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Oct 17 • 6 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
1. There are still a lot of people with very large microphones talking about the violent "crime wave" sweeping the United States

But yesterday, the FBI released nationwide crime data for 2022 that tells a very different story

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2. In 2022, homicides were down 6.1%, according to FBI data. The nation’s murder rate is now below 2020 levels.

Since 1991, the rate of murder has dropped 36%.

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3. The FBI also reports that the violent crime rate, including homicide, dropped “an estimated 1.7%” in 2022 compared to the year before.

The rate of violent crime is the lowest it has been since 2014, and is nearly half of what it was in 1991 and 1992.
4. This downward trend is expected to continue in 2023. There is “strong evidence of a sharp and broad decline in the nation’s murder rate” this year.

Murder is “down about 12 percent year-to-date in more than 90 cities” with available data.

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5. Property crime increased by 7% in 2022, driven by a surge in auto-related theft. Security vulnerabilities in Hyundai's and Kia's explain part of this rise.

Still, property crime is down more than 60% since 1991.
6. For more independent journalism that delivers FACTS, not hype, subscribe to Popular Information.

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Oct 18
1. Yesterday, 200 Republicans voted for @Jim_Jordan to be speaker, even though Jordan was a key player in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election

Jordan also enjoys renewed support from major corporations who pledged to stop donating to him after January 6

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2. After January 6, @Mastercard said that "simply decency" and the company's "values" required that it stop donating to members of Congress like Jordan who voted to overturn the election.

@Mastercard donated 1K to Jordan this year

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@Mastercard 3. Other companies that pledged to stop donating to Jordan and others who voted to overturn the election but donated to Jordan this year:

@ATT (3K)

@comcast (5K)

@intel (2K)
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Oct 16
1. @Scholastic hosts 120K school book fairs annually

Facing pressure from the right, @Scholastic has created a collection of books w/LGBTQ characters or that discuss racism

Schools are then given the options of excluding these books

One librarian calls it a "bigot button"

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2. @Scholastic ignored a request for a list of books included in the "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice" collection

But Popular Information identified many of the books included through photos posted by librarians and other sources

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@Scholastic 3. Among the books Scholastic is giving schools the opportunity to exclude is Justice Ketanji, a short biography of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The book tells the story of how "Ketanji refused to let naysayers stop her from rising to the top." Image
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Oct 12
1. Republicans in the Texas legislature are in a massive fight about whether it is OK to associate with white supremacists

This is something that is happening in the United States of America in 2023

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2. Last week, Jonathan Stickland — president of the far-right Defend Texas Liberty PAC — met with notorious white supremacist Nick Fuentes

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) criticized Stickland for hosting a “Hitler Apologist”

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3. Phelan also called on people who received money from Defend Texas Liberty to return it

Notably, Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick recently received $3 million from Defend Texas Liberty
Read 9 tweets
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Oct 11
1. Charles Koch recently transferred more than $5 billion to two secretive organizations

The donations are structured to allow Koch to avoid BILLIONS in taxes but the money can still be used directly in political campaigns

It's an audacious scheme

Here is how it works

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2. Koch donated $4.3 billion to Believe In People, a newly formed 501(c)4 non-profit run by three of his closest associates. He also donated $975 million to CCKc4, which is controlled by his son, Chase Koch.

In a recent IRS filing, CCKc4 listed its mission as "N/A." Image
3. But while little is known about the current activities of Believe in People or CCKc4, as 501(c)4 organizations, a large percentage of their assets — in this case, billions of dollars — can be spent directly on political campaigns.

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Oct 10
1. Big corporations like @Walmart like making splashy promises about climate change

But there are no standards to measure their progress reducing carbon emissions

@Walmart can make its own rules

On Saturday, California enacted historic legislation to change that

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2. @Walmart has promised to achieve "net zero" emissions by 2040

But @Walmart's reports ignore the climate impact of ALL THE PRODUCTS IT SELLS IN ITS STORES.

The products account for about 95% of Walmart's carbon footprint

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@Walmart 3. The new CA law would require any company w/$1 billion+ in revenue to comprehensively report its carbon footprint to the state on an annual basis

This will give consumers the ability to see which companies are TALKING about climate change & which are DOING SOMETHING
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Oct 5
1. Last week, @Target announced it was closing 9 stores due to theft, generating an avalanche of credulous coverage from nearly every major media outlet

One thing that was missing from all these stories: DATA

So Popular Information tracked it down

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2. Target is closing the store at 517 East 117th Street in Harlem. But according to NYPD data, there were fewer incidents of shoplifting this year at the Harlem store than other nearby stores that will remain open. Image
3. Target is also closing its location on Folsom Street in San Fransisco. But according to SFDP data, there were fewer incidents of shoplifting in and around that store than other nearby stores that will remain open. Image
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