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1. 6 of the top 25 COVID-19 clusters in the US are slaughterhouses

But Trump signed an order allowing slaughterhouses to stay open even if local health officials shut them down & protecting owners from liability if workers get sick

Why? Follow the money

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2. One of the largest producers of chicken in the US is Mountaire.

Dozens of Mountaire workers in North Carolina and Delaware have tested positive for COVID-19

Mountaire's CEO is Ronnie Coleman, who happens to be one of Trump's largest donors

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3. In August 2016, Trump was being outspent badly by Clinton and being written off by major Republican donors as a likely loser.

Coleman donated $2 MILLION to Trump's official Super PAC

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4. For the 2018 midterms, Coleman donated more than $6.6 million to dozens of Republican candidates, committees, and outside groups

Trump noticed.

Coleman was one of a handful of friends and allies invited to the White House to watch returns w/Trump

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5. Coleman has also donated 7-figures to support Trump's reelection.

Trump named Cameron to an advisory group on reopening the country.

The admin also approved a waiver allowing him to SPEED UP production at one of his chicken plants LAST MONTH

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6. The dangerous conditions at slaughterhouses aren't just an issue for workers, but the community where they live

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Studies have found that Hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for COVID-19.

It's killing veterans.

(Trump also, AFIK, does not have COVID-19.)

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There is a decent chance Trump is not taking it and is lying but that doesn't make this any better
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1. Facebook says it has drawn a line in the sand —

Any content that suggests "wearing a mask can make you sick" will be removed because it "could lead to imminent harm."

A Popular Information investigation reveals Facebook isn't following through

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2. Posts claiming masks will make you sick continue to proliferate on Facebook.

For example, this post by the "Conservative Republicans of Texas" which claims masks "create serious health risks for the wearer"

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3. Facebook removed this post AFTER it was flagged by Popular Information

But it failed to remove an identical post published to another large page

Facebook is not even taking basic steps to identify duplicates of content it has determined to be unsafe

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UPDATE: @Kroger, which planned to eliminate its $2/hour "hero bonus" on Sunday, has announced that it will pay full-time workers a $400 bonus

This is the equivalent of extending the "hero bonus" for 5 weeks.

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@kroger This isn't everything @kroger workers DESERVE.

But ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM and PUBLIC SCRUTINY made a difference.

And there is still so much work to do.

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Kroger will pay part-time workers $200.

Importantly, it will also continue its expanded paid sick leave policy that it put in place after public pressure in March.

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