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Jul 15 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
1. @GovRonDeSantis lied about what was in math textbooks submitted to Florida schools.

Now he's rewriting history and taking a victory lap.

Follow along if interested.

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@GovRonDeSantis 2. In a press release issued on April 15, @RonDeSantisFL said VERY SPECIFICALLY, that math textbooks submitted for elementary school students contained "race essentialism" -- in other words, Critical Race Theory.

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@GovRonDeSantis @RonDeSantisFL 3. DeSantis did not provide any proof for his claim that elementary school students were being targeted with CRT, but it nevertheless generated a slew of credulous headlines:
@GovRonDeSantis @RonDeSantisFL 4. But in May, in response to a public records request, the Florida Department of Education, released the actually reviews of these textbooks.

There were 16 reviews of rejected elementary school textbooks.

EACH REVIEW EXPLICITLY STATED THERE WAS NO CRT

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5. In a Friday speech, however, DeSantis claimed he rejected the elementary school textbooks because they included Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

DeSantis says this basically makes him a hero.

But no mention of CRT.

6. DeSantis is correct that some textbooks included social emotional learning concepts.

What does that look like?

Some math textbooks encouraged students to "listen to our friends and teachers."

This is the content DeSantis heroically removed.
7. But the more important point here is that DeSantis lied about these elementary math textbooks.

There was never any CRT or "race essentialism" in any of them. But he has no shame and continues to use the hoax to score political points.

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8. DeSantis is exploiting a weakness in political media. It's very easy just to publish a headline off a press release. DeSantis says there is CRT in elementary math textbooks. That's news.

It's harder to follow up and determine the truth.
9. If you are interested in accountability journalism that doesn't just report what powerful people and institutions say but also workers to uncover the truth, try out our newsletter, Popular Information.

It's free to sign up.

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10. The Florida Department of Education attacked me publicly for reporting the truth about the elementary school math textbooks.

They had promised to send me "evidence" of CRT in any of the elementary math textbooks.

I'm still waiting.

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Jul 15
Manchin spent months pretending to want to:

1. Raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations

2. Address climate change

Today, the truth.
Probably just a coincidence but this was the exact outcome that the corporate lobbyists that fund his political operation wanted
The incredible thing is after months and months of claiming he was interested in a package that included tax increases and spending on climate, Manchin didn’t end the negotiations by saying: here is what I would support.

He ended it by saying he supports nothing.
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Jul 14
1. The @RepublicanAGs is actively fundraising to ban abortion in states across the nation.

On Sunday, according to a new report by @schwartzbCNBC, more than a dozen major corporations are paying 6-figures to attend an event with @RepublicanAGs at a Palm Beach resort
@RepublicanAGs @schwartzbCNBC 2. The three-day event, featuring "a cigar and whiskey reception," golf, a tennis clinic and deep sea fishing is taking place at the Breakers resort, where the cheapest room goes for $830 per night.

cnbc.com/2022/07/14/rep…
3. The corporations who are listed as attending this @RepublicanAGs event:

@3M
@AnheuserBusch
@AnthemBCBS
@comcast
@GM
@JNJNews
@KochIndustries
@Lowes
@Match
@RocketMortgage
@tiktok_us
@Walmart
@USChamber
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Jul 14
1. THERE WAS NEVER ANY REASON TO DOUBT THE STORY THAT A TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS FORCED TO TRAVEL TO INDIANA FOR AN ABORTION.

The sourcing was strong.

The reporter is reliable.

The entire thing was a right-wing fever dream.

Follow along if interested.

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2. On 7/1, the @indystar reported a 10-year-old rape victim was forced to travel to Indiana to receive an abortion because she was more than 6 weeks pregnant.

The lead reporter was @srudavsky who has been the health reporter for the @IndyStar for 18 YRS
3. Rudavsky sourcing was solid.

Papers run stories based on ANONYMOUS sources all the time, which are inherently less reliable.

But Rudavsky had an on-the-record quote from Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the obstetrician-gynecologist who performed the abortion.

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Jul 13
1. Abortion is still legal in Kansas because the state Supreme Court found that the Kansas Constitution protects a woman's access to abortion

But that might soon change

And the Catholic Church is spending big to make sure it does change

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2. A group called "Value Them Both" is promoting a ballot initiative to amend the Kansas Constitution to state that there is no constitutional right to abortion

Where does this group get their money?

The largest source, BY FAR, is the Catholic Church
3. Of the $1.2 million raised in 2021 by the coalition pushing the anti-abortion amendment, at least $750,000 came from the Catholic Church

500K from the Archdiocese of Kansas City and 250K from the Catholic Diocese of Wichita

(2022 donations haven't been disclosed.)
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Jul 12
Quick reminder on #PrimeDay: Since 2021, @amazon has donated $425,900 to elect governors who will ban abortion

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@amazon The money donated by @amazon is being put to use by the @GOPGovs to install governors who eliminate abortion rights for millions of women

@GOPGovs has already reserved millions in ad time for key races in Arizona, Michigan and other states #PrimeDay

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#PrimeDay is also a reflection of how the relationship between media and corporations undermines trust in news.

Prime Day is not a holiday or a news event.

Major media organizations treat Prime Day like news because @amazon provides financial incentives to do so.
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Jul 11
1. Access to abortion for millions hinges on the results of November's elections

Numerous companies CLAIM to support abortion rights for their employees but recently wrote 6-FIGURE CHECKS to elect governors that want to ban abortion

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2. In Arizona, for example, abortion is currently available through 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The leading Republican candidate for governor, @KariLake, pledged to close all abortion clinics

The leading Democratic candidate, @katiehobbs pledged to protect abortion rights
3. Arizona is a swing state and the election is expected to be close.

But the @GOPGovs (Republican Governors Association) has already bought $10.2 MILLION in ads to defeat Hobbs and elect Lake (or another GOP nominee).

Where does @GOPGovs get all this cash?
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