demmiblue
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Member since: Thu Feb 14, 2008, 11:58 AM
Number of posts: 36,197
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Robert Reich: AT&T is laying off thousands of workers at beginning of the year without severance pay
AT&T is laying off thousands of workers at beginning of the year without severance pay.
Instead, the employees will have to train their foreign replacements. At the same time, the company saved $3B thanks to Trump's tax cuts. Trickle down economics is a cruel joke. https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1212069788048089088 
Edit to add replacement tweet (I don't know why he deleted it): https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1212074223872679936 |
Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 01:57 PM (44 replies)
Corey Lewandowski drops potential Senate run in New Hampshire
Source: CNN CNN)Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will not run for Senate in New Hampshire after considering a potential campaign earlier this year, he announced Tuesday. "After much consideration I have decided to forgo a campaign for the US Senate," he tweeted. "While taking on a career politician from the Washington swamp is a tall order, I am certain I would have won. My priorities remain my family and ensuring that @realDonaldTrump is re-elected POTUS." Lewandowski, who served as Donald Trump's campaign manager until he was fired in summer 2016 and was considered to lead the White House impeachment team in September, was reportedly mulling a run against New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2020. He said Tuesday that he was "humbled by the outpouring of support" he received in New Hampshire and that he would endorse a candidate in the Republican primary in hopes of beating Shaheen. He had been huddling with New Hampshire political operatives and confidants this summer -- joined in some meetings by his wife -- as he mulled a potential Senate bid in the Granite State, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told CNN at the time. He also appeared to have his former boss's blessing, a voice that could help sway Republican primary voters, just before Lewandowski appeared at a campaign rally in New Hampshire with Trump earlier this year. Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/31/politics/corey-lewandowski-new-hampshire-senate-run/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=image&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2019-12-31T17%3A26%3A01 
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Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 01:34 PM (10 replies)
Rep. Pressley: "Ms. Ayanna, I know what aspirations are. But I don't have aspirations. I have PLANS"
me: “what are your aspirations?”
9 year old: 👀 me: “oh aspirations are something you hope for.” 9 year old: “Ms. Ayanna, I know what aspirations are. But I don’t have aspirations. I have PLANS”. Clearly she takes after our next President @ewarren https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1212055700056281090 
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Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 01:14 PM (1 replies)
'What an insult': CES names Ivanka Trump as keynote speaker
Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:51 AM (24 replies)
Trump says he'll sign "phase one" trade deal with China on Jan. 15
Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:36 AM (12 replies)
As president, I will turn the Oval Office into a replica of the Enterprise's bridge while turning...
As president, I will turn the Oval Office into a replica of the Enterprise’s bridge while turning the Situation Room into the Battle Bridge
I have it on good authority that Marianne would turn the Oval Office into the roller skating rink from XANADU  https://twitter.com/profmusgrave/status/1211842083792859141 
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Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:23 AM (2 replies)
"It's okay to not be okay," says Michael Phelps in an interview with @AriMelber
Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:20 AM (0 replies)
Ivanka Trump's actual views on maternity leave per a former employee:
Here is the Facebook post from Kraxberger, who explains that Ivanka Trump did not support her maternity leave needs at all and how she had to fight just to get 8 weeks when she was a pregnant new hire. 2/
 https://twitter.com/girlsreallyrule/status/1211983115977207808 |
Posted by demmiblue | Tue Dec 31, 2019, 08:17 AM (11 replies)
BREAKING: Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis has been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer.
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1211422284818341888
This month in a routine medical visit, and subsequent tests, doctors discovered Stage IV pancreatic cancer. This diagnosis has been reconfirmed.
While I am clear-eyed about the prognosis, doctors have told me that recent medical advances have made this type of cancer treatable in many cases, that treatment options are no longer as debilitating as they once were, and that I have a fighting chance. So I have decided to do what I know to do and do what I have always done: I am going to fight it and keep fighting for the Beloved Community. We still have many bridges to cross. To my constituents: being your representative in Congress is the honor of a lifetime. I will return to Washington in coming days to continue our work and begin my treatment plan, which will occur over the next several weeks. I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon. Please keep me in your prayers as I begin this journey. — Rep. John Lewis Fuck. 
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Posted by demmiblue | Sun Dec 29, 2019, 07:08 PM (128 replies)
