jon ossoff
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Stacey Abrams Sets Sights On Georgia Gov. Race, But First She Calls For National Voting Rights Action
Before Abrams 2022 campaign, the Georgia Governor hopeful makes a push for voter protections
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Stacey Abrams Is Running for Governor of Georgia
The Democrat would give her party a midterm boost by winning
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Sons of Confederate Veterans File Lawsuit to Have Monument Restored in Predominantly Black Decatur, Ga.
The 30-foot-high Confederate monument was removed from Decatur Square in 2020. Now, a bunch of salty white people are trying to have it restored.
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When They Go Low: Michelle Obama Responds to the Capitol Insurrection, Says 'I Hurt for Our Country'
“When they go low, we go high,” Michelle Obama famously said during her speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, as she joined a chorus of voices warning America of the dangers of allowing Donald Trump into the Oval Office. America—or should we say, the Electoral College—didn’t listen, and over the last four years, we’ve…
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'Could You Imagine Today, If Those Were All Black People?': Here's How the NBA Reacted to White Privilege Appreciation Day
On the same day that “John Lewis Democrats” Ralphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff emerged victorious in Georgia’s runoffs, which has finally provided Democrats with control of the Senate, something unprecedented—and painfully alabaster—occurred. In what can only be described as one of the greatest displays of white privilege in the history of Western Civilization, a violent…
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Jon Ossoff Defeats David Perdue in Georgia Runoffs, Giving Democrats Control of the Senate
Well people, against all odds it happened: Georgia has turned blue. Yeah, I know, the Peach State turned blue when it handed President-elect Joe Biden his win over President-reject Donald Trump, but that shade of blue just got a little bit deeper now that Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have both defeated their opponents…
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Raphael Warnock Takes Over Seat Once Held by Senator Who Called for Lynchings of Black Men
Rev. Raphael Warnock became the first Black senator elected out of Georgia, but another senator who once held his seat believed men like him should be lynched. In October of 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton was appointed to the U.S. Senate out of the state of Georgia for one full day. She was a leading voice…
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GTFOH Trump Watch: The Devil Went Down to Georgia
You know who really doesn’t give a shit about who wins this Georgia Senate election runoff? The president of people who believe in the seductive powers of Mountain Dew. This man went all the way down to Georgia on the heels of a leaked call in which the president did his best Michael Corleone impersonation,…
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A Few Notes About the Georgia Runoff
Georgia voters have begun early voting in the state’s U.S. Senate January runoff that will determine the balance of power in Washington. Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are in tight races with their GOP opponents Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, respectively. Neither candidate was able to get to the 50 percent threshold…
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Georgia Just Can’t Quit Trying to Suppress the Vote, Reduces Early Voting Locations by Half in 3rd Largest County
Georgia Republicans can’t help but be Georgia Republicans, and in what is totally not voter suppression, the third largest county in the state announced plans to significantly reduce early voting locations for the upcoming Senate runoff election. According to the New York Times, election officials in Georgia’s Cobb County have announced plans to substantially reduce…