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8. @Comcast has been adorning its social media posts with rainbows. One tweet says: "Pride is the love we share. And with Xfinity, it’s Pride all year." But @Comcast has donated more than $1.1 million to anti-LGBTQ politicians since 2019 https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 https://t.co/Q5m2dihonu — PolitiTweet.org

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6. What's remarkable is that @CVSHealth also has a 100% score in @HRC's Corporate Equality Index The index excludes political donations, enabling corporations to craft a pro-LGBTQ image while bankrolling politicians that are undermining LGBTQ rights https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Since 2019, CVS Health has also donated $259,000 to 54 members of Congress who received a zero rating in @HRC's Congressional scorecard for the 116th Congress https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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4. In North Carolina, @CVSHealth donated 1K to Senator Ralph Hise (R), the primary sponsor of S514, which The Advocate called "the most repressive anti-transgender health care bill in the nation." https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. @CVSHealth, for example, has turned their Twitter avatar into a rainbow heart It also donated 4K to two sponsors of a TX bill to change the state’s child abuse law to make it a crime for parents to allow kids to receive gender-affirming medical care https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@CVSHealth for example, has turned their Twitter avatar into a rainbow heart It also donated 4K to two sponsors of a TX bill to change the state’s child abuse law to make it a crime for parents to allow kids to receive gender-affirming medical care https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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2. We looked at the contributions from corporations that tout their commitment to LGBTQ rights to: Members of Congress with a ZERO rating from @HRC Sponsors of anti-trans legislation in AR, TN, NC, TX, and FL The results were not pretty https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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1. 25 major companies that sponsor Pride parades, and turn their Twitter avatars into rainbows and present themselves as champions of LGBTQ rights have donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years https://t.co/nyslzDwxJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans around the country are working every day to restrict voting rights and politicize the administration of elections. Why is the Senate planning on taking most of the summer off? — PolitiTweet.org

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There is not a monolithic view of affirmative action among CRT scholars but Derrick Bell called it “the latest contrivance the society has created to give blacks the sense of equality while withholding its substance.” Delgado says it is “homeostatic,” designed to prevent change — PolitiTweet.org

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If you just want to oppose any acknowledgement of or response to racism, fine. But don’t call it Critical Race Theory — PolitiTweet.org

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Republican think Critical Race Theory is responsible for things like Affirmative Action and diversity trainings but those are the types of programs that CRT explicitly critiques — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @morgfair: The Popular Information newsletter is an indispensable source of independent accountability journalism. Sign up and give it a… — PolitiTweet.org

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This chart explains a lot. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 4. Keep in mind THESE PROVISIONS PASSED THE TEXAS SENATE AND WOULD BE TEXAS LAW HAD DEMOCRATS NOT WALKED OUT Now Republican… — PolitiTweet.org

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@BurgerKing 5. @BurgerKing got a ridiculous amount of free press from their tweet. And none of these articles mention the franchisee PAC's political donations. https://t.co/plJfgfC8TY — PolitiTweet.org

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4. @BurgerKing Franchisee PAC also donated to Lauren Boebert and Tommy Tuberville in the 2020 cycle. They are new and haven't been scored by HRC. So I didn't include them in the count of 31 Republicans in the tweet above. But I have a pretty good idea of where they will end up. — PolitiTweet.org

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3. I'm going to be publishing an in-depth piece on corporate hypocrisy during pride month in my newsletter very soon. It looks at corporate PAC donations to anti-LGBTQ politicians at the federal & state level Sign up (it's free!) to receive the report ➡️ https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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@BurgerKing @HRC 2. In the 2020 cycle, the @BurgerKing Franchisee PAC donated $113,500 to 31 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WITH A ZERO RATING ON @HRC's CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD. Now @BurgerKing is trying to position itself as a champion of LGBTQ rights. — PolitiTweet.org

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1. This is a cute tweet but if @BurgerKing really supports LGBTQ+ rights maybe the @BurgerKing Franchisee PAC should stop donating so much money to so many members of Congress THAT RECEIVED A ZERO RATING FROM @HRC. Receipts to follow. — PolitiTweet.org

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In the United States, there are fewer than 20,000 people in the hospital for COVID-19 today. This is the first time that has happened since March 30, 2020 -- two days after we started counting Get vaccinated. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 3. Now Republicans are scrapping a provision to allow Texas judges to void an election based on thin evidence of fraud (w/o… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 2. Republicans are COMPLETELY UNPREPARED to defend the substance of the bill and are abandoning major provisions. First, th… — PolitiTweet.org

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Please spread the word! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. On May 31, Texas Republicans were fully prepared to pass a sweeping voter suppression bill But the bill failed because H… — PolitiTweet.org

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DC reported 7 new COVID cases today, test positivity at 1%, down to 41 people hospitalized. Get vaccinated. — PolitiTweet.org

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@banditelli @OptimistsPrime @NewsWhip The algorithm distributed content based on engagement, so it’s a pretty good proxy. I’d be happy to use other data but Facebook will not disclose it — PolitiTweet.org