Judd Legum

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1. An analyst that receives extensive financial & other support from Charles Koch (@standtogether) is questioning whether Russia is targeting civilians in Ukraine, despite overwhelming evidence His arguments mirror the Russian Ministry of Defense 🧵 https://t.co/wy0Yuemb7x — PolitiTweet.org

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Even better, no public scrutiny or accountability: "A press release announcing the move did not say which textbooks — many meant for elementary schools — had been rejected for containing CRT, nor provide examples of the lessons the education department found objectionable." — PolitiTweet.org

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"Florida rejected 42 math textbooks publishers wanted to sell to the state’s public schools, claiming the books contained 'critical race theory' or other 'prohibited topics'" THIS IS NOT A PARODY https://t.co/WmsvVf7sca — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayer exposes the dark money group behind the vicious smears against Ketanji Brown Jackson and many other Biden nominees. A must-read. — PolitiTweet.org

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@tomgara Ok, if you want to describe ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia another way, that’s fine. I’m very comfortable with my description. — PolitiTweet.org

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@tomgara Wouldn’t ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia be a partial victory? It’s one thing to support that outcome but describing it straightforwardly shouldn’t be “disturbing” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: UPDATE: @GovRonDeSantis has spent 2022 prohibiting honest discussions about race in schools and classrooms, signing the "Don… — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @GovRonDeSantis has spent 2022 prohibiting honest discussions about race in schools and classrooms, signing the "Don't Say Gay" law, and severely restricting abortion rights On February 25, 2022, @GetSpectrum donated $50,000 to support DeSantis' reelection — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @RonDeSantis has spent 2022 prohibiting honest discussions about race in schools and classrooms, signing the "Don't Say Gay" law, and severely restricting abortion rights On February 25, 2022, @GetSpectrum donated $50,000 to support DeSantis' reelection — PolitiTweet.org

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"Just days after a verified account for Fox News appeared on former President Trump's social media app, Truth Social, a Fox News spokesperson says the network has nothing to do with the account." https://t.co/F6wipgoAbb — PolitiTweet.org

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REMINDER: Jared Kushner spent the Trump presidency advancing Saudi interests — before & after the Saudis assassinated a US-based journalist — and then Kushner pocketed a $2 billion "investment" from the Saudis THIS SHOULD BE MORE THAN A ONE DAY STORY https://t.co/jsD8YEhVvH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Nico_Lang: Overlooked in the coverage of Kentucky's trans sports ban is the fact that there's only one trans student athlete in the who… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@GSG said it has resigned "that work." Is Amazon still a client? What was the full scope of GSG's work for Amazon, and what work is GSG continuing to do? How much was GSG paid by Amazon? Does GSG do any other union-busting work? Will it consider it in the future? — PolitiTweet.org

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This is @GSG's current statement. It doesn't answer any of the key questions: "While there have been factual inaccuracies in recent reports about our work for Amazon, being involved in any way was a mistake, we have resigned that work, and we are deeply sorry" — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @CNBC and @thelever report that two unions - @SEIU and @AFT - will no longer do business with @GSG SEIU has spent $1.74 million with GSG since 2005 AFT hasn't worked with GSG since 2014 but will not be returning https://t.co/eMKmPgPlgP https://t.co/ctsQiu2hth — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MorePerfectUS: Numerous recent or current clients of GSG — including @EmilysList, @DCCC, @DSCC, @Everytown, @RepJoeMorelle, @RepCicilli… — PolitiTweet.org

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@MoveOn @GSG @amazon Major pro-union Democratic groups and politicians that have contracts with @GSG but have, thus far, stayed silent about @GSG's work assisting @Amazon's anti-union activity: @DSCC @DCCC @davidcicilline @RepJoeMorelle https://t.co/Z7gq5RZTpF — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: https://t.co/JhoV1QDaTS has confirmed that @MoveOn has terminated a major contract with Global Strategy Group (@GSG) after the prominent polling and communications firm assisted @Amazon in union-busting activity https://t.co/Z7gq5RZTpF — PolitiTweet.org

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7. I'm going to continue to follow this story and report how @GSG's clients are responding to their union-busting efforts. If you have any information, please contact me. Email in bio, DMs open, ask for signal. — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Politicians that supported the @amazonlabor also use @GSG as clients. @davidcicilline tweeted, “Amazon employees should be able to form a union.” His campaign also paid @GSG 10K in 2021. His office did not respond to a response for comment https://t.co/Ud0m2YDCdO — PolitiTweet.org

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5. @emilyslist, a group dedicated to electing Dem women, says “we must fight to defend workers' rights and support our strong unions” Emily's List has spent $272,750 on @GSG consulting in 2021 and 2022 The group did not respond to a request for comment https://t.co/Ud0m2YDCdO — PolitiTweet.org

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@GSG 4. Nevertheless, Democratic group and campaigns that are vocally pro-union appear to be maintaining their lucrative contracts w/@GSG @DCCC has paid @GSG $522,800 in 2021 and 2022. DCCC did not respond to a request for comment https://t.co/Ud0m2YDCdO https://t.co/kgSGYVLKRI — PolitiTweet.org

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3. @GSG says it “deeply regret[s] being involved in any way.” But it hasn't answered basic questions: 1. Is Amazon still as GSG client? 2. Does GSG do any other anti-union work? 3. What's happening to the proceeds from GSG's anti-union work? https://t.co/Ud0m2YDCdO — PolitiTweet.org

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@amazonlabor @GSG 2. @GSG produced anti-union fliers, videos, and a website. @GSG attended “anti-union presentations” presented by Amazon that workers were required to attend @GSG monitored the social media activity of Amazon Labor Union organizers https://t.co/Ud0m2YDCdO — PolitiTweet.org

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1. On 4/1, @amazonlabor unionized the JFK8 warehouse They did so despite Global Strategy Group (@gsg), a political consulting firm, assisting Amazon in union-busting efforts But major Democratic groups are maintaining lucrative contracts w/@GSG 🧵 https://t.co/Ud0m2YDCdO — PolitiTweet.org

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More info on the program here: https://t.co/tO7QcPWOtz — PolitiTweet.org

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The New York Public Library is making four frequently banned books freely available to anyone via an e-reading app through the end of May. "Making these books available shouldn’t feel like an act of defiance, but sadly, it is. And we are proud to be part of it." — PolitiTweet.org

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@beyerstein Would you not debate anyone who is anti-abortion or just not the anti-abortion zealots? Actually asking; not trying to be snarky. — PolitiTweet.org