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Maryam Khanum

Philadelphia State Senator Accused of Using N-Word, Antigay Slurs in Social Media Posts Blames Basketball Players

State Sen. Jimmy Dillon (Credit: Pennsylvania Senate Democrats)

A Local Pennsylvania lawmaker is addressing decade-old tweets containing racial slurs, calling them a distraction from "real issues."

Philadelphia State Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D) stated that tweets featuring slurs on the X (formerly Twitter) account @Hoops24_7 were not posted by him, but may have been posted by other players working with the basketball academy.

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