Tahera Rahman (@TaheraNBC5) on X (original) (raw)

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@NBCDFW

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  Little girl asks if
  @BetoORourke
  will fully fund the IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Edu. Act. Beto says currently it’s only 17% funded and he will restore full funding.
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  First Q: LGBTQ rights.
  @BetoORourke
  says on day one, he will strike down the ban on transgenders serving in the military. “We need to make sure that no state can except itself from ensuring the equal rights” of everyone.
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  Meghan Markle spotted paying her respects in #uvalde.
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  Look who I met backstage @MegynTODAY!
  @MiloVentimiglia
  grabbed the phone from the producer & found us the perf. Selfie spot. If you love him on tv you’ll love him even more in person.
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  You may have noticed my bio changes today 👀. Overflowing with gratitude when I say, I’m now a reporter at NBC5 Dallas! 🎉 Bismillah, and Alhamdulillah/ praise God for everything. Orientation week ✅ Catch me on the 5/6pm news next week, God willing!
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  There are a lot of people who just can’t let Muslims be seen in a positive light, ever. But it doesn’t stop us from doing good, anyway.
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  A journo loves being stopped & told their reports are good. Also that you always look sharp & dress well. Shoutout to my new favorite
  @KXAN_News
  viewer, 79-yr-old Richard! 😂🙏🏽
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  Editing in the dark parking lot of Willow City Volunteer Fire Dept. Awful service, story wasn’t sending, had to use the restroom... I see headlights & firefighter Dale opens up the building for me, which has both a bathroom & signal booster. He waits until my story is sent. 😭💙
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  The owner of The Russian House of Austin decided to take “Russian” out of the restaurant name, in solidarity Ukrainians.
  @KXAN_News@RussianHouseATX
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  “... Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are the two most linked forms of bigotry.”
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  “Before we define ourselves by any other label, we are Americans first.” -
  @BetoORourke
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  It’s the representation AND diversity for me 🥺You’re looking at 4 of the only hijabi TV reporters/anchors on mainstream news in North America. Zoom #2 in the books, talking journeys, challenges, backlash, advice. TYSM for joining us @Ginella_M 👑.
  @ayahgalal@UbahDAli