Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Major corporations give hundreds of millions to the @USChamber. That money is then used to defeat paid family leave, climate action, and universal pre-K. Also to pay Tom Donohue $7 million to head up the whole operation. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

This is COURAGE A sharp contrast with the corporate sponsors of the Olympics, whose response has been SILENCE https://t.co/uGieuZqXfp — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

The Williamson County chapter of @Moms4Liberty, which filed a complaint seeking to remove a book about MLK from the second grade curriculum because it violated Tennessee's new anti-CRT law, has a VERY COMPELLING response to my reporting. https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg https://t.co/STABpuqOVn — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

SCOTUS nomination hearings are a joke. We pretend throwing around concepts like "settled law" tells us anything about how Kavanaugh will approach abortion. Yes, Roe is SETTLED until Kavanaugh UNSETTLES it. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Democrats could pass national legislation to protect abortion rights but will not because several Senators don’t want to make an exception to the filibuster so they will let Supreme Court justices (who were only confirmed via an exception to the filibuster) gut abortion rights — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

RT @TheTNHoller: Here’s @JuddLegum on @Moms4LibertyWC trying to get books about MLK & other civil rights leaders banned from our schools (w… — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

RT @superbunnyhop: Here's a look at the books that conservative MOMS FOR LIBERTY are trying to ban, and how the reasoning is that they don'… — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@wexler I’m for it if we can make tweetdeck independent again — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

The easiest way to gain money and fame online in 2021 is to consistently argue that racists are not racist — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

RT @drvolts: A dude was caught on camera shoplifting from Walgreens; it generated well over 300 stories, in virtually every big outlet. W… — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

13. Notably, actual parents in Williamson County public schools don't appear to share Steenman's concerns The County lets parents opt kids out of any book Among the thousands of second graders in the County, only a handful have opted out of any book https://t.co/7j51LDx5bO — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

12. Anne McGraw, a former school board member in Williamson County, told me the purpose of the law is "to strike fear and hesitation with teachers" because "if they mess up, it could be catastrophic for them professionally" And it's working https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

11. This is a massive problem because the law bans any instruction on 11 poorly defined concepts This includes any suggestion that people of one race have more privileges than others. Or anything that might make students feel "discomfort" about race https://t.co/7j51LDO8dO https://t.co/wBCIyiQl1Q — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

10. Regardless, this law is already having a huge impact on Tennessee teachers. Regulations issued by the Dept of Ed says that teachers who violate the law can be subject to "[d]isciplinary or licensure action." In other words, they can be fired https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

9. Steenman's complaint was rejected by the Dept of Ed but only for a technical reason. She referenced instruction during the 2020-21 school year The new law only applies to the 2021-22 school year forward But the texts are still used & she could refile https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

8. There are lots of newsletters that offer opinions on Critical Race Theory But for reporting that cuts through the noise and focuses on the facts of the anti-CRT movement, check out my newsletter, Popular Information. It's free to sign up! https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

7. Skousen's book describes "black children as 'pickaninnies' & American slave owners as the 'worst victims' of slavery" The book claims the Founders wished to free the slaves but most "were woefully unprepared for a life of competitive independence" https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

6. What would Steenman's preferred version of history look like? Her organization, Moms for Liberty, has some suggestions. They recommend The Making of America, a 1985 text by W. Cleon Skousen that is notoriously racist https://t.co/7j51LDO8dO https://t.co/W3tJCPMqgS — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

5. Steenman also objected to the teacher’s manual because it had a negative depiction of Bull Connor, the notorious racist who used hoses and attack dogs to enforce segregation. https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg https://t.co/JEIdG2WgDz — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

4. Steenman's complaint also objects to a book about Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate a New Orleans school Steenman says the book is CRT because it does not discuss "black heroes" like "Clarence Thomas," "Ben Carson," and "Morgan Freeman" https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3. In deleted tweets from August 2020 obtained by https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ, Steenman said she would "never" send her kids to public schools and described public school teachers as "brainwashing assholes." https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg https://t.co/CcprySly4Y — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

2. The complaint about the MLK book was filed by Robin Steenman, chair of the Williamson County chapter of Moms For Liberty. But Steenman does not have any children in Tennessee public schools. How do I know? https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

1. In Tennessee, a complaint was filed alleging that a book on MLK violated a new law banning Critical Race Theory I've found out a lot more about the people behind the complaint, their vision for history education, and the impact on teachers https://t.co/7j51LDwxmg https://t.co/LuTuOUg8Se — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

RT @DanPriceSeattle: A guy was caught stealing $950 in stuff from Walgreens. It led to 309 news stories. Walgreens was caught stealing $4.… — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@katie_robertson @kevinroose @Klonick @Hertz I’ve had very similar issues with Hertz. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Maybe I’m crazy, but I don’t think being a good family member involves helping members of your family coverup or spin sexual harassment — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Off the top of my head you are missing “ethics” and “a conscience” — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I'll share the findings of my investigation into "Moms For Liberty" in my next newsletter. This report features: Deleted tweets A racist textbook from 1985 Morgan Freeman Sign up free: https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I'm sharing my findings in my next newsletter. It features: Deleted tweets A racist textbook from 1985 Morgan Freeman https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I've spent the last couple of days looking into this and it's MUCH WORSE than it seems. — PolitiTweet.org