Judd Legum

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The whole point of free speech is that the people CAN’T decide to ban it. Read the First Amendment: CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW Private communities like Twitter have the ability and the obligation to construct their own rules — PolitiTweet.org

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Needless to say, this concept of free speech is completely bankrupt — PolitiTweet.org

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Interesting that Musk's view of "free speech" allows Musk to comply with repressive regimes that impose far-reaching censorship laws, like China https://t.co/CR2Ki25gsg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @feministabulous: I wrote an op-ed for @FortuneMagazine about the radical position corporate america has taken on women's rights: comple… — PolitiTweet.org

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Doing nothing doesn’t mean you are neutral. — PolitiTweet.org

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It doesn’t stop with overturning Roe — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. It's official: @GovRonDeSantis perpetrated a hoax, falsely claiming that dozens of math book publishers attempted to indo… — PolitiTweet.org

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8. But we did leave out one detail. The @zenogroup executive that wrote the template email, Katie Cwayna, joined the firm in January 2020. Her previous job? Director of Media Relations for Fox News https://t.co/ztVbzfwUmk — PolitiTweet.org

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7. You can read Popular Information's original report (along with the full response that Seigel provided after publication) here: https://t.co/vzxuQPaU67 — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Seigel says that @zenogroup "will always champion women and their right to be in charge of their lives." And "importantly" Zeno has "had many supportive calls and notes from clients." https://t.co/0lwpE9lGuL — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Seigel writes that "we have always supported clients taking a stand on important societal issues." This is a sleight of hand It's true but not the issue Zeno was advising clients to avoid commenting. If a paying client decided to comment anyway, Zeno would "support" them — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Seigel says the "values we hold so dear" have been "called into question and misconstrued" and she's been working with others at @zenogroup to "set the record straight." https://t.co/15i2jJpDt6 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. That template email, as https://t.co/Gl6evY9e4x reported, is basically a laundry list of reasons not to comment. It falsely describes repealing Roe as a "50/50 issue" "Do not engage with direct questions about your company’s position." https://t.co/vzxuQOSKRZ — PolitiTweet.org

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@zenogroup @barbysiegel 2. Seigel writes that Popular Information's report "misrepresents the intent of our real-time communications counsel sent earlier this week" by pulling "select sentences." So the problem is that Popular Information quoted the template email Zeno created to send to clients. https://t.co/6cr6JUaoPo — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: In an internal email about https://t.co/Gl6evXSb2x's report, @zenogroup CEO @barbysiegel bizarrely claims Zeno was NOT "advising clients to stay silent on abortion rights." Siegel argues Zeno was simply advocating for a "thoughtful approach" Follow this 🧵for details — PolitiTweet.org

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17. UPDATE: @zenogroup tells @BusinessInsider that describing the repeal of Roe as a "50/50 issue" was "a poor choice of words." https://t.co/IaBv4d9EyY — PolitiTweet.org

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11. Something else of note. Several of the people reviewing these Florida math textbooks have no expertise in math. At least one doesn't live in Florida. He's a right-wing activist from Michigan https://t.co/K4IfDtldmQ https://t.co/D6El9xill2 — PolitiTweet.org

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10. Reviewers evaluated each criteria on a scale of 1-5. Florida concluded that anything less than a 5 on the "CRT" category meant the textbook contained CRT — EVEN IF THE REVIEWER EXPLICITLY SAID THERE WAS NO CRT FOUND https://t.co/6WkWRJTvG1 — PolitiTweet.org

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9. Let's dive in a little deeper. How did DeSantis and Florida claim there were dozens of textbooks seeking to indoctrinate students when there was a single reviewer who claimed two textbooks contained CRT? — PolitiTweet.org

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7. But even if you accept that Allen's analysis is correct (it's not) it still doesn't back up DeSantis' claim that these math publishers are trying to indoctrinate ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students with CRT That was false and DeSantis either knew or should have known it was false — PolitiTweet.org

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@Moms4Liberty 6. Chris Allen, the @Moms4Liberty member, complained of CRT in two high school math textbooks. She cites "Multiple examples of the author pushing his opinion about topic[s] relating to global warming" Other reviewers of the same textbooks found no CRT https://t.co/1EmEycHPJQ — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The reviewer who complained about CRT is a member of @Moms4Liberty. This is a group that is trying to ban biographies of MLK Jr. in Tennessee because that is supposedly indoctrinating students with CRT https://t.co/NpYO2EJ2mo — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The Florida Department of Education has now released THOUSANDS of pages documenting the review of these textbooks. Of those 70 reviewers only ONE REVIEWER complained of CRT in any math textbook And she has an agenda. https://t.co/4dlDI2nj9H https://t.co/WqUD64KIL8 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. On April 21, Popular Information obtained 8 of the rejected textbooks and found no examples of CRT or race essentialism for high school students or anyone else. We now know a lot more. And it completely exposes DeSantis. https://t.co/51u8S5afnK — PolitiTweet.org

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@GovRonDeSantis 2. On April 15 the FL Dept of Education issued a release: "Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students" DeSantis said publishers included "indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students That was a lie https://t.co/4gyM0nT4vW — PolitiTweet.org

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1. It's official: @GovRonDeSantis perpetrated a hoax, falsely claiming that dozens of math book publishers attempted to indoctrinate Florida students with Critical Race Theory He knew this was false But figured he could get away with it Follow this 🧵if interested — PolitiTweet.org

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1. It's official: @GovRonDeSantis perpetrated a hoax, falsely claiming that dozens of math book publishers attempted to indoctrinate Florida students with Critical Race Theory He knew this was false But figured he could get away with it Follow this 🧵if interested — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JaneMayerNYer: Report: PR giant advising corporate clients to stay silent on abortion rights. Also Warns against live media interviews… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a particularly incoherent stance when at least three justices who are poised to overturn Roe are only on the court because McConnell created an exception to the filibuster rules. So we can alter the filibuster to end abortion rights but not to save abortion rights — PolitiTweet.org