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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
Redmond City Councilmember | She/Her | #SouthAsiansForBlackLives | #GoHuskies 💜 💛 RTs ≠ endorsements
Redmond, WAblacklivesmatters.carrd.coJoined February 2014
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Varisha Khan
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Thank you to whoever made me Wikipedia verified 🙌🏼 ...and also for making me the first attorney certified without passing the bar. 🥳 For legal purposes, please refer to me as Councilmember Varisha Khan, Esq. from now on until my Trump University law degree is revoked.
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PASSED 6-1! Congratulations Seattle for being the first city to ban caste-based discrimination! Who’s gonna be 2nd?Redmond, Eastside cities, WA-leg, let’s make it happen! 🙌
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
Seattle, please make civil rights history and vote yes TODAY to ban caste discrimination + begin implementation to empower individuals to begin reporting discrimination immediately. @d5juarez @cmtammymorales @cmkshama @cmdanstrauss @cmtmosqueda @cmsaranelson @cmandrewjlewis twitter.com/PramilaJayapal…
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Kshama Sawant
@cmkshama
It’s official: our movement has WON a historic, first-in-the-nation ban on caste discrimination in Seattle! Now we need to build a movement to spread this victory around the country ✊
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As a CM with a fair number of South Asian constituents, and a South Asian myself, I can vouch that caste and caste discrimination are present and functioning in the greater Seattle area. This ordinance would not only impact Seattle, but the region at large, including Redmond.
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Varisha Khan
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Seattle, please make civil rights history and vote yes TODAY to ban caste discrimination + begin implementation to empower individuals to begin reporting discrimination immediately.
@d5juarez
@cmtammymorales
@cmkshama
@cmdanstrauss
@cmtmosqueda
@cmsaranelson
@cmandrewjlewis
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Pramila Jayapal
@PramilaJayapal
Caste discrimination has no place in society anywhere in the world, including here in America. That is why some colleges and universities have banned it on campuses, and workers are fighting for their rights and their dignity in cases involving caste discrimination. 🧵
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
So the guy who made the website this meme came from is being charged by the thousands by Google. So if you liked this meme please support
@nick_sawhney
here:
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nick sawhney
@nick_sawhney
Google API call costs skyrocketed overnight! Even with the awesome support of @heroku taking on the maintenance cost of the servers, I'm being charged more than I have by a few thousand! Don't wanna have to pull the site, so please keep donating! buymeacoffee.com/nicksawhney
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Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
We’re facing an unprecedented hunger crisis in America. 26 million people, or 1 in 8 Americans, are going hungry. In the richest nation in the world, that’s unconscionable. Congress has the power to address this crisis. Why aren’t we doing it?
washingtonpost.com
A growing number of Americans are going hungry
More Americans are going hungry now than at any point during the deadly covid-19 pandemic, according to new federal data.
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Robert Reich
@RBReich
Trump is golfing, the Senate is on vacation, there is no COVID relief, food lines stretch for miles, 40,000,000 people face eviction, and Americans are dying in droves. Is this what they mean by American exceptionalism?
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CM Jessica Forsythe
@ForsytheVote
We must update the GMA to include climate action. Looking at you LD48 and LD45 leadership. You got this! 🌎💚🌳 @senpattykuderer
@SlatterVandana
@amywalen
@Dhingrama
@RogerGoodman45
@RepSpringer
#ClimateJusticeNow
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futurewise
@FuturewiseWA
If the GMA isn't updated this year, the next round of comprehensive plan updates won't be required to consider climate, housing affordability, or environmental justice...and those policies will be locked in for 8 years. Tell your reps that #WACantWait. futurewise.salsalabs.org/weekofactionem
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
Happy #TransAwarenessWeek! Trans friends, you’re beautiful and deserve more than just awareness that you’re intersectional, that your rights are human rights. You deserve more than just basic survival and kindness. You deserve the highest quality of life society has to offer. ❤️
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@VarishaMK
How 98 million Muslims will be determining prayer times from now own:
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Najma Sharif
@overdramatique
I can’t believe MuslimPro is selling us out like this, time to start using a stick and checking the shadows to figure out salah times. vice.com/en/article/jgq
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Nutan Varshabhinandan and happy #Diwali to Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, and everyone celebrating! Finding light in darkness is especially meaningful this year and I hope your celebrations are safe and filled with hope and joy.
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Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
112 co-sponsors of Medicare for All were on the ballot. All of them won. 98 co-sponsors of the Green New Deal were on the ballot. Only 1 lost. Supporting Medicare for All and the Green New Deal is not just good public policy. It is also good politics.
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😭🙌🏼 The pure joy that day when we took the lead in our race and the massive relief from Biden’s lead yesterday are the feelings I want us to keep chasing. You and
@RiallJohnson
made that moment happen. Here’s to more victories in your books for years to come! ❤️🥂
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nabrath
@nabrathhhh
happy 1 year anniversary of this moment 🤍 twitter.com/VarishaMK/stat…
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CM Jessica Forsythe
@ForsytheVote
For those who weren’t paying attention, the Trump tax plan sunsets any savings for those in the lower brackets in 2021 but savings are maintained for those extreme high wage earners indefinitely. Just another way you were being gaslighted. #gaslight #BYEden #BuildBackBetter
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Zeb Palmer
@zebpalmer
Trump's Tax Increase is about to raise your taxes. nytimes.com/2020/10/31/opi
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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
The Trump campaign accidentally booking a press conference at something called Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia instead of the Four Seasons hotel they intended is such a perfectly dysfunctional way for this to end. The writers really outdid themselves.
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Cori Bush
@CoriBush
Yes, you should be uplifting Stacey Abrams & the incredible Black women across the country for their great organizing work. But ask yourself—were you silent when Breonna Taylor was murdered? Support & uplift Black women all the time. Not just when we labor for your own benefit.
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@VarishaMK
😭 I physically felt the weight of the last 4 years fall off my shoulders. Alhamdulillah. And in the words of President-Elect Biden, “InshaAllah.”
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The Associated Press
@AP
JOE BIDEN DEFEATS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP The Associated Press declares Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises. #APracecall
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
Thank you to everyone who shared your stories and provided feedback and policy/budget ideas and are hoping for more access and discussion with your elected officials. We can and should strive to do better. This was a first step, and I’m committed to making sure you’re heard.
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
Thank you to all who participated! To be clear, my intention of hosting this event was to have a 2-way dialogue with the community and the 2 min speaking limit and 1-way format was the decision of the Council President that Council was informed of last minute.
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
Starting right now! Register and share your thoughts and stories on how Redmond can be more equitable and inclusive. If you are unable to join or want to share your thoughts in another forum, email feedback and thoughts to mayorcouncil@redmond.gov! Hope to hear from you, Redmond!
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
After the murders of #BreonnaTaylor and #GeorgeFloyd, I felt the Council & City needed to be proactive in listening to the community’s experiences and needs around equity, justice, and safety. I proposed a listening session that Council passed 7-0. Join us for that discussion:
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City of Redmond
@CityOfRedmond
The Redmond City Council is hosting a virtual, facilitated community listening session about inclusion & belonging tonight from 4-5:30 p.m. Register to virtually attend the listening session and receive the meeting link. ow.ly/AJXj50C5DEl
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Varisha Khan
@VarishaMK
This is why we count every single vote and why every vote counts. One street, or one extended family could be the difference.
@MadinahForDE
, 43 is forever your lucky number, like 66 is mine.😉❤️
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Madinah Wilson-Anton
@MadinahForDE
We won by 43 votes. 43 VOTES! Every. Single. Vote. Matters. THANK YOU! I am humbled by the trust that the voters have placed in me. Now, it’s time to win in November and get to work implementing our people-powered agenda. I’m proud to be on the side of the people ✊🏽
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