Go Vote!

Georgia, I’m here today for a simple reason: to ask you to vote. Because, once again, this is not an ordinary election. The stakes are higher. So vote for Democratic candidates who will fight for you. pic.twitter.com/6u14yhCYeS

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 29, 2022

President Obama knows the importance of reaching young people where they are — and that’s on TikTok.

So we worked with @TheDemocrats and some fun creators to do just that.

It’s only been a couple of hours, but this video already has almost 3M views, 786k likes, and 28k saves. pic.twitter.com/jUiCjbnDBb

— Merone (@Merone) November 1, 2022

Arizona, you have a chance to vote for candidates like @KrisMayes, @Adrian_Fontes, @KatieHobbs, and @CaptMarkKelly who will work to build the inclusive, hopeful, forward-looking America we believe in. pic.twitter.com/hCOvweuYKO

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 3, 2022

This election could set the direction of our country for years to come. It’s that important. So make your voice h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 03, 2022

Yesterday I traveled to Nevada to support some incredible Democrats up and down the ticket. Candidates like… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 02, 2022

Millions of Americans have voted early in the 2022 midterm elections—including me.

On National #VoteEarlyDay, please make sure to visit https://t.co/wyRWNO1LO5 to find out what’s on your ballot and make a plan to vote early. Together, we can demand a better future for all of us. pic.twitter.com/OvRYn25q3j

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 28, 2022

Make no mistake—social security is on the ballot.

Make your voice heard. Vote on November 8th for the candidates who will fight for you. pic.twitter.com/EMXYX5LvUr

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 1, 2022

We have the power to forge a different future, but only if we vote. And it’s not just about the folks at the top of the ticket—we’ve got to show up and vote for all the Democrats who will work to support you. pic.twitter.com/kALVfwp8KM

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 30, 2022

Michigan – we've got to show up and vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. pic.twitter.com/cZVNcBBp01

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 29, 2022

We Should. But We Can’t

A once-in-a-century pandemic cannot be the only thing that slows mass shootings in this country. It’s time for leaders everywhere to listen to the American people when they say enough is enough. pic.twitter.com/7MEJ87Is3E

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 23, 2021

Hatred And Violence

Even as we’ve battled the pandemic, we’ve continued to neglect the longer-lasting epidemic of gun violence in America. Although the shooter’s motive is not yet clear, the identity of the victims underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2021

Yesterday's shootings are another tragic reminder that we have far more work to do to put in place commonsense gun… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2021

Michelle and I pray for the victims, their families, everyone grieving these needless and devastating killings—and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2021

As if these things aren't related and based on centuries of sexualized and submissive stereotypes of Asian women. White supremacy is rooted in misogyny and racism. https://t.co/C42KyqTGIP

— Millie Tran (@millie) March 17, 2021

When men frame a murderer's actions in terms of him "having a bad day" I can't help but hear them telling the world that they themselves are one bad day away from murdering women, & demanding empathy & recognition for that fact.

— Amal El-Mohtar (@tithenai) March 17, 2021

He had a really bad day. Women die because men have bad days. https://t.co/E8Wn2qocva

— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) March 17, 2021

White supremacist classist patriarchy is dangerous because it insists on dominance. It leads white men to think we all have to pay for their “bad day.”

Because apparently the racist, misogynistic fetishization and abuse of Asian women is just a white dude having a “bad day.”

— brittany packnett cunningham is on extended break. (@MsPackyetti) March 17, 2021

It’s not economic anxiety, diabetes, or sex addiction. It’s racial hatred. Stop playing on my phone.

— Openly Black Studs Twerkel. (@thewayoftheid) March 17, 2021

Take Up Space

We are shaken by the violence in our city that has left 8 ppl dead, including members of the Asian American community. We are gathering info about what happened & the needs of directly impacted are. Now is the time to hold the victims & their families in our hearts & with light pic.twitter.com/Hft5H7IZNW

— AdvancingJusticeATL (@AAAJ_Atlanta) March 17, 2021

I want to know their names, who and what they loved, the people they had waiting for them at home, everything they hoped for. I want to know the fabric of their days and the contexts of their lives.

— kat chow (@katchow) March 17, 2021

"Racism against AAPI Americans is not new.

Otherization of AAPI Americans is not new.

But the motto of the United States is E Pluribus Unum: 'Out of many, one.'

Asian-Americans are part of our country’s plurality.

We are some of the many, and we’re part of that one."#gapol pic.twitter.com/o2lzNb4iIy

— Dr. Michelle Au (@AuforGA) March 15, 2021

In less than 48 hours, we had a historic Asian Oscar moment with multiple firsts in 93 years—then a mass shooting targeting 3 Asian-owned businesses. This is how terrorism works—you’re not allowed to feel safe, accepted, or valued. We can resist. Take up space. Make noise.

— Min Jin Lee (@minjinlee11) March 17, 2021

Last night's shooting & the appalling rise of anti-Asian violence stem frm a sick society where nationalism has again been stoked & normalized. Anti-Black & anti-Asian racism & violence run in tandem in the U.S. Both grps were brought here for labor but never meant to be citizens

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

Even as this country was recruiting Chinese men to come do the labor white workers would not, they barred Chinese w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

Then this nation passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to prohibit Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. altoget… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

We had to get an amendment to the Constitution to guarantee Black Americans citizenship in their own country, and C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

If you look at racial real estate covenants -- provisions placed on homes that restricted ownership by race -- they… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

And, of course, during World War II, Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps but German Americans were n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

Because of the Chinese Exclusion Act and explicitly racist immigration policy, the Asian population in the United S… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

And what has followed -- in reaction to the Civil Rights Movement and Black demands to dismantle white supremacy --… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

But the truth is that Asian Americans are only held up as a model to justify inequality and injustice visited upon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

I stand with my Asian-American brothers and sisters, just as so many of you have stood with us. I grieve. We must o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021

The reported shootings of Asian American women on Tuesday in Atlanta is an unspeakable tragedy – for the families of the victims first and foremost, but also for the AAPI community — which has been reeling from high levels of racial discrimination. https://t.co/rBVPnrEBps

— Stop AAPI Hate (@StopAAPIHate) March 17, 2021

A statement from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum makes the important point of how anti-Asian violence disproportionately impact women #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/npEpv31Oy1

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 17, 2021

Happy Birthday, John Lewis

For decades, John Lewis not only gave all of himself to the cause of freedom and justice, but inspired generations that followed to try to live up to his example. On his birthday, we honor his memory, and work toward continuing his legacy by creating change in our communities.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 22, 2021

Today would have been Congressman John Lewis’ 81st birthday. While my dear friend may no longer be with us, his life and legacy provide an eternal moral compass on which direction to march. May we carry on his mission in the fight for justice and equality for all.

— President Biden (@POTUS) February 21, 2021

#WinWithBlackWomen

I’m really honored to be listed with this diverse group of kickazz women that helped to turn Georgia blue. We did that!!! 💃🏿💃💃🏻@BlackVotersMtr #WinWithBlackWomen #Georgia pic.twitter.com/a0FW55OywJ

— LaTosha Brown (@MsLaToshaBrown) January 13, 2021

True Patriotism

Black people have never been the problem, but the solution. No one values freedom more than those who’ve never had it. Saved this democracy from itself once again. Now, when will this country give Black Americans what they’re owed?

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

Black people believed in this country’s ideals, believed in democracy, even when those in power have shown again an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 06, 2021

Listen. Organizers worked hard in Georgia. They knocked on my door 3-4 times week. I told them I voted early. They said, great— but what about your friends & family?

— Tayari Jones (@tayari) January 6, 2021

Imagine what this nation could be if it uplifted Black women the way Black women uplift democracy.

— Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 (@reneeygraham) January 6, 2021

Beloved Georgia

My friend John Lewis is surely smiling down on his beloved Georgia this morning, as people across the state carried forward the baton that he and so many others passed down to them. pic.twitter.com/CgVEP4Ilt8

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 6, 2021

Desecration

Like all of you, I’ve been feeling so many emotions since yesterday. I tried to put my thoughts down here: pic.twitter.com/9xzRvrpk7y

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 7, 2021

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 07, 2021

White Terrorism

Y’all cared more about the Target on Atlantic Avenue than the Capitol building.

— Treana L. Allen (@TreanaLAllen) January 6, 2021

While today’s terrible display of terror and meanness shakes us, let’s remember: @ossoff, Jewish son of an immigrant & @ReverendWarnock, first Black Senator from Georgia, will join a Catholic POTUS & the first woman, Black + Indian VP in our nation’s capital. God bless America.

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 7, 2021

"They're not fucking protesters, they fucking terrorists."

-Draymond Green pic.twitter.com/SYpQqDWZdV

— Sam Hustis (@SamHustis) January 7, 2021

All I keep thinking about is how National Guard were deployed to guard the Miracle Mile from people stealing Gucci bags but protestors stormed the Senate chambers and there is nary a police in sight.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

As a Congressperson, how do you walk back into the Capitol and resume work knowing that the police willingly let domestic terrorists into your workplace? Like…. moved the barricades out of the way and took selfies once they were inside?

— April (@ReignOfApril) January 6, 2021

Cops are taking selfies with the terrorists. pic.twitter.com/EjkQ83h1p2

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 6, 2021

Words I will use on TV tonight:

Coup
Insurrection
Treason
Sedition
Lies
Terrorists

I am hearing from fellow journalists who are being told not to use these words. Resists attempts to censor your language. Democracy depends on bearing witness & holding power to account.

— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 7, 2021

to make it here without dying is the epitome of white privilege pic.twitter.com/Uw5FV33bpO

— Noah Caine (@NoahCaine) January 6, 2021

To visually show you the differences. pic.twitter.com/69N0BDqRKK

— Johnny Montanez (@_JohnnyMontanez) January 6, 2021

This feels wild to say but….

We're not talking about the bombs enough. At least three were found and disarmed yesterday.

There is a LOT going on. But it feels like those explosive devices should be a bigger story.

— April (@ReignOfApril) January 7, 2021

“White Americans aren’t afraid of the cops. White Americans are never afraid of the cops, even when they’re committing an insurrection,” @JoyAnnReid says about the Trump supporters rioting the US Capitol. pic.twitter.com/dJ3soNlZhq

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 6, 2021