Judd Legum

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2. The DeSantis communications strategy is always just to muddy up the issue until people move on. So I am going to take the time to explain exactly what happened and why DeSantis' response is absolutely meritless Follow along if interested. https://t.co/I6qMolVh4E — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: In a hastily scheduled press call with sympathetic media outlets yeasterday, DeSantis' aides attacked Popular Information's reporting. But their attacks — and their defense of the phony brochure they distributed to migrants — are ridiculous. 🧵 https://t.co/I6qMolVh4E — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the planes used in DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard stunt is currently scheduled to travel tomorrow from San Antonio, to Florida, to a small airport near Biden’s house in Delaware https://t.co/4yejy32wmi — PolitiTweet.org

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@fueled_by_sushi I worked on her campaign 14 years ago — PolitiTweet.org

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I’ll have more to say about this soon but let’s start with the basics: @DeSantisWarRoom accused me of spreading “misinformation.” Please identify one piece of information in my piece that is incorrect. I’m waiting. — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: The DeSantis campaign is now attacking me for publishing this story https://t.co/MXdhOY0ZXH https://t.co/6RuNvrwVh5 — PolitiTweet.org

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For more UPDATES, including HOW DESANTIS IS RESPONDING subscribe to Popular Information. We are a 3-person newsletter that holds powerful people accountable. It's free to sign up https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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Salaza "said the migrants were in the U.S. legally and that they were 'hoodwinked' with promises of jobs and other benefits to the flight to Massachusetts." https://t.co/UL8n7D55nn — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: The Bexar County Texas Sheriff has launched a criminal investigation into DeSantis' scheme https://t.co/NSTICLrGR1 — PolitiTweet.org

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@Camotim5150 @JoJoFromJerz @MarisaKabas @GovRonDeSantis Read the article. The migrants in question do not qualify for these benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Sarah Koenig, the host and co-creator of 'Serial,' was also in attendance." — PolitiTweet.org

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"Judge Melissa Phinn threw out Syed’s conviction in light of new evidence that someone else could have strangled Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School, as well as the fact that exculpatory information was not disclosed." https://t.co/I8SWcU3aCz — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow, a judge just vacated the conviction and ordered the release of Adnan Syed. He's been behind bars since his 2000 murder conviction. https://t.co/dUfVxddvsk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wkamaubell: This is a brochure that was given to the migrants who Ron DeSantis & Greg Abbott tricked into getting on a plane to Martha’… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CREWcrew: Popular Information obtained evidence that migrants from Venezuela were provided with false information to convince them to b… — PolitiTweet.org

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@DavidNir @RonDeSantisFL Thanks — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @saletan: Read the whole thread. Fair distribution of the burdens of migration is a legitimate issue. But the fraud perpetrated by DeS… — PolitiTweet.org

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@weebitofdevil I tweeted over the weekend about the owners donations to the Florida GOP and Republican politicians in Florida, including Matt Gaetz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jbouie: the right-wing is so intent on making this degenerate stunt look brilliant because the plain facts look terrible for desantis — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AoDespair: Fraud. Investigate this crime. Charge this crime. https://t.co/zA141XavFT — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidPepper: So tired of people thinking they’re above the law because they are in office. They actually should be held to a HIGHER st… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @crampell: somehow I'm not surprised that whoever jury-rigged this stunt conflated refugees & asylum-seekers... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MarisaKabas: !!! a fake brochure promising eight months cash assistance, food, job training/placement, help with housing + more was giv… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Blaskey_S: Today we went to Eagle Pass, the Texas border town where the 48 migrants who DeSantis sent to Martha’s Vineyard came into th… — PolitiTweet.org

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8. For more original research and reporting that holds powerful people (like @RonDeSantisFL) accountable, subscribe to Popular Information. It's free to sign up ➡️ https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo — PolitiTweet.org

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7. https://t.co/JhoV1QDaTS obtained the brochure from @LCRBOSTON, a Boston-based legal organization that represents 30 of the migrants. @LCRBOSTON is calling on state and federal officials to launch a criminal investigation https://t.co/MXdhOY0s89 — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Matt Cameron, a Boston-based immigration attorney, explained that migrants who boarded the planes "absolutely do not have access to cash, housing, and other resettlement benefits" https://t.co/MXdhOY0s89 https://t.co/aDgI2x6r2y — PolitiTweet.org

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5. This is all false. The benefits described in the brochure are resettlement benefits available to refugees who have been referred by the UN & authorized to live in the US They are absolutely not available to the migrants, who are still seeking asylum https://t.co/MXdhOY0s89 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 4. Popular Information, however, has obtained a brochure that was provided to the migrants who agreed to the flights. The brochure says that migrants will be eligible for numerous benefits, including "8 months cash assistance," "assistance with housing," and "job placement" https://t.co/dx0jRmrmc8 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RonDeSantisFL 3. Many of the migrants told reporters that they were misled about the nature of the flights. Several migrants said they were told they were flying to Boston and would be provided with "work papers." DeSantis and his allies vehemently denied the migrants were misled in any way. https://t.co/yVVvrVa2sf — PolitiTweet.org