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But it is *also* the case that DC has many residents who are not a part of that apparatus, and it’s inaccurate to p… https://t.co/wDFyCCwSKW — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

It’s true that the policymaking apparatus in Washington has many tentacles that extend beyond the actual levers of… https://t.co/pGIg7wRgTH — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

But something tells me that’s not who Cotton really means when he refers dismissively to Washington “industries.” Nor should he! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Now, could Cotton be *technically* right? Sure. “White-collar” is a pretty broad label. Conceivably it would mean l… https://t.co/qlPTC9veZR — PolitiTweet.org

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That’s not all. Add in manufacturing, another 1,300. Mining, logging and construction? Almost 15,000. The financial… https://t.co/MPUa5mWgil — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Now, turning to other industries. Two categories account for more than 208,000 workers: Education and health serv… https://t.co/zRvlAUpa5m — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

That, plus the 238,000 government workers gets you to 359,000, about 49.7 percent of DC’s total estimated populatio… https://t.co/hORIxMwKHh — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

According to the data, “legal services” accounts for 29,000 workers. If you lump them in with all “professional, scientific and technical services,” you get a total of 121,000. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

But wait! you say. Aren’t the vast majority of those lobbyists and lawyers? K Street hangers-on? Not so fast. — PolitiTweet.org

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By contrast, private sector employees outnumber public sector employees by more than 2 to 1. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Government workers, a category that includes both state and federal employees, clock in at roughly 238,000. Keep in mind this figure also counts 4,300 workers in “public transportation.” I guess you could make an argument for some of them being bureaucrats, but not all. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Here’s the 2019 breakdown by industry of DC-based employees, according to the Department of Employment Services: https://t.co/4S8eRopkIg https://t.co/sBrEdQU3gC — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

This is one of those things that often feels true but only because it’s a caricature. DC's actual labor statistics reveal a more complicated picture. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Democratic lawmakers have introduced a sweeping new proposal for a nationwide ban on facial recognition, in the first bicameral bill to target the technology since the racial justice protests began: https://t.co/MvdpMOMGKy — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Governors were seen as leaders in the early weeks of the pandemic as they compensated for a vacuum of federal leadership. Now even they are being forced to “plead” with their own citizens to heed public health guidance. https://t.co/oOGKSXx6nB https://t.co/SCoqgoHbpm — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Barr has been getting regular updates on the Google probe, while DOJ staffers appear to be busy drafting a case memo to test legal theories for a potential antitrust suit, @dmccabe and @ceciliakang say: https://t.co/RDXWATbD1G — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Actually, it seems one of the two workers was able to secure her job after receiving the termination notice. https://t.co/43wYibkSVl — PolitiTweet.org

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@cFidd Missed opportunity for a ST:VI gif here — PolitiTweet.org

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Two Tesla workers have been fired after choosing to use the company’s unpaid Covid-19 leave option, per @faizsays: https://t.co/3fMoE4QAXB — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @donie: Twitter will give employees Election Day off https://t.co/elatfR5zGF — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @mkraju: Nunes cannot sue Twitter over accounts posing as his mother and a cow, judge rules - CNNPolitics https://t.co/qs9DF1vBJ4 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @PostRoz: With ‘kung flu,’ Trump sparks backlash over racist language - and a rallying cry for supporters, by @DavidNakamura https://t.c… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @MIGlutenFreeGal: Sometimes headlines are intangible This one about facial recognition seemed just like another story to me. Until I re… — PolitiTweet.org

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@rcalo Ryan. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@DevinNunesCow was among the first to congratulate Nunes on the judge telling him he couldn’t sue Twitter: https://t.co/wK90EsXAbR https://t.co/Malc2f726g — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@TonyRomm @rachsieg @JStein_WaPo Unlike the rest of us, trapped in 2020 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@TonyRomm @rachsieg @JStein_WaPo So happy to see @rachsieg continuing to dominate the lobster beat — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@NSlayton I think this has been the hardest I’ve laughed in months — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Oh. My. God. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Big get for #StopHateForProfit. Among GSP’s clients are BMW, Frito-Lay, Pepsi, Liberty Mutual and dozens of others. — PolitiTweet.org