What am I missing? why are you accusing Pinboard of lying vs being mistaken?
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Replying to @JohnPowersUS @Pinboard
Yes, I'm accusing them of lying, because when you look at FB's contributions for the 2018 elections you see a pattern of giving to both parties, the same as it was in the 2016 cycle. Notice Pinboard didn't post proof, just linked to an article saying FB formed a PAC.+
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Replying to @MissBilious @Pinboard
OK. But you jumped right to assuming bad faith on PB's part - rather than sloppiness or error - I'm wondering why. Is there context I'm missing?
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Replying to @JohnPowersUS @Pinboard
Sorry, I didn't see this before my last reply. As someone involved in advocacy, it bothers me when people aren't given all the facts. It sets them up to look foolish. The onus is on Pinboard to get their information straight.
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Replying to @MissBilious @Pinboard
Again, that doesn't explain your leap to calling PB a liar, vs pointing out a mistake/sloppiness - which seems extreme. What is your involvement in advocacy exactly?
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Replying to @JohnPowersUS @MissBilious
How about you show me a donation (any will do) made by facebook to a Democratic house candidate in calendar 2018?
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Replying to @Pinboard @MissBilious
Seems like a very reasonable request. I’m especially curious where the vehemence comes from (there aren’t a lot of fb defenders right now).
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Replying to @JohnPowersUS @Pinboard
Hi John. Just to be clear, I think Facebook is the devil. I still have an account, but I use it maybe once every few months. I strongly suspect they broke campaign finance laws wrt in-kind contributions of staff time and access to company resources for Trump campaign, others.
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With regard to any donation in 2018, its just not the way you look at campaign spending. It does not matter what year a contribution is made in, it matters what cycle. FB has already given to Dems (and GOP) for the 2018 primary election cycle.
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Can you say FB "only gave to R's" in calendar yr 2018 thus far? You can, but its meaningless. Bc as recently as Dec. 2017, they gave to Dems including Adam Schiff, Tammy Baldwin, Jerry Nadler (all of whom are likely to tear FB a new one when the time comes, IMO).pic.twitter.com/ln7zq2vpk5
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So, am I not a liar then? Because you publicly called me a liar upthread.
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Replying to @Pinboard @JohnPowersUS
You know what? I was probably wrong to call you a liar. Technically, it is true that the only disbursements in calendar year 2018 are to a cluster of Republicans. I stand by my conclusion, however, that it is inappropriate to draw any inference from that data wrt partisanship.
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Replying to @MissBilious @JohnPowersUS
That's a different conversation, and one I'm willing to have politely. But words matter.
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