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About Popular Information A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. James MadisonNews for people who give a damnYou are not a spectator, and democracy is not a game. But so much of what is written about politics treats you that way. Thats why I created Popular Information. It is daily news and analysis that respects you as a citizen. You wont just learn about who is up and who is down. Youll...

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Judd Legum photo Judd Legum Founder and author of Popular Information, an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism. You can reach me at judd@popular.info. admin @popularinformation
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Rebecca Crosby photo Rebecca Crosby Reporter at Popular Information. Reach me at rebecca@popular.info admin @rebeccacrosby
Noel Sims photo Noel Sims Reporter at Popular Information. Email me at noel@popular.info admin @noelsims

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The Minnesota GOP endorsed an anti-semite for U.S. Senate. Republicans are silent.

Earlier this month, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) blasted college students protesting Israel's military operations in Gaza. "By these students’ own admission, they’re not just standing in solidarity with this pro-Hamas, anti-Sem…

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An extraordinarily important legal decision just dropped, and no one is talking about it

On February 13, 2020, Nicholas Robertson was shot in Jackson, Mississippi. Wounded, Robertson knocked on the door of a nearby home. But by the time the police arrived, Robertson was unresponsive and died before he could be transported to a hospital.

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The truth about crime in DC

On May 15, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) went to the floor of the House of Representatives and said he supported a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s criminal justice laws "to improve public safety in our nation's capital… as violent crime skyrockets." Similarly, Congressman William Timmons (R-SC) claimed that crime in D.C. is "out of control" and "…

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The myth of "woke" indoctrination at American universities

According to some prominent billionaires, political pundits, and media figures, American universities have undergone a radical transformation. Institutions of higher learning in the United States, they say, are no longer focused on free academic inquiry. Rather, they are devoted to indoctrinating students on "woke" topics like critical race theory, syst…

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Is Trump orchestrating a new criminal conspiracy?

In recent days, several high-profile Republican political figures have traveled to the Manhattan Criminal Court, where Donald Trump is on trial. Outside the courthouse, they addressed the media and attacked key witnesses, the jury, and even the judge's daughter.

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Louisiana lawmakers insist child rape victims must carry their pregnancy to term

Former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, boasts that he "broke Roe v. Wade." In the aftermath, according to Trump, "states are working very brilliantly" to impose various restrictions on abortion and creating "very beautiful harmony."

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The real cancel culture

In 2020, Bari Weiss quit her job as an editor and writer at the New York Times editorial page in a huff. In her public resignation letter, Weiss argued that she was forced out because the paper had become "illiberal" and her more conservati…

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Elon Musk's piggy bank

Tesla, as a publicly traded company, does not exist to serve the interests of Elon Musk, its CEO. Rather, it must act in the interests of all its shareholders. The electric car company ran into some trouble in this regard when it agreed to a massive compensa…

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UPDATE: Congressman Collins feels the heat

Last Friday, Congressman Mike Collins (R-GA) endorsed the conduct of student counterprotesters at the University of Mississippi. Collins posted a video on X showing a counterprotester heckling a Black woman by imitating a monkey. "Ole Miss is taking care o…

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