"Last night, America lost not just a coaching legend but a gentleman and a citizen." —President Obama on Dean Smith: pic.twitter.com/xNFSOoin1J
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 8, 2015
Dean Smith, civil rights champion and basketball coach, has died. For more on the former description, read this. http://t.co/JOHjpllLT6
— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) February 8, 2015
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Obama’s new budget puts billions toward fighting climate change http://t.co/dYymRSKhg6 pic.twitter.com/p16I5nMM6Y
— Climate Power (@ClimatePower) February 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/GrooveSDC/status/564168781438545920
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R.I.P. to Tougaloo alum Anne Moody. She was heavily involved in the sit-in demonstrations. #blackhistory pic.twitter.com/DgJNYEIs1W
— Long Hair Don’t Care™️ (@bougieimpAct) February 7, 2015
47 yrs ago today, officers killed 3 in student demonstrations in Orangeburg, S.C. http://t.co/VAV6tvCY5q pic.twitter.com/uVIXAaXcOs
— Jerry Mitchell (@JMitchellNews) February 8, 2015
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OK. We make resisting arrest a felony. But every cop who makes an unlawful arrest also gets a felony charge. Deal? http://t.co/hJusujlS3X
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) February 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/564496908186435585
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So I was on the train to work this morning. Now, most women know that street harassers never think it's too early to street harass.
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
So that was happening. This dude was aggressively hitting on this woman, who was about my age. She was ignoring him. Everyone else was too.
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
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He kept after her. I could hear him saying, "Come on. I want your number. You're so pretty. You don't want my number?"
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
She finally says, loudly, "NO, I don't want your number!" And what happened next was amazing.
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
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This young woman a few seats away, looks up and she says, also loudly, "AND NO, I DON'T WANNA GIVE YOU MINE."
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
And there was this awkward silence. Like, at first people just stared at her, myself include. But then I realized, and slowly so did others.
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
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The second woman's friend started laughing and she said (not as loud, but still audible) "NO, I DON'T WANNA MEET YOU NO WHERE."
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
And together they sang, really loudly (and off key) "NO, I DON'T WANT NONE OF YOUR TIIIIIME"
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
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The dude trying to get the first woman's number just stared at them, and the woman he was harassing was just LAUGHING. He was done.
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
And if you don't get the joke....well, maybe your sense of humor needs some....TLC. *chuckles*
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) February 6, 2015
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Nigeria is postponing its presidential elections until March due to security concerns. http://t.co/8fbwTh9mM4 pic.twitter.com/C0JSbWD6JH
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 8, 2015
Who is Kayla Mueller, the American held by #ISIS? Why her parents have not given up hope. @CBSEveningNews http://t.co/XpCKcvWoqF
— Jim Axelrod (@JimAxelrod) February 8, 2015
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Cannot recommend more highly today this story on Dean Smith by @tommytomlinson that ran last year: http://t.co/7EledXCt2H
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) February 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/BillMoyersHQ/status/564254845155434498
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Mossad has broken with Netanyahu on Iran, adding fuel to the fire in Washington. @joshrogin @elilake http://t.co/ZHlgKR1SJ6 via @BV
— Dr. Hatem Bazian (@HatemBazian) February 8, 2015
If Netanyahu has lost the Anti-Defamation League, he's in real trouble http://t.co/8KLqewFyUk
— Charles Johnson, bona fide (@Green_Footballs) February 8, 2015
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She's the daughter of a New Jersey police sergeant. http://t.co/NEg8B53cyN pic.twitter.com/MPd0JkfvNm
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 8, 2015
Emergency dispatcher to 13-year-old girl as her dad dies: "Stop whining" http://t.co/zG8bunJUsA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 8, 2015
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Wait a minute... pic.twitter.com/WcD45wHsyT
— Nah, for real, Im FJ (@FeministaJones) February 8, 2015
Any campaign pushing abstinence that focuses on girls'/women's "reputations" loses pic.twitter.com/hpLKCszs9z
— Nah, for real, Im FJ (@FeministaJones) February 8, 2015
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Gay marriages planned for Monday in Alabama unless US Supreme Court orders a stay: http://t.co/fblP9JbugT
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/564210444165214208
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https://twitter.com/IjeomaOluo/status/563803804152246272
REMINDER: "Christian" America currently imprisons more black men than America enslaved in 1850 http://t.co/VtTU811DgB http://t.co/BVuZiWmK56
— 𝚋𝚊𝚡𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚗 (@TheBaxterBean) February 7, 2015
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Kerry warns of 'additional' US assistance to Ukraine http://t.co/D01m7Mcjvp
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 8, 2015
Five African nations pledge to deploy thousands of troops, police and civilians to fight #BokoHaram militants http://t.co/T2rSEGEVL6
— ABC News (@abcnews) February 7, 2015
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Five dead, including two children, in horrific domestic violence-related shooting in Douglasville, Georgia: http://t.co/jJdUHDDuw0
— Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) February 8, 2015
Thousands cut off from aid in disastrous Malawi floods. http://t.co/sYFmEhQNa6 pic.twitter.com/3oNdh7z2wS
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 7, 2015
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Brian Williams just couldn't live up to the high standards of a news org that employs Joe Scarborough and Luke Russert.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) February 7, 2015
BREAKING: Brian Williams to take a "brief leave." He becomes the first person ever to be punished for lying about Iraq.
— L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) February 7, 2015
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EDITORIAL: "The small but dangerous minority of American parents resistant to vaccinating their children" http://t.co/p0Si1Mm4SM
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) February 7, 2015
I was vaccinated as a child. 30 years later I am a complete failure. No way is that a coincidence.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 8, 2015
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That moment when President @BarackObama met boy who inspired $1 million @humansofny fundraiser http://t.co/zcBhd7LOAV pic.twitter.com/QjHf3XRZoA
— BBC Trending (@BBCtrending) February 7, 2015
40 bills introduced in 17 states so far in 2015 to make it harder to vote https://t.co/a0DSwAbYWk @BrennanCenter pic.twitter.com/YioUssniux
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 6, 2015
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Dancing in the streets of Baghdad: a curfew ends & the city is finally coming back to life pic.twitter.com/qBCT1a0C1Z
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) February 7, 2015
Finally got details of Putin peace plan proposal. #MSC15 pic.twitter.com/W3HhKoMxgB
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) February 7, 2015
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Booming jobs and falling gas prices make this the best economy in 15 years http://t.co/pzf7uKrbkj
— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) February 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/564164252387143680
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Gladiators? You know exactly what this Scandal moment means 🙂
When you graduated 6 months ago and can't find a job so you walk into every business with your resume pic.twitter.com/cpDSvqax94
— brandon . (@BMarcTheBest) February 6, 2015
"I smell steak on your breath, dude. And you serving us puppy chow. Fuck you mean?" pic.twitter.com/2qCvesqYh8
— 🐻+🍯=❤️ (@WinkWestwood) February 7, 2015
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