Judd Legum

Judd Legum @JuddLegum

@kevinroose Facebook appears to have different rules for people with domestic political influence and everyone else. When I revealed that The Daily Wire and Mad World News were conspiring to break Facebook's rules, Facebook punished Mad World News and gave The Daily Wire a "warning" — PolitiTweet.org

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200,000 AMERICANS ARE DEAD AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT — PolitiTweet.org

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There are only TWO Republicans out of 53 in the Senate that have any problem with what Trump is trying to do. — PolitiTweet.org

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There are 200,00 Americans dead and most of these deaths were avoidable. As other countries and various sports leagues have shown, the virus can be controlled with proper protocols and resources. Trump never established protocols or funded a public health response. — PolitiTweet.org

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Recall that when @jaketapper asked Mnuchin if Trump was considering firing Mueller (which we now know he ordered his staff to do!) Wallace emailed a flak at the Treasury Dept saying Tapper's question was "fake news" & he should have asked about tax cuts https://t.co/fVo07G1Fu2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Somehow an employee of FOX NEWS was deemed a neutral moderator for the debate and now one of the topics is "Race and Violence in our Cities." WTF — PolitiTweet.org

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HUMANS at Facebook have created an algorithm that systematically favors extreme far-right content over both mainstream content and progressive content. They've made the choice to keep it this way. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dylanmatt @KelseyTuoc I strongly disagree w/this take. We’ve lost 10s of thousands of journalists in the last few years and the need for good journalism has increased. The business model of many publications is broken right now but that’s not written in stone. Many people are willing to pay for news — PolitiTweet.org

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There is a lot of chatter about court packing, which may or may not be possible politically. But I'd like to hear more about statehood for DC and Puerto Rico, which is a moral imperative and will help solve the same problems in the long run. — PolitiTweet.org

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No one has done more to mainstream and legitimize Trump than Mitt Romney. In 2012, when Romney has clinched the GOP nomination — and at the height of Trump’s birtherism — Romney traveled to a Trump hotel to kiss the ring and accept Trump’s endorsement. — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Fueling the QAnon conspiracy isn't just absurd. It's dangerous. QAnon supporters, believing they must do anything to stop Satan-worshiping pedophiles, have been linked to kidnappings, a train hijacking, and murder. https://t.co/9oYE3Fb2tu — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Trump's favorite cable network, OANN, is sympathetic to QAnon. In July, an OANN correspondent said, "Americans may be doing their own research, as reports also say QAnon is becoming a widely accepted system of beliefs - the new mainstream." https://t.co/9oYE3Fb2tu — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Trump enthusiastically backed a Congressional candidate who endorsed QAnon. A Trump campaign official appeared on an online show devoted to QAnon and encouraged viewers to volunteer for the campaign. https://t.co/9oYE3Fb2tu — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Trump was asked explicitly about QAnon in August and only had nice things to say. He described the group as "growing in popularity" and comprised of "people who love our country." He said he appreciated their support. https://t.co/9oYE3Fb2tu — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Ivanka and Bill Barr traveled to Georgia yesterday to participate in an event around human trafficking. There was no new policy to announce, just a small amount of grant funding. Ivanka and Barr jointly made a similar announcement in August. https://t.co/9oYE3Fb2tu — PolitiTweet.org

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1. We should probably talk more about how Trump's campaign is courting members of a cult who believe Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Tom Hanks are Satan-worshiping pedophiles who are running a secret sex trafficking operation and only Trump can stop them https://t.co/9oYE3Fb2tu — PolitiTweet.org

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IN FEBRUARY: Trump said he was doing a great job with COVID and his proof was that only 15 Americans had tested positive and no one had died and it’s going away soon TODAY: 7 million have tested positive and over 200K have died and Trump says that’s proof he’s doing a great job — PolitiTweet.org

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"If I were chairman of the committee and this vacancy occurred, I would not have a hearing on it because that’s what I promised the people in 2016" - Chuck Grassley, JULY 17 2020 — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook ads in every Axios and Political newsletter: WE WELCOME AND SUPPORT GOVERNMENT REGULATION Also Facebook: — PolitiTweet.org

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In August, https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ reported on Gulett's donations to the Trump campaign. The campaign ignored requests for comment from us and publications like The Daily Beast, Business Insider, and The Forward. Now we know why. They continue to welcome his donations. — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: Trump campaign accepts MORE CASH from a notorious neo-Nazi leader The campaign has now accepted $2,043.50 from Morris Gulett, the self-proclaimed leader of the "most-feared and revered white supremacist organization the world has ever known." https://t.co/hQsKkCV1pF — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans are claiming that they'd LOVE to be consistent and show principles but they can't because DEMOCRATS NEED TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON. And that lesson is to ignore women who come forward with allegations of sexual assault. — PolitiTweet.org

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Of all the lies being told right now I think the most insulting is that Republicans would be acting differently had Democrats ignored credible allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh — PolitiTweet.org

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6. This report was a joint effort between me and @emorwee. Subscribe to our newsletters: POPULAR INFORMATION: https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo HEATED: https://t.co/HtEhk8JQSl — PolitiTweet.org

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5. The Climate Science Information Page has a lot of problems but unless something is done to limit the massive spread of climate disinformation on Facebook it really doesn't matter. https://t.co/E0ejm20aQg — PolitiTweet.org

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4. A Daily Caller article that has been shared 20K times falsely states that the West Coast wildfires have nothing to do with climate change. Its source is an "expert" from the Heartland Institute, the premiere source of climate disinformation https://t.co/E0ejm20aQg — PolitiTweet.org

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3. The biggest problem with Facebook's effort is that it does nothing to stop the rapid spread of climate disinformation on its platform. One source of viral climate disinformation is the Daily Caller, WHICH IS AN OFFICIAL FACEBOOK FACT-CHECKING PARTNER https://t.co/E0ejm20aQg — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Facebook's page emphasizes individual actions (like turning off lights) while ignoring systemic issues like polluting companies, policy obstruction, and unchecked climate denial Facebook says it consulted experts to create the page but won't say who https://t.co/E0ejm20aQg — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Facebook says its committed to combating climate change and has created a new Climate Science Information Center page but the page's section on what steps can be taken to reduce carbon emissions is straight out of the fossil fuel industry playbook https://t.co/E0ejm20aQg — PolitiTweet.org

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James Murdoch, one of Rupert Murdoch's sons, gave 300K to Unite The Country, a pro-Biden Super PAC, on August 14 — PolitiTweet.org