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Clyanna
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She/Her | Queer Black feminist
Campaign Director, DDDA (NYS) @ LWVNY.
Doula + MS in Forensic Mental Health.
I talk organizing, policy, campaign strategy, & Black futures

“As we love ourselves, we build the communities we deserve.” — Lorde
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
santiagomayer.com Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · Nov 5
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.

Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Albany elected @dorceyformayor.bsky.social — first Black woman mayor. Major history! Now it’s accountability time.
a man in a suit and tie with his arms in the air and the words accountability below him
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with his arms in the air and the words accountability below him
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November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work.

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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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“Libraries should be beautiful and open; inviting, not intimidating. It’s not a shrine, but a place where you can spend time freely, take part in discussions, public consultations, or meet people,” he says.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones
Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war
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September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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This workshop is open to the public but will focus on LGBTQIA+ UAlbany students who have seen firsthand the impact of the current political climate. Join Lyndon Cudlitz and me to discuss challenges and strategies for building a better future.

bit.ly/WhereWeGoUA

#LGBTQ+ #UAlbany #CommunitySupport
May 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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New op-ed in TBR News Media: NYers in jail are being denied their right to vote—not by law, but by broken systems.

The #DemocracyDuringDetention Act would change that. We need to pass it.

🗳️ Read: tbrnewsmedia.com/making-democ...

📥 Take action: bit.ly/democracydur...
#LetNYVote #DDDA #VotingRights
Making Democracy Work: Democracy during detention — A critical step for voting rights | TBR News Media
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April 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Prisons Must Fall 🌱

Happy Publication Day to this beautiful, hopeful book by @prisonculture.bsky.social and Jane Ball, illustrated by @ollycostello.bsky.social! 💐
Prisons Must Fall book cover
April 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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My thoughts exactly.
April 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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***NEW***

The League of Women Voters is suing Trump in USDC for DC, saying his executive order requiring states to demand proof of citizenship to register to vote is illegal.

"Under the Constitution, the President has no
authority to make or change the rules for conducting federal elections."
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036; LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036; LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ARIZONA, 1934 East Camelback Road, Suite 120 Phoenix, AZ 85016; HISPANIC FEDERATION, 55 Exchange Place, 5th Floor New York, NY 10005; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, 4805 Mt. Hope Drive Baltimore, MD 21215; OCA – ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES, 900 19th St. NW, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006; ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VOTE, 1025 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036; Plaintiffs, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500; UNITED STATES ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, 633 3rd Street, NW, Suite 200 Case No. _______________ COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Case 1:25-cv-00955 Document 1 Filed 04/01/25 Page 1 of 34 7. First, the Executive Order violates the constitutional separation of powers. The Constitution gives to the states and to Congress—not the President—the power to regulate federal elections. Nothing in the Constitution gives the President authority over federal elections. Moreover, to prevent partisan manipulation of election rules, Congress, through the Elections Clause, created the EAC as an independent, bipartisan agency. The President therefore has no authority to direct the EAC to do anything, including to make changes to the Federal Form, and his attempts to do so are thus unconstitutional. 8. Second, the Executive Order is illegal for the independent reason that it commands the EAC to break the law. Regardless of the President’s authority to issue any directives to the EAC (and to be sure, he has none), under the National Voter Registration Act (“NVRA”), it is unlawful to add a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement to the Federal Form without first finding that it is “necessary to enable” state election officials to assess voter eligibility. No such finding exists here (nor could such a finding exist), and the President’s directive therefore runs afoul of the NVRA. 9. Because the EAC has been ordered to act within 30 days, time is of the essence. The Executive Order would make it impossible for Plaintiffs to use the Federal Form in efforts to register eligible voters. And it would impose a severe burden on, if not wholly disenfranchise, millions of voters—including some of Plaintiffs’ members, particularly those in Arizona who rely on the Federal Form to register to vote and update their registration—who do not have nor could easily obtain the documents the Executive Order demands. 10. To avoid this imminent harm, Plaintiffs respectfully request the Court (1) declare that the Executive Order cannot force the EAC to do anything, much less add an illegal requirement to the Federal Form, and (2) enjoin the EAC from complying with the President’s directiv…
April 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Through the rubble, the smoke, and the horrors of genocide, Palestinians remain unyielding. From 2024 to 2025, their message is clear: We are still here. Justice, liberation, and the fight for freedom will endure.
December 31, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft Credit:NASA
Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft Credit:NASA
December 12, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM