1. The Iran War has already claimed the lives of 6 U.S. soldiers, hundreds of Iranians, and dozens of people in neighboring countries.

For others, it's been a money-making opportunity. 2. Six newly-created accounts on the prediction market Polymarket raked in nearly $1 million by betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.

The White House says no one in "Trump's orbit" placed bets.

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1. According to multiple reports both Saudi Arabia and the UAE lobbied Trump to attack Iran.

Both countries have increased their influence with Trump by investing billions in projects that personally enrich Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. 2. Trump installed Kushner as a top negotiator.

Kushner and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff participated in a mediation session with their Iranian counterparts on Thursday, billed as a last-ditch effort to avoid war.

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FACT: Trump’s new tariffs are just as illegal as his old tariffs

But numerous media outlets are spreading false information about the law — and Trump is benefiting.

Let's break it down.

popular.info/p/trumps-new-t… 2. Several prominent outlets falsely reported that the Trade Act of 1974 gives Trump the legal authority to impose temporary tariffs of up to 15% in response to *trade deficits*

THIS IS NOT TRUE

1. On January 23, Crypto.com donated $5 million to MAGA Inc, Trump's primary Super PAC. (The donation was first disclosed in a FEC filing Friday night.)

Less than 1 month later, on February 17, the Trump administration intervened on Crypto.com's behalf in a high-stakes federal lawsuit. 2. The lawsuit concerned whether Crypto.com could offer prediction markets on sporting events in Nevada, even though it violated state law

Crypto.com lost and is appealing. Trump's CFTC is backing the appeal.

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1. Major corporations — including General Motors, State Farm, JPMorgan Chase, Delta, and Microsoft — are bankrolling a political ad from Senate candidate Andy Barr featuring a white nationalist slogan. 2. In the ad, Barr declares, “It’s not a sin to be white.”

It's a variation of “It’s OK to be white,” which has been adopted by white supremacists

It has been designated as a “hate slogan“ by the ADL

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1. Internal documents reveal that Freedom 250, which purports to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is a vehicle to promote Trump and "America First" propaganda, including election conspiracies

Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort 2. Freedom 250 says it'll use corporate money to organize events celebrating the nation’s birthday. But an internal “Events Toolkit” reveals the events will promote pro-Trump political talking points

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1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country

Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them

We've uncovered the details of the scheme 2. Lawyer Matthew Hoppock reported that his 8 Somali clients have all had their cases reassigned to the same immigration judge.

Other lawyers representing Somali clients have had their cases reassigned to the same judge.

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1. Many large media outlets are reporting that Trump "pivoted" his strategy in Minnesota and has "changed course."

This is what the White House WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE

The only problem is it is not true 2. Is Trump ending his immigration crackdown in Minneapolis? No

Is anyone responsible for the operation being held accountable. No

Has Trump acknowledged that these killings were unjustified? Also no

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1. The Trump administration is not conducting its deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis alone

Major corporations, including @amazon, @CitizensBank, and @ATT, are enabling — and profiting from — the operation. @amazon @CitizensBank @ATT 2. @Amazon powers much of the technological infrastructure that the Trump administration uses to target immigrants.

Amazon hosts the ICM database used by ICE which "integrates a vast ecosystem of public and private data to track down immigrants"

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1. After months of denials, the Trump administration has admitted that DOGE staff misused Social Security data.

A DOGE staffer signed a deal to share the data with a “political advocacy group” seeking to “overturn election results"

The identity of the staffer is not disclosed but there are clues 2. Antonio Gracias, a DOGE staffer who was embedded at the SSA, publicly spoke about using Social Security data to “expose” voter fraud. During a March 30 rally alongside Elon Musk, Gracias — a fellow billionaire — made a variety of false and misleading claims.

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1. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody.

That figure was the largest in more than two decades and tied for the highest number of deaths among ICE’s detainee population ever.

2026 is only three weeks old, and it’s already shaping up to be much worse. 2. In just 21 days, at least six people have died in ICE custody.

Last year, ICE did not have six in-custody deaths until April 25. The early trends put ICE on pace for 120 in-custody deaths in 2026.

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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees

ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals

Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care

🧵 2. ICE has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025. Last week, ICE posted a notice on an obscure government website announcing it will not begin processing such claims until at least April 30, 2026.

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1. In an interview with the New York Times, Trump claimed that, as a result of the civil rights movement, white men have been "very badly treated" and subjected to "reverse discrimination."

Trump says that white men have been excluded from colleges and jobs.

Here is the TRUTH. 2. In 2024, the data shows, white people represented 40.7% of the applicants but 53% of the enrolled students.

In contrast, Black applicants accounted for 8.7% of the applicant pool but just 5.8% of enrolled students.

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1. The DOJ has not released 99% of the Epstein Files, in direct violation of the law

They claim the delay is necessary to review the files

But here is the thing: The DOJ previously claimed THE REVIEW WAS COMPLETE IN JULY 2. In an unsigned July 7 memo, the DOJ said the review of the Epstein files was complete.

The DOJ described it as an "exhaustive review" which involved "teams of agents, analysts, attorneys, and privacy and civil liberties experts"

Now the DOJ is pretending it never happened

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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years

But we've identified 10 promise keepers:

Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft 2. Notably, there has been no meaningful change in position among the current members who voted to undermine democracy. None has expressed regret.

So there is no principled justification to resume donations

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1. The military raid on Venezuela and ouster of Maduro will create a financial windfall for a Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.

Follow this thread for details.

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popular.info/p/venezuela-ra… 2. In November 2025, Singer acquired Citgo, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company, for $5.9 billion. The sale was forced by creditors of Venezuela after the country defaulted on its bond payments.

1. The decision by all four broadcast networks to interrupt prime time for an explicitly political speech from Trump was a major break from precedent.

Biden and Obama were denied time in similar circumstances.

Trump gets special treatment.

popular.info/p/breaking-pre… 2. In 2014, major networks also refused to air a speech by Obama about immigration reform, claiming it was too "partisan."

In 2022, broadcast networks declined to air a prime time speech by Biden on threats to democracy, saying it was too "political"

1. Measles is ravaging South Carolina.

Over 100 people infected, and hundreds more in quarantine.

In response, RFK Jr., the nation's top public health official, has been SILENT

But it's much worse than that.

popular.info/p/as-measles-r… 2. In a March 11 interview on Fox News, Kennedy Jr. claimed the MMR vaccine “does cause deaths every year,” including “all the illnesses that measles itself causes, encephalitis and blindness, et cetera.”

(According to the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Kennedy’s claims are false.)

1. The AI industry has kicked off a $100 million+ scheme to influence the 2026 midterm elections

While they claim it's a "bipartisan" effort, it has all the markings of a campaign to benefit Trump and the GOP

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popular.info/p/the-ai-indus… 2. The AI political influence campaign, known as Leading the Future, launched its first two ads yesterday. One of the ads PROMOTES a Republican running for Congress in Texas. The other one ATTACKS a Democrat running for Congress in New York.

1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros exposes Jared Kushner's game

It's not a private equity fund. It's an influence peddling operation.

It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing.

popular.info/p/kushner-and-… 2. Paramount says its hostile takeover bid is structured to avoid review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

Even though the Saudis and other Middle Eastern governments are putting up $24 BILLION -- most of the equity financing.

1. Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.

You cannot accept millions from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct diplomacy for the U.S.

It's right in the Constitution.

popular.info/p/kushners-mos… 2. Kushner is trying to evade legal restrictions by not accepting a formal role in the administration.

But the DOJ is clear: It's not what you SAY, it's what you DO

Kushner is acting like a Special Government Employee so legally, he's a SGE