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207 Republicans vote against Paid Sick Leave For Rail Workers

Just saw somebody try to argue that minimum wage isn't supposed to be a living wage. That their small business can't afford to pay a living wage. If the only way your business can exist is the exploitation of labor (aka peoples actual lives), then your business should not exist.

I hate Russia so much it literally takes my breath away. washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/…

This man was one of my first commanders back in 2014. A person who never shouted at soldiers, because he knew that all of them were not soldiers yesterday. Cosmic sense of justice. Confidence and courage. Valeriy Krasnian - killed in action fighting a horde of barbarians

The Supreme Court will rule on the future of our democracy with Moore v. Harper next year. If they accept the dangerous Independent State Legislature Theory, we risk enabling extreme levels of legal voter suppression.

I always regret engaging with this gentleman, but…this is all fiction. Mail voting isn’t new (like, the Arizona GOP approved no-excuse absentee in…1991); candidates remain free to concede or not concede whenever they please; it has always taken weeks to count every vote.

Tim Ryan: "I have the privilege to concede this race to JD Vance, bc the way this country operates is that when you lose an election you concede. You respect the will of the people. We can't have a system where if you win it's a legitimate election & if you lose someone stole it"

Some thoughts on political violence and this election. Some baseline truths: First, allegations, without evidence, of "election fraud" aren't politics. They are a form of incitement. Analysis that continues to wonder why Biden didn't fix this for GOP continue to confound me. 1/

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Elon Musk seems to be censoring Ukrainians–denying them communications in parts of their own country–because they are defending themselves from a Russian regime that routinely imprisons people for speech. I guess his 'free speech absolutism' means the opposite of what I thought

Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, I'm pleased to announce we're approving funding for the first 35 states to build their own electric charging infrastructure throughout their state. They will be part of a network of 500,000 charging stations throughout the country.

Dems THIS is how you deal with Republican lies. 👏 👏 @alfranken

They say you can know a person by their enemies. Well, here come their bullsh*t ads.

Welcomed @SecBlinken in Kyiv to thank the U.S. for remaining our trusted strategic partner. Ukraine’s recent battlefield successes prove that the aid provided by the U.S. and allies does make a change. With lasting support, Ukraine will win and protect Europe from Russian menace.

I was reminded today that Marco Rubio just recently called Democrats “radical left-wing lunatics, laptop liberals, and Marxist misfits.” But semi-fascist has the GOP all calling for the smelling salts. A patented GOP hissy fit. No one should give a damn.

It is impossible to keep up with the volume of disinformation churned out by the MAGA-occupied Republican Party. But sometimes it’s worth pausing to examine the anatomy of a particularly egregious fabrication. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

Just 10mins after polls closed in most of Florida,35% of vote is already reported This is what processing mail-in ballots upon receipt prior to election day (instead of 8am on election day) gets you.Other states both blue and red do this too No reason why PA/WI/MI cant do so

BREAKING: Louisiana school librarian sues two Trumpers for defamation after they falsely accused her of being a “pedophile” simply because she refused to ban books that have LGBTQ+ characters, says it’s time for librarians to “stand up” & fight back. RT IF YOU SUPPORT LIBRARIANS!

your reminder that Reality Winner took one document and spent four years in prison. one document. four years. no negotiations

The reason Donald Trump is the first former president to be treated like a criminal is that he is the first former president who is a criminal. @jonathanchait writes nym.ag/3BTT0hV