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RT @JuddLegum: 1. People think that Republicans are introducing bills banning Critical Race Theory in schools. This is misleading. Most o… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@Pepsi DOES NOT DISPUTE that it donated to Texas Republican lawmakers who supported the state's abortion ban It disputes WHEN IT SENT the check Pepsi also won't say when it sent the check What we know for sure is it was deposited on 8/5/21 https://t.co/OX6aFFvloj — PolitiTweet.org

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As most people know, corporate checks expire within 90 or 180 days. @pepsi tells me, at some point, they did have to reissue the check to the Texas GOP. But @pepsi declined to specify the date the check was originally sent or the date that it was reissued. — PolitiTweet.org

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@pepsi The other issue is that, if @pepsi objected to the fact that the Texas GOP was pushing through a draconian abortion ban, it could have canceled the check. It chose not to. As a result, the Texas GOP was able to cash the check on 8/5/21. Here is how it showed up on the filing. https://t.co/llw2Hn904Z — PolitiTweet.org

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The other question I've posed is whether @pepsi ever reissued the check. Because typically a corporate check will expire after 90 or 180 days. — PolitiTweet.org

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The other issue is that, if @Pepsi objected to the fact that the Texas GOP was pushing through a draconian abortion ban, it could have canceled the check. It chose not to. As a result, the Texas GOP was able to cash the check on 8/5/21. Here is how it showed up on the filing. — PolitiTweet.org

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@pepsi I contacted PepsiCo prior to publication but did not receive a response. Since Pepsi is making an issue of the timing the check was sent (prior to the passage of the abortion ban), I've asked if they plan on making any changes to their political giving moving forward — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: Facing calls for a boycott on social media, @pepsi is defending its 15K donation to the Texas GOP Pepsi tells https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ that it sent the check to the Texas GOP in the summer of 2020 but it wasn't cashed until August 2021 https://t.co/7CxOFQC6UQ https://t.co/SdXrqhI3kc — PolitiTweet.org

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The anti-abortion lobby responds to Popular Information’s reporting on major corporations who sent checks to the Republicans behind Texas’ draconian abortion ban https://t.co/7CxOFQC6UQ — PolitiTweet.org

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8. The people who have spent years claiming to be champions of free speech have gone quiet. And media coverage, relative to the scope of this free speech attack, is scant For updates and accountability journalism, sign up for my newsletter https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Tucker Carlson losing an advertiser is not an attack on free speech. Laws prohibiting teachers and others from expressing certain views or telling the truth is an assault on the First Amendment https://t.co/WTEpBKWerN — PolitiTweet.org

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6. There are dozens of bills all around the country attempting to impose similar restrictions. And at least 10 similar bills that have already become law. Missouri alone has 19 bill pending that restrict speech https://t.co/WTEpBKWerN — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Of course, at the founding, the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence were not universal. Black people, women, and other groups had few rights. The bill would prohibit teachers from telling the truth about American history. https://t.co/WTEpBKWerN — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The Florida bill explicitly requires teachers to lie to students. It requires teachers to define "American history…as the creation of a new nation based largely on the universal principles stated in the Declaration of Independence." https://t.co/WTEpBKWerN — PolitiTweet.org

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3. In Florida, @RonDeSantisFL is pushing legislation that would prohibit any kind of instruction or training in schools OR PRIVATE BUSINESSES that makes white people feel "feel discomfort, guilt, [or] anguish." https://t.co/WTEpBKWerN — PolitiTweet.org

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2. A new report from @PENamerica revealed that, in the first few weeks of 2022 there were 71 BILLS introduced in states restricting the speech of teachers Many bills contain basic factual errors, contradictory language, or leave important terms undefined https://t.co/WTEpBKWerN — PolitiTweet.org

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This is Popular Information's original report, which details @PepsiCo's donations to Texas Republicans that passed the state's draconian abortion ban Other major donors include @att, @walmart, @ford and @zillow https://t.co/7CxOFQC6UQ — PolitiTweet.org

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NEWSWEEK: Boycott Pepsi Calls Grow Over Donation to Texas GOP After Abortion Ban https://t.co/fFnPyoKpNV https://t.co/wgp446pdaD — PolitiTweet.org

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1. People think that Republicans are introducing bills banning Critical Race Theory in schools. This is misleading. Most of the bills don't even mention CRT. It is a sweeping attack on free speech inside and outside schools. Follow along if interested https://t.co/WTEpBKWerN — PolitiTweet.org

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Quick reminder of how the media covered George W. Bush calling a NYT reporter a "major league asshole." https://t.co/XYvBB5qblF — PolitiTweet.org

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Quick reminder of how the media covered George W. Bush calling a NYT reported a "major league asshole." https://t.co/qvxkQP0riy — PolitiTweet.org

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I wonder if @KingJames knows that his "@ATT Family" is funding the politicians in Texas who passed the nation's strictest abortion ban, enforced by vigilante justice https://t.co/7CxOFQC6UQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@guypbenson I believe Youngkin encouraged parents and students to follow the instruction of their principal for now https://t.co/Ql7JnKwBfs — PolitiTweet.org

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Tucker Carlson losing a brand advertiser because he says something extremely racist is not an attack on free speech Passing a law prohibiting businesses from talking to their employees about race is an attack on free speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TheDarienite You should look at the law DeSantis is pushing in Florida. It extends beyond schools to all private businesses. Do your research. — PolitiTweet.org

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It's interesting that the self-declared defenders of the First Amendment are completely silent about actual attacks on the First Amendment. Which is government restrictions on speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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People have spent years complaining about the supposed left-wing assault on free speech but did I miss when liberal lawmakers proposed dozens of bills restricting what ideas people could talk about? Because that is exactly what right-wing legislators are doing now. — PolitiTweet.org

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@gemini6ice They don't make it easy. — PolitiTweet.org