Over the past year, Texas Lt. Gov and Senate President @DanPatrick has championed the state's draconian abortion ban and spearheaded attacks on the LGBTQ youth
On 3/22/22, @AnthemInc — one of the nation's largest health insurance companies — donated 25K to Patrick's campaign
@DanPatrick@AnthemInc Over the past year, Texas Lt. Gov and Senate President @DanPatrick has championed the state's draconian abortion ban and spearheaded attacks on the LGBTQ youth
On 4/21/22, @ATT donated $20,000 to Patrick's reelection campaign
1. In campaign finance decision issued yesterday, Chief Justice Roberts acknowledged that people use campaign donations to buy "influence and access" but argued that buying "influence and access" was "a central feature of democracy"
popular.info/p/supreme-cour…2. As a practical matter, Roberts is right. But the disturbing part of the decision is that Roberts believes that buying access is constitutionally protected and even modest restrictions imposed by Congress are invalid
1. In a lengthy defense of @TuckerCarlson, @ggreenwald says "there is no racial hierarchy in Carlson's view of American citizenship and to claim that there is is nothing short of a defamatory lie."
In April 2021, Carlson said that the "worst attack on our democracy in 160 years" was the "Immigration Act of 1965."
Carlson said the law "completely changed the composition of America's voter rolls"
May 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
UPDATE: Two days ago, the Florida Department of Education promised to email me "evidence" that math textbook publishers were attempting to indoctrinate elementary school students with "race essentialism"
Here is her argument: Even if a textbook reviewer specifically wrote "No CRT" it was still evidence of CRT if the reviewer gave the textbook a 4 ("good alignment) instead of 5 ("very good alignment").
So according to the Florida Department of Education, THIS is evidence of CRT
May 12 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
1. The acute shortage of baby formula across the country has a number of root causes, including the pandemic and a major recall
But its also a reflection of the shameful level of support provided to American families
popular.info/p/the-baby-for…2. Some doctors "are encouraging new mothers to increase the amount of milk they pump and breastfeed as much as possible"
This is a personal decision and not an option for many parents due to allergies, medical conditions, and other factors
1. A 5,895 page document released by the Florida Department of Education definitively proves that @GovRonDeSantis LIED about math textbooks for elementary students
popular.info/p/ron-desantis…@GovRonDeSantis 2. On April 15, @GovRonDeSantis asserted that a review of math textbooks submitted by publishers found they included "indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students"
In other words, Critical Race Theory
May 9 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Interesting that Musk's view of "free speech" allows Musk to comply with repressive regimes that impose far-reaching censorship laws, like China
Needless to say, this concept of free speech is completely bankrupt
May 8 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
UPDATE: In an internal email about popular.info's report, @zenogroup CEO @barbysiegel bizarrely claims Zeno was NOT "advising clients to stay silent on abortion rights."
Siegel argues Zeno was simply advocating for a "thoughtful approach"
@zenogroup@barbysiegel 2. Seigel writes that Popular Information's report "misrepresents the intent of our real-time communications counsel sent earlier this week" by pulling "select sentences."
So the problem is that Popular Information quoted the template email Zeno created to send to clients.
May 7 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
1. It's official: @GovRonDeSantis perpetrated a hoax, falsely claiming that dozens of math book publishers attempted to indoctrinate Florida students with Critical Race Theory
He knew this was false
But figured he could get away with it
Follow this 🧵if interested
@GovRonDeSantis 2. On April 15 the FL Dept of Education issued a release: "Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students"
DeSantis said publishers included "indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students
That was a lie
May 6 • 17 tweets • 14 min read
BREAKING: A massive PR firm that represents high-profile corporations like @CocaCola, @Netflix, & @Starbucks is privately advising its clients to avoid commenting on abortion rights, according to an internal email obtained by popular.info
1. Corporations can play a critical role pushing back against state overreach
Corporations were able to force North Carolina to repeal its “bathroom bill” in 2017
But with 20+ states poised to ban most abortions, just 3 companies have spoken out
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popular.info/p/what-corpora…2. @Levis: “Given what is at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. That means protecting reproductive rights”