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NEW: Amazon workers in Alabama have rejected an initiative to establish the company's first US-based union. The vote count is still ongoing but enough "no" ballots have been counted (1,608+) to hand Amazon the win. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @saraashleyo: still 25 min of counting left tonight and count will resume tomorrow at 8:30am CT — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @saraashleyo: just in -- RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum says in a statement "we will be calling on the labor board to hold Amazon acco… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: Can confirm @NatashaBertrand scoop from earlier about watchdog investigation into State Department cybersecurity problems.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Amid a short pause in union ballot counting, Amazon says its own tally based on watching the count stands at: 107 YES 227 NO — PolitiTweet.org

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The rise of Clubhouse, Parler and soon, perhaps, Trump’s own social network got me wondering. What does it actually take to start a brand-new social network these days, in a market dominated by Facebook, Twitter et al.? https://t.co/O2SjiIbvLy — PolitiTweet.org

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The cat nearly just sent an email to a university press shop that consisted of the very official media request "2222222222222222222ssssssssssssssssssssss" — PolitiTweet.org

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Atlantic Media discloses a data breach affecting current and former employees that exposed tax forms and SSNs: https://t.co/16R2D4Dw4v — PolitiTweet.org

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Good thing there isn't a thriving black market for things like millions of phone numbers and stuff scraped from Faceb– — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KaraScannell: Shell company news. @dealbook: The Treasury Department is introducing new rules on corporate transparency and it wants in… — PolitiTweet.org

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About half of Americans say platform companies like Amazon should be barred from giving their own products preferential treatment over those from third parties, according to this survey from @RogerEntner: https://t.co/mnr1k2oyZ4 — PolitiTweet.org

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To be fair, what could be more Washington than this https://t.co/YRa8Bv5I2u — PolitiTweet.org

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Pretty sure the "X" stood for "existential dread" — PolitiTweet.org

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Rest in fiery hell, Gate 35X. https://t.co/SgEvNTHEd3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's @claresduffy with some good context on Amazon backing a higher corporate tax rate: https://t.co/XgaWoSYlro — PolitiTweet.org

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@AlexJamesFitz I will die on this hill with you, friendo — PolitiTweet.org

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Amazon announces it's in favor of Biden's infrastructure plan (after spending the prior couple of weeks picking fights with people on the internet) https://t.co/SCS44CmwBj — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Weird. It's as if having a first-past-the-post electoral system that self-segregates into two parties somehow promotes binary thinking that collapses all nuance. https://t.co/c8P5GZvWID https://t.co/0GMrWpzLKr — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

So this next season seems like it'll be about Picard's command of the Stargazer. Maybe Q gives him a second chance to prevent Jack Crusher from getting killed? https://t.co/yXNmkQEL3Y — PolitiTweet.org

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"Jones was no murderer, but local police say that for the umpteenth time the group's Facebook posts needlessly frightened a town and tied up officers who had to combat rumors when they should have been investigating crimes." https://t.co/ZnoGb0l2SD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @charles_duan: Oh man, Breyer went to town with the analogies: Gas pedal of car QWERTY keyboard Dewey Decimal system Robotic chef pulli… — PolitiTweet.org

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Google, the Court said, "copied only what was needed" to create a "new and transformative program." https://t.co/fiKJFfWTr8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Siding with Oracle "would risk harm to the public" because it would establish Oracle as a new gatekeeper, the Court said. "Oracle alone would hold the key," the majority said. That lock might make Oracle rich, but "would interfere with copyright's basic creativity objectives." — PolitiTweet.org

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More Google: "We are very grateful for the support from a wide range of organizations, from the National Consumers League to the American Library Association, as well as from established companies, start-ups, and the country’s leading software engineers and copyright scholars.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Google responds to the Supreme Court's decision: “The Supreme Court’s clear ruling is a victory for consumers, interoperability, and computer science. The decision gives legal certainty to the next generation of developers whose new products and services will benefit consumers." — PolitiTweet.org

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Oracle's response, continued: "This behavior is exactly why regulatory authorities around the world and in the United States are examining Google's business practices." — PolitiTweet.org

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Oracle responds: "The Google platform just got bigger and market power greater. The barriers to entry higher and the ability to compete lower. They stole Java and spent a decade litigating as only a monopolist can." — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

It's notable that no one else on the Court joins Thomas in the Twitter opinion, but the fact he's writing it at all helps mainstream the argument that Congress should be able to restrict the First Amendment rights of private entities and force them to carry speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Supreme Court also rules that Google didn't infringe on Oracle's copyright when it copied APIs in order to build Android. The court holds in a 6-2 decision that the copying was fair use. https://t.co/JwG9kFMRGg — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@realDonaldTrump Buried in Thomas's concurrence is this line that could have big ramifications for platform regulation: https://t.co/TlBVxRiKzV — PolitiTweet.org