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On April 8, Google gave $5000 to House Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan, a Trump hardliner who is also deeply implicated in the sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State University.pic.twitter.com/am130gowvb
That same day, Google gave $5000 to Senator John Cornyn, who in 2017 nominated to the Federal bench a man who said "transgender kids are part of Satan's plan".pic.twitter.com/Z4R2Xhs5Zv
On April 29, Google made a $1000 donation to climate change denialist and self-proclaimed "friend of coal" Larry Bucshon. Bucshon has also donated office funds to the Indiana Family Institute, an affiliate of the Family Research Council, an anti-LGBT hate group.pic.twitter.com/84lGwVbKgs
That same day, Google gave $2000 to Missouri congressman Billy Long, best known for his hardline opposition to immigration, total commitment to banning abortion, and repeated attacks on Facebook for anti-conservative bias.pic.twitter.com/0Py9GGBnEZ
Texas congressman Mike Burgess is best known for his comments on fetal masturbation (https://rewire.news/article/2013/06/17/texas-congressman-masturbating-fetuses-prove-need-for-abortion-ban/ …), but has a long record of anti-LGBT votes. Google gave him $2500 on April 29.pic.twitter.com/3VxLWJNZHj
Richard Hudson of North Carolina is a birther, climate change denialist, abortion opponent and supporter of Trump's Muslim ban, thereby ticking all the boxes to unlock a $1000 donation from Google, made on April 29.pic.twitter.com/oofvoFZMN2
In 2015, Bob Latta co-sponsored a House resolution that would have outlawed gay marriage. Google gave him $2500 on April 29.pic.twitter.com/xFbYDVQONX
Michigan congressman Tim Walberg is a climate change denialist who has said "I believe that there is a creator in God who is much bigger than us. And I’m confident that, if there’s a real problem, he can take care of it." God prompted Google to give Walberg $1000 on April 29.pic.twitter.com/TviA0T7jGd
It used to take me a while to research these threads, but now I can mostly just search my own Twitter history for the last time Google donated to these politicians. The company knows it can continue to give to the worst people in Congress with complete impunity.
If you work at Google and want to do something about this, the list of donors to the company PAC is public record. You can reach out to your coworkers and let them know who their voluntary paycheck deductions are being given to. Most people don't know! https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/282/202005209232890282/202005209232890282.pdf ….
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