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Can y’all please slow down? We haven’t even reached antitrust scoop o’clock yet — PolitiTweet.org

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And Facebook’s PR team just signaled that Mark Zuckerberg will be doing a live video at 2 pm ET on his Facebook page. Topics include an update on racial justice and election security. — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook’s statement, from spokesman @andymstone, acknowledges “more work to do” beyond the company’s civil rights audit and investments in AI: https://t.co/U8w1iEDHOw — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter’s statement says the company is “respectful” of advertisers’ decision https://t.co/OVKDQkqXFq — PolitiTweet.org

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Unilever is pulling all advertising from Facebook, Instagram AND TWITTER through at least the end of the year over… https://t.co/TRMYKABPre — PolitiTweet.org

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Verizon’s decision today comes after the ADL said one of the company’s ads had appeared on Facebook beside a post pushing conspiracy theories: https://t.co/jLXGAXk6eD — PolitiTweet.org

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I… regret the typo. We may still be under quarantine but I’m not *that* lonely https://t.co/jLXGAXk6eD https://t.co/5Ln61wMMhl — PolitiTweet.org

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So I guess in addition to a pandemic, 2020 is throwing us a flood https://t.co/HwNphdN4is — PolitiTweet.org

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Note how Verizon’s statement is open-ended on timing; its boycott could go on much longer than merely the month of July, depending on how Facebook acts. — PolitiTweet.org

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For those who may be confused about the reference to YouTube in Verizon’s statement, recall that in 2017 Verizon pulled ads from YouTube amid an uproar over ads placed beside hate speech. https://t.co/VoORjxNc3x — PolitiTweet.org

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Verizon tells me the commitment involves pausing all ads on Facebook and Instagram. Verizon declined to answer the part of my question dealing with whether it will pause organic content as well. — PolitiTweet.org

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Huge: Verizon is pulling its advertising from Facebook. That’s perhaps the biggest brand yet to join the #StopHateForProfit campaign. https://t.co/e9c1eHRLXK — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edyong209: It feels like the advice I wrote for young journalists is resonating with people, so here's a screengrab. I hope it's useful… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kklausser: What difference does their jobs make? They’re Americans. Your job doesn’t dictate whether or not you deserve a senator, that… — PolitiTweet.org

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@edzitron @oneunderscore__ Instructions unclear, now wearing tinfoil on my feet — PolitiTweet.org

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And @ggwash! Can’t forget them, too. — PolitiTweet.org

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To learn more about what DC is really like, please turn to some of the city’s best local news sources, including @wamu885 @DCist @WTOP @PoPville @Eater_DC — PolitiTweet.org

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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