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https://twitter.com/ItsTheBrandi/status/660489994016919552

@ItsTheBrandi @LOLGOP The toddler's tax plan makes more sense than Ben Carson's

— JG (@JGinSeoul) October 31, 2015

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@petesouza: President Obama plays with Ella Rhodes in her elephant Halloween costume

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White House Halloween Fun!

@PeteSouza

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President Barack Obama doubles over with laughter after seeing a child dressed up as the Pope in a pope mobile

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Top prize goes to Lil' Pope. #HappyHalloween https://t.co/WJo1nYUWup

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 30, 2015

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Hopefruit’s Halloween Horrors

 

4morefor44 – Von Count Knoller ** 57andFemale – KatrinaNation ** 99ts – Andrea Mitchell ** a4alice – Ann Romney ** africatimes2 – Chuck Todd ** Allison – Rand Paul ** Alycee – Jeb Bush ** amk – Brother Trump ** Anjo – John McCain ** Arapaho415 – Morning, Noon and Night Joke

bella2758 – Sarah Palin ** Betsy – Carly Fiorina ** BigDaddyRich – Ben Carson’s wife ** Bill R. – Gov Christie ** Bobfr – Bibi Netanyahu

CarolMae – John Kaisch ** carolyn – Ed Henry ** catryst – Gov Kaisch ** cd4biden – Jake Tapper ** CEB – RNC Chair Reince ** Cha – Dubbya and his paintings ** Chips – One of Maureen Dowd’s imaginary ‘sources’ ** cindysweat – Morning Mika ** COS – Tavis Smiley

Dakota – FOX News pollster ** Dannystix – GWB’s pet goat ** debz – GOP Rep Trey Howdy (Benghazi) ** dee – Scott “Bqhatevwr” Brown (two-time loser for Senate) ** Derbingle – Paul Ryan ** desertflower – Brian Williams (who personally witnessed everything since the beginning of time) ** Don – Ben Carson ** DonnaDem – Bobby Jindal ** Dudette – Scott Walker

elo4obama/biden – Rachel Dolezal ** Eric5 – PBO “LGBT” Heckler who just craves attention ** EveinGeorgia – NYT editor spreading lie after lie about Dems

FirefoxTX – Huckabee ** Forus50 – Turtle Mitch

Gazelle – Peggy Noonan ** GGail – Chris Cillizza (The Fix) ** Globalcitizenlinda – Hair-on-fire Emoprog

Hopefruit2 – Brother Bernie ** HZ – Greta Van Susteran

idon – Chris Hayes’ glasses ** Inga Ethel – Quinnipiac pollster ** Izonprize – Wolf Blitzer

Jackie4Obama – Rick Oops Perry (who dropped out) ** JackieGrumbler – “Outraged activist” who uses every and any issue to start an online petition or fundraiser ** Japa21 – Ben Carson fundraiser ** Jazziz2 – Ms. Lindsey Graham ** Jeff – Steve Croft (60 minutes) ** JER – Lincoln Chafee ** Jewelz – WaPo pollster who just lurves Brother Jeb ** JO’Boomer – Snowden ** JojotheCat – Michael Moore ** Judith Fardig – Kathy Nickolaus (GOP Ballot Clerk in Wisconsin)

Kid Kanga – Arianna HuffnPuff

Liberal Librarian – Judgmental, vocal and arrogant “egg” on Twitter with 2 followers (Most likely a Sanders fan) ** Libra800 – Dinesh De Souza ** Linda – Abby Huntsman (who just signed up with FOX) ** Lovelyplains G- OP-sanctioned voting machine programmed to switch votes from D to R ** Lovepolitics2008 – Ted Cruz ** Luna – General Petraeus

MadameSoph – GOP-loving judge in lower court in a red state ** Majiir – Daryl Issa ** Maryl1 – Howard Fineman ** Mellesia Barnett – Gov Pataki ** Meta – Anti-Obama blackademic with 1000 think pieces a day ** MightyP – Kim Davis (Marriage License clerk) ** misspat – Bristol Palin ** Mittens – Ed Schultz and his cellphone ** MJG – PBO “immigration” Heckler who craves even more attention ** MtMarilyn – Marco Rubio ** muscatinegal – Mark Halperin

Nathkatun7 – Rudy Guiliani ** Nena20409 – Mankini Newt ** NerdyWonka – Jim Webb ** NoChildLeftBehind – Michael Steele ** nospin – Chris Cuomo (CNN) spinning away for the GOP

Pickle48 – Geraldo ** Prettyfoot58 – Willard ** Puddin’ – Arianna HuffnPuff

Ralph Cercione – O’Reilly ** RanMan – Brother Prophet Reverend Doctor West ** rchakras – Pat Buchanan ** rikyrah – Karl Rove ** Roberta in MN – James Carville

Sabreen60 – Joni Ernst who gave SOTU rebuttal then disappeared since ** Sandy1110 – Dick Cheney ** Sherijr – Mr. Ezra Klein ** sjterrid – Mrs. Ezra Klein (Annie Lowery) ** Smooth Scotch – Koch Brother #1 ** sophia – Jon Karl ** SueDuvallSmith – CNN Don Lemon ** Susanne – Dana Bash CNN ** Susanne Holland – Koch Brother #2 ** swbluega – Tweety ** Symmetry – Proud, angry NRA supporter

Taiping1 – Dirty Republican Cop ** Tally – GOPer who hates Planned Parenthood w/ a passion ** Terri_Georgia – GOPer who just loves Ben Carson with ZERO understanding of his policies ** theo67 – Rick Santorum ** Tnmtngirl – Ex-Speaker Boehner

vcprezofan2 – Maureen Dowd ** Vetivera24 (Almablanca) – Piers Morgan ** Vicki – DNC Chair DWS

Yardarm756 – Putin

zizi2 – Glen Greenwald

Trick-or-Treat at the White House

5:15 EDT: President Obama and the First Lady Welcome Local Children and Children of Military Families to Trick-or-Treat at the White House

A Tweet Or Two

Man hears Obama's speech on addiction, turns in a cooler full of drugs and enters rehab https://t.co/89p8sxfTah pic.twitter.com/IBYUXBIIKf

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 29, 2015

Thanks, Obama! The Deficit Just Fell Below 50-Year Average — The People's View https://t.co/sv9fsvjWGI

— 💃🏾 is vaxed-boostered-wears a mask😷 (@PrettyFootWoman) October 29, 2015

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.@PressSec explains the @WhiteHouse's rationale on sending troops to Syria https://t.co/8cyLF6x2So https://t.co/6deojCyduU

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015

.@PressSec: U.S. forces will be an "important force multiplier" in Syria https://t.co/8cyLF6OEgY https://t.co/yC10LJctkp

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015

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BREAKING: US official: Obama authorizes 'fewer than 50' US special forces to deploy to northern Syria.

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

U.S. to send small number of U.S. special operations forces to Syria, according to @NBCNews https://t.co/VxvJCZj02h pic.twitter.com/IJU7wORpfE

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 30, 2015

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BREAKING: Kerry: Nations direct UN to bring Syrian govt, opposition together for new political process.

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

BREAKING: Palestinians tell Intl Criminal Court about what they call Israeli "crimes" in recent violence.

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

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Hair-on-Fire Left Gets it Wrong Again: Budget Deal Helps Medicare, Disability Beneficiaries https://t.co/wtGc4KeRgZ

— TPVArchived (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015

Another big victory for @POTUS https://t.co/g46mATnlNe

— TPVArchived (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015

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Your video stop by our photographer, Jeremiah. This is what hwy183 looks like. Avoid 71 and 183. #atxweather pic.twitter.com/jL5S0nISkH

— Tania Ortega (@thetaniaortega) October 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/Big_Ohhhhh/status/660090869815472128

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Barton Springs & South First Flooding 🎥 @jasonmneff pic.twitter.com/QFzmoshaqN

— 365 Things Austin (@365ThingsAustin) October 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/JewhadiTM/status/660131294643224577

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#AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh. pic.twitter.com/D1P4VNp1xb

— deray (@deray) October 29, 2015

Well, thank goodness there's no more racism... Or this might seem racist. https://t.co/FDDeeb2MH9

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) October 29, 2015

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Judge Orders Jindal to Reinstate Planned Parenthood Funding https://t.co/vjaZdNIv3d pic.twitter.com/pz4ICuwdAH

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/b_fung/status/660148308694982657

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U.N. to world leaders: Your climate pledges are not enough https://t.co/BUJDKKF1xp pic.twitter.com/T4H9TDOOw2

— The Hill (@thehill) October 30, 2015

GOP suspends partnership with NBC News for February debate after criticized CNBC debate: https://t.co/pacRGaXuIE

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

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Eric Holder on FBI director’s Ferguson effect comments: "You can't base policy on anecdotal evidence.” https://t.co/G1VYfzEc3I

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 28, 2015

FBI dir James B. Comey met President Obama in the Oval Office today to talk about recent comments https://t.co/ZSUcOMB8ts

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) October 30, 2015

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HBCU alumni are thriving more than black grads of other schools, study shows https://t.co/NRtpiByj6c

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) October 30, 2015

This black American wants refugee status in Canada because of police brutality: https://t.co/2THT1mRQju pic.twitter.com/LSAfhiQWrU

— VICE News (@VICENews) October 30, 2015

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Serena Williams has a message for those behind the #BlackLivesMatter movement: Keep it up. https://t.co/9bj4bL0L7a pic.twitter.com/bZz1b7n9W1

— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 30, 2015

Lonnae O’Neal: Unclear on excessive force? Just imagine it’s a white girl https://t.co/unWifD5IKk

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2015

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BREAKING Guantanamo frees long-cleared Mauritanian captive. Prison census now 113. Try this link: https://t.co/VpQ46D6EGl

— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 29, 2015

Story so far: Captive Shaker Aamer gone from Guantánamo. https://t.co/QnaWw8CRU9 @MiamiHerald pic.twitter.com/zigMPwj9Tw

— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 30, 2015

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https://twitter.com/cher/status/658797292812546048

Nothing against JEB personally ( except 99.9 % of his policies )BUT HIS SHIP HAS SAILED‼️TOO MUCH OF A DOWNER‼️
C’MON,️POTUS CANT B A WHINER

— Cher (@cher) October 26, 2015

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No, mental illness is not the main cause of mass shootings in America https://t.co/a4Ip4454je pic.twitter.com/j1wkDncU9e

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 30, 2015

A German rapper who'd joined ISIS was killed in a U.S. air strike, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to me https://t.co/cL1rLZtELU

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) October 30, 2015

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5.85 million Americans can't vote because of felon disenfranchisement laws, including 2.2 million African-Americans pic.twitter.com/wVvtOrDgTI

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 27, 2015

Criminal Justice Reform Will Fall Short If We Fail to Invest in Civil Legal Aid https://t.co/zhv8lbHYjb pic.twitter.com/ttXo5kygIP

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 27, 2015

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Here’s how the school-to-prison pipeline begins #AssaultAtSpringValley SC has a “Disturbing Schools” statute pic.twitter.com/6z51t40VHw

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 27, 2015

Why was a cop in that classroom? A look at the bigger picture: https://t.co/7bAl87Hnd0

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

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That deputy didn't just randomly appear in that classroom. Policymakers and administrators put him there. https://t.co/7bAl87Hnd0

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

That student is charged with a misdemeanor because South Carolina's legislature made disrupting school a crime. https://t.co/7bAl87Hnd0

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

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Obama tells police we must "stick with facts" on criminal justice: https://t.co/KxX0TRvJQ2

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2015

Some may read this Obama comment as a subtweet of the FBI director: https://t.co/KxX0TRvJQ2 pic.twitter.com/EBiDaXIaia

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2015

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Some hot dogs and sausages contain human DNA, report says: https://t.co/dwrORmNShm pic.twitter.com/0DAXVudPT8

— ABC News (@ABC) October 28, 2015

Hospitals to pay $250 million for cardiac device coverage violations: DOJ https://t.co/dfRmkvpk4s

— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 30, 2015

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*SNORT*

https://twitter.com/RJJ954/status/659188988448776192

Oh, I get it now. 'Artisan' is the word you use when a middle-class person makes something a working-class person used to make...

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) September 29, 2015

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