Yvonne Massey Davis
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Retired Public Affairs Officer; Lover of Jesus; Wife; MiMi; Politically Moderate; Love music; Views are all mine.
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New: The Texas Comptroller’s office announced Tuesday it is removing women- and minority-owned businesses from the state program intended to give additional exposure to businesses owned by economically disadvantaged groups.
Texas removes women, minorities from small business program
The program will now only be eligible for service-disabled veterans. It will be called Veteran Heroes United in Business.
www.texastribune.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
New: The Texas Comptroller’s office announced Tuesday it is removing women- and minority-owned businesses from the state program intended to give additional exposure to businesses owned by economically disadvantaged groups.
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Yeah man, it’s a bad, bad look to (allegedly) be texting freaking Jeffrey Epstein in any way shape or form, especially in 2019, especially as the rep for the Virgin Islands — where he reportedly committed sex crimes for nearly 2 decades.
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Yeah man, it’s a bad, bad look to (allegedly) be texting freaking Jeffrey Epstein in any way shape or form, especially in 2019, especially as the rep for the Virgin Islands — where he reportedly committed sex crimes for nearly 2 decades.
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The distraction from the Epstein files scandal...
War with Venezuela
War with Venezuela
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The distraction from the Epstein files scandal...
War with Venezuela
War with Venezuela
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Trump, who has criticized America’s past “forever wars” and spent much of this year focused on ending major foreign conflicts, might be about to start one in his own backyard. The Atlantic reports on the president’s endgame in Venezuela:
Why Venezuela?
The United States is amassing an armada in the Caribbean as Trump figures out his endgame with Maduro.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Trump, who has criticized America’s past “forever wars” and spent much of this year focused on ending major foreign conflicts, might be about to start one in his own backyard. The Atlantic reports on the president’s endgame in Venezuela:
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Eddie Murphy Believes He Was Blacklisted by the Academy After Talking About Racism at the 1988 Oscars
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Eddie Murphy Believes He Was Blacklisted by the Academy After Talking About Racism at the 1988 Oscars
Eddie Murphy presented the award for best motion picture at the 60th Academy Awards in 1988 and spoke about racism in the film industry.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Eddie Murphy Believes He Was Blacklisted by the Academy After Talking About Racism at the 1988 Oscars
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New from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: Even as the lege debated school vouchers, corporate voucher vendors were already competing behind the scenes for the lucrative contract. A closer look at how Odyssey became the big winner... and whose influence helped make the decision.
Texas’ Top Voucher Vendor Taps Abbott Allies in Contract Bid, Program Rollout
The New York firm Odyssey is now running the state’s lucrative voucher scheme with a little help from the governor’s friends.
www.texasobserver.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
New from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: Even as the lege debated school vouchers, corporate voucher vendors were already competing behind the scenes for the lucrative contract. A closer look at how Odyssey became the big winner... and whose influence helped make the decision.
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The biggest democracy news of the day and its only 11am! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The biggest democracy news of the day and its only 11am! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Buffett’s children are now ages 72, 70 and 67.
Warren Buffett Says He Will ‘Step Up’ Pace Of Fortune Disbursements To His Children’s Foundations
Buffett’s children are now ages 72, 70 and 67.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Buffett’s children are now ages 72, 70 and 67.
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Texas has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
Whooping cough cases in Texas reach an 11-year high
The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Texas has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
The uptick has coincided with a decline in vaccination rates for whooping cough, according to disease experts who urge the best way to control the spread is to get vaccinated.
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🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Miller Meeks says release the Epstein Files.
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Miller Meeks says release the Epstein Files.
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The last time the Spurs were 8-2 after 10 games, Victor Wembanyama was an 11-year-old basketball prodigy in France.
That was in 2015.
That was in 2015.
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The last time the Spurs were 8-2 after 10 games, Victor Wembanyama was an 11-year-old basketball prodigy in France.
That was in 2015.
That was in 2015.
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The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In a Win for Voters, Wisconsin Judge Withdraws Anti-Voting Order on Proof of Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
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The Wilmington Massacre - on the Karen Hunter is Awesome! Podcast
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The Wilmington Massacre
Podcast Episode · Karen Hunter Is Awesome! · 11/10/2025 · 17m
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November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Wilmington Massacre - on the Karen Hunter is Awesome! Podcast
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Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
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Was he wearing ICE gear?
Is that what gave him away?
Is that what gave him away?
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Was he wearing ICE gear?
Is that what gave him away?
Is that what gave him away?
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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP, following a week of indecision about the program’s fate during the government shutdown.
Feds ordered to fully fund SNAP, but Texans could face delays
Trump administration officials said earlier this week they’d only partially fund SNAP payments.
www.texastribune.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP, following a week of indecision about the program’s fate during the government shutdown.
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Last night was a moment of hope, but let's remember the bad things are still happening. What happened today in my hometown was horrific. Here's my latest on Substack.
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Traumatizing the children, too: An awful scene in Chicago
How much longer before multiple children are injured by guns or chemical weapons or just brute hand-to-hand force? How long before that becomes routine? Not that there’s much ICE can justify about its...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Last night was a moment of hope, but let's remember the bad things are still happening. What happened today in my hometown was horrific. Here's my latest on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...
open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...
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Black History Made.
Election-2025👏👏👏👏👏👏✊✊
Election-2025👏👏👏👏👏👏✊✊
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Black History Made.
Election-2025👏👏👏👏👏👏✊✊
Election-2025👏👏👏👏👏👏✊✊
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This just shocks the conscience:
“Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat.”
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“Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This just shocks the conscience:
“Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Mamdani Brings Lina Khan Onto His Team After Historic Election Win newrepublic.com/post/202726/... via @newrepublic.com
Mamdani Brings Lina Khan Onto His Team After Historic Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Mamdani Brings Lina Khan Onto His Team After Historic Election Win newrepublic.com/post/202726/... via @newrepublic.com