Judd Legum

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CITIZENS OF FLORIDA: Your tax dollars are currently being used to troll me on Twitter — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing is clear: DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education do not want people to read this article https://t.co/NRn0gmmuF2 — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: The Florida Department of Education is now attacking me on Twitter for telling the truth about @GovRonDeSantis — PolitiTweet.org

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It has now been 3.5 hours and I have not received a response. I'll keep you updated! In the meantime, if you are interested in accountability journalism, check out my newsletter It's free to sign up https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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I responded by noting her email contained no evidence and that I would be happy to correct my tweets and article immediately if she sent evidence of CRT in rejected elementary school math textbooks I said I was sure those would be on hand since DeSantis already made the claim. — PolitiTweet.org

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In a few minutes, I did receive an email. But instead of evidence, it just called my article (and tweets) "completely false and misleading." She then repeated the same points from the phone about a score of 4 being evidence of CRT even if the reviewer explicitly said "no CRT" https://t.co/7KCB44eh3r — PolitiTweet.org

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Palelis said she would be happy to email me the evidence. I said I looked forward to reading the email. We hung up. — PolitiTweet.org

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She said if there was a score under 5, the department continued to investigate. I told her this was ridiculous. @GovRonDeSantis specifically claimed there was CRT in elementary school math textbooks. Where is the evidence of CRT in elementary school math textbooks? — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is her argument: Even if a textbook reviewer specifically wrote "No CRT" it was still evidence of CRT if the reviewer gave the textbook a 4 ("good alignment) instead of 5 ("very good alignment"). So according to the Florida Department of Education, THIS is evidence of CRT https://t.co/Tuem19GwUb — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: Got a call from the Press Secretary for the Florida Department of Education, Cassandra Palelis, who told me this tweet was "very misleading." We had a nice chat. 🧵 — PolitiTweet.org

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"The biggest players in the U.S. meat industry pressed 'baseless' claims of beef and pork shortages early in the pandemic to persuade Trump to keep processing plants running, disregarding the coronavirus risks that eventually killed at least 269 workers" https://t.co/E1amK1si8W — PolitiTweet.org

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Call me crazy, but maybe people should pay more attention to what Republican leaders say they want to do? — PolitiTweet.org

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Actual policy agenda proposed by Republican leadership in 2022: 1. National abortion ban 2. Sunset Social Security and Medicare in 5 years 3. Raise taxes on the working poor — PolitiTweet.org

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@GovRonDeSantis DeSantis seems to be paying little to no political price for brazenly lying to the public, in part because the media seems oddly hesitant to report what happened in clear terms — PolitiTweet.org

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@MikeIsaac Seems like a weird thing to do if Musk is taking over the company in a couple of months and will likely make additional changes? — PolitiTweet.org

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Quick reminder that @GovRonDeSantis was caught in a clear lie. DeSantis falsely claimed that math textbook publishers were trying to indoctrinate elementary students with "race essentialism." In fact, no reviewer found a trace of CRT in those textbooks https://t.co/HDQHp5mSUQ https://t.co/mN2bEp8SuP — PolitiTweet.org

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@DKThomp But corporations don’t say that. They claim to have deeply held values and a purpose. Asking them to substantiate those claims is somewhat new, but to me seems warranted — PolitiTweet.org

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@DKThomp There is nothing stopping corporations from saying we only care about making money and we don’t care about our impact on the world, the outside lives of our employees or anything else — PolitiTweet.org

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@DKThomp It is a development. But these corporations also are very vocal about climate change, for example. But then they successfully lobbied against the most significant package of climate action. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DKThomp It’s interesting that people talk about “corporations getting involved in politics” when it’s about reproductive rights but no one raised an eyebrow when corporations spent millions to defeat Build Back Better — PolitiTweet.org

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@DKThomp Companies are already taking political stances to attract talent and customers. The question they are being asked is whether there is any substance to their stances or if it’s just PR. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RalstonReports: Guys, @tedcruz just endorsed someone for state treasurer in NV who once said cancer is a fungus that can be cured with… — PolitiTweet.org

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9. The American economy prioritizes the profit maximization of major corporations over families, especially new parents. And now, in the wealthiest country in the world, parents are having a difficult time finding food for their babies. https://t.co/O6Njo3W1vn — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Even before the price increase, baby formula was a large expense for many families. Brand name formula costs between $130 and $428 per month. (Even though it's mostly dehydrated cow's milk, vitamins, and sugar.) 4 companies control 89% of the market https://t.co/O6Njo3W1vn — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Millions more children live in families with reduced purchasing power. And these families — if they are lucky enough to find baby formula — are facing much higher prices. Baby formula is up 18% in the last 12 months. https://t.co/O6Njo3W1vn — PolitiTweet.org

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6. The failure of Build Back Better protected corporate profit margins but also meant the expiration of the expanded Child Tax Credit. As a result, 3.7 million children fell into poverty https://t.co/O6Njo3W1vn — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Build Back Better included a modest paid family leave benefit of 12 weeks. But it was defeated in part due to multimillion-dollar lobbying campaigns by corporate trade groups who didn't want to see corporate tax rates increased https://t.co/O6Njo3W1vn — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Working moms are guaranteed breaks to pump milk. But it requires expensive equipment and employers don't have to pay moms while they are pumping. For many women in low-wage industries like retail and fast food, it's not affordable or practical https://t.co/O6Njo4dCmV — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Moreover, many mothers are unable to breastfeed because America is the only developed country that has no guaranteed paid family leave. The average among developed countries is 51 weeks. In the United States it's zero. https://t.co/O6Njo3W1vn https://t.co/aZk9tvARFT — PolitiTweet.org