On 12/31 Hawley's joint fundraising committee reported a $2500 contribution from @Microsoft
But Microsoft claims this is a distortion
https://t.co/wvs0kg0CJW
1. @Microsoft has released new information in an attempt to justify its late-December donation to @HawleyMO
But does its story add up?
No.
And I have receipts.
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On 12/31 Hawley's joint fundraising committee reported a $2500 contribution from @Microsoft
But Microsoft claims this is a distortion
https://t.co/wvs0kg0CJW
The implication is if it had known Hawley was contesting the legitimacy of the election it wouldn't have donated the money
But Microsoft's story doesn't hold up
https://t.co/wvs0kg0CJW
Let's review.
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It would have required 24/7 video surveillance of drop boxes, among other things
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I could go on and on. The point is, by the time @Microsoft approved the donations, Hawley's posture was well-known
https://t.co/wvs0kg0CJW
But spin that is inconsistent with the facts won't cut it.
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3 major corporations say they'll suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association, which helped drive participation in last Wed's events
@Facebook
@Lyft
@DoorDash
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@lyft @DoorDash 2. University of Phoenix (@UOPX) is taking things a step further.
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"We have asked RAGA to return our contribution to us as soon as
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@Facebook says it was "surprised and appalled" by the RAGA's conduct
4. @DoorDash says that "Any individual or organization that encouraged or facilitated this horrific behavior must be held accountable."
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3 major corporations say they'll suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association, which helped drive participation in last Wed's events
@Lyft
@DoorDash
Follow along for more on these 3 plus 60 other
@lyft @DoorDash 2. University of Phoenix (@UOPX) is taking things a step further.
The for-profit university, which donated $50,400 to RAGA last year, is demanding its money back
"We have asked RAGA to return our contribution to us as soon as
3. @Lyft tells https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ that it "not be renewing our membership in RAGA for 2021"
@Facebook says it was "surprised and appalled" by the RAGA's conduct
4. @DoorDash says that "Any individual or organization that encouraged or facilitated this horrific behavior must be held accountable."
All this is a wakeup call for the Republican Attorneys General Association, which has accepted NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS INVOLVEMENT
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For example, though far from perfect, IQ is the single-best predictor of job performance we have – much better than Emotional Intelligence, the Big Five, Grit, etc. https://t.co/rKUgKDAAVx https://t.co/DWbVI8QSU3
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1. IQ is one of the most heritable psychological traits – that is, individual differences in IQ are strongly associated with individual differences in genes (at least in fairly typical modern environments). https://t.co/3XxzW9bxLE
2. The heritability of IQ *increases* from childhood to adulthood. Meanwhile, the effect of the shared environment largely fades away. In other words, when it comes to IQ, nature becomes more important as we get older, nurture less. https://t.co/UqtS1lpw3n
3. IQ scores have been increasing for the last century or so, a phenomenon known as the Flynn effect. https://t.co/sCZvCst3hw (N ≈ 4 million)
(Note that the Flynn effect shows that IQ isn't 100% genetic; it doesn't show that it's 100% environmental.)
4. IQ predicts many important real world outcomes.
For example, though far from perfect, IQ is the single-best predictor of job performance we have – much better than Emotional Intelligence, the Big Five, Grit, etc. https://t.co/rKUgKDAAVx https://t.co/DWbVI8QSU3
5. Higher IQ is associated with a lower risk of death from most causes, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, most forms of cancer, homicide, suicide, and accident. https://t.co/PJjGNyeQRA (N = 728,160)