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5. Companies that kept their word and did not donate to GOP objectors in the 2022 cycle: @Airbnb @BASF @CBS @Cisco @eBay @EversourceCorp @GeneralMills @HollandHart @lyft @Marriott @Microsoft @MorganStanley @NewmontCorp @nike @nrgenergy @PSEGNews @QurateRetailGrp — PolitiTweet.org

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4. After tracking these donations for two years, https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ has identified 44 COMPANIES that kept their word from January 2001 to November 2022. These companies, according to FEC data, did not directly or indirectly support GOP objectors — PolitiTweet.org

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3. The headline, without a doubt, is that dozens of major companies broke their word and donated millions to Republican objectors. The gory details are in the index. But today, I want to focus on a different aspect of the story. https://t.co/yOUfjiVZ6q — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Every month for two years, we've tracked the companies that pledged to cut off donations to GOP objectors We've catalogued which have kept their word and which have not It's called the January 6 Corporate Accountability Index https://t.co/yOUfjiVZ6q — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Two years ago today, https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ began its reporting on corporate PAC donors to the members of Congress voting to overturn the 2020 election. Over the course of a few days, hundreds of companies pledged to suspend their giving What's happened since? 🧵 https://t.co/A0Z7mN0VOG — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Every month for two years, we've tracked the companies that pledged to cut off donations to Republican objectors We've catalogued which companies have broken their promises and which have kept their word https://t.co/yOUfjiVZ6q — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Two years ago today, https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ began its reporting on corporate tax donors to the members of Congress voting to overturn the 2020 election. Over the course of a few days, hundreds of companies pledged to suspend their giving What's happened since? 🧵 — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s all fun and games now but there is a non-zero chance that these dysfunctional House Republicans cause the US to default on its debt and spur a global economic collapse — PolitiTweet.org

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If you are a member of the far right, you can simply tag @elonmusk with any complaint & he will look into it right away. Accounts are banned or restored. Rules are changed. If you ascribe to any other political ideology, you are on your own. This Twitter in 2023. — PolitiTweet.org

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As the saying goes: If someone tells you they don't want you to be Speaker of the House, believe them the ninth time — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FLFreedomRead: "DeSantis' lawyers state that Pico applies to the availability of library books while HB1557 applies only to classroom i… — PolitiTweet.org

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@kevinomccarthy UPDATE https://t.co/Bw3gxX2wFW — PolitiTweet.org

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"I want you to watch Nancy Pelosi hand me that gavel. It will be hard not to hit her with it" -- @kevinomccarthy — PolitiTweet.org

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@rebleber They do have a role in funding the government, however — PolitiTweet.org

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So McCarthy made a slew of concessions to his opponents overnight and his GOAL on the next vote is to continue to lose decisively. Bold strategy. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tomaskenn: Florida schools are purging library books with LGBTQ characters. This is not what freedom looks like. https://t.co/ngSFa9wA5h — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JeffreyASachs: This one may not seem important at first, but it is. Matters are fast coming to a head in Florida, where a gov working g… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PENamerica: While lawyers for @GovRonDeSantis told a federal judge the #DontSayGay law applies only to classroom instruction, new train… — PolitiTweet.org

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13. I'll note that these books are being banished from Florida libraries while DeSantis touts Florida as "a citadel for freedom." https://t.co/aDUdQJ5XE3 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 12. Were you interested in this thread? Hey, you made it this far. Prediction: YOU'LL BE EVEN MORE INTERESTED IN OUR NEWSLETTER. ✅ More accountability journalism ✅ More in-depth research ✅ More punctuation And ✅ It's free to sign up https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 11. Our full report has more information on how the Don't Say Gay law is being implemented in Florida schools AND how this directly contradicts what the DeSantis administration is saying in federal court https://t.co/mppSnprpSh — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 10. To put it simply: The DeSantis administration training seeks to encourage librarians to remove books with LGBTQ themes from elementary school libraries by conflating the standards for instructional materials and library books. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 9. A subsequent slide provides a list of "unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination." That list, citing the Parental Rights in Education Act, states that information about "sexual orientation or gender identity" is prohibited for K-3 students. https://t.co/Ohvp6sc3Fa — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 8. Rather, Florida librarians are told: "There is some overlap between the selection criteria for instructional and library materials." The next slide says library books and instructional materials cannot include "unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination." https://t.co/tV6ZrKL6b6 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 7. The Florida Department of Education is currently in the process of developing a training for school librarians regarding the selection of library materials. The training does not inform librarians that the "Don't Say Gay" law only applies to classroom instruction — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 6. School officials in Seminole County and Manatee County have removed similar books, citing the "Don't Say Gay" law. The DeSantis administration is encouraging librarians to adopt this expansive interpretation of the law https://t.co/mppSnprpSh — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 5. The books removed from Lake County libraries do not involve "sexual instruction." One banished book, And Tango Makes Three, is the true story of 2 male Penguins, Roy and Silo, who lived in the Central Park Zoo. The pair build a nest together, and raise an adopted child, Tango https://t.co/CKxj0CjHsz — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 4. In Lake County, for example, the school district has removed three books with LGBTQ themes from libraries. The school district claimed the removal of these books was required "due to content regarding sexual orientation/gender identification prohibited in HB 1557" https://t.co/YcJLd3Leqv — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL @FLFreedomRead 3. Several Florida schools have already removed books with LGBTQ characters from their libraries. Training materials produced by the Florida Department of Education for librarians reveal that the DeSantis administration is encouraging this expansive interpretation of the law — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 2. The records, provided to https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ by @FLFreedomRead, show the law is being used by Florida schools to justify the erasure of LGBTQ people — PolitiTweet.org