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I'm so glad you're keeping track of the corporate donations, Judd. Thanks to you, I am no longer an AT&T customer, and I'll bet I'm not the only one of your readers who's opted out.

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I, too, am no longer an AT&T customer! As a 20 year long customer, I’m kicking myself that I didn’t do it sooner. They lost nearly $250/month when I left. 🤜🤛💪

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Good for you!!! Feels good not to have any of your money going to support insurrectionists, doesn't it?? I emailed John Stankey, the CEO of AT&T at js9991@att.com to tell him why I left. 🎉

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I'm waiting for contracts to expire. I want out, but I don't have the cash to pay the termination penalties. The upgrades were Christmas presents. Only six more weeks...

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As a public school teacher and resident of New Hampshire, I am embarrassed to see my state on this list. I promise we're not all like that! I blame our overly popular Governor who eagerly swept a bunch of parents rights type Republicans into office as he won reelection last year. I'm afraid it's only going to get worse with the gerrymandering they're doing. Governor Sununu has promised to veto any legislative maps that don't "pass the smell test" but given who he surrounds himself with, such as a state Education Commissioner who home schooled all his kids and makes Devos look like she earned her degrees, I think his sense of smell may be unreliable at best.

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Our whole country has to keep making that proclamation. Most of us aren’t the types you’re reading about in the news! 😖🙂 Robert Reich noted that republicans are 25% if the voting electorate. This is critical to know. We have to vote at a 90%+ rate and we can overwhelm their ability to cheat.

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RE: Arizona - the laws passed to prohibit teaching/talking about crt were thrown out by the state Supreme Court because they were unlawfully attached to the annual budget bill which is against state law. State law prevents unassociated laws being attached to unrelated bills.

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Yay AZ! Someone’s watching the ball❤️❤️!

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keep up the good work and putting pressure on companies to not support those who would turn our democracy into an authoritative theocracy. We need this now more then ever!

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Let's hope that these corporations continue to keep their word. I love that republicans are crying about not getting enough donations. It's what they deserve for supporting traitors on Jan 6th.

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Amen. If anything they should be reimbursing the national purse for the cost of prosecuting, jailing and cleaning up after the criminals who attacked our government building and personnel. Not whining about their empty pockets.

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Thank you so much for some cautiously good news. Please keep printing the corporations names as much as possible. We need to keep these words in print and on the air: DEADLY treasonist Jan 6th coup attempt. As well as Jan 6th cop killers. Eventually we need to take back our flag and the word patriot. I’m not a flag waver, but these fascist freaks are associating their groups with it along with the confederate flag. When I see a flag flying at a home, I think…republican. When BBB passes, we should put our flags out.

I get a small feeling of hope when I see corporations understanding that they are supporting people who support a coup. They are stuck in a tight space of reputation ruin and their greed over paying fair taxes.

Regarding anti-CRT legislation, we can and must make these outrageous violations illegal. Opposing story to the Holocaust?! Banning any negative stories about the US? These are attempts to force lies on young minds. It is extremely critical that the Supreme Court get expanded and we take an extreme stance to stop this fascist movement.

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Thank you to you and your team for keeping tabs on our corporations. Wondering if anyone else sees the absurdity of the GOP demanding that these organizations keep sending them money (threatening that) if they want friendly tax and regulatory legislation...just so that Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan can lead our Congress?!! No matter what side someone is on, why would they ever trust those two to accomplish anything for good or ill? [I'm refraining from slanderous name-calling.]

Meanwhile, may courses and teaching of CRT continue to develop and be taught in law and graduate schools. And, may accurate history be learned and taught at all levels in our schools.

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Good luck with that! It's not easy to switch carriers, but sounds as if you're on the way!

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