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Reader. Writer. Journalist. Sayer of sarcastic things. Strong opinions, gentle soul. I live and breathe words.

Joined March 2009
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"Not only will I stare. I want my look to change reality." -bell hooks
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The erasure is crazy yet predictable. Hello.. Rev. Warnock is the pastor of MLK Jr's former church. Rev. Frederick Haynes was just elected to Jasmine Crockett's former seat. And the late Rev. Clementa Pickney (RIP), who was a SC state senator killed at Mother Emanuel.
One of the more exciting parts of this election - among many - is the return of a religious left.
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Leftists HATED Obama. When we asked them not to let a racist take office, they let a racist take office...TWICE! They refused to support Kamala. They HATE SC being an early primary state. They HATE Jim Clyburn, Karen Bass, Cory Booker, & Hakeem Jeffries. Notice a pattern?
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but who am i without nostalgia, yearning, melancholy, overthinking, regret and music
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LET’S BE CLEAR: BLACK ORGANIZERS IN THE SOUTH WHO WERE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, KNOCKING ON DOORS, WORKING PHONE/TEXT BANKS DESERVE A WORLD OF UNLIMITED GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK THEY DID ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT IN PARTICULAR THE SOUTH!!!
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baby’s first halloween #hollanov
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No, but seriously, going by voting trends the deep south is purple and more progressive than people give credit for there are so many Black people that live down south, but they get disenfranchised all the time.That is by design.
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That these white folks are talking over black women and black leadership only to credit a New York Mayor. We see how you guys operate.
Mamdani laid out the blue print then showed the nation just how to do it. He gave us hope.
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There’s something about this photograph of baby Harry, in a frame bearing the words “My Joy Always”, that makes me so so sad. 😢💔 Princess Diana’s love for her children was undeniable. Such a small, personal keepsake, yet it says so much. Surely something this precious belongs with Harry or William? I can understand displaying her dresses, but this feels like a little piece of their mum😢😢 #PrincessDiana #PrinceHarry
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Crazy how Republicans were the only people to actually do Sharia law.
🚨 BREAKING: Democrats have officially FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education. Bibles will no longer be forced inside classrooms.
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I could never abandon Twitter. It’s the only place to be during historical events 😭🤣 the 97% toxicity is worth it for the 3% of laughs
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Because after Abrams lost she turned her attention to building the voting infrastructure that would’ve allowed her to win. She set the table for Keisha
So so happy for Keisha, but I hope we unpack why Georgia was able to elect her and not Stacey Abrams.
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If you want to know the people who actually criss-crossed the country in support of candidates, it was names like Kamala Harris, Jim Clyburn, Barack Obama, and Pete Buttigieg. Mamdami stayed in his city. Which is normal for a mayor to do. He did not make Tuesday happen.
all of this is genuinely thanks to zohran mamdani btw
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Fascinating, isn’t it? That anyone would dare to tell Black women which offices they should and shouldn’t run for when we keep showing up for our country like this. How bout you stfu and get your wayward cousins in line.
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Setting the obvious racism aside, white socialists don't understand the selfless service that Jasmine Crockett gave to Texas: supporting all those downballot candidates who "surprisingly won" all those races on Tuesday. A lot of that was her doing. Thank her for her service.
Don’t forget to thank Congresswoman @JasmineForUS for helping us flip Texas Blue! Her focus on down ballot races helped bring out so much of that blue turnout out!
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under woke 3.0 you will be publicly executed for creating an AI poster for your burger restaurant
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Onion isn’t what it used to be but they got this one perfectly.
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Yes. We voted for a reckoning, NOT reconciliation.
For the next two years, the only time I want to see Democrats reach across the aisle is to serve them with fucking subpoenas.
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Fun fact, the Hey Arnold Christmas special was, at least at the time it was made, the only animated portrayal of the fall of Saigon
One of the saddest Hey Arnold episodes
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Never let physical media die out. Scrapbooks, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, hardcover books, cassette tapes—we need to keep them all in circulation.
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Let the record show how she contributed to unlock the voting power of a black people in the South
Last night’s victories in the South, in the Sunbelt and across the country transformed what we imagine for America. Here are my thoughts this morning.
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