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8 Dec, 6 tweets, 3 min read
1. In March and April, when the stock market was tanking, Republicans supported large COVID relief legislation

Since then, things have gotten much worse for PEOPLE, but the MARKET has recovered and the GOP has blocked further relief

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2. McConnell is interested in a new COVID relief package which could be because he suddenly cares about the economic condition of working people OR it could be that Perdue and Loeffler are both running on additional COVID relief and he needs one to win

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3. But McConnell's proposal is more about saying Republicans support more relief than meeting human needs. Millions of people face eviction in 2021 but McConnell's proposal contains no money for rent support and no extension of the eviction moratorium

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4. The way the process has been structured is first a bipartisan group of lawmakers created a compromise that is 1/3 the size of the Dem proposal & now that proposal will be used as a jumping off point for another compromise w/McConnell and the far right

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5. McConnell insists that he's ready to make a deal if the Democrats just drop anything they want that he doesn't support and agree to everything he wants, like sweeping immunity for corporations that negligently expose their workers to COVID

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6. Sure, you COULD just read this thread but it would be even better to sign up for my newsletter which is like my Twitter but with original research, reporting and analysis

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10 Dec
1. Due to a legal quirk, the Perdue and Loeffler campaigns don't reveal their recent donors until 12/24.

BUT individual corporate PACs were required to file on 12/3

I reviewed hundreds of filings to uncover Perdue and Loeffler's recent corporate donors

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2. The 12/3 corporate PAC filings reveal donations to Perdue and Loeffler between Election Day and November 23.

After Election Day, it was clear these races would determine control of the Senate

These corporations are spending money to keep McConnell in charge

Let's dive in
3. Post-11/3 donations

@Ford (Loeffler, 5K; Perdue 1K)

@BankofAmerica (Perdue, 5K)

@FOXCorp (Perdue, 5K; Loeffler, 5K)

@SPGlobal (Perdue, 5K; Loeffler, 5K)

@MolsonCoors (Perdue, 2.5K; Loeffler, 2.5K)

@Verizon (Perdue, 5K)

@GoldmanSachs (Perdue, 5K)

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7 Dec
1. Six major corporations just called on the new Congress and president-Elect Biden to enact "ambitious" climate policies.

But there political spending SINCE ELECTION DAY suggests they have other priorities.

Let's follow the money.

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2. @Microsoft, @GoldmanSachs, @BankofAmerica, @Ford, @GM and @DominionEnergy signed the letter pressing Congress to take action on climate

But SINCE ELECTION DAY all six companies have donated thousands to Perdue, Loeffler or both.

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3. It's a brazen contradiction. If either Loeffler or Perdue win, meaningful climate legislation in the next Congress is effectively impossible.

It would keep Mitch McConnell in charge of the Senate, and he will block any action to limit emissions

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3 Dec
1. @Walmart has a massive ad on the Washington Post website today, thanking its employees for working during a deadly pandemic.

Not mentioned: The company has provided ZERO hazard pay since August.

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@Walmart 2. Walmart's hazard pay over the entire course of the pandemic has amounted to an additional 63 cents per hour.

Meanwhile, its net income has so far risen 45% this year to a record $15.6B

The stock is up 41%, adding more than $45B to the Walton fortune

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3. Instead of instituting hazard pay to compensate their workers @Walmart is launching a PR campaign to pretend they are treating their workers well.

Walmart isn't alone. It's been months since @Amazon, @Kroger and others canceled hazard pay

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3 Dec
1. It's December in the middle of a deadly pandemic which has brought significant chunks of the economy to a halt and we are still allowing people to be evicted.

This decision is killing people.

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2. A study by public health researchers found that "lifting [eviction] moratoriums amounted to an estimated 433,700 excess cases and 10,700 excess deaths" between March 13 and September 3."

Since then, things have gotten much worse.

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3. The CDC issued an "eviction moratorium" in September but it's full of holes. Tenants have to fill out a declaration to qualify and many don't even know about it. And it doesn't come with any rent support. So it's creating a bigger problem for January.

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2 Dec
I was going to watch the full version of Trump’s kraken speech but it’s 46 minutes and life is short
OK, well I found it on YouTube and I'm watching at double speed and Trump is going into the kracken/Dominion business.

They claim that Powell and Lin aren't representing the campaign, but Trump is embracing them and their unhinged theories
Just got to the point where Trump floats the idea of a revote.

"Maybe you'll have a revote?"

Then adds "But I don't think that's appropriate."
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2 Dec
1. Loeffler's campaign has devolved into a series of attacks on Warnock's theology

She distorts snippets of Warnock's sermons to depict him as "dangerous" & "radical"

But last January Loeffler shared the pulpit w/Warnock & praised the work of his church

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2. Loeffler visited the church, which she now claims is a platform for Warnock's extremism, for a MLK Day event.

She praised Ebenezer Baptist Church, under Warnock's leadership, as a place that "puts words into action" and "advances the cause of freedom

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3. Warnock spoke a few minutes after Loeffler and basically anticipated her heel turn. He knew she was saying nice things at his church that day but that things would change.

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