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Popular Information @popular.info · 8h
The two companies that will operate the mine are South32 Limited and Trilogy Metals. Trump also announced that the U.S. will purchase a 10% stake in Trilogy Metals.

Paulson owns 14,326,996 shares of Trilogy Metals, about 8.7% of the company, making him the company’s third-largest shareholder.
Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire
On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s pre...
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Popular Information @popular.info · 9h
John Paulson has been hosting high-dollar fundraisers for Trump since 2016. On October 6, Trump returned the favor.

In a Presidential Memorandum, Trump announced that he was approving the construction of a road through the Alaskan wilderness that will allow for the mining of valuable minerals.
Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire
On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s pre...
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The push to ban TikTok in the U.S. began with allegations that it was undermining the Israeli government.

It now seems poised to end with tech oligarch Larry Ellison, a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, overseeing the video platform’s powerful algorithm.
TikTok’s new boss is a close ally of Benjamin Netanyahu
The push to ban TikTok in the U.S. began with allegations that it was undermining the Israeli government. It now seems poised to end with tech oligarch Larry Ellison, a close ally of Israeli Prime Min...
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Popular Information @popular.info · 11h
“Michael Ellis, the deputy director of the C.I.A., has abruptly demoted a career lawyer who had been serving as the agency’s acting general counsel since January and installed himself in that role, according to people familiar with the matter.”
C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself
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Popular Information @popular.info · 1d
A Popular Information review of The Free Press’ work, however, reveals that the publication repeatedly distorted the truth to conform to its right-wing ideological agenda.
The devolution of CBS News
A network once revered for fact-based reporting is embracing right-wing pseudo-journalism
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Popular Information @popular.info · 1d
In 2021, Weiss founded The Free Press. Along with hiring Weiss, Paramount purchased The Free Press for a reported $150 million.

In her initial note to CBS News staff, Weiss said that she was committed to producing journalism that was “fair,” “factual,” and “tell[s] the truth plainly.”
The devolution of CBS News
A network once revered for fact-based reporting is embracing right-wing pseudo-journalism
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Popular Information @popular.info · 1d
On Monday, Paramount announced that it would hire former NYT opinion columnist and anti-woke crusader Bari Weiss to be the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. She has no experience in broadcast news.
The devolution of CBS News
A network once revered for fact-based reporting is embracing right-wing pseudo-journalism
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Popular Information @popular.info · 1d
“President Trump on Sunday revealed a new detail about the hyped UFC fight set to take place on the South Lawn of the White House: It’ll occur on June 14, which is also his 80th birthday.”
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Popular Information @popular.info · 1d
“Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, appearing to yield to pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.”
Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story
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“Five years ago, the United Nations concluded that conversion therapy could amount to torture and recommended it be banned. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will consider a case that could greenlight it for LGBTQ+ youth across the nation.”
The UN calls conversion therapy 'torture.' Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway?
In the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, the Supreme Court is about to hear a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 2d
By ignoring legal requirements designed to protect civil liberties, the operation ensnared numerous U.S. citizens who live in the building.

The Chicago raid was not an anomaly. The massive expansion of immigration enforcement has led to systemic violations of U.S. citizens’ Constitutional rights.
How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens
Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 2d
Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago. Residents were pulled from their apartments in the middle of the night.

DHS said the raid was targeting the Tren de Aragua gang, but “gave no evidence to support the assertion.”
How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens
Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 5d
“Trump posted an AI-generated video on the platform that touted purported “medbeds,” a non-existent healing technology that people falsely believe will miraculously cure all maladies… after it was taken down, his Truth Social followers… took the post as a sign that medbeds are about to be unveiled.”
How Truth Social’s bogus medical claims fool Trump fans
It's not just "medbeds."
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Popular Information @popular.info · 5d
“Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to previously sealed testimony, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.”
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
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Popular Information @popular.info · 5d
“The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements and random polygraph testing for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials… escalating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war on leakers and internal dissent.”
Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks
The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 6d
On Monday, Popular Information revealed that the taxpayer-funded Argentina bailout had massive economic benefits for hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone, a personal friend of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Argentine media outlets are now reporting that Citrone asked Bessent for a rescue package.
UPDATE: Hedge fund billionaire pressed Treasury Secretary for Argentina bailout, Argentine media reports
Rob Citrone, whose hedge fund bet big on Argentina, reportedly asked his friend for a rescue package. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 6d
“Agencies ordered to drastically slash their workforces over the last eight months are now hiring back hundreds of workers, as they struggle to perform basic operations or carry out some of President Trump's top policy priorities.”
Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut
Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 6d
“[T]he Texas Tech University System issued guidance last week instructing faculty to ensure that their courses comply with a federal executive order, a letter from Gov. Greg Abbott and a new state law that recognizes only two sexes.”
Texas colleges launch course reviews amid push to limit gender identity instruction
After a viral video stirred controversy at Texas A&M, Texas Tech ordered course adjustments while other university systems like UNT and UT launched reviews. It’s unclear what the reviews will look for...
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Popular Information @popular.info · 6d
“[H]undreds of ethics-related bills were introduced this year… While legislation strengthening ethics oversight did pass in some places, a ProPublica analysis found lawmakers across multiple states targeted or thwarted reforms designed to keep the public and elected officials accountable.”
Lawmakers Across the Country This Year Blocked Ethics Reforms Meant to Increase Public Trust
Democratic and Republican lawmakers across the country tried to push through bills to tighten gift limits, toughen conflict-of-interest provisions or expand financial disclosure reporting requirements...
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Popular Information @popular.info · 7d
Not only is Trump’s rhetoric disturbing, but his claims about crime trends in American cities are objectively false. He is using this misinformation to justify deploying the military in a manner that is antithetical to American democracy.
Trump declares war on America
"It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control."
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Popular Information @popular.info · 7d
“But it seems that the ones that are run by the radical left Democrats, what they’ve done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, they’re very unsafe places. And we’re going to straighten them out one by one… That’s a war, too. It’s a war from within,” Trump said.
Trump declares war on America
"It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control."
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Popular Information @popular.info · 7d
In a speech before an unprecedented gathering of hundreds of the nation’s top military commanders, Trump declared war on major American cities.
Trump declares war on America
"It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control."
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Popular Information @popular.info · 7d
“Parts of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Global Health Supply Chain Program that ship antimalarial and HIV supplies officially resumed within days of Trump’s order, but the suspension had lingering effects that left aid deliveries severely disrupted for months.”
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
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Popular Information @popular.info · 7d
“The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigrants, a Reuters review of nearly 2 million federal court records found.”
Exclusive: Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations
The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the slowest rate since at least the late 1990s.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 7d
“Tom Homan, the White House border czar, became entangled in an FBI sting last year after an associate of his suggested to undercover FBI agents that Homan could facilitate future government contracts in exchange for big money.”
How Tom Homan wound up ensnared in an FBI contracts-for-cash sting
A former associate of Trump’s border czar allegedly proposed a $1 million scheme last year that put FBI agents on Homan's trail.
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