President Obama commutes non-violent drug sentences in move to reduce mass incarceration rawstory.com/2015/07/presid…
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maggie (@jungmuse) July 04, 2015.@JetBlue's first direct flight to Cuba takes off from JFK Int'l Airport, @NBCNewYork reports nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Jet… http://t.co/wecdH9vFzV
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 03, 2015****
YES!
Meet the 63rd Black woman with a physics Ph.D. in American history http://t.co/lZCPI9SbDK huff.to/1LBsoih
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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) June 29, 2015Naturi Naughton wore the Kyemah McEntyre-designed mermaid-style gown to Sunday night’s BET Awards. #BlackGirlMagic http://t.co/4WmU76RJIi
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zellie (@zellieimani) June 29, 2015****
YES!
Introducing our August cover stars...the 3 new faces of fashion you need to know!: teenv.ge/1R5qsoY http://t.co/uzGZsh7xPz
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Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) July 01, 2015—
tasniim (@HIGHQUEENBEY) July 04, 2015
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U.S. Navy triples maternity leave to 18 weeks for women reut.rs/1C3n5b7
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Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) July 02, 2015The Episcopalian Church just contributed to the gay marriage movement's winning streak: on.msnbc.com/1T8gVv0 (AP) http://t.co/70S0DKnusk
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(@msnbc) July 02, 2015****
approval up, jobs up, unemployment down....hard to believe it was just 54 wks ago when Chuck Todd suggested O's presidency was "over"
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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 02, 2015POTUS compares his impact to that of Reagan in call with former aides. politico.com/story/2015/07/…
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Perry Bacon Jr. (@perrybaconjr) July 01, 2015****
Wheels up en route the Women's #WorldCup to cheer on @ussoccer_wnt. Let's bring the championship trophy home! Go #USA http://t.co/M1pXY0jjrx
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Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) July 05, 2015#Biden2016 about to slide in your DMs like: http://t.co/FDcfQiAIJi
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Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) July 02, 2015****
How to help restore the black churches ravaged by fire on.mash.to/1LI14lD http://t.co/e6O6doG3gJ
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Mashable (@mashable) July 01, 2015Columbia just became the first US university to divest from private prisons
mojo.ly/1IMXG2I http://t.co/h68iQylXal
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) July 02, 2015****
"The Mt. Zion AME Church was burned by the KKK in 1995, according to the Post-Courier." buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii… #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches
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SPLC (@splcenter) July 01, 2015Where is the national coverage on this anti-Black terrorist act? #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches bit.ly/1LGUXOu
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ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) July 01, 2015****
DOJ subpoenas airlines over keeping ticket prices high. cnn.it/1BZjivq
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CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 01, 2015President Obama wants more states to expand Medicaid: mktplc.org/1FSLOKj
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(@Marketplace) July 02, 2015****
Get yourself together, Twitter and accompanying social media platforms
.@twitter has only 49 black employees in a workforce of nearly 3,000. nydn.us/1JA4XbE http://t.co/jhNd9EpvVj
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New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 02, 2015Did @twitter miss a big opportunity with the BET Awards? bloom.bg/1U1Svod
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Bloomberg Business (@business) June 30, 2015****
US records first measles death since 2003: hill.cm/RWInpli http://t.co/UKDrlsJbTO
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The Hill (@thehill) July 02, 2015California passes bill requiring school-aged kids to be vaccinated bit.ly/1U1uYnp http://t.co/C3UJ1zQSXB
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) June 29, 2015****
SCOTUS might destroy affirmative action because this white woman's grades weren't good enough: slate.me/1g71TY0 http://t.co/nnwCUxaBlV
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(@Slate) June 30, 2015Politico: Nancy Pelosi: Elizabeth Warren doesn't speak for the Democratic Party politi.co/1gbCP29 #politics #p2
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Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) July 01, 2015****
U.S. consumer confidence jumps past forecast in June on.mktw.net/1CGR1F3
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(@MarketWatch) June 30, 2015Obama's approval hits 50%. where was W. Bush at this same pt in his second term?
I'm glad you asked: 29%.
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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) June 30, 2015****
MUST READ: #McKinney Is Charging Us $79,000 for Emails About Pool Party Abuse Cop gawker.com/texas-city-is-… http://t.co/MmlYZxC5ff
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 29, 2015Ida B Wells may have coined the phrase "white supremacy" in her 1893 speech Lynch Law in All its Phases as seen here. http://t.co/QvboLJ1HkH
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Lawrence Brown (@BmoreDoc) June 29, 2015****
According to our poll, there is now 2/3rds support in both chambers for removing the flag postandcourier.com/flag-poll http://t.co/HxpVk2o0cg
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Jason Emory Parker (@jaspar) June 29, 2015Confederate flag ‘erected outside a black family’s home’ in Belfast ind.pn/1H6db7I http://t.co/jGDExVVTeX
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The Independent (@Independent) July 04, 2015****
University offers full scholarship to 4 kids of mom slain at #EmanuelAME bit.ly/1NnN2nf http://t.co/iyMWMEZraP #CharlestonShooting
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David Beard (@dabeard) June 28, 20156 Black churches in 4 southern states have been set on fire in the past week, and Twitter is the only reason we know about it. Ridiculous.
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the other one (@imfromraleigh) June 28, 2015****
new rule
no more racist traitor flags
on govt buildings
#FreeBree #KeepItDown
#nerdland http://t.co/zEVzfcuTw3
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enrique baloyra (@nenebalo) June 28, 2015My She-ro .. #BreeNewsome #FreeBree http://t.co/2h3lipX5vP
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Ramel (@itsRamel) June 28, 2015****
Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Confederate flag: 'It's offensive to an entire race' usat.ly/1LATFVb via @usatoday
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Joe Trippi (@JoeTrippi) June 28, 2015@sonamie. Bryan Stevenson on #Charleston. @NerdyWonka #BlackLivesMatter. Recognizing the legacy of slave society. themarshallproject.org/2015/06/24/bry…
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Tracy (@taiping2) June 28, 2015****
ISIS. http://t.co/bha7bDlkTq
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 24, 2015The Past. South Carolina. http://t.co/tVDSxmuLAl
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 24, 2015****
Wonderful news !! Donald Trump is doing well in the polls ! This is going to be such fun !
I am so happy ! Rejoice,all Democrats,rejoice !!
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John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 29, 2015Q) How's Bobby Jindal's presidential campaign different from Elon Musk's rocket?
A) At least the rocket got off the ground before exploding
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Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman) June 29, 2015****
Job hunting? 170+ openings in New York, San Francisco, L.A. and more on.mash.to/1CDgsaq http://t.co/W9GCUnSVxD
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Mashable (@mashable) June 29, 2015Don't say anything just rt vine.co/v/O0MFJ6r0BX2
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Baby Animals (@BabyAnimalPics) June 28, 2015****
When I told @POTUS I was gay, he thought I said "I've got game" cnn.it/1NqqiSU cc @jaketapper @CNNSotu #LoveWins
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Ben LaBolt (@BenLaBolt) June 28, 2015Not one G.O.P. candidate supports allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry nyti.ms/1SSARld http://t.co/5gEym1kASv
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The New York Times (@nytimes) June 27, 2015****
Oldest & largest flag manufacturer in US, Annin Flagmakers, will stop making Confederate flag.
bit.ly/1LKYZC8 http://t.co/bUE9gA5hzM
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Maggie Jordan (@MaggieJordanACN) June 27, 20155 black church arsons in 6 days:
Knoxville 6/21
Macon GA 6/23
Charlotte, NC 6/24
Warrenville SC 6/26
Tallahassee 6/26 http://t.co/TCRfwhtIVf
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Miles ☆ Maker (@milesmaker) June 27, 2015****
If ur accusing Bree of being an opportunist after saying Rachel DeezNuts was "of good intent", close the app, go outside, & play in traffic.
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Maris (@Amaris_Acosta) June 27, 2015PayPal has suspended donations to the white nationalist group cited in Dylann Roof's manifesto, according to the SPLC sp.lc/OS9F5
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) June 27, 2015****
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Elizabeth (@twoscooters) June 27, 2015
LOOK at Mary J. Blige at the UK Glastonbury Festival! http://t.co/xyAX20evl4
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ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀ (@callmedollar) June 27, 2015****
Now, that explains why jerks like this don’t get dates
the nice guy has reached an absolute fucking apex over on Facebook lads http://t.co/EQOBtu6z3z
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Elle Elle Cool J (@ElleHa) June 27, 2015The day just keeps getting better and better! | Vatican Formally Recognizes Palestinian State by Signing Treaty nyti.ms/1Nj7FjF
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Alycee (@jazziz2) June 27, 2015****
North Charleston police chief fires officer for Confederate Flag abcnews4.com/story/29411843… http://t.co/SYUBDw7zP1
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 26, 2015Charleston Council renames library to honor AME shooting victim Cynthia Hurd bit.ly/1LsM0XR http://t.co/DhZ1knVXDZ
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Global Grind News (@GlobalGrindNews) June 25, 2015****
The Supreme Court’s housing decision is a warning against subtle segregation everywhere wapo.st/1LH9Qx8
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(@Wonkblog) June 25, 2015South. North. http://t.co/pe8Kk0U347
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 25, 2015****
Apple yanks Civil War games from the Apple store because they feature the Confederate flag. kotaku.com/apple-yanks-ga…
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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) June 25, 2015Judge blocks Kansas' ban on 2nd-trimester procedure opponents call 'dismemberment abortion' - @AP
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Breaking News (@BreakingNews) June 25, 2015****
SLAY, Taye Diggs. SLAY
Taye Diggs looks INCREDIBLE as Hedwig: on.elle.com/1CvW0Z0 http://t.co/nYGnDca2mp
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ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) June 25, 2015There are more gay parents raising kids in the South than anywhere else in the country. Today is huge for them. mic.com/articles/12139…
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Jamilah King (@jamilahking) June 26, 2015****
Marilyn Mosby: 'I'm not conflicted about charging #FreddieGray cops. I did the right thing.' buff.ly/1IAvPT8 http://t.co/0zExlJQnyM
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The Root (@TheRoot) June 25, 2015Watch @shegotchutzpah repeatedly try to get arrested in order to illustrate white privilege peoplem.ag/EDjOtfD http://t.co/z7Jk6UyODM
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People magazine (@people) June 25, 2015****
She spoke out against the disgusting sexism in Hollywood; especially in casting call sheets and she received this response. Bravo, Rose McGowan!
I just got fired by my wussy acting agent because I spoke up about the bullshit in Hollywood. Hahaha. #douchebags #awesome #BRINGIT
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rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) June 25, 2015The awesome thing about being an artist? You can't be fired from your own mind. #FREEDOM
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rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) June 25, 2015****
US consumer spending climbs 0.9 pct. in May, the biggest jump since 2009: apne.ws/1e5d0zm
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The Associated Press (@AP) June 25, 2015U.S. inflation undershoots the Fed’s 2% target for the 37th consecutive month on.wsj.com/1fERnHc http://t.co/T9JQAjMltl
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Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) June 25, 2015****
And when you cite this God-defined marriage from your book of 2,000 year old secrets, which version's the "real" one? http://t.co/mk4NcAkkHH
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Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 27, 2015But when people go on about marriage as the Bible describes it, um... biblegateway.com/passage/?searc… http://t.co/uBFo0hcsgk
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Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 27, 2015****
Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling benefits way more people in red counties than blue. wpo.st/eV_N0 http://t.co/426w5Lcj0O
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Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) June 25, 2015DHS Secretary: Detention of Immigrant Families Should End @SuzGamboa nbcnews.to/1GHVXxa http://t.co/DmYiGuepm4
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NBC Latino (@NBCLatino) June 24, 2015****
Barack and #SQUAD, looping #JindalTree2016 http://t.co/6JPFY9vtNP
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Rembert Browne (@rembert) June 24, 2015i hope this kid grows up to write YA http://t.co/8rRsItJZ2F
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Tatum Flynn (@Tatum_Flynn) June 24, 2015****
Next time someone says the world is losing confidence in US leadership, check the actual data that shows the opposite pewrsr.ch/1N5JFjZ
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Ben Rhodes (@rhodes44) June 24, 2015Sometimes we need good news: #US and #Cuba restoring diplomatic relations is an important one! Hope it will bring reforms and end of embargo
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Federica Mogherini (@FedericaMog) July 01, 2015****
Great read
I wrote up some thoughts for @CNN on Understanding Obama in the Fourth Quarter cnn.com/2015/06/25/opi…
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Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 25, 2015Booyah! TY @POTUS @VP @Whitehouse @BarackObama #ACA #ObamacareIsHereToStay twitter.com/barackobama/st… http://t.co/C979mE9LuZ
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Dudette (@Dudette9t9) June 25, 2015****
Barack Obama is officially one of the most consequential presidents in American history vox.com/2015/6/26/8849…
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Vox (@voxdotcom) June 26, 2015Before today ends I want to recall that when @JoeBiden endorsed same sex marriage it was called a gaffe. Now it's law.
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Scott Simon (@nprscottsimon) June 27, 2015****
The time has come to recognize President Obama's game-changing liberal legacy: bit.ly/1IlzVD0 http://t.co/iqh8SKw2po
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Mic (@micnews) June 28, 2015ICYMI: Obama hasn't just had a great week. He's had a great 6 years #Economy #Jobs #Healthcare #Equality #ThanksObama http://t.co/us9E8PhmLe
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The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 28, 2015****
this aired 25 years ago
this show was so far ahead of its time, i miss it so much http://t.co/goTWo7aJl8
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Calvin (@aurosan) June 28, 2015Healthcare: yes
Marriage: yes
Trump: no
Confederate flag: Bree
ISIS: dildo
WHAT A WEEK.
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Cameron Esposito (@cameronesposito) June 29, 2015
The Obama Diary 
Love him. TY, Nerdy…love you, too!
Nice!!!
Thanks, DF.
Right back at ya! 🙂
Congrats df!! 🙂
NW – outstanding news summary, as always, but the baby owl!!!!!!!! That’s the cutest little creature, loving it’s yellow bonnet!!!!!
Technical cases? Maybe that’s why the IAEA and Secretary of Energy Moniz have been busy more so than usual.
For sure!
Thanks, Bob!
Please I hope nobody says anything stupid.
Parity ….
Nothing from PM Tsipras as yet. Keep an eye on his Twitter account. Word is that he’s speaking with various EU leaders. Wouldn’t surprise me if either PBO or VP have already been on the phone with him.
bbl …..
Just had to post these before departing ….
does the President notify the press when he leaves the building
Yes how does that work? I’m sure the President doesn’t let them know, but someone is suppose to let them know, when they are about to go some where. We know how the cry babies are..
what a whiner The Count is
Booo F@#king Hooo…..PBO has no F’s to give on what the Count thinks should happen….
hahahahaha – “wait for me wait for me” – that’s what the grandbabe says to grandpa.
Nerdy!!! What a round up. Many, many thanks.
Thanks, Vicki.
Nerdy Wonka – you don’t miss anything. Thanks for catching us up!
Thanks, Judith.
I see the Greeks are giving a “No” vote for the latest offer from the EU. Given the state of distrust of the Greek govt. I cannot see how this will end well. One can only have compassion for the suffering of the Greek people under austerity. Still I worry the govt. they have chosen will drive the entire nation over a cliff.
The people are sick of austerity – for most other countries the worst has passed. They want this government – they chose it and the vote yesterday supports their choice. From what I read they had not the economy to support the euro from day1. They could well be better off outside of the currency – despite the initial pain – although its easy to see in hindsight what “should have been”.
Nerdy, this is a stunning round up. Every topic could occupy an hour of follow up. I feel smarter just sitting here, soaking it all up and following links. Best possible way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Jackie.
Glad it helped!
Amazing Nerdy! I agree with Jackie – I just feel so much more informed. Now I gotta go pull weeds but I’m coming back to check more links!
Oh and the owl? Cutest little thing EVER. 😀
Thanks, a4alice!
GReat…..Great gathering of tweets and info…
Thanks, PF!
At least he’s calling them “political leaders” today, and not “terrorists”, like he did the last several days.
GA TODville.
The heat wave that some of us (guilty as charged) in SoCal were complaining about a couple of weeks ago has subsided, and our usual “June gloom” weather conditions have returned (as least for today 🙂 ) — cool foggy morning, spectacular 75F now with welcome onshore (from the ocean) breeze. Absolutely delightful.
I am a HUGE fan of Twitter as a godsend service. As a company, not so much.
From the article featured on the front page by NW (thanks, Nerdy!).
“According to a 2014 Pew Research Center study, 40 percent of black 18- to 29-year-old Internet users in the U.S. are active on Twitter, compared with 28 percent of white Internet users in the same group. Meanwhile, only 2 percent of Twitter’s workforce is black, according to the company’s diversity statistics.”
There’s something wrong with Twitter as a company if they do NO self-examination to see that they primarily hire white and Asian men. From a cultural perspective, the 21st century is leaving Twitter in the dust — a real problem for companies run by suburban hipsters groomed at elite colleges.
Tweeted when the BETA awards aired:
the Congressional budget tells the truth about what lawmakers are willing to do …where their priorities are….nothing could be clearer than this…so when i hear Sanders & Hillary speak about working with Congress….i think that they are 1. blaming the President for the impasse 2. do not really know of what they speak or 3 are full of JIVE…
The Progressive caucus is not mentioned here…only the President..the HOUSE and Senate Budget Committees
my bad…the Progressive caucas budget is mentioned ….sorry
What I hope people will understand is taking on something like childhood obesity will not change over night. Bit by bit, and we have to continue to for the health of our children. The right wing haters have fought against anything FLOTUS have talk about, but I hope she continue to try to help Americans kids.Well into the future.
Thanks Bob for these important updates! 🙂
You’re welcome, hf2 🙂
What a great round-up to complement the 4th of July Holiday weekend! 🙂 Thanks Nerdy for this great compilation of news that we otherwise might have missed!
In my humble opinion there is a gigantic message in today’s vote in Greece that is not just about Greece.
That is that Not For The First Time, the better funded, Corporation preferred, and Media preferred position did not prevail. The propaganda for a Yes vote was overwhelming in Greece and across the universe. The No voters were ignored as much as possible. Still the Greek people voted No a resounding victory!!!!!
In NYC (D) mayoral primary 2103, the Big Money candidate (D) Christine Quinn, got only 15% of the vote.
Bill de Blasio, backed by NO media or wealthy interest group—sent Chris Quinn home and then beat the (R) by winning 73% of the vote. Bill had not a single newspaper or media endorsement. There was a desperate effort to ignore him. It failed and the people spoke.
In CA both Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina met similar fates although the circumstances varied.
My point is that Money counts but votes count more. If you are winning the Money Race, Ok, winning is good, but……..
The Kochs can buy up all the TV ad space, but who will be listening to them?
Those of us who want the Dems to win in 2016 need to stop cutting down our candidates. And, yes I am talking about myself. No more sniping at either of them or comparing them because the net effect will be to drive voters away from the polls, not to bolster either HRC or BS.
I also think that the jubilant fund raising totals are misplaced enthusiasm representing misplaced understanding.
A candidate needs a certain number to stay in the race. Yes. But this race will not be won by the bigger bank account but by the number of people who care enough and like a candidate enough to show up at caucuses and primary booths.
If, like me you are calling HRC “Lady Walmart” that is a bad idea.
If you are pinpointing BS’s deficiencies, likewise, that is a bad idea.
The GOP offers plentiful targets for our contempt. I will focus my personal negativity in their direction. If we all do that, unite, we can bring another 4-8 years of Democratic dwellers in the WH.
Agree fully
A candidate needs a certain number to stay in the race. Yes. But this race will not be won by the bigger bank account but by the number of people who care enough and like a candidate enough to show up at caucuses and primary booths.
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Boom!!!!….
I agree with you…but it is hard to join with people who make it their business to dis the President….but i understand your point
well said Vicki – thanks
gm from my world – thanks NW, a world of news AND – I am in love with the owl
OMG, this team
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! 2 of them, what a beginning for these girls!!!!
2 goals for USA already…..
GOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!
USA! USA! USA!
USA 3 – 0 Japan.
Um, actually…
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 4-0
Simply MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk about dominating a game ….. you’re an expert on the sport, NW, has any team ever done something like this in the Women’s WC Final?
I believe the BBC2 commentator said it’s the first hat trick in a WWC final.
Looks like it’s a first time hat trick in 15 minutes.
Carli Lloyd is a BEAST!
OMG!!!!!!!! Another GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!
My god, 4 goals in 16 minutes. It’s like the demolition Germany handed Brazil last year.
do they have a ‘mercy’ rule in football, LL?
No Bob. Football is a cruel mistress. Just the way we like it. 😀
🙂
Hatetrick Awesome………
OOPS Hat trick
HELL FREAKING YES!
😀 😀 😀 😀
Thank goodness I’m watching this on BBC2. US commentating has been sorely lacking this tournament.
Great photo …
is there a livestream to watch on the computer?
Japan pulls one back, USA 4-1 Japan
What is the time, did they break the no goal time? Can’t find the time.
I min short of the all time record … unfortunate …..
Oh no. They have played so great.
great game. so excited hard to type.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/07/05/usa-usa-usa/
🙂
Nerdy! What an extensive collection of information! Thank you so much!
Just got home from working and a stop at Whole Foods. Now I’m super-informed thanks to this post.
Hope you see this, but you’re for sure watching the game 😉
Thank you to whichever TODer (maybe Desertflower?) posted Stephen Colbert’s video celebration of the Supreme Courts marriage ruling the other day. Thanks to you I discovered that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has a website up now with all kinds of awesome content, interesting podcasts, etc., to tide me over until September.
This showed up on the sight last night and it is just…. well… beyond cool, bizarre and hilarious. It’s 40 minutes long. Stephen took over a local public access show in Michigan for real. One of my fave lines: Stephen saying to his special guest, “I was fronting just now” (P.S the special guest is in on the joke) OMG and the Yelp review thing!