"Thank you, Jamaica." —President Obama http://t.co/IBDdfRf23q
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 09, 2015President Obama announced the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative today: Fact Sheet: go.usa.gov/3DVZY . http://t.co/IRDujJseip
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Department of State (@StateDept) April 09, 2015****
damn son nbcnews.com/storyline/iran… http://t.co/6tSv2x0Eqt
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Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) April 09, 2015The @NBCNews poll numbers you won't see on tomorrow's front pages nbcnews.to/1JsFLAv h/t @SimonMaloy http://t.co/HmlwvxHh73
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Abraham White (@abwhite7) April 10, 2015****
President Obama: US$70 million in investment for young people in Latin America and the Caribbean. #ObamainJamaica
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US Embassy Jamaica (@USEmbassyJA) April 09, 2015Great to see @usainbolt attending President Obama's youth town hall! #ObamainJamaica http://t.co/hekaIdHaAf
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US Embassy Jamaica (@USEmbassyJA) April 09, 2015****
"I believe that engagement is a more powerful force than isolation." —President Obama on Cuba #CubaPolicy http://t.co/Q2aTIRGhIp
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 09, 2015Today we announced the launch of a $20 million fund to encourage investment in clean #energy in the #Caribbean
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Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) April 09, 2015****
As the granddaughter of Jamaican immigrants to the United States, I’m especially proud to be here #Jamaica
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Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) April 09, 2015Anti-LGBT discrimination and violence is unacceptable everywhere. This is US policy globally, as we discussed here in Jamaica today.
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Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) April 09, 2015****
47 years ago today, 100,000 march in funeral procession for Martin Luther King in Atlanta http://t.co/POlFYdvh04
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 09, 2015"People who are trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?" —Obama quoting Bob Marley http://t.co/wlM4jG9agQ
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 09, 2015****
Wow. New @TIME cover. #WalterScott #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/HTK5sSd6Mk
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SPLC (@splcenter) April 09, 2015Let us be clear that Black folks having to watch other Black folks be murdered police seemingly every week is traumatic. #WalterScott
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Brittney Cooper (@ProfessorCrunk) April 08, 2015****
The cops are out of control. This is barbaric
So far, someone killed by an American police officer each day of 2015 except for one medium.com/matter/january… http://t.co/FRWN4IF1vG
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) April 09, 2015James Baldwin writing about police brutality in 1966. Eerie. Some things never change it seems. http://t.co/GIEjX3rJJV
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Ifrah F. Ahmed (@Ifrahmed) April 07, 2015****
#RekiaBoyd 'Didn't Have a Chance,' Prosecutor Says on Opening Day of Trial dnainfo.com/chicago/201504… by @ericademarest http://t.co/lJynIPPNxt
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Rachael P (@plussone) April 09, 2015When #BlackLivesMatter began, they didn't just mean Mike Brown. They also meant #RekiaBoyd.
—@CharleneCac http://t.co/n2X946XAeq
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vegan terra wrist (@MinkuMedia) April 09, 2015****
"this is an epidemic of violence, and far too often our sisters names are not mentioned." @britschulte #RekiaBoyd
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a rebelling flower (@abanksharris) April 09, 2015.@CharleneCac "the commitment to justice for #RekiaBoyd means looking at the broader system." #RekiaBoyd http://t.co/XfOdCkxFLg
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a rebelling flower (@abanksharris) April 09, 2015****
#RekiaBoyd rally underway at 26th & California. Trial begins today for Chicago cop who killed her. p/v @abanksharris http://t.co/SZgWRvYZLA
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Chicago Rising (@ChicagoRising) April 09, 2015It's sickening really. No one should have their child gunned down by a police officer. #RekiaBoyd
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Charlene Carruthers (@CharleneCac) April 09, 2015****
"I said it once before: I'll stop talking about this s**t when it stops happening." - @larrywilmore on #WalterScott http://t.co/APS5fDCWNS
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The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) April 09, 2015For The Record: @larrywilmore on #WalterScott
amp.twimg.com/v/0b6f608e-a85…
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The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) April 09, 2015****
W.T.F.
Video: Guy steals horse, deputies chase him. Man falls off horse. Deputies appear to tase, kick and beat guy nbcbayarea.com/news/californi…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) April 09, 2015@chrislhayes @WesleyLowery He puts his hands out to be cuffed, they beat him instead. Can you guys PLEASE follow up on this.
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Jenny Greenteeth (@IowaPeg) April 09, 2015****
#MyNYPD RT @Gawker
NYPD cop suspended after allegedly stealing $3,000 from deli during raid gaw.kr/VeACcs5
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Desus Nice (@desusnice) April 09, 201541% of unarmed people killed by the police across the country have been African-American bit.ly/1IO1yBQ
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Mic (@micnews) April 09, 2015****
And here is the dashcam footage, showing #WalterScott running away from the officer. http://t.co/gO1Umaobdp
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 09, 2015EXCLUSIVE: Ramsey Orta, who shot Eric Garner video, kept in jail despite posting bail. go.pix11.com/1Cv4m1V http://t.co/mecCMokpII
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PIX11 News (@PIX11News) April 09, 2015****
The dashcam footage of #WalterScott reinforced what we already knew -- Walter did not assault Slager. Slager did not fear for his life.
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 09, 2015@deray Sadly Walter like many Black Men feared for his life and his fear was sadly right and fatal.
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Darren Freedom Green (@DarrenFreedom) April 09, 2015****
Yup
this is the look of a man who thought this was gonna go totally differently http://t.co/VmJach0RFS
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Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) April 09, 2015S.C. cop accused of excessive force against another unarmed black man before deadly shooting cbsn.ws/1ab9pgU http://t.co/k5tfkZcjG7
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CBS News (@CBSNews) April 09, 2015****
Young black men are 21 times more likely to be the victim of deadly force by the police than their white peers bit.ly/1IO1yBQ
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Mic (@micnews) April 09, 2015Video showing violent force used by police raise question of what’s not being caught on tape to.pbs.org/1Cy5Msb http://t.co/8y63qffa0P
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PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 09, 2015****
What if #WalterScott's killing wasn't on video? @ryangrim gives us that news report: huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/08/wal…
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Mike Melia (@mike_melia) April 08, 2015From Eric Garner to Walter Scott: the courage of bystanders who record police brutality theatln.tc/1a5OVWV http://t.co/HD3jAYdXjA
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The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) April 08, 2015****
Minnesota teen accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools nbcnews.to/1DNrAav http://t.co/Sl52JENURt
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NBC News (@NBCNews) April 09, 2015150 years ago today at Appomattox, Robert E. Lee unveiled the Confederate flag's final design. http://t.co/47NbFlxN3Z
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Matt Ford (@fordm) April 09, 2015****
1,000 foot water slide to take over Detroit streets this summer metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives… The same Detroit cutting off water to families...
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Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) April 09, 2015One day we'll be able to have an adult convo about poverty and how for a lot of people, food is already a luxury.
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Fed-Up On Vodquila (@thewayoftheid) April 09, 2015****
BREAKING: President Obama supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors → go.wh.gov/QrBQrW #LeelahsLaw
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 09, 2015Words matter: Why Obama's rejection of "conversion therapy" matters, even if Congress totally ignores him: mic.com/articles/11504…
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Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) April 09, 2015****
UPDATE: Situation at Census Bureau, car chase in DC over, law enforcement sources say: abcn.ws/1NXs3WT - @MLevineReports / @JackDate
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ABC News (@ABC) April 10, 2015CA Supreme Court says L.A. Unified must alter its formula for allotting space to charter schools lat.ms/1OftJxb
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Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 09, 2015****
“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm took part in violent hazing at University of Texas, records show yhoo.it/1H8YphC http://t.co/Q6BMjyKbYT
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Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 09, 2015Oklahoma Could Soon Have Among the Longest Abortion Waiting Periods in the Nation rhrc.us/1Dphz1c #okleg
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RH Reality Check (@rhrealitycheck) April 09, 2015****
Happy birthday tomorrow to @DoloresHuerta, a fierce labor hero and my friend. #TBT instagram.com/p/1RbbYcrv77/ http://t.co/DKdbOT6XwC
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Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) April 09, 2015Why Okonjo-Iweala was listed 33rd among 50 Greatest World Leaders vanguardngr.com/2015/04/why-ok… http://t.co/EpAPExbhkI
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Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) April 09, 2015****
when Obama passes by where you live #obamainja http://t.co/tcTXvSLC5g
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celestial (@desliac) April 09, 2015can't wait til the first dancehall dj loops Obama saying "wah gwan jamaica" into a song. i'm gonna play it for 2 weeks straight just cuz
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Dios MiGos (@Felonious_munk) April 09, 2015****
New NBC poll has @BarackObama at 51% approval. Guess how deep, deep, DEEP, they burried this figure nbcnews.to/1JsFLAv via @NBCNews
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BWD (@theonlyadult) April 10, 2015White House opens first gender-neutral restroom reut.rs/1Dpjd2P
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Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) April 09, 2015****
Seattle program to keep addicts out of jail shows participants 60% less likely to be arrested: abcn.ws/1GQbWdk http://t.co/WYkmv18ktq
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World News Tonight (@WNTonight) April 09, 2015Mom shares emotional story of son's drug overdose on Facebook, asks parents to show teens cbsn.ws/1NX2iGk http://t.co/TevOcvXwug
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CBS News (@CBSNews) April 09, 2015****
American with Ebola released from U.S. hospital, aid group says reut.rs/1abCAR5
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Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) April 09, 2015This Texas city will soon be powered entirely by renewable energy bit.ly/1C9Nnmy http://t.co/uomSbuailR
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 09, 2015****
Why is this cop still on the front lines and not in a desk job? He’s 73?!?!
What's the retirement age?!? "73yr old Cop Inadvertently' Fired Gun In Fatal Shooting" newson6.com/story/28717739… http://t.co/BdIXY1TN2p
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ForUS50 (@FORUS50) April 09, 2015Indiana Gov. Mike Pence cancels NRA appearance: bit.ly/1GQsXnQ http://t.co/jOdBY92Ep2
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The Hill (@thehill) April 09, 2015****
5 years for the conscienceless and violent murder of a human being. We all know what would happen if she were Black
MORE: Woman sentenced to 5 years in death of Mississippi black man beaten and run over by truck: apne.ws/1GQmoS3
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The Associated Press (@AP) April 09, 201583% of US Population is within 2 miles of a gun store wp.me/p5ZWI1-2O http://t.co/LB1ghH7V36
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(@MetricMaps) April 09, 2015****
MORE: Texas executes man for fatal shooting of police officer following convenience store customer's killing: apne.ws/1NgURif
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The Associated Press (@AP) April 09, 2015Midwest braces for tornadoes as strong storm rumbles through the Plains yhoo.it/1HWuJT8
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Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 09, 2015****
U.S. cuts poultry export forecast as deadly bird flu spreads reut.rs/1abCAQY
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) April 09, 2015Los Angeles closes 500 medical marijuana shops, but hundreds remain reut.rs/1CvkXmm
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) April 09, 2015****
Three in Texas infected with Listeria from tainted ice cream: CDC reut.rs/1DoRX4s
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) April 09, 2015#BREAKING 21 dead in shipwreck off Haiti coast, says official
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) April 09, 2015****
The rich get government handouts just like the poor. Here are 10 of them. wapo.st/1GPL6Ci
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 09, 2015PG&E Hit With $1.6 Billion Penalty For 2010 Calif. Pipeline Explosion n.pr/1CuUmpi
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NPR News (@nprnews) April 09, 2015****
Nothing says "I'm a supporter of liberty" like threatening to sue people who criticize you on day 2 of your campaign bzfd.it/1ygXtpG
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 09, 2015Lincoln Chafee unexpectedly announces he's exploring 2016 run, slams Hillary Clinton: bit.ly/1GPQq8w http://t.co/4KiHRznAQb
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The Hill (@thehill) April 09, 2015****
Despite a noncommittal speech today, Iran Supreme Khamenei is behind a nuclear deal, Tehran Prof tells me: cnn.it/1CZx0eR
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Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) April 09, 2015Lindsey Graham reverses course on interim Iran nuke deal: bit.ly/1ab4axH http://t.co/gS4HE5P0nE
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The Hill (@thehill) April 09, 2015****
Florida House passes "religious freedom" anti-gay adoption bill by 75-38 vote.
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ThinkProgress LGBT (@TPEquality) April 09, 2015The US government can legally search through your entire digital life every time you go on vacation bit.ly/1y8Xrjd
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Mic (@micnews) April 09, 2015****
Russian media says Ukrainian forces killed a little girl. Turns out she never existed. vox.com/e/8141092?utm_… http://t.co/pGbliTy90x
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Amanda Taub (@amandataub) April 09, 2015There've been a couple reports out of Japan that the country will make a 20 percent carbon reduction pledge thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/0…
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Emily Atkin (@emorwee) April 09, 2015****
Obama just did for gay kids what no other president has done bit.ly/1a9VI1Q
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Mic (@micnews) April 09, 2015Warren says Dems should not rush to coronate Hillary Clinton as their 2016 candidate: bit.ly/1NWBYMp http://t.co/HsXeTTW1kI
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The Hill (@thehill) April 09, 2015****
Bells ring in Chicago to commemorate Lee's surrender at Appomattox trib.in/1GOWMoH
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Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) April 09, 2015Why is my bank teller trying to sell me a credit card I don't want? bit.ly/1Ebv0CA http://t.co/1ZV7kdWkAn
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 09, 2015****
This App Wants To Make Life A Little Easier For Syrian Refugees buzzfeed.com/shyamanthaasok… via @shyamantha
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Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) April 09, 2015The U.S. worries that China’s land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea could have a military dimension. on.wsj.com/1Eb7xBs
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Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) April 09, 2015****
ALERT: Consumer comfort in U.S. climbs to highest level since May 2007 bloom.bg/1NWmdVU
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Bloomberg Business (@business) April 09, 2015JUST NOW: "I'm for Hilary Clinton" - Warren Buffett http://t.co/pTsaufOKbT
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Meredith Land (@MeredithNBC5) April 09, 2015****
Too many people in America are burdened with presumptions of guilt and dangerousness based on race. eji.org/presumptionofg… #WalterScott
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EJI (@eji_org) April 08, 2015These presumptions of guilt and dangerousness have unfairly made people of color targets of police aggression and violence. #WalterScott
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EJI (@eji_org) April 08, 2015****
Race is used as a basis for distrust or suspicion that marks a person as one to be feared, and targeted with force by police. #WalterScott
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EJI (@eji_org) April 08, 2015The myths of racial inferiority used to justify slavery, lynching, and segregation persist and continue to influence our world. #WalterScott
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EJI (@eji_org) April 08, 2015****
We need to talk about this history if we hope to create communities where black and brown people are not presumed guilty. #WalterScott
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EJI (@eji_org) April 08, 2015History must be confronted to eliminate communities menaced by violence & lethal shootings by the police paid to protect them. #WalterScott
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EJI (@eji_org) April 08, 2015****
Murderous white cop gets the service bio. Murdered black man gets the rap sheet. In the NY Times. #walterscott http://t.co/HXQEzSgO2y
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Andrea Grimes (@andreagrimes) April 07, 2015Part of why/how racist police violence happens is that juxtaposition right there. “Good cop” gets top billing. *That* is violence.
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Andrea Grimes (@andreagrimes) April 07, 2015****
THIS
in case you're a normal person who sleeps, here's a post i wrote last night: The Police Are America's Terrorists theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-police-are…
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Greg Howard (@greghoward88) April 09, 2015I've seen people say if #WalterScott didn't run he'd still be alive. This is wrong. If #MichaelSlager didn't murder him he'd still be alive.
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Jesse Benn (@JesseBenn) April 10, 2015****
New Jersey Cops Tried Confiscating Cameras After Mauling Man to Death With Police Dog: photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/04/new-je… http://t.co/5TNScoKrmV
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R.Saddler (@Politics_PR) April 05, 2015University of South Carolina student suspended for picture showing racist word nbcnews.to/1C28QxI http://t.co/0TqDSGQnzP
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NBC News (@NBCNews) April 04, 2015****
America's rush to humiliate the poor using their very means of survival is shameful sp.lc/LmnlV http://t.co/l2bMiXSTvF
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SPLC (@splcenter) April 08, 2015A Columbia student was arrested for allegedly dealing drugs and students who paid through Venmo are freaking out read.bi/1ai1lvb
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Business Insider (@businessinsider) April 09, 2015****
The #Iran framework deal "surprised me," Einhorn said. A lot more detailed, comprehensive than he thought al-monitor.com/pulse/original…
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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) April 09, 2015Rorschach Test on Inequality: Decline of union membership percentage mirrors income gains of top 10%. http://t.co/P1z7dwjvkm @EconomicPolicy
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Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) April 10, 2015****
Mike Huckabee is an idiot
Huckabee hits Obama for “Using his precious time in the Oval Office to call people up to congratulate them for being gay”
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Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 10, 2015"hey, so congratulations!"
twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/st… http://t.co/HYlBJsrSNJ
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darth™ (@darth) April 10, 2015****
.@RandPaul Please take away my wife's Obamacare. Her pre-existing condition could have killed her by now. I hate women.
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rob delaney (@robdelaney) April 07, 2015BREAKING: Rand Paul announces plan to patriotically spend enormous amounts of other people's money to accomplish nothing
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Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) April 07, 2015****
😂 Rajon Rondo is the G.O.A.T.
dying
espn.go.com/espn/feature/s… http://t.co/MuJUMCTZKb
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Greg Howard (@greghoward88) April 09, 2015Every jamaican restaurant is required to have this photo on the wall by 4pm http://t.co/kBMo8lyguR
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Desus Nice (@desusnice) April 09, 2015
The Obama Diary 
FURST
Congrats amk and good morning 🙂
Another super-sized set of excellent tweets, NW. Thank you!!!
smh. ⭐
frigging danny.
He’s so farty tonight 😦
stop feeding him beans.
No beans, even if they’re good for the heart, it was his fave: chicken. Never again!1!1 Apples from now on.
jtp luvs dates…. No, the real kind.
😆
Here, this is why I can never accept the compliments you lavish me with:
what, gary t doesn’t work for ya?
I think I’ve played that like 50 times! 😀
I ❤ My President!
Yup – had to force myself to stop replaying it… He’s just brilliant!
They really should dump the #WHPC and just have different groups of folk, especially students, ask questions each day of the week ….
Nerdy!! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
🙂
Ah, just a fantastic compilation Nerdy, so much news I hadn’t seen. As if we didn’t know it already, the police are out of ****ing control.
You’re welcome.
Looks like the Middle Ages to me, but for the photography. How far we’ve all come, “loving one another,” no matter the religion or status.
MTMarilyn spoke on the last thread about some “sane republicans” passing the medicaid expansion in Montana – I love how some justified their vote
“The only thing this has to do with Obamacare is it’s the same pool of money,” she said. “This isn’t Obamacare.” – hahahahahahaha
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/04/09/house-passes-medicaid-expansion/25548651/
Now back to a belated read of NW’s tweets
It is very sad the hatred for Obama here in MT. Today I am not going to fight them over their hatred. I have friends who are finally going to get help. One of my many jobs is in a bar where the owner also owns several restaurants. I heard he was cutting his hours so I asked him why. He said it.was because of Obamacare. I had to turn and walk away. I am not in a place to fight him yet. Needless to say I won’t be going into any of his restaurants, but I want to keep my job at the bar. MT is a very purple state.
Hi Marilyn – it is a delight that your state has expanded medicaid – regardless of what is said about it.
I do understand the “walking away”. I have a very close relative who is at the opposite end of the political spectrum to me. We have had to agree NOT to discuss it – because the vitriol in the conversations was heading towards where we didn’t want to be.
It is very tough here to be so strong of an Obama supporter. Anyone who really knows us or comes to our house knows this, but I work in so many different places and with so many TPers I have learned to deal with it. I have told they there will be no bashing of anyone in front of me, I won’t argue but I won’t take any abuse either. It is so hard for me to understand the hatred. That’s why this place is such a heaven for all of us. Have a beautiful weekend.
Cool. That’s Nnamdi Asomugha’s (Kerry Washington’s husband) foundation.
Ah, I didn’t realize that Nerdy, excellent!
OH!!
Fer sure…
Sweetest sight EVER
#karma
#lovethatbitch
wimminz, huh?
Only because somebody decided karma was a woman, I guess!
😀 She’s a bad mamma jamma! 😀
Oh poor baby. Looks like he’s behind bars, at last, in a jumpsuit. Remind me to care one iota.
This calls for a celebratory hair-washing!! 🙂
Ha. Or two! I’ll be so busy. 🙂
When I first joined Twitter a few years ago I had no idea what I was doing and ventured to the dark side to see what they were saying. OMG, this creep was insane with vulgarity and hate. So glad to see him behind bars.
He was the worst of the worst Forus, an out of control seething-with-hate maniac. It’s no surprise at all that he was as ugly in real life as he was on Twitter.
Lincoln Chafee might be running for President, he is on Lawrence O’Donnell talking. So it seem Hillary might get some challengers.
repub turned indie turned dem. yeah, that’s the ticket.
One thing for sure, he will not hesitate to trash talk HRC.
I always liked him a lot. He seems to have the courage of his convictions and I don’t diss him for once being a republican back when they weren’t all tea partiers and knowing that his father was a republican senator. Frankly he’s always been more of a democrat in social and economic beliefs than a lot of the dem blue dogs or corporate dems. If you look at his wiki page, he was the only republican to support Clinton’s tax increase. He’s for gun control, pro-choice, member of the Sierra Club and voted the #1 RINO and opposed Bush’s Bolton nomination. And has been a vocal supporter of POTUS since 2008.
Totally agree, forus. I was being ‘snarky’ with Mr amk 😉
Maybe we shouldn’t call her President Clinton just yet.
I saw that, it reminded me of the beating of Rodney King. I ask the same question NW, what the hell is wrong with these police men?
This new video released change nothing in my opinion, Walter Scott should not have been kill.
Love this gorgeous photo. VP Joe is in SF tonight.
I’ve really gotta start hanging more with the Pelosi family at large. ❤
Look at those smiles. Can’t make that stuff up.
I melted.
I really would like for VP Biden to be the next President. He is qualified in every form and we know where he stands on the issues. He is just as honest as PBO. That’s why they work so well together.
Fingers crossed, COS! I’d smile through at least another four years!
taking my murka back … to 40’s.
Oklahoma may approve gas executions
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32237542
I know some of you follow Feminista Jones on Twitter, have to say I’m not a fan at all – I just think she’s extremely nasty, a bully, an ego-maniac and not half as smart as she thinks she is. She’s a cliche machine. But I kinda agreed with her when she went after me for tweeting this (not sure if her snark about ‘white liberals’ was directed at me or the cartoonist (who is Mexican-American), and don’t care much, to be honest). She drew attention to the guy with the camera in the toon being white, another “white savior”. And I didn’t even notice that, which probably says a lot about me. Wasn’t the guy who filmed the murder of Walter Scott African American? It’s interesting, then, that a ‘liberal’ ‘non-African American’ cartoonist instinctively draws the ‘savior’ in his work as white.
I think the camera holder could have been black, white or orange – I see the overall message is the important part. I would hope that anyone of any color would take the opportunity to video any type of police violence or injustice, if possible. I would rather that the message go out that we’re all responsible for keeping each other safe – not just black people keeping black people safe. My two cents.
Mike Huckabee might be an idiot – why on earth is Zeke Miller tweeting about him???? Says more about the tweeter than it does about the idiot.
The day TIME hired that BuzzFeed shill was the day TIME died. Actually, it was probably dead long before that!
We’ve had a rather horrific murder in a small town in NSW – Our Murdoch owned newspaper had a pun in the headline – related to the fact she was due to be married in a week. The demise of print media has brought out the absolute worst in those who live by same
Was that the ‘Bride and Seek’ headline 99ts? Just read about that tonight. My gawd, the industry is populated by the scum of the earth.
It was – scum is the right word – we had that paper delivered for many years – cancelled about 5 years ago when the front page turned into a gossip rag.
Shit, since I first posted this tweet a few hours ago, The Boston Globe totally changed a portion of what they had written. I wish I had copied it! The original story that I tweeted was “bullshit” said that there was a gap between the two videos (which is true). But The Globe article then went on to say that “most likely there was a scuffle for the Taser”. That line is now totally gone from their article other than to phrase it as being what the cop said. They must have received some other comments about their biased assumptions written into their story.
My brother was pulled over while driving a Mercedes – the excuse was that he ‘fit the profile’ of someone being sought.
aaand, I’m outta here.
Rand Paul’s campaign slogan is “Join with us to defeat the Washington machine and Unleash the American Dream”. LOL! That’s just weird. Never heard of describing a dream as being “unleashed”! And then I keep reading it as defeating the washing machine.
“I keep reading it as defeating the washing machine”
Well Forus, after my struggles with a malfunctioning washing machine yesterday, if that is Rand Paul’s campaign slogan – GO RAND!1!1! 🙂
Chips, I must say I got a kick out of Rachel exposing Paul tonight on her show. I heard that he is only 5’2″. I don’t know why these losers think that they can be President of anything; especially of the free world.
Crikey, is he that small COS???
Ah, he’s 5’8″ – “he’d be the shortest major party nominee since 1988, when Democrat Michael Dukakis also measured in at 5-feet-8-inches tall”. I had no clue!
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-08/rand-paul-may-have-a-stature-problem-he-s-michael-dukakis-short
Either way, he is a little turd. 🙂 🙂
😆 Yes he flippin’ is!!!
LOLz!! GAH, he’s a shrimp!!
I wonder how tall Rubio is……….
Every GOP contender is running to become the top government person in Washington – but they ALL want to defeat Washington – no courage of their convictions at all
They embody the very thing that is wrong with Washington. Heaven help us.
Hee! “Oh Rand, oh you randy man, my washing machine is broken again! Can you come by with your little toolbox?”
Hey Everybody! 😀
Hellooooooooooooooooooooooo Dame Delectable!!!!
Coolest President EVER! 🙂
Check out the note The President signed for Shelly! ❤
https://instagram.com/p/1RQ3lRxH5M/
😀 😀 😀
ooops, sorry…..didn’t mean to post this again……
needs to be seen a million times meta – no problem with twice
Oh how clevah – “en route to Iowa,” whatever that means, via social media.
My hair feels itchy.
I can barely break a yawn ……
Kind of like the mother of all Trying Too Hard.
yup
My sister just called me about this and I said she has my vote if she ends up being the Dem nominee. Other than that she doesn’t exist for me.
Greetings Massive! 😀
Excerpts from the Town Hall by The Jamaica Gleaner; also with reaction from some of the attendees including Shelly-Ann)
I know this disappointment. It’s okay, family. Maybe next time. Irie!
Perks! 🙂
YOU get a plane, and YOU get a plane, and YOU get a plane…. everybody gets a plane! 😀
And while the President is sorting out the world – Jindal, Perry and Huckabee are heading to an NRA event – seriously!! – And this media clown thinks it is newsworthy
I’m glad we’re on the same side, meta. That made me laugh!
🙂
Did yellow-suited PM try to get on the plane with him? Asking for a friend.
🙂
Well, ya know she did need a ride to Panama and since he was going that way… 😉
I wondered about that, after I posted my little question. Good luck, Mr. President! 🙂
Hahaha! He’ll be alright! He knows Michelle’s watching. So does yellow-suited PM! 🙂
Ha. Definitely! She was takin’ her chance, and he was smiling about it, so I’m guessing so will Michelle. We’ll never know!
US and Cuba hold highest-level meeting in over 50 years.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez have held talks, in the highest level meeting between the two countries in more than half a century.
The two held closed-door discussions after arriving in Panama for a summit.
Meanwhile, the US State Department has reportedly recommended that Cuba is removed from its list of states said to sponsor terrorism.
Such a move could pave the way for the two countries re-opening embassies.
US President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro are also due to hold their first formal meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama over the coming days.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32245580
rubio’s duncehead essploded yet?
The President’s actions are such a clear indication that this country has been fueled by idiotic hate and fear for so long, that a simple act of saying “enough!” can correct decades of nonsense…
X 500% theo – while the GOP pretenders are attending NRA event, PBO is sorting out the world with peace initiatives.
…”leader of the free world” is right.
Hey! There are other people still here? Howdy family! 😀
Hi Dudette – the lul before dinner prep in my town. Birthday dinner for Mr 99 tonight with grandbabe and her mother – the Australian favorite “roast lamb” 🙂 🙂
Great thread on all things PBO
Well Hi There, Fellow-Lover-of-9s! 🙂
Yum! Sounds like a deliciously wonderful day is in the works! Big breath-stealing celebratory hugs you and Mr. 99! Enjoy the lamb!
Need a few good chuckles? You’ve gotta check out some of these tweets in this #AstronautProblems TL! Hilarious!
It’s been trending so well, @NASA decided to get it on it! 😀
Happy Birthday to Mr. 99ts! 😀
Hehehehehe – thanks Dudette. When about 12 I once stayed with a friend who had a pet cockatoo. I woke in the middle of the night to hear someone saying “hello, how are you” & almost passed out with fear. Was said bird!
😀 😀 😀
Meredith Land @MeredithNBC5
JUST NOW: “I’m for Hilary Clinton” – Warren Buffett
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“Well, I’m for the tooth fairy, but I don’t want him/her to be President.” – Me
Well said.
Ha. I didn’t even notice if there were a story connected to it, but let’s just say she asked, “Are you for Hillary Clinton?” … well, what else would a gentleman answer?
Indeed – the tweet was like she’d been endorsed by God himself. I had to restrain myself from responding.
🙂
🙂 Lots of night owls on TOD this evening
I didn’t get out of bed until noon, today, so it’s like early evening to me! And in retirementland, we have no set hours!
But, alas, I think I’m ready now to bid TODville goodnight.
g’nite JoB – definite joy of retirement – sleep whenever – I’m big on afternoon naps – never did understand why we didn’t embrace mid afternoon siestas at the work place.
Nightie-Night job! 🙂
Really, if you can’t hum “Major Tom” while up in the Space Station, then when can you?
😀
These folks started it! Check out the show sometime. Very funny!
Good Night, Good Morning, and Good Day! 🙂
Mooooooorning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/10/early-bird-rise-and-shine-37/