Defund The Police: Fund Communities

If you watch one thing online today that should actually stay in your head forever, watch this. https://t.co/TwWCYuLlAO

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 11, 2020

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— King Bach (@KingBach) July 9, 2020

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I agree, so I put captions on it. This is Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, director of the local chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, speaking to Mayor Walsh at City Hall, Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, July 2, 2020, about the People's Agenda for Police Reform. pic.twitter.com/QO9ZH0d3xZ

— Maya T. Contreras (@mayatcontreras) July 12, 2020

WATCH: NYCLU Central NY Chapter Director @YusufAQ on what it means to defund the police:

“We are funding for other people’s communities to have the promise of the American Dream while we are denying it in our community.” pic.twitter.com/PXS4r3r0GZ

— NYCLU (@NYCLU) July 10, 2020

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I did not fully appreciate the issue with "most cops don't live in the neighborhood they police" until seeing this https://t.co/59HACmmLy0

— Asher Vollmer / AsherVo@mastodon.social (@AsherVo) July 10, 2020

“Black communities fund the suburbs.” Excellent point. I hadn’t thought about it in this context.

— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) July 11, 2020

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They become literal invaders. They invade our communities from the outside and treat the ppl there like insurgents. Then go back home outside of the city at the end of the day.

— Justin is tired! (@ThatGuyYus) July 11, 2020

Very well said: “We are funding the suburbs” - reminder that “defund the police” means reallocate the money. Keep the money in the city and reinforce COMMUNITY policies.

— jp (@jpetrie_canada) July 11, 2020

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They constantly trot out rhetoric about how they serve communities but refuse to live among the people who they police and pay their salaries. We also pay their suits for killing us. Time to put their bad apple theory to the test and make them pay settlements from their pensions.

— Sofia Quintero (@sofiaquintero) July 11, 2020

I've said this for 40 yrs. I am from and live in Houston. Our police department has been monitored more than once by the DoJ for violating the constitutional rights of the citizens HPD is supposed to serve. TAXPAYERS end up paying for their damages. Enough. Make THEM pay.

— The World is My Piñata (@Embroiderista) July 11, 2020

ObamaCare Home Run

Uninsured rate cut in half. Delivered 1/3 under projections.

In the real world, that would rate the #ACA a home run. pic.twitter.com/ArvnkPP2V1

— Andy Slavitt 💙💛 (@ASlavitt) March 5, 2017

#ThanksObama: $2.6 Trillion Saved On Healthcare

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Carolyn Y. Johnson: U.S. Will Spend $2.6 Trillion Less On Health Care Than Expected Before Obamacare, Study Projects

A new study predicts that the federal forecast of national health care spending under President Obama’s signature health law was a big overestimate — by $2.6 trillion over a five-year period. Looking forward, the study’s authors also point to recent evidence that a 2014 uptick in health spending that had seemed to signal a return to higher growth may have been temporary. If slower growth persists, they argue that it will become harder to argue that it is just the economy and not the cost containment policies enabled by the Affordable Care Act that are tempering spending. Hempstead said it’s becoming increasingly plausible that the federal policies included in the Affordable Care Act —

and its ripple effects as programs implemented within Medicare influence the private market — are having a tempering effect. Hempstead thinks that some of the policies that came with health reform have contributed. For example, she pointed to a policy that was intended to cut hospital readmissions by introducing financial penalties for hospitals with excessive readmissions. Being readmitted to the hospital isn’t good for patients or for payers — a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that 3.3 million adult hospital readmissions racked up $41.3 billion in hospital costs in 2011. Hospital readmission rates fell after the Affordable Care Act was implemented, both for conditions targeted by policy and those that weren’t.

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U.S.will spend $2.6 trillion less on health care than expected before Obamacare, study projects -The Washington Post https://t.co/dKMN0E3hwx

— Robert holgate (@415holgate) August 9, 2016

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

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

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

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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

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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

A Tweet Or Two

Get the facts on today's bipartisan #BudgetDeal → https://t.co/B9dxCWuNTY pic.twitter.com/4pmkkz2Hr0

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 27, 2015

"Democrats and Republicans in Congress came together around a long-term budget agreement...It reflects our values." pic.twitter.com/KSplheare2

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 27, 2015

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Bipartisan budget package represents real progress. We look forward to working toward passage this week. → https://t.co/CY7m8Mbe0q

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) October 27, 2015

Democrats have long called for stopping sequester cuts from hitting our military and middle class. With this agreement, we’ve done that.

— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) October 27, 2015

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"Let’s invest in more opportunity... stop crime before it starts... go after racial disparities at the root." pic.twitter.com/UUKCMhjEuK

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 27, 2015

Statement by @PressSec on @POTUS' Trip to Turkey, the Philippines, and Malaysia pic.twitter.com/y1JKGn1XNv

— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) October 27, 2015

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JUST IN: DOJ opens civil rights investigation into the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a student at #SpringValleyHigh School in SC.

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCNN) October 27, 2015

Richland Co. Sheriff Lott has requested FBI investigation into incident of alleged brutality involving a South Carolina high school student

— Sunny Hostin (@sunny) October 27, 2015

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Don Lemon will forever be trash

Don Lemon needed facts over #SpringValleyAssault and @SunnyHostin sure gave them to him: https://t.co/UFVPjLmxuK pic.twitter.com/ffaQlFTEkh

— The Root (@TheRoot) October 27, 2015

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On school video @SunnyHostin faces off w @donlemon: Are you kidding me?! It's a young girl! https://t.co/Gu1YZ5Y36S pic.twitter.com/idHxcjWZ5P

— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) October 27, 2015

School police violence against students of color is disturbingly common- my first for @VICE #springvalleyhigh https://t.co/LalrcberUw

— MJ Knefel (@mollyknefel) October 27, 2015

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Second Student Arrested at Spring Valley HS Speaks Out https://t.co/bTuPqMEG93 via @WLTX

— Original Sunshine - wokety woke woke woke (@lucky_number9_) October 27, 2015

Former St. Louis prosecutor admits to covering up brutal police beating of a suspect https://t.co/naqA0eKDII via @HuffPostPol

— Alycee (@jazziz2) October 27, 2015

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just a FYI for those who didnt attend SV there was a STRICT policy against cell phones so that's why No one has proof of previous incidents

— 🐘💙🌻 (@noneya_bizz_) October 26, 2015

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Slavery's long legacy in a corner of Ohio https://t.co/yV05mbDfZe pic.twitter.com/lAgvkmXHRJ

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 25, 2015

Cuba's Had A Lung Cancer Vaccine For Years, And Now It's Coming To The U.S. https://t.co/0Be0CfNCoM via @HPLifestyle

— Alycee (@jazziz2) October 27, 2015

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Indonesia to join Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal, says President Widodo https://t.co/OwiUOcjDrD pic.twitter.com/a4Z4ccRUnd

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 27, 2015

How to get free access to academic papers on Twitter https://t.co/CnhWWlPMe2 pic.twitter.com/tyaIWnVtGw

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 26, 2015

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Tweets Of The Day

Everything you need to know about the remarkably strong Obama economic record in one convenient link. RT often. http://t.co/UxwD7DqHxL

— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) August 18, 2015

After careful consideration, I support the #IranDeal as it is our best option to halt Iran's nuclear weapons program http://t.co/vSDQiwpzf8

— Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) August 18, 2015

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Dr. W.E.B. Dubois (left) holds the hand of 2 yr-old Julian Bond. pic.twitter.com/acaafZ1HAM

— Hal Dockins ⚖️ Lawyer (@HalDockins) August 16, 2015

SPLC Pres. Richard Cohen Recalls Julian Bond's Vital Role in SPLC's Founding w/ @democracynow: http://t.co/4ruVfVbQjD pic.twitter.com/UIOTkuWyXQ

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) August 18, 2015

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CNN. Your trusted source in racist news

You don't say. *blank stare* pic.twitter.com/5Q53mKXB2N

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 18, 2015

.@KingJames will spend more than $41M to send 1,100 kids to college http://t.co/txitI4i8n8 via @FoxSports

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) August 15, 2015

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There is no liberal America for African Americans

WATCH: 14 police officers take down a one-legged homeless black man armed with crutches http://t.co/Cb3l7DEX3C pic.twitter.com/0NyevjNmnO

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 17, 2015

15 powerful drawings capture the final words spoken by black victims of state violence http://t.co/0GK9DUgdiY pic.twitter.com/bDFed1NVF5

— Mic (@mic) August 18, 2015

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#BREAKING: Former Fairfax Co. Police officer Adam Torres indicted, 2nd-degree murder, in shooting of John Geer http://t.co/fJXhbUofCo

— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) August 17, 2015

Mugshot: Adam Torres, now held in the Fairfax jail without bond in the death of #JohnGeer. http://t.co/S1EJIy1Ofs pic.twitter.com/K6oiKso708

— Tom Jackman (@TomJackmanWP) August 18, 2015

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Geneva Reed-Veal. Sandra Bland's Mother. #blacklivesmatter #Sayhername #eephustour #HYTB 📷: @joshmellin pic.twitter.com/TQkUsaeUaU

— Jidenna (@Jidenna) August 17, 2015

New: Baltimore prosecutors say their job is to "advocate for Freddie Gray as a victim," seek to quash subpoenas http://t.co/QkE80YVdPI

— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) August 18, 2015

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The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to the enslaved. A presidential candidate saying it should be repealed scares the shit out of me.

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) August 17, 2015

See the original document that got American women the right to vote http://t.co/4mMIQ5rT2C via @TIMEHistory

— diannewheatleygiliot (@dianne_wheatley) August 18, 2015

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The nuclear deal factors enormously in the lives and hopes of every Iranian. http://t.co/QPa9KizBqR pic.twitter.com/W85Lrs75iQ

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) August 17, 2015

Pincus: Republicans’ alternate reality on the Iran nuclear deal http://t.co/IhdoWz0qaY As with Iraq, creating their own reality.

— Matt Duss (@mattduss) August 17, 2015

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https://twitter.com/tintinreports/status/633413177481543684

FACT: 36 military leaders strongly support the #IranDeal. Read their letter → http://t.co/8ZKROWOjYu @AIPAC

— The Iran Deal (NARA) (@TheIranDeal) August 17, 2015

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What will President Obama do after he leaves the White House? http://t.co/CbrwfloyhX pic.twitter.com/qu1TjPvjB4

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2015

The GOP is starting to see #Obamacare just about everywhere: http://t.co/SDgqe98eKL (Reuters) pic.twitter.com/phCu0yB675

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 11, 2015

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Videos show Hillary Clinton's meeting with #BlackLivesMatter activists after campaign event: http://t.co/2N6Tx2trBN pic.twitter.com/uPDqBmGeTP

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) August 18, 2015

July 2015 was very likely Earth's hottest month on record. (And for the past 4,000 years.) http://t.co/q3poDuKna6 pic.twitter.com/QzxbGsCJVM

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 18, 2015

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#Bangkok update: Death toll rises to 22 in shrine bombing; tourists are among the victims. http://t.co/1MxAcUgKI5 pic.twitter.com/barAyZLjWx

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 18, 2015

#Bangkok update 2: Police seek young man in yellow T-shirst as suspect in shrine bombing. http://t.co/HRXE10D1IY pic.twitter.com/HTv3kRFFvL

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 18, 2015

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My friend posted this pic from outside tonight's @Cardinals game against the Giants: pic.twitter.com/sC3r7WJB2n

— Benjamin Hochman (@hochman) August 18, 2015

Wrong. And I don't not have grammar neither. pic.twitter.com/pRfpez3mTK

— God (Not a Parody, Actually God) (@TheTweetOfGod) August 16, 2015

A Tweet Or Two

What Democrats should have been doing for a while

Pres. Obama says to fact-check his critics, you’d have to "run back the tape.”

So we did: https://t.co/YcyAj6hioz

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) March 19, 2015

Take our quiz to share what you'd do if you were in charge of America's budget → http://t.co/B8WgyYX47L #HouseOfCuts pic.twitter.com/xfKvv4adeM

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

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"Don't worry about what other people think. It doesn't matter." —The First Lady: https://t.co/jVFHwjQFAu #DearMe #LetGirlsLearn

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) March 19, 2015

Say cheese! All smiles with kids at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/1LAIN9Iu97

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) March 19, 2015

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He didn’t have a fake ID yet the cops almost killed him. There but for the grace of God go Black people who somehow get home safely everyday

UVA student Martese Johnson: My head is "bloodied but unbowed" http://t.co/WfY8JYuo0s

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 19, 2015

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This happened in Mississippi. He went missing on March 9th

Breaking: The body of an African American man is found hanging from a tree in Claiborne County. The FBI and MBI are on the scene.

— Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015

Breaking: Claiborne Co. Coroner and other officals not allowed to remove body from tree until FBI completes preliminary investigation.

— Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015

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#Breaking News: The Claiborne County branch of the NAACP indicates the man found hanging is Otis Byrd.

— Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015

#Breaking News: Byrd was last seen when a friend dropped him off at Vicksburg's Riverwalk Casino ten days ago.

— Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015

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#Breaking News The NAACP sent an email to the Justice Dept "join the current investigation of the suspicious hanging death of Mr. Otis Byrd"

— Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015

Breaking: NAACP of Claiborne County, #MS says this is man, Otis Byrd, found hanging in tree today. #FBI on scene now! pic.twitter.com/4621BNMi5v

— Kennan C. Oliphant (@TVNewsGuru) March 19, 2015

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28-Year-Old Single Mom Of 3 Graduates From UCLA With 3 Degrees http://t.co/UvdCtnGQCT pic.twitter.com/gStrbs2ly2

— HipHopWired (@HipHopWired) March 19, 2015

The sordid history of the alcohol control agency that beat up Martese Johnson http://t.co/A7YjiEGaXx

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 19, 2015

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And the white man in cuffs literally runs away. America. http://t.co/7FJBN5cCP0

— deray (@deray) March 19, 2015

He would have been shot dead had he been black RT @deray: And the white man in cuffs literally runs away. America. http://t.co/j2ceiYbYda

— TKurth (@TKurth1) March 19, 2015

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People like this can go f**k themselves

White parents on Fox News condemn school's black history month http://t.co/VeYB9f40U4 pic.twitter.com/sRZnAIsYcD

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 19, 2015

NYC Judge Denies Requests to Disclose Eric Garner Grand Jury Details http://t.co/T07dliRWdV pic.twitter.com/K45NELYabt

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 19, 2015

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Tell me racism is dead in the US. I fucking dare you. MT @deray Otis James Byrd, hanged in MS http://t.co/1m2MEgIwYN pic.twitter.com/3Bus4ae8Z1

— Michael Bunting (@daedalus4096) March 19, 2015

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Josh Earnest Calls Out Netanyahu for Flip-Flopping on Two-State Solution http://t.co/dlRx4EvK9f (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/pXUr1wQZzb

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 19, 2015

.@igorvolsky breaks down how Bibi sabotaged the 2 state solution way before his rhetoric changed http://t.co/CSeanfh0Jb

— Aviva Shen (@avivash) March 19, 2015

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Obama signs executive order cutting federal government's greenhouse gas emissions: http://t.co/D4xgLVhi0Q (Getty) pic.twitter.com/ztRWYB9RKt

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 19, 2015

Students arrested while protesting Congress’ plan to slash billions from higher education http://t.co/Q0aPTwgmeO pic.twitter.com/T3z1Bk9a6u

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 19, 2015

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Overuse of antipsychotic drugs poses increased death risk for dementia patients, study says. http://t.co/Jma0j9Sqhv pic.twitter.com/HmSulyK46h

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 19, 2015

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Enraged by Netanyahu's rhetoric, White House officials believe Israeli-U.S. relations have fundamentally changed http://t.co/8eyB3Crytk

— meta (@metaquest) March 19, 2015

#BREAKING White House: US 'to reevaluate' backing for Israel at UN

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 19, 2015

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PBO to Bibi: We don't accept explanations backtracking on statements. U.S. will reassess Israeli-Palest peace policy http://t.co/YK2xMzTJxQ

— meta (@metaquest) March 19, 2015

President Obama commended Tunisian people for their commitment to standing strong & united in the face of terrorism #Tunisia

— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) March 19, 2015

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Harriet Tubman helped free hundreds of slaves via the UndergroundRailroad. #LittleKnownFact: she did it all living w/ epilepsy #WomenSucceed

— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) March 19, 2015

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LOL. Ludacris was receiving recognition for his charity work and Jeb Bush tried to use him to look cool. After everything Luda has said, Jeb doesn’t seem to get it into his mind that he doesn’t like the Bush politicians

As he is leaving statehouse, Ludacris is asked which Bush is his favorite. His response: "The one outside." #gapol pic.twitter.com/7tCh12qiOc

— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) March 19, 2015

Read Netanyahu's dizzying flip-flop on peace with Palestinians http://t.co/tZ1MkK3SQZ pic.twitter.com/K1kW3jqLuw

— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 19, 2015

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Disney Channel announces upcoming film, "Throw Like Mo," about Little League pitcher Mo'ne Davis. @DisneyChannel pic.twitter.com/DgdRvBnUqR

— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) March 19, 2015

I ❤ @AshleyJudd --> Forget Your Team: Your Online Violence Toward Girls and Women Is What Can Kiss My Ass http://t.co/RV9sud8rL6

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) March 19, 2015

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Japanese police arrest a suspect in US embassy bomb threats http://t.co/rr4aQrLwxX

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 19, 2015

Disabled veteran shoots two men to save pregnant woman http://t.co/4bgU8NveSn

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 19, 2015

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Sugar’s not-so-sweet effects could shave 18.2% off GDP growth of OECD countries by 2035 http://t.co/GUxXdnugvu pic.twitter.com/4kMnTxNsqW

— Bloomberg (@business) March 19, 2015

Armed with a map and other tools, Nigerians push for peaceful elections http://t.co/dO9ubm5J9E pic.twitter.com/sV0SvxX5UJ

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 19, 2015

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/578634630737371136

@LisaToddSutton Yes, @SenJohnMcCain lost all sense of decency in 2000, but had to hold it in until 2008. Downhill since. @SenatorDurbin

— JOBoomr (@JOBoomr) March 19, 2015

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Body found in New Jersey river ID'd as missing former Wall Street Journal reporter http://t.co/xECVmCMWZ0

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) March 19, 2015

The government is finally doing something to end the rape-kit backlog http://t.co/f4Uqm5hd9p pic.twitter.com/OIXbrXMoeV

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 19, 2015

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When your employees think #RaceTogether is dumb, you have failed, Starbucks

What Starbucks employees think of 'Race Together' http://t.co/dkL5Tw3Qie pic.twitter.com/aEU6qO25aX

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 19, 2015

Starbucks PR chief can't handle "the conversation" on race and quits Twitter http://t.co/1sNTaPKQZn

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 19, 2015

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Wind energy will be cheaper than fossil fuels within a decade http://t.co/bzLi496Kr5 pic.twitter.com/RIdfHcXPbF

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 19, 2015

Say it with me: the human body is a self cleaning oven. Detoxes and cleanses are bullshit. http://t.co/diq8PkG51i

— Sarah Orsborn (@erniebufflo) March 19, 2015

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Every. Freaking. Day.

Alaska Army base investigated for holding ‘Racial Thursdays’ where racial slurs have no consequences http://t.co/jfYSxDbXKS

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 19, 2015

Read the nasty note a neighbor left an amputee about a handicapped spot http://t.co/ky8eVeFmdi

— TIME (@TIME) March 19, 2015

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The mystery of America's largest museum theft still hasn't been solved http://t.co/VdZTthgC6R pic.twitter.com/MG72GqU7H9

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 19, 2015

.@GlobeHorowitz: What are your chances of going to prison? http://t.co/KLz7houLnX pic.twitter.com/EEpKWGjKGs

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) March 19, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

“Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everybody!” —President Obama: http://t.co/qAgwIwSCn5 pic.twitter.com/80hbeYM1T6

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 17, 2015

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Vice President's residence, where he hosted Irish Prime Minister Kenny for breakfast pic.twitter.com/ebE1yqyr2M

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) March 17, 2015

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✈ Wheels up! ✈
Follow along with the First Lady's trip to Japan and Cambodia: http://t.co/Y16qjmJa6F #LetGirlsLearn pic.twitter.com/lAdlJbCwhL

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) March 17, 2015

“The First Lady’s Travel Journal: A Journey That Began Decades Ago” by @FLOTUS https://t.co/dX81Atr6MW

— Medium (@Medium) March 17, 2015

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WATCH: President Obama discusses #CollegeOpportunity with students from across the country. http://t.co/nfa7wPavgW

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2015

Thanks to the ACA:
16.4 million more Americans have health coverage ✓
The uninsured rate = ↓ 35% since October 2013 pic.twitter.com/0k0phjyyTu

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 17, 2015

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Note: GOP holds off confirming 1st African-American woman AG to vote on denying health services for human trafficking victims. #ConfirmLynch

— Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) March 17, 2015

Loretta Lynch has waited 129 days for Senate to vote on her nom as AG, despite having bipartisan support. Long past time to #confirmLynch.

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) March 17, 2015

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Epic Fail, Starbucks. You don’t force your baristas who you pay $7-$10 an hour to talk about race, when your practices don’t reflect what you speak. Corporate should lead the discussion

Not sure what @Starbucks was thinking. I don't have time to explain 400 years of oppression to you & still make my train. #RaceTogether

— April (@ReignOfApril) March 17, 2015

honest to God, if you start to engage me in a race conversation before I've had my morning coffee, it will not end well.

— gwen ifill (@gwenifill) March 17, 2015

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I am 100% interested in engaging with Starbucks employees in a conversation about race. Let's start with anyone _but_ the baristas. VPs! HR!

— anildash.com (@anildash) March 17, 2015

It took my barista 45 minutes to draw this on my cup. : pic.twitter.com/WJDFUvjF80

— anildash.com (@anildash) March 17, 2015

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Hey Starbucks: Instead of badgering your customers about race, what about serving non-burnt coffee? #RaceTogether

— 🤌🏾 Imani Gandy 👆🏾 (@AngryBlackLady) March 17, 2015

We cannot #RaceTogether when our starting line is 500m behind yours.

And our line comes with dogs.

And tear gas.

And you have cars.

— Absurdistwords (@absurdistwords) March 17, 2015

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Starbucks says let’s talk about race. People say okay, tell us about your hiring practices, wages and salaries, who sits at the power table, etc. Their corporate dude deletes his Twitter account and locks his Instagram account. That’s how Starbucks talks about race. Congratulations, cowards

Corporate White Dude: Let's talk about race! 😃 #RaceTogether

POC: Uh...ok. *talks about race

CWD: NOT LIKE THAT! 😭 *deletes account

— Gramps (@capetownbrown) March 17, 2015

y'all realize there are no coloured hands in the press photos right @Starbucks #RaceTogether pic.twitter.com/Epd9knTYfz

— digital cotton picker (@vidalwuu) March 17, 2015

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https://twitter.com/wagatwe/status/577873256427888640

https://twitter.com/dsheehy100/status/577860060031795203

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The. Day. Has. Been. Won.

https://twitter.com/MADBLACKTHOT/status/577525753991991296

Is @Starbucks in its #RaceTogether convo gonna speak about how their logo was "borrowed" from a black Yoruba Goddess? pic.twitter.com/uusX1mi784

— bigbrim1.eth (@bigbrimstone) March 17, 2015

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Starbucks baristas are being told to engage customers about race. I hope Starbucks now feels good about itself. http://t.co/7hGXlmZBQ3

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) March 17, 2015

#RaceTogether is asking an underclass to make people they are SERVING feel hopeful about race with no Benefit or incentive to themselves

— 🗽Sydette Cosmic Dreaded Gorgon Clydesdale🇬🇾 (@Blackamazon) March 17, 2015

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https://twitter.com/daniecal/status/577683330071703552

So a @Starbucks EXECUTIVE can't handle social media backlash about #RaceTogether but some 19 year old in Iowa has to do it face to face?

— April (@ReignOfApril) March 17, 2015

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https://twitter.com/TLanzzz/status/577846820711198720

Starbucks introduces new racially-tinged latte http://t.co/jPdb87HSCW http://t.co/GiMtWDFe4t

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 17, 2015

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How does @Starbucks even decide whom to ask about #RaceTogether? Are you engaging in racial profiling to talk about ending racial profiling?

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 17, 2015

@sfpelosi @Starbucks And who in the world wants to begin a loaded convo on race with a perfect stranger? Productive convo requires trust.

— meta (@metaquest) March 17, 2015

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George Zimmerman and now Darren Wilson, are folk heroes + paid motivational speakers after killing unarmed black men: pic.twitter.com/I5Kgqf6yeo

— rebkah howard (@pink_funk) March 16, 2015

Darren Wilson spoke at Hunt For Justice event, a group directed by cop who beat assault & burglary conviction in 2009 http://t.co/I0cKsdujxD

— Danny Wicentowski (@D_Towski) March 17, 2015

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13-year-old baseball phenom Mo'ne Davis launched sneaker line to eradicate poverty for girls http://t.co/dy2VRPeLjS pic.twitter.com/RxsAL5S9XY

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 17, 2015

I'm honored amd thrilled that @FLOTUS recommended my forthcoming memoir TheLightoftheWorld! http://t.co/uKz96NlpGh @theSkimm. #TLOTW

— Dr. Elizabeth Alexander (@ProfessorEA) March 17, 2015

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By this point in Bush's 7th year in office, Senate Dems had confirmed 13 judicial nominees. Obama has 0. http://t.co/wxtqn8e2cz

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) March 17, 2015

White House: Attorney general nominee Lynch "has already waited for far too long" http://t.co/gkSYsryECT pic.twitter.com/iSPrHgzO6J

— The Hill (@thehill) March 17, 2015

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Vile scumbags

Penn State fraternity suspended over nude photos of sleeping women http://t.co/1RtUeom0zt

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) March 17, 2015

Sen. Mark Kirk on trafficking bill fight: "My wish is that we hadn't junked that bill up with abortion politics."

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) March 17, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

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Our march is not yet finished, but we're getting closer.http://t.co/uVWBvryy1E#Selma50 #MarchOn pic.twitter.com/zuydM04JB7

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 9, 2015

I traveled to Selma with John Lewis & 100 members of Congress. Here’s what I learned & saw http://t.co/Tt95t0clpr pic.twitter.com/3o0IZb630E

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 9, 2015

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FACT: America has about 5 million job openings, more than at any point since 2001 → http://t.co/vVE7Dn2ivG #TechHire pic.twitter.com/PbH0mxJ5vm

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 9, 2015

Tomorrow, @ShaneSmith30 is sitting down with President Obama: http://t.co/VPkkist4XW #vicemeetsobama pic.twitter.com/dR3HkMrjKH

— VICE News (@VICENews) March 9, 2015

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Mae Jemison: First black women in space, went to college at 16yo & holds 9 doctorates #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/0rOQaQy8sO

— lil redd (@_Nxdin) March 8, 2015

Civil rights icon Diane Nash refused to march at #Selma50 because George W. Bush was there http://t.co/Tht8YoomHi pic.twitter.com/u6HNhjNG0K

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 9, 2015

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https://twitter.com/JamesBjames0303/status/575076394956259329

At UC Davis, SAE members went to a Take Back the Night march, called the women bitches and dykes, and spit on them. pic.twitter.com/t9VEwhqNCr

— A Shady Dame From Seville (@SorayaMcDonald) March 9, 2015

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Racist video not the first scandal for troubled fraternity http://t.co/L2ApJXkgwF

— TIME (@TIME) March 9, 2015

This is circulating: From several weeks ago, a Redditor shares similar SAE lyrics for Texas. http://t.co/5mNZvXyMXu pic.twitter.com/TWqsNsrERy

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 9, 2015

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https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/574956093283131393

https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/574955941956812800

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Wisconsin protesters fill Capitol over #TonyRobinson shooting; Madison Police Chief says 'I am sorry" http://t.co/DhCA1xfqBW now @latimes

— James Queally (@JamesQueallyLAT) March 9, 2015

Missouri seizes control of Ferguson's court system as judge who pushed aggressive fees policy resigns http://t.co/B2jdoj9HpJ

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 10, 2015

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Students take over OUR HOUSE #BlackLivesMatter #justice4tony #FergusonToMadison pic.twitter.com/4MsMcFbHGC

— Charity Schmidt (@MadtownCharity) March 9, 2015

100s enter Wisconsin Capitol to protest fatal police shooting of Tony Robinson. http://t.co/Y5csFQESJe - @LinzieJanis pic.twitter.com/DfTVjR81Vd

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) March 9, 2015

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The GOP truly is the party of the dumb

Just read smart Zarif response to Cotton letter to see Iranians understand process and law better than GOP senators. http://t.co/pxCgCc0qgB

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 9, 2015

To Cotton-sticking Senate GOP: If Ds had done under a Republican POTUS what you did today, you would have been the first to cry "treason!"

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March 9, 2015

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12 Straight Months Of Job Gains Above 200,000; Not Seen Since 1977. Thanks, President Obama

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Jason Furman: The Employment Situation in February

1. The private sector has added 12.0 million jobs over 60 straight months of job growth, extending the longest streak on record. Today we learned that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 295,000 in February, largely due to a 288,000 increase in private-sector employment. Although private-sector job gains in December and January were revised down, the private employment gains over the past twelve months total 3.2 million—the largest 12-month increase since 1998. 4. The last time the private sector added more than 12 million jobs over five years was April 1996 to March 2001. There are some notable differences between the current stretch of job gains and the one from 1996 to 2001.

In particular, the manufacturing sector has added 877,000 jobs over the last five years, while it lost 255,000 jobs during the 1996-2001 period. Moreover, the private-sector job gains during the 1996-2001 period coincided with the addition of more than 1.5 million State and local government positions; in contrast, over the last five years, State and local government employment has on net fallen by 423,000 jobs. The two periods did, however, exhibit remarkably similar job growth in sectors like health care and social assistance, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing. Finally, it is worth noting that the two periods took place at different stages of the business cycle—in 1996, the economy was well into a period of sustained expansion, but in 2010, it was just starting to recover from the worst crisis since the Great Depression. That is why despite the progress that has been made, the President believes more must still be done to capitalize on the recovery and strengthen the labor market.

More here

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FACT: U.S. manufacturers have added 877,000 jobs since February 2010 → http://t.co/JMgEhJ727x pic.twitter.com/n3a54VrLhi

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) March 6, 2015

U.S. manufacturers have added 877,000 jobs since February 2010 → http://t.co/xVHqAeBUhF pic.twitter.com/CMoMui1Yej

— Paul Tonko (@RepPaulTonko) March 6, 2015

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