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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
@janashortal I’m sorry your comments are a mess. Please tell her lots of ppl have her back. ❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Watching the progressive majority of MPLS city council be welcomed by the Uber/Lyft drivers to celebrate their victory! #Mnleg
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Just called my dad, an Uber/Lyft driver to say we’ve got a deal to pass the strongest worker protection package in the country!!! #mnleg Honored by the hard work of our Senators ,House members & the progressive majority of the MPLS city council!
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
My replies full of people calling me Somalian. 1. It’s Somali 2. I’m Eritrean 3. Continue to be upset we’re building political power & understand we have zero plans to stop. Ps. Eleleleleleleleleleleleelele
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Having my first ballot win celebration meal. Hopefully no one calls the police.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Yall just don’t get it. All the men in my community driver Uber. I was at a church this morning & almost every car had a Uber/Lyft sticker in the lot. This bill gave them hope that democracy can work for them, that our govt believes they deserve fair wages & safety at work. 😭😭
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Minnesota is better because of these two women.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Yall! I’m in a Lyft going home from the Capitol & my driver was on the @TheMulda call before I jumped in. He’s so happy about the win. My heart is so full. 😭😭❤️❤️ #mnleg
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
It’s official, every single bill I worked on for the last 2 years will become law 🎉🥳
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
14 days
As a community organizer AND electoral organizer I always tell people elections are an activity you do once a year for 5 min. What you do the other 364 days is what’s most important.
@thetolerantweft
tabitha
14 days
I suspect some of you view voting as a statement of your personal values, instead of a way to marginally improve the conditions for your everyday organizing work that could actually change the world
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Hi Minnesotans, Can you tell other people to follow me? and can you tell me what Minnesotans I need to follow? I'm trapped in a bubble & I want out!!
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
My bill is in there. We have officially passed the strongest voter protection package in the entire country. 😭❤️
@MNSenateInfo
Minnesota Senate Information
3 months
On a vote of 34 - 33, the Conference Committee Report on H.F. 4772 (Carlson), the omnibus elections bill, does pass. #mnleg | #mnsenate
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
On FT w/ my dad (who is literally driving Uber as we talk) & Eid who is the director of Uber/Lyft driver coalition to tell him we won the strongest bill in the country! #mnleg
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
Our shipment of our new @MinnesotaDFL endorsed @IlhanMN lawn signs just arrived!
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
21 days
In brighter news, my mom, who spent her childhood in a war zone and hasn’t had her entire family together since she was 8, was reunited last night with her older sister, the last sibling living in a war zone, who just moved to Canada from Sudan. ❤️😭
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
I’ve spent an absurd amount of time with our amazing DFL legislators over the last few months. I can’t explain how proud & impressed I am by their leadership. The way they back each other up, negotiate & deal w/ conflict has been inspiring. These last 2 yrs have been phenomenal.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
I last minute got Lion King tix & took my dad. He was very emotional during the entire thing. Then I realized it’s bc it was the first play he’s ever seen in his life. He’s a recently retired cabby & now he’s free to see plays in the evenings with his daughters. 😭❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
Solidarity today, solidarity tomorrow, solidarity forever with @LIUNAMinnesota
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Prepare to see @ilhanmn every where & at all times. 💁🏾‍♀️🗳️❤️
@IlhanMN
Ilhan Omar
2 months
Minnesota might be cold. But those who call this place home, you are warm, caring, resilient, and proud. And you are who I fight for every day. I am glad to be in the ring to fight for our values. Join me in the fight for progress:
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
23 days
When I got into politics, I didn’t see anyone who looked like me or shared my values. So I worked hard to elect new leaders. Now, those leaders are working together to create a more perfect Minnesota. My dream from 10 years ago is now my reality. 😭❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Since 2020 I’ve been moving my family out of Saudi Arabia, Palestine & Sudan. It has not been easy. There have been many tears & many expensive legal cost. But tomorrow I’ll get the news about my final family member who is living in an active war zone. So say a prayer for me ❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
12 days
I officially made it, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar follows me. 💁🏾‍♀️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Horrible idea. Voucher programs never work. Fully fund public schools!
@XXL
XXL Magazine
2 months
Jay-Z's Roc Nation will spearhead an educational campaign in Philadelphia that helps students K-12 from low-income households secure about $300 million in scholarships to attend the city's private schools. Events will be held by Roc Nation to bring awareness to Pennsylvania
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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What’s amazing about this is that Fue & Sam both plan to GOTV campaigns even thought they have no challengers! Excited to knock some doors with them!
@ConradZbikowski
Conrad Lange Zbikowski
2 months
With candidate filing now closed for Minnesota House, in Minneapolis, State Representatives Fue Lee (59A) and Samantha Sencer-Mura (63A) have both filed for re-election without any challengers! Congratulations to our DFL-endorsed candidates on their upcoming re-election! 🩵 (1)
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
14 days
They made it to their new home ❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
Since 2020 I’ve been moving my family out of Saudi Arabia, Palestine & Sudan. It has not been easy. There have been many tears & many expensive legal cost. But tomorrow I’ll get the news about my final family member who is living in an active war zone. So say a prayer for me ❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
There may be a very annoying small minority of conservatives Dems that make DFL spaces stressful. But they don’t even remotely compare to the GOP. These ppl make our weirdos seem almost normal.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
At @womenwinning with team @IlhanMN & I see my fav org in the state @AyadaLeads ❤️🗳️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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I’m here to say @asmaresists is always right.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
This shouldn’t need to be said but of course I’m 100% against preemption & deeply disturbed that Uber & Lyft lobbyist have a larger say in policy than the constituents of this state. BUT as the daughter of a cab driver I’m very proud of what the drivers have accomplished. #mnleg
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Proud to say Minnesota will be ending its practice of unethical Prison Gerrymandering. 😭❤️🗳️
@emmagreenman
Emma Greenman
3 months
MN Voting Rights Act and some other great election’s provisions just passed the #mnleg Senate and are onto the Governor! 🗳️✅
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
26 days
Talk to a newly enfranchised voter today & it reminded me of this moment. ❤️
@JohnCroman
John Croman
1 year
Celebration outside Senate Chamber after MN Senate passes Restore the Vote, a bill that returns voting rights to 50,000-plus persons currently on probation for felony offenses.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Hi @mitrajunjalali & @melvincarvalho I’d like a dog tour of lowertown. 🐶
@WedgeLIVE
Wedge LIVE!™
3 months
Cat Tour tickets are now available. Beat the scalpers. Checkout right now. This year's theme is "Fear and Loathing on Hennepin Ave." Please wear an expression that tells fellow tourgoers, "I attended Cat Tour '24 and all I got was no place to park."
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
29 days
UPDATE: They move next week!
@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
It’s official!!! My family is heading to North America!!!!
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Great time at the @MCFarmersMkt with @IlhanMN and @go4esther @cashmanforward7 We are so lucky to have so many brilliant women representing Minneapolis & cd5. ❤️🗳️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Best part of doing Almanac is that the seniors love me. All the new friends are over 65 & get upset when they seat me next to the far right republicans 😭😂
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
Had a fun little time on Twitter during this convention season, I’ll be logging off for now. See yall closer to Aug.
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@HeyWintana
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2 months
Girl trip but you stay in your town.
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@HeyWintana
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1 month
Any ways, I’m going to bed bc I have to go to my Black Job in the morning.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
14 days
On a call with Win With Black Women plus 49k other people & they just gave @kenmartin73 a shout out.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
Debates are for the political class. No one bases their decisions on today’s results. Get the memes out and the think pieces no one asked for then assess based on real numbers from the field.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
When a DJ says they want to wear an @IlhanMN shirt for their set you drive to the club & drop it off.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
28 days
@CheyCab This is my grocery store. It’s very over priced & small. I think an Aldi or Trader Joe’s even a mini target would be a better fit.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
12 days
I’m too old to understand Brat Culture but the Gen Z person driving me home says @IlhanMN is Brat.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
@larsleafblad As the daughter of one of those drivers I deeply appreciate the time spent. Just a few weeks ago my dad was assaulted in his car. He’s had ppl damage his car. There is very limited pay transparency. This bill just changed his life & I am deeply appreciative of the time spent.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
It’s official!!! My family is heading to North America!!!!
@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
Since 2020 I’ve been moving my family out of Saudi Arabia, Palestine & Sudan. It has not been easy. There have been many tears & many expensive legal cost. But tomorrow I’ll get the news about my final family member who is living in an active war zone. So say a prayer for me ❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Not a dry eye at @Netroots_Nation after @RashidaTlaib speech. We are so lucky to have her leadership.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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It is okay to change your mind. You don’t have to keep a political ideology forever. It’s not your personality; it’s your beliefs, and they should change as you learn new information. ✨
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
@joelleeman @MayorCarter @SaintPaul Jokes aside I’m so proud that St.Paul is officially the better city.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
28 days
Reminds me of our conservatives after last year's MPLS and St. Paul election results 😂😭
@_Dan_Austin
Daniel Austin
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All these videos of French fascists waiting for the exit poll and then standing there with faces like smacked arses when it pops up are incredible. So funny.
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@HeyWintana
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If the #mnleg pulls off Uber/Lyft, ERA & bonding I’ll knock every door in the state myself.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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My migrant family living in every corner of Europe including Nice France are making fascist angry & I love it. 🇫🇷
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@HeyWintana
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@rollingfor20 I was shocked it wasn’t in the budget for both cities. It’s going to be life changer for St.Paul residents.
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@HeyWintana
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I feel like every time I have pink almond nails everything goes well.
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@HeyWintana
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France and England going left was very much needed for my own sanity.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
A few days ago Nate aka Shifty, passed in a car accident. I found out about Nate's passing as I walked into Sammy's funeral. This week has been very heavy, burying two good friends. Since I can’t attend the memorial let me tell you about my friend
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
14 days
I got kicked off at 3k!
@sarahghermay
sarah
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UPDATE: 26K on the call Link:
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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“ The choice could not be clearer — @IlhanMN a proven, effective, progressive leader vs. an opponent whose primary challenge is dividing our @MinnesotaDFL & its resources at an existential moment for our democracy. “ - @kenmartin73
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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@Little_Lair When I was a teenager I found a non verbal toddler sitting in the middle of the street of my house. I knew I found his mom bc I could hear her scream crying from a block away. It’s ingrained in my mind. I’ve never heard a scream like that.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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@CheyCab My server job always humbles me around politics. No one tracks state or city budget. No one knows what the state leg actually does.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Honored to join the @IlhanMN table at @womenwinning brunch which included some of the incredible women mayors from CD5: Richfield, Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, and Brooklyn Center. ❤️🗳️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Let’s pretend I tagged @melvincarter3 & not a random person the first time 😭😂
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
THIS!!!
@MNReformer
Minnesota Reformer
2 months
A frenzied finish to the 2024 legislative session shows the need for full-time lawmakers, Eric Harris Bernstein argues.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
Elelelelelelelelelee 😭🇪🇷❤️
@NBCSports
NBC Sports
1 month
The first Black African rider to win a Tour de France stage. Biniam Girmay makes history for Eritrea. #TDF2024
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@HeyWintana
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My birthday is tomorrow & I’m very unprepared.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Got to meet Senator @LaphonzaB today. We talked about two of my fav ppl @IlhanMN & @javimorillo .
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Every day I am amazed by @asmaresists . She truly is a gift to mpls. ❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
I would love to see a poll to learn what the average person thinks of the Supreme Court and what percentage is aware of what just happened. This conversation has felt very insular/political class based. And if that’s true, how does this information reach the masses?
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Love that my candidate have amazing policies, winning elections & bubbles.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
1 month
The GOP is something else.
@LouRaguse
Lou Raguse
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I talked to Hennepin County Board candidate Marisa Simonetti after she was released from jail this morning on a 5th Degree assault charge. She says the alleged victim is a female squatter who won’t leave @M_Simonetti28 ’s basement at her Edina home. Story at 6:30 @kare11 Breaking
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Every worker deserves a union. 👩🏾‍🍳
@EaterTwinCities
Eater Twin Cities
2 months
Workers at two of chef Daniel del Prado's restaurants — Colita and Café Cerés — announced their intent to unionize in tandem on Tuesday
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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@larsleafblad Those 10k drivers are some of the most vulnerable populations in our state. Mostly immigrants & low income. They deserve the same amount of protection as any other worker in Minnesota. We have an equity gap to close & this is the work to help do that.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
Sitting on a zoom call with staff then I see @kerrywashington on the phone. S/o to @javimorillo for connecting me to the Olivia Pope!
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Happy Mother’s Day ❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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@FrederickMelo As a catholic living downtown I love this idea. It’s exactly what the good book asked us to do. ✝️❤️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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I hate the private likes bc I preferred liking pop culture content over an RT but I do love the fact operatives & reporters can now openly like my tweets lol That’s when I know I’m cookin 😭😂
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@HeyWintana
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@bundleofsticks7 Yeah, when the white supremacist started showing up I knew my time was wrapping up. It’s sad oh far Twitter has gone off the deep end.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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In 2012, I learned about voter suppression bc of the Voter Id ballot. In 2014 w/ a trifecta I tried to pass some voting rights reforms, it didn’t work. For the last 10 yrs I’ve had a list of bills I wanted to pass. Over the last 2 years every single one of them has become law.
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Wintana
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Happy Wednesday
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@TomBasgen Absolutely rebuke any one jumping into the mayors race. I’ve already decided we will be having a boring election.
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@HeyWintana
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⬇️⬇️⬇️
@msolurin
Olayemi Olurin
2 months
Please be careful not to become advocates of felon disenfranchisement just because you wish it could be weaponized against 1 rich powerful white man, when in our reality, it’s mostly used to strip poor Black and brown people of their rights.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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I’m having a great birthday week. 🎉
@IlhanMN
Ilhan Omar
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I am honored to receive the endorsement of my friend Senator @TinaSmithMN , an incredible champion for working families. Like me, she is an organizer who has been a strong advocate for Minnesotans and our progressive values. I’m grateful to have Tina on my team ♥️💪🏽
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Wintana
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@johnboscoreads Happy Pride 🌈
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Wintana
3 months
he told us Lion King was the first movie he bought us in America 😭😭
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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We tried this & suing the state. It didn’t work. But we eventually passed RTV as law in 2023. We have a million more people than KT but they have THREE times the amount of people on probation which is just wild!!!
@pamapguy
mahoning schmuck
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I knew Beshear knew ball, but DAMN
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
3 months
As the co-chair of the Restore The Vote coalition it was an honor to work with @KarlTowns & the @Timberwolves They were extremely helpful in passing into law Automatic Voter Registration & Restoration of Voting Rights.
@NBA
NBA
3 months
The 2023-24 NBA Social Justice Champion is... Karl-Anthony Towns! Towns will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy for his voting rights advocacy as well as his work across the justice and education systems. $100K to be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
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@HeyWintana
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I’m peopled out. Excited to be home all weekend.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Also it was signed in August not on July 4th. Years of helping people take the US citizenship test has prepped me for this moment. 😂
@travisakers
Travis Akers
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6 of these 8 men did not sign the Declaration of Independence.
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Wintana
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@StarTribune Appreciate that you didn’t use “officer involved shooting” that language never feels clear.
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Wintana
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I meant since 2016 not 2020. But both years sucked 🤷🏾‍♀️
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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Staffing call time is my fav staffer task. Imagine being the person that cut this list. I know that had to be fun.
@FritzFarrow
Fritz Farrow
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New: @KamalaHarris , surrounded by family and staff & donning a Howard hoodie, made over 100 calls over 10 hours from the Naval Observatory on Sunday, a source familiar said. One of the calls was to her pastor, Amos Brown III, who prayed over her, the source added.
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@CheyCab My dad had a cab my entire life in MN & tried to unionize w/ teamsters. He was even a driver in Sudan. A few years ago he added uber/lyft to his personal car. So I know everything about the industry. I refused to have the Twitter trolls bully me. I know what I’m talking about.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
2 months
No amount of money could convince me this is ok. Nothing on earth could be offered to me to support genocide.
@AJEnglish
Al Jazeera English
2 months
'Goodbye Mom.' These are the last moments between a young Palestinian girl and her mother, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza.
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@whatMsKsaid @rollingfor20 Got her ear rings & a pencil sharpener!!
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@ziibiing This is really helpful
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
11 days
Team @sunisalee_ !!!
@founghawj
Foung Hawj
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CHEERING FOR EASTSIDE HOMETOWN GIRL SUNISA LEE, MORE GOLD MEDALS IN PARIS 2024
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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This is a must read article. The new details to come are mind blowing .
@ByGeorgiaFort
Georgia Fort
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Jamar Clark’s Brother Hospitalized After Collision involving Minneapolis Police Officer. Full story:
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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You should attend!!!
@LIUNAMinnesota
LIUNA MN & ND
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Join striking Minneapolis Park workers to march for justice. We'll reach three weeks of workers striking soon, and the Park Board needs to meet the moment! 🕒 Wednesday, July 24, 3:30 PM 📍 BOOM ISLAND PARK (724 Sibley St. NE, Minneapolis) 🔥 MINNESOTA IS WATCHING 🔥 🌟 Let's
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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@bossykashian @CheyCab @natehoodstp I go to it all the time but I also live walking distance.
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@HeyWintana
Wintana
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My birthday flowers are beginning to die & I’m not ready to live with out 10 bouquets around me.
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