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New Orleans, LA
Joined February 2016
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In 2019, the New Orleans Police Department seized 1,315 cellphones. 23 of them were returned to their owners.
Thanks to @katyreckdahl, data maven.
...a March 17 memo approved by Mayor Cantrell proposed sending $600K from the Neighborhood Housing Improvement Fund to the New Orleans Business Alliance. The memo cites voters' rejection of dedicating taxes to certain economic development initiatives, including the NOLABA.
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In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts.
Arizona farmers will take the initial brunt, but wider reductions loom as climate change continues to affect flows into the river.
nytimes.com/2021/08/16/clima…
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Hammer dug up a "memo that suggests Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration planned in March to send some of New Orleans’ limited housing assistance funds to a business development group."
Bureaucracy, confusion tie up COVID rental relief money. My new @wwltv investigation wwltv.com/article/news/local…
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over the past year @wxpnfm worked on a project called 'kanaval: haitian rhythms & the music of new orleans" documenting haiti's influence on music & the world. we've compiled a list of ways you can donate to help in the aftermath of the haiti earthquake: xpnkanaval.org/2021/08/16/ho…
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How are you going to tell me we can’t afford universal health care in this country when our proposed defense budget is $753,000,000,000?
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Doing a little research on National School Lunch and Breakfast for a story.
Came across this chicken nugget in Time Magazine. Wow.
Bernie Sanders: The U.S. Must Stop Being an Apologist for the Netanyahu Government nytimes.com/2021/05/14/opini…
Hey Louisiana: let's end fines and fees in juvenile court. Kids can't pay them. They only strain already strained families. p2a.co/UpOboNC
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Advocates are rallying this #EarthDay to demand a fully funded relocation for Black New Orleanians whose homes were built on a toxic landfill. @AssemblyPeoples
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I am calling on Congress and currently working on measures to extend resources, healthcare, counseling, and hazard pay to all Capitol custodial, food service, and support staff after Wednesday’s attack.
Everyone who was there needs support.
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The elected officials who amplified & repeated known lies about our elections served as drum corps to insurrectionists.
The drum major in the House was @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy.
Rep. McCarthy bears unique, elevated responsibility in all this chaos. He must resign.
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A man who obviously doesn’t understand his biggest market. Now he’s famous for attending the coup. May he bask in the glory. #BoycottRouses
