Judd Legum

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Here's how much companies that claim to be champions of LGBTQ rights have donated to anti-gay politicians in the last two years (con't): @Ford (297K) @Anthem (293K) @jpmorgan (278K) @CVSHealth (266K) @JNJNews (230K) @Facebook (152K) @WellsFargo (130K) https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@comcast @ATT @HomeDepot @UPS @Deloitte @exxonmobil @Chevron Here's how much companies that claim to be champions of LGBTQ rights have donated to anti-gay politicians in the last two years (con't): @UnitedHealthGrp (535K) @Verizon (525K) @Walmart (485K) @GM (474K) @Amazon (459K) @Google (434K) @Cigna (367K) https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's how much companies that claim to be champions of LGBTQ rights in June have donated to anti-gay politicians in the last two years: @comcast ($1.1M) @ATT ($1.1M) @homedepot (839K) @UPS (685K) @Deloitte (662K) @exxonmobil (614K) @Chevron (567K) https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@benyt Rule #1 when you are holding a party: Don't invite Ben Smith — PolitiTweet.org

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Counter-point: North Korea, which subjects more than 100,000 political prisoners to torture, starvation, forced labor, and rape, is worse than Columbia University — PolitiTweet.org

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If you are interested in more info about the corporations slinking back to the politicians and groups that set the stage for 1/6, check out the newsletter We'll have lots more data over the next 5 days And independent accountability journalism always https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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@BrandonRichards @RepublicanAGs @McGuireWoodsLLP @citizenwillis you caught me mid-tweet — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepublicanAGs @McGuireWoodsLLP @citizenwillis Has the @RepublicanAGs tried to turn the page? Quite the opposite. They promoted the Executive Director of the Rule of Law Defense Fund, which sent the robocalls, and made him the executive director of the entire organization. https://t.co/albNngCAwI https://t.co/1NvCK7ZPZq — PolitiTweet.org

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Just before 1/6, the @RepublicanAGs, through its Rule of Law Defense Fund subsidiary, sent robocalls encouraging people to "march to Congress" & "stop the steal." On 5/18, @McGuireWoodsLLP, a prominent law firm, donated 15K to the @RepublicanAGs HT: @citizenwillis https://t.co/Pi0R54qRZz — PolitiTweet.org

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My favorite part about the complaint Trump wanted the DOJ to file in the Supreme Court is the bit that claims the odds of Biden legitimately winning the election were "one in a quadrillion, or 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000." IT'S MATH, PEOPLE! — PolitiTweet.org

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A reporter in Alabama asked a state legislator who introduced a bill banning Critical Race Theory to define Critical Race Theory and it did not go well https://t.co/XbJ8ERBT36 https://t.co/EviEJrOgAN — PolitiTweet.org

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Let’s be clear. Trump attempted to execute a coup using any means necessary. That attempt is ongoing. Republican leaders in Congress, and their financial backers, are complicit. — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The path forward is uncertain but the lesson from Texas is: keep fighting. Instead, Senate leadership is planning on spending much of the summer in recess One thing is certain: The Senate will not pass legislation protecting voting rights in recess https://t.co/Dsor6MF91e — PolitiTweet.org

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4. There is only one Republican (Murkowski) who appears ready to consider serious voting rights legislation. And several Democrats won't change the filibuster rules, raising the bar for passage to 60 votes. https://t.co/Dsor6MF91e — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Texas House Democrats did everything in their power to protect voting rights, and good things are happening. In DC, the Senate is struggling to pass federal legislation to protect voting rights. They are running into problems. https://t.co/Dsor6MF91e — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Forced to defend their voter suppression bill, Republicans quickly abandoned some of the very worst provisions. First it was the ban on Sunday voting before 1PM. Now it's the section that would have made it easier for judges to overturn elections https://t.co/Dsor6MF91e — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Politicians in Washington, DC could learn a lot from Texas. Texas House Democrats blocked a voter suppression bill. It was derided as a "stunt" that would only delay the inevitable. Then extraordinary stuff started happening. https://t.co/Dsor6MF91e — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. This will be a thread of corporate PRIDE tweets + the FACTS of each company's political giving to anti-gay politicians ov… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing face masks to Holocaust, but stands by comparison of Democrats to Nazi party" https://t.co/eec0ouV8cK — PolitiTweet.org

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I guess this is a controversial position now but I think racism is real and it's important for people to learn about both the history of racism and its expression in today's society — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ritholtz: "Rainbow washing:" Fake Corporate pride marketing to provide cover for donations to anti-gay political candidates (See also "… — PolitiTweet.org

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In the last two years, @Google’s corporate PAC has spent $483,500 supporting anti-LGBTQ members on Congress who received a ZERO on @HRC’s congressional scorecard https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@jordanglevin That’s very kind of you to say, Jordan. Thank you — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MaryEmilyOHara: Corporate leaders cannot seriously expect us to buy their Pride-branded June merch and ignore their donations to legisl… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @darrenhayes: So you know all those companies that put a rainbow on their home page or a pride sticker on their window and you think the… — PolitiTweet.org

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21. OK, I could go on, but I'll leave it there. If you value this thread and want updates and more accountability journalism, please sign up for the newsletter! We are working hard to bring you information you won't find anywhere else. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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20. Since 2019, @Walgreens has donated $104,000 to anti-LGBTQ members of Congress that received a ZERO rating from @HRC @Walgreens also donated $1,000 to state legislators who sponsored anti-trans bills this year. https://t.co/sfmVwq0vU1 — PolitiTweet.org

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19. Since 2019, @WellsFargo has donated $124,500 to anti-LGBTQ members of Congress that received a ZERO rating from @HRC @WellsFargo also donated $15,500 to state legislators who sponsored anti-trans bills this year. https://t.co/baD7WYb10t — PolitiTweet.org

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18. Since 2019, @Facebook has donated $152,000 to anti-LGBTQ members of Congress that received a ZERO rating from @HRC https://t.co/IfBXz4HFQ1 — PolitiTweet.org