
Judd Legum
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I write Popular Information, an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism. | [email protected] | Signal/Text: 202-599-7124 | DMs open
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1. EXCLUSIVE An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency. The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result. Follow this thread for details.
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Trump posted an AI video showing him DUMPING FECES on No Kings protesters. Here is how the media covered it: 1. NYT: Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters 2. Axios: Trump posts fake video in "KING TRUMP" jet as GOP dismisses No Kings
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"I hear very few people are gonna be there" -- Donald Trump, 10/15/25
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9. Don't rely on publications OWNED BY BILLIONAIRES for reporting ABOUT BILLIONAIRES. Subscribe to Oligarch Watch. It's free to sign up. https://t.co/bpFFGD0JTA
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8. Bezos' ex-wife, McKenzie Scott, has donated more than 4x as much as Bezos since their divorce. https://t.co/rJQ2FCO4tk
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7. Bezos has done some good donating to groups that address homelessness, but the effort is extremely modest relative to his wealth. Bezos has donated $750 million over 7 years to the project, or about 0.3% of his net worth.
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6. The revolving door between Amazon and the Bezos Earth Fund is particularly concerning, as Amazon’s carbon emissions have increased by over 50% since 2018, largely driven by increased energy usage associated with AI. Bezos Earth Fund argues that AI is part of the solution to
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5. In July 2025, Bezos appointed Tom Taylor, an Amazon executive focused on AI, as CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund. Taylor has no experience in either environmental issues or philanthropy.
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4. After a staff revolt, the SBTi reversed course and, in December 2024, the Bezos Earth Fund stopped funding the organization. https://t.co/rJQ2FCO4tk
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3. The Bezos Earth Fund reportedly pressured a leading environmental standards group, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), to relax its rules around letting corporations use offsets to meet carbon goals.
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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. https://t.co/rJQ2FCO4tk
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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.
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8. In May, the Trump administration agreed “to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion.” While previous arms sales to Saudi Arabia were smaller and focused on defensive weaponry, the Trump deal was expansive, including “state-of-the-art warfighting
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7. Shortly after Trump left the White House, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) invested $2 billion in Affinity Partners. In January, Kushner funneled a portion of that money to the Trump Organization, announcing the construction of a Trump-branded luxury hotel and apartment
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6. Two weeks after the UAE’s massive USD1 purchase, the Trump administration agreed “to allow the U.A.E. access to hundreds of thousands of the world’s most advanced and scarce computer chips.” https://t.co/VwNgeJ308A
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Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits...
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5. In May, the UAE purchased $2 billion worth of USD1, a stablecoin issued by a Trump-connected crypto firm, World Liberty Financial (WLF). The purchase is expected to generate tens of millions annually for WLF. Trump owns 38% of the company.
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4. In 2024, the Qatari government was one of two investors in a $1.5 billion funding round for Jared Kushner's fund. Although Kushner had pledged not to be involved in policy-making in Trump’s second term, he has reemerged as one of Trump’s top foreign policy advisors.
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3. On October 10, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the government will permit Qatar to establish a military presence on U.S. soil. https://t.co/VwNgeJ308A
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Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits...
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2. On May 21, Qatar gifted a luxury 747 jet, valued at $400 million, for Trump to use as Air Force One. In a September 29 executive order, Trump stated that it is now “the policy of the United States to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar
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