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5. @RepAndyBarr received $7500 from @KochIndustries in 2021 Congressman Barr: Will you continue to accept campaign donations from Koch Industries, which rejected Zelensky's plea and is continuing to do business in Russia? https://t.co/7HYzhHo6Zk — PolitiTweet.org

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4. @RepMikeJohnson received $8500 from @KochIndustries in 2021 Congressman Johnson: Will you continue to accept campaign donations from Koch Industries, which is rejecting Zelensky's pleas and continuing to do business in Russia? https://t.co/sku2MQs9Hf — PolitiTweet.org

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3. @JohnCornyn received $5,000 from @KochIndustries on 9/9/21 Senator Cornyn: Will you continue to accept campaign donations from Koch Industries, which is doing business in Russia as the Russian military targets civilians in Ukraine? https://t.co/Wl9KZs5exV — PolitiTweet.org

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@KochIndustries 2. @RepAdrianSmith received $2500 from @KochIndustries on 3/26/21 Congressman Smith: Will you continue to accept campaign donations from Koch Industries, which continues to operate in Russia as the Russian military targets civilians? https://t.co/YQ3qzGb6yL — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Yesterday, Zelensky, in a speech to Congress, implored all US companies to leave Russia immediately Also yesterday, @KochIndustries said it will continue business in Russia no matter what This is a 🧵 of members of Congress that claim to support Ukraine while taking Koch 💰 https://t.co/ycI3UnluXq — PolitiTweet.org

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7. We are going to stay on this story and continue to hold @KochIndustries and Charles Koch accountable For updates, sign up for the Popular Information newsletter It's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Yesterday, we exposed how a network of groups and pundits funded by Charles Koch is publicly arguing AGAINST economic sanctions on Russia https://t.co/zpwSF6yyNF — PolitiTweet.org

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5. @KochIndustries was forced to acknowledge and defend its ongoing business operations in Russia because https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ exposed its activities on Monday https://t.co/kcmm0AwULH — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The implication is that the 400+ companies that have exited Russia are actually EMPOWERING the Putin regime. Only @KochIndustries and a handful of other companies are doing the right thing By continuing to do business in Russia 🤔 https://t.co/HGYOlDMLoa — PolitiTweet.org

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3. In other words, @KochIndustries claims that it needs to keep operating these facilities in Russia, and collecting profits, FOR THE GREATER GOOD. Otherwise, the Russian government would get into the commercial glass business It's insane. https://t.co/fJ1wUin74u — PolitiTweet.org

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@KochIndustries 2. @KochIndustries is not continuing to operate two massive commercial gas plants in Russia because it wants to make money. Oh no. The company claims the only alternative is to "hand over these manufacturing facilities to the Russian government" https://t.co/fJ1wUin74u — PolitiTweet.org

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1. @KochIndustries statement explaining its decision to continue doing business in Russia as its military targets civilians in Ukraine is a masterclass in gaslighting https://t.co/fJ1wUin74u — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brhodes: Reminder that there are oligarchs who aren't Russian. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm going to continue to stay on this story. At the very least, this is a defining moment for @KochIndustries and Charles Koch, who plays a massive role in domestic and global politics Subscribe to my newsletter for updates Its free to sign up https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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.@KochIndustries statement is a direct rejection of the plea Zelenskyy made today: "All American companies must leave their market immediately because it is flooded with our blood" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JaneMayerNYer: Koch Industries has finally explained its position: it would rather keep doing business in Russia than heed Zelensky’s p… — PolitiTweet.org

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@KochIndustries CBS News: Koch Industries stays in Russia, backs groups opposing U.S. sanctions https://t.co/CbbXpyq34s https://t.co/1koNmuAOLg — PolitiTweet.org

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It's really an extraordinary statement. @KochIndustries is essentially accusing the hundreds of companies that have pulled out of Russia of HELPING Putin and the Russian government — PolitiTweet.org

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The statement also obliquely acknowledges that @MolexConnectors and @KES_KOCH also continue to operate in Russia but it doesn't matter because those subsidiaries don't employ a large number of employees in Russia. https://t.co/kcmm0AwULH https://t.co/bLEQYZnji4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Meanwhile, Charles Koch is funding a constellation of groups and pundits that are publicly arguing against economic sanctions on Russia. More about that here: https://t.co/zpwSF6yyNF — PolitiTweet.org

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You can read the whole statement from @KochIndustries here: https://t.co/oylZ68qoB6 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@KochIndustries also claims that if it shut down its glass plants they would be seized by the Russian government which would "benefit" from them In other words, they claim continuing their business operations WEAKENS the government Very creative https://t.co/oylZ68qoB6 — PolitiTweet.org

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@KochIndustries .@KochIndustries claims its decision to continue operating two massive commercial glass manufacturing plants in Russia because "we will not walk away from our employees there" @McDonalds is continuing to pay its employees while shuttering its restaurants https://t.co/kcmm0AwULH — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @KochIndustries finally responds to https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ's reporting about its business in Russia. Koch COO Dave Robertson confirms that Koch's operations in Russia continue and it has no plans to stop https://t.co/kcmm0AwULH https://t.co/NMmw2g4NVJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks to the Trucker Convoy for making me 30 minutes late to pick up my kid from school so you could protested COVID restrictions that DON’T EXIST IN DC OR ANYPLACE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell, Manchin, Sinema, and Senate Republicans are costing millions of Americans ~$300/month per child because they let the expanded child tax credit expire because they didn’t want billionaires to pay any more taxes — PolitiTweet.org

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@politico The questions were posed significantly differently. The Politico poll question spent a lot of time characterizing the bill and presenting arguments for and against the bill. ABC poll is much shorter and more straightforward. https://t.co/esOprae7VY — PolitiTweet.org

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@politico Personally, I feel like we pay way too much attention to polls. What matters is what is right, not what is popular — PolitiTweet.org

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Interesting that all the people posting about the @politico poll showing 51% of Americans support "Don't Say Gay" legislation are ignoring the ABC News poll that asked the same question and found 62% of American opposed it https://t.co/qQrthjFr0u — PolitiTweet.org

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DC-based lobbyists and lawyers have earned nearly $50 million since 2014 by representing high-level Russian clients linked to the Kremlin https://t.co/xGALyuuQ9i — PolitiTweet.org