Ny Whitaker
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CEO / Political Strategist / Entrepreneur / Professor /Fundraiser / Restauranteur / Award-winning Event Producer *all opinions are my own*
East Harlem, Manhattan
Joined August 2014
NEW: A federal court dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking access to Georgia’s unredacted voter registration data, because it filed the suit in the wrong district. The ruling marks the department's third straight loss in its unprecedented legal fight to obtain states’ voter rolls.
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Minnesotans, led by singing clergy, are marching outside Minneapolis–St. Paul airport tonight. Not even negative 15° can freeze solidarity. ICE out. ✊
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As the Trump admin intervenes in Venezuela, readies troops for a possible deployment to Minnesota and threatens to seize Greenland, the Catholic archbishop for the U.S. armed forces said it "would be morally acceptable" for troops to disobey orders that violated their conscience.
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Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the Catholic archdiocese for the U.S. military, expressed concern at President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland by force.
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❄️ There’s a winter storm headed our way, and we’re getting Central Park prepped and ready! If you’re planning a trip to the Park on Sunday, we encourage you to check the forecast, dress warm, take precautions while walking, and respect landscape closures.
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Oscar Winner Daniel Roher on Why He Dedicated Sundance Premiere to Rob and Michelle Reiner
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Roher, at Sundance for ’Tuner’ and ‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,’ opens up about the dedication and love for Rob Reiner: “He used his stature for good, truly, and lived by his...
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Director Joshua Seftel says school shootings have become so polarized that he wanted to reframe the issue. His Oscar-nominated documentary, “All the Empty Rooms,” shows the bedrooms left behind by children killed in shootings. “When you look at it from the standpoint of empty
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MINNESOTA SHUTDOWN: Clergy have blocked the road in front of Terminal 1 at MSP while a crowd of thousands sings "before this campaign fails, we'll all go down to jail, everybody has a right to live." Photos are members of UNITE HERE 17 who've been abducted
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Arrests of some 100 faith leaders who braved freezing temperatures to block a key road outside of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport are underway.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta: "The Trump administration broke the law again which is why we are suing again, bringing our total number of lawsuits against the Trump administration to 55. This is our 55th lawsuit against the Trump administration..."
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“I consider President Trump’s remarks to be insulting, and frankly appalling.” 🇬🇧 Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer demands an apology for Trump minimizing the sacrifices of troops who fought and died alongside us in Afghanistan. https://t.co/IkxWyPzSEx
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Donald Trump has imposed a national sales tax on the American people.
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BREAKING: DHS source confirms that Ice is creating a watchlist of anyone and everyone who films them. Welcome to 1930’s Germany. What does the “don’t tread on me” crowd think of this one?
🚨 Update: ICE is creating a watchlist of anyone and everyone who films them, DHS sources tell me: https://t.co/wdaX24HTMZ
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This is a cruel disgrace. ICE agents in Minneapolis chase, tackle, and handcuff a child in the freezing cold and snow while he yells “I’m legal! I’m legal!” How does this make us safer? How does this target “the worst of the worst?” Horrifying and shameful.
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BREAKING: Over 100 priests arrested in Minneapolis for protesting ICE in Minnesota where today it's -21 degrees outside MSP Airport. The clergy gathered in prayerful solidarity to demand airlines — especially @Delta and Signature Aviation — cease contracting deportation flights
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Today I visited Delaney Hall to provide some measure of oversight and accountability to an out of control DHS. I announced legislation that ends private detention centers and protects immigrants. I will not vote for another dollar for a reckless ICE & DHS.
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Ruth E. Carter is now the most nominated Black woman in Oscar history and that is everything. From Malcolm X to Black Panther to Sinners, she built worlds with fabric and vision. This is what real legacy looks like.
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Lights, camera, Yahya 🤩🎬 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, AKA Simon Williams, is at the launch event for Marvel Television’s #WonderMan!
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Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about their children’s conditions while in ICE custody. @GeoffRBennett has more.
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Launched in March 2021, our museum’s HBCU History and Culture Access Consortium is 5-year pilot initiative working with a select group of HBCU partners to engage in a series of activities that strengthen HBCU museums & archives to fortify their distinct roles in American history.
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The level of consolidation in our health system helps explain why Americans feel anxious about their health care – because the coverage they have, the drugs they rely on, and the doctors they can see, are increasingly controlled by the same corporate families.
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