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Jul 30, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
1. The response to Trump's racist attacks on @RepCummings, which have been going on for several days, will leave a PERMANENT STAIN on the Republican Party

Most members of the GOP have stayed SILENT

Those that have spoken have EQUATED Cummings and Trump

It's outrageous
@RepCummings 2. Virtually every GOP member of Congress that has spoken has said some variation of: "I don’t think either Congressman Cummings or President Trump are racist"

Excuse me?

Equating the target of racism with the person being racist is not OK.
3. This isn't about Trump. This is about HUNDREDS OF REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.

Not a single Republican member of Congress -- NOT ONE -- has had the basic moral courage to say: I oppose Trump's racist attacks on my colleague
4. It is possible to disagree with Cummings on the policy issues but still have the basic integrity to say: I oppose these racist attacks

But that's not something any Republican in Congress is capable of doing, apparently

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Feb 20
1. On Monday, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) told a constituent laid off from a job with the federal gov't that there was nothing he could do to stop budget cuts imposed by DOGE and Elon Musk

Begich said he was "not in a position to approve or deny the cuts"
2. It was a remarkable statement from the freshman Congressman, sworn into office in January. The Constitution vests the "power of the purse" with Congress — not an unelected billionaire appointed to a position in the executive branch.

LISTEN: popular.info/p/freshman-con…
3. Begich said he finds out about budget cuts impacting Alaska "on Twitter" and "had no idea these things were going on" in advance. Begich claimed the same situation was true "under Biden," but did not provide examples. He did not mention that he was not a Congressman during Biden's presidency.
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Feb 19
1. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates.

RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.
2. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, 58 cases have been confirmed throughout five counties. Another 200 to 300 are likely infected but not tested.

It's the largest outbreak in 30 years.

popular.info/p/the-return-o…
3. RFK traved to Texas yesterday and addressed HHS staff. He falsely suggesting that childhood vaccines like MMR may be linked to chronic illnesses. He said he would convene a new panel to study the childhood vaccination schedule and other “formally taboo” issues.
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Feb 18
1. Meta removed a Facebook ads criticizing Elon Musk's efforts to seize Americans' private information through DOGE.

A notice from Meta said the ads violated its rules on "Unacceptable Business Practices." Image
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2. The ads, however, did not seem to violate that rule which prohibit advertisers from misleading "people into purchasing or sharing sensitive information," exaggerating "health-related benefits," and touting deceptive financial benefits.

muskwatch.com/p/meta-removes…
3. Contacted by Musk Watch, Meta said that the "ads were removed in error and have now been restored."

Similar ads that were supportive of Musk and Trump were not impacted by similar errors.
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Feb 17
1. OSHA has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an email obtained by Popular Information.

The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"Image
2. Popular Information has obtained archived versions of most deleted publications. Almost all are not associated with DEIA topics but appear to have been targeted because they include a DEIA-related keyword used in a completely different context.

popular.info/p/in-botched-d…
3. For example, one of the purged publications is "OSHA Best Practices for Protecting EMS Responders During Treatment and Transport of Victims of Hazardous Substance Releases."

On page 94, the words "diversity" and "diverse" are used in a context that has nothing to do with race or gender.
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Feb 13
1. Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills.

But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House. Image
2. The surcharge occurred because one of Trump's executive orders froze a grant that assists low-income residents with their energy bills.

In an email, an Alabama official confirmed that the letter from Huntsville Utilities was genuine and the $100 increase was the direct result of Trump's EO.

popular.info/p/trump-execut…
3. Alabama received $1 million of additional LIHEAP funding as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Trump's EO, Unleashing American Energy, suspended the grant.

Ironically, the purpose of that EO was to address "high energy prices."
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Feb 12
BREAKING

On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders

On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.Image
2. The new policy to comply with the temporary restraining orders (TROs) was issued today, February 12. The first TRO, however, was issued on January 31. The NIH memo reveals that the agency has been in violation of these orders for almost two weeks.

popular.info/p/breaking-nih…
3. To support independent accountability journalism that can rattle the cages of the most powerful people in the world and create change, subscribe to Popular Information

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