Thread by @jennycohn1, The #KochBrothers want “freedom” alright: freedom to poison our environment and sicken [...]

The #KochBrothers want “freedom” alright: freedom to poison our environment and sicken our kids without government interference. We cannot let them get their polluted hands on our Constitution! #NoConCon https://thinkprogress.org/to-block-epa-regulations-koch-industries-expands-lobbying-campaign-to-children-1e89297b0fcf/ 1/

To Block EPA Regulations, Koch Industries Expands Lobbying Campaign To Children

https://thinkprogress.org/to-block-epa-regulations-koch-industries-expands-lobbying-campaign-to-children-1e89297b0fcf/

Oh look here! The #KochBrothers backed climate-change denier Scott Pruitt to head the EPA. 2/ https://www.ucsusa.org/publications/got-science/2017/got-science-feb-2017#.Wsz73HBlCaM

The EPA Disbanded Its Office of Science Advisor. Here’s Why That Matters.

Late last week, the EPA announced its intention to get rid of its Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) and bury its functions deep down in another agency office. This move will significantly diminish...

https://www.ucsusa.org/publications/got-science/2017/got-science-feb-2017#.Wsz73HBlCaM

In the midst of the Flint water crisis, House Speaker Paul Ryan wrote an op-Ed opposing the EPA’s Clean Water Act, which several #KochBrothers businesses had lobbied against. Because they want “freedom” to poison our water.
3/ https://www.google.com.mx/amp/s/www.desmogblog.com/2016/01/19/flint-michigan-suffers-republicans-attack-clean-water-act%3famp

As Flint, Michigan Suffers From Contaminated Water, Republicans...

It isn’t often that a state of emergency is declared over a disaster that is 100% man-made and intentional, but that’s exactly what has happened in the city of Flint, Michigan. As residents in the

https://www.google.com.mx/amp/s/www.desmogblog.com/2016/01/19/flint-michigan-suffers-republicans-attack-clean-water-act%3famp

As explained in this @NYTimes op-Ed by @paulkrugman, “What the Koch brothers have bought with their huge political outlays is, above all, freedom to pollute.” Leave it to the #Kochs to ruin a word like “freedom.” 4/ https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/opinion/04krugman.html

Opinion | Fear and Favor (Published 2010)

Media moguls have often promoted politicians who would serve their interests. But at Fox News, it isn’t stopping there.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/opinion/04krugman.html

Here’s an article about the close and ongoing relationship among Scott Pruitt (head of the EPA), the #Kochs, and #ALEC (the Koch Machine’s legislative arm that churns out model legislation making it easier for big industry to poison the environment). https://www.prwatch.org/news/2017/03/13223/pruitt-emails-reveal-communications-alec-and-kochs
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Pruitt Emails Reveal Communications with ALEC and Koch Groups

Emails reveal close ties between former Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt, ALEC and the Kochs' Americans for Prosperity Group.

https://www.prwatch.org/news/2017/03/13223/pruitt-emails-reveal-communications-alec-and-kochs

As explained in this article, the #Kochs and #ALEC are behind the push for an Article V Convention of States aka Constitutional Convention to amend the US Constitution by adding a “Balanced Budget Amendment.” 6/ https://billmoyers.com/story/kochs-to-rewrite-constitution/

But the #Kochs don’t really want a “Balanced Budget.” It’s a hoax! What they want is “freedom” from public accountability and social responsibility. The BBA is a ruse to eliminate the EPA and other federal agencies & programs like the DOE, the FDA, SS, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. 7/

Here’s a Thread on the push for Iowa to pass legislation calling for an Article V Convention of States (aka Constitutional Convention ) and how to stop it. #NoConCon 8/ https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/981285629030879233?s=20