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@ClintSmithIII

Writer. Teacher. PhD Candidate studying incarceration, education, & inequality. Author of Counting Descent.

Washington, DC
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    Nov 9

    SOME NEWS, FRIENDS. I’m writing my debut nonfiction book with . This is a dream come true & I’m very hype. Shout out to my parents for showing me the magic of the library. Shout out to the library for the books. Shout out to all the books that made this one possible.

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    3 hours ago

    And with all this good news floating around today, I discovered another poem of my own has quietly entered the world. You can read "Self-Portrait as a Shadow" over at , if you're so inclined!

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    4 hours ago

    House Democrats say their first bill after taking power would establish automatic voter registration and reinvigorate the Voting Rights Act.

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    Nov 7

    My TED talk is featured on the main TED website today, a day when there’s clearly no other news worth following whatsoever. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. (Please clap)

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    4 hours ago

    House Dems are planning to quickly pass a federal bill with automatic voter registration: This may not get far in the Senate, but will increase pressure for all states that can do so legislatively or via referendum to prioritize it.

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  6. 4 hours ago

    a us senator in mississippi running against a black man really said about a constituent “if he invited me to a public hanging, i'd be on the front row” fam what?! this woman is really out here making causal jokes about lynching in a state tht lynched more black ppl than any other

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  7. 7 hours ago

    i think some people severely underestimate the extent to which so many of our social problems could be solved by simply giving people the money they need

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    Nov 11

    As it turns out, we needed the Voting Rights Act.

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    Nov 11

    wrote about A Stranger's Pose, a gorgeous new book from Emmanuel Iduma that chronicles his travels through Africa with a rare, lyrical attention to human encounters

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    24 hours ago
    Governor candidate, GA

    We are reaching out to Georgia voters who may have experienced voting issues at the polls. Help us ensure every vote is counted.

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    Nov 9

    Behind the scenes footage of the Chili's Baby Back Ribs jingle. I am here today to talk about this and only this

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    Nov 11

    this is word-for-word what segregationists used to say about integration

    . since you seem to care more about Twitter snark than facts, how about this: let’s admit an unlimited number of refugees as long as they live in your fancy apartment building & your rich Manhattan neighborhood. Planet Earth thanks you for your virtue-signaling.
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    Nov 10

    This from is the best cartogram of the US I've seen. How we portray the US shapes our political imagination; given the representation disparities of the Senate and Electoral College, more than ever we need to depict the US in units of population rather than land.

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    Nov 11

    "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row"- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says in Tupelo, MS after Colin Hutchinson, cattle rancher, praises her. Hyde-Smith is in a runoff on Nov 27th against Mike Espy.

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  15. Nov 10

    one of the best things in life is rediscovering food you loved as a kid like i just ate lucky charms for the first time in a decade & im overwhelmed by joy & nostalgia but also trying to not to look at the back of the box & see how the cereal industry is trying to kill me w/sugar

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    Nov 9

    Injustice of those in prison fighting wildfires in Cali isn’t just their $1/hr paycheck. Once released, they *can’t get hired as firefighters.* “People spend years saving lives while incarcerated then struggle to find a place to do the same work when free.”

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    Nov 9

    Rosa Duffy who is an absurdly talented person has opened this beautifully curated store in Atlanta and i need all of you to go there and take pictures so I can live vicariously through you until I get there. Support this black woman owned business and my bibliophilia please

    It’s called For Keeps, and it’s a bookstore featuring black rare and used books. She has gone to the ends of the earth to find this collection. AND it’s on Auburn Ave. And people are encouraged to hang out and read. Like, is there anything better in this world?!
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  18. Nov 9

    well now im all caught up on the good place & i guess this means ive officially transitioned from the person who was like wow everybody calm down you’re hyping this show way too much to the person cutting out family & friends in my life who don’t watch this wondrous piece of art

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    Nov 9
    Governor candidate, GA

    I want to make something very clear: This fight isn't about me. This fight is about making sure our democracy works for & represents everyone who has ever put their faith in it. It’s about fighting for every Georgian who cast a ballot with the promise that their vote would count.

    🚨 If you voted using a paper ballot on Tuesday, it was probably a “provisional” ballot. Here’s what you need to do BEFORE 5 PM TODAY to make sure your vote is counted:
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  20. Nov 9

    just so i’m clear, the president used the suffering of ppl attempting to escape violence & poverty in central america who were thousands of miles away to make racism the foundational msg of the midterms & it got 24/7 coverage but now election’s over & it’s no longer a story? 🤔

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    Nov 9

    1.5 million purged by Kemp 53,000 registrations on hold 4.5 hour lines in black precincts 214 polling places closed Dems falsely accused of cyber crimes He didn't "win" fairly & every ballot should be counted before race called

    . ran a great race in Georgia – he won. It is time to move on!
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