1. Several corporations who have publicly championed Black Lives Matter are quietly paying 6-figures annually to right-wing activist @mschlapp

Schlapp, who has an ugly racial history, has spent weeks smearing and insulting Black Lives Matter https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
A Schlapp in the face

Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough...

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face
2. @Verizon has tweeted repeatedly in support of Black Lives Matter protests and said it is "taking a stand, pairing words with actions, and walking the walk"

It has also paid Schlapp 800K over 7 years, including 40K in the first 3 months of 2020 https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
A Schlapp in the face

Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough...

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face
3. On Friday, I asked @Verizon its support for Black Lives Matter was consistent with its decision to pay Schlapp to represent the company in Congress

On Sunday, @Verizon told me that it no longer has a contract with Schlapp https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
A Schlapp in the face

Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough...

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face
4. Schlapp filed his latest lobbying report for @Verizon on 4/20 and has not filed a termination report. So the contract was canceled very recently.

Did @Verizon cancel Schlapp& #39;s contract after I reached out for comment?

Verizon would not tell me. https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
A Schlapp in the face

Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough...

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face
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6. I asked Schlapp when @Verizon canceled his contract and Schlapp did not respond.

Schlapp did, however, seem to be irritated about something yesterday afternoon https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1274796699903578113">https://twitter.com/mschlapp/...
7. Abbott Labs ( @AbbottNews), a medical device manufacturer, has vocally supported the Black Lives Matter protests and says recent "events have caused us to stop, reflect and look at our own progress."

The company also pays @mschlapp 200K per year https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
A Schlapp in the face

Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough...

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face
8. I asked Abbott how its commitment to racial justice was consistent with paying Schlapp 200K per year to represent the company on Capitol Hill

"We don’t agree with Mr. Schlapp’s comments, and they don’t represent our position or values," Abbott said https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
A Schlapp in the face

Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough...

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face
9. I followed up and asked Abbott if they planned to continue to pay Schlapp or not.

Abbott said they had nothing more for me at this time

But Schlapp appears to be having a bad morning

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
10. @Comcast and @Walmart also pay @mschlapp 6-figures annually while claiming to be champions for the Black Lives Matter movement

Neither company responded to a request for comment https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face">https://popular.info/p/a-schla...
A Schlapp in the face

Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough...

https://popular.info/p/a-schlapp-in-the-face
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