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UPDATE: @Microsoft announces that it "will suspend contributions for the duration of the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress who voted to object to the certification of electors." https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
2. This next part is important. @Microsoft will also "suspend contributions for the same period for state officials and organizations who supported such objections or suggested the election should be overturned."
https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
3. Previously, @Microsoft had indefinitely suspended all contributions. But this was viewed by many employees as insufficient. https://popular.info/p/microsofts-ugly-truth
4. By targeting its suspension to the 147 Republicans who tried to overturn the presidential election AND state-level officials who supported the effort, @Microsoft has established a standard for other companies. https://popular.info/p/corporations-expand-donation-freeze
5. Making statements is easy. But we'll be monitoring the actions of hundreds of corporate PACs in the months and years ahead.
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6. The larger point is that the position that @Microsoft used to be -- an indefinite pause on all suspensions -- in untenable. Eventually you have to decide if you will continue to support members of Congress who tried to overturn the election or not. https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
7. Companies still on an indefinite "pause," without saying their intentions about the 147 members of Congress that voted to overturn the election results, include:
@bostonsci
@CapitalOne
@McDonalds
@UnitedHealthGrp
@Facebook
@Clorox https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
@bostonsci
@CapitalOne
@McDonalds
@UnitedHealthGrp
@Clorox https://popular.info/p/three-major-corporations-say-they
