North Carolina! HOLY SHIT! This new ad from a state senator in North Carolina is incredible!!! pic.twitter.com/tkoITcxymc — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 20, 2024 Tennessee! Volkswagen workers just made history!#StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/hRFaiFlPtq — UAW (@UAW) April 20, 2024 Open thread.
Workers Of The World, Unite!
Very good news: Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers, the union said Friday, becoming the first Southern auto factory to approve a union with an election since the 1940s. The union’s unofficial vote count, which still must be confirmed by federal labor officials conducting the ballot, showed …
War for Ukraine Day 787: The Butcher’s Bill from Dnipro
(Image by NEIVANMADE) Just a quick housekeeping note: Rosie is continuing to do better, so thanks again for all the good thoughts and well wishes. Dnipro: This is the second Russian strike on a centre of major Ukrainian city in the last three days. Just on Wednesday, Russian strike on Chernihiv killed 18 people. This …
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Open Thread: Sundown, Sinking Slowly Into the Sea…
a Friday hat tip to all the pundits who did *not* say that trump will never be tried, that this trial is simply not important, that none of it matters. It all matters, and Trump knows it better than almost anyone see you Monday. — Greg Dworkin (@DemFromCT) April 19, 2024 There’s a lot of …
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Wait Until You See the Next Three?
Remember when one of the retiring Republicans said something like, “you think this is a big deal, wait until you see the next three resignations”? If this is true, this is huge. Anna Paulina Luna says she has been told that as soon as a Motion to Vacate is brought to the floor, at least …
Friday Afternoon Open Thread
I haven’t seen the movie, but this was fun. Recap of today’s rule vote pic.twitter.com/0F1tZDfvJ3 — Congressman Jared Moskowitz (@RepMoskowitz) April 19, 2024 Upcoming legislation reported by Jackie in the previous thread: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the former chair of the January 6 select committee, has filed legislation that would strip Secret Service protection for …
Just Got Home – Slow News Day?
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