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4 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Results from Pinellas County look extremely favorable. +1 Trump in 16, +8 for Biden with 75% of votes counted
Naturally, I don't know if that is all mail-in ballots or anything. But still.
Brevard County was Clinton -20. With 73% of votes in, it's Biden -10. That's a big shift too.
Miami-Dade however is showing a pretty big shift toward Trump

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This Day in Labor History: October 30, 1837. Nicholas Farwell, a train engineer toiling for the Boston and Worcester Rail Road Corporation fell off a train while at work and had his hand crushed. In 1842, the courts said he deserved no damages! Let's talk about this!
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I was very happy to be part of this @greenhousenyt article on the potential for a general strike if Trump tries to steal the election.

theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o…
As I said in the piece, if there ever is a general strike again, it's not out of some syndicalist fantasy. It will come straight from the established labor movement. And it very much can be effective. It may well be that only unions can save our democracy.
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