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Sanders: "You are taking on not only one of the most powerful corporations in this country; you are taking on the wealthiest individual in the world and you are doing it in an anti-union state. What you are doing requires courage and from the bottom of my heart, I salute you." — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking live NOW at Amazon union rally https://t.co/I5yeQJ2WhM — PolitiTweet.org

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@AlexParkerDC Right, my other thought was maybe we’re just noticing more…? Idk — PolitiTweet.org

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Was this some sort of directive from on high? A strategy shift? Like, what is going on here? — PolitiTweet.org

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Reflecting on Amazon's strange willingness to publicly feud with people on social media this week and I can't say I remember it ever happening this much or leading to as many self-owns. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's @AnaSwanson with a really great look at the Commerce Department's BIS, an agency few outside of the Beltway had heard of until Trump started using it in the China trade war. Now it's at a crossroads. https://t.co/646oVtlACi https://t.co/2l6XE1J23s — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Acosta: Dominion: “If this case does not rise to the level of defamation by a broadcaster, then nothing does." https://t.co/DVa0oxOsTD — PolitiTweet.org

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@WillOremus This is crushing. Hope you get some much-deserved rest on your time away (though selfishly I'm looking forward to being able to read your great work again when the time comes). — PolitiTweet.org

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When Google shut down a hacking operation recently, @techreview reports, the company did not disclose that the hackers were linked to a US ally — raising questions about western companies' relationships with governments viewed as "friendly": https://t.co/TXeSy4Ox5L — PolitiTweet.org

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With that, we’re done. I am officially at this stage of congressional hearing coverage: https://t.co/Kfl7G8yji5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Everyone wants to know “what did this hearing actually achieve? Will this change anything?” I’ll say what I said this morning: Policymaking moves slowly. This hearing put stakes in the ground to frame the legislative debate which will now play out over *months.* — PolitiTweet.org

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AHAHAHAH someone tried to interrupt to stop Doyle from adjourning this 5.5 hour-long hearing but it was TOO LATE — PolitiTweet.org

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Overall, lots of frustration all around, execs balked at taking responsibility for misinfo that may have led to the Capitol riots, Republicans made big issues out of censorship allegations and protecting children, Dems targeted opioid and anti-vaxx content. — PolitiTweet.org

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Aaaand we’re wrapping things up now. — PolitiTweet.org

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We’re on the final set of lawmaker questions! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JohnHendel: President Biden alluded to likely coming proposed broadband investments at today's session "The next major initiative is—a… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Immediate offboarding.” Drivers have to fear being fired for stopping to use the bathroom, and also fear being fired for not stopping to use the bathroom. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @_cingraham: Incredible email from an Amazon logistics manager. "This is the 3rd occasion in the last 2 months when bags have been retur… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. David McKinley held up printouts of Instagram posts that he said showed offers of Oxycodone, Ritalin, Xanax and Adderall. “These posts are not new; they’ve been active since last fall. If we can find posts this easily, shame on you for not finding them for yourself.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Can we have an Operation Warp Speed to create warp speed? — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Doyle says there are still eight members of Congress waiting to ask questions, in case anyone is keeping time… — PolitiTweet.org

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As the tech CEO hearing nears its 5th hour, here’s where one tech trade group repping Facebook, Google and Twitter stands: https://t.co/eoZC4DBlNI — PolitiTweet.org

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@wongmjane YES — PolitiTweet.org

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We’re now rehashing the thing about Facebook taking down a post of Rep. Marie Newman putting up a trans flag outside her office but not taking down Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s anti-trans sign. Zuck says he wasn’t aware of it. FB has already said it was a mistake. — PolitiTweet.org

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@evelyndouek Yes or no questions are clearly a big issue, and we have a lot of room to improve on them — PolitiTweet.org

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Only very recently have policymakers even begun debating whether privacy is a dimension of product quality that companies can be said to compete on. For Google to say “yes, privacy should be considered in antitrust analyses” is wild. I don’t think Pichai knew what he was saying — PolitiTweet.org

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(Armstrong’s question on FLoC was essentially, “won’t Google’s successor to the cookie just further entrench Google’s dominance in advertising?”) — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Kelly Armstrong asked a strong series of questions about Google’s FLoC proposal and whether privacy should be considered an aspect of competition for antitrust purposes. Pichai says “I think so” — huge, because privacy is not currently a major focus of antitrust law! — PolitiTweet.org

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@senatorshoshana @mmasnick @jack @RonWyden Even better! — PolitiTweet.org

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@mmasnick @senatorshoshana @jack @RonWyden I would watch the hell out of this — PolitiTweet.org