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I will never betray my heart. Activist. Organizer. Educator || @PodSaveThePpl || Author || IG: iamderay || [email protected] || 📲410.204.2013

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@derayJul 9
Today I turn 41! I’m the birthday, as the kids would say. & here’s what I’ve learned over these years: A. There’s no substitute for great friends. B. The little things are the big things. C. Let things breathe — even important things need space. D. Life is shorter than you think. Tell them you love them now. E. We can win in this lifetime. F. I get why runners always talk about running. G. None of us are bigger than the program — but we make the program.
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Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) profile pictureRon DeSantis
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If the DSA is raking in foreign money from communist countries, Florida will hold the DSA accountable.
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Morning Joe recounts Rebecca Katz calling him 6 weeks ago about Gina Hinojosa becoming the next Governor of Texas "I'm like, my gosh, is she really, really this desperate to get her candidate on?" Joe then asks her, "Tell me what you saw so much earlier than everybody else?"
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Alex Karp now says that Palantir is progressive, he’s always been a Democrat, Trump went too far on immigration and his primary commitment is to economic justice. LMAOOOOOO
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NEW: The @nytimes confirms that ICE deliberately electronically "disappeared" tens of thousands of people in detention and ordered contractors to refuse to reveal where they're held to family or lawyers. 30% of all immigrants detained in ICE jails now have their location hidden.
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Fifteen days ago, Tim Scott called Senator-elect Andrews “Tranny Annie.” He’s yet to apologize. xitter.gq/SenatorTimScott/status…
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I look forward to working with Senator-elect Annie Andrews to deliver results, fight for the people of South Carolina, and move our great state forward.
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Variety has updated the wording of their initial report that Lanterns "didn't get renewed for a second season." It now reads that the show "has yet to be renewed for a second season." bit.ly/4ep7Mjc
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Black Doves feels like a Slow Horses knock off.
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Yea she was😭😭 I remember this! She ate this for me ngl
ΣNØCH (@enochunfiltered) profile pictureΣNØCH@enochunfilteredNov 9
In 2017, Jerry Seinfeld refused to hug Kesha. One year later, Cardi B got revenge for her, cardi b was real for this
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More good news for TX Democrats. TX Supreme Court Justice Lehrmann may retire, allowing Hinojosa to appoint a justice and flipping control of the court to Democrats. news.bloomberglaw.com/litiga…
Texas GOP Justice Weighs Timing of Exit With Slim Court Margin

Texas GOP Justice Weighs Timing of Exit With Slim Court Margin

Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann (R) said she hasn’t ruled out retiring before her term expires, following a blue wave in the state that cut the GOP majority on the court to one seat.

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🚨 BREAKING: Anti-abortion Republican Scott DesJarlais just lost his election by 280 votes. DesJarlais pressured his mistress to get an abortion.
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Still can’t believe I photographed this! The younger me is so proud that I kept going
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Beyoncé for i-D 📸: Blair Caldwell
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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved sweeping reforms of the county's restraining order system today. The move comes two months after @lamarr_lemee & and I reported on the many ways the system fails survivors of domestic violence and stalking. latimes.com/california/story…
L.A. County restraining order system to undergo sweeping reforms

L.A. County restraining order system to undergo sweeping reforms

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a range of fixes to the county's system for issuing and enforcing restraining orders following an investigation earlier this...

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City Council member Chi Ossé is going to pull outside income to host a podcast partially focused on politics — but he won’t be allowed to talk about government work on the show or even use his elected title in marketing it. politico.com/newsletters/new…
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New: Brooklyn Dems' reformers may actually get a chance to reform after all. A judge voided AM Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s scheme to ratify new party rules and elect AM Nikki Lucas as the next chair. But the battle isn't over yet. W/ @Annie_McDonough cityandstateny.com/politics/…
Ruling: Nikki Lucas doesn’t lead the Brooklyn Dems

Ruling: Nikki Lucas doesn’t lead the Brooklyn Dems

In a win for reformers, a lower court judge voided Bichotte Hermelyn’s scheme to ratify new party rules and elect Lucas chair.

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Gabby fully understanding how the world saw her before she became famous, and still sees her now, is why I'm glad she refused to let Raven gaslight her about being "embraced" by Hollywood. Gabby never had it easy, and she still doesn't. No Black woman who looks like her does.
Dr. Marcus Shepard (@MarcusShepard) profile pictureDr. Marcus Shepard@MarcusShepardNov 10
So grateful for @GabbySidibe breaking down the antifatness, colorism, shapism, etc. that so many of us experience in this world. Similarly I know I’m stunning but not by societal standards and my treatment by others has been laced with antifatness.
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Republicans gave ICE $200 billion over the last two years. It’s time for the American people to take it back.
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House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells reporters that he will talk with his members about bringing a new impeachment effort against Pete Hegseth in the next Congress after Massie’s articles failed tonight
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Wisconsin gov. candidate Mandela Barnes sued the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, alleging it published a defamatory story about his consensual sex life during the primary — and didn't disclose his sexual relationship with a reporter who worked on that story urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/11/1…
Barnes Charges JS Reporter Who Slept With Him Worked on ‘Defamatory’ Story

Barnes Charges JS Reporter Who Slept With Him Worked on ‘Defamatory’ Story

Explosive complaint charges conflict of interest in newspaper's story about former Lt. Governor.

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The Atlantic said it is beginning discovery in Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit against the magazine. “If Director Patel did not want to face this process, he should not have filed this suit,” an Atlantic spokesperson said.
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Major Court decision: Kari Lake illegally fired the director of Voice of America, who can now return to his job
Scott Nover (@ScottNover) profile pictureScott Nover@ScottNoverNov 10
Breaking: A federal appeals panel said Tuesday that Michael Abramowitz, the Voice of America director, was illegally fired by Kari Lake. A trio of judges unanimously affirmed Judge Lamberth's decision from last year.
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