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Soledad O'Brien
@soledadobrien
working mom
New York
Joined March 2009
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    When my mom died I found this Letter to the Editor among her possessions. She’s calling out John Klein, the Town Supervisor in Smithtown LI, for his racist housing policies. I think it’s from the 1970s. It inspires me to name names, and call out BS. Don’t live afraid.
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    But um... it’s happening right now.
    This would be @JoeBiden’s America. It’s a very scary place.
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    Sergio Olmos
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    This is racist. If you’re chanting this, you’re a racist. If you’re a journalist asking white people if this is racist—you’re an idiot.
    Replying to @atrupar
    Trump fans eventually break out in "send her back!" chants directed toward Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee who serves in Congress who Trump viciously smeared.
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    The FBI sent a letter to convince Dr. King to kill himself in 1964.
    Today, the FBI honors the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A quote from Dr. King is etched in stone at the FBI Academy's reflection garden in Quantico as a reminder to all students and FBI employees: "The time is always right to do what is right." #MLKDay
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    Happy Loving Day! My parents marriage was illegal in 1958 (in Maryland). The Supreme Court didn’t overturn the ban on interracial marriage til 1967. Here I am with them in 1966!
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    Also: be born rich. Really helps.
    “I have the best advice for women in business,” Kim Kardashian says. “Get your f--king ass up and work. It seems like nobody wants to work these days.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lALFx
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    Fired once the video went viral.
    BREAKING: Police officer responsible for pepper spraying Army Lt. Caron Nazario on December 5, 2020 has been fired.
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    Imagine being this Black female officer working with these guys.
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    My mom died today. Joining my dad who passed away 40 days ago. She was a pretty remarkable lady. An immigrant from Cuba, she lived with the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore during college. Here (on the left) she is in Cuba in the 1930s.
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    (Lady, you executed a man last night.)
    Today, I signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act. To the bill’s many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every life is precious & that every life is a sacred gift from God. governor.alabama.gov/statements/gov…
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    He’s a racist and a bigot and these people behind him are trash.
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    Trump vows to crack down on Somali refugees in a city with one of the largest Somali populations in the country
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    My dad passed away last night. He was 85. He was a sharpshooter in the military. A professional athlete. A scientist. Here he is with my mom (and me) in 1966:
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    What is more divisive than disrespecting our National Anthem before the whole world.
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    Except when that guy in Buffalo kills ten Black people. Then we’ll say nothing.
    Republicans will always stand up for life!