Atima Omara
@atimaomara.bsky.social
Political Strategist|Feminist|Writer|Podcast: #EmbracingYourVoicePod| Film & TV buff
Writing a book on Black women & Democracy (due 2026).Bylines: @teenvogue.com @thenation.com etc
Fmr: Elected Virginia DNC Member & President Young Democrats of America
Writing a book on Black women & Democracy (due 2026).Bylines: @teenvogue.com @thenation.com etc
Fmr: Elected Virginia DNC Member & President Young Democrats of America
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Atima Omara
@atimaomara.bsky.social
· Jul 16
I keep forgetting to intro myself🙃:
Hi! 👋🏿
I’ve worked in Dem politics & on progressive causes for years
Now I work for myself as a strategist turning out voters & electing progressive candidates
I’m also writing a book on Black women & democracy (I know 😐) that reflects these experiences (1/2)
Hi! 👋🏿
I’ve worked in Dem politics & on progressive causes for years
Now I work for myself as a strategist turning out voters & electing progressive candidates
I’m also writing a book on Black women & democracy (I know 😐) that reflects these experiences (1/2)
Oh yeah unacceptable. Senate Dems cannot have staked a shutdown on ACA subsidies and then cave with a….promise of a concept of a vote.
Call your Senator ASAP
Call your Senator ASAP
Okay, Ezra is confirming that he's hearing D senators are actually plotting to cave to Trump and end the shutdown WITHOUT any extension of the ACA, just a promise of a vote later down the line.
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
yep
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Oh yeah unacceptable. Senate Dems cannot have staked a shutdown on ACA subsidies and then cave with a….promise of a concept of a vote.
Call your Senator ASAP
Call your Senator ASAP
I really need Congressional Dems to get LOUD about this.
They have the emergency fund, they are just refusing to pay it.
They have the emergency fund, they are just refusing to pay it.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I really need Congressional Dems to get LOUD about this.
They have the emergency fund, they are just refusing to pay it.
They have the emergency fund, they are just refusing to pay it.
………so did folks stop the Tesla protests?
Because…. Paying him $1 trillion to manage Tesla?!
Because…. Paying him $1 trillion to manage Tesla?!
In an era of skyrocketing CEO pay, Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly approved a $1 trillion pay package intended to keep Elon Musk in charge of the company for the next decade. https://wapo.st/4oTKbcZ
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
………so did folks stop the Tesla protests?
Because…. Paying him $1 trillion to manage Tesla?!
Because…. Paying him $1 trillion to manage Tesla?!
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We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.
Liberal feminism made it possible for women to be in the workplace
So, were asserting in a column in a national paper (at which a lot of women work) the very presence of women ruined the workplace? 🤔
Like how did this get past anyone?
So, were asserting in a column in a national paper (at which a lot of women work) the very presence of women ruined the workplace? 🤔
Like how did this get past anyone?
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Liberal feminism made it possible for women to be in the workplace
So, were asserting in a column in a national paper (at which a lot of women work) the very presence of women ruined the workplace? 🤔
Like how did this get past anyone?
So, were asserting in a column in a national paper (at which a lot of women work) the very presence of women ruined the workplace? 🤔
Like how did this get past anyone?
I really wondered if she was going to go toes up, but I’m glad Pelosi did it this way.
Between corralling the House on passing the ACA, and leading Dems through the 1st term of Trump, she was very effective at her job, even the folks who didn’t like her said that
Between corralling the House on passing the ACA, and leading Dems through the 1st term of Trump, she was very effective at her job, even the folks who didn’t like her said that
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House.
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I really wondered if she was going to go toes up, but I’m glad Pelosi did it this way.
Between corralling the House on passing the ACA, and leading Dems through the 1st term of Trump, she was very effective at her job, even the folks who didn’t like her said that
Between corralling the House on passing the ACA, and leading Dems through the 1st term of Trump, she was very effective at her job, even the folks who didn’t like her said that
They said that about 2017 in Virginia too 😏. We saw how that turned out for them.
Virginia went from statewide GOP leadership and flipped to all Dem statewide and picked up 13 seats in the House
GA elected 2 Dems statewide, MS Dems broke GOP supermajority in Senate, and PA Dems held Supreme Court
Virginia went from statewide GOP leadership and flipped to all Dem statewide and picked up 13 seats in the House
GA elected 2 Dems statewide, MS Dems broke GOP supermajority in Senate, and PA Dems held Supreme Court
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
They said that about 2017 in Virginia too 😏. We saw how that turned out for them.
Virginia went from statewide GOP leadership and flipped to all Dem statewide and picked up 13 seats in the House
GA elected 2 Dems statewide, MS Dems broke GOP supermajority in Senate, and PA Dems held Supreme Court
Virginia went from statewide GOP leadership and flipped to all Dem statewide and picked up 13 seats in the House
GA elected 2 Dems statewide, MS Dems broke GOP supermajority in Senate, and PA Dems held Supreme Court
And good morning to Mississippi Democrats!
They BROKE the Republican Supermajority in the State Senate 🤯
A reminder why you don’t throw the towel in on organizing in the Southern states.
We are worth investing in, even if it yields small gains
They BROKE the Republican Supermajority in the State Senate 🤯
A reminder why you don’t throw the towel in on organizing in the Southern states.
We are worth investing in, even if it yields small gains
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
And good morning to Mississippi Democrats!
They BROKE the Republican Supermajority in the State Senate 🤯
A reminder why you don’t throw the towel in on organizing in the Southern states.
We are worth investing in, even if it yields small gains
They BROKE the Republican Supermajority in the State Senate 🤯
A reminder why you don’t throw the towel in on organizing in the Southern states.
We are worth investing in, even if it yields small gains
And great news out of Detroit!
Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
And great news out of Detroit!
Y’all Dems in Virginia went from 51-49 in the House
to looking like…. .we might get 63/64 seats to their measly 37! 🙏🏿🙌🏿
to looking like…. .we might get 63/64 seats to their measly 37! 🙏🏿🙌🏿
a baby is being held by a woman in a crowd of people and screaming .
ALT: a baby is being held by a woman in a crowd of people and screaming .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Y’all Dems in Virginia went from 51-49 in the House
to looking like…. .we might get 63/64 seats to their measly 37! 🙏🏿🙌🏿
to looking like…. .we might get 63/64 seats to their measly 37! 🙏🏿🙌🏿
Mamdani wiped the floor with Cuomo. It’s not even close 😂
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Mamdani wiped the floor with Cuomo. It’s not even close 😂
Worth mentioning, one helluva journey for Senator Ghazala Hashmi, elected in 2019 to the Virginia Senate, inspired to run for office because of Trump’s travel ban against majority Muslim countries.
After tonight, she will be the 1st Muslim woman elected to to statewide office in the United States
After tonight, she will be the 1st Muslim woman elected to to statewide office in the United States
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Worth mentioning, one helluva journey for Senator Ghazala Hashmi, elected in 2019 to the Virginia Senate, inspired to run for office because of Trump’s travel ban against majority Muslim countries.
After tonight, she will be the 1st Muslim woman elected to to statewide office in the United States
After tonight, she will be the 1st Muslim woman elected to to statewide office in the United States
Okay so I’m just waiting on confirmation we got Attorney General in Virginia.
And… the Virginia House of Delegates
And… the Virginia House of Delegates
two older women standing next to each other with one covering her mouth with her hand
ALT: two older women standing next to each other with one covering her mouth with her hand
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Okay so I’m just waiting on confirmation we got Attorney General in Virginia.
And… the Virginia House of Delegates
And… the Virginia House of Delegates
I know NYC is interesting and all but…
Virginia also has an Election Day today for Governor, Lt. Gov and Atty General, the Virginia House and other local offices
This election will also determine, referenda for next year on voting rights, abortion rights, and redistricting amendment on the ballot
Virginia also has an Election Day today for Governor, Lt. Gov and Atty General, the Virginia House and other local offices
This election will also determine, referenda for next year on voting rights, abortion rights, and redistricting amendment on the ballot
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know NYC is interesting and all but…
Virginia also has an Election Day today for Governor, Lt. Gov and Atty General, the Virginia House and other local offices
This election will also determine, referenda for next year on voting rights, abortion rights, and redistricting amendment on the ballot
Virginia also has an Election Day today for Governor, Lt. Gov and Atty General, the Virginia House and other local offices
This election will also determine, referenda for next year on voting rights, abortion rights, and redistricting amendment on the ballot
Given who he endorsed in the last election….
I hope that meant Dick Cheney’s final days were having to sit with ALL the consequences of the decisions he made leading to the world we have now
I hope that meant Dick Cheney’s final days were having to sit with ALL the consequences of the decisions he made leading to the world we have now
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Given who he endorsed in the last election….
I hope that meant Dick Cheney’s final days were having to sit with ALL the consequences of the decisions he made leading to the world we have now
I hope that meant Dick Cheney’s final days were having to sit with ALL the consequences of the decisions he made leading to the world we have now
The nationalization of the NYC Mayor’s race esp. THIS cycle is a proxy war over the direction of the Democratic Party post 2024.
It shouldn’t be but it’s got it all the points:
establishment vs non establishment, white man vs man of color, old vs young, mod liberal vs progressive
It shouldn’t be but it’s got it all the points:
establishment vs non establishment, white man vs man of color, old vs young, mod liberal vs progressive
NYC is NOT a "so goes this city, so goes the country" space, and people acting like this is the general election. It's a lot.
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The nationalization of the NYC Mayor’s race esp. THIS cycle is a proxy war over the direction of the Democratic Party post 2024.
It shouldn’t be but it’s got it all the points:
establishment vs non establishment, white man vs man of color, old vs young, mod liberal vs progressive
It shouldn’t be but it’s got it all the points:
establishment vs non establishment, white man vs man of color, old vs young, mod liberal vs progressive
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
Yeah with the latest news about Teen Vogue even more relevant
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yeah with the latest news about Teen Vogue even more relevant
……….. oh no.
Yeah we maybe going exclusively back to makeup tips and fashion at Teen Vogue
Yeah we maybe going exclusively back to makeup tips and fashion at Teen Vogue
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
……….. oh no.
Yeah we maybe going exclusively back to makeup tips and fashion at Teen Vogue
Yeah we maybe going exclusively back to makeup tips and fashion at Teen Vogue
There are multiple emergency disasters at once, but for those looking to give to Hurricane Melissa efforts in Jamaica & Haiti
This article is linked to some vetted organizations that are doing direct relief work on the ground
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
This article is linked to some vetted organizations that are doing direct relief work on the ground
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The best way to help Hurricane Melissa survivors may not be what you think
People in the Caribbean need help now — and for years to come.
www.vox.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There are multiple emergency disasters at once, but for those looking to give to Hurricane Melissa efforts in Jamaica & Haiti
This article is linked to some vetted organizations that are doing direct relief work on the ground
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
This article is linked to some vetted organizations that are doing direct relief work on the ground
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
A New York Halloween parade tribute to Thriller
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A New York Halloween parade tribute to Thriller
Man when I tell you Vincent Price did such a great job as a villain in his roles, I never focused on his looks….
Whew
Whew
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Man when I tell you Vincent Price did such a great job as a villain in his roles, I never focused on his looks….
Whew
Whew
And the Virginia elections are now even higher stakes!
Virginia's Senate has now passed the constitutional amendment that'd allow Dems to redistrict VA, joining House.
So Dems completed step 1: passing measure this week.
Step 2: keep the House Tuesday.
Step 3: pass this again in January.
Step 4: win a referendum in the spring.
So Dems completed step 1: passing measure this week.
Step 2: keep the House Tuesday.
Step 3: pass this again in January.
Step 4: win a referendum in the spring.
October 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
And the Virginia elections are now even higher stakes!
Let’s see if they comply…..👀
BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Let’s see if they comply…..👀
If ever there was a “let them eat cake” moment of our time. This would be it
I am certainly no seasoned strategist but I am a little skeptical of the political wisdom behind building a giant golden ballroom and sharing a dozen photos of a renovated marble bathroom at the very moment that millions of people are losing access to healthcare and food.
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If ever there was a “let them eat cake” moment of our time. This would be it