Judd Legum

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In the 1950s, the ratio of CEO pay to worker pay was 20 to 1. Today it’s over 350 to 1. — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr appears to be criticizing Trump but, in my opinion, he is laying out Trump's legal defense. The claim that Trump "really believes" the 2020 election was stolen could protect Trump from criminal liability because it undercuts criminal intent. — PolitiTweet.org

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Two years later, the GOP is still following the advice of Drunk Giuliani — PolitiTweet.org

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6. The Lummis/Gillibrand bill also creates new lucrative tax breaks for crypto, including a provision that would exempt gains under $200 when crypto is used to buy goods and services. So crypto would get preferential tax treatment over other investments https://t.co/Sea1dAvi36 — PolitiTweet.org

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5. @SenGillibrand and @SenLummis aren't just promoting crypto on TV. They've introduced a bill "regulating" crypto. Notably, it makes the @CFTC the primary regulator, a chronically underfunded agency Which is just what the crypto industry wants https://t.co/Sea1dAvi36 — PolitiTweet.org

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4. @SenGillibrand does not own crypto but, a week before Gillibrand included Bitcoin in 401ks, the executive director of @BlockchainAssn, the lobbying arm of the cypto industry, held a fundraiser for Gillibrand in Manhattan. https://t.co/Sea1dAvi36 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Overall, @SenLummis owns between $150,000 and $350,000. If a portion of the $11 trillion invested in 401(k) accounts were diverted into Bitcoin, it could significantly drive up the price. Lummis stands to personally profit from crypto boosterism https://t.co/Sea1dAvi36 — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenGillibrand @SenLummis 2. @SenLummis is personally invested in Bitcoin. Lummis purchased between $50,000 and $100,000 in Bitcoin on August 17, 2021 At the time of her purchase, a Bitcoin was worth $44,671 Today, its at $23,270 Lummis called Bitcoin a great "store of value" https://t.co/Sea1dAvi36 — PolitiTweet.org

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Six days ago, two Senators (@SenGillibrand and @SenLummis) went on national TV and endorsed investing retirement funds in #Bitcoin Since then, BITCOIN IS DOWN MORE THAN 25% Worse, neither Senator disclosed their financial ties to the cypto industry Follow along if interested — PolitiTweet.org

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6. The best part for the corporations is that it gives them plausible deniability. @amazon didn't donate $425,900 to Ron DeSantis. Amazon doesn't have anything to do with Ron DeSantis. Amazon gave $425,900 to @GOPGovs The @GOPGovs gave $1.25 million to DeSantis. — PolitiTweet.org

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@GOPGovs 5. For more accountability journalism that FOLLOWS THE MONEY check out our newsletter, Popular Information It's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo https://t.co/1svsuZlz63 — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Why you don't hear much about donations to the orgs like @GOPGovs? 527s like @GOPGovs file with the IRS in massive PDF documents There is no search The only way to find out who donated is to READ the filings The last two @GOPGovs filings were a combined 5,000 pages — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Corporate donors to @GOPGovs since 2021 (con't): @Verison ($50,450) @FedEx ($50,000) @AnheuserBusch ($50,000) @HomeDepot ($25,450) It's an example of how big checks DIRECTLY FROM CORPORATE TREASURIES are financing radical politicians, using 527s like @GOPGovs as a go-between — PolitiTweet.org

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@GovRonDeSantis @GOPGovs 2. Corporate donors to @GOPGovs since 2021: @Walmart ($500,000) @Amazon ($425,900) @Deloitte ($310,900) @GM ($300,900) @CVSHealth ($280,000) @Comcast ($250,450) @ATT ($250,000) @GetSpectrum ($210,000) @aflac ($135,450) @Google ($125,450) @Delta ($100,000) @Toyota ($50,900) — PolitiTweet.org

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1. In March, @GovRonDeSantis signed the Don't Say Gay legislation into law. In May, the Republican Governors Association (@GOPGovs) donated $1,250,000 to DeSantis' reelection campaign This is a thread of corporate donors to the @GOPGovs since 2021 Follow along if interested. — PolitiTweet.org

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On 3/28/21, @GovRonDeSantis signed the "Don't Say Gay" bill into law. On 5/24/21, @GetSpectrum (Charter Communications) donated $53,000 to @GovRonDeSantis #HappyPride — PolitiTweet.org

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On 3/7/21, Florida Senator @jasonbrodeur made a critical vote in favor of the "Don't Say Gay" legislation. On 5/14/21, @ATT donated $1,000 to @jasonbrodeur's reelection campaign. Happy #PrideMonth #TurnUpTheLove — PolitiTweet.org

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I guess we shouldn't be surprised but Trump ATTACKED HIS OWN DAUGHTER for refusing to parrot his lies about the 2020 election under oath https://t.co/PPlWeH2lHc — PolitiTweet.org

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37% of Google Maps results for abortion services directed people to fake clinics, study finds https://t.co/NX2cVdod6g — PolitiTweet.org

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@SPGlobal @sonymusic @StateStreet @TXInstruments @UMG @VertexPharma @WaltDisneyCo @warnermusic @zillow 7. For more accountability journalism that FOLLOWS THE MONEY check out our newsletter, Popular Information It's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo https://t.co/zqOT4PK7BT — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Those are the companies that have kept their promises AS OF TODAY. You can get more information about these companies (and others that broke their promises) on the January 6 Corporate Accountability Index We keep it fully updated https://t.co/1Je4c2qY7k — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Corporations that pledged to cut off funds to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election and kept their promise (con't): @SPGlobal @sonymusic @StateStreet @TXInstruments @UMG @VertexPharma @WaltDisneyCo @warnermusic @zillow — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Corporations that pledged to cut off funds to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election and kept their promise (con't): @KraftHeinzCo @lyft @Marriott @Mastercard @Microsoft @MorganStanley @NewmontCorp @Nike @nrgenergy @PSEGNews @QurateRetailGrp — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Corporations that pledged to cut off funds to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election and kept their promise: @Airbnb @Allstate @AmericanExpress @BASF @CBS @Cisco @CommerceBank @DowNewsroom @ebay @EversourceCorp @GeneralMills @Hallmark @HollandHart — PolitiTweet.org

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2. These are corporations that: ✅ After 1/6, publicly announced they were cutting off funds to members that voted to overturn the election ✅ Have not donated to those members ✅ Have not donated to multi-candidate committees that support those members — PolitiTweet.org

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1. A lot of people read this thread and asked me what companies they should patronize instead. I DO NOT ENDORSE corporations or products. But I can tell you there are 33 corporations that have FULLY KEPT THEIR PROMISES after January 6. Follow along if interested. — PolitiTweet.org

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1. A lot of people reads threads like this and ask me what companies they should patronize instead. I DO NOT ENDORSE corporations or products. But I can tell you there are 33 corporations that have FULLY KEPT THEIR PROMISES after January 6. Follow along if interested. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. This will be a thread of corporations that, since January 6, 2021, have donated to members of Congress that voted to over… — PolitiTweet.org

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CEOs like Schultz insist that unions would be bad for workers but the decline of unionization has coincided with a declining share of income to labor and an increasing share of income to corporate profits and executive pay https://t.co/QhOhDwrvyU — PolitiTweet.org