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Feb 17 • 9 tweets • 7 min read
1. The Florida politicians behind the "Don't Say Gay" bill are backed by corporations that claim to be champions of LGBTQ rights

Follow along for details and receipts

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2. The bill would prohibit teachers through 3rd grade from engaging in any discussion involving "sexual orientation or gender identity"

Should it become law, young students w/same-sex parents could be prohibited from discussing their family in class

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3. All teachers would be prohibited from discussing gender or sexual orientation in ways that are not "age-appropriate," a term that is undefined.

The ambiguity is the point. It is likely to chill any discussion of sexual orientation or gender

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4. The author of the bill, @dennisbaxley, has a history of derogatory statements about LGBTQ people. Baxley said a child with "two mommies" is comparable to a child with drug addicts for parents or a child with an abusive father.

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5. Yet, top supporters of this anti-LGBTQ bill are backed by corporations that claim to be champions of LGBTQ rights

@Comcast/@NBCUniversal, for example, a total of 28K to the top supporters of the bill since 2020, including $1,000 to Baxley on 10/15/21

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6. On @Comcast's corporate website, Yvette Miley, Senior Vice President of MSNBC and NBC News, says "Some people may think the LGBTQ rights journey is done and the struggle is over, but it isn‘t."

The company did not respond to a request for comment.

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@comcast 7. The bill is supported by @GovRonDeSantis.

@ATT claims it “recognizes, embraces, and stands with LGTBQ+ people.”

But the company donated 86K to top supporters of the "Don't Say Gay" bill including 80K to DeSantis and $500 to Baxley

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@comcast @GovRonDeSantis @ATT 8. Other corporate supporters of the politicians behind Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill:

@UnitedHealthGrp (200K)
@Publix (125K)
@GetSpectrum (102K)
@AnheuserBusch (75K)
@DukeEnergy (34K)
@Walgreens (28K)

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9. We contacted all these companies for comment and none responded.

They don't think people care about this legislation.

We disagree and will stay on this story.

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Feb 17
1. This will be a thread of tweets from corporations promoting their impassioned support for LGBTQ rights along with how much the same corporations have recently donated to the politicians behind Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill

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2. @UnitedHealthGrp donated 200K to the politicians behind Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill

3. @CharterNewsroom donated $102,000 since 2020 to the politicians behind Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill

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Feb 16
1. Louisiana @AGJeffLandry appeared last December with RFK Jr. at a hearing to spread misinformation about COVID vaccines and the state "mandate" to vaccinate students.

Now he's using the same dishonest tactics to raise money.

Follow along for the details of this grift
@AGJeffLandry 2. Landry claims he's fighting against an "illegal rule mandating Covid shots for all children attending school K-12"

First, COVID vaccines will be treated like all other vaccines in LA. And that means parents can opt-out for any reason - medical, religious, or philosophical
3. Second, even that optional "requirement" only applies to situations where the vaccine is fully approved by the FDA. And that applies, right now, only to students 16 and older

So the claim that children as young as 5 will be forced to get the vaccine is false in multiple ways
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Feb 15
1. It's not just Florida.

There are now 15 BILLS IN 8 STATES prohibiting discussions of LGBTQ identities in schools, according to a new report by @PENamerica

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@PENamerica 2. In Kansas, HB 2662 would make it a Class B misdemeanor for a teacher to use any material in the classroom depicting “homosexuality.”

Not sexually explicit depictions of homosexuality.

ANY DEPICTION WHATSOEVER
3. In South Carolina, H 4605 forbids teachers from “subject[ing]” students to “controversial and age-inappropriate topics” like “gender identity or lifestyles.”
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Feb 15
1. Anytime you turn on the TV, you'll see ads promoting the efforts of major corporations to achieve "net zero" emissions.

They want you to know they are taking the climate crisis seriously.

But are these companies actually taking meaningful action?

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2. @Amazon is very into climate pledges. It created The Climate Pledge to encourage other companies to pledge to reach net zero by 2040

And they renamed the home of the NHL's Kraken "Climate Pledge Arena"

But Amazon's CO2 emissions have been INCREASING

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3. It's very easy to MAKE a pledge.

It's much harder to CREATE a credible plan to achieve net zero.

And it's even harder to EXECUTE against that plan.

A new study shows that corporate rhetoric around net zero is mostly smoke and mirrors

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Feb 14
1. Comedian @MichaelRapaport posted a viral video of a man stealing items from @riteaid

He claimed the store was closing due to thefts

His claims were repeated by @nypost, @axios, and other outlets

But it was all a lie

Follow along if interested

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@MichaelRapaport @riteaid @nypost @axios 2. @MichaelRapaport said the man in his video stole shampoo and condoms

Rapaport's video and his claim that NYC Rite Aids were closing due to a recent surge and thefts were featured six articles in the @nypost alone

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@MichaelRapaport @riteaid @nypost @axios 3. But the claim wasn't limited to right-wing media outlets controlled by Rupert Murdoch. It was echoed by @axios, which presented Rapaport's claims as fact, citing the @nypost's "reporting."

Axios said it was proof of a "crisis"

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Feb 10
1. The @RepublicanAGs have joined forces with Children's Health Defense, RFK Jr's anti-vax group, to spread misinformation about vaccines and COVID

The relationship includes an illegal 50K contribution — but goes much deeper

Follow along if interested

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@RepublicanAGs 2. In December, Louisana @AGJeffLandry, part of the @RepublicanAGs leadership team, invited RFK Jr to testify at a legislative hearing on a COVID vaccine requirement for schools.

Landry and Kennedy sat side-by-side.

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3. @AGJeffLandry praised Children's Health Defense, the world's leading source of vaccine misinfo, and urged the panel to "listen very closely" to RFK Jr

RFK Jr. proceeded to falsely claim COVID vaccines are the “deadliest vaccine ever made"

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