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Here’s a NYT image of the President of the United States fleeing Turkey *inside an airport catering cart* as he leaves members of his own staff and the entire White House traveling press pool to die in a warned-of Iranian military attack over Turkey Impeach this m*therfucker now

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Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.

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Senate Republicans ignore the Epstein survivors and confirm Todd Blanche. House Republicans ignore Bernie and Emily Moreno and do nothing about Max Miller. Zuckerberg's yacht ignores people in distress. It's Donald Trump's party.

Flying under the radar, the UN is working on a draft treaty aimed at allowing countries to tax tech giants based on where their users are located, rather than where the companies are headquartered. This would be a hit-tax-dodgers-on-the-head revolution. #GoodMorning, everyone. [Further reading ⬇️]

Whoa. Zach Lahn, Republican candidate for Iowa governor, got caught not living in Iowa. He lives in a $2 mill mansion in Kansas. He also owned a $5 mill “ski-in, ski-out” mansion in Montana, which he sold but still owns land there. The irony — he’s running his campaign on an “Iowa First” agenda.

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In 1981, however, the Democratic National Committee sued the RNC for voter intimidation and egregious violations of the Voting Rights Act during the 1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election. In 1982, Repubs entered into a historic consent decree that prohibited the RNC from using these tactics. /7

New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Repub Tom Kean (left) and Democrat Jim Florio debate, Oct. 13, 1981. During the election, the Repubs created an organization called the National Ballot Security Task Force. The task force sent off-duty, armed police officers and sheriffs, wearing official-looking armbands — the “flying squads” — to patrol polling places in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods in Newark and Trenton. They posted large, intimidating signs warning of voter fraud penalties. They also challenged minority voters’ registrations, causing delays and confusion. The Democratic National Committee sued the RNC for these tactics. Rather than facing a prolonged federal trial, the RNC chose to settle the case in November 1982 by signing a national consent decree. By the way, Roger Stone was Kean’s campaign manager and top strategist. Photo credit: AP / Pickoff.