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10 May, 11 tweets, 9 min read
1. I've obtained video, emails, and other docs that reveal how corporate PACs are plotting to "move beyond" 1/6 and start donating to the Republicans who voted to overturn the election

And how they'll spin it to the public

Follow along if interested

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2. The trove of information comes from @nabpac, the trade association for corporate PACs.

Board members include @Microsoft, @KraftHeinzCo, @LillyPad, @HomeDepot, and @Cigna.

It's an unprecedented look behind the curtain.

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@nabpac @Microsoft @KraftHeinzCo @LillyPad @HomeDepot @Cigna 3. A March @nabpac webinar featured GOP operative @MikeDuHaime

DuHaime said corps should not feel pressured to withhold money from GOP objectors but should "do what's right for your organization" and "deal with the fallout."

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4. @MikeDuHaime told representatives from corporate PACs that resuming contributions to Republican objectors "most likely… would be a one day story and most likely you are not going to lose customer share over it."

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5. DuHaime provided a hypothetical series of "tough" questions: "Why did you give to this person? This person voted after a Capitol insurrection where a police officer was killed, and you decided to max out to that person? Why did you do that?"

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6. DuHaime said that is a "really tough question" but "there is probably a good answer."

One suggested response DuHaime offered is that the Republican objector "supported ten other things that are important to your industry."

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7. This report is part of popular.info’s ongoing effort to hold corporations accountable for their political activity.

For updates and more accountability journalism, sign up

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8. Corporations cannot, according to @MikeDuHaime, tell a reporter that it made a donation because "this person has power over us and we need access to that person" even if that is "exactly what you are doing."

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9. DuHaime recommends establishing a more palatable public pretext for the donation. He advises corporations should "figure out ways to justify that [donation] externally that go just beyond the fact that this is someone who is in power today."

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10. On April 13, @nabpac hosted another webinar called "News From The Frontline" which featured companies like @Cigna and @Tmobile which had broken their pledges to suspend donations to Republican objectors

These corporations are being held out as models

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11. @nabpac also held "a special briefing" for members with Matt Moon, Deputy Executive Director of the @NRSC on April 6.

The @NRSC is chaired by @SenRickScott, who voted to overturn the election

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11 May
1. In the United States, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It really looks like we can control COVID if more people get vaccinated.

But a UNITED STATES SENATOR, @SenRonJohnson, is actively undermining this effort.

WTF

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@SenRonJohnson 2. On Fox News this Sunday, @SenRonJohnson warned against the "indiscriminate vaccination of everybody."

Last week Johnson went on a radio show and, using faulty data, falsely claimed that 3,000 people had died shortly after taking a COVID vaccine

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3. On the same radio show, @SenRonJohnson falsely claimed it was dangerous to get vaccinated if you've already contracted COVID.

He's previously said that he didn't need the vaccine because he had COVID.

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9 May
Just FYI, Jeff Bezos is building a $500 million BOAT

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Jeff Bezos is paying about twice as much to build this boat as he paid for The Washington Post
The $500 million boat has sails so they can't fit a helipad so Bezos has "commissioned a support yacht" which will have a helipad
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6 May
1. I've been a longtime skeptic of the Facebook @OversightBoard and remain one but I was pretty impressed with the decision it released yesterday.

Here's why.

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@OversightBoard 2. First the @OversightBoard called out Facebook directly for trying to use the Oversight Board as a mechanism to avoid accountability.

There were direct: "Facebook seeks to avoid its responsibilities. The Board declines Facebook’s request"

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@OversightBoard 3. The @OversightBoard also understood that this is not just about Trump. IT'S ABOUT THE ALGORITHM.

So the Board asked Facebook about the algorithm and how it amplified Trump and all the lies that set the stage for January 6

Facebook REFUSED TO ANSWER

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5 May
1. After months of silence, some corporations are finally speaking out against Texas' voter suppression bills

Others are staying quiet

The makeup of the two groups tells us a lot about politics in Texas and around the country

Follow along if interested

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2. None of the companies taking public stances against SB7 and HB6 are among the top corporate PAC contributors to the sponsors of the bill.

These companies have prioritized their relationship with Texas Republicans over voting rights

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3. Many of the top donors are members of the Greater Houston Partnership, a biz group. Many members wanted to speak out against the bills. But it was nixed by GHP leadership

A guess who is a member of the GHP leadership? Heidi Cruz, wife of @SenTedCruz

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4 May
1. You may have heard something about the "audit" of votes being conducted right now in Maricopa County Arizona.

But I don't think there is a full appreciate for just how BONKERS it is

Follow along if interested

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2. It's important to establish that the votes in Maricopa County were already counted, audited, and approved by the REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED BOARD that administers elections there

Lawsuits challenging the count were thrown out of court

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3. So the Arizona Senate, controlled by Republicans who promote Trump's false claims of voter fraud, subpoenaed 2.1M ballots and sent them to the former home of the Phoenix Suns

Then, they put a conspiracy theorist from Florida in charge of the operation

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3 May
1. According to the State Department, cotton from the Chinese territory of Xinjiang is being harvested with forced manual labor

Is that cotton in the products you buy?

We decided to ask major clothing brands to find out.

Follow along if interested.

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2. Popular Information contacted 17 consumer clothing brands and asked them to clarify whether their products contained cotton produced in Xinjiang.

Only one provided a response

There is a reason why companies don't want to answer this basic question

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3. Most major clothing brands are members of the Better Cotton Initiative. Up until last year the BCI was "certifying" cotton from Xinjiang.

In October 2020 that stopped, citing "sustained allegations of forced labour and other human rights abuses"

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