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Judd Legum

Judd Legum, the founder of ThinkProgress, is the creator a new political newsletter, Popular Information. You can sign up at popular.info.

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DIRTY PIPELINES

How Money Flows From Amazon to Racist Troll Haven 8chan

The man who owns a site that spews racism and violence also sells books. And he’s very dependent on Amazon to help him with those sales.

Judd Legum

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WHINING WORKS

How The Weekly Standard Duped the Ninnies at Facebook

How a biased magazine with no fact-checking department got itself appointed to be an unbiased fact-checker for social media. Strange times.

Judd Legum

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SQUEAKY WHEELS

Silicon Valley Has Bent Over Backward to Cater to the Right

For years now, conservatives have worked the digital refs. Their strategy is working.

Judd Legum

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