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Jun 10 7 tweets 13 min read
1. This will be a thread of corporations that, since January 6, 2021, have donated to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election and then REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE

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2. There are members of seven members Congress who refused to cooperate with the January 6 committee:

@kevinomccarthy
@RepScottPerry
@Jim_Jordan
@andybiggs4az
@RepMoBrooks
@RonnyJacksonTX
@RepLoudermilk
3. Corporations that have donated to members of Congress that refuse to cooperate with the January 6 committee:

@HomeDepot
@Boeing
@askRegions
@UnitedHealthGrp
@AltriaNews
@Chevron
@exxonmobil
@FedEx
@comcast
@pfizer
@usaa
@Merck
@Amgen
@ford
@JNJNews
@aflac
4. Corporations that have donated to members of Congress that refuse to cooperate with the January 6 committee (con't):

@LillyPad
@Centene
@Walgreens
@Walmart
@NewYorkLife
@ProcterGamble
@ebay
@UPS
@ATT
@Delta
@WellsFargo
@TruistNews
@Publix
@PNCBank
@Discover
5. Corporations that have donated to members of Congress that refuse to cooperate with the January 6 committee (con't):

@MorganStanley
@MarathonPetroCo
@ValeroEnergy
@Phillips66Co
@LockheedMartin
@RaytheonTech
@generaldynamics

This list based on @accountable_us research
@MorganStanley @MarathonPetroCo @ValeroEnergy @Phillips66Co @LockheedMartin @RaytheonTech @generaldynamics @accountable_us 6. For more accountability journalism that FOLLOWS THE MONEY check out our newsletter, Popular Information

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7. For more, check out our January 6 Corporate Accountability Index.

It tracks corporate pledges to cut off support to members of Congress that voted to overturn the 2020 election.

You can learn which companies kept their promises and which have not

popular.info/p/the-january-…

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Jun 11
1. A lot of people read this thread and asked me what companies they should patronize instead.

I DO NOT ENDORSE corporations or products.

But I can tell you there are 33 corporations that have FULLY KEPT THEIR PROMISES after January 6.

Follow along if interested.
2. These are corporations that:

✅ After 1/6, publicly announced they were cutting off funds to members that voted to overturn the election

✅ Have not donated to those members

✅ Have not donated to multi-candidate committees that support those members
3. Corporations that pledged to cut off funds to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election and kept their promise:

@Airbnb
@Allstate
@AmericanExpress
@BASF
@CBS
@Cisco
@CommerceBank
@DowNewsroom
@eBay
@EversourceCorp
@GeneralMills
@Hallmark
@HollandHart
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Jun 10
1. This will be a thread of corporations that plastered their social media accounts with rainbows for Pride Month



How much those corporations donated to anti-LGBTQ politicians since 2021

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2. @Deloitte:

$514,000 to members of Congress rated ZERO by @HRC

$310,900 to @GOPGovs

$15,000 to @RSLC

$3,500 to state politicians behind anti-LGBTQ legislation

TOTAL: $843,400

3. @Verizon:

$504,812 to members of Congress rated ZERO by @HRC

$50,450 to @GOPGovs

$4,500 to state politicians behind anti-LGBTQ legislation

TOTAL: $559,762

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Jun 9
1. Something I agree with @elonmusk on: the multi-trillion dollar ESG industry is, for the most part, a scam

🧵

popular.info/p/the-multi-tr…
@elonmusk 2. ESG stands for "environmental, social, and governance."

But what kind of stocks are included in ESG funds?

There are no rules.

The fact that a company's stock is included in an ESG fund can mean virtually anything.

popular.info/p/the-multi-tr…
3. Most funds rely on third parties that assign ESG ratings to corporations.

The most popular rating service is MSCI

"Almost 90% of the stocks in the S&P 500 have wound up in ESG funds built with MSCI’s ratings."

popular.info/p/the-multi-tr…
Read 14 tweets
Jun 7
1. 2021 could have been a banner year for workers. Instead corporations fixated on boosting CEO pay and inflating stock prices with buybacks.

🧵

popular.info/p/how-ceos-cas…
2. A new study by @IPS_DC of 300 publicly traded companies found that, in 2021, they increased CEO pay by $2.5 million and worker pay by $3500.

At 106 of these companies, wage increases did not keep pace with inflation.

popular.info/p/how-ceos-cas…
3. Among the 106 companies with wages that did not keep pace with inflation, 67 "spent resources buying back their own stock, a maneuver that inflates executive stock-based pay."

These companies collectively spent $43.7 billion on share repurchases.

popular.info/p/how-ceos-cas…
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Jun 6
1. The @NRA says its School Shield program makes it "America’s Leading Charitable Organization Helping to Protect Our Children."

According to internal financial documents, @NRA spent just $13,900 on the program in the first 8 months of 2021

🧵

popular.info/p/the-nra-talk…
@NRA 2. The documents, first reported by @TheReloadSite, reveal that the @NRA planned on spending less than 20K on School Shield in 2021.

Yet the @NRA claims the program is a "consistent and accessible source of financial support" to America's schools

popular.info/p/the-nra-talk…
3. To put that level of spending in perspective, @NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre spent $39,000 of the NRA's money in one day buying suits at Zegna, a Beverly Hills clothing boutique

popular.info/p/the-nra-talk…
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Jun 2
1. 💰from rainbow-flag waving corporations to anti-gay politicians, January 2021 to present:

@GetSpectrum ($1.2 million)
@ATT ($1 million)
@GM ($1 million)
@Walmart (954K)
@Deloitte (843K)
@HomeDepot (824K)
@comcast (800K)
@amazon (560K)
@Verizon (560K)

popular.info/p/lgbtq2022?s=w
@GetSpectrum @ATT @GM @Walmart @Deloitte @HomeDepot @comcast @amazon @Verizon 2. 💰 from rainbow-flag waving corporations to anti-gay politicians, January 2021 to present:

@exxonmobil (550K)
@CVSHealth (548K)
@aflac (507K)
@FedEx (467K)
@PwC (458K)
@Google (404K)
@Toyota (388K)
@Delta (384K)
@AnheuserBusch (366K)

popular.info/p/lgbtq2022?s=w
3. 💰 from rainbow-flag waving corporations to anti-gay politicians, January 2021 to present:

@Dell (356K)
@JNJNews (268K)
@Ford (232K)
@AmericanAir (174K)
@AmericanExpress (144K)
@Allstate (130K)
@Target (122K)

popular.info/p/lgbtq2022?s=w
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