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@JuddLegum
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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May 15
1. Trump has already violated his gag order 10 times by attacking the jury, witnesses, and the judge's daughter.

Now, his acolytes are flocking to NYC, launching the same attacks.

They appear to be reading from a common script.

It's almost like someone is orchestrating it.
2. The gag order against Trump specifically prohibits Trump from "directing others to make public statements" on his behalf that violate the gag order.

If Trump directed his acolytes to attack the judge's daughter, it could constitute criminal contempt

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3. Asked on Tuesday if he directed the Republicans to speak about the trial on his behalf, Trump described them as his "surrogates" and praised them for "speaking very beautifully."

Trump has also entered the courthouse flanked by his surrogates, effectively giving them his imprimatur.
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May 14
1. Trump boasts that he "broke Roe v. Wade" and says that, in the aftermath, "states are working very brilliantly" and creating "very beautiful harmony."

In Lousiana, legislators are insisting that child rape victims carry their pregnancy to term.

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2. After Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Louisiana imposed a ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy

The only exception is to protect the life of the mother or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality

Nothing for rape or incest

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3. In February, Louisana Representative Delisha Boyd (D) introduced legislation that proposed exceptions for rape and incest to Louisiana's abortion ban. When it became clear that the proposal would fail, Boyd narrowed her bill to allow persons 16 years old and younger to have an abortion if they were the victim of rape or incest.
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May 13
1. @TheFP and @realchrisrufo are central cogs in a right-wing ecosystem that seeks to tear down anything and anyone who diverges too far from their ideology

It's the real cancel culture

Their recent effort to cancel NPR's CEO has gone completely off the rails

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2. It started with an essay in @TheFP by NPR editor Uri Berliner claiming NPR had abandoned its "open-minded spirit" and is too liberal.

Things escalated quickly

Rufo recently wrote an article suggesting NPR's CEO is actually a CIA operative.

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3. Berliner claimed that NPR turned over its coverage of Trump and Russia to Congressman Adam Schiff, who was interviewed 25 times.

Unmentioned: between January 2017 and December 2019, NPR conducted 900 interviews with congressional lawmakers, including stalwart conservatives like Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Paul Ryan (R-WI).

Overall, Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple described Berliner's critique of NPR's Russia coverage as a "lazy… feelings-based critique of the sort that passes for media reporting these days."
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May 9
1. @Tesla is a publicly traded company, not @elonmusk's personal piggybank

But Musk has constructed a board of directors, including his brother and many of his closest friends, who are willing to do whatever he wants

And now Musk is using X to convince shareholders to rubberstamp a massive payday that a Delaware judges has already ruled is excessive

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2. A judge found @Tesla's board breached its fiduciary duty to shareholders in 2018 by granting Musk excessive compensation & failing to be transparent

In response, the board is asking shareholders to grant Musk the EXACT SAME PAY PACKAGE RETROACTIVELY

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3. The board didn't negotiate with Musk in 2018. Musk proposed the amount and structure of his pay, and the board approved it.

The "independent board" included longtime pals, business partners, and vacation buddies.

Another key figure was Tesla General Counsel Todd Maron, "Musk’s former divorce attorney… whose admiration for Musk moved him to tears during his deposition."
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May 6
1. @CocaCola, as part of its "racial equality plan," pledged it would donate $0 from its corporate PAC to "candidates who make egregious or inflammatory remarks in the equality and inclusion area."

But in the last year, the @CocaCola has donated $5,000 to @RepMikeCollins Image
2. Last week, students at the University of Mississippi were filmed taunting a black protester. The video showed one student mocking the woman by imitating a monkey.

@RepMikeCollins PRAISED this behavior: "Ole Miss taking care of business"

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@RepMikeCollins 3. University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce called the behavior of the students "offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable"

Phi Delta Theta kicked out the student who was imitating a monkey.

Collins has done NOTHING. He ignored requests for comment. Image
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May 2
1. In his 2024 campaign, Trump is pitting native-born Americans against immigrants

Trump tells his crowds that immigrants are going to take their jobs and reduce their wages

New data, however, confirms that these claims are false

Immigrants are saving the US economy

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2. In 2023, the US economy grew at a 2.5% rate, "outpacing all other advanced economies."

The US is on track "to do so again in 2024."

This is only possible because of a substantial increase in immigration.

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3. Since February 2020, there has been no net job growth among native-born Americans. The native-born workforce is flat or shrinking. Baby boomers are retiring, and birth rates are low. But there has been substantial job growth in the US since 2/20 because more immigrants are working.Image
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