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@JuddLegum
Jan 17, 2022 • 27 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
1. This will be a thread of Republicans shamelessly exploiting King's legacy by pretending to honor King with a tweet while using their power to oppose everything that King stood for

Follow along if interested.
2. King did not change Congressman Bucshon's heart or mind when he voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on August 24, 2021

3. No one is doing more to undermine MLK's legacy than Mitch McConnell. King fought for voting rights and an end to poverty. McConnell undermines voting rights and anti-poverty programs.

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4. The time to remember King's legacy was on August 24, 2021. But, on that day, Congressman Stauber voting against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

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5. Congressman Gallagher forgot about his "enduring commitment to justice" when he voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on August 24, 2021.

6. Cole was less inspired by King's legacy on 1/6/21, when he voted to throw out millions of votes and install Trump for a second term, or on 8/24/21 when he voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

7. Was Congressman Wittman "striving" to be like King when he voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21? Or when he voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on 8/24/21?

8. Was Congressman Reschenthaler reflecting on King's unmatched courage when he voted to throw out millions of votes based on Trump's lies? Or when, a few months later, he voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act?

9. Lankford is sending this tweet "honoring" MLK while participating in a FILIBUSTER to block federal legislation to protect voting rights

10. Was Congressman Lesko supporting "equal rights and justice for all" when she voted to throw out millions of votes and install Trump for a second term? Or when she voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act?

11. Senator Young is tweeting about the "lessons" of MLK Jr while he participates in a filibuster blocking federal legislation to protect voting rights.

12. I wrote about King's real legacy in my newsletter today. There is a lot more to it than the 35 words that Republicans like to quote.

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13. Congressman Westerman was not honoring King's "world changing work" when he voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

14. Senator Hagerty is sending this tweet as he participates in a filibuster of federal protections for voting rights, which was at the center of King's life and legacy

15. Was MLK's legacy in your heart when you voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on August 24, 2021?

16. Did what MLK stood for slip your mind on 1/6/21 when you voted to throw out millions of votes and install Trump for a second term? Or when you voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act?

17. Congressman Armstrong probably should have reflected more on King's life and legacy before you voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

18. If Senator Tillis truly wanted to honor MLK Jr's legacy, he would stop filibustering federal protections for voting rights.

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19. Senator Ted Cruz could help "lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice" by ending his participation in the filibuster of federal voting protections

20. Congresswoman Cheney could have "remembered and honored" the legacy of MLK Jr on 8/24/21. Instead, she voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

21. Senator Risch could celebrate the life of MLK Jr. Instead, he's participating in a filibuster of federal protections for voting rights

22. This is about accountability. If you are draping yourself in the image of King, people should know you are opposing the policies he fought and died for

If you are into accountability journalism, you'll like my newsletter.

It's free to sign up ➡️ popular.info/subscribe
23. King advocated for more than "love, freedom, unity, and opportunity." He advocated for VOTING RIGHTS.

Congressman Newhouse voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on August 24, 2021

24. Congressman Brady is forgetting a lot of Dr. King’s words. Specifically King's advocacy for voting rights.

Instead, Brady voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

25. King was more than just a "voice for peace, equality & love." King was an advocate for tangible things, like voting rights.

Senator Scott trampled on voting rights when he voted to throw out millions of votes and install Trump for a second term.

26. If Congressman Dunn was "striving to continue Dr. King's work" he would not have voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

27. Can't leave out @ChuckGrassley, who not only is currently participating in a filibuster of federal voting rights legislation but VOTED AGAINST CREATING AN MLK HOLIDAY as a member of Congress in 1983

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1. @CocaCola, as part of its "racial equality plan," pledged it would donate $0 from its corporate PAC to "candidates who make egregious or inflammatory remarks in the equality and inclusion area."

But in the last year, the @CocaCola has donated $5,000 to @RepMikeCollins Image
2. Last week, students at the University of Mississippi were filmed taunting a black protester. The video showed one student mocking the woman by imitating a monkey.

@RepMikeCollins PRAISED this behavior: "Ole Miss taking care of business"

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@RepMikeCollins 3. University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce called the behavior of the students "offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable"

Phi Delta Theta kicked out the student who was imitating a monkey.

Collins has done NOTHING. He ignored requests for comment. Image
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May 2
1. In his 2024 campaign, Trump is pitting native-born Americans against immigrants

Trump tells his crowds that immigrants are going to take their jobs and reduce their wages

New data, however, confirms that these claims are false

Immigrants are saving the US economy

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2. In 2023, the US economy grew at a 2.5% rate, "outpacing all other advanced economies."

The US is on track "to do so again in 2024."

This is only possible because of a substantial increase in immigration.

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3. Since February 2020, there has been no net job growth among native-born Americans. The native-born workforce is flat or shrinking. Baby boomers are retiring, and birth rates are low. But there has been substantial job growth in the US since 2/20 because more immigrants are working.Image
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May 1
1. When Trump ran in 2016, he pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade

And that's exactly what he did.

Now, Trump is describing what abortion policy will look like if he wins in 2024.

We should probably pay attention. Image
2. Trump said if he wins another term in office, it would be up to states whether or not to punish women for receiving an abortion

This isn't a hypothetical

Louisiana legislators introduced a bill that would impose the same criminal punishments on a woman who receives an abortion as a woman who drowns her baby
3. Trump also said that he would permit states to monitor pregnant women to determine if they violate abortion bans

It's a dystopian vision of an anti-abortion surveillance state

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Apr 29
1. Millions of Americans may lose their internet access TOMORROW

Among those impacted will be 90,447 people in @SpeakerJohnson's district alone

It doesn't need to happen. But Johnson is making sure it does

Follow along for details

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2. The last budget signed by Trump included $3.2 billion to help families afford internet access

The program was formalized and expanded by Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law, which was signed into law in November 2021

It's been a smashing success

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3. The Affordable Connectivity Program provides $30/month to help low-income families (earning up to 200% of the poverty line) afford internet

Today, the ACP is "helping 23 million households – 1 in 6 households across America."

The program has particularly benefited "rural communities, veterans, and older Americans"
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Apr 25
1. The nation's largest for-profit hospital chain is putting pregnant women at risk by failing to provide doctors with clear guidance about how to handle medical emergencies in states with abortion bans

Women in desperate need of treatment are being turned away

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2. The same for-profit hospital chain @HCAhealthcare is sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to the legislators behind these abortion bans

We documented hundreds of thousands of contributions to 129 anti-abortion legislators across three states

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3. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says that it is critical that hospitals "provide guidance that permits treatment to the full extent of applicable state law and support and defend their clinicians when they provide care to patients."

@HCAhealthcare does not do that
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Apr 23
1. Amdist the chaos of April 2024, there is something that has gotten relatively little attention: a historic victory for union organizing in Chattanooga, Tennessee

And it wasn't just a victory for unions

It was a stinging defeat for Charles Koch and his right-wing allies

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2. The NLRB certified that workers at a Volkswagen auto plant in Chattanooga voted to join the @UAW. The union secured a commanding 73% of the vote.

Koch and others have spent more than a decade trying to prevent this from happening

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3. In 2014, a constellation of right-wing groups launched an aggressive campaign to defeat an earlier unionization effort at the VW plant in Chattanooga. They spent months distributing "materials...detailing the negative economic consequences of UAW representation."
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