Night Owl Chat – Yes, the First Lady is more awesome than you

Hey, @POTUS! This is how you #GimmeFive, FLOTUS-style…https://t.co/YF8nEtjUIA

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) May 20, 2015

Chat on, night owls.

(Now, dammit, where’s my gym membership card…)

A Tweet Or Two

"Kids who grow up here—they're America’s children. Just like children everyplace else" —Obama: http://t.co/BKFzWuIAjy pic.twitter.com/7VgxVI4VCn

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/600748786357436418

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"Media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty & the guilty innocent. That's power." #MalcolmX

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) May 19, 2015

Malcolm X was born on this day in 1925. See powerful portraits of the activist: http://t.co/rWFjTRMCja

— LIFE (@LIFE) May 19, 2015

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Sending him all the good in the world

NEW: Beau Biden, son of VP Biden, undergoing treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center: http://t.co/4FzzkI7gtD pic.twitter.com/ViMKisNsQp

— ABC News (@ABC) May 19, 2015

No matter what you do or where you go, we're all striving for the sweet spot that satisfies both success & happiness https://t.co/5gFDdjAhlo

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) May 19, 2015

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gotta love the Obama Era: when the Dow surges to new all-time high (18,298), nobody even blinks. http://t.co/9OxpFYTfQe

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 19, 2015

i know, i know, nobody cares about the Dow. i'm sure 40M Americans w/ 401Ks don't care the Dow's up 11.6K pts under Obama, rigth?

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 19, 2015

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This is what 2M (and growing) followers looks like. Wow!

https://twitter.com/Our4thEstate/status/600781339617415168

https://twitter.com/MatrixMarkets/status/600778300886110208

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Announcing New Steps to Promote #PollinatorHealth → http://t.co/GdDafMvKhY pic.twitter.com/CmDUbDTvjr

— White House OSTP 44 (@WHOSTP44) May 19, 2015

Obama just unveiled a big new plan to save the honeybees: http://t.co/C6UAgvk1SC pic.twitter.com/ill5LWLP5o

— Vox (@voxdotcom) May 19, 2015

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.@POTUS Welcome to @Twitter, Mr. President. You told me to #IG my mission up here Glad to see you tweeting down there pic.twitter.com/ahJtvgldsa

— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) May 19, 2015

Los Angeles City Council votes to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020. http://t.co/6BQplu1JnU

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 19, 2015

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The hypocrisy of the GOP

Two weeks after committing himself to post-unrest Baltimore, Gov. Larry Hogan cuts $11 million from its K-12 schools. http://t.co/evpTrhI5bP

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) May 15, 2015

Jay Z And Beyoncé Paid “Tens Of Thousands” To Bail Out Protesters, Activist Says http://t.co/9lkh0iY1h1

— Michelle Broder Van Dyke (@MBVD) May 18, 2015

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John Legend: Racism Is "Killing Our Kids" http://t.co/Ja8REk7Oq1 via @thr

— Alycee (@jazziz2) May 12, 2015

https://twitter.com/micamaryjane/status/598668961161433088

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Malcolm X was and continues to be 100% right about the media

They're referred to as 'biker clubs' & we're referred to as 'thugs.' This is how racism works: http://t.co/ioNvl6PDtw pic.twitter.com/LJ2r04j3RD

— The Root (@TheRoot) May 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/Darthtater36/status/600711869574291457

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The ridiculousness of Republicans on full blast

*sigh* http://t.co/HM58JIavmb pic.twitter.com/iJYx9AZVBE

— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) May 13, 2015

Former CBO Director Elmendorf confirms today no one in Congress questioned ACA tax credits should go to all 50 states - hence CBO score.

— Chris Jennings (@ChrisJenningsDC) May 19, 2015

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https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/600653991480000512

@ddiamond @ChrisJenningsDC He actually made a stronger statement -- that it was the "common" understanding in Congress at the time.

— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) May 19, 2015

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*Sigh*

A day after the deadly shooting in Waco, the Senate approves an open-carry bill expanding the rights of gun owners.http://t.co/8KsWnyCFqN

— Texas Observer Lives! (@TexasObserver) May 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/scATX/status/600416890373083136

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The World Celebrates The Revolutionary Malcolm X

Happy 90th birthday to a hero who continues to inspire generation after generation

https://twitter.com/SankofaBrown/status/600656187344887808

Remembering Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) #90thBirthday pic.twitter.com/SgGIF6cHlg

— The Kumite.. it’s really, real (@Lizzs_Lockeroom) May 19, 2015

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"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom." -Malcolm X

— zellie (@zellieimani) May 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/EvitaLaXicana/status/600609886452350976

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"They cripple the bird's wing, then condemn it for not flying as fast as they." --Malcolm X, born 90 years ago today. pic.twitter.com/HWKJd3vDLR

— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) May 19, 2015

On his 90th birthday, take a look at the iconic images of #MalcolmX from the EBONY archives: http://t.co/TC2OnZrHvs pic.twitter.com/qsES6vAtKv

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONY) May 19, 2015

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https://twitter.com/curlyheadRED/status/600650539060338688

On Malcolm X's birthday (May 19, 1925), listen to the great Ossie Davis delivering his Feb. 1965 eulogy for Malcolm http://t.co/OYbRB0UJkA

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) May 19, 2015

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On Malcolm X’s 90th birthday, we remember a national hero’s most powerful quoteshttp://t.co/5OpWptd2Zc pic.twitter.com/GEniCmTHB1

— BET (@BET) May 19, 2015

Happy 90th BDAY Malcolm X! A great human rights activist-X remained critical of America for its crimes against blacks pic.twitter.com/08BUXsws8a

— Colorlines (@Colorlines) May 19, 2015

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On his 90th birthday, here's why Malcolm X's words still ring true. #HappyBirthdayMalcolmX http://t.co/fynykAW2In pic.twitter.com/JMLUdQ0MiN

— The Root (@TheRoot) May 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/SankofaBrown/status/600670518128353280

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"Without education, you're not going anywhere in this world." Happy birthday, Malcolm X. pic.twitter.com/kxjbbaNfRp

— Power 105.1 (@Power1051) May 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/TheLaunchMag/status/600694978340323328

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https://twitter.com/wizdom4you/status/600707905613082624

Looking back at Malcolm X's boldest, most intense encounter with the NYPD: http://t.co/kfRnDL9JEq pic.twitter.com/YEaEDcz14U

— Complex (@Complex) May 19, 2015

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“My alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading.” Happy birthday, Malcolm X. pic.twitter.com/K0fVMqSzdC

— NY Public Library (@nypl) May 19, 2015

"If you turn the other cheek, you can be enslaved for 1,000 years." - Malcolm X #MalcolmXDay pic.twitter.com/iiVMZD1Wp3

— AAVÉ DRÉ (@blackboidre) May 19, 2015

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"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word freedom out of your vocabulary." -Malcolm X, born 90 years ago today pic.twitter.com/iAIZXbqePG

— Urban Cusp (@UrbanCusp) May 19, 2015

Malcolm X, born on May 19, 1925. Malcolm would have turned 90 today.

The fight continues. pic.twitter.com/xHK6QaIn1M

— deray (@deray) May 19, 2015

Chat Away

Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) May 18, 2015

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.@POTUS sets Guinness World Record after reaching 1 million Twitter followers in five hours: http://t.co/2c0B8s64vY pic.twitter.com/cPTHDJ6tLd

— The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2015

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Early Bird Rise and Shine

On This Day – Pete Souza: “The President was leaving the State Floor after an event and found Sasha in the elevator ready to head upstairs to the private residence. He decided to ride upstairs with her before returning to the Oval Office.” May 19, 2009.

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Today

The President has no public events scheduled ….. yet

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On This Day

President Obama stands in the entrance to the Oval Office, May 19, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama delivers remarks at ceremony honoring National Small Business Award Winners in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2009

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On This Day: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait in the Map Room of the White House, before welcoming President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, to the White House, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and President Felipe Calderón of Mexico stand together during the playing of the national anthem on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Margarita Zavala watch the State Arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama watches as President Felipe Calderón of Mexico signs the official guest book in the Blue Room of the White House, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama and her Mexican counterpart Margarita Zavala run with second graders during a physical education class as they visit New Hampshire Estates Elementary School May 19, 2010 in Silver Spring, Maryland

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait to welcome President Felipe Calderon of Mexico and his wife Margarita Zavala to the White House for an official State Dinner, May 19, 2010

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul arrive for the State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife Margarita Zavala at the White House, May 19, 2010

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and his wife Dr. Sharon Malone arrive for the State Dinner

Guests board trolleys at the South Portico entrance to the White House, en route to the State Dinner reception in a tent on the South Lawn, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Obama adjusts his tie in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, following a private reception in honor of President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and President Felipe Calderón of Mexico descend the Grand Staircase at the White House, prior to the State Dinner, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, attend the State Dinner reception in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Dr. Jill Biden listens to music during the State Dinner reception in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance to music performed by the United States Marine Band, during the State Dinner reception in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum National Issues Conference in Washington on May 19, 2011

President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a speech on Mideast and North Africa policy in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department May 19, 2011 in Washington, DC

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a child as she paint a mural during a community service activity day at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington on May 19, 2011

President Obama takes the stage before addressing the Women’s Leadership Forum at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 19, 2011 in Washington, DC

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First Lady Michelle Obama escorts spouses of G-8 leaders on a tour of the White House, May 19, 2012 – L-R: Margarida Barroso (EU), Elsa Antonioli Monti (partially hidden, Italy), Laureen Harper (Canada), Valerie Trierweiler (France), Geertrui Windels van Rompuy (EU) and Hitomi Noda (Japan)

President Obama with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a family photo during G8 Summit in Camp David, Maryland on May 19, 2012.

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President Obama smiles after delivering the commencement address to over 500 graduating students at the historically black Morehouse College on May 19, 2013, in Atlanta

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MoooOOOooorning!