Pleasant Politics

WikiLeaks founder speaks in first public appearance after being freed from jail

The first wave of states, with their deadlines tomorrow, are:

• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• New Mexico
• Ohio
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas

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Anything could happen this election.

Vote.

It's a couple of days old, but with the strike now coming due, I thought this was important:

A White House official on Thursday reiterated that President Joe Biden does not intend to invoke a federal law known as the Taft-Hartley Act to prevent a strike.

"We encourage all parties to come to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith," the official said.

"Senior officials from the White House, Labor Department, and Department of Transportation are in touch with the parties and delivering the message to them directly."

Multiple human rights reports show that Palestinian armed groups do not use human shields, but Israel does.