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@JuddLegum
Jul 31, 2019 • 9 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
1. You might know that the United States is the only developed country that does not have guaranteed paid maternity leave

But did you know that the average length of paid leave that new moms get in other developed countries is now 52 WEEKS!

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2. The Trump campaign is touting its support for paid leave as a way to win back female voters.

But Ivanka and her dad endorsed an actual proposal yesterday and (surprise!) the entire thing is a scam

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3. The proposal Ivanka endorsed yesterday allows new parents to take a $5,000 LOAN and then pay it back through increased taxes over the next 10 years.

This isn't paid leave.

This is paying for your own leave.

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4. Why is this plan so terrible?

Republicans insist any paid leave plan be REVENUE NEUTRAL

So you are left with rearranging the deck chairs

(Keep in mind these same Republicans just voted for $1 TRILLION in corporate tax cuts that had no offsets)

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5. The 5K loan endorsed by Ivanka would finance about 7 wks of leave for someone making a 35K salary

The average paid leave offered by developed countries was 17 weeks IN 1970

This is a worse plan than what other developed countries offered 50 YEARS AGO

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6. BTW, if you are interested in ACTUAL ISSUES like paid leave and not just horse race politics about polls (that don't mean anything at this point anyway) you might want to check out my newsletter, Popular Information

You can subscribe (free!) at popular.info
7. There was a detailed poll taken last year about paid leave. 80% of Americans support it.

Most voters want employers to at least share the cost of paid leave

The Ivanka plan, where employees pay for the entire cost, is supported by ONLY 2% of voters

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8. The idea, I think, is just to say that Trump supports paid leave and hope no one pays attention to the details.

But it's also astounding how modest even PROGRESSIVE paid leave proposals are in the United States

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9. The FAMILY Act would provide 12 weeks of leave for new parents. It would be paid for by a 0.2% payroll tax on employers and employees.

So it's much better than the Ivanka plan but still worse than other developed countries had it 50 years ago

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Sep 2
1. Monday was a landmark day in one of the most brazen political and economic grifts in history.

It netted Trump, at least on paper, $3.4 BILLION.

Follow this thread for details.

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2. Trump launched World Liberty Financial and its crypto token (WLFI), about a year ago. At the time, the Biden administration considered such tokens illegal, unregistered securities.

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3. To evade legal issues, WLFI were locked, meaning they couldn't be resold. Still, the company sought to sell $300 million worth of tokens, with 75% of the proceeds going directly into Trump's pocket.

Who would buy a cryptocurrency that couldn't be resold?
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Aug 13
1. Since Roe was overturned, Republican AGs have engaged in aggressive legal campaign to limit abortion not only in their states, but across the nation.

These efforts are being financed by major American corporations — including CVS, United HealthCare, Airbnb, and the parent company of CoachellaImage
2. In a fundraising email sent the day Roe was overturned in 2022, RAGA pledged: "Every donation will help Republican Attorneys General combat the Democrats' pro-abortion agenda and stand tall for life."

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3. Since then RAGA members have pushes to restrict the ability of pharmacies to dispense abortion pills, eliminate privacy protections for people who receive reproductive healthcare, and preempt blue state "shield laws" that protect doctors
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Aug 12
1. A lot of people are (correctly) reporting that Trump ordered a federal takeover of the DC police even though violent crime in DC is at 30 year low.

How is the Trump administration responding?

They claim that DC crime data is rigged!

(Sound familiar?)

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2. The White House accused people citing DC crime stats of "gaslighting" the public and claimed that DC crime stats were manipulated.

They are pushing an allegation made by in July by FOP chairman Gregg Pemberton.

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3. Pemberton has provided NO EVIDENCE to support his claims.

He is alleging a systemic conspiracy to manipulate crime data but has provided no documentation, no examples of cases where the alleged misclassification occurred, and no other proof to substantiate his claims.
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Aug 11
1. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted a video last week advocating repealing women's the right to vote

It was a window into Hegseth's extreme Christian Nationalist ideology which he is imposing on 3 million military service members and civilian employees.

Let's dig in.
2. The video is an interview w/pastor Doug Wilson

Hegseth belongs to a church in Wilson's network

Hegseth's response — "All of Christ for All of Life" — means Christianity should dominate everything, including gov't

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3. "The Secretary very much appreciates many of Mr. Wilson's writings and teachings," a Pentagon spokesman aid in response to media inquires about Hegseth's post.

Beyond repealing women's voting rights, what are Wilson's "writing and teachings"? Let's review.
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Aug 7
1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s

This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.

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2. First, lets go back to September 28, 2021, when the FBI released the same report covering 2020 and it showed the largest increase in murders since data began being collected in 1960.

It was FRONT PAGE NEWS in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Image
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3. Now, back to this week. Where did the NYT publish its story on the FBI crime report, which showed the largest drop in murders ever?

Trick question: the New York Times didn't cover it at all.

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Aug 4
1. On February 24, Extremity Care LLC, a company that sells very expensive bandages made from placentas, donated $5 MILLION TO TRUMP'S SUPER PAC

Days later, Trump froze a pending rule that would BAR MEDICARE FROM COVERING EXTREMITY CARE'S PRODUCTS, which are overpriced & not backed by science.Image
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2. 6 DAYS after receiving Extremity Care's $, Trump blasted the rule on Truth Social. The post absurdly claimed the rule would result in 187,286 deaths annually.

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3. The Biden rule would preserve Medicare patients' access to "skin substitutes." Under the Biden rule, however, coverage would be limited to products "that are supported by evidence" that they are effective. Extremity Care's products would not qualify.
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