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@RonDeSantisFL 9. In Escambia County for example, the school board has considered challenges to 4 books and voted to remove all 4. Those are the only ones DeSantis counts. But 148 OTHER BOOKS have been removed from the shelves as challenges are reviewed. https://t.co/oj5QIHtcdA — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 8. DeSantis is only counting CHALLENGED books that have gone through all levels of appeal and have been formally banned. But there are two other categories: First, books that have been challenged & removed from shelves while the challenge is reviewed https://t.co/oj5QIHtcdA — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 7. DeSantis' fact sheet claims empty shelves are a "hoax" since no school district has removed more than 19 books — "not even close to a whole classroom library." This is absolutely false and purposely conflates distinct processes. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 6. For example, a memo created by the Manatee County School District, and distributed to principals, instructed teachers to "remove or cover all classroom libraries until all materials can be reviewed." https://t.co/oj5QIHtcdA https://t.co/vOSiMf9HFh — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 5. A DeSantis fact sheet claims it is a "myth" that "Florida schools have been directed to 'empty libraries' and 'cover classroom books.'" But that was what many Florida schools directed their teachers to do ito comply with the "curriculum transparency" law signed by DeSantis — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 4. DeSantis also smeared teachers, claiming there was a "concerted effort to bring some of this sexualization into the classroom, particularly in these young grades" There is no evidence of this Acknowledging LGBTQ people exist is no "sexualization" https://t.co/oj5QIHsEo2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 3. A spox for Duval County told https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ the empty shelves in Covey’s video once housed “the fiction titles” in the school library, but the books were removed pending review That review was mandated by a "curriculum transparency" law signed by DeSantis last year. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 2. DeSantis falsely claimed that a video of empty book shelves recorded by former Duval County substitute teacher Brian Covey was a "hoax," noting that Covey was fired. It's true that Covey lost his job for recording the video, but the video was not a hoax. — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Last week, @RonDeSantisFL held a media event claiming that reporting on books bans in Florida were a "hoax" Virtually every claim he made was a lie or misdirection Follow along for receipts 🧾 🧵 https://t.co/aaFjNR1xdW — PolitiTweet.org

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cc: @elonmusk @communitynotes — PolitiTweet.org

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@mistergizmo It’s a different kind of deposit insurance for deposits over 250K which only kicks in after a determination that the bank has systemic importance to the economy — PolitiTweet.org

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@War_Kittens Read the thread. I was getting to that. — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Kids don’t have lobbyists, or hold political fundraisers, or do hits on cable TV. When kids suffer no one really notices. And we treat them much differently than tech companies. — PolitiTweet.org

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2. When the expanded child tax credit expired in 2022 & millions of children were thrust back into poverty, no one said children are systemically important &we need to do everything to make sure they aren’t destitute For kids, there was nothing more that could be done — PolitiTweet.org

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1. This is good news for depositors. And I’m glad employees of companies with cash at SVB won’t be unduly burdened But the admin was able to come up with the $ because it deemed SVB to be of systemic importance It worth thinking about what’s considered important & what’s not — PolitiTweet.org

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@zachweinberg @pjux The federal government also has rules but people are arguing this is an emergency and the rules should be changed — PolitiTweet.org

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@TitterDaily @CommunityNotes No but users are protecting his most blatant lies, particularly around January 6 — PolitiTweet.org

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The great thing about the tech bros on Twitter is that if you disagree with them IT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE STUPID. It's never an honest disagreement. It's simply a function of the fact that you don't understand things deeply like they do. — PolitiTweet.org

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@zackkanter The thing I don’t understand is why someone so smart (you) would waste time with an idiot (me). I’m dumb and will not be able to comprehend your deep insights, seems like a waste of time. — PolitiTweet.org

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@zackkanter Yes, because I disagree with you, that means you are much smarter than me. If I wasn’t so dumb (and had ever seen a payroll) I would agree with you. — PolitiTweet.org

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@zackkanter More than 80% of small business have no employees. Among that group, the average annual revenue is less than 50K per year. So yes, 250K FDIC insurance covers most small businesses if you don’t live in a bubble. — PolitiTweet.org

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@zackkanter You said I’ve never run a payroll. Is that true? — PolitiTweet.org

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@zackkanter You should learn how to Google. It might prevent you from tweeting things that aren’t true. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TitterDaily @CommunityNotes The issue is not the source code. It’s the mob of Musk supporters in the program who rally to protect him and attack his critics — PolitiTweet.org

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@TitterDaily @CommunityNotes Attaching a note to Musk’s vile tweet accusing someone of faking a disability, noting that he apologized, is not being a “victim.” It’s another example of Community Notes protecting him — PolitiTweet.org

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@elonmusk @CommunityNotes 8. Musk is quite pleased with how @CommunityNotes is operating https://t.co/9aiKIO7c2j — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Meanwhile, demonstrably false claims by @elonmusk with tens of thousands of retweets get no @CommunityNotes https://t.co/kD9ND6eWC8 — PolitiTweet.org

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6. I'll also note that Musk said, "the article is false." That could be any aspect of the article. The ambiguity is intentional. Musk did not say that he did not discuss plans for a city or that the documents cited are inauthentic. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CommunityNotes @WSJ 5. The idea that Musk tweeting "This article is false" functions as a factual rebuttal to an exhaustively sourced article in the @WSJ is basically all you need to know about @CommunityNotes — PolitiTweet.org

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@CommunityNotes @WSJ 4. A Community Note has been added to the tweet saying "Elon Musk himself confirmed that this is false" The source of the Community Note is a Musk tweet saying "This article is false." CASE CLOSED https://t.co/dlA8XeZ6DH — PolitiTweet.org