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2. In 2022, Republicans are spending millions on ads claiming that Democrats in Congress are "soft on crime" and want to "defund the police." The reality is Congressional Democrats approved BILLIONS in additional federal dollars to hire police officers. https://t.co/49dpVwNZnP — PolitiTweet.org

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1. The Congressional midterms have been dominated w/ads & media coverage of CRIME even though the outcome of the election will have little to no impact on crime or police spending. Meanwhile, the actual stakes of the 2022 election are being ignored. 🧵 https://t.co/49dpVwNZnP — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CREWcrew: Since January 2021, corporate PACs have donated over $35.6 million dollars to 291 candidates for federal and top statewide of… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Florida has paid nearly $1 million to arrange two sets of flights to transport about 100 migrants who entered the country illegally to Delaware and Illinois" https://t.co/QRXtITmr1Q — PolitiTweet.org

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"Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration plans to continue flying migrants who entered the country illegally to Democratic strongholds, his spokeswoman said Saturday" https://t.co/GGY33M71sR — PolitiTweet.org

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11. Are you interested in the money fueling U.S. politics? Hey, you made it this far in the thread. Prediction: YOU'LL BE VERY INTERESTED IN OUR NEWSLETTER. ✅ More accountability journalism ✅ More in-depth research & ✅ It's free to sign up https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

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10. The @USChamber itself donated $3 million to @Senate_Fund, McConnell's Super PAC. @Senate_Fund is spending tens of millions to support election deniers like JD Vance, Herschel Walker, Blake Masters, and Adam Laxalt. https://t.co/2hh1eDUKms — PolitiTweet.org

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9. The top 10 individual corporations in our analysis also collectively donated an additional $3,876,950 to @GOPGovs and @RepublicanAGs, money that will be used primarily to support election deniers https://t.co/2hh1eDCB8k — PolitiTweet.org

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8. This analysis only captures a portion of the corporate financial support for election deniers because it only looks at $ donated to official campaigns Corporations have donated millions more to Super PACs & 527 groups that support election deniers https://t.co/2hh1eDUKms — PolitiTweet.org

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@DebbieLesko @UPS @Walmart @ProcterGamble @FedEx @TMobile @ATT @Toyota @Verizon @GovernorKayIvey @CSX @MotorolaUS… https://t.co/EjlGZx5E4D — PolitiTweet.org

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@DebbieLesko @UPS @Walmart @ProcterGamble @FedEx @TMobile @ATT @Toyota @Verizon @GovernorKayIvey @CSX @MotorolaUS… https://t.co/1n9SjnfOgw — PolitiTweet.org

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@DebbieLesko @UPS @Walmart @ProcterGamble @FedEx @TMobile @ATT @Toyota @Verizon 5. Alabama @GovernorKayIvey ran a reelection ad stating "fake news, Big Tech & blue state liberals stole the election from President Trump" After it aired, Ivey received donations from @ATT, @CSX, @MotorolaUS, @KochIndustries, @CaterpillarInc & others https://t.co/2hh1eDCB8k https://t.co/Jq5QkTOGcN — PolitiTweet.org

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4. @DebbieLesko not only voted to overturn the election on Jan 6 but has continued to promote unhinged conspiracy theories about 2020 from far-right groups Lesko has received donations from @UPS, @Walmart, @ProcterGamble, @FedEx, @Tmobile, @ATT, @Toyota, @Verizon, & many others https://t.co/V8BQO57U3q — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Since then, 164 corporations, virtually all Chamber members, donated $20,516,430 to election deniers at the state and federal levels through their PACs. Corporate trade association PACs kicked in another $15,133,726 to the same candidates. https://t.co/2hh1eDCB8k — PolitiTweet.org

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2. On 1/4/21, the @USChamber — which represents almost every major corporation in the US — warned that rejecting or questioning Biden's victory "undermines our democracy and the rule of law and will only result in further division across our nation." https://t.co/2hh1eDCB8k — PolitiTweet.org

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1. After the 2020 presidential election, America corporations held themselves out as defenders of democracy New research by https://t.co/Gl6evY9e4x reveals the same corps then donated $35.6 MILLION to candidates that deny the outcome of the 2020 election https://t.co/2hh1eDCB8k — PolitiTweet.org

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No GOP elected official has criticized: 1. Trump's racist attack on McConnell's wife ("CoCo Chow") 2. Sen Tuberville's racist diatribe against Black Americans ("the people that do the crime") 3. Trump's antisemitic rant ("U.S. Jews have to get their act together") — PolitiTweet.org

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Timothy Mellon, the guy who disparaged Black Americans w/ugly stereotypes, also donated $2M to Battle Born Values Super PAC, devoted to electing Republican Adam Laxalt to the Senate. Laxalt also advanced the white nationalist Great Replacement conspiracy https://t.co/3DJA8hxEFl https://t.co/LDfBW3rxRu — PolitiTweet.org

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Timothy Mellon, the guy who disparaged Black Americans with ugly stereotypes, also donated $2,000,000 to Evergreen Principles PAC, a Super PAC devoted to electing Tiffany Smiley, a longshot Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Washington State — PolitiTweet.org

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Last month, the Association of KFC Franchisees PAC and the Burger King Franchisee PAC donated $5,000 each to Blake Masters. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Winkelvoss twins donated $500,000 each to Saving Arizona PAC, a Super PAC dedicated to electing Blake Masters to the U.S. Senate. Masters has repeatedly embraced the white nationalists "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory. https://t.co/ZCgMo8hHir — PolitiTweet.org

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Mellon also donated $2 million last quarter to White Mountain PAC, a Super PAC devoted to attacking New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan (D) and supporting her challenger, Don Bolduc — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenRonJohnson @TheOtherMandela Wisconsin Truth PAC also received $5 million from Timothy Mellon, the 80-year-old heir to the Mellon banking fortune. In a self-published biography, Mellon described Black Americans as "belligerent and unwilling to pitch in to improve their own situations" https://t.co/UKKbIX3kTx — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenRonJohnson @TheOtherMandela Hendricks has also supported Marjorie Taylor Greene https://t.co/hpKg1fIVZe — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Diana Hendricks, the right-wing billionaire and Trump advisor donated $9.6 MILLION last quarter to Wisconsin Truth PAC, a Super PAC devoted to reelecting @SenRonJohnson and attacking his opponent @TheOtherMandela Hendricks is best known for tax dodging https://t.co/bosYlFll3N — PolitiTweet.org

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This isn't an argument for censorship. Your whole podcast is about sorting through information and telling the audience what is reliable and evidence-based. Rogan is not reliable or evidence-based. But you've linked arms with him. — PolitiTweet.org

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@joerogan I understand that being friendly with Joe Rogan helps you get podcast downloads but promoting Rogan as a reliable source of information undermines your credibility. Rogan regularly promotes misinformation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Did you know @joerogan is also sharing that teachers are putting litter boxes in classrooms for students that identify as cats? Even though it's BS internet hoax? Thank you for your interest in science. https://t.co/bjCFVU0d8B — PolitiTweet.org