[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@JuddLegum](/creator/twitter/JuddLegum) "Here's an article from the BBC about Trump's drawing:"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945999111955649017) 2025-07-18 00:08:37 UTC 510.6K followers, 37.3K engagements "1. Trump is turning a failing media company into a bitcoin holding company. TMTG the parent company of Truth Social lost over $185M on just $3.6M in revenue in 2024 Yesterday TMTG announced it had purchased $X BILLION IN BITCOIN Trump can make sure this gamble pays off"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947632861114233024) 2025-07-22 12:20:34 UTC 510.6K followers, 60.2K engagements "Trump is now publicly claiming that Obama and Biden made up the Epstein files. Hes alleging one of the most serious and elaborate government conspiracies of all time It is now imperative for Trump to provide PROOF that this occurred"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945205535168401752) 2025-07-15 19:35:14 UTC 510.6K followers, 105.8K engagements "1. Clay Jackson a Texas lawyer provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then two officers visited him at his home accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then after speaking publicly he was fired from his job at a Fortune XXX company 🧵"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1917207947249135682) 2025-04-29 13:22:49 UTC 510.6K followers, 563.1K engagements "3. Baltimore did not accomplish this by building more prisons. Mayor Brandon Scott (D) has done it by treating violent crime as a public health crisis. That means treating violent crime as a symptom of racism poverty and past violence. It means taking proactive and preventative measures"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945472008214483353) 2025-07-16 13:14:06 UTC 510.6K followers, 194.1K engagements "TUESDAY: Colbert criticizes CBS News' $XX million settlement with Trump calling the payment to resolve Trump's absurd lawsuit it a "big fat bribe" THURSDAY: CBS News announcing it is canceling Colbert's show. Last episode will be May 2026"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1946005756387446918) 2025-07-18 00:35:02 UTC 510.6K followers, 61.1K engagements "7. Baltimore also restored trust between the community and the police reforming practices and instituting accountability as part of a 2017 consent decree. This has lead to record high clearance rates for murders"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945472012043915577) 2025-07-16 13:14:07 UTC 510.6K followers, 135.7K engagements "Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Trump in the spring that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files according to three people with knowledge of the exchange"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948134602456940682) 2025-07-23 21:34:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 9410 engagements "Last night House Republicans on the Rules Committee blocked a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Do not expect to see coverage of this on Fox News"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945115439995998711) 2025-07-15 13:37:14 UTC 510.6K followers, 27.7K engagements "4. In 2017 New Orleans eliminated cash bail except for rare circumstances. In 2024 overall crime in New Orleans was down when compared to 2023 and compared to 2019. In 2024m Homicides were down XX% and nonfatal shootings decreased 42%. Through June New Orleans has the fewest murders since 1970"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948415126383509930) 2025-07-24 16:09:00 UTC 510.6K followers, XXX engagements "1. BREAKING On April XX @elonmusk's Neuralink falsely self-certified as a "small disadvantaged business" on a federal filing a designation that qualifies the company for preferential treatment as part of a racial and ethnic diversity initiative"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945957368388296789) 2025-07-17 21:22:45 UTC 510.6K followers, 249.2K engagements "1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows How did the city do it Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies treating violence as a public health issue"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945472006075437152) 2025-07-16 13:14:06 UTC 510.6K followers, 2.9M engagements "6. For more independent accountability journalism that will never bend the knee to power subscribe to Popular Information. There are no paywalls and its free to sign up so what do you have to lose"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948415128342233320) 2025-07-24 16:09:01 UTC 510.6K followers, 5637 engagements "Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence and her only way out is to make Trump happy. The DOJ is meeting with her because they see her as a potential solution to their Epstein problem"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948417506386804804) 2025-07-24 16:18:28 UTC 510.6K followers, 11K engagements "Trump told the WSJ that it was impossible he wrote a 2003 birthday message to Epstein which featured a bawdy line drawing of a woman because "I never wrote a picture in my life." This is a lie In 2005 Trump drew picture of the NYC skyline for a charity auction. It was re-sold in 2017 for 30K"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945999110575665218) 2025-07-18 00:08:37 UTC 510.6K followers, 819.2K engagements "Trump has been caught on tape saying he liked to "grab 'em by the pussy." So yes writing a bawdy letter to Jeffrey Epstein sounds exactly like Trump"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1946001742820164045) 2025-07-18 00:19:05 UTC 510.6K followers, 61.3K engagements "9. For more accountability journalism that is based on actual human research and not just typing things into an AI chatbot subscribe to Popular Information. It's free to sign up and there are no paywalls so you have nothing to lose and you might like it"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283751089688965) 2025-07-21 13:13:19 UTC 510.6K followers, 214.4K engagements "They SHUT DOWN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to avoid releasing the Epstein files"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947755944512798814) 2025-07-22 20:29:39 UTC 510.6K followers, 44.4K engagements "1. Trump's megabill will slash nutrition assistance for poor families cause XX million people to lose their health insurance and add over $X trillion to the deficit -- all to finance tax cuts for the rich. HERE ARE THE CORPORATIONS THAT PUBLICLY SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION. These are not companies that supported the bill by donating to the politicians who voted for it (although most did that too). These are companies that endorsed the bill publicly and were featured on a White House webpage. People should know the companies that made this choice. @3M @altrianews @ATT @GetSpectrum @Chevron"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1940927254466322572) 2025-07-04 00:14:52 UTC 510.6K followers, 38.8K engagements "Operation "Do Anything Except Release the Epstein Files" continues apace"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947634664669138967) 2025-07-22 12:27:44 UTC 510.6K followers, 46.8K engagements "Trump's megabill includes $XX billion for the construction of immigrant detention facilities. To put that in perspective the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome one of the most expensive sports arenas in the world cost $X billion. Trump has enough to build XX Intuit Domes"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1943412260702920885) 2025-07-10 20:49:24 UTC 510.6K followers, 28K engagements "2. Mooney joined a webinar on February XX with the Christian Employers Alliance. The president of the CEA said that Mooney had joined the lobbying firm Capitol South and would soon be "representing CEA on the Hill.""  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945103230016352570) 2025-07-15 12:48:42 UTC 510.6K followers, XXX engagements "8. Trump also claimed the letter was fake because it featured a picture drawn by Trump and "I dont draw pictures." Trump has drawn lots of pictures in the same style described in the WSJ report"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283749395116158) 2025-07-21 13:13:19 UTC 510.6K followers, 246.8K engagements "6. In 1993 Sendak published We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy. The book was widely covered in the national media because it address serious topics like the AIDS crisis in a children's book. It also included a direct attack on Trump. The NYT contacted Trump for comment"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283746329141346) 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 321.4K engagements "5. The widespread adoption of crypto which are highly volatile and have little practical utility poses a risk for the American economy. When FTX collapsed the broader impacts were limited because it had few connections to the broader economic system. Now in part due to Trump that's changing"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947632865941848323) 2025-07-22 12:20:35 UTC 510.6K followers, 2926 engagements "1. Trump says that the letter to Epstein is fake because the letter is "not the way I talk." Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the letter is "not at all how he speaks or writes." JD Vance said the same thing. Does the letter sound like Trump I investigated"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283740868161767) 2025-07-21 13:13:17 UTC 510.6K followers, 4.3M engagements "No one asked for the grand jury transcripts"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1946326338995982407) 2025-07-18 21:48:54 UTC 510.6K followers, 151.4K engagements "No one will be fooled by this. People are asking for the release of the evidence from the Epstein investigation. The grand jury transcripts are something else entirely and would exclude almost all evidence"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1946049023611154835) 2025-07-18 03:26:57 UTC 510.6K followers, 42K engagements "Criminal law attorney's please weigh in: Trump's lawsuit focuses on the idea that the letter to Epstein might exist but denies that Trump "authored drew and signed it." This seems to build on Trump's public contention that it was faked by Obama/Biden/Comey. But if the letter was collected as part of the criminal inquiry into Epstein shouldn't there be a chain of custody that establishes its legitimacy Or at least that it wasn't tampered with since it was collected"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1946636313295290712) 2025-07-19 18:20:38 UTC 510.6K followers, 28K engagements "5. Crime rates are hitting historic lows in many cities across the country including many other cities that have implemented bail reform policies. Moreover studies have found no evidence that bail reform affects crime rates"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948415127335637013) 2025-07-24 16:09:00 UTC 510.6K followers, 5866 engagements "2. Trump blames the alleged crime wave on cities that have limited cash bail. So let's look at some cities run by Democrats that have recently imposed bail reform"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948415124298977756) 2025-07-24 16:09:00 UTC 510.6K followers, XXX engagements "3. Amazon says the sale price of The Shark Pet Cordless Vacuum $XXX represents a XX% discount off of the $XXXXXX "list price." But despite being available since 2019 the price wasn't listed at $XXXXXX until May XX 2025. (Historical data via CamelCamelCamel)"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1942586829724594645) 2025-07-08 14:09:26 UTC 510.6K followers, 25.4K engagements "3. Don't rely on publications or platforms owned by billionaires for reporting on billionaires. Subscribe to Musk Watch. It's free to sign up"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945957374532968802) 2025-07-17 21:22:46 UTC 510.5K followers, 18.2K engagements "6. Meanwhile instead of incarcerating more people police and prosecutors focused on a smaller group of people who are responsible for most of the citys violence. In general about X% of the community is responsible for XX to XX% of the violent crime"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945472011142136099) 2025-07-16 13:14:07 UTC 510.6K followers, 156.5K engagements "4. Its average price is about $XXX. Over the last year the same vacuum was available for $XXX in November December March April and May. The same vacuum is available right now for $XXX at Best Buy Macy's Lowe's and Ace Hardware"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1942586831331037486) 2025-07-08 14:09:26 UTC 510.6K followers, 23K engagements "8. We live in distressing and perilous times. But good things are also happening. For more independent reporting like this subscribe to Popular Information. it's free to sign up"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945472012966617571) 2025-07-16 13:14:07 UTC 510.6K followers, 130K engagements "2. In April Baltimore had the fewest homicides (5) in XX yrs In 2025 homicides are down XX% & non-fatal shootings were down XX% This follows a XX% drop in homicides & a XX% drop in non-fatal shootings in 2024"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945472006918418899) 2025-07-16 13:14:06 UTC 510.6K followers, 192.8K engagements "3. Since taking office Trump has systematically used the power of the presidency to promote bitcoin. He's issued executive orders signed legislation written by crypto lobbyists and appointed crypto boosters to the head of regulatory agencies. And this could be just the beginning"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947632863702073771) 2025-07-22 12:20:34 UTC 510.6K followers, 3238 engagements "2. A gas station attendant asked Jackson to talk to an immigrant family fearing deportation. He agreed and met w/them for an hour Two days later two plain-clothes officers came to his home and accused him of obstructing an immigration investigation"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1917207948633194979) 2025-04-29 13:22:49 UTC 510.6K followers, 73.5K engagements "8. And yet most major media outlets have completely ignored the announcement of the Trump Tower Bucharest deal. It was covered in a 330-word article in Bloomberg and a 270-word article in Reuters"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945897511085867042) 2025-07-17 17:24:54 UTC 510.6K followers, 5617 engagements "2. The most distinctive single word in the letter is "enigma." Donald Trump Jr. says his dad has a very distinctive speaking style and never used the word "enigma." This is not true"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283741988065454) 2025-07-21 13:13:17 UTC 510.6K followers, 349.2K engagements "3. In 2015 Trump used the word "enigma" twice to describe Ben Carson. Trump also used the word "enigma" twice in his 2004 book Trump: How to Get Rich. Trump also used the term in his 1990 book Trump: Surviving at the Top to describe Mike Tyson"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283743187603676) 2025-07-21 13:13:17 UTC 510.6K followers, 339.3K engagements "This Columbia University "settlement" is an abomination. How can you claim you are an educational institution if you are willing to sell your academic integrity for $XXX million"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948401638592385453) 2025-07-24 15:15:24 UTC 510.6K followers, 21.3K engagements "7. Another distinctive feature of the letter is that it creates a fake dialogue between Trump and Epstein in which Trump refers to himself in the third person. Trump is known to both refer to himself in the third person and to narrate fake dialogues"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283747927126179) 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 266K engagements "2. Lots of companies employing a "bitcoin treasury" strategy The difference: TMTG does not just have to hope bitcoin prices rise Trump has the authority to take actions that will drive the price of bitcoin higher"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947632862150168664) 2025-07-22 12:20:34 UTC 510.6K followers, 3986 engagements "5. Perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the letter is the opening line: "There must be more to life than having everything." This is a direct quote from Higglety Pigglety Pop a classic 1967 book by children's author Maurice Sendak. Would Trump have been familiar with Sendak Yes"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283745276367099) 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 334.9K engagements "1. The media is normalizing Trump's corruption. There is a massive scandal that almost all media outlets are ignoring. It involves a new Trump Tower that will be constructed in Bucharest. Follow this thread for details"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945897503691260299) 2025-07-17 17:24:52 UTC 510.6K followers, 106K engagements "1. According to President Trump large American cities are crime-infested hellholes. Last month Trump claimed that cities run by Democrats have heavy crime and called Los Angeles a trash heap.under the control of transnational gangs and criminal networks. The data tells a different story"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1948415123372097581) 2025-07-24 16:08:59 UTC 510.6K followers, 8821 engagements "6. On June X Elon Musk following his public falling out with Trump posted on X that Trump was "in the Epstein files" and "that is the real reason they have not been made public." No proof this is true but it renewed interest in the files"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1944753116227789297) 2025-07-14 13:37:29 UTC 510.5K followers, 27.5K engagements "4. The word "pal" which appears at the end of the letter to Epstein is somewhat old-fashioned But Trump has used "pal" to describe Steve Witkoff and Las Vegas developer Phil Ruffin"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947283744236228840) 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 333.4K engagements "For more research and reporting that holds the powerful accountable subscribe to Popular Information. It's free to sign up"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1945999112878354582) 2025-07-18 00:08:38 UTC 510.6K followers, 30.9K engagements "7. For UPDATES on this story and more rigorous reporting about Trump's financial schemes subscribe to Popular Information. No paywalls. No corporate overlords. No BS"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947632868005417415) 2025-07-22 12:20:35 UTC 510.6K followers, 8204 engagements "6. Trump appears less concerned with those risks than simply pumping up the value of bitcoin. And now he has another vehicle to profit from his future pro-bitcoin policy moves"  [@JuddLegum](/creator/x/JuddLegum) on [X](/post/tweet/1947632866940055952) 2025-07-22 12:20:35 UTC 510.6K followers, 9272 engagements
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"Here's an article from the BBC about Trump's drawing:"
@JuddLegum on X 2025-07-18 00:08:37 UTC 510.6K followers, 37.3K engagements
"1. Trump is turning a failing media company into a bitcoin holding company. TMTG the parent company of Truth Social lost over $185M on just $3.6M in revenue in 2024 Yesterday TMTG announced it had purchased $X BILLION IN BITCOIN Trump can make sure this gamble pays off" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 12:20:34 UTC 510.6K followers, 60.2K engagements
"Trump is now publicly claiming that Obama and Biden made up the Epstein files. Hes alleging one of the most serious and elaborate government conspiracies of all time It is now imperative for Trump to provide PROOF that this occurred" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-15 19:35:14 UTC 510.6K followers, 105.8K engagements
"1. Clay Jackson a Texas lawyer provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then two officers visited him at his home accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then after speaking publicly he was fired from his job at a Fortune XXX company 🧵" @JuddLegum on X 2025-04-29 13:22:49 UTC 510.6K followers, 563.1K engagements
"3. Baltimore did not accomplish this by building more prisons. Mayor Brandon Scott (D) has done it by treating violent crime as a public health crisis. That means treating violent crime as a symptom of racism poverty and past violence. It means taking proactive and preventative measures" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-16 13:14:06 UTC 510.6K followers, 194.1K engagements
"TUESDAY: Colbert criticizes CBS News' $XX million settlement with Trump calling the payment to resolve Trump's absurd lawsuit it a "big fat bribe" THURSDAY: CBS News announcing it is canceling Colbert's show. Last episode will be May 2026" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-18 00:35:02 UTC 510.6K followers, 61.1K engagements
"7. Baltimore also restored trust between the community and the police reforming practices and instituting accountability as part of a 2017 consent decree. This has lead to record high clearance rates for murders" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-16 13:14:07 UTC 510.6K followers, 135.7K engagements
"Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Trump in the spring that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files according to three people with knowledge of the exchange" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-23 21:34:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 9410 engagements
"Last night House Republicans on the Rules Committee blocked a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Do not expect to see coverage of this on Fox News" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-15 13:37:14 UTC 510.6K followers, 27.7K engagements
"4. In 2017 New Orleans eliminated cash bail except for rare circumstances. In 2024 overall crime in New Orleans was down when compared to 2023 and compared to 2019. In 2024m Homicides were down XX% and nonfatal shootings decreased 42%. Through June New Orleans has the fewest murders since 1970" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-24 16:09:00 UTC 510.6K followers, XXX engagements
"1. BREAKING On April XX @elonmusk's Neuralink falsely self-certified as a "small disadvantaged business" on a federal filing a designation that qualifies the company for preferential treatment as part of a racial and ethnic diversity initiative" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-17 21:22:45 UTC 510.6K followers, 249.2K engagements
"1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows How did the city do it Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies treating violence as a public health issue" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-16 13:14:06 UTC 510.6K followers, 2.9M engagements
"6. For more independent accountability journalism that will never bend the knee to power subscribe to Popular Information. There are no paywalls and its free to sign up so what do you have to lose" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-24 16:09:01 UTC 510.6K followers, 5637 engagements
"Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence and her only way out is to make Trump happy. The DOJ is meeting with her because they see her as a potential solution to their Epstein problem" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-24 16:18:28 UTC 510.6K followers, 11K engagements
"Trump told the WSJ that it was impossible he wrote a 2003 birthday message to Epstein which featured a bawdy line drawing of a woman because "I never wrote a picture in my life." This is a lie In 2005 Trump drew picture of the NYC skyline for a charity auction. It was re-sold in 2017 for 30K" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-18 00:08:37 UTC 510.6K followers, 819.2K engagements
"Trump has been caught on tape saying he liked to "grab 'em by the pussy." So yes writing a bawdy letter to Jeffrey Epstein sounds exactly like Trump" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-18 00:19:05 UTC 510.6K followers, 61.3K engagements
"9. For more accountability journalism that is based on actual human research and not just typing things into an AI chatbot subscribe to Popular Information. It's free to sign up and there are no paywalls so you have nothing to lose and you might like it" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:19 UTC 510.6K followers, 214.4K engagements
"They SHUT DOWN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to avoid releasing the Epstein files" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 20:29:39 UTC 510.6K followers, 44.4K engagements
"1. Trump's megabill will slash nutrition assistance for poor families cause XX million people to lose their health insurance and add over $X trillion to the deficit -- all to finance tax cuts for the rich. HERE ARE THE CORPORATIONS THAT PUBLICLY SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION. These are not companies that supported the bill by donating to the politicians who voted for it (although most did that too). These are companies that endorsed the bill publicly and were featured on a White House webpage. People should know the companies that made this choice. @3M @altrianews @ATT @GetSpectrum @Chevron" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-04 00:14:52 UTC 510.6K followers, 38.8K engagements
"Operation "Do Anything Except Release the Epstein Files" continues apace" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 12:27:44 UTC 510.6K followers, 46.8K engagements
"Trump's megabill includes $XX billion for the construction of immigrant detention facilities. To put that in perspective the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome one of the most expensive sports arenas in the world cost $X billion. Trump has enough to build XX Intuit Domes" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-10 20:49:24 UTC 510.6K followers, 28K engagements
"2. Mooney joined a webinar on February XX with the Christian Employers Alliance. The president of the CEA said that Mooney had joined the lobbying firm Capitol South and would soon be "representing CEA on the Hill."" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-15 12:48:42 UTC 510.6K followers, XXX engagements
"8. Trump also claimed the letter was fake because it featured a picture drawn by Trump and "I dont draw pictures." Trump has drawn lots of pictures in the same style described in the WSJ report" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:19 UTC 510.6K followers, 246.8K engagements
"6. In 1993 Sendak published We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy. The book was widely covered in the national media because it address serious topics like the AIDS crisis in a children's book. It also included a direct attack on Trump. The NYT contacted Trump for comment" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 321.4K engagements
"5. The widespread adoption of crypto which are highly volatile and have little practical utility poses a risk for the American economy. When FTX collapsed the broader impacts were limited because it had few connections to the broader economic system. Now in part due to Trump that's changing" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 12:20:35 UTC 510.6K followers, 2926 engagements
"1. Trump says that the letter to Epstein is fake because the letter is "not the way I talk." Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the letter is "not at all how he speaks or writes." JD Vance said the same thing. Does the letter sound like Trump I investigated" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:17 UTC 510.6K followers, 4.3M engagements
"No one asked for the grand jury transcripts" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-18 21:48:54 UTC 510.6K followers, 151.4K engagements
"No one will be fooled by this. People are asking for the release of the evidence from the Epstein investigation. The grand jury transcripts are something else entirely and would exclude almost all evidence" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-18 03:26:57 UTC 510.6K followers, 42K engagements
"Criminal law attorney's please weigh in: Trump's lawsuit focuses on the idea that the letter to Epstein might exist but denies that Trump "authored drew and signed it." This seems to build on Trump's public contention that it was faked by Obama/Biden/Comey. But if the letter was collected as part of the criminal inquiry into Epstein shouldn't there be a chain of custody that establishes its legitimacy Or at least that it wasn't tampered with since it was collected" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-19 18:20:38 UTC 510.6K followers, 28K engagements
"5. Crime rates are hitting historic lows in many cities across the country including many other cities that have implemented bail reform policies. Moreover studies have found no evidence that bail reform affects crime rates" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-24 16:09:00 UTC 510.6K followers, 5866 engagements
"2. Trump blames the alleged crime wave on cities that have limited cash bail. So let's look at some cities run by Democrats that have recently imposed bail reform" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-24 16:09:00 UTC 510.6K followers, XXX engagements
"3. Amazon says the sale price of The Shark Pet Cordless Vacuum $XXX represents a XX% discount off of the $XXXXXX "list price." But despite being available since 2019 the price wasn't listed at $XXXXXX until May XX 2025. (Historical data via CamelCamelCamel)" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-08 14:09:26 UTC 510.6K followers, 25.4K engagements
"3. Don't rely on publications or platforms owned by billionaires for reporting on billionaires. Subscribe to Musk Watch. It's free to sign up" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-17 21:22:46 UTC 510.5K followers, 18.2K engagements
"6. Meanwhile instead of incarcerating more people police and prosecutors focused on a smaller group of people who are responsible for most of the citys violence. In general about X% of the community is responsible for XX to XX% of the violent crime" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-16 13:14:07 UTC 510.6K followers, 156.5K engagements
"4. Its average price is about $XXX. Over the last year the same vacuum was available for $XXX in November December March April and May. The same vacuum is available right now for $XXX at Best Buy Macy's Lowe's and Ace Hardware" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-08 14:09:26 UTC 510.6K followers, 23K engagements
"8. We live in distressing and perilous times. But good things are also happening. For more independent reporting like this subscribe to Popular Information. it's free to sign up" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-16 13:14:07 UTC 510.6K followers, 130K engagements
"2. In April Baltimore had the fewest homicides (5) in XX yrs In 2025 homicides are down XX% & non-fatal shootings were down XX% This follows a XX% drop in homicides & a XX% drop in non-fatal shootings in 2024" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-16 13:14:06 UTC 510.6K followers, 192.8K engagements
"3. Since taking office Trump has systematically used the power of the presidency to promote bitcoin. He's issued executive orders signed legislation written by crypto lobbyists and appointed crypto boosters to the head of regulatory agencies. And this could be just the beginning" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 12:20:34 UTC 510.6K followers, 3238 engagements
"2. A gas station attendant asked Jackson to talk to an immigrant family fearing deportation. He agreed and met w/them for an hour Two days later two plain-clothes officers came to his home and accused him of obstructing an immigration investigation" @JuddLegum on X 2025-04-29 13:22:49 UTC 510.6K followers, 73.5K engagements
"8. And yet most major media outlets have completely ignored the announcement of the Trump Tower Bucharest deal. It was covered in a 330-word article in Bloomberg and a 270-word article in Reuters" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-17 17:24:54 UTC 510.6K followers, 5617 engagements
"2. The most distinctive single word in the letter is "enigma." Donald Trump Jr. says his dad has a very distinctive speaking style and never used the word "enigma." This is not true" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:17 UTC 510.6K followers, 349.2K engagements
"3. In 2015 Trump used the word "enigma" twice to describe Ben Carson. Trump also used the word "enigma" twice in his 2004 book Trump: How to Get Rich. Trump also used the term in his 1990 book Trump: Surviving at the Top to describe Mike Tyson" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:17 UTC 510.6K followers, 339.3K engagements
"This Columbia University "settlement" is an abomination. How can you claim you are an educational institution if you are willing to sell your academic integrity for $XXX million" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-24 15:15:24 UTC 510.6K followers, 21.3K engagements
"7. Another distinctive feature of the letter is that it creates a fake dialogue between Trump and Epstein in which Trump refers to himself in the third person. Trump is known to both refer to himself in the third person and to narrate fake dialogues" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 266K engagements
"2. Lots of companies employing a "bitcoin treasury" strategy The difference: TMTG does not just have to hope bitcoin prices rise Trump has the authority to take actions that will drive the price of bitcoin higher" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 12:20:34 UTC 510.6K followers, 3986 engagements
"5. Perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the letter is the opening line: "There must be more to life than having everything." This is a direct quote from Higglety Pigglety Pop a classic 1967 book by children's author Maurice Sendak. Would Trump have been familiar with Sendak Yes" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 334.9K engagements
"1. The media is normalizing Trump's corruption. There is a massive scandal that almost all media outlets are ignoring. It involves a new Trump Tower that will be constructed in Bucharest. Follow this thread for details" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-17 17:24:52 UTC 510.6K followers, 106K engagements
"1. According to President Trump large American cities are crime-infested hellholes. Last month Trump claimed that cities run by Democrats have heavy crime and called Los Angeles a trash heap.under the control of transnational gangs and criminal networks. The data tells a different story" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-24 16:08:59 UTC 510.6K followers, 8821 engagements
"6. On June X Elon Musk following his public falling out with Trump posted on X that Trump was "in the Epstein files" and "that is the real reason they have not been made public." No proof this is true but it renewed interest in the files" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-14 13:37:29 UTC 510.5K followers, 27.5K engagements
"4. The word "pal" which appears at the end of the letter to Epstein is somewhat old-fashioned But Trump has used "pal" to describe Steve Witkoff and Las Vegas developer Phil Ruffin" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-21 13:13:18 UTC 510.6K followers, 333.4K engagements
"For more research and reporting that holds the powerful accountable subscribe to Popular Information. It's free to sign up" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-18 00:08:38 UTC 510.6K followers, 30.9K engagements
"7. For UPDATES on this story and more rigorous reporting about Trump's financial schemes subscribe to Popular Information. No paywalls. No corporate overlords. No BS" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 12:20:35 UTC 510.6K followers, 8204 engagements
"6. Trump appears less concerned with those risks than simply pumping up the value of bitcoin. And now he has another vehicle to profit from his future pro-bitcoin policy moves" @JuddLegum on X 2025-07-22 12:20:35 UTC 510.6K followers, 9272 engagements