Thread by @alexkotch

Time for a review some of the pieces I and others wrote about Biden at @Sludge!

1. Joe Biden has a “middle-ground” climate approach that will promote natural gas, potentially enriching his adviser’s former employer. readsludge.com/2019/05/10/bid…

@Sludge 2. Not just his climate adviser; Biden has several ties to Cheniere Energy. readsludge.com/2019/09/05/joe…

3. Ken Jarin, who is raising money for Biden's campaign, leads Ballard Spahr’s government affairs operation, which lobbies for subsidiaries of foreign companies opposing efforts to improve lobbying transparency and prevent foreign election influence. readsludge.com/2019/06/19/a-l…

4. As a senator, Biden took thousands from Comcast employees and did not back bipartisan net neutrality legislation. readsludge.com/2019/04/23/net…

5. Hrm. A former key Biden official began lobbying for the rightwing news channel in July, a recent filing shows. readsludge.com/2019/09/18/for…

6. On the pro-Biden super PAC.

Unite the Country announced its top staffers, most of whom either work for major corporations or run groups funded by corporate interests. readsludge.com/2019/10/30/sup…

7. More than a dozen high-powered lawyers and executives, including the man who inspired Gordon Gekko, will help “Middle-Class Joe” raise campaign cash in early January. readsludge.com/2019/12/19/her…

8. More fossil fuel ties.

Rep. Cedric Richmond, the Biden campaign’s national co-chair, has one of the most pro-industry voting records on fossil fuel issues among all congressional Democrats. readsludge.com/2019/12/16/joe…