It's so cute how British people call arugula 'rocket'

'The company, with a market value of $55 billion, fought the Federal Railroad Administration’s push to upgrade the 'Civil War era' brake system that remains widely used in US trains, and against stricter rules on the transport of hazardous materials.'
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Spotify out here tryna give me a new enneagram

That man attempted a coup and they letting him run for President again. There's stricter rules at Planet Fitness.

LA’s Hottest Club is the farmers market bar at LAX (*the only open bar*) - it has everything: a one in one out policy, a bouncer that resembles Danny Trejo, a drunk auntie yelling “touchdown” for a home run

Today, the US will spend more than $2 billion on war. Today.

Then again tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after…

I spent almost every night in June out with the mayor of NYC—though he didn’t know it—a team of reporters following him for 30 straight days in his unusual evening exploits to find out what this secretive public official does in the dark. [thread]

nytimes.com/2022/08/22/nyr…

I need to hear Physical in the club this weekend
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Effective TODAY, July 27th, 2022, ANY North Carolina Citizen on probation, parole, or post-release supervision is immediately eligible to register and vote in North Carolina, marking the largest expansion of voting rights since the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

THREAD. A quiet scandal is happening in D.C. Biden has nominated three brutal prosecutors as judges for local D.C. courts, including the *same prosecutor* Trump tried (and failed) to nominate to the highest court in D.C. If Congress allows this, it's a disaster for people in D.C.

We sat in Schumer’s office today for a specific reason: we want people to know that Dems leaders have not used every tool at their disposal to pass climate policy.

There will always be a straggler (Manchin), but it’s those who set the calendar and rules who need our pressure.

1. Prior to Citizens United, billionaires spent a negligible amount on federal elections

Today, billionaires are using a small percentage of their extraordinary wealth to shape the federal gov't to meet their economic and ideological interests

Follow along if interested

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Abbey Kos Since several people have asked: rules vary across states and companies, but in many contexts a pharmacist can get fired, lose their license, or be sued for failing to fill appropriate prescriptions.

singlecare.com/blog/can-a-pha…

If you need to be reminded of why it’s time to replace the Dem leadership class, read the first highlight and then read the second highlight slate.com/news-and-polit…

Reminder that Thomas Jefferson who helped write the Declaration of Independence also said we should rewrite the constitution every 20 years so that dead people wouldn’t rule over modern society.

The existence of this headline is about the strongest argument for socialized medicine I can think of.

THIS - the Electoral College and gerrymandering are crippling any chance at 'democracy' we have. All Dems need to be screaming about this.

THREAD. A quiet catastrophe is unfolding in Los Angeles. A group of judges met in secret and decided to require a cash bail schedule starting on June 30. I have been unable to find a single news story about it, so I'll explain what's happening and why it matters.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on ABC: 'We get two more senators on the Democratic side ... willing to protect access to abortion and get rid of the filibuster ... And, yes, John Fetterman, I’m looking at you in Pennsylvania. Mandela Barnes, I’m looking at you in Wisconsin.'