Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I love how Republicans now believe that “not voting to subvert democracy” qualifies you as an honest broker — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes, he did. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

The police chief is wrong but securing the Capitol is not DC's job and we should stop blaming the DC government and also give DC statehood — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I have a special edition of the Popular Information newsletter that I will send sometime in the next 24 hours that will break news about the corporations who supported the members of Congress that tried to overturn the election Sign up to get it https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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The banning of Trump will be used as a cudgel to "prove" that these sites are biased against the right-wing when, especially in Facebook's case, they remain the a powerful vehicle for dangerous right-wing rhetoric. Improving info quality would be less flashy but more important — PolitiTweet.org

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With respect to Facebook and Twitter, banning Trump now, with hours left in his presidency seems like an easy way to avoid tougher conversations about how their algorithms are used to spread misinformation, extremism, and violence. I'd prefer to focus on that rather than Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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Both acts seems to mostly reflect Trump's waning power and are unconnected to any larger effort to address how they have facilitated the spread of extremism, conspiracy theories, and violence — PolitiTweet.org

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I am equally impressed with Facebook and Twitter's decision to ban Trump now as Betsy DeVos and Elaine Chao's decision to resign now. — PolitiTweet.org

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Congresswoman is sorry she enthusiastically quoted Hitler as she spoke to a violent mob seeking to overthrow the election results — PolitiTweet.org

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RT if you have more Twitter followers than Trump — PolitiTweet.org

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Imagine watching Trump for four years and finally drawing the line over how he treated PENCE — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm going to be talking about independent journalism and how it can used to hold powerful people accountable But also the challenges https://t.co/Ll4doQxTKW — PolitiTweet.org

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About to speak on the main stage of Substack On (also my 8-year-old's bedroom) Watch here: https://t.co/Ll4doQxTKW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: .@ATT donated over $2 million to 130 Republican members of Congress who participated in this effort to subvert democracy.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump has 300 hours left in his presidency. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ATT More accountability journalism coming. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Resigning with 303 hours left in the Trump presidency is not a profile in courage — PolitiTweet.org

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.@ATT donated over $2 million to 130 Republican members of Congress who participated in this effort to subvert democracy. When I asked if ATT would support these Republicans in the future, the company did not provide an answer. https://t.co/JhGHL1jEen — PolitiTweet.org

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3. I think it's a similar dynamic with how the platforms reacted to the Hunter Biden story. Most of the time they do nothing. But then when they decide to act, it's clumsy and overbroad. We need a healthy information ecosystem. — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Banning Trump is dramatic and simple, but what's really needed is a more fundamental look as to why far-right conspiracy theories and misinformation dominate these platforms. Trump effectively exploits this, but if you take Trump away, the problems are still there. — PolitiTweet.org

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1. I'm going to continue to think about it, but my instinct is that a permanent ban on Trump is really not the answer to the fundamental problems of Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. — PolitiTweet.org

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The problem they keep having is there is absolutely no evidence of fraud. — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianbeutler I got you Brian: https://t.co/JhGHL1jEen — PolitiTweet.org

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@JStein_WaPo All good things I assume :) — PolitiTweet.org

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Tess and I are back in the FEC spreadsheets this morning and will be have more information soon Sign up for Popular Information to get it in your inbox https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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This is the research @tesszeeks and I published yesterday that apparently is being discussed on K Street this AM https://t.co/JhGHL1jEen — PolitiTweet.org

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👀 https://t.co/bUZbnvYu3x — PolitiTweet.org

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And, of course, Facebook's involvement in yesterday's riot extends far beyond Trump's page. It is an entire ecosystem that is optimized for far-right conspiracy theories — PolitiTweet.org

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Seems odd to do this AFTER Trump and his allies have spent months using Facebook to foment yesterday’s attempted coup. But it comes the day after Republicans lost control of Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

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@gopats14 @bronceIV What’s the stretch? He didn’t court Trump’s endorsement in 2012? That wasn’t critical in mainstreaming Trump? — PolitiTweet.org