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@fish_burned @robbysoave @JaneMayerNYer I explained this in a thread but if you obtain an internal document and post it in full you open yourself up to liability, absent permission — PolitiTweet.org

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12. If you made it this far, you might be interested in my thread from yesterday about these attacks https://t.co/iZZp7KtPSE — PolitiTweet.org

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11. In any event, I broke the news that Koch Industries was maintaining operations in Russia, established that the larger Koch network was opposing economic sanctions, and yesterday published this internal email. The attacks will continue and I'll continue to do the work. — PolitiTweet.org

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10. I'd be curious if @robbysoave or others attacking my reporting believe this was appropriate. But they've instead chosen to ignore this part of the email. Interesting decision. — PolitiTweet.org

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9. Why did Koch's non-profit, which is supposed to have nothing to do with @KochIndustries, link to this statement? Was Koch's non-profit involved in crafting the justification for @KochIndustries decision to continue operating in Russia? I asked and got no response. — PolitiTweet.org

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8. None of the folks trashing me will acknowledge, much less discuss, the part of the email sent to the staff of Koch's NON-PROFIT about the futility of sanctions that LINKS to a statement from @KochIndustries about why they are continuing to do business in Russia https://t.co/s7aSJIfRlL — PolitiTweet.org

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7. BTW, pushing for a diplomatic solution would be great. Especially if it could end the slaughtering of Ukrainian civilians. But, as I note in the piece, sharply limiting sanctions would make such a resolution much HARDER to achieve. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reason @robbysoave @StandTogether 6. What is wrong w/my piece? Soave says the worst part is when I say the Koch group wants a diplomatic solution that delivers a partial victory to Russia What is the truth, according to Soave? Caldwell is "acknowledging" Russia will "getting some things that they want" OK. https://t.co/xad2v6UUbt — PolitiTweet.org

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5. @reason editor @robbysoave said my piece is "very bad," "dishonest," "unfair," and "lazy" @reason, of course, receives funding from @StandTogether. How much funding? That's undisclosed. https://t.co/SLBOzYxVai https://t.co/KrPv8zS3BI — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The complaints about my piece ALLEGE that I was dishonest or misrepresented the Koch email but, upon closer examination, the actual objection is that I wasn't NICE ENOUGH Let's take a recent example — PolitiTweet.org

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3. How do I know these entities are in contact with Stand Together? Many have published the full email I obtained, which I never published because doing so can open yourself up to copyright liability Stand Together could have given me permission, but never responded — PolitiTweet.org

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@StandTogether 2. First, some critical context. Prior to publishing, I reached out both to @StandTogether and the author of the email @dandcaldwell with detailed questions. They could have defended their position. They chose not to respond and now are attacking me via proxies. — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Since publishing an internal email about Ukraine from Koch's @StandTogether org, I've been bombarded w/attacks from individuals and entities funded by Koch. They've called it a "hatchet job," and called me "lazy" and "dishonest" I stand by my work. Follow this 🧵for more — PolitiTweet.org

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@robbysoave @JaneMayerNYer OK, I see it now in the spam folder. — PolitiTweet.org

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@robbysoave @JaneMayerNYer What email address did you send to? — PolitiTweet.org

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@robbysoave @JaneMayerNYer I’m extremely easy to contact. I have two emails in my Twitter bio and my DMs are open. — PolitiTweet.org

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@robbysoave @JaneMayerNYer Funny that you wrote that I didn’t respond to a request for comment. You never contacted me. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DamonLinker @dandrezner @AmbDanFried I’m also not carrying water for anyone but myself. I’m fully independent. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DamonLinker @dandrezner @AmbDanFried Seems like Caldwell linked the two, literally. I reported his email. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DamonLinker @dandrezner @AmbDanFried If it’s not connected to their business interests then why did the author of the email and the person in charge of foreign policy link to Koch Industries statement about maintaining its Russian operations? — PolitiTweet.org

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10. Seems like bad business to send checks to politicians who signed onto a bill to legalize child marriage? We asked all these companies but none responded https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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9. Were you interested in this thread? Hey, you made it this far. Prediction: YOU'LL BE EVEN MORE INTERESTED IN OUR NEWSLETTER. ✔️More accountability journalism ✔️More in-depth research ✔️More punctuation AND ✔️ It's free to sign up https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Nevertheless, the sponsors of this bill are backed by corporations who claim to champion LGBTQ rights: @Cigna (19K to 13 sponsors) @Comcast (15K to 8 sponsors) @FedEx (10K to 11 sponsors) @ATT (8K to 12 sponsors) @Amazon (17K to 6 sponsors) https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Yesterday afternoon, the bill's sponsors seemed to realize that child marriage was a bridge too far and filed an amendment to limit this new kind of marriage to adults. But it is still a radical effort to turnback the clock. https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Will this convoluted bill undermine national same-sex marriage rights? It might seem unlikely. But that's exactly what Texas did with reproductive rights. No one took it seriously but, with this SCOTUS, it's working. So bills like this matter. https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The folks behind this bill have been at this for some time. 18 of the bill's 24 co-sponsors signed a 2017 legal filing arguing that while Obergefell recognized same-sex marriages, the ruling did not apply to parental rights (It was unsuccessful) https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The bill's authors assert that the Supreme Court lacked "the authority to eradicate, alter, or modify the pre-legal and thus natural institution of marriage between a man and a woman acknowledged in human civilization throughout time." https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. The preamble to the bill spends pages on convoluted legal arguments attempting to poke holes in Obergefell, the SCOTUS decision that extended marriage rights to same-sex couples https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. The bill would create a NEW TYPE OF MARRIAGE available ONLY TO OPPOSITE SEX COUPLES The right-wing advocacy group pushing the bill says it's necessary for people with conscientious objections to same-sex marriage But it's worse than that https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org

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1. A Tennessee bill to legalize child marriage has gotten a lot of attention this week Justifiably But it's important to understand that, fundamentally, the bill is an aggressive attempt to undermine same-sex marriage rights Follow along if interested https://t.co/cQVW0CXg09 — PolitiTweet.org