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Jun 8, 2020 • 13 tweets • 10 min read
1. Companies publicly embracing the Black Lives Matter movement are among the largest corporate contributors to Tom Cotton

They're bankrolling a senator advocating a military occupation of cities where people are protesting

Will they stop funding him?

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2. @ATT has posted explicit support for the protests and messages on Twitter expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement

They've also one of the top 5 corporate contributors to Cotton, donating 21K

Will @ATT keep back backing Cotton?

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@ATT 3. I asked and @ATT sent me a long statement about their commitment to civil rights that did not say whether or not they would continue to financially support Cotton

It's easy to tweet a black square

It's harder to commit to political action

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4. @rashadrobinson of @ColorOfChange says corporations can't split the baby:

"You can’t say Black Lives Matter...and give your dollars and support to political leaders who unabashedly advance policies, people and practices that will kill us"

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6. If corporations support racial justice, deciding whether to donate to Cotton shouldn't be hard. He's to the right of Trump on criminal justice. He's rated 6% by the NAACP. He believes America has an "under-incarceration problem"

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7. @PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) tweeted a black square on June 2 in support of Black Lives Matter

The company has also donated $22.5K to Cotton

In a statement to popular.info, PwC did not say whether they would donate to Cotton in the future

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@PwC 8. @CocaCola tweeted its support for Black Lives Matter, saying it was committed to joining "the effort to end systemic racism."

It has also donated $19.5K to Cotton

Asked whether the company would continue to donate to Cotton, it did not respond Image
@PwC @CocaCola 9. Walmart's CEO said the company has an obligation to combat racial inequality and create "lasting change."

It has also donated 18.5K to Cotton

Asked whether the company would continue to donate to Cotton, Walmart did not respond

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@PwC @CocaCola 10. @BankofAmerica says it has a "true sense of urgency" to address "the racial injustices we have seen."

It has also donated 15K to Cotton.

Asked whether the company would continue to donate to Cotton, Bank of America did not respond

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@PwC @CocaCola @BankofAmerica 11. @WellsFargo says it is committed to "making a substantive change to address racial inequality and injustice."

It has also donated 15K to Cotton.

Asked whether the company would continue to donate to Cotton, Wells Fargo did not respond

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12. If you reach out to any of these companies and get a response. Let me know.

My DMs are open and my email is in my bio.
13. UPDATE: I just heard back from @WellsFargo on whether the company will continue to donate to Tom Cotton in light of their public support for Black Lives Matter protests

"We have no comment at this time," a company spokesperson tells me.

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Feb 21
1. TOMORROW the Florida House will vote on the "Don't Say Gay" bill

Opponents are allotted 40 MINUTES to speak

There's one person responsible for the fast-tracking of this bill: Speaker @ChrisSprowls

Sprawls is backed by a slew of major corporations

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BREAKING: The sponsor of the "Don't Say Gay" bill in the Florida House, @josephbharding, just introduced an amendment that would REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO OUT LGBTQ STUDENTS even if the school believes THE DISCLOSURE WILL RESULT IN "ABUSE, ABANDONMENT, OR NEGLECT"

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1. This will be a thread of tweets from corporations promoting their impassioned support for LGBTQ rights along with how much the same corporations have recently donated to the politicians behind Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill

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Feb 17
1. The Florida politicians behind the "Don't Say Gay" bill are backed by corporations that claim to be champions of LGBTQ rights

Follow along for details and receipts

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2. The bill would prohibit teachers through 3rd grade from engaging in any discussion involving "sexual orientation or gender identity"

Should it become law, young students w/same-sex parents could be prohibited from discussing their family in class

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3. All teachers would be prohibited from discussing gender or sexual orientation in ways that are not "age-appropriate," a term that is undefined.

The ambiguity is the point. It is likely to chill any discussion of sexual orientation or gender

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Feb 16
1. Louisiana @AGJeffLandry appeared last December with RFK Jr. at a hearing to spread misinformation about COVID vaccines and the state "mandate" to vaccinate students.

Now he's using the same dishonest tactics to raise money.

Follow along for the details of this grift
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First, COVID vaccines will be treated like all other vaccines in LA. And that means parents can opt-out for any reason - medical, religious, or philosophical
3. Second, even that optional "requirement" only applies to situations where the vaccine is fully approved by the FDA. And that applies, right now, only to students 16 and older

So the claim that children as young as 5 will be forced to get the vaccine is false in multiple ways
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1. It's not just Florida.

There are now 15 BILLS IN 8 STATES prohibiting discussions of LGBTQ identities in schools, according to a new report by @PENamerica

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@PENamerica 2. In Kansas, HB 2662 would make it a Class B misdemeanor for a teacher to use any material in the classroom depicting “homosexuality.”

Not sexually explicit depictions of homosexuality.

ANY DEPICTION WHATSOEVER
3. In South Carolina, H 4605 forbids teachers from “subject[ing]” students to “controversial and age-inappropriate topics” like “gender identity or lifestyles.”
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