Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

In the United States, in 2021, you can be a respected corporation and run an hour of white nationalist propaganda every night. The NFL will do business with you. Major brands will advertise with you. I don't think it will be like this in perpetuity but this is where we are. — PolitiTweet.org

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Let's be clear: If you appear on Tucker Carlson's show, you are legitimizing white nationalist propaganda. It's not subtle. The primary through-line of his program is the white supremacist conspiracy theory that elites are seeking to "replace" whites with non-white immigrants — PolitiTweet.org

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A “white nationalist” generally wants a nation of white people Tucker Carlson says the greatest attack on American democracy was the Immigration Act of 1965 which ended (racist) preferences for white immigrants Carlson also insists white nationalism is a hoax — PolitiTweet.org

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@jayrosen_nyu @WriterKevin It was conducted by Wizer last October for Variety: https://t.co/OB0tpUndcW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WHCOS: If you need to find a place to get the COVID vaccine, just text your zipcode to 438829. You'll get locations near you where you… — PolitiTweet.org

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The initial version of the bill would have banned drop boxes. The new version requires drop boxes to be "supervised," a clear pander to Trump who falsely claims that people stuff drop boxes with fraudulent votes https://t.co/axCDXD4Or4 — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Florida Republicans say their election in 2020 was a national model with no fraud. So why are they passing legislation to make it harder to vote? Here's what the primary author of the bill said: "[S]ome days even I don’t know why I did something," https://t.co/0P6eNYt73B — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @UnitedHealthGrp @Publix @AnheuserBusch @ATT @CVSHealth 2. Kind of cuts against the idea that corporations have suddenly become "woke." In fact, they are financing the campaigns of politicians who are pushing voter suppression legislation and then saying nothing as the bills are considered and signed into law. https://t.co/0P6eNYt73B — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Florida's voter suppression bill, SB90, passed the legislature. @RonDeSantisFL will sign it. Top corporate donors to the sponsors of SB90: @UnitedHealthGrp (180K) @Publix (157K) @AnheuserBusch (75K) @ATT (45K) @CVSHealth (32K) NONE of these corps publicly opposed the bill — PolitiTweet.org

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Surprise! "GOP Senators Railing Against ‘Woke’ Businesses Say They’ll Keep Taking Their PAC Money" https://t.co/3eq0n3ZVpM — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: The zombie SB7 (really HB6 now) was approved by the Texas House Elections Committee on a 5-4 vote last night. — PolitiTweet.org

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"A confession letter written by Joel Greenberg in the final months of the Trump presidency claims that he and close associate Rep. Matt Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women—as well as a girl who was 17 at the time." https://t.co/lI3f22IBR2 — PolitiTweet.org

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The bill repealed the National Origins Formula, which privileged immigrants from Western Europe. Tucker is mad because it allowed for more non-white people to immigrate. When you are being racist, please at least check your facts. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tucker Carlson says the Immigration Act of 1965 was the "greatest attack on our democracy" because it "changed the composition of Americas voter rolls purely to benefit the Democratic Party." Republicans supported the measure 118 to 10 in the House and 24 to 3 in the Senate — PolitiTweet.org

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As a reminder, nearly all corporations -- save @AmericanAir and @Dell -- have remained "neutral" on Texas' draconian voter suppression bills. This includes many dozens of countries that have committed publicly to opposing laws that restrict voting. https://t.co/rX5e4iByKb — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll be monitoring this situation closely. The bills in Texas are perhaps the worst in the country, creating a bunch of new "crimes" and banning forms of voting favored in counties with large Black populations. For updates sign up for the newsletter. https://t.co/vfep5SsnCF — PolitiTweet.org

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You can get more detail about what went on today (including video) in my thread from earlier today https://t.co/OI0ckFWx09 — PolitiTweet.org

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The full letter is available here: https://t.co/VteyZvHD1B — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING Dem members of the TX House Committee on Elections write Attorney General Garland and ask the DOJ Civil Rights Division to monitor future proceedings of the committee after the chair tried to force a vote on a sweeping voter suppression bill with no notice or hearing https://t.co/8purENvEP5 — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING The Democratic members of the Texas House Committee on Election write Attorney General Garland and ask the DOJ Civil Rights Division to monitor future proceedings of the committee https://t.co/0OFEGFzo2s — PolitiTweet.org

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Julie and Fred McCarty, who run the True Texas Project, have promoted the white supremacist "replacement" theory. https://t.co/OJ2Cn3Plzk — PolitiTweet.org

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5. One thing Republicans don't want to do is TALK about these bills They are blunt instruments that restrict voting justified only by baseless claims of voter fraud So they are trying to jam them through quickly For updates, sign up for the newsletter https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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5. UPDATE: The Republican legislator who stopped this from happening a few hours ago now says he will go along with it https://t.co/KcGvM3vVPA — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The bills share some provisions in common but SB7 focuses on limiting voting in Harris County, which has a large Black population, and HB6 focuses on creating new crimes If you are interested in learning more about SB7 and HB6, I wrote about them here: https://t.co/rX5e4iByKb — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Cain attempted to get his Zombie SB7 through the committee with no notice or hearing. One Democrat, on a hot mic, called it "bullshit" And at least one Republican agreed. So Cain was forced to abandon his plan, at least for now. Watch: https://t.co/7qh8POfxF3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@BriscoeCain 2. There are two main voter suppression bills in Texas, HB6 and SB7. But they've stalled. Cain, the chair of the House Election Committee, announced he was taking SB7 and amending it so it was identical to HB6. This way the House could pass "SB7" and get it to the Governor. — PolitiTweet.org

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1. CHAOS in Texas today as Republicans pull out all the stops to push a voter suppression bill over the goal line. At the center is @BriscoeCain, the Texas Rep who famously traveled to Pennsylvania to help Trump push false claims of voter fraud. Follow along if interested. https://t.co/PkmHhqiZPp — PolitiTweet.org

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@daveweigel There are six of them and they are all at a table at a diner in Des Moines talking to Pete Hegseth right now — PolitiTweet.org

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I would note that the data Vance cites as evidence that he understands "normal" people shows that a majority of people REGARDLESS OF EDUCATION prefer both parents to work https://t.co/bi2bh8j7M3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Venture capitalist whose Senate campaign is funded with $10 million from his billionaire buddy, Peter Theil, is the only person who understands "normal people." — PolitiTweet.org