A Tweet Or Two

I am deeply troubled by the bombing in Colorado. It reminds me of another period. These stories cannot be swept under the rug #NAACPBombing

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) January 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/552896303890714626

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https://twitter.com/DerrickClifton/status/552910256721121280

U.S. Job Creation Index Static in December, at +27... http://t.co/IGOXnBTRbh #jobs pic.twitter.com/eFutTrRwJh

— GallupNews (@GallupNews) January 7, 2015

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60 years ago today, opera singer Marian Anderson broke the color barrier @metopera http://t.co/YKsmw1YXFY pic.twitter.com/cjpwRXm0Ei

— NPR Music (@nprmusic) January 7, 2015

Starting Friday, middle school students in NYC can see @SelmaMovie for free! More info here: http://t.co/BFyhADXfDB pic.twitter.com/S1MkRJIxW8

— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 7, 2015

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JUST IN: President Obama has spoken to French President Hollande about the Paris attack and offered his condolences and any U.S. assistance

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) January 7, 2015

BREAKING: One suspect in Paris terror attack killed, two in custody, U.S. officials say http://t.co/tOJVZu0Wwp

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/552891869114691584

The #NAACPBombing hashtag is starting to trend now NOT because of media, but because of so many people pointing out relative media silence.

— Sean (@SeanSharesStuff) January 7, 2015

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The President’s Day

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House. President Obama met with Vice President Joseph Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan Rice and spoke on the gunmen attack at the office of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France.

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President Barack Obama approaches Marine One on the snow covered South Lawn prior to his departure from the White House

President Barack Obama, accompanied by 89th Airlift Wing Commander Col. John Millard, smiles as they walk on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

President Barack Obama, followed by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich and Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., as they arrive on Air Force One at Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport in Detroit

President Barack Obama speaks at Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., about the resurgent American automotive and manufacturing sector

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Ford plant manager, Phillip Calhoun, President Barack Obama, Mark Fields, president and CEO of Ford, and Bill Ford eye a new mustang at Ford Michigan Assembly Plant

Chat Away

@dougmillsnyt: President Obama climbs in the new 2015 Ford Mustang at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant. #Ford

The President Speaks on the Resurgent Automotive and Manufacturing Sector

3:45 EST: President Obama Speaks on the Resurgent American Automotive and Manufacturing Sector, Wayne, Michigan

A Tweet Or Two

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this terrorist attack and the people of France" —President Obama pic.twitter.com/ZzVOyGNzfK

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/552832665419001856

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https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/552818158361657345

Terror struck twice today, not just once. 38 dead in attack in Yemen. They're killing us in the name of our own religion.

— İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي (@iyad_elbaghdadi) January 7, 2015

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Today's news will assert that acrazy, White outlier attempted to bomb an NAACP office, and that Islam carried out a terror attack in Paris

— Jamilah Lemieux (@JamilahLemieux) January 7, 2015

You forgot "terrorism" RT @NBCNews: FBI seeks pickup driver after blast near NAACP in Colorado http://t.co/kLgTrE7un8 pic.twitter.com/bXoTWIJMge

— April (@ReignOfApril) January 7, 2015

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An eyewitness video shows a gunman shooting a police officer and driving away. http://t.co/LILudVXzlV #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/HBYEWZscqn

— CNN (@CNN) January 7, 2015

France and the U.S. condemn deadly shooting at Paris newspaper office http://t.co/TtlkyTUywZ

— National Journal (@nationaljournal) January 7, 2015

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An act of domestic terrorism on US soil happens and the media ignores it. But we get wall to wall coverage of a shooting in Paris. Noted.

— Hope Restored In DFW (@Kennymack1971) January 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/onesarahjones/status/552836249032359936

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What Is Charlie Hebdo? http://t.co/IEag88RKul pic.twitter.com/9dvK0m6HVa

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 7, 2015

This was a well-planned attack: the gunmen hit #CharlieHebdo in the middle of the weekly conference, with all staff present.

— Daphnée Denis 💃🏽 (@daphneedenis) January 7, 2015

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@Julian__West @BurlyQEinstein There was wall to wall coverage of a failed bombing in Times Square.. I gotcha. Thanks for proving my point.

— Hope Restored In DFW (@Kennymack1971) January 7, 2015

@Kennymack1971 @Julian__West @BurlyQEinstein And there was wall-to-wall media coverage of the failed Shoe Bomber and Underwear Bomber.

— PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) January 7, 2015

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BREAKING: Offices of Spanish newspaper El País being evacuated after bomb threat received

— The Local Spain (@TheLocalSpain) January 7, 2015

Christians or Jews killing in name of religion = Extremists

But Muslims killing in name of religion = All Muslims??!

Come on...

— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) January 7, 2015

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I deplore this carnage in France, but I'm also not shocked that state sanctioned hate speech has disastrous consequences. #CharlieHebdo

— Propane Jane™ 🔥💣 (@docrocktex26) January 7, 2015

It is not inconsistent to believe in free speech AND be against insulting other people’s faith traditions. #CharlieHedbo

— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) January 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/552841755234951168

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/552841447800832000

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The inconvenient truth is that hate speech is tolerated when the speaker looks and sounds the "right" way.

— Propane Jane™ 🔥💣 (@docrocktex26) January 7, 2015

Freedom of expression doesn't mean hate speech should be tolerated.

— Propane Jane™ 🔥💣 (@docrocktex26) January 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/jasmineb031/status/552823398121111552

Insult to the Prophet? I can think of no greater insult to God than to have the temerity to end the life of His creation.

— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) January 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/JakeDParent/status/552814551893549056

Message from the U.S. Media: Parisian Lives Matter. Black American Lives Do Not Matter. #BlackLivesMatter

— PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) January 7, 2015

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Meanwhile @CNN is covering #CharlieHebdo in Paris but resolute in not covering #NAACPBombing in Colorado. White terrorist still on the loose

— JB (@josephlboston) January 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/shashj/status/552816933851394048

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The significance of the #NAACPBombing is only overshadowed by the significance of media ignoring #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/Cbyge7TgyX

— #BlackLivesMatter (@BET_FORBES) January 7, 2015

Why is U.S. media not more concerned with #NAACPbombing? That's terror on American soil. http://t.co/R6K1FwKdI0

— #FREEPALESTINE 🦁🔥🦁🦄 (@ArleneAdamo) January 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/TheSwissKim/status/552817087799099393

https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/552620899011403776

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More than 40 same-sex couples married in Orlando on first day of legal same-sex unions http://t.co/aVMMjiHoBv pic.twitter.com/KIaHBhJuuR

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 7, 2015

There are 939 known hate groups nationwide including skinheads, neo-Nazis, KKK, and white nationalists http://t.co/VTErg2zMqs #NAACPBombing

— The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) January 7, 2015

Early Bird Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Obama stands in the Outer Oval Office, viewed from the Cabinet Room of the White House, Jan. 7, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today (all times Eastern)

1:20: The President departs the White House

3:0: Arrives Michigan

3:45: Delivers remarks; Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, Wayne

4:55: Departs Michigan

6:55 MST: Arrives Arizona to prepare for meeting Desertflower tomorrow

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On This Day

President Obama meets with, from left: Kathryn Ruemmler, Counsel to the President; Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice in the Oval Office, Jan. 7, 2014 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning! A busy-ish start to the day, we’ll catch up with newsie stuff later.