1. JD Vance dismissed Tuesday's election as “a couple of elections in blue states”

But there were contests nationwide, including in purple & red states

And voters everywhere rejected the MAGA agenda

Let's review

popular.info/p/six-election… 2. In Bucks County — Pennsylvania’s largest swing county, which Trump narrowly won in 2024 — Democrat Danny Ceisler was elected county sheriff after the Republican incumbent signed a deal to collaborate with ICE earlier this year.

1. Last week, there were 3 Trump corruption scandals in 4 days that would define any other presidency.

Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.

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popular.info/p/3-scandals-i… 2. On Thursday, Trump pardoned Binance’s founder, CZ, who pled guilty in November 2023 to willfully violating anti-money laundering laws

CZ's actions “allowed money to flow to terrorists, cybercriminals, and child abusers” through Binance.

1. Here are some facts about the guy, Timothy Mellon, who donated $130 million so Trump could pay the troops during the government shutdown.

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popular.info/p/the-reclusiv… 2. In his self-published 2015 autobiography, Mellon writes that Black people have become "even more belligerent and unwilling to pitch in to improve their own situations" after social safety net programs were expanded in the 1960s and 1970s.

1. The Trump administration quietly DOUBLED the bailout of Argentina from $20 BILLION to $40 BILLION

Here is what is really happening

popular.info/p/update-taxpa… 2. The first $20 billion of the bailout is straightforward. The US is sending $20 billion to the central bank of Argentina in exchange for Argentine Pesos. This part of the bailout is not working out well. The Argentine Peso hit a record low yesterday.

1. ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal gov't data by Popular Information.

Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels 2. New spending in the small arms category from January 20, 2025 through October 18, totaled $71,515,762. The money was spent on guns, armor, chemical weapons, and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”

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1. In 2022, Jeff Bezos promised to give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.

It is not going well.

Since making the pledge, his net worth has almost doubled to $240 billion.

Meanwhile, he has given less than $5 billion to charity. 2. Most of Bezos' charitable giving has gone to the Bezos Earth Fund. But the org has a reputation less as a vehicle for the corporate infiltration of the climate groups.

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1. On Monday, Trump delivered a $70 million windfall to his billionaire buddy, John Paulson.

Paulson hosted the biggest fundraiser of Trump's 2024 campaign, raising over $50 million.

This week, Trump returned the favor.

Follow along for details. 2. Trump announced that he was approving a 211-mile road through the Alaskan wilderness that will allow for the mining of copper and other minerals.

The project was rejected under Biden due to its environmental impact

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1. CBS, once one of America's most trusted sources for news, has hired anti-woke crusader Bari Weiss as its Editor-in-Chief

With Weiss, CBS is embracing someone who talks a lot about honesty but has a history of distorting the truth to conform to her right-wing ideological agenda.

Let's review. 2. The Free Press, Weiss' publication, published an article accusing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of "complicity" in a "cover-up of a serial rape scandal." They credit Elon Musk for exposing the scandal. But the story is BS.

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1. Federal agents from ICE and other agencies are wrongly detaining U.S. citizens, sometimes detaining them for days, on suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants.

The raids are done without search warrants or other procedures designed to protect civil liberties. 2. Last week in Chicago, hundreds of federal agents descended on an apartment complex.

67-year-old Roderick Johnson, a citizen, “said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties.”

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1. UPDATE: Billionaire Rob Citrone, whose hedge fund bet heavily on Argentina, pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, his longtime friend and former colleague, to rescue the country, according to Argentine media.

Shortly thereafter, Bessent announced a $20 billion taxpayer-funded bailout. 2. CE Noticias Financieras, a wire service in Latin America, reported that after the bailout faced resistance w/lower-level Trump officials, “Citrone managed to connect with Bessent to get him to intervene directly.”

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1. Yesterday Jared Kushner partnered with the Saudis on the $55 billion purchase of Electronic Arts AND attended the White House meeting between Bibi and Trump as a foreign policy advisor

It's an insane conflict of interest 2. Why did the Saudis bring in Kushner to the EA deal? Most of the money he has to invest comes from the Saudis!

ANSWER: Since the deal will result in foreign ownership of EA, it needs Trump admin approval. Kushner locks it in

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1. The $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina, announced last week by the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, delivers an enormous windfall to hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone.

Citrone has a longstanding personal and professional relationship with Bessent. 2. Citrone's relationship with Bessent has not been previously reported in the American media.

But Bessent and Citrone worked together for George Soros. By Citrone's own account, he helped make Bessent very wealthy.

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1. Sinclair, which owns dozens of ABC affiliates, played a key role in forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the air.

Sinclair's "news desk" then produced a special on Charlie Kirk, which was supposed to air during Kimmel's time slot

It presents Kirk as a prophet 2 "Charlie Kirk was known first and foremost for his faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," news anchor Jan Jeffcoat says. "And he reminded Americans that life's most important questions aren't about wealth or success, but about your faith and your relationship with God."

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1. In the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk, his admirers are venerating him as a principled champion of free speech.

Ironically, some of the same people are participating in an organized campaign demanding that anyone with a different view of Kirk's political legacy be fired. 2. This effort has been extremely successful. Dozens of people have been fired for expressing opinions about Kirk that others deem unacceptable.

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1. Trump and his allies have concocted a series of lies about the horrific murder of a 23-year-old woman in Charlotte in a transparent effort to secure an advantage in a critical North Carolina race that could swing control of the U.S. Senate.

It's nasty stuff.

Follow this thread for details. 2. On August 22, Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed while riding the train in Charlotte.

Decarlos Brown Jr., a 34-year-old with a history of mental illness, has been charged with first-degree murder.

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1. CBS has hired Ken Weinstein as an ombudsman to review its news coverage for "bias"

Weinstein has no experience overseeing or producing news

A comprehensive review of his public statements, however, shows he has another qualification: undying loyalty to Trump 2. In the Summer 2018 edition of the journal Horizons, Weinstein wrote that Trump's 2016 election represented a victory in the "battle to reclaim American patriotism" from "elites."

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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.

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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.

🧵 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.

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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.

🧵 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.

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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 Coachella 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."

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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. 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.

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