BREAKING

@Cigna has broken it's pledge to suspend donations to members of Congress who impeded the peaceful transfer of power on 1/6

On 2/4, it donated 15K to the NRSC, which is run by @SenRickScott, who objected to the certification of the Electoral College
Here is the statement @Cigna issued 1/13.

22 DAYS later it was writing a 15K to a committee controlled by @SenRickScott

The money will benefit Scott, @SenJohnKennedy, @HawleyMO and the other objectors

(HT: @schwartzbCNBC)
I guess @Cigna thinks everyone has stopped paying attention?

No such luck.

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UPDATE: @Cigna also donated 15K to the NRCC on 2/26.

The NRCC is the official campaign arm of the House GOP caucus.

Two-thirds of the House GOP caucus objected to the certification of the electoral college

So this is another breach of Cigna's pledge.

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20 Mar
BREAKING

@intel has broken its pledge to end contributions to members of Congress that voted against certifying the electoral college results

On 2/26, Intel donation 15K to the NRCC, the official campaign arm the GOP House Caucus

Two-thirds of GOP House members were objectors
@intel Here is the statement, @intel release in January.

A month later Intel wrote a 15K check to the NRCC.

That money will be used to support dozens of members that voted against certifying the Electoral College Image
.@intel's statement was one of the strongest issued as it appeared to be a permanent commitment

Still, it thinks it can get away with this

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19 Mar
1. I've obtained an incredible email that succinctly illustrates the dysfunctional relationship between corporations, members of Congress and the Beltway media.

I need to provide a little background first but it'll be worth it.

Follow along if interested.
2. After 1/6, dozens of major companies suspended donations to members who voted to overturn the election.

Initially the @USChamber was supportive. But this month it issued a memo arguing it was not "appropriate" to cut off funds based on the 1/6 vote

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3. Instead, the @USChamber said, we should only hold accountable "those who engaged and continue to engage in repeated actions that undermine the legitimacy of our elections"

Everyone gets one free chance to undermine democracy. It's only fair!

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Read 9 tweets
18 Mar
1. After Jan 6, dozens of corporations suspended donations to 147 Republicans who voted to overturn the election

Now there's an aggressive pressure campaign to get the money flowing again

It's worth understanding in detail

Follow along if interested

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2. Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Rep. Blane Luetkemeyer (@RepBlaine), a powerful member of the House Financial Services Committee, told donors that "if corporations were going to put him on an enemies list, he would create a list of his own"

popular.info/p/the-enemies-…
3. @RepBlaine's Chief of Staff, Chad Ramey, DID NOT DENY THIS ACCOUNT but said "he couldn’t discuss the specifics of any meeting"

Ramey said that Luetkemeyer never "referred to anyone as an enemy" -- which Bloomberg never reported

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16 Mar
UPDATE: @HomeDepot is trying its best to HAVE IT BOTH WAYS on Georgia's voter suppression bills.

The Georgia Chamber said it was "in opposition" to voting restrictions and @HomeDepot told the WashPost (and me) it was "aligned" w/that

So far so good.
@HomeDepot But now @HomeDepot has contacted the Washington Post and said even though they oppose voting restrictions in Georgia THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY OPPOSE GEORGIA'S VOTER SUPPRESSION BILLS

Huh?
@HomeDepot .@CocaCola, after telling me its position on the bills hadn't changed, told the WashPost that it was also "aligned" with the Chamber.

I'm guessing Coke would also claim that that this does not mean that they are opposed to the bills, but it's hard to say
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15 Mar
UPDATE: @CocaCola says they now OPPOSE the voter suppression bills in the Georgia legislature.

This is a big change from 24 hours ago, which is the last time I heard from them

washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
@CocaCola 2. @HomeDepot told me yesterday that they are "aligned" with the Georgia Chamber, which issued a statement expressing “concern and opposition” to the voter suppression bills.

Now @CocaCola has joined them.

I explain the dynamic here:

popular.info/p/update-georg…
3. To be clear, the civil rights groups that have been pressuring the corporations do not believe this is enough. They think the Georgia Chamber statement is weak and the companies should issue their own statements definitely rejecting the bills

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15 Mar
1. Just want to state for the record that there are plenty of women and men on Substack who are not harassing other journalists or engaged in navel gazing discussions about "cancel culture."

We are trying to produce meaningful independent journalism and writing.
2. There are a handful of people trying to define the platform in their own image, but it doesn't belong to them.

When you allow them to represent everyone on Substack, you are playing their game.

I'm going to recommend a few folks on Substack that I admire.
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