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Just won another major milestone in the quest to unseal the #TantonPapers. If you're just getting here, some background:
motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Just won another major milestone in the quest to unseal the #TantonPapers. If you're just getting here, some background:
motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
After our win in the Michigan Supreme Court and remand back to the Court of Claims, the University filed a motion to dismiss. This morning, it was denied.
Decision:
hmalegal.com/uploads/3/7/9/…
Decision:
hmalegal.com/uploads/3/7/9/…
The University's principal argument since the beginning was that the gift agreement between Tanton and UM served to insulate the sealed papers from FOIA.
Today, they lost that argument.
Today, they lost that argument.
I have deep ties to Michigan.
I also have a FOIA lawsuit pending against @UMich to unseal the #TantonPapers.
U of M wanted nearly $6400 to go through 11 boxes, and another $6400 after they were done. They also wanted 18 months to do it.
freep.com/story/news/loc…
I also have a FOIA lawsuit pending against @UMich to unseal the #TantonPapers.
U of M wanted nearly $6400 to go through 11 boxes, and another $6400 after they were done. They also wanted 18 months to do it.
freep.com/story/news/loc…
That's why this bill is so important.
Michigan can't be a "basement dweller" when it comes to transparency.
I've been fighting to unseal the #TantonPapers, which will shed light on the origins of the anti-immigrant movement that's infected the current White House, for 3 years.
Michigan can't be a "basement dweller" when it comes to transparency.
I've been fighting to unseal the #TantonPapers, which will shed light on the origins of the anti-immigrant movement that's infected the current White House, for 3 years.
It's time to overhaul Michigan's FOIA laws.
And prevent the state from being able to contract around transparency by entering into mysterious secret agreements with shady individuals.
#SunlightDisinfects
And prevent the state from being able to contract around transparency by entering into mysterious secret agreements with shady individuals.
#SunlightDisinfects
On a day the Trump White House celebrates #HispanicHeritageMonth SoS @SecPompeo announces Trump will cap refugee admissions at 30,000.
That's the lowest it's ever been. Why?
nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/…
That's the lowest it's ever been. Why?
nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/…
Because of too many asylum seekers from south of the border. But, Pompeo reminds us, this has nothing to do with how we feel about welcoming refugees. It's just about public expense.
Hot off the press #Trumpaganda from the Ministry of Truth.
Hot off the press #Trumpaganda from the Ministry of Truth.
(To clarify: a refugee is one who obtains that status outside the US and is then allowed to enter. An asylum seeker comes into the US through other means, and obtains refugee status if they win their claim. The cap is on refugees resettling here, not on asylum seekers.)
John Tanton, the founder of the nation's largest anti-immigrant organizations currently informing immigration policy, believed Asian men have small penises.
(this is why I'm suing to unseal the #TantonPapers)
Read his own words:
(this is why I'm suing to unseal the #TantonPapers)
Read his own words:
To recap: This is a man who was obsessed with ideas about racial purity and eugenics. His ideas informed his views on immigration. Those organizations are currently in the White House's ear.
This is a problem.
splinternews.com/the-eugenicist…
This is a problem.
splinternews.com/the-eugenicist…
So who was he writing to to find out about the use of male aphrodisiacs?
The letter is addressed to a shadowy figure named Harry Weyher, Jr.
He was a lawyer (and fellow @UNC alum..) but more notably, served as President of the Pioneer Fund from 1958 until his death in 2002.
The letter is addressed to a shadowy figure named Harry Weyher, Jr.
He was a lawyer (and fellow @UNC alum..) but more notably, served as President of the Pioneer Fund from 1958 until his death in 2002.
We are having oral argument in our case against @Umich to unseal the #TantonPapers:
Court of Appeals of Michigan
3020 W Grand Ave, 14th Floor
Detroit MI 48202
on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 11 AM.
Court of Appeals of Michigan
3020 W Grand Ave, 14th Floor
Detroit MI 48202
on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 11 AM.
Behind modern players like Kris Kobach, Otis Graham, Jeff Sessions, Steven Miller, and Steve Bannon is a trifecta of anti-immigrant organizations: FAIR, NumbersUSA, and CIS. All three of these organizations stem from the same man: Dr. John Tanton.
patriotnotpartisan.com/immigration/wh…
patriotnotpartisan.com/immigration/wh…
Tanton donated his papers from 1960 to 2007 to @UMich, provided that 11 boxes would be closed to access until 4/6/2035. I sued to get access now–public documents can't be insulated from FOIA just because U of M promised its donor that they'd be hidden.
freep.com/story/news/201…
freep.com/story/news/201…
