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BREAKING: It appears North Carolina Democrats will break the GOP supermajority in the #ncga. Unofficial results show incumbent Republican Ken Fontenot losing to Democrat Dante Pittman. Huge win for Democrats and governor-elect Josh Stein. #ncpol

Deleting posts about NC105 (Cotham vs Sidman) and NC98 (Helfrich vs Bales) because Mecklenburg County has not uploaded the in person Early Voting results. Election Day precinct results have been posted. This is unusual

Lawrence O'Donnell talks about millions of people in California who don't vote because of Electoral College But California swing districts will determine control of the House. If you're in CA & think your vote doesn't matter, please drop everything & go to the polls. Now

Still waiting on a lot of vote out of Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), especially the in-person early vote. County Board of Elections tells me they continue to upload results but there's a delay in them showing up on the state portal. #ncpol

Only 2/3rds of precincts reporting, but in NC House District 105, infamous "Republican" @triciacotham is currently losing her race to Democratic challenger @nicolefornc by about 2 points. Gap will probably grow.

@LeighTauss Report long lines (1hr+) at polls.pizza and we'll send pizza to help with the wait -- (except GA due to SB 202)

It's election day. Polls are open until 7:30 pm. (Es día de elecciones. Las urnas están abiertas hasta las 7:30 pm.) Find out where to vote here: vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ (en inglés)

We’re thrilled to announce LABOR's 2024 Big Book Forum will be Fri. Nov. 8, 2-4pm (ET), via Zoom, highlighting Lori Flores’ (@lori_flori) upcoming book: Awaiting Their Feast (@UNC_Press). The event is free and open to the public. Click here to register: go.umd.edu/LaborBook2024

This video is incredible. Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.

#1u — SNYC — #LaborHistory

CFP for the LAWCHA 2025 Conference at the University of Chicago is now live. "Making Work Matter: Solidarity and Action Across Space and Time." June 12-14, 2025. Submission deadline: November 15, 2024. More details here: lawcha.org/biannual-confe…

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NEW: NC Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. will not be recused from two major cases involving his father, the Republican Senate leader. The court's Republican majority ruled that Berger won't have to recuse, with the 2 Democrats dissenting #ncpol newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

BREAKING: The United Auto Workers just released their 1st ad slamming Trump for being a scab. The UAW are 100% with Kamala Harris which will carry significant weight in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Retweet so all Americans see this powerful ad.

👀 The 2024 @AAUP Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are faculty of any kind in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas we want to hear from you: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@Cory_Haala @RayBoomhower @Em_AguilarPhD @KatherineLTurk And since you mentioned them in successive tweets, did you know that Jim Jontz was the uncle of @KatherineLTurk?

@Em_AguilarPhD @KatherineLTurk If you want to learn about the little issues that get big-time congressmen in politics, @RayBoomhower can talk about Jim Jontz and environmental activism in Indiana!

Tim Walz and Midwestern Democrats exist in the context of what came before, of course. Do YOU (@madebyhistory, @washingtonpost, @politico, @PoliticsWVIK, @nytimes, etc) want to learn about Midwestern liberalism but can't get to a diner? 🧵 experts in this book you should contact

Starting to look even more timely. Great essays by great scholars like @CamdenBurd @Cory_Haala @KatherineLTurk and many many more.

Have you heard about #TrumpsProject2025? Every worker should know: it’s packed with pro-corporate policies that would threaten our health, drive up costs, and make it harder for workers to secure fair contracts.  betterinaunion.org/project-2025

Stunning allegations of wrongdoing at NC Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson’s wife’s “nonprofit” including filing claims for federal money on behalf of other businesses that weren’t requesting federal money. #ncpol