Welcome to another of my Saturday coffee klatches with Heather Lofthouse, my colleague at Inequality Media Civic Action (and my former student), where we talk about the highs and lows of the week. Grab a cup and pull up a chair.

Today we talked about:

— Nancy Pelosi bows out of the Speakership and Kevin McCarthy bows in. Ugh.

— Donald Trump declares his candidacy for president. Double ugh.

— Elon Musk is on the way to destroying Twitter. Ugh and a half.

Plus a few positive developments.

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