Judd Legum

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If Manchin is seriously concerned about inflation and deficits, why hasn’t Congress raised taxes on the corporations and the rich yet? — PolitiTweet.org

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The House GOP caucus seems to genuinely appreciate being lied to — PolitiTweet.org

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@BizRoundtable 7. Too often, the media treats the news as a game. It's about who is up and who is down — who is winning and who is losing. For accountability journalism that focuses on PEOPLE check out the Popular Information newsletter. It's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Just prior to the pandemic in July 2019 the @BizRoundtable, which represents nearly every major CEO, pledged to invest in employees and "move away from shareholder primacy" The pandemic was the first test of that commitment Almost every CEO failed https://t.co/RxuVsC0VF2 — PolitiTweet.org

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5. It doesn't have to be this way. In the three decades after WW II "worker pay and the S&P 500 grew at roughly the same rate" Now, things are totally out of wack with almost all new wealth going to the already wealthy https://t.co/RxuVsC0VF2 — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Of the 12 companies that were the most successful during the pandemic (Albertsons, Amazon, Costco, CVS, Dollar General, FedEx, Home Depot, Kroger, Lowe's, Target, UPS, and Walmart) just 4 currently pay a living wage to half of their employees https://t.co/RxuVsC0VF2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@BrookingsInst 3. Another way to look at it: During the first 7 quarters of the pandemic, 7 million frontline workers at these companies received an additional 3.7K The 6 million wealthiest households saw their wealth increase by 140K due to increased stock prices https://t.co/RxuVsC0VF2 https://t.co/4zwg1bjRQz — PolitiTweet.org

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2. A @BrookingsInst study looked at 22 major corps, which collectively generated an additional $1.5 trillion in wealth for shareholders between 1/20 and 10/21 LESS THAN 2% went to the workers who put their lives on the line to generate that wealth https://t.co/RxuVsC0VF2 https://t.co/70oIVsunPp — PolitiTweet.org

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1. The pandemic has brought death, disruption, and a massive financial windfall to a handful of major corporations. But almost none of that extra wealth has been shared with the workers whose labor made it possible. It should be a major scandal. 🧵 https://t.co/RxuVsC0VF2 — PolitiTweet.org

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“A bill that would permit teachers to misgender their transgender students is advancing through Tennessee's state legislature.” https://t.co/4gNtOdVC3B — PolitiTweet.org

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Does Musk also believe that communities of people can't set their own standards of speech? If I host a book club and someone shows up ranting about how 5G causes cancer, I can't ask them to leave because that would be infringing on their "free speech." — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm beginning to think that having a lot of money doesn't mean you have meaningful insight into every issue — PolitiTweet.org

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This might explain why Musk claims to be a champion of free speech but reportedly asked Chinese censors to crackdown on social media posts that criticized Tesla https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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This is an extremely facile understanding of free speech. China has numerous LAWS restricting speech. But, because they are laws, Musk believes the Chinese government doesn't infringe on free speech? — PolitiTweet.org

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"Lanny Davis, a Democratic operative who served as special counsel to President Bill Clinton, continues to represent Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian businessman who made billions as a middleman for the Russia state-controlled gas company Gazprom." https://t.co/XJMUMaerZz — PolitiTweet.org

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A number of people with huge audiences promoted ivermectin as an effective treatment for COVID while questioning the safety and efficacy of vaccines The result was a bunch of people took a drug that didn't help instead of taking a vaccine that could have reduced their risk — PolitiTweet.org

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4. This is a pervasive problem, however. Most coverage of corporate America is driven by the company's own announcements (earnings, etc) and geared toward the interests of investors. The is very little investigative journalism that takes a critical look at corporate conduct — PolitiTweet.org

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3. There's a lot going on in the world. I suppose editors at those pubs decided that Toyota's broken promise wasn't newsworthy But this kind of inconsistency just encourages cynical corporate behavior. Issue flashy release, wait, return to status quo https://t.co/GinjSomlzT — PolitiTweet.org

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@Toyota @nytimes @washingtonpost @CNN @NBCNews 2. But when @Toyota BROKE THAT PROMISE a few months later, the @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @CNN, and @NBCNews decided it wasn't newsworthy Is that's leaving readers with a false impression of Toyota? How does this make sense? https://t.co/GinjSoDWrr — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Too much coverage of corporate America is driven by press release @Toyota announced in 7/21 that it would "stop contributing" to members of Congress who contested the 2020 election That release received coverage in the @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @cnn, and @NBCNews https://t.co/JPeuw21J6l — PolitiTweet.org

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7. We don't know how Musk will manage Twitter moving forward. One thing we do know, however, is that the world's power and influence have become even more concentrated. Musk will have virtually unlimited decision-making power. https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Musk has been eager to shut down speech from investors critical of his companies. He allegedly found the identity of a pseudo-anonymous investor & alerted their employer. To save their job, the investor was forced to stop writing critically about Tesla https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The most meaningful form of free speech for workers is speaking about collective action. But, according to the NLRB, Musk's Tesla illegally fired a worker for union advocacy On Twitter, Musk threatened to rescind stock options if workers unionized https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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4. At the center of meaningful free speech is a free press. But when a reporter for Business Insider wrote a few critical stories about Musk, he repeatedly accused her (without underlying evidence) of committing crimes. https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Twitter does not currently operate in China, but Tesla does. What happens if China says Tesla will lose access to the Chinese market unless musk limits criticism of the Chinese government on Twitter? https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@elonmusk 2. When Chinese social media users began posting about alleged breaking problems with Teslas, Musk's company reportedly "asked Beijing to use its censorship powers to block some of the posts" https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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1. @elonmusk's commitment to free speech, thus far, mostly consists of him saying that he's committed to free speech His ACTIONS tell a very different story Musk has been very willing to squelch speech that threatens his economic interests 🧵 https://t.co/FaSxZUw4q2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Free speech is a popular idea. Aren’t Republicans taking a risk by banning books, restricting speech about gender and race, and using the power of the state to punish entities that speak out against their policies? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Sifill_LDF: So given the @WSJopinion column last week, is it the contributions, the cessations of contributions, or the restart of cont… — PolitiTweet.org