Archive for February 7th, 2015
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Smile Into Tomorrow
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A Tweet Or Two
The ACA was signed into law in March 2010. The private sector hasn't lost jobs since: onforb.es/1zXoezy
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) February 06, 2015Not bad for a Socialist Prez: "There have only been six autumns in U.S. history in which job growth was faster." fortune.com/2015/02/06/job…
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 07, 2015****
What no white parent will ever have to tell his/her child. Every Black parent and child knows these 10 rules. The video chokes you up for its 100% rawness and truth
Harrowing video explains the rules parents often tell black kids about police bit.ly/18Xo5QQ http://t.co/XnpFjchkk1
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Mic (@micnews) February 07, 2015****
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NY police officer under fire after pulling gun at a group of teens throwing snowballs buff.ly/1EAbxMb http://t.co/7ZioN9xtVv
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 02, 2015****
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Be polite and respectful when stopped by the police. Do not, under any circumstances, get into an argument with the police. Keep your hands in plain sight. Make sure the police can see your hands at all times. Stay calm and remain in control. Watch your words, body language and emotions. “Your goal is to get home safely.”
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#BlackHistoryMonth
To those who say "Why is there no White History Month?"..... http://t.co/vEzKRYBAuc
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TheObamaCAT (@TheObamaCat) February 04, 2015This is what Pres Obama was speaking about at the National Prayer Breakfast. OWN YOUR ISH, #AmeriKKKa. 3chicspolitico.com/2015/02/07/thi… #BlackHistory
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(@3ChicsPolitico) February 07, 2015****
All five of these women are Astronauts at #NASA #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/mDJqJvBbek
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DebAlabama (@bayoumoonbeam97) February 04, 2015BLACK PEOPLE AGE SO GRACEFULLY, THIS IS SCIENCE. http://t.co/4vL2nokYQB
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“But I know that there is a failed presidential candidate and an RNC chairman from the past who have criticized us,” Schultz said. “But I don’t have a response to either of those two people.”
White House defends Obama in "Crusades" controversy. ow.ly/IFtoJ http://t.co/6hzKZYllSb
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The Hill (@thehill) February 07, 2015YEP ---> The Foolish, Historically Illiterate, Incredible Response to Obama's Prayer Breakfast Speech theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) February 06, 2015****
Nigeria has been forced to postpone elections because of Boko Haram read.bi/18XLFNh
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Business Insider (@businessinsider) February 07, 2015JUST IN: Six people charged in the U.S. for allegedly supporting ISIS, Department of Justice says cbsn.ws/1v6VZXX
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CBS News (@CBSNews) February 07, 2015****
When the NYT calls you a "transgender campaigner" (WTH is that?!) when bestselling author and TV host would do. http://t.co/Lterj1rZmW
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Janet Mock (@janetmock) February 07, 2015This white lady put her finger in my face. I expect to be welcomed into Heaven by Rosa Parks herself.
Because she almost didn't make it.
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April (@ReignOfApril) February 07, 2015****
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Historian Eric Foner, on Obama's comments: "In the south, Christianity was a bulwark of slavery." washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
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Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 07, 2015Sorry, Fox: Obama was right about Christianity's "terrible deeds" bit.ly/1D85qgb http://t.co/O2mkvGsy3v
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 07, 2015****
Just met w/FM #Lavrov. Reiterated need for immediate resumption of ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons & closing the border in #Ukraine.
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) February 07, 2015Made clear again to FM #Lavrov that deescalation in everyone's interests. #Russia will be judged by actions/more costs if attacks continue.
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) February 07, 2015****
"Hollywood can't bring itself to cast someone who looks like the Kenyan woman Storm is" theatln.tc/1Kpbf9G http://t.co/hNs8BTkay2
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The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 04, 201511-year-old girl says what we’re all thinking in letter to DC comics bit.ly/1ywUDaf http://t.co/dJJ2MQMBHK
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Mic (@micnews) February 07, 2015****
I love Gillian Anderson for a lot of reasons, but this is definitely high on the list. http://t.co/lo3nZIYI90
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Swoozy (@SwoozyC) February 05, 2015President Obama, the only one who calls it what it is.. http://t.co/q38MFKsMAt
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My Daughter's Army (@mydaughtersarmy) February 01, 2015****
#HistoricPOC #DanvilleVA 's Camilla Williams was the 1st African American to receive major opera contract w NYC Opera http://t.co/1J5lOS3XC6
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Vicky Morrison (@vmorrisonGDR) February 02, 2015Daniel Hale Williams, the first person to successfully perform an open heart surgery was a black man. #HistoricPOC http://t.co/UWKkf9G4Hd
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DBB (@vickskat) February 04, 2015****
I can't believe there's a burgeoning national "debate" about Christianity's role in propping up slavery. Pick up a fucking book, America.
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Bearded Stoner (@beardedstoner) February 07, 2015First Kansas, now Louisiana: The results of tea party governing run amok. nytimes.com/2015/02/07/us/… http://t.co/KNhq9d2oQ2
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Lydia DePillis (@lydiadepillis) February 07, 2015****
Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back? | The Nation thenation.com/article/196361… via @thenation
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Vanna Black (@prisonculture) February 01, 2015Alabama judges can override a jury's life w/o parol sentence and sentence death at their discretion. (via @eji_org) http://t.co/L4M2ZtY8m1
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 02, 2015****
Vatican abuse commission to recommend action against bishops reut.rs/1FjiVcy
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 07, 2015Awful. Scientists found "a 10 million gallon 'bath mat' of oil" under the Gulf of Mexico: bit.ly/1EMDtws http://t.co/H03DUI3YeB
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350 dot org (@350) February 07, 2015****
A personal #HistoricPOC. My grandfather meeting with Winston Churchill to discuss West Indian independence. http://t.co/HH6SIVtU3W
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Truthiest (@tmtweetz) February 03, 2015First African-American WAVES to attend Hospital Corps School in Bethesda, MD, 1945 #HistoricPOC http://t.co/TcNgNnaVMq
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no sads just dads (@birdtoria) January 31, 2015****
UAE sending F-16s to support Jordan IS strikes bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…
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Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) February 07, 2015The longer the Ukraine crisis continues, the more likely Putin’s regime collapses. ow.ly/IFymE http://t.co/Nk90kOGbTP
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Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) February 07, 2015****
Obama won't return 'torture report' without court OK: politi.co/1EOmycZ
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POLITICO (@politico) February 07, 2015President Obama's "body man" dishes on his time at the White House nbcnews.to/16sne90
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(@msnbc) February 07, 2015****
University of California will require measles vaccination for incoming students, school announces - @latimes lat.ms/1zgBWH8
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Breaking News (@BreakingNews) February 06, 2015GOP after 5 US Ebola cases: CLOSE THE BORDERS
After 100+ measles cases: People should be given a choice on vaccines.
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(@Fun_Beard) February 04, 2015****
What you need to know about today's excellent jobs report.
nytimes.com/2015/02/07/ups… http://t.co/Gkmd02sZuL
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Neil Irwin (@Neil_Irwin) February 06, 201511.8M new jobs since Feb. 2010, longest stretch of private-sector job creation in our history: 1.usa.gov/1ELXiE4 http://t.co/iSSdvsF2dg
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Tom Perez (@LaborSec) February 06, 2015****
*hot girl puts a cherry stem in her mouth*
*twists it around with her tongue*
*pulls it out*
*it spells "I LIKE YOU AS A FRIEND"*
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Dan O'Brien (@OtherDanOBrien) January 22, 2015Obama: Let's go sit down, John.
McCain: IMMA WALK LIKE A ZOMBIE
Obama: Um, just walk normal.
McCain: http://t.co/xFgF9dVRGl
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Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) January 12, 2015
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Dylan Scott: This Chart: Uninsured Rate Drops Under Obamacare
The percentage of uninsured Americans has fallen from 13.9 percent to 10.2 percent since Obamacare coverage took effect, according to new data from the Urban Institute. The difference is even more pronounced in states that expanded Medicaid under the law. In those states, the uninsured rate dropped from 12.6 percent to 8.4 percent from the second quarter of 2013 to the third quarter of 2014.
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Michael Karpman: QuickTake: Uninsurance Rate Down 25 Percent For Working Adults And 31 Percent For Low-Income Workers Since September 2013
Recent HRMS data show an estimated 10.6 million adults ages 18 to 64 gained coverage between September 2013, just before the first open enrollment period for the ACA’s health insurance Marketplaces, and September 2014, just before the second open enrollment period (Long et al. 2014). Between September 2013 and September 2014, the uninsurance rate fell 3.4 percentage points (95% CI [2.0, 4.9]; figure 1) for working nonelderly adults. The share of working nonelderly adults without insurance declined from an estimated 13.6 percent just before the first open enrollment period to 10.2 percent in September 2014, a 25.3 percent decline.
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This Chart: Uninsured rate drops under Obamacare bit.ly/1DGv3TU http://t.co/drkVQZttzf
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 04, 201507
Feb
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Rise and Shine
On This Day: Corbin Fleming, brother of 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador Lauren Fleming, plays with the President’s telephone during his family’s visit to the Oval Office, Feb. 7, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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The President has no public events scheduled this weekend
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On This Day
President Obama looks over the shoulder of Hannah Wyman, 11, as she demonstrates her project in the Blue Room, Feb. 7, 2012, during the second annual White House Science Fair celebrating student winners of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions from across the country (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama reacts as 14-year-old Joey Hudy of Phoenix, Arizona, launches a marshmallow from Hudy’s “Extreme Marshmallow Cannon” during a tour of the White House Science Fair, Feb 7, 2012
President Obama shares a group hug with Team America Rocketry Challenge students from Presidio, Texas, during the second White House Science Fair, Feb 7, 2012
A student takes a picture as President Obama’s delivers remarks during the second White House Science Fair in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 7, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama shakes hands with Bill Nye
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First Lady Michelle Obama pets Bo, the Obama family dog, during a taping for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” with 6-year-old Rainer Muuss, left, and his brother Atticus, 4, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Feb. 7, 2013 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
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President Obama looks at two Edward Hopper paintings on display in the Oval Office, Feb. 7, 2014. The paintings are Cobb’s Barns, South Truro, top, and Burly Cobb’s House, South Truro (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
Pete Souza: “This is one of those photographs that needs some explanation. The President had been meeting with Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri, left, and Senior Communications Advisor Tara McGuinness, to prep for a radio interview. At one point, the President made a comment so humorous that Jenn and Tara bent over in laughter.” Feb. 7, 2014
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