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Jeff Yass, a right-wing megadonor and the 28th richest person in the world, is buying up large swaths of the town of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. He says that the acquisitions are motivated by benevolence.
Meet the pro-Trump billionaire buying up a Pennsylvania town
Jeff Yass, a right-wing megadonor and the 28th richest person in the world, is buying up large swaths of the town of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.
oligarchwatch.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Jeff Yass, a right-wing megadonor and the 28th richest person in the world, is buying up large swaths of the town of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. He says that the acquisitions are motivated by benevolence.
In an interview last week with reporters from the New York Times, Trump claimed that the civil rights movement resulted in discrimination against white men.
According to Trump, white men have been “very badly treated,” “not invited” to attend college, and excluded from jobs.
According to Trump, white men have been “very badly treated,” “not invited” to attend college, and excluded from jobs.
The truth about being a white man in America
In an interview last week with reporters from the New York Times, President Trump claimed that the civil rights movement resulted in discrimination against white men.
popular.info
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
In an interview last week with reporters from the New York Times, Trump claimed that the civil rights movement resulted in discrimination against white men.
According to Trump, white men have been “very badly treated,” “not invited” to attend college, and excluded from jobs.
According to Trump, white men have been “very badly treated,” “not invited” to attend college, and excluded from jobs.
“GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan last year bought stock in a major supplier for data centers that subsequently boomed in value — at the same time he was encouraging data centers to be built in his Pennsylvania district.”
Bresnahan traded AI stock while he pushed for data centers
The Pennsylvania Republican, facing a difficult reelection, has been under scrutiny for his extensive stock trading.
www.politico.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan last year bought stock in a major supplier for data centers that subsequently boomed in value — at the same time he was encouraging data centers to be built in his Pennsylvania district.”
“President Trump said during an interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election, even though he doubted whether the Guard was ‘sophisticated enough’ to carry out the order effectively.”
Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“President Trump said during an interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election, even though he doubted whether the Guard was ‘sophisticated enough’ to carry out the order effectively.”
On January 7, Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.
After her death, Good was subjected to a vicious smear campaign by the president, the vice president, administration officials, and their allies.
After her death, Good was subjected to a vicious smear campaign by the president, the vice president, administration officials, and their allies.
Kill, smear, cover-up
Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother and U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. After her death, Good was subjected to a vicious smear campaign.
popular.info
January 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
On January 7, Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.
After her death, Good was subjected to a vicious smear campaign by the president, the vice president, administration officials, and their allies.
After her death, Good was subjected to a vicious smear campaign by the president, the vice president, administration officials, and their allies.
“The university is reviewing courses under new rules restricting teaching about race and gender. Administrators told a philosophy professor to cut some lessons on Plato to comply.”
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
“The university is reviewing courses under new rules restricting teaching about race and gender. Administrators told a philosophy professor to cut some lessons on Plato to comply.”
“A social media and phone surveillance system ICE bought access to is designed to monitor a city neighborhood or block for mobile phones, track the movements of those devices and their owners over time, and follow them from their places of work to home or other locations.”
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
“A social media and phone surveillance system ICE bought access to is designed to monitor a city neighborhood or block for mobile phones, track the movements of those devices and their owners over time, and follow them from their places of work to home or other locations.”
On Monday, Popular Information reported that the U.S. military raid that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power could be a financial windfall for Paul Singer, a Trump-supporting billionaire.
Less than a week after the military raid, Venezuelan oil is on its way to the United States.
Less than a week after the military raid, Venezuelan oil is on its way to the United States.
UPDATE: Trump relaxes Venezuelan oil embargo, benefiting MAGA billionaire
On Monday, Popular Information reported that the U.S.
popular.info
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
On Monday, Popular Information reported that the U.S. military raid that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power could be a financial windfall for Paul Singer, a Trump-supporting billionaire.
Less than a week after the military raid, Venezuelan oil is on its way to the United States.
Less than a week after the military raid, Venezuelan oil is on its way to the United States.
“The Department of the Interior recently updated its ‘Void if Altered’ rules for 2026, explicitly flagging stickers and other coverings as alterations that could invalidate the pass. The move appears to respond to visitors preparing to cover the image of Trump."
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
“The Department of the Interior recently updated its ‘Void if Altered’ rules for 2026, explicitly flagging stickers and other coverings as alterations that could invalidate the pass. The move appears to respond to visitors preparing to cover the image of Trump."
“As Utah adds more titles to its banned book list, three award-winning authors and two high school students are suing the state, the board of education and three school districts over what they describe as ‘the freedom to read.’”
Award-winning authors and Utah high school students challenge book ban law in court • Utah News Dispatch
Authors, students and the ACLU Utah filed a lawsuit challenging Utah's law that facilitates book bans in public schools.
utahnewsdispatch.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“As Utah adds more titles to its banned book list, three award-winning authors and two high school students are suing the state, the board of education and three school districts over what they describe as ‘the freedom to read.’”
“Three children’s hospitals are under federal investigation for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth, as the Trump administration continues to use all the levers it can to block such care.”
Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth
In Washington state, Colorado, and Minnesota, children’s hospitals are facing federal scrutiny over care that’s legal under state law.
19thnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
“Three children’s hospitals are under federal investigation for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth, as the Trump administration continues to use all the levers it can to block such care.”
In an extraordinary letter sent to a federal judge Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi admitted that the DOJ has not disclosed more than 99% of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — despite a federal law that required full disclosure by December 19.
DOJ admits it has still not released 99% of Epstein files, violating law
The DOJ said it is still reviewing millions of Epstein files, after previously claiming it completed the review in July
popular.info
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
In an extraordinary letter sent to a federal judge Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi admitted that the DOJ has not disclosed more than 99% of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — despite a federal law that required full disclosure by December 19.
“The Trump administration says it is freezing $10 billion in funds for child care and poor families in five blue states, the Office of Management and Budget confirmed to Axios Monday.”
Trump administration to freeze billions in childcare funding in five states
The White House is pointing to reports of social services fraud in Minnesota to threaten funding for child care around the country.
www.axios.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
“The Trump administration says it is freezing $10 billion in funds for child care and poor families in five blue states, the Office of Management and Budget confirmed to Axios Monday.”
“The site is filling with AI-generated nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. Owner Elon Musk responded with laughing emojis.”
X users tell Grok to undress women and girls in photos. It’s saying yes.
The site is filling with AI-generated nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. Owner Elon Musk responded with laughing emojis.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“The site is filling with AI-generated nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. Owner Elon Musk responded with laughing emojis.”
“Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that two laws barring the procedure, including the country’s first explicit ban on abortion pills, violate the state constitution.”
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws that include the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that two laws barring the procedure, including the country’s first explicit ban on abortion pills, violate the state constitution.”
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To power its sprawling Colossus supercomputer facility in Memphis, Tennessee, xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has polluted the air of a number of historic Black neighborhoods, which already faced exceptionally high rates of cancer and respiratory diseases.
Imported talent, local pollution: The grim reality of xAI's impact on Memphis
To power its sprawling Colossus supercomputer facility in Memphis, Tennessee, xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has polluted the air of a number of historic Black neighborhoods, which ...
oligarchwatch.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
To power its sprawling Colossus supercomputer facility in Memphis, Tennessee, xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has polluted the air of a number of historic Black neighborhoods, which already faced exceptionally high rates of cancer and respiratory diseases.
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
Following the attack, over a hundred major companies released statements condemning the insurrection and promising to stop donating to the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election.
Following the attack, over a hundred major companies released statements condemning the insurrection and promising to stop donating to the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election.
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
Following the attack, over a hundred major companies released statements condemning the insurrection and promising to stop donating to the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election.
Following the attack, over a hundred major companies released statements condemning the insurrection and promising to stop donating to the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election.
“While Shirley’s video portrays the man as a party interested in purported fraud because he observed day care centers near his office in downtown Minneapolis, David, it turns out, is actually a political operative with connections to the Minnesota state House.”
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, who goes by his first name in Nick Shirley’s video allegedly exposing Somali fraud, referred to “demon Muslims” on social media.
theintercept.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:38 PM
“While Shirley’s video portrays the man as a party interested in purported fraud because he observed day care centers near his office in downtown Minneapolis, David, it turns out, is actually a political operative with connections to the Minnesota state House.”
“More than 300 federal judges, including appointees of every president since Ronald Reagan, have now rebuffed the administration’s six-month-old effort to expand its so-called ‘mandatory detention’ policy, according to a POLITICO analysis of court dockets from across the country.”
Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight
Judges have ruled against the administration in more than 1,600 cases.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
“More than 300 federal judges, including appointees of every president since Ronald Reagan, have now rebuffed the administration’s six-month-old effort to expand its so-called ‘mandatory detention’ policy, according to a POLITICO analysis of court dockets from across the country.”
“President Donald Trump is amplifying baseless social media posts that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had been part of a conspiracy to kill Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman last year over a day care fraud scandal in the state that’s been spotlighted by right-wing influencers.”
Trump amplifies conspiracy theories on killing of Minnesota lawmaker
Trump shared a video baselessly linking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to brazen political killings in the state this summer.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“President Donald Trump is amplifying baseless social media posts that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had been part of a conspiracy to kill Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman last year over a day care fraud scandal in the state that’s been spotlighted by right-wing influencers.”
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Trump’s Venezuela move could deliver a big win for this MAGA billionaire [via @popular.info]
Trump’s Venezuela move could deliver a big win for this MAGA billionaire
Hedge-funder Paul Singer, whose firm acquired Citgo at a bargain price, has much to gain from Nicolás Maduro's ouster.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Trump’s Venezuela move could deliver a big win for this MAGA billionaire [via @popular.info]
In a Saturday morning military raid ordered by Trump, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The extraordinary attack, which legal experts said violated U.S. and international law, created a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
The extraordinary attack, which legal experts said violated U.S. and international law, created a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
In a Saturday morning military raid ordered by Trump, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The extraordinary attack, which legal experts said violated U.S. and international law, created a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
The extraordinary attack, which legal experts said violated U.S. and international law, created a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
“The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked controversial new social studies standards from going into effect, ruling that the guidelines—which reference discredited claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election…—were approved without the legally required public notice.”
Oklahoma Must Rework Social Studies Standards After Court Ruling
The controversial standards were approved without the legally required public notice, the court ruled.
www.edweek.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked controversial new social studies standards from going into effect, ruling that the guidelines—which reference discredited claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election…—were approved without the legally required public notice.”
“The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including for initiatives on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and identifying autism early.”
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including for initiatives on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and identifying autism early.”
“The Navy quietly disciplined 18 Navy SEALs earlier this year after military investigators found a private group chat that contained racist memes targeting a Black SEAL who was also in the chat, according to documents and a Naval Special Warfare spokesperson.”
Over a dozen Navy SEALs disciplined for racist memes earlier this year
Military investigators found more than a dozen Navy SEALs had been in a group chat containing racist memes targeting a Black SEAL.
www.cbsnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“The Navy quietly disciplined 18 Navy SEALs earlier this year after military investigators found a private group chat that contained racist memes targeting a Black SEAL who was also in the chat, according to documents and a Naval Special Warfare spokesperson.”