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11 Dec

1. Trump's "media company" is currently valued at $2 BILLION.

It has no product, no customers, and no revenue.

But it's much worse than that.

Follow along if interested.

2. The most detailed information we have about Trump's media company is from an investor presentation filed with the SEC.

I want to draw your attention to Page 22 of the presentation which is an overview of the "Infrastructure" of the company.

Pretty important!

3. I guess Trump did not expect anyone to actually READ this particular page

Because if you do, it makes absolutely no sense.

This is a social media and streaming company.

This page defines a "user" as "A sales representative who visits customers"

Huh?

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@JuddLegum

6 Dec

1. If you are wondering where this anti-CRT stuff is going a new bill in New Hampshire would require teachers to put a positive spin on slavery.

Seriously.

popular.info/p/new-hampshir…

2. The "teacher loyalty" bill would prohibit, in most circumstances, "any doctrine or theory promoting a negative account or representation of the founding and history of the U.S."

This includes "teaching that the United States was founded on racism"

popular.info/p/new-hampshir…

3. So how would a teacher explain the 3/5ths compromise "which basically invalidated the humanity of enslaved people who were black"

A sponsor of the bill said teachers should say that the 3/5th compromise was an effort to END slavery

popular.info/p/new-hampshir…

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Judd Legum

@JuddLegum

4 Dec

1. In 2021 a slew of dark-money groups were formed to drive opposition to Critical Race Theory. They are organized as non-profits, which means their donors can stay secret.

But the public is entitled to some information about these groups, including how they spend their money

2. The problem, however, is that the disclosure system for non-profits is a joke. Organizations formed in January 2021 or later don't have to file their first 990 until NOVEMBER 2022.

There is really no justification for this.

3. Even once November 2022 hits, the 990 isn't automatically made public. Instead, you have to REQUEST the document from the organization. You used to be able to show up at an office and get it on the spot. But with COVID, that's pretty much impossible

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Judd Legum

@JuddLegum

3 Dec

Parents of Michigan shooter:

1. Bought him a 9mm Sig Sauer SP 2022 pistol as a present on Black Friday

2. When a teacher caught him searching for ammunition of his phone, his mom texted: "LOL I'm not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught."

3. When his teacher found a note saying "help me," “The thoughts won’t stop" and and "blood everywhere," his parents refused to send him to counseling or send him home

4. His mom texted "Ethan don't do it" and his dad reported the gun missing AFTER the shooting was reported

5. The parents have been charged with involuntary manslaughter but, as of right now, have "gone missing."

According to the NYT, "the county’s fugitive-apprehension team, F.B.I. agents and United States Marshals were looking for the couple"

nytimes.com/2021/12/03/us/…

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Judd Legum

@JuddLegum

3 Dec

1. A coalition of right-wing dark money groups have issued a statement encouraging states to pass more laws banning Critical Race Theory in 2022

heritage.org/article/coalit…

2. This is the interesting part. The statement says that the laws should prohibit IDEAS that violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not BAN IDEAS.

As a country, we should not be in the business of banning ideas.

3. But it is revealing of the fundamental nature of the anti-CRT movement. It is a blunt attack against the concept of free expression.

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Judd Legum

@JuddLegum

2 Dec

@warnerbros

1. The country's six major movie studios:

@warnerbros
@Disney
@SonyPictures
@netflix
@ParamountPics
@UniversalPics

Are funding an organization that relentlessly pushes Trump's lies about the 2020 election.

Let's follow the money.

@warnerbros

@warnerbros @Disney @SonyPictures @netflix @ParamountPics @UniversalPics 2. The trade association for the six major studios is the Motion Picture Association (@motionpictures)

According to the MPA's latest tax filing, called a 990, the MPA donated $150,000 to the American Conservative Union (@acuconservative)

@warnerbros

@warnerbros @Disney @SonyPictures @netflix @ParamountPics @UniversalPics @motionpictures @ACUConservative 3. The American Conservative Union, which @motionpictures is funding, is run by Trump acolyte @mschlapp.

It is best known for putting on the @CPAC conference.

This year's CPAC conference was largely dedicated to pushing the lie that Trump won the election.

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