Column: If Mississippi is a 'laboratory of democracy,' we're in big trouble latimes.com/business/story…

Whatever you do today, please do NOT retweet this video showing the tiny crowd at Trump’s rally last night. Don’t ruin Trump’s weekend. x.com/ChangeTheSyst1…

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Don't use them.

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I was laid off from Twitter this afternoon. I was in charge of managing badge access to Twitter offices. Elon just called me and asked if I could come back to help them regain access to HQ as they shut off all badges and accidentally locked themselves out.

Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) makes White power gesture as he casts his vote for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. *Reuters Photo by Evelyn Hockstein Evelyn Hockstein

You know, if @GOPLeader had forced Gaetz to step down after the sex scandals or had the guts to expel Boebert when she put lives of her colleagues in danger on January 6th, he'd be Speaker by now. The problem with sacrificing principles for power: you end up with neither.

Now that some of Trump's tax returns have been released, we know he paid only $750 in 2016 and 2017, and nothing at all in 2020. Did you pay more than Trump in those years?

The right to strike is on trial today at the U.S. Supreme Court. For nearly a century, federal law has protected workers’ right to strike in order to improve their wages, hours and working conditions.

The next time you hear Republicans in Congress complain about increased IRS funding, remember that the richest 1 percent of Americans evade $163 billion in taxes each year. That’s who the GOP is protecting.

11 of the incoming 17 GOP House committee chairs in the 118th Congress voted not to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred 9.94mi S of Malibu Beach, CA. Details: eqbot.com/6fW Map: eqbot.com/6fk

The GOP controls the House and MAGA controls the GOP.

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Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham after Ukraine comments thehill.com/policy/defense…

“I want to have a nest egg... I don’t want to just pay bills and not enjoy my life. With this raise and the future of raises to come and maybe a little advancement, maybe I can have that.” - Bunny White, cashier and UNITE HERE Local 23 New Orleans member politico.com/news/2023/05/2…

I just wrote a Department for Professional Employees letter: Tell Congress to Restore Tax Fairness for Entertainment Workers!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-c…