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Archive for February 19th, 2015
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Happy Birthday Smokey!
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A Tweet Or Two
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The President's launching a new effort to give every 4th-grader in America free access to public lands. #FindYourPark http://t.co/cpLVFYBTl6
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2015Obama doesn't refer to Bin Laden, Awlaki, Gaddafi, Godane or Hakimullah Mehsud as "islamic terrorists."
You know what he can call them? Dead
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015****
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Day 19 of 28: @Lupita_Nyongo = Black is Beautiful. 1st Blk African to win an Oscar & 1st Blk ambassador of Lancôme http://t.co/PLC5A7AJpo
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#becauseofthemwecan (@Becauseofthem) February 19, 2015Kids depict inspiring African American leaders for Black History Month, and all year round on.mash.to/19zRYHi http://t.co/yt7w1jjpFr
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Mashable (@mashable) February 19, 2015****
Psst…it’s revolutionary methods of plasma storage for transfusions 🙂
Dr. Charles Drew, is widely known for what life saving invention? #BlackHistoryMonth #BecauseOfThemWeCan http://t.co/Pl6Z2SIOCu
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White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) February 19, 2015Day 17 of 28: Sadie T. M Alexander. 1st Nat'l Pres of DST, 1st AA woman in US w/Ph.D in Econ & 1st AA woman to PA bar http://t.co/IzgbWGGzhT
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#becauseofthemwecan (@Becauseofthem) February 17, 2015****
Psst…it’s the Little Rock Nine. Your education for today 🙂
Daisy Bates made a pathway for which group of young people to obtain a quality education in 1957? #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/M6TeRSvHxA
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White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) February 16, 2015If you’re reading this you have Lewis Latimer to thank… Read about him here blackinventor.com/lewis-latimer/ #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/6ygsRyar8n
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White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) February 15, 2015****
If you like the electric guitar, you should thank Sister Rosetta Tharpe. on.mash.to/1FYhQXR #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/NUZfiUoCYQ
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Mashable (@mashable) February 19, 2015Today we celebrate and salute "Tuskegee Airmen" 4 their successful mission in WWII.
Never lost a bomber to enemy
#BHM http://t.co/YWHqXgyfkf
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Kasai™ (@Kahsai) February 19, 2015****
Yay, Austin!
This same sex couple just got legally married in Austin via court order. http://t.co/HBdb3zTq4k
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Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 19, 2015As the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild, I hope she can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied. http://t.co/NDIfOdW9sk
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Rep. Mike Honda (@RepMikeHonda) February 18, 2015****
Can you pass the #BoehnerTest? Who is our Commander in Chief - Obama or Netanyahu?
niacouncil.org/niac-runs-full…
@johncusack http://t.co/o8aoKjBDKb
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Trita Parsi (@tparsi) February 19, 2015Jeb and Bibi teaming up on Twitter http://t.co/PFKQEbF10p
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Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) February 19, 2015****
And now, the state's first legal gay marriage is registered. http://t.co/p8xF0ZEvri
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Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 19, 2015Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend, partners of 30 years, got married this morning. texasobserver.org/austin-couple-… http://t.co/GVFXVl9u5u
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The Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) February 19, 2015****
President Obama this morning: "The notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie." nyti.ms/1G863GH http://t.co/yHp4ZPT83B
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NYT Photo (@nytimesphoto) February 19, 2015MORE: US Embassy: Turkey, US sign deal to train, arm Syrian rebels: apne.ws/1G8FbGi
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The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2015****
After stops in Iowa and South Carolina, Biden is heading to New Hampshire: ow.ly/Jl4xK http://t.co/dDlFsQIdE7
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The Hill (@thehill) February 19, 2015"Dear Rudy, at the height of US/Russian tensions, you were the one who declared Vladimir Putin a great leader" goo.gl/aWXctQ
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Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) February 19, 2015****
Something you don't see every day - deep red state (Nebraska) kills voter ID bill msnbc.com/msnbc/voter-id… via @zackroth
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 19, 2015LBJ’s condolence letter to Coretta Scott King to be auctioned buff.ly/1FuQDi0 http://t.co/weBd8cIocW
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 19, 2015****
Rudy Giuliani's big accomplishment on 9/11 was being the only elected executive not in a bunker. Because his bunker/fuck shack was on fire.
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015And why was it on fire? Because he put NYC's Emergency Command Center inside the only building in New York terrorists had attacked before.
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015****
NYPD and others all opposed decision to put NYC's ECC in the WTC. Rudy did anyway, and used it as a place to meet his girlfriend on the DL.
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015Think I'm making this up? Here ya go! villagevoice.com/2007-07-31/new… nytimes.com/2008/01/26/us/…
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015****
Obama picks the State Department's Jen Psaki to lead White House communications bit.ly/1CNk499
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 19, 2015Honored to be rejoining the team @WhiteHouse in April, exciting two years for @BarackObama ahead. Wil miss incredible colleagues @StateDept
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Jen Psaki (@statedeptspox) February 19, 2015****
Walmart Gives 500,000 Employees A Pay Raise n.pr/1CNxKmR
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NPR News (@nprnews) February 19, 2015First @Aetna now @Walmart boosting employee wages. Good first starts & models for others. nbcnews.to/1DEC0Xa http://t.co/atMzjEpU4b
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Areva Martin, Esq. (@ArevaMartin) February 19, 2015****
UCLA Health System says 100 patients possibly exposed to potentially deadly "superbug": reut.rs/1CNrU5b http://t.co/QPxr5tl8c6
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 19, 2015Texas Ebola quarantine success depended on help with daily needs: CDC reut.rs/1E9H0DK
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 19, 2015****
What signal does it send the more hateful and violent elements of society when a public figure says our President doesn't love America? Sick
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 19, 2015Malcolm X on the media. http://t.co/7YTuTTqjef
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(@3ChicsPolitico) February 19, 2015****
Not sure the Kochs have thought through this plan to beat Dems with a major economic stimulus msnbc.com/msnbc/democrat… http://t.co/g6lPOwiu6a
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Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) February 19, 2015Man behind soldier beheading plot was caught carrying this knife, a hammer & an Islamic flag bbc.in/1AWWYQU http://t.co/SE45myPcuZ
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BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 19, 2015****
MORE: Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 283,000, latest sign of improving job market: apne.ws/1A990pq
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The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2015The Growing Effort To Protect LGBT People From Discrimination Under The Civil Rights Act Of 1964: bzfd.it/19zDAPp
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Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 19, 2015****
Great show!
6 ways ‘Jane the Virgin’ is destroying Latino stereotypes bit.ly/1LeCbv4 http://t.co/MblLj94C0Q
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Mic (@micnews) February 19, 2015For the 1st Time, the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Will Be Broadcast on TV - on OWN blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/f… http://t.co/r4lQjwzxBB
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Shadow And Act (@shadowandact) February 19, 2015****
Just so everyone understands, Giuliani called Obama un-American at Walker fundraiser; Walker still refuses to denounce the hate speech.
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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 19, 2015Walker on @SquawkCNBC re: Rudy: "The mayor can speak for himself. I'm not going to comment on whether -- what the president thinks or not"
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Carrie Dann (@CarrieNBCNews) February 19, 2015****
Still surprised that Bin Laden's writings didn't move us from tired debate about CT language to one about CT policy: http://t.co/OB0thgFESg
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Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) February 19, 2015Tens of thousands of people march in Argentina, demanding answers in the mysterious death of a prosecutor. aje.io/ftrr
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AJE News (@AJENews) February 19, 2015****
This Chicago cop became a torturer at Guantanamo Bay. Here's what he was doing in police interrogation rooms first. theguardian.com/us-news/2015/f…
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Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) February 18, 2015The food stamp capital of the country is Owsley County, KY. It's 99.22% white & 95% GOP. politicalblindspot.com/the-food-stamp… @cenkuygur @davekoller
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Steven Oh (@stevenoh88) February 15, 2015****
Our education continues 🙂
Carnival is originally a French tradition and it was brought to the Caribbean by colonisers
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015The word carnival originally means something along the lines of "no meat" and the carnival season is always before lent
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015****
The enslaved Africans and Tainos/Kalinago were banned from taking part in carnival celebrations
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015They then too what they saw the Europeans doing and fused it with their own native traditions.
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015****
The headdresses and "Red Indian" costumes in the West Indies are a tribute to the Kalinago and Taino people who first inhabited the region.
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015A lot of the time they're forgotten about and glossed over (they're still here) and we honour their history through carnival
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015****
The "Jab Jab" costume originates from the story of a slave who died after drowning in a sugar vat http://t.co/ZKsDYfEVq6
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015"jab/ djab" is Creole French for devil. The Jab wears horns, chains and is covered in tar, engine oil or black paint. http://t.co/VhcbA6lp5s
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015****
Jab Jab can be seen as a reappropriation of slave imagery. His chains and tar covered skin are used to mock the white enslavers.
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015"Moko Jumbie", the stilt walker. 'Jumbie' is a Caribbean word meaning ghost that originates from The Congo region http://t.co/ZbciRTM6fk
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015****
The "Shortknee" costume. It has been linked back to West African masquerade and Nigerian Egungun festivals. http://t.co/8DRgua3kf8
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015Finally, one of the best things about Carnival is body acceptance! People of every size enjoy it, and get involved! http://t.co/u0nd0DDwlq
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015****
Truth in humor
Obama loves America because there's no other reason any human being would ever be willing to put up with this much bullshit.
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Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) February 19, 2015After I shoveled my Republican neighbor's driveway, he said "U can do or say no wrong in my eyes!" I said, "Really? Ok, fuck Ronald Reagan."
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(@HumanityCritic) February 19, 2015WH spox Schulz on Giuliani saying Obama doesn't love America: He also said that during his “fleeting 2007 run for the presidency.”
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) February 19, 2015
2:55 ET: The President delivers remarks, Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, Chicago
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Good Question
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Rise and Shine
On This Day: President Obama greets supporters of all ages after a town hall meeting at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nev., Feb. 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Today
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10:30: The President delivers remarks as part of the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, U.S. State Department
11:20: Designates the Browns Canyon National Monument, Oval Office
11:50: Departs the White House
12:05: Departs Joint Base Andrews
CST
12:55: Arrives Chicago
1:55: Delivers remarks, Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, Chicago
6:10: Departs Illinois
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8:45: Arrives Joint Base Andrews
9:0: Arrives the White House
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Six Years Ago Today – President Obama’s First Foreign Trip
President Obama talks with Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean after arriving in Ottawa February 19, 2009
A man carries a cardboard cutout of President Obama in front of the Parliament in Ottawa
President Obama and Canadian PM Stephen Harper wave following an arrival celebration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama shops at a market before departing Ottawa for Washington
President Obama is welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd in Ottawa
President Obama is given a pastry before departing Ottawa (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama boards Air Force One in Ottawa for the flight home
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MoooOOOooorning!
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Early Bird Chat
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