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@AneesaSM

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Now: Comms Director @GIFFORDS_org . Then: @PrioritiesUSA @BilldeBlasio @keithellison @BernieSanders & @RepTerriSewell . Probably at Sephora.

D.C. (now) Alabama (forever)
Joined December 2015
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
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Aneesa McMillan
21 days
Honored to be named to @PRWeekUS 's 2024 40 under 40 list. Still feels a little surreal but I am grateful for the acknowledgement and for being recognized for doing what I love.
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I have watched this 322 times today 🤣🤣🤣
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Black people have literally been telling y'all this since the desegregation of schools......
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NPR
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A new report found that school districts that are predominantly white receive $23 billion more than districts that serve mostly students of color.
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3 years
Mo Brooks running from @Acosta on a bike has me weeping 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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"........Black women are expected to be diversity-and-inclusion janitors, cleaning up messes we didn’t create. Not only that, we are expected to be grateful to be handed the mop."--- @KarenAttiah
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I know that's right! 🤣
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7 years
Aunt Martha!!!!!!! Lmao......
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The Hill
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Martha Stewart appears to flip off portrait of President Trump
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BREAKING: Tonight, Pennsylvania has agreed to count any ballot postmarked by Election Day and received by the third day after the election. The decision was made following litigation sponsored by @prioritiesUSA and filed by @ActiveRetirees
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4 years
I knew Joseph Robinette Biden was ready when he led with Ella Baker
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Aneesa McMillan
7 years
Find another talking point. DACA recipients ARE Americans.
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Pastor Mark Burns
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#DACA is unconstitutional. American citizens should be 1st
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@LaBeautyologist @jackieaina They can start here @MNFreedomFund if they want to directly support organizers on the ground.....
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Floated......
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HAPPENING NOW: @BernieSanders makes a stop at the Sumter SC prayer breakfast with @mrdannyglover
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7 years
Chile goodnight..........
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3 years
Today is another reminder that black comms staffers matter......
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9 years
HAPPENING NOW: SC state rep Joe Neal announces his endorsement of @BernieSanders
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Aneesa McMillan
4 years
A reminder that an oppressed people cannot just “vote” their way out of misery. Republicans are spending $20 million to make it harder for black people to “just vote” and they’ve deliberately suppressed the vote for decades.......
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Aneesa McMillan
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. @JoyAnnReid ’s report on the Trump White House failing to set up a legal defense fund for staffers is a lesson to all political operatives. No matter how attractive the gig might be, always be mindful of how you’re valued by those you work for. #yourwellbeingmatterstoo
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Aneesa McMillan
9 years
HAPPENING NOW: SC state rep. Cezar McKnight becomes the 6th state lawmaker to endorse @BernieSanders #SCforBernie
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9 years
HAPPENING NOW: @es_snipes is back in SC to fire up our Charleston team before they canvass! #SCforBernie
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So he called a whole press conference to say “I was in black face once but just not this time”
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Aneesa McMillan
9 years
Catch @BenJealous live from SC as he joins @FWhitfield on @CNN to discuss his endorsement of @BernieSanders
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Aneesa McMillan
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Here’s to hoping a lot of you see 45’s disgusting behavior towards Black women as a reflection of why we should be heard when we call out the glaring differences in how we are treated in professional settings.
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It feels so good to see people that look like me represent the Democratic Party!!!
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Aneesa McMillan
9 years
This might be the cutest @BernieSanders supporter in the Palmetto state #SCforBernie
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Aneesa McMillan
4 years
One of the loudest non answers in American history
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4 years
This happened: @SenWhitehouse followed up in writing with Amy Coney Barrett (SOP) and asked whether the Constitution allows for abortion to be a crime punishable by death and she declined to answer. !!!!!
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Team #SCforBernie is proud to welcome SC State Rep. Joe Neal to the political revolution!
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Aneesa McMillan
7 years
Check on your non-white friends. Ask them how they're faring. These are trying and devastating times for people of color in this country.
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4 years
Imagine thinking you didn’t need to do both......
@Acosta
Jim Acosta
4 years
Sources tell us there is a growing divide inside WH over whether Trump should do more to confront the coronavirus pandemic or keep his focus on reopening the economy.
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BREAKING: Excited to announce @prioritiesUSA and our partners @votolatino reached a major settlement in Arizona that expands access to the ballot. The agreement secures mobile voting sites and expanded voter outreach in Hispanic, Latino, Native American, and rural communities.
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Aneesa McMillan
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After 3 of the longest weeks of my life I'm happy to report my mom beat COVID 19! I usually don't share personal info but just a week ago, I wasn't sure she was going to make it but God is amazing. Logging off to cry because she told me I need to get back to beating 45 LOL!
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1 year
NEWS: This morning I joined the team at @Morning_Joe to announce @prioritiesUSA 's $15 million investment in voting rights and renew our commitment to fighting voter suppression this cycle
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Aneesa McMillan
8 years
It's @Phillyfreezer at our West Philly office encouraging PA to vote @BernieSanders today!
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Aneesa McMillan
8 years
Tonight was epic! Thanks to all who joined @BernieSanders for our community conversation at the Apollo theater!
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1 year
@cmclymer I want a mugshot, an orange jumpsuit, him in cuffs.....THE WORKS
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6 years
I've had to cancel two nail appointments in 3 weeks. My nails look like despair and Bret Kavanaugh's tears......
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Aneesa McMillan
4 years
BREAKING: @prioritiesUSA foundation has reached a settlement with Florida to allow early voting sites on college and university campuses. The agreement is a major victory for students and local communities that will have increased accessibility to polling places throughout FL.
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6 years
This PR blitz by the Chicago Police Commissioner is not ok.....
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My annual reminder that Black comms staffers matter because some of y'all are just.....
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2 years
BREAKING: @prioritiesUSA is supporting a lawsuit challenging a misleading Republican attempt to enact restrictive voter ID measures in Nevada. Click below to learn more about the suit and our efforts:
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4 years
This speech is amazing
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9 years
Tell us why you stand with Bernie in the Palmetto state using the hashtag "I am #SCforBernie "
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9 years
We are 1 million strong in the Palmetto State! Thanks to our amazing volunteers for their hard work! #SCforBernie
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@KillerMike organizing students at Benedict College in SC #SCforBernie
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7 years
I think I'm more appalled at the fact that he's getting information about HIS FBI from Fox News. Such a national embarrassment.........
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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Wow, “FBI lawyer James Baker reassigned,” according to @FoxNews .
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Nancy Patricia Pelosi had time.....
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CNN
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fired back at a reporter who asked whether she hates Trump. “I resent your using the word ‘hate’ in a sentence that addresses me. I don’t hate anyone… so don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.”
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They are lying about an incident that was filmed on national television
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MN State Patrol
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In the course of clearing the streets and restoring order at Lake Street and Snelling Avenue, four people were arrested by State Patrol troopers, including three members of a CNN crew. The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media.
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Aneesa McMillan
2 years
An icon
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L. Louise Lucas
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In case @GovernorVA wasn’t watching CNN this afternoon, please RT so he can learn the plans for his new abortion legislation. We need big numbers on this one so he doesn’t miss it going into one of his long weekends.
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VOTING RIGHTS NEWS: our team has secured another victory after Michigan adopted signature matching standards to reduce wrongful rejections of absentee ballots following a suit filed by @prioritiesUSA .
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Aneesa McMillan
4 years
Some voting rights news: A Michigan judge denied a motion to dismiss @prioritiesUSA 's challenge to the state's signature matching law. The law requires election officials to reject absentee applications and ballots if they don't match the signature on file with election officials
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4 years
I've never met Cory Booker but the way his staff stans him is legendary 🤣🤣
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Aneesa McMillan
9 years
The momentum continues! Former SC Dem Party Chair Dick Harpootlian has endorsed @BernieSanders #SCforBernie
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Aneesa McMillan
6 years
Dear people who wrote this, Charlamagne isn't a rapper and let this serve as another reminder of why culturally competent newsrooms matter.....
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Aneesa McMillan
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Yet another example of why I will never take that party seriously........
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Nicholas Wu
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NEWS - As one of his first acts as the acting speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry ordered former Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vacate her Capitol hideaway office by Wednesday “Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed" w/ @DaniellaMicaela
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Tonight's @maddow A block should be mandatory viewing at every journalism school in America
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Aneesa McMillan
7 years
Let's not allow Ted Cruz to hoodwink us. He's who we've always thought he was. He just understands what's politically expedient right now
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Aneesa McMillan
6 years
Can we please get all the breaking news and anonymous op-eds out before 9 p.m. EST? I cannot get distracted from Part II of the Bobby Brown Story
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Aneesa McMillan
9 years
ICYMI: Michigan State Sen. Bert Johnson endorsed @BernieSanders yesterday!
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Aneesa McMillan
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HAPPENING NOW: veteran actor @mrdannyglover fires up canvassers at the Baltimore field office #maryland4Bernie
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Aneesa McMillan
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NEWS: I am honored to announce that I have joined @GabbyGiffords and the team at @GIFFORDS as communications director at such a critical time. Gun violence is an epidemic that has affected every single community in our country. 1/2
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BREAKING: @prioritiesUSA has secured a 2nd voting rights victory for student voters. This morning, a New Hampshire court struck down SB3, a state law that included onerous proof of domicile requirements that disenfranchised young voters.
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Aneesa McMillan
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Former NAACP President @BenJealous speaking at New Covenant Baptist Church in Columbia #SCforBernie
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Aneesa McMillan
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An reminder that being a black woman means you spend a lifetime hearing this talking point when you're rightfully disappointed
@Peachalicious00
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@SpencerAlthouse Angela Bassett is an amazing actress, but the sore loser vibe… 😕 It would be great to see women supporting each other, even in the face of disappointment (esp. during women’s history month)
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HAPPENING NOW: @BernieSanders leads a community convo on faith and social justice in Brooklyn #brooklynforbernie
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She dragged him all the way to Forbes. I think I'm officially a stan🤣🤣🤣
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Forbes
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Why Food Blogger Angela Davis Believes Darius Williams Does Not Deserve A Platform
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Aneesa McMillan
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This is the best account on this app 🤣
@SenLouiseLucas
L. Louise Lucas
2 years
Governor Youngkin’s budget amendment to limit access to abortion just hit the Senate Brick Wall and has been defeated!!! RT if you want the world to know Virginia remains safe and legal for women to access abortion services!
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Choosing to deliberately defy the Supreme Court is absolutely wild......
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district in defiance of U.S. Supreme Court.
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Thanks to Bethel AME in Conway for welcoming @ninaturner to worship services this morning! #SCforBernie
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Aneesa McMillan
3 years
Why are you breathing on these babies with no mask on?
@GovernorKayIvey
Governor Kay Ivey
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As your governor, I’ve made increasing access to our nationally recognized First-Class Pre-K a high priority for AL. Today, I joined the UA Gadsden Center in opening the @UofAlabama ’s Early Learning Initiative, which will give our youngest learners a #StrongStartStrongFinish .
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Lord Lynne Patton is literally reading her answers from a piece of paper on @AC360 . The lies are confusing them all 😂😂
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@cmclymer Charlotte!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Every word👇🏾
@cmclymer
Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦
1 year
Vivek Ramaswamy is going all-in on inflammatory rhetoric because he's already learned from Trump that the media is more likely to feed him attention and won't hold him accountable while they do it. Clicks, ratings, spectacle, and cowardice. Political media have learned nothing.
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Aneesa McMillan
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BREAKING: Tonight, @prioritiesUSA led a motion to intervene in the Trump campaign’s lawsuit against PA election officials challenging the use of drop boxes for mail ballots. The suit is one of many filed by the GOP to suppress the vote across the country.
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Aneesa McMillan
5 years
@cmclymer Glad to hear you were met with kindness in my home state!
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What a timeline cleanse 😍
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Aneesa McMillan
5 years
We should definitely set parameters and extreme instances (i.e. terrorism, massacres, etc.) should be looked at closely. But let's elevate the conversation. Disenfranchisement is one of many unintended consequences of mass incarceration and that's what we should be speaking to.
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Aneesa McMillan
9 years
It's @KillerMike making calls to South Carolinians on behalf of @BernieSanders #SCforBernie
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Aneesa McMillan
4 years
And a little campaign 101 advice: whenever you’re asked about “estimated crowd size” ALWAYS keep your mouth shut
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This! It's also really tacky......
@cmclymer
Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦
4 years
PSA: a lot of folks didn't grow up with parents who taught them things like how to do a proper cover letter or resume or interview or dress professionally. When young people apply for a job, don't publicly shame them for not knowing these things. Offer feedback privately.
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BREAKING: the de Blasio administration announces a plan to reduce deaths and life threatening complications from childbirth among women of color
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I love this 🤣🤣🤣
@RapCentury_
RapCentury
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Andre 3000 spotted outside randomly playing the flute😂
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Aneesa McMillan
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And congrats to @Lawrence one of the kindest individuals I've had the pleasure of working with......
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Aneesa McMillan
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Our amazing volunteers are fired up for tonight's debate! #DebateWithBernie #SCforBernie
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Aneesa McMillan
6 years
Dear whoever wrote this, Her name is Stacey Abrams.
@thehill
The Hill
6 years
#BREAKING : Woman running to become first black female governor wins Dem primary
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Aneesa McMillan
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We are honored to have @es_snipes daughter of Eric Garner here in South Carolina! #SCforBernie
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Aneesa McMillan
4 years
The way I screamed 🤣🤣
@cmclymer
Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦
4 years
@CPAC Sweetie, you're gonna have to be more specific. This describes all your attendees.
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HAPPENING NOW: @BernieSanders makes a stop at USC during his swing through SC!! #SCforBernie
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"Get me ticket please".....💀💀💀💀 #90DayFiance
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@JoyAnnReid Lord, I'm so tired......
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HAPPENING NOW: Actress @dianeguerrero__ is getting out the vote in Philly today with @EqualityPA #44days
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Aneesa McMillan
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Thanks to @Phillyfreezer for stopping by our west philly office and encouraging everyone to vote!
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Aneesa McMillan
6 years
Yes! I fangirled like the political nerd I am lol! Hi @K_JeanPierre
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Aneesa McMillan
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I’m so pleased this is now the top tweet for that hashtag....
@cmclymer
Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦
5 years
I guess the whole Kanye #1 Trump Fan thing just kinda faded out, huh? Fascinating. I can't keep up with the cognitive dissonance. #JesusIsKing
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Aneesa McMillan
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Girl, how are you tweeting from a SCIF? Signed, A former congressional staffer who worked for a member of the Intel committee
@RepMattGaetz
Rep. Matt Gaetz
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BREAKING: I led over 30 of my colleagues into the SCIF where Adam Schiff is holding secret impeachment depositions. Still inside - more details to come.
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@theferocity "unfortunate-looking".......I'm inconsolable
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Aneesa McMillan
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Thank you to everyone for the well wishes I've received as I start this exciting new chapter with the team at @prioritiesUSA . I am extremely grateful for the opportunity and ready to get to work with @nickahamed and @likebutterfield .
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Aneesa McMillan
8 years
Many of us dealt with losing the primary differently. I choose to continue to focus on making sure Donald Trump is NEVER elected president
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Aneesa McMillan
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Aunt Lydia is unfazed. What a legend. #90DayFiance
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Aneesa McMillan
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Teddy still has a crew.....he's just trying to hide it
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Aneesa McMillan
1 year
But where is YOUR budget though???
@SpeakerMcCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
1 year
For 77 days, President Biden has ignored the impending debt ceiling crisis. Instead of leaving town today to give a speech, Biden should sit down with me, find agreement, and avoid the prospect of his administration bumbling into the first default in our nation’s history.
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