Judd Legum

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@annehelen Stripe does this as well. They will offer you a loan based on your ARR which you pay off as a % of future payment. The structure is a flat fee but it works out to a pretty high interest rate. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KLoeffler Similar ads run by a Super PAC supporting Loeffler (American Crossroads) were taken down because they violated Facebook's policies Afterwards, Loeffler launched this ad It is able to stay up because Facebook exempts political candidates from fact-checking — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @KLoeffler has now spent more than 40K on a Facebook ad featuring a false attack on Warnock. This attack ad pretends Warnock said "God damn America," when he was quoting someone else, not expressing his own views It has been debunked by a Facebook fact-checking partner https://t.co/cxp146F4ae — PolitiTweet.org

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Any lawyer who signs onto legal actions like this should be sanctioned. Being a lawyer means being an officer of the court and filing frivolous actions is an abuse of that position. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump has never been characterized as a man of inaction? He spends most of his time watching cable news and tweeting. — PolitiTweet.org

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As critical support for the economically displaced expire and the federal government is on the verge of shut down, a lot of people are saying Trump has no plan. That is false. Trump's plan is to wake up each day and do whatever he thinks will get him the most attention. — PolitiTweet.org

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I think Trump is finally going to release the evidence his investigators found in Hawaii proving Obama's birth certificate is fake — PolitiTweet.org

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@wellnowhat2020 @mattyglesias @NateSilver538 Well this is a separate problem. Fundamentally, I believe that answering a poll has become performative. People are aware that their answers will shape the discourse. Its an activity that is distinct from voting. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. Joel Kaplan, Facebook's global head of public policy, donated $2800 to Loeffler and $2800 to Perdue on December 24 — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattyglesias @NateSilver538 Yeah, it could be useful for them if they want to be strategic with their time/money. I think the flood of coverage on polls is less about serving this constituency and more about side-stepping complaints about bias. — PolitiTweet.org

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One ridiculous thing about Trump's demand to repeal Section 230 because he is upset about tech companies moderating his content is repealing Section 230 would cause these companies to do a lot MORE moderation, not less — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattyglesias @NateSilver538 I still don't understand why, even if it is accurate, horserace polling is of much use to anyone who is not running a campaign or managing a budget to influence campaigns — PolitiTweet.org

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This is happening because Republicans in Congress, including Perdue and Loeffler, oppose $2000 checks. — PolitiTweet.org

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@goodowens @GaryLegum @ggreenwald Gary now acknowledges that we are related but it took awhile — PolitiTweet.org

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10. In conclusion, I don't think Glenn's argument holds up to scrutiny but I respect his right to advance his argument. — PolitiTweet.org

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9. Finally, lest you think Kaplan's donations are irrelevant to the position of the company, Facebook's corporate PAC has donated $7500 this cycle to Perdue They've donated nothing to Ossoff (who doesn't accept corporate PAC money) But no one forced them to donate to Perdue — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Speaking of virality, the reason why my tweet went viral is not because it was deceptive but because I discovered Kaplan's donation by downloading FEC reports and reading them. Examining public documents is a good thing, I think. — PolitiTweet.org

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7. One of Glenn's main complaints is that they censored the Hunter Biden story in the NYP. They said they were going to reduce distribution, but it spread widely on Facebook. The initial article had over 2.2 million interactions on Facebook, making it one of the most viral of 22. https://t.co/NfNmKrxYGX — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Further, the idea there can't be bias toward Republicans at Facebook because the overall donations of the staff tilt toward GOP is not a good argument. The political leanings of a random designer is not really relevant. But Kaplan, a right-wing operative, makes decisions — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The idea that Sandberg is obviously more influential at Facebook is not at all obvious. There have been multiple reports that Sandberg has been largely sidelined. https://t.co/RBsinmDQDw https://t.co/X7UUBbNmVK — PolitiTweet.org

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4. My reporting is consistent with reporting in the Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, and elsewhere, that have documented how Kaplan has protected and defended right-wing publishers https://t.co/CZdBGzuHsq — PolitiTweet.org

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3. I made calls and spoke to several people who worked there. "Decisions are made to benefit Republicans because they are paranoid about their reputation among conservative Republicans, particularly Trump," one former Facebook DC employee told me https://t.co/5mBoi8301s — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald 2. I don't need to speculate into whether Facebook is tilting the playing field toward the GOP. I've done reporting on it. Public policy is set through Facebook's DC office, where Kaplan and two other Republican operative call the shots. https://t.co/5mBoi8301s — PolitiTweet.org

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1. In this thread, @ggreenwald accused me of deception and stated that it is "obvious" that Facebook is intervening to benefit Democrats. Glenn supports free speech, as do I. So I'm going to respond in good faith and trust that it will not devolve into name-calling https://t.co/srs4BDBWIe — PolitiTweet.org

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5. If you work at Facebook and you have any reaction or information regarding this news, you can contact me securely at [email protected] — PolitiTweet.org

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@NathanWurtzel I don't accuse Kaplan of anything. I ask whether he was involved with the decision. There is a difference. Happy New Year! — PolitiTweet.org

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@NathanWurtzel Kaplan didn't donate to Loeffler or Perdue. Is that what you are saying? — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Kelly Loeffler is running a false ad attacking Warnock that, but for Facebook's policy to allow political candidates to run false ads, would be removed She is simultaneously getting the max campaign contribution from Kaplan, a top Facebook executive https://t.co/8RcUGOyvca — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Resolve to hold corporations accountable in 2021. Get the information you need by signing up for my newsletter. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Here, I document how Facebook has failed to enforce Facebook's policies on ads that include false attacks on Warnock, Loeffler's opponent Has Kaplan been involved in any of these decisions? https://t.co/UzSo72jnPe — PolitiTweet.org