Judd Legum

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@kroger 2. In 2022, Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the country, launched "MyTime" — a new payroll system. Since its roll-out, MyTime has been a nightmare for thousands of Kroger employees across the country. — PolitiTweet.org

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1. @kroger is the largest supermarket chain in the US It had over $113 billion in revenue in the first 9 months of 2022 It's CEO, Rodney McMullen, makes over $18 million annually Now, Kroger workers allege the company is engaged is massive, systematic wage theft 🧵 — PolitiTweet.org

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If you live in Manatee County Florida (or nearby) and have some free time tonight for a project, please contact me. Text/Signal: 202-599-7124 Email: [email protected] — PolitiTweet.org

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@dceiver @jessicagolds I wrote like 15K posts! — PolitiTweet.org

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@jessicagolds @dceiver Why does the ThinkProgress archive site have so many ads?? — PolitiTweet.org

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A recent teacher training created by the Florida Department of Education purposely conflates the restrictions on classroom instruction with library books while threatening librarians with felony prosecution. https://t.co/SzHzgellgw — PolitiTweet.org

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Notably, in COURT the DeSantis administration is clear that "Don't Say Gay" does not apply to library books. But that's not what it is telling schools and teachers. https://t.co/mppSnprpSh — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a key issue. The text of "Don't Say Gay" and "Stop WOKE" is clear: the laws apply to classroom instruction, not library books. But the DeSantis admin is intentionally keeping things ambiguous. Meanwhile, school districts are removing books based on these laws. — PolitiTweet.org

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15. According to @ThomasMoreSoc, the group considered launching this strategy in several states, but thought it would be easiest to pull off in Michigan. So that's where they are starting. But it could be coming to your state soon. — PolitiTweet.org

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14. Funding for GSI and the @ThomasMoreSoc is almost completely opaque. This is a sophisticated effort, but we do not know who is funding it. — PolitiTweet.org

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13. There is considerable evidence that GSI is not an organic movement of parents. The GSI website features three testimonials from Michigan parents. But the photos are not of Michigan parents. They are stock images available for purchase online. https://t.co/UMeUMWvivY — PolitiTweet.org

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11. Obviously, Michigan schools are not set up to handle this amount of litigation. And that's the point. The far-right was defeated at the ballot box in Michigan, so now its headed to the courtroom. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ThomasMoreSoc 10. There are two additional appeals that parents can pursue at the administrative level. Each requires school administers to investigate and issue a report. If that fails, parents can take their complaints to Michigan courts. GSI plans to support all this litigation. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ThomasMoreSoc 9. This legal process is intended for parents who opted out of sexual education classes, not "rogue sex ed," a concept invented by GSI So it's very possible that school districts will reject the GSI opt-out forms as irrelevant to Michigan law. But that's just the beginning — PolitiTweet.org

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@ThomasMoreSoc 8. Under Michigan law, parents who don't believe their opt-out request is being honored can file a complaint with the district. The district then must investigate and issue a report on their findings within 30 days. GSI plans to flood Michigan schools with these complaints — PolitiTweet.org

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7. GSI, however, doesn't expect Michigan schools to simply comply with their demands. So, with legal support from the far-right @ThomasMoreSoc, GSI plans to overwhelm schools with litigation During a 10/21 meeting, a lawyer described the strategy as "asymetrical lawfare" https://t.co/iijTzc8BYA — PolitiTweet.org

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6. To comply with GSI's opt-out form, Pawl says, the only option would be "to transform our schools.” WATCH: https://t.co/iEhsvGQuQz — PolitiTweet.org

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5. During a January 19 Zoom meeting obtained by https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ, Nathan Pawl, one of GSI's co-founders, said the group aimed to have "20, 30, 50, or 100 parents per school" start "dropping off the opt-out forms" in February. The goal is to OVERWHELM the schools — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The intent is not for parents to exercise control over their children. Either the school acknowledges LGBTQ pride month, or it does not. The intent is to align the entire school with a reactionary political agenda. https://t.co/1Q85VI8YEn — PolitiTweet.org

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3. What is ROGUE SEX ED? According to GSI, it includes anything that acknowledges the existence of an LGBTQ person. A teacher wearing a flag pin. A school marking LGTBQ pride month. A gender neutral bathroom. Any book with an LGBTQ character. https://t.co/EcP60VqStP — PolitiTweet.org

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2. In Michigan, parents have the right to opt-out of sex education courses The new group, called the Great Schools Initiative, has created their own form In addition to sex education classes, the GSI form demands students are excluded from "ROGUE SEX ED" https://t.co/wUkfDExN09 — PolitiTweet.org

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1. A newly-formed right-wing group is launching a brazen plan to remake Michigan public schools — using hyper-aggressive legal action to effectively mandate the erasure of LGBTQ people Follow along if interested 🧵 https://t.co/1Q85VI8YEn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PENamerica: ICYMI: Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution https://t.co/BtD3jtx4zw v… — PolitiTweet.org

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Source: https://t.co/BsZqY2Tt1t — PolitiTweet.org

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@elonmusk @kevinomccarthy @hakeemjeffries Interesting that there is no "Community Note" appended to Musk's highly misleading tweet https://t.co/RarnDExwF0 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@elonmusk had a meeting with @kevinomccarthy and ran into @hakeemjeffries on his way in Then Musk PRETENDED he met with McCarthy and Jeffries https://t.co/paoleUrkQJ — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Later, Manatee Board Member Richard Tatem says: "So what I think I heard you say is there was no direction given to cover books, turn them around to the wall, put them in boxes, or hide them." He was not corrected by the Superintendent or anyone from the district. — PolitiTweet.org

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5. In other words, the teachers weren't being "dramatic" they WERE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE TOLD TO DO BY THE DISTRICT When this became controversial the district then pretended they were not told to cover or remove books — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The Manatee County School District created a document that was distributed to principals last week & subsequently shared w/teachers stating: "[R]emove or cover all classroom libraries until all materials can be reviewed" The district confirmed to me today it created this doc https://t.co/zuF9YBvJXy — PolitiTweet.org