Here's Facebook giving money to Devin Nunes on June 29. Facebook makes a fetish of being politically neutral, but its top executives are paying to get Devin Nunes re-elected in the company's name.
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Here's Facebook giving money to Devin Nunes on June 29. Facebook makes a fetish of being politically neutral, but its top executives are paying to get Devin Nunes re-elected in the company's name.
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And these are just the obvious direct donations. All of these companies also fund other PACs, which allow them to funnel more money to Republican candidates while obscuring the trail. Microsoft gave a huge donation to Roy Moore this way, for example. Reporters should dig in more!
I wonder how it feels for @JanzforCongress to buy Facebook ads knowing the company PAC is actively bankrolling his opponent, Devin Nunes. Facebook and Twitter should immediately shut down their political action committees.
I can't overstate how full of interest recent tech industry political giving is for any reporter willing to spend a few hours with FEC filings. The flow of money is mostly obfuscated through intermediary PACs (similar to how shell companies work) but it rewards patient study!
The real hero in all this is the excellent FEC website. Go to http://fec.gov -> campaign finance data -> filings and reports -> PAC and party committee reports and use the filter box to search for your employer, to find out what your backbreaking office labor is funding.
What has two thumbs, once gave a speech at a white supremacist convention run by an organization founded by David Duke, and got a huge donation from Salesforce PAC? This guy!pic.twitter.com/hLhHR3mPhC
Here's Google giving Republican Blake Farenthold the maximum legal donation, $10,000, last year. Farenthold resigned in disgrace in April.pic.twitter.com/74bWKBcYjG
And here's Google maxing out last year to Steve Scalise, who like I said upthread once gave a speech at a white supremacist convention run by an organization founded by David Duke. I know I beat up on Google, but I can't imagine this accurately represents their values.pic.twitter.com/On6cxs7D3h
If you're wondering why I don't pick on Apple's political donations, it's because they don't have a PAC. The other tech companies could (and should!) shut theirs down tomorrow with zero impact on their business interests. There is no defense for this legal form of bribery.pic.twitter.com/Jp6m5pQPQT
Apple doesn't have a PAC and does just fine.
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