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Pop Info Weekly: Praise, payoffs, and peanuts
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (326+ words) Trump has repeatedly belittled the economic impact of the Iran War on Americans. On Tuesday, Trump compared high gas prices to "peanuts." But according to the Iran War Energy Cost Tracker from Brown University, Americans have spent an extra $43. 6 billion…...
A lot of peanuts - by Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (771+ words) As the Iran War drags on, President Trump has repeatedly belittled the economic impact of the conflict on Americans. Last week, Trump was asked by a reporter to what extent he considers "Americans" financial situations" while negotiating with Iran. "Not…...
Pop Info Weekly: Slop, scams, and subpoenas
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (414+ words) President Trump has repeatedly claimed that major U. S. cities are overrun with crime, specifically targeting Democrat-run cities as "unsafe" and "crime-ridden." But according to a report by the Major Cities Chiefs Association, violent crime decreased in cities across the country in…...
UPDATE: Media parrots Pentagon's low-ball cost estimate for Iran War
1+ week, 1+ day ago (348+ words) This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Acting Undersecretary Jules Hurst, the Pentagon's Chief Financial Officer, answered questions about the cost of the Iran War while testifying before House and Senate Committees. "Now we think it's closer to 29 [billion],…...
Violent crime plummets in "Democrat run cities" blasted by Trump
1+ week, 3+ day ago (333+ words) Since his return to the White House, President Trump has repeatedly claimed that major cities across the United States are overrun with crime. Trump has specifically targeted cities run by Democrats, calling them "unsafe" and "crime-ridden." "The ones that are…...
We were promised a gold-plated Trump phone
1+ week, 4+ day ago (734+ words) On June 16, 2025, President Trump's two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, announced the launch of Trump Mobile. The new venture's flagship product was "a sleek, gold smartphone engineered for performance" called the T1 Phone. The pair announced Trump Mobile…...
Pop Info Weekly: Leaks, lapses, and lies
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (281+ words) The Trump administration has not paid third-parties for medical care provided to detainees in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for over seven months. This has coincided with a large spike in deaths and medical crises for people in ICE…...
The real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion for the first 60 days
2+ week, 2+ day ago (573+ words) Why is Popular Information's estimate so much largest than even the Pentagon's internal figure? Factors include incomplete accounting of damaged or destroyed military assets, the exclusion of costs outside the department (including billions of dollars in State Department-funded military aid…...
ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months
2+ week, 4+ day ago (565+ words) On October 3, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly stopped paying third-parties for medical care provided to detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Third-party providers are used to provide "medically necessary" care including "dialysis, prenatal care, oncology, [and] chemotherapy,…...
How Trump turned the presidency into an infomercial
3+ week, 2+ day ago (564+ words) Before his presidential campaign, George W. Bush sold his stake in the Texas Rangers. President Jimmy Carter placed his peanut farm in a blind trust. And President Barack Obama limited his assets to index funds, treasury bonds, and cash to avoid…...