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History Made
-Ayanna Pressley becomes the first Black female MA Rep
-Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib becomes first Muslim woman in Congress
-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes the youngest woman elected to Congress
-Jared Polis is the country's first openly gay man to be elected Governor
-Sharice Davids becomes the first Native American woman in Congress
-Ilhan Omar becomes the first Somali American congresswoman in US history
-Today is the first day in history Americans have elected more than 100 women to the U.S. House of representatives (projected)
We're still going!
-Debra Haaland in NM is now one of first two Native American women elected to Congress
-Veronica Escobar (D) and Sylvia Garcia (D) become the first Latinx Congresswomen ever elected from TX
-Jahana Hayes becomes the first Black woman elected to Congress from CT
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This past year I started having to drive 7-14hrs every work and I also learned how to listen to podcasts so I can now say, I really like:
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Future Presidents should be allowed to rule in totality without any oversight, as the Constitution intended!
If they'd lived during the Revolutionary War, every single modern-day Republican would have fought on the side of the British.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The tweet above is an exaggerated joke to underline the point made in the sarcastic quote RT it is linked to. It is not, in fact, a thesis statement nor doctoral candidate paper and therefore, does not need to be evaluated nor argued as such. You absolute losers]
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just ordered take out instead of eating leftovers again and have killed my mother she is dead now it's very tragic but then also this chicken parm is very good
"You ordered food?!! But there are so many leftovers!!! It will go to waste!!" -mom, aghast at the idea we aren't all making a meal of 6 brussel sprouts, the worst bits of a turkey carcass and ok yes a giant bag (?) of stuffing
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Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in the House with their children:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Barbara Lee taking selfies before the festivities begin:
Still waiting for the Speaker vote to begin. Here are Ayanna Pressley, Lucy McBath and Sharice Davids:
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Some thoughts on @AlJazeera's The Lobby USA documentary courageously hosted by @intifada. A particular example this week shows how it works in practice and why and how it can now act as a bellwether of lobby influence and a politician's trustability. /1
Ilhan Omar is a Somali American politician from Minnesota. In 2016, she was elected a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, making her the first Somali American legislator elected to office in the United States. /2
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Congratulations to all the voters, volunteers, organizers, and candidates who voted last night to put a powerful check on this administration and start building a better future for everyone in our country.
It was a historic night in so many ways: For the first time ever, over 100 women were elected to Congress—including a record number of women of color.
Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland will be the first Native American women to ever serve in Congress. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar will be the first Muslim women to serve.
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1/ #Midterms2018 saw a number of historic firsts:
The first two Native American women elected to Congress
The first openly gay man elected governor in the US
The first two Muslim women elected to Congress

Here are some of the candidates who broke new ground last night:
2/ At 29, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. The democratic socialist’s victory proved Dems can run on leftist ideas and win — even against party favorites. bit.ly/2zCz94Q
3/ Democrats Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland will be the first Native American women to serve in Congress.

Davids's campaign appealed to her district's moderate suburban voters. Haaland told Vox that one of her biggest priorities will be working to fight climate change.
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here are some historic firsts for women in the US midterm elections.

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar became the first Muslim women elected to Congress.
Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids became the first Native American women elected to Congress
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