UPDATE: After 1/6, @exxonmobil said it "has a robust process to assess the candidate’s platform, prior voting record, and consistency with the company’s priorities"

On 1/14, @exxonmobil donated $1500 to Congressman @CliffBentz, who objected to certifying the Electoral College
@exxonmobil @CliffBentz .@Toyota donated $1,000 to @CliffBentz on 3/22. This is the second member of Congress that voted to overturn the election and then got a contribution from Toyota.

These reports will be coming out over the next few days. We are just getting the first few.

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UPDATE: @exxonmobil notes that, per its own FEC filing, the check was sent to @CliffBentz, who objected to certifying the Electoral College, on 12/15/20.

It was cashed by Bentz on 1/14/21.
I've asked @exxonmobil if it will donate to Bentz (or the other objectors) in the future or if it requested a refund from Bentz after 1/6. I will let you know if I hear back.

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13 Apr
1. Corporations received a lot of positive press for holding a Zoom call discussing the possibility of action in support of voting rights but there is no time to waste.

Texas could approve new voter suppression bills any day.

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2. Corporate America failed to act with focus and urgency in Georgia and many companies issued statements opposing new restrictions AFTER the bill was signed into law.

Will they repeat the same mistake in Texas?

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3. One thing that is getting lost is that very few companies have spoken out specifically against the Texas bills, HB6 and SB7.

And none have said they will cut off funding to the sponsors of these bills.

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12 Apr
UPDATE: @Toyota, which after 1/6 said it would be "assessing our future PAC criteria," donated $1000 to @virginiafoxx, who objected to the certification of the Electoral College, on 3/22, according to a new FEC filing
@Toyota @virginiafoxx In 2021, @Toyota has contributed to at least three members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6:

@virginiafoxx (1K)
@CliffBentz (1K)
@RepAlexMooney (1K)
After 1/6, @truist said it was "carefully reviewing our political engagement practices to assure that Truist exclusively supports candidates who advance unity and democracy"

@virginiafoxx, who voted to overturn the election on 1/6, received $2500 from @truist on 3/25.
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12 Apr
1. Seven members of the North Carolina Senate have introduced draconian anti-trans legislation targeting children, adults, and medical professionals.

These legislators are backed by corporations that purport to be champions of LGBTQ rights and equality

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2. The bill, S514, bans anyone under the age of 21 from receiving gender-affirming treatment, including reversible hormone therapy.

This means it targets minors and adults.

And it would require doctors to terminate therapy in the middle of treatment.

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3. S514 would also create a surveillance state in North Carolina schools, requiring teachers to report any students who demonstrate "gender nonconformity" to their parents

Teachers that fail to do so will be subject to professional "discipline."

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8 Apr
1. Republicans in Florida are advancing a proposal they claim will ensure "intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity" at colleges but will actually create a dystopian surveillance state at the state's public universities

Follow along if interested

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2. First, the Florida bill would "require public universities to survey students, faculty and staff about their beliefs and viewpoints"

But it "offers no assurances that the survey’s answers will be anonymous" and doesn't' say how the data will be used

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3. Second, the Florida bill allows students to record any class without the professor's permission and use the recording " in connection with a complaint to the public institution of higher education" or "as evidence in a criminal or civil proceeding"

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7 Apr
1. In an angry, rambling press conference yesterday Texas Lt. Gov @DanPatrick claimed SB 7 doesn't limit early, Election Day or mail-in voting.

Then he listed all the ways SB 7 restricts early, Election Day or mail-in voting.

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@DanPatrick 2. @DanPatrick freely admitted that the bill targeted Harris County, home of Houston and many Black voters.

He described Harris County as a crime-ravaged hellhole.

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3. @DanPatrick ticked through all the ways SB 7 would prevent Harris from continuing to offer options that makes voting easier, like drive-thru voting

He claimed this was doing people of color a favor because most don't own cars. (Seriously.)

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6 Apr
1. Mitch McConnell took $4.3 million from corporations over the last 5 years to fund his campaigns and now he wants corporations to "stay out of politics"

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2. McConnell still wants corporations to send him money

And therefore wants corporations to back his efforts to block legislation to strengthen voting rights

McConnell is demanding corporations stop speaking out against voter suppression bills

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3. This is odd, to say the least, considering McConnell has fought against virtually all restrictions on corporate political spending.

He has done as much as anyone to give large corporations "as much clout as possible in our politics"

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