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 Via George Takei on Threads:

"It’s finally clear as day. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has announced he will run as an independent for president. He’s backed by GOP funders, and his goal is to peel away Democratic voters from Biden. Don’t be fooled by shiny third party traps. To stop Trump, we need to unite behind Biden. A vote for anyone else is a vote for Trump."

https://www.threads.net/@georgehtakei/post/Cx3FZAiOWPM/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== 
 “This is a historic moment: the first time in our country’s history that a sitting USA president has came out and stood on the picket line.”

— UAW President Shawn Fain shouts out President Biden

https://www.threads.net/@therecount/post/CxqfFrOtYsr/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== 
 BREAKING: In a win for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court denies Alabama's request to reinstate its illegal congressional map. The lower court will continue the process of drawing a map with two majority-Black districts as litigation moves forward. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/alabama-congressional-redistricting-challenge-scotus/

https://www.threads.net/@democracydocket/post/CxqFBPPr0AN/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== 
 "My Constituents Cannot Afford Rebellious Tantrums, Handle Your Shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy. If the government shuts down and federal workers don’t get paid, Congress shouldn’t get paid either. My MCCARTHY Shutdown Act will block Members pay during a shutdown." - Rep. Angie Craig

#MAGAshutdown

https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-for-halting-legislator-pay-mccarthy-shutdown-act-2023-9