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14 Oct, 6 tweets, 3 min read
1. The sudden interest in school boards is not an organic grassroots movement of angry parents.

It is an effort orchestrated by seasoned right-wing political operatives who have formed a constellation of well-funded groups.

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2. @DefendingEd, one of the most prominent groups targeting school boards, is run by a Republican operative with deep ties to the Koch political network

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3. Another major group, No Left Turn, was essentially a non-entity until its founder @NoLeftTurnElana started appearing on Tucker Carlson's show

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4. The @1776ProjectPac is run by a political consultant who "has worked on dozens of political campaigns."

The group has partnered with former Trump cabinet official Ben Carson to rally opposition to school boards.

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5. The point is less about changing public schools than in creating a potent cultural issue that can be exploited by Republican political candidates.

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CORRECTION: The rally with Ben Carson was not hosted by @1776ProjectPac. It was hosted by 1776 Action (@1776Unites), a separate organization with a similar mission.

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12 Oct
1. In 2020, Trump TRIED to steal the election but his only help came from Rudy Giuliani, a minority in Congress, and a rag tag group of conspiracy theorists.

Appearing in Iowa over the weekend, Trump made clear that his 2024 strategy would be different

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2. "The election was a fraud and if we want to save our country and make America great again, we have only one choice. We must elect strong and unyielding American Republicans at every level," Trump said.

STACK

THE

DECK

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3. Trump's 2024 strategy is not just about him running. It's about installing loyalists at every level of the state and federal government.

First, the Secretaries of State. This would put Trumpists in charge of administering elections in key states.

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11 Oct
1. Brands are being promised ad placement in "trusted spaces for quality conversations that move our society forward"

Their ads end up on @realDailyWire, alongside conspiracy theories about COVID vaccines and anti-trans diatribes

Here is how it works

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@realDailyWire 2. The ad tech industry has wrecked the information ecosystem, allowing sites to easily monetize disinformation and hate

@OpenWebHQ, a venture-backed company that has raised $72 million, was supposed to be a SOLUTION

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3. @OpenWebHQ promises to provide "a safe advertising experience" by only partnering w/pubs that "align w/standards of journalism" and don't spread "hate speech" or "disinformation"

But one of its partner sites is The Daily Wire, which is the opposite

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7 Oct
1. Far-right extremists have been on the rise in America and now have an alarming influence on U.S. politics

A key source of funding for this movement: @ATT

Follow along if interested

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@ATT 2. We knew that @ATT was a key source of funding for @OANN, a right-wing propaganda network that promotes unhinged conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, COVID, etc

Court records obtained by @Reuters reveal @ATT is the only reason @OANN exists

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3. AT&T is responsible for 90% OF @OANN's REVENUE

A lawyer for @OANN testified in court that, if @ATT stopped doing business with the network "the company would go out of business tomorrow"

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6 Oct
1. One thing you'll hear about a lot between now and November 2022 is the purported "crime wave" sweeping the United States.

One thing that is lacking from this discussion is FACTS

Follow this thread for lots of facts.

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2. For example, @SenTomCotton wrote a piece in @BreitbartNews titled "Democrats’ Criminal-Leniency Policies Sparked an Undeniable Crime Wave"

The piece is festooned with images of people committing property crimes.

FACT: Property crime was DOWN in 2020

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@SenTomCotton @BreitbartNews 3. What about violent crime? Violent crime was up about 5% in 2020. But it is still WAY BELOW the levels we saw in the 1990s or even the early part of this century.

Does 2020's increase in violent crime constitute a "crime wave"

We report, you decide.

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5 Oct
1. While you were sleeping, the @USChamber executed one of the most brazenly hypocritical policy reversals in modern political history

It reveals the true nature of the organization

Follow along if interested

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@USChamber 2. For months, the @USChamber has enthusiastically promoted the bipartisan infrastructure legislation

It called the bill "a once-in-a-generation opportunity."

The Chamber plastered Facebook with paid ads supporting it

It was ALL IN

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3. For better or worse, Pelosi pushed for a vote on the infrastructure bill last week.

That's exactly what the @USChamber wanted

A group of progressives, however, would not support the bill w/o a deal on the larger reconciliation package.

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4 Oct
"A Democratic super PAC headed by a former president of Planned Parenthood is set to unleash ads targeting Dallas-based AT&T for backing Texas lawmakers who sponsored the new state law that effectively outlaws abortion after six weeks."

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These ads reflect campaign finance reporting from popular.info, which identified @ATT as a top donor to the sponsors of Texas' abortion ban

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@ATT .@ATT told CNBC that "AT&T’s employee political action committees have never based contribution decisions on a legislator’s positions on the issue of abortion" and the company "has never taken a position on the issue of abortion"
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