Googlers who are skeptical of Pichai's explanation of this hire to look carefully at Google's record of political giving. VP of Public Policy Karan Bhatia is a Republican, and so is this new manager in Government Affairs and Public Policy. A thread of threads on who Google funds:https://twitter.com/RMac18/status/1187527434331025408 …
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In April, Google donated to Mitch McConnell, Pete Olson (who wants to make the legal definition of gender one's sex at birth), anti-trans legislator Martha Roby, travel ban aficionado Steve Daines, Chuck Grassley, Greg Gianforte(!) and the NRCC and NRSChttps://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1119751992597835776 …
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Google has been a proud sponsor of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), right alongside the NRApic.twitter.com/J7iMyOBP60
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Despite the best efforts of Google employees, YouTube remains a cesspool of anti-LGBT hatred. This heartfelt thread describes what it's like to try and confront the YouTube problem from within. (reconnecting thread)https://twitter.com/NoPrideForGoog/status/1168909774437724162 …
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VP Bhatia, who heads Global Public Policy and Government Relations, is a former senior Bush Administration official and a stalwart Republican.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1143904892206977025 …
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And now, Google has hired a DHS staffer who defended the Muslim ban. Google has been very consistent in its lobbying and political giving since Trump was elected in 2017. They have made a fortune in tax breaks. They have told us over and over who they arehttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/google-miles-taylor-questions-deletions-all-hands-muslim-ban …
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If you work at Google, I'm not asking you to hate your employer! I'm just asking you to notice the discrepancy between the very earnest things your CEO says, and where the money flows. You have the power to hold Google to its stated values.
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This isn't just Twitter blather. A single
@intel engineer got the company to end its donations to Steve King(!) in 2018 by pointing out how the support violated Intel policies. Microsoft employees got the company to suspend its political giving entirely in July. Pressure works!Show this thread
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