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1. An InfoWars host with a VERIFIED TWITTER ACCOUNT advocated lynching Obama on his show yesterday
"He belongs in jail. He belongs in Guantanamo Bay. I mean look - I'm not saying this should happen - but Barack Obama, find the tallest tree and a rope"
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"He belongs in jail. He belongs in Guantanamo Bay. I mean look - I'm not saying this should happen - but Barack Obama, find the tallest tree and a rope"
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2. The host, Alex Jones' sidekick Owen Shroyer (@allidoisowen) , used his verified Twitter account to promote the show where he advocated the lynching of Barack Obama
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3. I contacted Twitter 8 hrs ago and asked them about Shroyer. No response
Twitter says it won't tolerate threats or racism but actions speak louder
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1. In 2018, Zuckerberg said he understood why people thought Facebook was too powerful. His resolution was to "fix" Facebook because the company had made "too many errors."
Was this a humbler, more responsible Zuck?
Lol
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Was this a humbler, more responsible Zuck?
Lol
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2. Yesterday, Facebook announced the creation of a new global currency, Libra
If the project is successful, it would give Facebook more power over the global economy than any government
It'll also create an huge new stream of data the company can exploit popular.info/p/facebooks-pl…
If the project is successful, it would give Facebook more power over the global economy than any government
It'll also create an huge new stream of data the company can exploit popular.info/p/facebooks-pl…
3. Facebook claims that they are creating Libra to help the world's poor, who don't have access to banks
But it could provide low-cost money transfers through its apps without creating a new global currency
It's not about altruism. It's about $
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But it could provide low-cost money transfers through its apps without creating a new global currency
It's not about altruism. It's about $
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The Trump campaign continues to run false ads on Facebook with impunity.
On Friday, it ran an ad saying the deadline to sign Trump's birthday card was 9PM TONIGHT. (The card is used for email collection and fundraising leads)
Monday, a new ad saying the deadline is 9PM TONIGHT
On Friday, it ran an ad saying the deadline to sign Trump's birthday card was 9PM TONIGHT. (The card is used for email collection and fundraising leads)
Monday, a new ad saying the deadline is 9PM TONIGHT
You might think this is trivial but it's establishing a precedent
Facebook's own policies prohibit false and misleading ads.
Facebook doesn't enforce these policies w/the Trump campaign, which is spending 550K/week with Facebook
Facebook's own policies prohibit false and misleading ads.
Facebook doesn't enforce these policies w/the Trump campaign, which is spending 550K/week with Facebook
.@robleathern: Does manipulating people into clicking an ad by promoting a fake deadline violate your rule against false and misleading ads?
This is what the Trump campaign is doing here.
Wondering if Facebook is going to act or let this get worse.
This is what the Trump campaign is doing here.
Wondering if Facebook is going to act or let this get worse.
1. If you've spent any time on Twitter in June, you've probably seen a bunch of corporations with rainbow flag avatars.
But do these companies really support LGBTQ equality?
Let's follow the money.
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But do these companies really support LGBTQ equality?
Let's follow the money.
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2. I identified 9 corporations that received a PERFECT SCORE from the Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) but gave $1 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years.
These are politicians who received a ZERO on @HRC's Congressional scorecard.
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These are politicians who received a ZERO on @HRC's Congressional scorecard.
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3. Companies w/perfect scores from @HRC
@ATT (2.8M to 193 anti-gay politicians)
@UPS (2.4M to 159)
@Comcast (2.1M to 154)
@HomeDepot (1.8M to 111)
@generalelectric (1.4M to 97)
@FedEx (1.3M to 75)
@UBS (1.1M to 72)
@Verizon (1M to 74)
@pfizer (1M to 52)
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@ATT (2.8M to 193 anti-gay politicians)
@UPS (2.4M to 159)
@Comcast (2.1M to 154)
@HomeDepot (1.8M to 111)
@generalelectric (1.4M to 97)
@FedEx (1.3M to 75)
@UBS (1.1M to 72)
@Verizon (1M to 74)
@pfizer (1M to 52)
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"I don't call it tweets. I call it social media." -- Donald Trump on Twitter abcnews.go.com/Politics/trans…
My favorite part of this interview is when Trump gets super mad at his chief of staff for coughing
He actually goes back to the cough at the end of the interview. Can't let it go.
1. WOW
ABC affiliates around the country are promoting a Trump campaign fundraising gimmick - Trump's birthday card - and presenting it as "news."
One, @cleveland19news , links directly to the Trump's fundraising site
The other are just copying and pasting text from the GOP
ABC affiliates around the country are promoting a Trump campaign fundraising gimmick - Trump's birthday card - and presenting it as "news."
One, @cleveland19news , links directly to the Trump's fundraising site
The other are just copying and pasting text from the GOP
@cleveland19news 2. These are the "articles" the affiliates are linking to.
Some, like @ABC7Chicago, appear to be taking them offline now.
But how did this ever happen in the first place?
(Shoutout to @TrumpEmail for alerting me to this.)
Some, like @ABC7Chicago, appear to be taking them offline now.
But how did this ever happen in the first place?
(Shoutout to @TrumpEmail for alerting me to this.)
3. A huge problem with campaign coverage is that a lot of the meaningful activity has moved online but most media hasn't adapted. It's still focused on events
If you receive my newsletter, you'd be very familiar with this b-day card scam
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If you receive my newsletter, you'd be very familiar with this b-day card scam
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1. The Trump admin is attempting an illegal, racist, partisan power grab by rigging the 2020 Census.
Now Trump invoked "executive privilege" to shield docs relating to the plot
But there is A LOT of misinformation and confusion about executive privilege popular.info/p/check-your-e…
Now Trump invoked "executive privilege" to shield docs relating to the plot
But there is A LOT of misinformation and confusion about executive privilege popular.info/p/check-your-e…
2. @theskimm which is a newsletter that goes out to millions of people, says that executive privilege is "the legal principle that presidents don't have to comply with Congressional subpoenas"
THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE
This stuff is pretty important so lets get it right.
THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE
This stuff is pretty important so lets get it right.
@theskimm 3. Executive privilege creates a presumption that protects certain presidential communications from being disclosed
BUT THAT PRESUMPTION IS NOT ABSOLUTE AND CAN ALWAYS BE OVERCOME
That's why, for example, Nixon was required to turn over his tapes
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BUT THAT PRESUMPTION IS NOT ABSOLUTE AND CAN ALWAYS BE OVERCOME
That's why, for example, Nixon was required to turn over his tapes
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1. Trump has robbed us of our sense of decency and proportion.
As a survival mechanism, many of us have learned to tune out most of what he says.
But his comments yesterday about Kim Jong Un deserve our attention
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As a survival mechanism, many of us have learned to tune out most of what he says.
But his comments yesterday about Kim Jong Un deserve our attention
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2. Trump said that he would not use the CIA to spy on Kim Jong Un
Kim has nuclear weapons and has threatened to use them against the United States
Limiting intelligence gathering is a fundamental violation of the President's duty to protect the country
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Kim has nuclear weapons and has threatened to use them against the United States
Limiting intelligence gathering is a fundamental violation of the President's duty to protect the country
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3. Trump has previously said that's he's "in love" with Kim Jong Un.
Kim is a murderous dictator with the most atrocious human rights record on the planet.
He murders, imprisons, and terrorizes his own people
Let's get specific
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Kim is a murderous dictator with the most atrocious human rights record on the planet.
He murders, imprisons, and terrorizes his own people
Let's get specific
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1. One of the arguments advanced by Dems who oppose impeachment is that the American people don't support it.
Support for impeachment is similar to Nixon prior to his resignation.
But the MOST POWERFUL DEMOCRAT IN AMERICA publicly opposes impeachment
That impacts poll numbers
Support for impeachment is similar to Nixon prior to his resignation.
But the MOST POWERFUL DEMOCRAT IN AMERICA publicly opposes impeachment
That impacts poll numbers
2. If Pelosi and all House Democrats presented a united front and explained their Constitutional duties and the danger in letting the president commit crimes without any repercussions, you'd see support for impeachment among Democrats and independents go up
3. Talking about polling when the issue at hand is the rule of law is also not a great look but we shouldn't pretend that the position of Democratic House Leadership doesn't impact polling
1. House Democrats do not have a strategy to meaningfully investigate Trump
They have a strategy to placate the Democratic base and avoid impeachment
This was made abundantly clear yesterday
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They have a strategy to placate the Democratic base and avoid impeachment
This was made abundantly clear yesterday
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2. Nadler, chair of the Judiciary Committee, announced that after protracted negotiations, the DOJ would turn over *some* of the underlying evidence of the Mueller Report
But why exactly is this a major fight?
What does Nadler think he's going to find?
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But why exactly is this a major fight?
What does Nadler think he's going to find?
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3. Mueller laid out an overwhelming case for obstruction of justice in the report.
Is the theory that there is additional evidence of Trump's crimes buried in the evidence that Mueller, an experienced prosecutor, decided not to include?
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Is the theory that there is additional evidence of Trump's crimes buried in the evidence that Mueller, an experienced prosecutor, decided not to include?
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1. We were told that instead of impeachment we were going to get an aggressive investigation of Trump's crimes
But it's been 7 WEEKS since the Mueller Report was released and the first Judiciary Committee hearing was today
And it was pointless
But it's been 7 WEEKS since the Mueller Report was released and the first Judiciary Committee hearing was today
And it was pointless
2. An investigation is supposed to be about uncovering facts.
Today's hearing was just a bunch of lawyers. Some of the lawyers said Trump probably obstructed justice. Another said that he didn't.
We learned absolutely nothing new.
Today's hearing was just a bunch of lawyers. Some of the lawyers said Trump probably obstructed justice. Another said that he didn't.
We learned absolutely nothing new.
3. What is happening?
Pelosi and the Democratic House leadership think impeachment is a political mistake. But it's a bad look to ignore crimes.
So what we are getting now is a bit of a dog and pony show. The point is to burn time until 2020.
Pelosi and the Democratic House leadership think impeachment is a political mistake. But it's a bad look to ignore crimes.
So what we are getting now is a bit of a dog and pony show. The point is to burn time until 2020.
1. The media coverage over the alleged Trump "deal" with Mexico over the last few days has been an absolute abomination.
How do so many outlets still have no idea how to cover Trump?
Let's review
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How do so many outlets still have no idea how to cover Trump?
Let's review
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2. First, as soon as the US/Mexico, declaration was released, anyone could figure out there was nothing new.
Mexico announced its plan to ploy the national guard A YEAR EARLIER.
The Migrant Protection Protocols were ALREADY IN PLACE.
It was a sham.
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Mexico announced its plan to ploy the national guard A YEAR EARLIER.
The Migrant Protection Protocols were ALREADY IN PLACE.
It was a sham.
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3. And yet pretty much every major outlet parroted Trump's claim that he had reached a significant deal with Mexico and adverted a crisis.
NYT front page headline: "Trump reveals pact that thwarts crisis with ally"
Similar stuff from CNN and WashPost
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NYT front page headline: "Trump reveals pact that thwarts crisis with ally"
Similar stuff from CNN and WashPost
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FACT: The joint US-Mexico declaration, which is less than 500 words long, requires Mexico to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING it isn't already doing.
It is not a "deal."
It is a fig leaf to cover up Trump's humiliating diplomatic defeat
It is not a "deal."
It is a fig leaf to cover up Trump's humiliating diplomatic defeat
What is particularly infuriating is how much "objective" media coverage repeats the Trump narrative without pointing out the basic fact that Mexico didn't agree to do anything new.
It's absolutely ridiculous.
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It's absolutely ridiculous.
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Well well. Looks like the NYT is starting to realize their mistake.
But the damage is done.
But the damage is done.
One of the thing that the media has not adjusted to after more than two years of Trump: He is much more likely to lie than tell the truth
There is no evidence that Trump struck a meaningful “deal on migrants”
And yet here is the headline
There is no evidence that Trump struck a meaningful “deal on migrants”
And yet here is the headline
Trump did the exact same thing with North Korea. He hyped a landmark agreement when the North Koreans agreed to nothing. We’ll see what this “deal” is with Mexico...
Congrats to Trump, the world’s greatest negotiator, for convincing the Mexican government to do something they already decided to do a year ago qz.com/1325983/mexico…
1. EXCLUSIVE: Bayer stops advertising on Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham.
Two of Fox News' primetime hosts have lost their most prominent remaining brand advertiser
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Two of Fox News' primetime hosts have lost their most prominent remaining brand advertiser
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2. The company has not made a public statement, but popular.info learned of the move from a source familiar with Bayer's decision-making
The company's reconsideration comes after Bayer's return to Tucker Carlson went viral & not in a good way popular.info/p/exclusive-ba…
The company's reconsideration comes after Bayer's return to Tucker Carlson went viral & not in a good way popular.info/p/exclusive-ba…
3. This is proof that accountability journalism and citizen activism can materially change corporate behavior
Your voice matters -- especially when you are armed with the facts.
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Your voice matters -- especially when you are armed with the facts.
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1. Buried in the legal filings of the 2020 Census case is PROOF that the Department of Justice is lying about how this scheme was hatched.
This gets in the weeds a bit but stick with me.
It's worth it.
This gets in the weeds a bit but stick with me.
It's worth it.
2. To understand what is happening, you have to understand the information flow.
Tom Hofeller, who was on the RNC payroll, is the one who hatched the scheme to rig the 2020 census.
He was communicating with Mark Neuman, an informal adviser to the Commerce Department.
Tom Hofeller, who was on the RNC payroll, is the one who hatched the scheme to rig the 2020 census.
He was communicating with Mark Neuman, an informal adviser to the Commerce Department.
3. Neuman was communicating w/Jason Gore, the DOJ official who crafted the official justification for rigging the census.
Gore testified in the case that HE DRAFTED the letter laying out the justification himself.
The DOJ claims this is COMPLETELY UNCONNECTED TO Neuman/Hofeller
Gore testified in the case that HE DRAFTED the letter laying out the justification himself.
The DOJ claims this is COMPLETELY UNCONNECTED TO Neuman/Hofeller
1. Last week we learned that a political operative that specializes in racial gerrymandering concocted the Trump administration's scheme to rig the 2020 census.
Who was paying him?
I followed the money and found the answer: the RNC
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Who was paying him?
I followed the money and found the answer: the RNC
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2. The Trump admin told the SUPREME COURT that the purpose of adding a citizenship question was to protect minority voting rights
The operative responsible for the scheme said the question could be used to empower "REPUBLICANS AND NON-HISPANIC WHITES"
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The operative responsible for the scheme said the question could be used to empower "REPUBLICANS AND NON-HISPANIC WHITES"
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3. The Trump admin hid the involvement of the operative, Thomas Hofeller, from the courts.
The only reason we know about his involvement is that he died last summer and his daughter turned over his computer files to an attorney.
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The only reason we know about his involvement is that he died last summer and his daughter turned over his computer files to an attorney.
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This is a joke. Bigoted slurs and harassment targeting @gaywonk for his ethnicity and sexuality aren't "opinions."
@gaywonk .@YouTube shouldn't pretend to have an harassment policy and then do nothing when someone someone repeatedly targets an individual with vile anti-gay slurs
This kind of bigoted anti-gay garbage DOES NOT constitute harassment, according to @youtube. It's an absolutely indefensible position
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1. Last Friday, a gunman entered an office building in Virginia Beach and murdered a dozen people.
Four days later, the massacre has practically disappeared from the national political conversation
This is exactly what the @NRA wants
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Four days later, the massacre has practically disappeared from the national political conversation
This is exactly what the @NRA wants
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@NRA 2. The Virginia Beach shooting, in particular, is a striking example of how the @NRA blocks common sense legislative efforts that could save lives
This January, the @NRA successfully defeated a number of relevant proposals in Virginia
Let's review
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This January, the @NRA successfully defeated a number of relevant proposals in Virginia
Let's review
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3. The shooter was able to kill a dozen people in just a couple of minutes by using extended magazines. This allowed him to shoot more before stopping to reload.
The @NRA defeated a bill this year that would have banned high-capacity magazines
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The @NRA defeated a bill this year that would have banned high-capacity magazines
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Following a series of xenophobic, bigoted, and misogynist comments by Tucker Carlson, @Bayer has not advertised on his show for months
The company has advertised three times on Tucker's show tonight
@Bayer is hoping people have stopped paying attention
The company has advertised three times on Tucker's show tonight
@Bayer is hoping people have stopped paying attention
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Oh BTW, Tucker used his show tonight to advance a white supremacist conspiracy theory. Details here: mediamatters.org/blog/2018/08/2…
Doing regular jury service in DC and the court just asked for “volunteers” to serve on a grand jury starting today and continuing every Monday through Friday, 9-5, for the next five weeks.
No one got up.
No one got up.
UPDATE: The lady making the request started walking through the group kind of singing the request for volunteers and it worked. She found 3 people!
She needs 2 more so she’s still at it. Her latest appeal was that if you need to go to the doctor you can still do it if you give them advance notice.
That scored her one more volunteer and she seems satisfied. She’s is now “raising the roof.”
That scored her one more volunteer and she seems satisfied. She’s is now “raising the roof.”
1. Hollywood studios have publicly declared their opposition to abortion bans in Georgia.
But you know what they aren't telling you?
The same studios bankrolled the politicians most responsible for Georgia's abortion ban (and a similar ban in Lousiana)
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But you know what they aren't telling you?
The same studios bankrolled the politicians most responsible for Georgia's abortion ban (and a similar ban in Lousiana)
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2. NBCUniversal, for example, is threatening to leave Georgia if courts uphold its abortion ban
But Comcast, NBCUniversal's parent company, donated over 100K to the Georgia politicians most responsible for the ban
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But Comcast, NBCUniversal's parent company, donated over 100K to the Georgia politicians most responsible for the ban
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3. Here are the donations by Hollywood studios to politicians behind the abortion bans in Georgia and Louisiana
@NBCUniversal (130K)
@SonyPictures (12.5K)
@warnerbros (10.5K)
@DisneyStudios (10K)
@CBS (7.5K)
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@NBCUniversal (130K)
@SonyPictures (12.5K)
@warnerbros (10.5K)
@DisneyStudios (10K)
@CBS (7.5K)
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1. Missouri may lose its last abortion clinic tonight at midnight.
This isn't an accident.
The legislature imposed new licensing requirements and the governor used them to shut down as many clinics as possible.
Netflix CEO @reedhastings needs to grapple with his role in this
This isn't an accident.
The legislature imposed new licensing requirements and the governor used them to shut down as many clinics as possible.
Netflix CEO @reedhastings needs to grapple with his role in this
@reedhastings 2. Over the last year, @reedhastings has funneled $143,000 to the Governor and the Republican members of the legislature working to shut down these clinics
At the same time, @reedhastings has tried to position Netflix as a champion of women's rights
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At the same time, @reedhastings has tried to position Netflix as a champion of women's rights
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3. A representative for @reedhastings says those donations were intended to support a bill to expand charter schools.
But these donations were to politicians and empower those politicians to advance their entire agenda.
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But these donations were to politicians and empower those politicians to advance their entire agenda.
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