UPDATE: @Google says its PAC will "it will not be making any contributions this cycle to any member of Congress who voted against certification of the election results"
4. @Google says the suspension will apply to "this cycle" but we will continue monitoring the state of these pledges in 2023 and beyond.
@Google 5. If you think Republicans implicated by these pledges aren't concerned, @HawleyMO has demanded an ethics investigation of several of his colleagues into whether they've encouraged corporations to stop donating to him and other Republicans
6. I do not believe these Senators did contact corporate lobbyists about cutting off donations but, if they did, its unclear why that would be unethical.
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1. If you turn on CNBC, you'll hear a narrative that reckless retail investors from Reddit are destabilizing the stock market by driving up prices for GameStop and other stocks.
@TexasGOP But I noted the @TexasGOP's denial of a QAnon link in the piece itself. And I also explained that, even if these explanations are true, it doesn't mater.
QAnon looks for signs, or "bread crumbs," of mainstream support. The Texas GOP is providing one.
3. Several corporations reiterated that their political donations were paused without commenting on West or ruling out future donations to the @TexasGOP
3. It's also happened before. In 1876, War Secretary William Belknap ran over to the White House and submitted his resignation to avoid impeachment and trial. It didn't work. The Senate conducted a trial more than a month after his resignation.
UPDATE: @Microsoft will announce by FEBRUARY 15 whether it will “suspend further donations to individuals who voted against certification of the Electoral College.”
@Microsoft 2. Unclear why @Microsoft isn't making a decision now but it appears to be signaling that it will cut off donations to this group: "The company believes that opposition to the Electoral College undermined American democracy and should have consequences."
3. The announcement comes the day after a leaked transcript showed @Microsoft President Brad Smith defending PAC donations as "important" because they allow Microsoft to get access and "help" from politicians