Judd Legum

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You can always count on Fox to cover the day’s most important news — PolitiTweet.org

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@normative Some of those issues are discussed in the piece. — PolitiTweet.org

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7. If you like this kind of stuff, I recommend checking out our newsletter, Popular Information. We'll keep you updated on what corporations do and send you a bunch of other accountability journalism. And it's free to sign up. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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6. We've been tracking corporate PAC donations to the 147 objectors for an entire year. And we will not stop. We are going to keep paying attention. https://t.co/yOUfjiVZ6q — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The authors argue "when companies feel they have to compete on regulatory shortcuts rather than on productivity and innovation, they may be poorly positioned to produce sustainable profits" Worth keeping in mind as companies face pressure to bankroll GOP objectors — PolitiTweet.org

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4. An article in the latest issue of @HarvardBiz notes that rigorous studies show corporate political spending is "strongly and negatively related to company value." https://t.co/72Kxw6kBWm — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Beyond the obvious public relations problems (ask @Toyota how well it worked out) there is little evidence that corporations spending money on politics improves corporate performance The opposite is true https://t.co/72Kxw6kBWm — PolitiTweet.org

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2. The fact that many companies continue to withhold donations from GOP objectors is a big problem for corporate lobbyists, who are used to directing cash to politicians as a way of buying goodwill and access But would it actually benefit the companies? https://t.co/72Kxw6kBWm — PolitiTweet.org

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1. One year later, corporate lobbyists are warning their clients that they need to start donating to the Republicans who voted to overturn the election IMMEDIATELY https://t.co/72Kxw6kBWm — PolitiTweet.org

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Very interesting framing of a brazen attempt to subvert the democratic process based on lies that inspired a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol https://t.co/uaPFVXeMcb — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm pretty sure this is an undercount but it's an interesting database — PolitiTweet.org

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214 elected officials assisted Trump's effort to overturn the election https://t.co/ru8jhNAtEV — PolitiTweet.org

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@BenCohenSays That's right. What I'm saying is that if a community wants to reduce the spread of COVID, all other restrictions should be put in place before schools are closed. Because kids really need to go to school. If you run out of staff or can't operate safely you have to close. — PolitiTweet.org

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No city should keep restaurants open and close schools. Schools should always be the last thing to close. — PolitiTweet.org

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5. If you want the actual facts, we've done the work. It involved looking at thousands of FEC filings over the last four years. It did not involve asking corporate lobbyists about their hopes and dreams https://t.co/CoGgwxevfB — PolitiTweet.org

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4. This kind of fact-free reporting is grossly irresponsible. Corporate lobbyists are trying to create the impression that all corporations have already started donating to objectors so its easier to convince the ones that haven't to start. — PolitiTweet.org

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@thehill 3. Previously, @thehill reported that the corporate funding freeze on GOP objectors had "largely ended" even though corporate PAC donations to GOP objectors are down by 2/3rds and 79 major corporations have maintained a total freeze https://t.co/zzcE8nDO6k — PolitiTweet.org

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@thehill 2. But the idea that corporations themselves are trying to "rebuild bridges with GOP objectors" is based entirely on spin from corporate lobbyists https://t.co/Xh5ooAcnBT — PolitiTweet.org

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1. @thehill continues to launder spin from corporate lobbyists as "reporting" Corporate lobbyists are eager to resume donations to Republican objectors because that's how they buy access https://t.co/f2Ypd80dIk — PolitiTweet.org

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Funny that the people obsessed with "cancel culture" seem pretty chill about book banning https://t.co/xofxxrQKsh — PolitiTweet.org

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CBS NEWS: Most, but not all, corporations kept their post-January 6 PAC pledges https://t.co/WPz143vUm9 https://t.co/zQdbTMtxRA — PolitiTweet.org

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6. This is a critical moment for academic freedom because once you start down this path there is no logical end point I’ll be tracking book banning and related efforts this year in my newsletter, Popular Information Sign up free to stay updated ➡️ https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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5. We’ll see more of this because right-wing politicians believe it’s good politics. Youngkin became Gov of Virginia with a closing ad featuring a mom who tried to ban Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved, from her son’s AP English class https://t.co/xofxxrQKsh — PolitiTweet.org

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4. This stuff is happening around the country. In Texas, Gov. Abbott asked the Texas Education Agency to refer school librarians that carry “pornography” for prosecution Abbott considers critically acclaimed memoirs by LGBTQ authors “pornography” https://t.co/xofxxrQKsh — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Under the Oklahoma legislation, parents can also sue schools that don’t remove books and collect at least 10K in damages for every day the books remain in circulation https://t.co/xofxxrQKsh — PolitiTweet.org

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2. In Oklahoma, legislation has been introduced to allow any individual parent to remove any book from the school library that contains “content of a sexual nature” Librarians who refuse to remove these books at a parent’s request will be fired https://t.co/xofxxrQKsh — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Parents should have a say in their kids’ education. But the “parent empowerment” movement is less about parental involvement and more about imposing cultural conservatism on every aspect of public education https://t.co/mCpX0WXIMC — PolitiTweet.org

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They don't teach Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools so the anti-CRT crowd has been forced to shift to SEL, a curriculum that is taught in all 50 states because it has proven to immensely benefit students. You may know it as "life skills" Details here: https://t.co/tFYkklE4qw — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DLeonhardt: American children are starting 2022 in crisis. I'm not sure that many people fully grasp the depth of it. 🧵 https://t.co… — PolitiTweet.org

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7. The calculus from most companies in January 2022 appears to be that while the public was concerned with threats to democracy in 2021, it's not as big a deal today That may be correct as a PR matter But the actual threat to democracy has increased https://t.co/hwL36xkVC7 — PolitiTweet.org