Judd Legum

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Musk provided NO EVIDENCE that Wikipedia has a left-wing bias and NO INFORMATION about what he was doing to "avoid" this bias in Community Notes. But one thing is clear, he is exerting influence over how Community Notes works — PolitiTweet.org

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Musk has explicitly talked about exerting influence over the Community Notes feature. Specifically, he said he was engineering it to counter the supposed left-wing bias of other community moderation platforms like Wikipedia https://t.co/Gv7AzgjzoN — PolitiTweet.org

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WTF. After I called out Twitter for appending a false "Community Note" to my report about classroom libraries in Florida, Twitter has appended another "Community Note" to that tweet, claiming Musk does not exert "undue" influence over Community Notes https://t.co/RarnDExwF0 https://t.co/3KzZieNbRe — PolitiTweet.org

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@maximlott @AFPAction If you read the article you’ll see the AFP spent tens of millions supporting candidates that voted to overturn the election or promoted Trump’s false claims. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 15. Don't rely on social media platforms controlled by right-wing billionaires to get your information. Sign up for the Popular Information newsletter ✅ More accountability journalism ✅ More in-depth research ✅ It's free to sign up https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 14. In Wisconsin alone, "Koch groups spent $4.3 million… eclipsing the $3 million spent by the Clinton campaign." That pattern was "repeated in other crucial swing states." https://t.co/237IDEZYCX — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 13. Charles Koch, however, ended up providing critical financial support to Trump's successful campaign. He spent millions on ads that, while formally opposing Democratic Senate candidates, savaged Trump's opponent Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/237IDEZYCX — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 12. In August 2016, Koch generated headlines for saying he would not financially support Trump, who had secured the Republican nomination. https://t.co/mEMUmR5U10 — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 11. In the 2018 cycle, @AFPAction spent $3,948,640 supporting Republicans and $2,835,924 opposing Democrats. AFP Action spent zero dollars supporting Democrats. https://t.co/237IDEZYCX — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 10. In July 2018, Charles Koch generated extensive media coverage by claiming he was "frustrated" with Trump and expressing an openness to supporting Democrats. "Charles Koch seeks to declare independence from the Republican Party," USA Today reported. https://t.co/evcbWw5ydI — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 9. Meanwhile, Charles Koch is pushing the narrative that he is the person who will save the party from Trump and other extremists. And the media is amplifying these claims without any context. It's not the first time. https://t.co/237IDEZYCX — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction @KochIndustries 8. The reality is that few individuals have spent more money to legitimize Trump and his allies than Charles Koch. The tens of millions of dollars that AFP Action spent supporting Trump loyalists helped legitimize Trump and sets the table for his 2024 campaign. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction 7. In addition, @KochIndustries PAC, which is also controlled by Charles Koch, was the top corporate supporter to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election -- by a wide margin https://t.co/LQBeXTF2M7 — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction 6. 86.7% of @AFPAction's spending in the 2022 cycle bolstered candidates who were endorsed by Trump, according to a review of campaign finance data by Popular Information. https://t.co/237IDEZYCX https://t.co/SEb4iASONf — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction 5. Over the next two years, @AFPAction spent $63,401,608 supporting Republican candidates for federal office, $5,576,858 opposing Democratic candidates, and zero dollars supporting Democratic candidates. https://t.co/237IDEZYCX — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction 4. After 147 GOP members of Congress voted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, the Koch network announced that the vote would "weigh heavy in our evaluation of future support." And Koch would "support those policymakers who reject the politics of division. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AFPAction 3. Unmentioned in these stories is that in November 2020, Charles Koch announced that he would no longer engage in partisanship Instead, he would devote his resources "to building bridges across partisan divides," working with "Democrats and liberals." https://t.co/uS2DuBAl52 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. A memo released Sunday by @AFPAction, a central part of the Koch network, lamented that the GOP was "nominating bad candidates." The memo claims AFP will now be more active in GOP primaries, opposing Trump and his allies The credulous headlines quickly followed https://t.co/qutblhnPyd — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Right-wing billionaire Charles Koch has REPEATEDLY MANIPULATED THE NATIONAL MEDIA, announcing again and again that he is reorienting away from Trump & MAGA There is a flood of headlines, followed by no discernible change in his political activity 🧵 https://t.co/237IDEZqNp — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Our report, in video https://t.co/Ol4Ozvs57P — PolitiTweet.org

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6. While the memo is a big development, the organizers of Operation Opt-Out are not ready to give up. A lawyer for GSI told the Detroit Free Press that the memo signals that Operation Opt-Out is "going to be a real battle." and blamed the "totalitarian left" for the controversy — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The memo is important because it provides school districts with an explicit legal justification to disregard GSI's opt-out form. According to the Detroit Free Press, two Michigan school districts — Rochester and Troy — have already said they will not accept GSI's form. — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Four days after Popular Information published its report, the Michigan Dept of Education began pushing back against GSI's plot. In a 2/2 memo, the Dept wrote that parents are not legally entitled to opt children out of "programs, practices, and resources" outside of sex ed. https://t.co/z9VcaKsCjX — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Under the guise of "rogue sex ed," the GSI form targets anything during the school day that acknowledges the existence of LGBTQ people. ❌ Rainbow flag pins ❌ Pride month ❌ Books w/LGBTQ characters https://t.co/TtqMewlnwt — PolitiTweet.org

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2. The scheme, dubbed "Operation Opt-Out," seeks to exploit a Michigan statute that allows parents to opt their children out of sex education to force schools to erase LGBTQ people. GSI created its own opt-out form https://t.co/mONtvtGqNk — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Last week, I reported a newly-formed right-wing group, the Great Schools Initiative, had launched a brazen plan to impose their ideology on Michigan public schools — using aggressive legal action to erase LGBTQ people Now Michigan is fighting back 🧵 https://t.co/TtqMewlnwt — PolitiTweet.org

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IMO, admitting when you don’t know something is an admirable quality and especially important for someone in a leadership position — PolitiTweet.org

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Trayvon Martin would have turned 28 today. https://t.co/6eFYfdKY3k — PolitiTweet.org

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Compare/contrast the @nytimes' approach to DeSantis' education policies https://t.co/1J2y8WBtYz — PolitiTweet.org