Judd Legum

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@intel @ATT @Cigna @RepMikeJohnson 5. @ATT told https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ that it was assured none" of its money "will go toward the re-election of any of those members of Congress" who objected to the Electoral College results Since money is fungible, this assurance has no practical effect https://t.co/17cAHvON1H https://t.co/7AB8LiPRsv — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The House Conservatives Fund also supports members of the House Study Committee, a group of Republican House members. The overwhelming majority of House Study Committee members objected to certifying the Electoral College results https://t.co/17cAHvON1H — PolitiTweet.org

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@intel @ATT @Cigna 4. @ATT said it would "suspend contributions to members of Congress who voted to object to the certification" Then @ATT donated 5K to the House Conservatives Fund, the leadership PAC of @RepMikeJohnson, one of the objectors https://t.co/17cAHvON1H https://t.co/wuA2KTvz2E — PolitiTweet.org

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@intel @ATT @Cigna 3. @Intel told https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ: "Our policy halting direct contributions to members of Congress who voted against certification of the Electoral College results still applies" Which tacitly acknowledges Intel is funding these members via the NRCC https://t.co/17cAHvON1H https://t.co/2EXgpdRDjC — PolitiTweet.org

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@intel @ATT @Cigna 2. @Intel said it "will not contribute to members of Congress who voted against certification of the Electoral College" Then Intel donated 15K to the NRCC, the main fundraising group for House Republicans. 2/3 of the House GOP voted against certification https://t.co/17cAHvON1H https://t.co/QF8DS1tH9D — PolitiTweet.org

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1. 3 major corporations — @Intel, @ATT, and @Cigna — pledged to stop supporting members of Congress who voted to overturn the election in January Then they broke their pledge in Feb. I reached out to all 3 for an explanation Follow along if interested https://t.co/17cAHvON1H — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing I’ve learned in 2021 is how much the country can accomplish when Jared Kushner isn’t in charge of everything — PolitiTweet.org

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@TMobile @NRCC @NRSC .@TMobile didn't announce it was resuming PAC donations. It just started donating to committees supporting Republicans who tried to overturn the election But we're still paying attention Sign up to the newsletter for updates & accountability journalism https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW After 1/6, @TMobile said it was "suspending all of our PAC distributions" in lights of the "unacceptable" attack on the democratic process. In February, TMobile donated $15,000 each to the @NRCC and @NRSC, two entities that are working to reelect every Republican objector — PolitiTweet.org

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FINANCIAL TIMES: Voting rights becomes a new battleground for US companies https://t.co/4IjB7l6NGA — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaycaspiankang @tomscocca @OsitaNwanevu One vulnerability of the people obsessed with "cancel culture" is that they talk about free speech as entirely a negative right when the good comes from actually empowering more people to speak — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaycaspiankang @tomscocca @OsitaNwanevu I 100% agree with you about the need to communicate a positive vision of free speech (apart from "cancel culture isn't real") but I'm honestly not quite sure how to do it so I've decided to read a few books that might be helpful. — PolitiTweet.org

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My newsletter paid more in federal income taxes in 2020 than @Zoom 🤔 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: BREAKING @Intel has broken its pledge to end contributions to members of Congress that voted against certifying the elector… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Public_Citizen I disagree with that as a blanket statement. Most companies are not violating their pledges (yet). So perhaps the whole thing will be a PR stunt but we don’t know yet. Time will tell. The companies I’m highlighting are the exceptions, for the moment — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @Cigna also donated 15K to the NRCC on 2/26. The NRCC is the official campaign arm of the House GOP caucus. Two-thirds of the House GOP caucus objected to the certification of the electoral college So this is another breach of Cigna's pledge. — PolitiTweet.org

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I realize that the first tweet should say "donated" and not "donation" but if I try to fix it now I will mess up the thread so please accept my apologies. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@Intel's statement was one of the strongest issued as it appeared to be a permanent commitment Still, it thinks it can get away with this More FEC data coming in the next 24 hrs Sign up to the newsletter for updates & accountability journalism. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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@intel Here is the statement, @Intel release in January. A month later Intel wrote a 15K check to the NRCC. That money will be used to support dozens of members that voted against certifying the Electoral College https://t.co/cKmHG2xgeS — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING @Intel has broken its pledge to end contributions to members of Congress that voted against certifying the electoral college results On 2/26, Intel donation 15K to the NRCC, the official campaign arm the GOP House Caucus Two-thirds of GOP House members were objectors — PolitiTweet.org

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@leahaskarinam @MadelainePisani To put a cap on this, last night I was contacted by someone and National Journal and agreed to speak with them later today. I will fully consider whatever they have to say and if I believe there are any corrections or clarifications that are necessary I will do so — PolitiTweet.org

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@leahaskarinam @MadelainePisani If National Journal wants to argue that a media company producing such a report under the National Journal banner is perfectly fine because there are various firewalls set up then that’s fine. But I don’t agree with that and it’s not my job to make that point. — PolitiTweet.org

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@leahaskarinam @MadelainePisani No, I’m actually more interested in the substance of the National Journal report on the objectors and how this 3K report is explicitly promoted to serve the needs of corporations looking to resume donations to objectors — PolitiTweet.org

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@leahaskarinam @MadelainePisani The “correction” was the precise point I was making. That Beltway media companies produce products that have nothing to do with journalism to serve corporate lobbyists. — PolitiTweet.org

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@leahaskarinam @MadelainePisani It’s interesting that, instead of grappling with the ethics of a media company producing this kind of product, the exclusive focus is for me to atone for something I never said (that the National Journal doesn’t produce journalism) — PolitiTweet.org

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@leahaskarinam @MadelainePisani If you identify an error, I’d be happy to correct it. I understand that people who work for the National Journal don’t like being associated with this report, but that isn’t my fault. — PolitiTweet.org

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There are a lot of these https://t.co/DMfZ7GJy6w — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook ad for My Pillow explains how you can defeat cancel culture by buying $1,000 worth of pillows https://t.co/pmUydMCr2I — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: BREAKING @Cigna has broken it's pledge to suspend donations to members of Congress who impeded the peaceful transfer of pow… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: BREAKING @ATT has broken it's pledge to suspend donations to members of Congress who objected to the certification of the e… — PolitiTweet.org