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Atima Omara

@atimaomara.bsky.social

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Political Strategist.Feminist. Writer. Film & TV buff. Writing a book on Black women and Democracy (out in 2026) Formerly: Elected Virginia DNC Member & President Young Democrats of America.

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · Jul 16

I keep forgetting to intro myself🙃:

Hi! 👋🏿

I’ve worked in Dem politics & on progressive causes for years

Now I work for myself as a strategist turning out voters & electing progressive candidates

I’m also writing a book on Black women & democracy (I know 😐) that reflects these experiences (1/2)

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 6h

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 6h

I read in a different article he also tried (or did?) break the eternal flame at the Center.

We know the answer 👀

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 7h

Nooooo!

Diane Keaton was a one of kind actress.

And these movies cited in the description, while great, weren’t even her best work.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8h

Diane Keaton, famed for roles in “Father of the Bride,” “First Wives Club” and more, has died at 79

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 8h

Heading to the FO phase of FAFO

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 8h

Y’all messing with disabled children’s education?

Tuh, they clearly have not met their parents and loved ones who work to ensure they get the education and support they deserve

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 10h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 8h

Isn’t that just the IPad though? 😂

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 12h

Loving these videos Mamdani is doing where he starts off with a little history lesson, what that means for today and pivots to policy he proposes.

This is a powerful listen

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

WELP.

CDC has fired their disease detectives and…

The MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) staff who according to a poster in the thread, is a KEY FRONTLINE INDICATOR of OUTBREAKS

AIDS as a new disease first showed up in this report…

Mask up and vaxx up folks

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

……..🙃

a woman wearing a white shirt that says chile

ALT: a woman wearing a white shirt that says chile

media.tenor.com

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

I am so confused what are they saying happened. Someone robbed them. But they didn’t and actually used that to get insurance money… cause SEVEN FELONY CHARGES?!

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

May her memory be a blessing to you always Celeste

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

All I know is, folks better have the same energy for Attorney General Letitia James that they did to get Kimmel back on the air…

AG James was doing more real work on the frontlines to hold Trump accountable than Biden’s DOJ

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

7 felonies?! Wait what???

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently media folks like Wolf Blitzer who later in this clip complimented her in the interview and asked her to “come back anytime” 😩

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

It’s been floated out there

Her boyfriend some Newsmax anchor called her a… wait for it… “feminist” because she doesn’t do what the men in her caucus tell her to do and… 😵‍💫

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 1d

Super interested in whatever polling is telling her, about her district, GOP perspectives,

Because she’s been working the rebrand to a non combative MAGA type HARD (is that a thing?) and it’s jarring for those of us who remember her early days in Congress

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

This. Is. So. Wild

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

I appreciate David Simon standing ten toes down in: nah AI cannot do what writers do, periodt

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

One of the more astute observations she made and she made a few

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

😂

Is it that Liz Taylor is giving luxury with the brand ? Or is it just that it smells like luxury (but more affordable)? 🤔

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

What is it with a certain generation of Black women and White Diamonds! My mom loved the stuff 😂

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

Oh…. well that is an honor!

And congrats, because I wouldn’t be able to write it if asked, because I would be dead from shock 😂

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

We were. We had optimism about the future of our country

The rent wasn’t so damn high yet

Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 2d

Oh that was a time…..

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