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Sep 3, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
A worker at Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's former company tells us of sweatshop-like conditions. Lakeisha Nelson says harassment was rampant, some pregnant workers suffered miscarriages, and one worker even died of cardiac arrest.

Part of my #USPS report today with @SRuhle:
Many of these incidents are documented in published reports:

NYT: XPO Logistics Will Close Warehouse Where Some Pregnant Workers Miscarried
nytimes.com/2019/02/14/bus…
TSDMemphis: "This much is known about the death of Linda Neal: She died Oct. 17, 2017 on the warehouse floor of XPO Logistics, where she worked." tri-statedefender.com/dueling-narrat…
EEOC: Jury Awards More Than $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit against New Breed Logistics jdsupra.com/legalnews/jury…

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Jan 14, 2022
Following his 2019 yearbook scandal, @GovernorVA Ralph Northam told me in an interview he would prioritize racial equity policy. As his term ends tomorrow, it's worth noting the breadth and depth of what he and state Democrats accomplished. Here's a long and yet incomplete list:
- Removed Confederate statues, including Lee statue
- Increased minimum wage
- Signed sweeping voting rights reform, including 45 days early voting, Election Day as holiday, automatic registration and repealed voter ID law
- Ended death penalty
- Signed comprehensive police reform, including ban on no-knock warrants
- Legalized marijuana
- $500M in funding for Virginia HBCUs
- Tuition-free community college for low-income students
- Restored historic African-American cemeteries
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Feb 24, 2021
NEWS: President Biden intends to appoint Ron Stroman, Anton Hajjar and Amber McReynolds to the three seats that remain open on the #USPS Board of Governors and cement Democratic oversight of the agency, two sources familiar tell me.
The appointments, which include two men of color and a woman, would greatly diversify the board.

The current board is made up of six white men -- all of whom previously had limited experience with the Postal Service.
Ron Stroman -- who had been the highest-ranking African-American in the Postal Service's history -- left the agency just prior to DeJoy's appointment. He became a noted critic of the new postmaster general as well as an often-cited expert about DeJoy's policy changes.
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Jan 15, 2021
Biden's COVID-19 Vaccination Plan:

Get more people vaccinated:

-Encourage states to allow more people to be vaccinated including individuals age 65+ as well as frontline workers

-Ensure equity throughout the vaccination process to reach hard-to-reach, marginalized communities
Create more vaccination sites:

-Stand up new, federally-supported community vaccination centers

-Fully reimburse state deployment of the National Guard to support vaccinations

-Make vaccines available in pharmacies

-Launch new models to serve high-risk individuals
Increase supply and get it out the door as quickly as possible:

-Ensure a robust vaccine supply and spur manufacturing

-Be a reliable partner for states by providing actionable data on timelines and delivery

-Increase vaccine availability while maintaining two-dose schedule
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Dec 14, 2020
Excerpts from Biden's speech tonight:

"If anyone didn’t know it before, we know it now. What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: Democracy.

The right to be heard. To have your vote counted. To choose the leaders of this nation. To govern ourselves."
Biden: "In America, politicians don’t take power — the people grant it to them.

The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know that nothing — not even a pandemic —or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame."
Biden: "In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed.

We the People voted. Faith in our institutions held. The integrity of our elections remains intact.

And so, now it is time to turn the page. To unite. To heal."
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Dec 2, 2020
BIDEN CABINET NEWS: Joe Biden could announce his health team as soon as next week, which would include HHS Secretary, CDC Director and COVID czar -- for which Jeff Zients remains a favorite, a transition official tells @PeterAlexander.
The leading choices for Biden's HHS Secretary are former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.

Notably no longer named as a top contender: New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, sources tell @HeidiNBC and @PeterAlexander .
For Biden's Education Secretary: Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, and Linda Darling Hammond, a Stanford education professor, are among the top contenders, per a transition official.

Also on the shortlist: Lily Eskelsen García and Randi Weingarten.
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Dec 1, 2020
NEW: The heads of legacy civil rights groups say they haven't been consulted about key cabinet picks and are frustrated they haven't met with Biden since the election. - latest from @spettypi and me

nbcnews.com/politics/white…
NAACP President Derrick Johnson: "We haven’t had a meeting with him ... we have not had direct conversations about key appointments. Civil right leaders in this country should be on par if not more than other constituency groups he has met with."
However, Arisha Hatch -- vice president of Color of Change, which was founded in 2005 -- says her organization is having almost daily calls with various members of the Biden team about issues like racial justice, and policy at major agencies like the Department of Treasury.
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