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02/19/2026

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) has an unrivaled free source of publicity. Trump, who is also TMTG’s largest shareholder, posts extensively on the Truth Social platform, sometimes dozens of times in a single day. He is essentially leveraging the full weight of the presidency to drive awareness of TMTG’s offerings.

Yet, by all objective metrics, TMTG is failing.

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Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social, has an unrivaled free source of publicity.

02/18/2026

CBS forbade Late Show host Stephen Colbert from interviewing Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator John Cornyn.

The incident is a chilling example of how the Trump administration and allied media organizations are colluding to suppress critical coverage of the administration.

In a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, CBS denied that it prohibited Colbert from airing the interview.

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CBS forbade Late Show host Stephen Colbert from interviewing Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator John Cornyn.

02/17/2026

Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate, released his first TV ad earlier this month. In the ad, Barr speaks directly to the camera and declares, “It’s not a sin to be white.”

The language used by Barr is a variation of the phrase “It’s OK to be white,” which has been adopted by white supremacists. It has been designated as a “hate slogan“ by the Anti-Defamation League.

According to campaign finance records reviewed by Popular Information, Barr’s campaign ad is being bankrolled by dozens of major corporations, including General Motors, State Farm, JPMorgan Chase, Delta, and Microsoft.

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Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.

02/12/2026

Prediction markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket, are exploding in popularity. Kalshi alone saw over $1 billion in trading volume on Super Bowl Sunday.

Remarkably, more than $100 million was wagered on what song Bad Bunny would play first during his halftime show. That kind of market has raised concerns about insider trading.

Not only is Bad Bunny in control of which song is played, but this information is also known in advance by dancers, musicians, crew, and anyone who happened to be around during rehearsals.

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Prediction markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket, are exploding in popularity.

02/11/2026

Major corporations — including Mastercard, Deloitte, and ExxonMobil — are spending millions to promote President Trump and some of his most divisive policy initiatives.

The corporations are sponsoring Freedom 250, which bills itself as a “non-partisan organization leading the celebration of our Nation’s 250th birthday.”

But internal documents obtained by Popular Information reveal that Freedom 250 is bankrolling events promoting Trump and his political agenda.

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Mastercard, Deloitte, and ExxonMobil are spending millions to promote events supporting Trump and his divisive political agenda.

02/10/2026

In a 2025 interview with the New York Post, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was "absolutely done" after a single meeting in 2005.

There is only one problem with Lutnick’s story: it is not true.

In December 2012, Lutnick emailed Epstein to arrange a get-together at Epstein’s infamous island, Little St. James. In May 2011, a year before the island meeting, Lutnick and Epstein met for drinks at Epstein’s house, according to emails. Lutnick maintained ties to Epstein for many years.

Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA), and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) all said that Lutnick should resign or be fired.

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said his relationship with Epstein was "absolutely done" after a single meeting in 2005. The Epstein files tell a much different story.

02/09/2026

During a December 2 cabinet meeting, Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants. Trump made clear that he wanted all Somalis to be kicked out of the U.S.

All migrants in the U.S. have due process rights under federal law. Specifically, Somali migrants have the right to appear before an immigration judge and seek asylum based on a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, political views, or another protected category.

The Trump administration, however, appears to be manipulating the judicial process to dramatically reduce the chance that Somali immigrants are granted asylum.

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During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.

02/05/2026

After the brutal killing of Alex Pretti on January 25, the Trump administration sought to advance a narrative that it was changing course.

Trump dispatched border czar Tom Homan to be his point person for the operation in Minneapolis. In a Fox News appearance, Trump said that Homan would “de-escalate a little bit.”

Mainstream media organizations largely accepted this narrative. But on the ground, little actually changed. Thousands of federal agents continued their aggressive tactics and clashed with citizen observers.

On Wednesday, Homan announced that 700 federal officers would leave Minneapolis. But, even after that drawdown, about 2,300 federal personnel would remain. Homan described the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis as a “success” and gave no indication of when it would end.

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After the brutal killing of Alex Pretti on January 25 — the second fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal agents in the Minneapolis area — the Trump administration sought to advance a narrative that it was changing course.

02/03/2026

The Trump administration is engaged in a multi-pronged effort to undermine the integrity of and confidence in the 2026 election.

In a Monday appearance on Dan Bongino’s podcast, Trump suggested that “Republicans ought to nationalize the voting” because “we have states that I won that show I didn’t win.”

Trump’s efforts to undermine confidence in the 2026 midterms are not just rhetorical. On January 28, FBI agents raided the Fulton County, Georgia, election office. The agents executed a warrant to seize records related to the 2020 election.

While the raid is unlikely to uncover any actual evidence of wrongdoing, it does demonstrate Trump’s willingness to use the full spectrum of federal government power to interfere with state election administration and advance his political interests.

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The Trump administration is engaged in a multi-pronged effort to undermine the integrity of and confidence in the 2026 election.

02/02/2026

The two largest online sports gambling companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, have already spent millions of dollars on the 2026 midterm elections, according to FEC disclosures filed on Friday. This is a sea change for the industry, which has traditionally focused its political spending on state politics.

The push into federal elections comes as DraftKings and FanDuel face increased scrutiny on the impact of online sports gambling.

The emergence of DraftKings and FanDuel as major political contributors for the 2026 midterms has not been previously reported. Although the spending is bipartisan, both companies’ giving is tilted toward Republicans.

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The two largest online sports gambling companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, have already spent millions of dollars on the 2026 midterm elections, according to FEC disclosures filed on Friday.

01/29/2026

In the wake of a violent immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, TikTok users reported they were unable to upload videos critical of ICE. The controversy emerged days after TikTok’s U.S. operations were acquired by a consortium led by Oracle, which was co-founded by billionaire and Trump loyalist Larry Ellison.

TikTok attributed the problems some users had uploading videos to an outage at a U.S. data center. California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) said he would launch an investigation to determine whether TikTok’s explanation is credible.

Regardless of the outcome, the larger trend is unmistakable. During Trump’s second term, large technology companies have served as an arm of the state, undermining protest and dissent.

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Silicon Valley was once viewed as a tool for liberation. Now, from blocking apps to banning groups, it is helping the White House suppress dissent.

01/28/2026

After Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal officers, legacy media outlets reported that Trump made significant changes to his immigration crackdown in Minnesota. But what, exactly, has changed about Trump’s policy in Minnesota?

The immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area will continue indefinitely. Trump has made no announcement to end the operation. Nor will any of the leaders who have been overseeing the operation be held accountable.

So what is motivating all of the reporting on Trump’s “pivot?” Trump softened his rhetoric, calling Pretti’s death “very unfortunate” and “very sad.” He also replaced Greg Bovino with Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar.

Homan, however, is not a force for moderation. He is one of the chief architects of Trump’s mass deportation campaign and has vocally defended the administration’s tactics in Minnesota and elsewhere.

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No, Trump did not "change course."

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