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@JuddLegum
Sep 23, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1. There has been a lot of focus on the HYPOCRISY of the Senate focusing the next 6 weeks on Trump's SCOTUS nominee.

But that has obscured its CRUELTY

The Senate last passed COVID legislation 5 MONTHS AGO

Millions are suffering.

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2. All of the economic relief targeted at everyday Americans have expired.

Meanwhile, 19 million children (1 in 4) live in a household that isn’t getting enough to eat, is behind on rent or mortgage, or both

The Senate has decided to do nothing

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3. In March, when the stock market briefly sank to 18500, there was an economic crisis.

Now the stock market is back at 27,288.18 and the Senate has moved on.

But for many, things are only getting worse.

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4. Beyond economic relief, life is not able to come close to normal in the US because we still lack the basic tools like EFFECTIVE MASKS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS & RAPID AND WIDELY AVAILABLE TESTING

But the Senate has decided to focus on other priorities

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5. The House passed legislation in May that the Senate has refused to take up. McConnell proposed a much smaller package which failed to get enough support.

But now, the Senate has decided to just stop trying

It's a stunning abdication of responsibility

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6. We are headed into an election and there is a lot of focus on the "sport" of politics.

I'm going to try to stay as focused on substance and what's happening to everyday people

If that sounds good, check out my newsletter --> popular.info/subscribe

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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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May 1
1. When Trump ran in 2016, he pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade

And that's exactly what he did.

Now, Trump is describing what abortion policy will look like if he wins in 2024.

We should probably pay attention. Image
2. Trump said if he wins another term in office, it would be up to states whether or not to punish women for receiving an abortion

This isn't a hypothetical

Louisiana legislators introduced a bill that would impose the same criminal punishments on a woman who receives an abortion as a woman who drowns her baby
3. Trump also said that he would permit states to monitor pregnant women to determine if they violate abortion bans

It's a dystopian vision of an anti-abortion surveillance state

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Apr 29
1. Millions of Americans may lose their internet access TOMORROW

Among those impacted will be 90,447 people in @SpeakerJohnson's district alone

It doesn't need to happen. But Johnson is making sure it does

Follow along for details

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2. The last budget signed by Trump included $3.2 billion to help families afford internet access

The program was formalized and expanded by Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law, which was signed into law in November 2021

It's been a smashing success

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3. The Affordable Connectivity Program provides $30/month to help low-income families (earning up to 200% of the poverty line) afford internet

Today, the ACP is "helping 23 million households – 1 in 6 households across America."

The program has particularly benefited "rural communities, veterans, and older Americans"
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Apr 25
1. The nation's largest for-profit hospital chain is putting pregnant women at risk by failing to provide doctors with clear guidance about how to handle medical emergencies in states with abortion bans

Women in desperate need of treatment are being turned away

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2. The same for-profit hospital chain @HCAhealthcare is sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to the legislators behind these abortion bans

We documented hundreds of thousands of contributions to 129 anti-abortion legislators across three states

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3. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says that it is critical that hospitals "provide guidance that permits treatment to the full extent of applicable state law and support and defend their clinicians when they provide care to patients."

@HCAhealthcare does not do that
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