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5 Feb, 7 tweets, 6 min read
UPDATE: @Microsoft announces that it "will suspend contributions for the duration of the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress who voted to object to the certification of electors."

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@Microsoft 2. This next part is important. @Microsoft will also "suspend contributions for the same period for state officials and organizations who supported such objections or suggested the election should be overturned."

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@Microsoft 3. Previously, @Microsoft had indefinitely suspended all contributions. But this was viewed by many employees as insufficient.

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4. By targeting its suspension to the 147 Republicans who tried to overturn the presidential election AND state-level officials who supported the effort, @Microsoft has established a standard for other companies.

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5. Making statements is easy. But we'll be monitoring the actions of hundreds of corporate PACs in the months and years ahead.

For more updates and accountability journalism, sign up for the newsletter.

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6. The larger point is that the position that @Microsoft used to be -- an indefinite pause on all suspensions -- in untenable. Eventually you have to decide if you will continue to support members of Congress who tried to overturn the election or not.

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7. Companies still on an indefinite "pause," without saying their intentions about the 147 members of Congress that voted to overturn the election results, include:

@bostonsci
@CapitalOne
@McDonalds
@UnitedHealthGrp
@Facebook
@Clorox

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5 Feb
UPDATE: Allen West, the chairman of the @TexasGOP, says Texans should be given an opportunity to vote to secede from the United States.

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@TexasGOP 2. The @TexasGOP, which is now endorsing a "TEXIT" vote, is financed by a major corporations. Some top contributors over the last 4 years:

@AnheuserBusch (113K)
@ATT (125K)
@Verizon (115K)
@AltriaNews (145K)

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@TexasGOP @AnheuserBusch @ATT @Verizon @AltriaNews 3. West also also adopted a QAnon mantra ("We are the storm") as the official slogan of the @TexasGOP

But the following corporations won't say whether they will continue to support the party.

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4 Feb
Florida @GovRonDeSantis doesn't want to address his state's 2.7B budget shortfall or raging pandemic so he's introducing legislation to fine social media companies $100,000 a day if they ban politicians who use their platforms to encourage violence

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@GovRonDeSantis The premise of DeSantis proposed legislation is that Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies are biased against conservatives

This is a point made again and again and again

It's a lie.

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The legislation is pitched as an effort to protect free speech but actually violates the First Amendment. The government can't force companies to print political speech. Forced speech is just as much of a free speech violation of preventing speech.

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3 Feb
1. GOP Senators have embraced the idea that convicting Trump is unconstitutional because he's not president.

It's at the center of the document filed by Trump's lawyers yesterday.

And it's worth going through in detail.

Because it makes no sense.

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2. The argument from Trump's lawyers hinges on this language from the Constitution: "[j]udgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor…"

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3. Trump's lawyers argue that the key word is AND.

They argue that because the constitution says punishments are limited to removal AND disqualification it means you have to be removed before you can be disqualified

They call it a "condition precedent"

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2 Feb
1. Among Houston-area @Kroger workers, there have been 347 COVID cases — and 2 deaths — since December 28

Despite record profits, Kroger canceled its $2/hour hazard pay in May

It's much more hazardous for workers now, but Kroger refuses to bring it back

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@kroger 2. @Kroger has been enjoying record profits: $2.9 BILLION over the first 3 quarters of 2020. That's $1.2 BILLION IN EXTRA PROFITS compared to the first 3 quarters of 2019.

So how is Kroger spending this windfall?

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3. In September, @Kroger announced it would spend $1 billion in stock buybacks. This will increase the stock price in the short term, increasing compensation for corporate executive that are paid in stock grants and options.

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1 Feb
1. Extraordinary story in the @WSJ about how Congressional offices are reacting to corporate PACs cutting off donations.

Didn't think people would say this stuff out loud.

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@WSJ 2. Republican and Democratic lawmakers tell the WSJ that they will not help corporations water down or kill progressive legislation unless the money starts flowing again!
@WSJ 3. Republican members of Congress are considering banning corporate lobbyists from their offices, presumably unless they start writing checks again
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1 Feb
@Publix @GovRonDeSantis 3. In the 2020 cycle, @Publix donated $127K to 43 members of Congress who objected to the Electoral College vote

Unlike dozens of other major companies who have suspended donations to this group, @Publix has said NOTHING

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4. @Publix donated $3,000 in the 2020 cycle to @RepMoBrooks. Brooks spoke at the Jan 6 rally.

"Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass," Brooks said.

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5. @Publix has also donated thousands to state legislators who pushed to overturn the election

Publix donated 10.5K to 10 members of the Georgia legislature who argued millions of votes be thrown away so that Trump could be installed for a 2nd term

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