Ga: Voters wait up to 11 hours to cast ballots on 1st day early voting.
NC: Nearly 1 in 5 of roughly 500K who have returned mail ballots so far didn't vote in the last pres election.
Mich: More than 1 million — roughly one-fourth of the turnout in 2016 — have already voted.
Roughly 15 million Americans have already voted, despite barriers erected by the coronavirus pandemic and voter suppression, setting a trajectory that could result in the majority of voters casting ballots before Election Day for the first time in U.S. history.
Counties across Texas have broken their own records for early voter turnout. 16.9 million Texans are now registered to vote, up 300,000 from three weeks ago. In Travis County (Austin) 97% of eligible voters are now registered.
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"When it comes to the response to the largest public health crisis of our time, our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent. We should not abet them and enable the deaths of thousands more Americans by allowing them to keep their jobs."
“I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words ‘Equal Justice Under Law’ are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding."
It is a wholesome and unifying demand—one that all of us should be able to get behind. We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values."
“We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution. Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us."
So let me get this straight: Elon Musk is willing to subject his factory workers to COVID, but won’t subject himself to criticism on Twitter?
So Elon continues to respond, even though I’m still blocked.
Here’s actual footage of a billionaire’s ego when you call him out for breaking public health orders and jeopardizing the safety of workers.
But, more importantly, Musk and Tesla have a long history of worker safety issues, including efforts to downplay occupational injuries at their factories. revealnews.org/blog/a-users-g…
The $2 trillion coronavirus relief package made the rich richer and left working people with crumbs.
Instead of another handout for corporations and the wealthy, here's what needs to be in the next package to actually help working Americans.
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An essential workers bill of rights:
—Health and safety protections
—Hazard pay
—Collective bargaining protections
—Universal paid sick leave
—Whistleblower protections
—An end to worker misclassification of independent contractors
—Child care support
—Full health care coverage
Economic relief for all people impacted for the duration of this crisis:
—Paycheck Guarantee Act to keep people on payrolls
—Cancel rent & mortgage payments
—Emergency housing assistance & a moratorium on utility shut-offs
I'm sorry you will not be president, but the country is far better off because of your unrelenting courage and commitment to the progressive change we so desperately need in a country riddled with inequality and division.
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Four years ago, in the 2016 Democratic primaries, you made it respectable to talk about Medicare for All, tuition-free college and taxing the rich. You alerted America to the vast and growing gap in income, wealth and political power—and its dangers for our economy and democracy.
This time, you've not only made it respectable to talk about these and other urgent issues, such as a Green New Deal, but you've persuaded a majority of Americans that these problems can and must be addressed.