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May 27 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
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North Carolina Lieutenant Governor @markrobinsonNC is not only unapologetically making a beeline for the NRA trough in Houston this weekend, he also serves on the NRA’s national outreach board.

#ncpol
In Robinson’s prepared statement, he offers zero solutions to the gun violence problem. Image
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Robinson’s meteoric, four-year rise—from a furniture factory employee who’d never owned a firearm, to an NRA board member (and a Lieutenant Governorship)—seems pretty improbable.

Some might suggest that he was *groomed* for this.
abc11.com/amp/north-caro…
“Pro-Life,” tho. Image
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Robinson famously spoke in defense of a Greensboro, North Carolina gun show proposed in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting.

He has no legitimate solutions to offer, and will stand firm on the NRA’s talking points. Image

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May 29
As there’s chatter from the Right about paying “unemployed veterans” to protect schools, I thought I should throw this out there:

Not all veterans are now or have ever been proficient with firearms or law enforcement tactics.

A few personal anecdotes and observations:

1/x
In Navy boot camp, we were required to fire .45-framed .22s; not for qualification, but—I’m guessing—as an introduction to firearms handling and proficiency.

My unit didn’t do this, as our company commanders considered it a waste of time.

2/x
In 8 1/2 years of active duty, I was never issued a firearm.

While stationed in San Diego, a friend decided to buy a .357 for personal protection. I thought this was a great idea, and bought one, too. He received his first, as his waiting period ended before mine did.

3/x
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Mar 18
Three government contractors were recently indicted for making contributions to Susan Collins’ campaign.

When Rick Scott and Marco Rubio received tens of thousands of dollars from a contractor, they passed a bill to benefit his company.

@CREWcrew
@CampaignLegal
@propublica

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The indictment of Collins’ contributors cites 52 United States Code (USC) prohibitions against contributions to federal campaigns by federal government contractors, and the 18 USC (criminal) “straw donor” contribution prohibition.

2/
fec.gov/updates/indivi…
Not all contributions from government contractors are impermissible, but contributions from the “sole proprietor” of a company under contract to the United States government are strictly prohibited, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Oct 9, 2021
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Republican NC State Rep. Jeff McNeely proposed an illegal audit of a blue county’s voting machines eleven months after the election, citing “many, many millions of accusations" of "machine tampering and votes being switched because of modems.”
Durham’s Rep., Zack Hawkins:

“The people in Durham County take elections very seriously. You are not welcome in Durham County, and I'm not sure if you want to step foot in Durham County and try to inspect the machines. You will not be greeted as liberators, let me be clear.”
Also:
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Oct 7, 2021
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Is now a good time to take a look at #Facebook’s VP for Global Public Policy, Joel Kaplan; his connection to William Burck; Kaplan’s and Burck’s connections to Lindsey Graham—and how all three connect directly to Brett Kavanaugh?

We’ll start here:

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On second thought, maybe we should start with Senator Graham’s performance during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. Keep this image in mind while reading the rest of the thread.

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Anyway, it’s weird that the Zuckerberg-funded nonprofit’s ad for Graham didn’t mention immigration.

Here’s Mitch McConnell’s brother in law explaining how Graham’s ad was purchased by a “smart team of political operatives,” including Joel Kaplan:

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Oct 3, 2021
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Did Mitch McConnell just mention Democrats, ports, and China in the same sentence? Is it my birthday?

It seems like a good time for a history lesson on Mitch McConnell’s connections to China, and to port funding.
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Here’s a partial quote:

“…Democrats have taken our roads, bridges, ports, airports, and waterways hostage to ram through an historically reckless taxing and spending spree that would hurt families and help China."

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The “ports” part is easy: Mitch McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, doled out over $64,000,000 to clients of the Florida lobbyist she hired as her “advisor on ports” shortly after her confirmation as Secretary of Transportation.

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Aug 17, 2021
When DeJoy was elected Postmaster General by a board whose members were all confirmed by Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao’s brother in law made a $26.8M XPO Logistics purchase for his hedge fund—its first ever XPO purchase.

Yesterday, his fund reported $45.3M in XPO stock.

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The hedge fund’s $26.8 million purchase of XPO Logistics stock occurred between April 1 and June 30, 2020.

The USPS announced that Louis DeJoy had been unanimously elected Postmaster General on May 6, 2020.

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sec.gov/Archives/edgar…
In yesterday’s filing, the hedge fund manager reported $45.3 million in XPO Logistics stock.

Despite shedding 23,398 shares over the past year, the value of the XPO stock held by the hedge fund increased by nearly 69%.

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