Profile picture
, 4 tweets, 2 min read
This is a dark money play. Vaping industry helps bankroll a number of conservative groups that are painting this as regulatory overreach. If this seems familiar it is because this is the tobacco industry. It help invent this kind of subterfuge
amp.axios.com/gop-allies-war…
The Guardian has a handy chart detailing YEARS worth of big $$$ conservative "free market" groups like Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform have taken from big tobacco. I've been told this by vaping industry players too. Still "Smoke and mirrors." theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…)
I wrote about this too, back in 2016. nytimes.com/2016/09/03/us/…
And yes, here are the documents. documentcloud.org/documents/3032…
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Eric Lipton

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @EricLiptonNYT see all

Profile picture
Eric Lipton
@EricLiptonNYT
WE HAVE A NUMBER: Pentagon Says It Spent $184,000 in 2 Years at Trump’s Scotland Resort. That suggests about 650 rooms at the Trump family golf resort since January 2017. nyti.ms/2V0KIgH
Here is the letter from DOD detailing the spending. See link for the full letter. oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
And here is a response from the House Oversight Dems sent on Wednesday back to the Pentagon. See this for full letter oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Eric Lipton
@EricLiptonNYT
JUST POSTED: DOT Secretary Elaine Chao Investigated by House Panel for Possible Conflicts. Investigators are examining her actions related to her family's shipping company, which has deep financial ties with Chinese government. Story here with @PekingMike nyti.ms/34MWFuS
@PekingMike Here is an investigative piece The NYT published in June examining these issues. nytimes.com/2019/06/02/us/…
@PekingMike Here is another related piece about Sec. Chao and her stock holdings that also was a focus of questions in the new House investigation of Sec. Chao nytimes.com/2019/05/28/us/…
Read 6 tweets
Profile picture
Eric Lipton
@EricLiptonNYT
VP Mike Pence spoke Thursday at Trump Hotel in DC at event sponsored by a conservative/religious freedom/antiabortion group called Concerned Women for America. This group is backed by the dark-money Judicial Crisis Network. They worked together to help get Gorsuch confirmed.
We wrote about this event on Sunday, as it is yet another example of the mixing of White House officials and the Trump family business--bringing profits from the family of Donald Trump. Here is that piece with @anniekarni nytimes.com/2019/09/07/us/…
@anniekarni It has been a busy few weeks in the Trump conflict of interest world. Let's look back at the run of questions about profiteering that have emerged. Here is story with @maggieNYT about VP Pence's trip to Doonbeg nytimes.com/2019/09/03/us/…
Read 7 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
John Nathan
@FJohnNathan
The legislative efforts against #vaping are misdirected. Lawmakers seeking to reign in #JUUL are not aware of the non-big tobacco small biz that will be put out by the broad brush #flavorban legislation being promoted. We need regulations but the following needs mention.. /1
The small biz segment of the #vaping industry is largely comprised of ex-smokers who found an effective form of tobacco harm reduction and feel compelled to guide others to the same results. These are Mom & Pop retailers providing a beneficial service to their communities. /2
This segment controlled the entire American market for the better half of 8 years without any measurable amounts of youth access to warrant the "epidemic" proportions we are addressing. The teen issue wasn't largely perpetuated until #JUUL began marketing heavy in 2016. /3
Read 34 tweets
Profile picture
Andrew Thompson
@vaper_the
A fisking of the opinion piece by Michelle Jongenelis (from the doghouse of @DrOliviaDoll1) in Fairfax media. No public link known (it appeared in a variety of regional newspapers around #Australia).
"THE recent death of a US man who contracted a serious lung disease after taking up #vaping comes as no surprise to many #PublicHealth advocates."
No mention of #BlackMarket, unregulated #cannabinoids, despite 6 US regions involved, explicitly mentioning it.
"Contrary to the messages being disseminated by the vaping industry (an industry now largely owned by #BigTobacco), .."
Wrong! Neither the majority of companies, nor vape sales, involve products ownership by the #TobaccoIndustry.
Read 35 tweets
Profile picture
John
@Johnnthelefty
1) @JoeyRockstone supporting Karen Siegemund (qouted below), President of #Antimuslim #HateGroup, American Freedom Alliance. Claiming she is a #victim because she is #Conservative, leaving out her affliations & hate. They promote anti muslim folx like...
2) @TheNonieDarwish calls for the complete annhilation of #islam and that it is poison.
supported by #PatriotPrayer and Karen Siegemund
3) @geertwilderspvv a dutch politician that compares the #Koran to #MeinKampf
Supported by Karen Siegemund and #PatriotPrayer
Read 11 tweets
Profile picture
Values, believing, independent thinking, teamwork
@Bruno_Brunelli
This Mother's Day, breast health advocates’ daughters share how their moms have inspired them.

#MothersDay #MothersDay2019 #BreastCancerAwareness #breastcancer #HealthCare #GEHealth

newsroom.gehealthcare.com/breast-cancer-…
When a mammogram missed Jacquelyn’s breast cancer due to her dense breast tissue, she learned about this technology

#BreastCancerAwareness #breastcancer #mammography #mammogram #technology #HealthCare #GEHealth

newsroom.gehealthcare.com/ultrasound-gav…
A 1,000-square-foot medical clinic in the Andes Mountains is transforming rural healthcare

In the mountains of #Peru, a husband and wife run a #Quechuan-speaking center where patients pay what they can and are never turned away due to a lack of resources

newsroom.gehealthcare.com/medical-clinic…
Read 40 tweets
Profile picture
DrMA
@mihotep
To offset "lost" #tobacco tax profits, the US govt wants to impose a tax on people who quit #smoking. The #Vape industry must stop trying to appease our fundamentalist enemy and join consumers in fighting this atrocity
reuters.com/article/us-usa…
I want to make one thing crystal clear: I will not pay the government a fine for quitting #smoking. If this predatory tax is enacted I expect the US #vaping industry to help consumers circumvent the theft and supply the tax-free extralegal free market by any means available
#BigTobacco stocks spiked against a sluggish market because of the announcement that the US government will impose punitive taxation against people who quit or never start #smoking thanks to the #harmless and effective #vaping alternative:
$PM +2.1% 📈
$MO +1.2% 📈
DJI +0.7% 📉
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Omar Aslam Lugo
@OmarAslamLugo
Trump v Mueller (Cont.)

30Oct17: Two indictments and a guilty plea. The day after.

Brought to you by: Trump-Russia.

[New Thread]
1. Part 1 of Trump-Russia Thread:

17May17 (Mueller appointment) thru
30Oct17 (Indictments/Guilty Plea).
2. Updated Mar—Sep 2016 Timeline of Trump Campaign (critical period of Kremlin outreach).

1/3: Mar—27Apr Mayflower Hotel Speech.
Read 105 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Conservative #DL #smoke #AndrewMcCabe #harmless #ChronicDiseases #conservative #cannabinoids #PublicHealth #ecigs #Trump #islam #GreatThingsAreHappening #Minnesota #BodyImmuneSystem #Home #TaxScam #CT #tobacco #smokers #BLUEWAVE #mammography #RenaissanceArt #WorldCancerDay #banks
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!