about potential post-war reconstruction plans in Gaza.

Last year, Kushner said this would not happen.
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Sep 8
1. If passengers book a flight from the EU and it is canceled or significantly delayed, they are entitled to cash compensation — $300 to $700.

In the US, flyers were supposed to get similar rights soon.

But those plans have been scrapped by the Trump administration.

Here's how it happened.

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2. In May 2023, Biden announced a new rule to require airlines to pay passengers for delayed or canceled flights. Travelers in the US would receive $200 to $775.

popular.info/p/how-airlines…
3. Domestic airlines are well-positioned to absorb these costs. In Q2 2025, for example, Delta recorded a $2.1 billion profit. The last 12 months have been profitable for most airlines, including Delta ($4.5 billion), United ($3.3 billion), American ($567 million), and Southwest ($392 million).
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Sep 2
1. Monday was a landmark day in one of the most brazen political and economic grifts in history.

It netted Trump, at least on paper, $3.4 BILLION.

Follow this thread for details.

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2. Trump launched World Liberty Financial and its crypto token (WLFI), about a year ago. At the time, the Biden administration considered such tokens illegal, unregistered securities.

popular.info/p/trumps-labor…
3. To evade legal issues, WLFI were locked, meaning they couldn't be resold. Still, the company sought to sell $300 million worth of tokens, with 75% of the proceeds going directly into Trump's pocket.

Who would buy a cryptocurrency that couldn't be resold?
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Aug 13
1. Since Roe was overturned, Republican AGs have engaged in aggressive legal campaign to limit abortion not only in their states, but across the nation.

These efforts are being financed by major American corporations — including CVS, United HealthCare, Airbnb, and the parent company of CoachellaImage
2. In a fundraising email sent the day Roe was overturned in 2022, RAGA pledged: "Every donation will help Republican Attorneys General combat the Democrats' pro-abortion agenda and stand tall for life."

popular.info/p/your-favorit…
3. Since then RAGA members have pushes to restrict the ability of pharmacies to dispense abortion pills, eliminate privacy protections for people who receive reproductive healthcare, and preempt blue state "shield laws" that protect doctors
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Aug 12
1. A lot of people are (correctly) reporting that Trump ordered a federal takeover of the DC police even though violent crime in DC is at 30 year low.

How is the Trump administration responding?

They claim that DC crime data is rigged!

(Sound familiar?)

Let's review. Image
2. The White House accused people citing DC crime stats of "gaslighting" the public and claimed that DC crime stats were manipulated.

They are pushing an allegation made by in July by FOP chairman Gregg Pemberton.

popular.info/p/calling-crim…
3. Pemberton has provided NO EVIDENCE to support his claims.

He is alleging a systemic conspiracy to manipulate crime data but has provided no documentation, no examples of cases where the alleged misclassification occurred, and no other proof to substantiate his claims.
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Aug 11
1. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted a video last week advocating repealing women's the right to vote

It was a window into Hegseth's extreme Christian Nationalist ideology which he is imposing on 3 million military service members and civilian employees.

Let's dig in.
2. The video is an interview w/pastor Doug Wilson

Hegseth belongs to a church in Wilson's network

Hegseth's response — "All of Christ for All of Life" — means Christianity should dominate everything, including gov't

popular.info/p/slavery-patr…
3. "The Secretary very much appreciates many of Mr. Wilson's writings and teachings," a Pentagon spokesman aid in response to media inquires about Hegseth's post.

Beyond repealing women's voting rights, what are Wilson's "writing and teachings"? Let's review.
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