Judd Legum

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

Charlie Kirk was a champion of free speech and anyone who says otherwise will be fired

They SHUT DOWN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

Seems like they all know they are commiting crimes?

One of the most brazenly corrupt events in history will take place tomorrow when Jared Kushner represents the U.S. in critical negotiations with Iran to end the war while he accepts millions in fees (and billions in investments) from the Saudi gov’t which has been lobbying Trump to continue the war

I'm glad there is a ceasefire of some sort but it's clear that Trump secured NOTHING from the Iranians and agreed to a ceasefire because he really had no other options.

Whatever happens, this is a deeply shameful episode in American history that will leave a permanent stain on the country. Repeatedly vowing to commit war crimes against millions of innocent civilians is beyond the pale.

Trump is not worried about committing war crimes.

1. Trump is determined to exclude people from voting in the 2026 election based on one database: the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements or SAVE. Follow along for all the details. 🧵

The information we have about the Iran War is incomplete and unreliable and it’s still clearly a debacle. The full story is likely much worse.

For weeks, Hegseth has insisted that the U.S. has complete control of Iranian air space

"Energy costs...including gasoline, will drop by more than 50% within the first 12 months" — Trump, 8/19/24 "12 months from January 20th… your gasoline for your car is going to be 50% cheaper" — Trump, 10/10/24 "Mark it down, and you can get very angry at me if we don’t do it” — Trump, 9/21/24