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CunningCanuk
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You haven’t been here long enough yet.
CunningCanuk
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There’s been lots of butt hurt this morning over a little ole meme.
SpaceGrease
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“Trump is in a hep of trouble now “, te he he ,it starts !!
Fogdog
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Stacy Abrams is a hero to me. She went forward despite being told it was a wasted effort by Democrats back then.While the suppressed vote in the 2018 race might not have been enough to flip the outcome, it did light a fire under black folk in Georgia. The lawsuits that followed did made some very real changes. But the biggest thing was to get people who had not voted because they didn't think the Democrats had a chance registered and out to the polls.
Lawsuit challenging Georgia election process filed by Stacey Abrams-backed group
In a fiery speech ending her campaign Nov. 16, Stacey Abrams announced that a lawsuit would be filed against Georgia "for the gross mismanagement of this election and to protect future elections from unconstitutional actions."www.pbs.org
xtsho
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- "As Majority Leader, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will have a partner who is ready, willing and able to help achieve a forward-looking agenda and deliver help and bold change to the American people," Schumer said.
'It feels like a brand new day': Chuck Schumer celebrates Senate control after Democrats win Georgia runoffs
In a victory statement, the top Democrat referred to himself as Senate majority leader and congratulated Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
www.businessinsider.com
mysunnyboy
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Good thing he’s a Jew cause those Catholics are nutsSchumer's new title makes him the first Jewish lawmaker to become Senate majority leader in US history, and the first New Yorker to hold that post.
- "As Majority Leader, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will have a partner who is ready, willing and able to help achieve a forward-looking agenda and deliver help and bold change to the American people," Schumer said.
'It feels like a brand new day': Chuck Schumer celebrates Senate control after Democrats win Georgia runoffs
In a victory statement, the top Democrat referred to himself as Senate majority leader and congratulated Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
rkymtnman
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l'chaim!! oy vey!!Schumer's new title makes him the first Jewish lawmaker to become Senate majority leader in US history, and the first New Yorker to hold that post.
- "As Majority Leader, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will have a partner who is ready, willing and able to help achieve a forward-looking agenda and deliver help and bold change to the American people," Schumer said.
'It feels like a brand new day': Chuck Schumer celebrates Senate control after Democrats win Georgia runoffs
In a victory statement, the top Democrat referred to himself as Senate majority leader and congratulated Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
SpaceGrease
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xtsho
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Mitch McConnell Will Lose Control Of The Senate As Democrats Have Swept The Georgia Runoffs
Democrats will control both chambers of Congress plus the White House, giving President-elect Joe Biden the chance to enact his agenda.
injinji
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The best bad band in America.
injinji
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I did do a little jig after running into the living room to tell the wife Warnock had pulled ahead. At 0100 when Ossoff took the lead, I had to be quiet, as she was sleeping.
Fogdog
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AP calls it.
Ossoff seals Democrats’ sweep; will be youngest US senator
At 33, the millennial Democrat will assume his own leadership mantle after being one of two candidates to help the party sweep Georgia’s crucial U.S. Senate runoff elections, a victory that sealed Democrats’ control of the chamber. Ossoff defeated Republican David Perdue in the runoff that was held Tuesday
Two Democrats from Georgia ends Republican control of the Senate.
A sight that gladdens the eyes.
Ossoff seals Democrats’ sweep; will be youngest US senator
At 33, the millennial Democrat will assume his own leadership mantle after being one of two candidates to help the party sweep Georgia’s crucial U.S. Senate runoff elections, a victory that sealed Democrats’ control of the chamber. Ossoff defeated Republican David Perdue in the runoff that was held Tuesday
Two Democrats from Georgia ends Republican control of the Senate.
A sight that gladdens the eyes.
Fogdog
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Black Voters Matter Co-Founder: Black Voters In Georgia Fuel 'New Southern Strategy'
www.npr.org
In an interview with Latisha Brown, co-founder of the movement, New Southern Strategy" that focuses on registering and helping new Black voters make their voice heard, she gave her view that contrasts what Stacy Abrams who lost a close election to what Trump has done after he lost:
On whether the election results are Stacey Abrams' revenge
I don't know if I see it as the revenge of Stacey Abrams. I see it as poetic justice. That here it is, in 2018, this election that she literally energized and worked hard and really was able to bring together a multiracial, multigenerational coalition. ...
And quite frankly, those of us who were doing work on the ground with this excitement and energy, we're very confident that that race was stolen from her. It was taken from her.
And so instead of her moving from a space of spite and revenge, as Donald Trump moved, she did something very different. She operated in a sense of integrity. She redirected her energy and she actually went deeper. So what I think happened is more so than seeing it as revenge, I see it as poetic justice.
"Instead of her moving from a space of spite and revenge, as Donald Trump moved, she did something very different."
Black Voters Matter Co-Founder: Black Voters In Georgia Fuel 'New Southern Strategy'
Voting rights activist LaTosha Brown says the Senate runoff results in Georgia represent how mobilizing and harnessing the power of Black voters can help forge a new political landscape.
www.npr.org
In an interview with Latisha Brown, co-founder of the movement, New Southern Strategy" that focuses on registering and helping new Black voters make their voice heard, she gave her view that contrasts what Stacy Abrams who lost a close election to what Trump has done after he lost:
On whether the election results are Stacey Abrams' revenge
I don't know if I see it as the revenge of Stacey Abrams. I see it as poetic justice. That here it is, in 2018, this election that she literally energized and worked hard and really was able to bring together a multiracial, multigenerational coalition. ...
And quite frankly, those of us who were doing work on the ground with this excitement and energy, we're very confident that that race was stolen from her. It was taken from her.
And so instead of her moving from a space of spite and revenge, as Donald Trump moved, she did something very different. She operated in a sense of integrity. She redirected her energy and she actually went deeper. So what I think happened is more so than seeing it as revenge, I see it as poetic justice.
"Instead of her moving from a space of spite and revenge, as Donald Trump moved, she did something very different."
Fogdog
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My hero got some recognition yesterday.
U.S. voting rights activist Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
www.reuters.com
OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.
Abrams, whose work was credited with boosting voter turnout last year, helping Joe Biden win the U.S. presidency, joins a long list of nominees, including both former President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, former White House adviser Jared Kushner.
“Abrams’ work follows in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s footsteps in the fight for equality before the law and for civil rights,” said Lars Haltbrekken, a Socialist Party member of Norway’s parliament.
“Abrams’ efforts to complete King’s work are crucial if the United States of America shall succeed in its effort to create fraternity between all its peoples and a peaceful and just society,” Haltbrekken said.
Her generous gap toothed smile makes my heart flutter.
U.S. voting rights activist Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. voting rights activist Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.
OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.
Abrams, whose work was credited with boosting voter turnout last year, helping Joe Biden win the U.S. presidency, joins a long list of nominees, including both former President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, former White House adviser Jared Kushner.
“Abrams’ work follows in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s footsteps in the fight for equality before the law and for civil rights,” said Lars Haltbrekken, a Socialist Party member of Norway’s parliament.
“Abrams’ efforts to complete King’s work are crucial if the United States of America shall succeed in its effort to create fraternity between all its peoples and a peaceful and just society,” Haltbrekken said.
Her generous gap toothed smile makes my heart flutter.