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18 May, 4 tweets, 4 min read
UPDATE: Following a report by me and @nicksurgey, @Google acknowledges attending a private "working group" on "election integrity" with the @RSLC, a Republican group pushing voter suppression laws

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@NickSurgey @Google @RSLC 2. @Google claims that its representative attended the working group "to understand whether our products would be discussed"

But that strains credulity

It was a briefing by the @RSLC's "Election Integrity Commission" which is chaired by 2 people pushing Trump's lies about 2020
3. @Google told Axios that "it donated to leadership groups of both parties in 2020 as part of an effort to inform the groups about the company's election tools and services"

Google also donated 20K to the @RSLC on 2/11/21, after the 1/6 riots

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4. @Google now says it is "evaluating whether it will continue contributing to the group."

If you work at Google and have thoughts about what the company should do, please contact me.

jlegum@protonmail.com

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19 May
BREAKING

After 1/6, @Ford said it would review its political contribution criteria in light of the violence

On 4/28, @Ford donated $2500 to @kevinomccarthy, who voted to overturn the election on January 6
@Ford @kevinomccarthy .@Ford also donated 15K to the @NRCC, which will support the reelection of 130+ Republicans House members who voted to overturn the election and 15K to the @NRSC, which is chaired by @SenRickScott, who voted to overturn the election
Tomorrow is another significant FEC filing deadline.

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17 May
1. In public, @Google, @Citi, & @Deloitte purport to be champions of voting rights

But internal documents obtained by Popular Information and Documented reveal that, privately, these companies are collaborating with a GOP group pushing voter suppression

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@Google @Citi @Deloitte 2. According to an agenda obtained by me and @nicksurgey, representatives from @Google, @Citi, & @Deloitte participated in an April 6 "working group" on "election integrity" with the @RSLC, a major GOP pushing voter suppression laws around the country

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3. These companies aren't just meeting with the @RSLC to discuss voting restrictions, they are funding it

These are direct corporate contributions to the @RSLC since 2020:

@Google (65K)

@Citi (75K)

@Deloitte (15K)
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12 May
"A Michigan lawmaker who's been at the center of efforts to question the 2020 election introduced a bill Tuesday that would require "fact checkers" to register with the state."

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"The bill requires qualifying fact checkers to file proof of a $1 million fidelity bond with the Secretary of State's office"
"An 'affected person' could bring a civil action in any county district court to claim the bond for 'any wrongful conduct that is a violation of the laws of this state.'"
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12 May
1. One of the reasons I spend time talking about corporate PAC donations is that PAC donations are transparent.

But most corporate political spending is kept SECRET.

But there are some shareholders trying to change that.

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2. While 5K donations from corporate PACs are public, corporations can spend millions of dollars supporting trade associations and non-profits and keep those expenditures completely secret

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3. Most major companies send very large sums of money to the U.S. Chamber which the group uses to oppose a $15 wage and federal protections for voting rights.

This is all kept secret.

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12 May
1. One result of talking about this story with @chrislhayes on TV is that @MikeDuHaime, the GOP operative and crisis communications consultant advising these corporate PACs, finally responded

And his response is extremely revealing
@chrislhayes @MikeDuHaime 2. DuHaime emphasized that he was publicly "critical of member of the Republican Party who voted against certifying the election results" and "strongly condemned the attack on our democracy."

I'm sure this is true.

But it also COMPLETELY MISSES THE POINT
3. Whatever DuHaime has said publicly, behind closed doors he is helping Republicans who voted to undermine the democratic process get corporate cash.

His actions speak louder than his words.
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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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