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I think there is a good fucking reason why JOSH HAWLEY has been pushing the fairness doctrine but for social media. How can anyone propose government intervention into what kind of politics gets oxygen when the majority of the House GOP voted the way they did yesterday?
He knows what he is proposing. He knows it is a backdoor. He knows it can entrench and promote white supremacist fascist propaganda forever. He is counting on there being a backdoor when he takes the presidency.
Look at all the calls to police the social media companies for “bias” against conservatives. Look how it propped up the kind of speech that took us to yesterday. “Fairness” and “political neutrality” were euphemisms for forcing platforms to carry propaganda and incitement.
CDA 230 is a sideshow but it’s not an empty one.
There’s a lot of good-hearted and intelligent people who are going to fall for this shit in the coming days. Do not forget where Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz have stood on 230, fairness doctrine, and the like. Do not forget who they were when they took their masks off yesterday.
Curious - do you think it doesn\u2019t work because it\u2019s obsolete in the social media era, or that it\u2019s impossible to enforce for Fox and Newsmax?
— SIMD Crawford (@omershapira) January 7, 2021
He knows what he is proposing. He knows it is a backdoor. He knows it can entrench and promote white supremacist fascist propaganda forever. He is counting on there being a backdoor when he takes the presidency.
Look at all the calls to police the social media companies for “bias” against conservatives. Look how it propped up the kind of speech that took us to yesterday. “Fairness” and “political neutrality” were euphemisms for forcing platforms to carry propaganda and incitement.
CDA 230 is a sideshow but it’s not an empty one.
There’s a lot of good-hearted and intelligent people who are going to fall for this shit in the coming days. Do not forget where Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz have stood on 230, fairness doctrine, and the like. Do not forget who they were when they took their masks off yesterday.
We’ve released our latest bulletin for deaths registered in England and Wales for week ending 1 January 2021.
These data have been affected by the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays, and do not represent year-to-date
The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 1 January 2021 (Week 53) was 10,069.
This was 1,451 less than Week 52 https://t.co/YOyHMfbDYM
In the week ending 1 January, the provisional number of deaths registered was 26.6% (2,115 deaths) above the five-year average.
This increase should be treated with caution due to the bank holidays
Of the 10,069 deaths registered in Week 53, 3,144 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate (31.2% of all deaths).
This has risen by 232 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week https://t.co/KtySaidOd4
Of the 3,144 deaths involving #COVID19, 87.2% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death.
Of the 2,494 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 7.5% had these as the underlying cause
These data have been affected by the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays, and do not represent year-to-date
The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 1 January 2021 (Week 53) was 10,069.
This was 1,451 less than Week 52 https://t.co/YOyHMfbDYM
In the week ending 1 January, the provisional number of deaths registered was 26.6% (2,115 deaths) above the five-year average.
This increase should be treated with caution due to the bank holidays
Of the 10,069 deaths registered in Week 53, 3,144 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate (31.2% of all deaths).
This has risen by 232 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week https://t.co/KtySaidOd4
Of the 3,144 deaths involving #COVID19, 87.2% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death.
Of the 2,494 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 7.5% had these as the underlying cause
I’m ready to name 2020 the Year of Hypocrisy.
The year where organizations, governments, and companies destroyed their institutional trust across the board.
A thread of some of the biggest dumpster fires from the last twelve months. 🧵
Municipal leaders in NYC, who we trust to keep us safe, were far too concerned about their woke credentials than they were about public health. The result was the second-worst hit state in the country (after NJ)
Remember when the Surgeon General told Americans not to wear masks?
Then, a few weeks later reversed himself and taught us how to make them at home?
Wonder why so many people don’t trust government guidance on masks now? Maybe a reason there. https://t.co/cGkb0L328K
Remember when Dr. Fauci said not to wear masks in March on 60 minutes.
Then later said he knew masks were good but wanted to protect mask supplies for first responders?
Then he didn’t wear a mask at the ballgame?
Media - where do we even begin? Infinite examples to choose from on both sides of the partisan aisle.
For the vast majority of *national* media, their only consistency in 2020 was that they would take whatever position made Trump look good or bad.
The year where organizations, governments, and companies destroyed their institutional trust across the board.
A thread of some of the biggest dumpster fires from the last twelve months. 🧵
Municipal leaders in NYC, who we trust to keep us safe, were far too concerned about their woke credentials than they were about public health. The result was the second-worst hit state in the country (after NJ)
Remember when the Surgeon General told Americans not to wear masks?
Then, a few weeks later reversed himself and taught us how to make them at home?
Wonder why so many people don’t trust government guidance on masks now? Maybe a reason there. https://t.co/cGkb0L328K
Unbelievable.
— Joe Colangelo (@Itsjoeco) April 4, 2020
The Surgeon General, who weeks ago was telling us not to wear masks (instead of resigning) has begun filming "how to make masks out of household materials" videoshttps://t.co/9CrkUwAyUS
Remember when Dr. Fauci said not to wear masks in March on 60 minutes.
Then later said he knew masks were good but wanted to protect mask supplies for first responders?
Then he didn’t wear a mask at the ballgame?
Media - where do we even begin? Infinite examples to choose from on both sides of the partisan aisle.
For the vast majority of *national* media, their only consistency in 2020 was that they would take whatever position made Trump look good or bad.
I New Year's day spent trying to understand what was at play here led by our friend, .@LLinWood , who was dropping nuggets of information gold. One wondered, What's going on? Can he be trusted? At one point, we even saw this from his
To be clear: I do not support the statements from Attorney Lin Wood. I support the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) January 2, 2021
The @AlphabetWorkers have formed what is called a "minority union." Quick thread on what that means:
A cornerstone of US labor law is the principle of "exclusive representation" - if you collect authorization cards from the employees and win an election, you...
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...get to represent all the employees you sought to represent. As the exclusive rep, the employer has to work with that union and that union only on any issue of wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment. In turn, the union has a legal Duty of Fair Representation (DFR)
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... to not discriminate against the people it represents if they choose not to join the union.
The big problem: labor law is so weak in the US, employers violate it all the time with no consequences, and therefore obtaining exclusive rep status is really hard.
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However, a legal theory floated by law professor Charles Morris in his 2005 book, The Blue Eagle at Work, suggests that the law also allows unions WITHOUT exclusive representation.
3a/
The National Labor Relations Act, after all, in its vitally-important Section 7, says workers have the right to collectively bargain. It doesn't say that right only exists when there is an exclusive representative.
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A cornerstone of US labor law is the principle of "exclusive representation" - if you collect authorization cards from the employees and win an election, you...
1/
We're Alphabet workers. We\u2019ve been organizing for over a year, & we\u2019re finally ready to share why.
— Alphabet Workers Union (@AlphabetWorkers) January 4, 2021
This morning, we're announcing #AWU, the first union open to *all* workers at any Alphabet company.
Every worker deserves a union\u2014including tech workers.https://t.co/m2Qmjwz32V
...get to represent all the employees you sought to represent. As the exclusive rep, the employer has to work with that union and that union only on any issue of wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment. In turn, the union has a legal Duty of Fair Representation (DFR)
2/
... to not discriminate against the people it represents if they choose not to join the union.
The big problem: labor law is so weak in the US, employers violate it all the time with no consequences, and therefore obtaining exclusive rep status is really hard.
3/
However, a legal theory floated by law professor Charles Morris in his 2005 book, The Blue Eagle at Work, suggests that the law also allows unions WITHOUT exclusive representation.
3a/
The National Labor Relations Act, after all, in its vitally-important Section 7, says workers have the right to collectively bargain. It doesn't say that right only exists when there is an exclusive representative.
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(1) Here are the amendments to the All Tiers Regs to implement Lockdown 3
(2) Made at 4.30 pm today, laid before Parliament at 5.30 pm, published on https://t.co/ZtYk9EHWsF at 5.44 pm, come into force at 00.01 tomorrow, 6 Jan.
(3) As predicted they tweak the rules for Tier 4 and put the whole country into it - so just a mere 5 pages to do this
(4) So, some specific changes - on the restriction of movement, which prohibits leaving / being away from home without a reasonable excuse, the following circumstances which are deemed to be a reasonable excuse are deleted...
(5) recreation, visting a zoo etc is out
(2) Made at 4.30 pm today, laid before Parliament at 5.30 pm, published on https://t.co/ZtYk9EHWsF at 5.44 pm, come into force at 00.01 tomorrow, 6 Jan.
(3) As predicted they tweak the rules for Tier 4 and put the whole country into it - so just a mere 5 pages to do this
(4) So, some specific changes - on the restriction of movement, which prohibits leaving / being away from home without a reasonable excuse, the following circumstances which are deemed to be a reasonable excuse are deleted...
(5) recreation, visting a zoo etc is out
To: @GOP in the @USHouse
Re: Your ABSENCE is required
Dear Republicans,
Do NOT legitimize the sham of @JoeBiden by attending on Jan. 20.
All voters were disenfranchised by his election fraud.
To those who CERTIFIED this FRAUD: Shame on you!
@Robert_Aderholt
@repRickAllen
@Troy_Balderson
@Jim_Banks
@repAndyBarr
@CliffBentz
@repJackBergman
@StephanieBice
@repAndyBiggsAZ
@repGusBilirakis
@repDanBishop, @JDanBishop
@LaurenBoebert
@repBost
@Liz_Cheney
@repBenCline
@repCloudTX
https://t.co/rvz50giG2C
https://t.co/4UYoX1cVqJ
Re: Your ABSENCE is required
Dear Republicans,
Do NOT legitimize the sham of @JoeBiden by attending on Jan. 20.
All voters were disenfranchised by his election fraud.
To those who CERTIFIED this FRAUD: Shame on you!
@Robert_Aderholt
@repRickAllen
To: @GOP in the @USSenate
— @USCongressDB \U0001f4bf\U0001f520\U0001f4ca (@uscongressdb) January 16, 2021
Re: Your absence is required
Dear Republicans,
You MUST NOT legitimize the sham \u201cswearing in\u201d of illegitimate cheater @JoeBiden by attending on Jan. 20.
All voters were disenfranchised by his massive election fraud. You CERTIFIED this FRAUD. Shame! pic.twitter.com/rbPkKWtut4
@Troy_Balderson
@Jim_Banks
@repAndyBarr
@CliffBentz
@repJackBergman
@StephanieBice
@repAndyBiggsAZ
@repGusBilirakis
@repDanBishop, @JDanBishop
@LaurenBoebert
@repBost
@Liz_Cheney
@repBenCline
@repCloudTX
https://t.co/rvz50giG2C
https://t.co/4UYoX1cVqJ
@DorisMatsui thank you for taking this stand. I just saw a report from @CNN that James Clyburn said Democrats might wait until after Biden's first 100 days to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. I think this is a mistake for several reasons. /1
First, the armed insurrection incited by the President is an immediate national security threat. Each day he is in office increases the threat.
Any talk of waiting undercuts the immediacy and seriousness of this threat. /2
Second, the Senate should be given the opportunity to act immediately. If Republican leadership fails to take up impeachment proceedings immediately, that failure is on them. This president has demonstrated that a single day with him left in office is dangerous, every arm /3
of the Democratic party should move as quickly as possible to reinforce this idea and to ensure it has done everything possible to remove him as a threat to our democracy. /4
It's one thing for Republican leadership to once again refuse to hold him accountable, it's quite another for Democratic leadership to accede to *their* desire to move slowly. /5
We cannot ignore yesterday's insurrection and every day that the President remains in office is a threat to our democracy. That\u2019s why I am cosponsoring an impeachment resolution to initiate the process of removing the President from office immediately.
— Rep. Doris Matsui (@DorisMatsui) January 7, 2021
First, the armed insurrection incited by the President is an immediate national security threat. Each day he is in office increases the threat.
Any talk of waiting undercuts the immediacy and seriousness of this threat. /2
Second, the Senate should be given the opportunity to act immediately. If Republican leadership fails to take up impeachment proceedings immediately, that failure is on them. This president has demonstrated that a single day with him left in office is dangerous, every arm /3
of the Democratic party should move as quickly as possible to reinforce this idea and to ensure it has done everything possible to remove him as a threat to our democracy. /4
It's one thing for Republican leadership to once again refuse to hold him accountable, it's quite another for Democratic leadership to accede to *their* desire to move slowly. /5
"Fueled by psychopathic narcissism of a delusional autocrat in WH, the Capitol Hill rioters didn’t speak openly of white supremacy yet never had to bc it so drenched their cause like the kerosene-soaked rag of a Molotov cocktail."
If @Will_Bunch wrote it, you should read it™
2/ "The white mob that sacked the seat of U.S. government the moment it promised to look more like the real America was the living, contemporary proof of the “hard fact” that King warned about 54 years ago..."
3/ " But the very real gains of the last year... have encountered the harshest law of American physics, that for every step forward on race there is an unequal and often more powerful backlash, so strong in 2021 that it even breached the citadel of our fragile democracy"
4/ "While the Jan. 6 mob may have invoked the spirit of 1776, it was propelled instead by the cruel, icy currents of 1619, the year that the first slave ship reached our soil."
5/ "Some 80 years of white authoritarian government in the Deep South mocked any spirit of 1776."
If @Will_Bunch wrote it, you should read it™
In 1967, MLK warned too many whites want democracy for them, dictatorship for Blacks
— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will_Bunch) January 17, 2021
2021's Capitol riot was King's nightmare run amok, proving white supremacy is foundational to America.
Can we finally bend the moral arc the right way?
My new column https://t.co/tEs2y6Oxlb
2/ "The white mob that sacked the seat of U.S. government the moment it promised to look more like the real America was the living, contemporary proof of the “hard fact” that King warned about 54 years ago..."
3/ " But the very real gains of the last year... have encountered the harshest law of American physics, that for every step forward on race there is an unequal and often more powerful backlash, so strong in 2021 that it even breached the citadel of our fragile democracy"
4/ "While the Jan. 6 mob may have invoked the spirit of 1776, it was propelled instead by the cruel, icy currents of 1619, the year that the first slave ship reached our soil."
5/ "Some 80 years of white authoritarian government in the Deep South mocked any spirit of 1776."
And here is the final stand. The President asserts that the Vice President has authority (presumably unreviewable) to determine which electoral votes count. This is dangerously incorrect, and it's worth going into detail about why. A thread:
This is what @lessig and I have called the "VP Super Power Theory" in our course on disputed presidential elections @Harvard_Law. We do a deep dive into it on the Another Way to Elect a President podcast
What's the backstory of this radical theory of the VP's power? Poor drafting of the Twelfth Amendment, which says: "The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted."
Note the passive voice: the VP opens the certificates, but who does the counting? (Writing tip: avoid the passive voice, especially when drafting a constitutional provision that allocates critical powers among political actors.)
So, the VP Super Power Theorist argues, the VP is the only actor mentioned in the sentence so it *must* be the VP who does the counting (and thus can reject electors' votes). Wrong. Every single method of interpretation demonstrates otherwise. Let's go through them:
The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2021
This is what @lessig and I have called the "VP Super Power Theory" in our course on disputed presidential elections @Harvard_Law. We do a deep dive into it on the Another Way to Elect a President podcast
What's the backstory of this radical theory of the VP's power? Poor drafting of the Twelfth Amendment, which says: "The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted."
Note the passive voice: the VP opens the certificates, but who does the counting? (Writing tip: avoid the passive voice, especially when drafting a constitutional provision that allocates critical powers among political actors.)
So, the VP Super Power Theorist argues, the VP is the only actor mentioned in the sentence so it *must* be the VP who does the counting (and thus can reject electors' votes). Wrong. Every single method of interpretation demonstrates otherwise. Let's go through them:
These people are SICK,
TWISTED, EVIL.
After nearly 6 days w/o responding w/ Login Confirmation Code & blocked email,
I'm mysteriously allowed back w/o explanation,
....but appearing as if I follow no one even though I can open & see my Following List.
J sucks! @DanScavino
While I was kept away,
https://t.co/hcHpfQVlT5
this Thread has a few others linked within.
Did you know that MARCH for TRUMP Day 1.06, 2021 falls
894 months, 23 days exactly from
the time of @realdonaldtrump's Birth??
6.14, 1946
A few coincidences Re: Mike Pence
https://t.co/E6Z17oKpsO
were Interdasting.
Does anyone know how long Michael Richard Pence had been using an "8" preceding the Signature from his time in Indiana? Haven't a clue.
https://t.co/1Fa0Tgr2IZ
https://t.co/7xDlptHXgO
Like everyone else Trusting the Plan,
....just as eager to see how the next 16 days play out.
But if TRUMP is the beacon, shouldn't he be worried?
Or not.
The 2016 VIDEO was all about WE, THE PEOPLE reclaiming our governance.
https://t.co/Z1TCytqCzk
Did anyone catch the :03 seconds by POTUS in his Tweet
Re: the Wed 11.00 am Protest March for Trump???
The 11.3 ode quite possibly back to the Deep State even??
TWISTED, EVIL.
After nearly 6 days w/o responding w/ Login Confirmation Code & blocked email,
I'm mysteriously allowed back w/o explanation,
....but appearing as if I follow no one even though I can open & see my Following List.
J sucks! @DanScavino
While I was kept away,
https://t.co/hcHpfQVlT5
this Thread has a few others linked within.
Did you know that MARCH for TRUMP Day 1.06, 2021 falls
894 months, 23 days exactly from
the time of @realdonaldtrump's Birth??
6.14, 1946
A few coincidences Re: Mike Pence
https://t.co/E6Z17oKpsO
were Interdasting.
Does anyone know how long Michael Richard Pence had been using an "8" preceding the Signature from his time in Indiana? Haven't a clue.
https://t.co/1Fa0Tgr2IZ
https://t.co/7xDlptHXgO
Like everyone else Trusting the Plan,
....just as eager to see how the next 16 days play out.
But if TRUMP is the beacon, shouldn't he be worried?
Or not.
The 2016 VIDEO was all about WE, THE PEOPLE reclaiming our governance.
https://t.co/Z1TCytqCzk
Did anyone catch the :03 seconds by POTUS in his Tweet
Re: the Wed 11.00 am Protest March for Trump???
The 11.3 ode quite possibly back to the Deep State even??