Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

2. @Wendys (5K to Perdue, 12/18) @TDBank_US (5K to Perdue 12/18) @PwC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) (5K to Perdue 12/18) @LillyPad (Eli Lilly) (5K to Perdue 12/18) @HomeDepot (5K to Perdue 12/17) — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

1. There are a whole bunch of corporations making last minute donations to GOP candidates to Georgia. They want to keep Mitch McConnell in charge of the Senate. I'm going to list the companies in this thread. Follow along if interested. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@JackMarshall @TaylorLorenz Perhaps but beyond compensation and recognition, independence is extremely valuable. It’s hard to put a price on not having a boss and being able to direct your own work. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

This last minute gambit by Barr to rescue his reputation isn’t fooling anyone — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

4. I'll let you know if/when I hear back from Facebook. In the meantime, if you think powerful companies need to be held accountable, sign up for my newsletter. https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3. It's amazing that a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars that employs tens of thousands of people can be so casual about this. Control of the Senate is at stake. Somehow a dude on his couch (me) is able to do a better job staying on top of it — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

2. I've asked Facebook how this is possible. It's bad enough that the company is not enforcing it's own rules. But after someone else does its work for them, it's allowing the advertiser to just republish the same lie. WTF https://t.co/a6S6SNQ9xe — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

UPDATE: On Thursday, I flagged an ad on Facebook by American Crossroads that contained a blatantly false attack on Warnock. It was debunked by a Facebook fact-checking partner and removed. But now, American Crossroads has republished THE EXACT SAME AD https://t.co/PV4eaokSQS — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

UPDATE: On Thursday, I flagged an ad on Facebook by American Crossroads that contained a blatantly false attack on Warnock. It was debunked by a Facebook fact-checking partner and removed. https://t.co/Z7BJWO2JeN https://t.co/hG9suq2vhL — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

7. Now, thanks to this corporate lobbying effort, the legislative process will have to start again in the new Congress. Sign up for updates and more stories that hold corporations accountable: https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

6. Corporations are searching for a "compromise" that will allow the status quo to continue. Legislation that will make it look like something is being done but without actually doing anything. https://t.co/EqqZabwHfr — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

5. So until conditions in the region change, it's unethical to source products from there. 1.8 million people are being subject to "severe human rights abuses, torture, political indoctrination...and widespread and systematic forced labor" https://t.co/EqqZabwHfr — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

4. It's impossible to reliably audit production in the region because of "a police-state atmosphere and government controls" Auditors are "more likely to endanger workers than yield reliable evidence." https://t.co/EqqZabwHfr — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3. The bill would require companies to prove that products from the region "were not produced wholly or in part by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor" before importing them to the U.S. This is very difficult And that's the point https://t.co/EqqZabwHfr — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

2. Companies like @Apple and @Nike are lobbying on the bill. But they claim not to oppose it. Industry groups are less circumspect. The Chamber of Commerce and The American Apparel & Footwear Association both publicly oppose the bill https://t.co/EqqZabwHfr — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

1. A bill that would make it more difficult for companies to import products made with slave labor in the Xinjiang region of China passed the House by a vote of 406-3. Now it looks likely to die in the Senate. Why? Successful corporate lobbying. https://t.co/EqqZabwHfr — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@SopanDeb Yeah if it’s the pink suit Westbrook is a famously wild dresser and also one of the league’s biggest gym rats? — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@LouKing57 I don't agree with that but even if I did most of the people voting really won't have an opportunity to make changes or improve the bill in any way. They will just be given an up or down vote — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

4. But the broader point is, once the legislation is made public, it's going to be too late to apply any public pressure to make changes. The choice will be between shutting the gov't down and leaving people with no help at all and passing this bill. We need better choices. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3. Does the legislation include the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act? Does it extend the eviction moratorium? Does it provide guard rails to prevent the abuse of PPP funds? Nothing has been made public yet that I can tell. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

2. The public needs an opportunity to LEARN about major legislation and MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN. Instead, we get legislation that is produced at the last possible moment and must pass immediately to avoid a government shutdown. It's a recipe for poor decisions and corruption — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

1. If, in fact, Congress has reached a deal for another COVID relief package that is good news because people are hurting and need help. But let's not overlook that the legislative process is completely dysfunctional and the American people deserve better — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

I believe McConnell wants a deal so that Perdue and Loeffler can run on it. I bet the TV ads are already cut. But we’ll see. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

McConnell is posturing like he has leverage. But I think it’s a bluff. He’s going to sink the entire relief package and all gov’t funding over winding up a Fed program that 99% of Americans don’t even know about? — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Someone admitting they made a mistake is so refreshing. Would love to see more of this. https://t.co/8sfSpBmGxm — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

Trump is considering naming conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell a special counsel on election fraud. Remember, Powell is encouraging Republicans to boycott the January 5 Senate run-offs. https://t.co/OFJISbJsDS — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

There is no provision in the Constitution that says if the loser of the election whines enough that the winner can't be inaugurated. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

COUNTER-POINT: We can and we will. — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

6. *Karl Rove — PolitiTweet.org

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@jon3vans That's exactly what I did. I found the original speech, downloaded the audio, and posted it so people could hear it for themselves. But people don't have the time or research abilities to do this for every ad they see on Facebook. That's why Facebook has policies. — PolitiTweet.org