Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

And to state the obvious, DOJ's decision to fight Cipollone & Philbin's executive privilege claims shows they are moving like a freight train directly at Donald Trump.

Senate adopts deal to block rail strike, sending it to Biden

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/01/rail-deal-strike-senate-vote-congress/

One paid personal day. One. For one calendar year. Another win for management.

Unconscionable

#Labor #RailwayStrike #Railroads

A catastrophic rail strike was averted on Thursday as the Senate voted 80-15 on a new labor agreement to increase wages and health benefits for rail workers.

Republicans filibustered an additional Democratic bill that would have provided rail workers with 7 days of paid sick leave. The deal was voted down by a vote of 52-43, falling short of the 60 votes needed to overcome the filibuster. 1/

Joel Greenberg— the former Florida tax collector and running buddy of Rep. Matt Gaetz who pleaded to sex crimes — will face 11 years in prison. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/joel-greenberg-matt-gaetz-sentenced-11-years-prison-1234639698/

how to seal a leaky bucket

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As one of the newest members of the Collective, I'm happy to answer any questions about our work.

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Little known fact: Paul Bunion had a brother named Harry Hammertoe.

Senate votes to avert costly rail strike “But senators rejected a proposal to add seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement, which four rail unions demanded.” Joe Manchin was the sole Democrat to vote against paid sick leave. Quelle surprise. 😡 https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3758563-senate-votes-to-avert-costly-rail-strike/

What happens when you reach a mountain summit?

It's all downhill from there.

If you're new to the fediverse, our new guide to Mastodon settings will help you get started. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/how-make-mastodon-account-and-join-fediverse

Many thanks and all credit to @slendersherbet@twitter.com for this
(and @OrderRodentia I think you’ll appreciate it):

This hamster is all of us just trying to get to the end of 2022.

You know Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the guy who committed seditious conspiracy and who dropped a gun and accidentally shot himself in the eye?

Well, he was a licensed gun safety instructor

Eye. Kid. You. Not.

Tommy Tuberville has the IQ of a soil sample. #CryptoIsBullshit

'It is a mess': GOP's Tommy Tuberville laments after seeing crypto investments go bust https://www.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberville-crypto/

I wrote about pictures of empty classrooms and the future of #HigherEd.
https://medium.com/@karenraycosta/the-desire-path-of-empty-classrooms-72d7cc9f103d