Posts Tagged ‘Blake
26
Aug
20
“I AM ANGRY”
1/This is Jacob Blake's sister Letetra Widman. Here is her powerful statement.
"I am my brother's keeper." https://t.co/UM4kKzAbR1
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Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020****
3/"Just like every single one of y'all and every, we're human. His life matters. So many people have reached out to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020****
16
Sep
15
A Tweet Or Two
Reminder: The unemployment rate is now lower than at any point in Reagan's presidency. bit.ly/1QAAj26 #OMGOP http://t.co/D8mFEIykjU
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The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) September 16, 2015This, by @petesouza, is the most Norman Rockwell photo ever taken of Obama meeting a child. boingboing.net/2015/09/14/sur… http://t.co/RAyRrTt8PM
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Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) September 14, 2015****
Under the leadership of President Obama’s Opening Doors plan we've decreased veteran homelessness by 33 percent. #HUDat50
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Julián Castro (@SecretaryCastro) September 09, 2015How tiny Xavier University sends more African-American students to medical school than any other college in the U.S. nyti.ms/1JZIp1Z
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The New York Times (@nytimes) September 10, 2015****
😀
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
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President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015****
Welcome to America where white kids can walk around holding guns, but a Muslim kid is criminalized for using his brains
A Muslim boy was arrested at school in TX because teachers thought his homemade clock was a bomb. #IStandWithAhmed
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AJ+ (@ajplus) September 16, 2015Ahmed and us at the Robotics Competition in Dallas #IStandWithAhmed http://t.co/SkI3I8DDo8
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مرام (@queen_hijabi_) September 16, 2015****
President Obama stands with Ahmed Mohamed bit.ly/1Ofstwi http://t.co/47wFg75RDO
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Mic (@micnews) September 16, 2015Ahmed, come visit us at Facebook! Zuck wants to meet you. facebook.com/zuck/posts/101… http://t.co/RLHNrvF0PY
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Liz Heron (@lheron) September 16, 2015****
The police department that saw Ahmed Mohamed as a threat. Irving officers: 84.8 percent white. Irving residents: almost 70 percent minority.
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Ed Timms (@EdTimms1) September 16, 2015****
Hey Ahmed, give me a call in a couple years. We could always use smart, curious & creative people. twitter.com/anildash/statu…
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Bobak Ferdowsi (@tweetsoutloud) September 16, 2015We need to be encouraging young engineers, not putting them in handcuffs. #IStandWithAhmed
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Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) September 16, 2015****
This is what happens when you refuse to see the humanity in black children
Black children get less pain medication than white children in ER, researchers say
nbcnews.to/1URkaFS http://t.co/OvLjes0LcJ
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NBC News (@NBCNews) September 14, 2015****
Stephen Colbert wore a Black Lives Matter bracelet on Friday's episode of "The Late Show" bit.ly/1OKYhXa http://t.co/N3KSi3am9q
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 12, 2015“What it’s actually like to be a Black employee at a tech company” by @marksluckie marksluckie/what-it-s-actually-like-to-be-a-black-employee-at-a-tech-company-e32bb222818b"> medium.com@marksluckie/w…
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Baratunde (@baratunde) September 15, 2015****
Damn
NYPD releases video of James Blake being arrested. http://t.co/OD4HQINlJy
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Ryan Ruggiero (@RyanRuggiero) September 11, 2015A real masterpiece of the rhetorical genre from Sarah Palin: http://t.co/uAI4NzPLX3
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 10, 2015****
Bravo and thank you, Shonda Rhimes
When you look up BOSS, BAD-ASS, QUEEN and GAMECHANGER in my dictionary, there's a picture of the lady in burgundy. http://t.co/1a6NK56egi
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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) September 02, 2015Check out the new #TGIT campaign poster & get ready for an epic night of TV on Sept. 24th! #HowDoYouTGIT 💉🍷🔪 http://t.co/MI6MCod0Mk
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Scandal (@ScandalABC) September 06, 2015****
OMG!
The official #Scandal Season 5 Trailer has arrived. #TGIT 💉🍷🔪 amp.twimg.com/v/ac2b6714-9e8…
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Scandal (@ScandalABC) September 11, 2015The official #HTGAWM Season 2 Trailer has arrived. #TGIT 💉🍷🔪 amp.twimg.com/v/df1156f1-305…
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How To Get Away ABC (@HowToGetAwayABC) September 11, 2015****
Remember the #refugee tripped by camerawoman in #Hungary? He's been offered a job coaching football in Madrid. m.rte.ie/news/2015/0916…
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Anisa Subedar (@OnlyAnisa) September 16, 2015Both of these photos were taken in Texas. Let that sink in for a moment.
#IStandWithAhmed http://t.co/NQCZ9rW2lw
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Muhammad ShehrOze ツ (@Shehr0ze) September 16, 2015****
Bravo, VP Biden
.@realDonaldTrump's remarks about Mexican immigrants appeal to "baser side of human nature," says @VP Joe Biden. cnn.it/1iu4e0R.
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CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 16, 2015White House: Obama "has better things to do" than watch the GOP debate hill.cm/NJm8rdn http://t.co/mgNLYtU8Pd
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The Hill (@thehill) September 15, 2015****
Time for the Senate to do the right thing, and confirm the one and only Gayle Smith -- a global hero. nytimes.com/2015/09/11/wor…
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Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) September 15, 2015Laurene Powell Jobs Commits $50 Million to Create New High Schools nyti.ms/1UQfnEI
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meta (@metaquest) September 15, 2015****
13
Aug
13
News of the Day
You might recall the genius that is Scout Tufankjian dropping in to TOD a while back to praise one of my horse poo pics from the 2009 inauguration parade? Well, she clearly was inspired – have a look at her completely and utterly majestic ‘Four More Years: Obama 2012’ here – thank you BWD!
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Cape Cod Times: …. President Obama arrived at Nancy’s Restaurant and shook hands with a couple of dozen people waiting to place their order.
The presidential motorcade arrived at the Lake Avenue restaurant shortly after 1 p.m. and Obama hopped out of an SUV, undeterred by a steady rain. He was upbeat and made a point of chit-chatting with customers and restaurant employees as he made his way to the take-out counter.
“I’m just overwhelmed,” said Serena Creary of Natick. “I knew he was here (on the island), of course, but I never expected to see him.”
More here
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He takes too many vacations #ObamaImpeachmentReasons pic.twitter.com/1cyV0qyd58
— Leyla (@MiamiLib) August 12, 2013
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Brilliant news – thank you Dudette for letting us all know about this yesterday:
Daym right. RT: “@ajc: Hospital reverses decision, agrees to put 15-year-old on heart transplant list. http://t.co/Hz3f6mUH5F”
— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) August 13, 2013
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Milt Shook: Why Do We Allow So Many Ex-GOP to be “Authorities” on “Real Progressives”
Look, folks; I peg my progressive roots to the age of 14, when I worked for the McGovern Campaign, but my actual roots probably precede that. My father was a union steelworker, and my mom was the daughter of a union worker, as well. I was royally pissed off at the Kent State massacre. I thought Abbie Hoffman was amazing. Spiro Agnew’s and Richard Nixon’s names were said with derision in my house as early as 1968, and I cried, at the age of ten, when Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed. To this day, Bobby Kennedy is still my idol.
I am just as liberal as anyone out there who claims to speak for the progressive cause, and I have been for pretty much my entire life. So, it really pisses me off when someone comes along and insinuates or says that I’m not a “real” progressive, because I don’t think exactly the way they do. Being liberal or progressive is about being tolerant, and about understanding that not everyone sees every issue the same way. There are a lot of moderates out there who are actually progressive, but they don’t know it, in part because some of the loudest elements of the liberal media scream at the top of their lungs, telling us all what we should believe on every issue. Because they don’t believe exactly that, they figure they’re not very progressive. The problem with this is, they may hate the right wing, but they also come to hate us, even though they probably agree with us on most things.
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09
Sep
11
game, set and match
First Lady Michelle Obama takes part in a Let’s Move tennis clinic with John McEnroe at the US Open
….with James Blake
….. with Serena Williams
Chairman of the Board and President of the USTA Jon Vegosen, MaliVai Washington, Billie Jean King, James Blake, First Lady Michelle Obama, Serena Williams and Katrina Adams participate in the Let’s Move!
….. at day 12 of the US Open
…. with Billie Jean King
…. with daughter Sasha watching the match between John Isner and Andy Murray
16
Jun
11
the belt-tighteners
Washington Post: Members of the firebrand class of Republican freshmen on Capitol Hill – elected on a pledge to attack the U.S. debt problem – have, in some cases, accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in personal debt, according to financial documents released Wednesday.
Among the 87 new GOP members of Congressmat at least 30 had liabilities totaling $50,000 or more in 2010 …. at least seven had credit card debt exceeding $15,000.
The newcomers have helped press a simple GOP message about the public debt: The country has too much and must reduce its burden immediately. These documents seem to show that, in their private lives, some freshmen took a more nuanced view: Debt could be useful, when put toward furthering ventures in real estate, farming or other businesses.
….Among those with credit card debt was Rep. Blake Farenthold (Tex.), who has pressed for major action to control the national debt. Earlier this year, Farenthold issued a statement rejecting any increase in the debt limit without major spending cuts. “Like the rest of America,” the statement said, ‘the government needs to tighten its belt and work within its means.”
Farenthold’s 2010 disclosure forms show credit card debt of $45,000 to $150,000…
…..Among those with significant debt was Rep. Stephen Lee Fincher (R-Tenn.), who had been accused of playing down his debt during the campaign. The disclosure documents show that he is carrying $1.6 million to $6.4 million in loans relating to his family’s 2,500-acre farm in Frog Jump, Tenn.
Full article here
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