Judd Legum

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For context, this is legislation that is supported by 67% of Americans: https://t.co/cFHWfy2OR4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Cuomo's response thus far is: "Ms. Boylan’s claims of inappropriate behavior are quite simply false.” This is odd phrasing. Is Cuomo saying Boylan's account is false? Or is he saying its inaccurate to describe his conduct as "inappropriate"? — PolitiTweet.org

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These are detailed and serious allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Andrew Cuomo. Much of her account is corroborated by documentary evidence. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZTPetrizzo Are you in Florida? — PolitiTweet.org

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Since those same lies prompted a riot that left five people dead at the Capitol, Republican leaders in Congress would never participate in such an event. Right? I'll have more in my newsletter. Sign up. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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In case you were wondering why Trump agreed to speak at CPAC this year the conference features SEVEN PANELS dedicated to perpetuating Trump's lies about election fraud — PolitiTweet.org

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@sapna @annehelen I've actually been thinking about this because it happens to me all the time. Maybe screenshots are better? — PolitiTweet.org

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@RMac18 Congrats Ryan! Very well deserved. — PolitiTweet.org

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Increasing the minimum wage to $15 would also increase tax revenue because it would increase labor income and reduce capital income and we tax labor at much higher rates than capital. That also seems pretty backwards. https://t.co/cFHWfy2OR4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin supports an $11 minimum wage because he says its more appropriate for rural areas, like those in West Virginia. But the MIT living wage calculator says $11 is not a living wage in West Virginia even for a single person with no kids https://t.co/cFHWfy2OR4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 would decrease spending on nutrition assistance by $4 billion because the current minimum wage is so low that many people with jobs still require government assistance to feed their family https://t.co/cFHWfy2OR4 — PolitiTweet.org

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@_hello_ocean_ @BigElad Very interesting thanks — PolitiTweet.org

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*taught — PolitiTweet.org

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@dellcam Thank you. Powerful people are never going to like good journalism. They like PR. — PolitiTweet.org

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@thefactualprep I wasn’t bitching about anti-conservative bias. I was saying it does not exist. Because it doesn’t. — PolitiTweet.org

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@thefactualprep I was making an argument that Facebook doesn’t have an anti-conservative bias. I’m not victimized by it. I don’t get my news from Facebook — PolitiTweet.org

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@thefactualprep They do. That’s just a fact. It doesn’t make me a victim. — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing that @joinClubhouse has thought me about is the INTENSE sense of victimhood by powerful people in tech and venture capital — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. @RepJohnYarmuth, the powerful chairman of the House Budget Committee, has recently purchased several cannabis industry st… — PolitiTweet.org

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Perdue will not run against Warnock in 2022 but says he still hopes to help with Republican efforts to make voting more difficult in Georgia. — PolitiTweet.org

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@tomangell I don’t think that could be the case because I just reached out to Yarmouth’s office yesterday — PolitiTweet.org

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9. One easy solution to all of this is just to end the practice of members of Congress trading individual stocks. https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Of course, the ethical problems with members of Congress trading individual stocks extended far beyond Yarmuth. I'll continue to monitor these trades. For updates and accountability journalism, sign up for the newsletter. https://t.co/TfpCIsWktO — PolitiTweet.org

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7. @CBHolman of @Public_Citizen told me that Yarmuth's patter of trading "certainly doesn't look good" and gives the impression that Yarmuth is "using his official office for personal gain." https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB — PolitiTweet.org

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6. I found the statement interesting, because Yarmuth seems to acknowledge that his interest in the stock is driven by a more favorable regulatory environment But as a House leader, he has influence and insight what's going to happen moving forward https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB — PolitiTweet.org

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5. In a statement, a spokesperson for Yarmuth defended the stock purchases. "Congressman Yarmuth purchased the stocks after seeing four states legalize the use of recreational marijuana in the November elections." https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB — PolitiTweet.org

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4. On February 5, Yarmuth co-sponsored another bill to formally legalize CBD products. A week later, he increased his holdings in all three cannabis companies. They all sell CBD products. https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepJohnYarmuth @congresstrading @tilray @CanopyGrowth @Aurora_MMJ 3. The momentum created when the House passed the MORE Act in November has contributed to a sharp rise in all three stocks since Yarmuth's purchase. @tilray, for example, has increased more than 3x since Yarmuth first bought the stock on November 5 https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB https://t.co/cIYMMrv8hr — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepJohnYarmuth 2. Disclosure reports obtained by https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ through @congresstrading reveal Yarmuth purchased shares of @tilray, @CanopyGrowth, and @Aurora_MMJ in November. A month later he was promoting cannabis legalization legislation on Twitter https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB https://t.co/fyxkuRTvEK — PolitiTweet.org

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1. @RepJohnYarmuth, the powerful chairman of the House Budget Committee, has recently purchased several cannabis industry stocks while championing legalization legislation that would increase their value https://t.co/gHBMgrgVaB — PolitiTweet.org