#AskPOTUS: The Baton Rouge Edition

Hey everyone! Ready to answer your questions here at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge. Let's do this. #AskPOTUS pic.twitter.com/jA1MEbwcxg

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

Before I start, wanted to share this. Liberia is now Ebola-free. Great example of what we can achieve when we lead. pic.twitter.com/qjVcwg8tIi

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

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Expanded pell grants, capped loan repayments at 10% income, but now want to also make 2 yrs community college free. https://t.co/RS9XFDpp9c

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

new LA gov edwards just expanded medicaid; gets 1000s coverage & helps the state budget. more states need to follow https://t.co/08mDX2H4Pt

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

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new power plant rule reduces biggest source of CO2; now we need to invest in clean energy tech, energy efficiency. https://t.co/gQg3FEHXxo

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

love em all, but as a bulls fan got to go with mj. in baton rouge, just met lsu freshman ben simmons - will be great https://t.co/Du1gflVYp4

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

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health care inflation lowest in decades since ACA passed; problem is more costs passed to workers thru copays, etc. https://t.co/ElBcrjxa6L

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

overwhelming majority of americans understand of diversity and religious pluralism is one of our greatest strengths https://t.co/AM1JLoA1TI

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

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so we all need to speak out against bias and stereotypes, to protect the freedom of others, and our own as well.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

despite court cases like citizens united ill work with orgs/states across US to find new ways 2 reduce $ in politics https://t.co/fuTdewJcyh

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

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the night aca passed; standing on truman balcony with all staff whod made it happen, knowing we'd helped millions. https://t.co/eUr3rZ3UN7

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

great - we need well-meaning folks from all stripes to get info on how we can respect 2A and reduce gun violence https://t.co/dZ0vRltrZg

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

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places to start - @GabbyGiffords's https://t.co/ATm1M4iMgU and @Everytown

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

Alright everyone, this was a lot of fun. Thanks for the great conversation. i'll be back soon!

— President Obama (@POTUS44) January 14, 2016

Rise And Shine

President Barack Obama is briefed during a meeting with senior advisors in the Oval Office, Aug. 18, 2011. Photo by Pete Souza

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The presidency is not just another TV show. It requires intelligence, courage, compassion, depth of character. pic.twitter.com/KRq1vCBFgO

— meta (@metaquest) August 16, 2015

A president is required to be both tough-minded and to have the courage to seek peace. pic.twitter.com/78bdf5wSSN

— meta (@metaquest) August 16, 2015

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Tara Culp-Ressler: The Obama Administration’s Strategy On Heroin Addiction: Treat It As A Public Health Problem

The Obama administration unveiled a new strategy to combat heroin abuse on Monday, pledging $2.5 million in additional funds to target five “high intensity drug trafficking areas.” The plan, which aims to pair law enforcement officials with health experts, is notable for its emphasis onconnecting heroin users with treatment rather than focusing on putting them behind bars. In the 15 states participating in the pilot program, a

public health official will coordinate “heroin response teams” and help track the number of overdoses in their region. More first responders will be trained about how to administer naloxone, a drug that can reverse overdoses from heroin and prescription painkillers. The new strategy “demonstrates a strong commitment to address the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as both a public health and a public safety issue,” according to Michael Botticelli, the Obama administration’s director of national drug control policy.

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Read about President Obama's latest move to reduce methane gas pollution from landfills: http://t.co/oeyIiaMff3 #ActOnClimate

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 17, 2015

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Katie Valentine: Here’s How The Government Plans To Cut Emissions From Landfills

The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans Friday that aim to reduce landfill emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases by nearly a third, in an attempt to more tightly regulate a sector that accounts for nearly a fifth of total U.S. methane emissions. The proposals seek to update methane regulations on new and existing landfills. If enacted, the EPA says the regulations would reduce methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills by487,000 tons a year beginning in 2025. Since methane is about 25 times as potent a greenhouse gas as carbon dioxide, that reduction would be equal to cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 12.2 million metric tons — the amount emitted by more than 1.1 million homes.

Under the proposed rules, landfills would have to start capturing two-thirds of their methane and other hazardous emissions by 2023. That’s 13 percent more than they’re currently required to capture. The proposed regulations would apply to the more than 2,000 active municipal solid waste landfillsin the United States, which together make up the nation’s third-largest source of methane emissions. These emissions are produced when organic matter, such as food waste, decomposes in a landfill. Once the EPA’s proposed rules are filed in the federal register, they’ll be subject to a 60-day public commenting period.

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Sierra Leone records NO new #Ebola infections - for first time since outbreak http://t.co/c8cewuwxJO pic.twitter.com/dowLiwlEX8

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 17, 2015

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Tulip Mazumdar: Sierra Leone Records Zero New Ebola Infections

For the first time since the Ebola outbreak was declared in Sierra Leone, the country has recorded zero new infections. There were no new Ebola cases reported last week according to the WHO. At the height of the outbreak Sierra Leone was reporting more than 500 new cases a week. Last week, for the first time since May last year, there were zero new cases.

But authorities are warning against complacency. OB Sisay, Director of the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC), said: “This does not mean Sierra Leone is suddenly Ebola free. “As long as we have one Ebola case we still have an epidemic. People should continue to take the public health measures… around hand-washing, temperature checks, enhanced screening.”

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It's not about the accoutrements, it's about building the nation of a broad and diverse people. It's about the strength of E Pluribus Unum.

— meta (@metaquest) August 16, 2015

The presidency is about listening to many voices and building coalitions through respect and compromise. It's about seeking the best for all

— meta (@metaquest) August 16, 2015

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The White House wants to put heroin addicts in treatment rather than in prison http://t.co/HggmUkfHJ9 pic.twitter.com/uFqpVuKpaq

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) August 17, 2015

Government introduces plan to cut emissions from landfills by a third http://t.co/335QyUht4W pic.twitter.com/D7BvySEjP2

— Climate Power (@ClimatePower) August 17, 2015

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Horrific

Tombstone of "Roots" author Alex Haley's grandmother vandalized with "white lives matter" http://t.co/rffIIHQPRy pic.twitter.com/kV3iQHyYGp

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) August 17, 2015

Important: UN figures count nearly 75k residents having already returned to #Tikrit since its liberation from #ISIL. http://t.co/74mmCTMfKe

— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) August 17, 2015

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My thoughts on how Bibi made cannon of American Jews in his war with Obama http://t.co/xpRvjNn9Sz

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 17, 2015

Iran deal quietly picks up some GOP backers http://t.co/PTTr6L7AY0 via @maddow

— Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) August 17, 2015

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My take: Iran and American Jews http://t.co/rBCSk8Dn0e

— Roger Cohen (@NYTimesCohen) August 17, 2015

The White House announced a new program that focuses on the treatment, rather than the punishment, of heroin addicts http://t.co/fH4BS1Jezv

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

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President Barack Obama disembarks Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 18, 2012. Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama talks with, from left, Tony Blinken, Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, and Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer in the Outer Oval Office before making a statement in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Aug. 18, 2014. Photo by Chuck Kennedy

President Barack Obama meets the Weithman family: Joe, Rhonda, and their children, Rachel, 9, and Josh, 11, in their home in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza

The President And First Lady’s Day

President Barack Obama meets with (L-R) Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Guinean President Alpha Conde and makes a statement on their progress in the fight against the Ebola virus and their efforts to create long-term economic recovery for the West African countries

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President Obama walks across the South Lawn before departing the White House aboard Marine One in Washington, DC. to Charlotte, North Carolina

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Pete Souza: Rainy day. President Obama arrives in Charlotte, N.C.

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Pete Souza: President Obama waits backstage before being introduced at town hall in Charlotte.

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President Obama holds a town hall meeting with BlogHer and SheKnows about working families issues at the ImaginOn educational center in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Pete Souza: President Obama signing photos backstage at Imaginon in Charlotte after today’s town hall.

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President Obama says hello to a baby as he greets military families in a cargo bay, due to a steady rain outside, after arriving aboard Air Force One at Charlotte Air National Guard Base

President Obama speaks with BlogHer co-founder and SheKnows COO Lisa Stone during a town hall meeting at Imaginon

President Obama greets attendees after a town hall meeting

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First Lady Michelle Obama runs up to greet local students before planting vegetables in the White House kitchen garden. This is the seventh year in a row the First Lady has planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn to initiate a national conversation around healthy eating.

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Home

A Tweet Or Two

"Thank you, Jamaica." —President Obama pic.twitter.com/IBDdfRf23q

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

President Obama announced the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative today: Fact Sheet: http://t.co/eaGms8Js8O . pic.twitter.com/IRDujJseip

— Department of State (@StateDept) April 9, 2015

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damn son http://t.co/Ymrx8u5zpw pic.twitter.com/6tSv2x0Eqt

— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) April 9, 2015

The @NBCNews poll numbers you won't see on tomorrow's front pages http://t.co/Holro4afBF h/t @SimonMaloy pic.twitter.com/HmlwvxHh73

— Abraham White (@abwhite7) April 10, 2015

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President Obama: US$70 million in investment for young people in Latin America and the Caribbean. #ObamainJamaica

— US Embassy Jamaica (@USEmbassyJA) April 9, 2015

Great to see @usainbolt attending President Obama's youth town hall! #ObamainJamaica pic.twitter.com/hekaIdHaAf

— US Embassy Jamaica (@USEmbassyJA) April 9, 2015

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"I believe that engagement is a more powerful force than isolation." —President Obama on Cuba #CubaPolicy pic.twitter.com/Q2aTIRGhIp

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

Today we announced the launch of a $20 million fund to encourage investment in clean #energy in the #Caribbean

— Susan Rice -Archived (@AmbRice44) April 9, 2015

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As the granddaughter of Jamaican immigrants to the United States, I’m especially proud to be here #Jamaica

— Susan Rice -Archived (@AmbRice44) April 9, 2015

Anti-LGBT discrimination and violence is unacceptable everywhere. This is US policy globally, as we discussed here in Jamaica today.

— Susan Rice -Archived (@AmbRice44) April 9, 2015

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47 years ago today, 100,000 march in funeral procession for Martin Luther King in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/POlFYdvh04

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 9, 2015

"People who are trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?" —Obama quoting Bob Marley pic.twitter.com/wlM4jG9agQ

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

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Wow. New @TIME cover. #WalterScott #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/HTK5sSd6Mk

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) April 9, 2015

https://twitter.com/ProfessorCrunk/status/585600083862933504

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The cops are out of control. This is barbaric

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/586262793906741248

James Baldwin writing about police brutality in 1966. Eerie. Some things never change it seems. pic.twitter.com/GIEjX3rJJV

— Ifrah F. Ahmed (@Ifrahmed) April 7, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

President Obama ✓
David Simon ✓
The Wire ✓
Watch their conversation on criminal justice reform → https://t.co/oaHGKjjRE1

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 26, 2015

22% of new payday loan sequences end with the borrow rolling over 7x or more. http://t.co/3qnFJMbYJz pic.twitter.com/HVLegHluNV

— Demos (@Demos_Org) March 26, 2015

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President Obama prematurely peeks out while waiting to be introduced at Lawson State Community College in Birmingham pic.twitter.com/rFJelARruE

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) March 26, 2015

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/581225653804122112

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President Obama and @FLOTUS look forward to welcoming His Holiness @Pontifex to the @WhiteHouse on September 23 pic.twitter.com/w9Wg0SiCgO

— J Earnest (Archived) (@PressSec44) March 26, 2015

Huge announcement from @Microsoft that they'll require paid sick/family leave for contractors: http://t.co/yFoVIsfSKM #LeadOnLeave @BradSmi

— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) March 26, 2015

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#Opioid drug abuse is a devastating epidemic facing our nation. @HHSGov is ready to tackle this crisis: http://t.co/CpYaoMmuGZ.

— Sylvia Burwell (@SecBurwell) March 26, 2015

Readout of President Obama's call with President Erdogan of #Turkey http://t.co/ikHNBEhN9Q #Syria #Iraq #Yemen #Iran #Ukraine

— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) March 26, 2015

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Horrific

This might be the most worst case of police brutality ever caught on tape http://t.co/L0vX0gHBGL pic.twitter.com/aizjJ13zou

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 25, 2015

Michigan protesters demand two white two policemen be fired after a video aired showing them beating a black suspect http://t.co/jb9C3nZVco

— BBC North America (@BBCNorthAmerica) March 26, 2015

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Black man driving a car, white man assaults him and launches into an n-word rant. Then the white man says he made a mistake and is embarrassed. Nope. You’re a racist. Own it. These are the people Starbucks wants us to #RaceTogether with

‘Go back to slavery’: Georgia lecturer goes berserk, punches Uber driver during n-word rant http://t.co/jZ7D8gfgjm pic.twitter.com/RdgCL7KKqm

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 26, 2015

Not be black? Lol RT @hiphopdetroit: #TheMorningHeat Hot Topic: What do you think African Americans have to do to not be racially profiled??

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 26, 2015

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Different day, same horror

Detroit cops shown beating black man during traffic stop http://t.co/Im9K93BxYG pic.twitter.com/33U9EDY6ag

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 26, 2015

How does TX respond to police violence?
A bill that would make recording the police illegal.http://t.co/x8q67fPdM5 pic.twitter.com/Sfgr9kqUB6

— Maggie Jordan 🟧 (reader of banned books) (@MaggieJordanACN) March 26, 2015

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5 facts about #RekiaBoyd, unarmed, shot & killed by an undercover cop. #BlackLivesMatter #VoicesOfTheUnheard. pic.twitter.com/m0cUKWIrSJ

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 24, 2015

ACLU: Chicago police had higher stop-and-frisk rate than New York City http://t.co/7b5JDGIRjH

— theGrio.com (@theGrio) March 24, 2015

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Yup

How the fuck is it okay to ask, "Are there too many non-white people on TV?" How deep does our cultural racism have to run? Jesus.

— Matt Wallace (@MattFnWallace) March 25, 2015

If you were going by the numbers we'd never see a white cast again. They lost more money last year than every PoC film/TV cast in history.

— Matt Wallace (@MattFnWallace) March 25, 2015

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That shit is why movies/shows feat. white people can lose multiple BILLIONS every year, but every project feat. PoC is a proof-of-concept.

— Matt Wallace (@MattFnWallace) March 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/kpfallon/status/580791756184260608

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Oh Deadline, you didn’t “stir up a hornet’s nest.” You gave myopic analysis and anonymous platform to Hollywood bigots

— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) March 25, 2015

Thinking Americans, including @ShondaRhimes are simply not having it with that Deadline story http://t.co/YYGnhBJ2sN via @EW

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) March 26, 2015

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Another day, another example of the people sworn to protect us

WTF? SF sheriff deputies forming jail inmates to fight GLADIATOR STYLE? http://t.co/9cXgIFQUdR pic.twitter.com/j6witJQE7O

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 26, 2015

NYC television news is disproportionately more likely to cover crimes involving black suspects http://t.co/nHakuZxlOC pic.twitter.com/j65DqGy2OD

— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) March 26, 2015

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https://twitter.com/ajam/status/581224530603061248

https://twitter.com/Sherman_Alexie/status/581130195584716800

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Horrible. Another reason why President Obama has been pushing for infrastructure funding

UPDATE: One dead, several injured after bridge collapse in Bell Co. http://t.co/3TXDbmxl3p (Photo courtesy: KWTX) pic.twitter.com/XkDRJK0z4h

— CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) March 26, 2015

Photos shared by @NYPDSpecialops show an aerial view of building fire in East Village, NYC pic.twitter.com/qv8gOJc97Y

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 26, 2015

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1 person in critical condition, others injured after 7-alarm fire erupts in Manhattan: http://t.co/2Vj0CVs3To pic.twitter.com/Z6JOWX9nE0

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) March 26, 2015

Our thoughts are with the victims of today's bridge collapse.http://t.co/CCzdwqkEj1

— Texas Democrats (@texasdemocrats) March 26, 2015

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When Americans learn that the estate tax only applies to 1-in-1000, they suddenly support it. http://t.co/WkjDOSIoYu pic.twitter.com/lUdFVqCCGh

— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) March 26, 2015

Aasif Mandvi Mocks the Media in Brutal #RTCA2015 Dinner Speech http://t.co/mAniYBxjtm (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/ec7sKTvCHr

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 26, 2015

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Legalizing discrimination in 2015. Mike Pence and the GOP legislature are disgusting

Indiana sends message to LGBT Americans: We don't want you.http://t.co/UClN20fVXe pic.twitter.com/bfa433oIPF

— The National Memo (@NationalMemo) March 26, 2015

Today we are canceling all programs that require our customers/employees to travel to Indiana to face discrimination. http://t.co/SvTwyCHxvE

— Marc Benioff (@Benioff) March 26, 2015

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Mark Emmert, NCAA issue statement on the passage of Indiana’s religious freedom law. http://t.co/SKWTanEQ38 pic.twitter.com/UcUZVa7WmM

— 247Sports (@247Sports) March 26, 2015

now indiana has finally lived up to the reputation everyone has been unfairly giving it for years

— lauren ashley bishop (@sbellelauren) March 26, 2015

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What is happening in Indiana is pretty unbelievable. However it’s dressed up, it’s a signal that discrimination is welcome in this state.

— Max Levchin (@mlevchin) March 26, 2015

https://twitter.com/johngreen/status/581074917069864960

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Vatican opens doors to homeless for special tour, dinner: http://t.co/NtsBgewa6f - @springer pic.twitter.com/cpbYq13DCa

— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2015

PM Shinzo Abe will become the first Japanese leader in history to address Congress: http://t.co/diGnmH14qs pic.twitter.com/wHO6q36PiO

— The Hill (@thehill) March 26, 2015

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Serena Williams Da GAWD

.@serenawilliams recreated @Beyonce's '7/11' video and killed it (duh): http://t.co/AucrdMkjTt pic.twitter.com/gmjWqWjQ6H

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 25, 2015

Dean Smith willed $200 to each of his former UNC players & told them to enjoy dinner on him http://t.co/6YZHCKR77x pic.twitter.com/Bi7Lxm4v7s

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 26, 2015

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Obama calls The Wire “one of the greatest… pieces of art in the last couple of decades.” http://t.co/seEkRWt4Nm

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 26, 2015

Vice to start daily newscast on HBO: http://t.co/8HZcVw2nZj

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 26, 2015

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White Millennials are products of a failed lesson in colorblindness http://t.co/mYQXtNoxlM by @mychalsmith #RaceToday pic.twitter.com/n4tP91ud2s

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 26, 2015

U.S. House committee advances 'threat-sharing' cybersecurity bill http://t.co/Ilv4beVCuE

— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) March 26, 2015

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Holder: Nearly 150 years after Reconstruction, 1 in 13 Af-Am adults is ineligible to vote #cjreform #votingrights http://t.co/0fq74zngoo

— Kevin Lewis (@KLewis44) March 26, 2015

Two experimental Ebola vaccines "appear to be safe" part way through clinical trial in Liberia http://t.co/a9MRusPtZe pic.twitter.com/UhZf68pYmu

— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 26, 2015

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Happy birthday to my dear friend from across the Bay, Leader @NancyPelosi. You're an inspiration to all of us! #tbt pic.twitter.com/WHPtfDXlCn

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 26, 2015

House approved a bipartisan bill that would terminate a faulty Medicare payment system http://t.co/bHHTrupd8J pic.twitter.com/c8pDwFdkma

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) March 26, 2015

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JUST IN: US Army National Guard soldier arrested by FBI at Chicago airport during alleged attempt to travel to join ISIS - @JackDate

— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2015

MORE: Relative of US soldier planned to carry out terror attack on military facility in Illinois; was also arrested: https://t.co/bHzgKMqChT

— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2015

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Woody Allen is gross

"Woody Allen is a predator”: Why Mariel Hemingway’s new revelation matters http://t.co/ilKYGnYKGT pic.twitter.com/Lsq9OGQvdq

— Salon (@Salon) March 26, 2015

Women’s History Month #TBT: Women have come a long way, but we still have work to do. We need #EqualPayNow. pic.twitter.com/aFwvAaVcZh

— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) March 26, 2015

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How the co-pilot kept the captain out of the cockpit before #Germanwings crash: http://t.co/OWBc3Kae5k pic.twitter.com/TTs8oiMAop

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) March 26, 2015

Q: Do you call it suicide? Lufthansa CEO: "If single person takes 149 people to death, I wouldn't call it a suicide" pic.twitter.com/6WDn4Nu06a

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 26, 2015

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South Korea seeks to join China-led development bank http://t.co/es8I27cnq7

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 26, 2015

United Nations to send 10,000 flat packed IKEA shelters to refugees worldwide http://t.co/355jljDP3G

— Emily Gray Brosious (@emilybrosious) March 26, 2015

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Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves federal prison in Alabama for halfway house in DC: http://t.co/57PsLnM6S2 - @AP

— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) March 26, 2015

Russian Nationalists vandalize Kremlin-critic Nemtsov’s memorial: http://t.co/CtpoKRByOW pic.twitter.com/pOCfg1rCzd

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 26, 2015

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NASA wants to relocate a piece of an asteroid and tow it into orbit around the moon: http://t.co/klaQ6Iiikx pic.twitter.com/6vI9hm2svI

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) March 26, 2015

Elections: Prime Minister David Cameron writes President Goodluck Jonathan http://t.co/SM0gxteYwB

— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) March 26, 2015

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At least 1 killed, several injured when destructive tornado rips through Oklahoma http://t.co/I7hpFWoJxi pic.twitter.com/yHV92a64tW

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) March 26, 2015

Why death row's days may finally be numbered http://t.co/gwewfxdzbq pic.twitter.com/kDnHNhnFiT

— Salon (@Salon) March 26, 2015

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https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/581172761336381442

Every Republican Running for President Votes Against Paid Family Leave http://t.co/lShb3Yu8Sz via @bpolitics

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) March 26, 2015

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30-year fixed-rate mortgage declines to 3.69%, Freddie Mac says http://t.co/TT0iUNMKdn

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) March 26, 2015

https://twitter.com/MaximEristavi/status/581095986908495872

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US provided intel, targeting help, logistical support, advice for Saudi-led air strikes in #Yemen, Kerry notes in call to GCC FM's.

— Michael R. Gordon (@mgordonwsj) March 26, 2015

haven't seen the deal yet, already promising to revoke it pic.twitter.com/Kbn0o1KmNG

— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) March 26, 2015

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Consider how different the coverage would be *already* if this co-pilot were named Mohammed Al-Masaood, son of Egyptian immigrants.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 26, 2015

They're not even trying to hide their bias anymore. "We'll care more if we can tie him to Islam." pic.twitter.com/ASB5KQW0yO

— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) March 26, 2015

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Indiana's HIV epidemic convinced its Republican governor to give needle exchanges a try: http://t.co/itS90dzovY pic.twitter.com/sVqCpxbUa5

— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 27, 2015

Babies are being abducted, raped, and returned to their village in the Congo http://t.co/p8ppoySc5p pic.twitter.com/g4LYvZGRl2

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 26, 2015

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US gov’t says shares concerns over Turkey’s poor press freedom record http://t.co/i7yeMEbGle pic.twitter.com/OB95bCHUhJ

— Mahir Zeynalov (@MahirZeynalov) March 26, 2015

Oh. Okay. RT @APDiploWriter: Putin says Russia will not back down in standoff with West, will respond to any threats http://t.co/l8ES9JmxBs

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) March 26, 2015

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What We Know About The Co-Pilot Who Deliberately Crashed The Germanwings Plane http://t.co/H0dX5pJIpf pic.twitter.com/z2orP8fyvF

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 26, 2015

Details Emerge About Germanwings Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz http://t.co/b4w15tYNTo

— NPR (@NPR) March 26, 2015

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#INFOGRAPHIC 18 dead as rebels clash with pro-govt forces near Yemen's Aden http://t.co/TYBZNQrzJu pic.twitter.com/MaKkzlMhtQ

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 26, 2015

Saudi Arabia masses 150,000 troops to support airstrikes in Yemen http://t.co/CN2kZuOjmA

— TIME (@TIME) March 26, 2015

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Supreme Court ruling protects pregnant UPS drivers, factory workers, other manual laborers http://t.co/qpQXfDFz5Z pic.twitter.com/m592VINyDG

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) March 26, 2015

The real reason to worry about GMOs http://t.co/lZDVQ5Qxg7 pic.twitter.com/IwYkAv33KH

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 26, 2015

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#BREAKING: DEA agents had ‘sex parties’ with Colombian prostitutes linked to drug cartels, watchdog report says http://t.co/znEufBdV1e

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) March 26, 2015

D.C. is about to host the nation’s biggest, legal, marijuana giveaway http://t.co/G1mcg8nUfh

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 26, 2015

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Ugh

5 radical right-wing food companies you probably don't want to give your money to http://t.co/VFGUuwMUY0 pic.twitter.com/g40iOpTRaQ

— Salon (@Salon) March 26, 2015

Ted Cruz would never let his kids go without health insurance, just your kids.

— L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) March 24, 2015

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https://twitter.com/elisefoley/status/581092444844007427

Cate Blanchett calls out an interviewer for ridiculous question (in the classiest way possible): http://t.co/Gghup7pFxn

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 26, 2015

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https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/580879083661189120

https://twitter.com/TheBaxterBean/status/580814160306503681

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California is now the first U.S. state to get 5% of its utility-scale electricity from solar http://t.co/N2k82rNk0p pic.twitter.com/3J0bdJIjrI

— Bloomberg (@business) March 26, 2015

Consumer comfort in U.S. matches second-highest level since 2007 http://t.co/0Kg9gMZ2Hp

— Bloomberg (@business) March 26, 2015

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Grandma not included in the sale 😂

https://twitter.com/asapmakky/status/580927198141423616

day's over pic.twitter.com/7k2HvHrtoj

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 26, 2015

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Just going to leave this here. Dogs, anyone?

https://twitter.com/EmrgencyKittens/status/581097029230825474

If I'm ever being chased by a giraffe I'm gonna run into a place with low ceiling fans sorry giraffe but I gotta do what's best for me

— AmberTozer (@AmberTozer) April 15, 2012

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*DEAD* 😂

I don't know where to start RT @oliviabianco8: @iJesseWilliams i replaced my dads face w/ urs bc i love u so much! 💖 pic.twitter.com/4g5qf4GhiK

— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) March 22, 2015

Real men dont breathe! How you gonna breathe in the same air that another man breathed out? In Harlem...Har.. *passes out #TweetLikeDameDash

— Mir (@mirmanwar) March 23, 2015

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

Violence against police is unacceptable. Our prayers are with the officers in MO. Path to justice is one all of us must travel together. –bo

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 12, 2015

"I condemn violence against any public safety officials in the strongest terms" —Attorney General Holder pic.twitter.com/oPXhsEAH4a

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 12, 2015

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Good question

St. Louis County police tell me both officers shot last night at Ferguson PD have been treated and released from the hospital.

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

I'm not sure how you can get shot in the face and shot in the shoulder and get released from the hospital the same day.

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

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So sad that they have to respond. (Same with Travyon Martin’s parents). Their son was horrifically murdered. There shouldn’t be a burden placed on them to respond to anything. Unfortunately, we all know why they have to

https://twitter.com/michaelhayes/status/576060757252648960

Today in 1982, acclaimed writer Charles Fuller won the Pulitzer Price for Drama. http://t.co/8hZi3nKyNm #BlackHistory pic.twitter.com/pwwQ1khuw1

— BlackPast.org (@BlackPastOnline) March 12, 2015

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We cannot allow the actions of a violent few to derail the progress of a nonviolent movement #Ferguson

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 13, 2015

.@repjohnlewis voter ID laws "poll taxes by another name, very types of discrimination we marched against 50 yrs ago" http://t.co/OgSExwOyVV

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 12, 2015

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Don’t forget to tune in tonight

#TBT Just two dudes sharing a high five. Watch Jimmy interview President Obama TONIGHT on #Kimmel! #ObamaOnKimmel pic.twitter.com/Qfnvw31ooa

— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) March 12, 2015

President Obama jokes with Jimmy Kimmel on the @JimmyKimmelLive pic.twitter.com/z3JAwsJKKM

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) March 13, 2015

Very exciting news to share... “@THR: @Snoodit Exclusive: KW to Prod/Star as Anita Hill in @HBO Movie 'Confirmation' http://t.co/Op8SXcbOvV”

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) March 12, 2015

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There are some who have been waiting for any moment to attempt to vilify and discredit protestors. But the shooter did not stand w/ us.

— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015

What was true yesterday is true today -- we have never advocated the shooting of police as a means of justice.

— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015

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Seven Ferguson witnesses now tell me the shots came from up Tiffin Ave. on the hill that overlooks the police station — not from protesters.

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

Jon Belmar not backing down: "I would have to imagine the protesters were among the shooters". Yet says muzzle flashes were 125 yards away

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 12, 2015

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https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/576050452703350784

These eyewitness accounts suggests the shots may have been aimed at protesters http://t.co/OlzqFRlH73 #Ferguson

— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) March 12, 2015

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3 ppl taken in for questioning by police over last night's shooting in Ferguson are back at their house, say they're released without charge

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 12, 2015

Ferguson latest:
-shooter still loose
-county/state take over protest control
-Holder calls shooter "a damn punk"http://t.co/bLuPQm4RvS

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

The unemployment rate dropped in every single state during 2014—the first time that's happened in 30 years. http://t.co/1ngUD95daI

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 5, 2015

US stocks close higher ahead of key jobs report: http://t.co/0UNqUH4x3t pic.twitter.com/2vi0xN5Ng6

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 5, 2015

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Michael Brown's family to file wrongful death lawsuit http://t.co/FsKEvXTnYm

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) March 5, 2015

#FergusonReport isn't just an isolated incident, it's a National epidemic. pic.twitter.com/hn7yVgyF7C

— Elon Musk made TWITR suck (@nycjaneyvee) March 5, 2015

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https://twitter.com/GrooveSDC/status/573360295629889536

White supremacy is more afraid of black unity than black rage.

— deray (@deray) March 5, 2015

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#MyBrothersKeeper funds beat expectations by over $100 million http://t.co/kg28DN3t4H via @USATODAY💰

— TriniPrincess (@TriniPrincess) March 6, 2015

Getting support for mental health isn’t a sign of weakness—it’s a sign of strength: http://t.co/qa6uF5mUPV pic.twitter.com/4IUlDe5hvA

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) March 5, 2015

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Rochae Davis, arrested after police 'mistook her afro comb for a gun' http://t.co/DUAM5ogkxk pic.twitter.com/yxCD1ETow2

— Neal Carter he/him (@nealcarter) March 5, 2015

Alabama electrical engineer sues police after being tased in his own home http://t.co/0oOMgVTDpf pic.twitter.com/5KVdOkcj38

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 5, 2015

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President Andrew Jackson could be on his way off of the $20 bill » http://t.co/KD2oRmAgTx pic.twitter.com/FhZmTmKtjV

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 5, 2015

African jawbone discovery pushes birth of humanity back by 400,000 years http://t.co/TaqwF3A5Jy pic.twitter.com/S2AlMkkjHE

— The Independent (@Independent) March 4, 2015

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@smerconish over 15 police department under review. No, it's not an aberration. Racial bias in criminal justice system is still a problem.

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) March 5, 2015

9 Egregious examples of racism in Ferguson uncovered by the Department Of Justice http://t.co/UPNhfPyvQx pic.twitter.com/4f0JpNREIJ

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 5, 2015

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Half the states in the country have passed laws making it harder to vote since 2011 http://t.co/eu32aa1jsC #Selma50 pic.twitter.com/liROnFUN7b

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 5, 2015

GOP leaders to skip Selma event: http://t.co/LzHSgVuUrL | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/SyOb01vKrP

— POLITICO (@politico) March 5, 2015

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Another reason I give libertarian dudebros the side eye. Their economic, social, cultural, and moral stances are sometimes vomit inducing. Rape is rape. Period

If you want to see what rape culture looks like, here you go. Brendan O’Neill defends sex without consent in @reason: http://t.co/0cW6Kz0jjR

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) March 5, 2015

Newspaper editorial pages from around the nation urge Supreme Court to uphold #Obamacare in #KingvBurwell: pic.twitter.com/UoQzDbP9Av

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) March 4, 2015

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Is anyone going to run against Hillary in the primary? Or are Dems just going to crown her queen and hope black ppl don’t remember 2008?

— 🤌🏾 Imani Gandy 👆🏾 (@AngryBlackLady) March 5, 2015

Because Dems need to figure out that a lot of black folks blame her for 7 years of birther bullshit. Good luck with that.

— 🤌🏾 Imani Gandy 👆🏾 (@AngryBlackLady) March 5, 2015

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If you criticize the leader of Israel it means you hate Israel, say the Americans who hate America's leader.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) March 4, 2015

Reports say Jeb Bush is seeking the right campaign slogan but let's not all suggest 'Fool me 3 times' at once.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) March 5, 2015

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New civil-rights crime drama from @AVAETC nabs @AnikaNoniRose as lead http://t.co/eRhNbupyXs pic.twitter.com/omSFAeVW4q

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) March 4, 2015

Can we take a moment and admire how stunning Solange looks at Paris Fashion Week. 💕💕💕 pic.twitter.com/hAXkMBiSC6

— #freekeithdavisjr (@race_jones) March 5, 2015

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McConnell Changes Course on Iran Vote http://t.co/G8knMVRe20 pic.twitter.com/C4AFLQW3JH

— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) March 5, 2015

24 people suffer injuries after Delta flight skids off runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport. http://t.co/MtSN6xv6Aa

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 5, 2015

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379 employers file marriage equality brief — 101 more than fought DOMA at #SCOTUS. http://t.co/7a75czZmeY pic.twitter.com/QCXeOAjLm5

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) March 5, 2015

Date set for #SCOTUS arguments on same-sex marriage. http://t.co/CTR4YVTiPc Audio will be posted later that day. #lgbt

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) March 5, 2015

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Why Jakarta’s property boom isn’t a bubble » http://t.co/Fx7eFwRRM2 pic.twitter.com/8IUi26BxUM

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 6, 2015

BREAKING: All 31 tested banks pass stress tests » http://t.co/iMhgQP9wCp

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 5, 2015

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BREAKING: ISIL fighters bulldoze 3,000-year-old Iraqi palace. http://t.co/pJ6x2iBHHY

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 5, 2015

Wealthy widow held undocumented immigrant captive for more than 5 years http://t.co/iKha5FVm8t

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 5, 2015

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Last known Ebola patient in Liberia leaves treatment ward, Liberian gov't says: http://t.co/YcDcEACRz1 pic.twitter.com/fffcGM6F5Y

— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2015

Big news: #Liberia releases last #Ebola patient & monitoring known contacts. Liberia isn’t safe until the region is safe, but huge milestone

— Samantha Power (@AmbPower44) March 5, 2015

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Study finds New York's air pollution is killing us: http://t.co/pTYfyaflut pic.twitter.com/RQZZqcCvIm

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) March 5, 2015

A Snuggie vendor settles deception claims for $8,000,000 » http://t.co/Gux3RoDPSK pic.twitter.com/8Ls1Q2OtEL

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 5, 2015

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Worried about the very gaunt-looking Nadiya Savchenko, denied appeal in Russian court today. #FreeNadiya http://t.co/1wYUVYM4Sc

— Samantha Power (@AmbPower44) March 4, 2015

Day of mourning to mark east Ukraine mine disaster http://t.co/hgUFeMS6Tm pic.twitter.com/GgA1OzmDe6

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 5, 2015

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#Breaking Al-Jazeera: Al-Nusra Front's top military commander Abu Hammam al-Shami has been killed in an air ra... http://t.co/V6ggLnkQUr

— Naharnet (@Naharnet) March 5, 2015

The blast allegedly killed top JN leaders:
Abu Hamam al-Shami
Abu Musab al-Falastini
Abu Omar al-Kurdi
Abu Al-Bara' al-Ansari

— Ali H. Soufan (@Ali_H_Soufan) March 5, 2015

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The blast targeting a meeting for al-Nusra Front's leadership in Syria was reportedly a result of an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition.

— Ali H. Soufan (@Ali_H_Soufan) March 5, 2015

JN confirmed the death of its military commander Abu Hamam al-Shami.

— Ali H. Soufan (@Ali_H_Soufan) March 5, 2015

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#BREAKING: Charges sought against Peachtree City police chief in wife’s shooting: http://t.co/R6fUhUe30x pic.twitter.com/iFd7Ayj2GV

— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) March 5, 2015

Police catch armed robber after he posted his plan on Facebookhttp://t.co/tQGyvNu76L pic.twitter.com/LBZaEoS7jg

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 5, 2015

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https://twitter.com/palafo/status/573578408241790976

Russian policeman gets 15-year sentence for allegedly spying for the US http://t.co/PhsMCOoFtk

— Insider Business (@BusinessInsider) March 5, 2015

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Senate Democrats step up pressure for vote on attorney general http://t.co/261Gu0zmG7

— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) March 5, 2015

In exclusive interview with The Hill, EPA chief talks the race against time for climate regs: http://t.co/XwjvSkrago pic.twitter.com/2wMiYAuqCP

— The Hill (@thehill) March 5, 2015

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8 horrifying revelations in the Justice Department's Ferguson report, from canine attacks to racist emails http://t.co/H0tdvYsRSk

— Salon (@Salon) March 5, 2015

Yemen's Houthis seize national dialogue HQ, president insists group must leave Sanaa http://t.co/nrTkJojKi1

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 5, 2015

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In Mumbai, eating that steak could cost 5 years in jail http://t.co/48yf3VIrTR pic.twitter.com/shx7rWbBlm

— Bloomberg (@business) March 5, 2015

Russia’s woes show no sign of easing up http://t.co/O3Tx1Qv8TQ pic.twitter.com/cJdXmVVBHp

— Bloomberg (@business) March 6, 2015

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Why this American woman is as important to Ukraine as its generals http://t.co/pNVlbDWsuc pic.twitter.com/nqUrI5RSOH

— Bloomberg (@business) March 5, 2015

States are slashing college budgets and raising tuition http://t.co/WcVIAvvHEo pic.twitter.com/cdIcxgvW2v

— Bloomberg (@business) March 5, 2015

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ECB ready to buy bonds as Draghi signals inflation goal in reach http://t.co/Hh1UA1v6Uc pic.twitter.com/yEStcebu7v

— Bloomberg (@business) March 5, 2015

Draghi says sovereign-bond purchases to start March 9 http://t.co/iEhau8g1TA pic.twitter.com/pIlTVQD6JW

— Bloomberg (@business) March 5, 2015

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Military court recognizes transgender Manning, accused of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, as a woman: http://t.co/PFGSVuOVWV

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 6, 2015

NEWS ALERT: Oil train derails in Illinois http://t.co/TuVtH4jQTf

— Bloomberg (@business) March 5, 2015

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MORE: Harrison Ford suffers moderate injuries after crash-landing his vintage plane on a golf course: http://t.co/TfeIX4kvrS

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 6, 2015

Russia launches large-scale military exercises in disputed territories http://t.co/OeeSlsr8g7 pic.twitter.com/Bj8T8lPpcR

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 5, 2015

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Glad to see @KingSalman again. Continued our talks on US-#SaudiArabia relationship, efforts against violent extremisim.

— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 5, 2015

Secretary @JohnKerry met with @KingSalman of #SaudiArabia today. View more photos: https://t.co/1UqtRDdjeL. pic.twitter.com/SBTbXatyMd

— Department of State (@StateDept) March 5, 2015

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https://twitter.com/ahmed/status/573477229436362752

US Secretary of State Kerry is in Riyadh to discuss Syria, Yemen and Iran. http://t.co/xyETMvTUgo pic.twitter.com/HCZylx0drd

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 5, 2015

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https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/573477444096815104

Chris Christie’s Exxon Settlement is Bad for New Jersey http://t.co/304znPIYqC pic.twitter.com/SvDOqPUZMu

— Mary Ann Barbero-Clifford (@marieann66) March 5, 2015

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Finally. RT @blackvoices: Arrest made in deadly beating of transgender woman Islan Nettles http://t.co/gBQaub0BY7 pic.twitter.com/bS10gJe9T9

— stacia l. brown (@slb79) March 5, 2015

Daniel Holtzclaw is still sitting at home, free on bail, yet to face trial for 36 counts of sexual crimes against women of color.

— Yolanda Pierce, PhD (@YNPierce) March 4, 2015

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First date:
[ok, don't let her know you're a cop]

Her: do you come here often?

Me: *shoots unarmed black teen*

— steve suckington (@SteveSuckington) December 5, 2014

What is wrong with the Ferguson police department? Two charts that explain http://t.co/FNpnl7qBgF pic.twitter.com/oRg3nQ4Hai

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 5, 2015

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Gamers are not a fucking minority, Gamer is not a marginalized identity. JFC people, that trivializes real lives, people. It's insulting

— Cypher 🟧 🔪 @ Life changes and more. (@cypheroftyr) March 5, 2015

No one ever got hung for being a gamer, or segregated, or put on the back of the bus. Shut the fuck up about being a gamer = minority.

— Cypher 🟧 🔪 @ Life changes and more. (@cypheroftyr) March 5, 2015

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Actors of Color Get Real About What It's Like To Play a Stereotype http://t.co/5byd8CndLq via @upworthy pic.twitter.com/ykVPLPjl9z

— Blavity (@Blavity) March 5, 2015

https://twitter.com/JuanMThompson/status/573189518691471360

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Uganda's 'Kill the Gays' Bill Is Back http://t.co/0S5DTze6Wy pic.twitter.com/ByEsTxgPo0

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 4, 2015

This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see http://t.co/ddbvX2ZZDx pic.twitter.com/JjcQieSQCV

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 1, 2015

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Five reasons the chances for a U.S.-Iran deal look better than ever, by Aaron David Miller: http://t.co/YsG9habLv5 pic.twitter.com/ZpKEHkielG

— WSJ Politics (@WSJPolitics) March 5, 2015

World Health Organization says it will soon start large-scale testing of experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea: http://t.co/uYauYzNDSG

— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2015

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A fabulous example of the use of updog

This crucial exchange between Justice Ginsburg and Carvin at the Obamacare arguments hasn't gotten enough attention. pic.twitter.com/Iq8JF0FGuL

— ''Jeffrey Young'' (@JeffYoung) March 5, 2015

Oh god. Put down your books. STOP READING. (Actual article from San Antonio Texan newspaper, August 26, 1858) pic.twitter.com/2edR2nR8U9

— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) March 5, 2015

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Oh, Canada

Canada's central bank is telling people to stop "Spocking" their money: http://t.co/7JyLvVhzsl pic.twitter.com/EZCRWCOp5v

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 5, 2015

Don't tell Me which nations to bless. I don't tell you which nations to bomb.

— God (Not a Parody, Actually God) (@TheTweetOfGod) March 3, 2015

A Tweet Or Two

Every day is #LoveYourPetDay. pic.twitter.com/yxrIDz3gU6

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 20, 2015

Puppy love. #LoveYourPetDay pic.twitter.com/cFBJ3m1agn

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

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Best buds. #LoveYourPetDay pic.twitter.com/BvD1WTW8Y8

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 20, 2015

The U.S. economy has grown faster when the President of the United States is a Democrat rather than a Republican. http://t.co/xLLkUbnI4l

— L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) February 20, 2015

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VP Biden strongly condemns the offensive by Russia-backed separatists in the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve. http://t.co/cRE4BQOpIY

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) February 20, 2015

Portland raises minimum wage for city workers to $15 http://t.co/c6eIlzGgSR

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) February 20, 2015

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Our education continues 🙂

#BlackHistoryMonth: Ruby Bridges was the 1st black child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the South pic.twitter.com/JZg6CYqk2U

— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) February 18, 2015

#BlackHistoryMonth: Madam Walker invented hair-straightening formula & the hot comb, and was the 1st self-made female millionaire in America

— Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) February 20, 2015

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https://twitter.com/ethiopienne/status/568910039009910784

Jerry Lawson, a self-taught engineer, gave us video game cartridges http://t.co/osqHHgh5TS pic.twitter.com/mMgYcr6fto

— Engadget (@engadget) February 20, 2015

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Honoring the strength and power of Black women everywhere #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/3gzuif9Egi pic.twitter.com/sSctXcqRZV

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 20, 2015

Nelson Mandela spent how many years behind bars resisting apartheid in South Africa? #BlackHistoryMonth #AfAmEdChat pic.twitter.com/3zzyZJ87BS

— WH Black Initiative (@AfAmEducation) February 20, 2015

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Pres. Obama to host town hall on #immigration on Feb. 25 with @jdbalart. http://t.co/VOpvreFugp #ObamaTownHall pic.twitter.com/DbSQ6U98J1

— Voto Latino (@votolatino) February 20, 2015

White House extending 2015 Obamacare enrollment for those who owe penalty for being uninsured in 2014. http://t.co/jcGulIyxpj

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 20, 2015

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This is the horror that occurs when you don’t view people as human beings because of the color of their skin

James Jameson once bought a 10-year-old slave girl for six handkerchiefs so he could sketch cannibals eating her. http://t.co/WaY3qUXbsx

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) February 16, 2015

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James Jameson, heir to the Jameson Irish Whiskey company, once bought a 10-year-old slave girl for six handkerchiefs because he wanted to sketch the event as cannibals killed, mutilated, and finally, ate her According to a report from The New York Times, Jameson had a fascination with cannibalism and wanted to experience the act firsthand. Jameson was on a trip in Africa in 1890 when an opportunity to fulfill his sick fantasy presented itself because he and his translator happened upon a cannibalistic tribe. Jameson consulted the tribe’s chiefs who told him if he wanted to witness the event, he’d have to buy a slave girl to be killed. Jameson returned a few minutes later with a 10-year-old girl he bought from a nearby slave trader for six handkerchiefs. The translator then approached the chiefs and said, “This is a present from a white man who desires to see her eaten.” According to an eye witness report of the scene, the cannibals tied the girl to a tree and stabbed her twice in the belly. The natives then cut pieces off of her body as Jameson sat sketching in his notebook. Jameson and his translator then made their way to chief’s hut where Jameson finished his sketches in watercolor.

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The same holds true once again

America's Forgotten Mass Lynching: When 237 People Were Murdered In Arkansas http://t.co/2LEjc7qvKQ pic.twitter.com/iGbncGnahV

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 16, 2015

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In 1919, in the wake of World War I, black sharecroppers unionized in Arkansas, unleashing a wave of white vigilantism and mass murder that left 237 people dead. The visits began in the fall of 1918, just as World War I ended. At his office in Little Rock, Arkansas, attorney Ulysses S. Bratton listened as African American sharecroppers from the Delta told stories of theft, exploitation, and endless debt. A man named Carter had tended 90 acres of cotton, only to have his landlord seize the entire crop and his possessions. From the town of Ratio, in Phillips County, Arkansas, a black farmer reported that a plantation manager refused to give sharecroppers an itemized account for their crop. Another sharecropper told of a landlord trying “to starve the people into selling the cotton at his own price. They ain’t allowing us down there room to move our feet except to go to the field.” No one could know it at the time, but within a year these inauspicious meetings would lead to one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. Initiated by whites, the violence—by any measure, a massacre—claimed the lives of 237 African Americans, according to a just released report from the Equal Justice Initiative. The death toll was unusually high, but the use of racial violence to subjugate blacks during this time was not uncommon. As the Equal Justice Initiative observes, “Racial terror lynching was a tool used to enforce Jim Crow laws and racial segregation—a tactic for maintaining racial control by victimizing the entire African American community, not merely punishment of an alleged perpetrator for a crime.” This was certainly true of the massacre in Phillips County, Arkansas.

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Justice Department to seek emergency stay to allow immigration action http://t.co/tgLT3U8vKN

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 20, 2015

An arrest has been made in last month's Colorado NAACP bombing. http://t.co/dbsRxWSwwe pic.twitter.com/F7n9o2j0Mp

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 20, 2015

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World Health Organization approves 15-minute test for detecting Ebola http://t.co/5Yx31EZ2fO

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 20, 2015

UN team investigates Saudi surge in cases of deadly MERS virus http://t.co/7rDO0pOw3O

— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 20, 2015

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My column today on guns and "reasonable-person" tests, two terrible ideas for addressing rape on college campuses. http://t.co/oPoQN4y6X5

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) February 20, 2015

Bills to legalize recreational marijuana introduced in House: http://t.co/0SbLpkeCS6 pic.twitter.com/GI4ZWUl2AN

— The Hill (@thehill) February 20, 2015

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#BREAKING Dow, S&P 500 hit records after Greece earns bailout extension

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 20, 2015

Moody's downgrades Russia sovereign debt to junk » http://t.co/B4PWm2snso pic.twitter.com/XCkcyLqNKr

— CNBC (@CNBC) February 20, 2015

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.@AlfreWoodard hosts Oscar's sistahs soiree http://t.co/SiMF7dXDhk pic.twitter.com/uMjdAFK2vV

— Variety (@Variety) February 20, 2015

Teaching Ferguson: How colleges are incorporating race cases in the classroom http://t.co/H8B4dsblj4

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 20, 2015

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Rudy during meltdown: "This isn’t racism. This is socialism or possibly anti-colonialism.” http://t.co/PRHR4wVCAG

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 20, 2015

https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/568606738204786689

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Read @jbouie's fascinating look at the assertion by Rudy Giuliani that President Obama doesn't love America. http://t.co/H1wO8AMB7W

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) February 20, 2015

White House spokesman: "I feel sorry for Rudy Giuliani" http://t.co/a19C3yxIVG pic.twitter.com/1W13r1Tf2P

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 20, 2015

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Our first-ever Chief Data Scientist wrote a memo to Americans on unleashing the power of data. Read it on @Medium → https://t.co/QX90VKE6u8

— Kori Schulman (@ks44) February 20, 2015

If you’ve recently bought a Lenovo Windows laptop, READ THIS. Preferably, on a different computer. http://t.co/TTgulzddIi

— Phil (SubStack link in bio) Plait (@BadAstronomer) February 20, 2015

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Amidst all the noise, a very smart take from Fareed Zakaria http://t.co/NnRTXS3CX0

— Ben Rhodes -Archived (@rhodes44) February 20, 2015

Legal move limits AG Ken Paxton's options to void Travis County same-sex marriage: http://t.co/q7rKSSqtYQ #ssm #gaymarriage

— Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 20, 2015

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“American Sniper” is not a war movie: It’s a revisionist western about "frontier masculinity" http://t.co/PI24GBXWgc

— Salon (@Salon) February 20, 2015

Britain says Libya needs unity government before arms embargo change http://t.co/iZE85NHpFc

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 20, 2015

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That no Republican of any stature feels compelled or feels the need to forcefully condemn Giuliani is disgraceful. http://t.co/m7dmrHVQkz

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) February 20, 2015

How can America tolerate Rudy Giuliani when he says moronic and offensive things like this? http://t.co/PqzSQ4qHrj pic.twitter.com/8JYMpNxf6O

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 19, 2015

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Obama’s Economic Report Focuses on Income Inequality http://t.co/yvVPtlVrKz

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 20, 2015

Bill O'Reilly's Falkland Island war story is being called into question: http://t.co/nSILkw1OoJ pic.twitter.com/BTKeKHdkUD

— Media Matters (@mmfa) February 19, 2015

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*GROWL* Comic books come to life

There is only one true King. #unitetheseven pic.twitter.com/RDFG8jbuI6

— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) February 20, 2015

I hope you enjoy my new book "Rudy Giuliani is an Asshole and Other Things We've Known For 20 Years"

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) February 20, 2015

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Never change, Canada

Canadian politician says tight, cheap underwear caused him to miss anti-terror vote: http://t.co/9ILFnENOQF

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 20, 2015

https://twitter.com/IostinheII/status/568876540391526400

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Relationship status: I shout "PIZZA'S HERE" so the delivery guy doesn't think I'm eating two pizzas by myself.

— Slightly funny Jew (@Dani_Feld) August 29, 2014

https://twitter.com/AnnoyedWasp/status/567440537255706625

The President’s Day

President Barack Obama speaks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building about the progress made to date and further action to take on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

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President Barack Obama applauds medical professionals and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Scott Giberson, Assistant U.S. Surgeon General who serves as the overall Public Health Service (PHS) Commander of Commissioned Corps Ebola Response in West Africa

U.S. medical professionals who survived the Ebola virus including Dr. Kent Brantly (L) and nurse Nina Pham (3rd L) attend remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama about the progress made to date in the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

President Barack Obama announces he has sent Congress an authorization for the use of military force against ISIL, with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. President Obama wants Congress to authorize a three-year military campaign against ISIL, that would continue the use of air power and could include limited ground operations by American forces to hunt down enemy leaders or rescue American personnel

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