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The real question is....will he bring the purple surfboard back?
The real question is....will he bring the purple surfboard back? https://t.co/OnTxZF8UZU
Truly devastating news. I’ll be taking no questions at this time 💔
Annheuser-Busch, do the right thing and sign this contract! (Mostly to respect your workers rights/dignity, but also selfishly so I don’t have to boycott Bud Lights leading up to the Super Bowl + March Madness)
Annheuser-Busch, do the right thing and sign this contract! (Mostly to respect your workers rights/dignity, but also selfishly so I don’t have to boycott Bud Lights leading up to the Super Bowl + March Madness)
What BS jargon would McKinsey use to express their "world renowned expert advice" that essentially boils down to "make sure to tighten the bolts"? I'd guess "Maximize synergies between design and implementation teams with incentive alignment and bleeding-edge tech deployment"
What BS jargon would McKinsey use to express their "world renowned expert advice" that essentially boils down to "make sure to tighten the bolts"? I'd guess "Maximize synergies between design and implementation teams with incentive alignment and bleeding-edge tech deployment"
Okay, I'm clearly an uninformed sheep because this sounds to me like good economic news. Can someone (maybe Larry Summers) explain to me why this is actually bad news/will inevitably lead to economic collapse in the near future
Okay, I'm clearly an uninformed sheep because this sounds to me like good economic news. Can someone (maybe Larry Summers) explain to me why this is actually bad news/will inevitably lead to economic collapse in the near future
BREAKING: The UAW just endorsed Biden in the 2024 presidential election, here at their conference in Washington. The union's endorsement has major political implications because of the UAW's influence in key battle ground states Michigan and Wisconsin.
The Biden-Harris administration is going to keep saying loud and clear: 🗣️ Unions make America stronger.
Underappreciated story from last night's GOP primary in NH: the tight race between GOP heavyweights Tim Scott and Doug Burgum lol. Burgum might have overtaken Scott if he was only able to persuade more Perry Johnson voters to swing his way...
Republicans strategy when it comes to saying they’ll make progress on pretty much any bill (approps, border, etc.) this Congress
Republicans strategy when it comes to saying they’ll make progress on pretty much any bill (approps, border, etc.) this Congress https://t.co/U4v0GXBixj
This is just crazy. Looks like Florida’s letting Warden Walker’s grandpa write their child labor laws
This is just crazy. Looks like Florida’s letting Warden Walker’s grandpa write their child labor laws https://t.co/wLJcRxtT7t
Hell yeah Vivek, welcome to the labor struggle brother. Who knew you were one of us 😂
Hell yeah Vivek, welcome to the labor struggle brother. Who knew you were one of us 😂 https://t.co/B63ikjuKSh
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NEW Senator Menendez, Charged in Bribery Scheme, May Blame His Wife According to newly unsealed documents, Senator Robert Menendez may testify that Nadine Menendez hid information from him, leading him to believe that “nothing unlawful was taking place.”…
I too live artistically and handsomely
Paul Newman. 12 pack of beer a day for decades. Chained smoked. No morning routine. No supplements. No sun gazing. No fasting. No ice baths. No journaling. Lived artistically and handsome to the ripe old age of 83. When men were men.
And he never thinks of me, Except for when I’m on CSPAN3
Just saying—the 49ers lost to the Chiefs 4 years ago and the world went to hell. Can’t afford a repeat.
When I worked at BCBS for a whopping 8 months after college before getting laid off, my health insurance went from free to unaffordable COBRA. At BCBS.
COBRA is like “sorry you lost your job - we’d love to help you out! would you like to pay way more money for heathcare with zero income?”
just got a notification that someone at the Fed viewed my Linkedin profile, so @ jerome powell I know you're listening please lower interest rates so i can buy a house
Feb. 7: Kasey Musgraves Feb. 8: Maggie Rogers Feb. 9: Noah Kahan Huge week for the most annoying person you know (me)
Trump describing "supply change" issues.
The media became obsessed with the # of ships trying to dock ("at anchor") at the Ports of LA & Long Beach. But what nobody says is that the backlog was unprecedentedly bad under Trump. The "supply change" problem emerged under Trump and it got fixed under Biden.
Some personal news: Today’s my first day at @rooseveltinst, where I’m joining the think tank team as director of special initiatives. I’m super excited to get to work with some of the best people making our economy more democratic.
Time flies! 5 years ago today I started my job working for @SenSanders on tax and other economic policy. Every day for the past five years when I walk into the Senate office building it never ceases to amaze me that I get to work here and for such a champion of the working class.
Wages are up 4.5%, outpacing inflation, but Americans are still feeling the squeeze for their most regular purchases: groceries. @BharatRamamurti, @ClaraEWilson, and I have a report out today on why grocery prices are so high and what we can do about it. groundworkcollaborative.org/news/new-groun…
OMG, my Senate email just got at ERTC solicitation saying I have to act now to get huge tax benefits.
🚨👀The UAW says that more than 10K non-union autoworkers have signed union cards to join the UAW less than 90 days since they won their record-breaking contracts at the Big 3. That makes it pretty likely we could see union elections this year at Toyota, Volkswagen.
A formative experience was my mom going out on an illegal teachers' strike (Warwick Public Schools, 1992). Sometimes it's what you have to do.
Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts, but Newton teachers were out of options. So they walked out. They’ve been on strike for a week and the union has been fined $375,000. Today's fine could be $400,000, and next week that number could be in the millions.