Judd Legum

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RT @bykowicz: Fascinating and scary: How aggregators are obliterating nuance from reported news, pushing partisan buttons and running up hu… — PolitiTweet.org

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6. 36% of Americans regularly get news from Facebook. So what happens on this platform really matters. For more in-depth research and accountability journalism, sign up for the newsletter. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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5. @tesszeeks and I looked at the top Daily Wire stories over a 30 days period from May 18 to June 19. We saw this pattern repeat over and over again. Local and national outlets do the work. The Daily Wire gets rewarded by Facebook's algorithm. https://t.co/DvhgGW6ex4 https://t.co/vF7cDmw1rX — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The Chicago Tribune story was written by a beat reporter dedicated to covering the local police. 2 days later, The Daily Wire aggregated The Chicago Tribune story and added a somewhat misleading headline and received 359,419 engagements on Facebook https://t.co/DvhgGW6ex4 https://t.co/8Bkh56p28n — PolitiTweet.org

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3. On 5/20, the Chicago Tribune reported that rank-and-file cops in the Chicago Police Department "issued a no-confidence vote" against the superintendent and the mayor. That story received 870 engagements (likes/comments/shares) on Facebook https://t.co/DvhgGW6ex4 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. The Daily Wire does little to no original reporting yet receives 4x the engagement on Facebook as the NYT, which employs thousands of journalism. On a per article basis, The Daily Wire receives 18x the engagement of the NYT. Let's look at the tactics https://t.co/DvhgGW6ex4 — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Facebook's algorithm devalues journalism — especially local journalism — lavish rewarding right-wing aggregators who take the work of local journalists & give it an inaccurate or incendiary spin No one is better at playing the game than The Daily Wire https://t.co/DvhgGW6ex4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Somehow I got on the "Real America's Voice" press list and there is a lot going on in "Real America" https://t.co/3NlN5GLvPy — PolitiTweet.org

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@conor64 This is what CRT scholars say — PolitiTweet.org

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@FWIWnews I've asked Facebook whether these ads are permitted in light of Trump's ban. It appears to me that they are using the TeamTrump account to evade the ban. I'll let you know when/if I hear back. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump is supposedly banned from Facebook but through the "Team Trump" account is currently running ads for fundraising and promoting his upcoming rallies HT: @FWIWnews https://t.co/fLYChKbfLo — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump is supposedly banned from Facebook but through the "Team Trump" account is currently running ad for fundraising and to promote his upcoming rallies HT: @FWIWnews https://t.co/htGHVZDpb3 — PolitiTweet.org

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6. While many publications covered corporate pledges to cut off funding to GOP objectors, only Popular Information is comprehensively monitoring FEC filings to see who is keeping their word Sign up for updates and accountability journalism --> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenRickScott @NRSC 5. In May, @Comcast also donated $15,000 to the @NRCC, who is supporting the reelection of 130+ GOP objectors. As Trump pushes false claims of election fraud, the @NRCC is continuing to use Trump in fundraising appeals. https://t.co/hKsjFBQlGO https://t.co/nA9WCXNs2S — PolitiTweet.org

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4. @SenRickScott has used his position as chair of the @NRSC to promote and legitimize Trump's lies about the 2020 election. Trump was featured in a recent NRSC fundraising video, winking at election fraud conspiracy theories. https://t.co/hKsjFBQlGO — PolitiTweet.org

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@comcast 3. On May 16, the @NRSC reported receiving a 15K contribution from @Comcast. The @NRSC is chaired by @SenRickScott, who voted to overturn the election. And its supporting the reelection of @SenJohnKennedy, who voted to overturn the election. https://t.co/hKsjFBQlGO https://t.co/zwSR0gZ1ny — PolitiTweet.org

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2. After January 6, @Comcast promised to "suspend all of our political contributions to those elected officials who voted against certification." Their actions since suggest that was mostly about PR and not principle. https://t.co/hKsjFBQlGO — PolitiTweet.org

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1. It has been 6 months since the January attack on Capitol. Many companies are keeping their promises to cut off donations to GOP objectors. Others are trying to quietly funnel money to the members pf Congress who voted to overturn the election. https://t.co/hKsjFBQlGO — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Its been 6 months since the January attack on Capitol. Many companies are keeping their promises to cut off donations to GOP objectors. Others are trying to quietly funnel money to the members pf Congress who voted to overturn the election. https://t.co/hKsjFBQlGO — PolitiTweet.org

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George H. W. Bush vomited in the lap of the Prime Minister of Japan https://t.co/IS1DI9Y9EF — PolitiTweet.org

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“It's a long tradition in Rhode Island and there are many of them and I think we just need to work our way through the issues, thank you,” said Whitehouse as he was ushered away by a staffer. — PolitiTweet.org

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"U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse continues to defend his family's membership in the all-white private Bailey’s Beach Club in Newport." https://t.co/kvDysSLPEd — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarkDavis So you admit you have no answer. Thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thinking about my dad today. He didn't spend time arguing online about whether systemic racism exists. He worked hard to make our community a little fairer. He still has an impact on my life every day. https://t.co/ZJD7lrzycM — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarkDavis That’s not an answer — PolitiTweet.org

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Students, outside of law school, really aren't learning CRT. But if you say it's learning racism is embedded in society, how's this controversial? There's still a disparity in penalties for crack v. powder cocaine There are still legacy admissions at Harvard DC isn't a state — PolitiTweet.org

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Has someone explained what terrible stuff that is supposed to happen when a student learns about Critical Race Theory? What is so dangerous about this series of ideas? Are there examples of students who have been victims of Critical Race Theory? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. The @NRSC is chaired by @SenRickScott, who voted to overturn the election Scott is using the @NRSC to legitimize & ampli… — PolitiTweet.org

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I am not a celebrity but I was on this podcast. — PolitiTweet.org

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Details on what happened in Texas after the end of the legislative session. Republican leaders who wrote the bill claim they have no idea how two key provisions were included https://t.co/Dsor6MF91e — PolitiTweet.org