Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Biden invited the @USChamber to the White House when he signed the infrastructure bill -- as if big business and Biden were pursuing a common agenda. At the time, the @USChamber was spending millions on an aggressive lobbying effort to defeat BBB. — PolitiTweet.org

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I think one lesson of Build Back Better's failure is that you can't rein in corporate power without actually taking on corporate power. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Nate_Cohn @BenjySarlin I understand Dems don't have 50 votes without Manchin, but Manchin himself is only one vote. There is no option for the White House to simply "take" whatever Manchin proposes when dozens of House members likely would not support it — PolitiTweet.org

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REMINDER: America's largest corporations spent MILLIONS to defeat Build Back Better so they could avoid a 15% minimum corporate tax rate This includes companies who claim they care about climate including @Apple, @Netflix, @GM, @Ford, @PayPal, @amazon https://t.co/r4WyilfwD0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin did this in a way that was as humiliating to Biden as possible even though Biden has defended Manchin throughout the entire process and personally vouched for him What a guy — PolitiTweet.org

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The issue with "bipartisanship" is not the idea of working together across party lines but the fact that, in practice, it means only passing legislation supported by corporate lobbyists and the wealthy — PolitiTweet.org

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Apparently, we will be unable to counter the threats from China and Russia if we accelerate the transition to clean energy or make sure kids can go to preschool — PolitiTweet.org

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Impossible to go over all the bad faith arguments in Manchin's statement in one tweet. This exact statement could easily be signed by Mitch McConnell. I don't think there is anything he'd disagree with here. https://t.co/7lx71FVUOh — PolitiTweet.org

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REMINDER: America's largest corporations spent MILLIONS to achieve this exact result. And they won. As a result, there will be no paid family leave, no universal pre-K, no expanded child tax credit, no action on climate https://t.co/mYzqElcW91 — PolitiTweet.org

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REMINDER: Six former top Manchin staffers are being paid millions by the fossil fuel industry to kill this bill. They succeeded. https://t.co/4U03Nak73a — PolitiTweet.org

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The belief that Manchin would come around reflects a deep lack of understanding of the power of corporate interests on Manchin and the system For independent journalism that holds corporations accountable, check out my newsletter. Free to sign up --> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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@DavidMDrucker OK, you still haven't presented any evidence — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin delivered for three important constituencies: 1. Corporate lobbyists 2. Fossil fuel companies 3. Himself — PolitiTweet.org

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@DavidMDrucker What evidence do you have that it's "outside the scope of voters' current priorities." The legislation polled extremely well. — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin's final "objection" mapped directly onto the argument of the Senate GOP. That you needed to create a fake bill that extended every program for 10 years to understand the "true" cost. Bad faith all the way down. — PolitiTweet.org

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The fact that Manchin went on FOX NEWS to stab Biden in the back tells you pretty much everything you need to know. — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin had to pretend to be engaging in good faith to get the infrastructure bill through the House He was able to convince Biden to vouch for him with the progressive caucus Once he got the infrastructure deal (which was supported by corporate lobbyists) he was done — PolitiTweet.org

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It's clear this is where Manchin would end up for awhile now. The give away was that he kept on making demands, then Democrats would meet his demands, and then he would create new demands. That's how you kill legislation. — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing I've learned after nearly two years of living in a pandemic is the most important thing to do in response to any new development is panic — PolitiTweet.org

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These text messages are an absolutely damning illustration of a corporate culture where profit maximization trumps worker safety — PolitiTweet.org

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There is a lot of competition but Florida makes a strong case for having the worst state campaign finance database — PolitiTweet.org

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According to Fox News, the legislation was drafted by right-wing operative Chris Rufo. He's been open about his intention to exploit the issue for political purposes. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is not an exaggeration. DeSantis is prepared to undermine the education of millions of Florida students to score political points. And it's being promoted as a nationwide model. I'll have more in my newsletter, Popular Information Sign up free --> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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Digging into DeSantis' new "STOP Woke" legislation and it would allow PARENTS TO SUE TEACHERS for providing accurate lessons on U.S. History The only way to avoid a lawsuit would be to lie to students about the nation's founding principles — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll be tracking this company closely. For updates and more accountability journalism, check out my newsletter, Popular Information. Unlike Trump's investor presentation, it's original work! And it's free to sign up --> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE on Trump's new "media company": No customers No revenue No product One (1) SEC investigation One (1) lawsuit alleging "brazen fraud" https://t.co/82VacH830w https://t.co/mOMsvu75Af — PolitiTweet.org

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"The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in this wave is also being inflated by the fact that milder patients are being admitted because there is room to accommodate them. Many are there for other complaints but are routinely tested for the pathogen" — PolitiTweet.org

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"Only 1.7% of identified Covid-19 cases were admitted to hospital in the second week of infections in the fourth wave, compared with 19% in the same week of the third delta-driven wave" — PolitiTweet.org

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"South Africa delivered some positive news on the omicron coronavirus variant on Friday, reporting a much lower rate of hospital admissions and signs that the wave of infections may be peaking." https://t.co/bMGTYA4NT7 — PolitiTweet.org

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IMO billionaires should be held responsible for their crimes — PolitiTweet.org