Dallas Observer investigates and finds a possible GOP-connected astroturf operation

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After a "woke letter" to parents drew outrage from conservative media, up to and including Tucker Carlson, the Dallas Observer investigated and found that it all might have been a GOP-connected astroturf operation

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Flyers Threatening White HP Parents Who Send Their Kids to the Ivy League Reek of Fakeness

STEVEN MONACELLI JULY 28, 2021 4:00AM

As soon as Casie Tomlin found the FedEx envelope in her mailbox, she knew something looked fishy. Inside, a flyer from a group called Dallas Justice Now urged parents in Dallas’ wealthy — and largely white — Highland Park and University Park suburbs to not send their kids to Ivy League schools.

The parents needed to make space for students of color, the statement said. If they didn’t sign the pledge, Dallas Justice Now would publish their names online. The statement also appeared on PR Newswire, a pay-for-play press release service.

Then, she typed a few questions on Dallas Justice Now’s Facebook page. She donated money to the group to see if she could get more information. She tried to contact the people behind it.

Before she knew it, Tomlin had been doxxed. Dallas Justice Now published a follow-up press release, accusing her of being a white supremacist. The group then wrote several posts about Tomlin on its Facebook page.

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STEVEN MONACELLI has been contributing to the Dallas Observer since 2020. He regularly covers local social movements and occasionally writes about food.
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[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Wow.

That’s just bad. Tricking their own voters with lies and then punishing them for noncompliance.

Seems criminal.