"Senate rules are not a suicide pact for democracy" --
We cannot let voting rights be held hostage by rules of the Senate. The Senate rules are not a suicide pact for democracy. pic.twitter.com/qZWqRqtnU5
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) June 2, 2021
On the jobs front --
New: employment report sharply exceeded expectations with 978,000 private sector jobs added in May. Analysts had expected only 650,000. Weekly jobless claims fell to a new pandemic-era low in the last week of May, although continued benefit claims unexpectedly rose.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 3, 2021
Gaetzgate update --
BREAKING Politico: Federal prosecutors are examining whether Matt Gaetz obstructed justice during a phone call he had with a witness in the sex-crimes investigation of the Florida congressman, according to two sources familiar with the case.https://t.co/nq9CyrYPhR
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 3, 2021
Tracking down insurrectionists, Runaway Felon edition --
LATEST CAPITOL RIOT ARREST IN TAMPA BAY (thread)
— Justin Schecker (@WFLAJustin) June 3, 2021
52-yr-old Audrey Southard-Rumsey from Spring Hill rushed away from federal court in Tampa after her first appearance Wednesday afternoon. Most serious charge is assault of a federal police officer. https://t.co/RrjKtcUHt5 @WFLA pic.twitter.com/0iHyaCWgey
"There is no systemic racism in America!" --
A black defense attorney spoke publicly about racism in the criminal justice system. As punishment, the local prosecutor refuses to offer any of his clients plea deals. https://t.co/1BQabCZgSx
— josie duffy rice (@jduffyrice) June 3, 2021
today in extremely petty racism https://t.co/mJdAIZdH0w
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) June 3, 2021
Why you might want to think twice about that South Dakota vacation (cont.) --
On Fox & Friends, the Governor of South Dakota says a federal judge denying a fireworks permit for Mt. Rushmore is "part of The Radical Left's agenda" to attack American freedoms with "critical race theory" and "the 1619 Project." pic.twitter.com/dsVRS7Nbi2
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) June 3, 2021
