Omar Lateef
@omrltfm19.bsky.social
Muslim, Muslim, Muslim, husband, father, comic book collector, cat dad,
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Rep. Hillary Scholten (#MI03) is one of 33 Democrats who voted with the Republican majority to pass a bill to cut federal funding for colleges and universities that engage in boycotts against Israel.
September 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Rep. Hillary Scholten (#MI03) is one of 33 Democrats who voted with the Republican majority to pass a bill to cut federal funding for colleges and universities that engage in boycotts against Israel.
HOW is it that In the age of the cell phone, internet, 24 hour news, talk radio and AI that people need Jasmine Crockett to campaign for James Talerico in order to vote in this very important election?!?
August 30, 2026 at 8:58 PM
HOW is it that In the age of the cell phone, internet, 24 hour news, talk radio and AI that people need Jasmine Crockett to campaign for James Talerico in order to vote in this very important election?!?
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When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled top commanders in 2025 about cutting a program meant to protect civilians from harm during military operations, they all said it should be kept intact.
Hegseth gutted the program anyway.
Hegseth gutted the program anyway.
Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.
The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part...
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August 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled top commanders in 2025 about cutting a program meant to protect civilians from harm during military operations, they all said it should be kept intact.
Hegseth gutted the program anyway.
Hegseth gutted the program anyway.
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WTH?!? White OnlyFans Model ONLY Gets 6 Years After Fatally Stabbing Black Boyfriend
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August 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
WTH?!? White OnlyFans Model ONLY Gets 6 Years After Fatally Stabbing Black Boyfriend
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The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) is offering $2,500–$5,000 relief grants to small businesses located near the Purple Line in Montgomery County. These funds are intended to help businesses experiencing disruption due to construction and transit changes. Apply here: bit.ly/3SssFSe
June 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) is offering $2,500–$5,000 relief grants to small businesses located near the Purple Line in Montgomery County. These funds are intended to help businesses experiencing disruption due to construction and transit changes. Apply here: bit.ly/3SssFSe
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The new Rent Stabilization Allowance starting July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 is 3.0%. Read more on the City blog: https://bit.ly/4w5BbGi
June 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The new Rent Stabilization Allowance starting July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 is 3.0%. Read more on the City blog: https://bit.ly/4w5BbGi
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The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, recently approved by the DOJ, would place two of the largest U.S. broadcast news networks — CBS News and CNN — under the control of a single company that “has shown it is willing to warp and manipulate news coverage to please the president,” says Craig Aaron.
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Would Let Trump Allies Tighten Grip on Media
The Trump administration has approved media conglomerate Paramount’s $111 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros., one year after Paramount and Skydance Media signed a similar merger that placed Paramount...
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June 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, recently approved by the DOJ, would place two of the largest U.S. broadcast news networks — CBS News and CNN — under the control of a single company that “has shown it is willing to warp and manipulate news coverage to please the president,” says Craig Aaron.
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org)
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Jun. 16, 1944 | Fourteen-Year-Old George Stinney Executed in South Carolina
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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June 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org)
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org)
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
Jun. 9, 1963 | Fannie Lou Hamer Arrested and Beaten in Winona, Mississippi
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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June 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org)
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Recent studies suggest GLP-1s, the weight loss and diabetes drugs, may both prevent cancer and slow its progression. While weight loss is known to curb cancer risks, GLP-1s may act on other brain and metabolic pathways to prevent cancer. n.pr/43kFjFh
GLP-1s appear to protect against cancer. Researchers are trying to figure out how
Recent studies suggest GLP-1s, the weight loss and diabetes drugs, may both prevent cancer and slow its progression. While weight loss is known to curb cancer risks, GLP-1s may act on other brain and metabolic pathways to prevent cancer.
n.pr
June 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Recent studies suggest GLP-1s, the weight loss and diabetes drugs, may both prevent cancer and slow its progression. While weight loss is known to curb cancer risks, GLP-1s may act on other brain and metabolic pathways to prevent cancer. n.pr/43kFjFh
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When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
This is what experts say you need to know:
This is what experts say you need to know:
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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May 30, 2026 at 2:27 AM
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
This is what experts say you need to know:
This is what experts say you need to know:
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Keith David’s reaction to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
So deserved! Thank you for your work and impact! 👏
So deserved! Thank you for your work and impact! 👏
July 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Keith David’s reaction to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
So deserved! Thank you for your work and impact! 👏
So deserved! Thank you for your work and impact! 👏
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Speak out for Rent Stabilization at the Takoma Park City Council. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/speak...
Speak out for Rent Stabilization at the Takoma Park City Council
The Takoma Park City Council has approved a study of the City's rent stabilization law, potentially laying the groundwork to weaken the law. Takoma Park's rent stabilization law is stronger than the c...
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May 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Speak out for Rent Stabilization at the Takoma Park City Council. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/speak...
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Allegations against Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center claim that it knowingly falsified medical records to collect $16 million in Medicaid payments for group meetings.
With @kentucky.com
With @kentucky.com
They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud.
Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and…
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May 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Allegations against Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center claim that it knowingly falsified medical records to collect $16 million in Medicaid payments for group meetings.
With @kentucky.com
With @kentucky.com
BREAKING: CAIR Condemns Deadly Attack at San Diego Mosque www.cair.com/press_releas...
BREAKING: CAIR Condemns Deadly Attack at San Diego Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its San Diego office (CAIR-San Diego) today condemned a shooting attack at Islamic Center of San Diego. CAIR-San Diego representatives are on the s...
www.cair.com
May 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
BREAKING: CAIR Condemns Deadly Attack at San Diego Mosque www.cair.com/press_releas...
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...
Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
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May 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...
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These deaths are on him as well as the parents he has misled.
May 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
These deaths are on him as well as the parents he has misled.
Marco Rubio just said that this administration is getting us closer to the values of our founding fathers (I'm paraphrasing). I'm worried...
May 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Marco Rubio just said that this administration is getting us closer to the values of our founding fathers (I'm paraphrasing). I'm worried...
Maybe they’ll ignore black gamers like the federal government does and become more profitable.
None will be able to buy or sell unless they have the mark of the beast…
Coming soon.
Palantir to merge farming data with farmers social media postings to determine who will receive loans.
Palantir to merge farming data with farmers social media postings to determine who will receive loans.
May 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Maybe they’ll ignore black gamers like the federal government does and become more profitable.
I hate the term ‘gaslighting’. I know what it is and I hate when it’s done, but I now hate the word. Mostly because my wife says I do it all the time…
May 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I hate the term ‘gaslighting’. I know what it is and I hate when it’s done, but I now hate the word. Mostly because my wife says I do it all the time…
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Trump tore down nearly half the White House, without approval, then told you this ballroom would not cost any taxpayer money. Now, Republicans are requesting $1 Billion of your money for security features related to it. #ballroominflation https://bit.ly/4tdZaAg
Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom
The president has insisted his vanity project would be funded by wealthy donors.
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May 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Trump tore down nearly half the White House, without approval, then told you this ballroom would not cost any taxpayer money. Now, Republicans are requesting $1 Billion of your money for security features related to it. #ballroominflation https://bit.ly/4tdZaAg
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NEW: Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
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May 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
NEW: Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
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Oh, I forgot to skeet out my newsletter on Friday. I tried to put the destruction of the VRA in context and I was *once again* forced to defend James Comey against my will.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie's take on Musk v. Altman.
www.thenation.com
May 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Oh, I forgot to skeet out my newsletter on Friday. I tried to put the destruction of the VRA in context and I was *once again* forced to defend James Comey against my will.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
An opioid 100 times deadlier than fentanyl killed her. She won’t be the last. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
An opioid 100 times deadlier than fentanyl killed her. She won’t be the last.
Carfentanil first alarmed officials a decade ago, when it was linked to a wave of overdose deaths before fading. Now, amid an unpredictable drug supply, it appears to be making a deadly comeback.
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April 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM
An opioid 100 times deadlier than fentanyl killed her. She won’t be the last. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...