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AUDIO of Chapek's comments. Incredible stuff. https://t.co/rGAY71ifaF — PolitiTweet.org

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NOTE: @Disney donated nearly $200,000 to supporters of the Don't Say Gay bill. Chapek has made no indication those donations would stop. Instead, he's having a GOP operative he recently put in charge of Disney's gov't relations review political giving https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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@Disney Chapek apparently no longer believes that Modern Family functions as its opposition to the "Don't Say Gay" bill https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY https://t.co/riXDW4JbM1 — PolitiTweet.org

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The fact that Chapek was so easily able to get DeSantis on the phone shows how critical @Disney COULD HAVE BEEN in defeating this legislation. Imagine if Disney called a few Florida Senators before the vote yesterday? https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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@Disney Chapek made this announcement TWO DAYS after writing a memo to all @Disney employees saying that taking a public stance would be pointless and counterproductive. I guess he doesn't believe that anymore. https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced today during a shareholder meeting that the company opposes the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Chapek said he called DeSantis this AM. The announcement comes one day after the Florida Senate approved the bill by 3 votes! https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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@JeffreyASachs Do you know why they didn’t include public schools? — PolitiTweet.org

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Nothing in the bill prohibits sex education for young children as long as its heterosexual sex — PolitiTweet.org

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This absurd argument is frequently paired with the idea that the bill only prohibits "sex education" for young children. That's false. There were amendments proposed that would have focused on sex education instead of gender identity which Republicans rejected. — PolitiTweet.org

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A VERY DUMB new argument I'm seeing all over the place is that it's inaccurate to call it the "Don't Say Gay" bill because the bill itself doesn't use the word "gay." The bill prohibits teachers from talking about "sexual orientation or gender identity." https://t.co/xq9Sqr55Sl — PolitiTweet.org

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"Parents of a trans child who reached out to Attorney General Ken Paxton over dinner are now under investigation for child abuse" https://t.co/kgznEbeWpB — PolitiTweet.org

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8. While @ATT's announcement that it stopped donations to objectors was covered in dozens of outlets — including the NYT, WSJ, and CNN — Popular Information is the only outlet that kept following the money. Sign up free for more accountability reporting https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Among the recipients of @ATT's cash are strident supporters of Trump's lies. AT&T donated 5K to @RepRichHudson, who said, IN NOVEMBER 2021, that "there was election fraud" and that Trump's repeated lies reflect the "accurate" concerns of GOP voters https://t.co/V5ZTwxZvW3 — PolitiTweet.org

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6. But still @ATT had not donated DIRECTLY to the campaigns of Republican objectors. That changed on 1/31/2022 when @ATT donated 67K to 16 Republican objectors. @ATT also kicked in another 15K each to the @NRSC and @NRCC https://t.co/V5ZTwxZvW3 — PolitiTweet.org

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5. That stance lasted until August 2021 when @ATT donated 15K each to the @NRCC and @NRSC. Collectively, those two committees are supporting the reelection of every Republican objector. @ATT also stopped returning requests for comment. https://t.co/V5ZTwxZvW3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@ATT @RepJimBanks 4. At the time, @ATT told https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ in a statement that its 1/11 policy remained in place. The company claimed the House Conservatives Fund had agreed that its PAC contribution would not support the re-election of objectors https://t.co/V5ZTwxZvW3 https://t.co/oEW0JSPFMY — PolitiTweet.org

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3. By February 2021, @ATT was creating loopholes to its pledge. The company donated 5K to the House Conservatives Fund, a large caucus of House Republicans chaired by objector @RepJimBanks that supports a large number of other Republican objectors https://t.co/V5ZTwxZvW3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@ATT 2. On 1/11/21, @ATT released a statement saying it would no longer contribute to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election. https://t.co/V5ZTwxZvW3 https://t.co/xRa7W5LF4r — PolitiTweet.org

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1. For about a year, @ATT pretended to care about the January 6 vote to overturn the 2020 presidential election Now, they've stopped pretending. Follow along for details and receipts. https://t.co/V5ZTwxZvW3 — PolitiTweet.org

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REMINDER: @Disney sends tweets like this but as the Florida legislature passed the "Don't Say Gay" bill Disney remained silent because CEO Bob Chapek says he's worried about corporate statements being "weaponized" by opponents of LGBTQ rights https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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@GovRonDeSantis .@Disney has refused to take a public position on the bill If Disney had opposed the bill could it have flipped 3 votes in the Florida Senate? It seems possible. https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: The Florida Senate just passed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by a vote of 22-17. Two Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the measure. It now heads to the desk of @GovRonDeSantis — PolitiTweet.org

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Hundreds of bills — some of which are already law — banning teachers, students & private businesses from candidly discussing race, history, gender, sexuality and other topics. But a certain crowd, supposedly committed to “free speech,” remains focused on “viral Twitter pile-ons” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddApatow: His customers are children. This bill harms children in ways that will damage many for life. @Disney should never be a com… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PiperPerabo: In the last 2 years, Disney has donated $197,162 to #Florida legislators who support the "Don't Say Gay" bill including Re… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CarlosGSmith: #Desantis spokesperson, paid for with our money, called opponents of the hateful #DontSayGay bill PEDOPHILES— the oldest,… — PolitiTweet.org

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9. One of those operatives, @MorrellGeoff, according to Chapek, will be "reassessing" Disney's "political giving." In the last six years, Morrell has personally donated exclusively to Republicans, including McCarthy, McConnell, Scalise, and Ron Johnson https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Chapek, however, is reportedly has become "concerned that Disney might be viewed as too liberal." Chapek has installed Republican operatives in key roles, including Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org

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7. This is not how @Disney has operated historically. In 2016, for example, Disney took a strong stand against an anti-LGBTQ bill in Georgia, threatening to boycott the state if the bill was enacted. https://t.co/L4Kus1zWFY — PolitiTweet.org