The Koch donor network - made up of billionaires + pro-corporate zealots - is going hard after Minneapolis eductors + teachers who are striking just so that their students + schools can get the resources they need + educators can live decently.
The Center of the American Experiment (see previous tweet) is an affiliate of the State Policy Network, a national federation of rightwing think-tanks that pushes tax cuts for oligarchs + and is funded by the Koch-donor network.

spn.org/directory/#MN

latimes.com/business/story…
During the 2018 #RedForEd strike wave, the State Policy Network put out a manual to attack striking teachers.

The Waltons (Walmart) and the DeVos family also funds the State Policy Network.

Link: theguardian.com/education/2018…
Back in 2018 we at @twittlesis put out a guide on the billionaire school privatizers, regional corporate forces + Koch-backed think tanks (like SPN) that were trying to dismantle public ed + crush teacher unions.
news.littlesis.org/2018/05/14/a-g…

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Jun 23, 2019
THREAD: Trying to think of the top 5 conflicts/issues/scandals around the #Weymouth compressor station.

Not sure if 5 slots is enough. This thing is a real mess.

But here’s a go at it.

@FRRACS_MA @MothersOutFront @nathanpboston
5/ MA Gov. Charlie Baker has accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from entities tied to and/or pushing Weymouth - lobbyists, corporations, banks, etc.

Link: littlesis.org/maps/3949-web-…
4/Baker is extremely cozy with Weymouth’s lobbyists & lawyers.

Want to know how cozy? ⬇️⬇️

desmogblog.com/2017/02/28/mas…

littlesis.org/maps/3949-web-…
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May 14, 2019
1/ The Massachusetts DEP is holding a hearing tomorrow on a permit for the Weymouth compressor station - which has faced intense opposition from groups like @MothersOutFront & @FRRACS_MA.

Their efforts to stop the compressor station are gaining momentum.
bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/05/…
2/ MA Gov Charlie Baker can stop the compressor station. And residents have made clear the health concerns around it - not to mention that the larger fracked gas export infrastructure it's part of will lock in new CO2 emissions for decades to come.
wbur.org/earthwhile/201…
3/ Journalist @itai_vardi has shown that there is undisclosed evidence of carcinogens around the project, too.
desmogblog.com/2019/05/08/und…
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