Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@EpicLee7 @tesszeeks I really appreciate it but I’m not comfortable having people work for me for free. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

This position will increase Popular Information's staff from TWO to THREE. Right now it's just me and @tesszeeks and we have some cool projects we want to do but are out of bandwidth. Come join us. https://t.co/qfTkDWGo6x — PolitiTweet.org

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The position is available immediately and applications will be considered on a rolling basis. So if you are interested, apply ASAP. If you know someone who might be interested, spread the word. https://t.co/qfTkDWGo6x — PolitiTweet.org

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Are you into independent accountability journalism and newsletters? Good news. Popular Information is hiring a PAID intern. This is a remote internship and will last 3 months. Tasks may include research, writing, and social media strategy. APPLY ➡️ https://t.co/qfTkDWGo6x — PolitiTweet.org

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@NewsWhip 2. The Daily Wire also has a 4X bigger presence than CNN Rumble (a video site for right-wingers who were kicked off YouTube) and Western Journal (another far-right aggregation site) also top the NYT The Washington Post isn't even in the top 10 — PolitiTweet.org

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1. @NewsWhip's list of top Facebook publishers from May shows how Facebook's algorithm creates a distorted reality that DOES NOT EXIST IN ANY OTHER CONTEXT The Daily Wire, a right-wing aggregation site, was 5X bigger than the NYT, which employs thousands of journalists https://t.co/b7mceZLVys — PolitiTweet.org

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6. There may not be a special session until the Fall. How many more "typos" or horrendous provisions will be found before then? When defending the indefensible, time is not on your side For updates & accountability journalism, sign up for the newsletter https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The Texas House Speaker tried to convince Democrats not to walk out, arguing that passage of the bill was inevitable and it could get worse in a special session Good thing Democrats did not listen to him — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Keep in mind THESE PROVISIONS PASSED THE TEXAS SENATE AND WOULD BE TEXAS LAW HAD DEMOCRATS NOT WALKED OUT Now Republicans are saying the bill was full of "typos" and "horrendous" provisions WTF! — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Now Republicans are scrapping a provision to allow Texas judges to void an election based on thin evidence of fraud (w/o regard to whether the alleged fraud changed the result) A chief House sponsor of the bill now calls the provision "horrendous"! https://t.co/cyvXb5xcMA — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Republicans are COMPLETELY UNPREPARED to defend the substance of the bill and are abandoning major provisions. First, the GOP claimed the ban on Sunday voting before 1PM was a typo This isn't credible because they defended the ban as the bill was debated But its OUT — PolitiTweet.org

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1. On May 31, Texas Republicans were fully prepared to pass a sweeping voter suppression bill But the bill failed because House Democrats walked out, denying the GOP a quorum The GOP will take the bill up again in a special session But something EXTRAORDINARY is happening — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 7 months ago Charles Koch's smiling face appeared in the pages of the @WSJ Koch said his partisanship was a big mistake &… — PolitiTweet.org

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@CaseyNewton I’ll check it out but I doubt it because stripe is involved at the wrong part of the process to figure out how much we owe — PolitiTweet.org

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@CaseyNewton None of the fancy VC companies have spent any time making it easy to pay state taxes. It’s the worst part about being an entrepreneur — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattdizwhitlock @schwartzbCNBC @CNBC @Sen_JoeManchin @JoeBiden Who am I an “operative” for, exactly? — PolitiTweet.org

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7 months ago Charles Koch's smiling face appeared in the pages of the @WSJ Koch said his partisanship was a big mistake & pledged to work w/Biden Since then, Koch deployed his political network to try to block virtually every aspect of Biden's agenda https://t.co/BKIrCfxd3L — PolitiTweet.org

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As I explain in this piece, a far more coherent interpretation would be that smearing an alleged rape victim is not part of the job of being president. And it is consistent with precedent. https://t.co/ZGWkGsBS4W — PolitiTweet.org

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There is one INTERPRETATION of the law that would require the DOJ to defend Trump. This is the one embraced by Barr. But it has already been soundly rejected by one federal judge. https://t.co/ZGWkGsBS4W — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a long answer but Garland says the DOJ is required to defend Trump (and advance arguments that would moot the defamation case against him) as a matter of law. There really is no law that says the DOJ has to defend a president who smears a woman who alleges she was raped — PolitiTweet.org

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@lachlan Facebook’s algorithm favors posts with high engagement. If you’ve ever looked at chartbeat or the like, it’s very clear that engagement is a very reliable proxy for page views — PolitiTweet.org

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@BenNicholsonNW @propublica Appreciate it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BenNicholsonNW @propublica Current comparison on Crowdtangle is 115K Facebook engagements for the ProPublica story v. 530K for the DailyWire article — PolitiTweet.org

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@propublica The ProPublica story was posted to the Facebook pages of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Robert Reich -- all of whom have millions of followers Even today, the story has less than 1/4 the engagement of a single aggregated anti-trans story from the Daily Wire https://t.co/irdf0opLTN — PolitiTweet.org

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Yesterday, @propublica broke a massive story exposing that the wealthiest people in America (including Zuckerberg) pay negligible taxes The top story on Facebook, by a country mile, was an aggregated anti-trans story from the Daily Wire ProPublica's scoop is not in the top ten https://t.co/skxqZlHnT0 — PolitiTweet.org

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"According to a new Morning Consult/Politico survey, 29 percent of Republican voters said it is at least somewhat likely that Trump will be restored as president in 2021" https://t.co/IuqMcp20fr — PolitiTweet.org

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The DOJ official who signed this brief, Acting Assistant Attorney General Bryan Boynton, is the same one who signed the brief saying Trump's smear of E Jean Carroll was part of his job as president — PolitiTweet.org

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"The Justice Department in a court filing Tuesday said it can 'vigorously' defend a religious exemption from federal civil rights law that allows federally funded religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQ students" https://t.co/XQaw4okgCJ — PolitiTweet.org

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12. I've noticed a lot of the coverage glossed over the actual legal arguments. If you are interested in independent accountability journalism that respects your intelligence, you'll probably like my newsletter Sign up --> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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11. The DOJ claims they are neutrally applying precedent but in the end, they are making a subjective call about where to draw the line. And that call is pretty much indefensible https://t.co/ZGWkGsBS4W — PolitiTweet.org