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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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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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