Black people have been wondering why white people and other non-black people have been riled so much by George Floy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 17, 2020****
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Let It Sink In: 8:46
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May
20
#JusticeForAhmaudArbery
#AhmaudArbery would be turning 26 today.
He was killed in February while jogging. Two white men have been charged… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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AJ+ (@ajplus) May 08, 2020****
"Jog during the day and not at night." They'll still kill you. "Stay in your own backyard." They'll still kill you.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) May 06, 2020Language matters.
Justice (noun): Ahmaud Arbery, alive today to celebrate his birthday.
Accountability (noun): Th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) May 08, 2020****
White America: Watch this Tik Tok of me and my gramama twerking to Megan & Beyoncé’s remix. It’s lit! We do it for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) May 07, 2020****
Never Forget: They didn’t make arrests because they saw the tape and were outraged by the evil they saw, they made… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Etan Thomas (@etanthomas36) May 08, 202007
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20
Being Black Is Not A Crime
“Ahmaud Arbery was a human being, a person, a man with a family and a future, who loved and was loved.”
Rest in Po… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Mariana Atencio (@marianaatencio) May 07, 2020Let’s voice outrage beyond posting his picture on social media. Among other things, District Attorney George Barnhi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 07, 2020****
@Georgia_NAACP will be protesting with the family at the Glynn County Courthouse on Friday at 10am.
We refuse to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Georgia NAACP (@Georgia_NAACP) May 06, 2020****
Ahmaud Arbery's horrific murder reminds us how dangerous it is when average White people feel empowered to deputize… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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wikipedia brown, socially distant OG (@eveewing) May 06, 2020****
Jackie Johnson should have immediately had Travis and Gregory McMichael arrested for murder. District Attorneys are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Georgia NAACP (@Georgia_NAACP) May 04, 2020What this headline doesn't state is that Georgia will not be convening grand juries until June 12.
So tattoo parlo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) May 06, 2020****
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“I don’t think I’ll ever be in a mental state where I can actually watch the video.” Ahmaud Arbery’s mother Wanda C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Good Morning America (@GMA) May 07, 2020.@CharlesMBlow: The similarities here to Trayvon Martin are uncanny. These men stalked Arbery, projecting onto hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 07, 2020****
Gregory McMichael & his son Travis McMichael gunned down Ahmaud Arbery, 25, on his daily jog in Brunswick, GA. His… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) May 06, 2020One of the murderers called 911 before they tracked Ahmaud down and literally said: “I’m out here at Satilla Shores… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Will Packer (@willpowerpacker) May 06, 2020****
We’re literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can’t even go for a damn j… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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LeBron James (@KingJames) May 06, 202026
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The Victims Of White Supremacy
“Mary Turner, who after denouncing her husband’s lynching by a rampaging white mob, was hung upside down, burned an… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 26, 201802
Apr
15
A Tweet Or Two
Full video: President Obama delivers a statement on #IranTalks: snpy.tv/1F6PR62
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 02, 2015Congrats Mr. Presidents. You made history on 2 April 2015. #IranTalks http://t.co/bqpTkPKMsp
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Negar نگار (@NegarMortazavi) April 02, 2015****
We extend our deep condolences to the families and loved ones of all those killed in this heinous attack in #Kenya http://t.co/hB39YF9oZe
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Josh Earnest (@PressSec) April 02, 2015MORE: Attack by al-Shabab at Kenya university kills 147 students and security forces, plus 4 gunmen: apne.ws/1G7vxHc
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The Associated Press (@AP) April 02, 2015****
President Obama's budget would expand access to high-quality job training programs → wh.gov/techhire #TechHire
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 02, 2015White House factsheet on parameters of the agreement scribd.com/doc/260719764/…
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Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 02, 2015****
HUGE thanks to our terrific team of U.S. diplomats and experts. Simply could not do #IranTalks without them.
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) April 02, 2015The understanding we’ve reached is a solid foundation for the good deal we seek: go.usa.gov/3jPWk #IranDeal http://t.co/pnyBa2Djfp
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) April 02, 2015****
Happy Birthday, Marvin. http://t.co/VbfQQ1JVwM
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Complex (@ComplexMag) April 02, 2015Happy Birthday to the incomparable Marvin Gaye! http://t.co/sdl8wUuVvW
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ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀ (@callmedollar) April 02, 2015****
"ObamaCare's remarkable progress" ow.ly/L7HsV http://t.co/nWJhc54IQp"
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SportsGirl101 (@Arianna8927) April 02, 2015Consumer comfort in U.S. climbs to second-highest since 2007 bloom.bg/1IU3j0Y
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Bloomberg Business (@business) April 02, 2015****
lol, Iranians are taking selfies with Obama after Iran TV aired his speech live for 1st time.
RT @pedi سلفی با اوباما http://t.co/UgRS1WQ3Cf
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Arash Karami (@thekarami) April 02, 2015Some at the @Niacouncil office are literally shedding tears of joy right now. Won't share the pics. 🙂
#IranTalks
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Trita Parsi (@tparsi) April 02, 2015****
“We have stopped a cycle that is not in the interest of anybody" - @JZarif nyti.ms/1F6VlOb #Irantalks http://t.co/zj7mDHjvDo
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New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 02, 2015Northern Tehran after #IranTalks, tonight vine.co/v/Olmj0PlauA5
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Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) April 02, 2015****
Not long ago, few thought this was possible. Thanks to Obama & Kerry's leadership, peace is not only possible; it is now probable #IranTalks
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Reza Marashi (@rezamarashi) April 02, 2015Photos: Iranians take to the streets after #IranTalks deal to celebrate... #IranDeal #NuclearTalks http://t.co/NM7e6oHYOy
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Nuclear Talks (@NuclearTalks) April 02, 2015****
walk down memory lane: July 2007, Obama splits with Hillary in CNN/YouTube debate, says he'd meet with Iran as prez youtube.com/watch?v=x1dSPr…
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Peter Hamby (@PeterHambyCNN) April 02, 2015"The most complex negotiation I've ever been part of": US negotiator on #Irantalks
#ixzz3WC9OOhB6"> al-monitor.com/pulse/original… with @barbaraslavin1
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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) April 02, 2015****
Good riddance to a rubbish student
Duke student admits placing noose on tree and is "no longer on campus," officials say: cbsn.ws/1xFs4g2 http://t.co/CAg7hJN1x6
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CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 02, 2015This documentary explores the institutionalized racism in Ferguson huff.to/1BUnzKX http://t.co/D8JdJMXOXQ
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HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 02, 2015****
Screw you, Cosmo
Cosmo used white models for “gorgeous” trends and black models for trends that needed to “die” buzzfeed.com/rossalynwarren… http://t.co/V0a5lqxWPl
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BuzzFeed UK (@BuzzFeedUK) April 02, 2015Short Film "Yellow Fever" Uncovers the Trauma Inflicted by European Beauty Ideals shine.forharriet.com/2015/03/short-… http://t.co/AEKpjysPXH
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For Harriet (@ForHarriet) April 02, 2015****
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15
A Tweet Or Two
President Obama just sent 22 people this letter.
Here's why he's giving them a 2nd chance → go.wh.gov/T3geuW http://t.co/3SmaP7vo7Q
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015America is taking steps to #ActOnClimate, and the world is joining us → Deese44/we-re-taking-action-on-climate-change-and-the-world-is-joining-us-2bf44a62b9b9"> medium.com@Deese44/we-re… http://t.co/yqaM9MMwgt
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015****
So sorry for the setback, GB. We here at TOD want you to know that we have your back, we admire your strength and courage, and we are rooting for you all the way
Looks like I'll be losing the little bit of hair that grew while I was off chemo.
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(@GoBrooklyn) March 31, 2015ICYMI: The scans I had earlier this month showed that the cancer is spreading. Hormonal treatment not working.
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Going back to chemo and another treatment TBD. We discussed having my uterus and ovaries removed.
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(@GoBrooklyn) March 31, 2015Clinical trials not possible until my white blood count comes back up.
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(@GoBrooklyn) March 31, 2015****
Other therapies available that doc will share once we do some tests. I will what I have to do. Whatever it takes.
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(@GoBrooklyn) March 31, 2015Yes? YES.
Okay. Talk to y'all later. One more appointment.
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(@GoBrooklyn) March 31, 2015****
Under President Obama, America is leading global efforts to #ActOnClimate → go.wh.gov/climate-goal http://t.co/EvAalG5g0N
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015We’re taking action on climate change — and the world is joining us. Here's how → Deese44/we-re-taking-action-on-climate-change-and-the-world-is-joining-us-2bf44a62b9b9"> medium.com@Deese44/we-re… http://t.co/eog4QbPbvA
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Vice President Biden (@VP) March 31, 2015****
Yay
Time to get cooking! Kid chefs: Submit your recipes for the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge by April 30: to.pbs.org/HLC #KidsStateDinner
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 31, 2015.@FLOTUS I've already got tons of dances ready to go. See you Thursday!! #GimmeFive #MomDancing2
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jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) March 31, 2015****
President Obama's clean power plan would prevent up to 150,000 asthma attacks/year in kids → go.wh.gov/climate-goal http://t.co/n57CCM64J4
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2015Big news @Medium: The US just submitted our post-2020 #ActOnClimate goal to the @UNFCCC: Deese44/we-re-taking-action-on-climate-change-and-the-world-is-joining-us-2bf44a62b9b9"> medium.com@Deese44/we-re… http://t.co/j2gnWqAcLY
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Brian Deese (@Deese44) March 31, 2015****
Different day. Same disgusting BS
Same day. Same crime. Same news station. One University pics. The other mugshots. http://t.co/ENMal2mKLH
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Tsunade-Sama (@honeycoquette) March 30, 2015This is terrible: A min wage @daysinn worker was fired for talking to WaPo's @chicoharlan, even after manager OK'd it washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog…
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Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 30, 2015****
Wow
145 yrs ago today, Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy NJ becomes first black voter after 15th amendment adopted http://t.co/qKcWzDdYOm
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 31, 2015I am proud to join with several of my colleagues to reintroduce the Voter Empowerment Act johnlewis.house.gov/press-release/…
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 19, 2015****
There is no pleading ignorance about nooses. When you use a noose against a Black person, everyone knows what you mean. Everyone one knows the threat, violence, and racism it represents. Everyone knows that you are terrorizing Black people
My latest: The strange saga of Mikel Neal, one of Marion, Indiana's few black firefighters washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati… /1 http://t.co/vEA2uUDnU9
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 31, 2015His wife related to North's last lynching victim from iconic photo that inspired Strange Fruit washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati… http://t.co/xMl8j8LQIf
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 31, 2015****
85 years after infamous lynching, another noose stirs tension in Indiana town wapo.st/19G17O0
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 31, 2015Hour after we publish, local paper alerts that fire chief who made noose accepts demotion washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati… http://t.co/07vWfQWUsd
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 31, 2015****
But…but…cops are here to protect everyone
Floyd Dent allegedly ran a stop sign. Then video shows him being choked, punched 16x, and tased until bloodied m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2wmqn…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 26, 2015'I'm Lucky To Be Living': Video Shows Cops Brutally Beating Unarmed #FloydDent In Michigan m.huffpost.com/us/entry/69417…
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deray mckesson (@deray) March 25, 2015****
Obama rejects Republican efforts to tighten union rules nyti.ms/1CtHmUb
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The New York Times (@nytimes) March 31, 2015Obama renews military aid for Egypt cir.ca/s/UkJ
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Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) March 31, 2015****
Great article
From my latest, via @xojanedotcom about corporations crying victim when social media gets real xojane.com/issues/backlas… http://t.co/W2zaIecX5D
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Pia Glenn (@PiaGlenn) March 30, 2015No, Starbucks Wasn’t Cyberbullied Over #RaceTogether, and Backlash Isn’t Bullying xojane.com/issues/backlas… by @PiaGlenn
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Lauren Chief Elk (@ChiefElk) March 31, 2015****
Eight people found out today that they will not die behind bars. A taste of what that’s like: huff.to/1ilmKp0 http://t.co/G0RgJ9MBbT
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 31, 2015BREAKING: Enough progress made at Iran nuclear talks to merit staying past deadline until Wednesday: U.S. State Department
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 31, 2015****
Goodluck Jonathan "a hero" for conceding defeat. aje.io/9la6 #NigeriaDecides http://t.co/OcWdGKvhlA
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AJE News (@AJENews) March 31, 2015Nigerian election dramatic example to Africa, President Jonathan shows leadership by conceding. Pray for smooth transition despite tensions.
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Justin Welby ن (@JustinWelby) March 31, 2015****
Meet Muhammadu Buhari, who defeated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria's presidential race nyti.ms/19FANU1 http://t.co/GK8lXcFqUB
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The New York Times (@nytimes) March 31, 2015Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari claims a historic victory over sitting president Goodluck Jonathan lat.ms/1G3VV4S
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Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 31, 2015****
Cesar Chavez spent his life dedicated to improving conditions for farmworkers. He was committed to non-violence. http://t.co/XessmGNTTB
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meta (@metaquest) March 31, 2015Today we honor civil rights leader César E. Chávez, a man who dedicated his life to workers' rights #CesarChavezDay http://t.co/E7fa66Qii8
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(@SEIU) March 31, 2015****
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15
A Tweet Or Two
President Obama is taking action to #ProtectYourSavings from a conflict of interest → go.wh.gov/YCUui6
Watch → youtu.be/dBs6H1P7Wd0
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 23, 2015Dem Rep: Obama 'One Of The Best Presidents Our Country Will Ever Have Seen' bit.ly/1FM1Fj9 (VIDEO) http://t.co/HYpmoErDrx
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(@Mediaite) February 22, 2015****
5 sit-ups ✓
5 mile run ✓
5 veggies ✓
Share how you’re getting healthy, then tell your friends to #GimmeFive: go.wh.gov/ZiwwHe
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 23, 2015Two First Ladies: Mrs. Obama hosts Mrs. Ghani of Afghanistan for tea at the @WhiteHouse → flic.kr/p/rkjMNP http://t.co/8yvQs0169b
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 23, 2015****
Obama Wants Rules That Force Brokers To Put Clients' Interests First n.pr/1a63aLU
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NPR News (@nprnews) February 23, 2015"Since 2013, 17 states have joined companies like Gap and Walmart to raise their minimum wage" —Obama #RaiseTheWage http://t.co/CeBzHXnunj
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 23, 2015****
FACT: More Jobs are Created When Democrats are in Power tinyurl.com/oo4a42z #UniteBlue #ObamaLovesAmerica http://t.co/DzMw8XRaPC
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Blue Nation Review (@BlueNationRev) February 21, 2015VA #hiring 19,000 doctors, nurses, other personnel in 2015 bit.ly/1yXpr38 via @federaltimes http://t.co/TtcVxkqQ2m
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Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) February 21, 2015****
Congratulations to @common & @johnlegend on their #Oscar win! Such a powerful performance & impactful speech. #Glory http://t.co/g6Bdi2TxcC
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Viola Davis (@violadavis) February 23, 2015Viva Mexico! http://t.co/wWCnrOsKSZ
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Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) February 23, 2015****
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In 1773 Phyllis Wheatley published the 1st book by a black woman, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral #BHM http://t.co/dgj00wKPoQ
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Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 22, 2015Valerie Smith of Princeton to become Swarthmore's first African American president po.st/Bjxmi6 via @phillydotcom
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Alycee (@jazziz2) February 22, 2015****
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Feb
15
A Tweet Or Two
Every day is #LoveYourPetDay. http://t.co/yxrIDz3gU6
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 20, 2015Puppy love. #LoveYourPetDay http://t.co/cFBJ3m1agn
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 20, 2015****
Best buds. #LoveYourPetDay http://t.co/BvD1WTW8Y8
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 20, 2015The U.S. economy has grown faster when the President of the United States is a Democrat rather than a Republican. princeton.edu/~mwatson/paper…
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VP Biden strongly condemns the offensive by Russia-backed separatists in the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve. whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi…
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Vice President Biden (@VP) February 20, 2015Portland raises minimum wage for city workers to $15 thkpr.gs/3625092
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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) February 20, 2015****
Our education continues 🙂
#BlackHistoryMonth: Ruby Bridges was the 1st black child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the South http://t.co/JZg6CYqk2U
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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
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Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) February 20, 2015****
whoever decided to have a photo booth at essence's 2015 black women in hollywood event is such a kind, generous human http://t.co/KF7f4VYgaS
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Hannah Giorgis (@ethiopienne) February 20, 2015Jerry Lawson, a self-taught engineer, gave us video game cartridges engt.co/1zU62Ap http://t.co/mMgYcr6fto
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Engadget (@engadget) February 20, 2015****
Honoring the strength and power of Black women everywhere #BlackHistoryMonth huff.to/187F571 http://t.co/sSctXcqRZV
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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 20, 2015Nelson Mandela spent how many years behind bars resisting apartheid in South Africa? #BlackHistoryMonth #AfAmEdChat http://t.co/3zzyZJ87BS
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White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) February 20, 2015****
Pres. Obama to host town hall on #immigration on Feb. 25 with @jdbalart. on.msnbc.com/1zTfvb5 #ObamaTownHall http://t.co/DbSQ6U98J1
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Voto Latino (@votolatino) February 20, 2015White House extending 2015 Obamacare enrollment for those who owe penalty for being uninsured in 2014. cnnmon.ie/1DArPon
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CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 20, 2015****
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. modernnotion.com/james-jameson-…
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) February 16, 2015****
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 thebea.st/1FRPXAC http://t.co/iGbncGnahV
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The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 16, 2015****
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 reut.rs/1Eep37b
Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 20, 2015
An arrest has been made in last month's Colorado NAACP bombing. thebea.st/1EdQ4b1 http://t.co/F7n9o2j0Mp
The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 20, 2015
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World Health Organization approves 15-minute test for detecting Ebola bit.ly/1AYNTqB
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 20, 2015UN team investigates Saudi surge in cases of deadly MERS virus reut.rs/1Gd36Vk
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 20, 2015****
My column today on guns and "reasonable-person" tests, two terrible ideas for addressing rape on college campuses. on.tnr.com/1BqyTD0
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 20, 2015Bills to legalize recreational marijuana introduced in House: ow.ly/JpJJk http://t.co/GI4ZWUl2AN
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The Hill (@thehill) February 20, 2015****
#BREAKING Dow, S&P 500 hit records after Greece earns bailout extension
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 20, 2015Moody's downgrades Russia sovereign debt to junk » cnb.cx/1Ln2iQC http://t.co/XCkcyLqNKr
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(@CNBC) February 20, 2015****
.@AlfreWoodard hosts Oscar's sistahs soiree variety.com/2015/scene/awa… http://t.co/uMjdAFK2vV
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(@Variety) February 20, 2015Teaching Ferguson: How colleges are incorporating race cases in the classroom wapo.st/1vl7gZY
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 20, 2015****
Rudy during meltdown: "This isn’t racism. This is socialism or possibly anti-colonialism.” nyti.ms/1FAuUFs
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Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 20, 2015The most EPIC take down of Rudy. EVER. m.nydailynews.com/wayne-barrett-…
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Goldie Taylor © (@goldietaylor) February 20, 2015****
Read @jbouie's fascinating look at the assertion by Rudy Giuliani that President Obama doesn't love America. slate.me/1BvcgNM
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 20, 2015White House spokesman: "I feel sorry for Rudy Giuliani" huff.to/188FlSY http://t.co/1W13r1Tf2P
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HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 20, 2015****
Our first-ever Chief Data Scientist wrote a memo to Americans on unleashing the power of data. Read it on @Medium → WhiteHouse/unleashing-the-power-of-data-to-serve-the-american-people-198534d009a2"> medium.com@WhiteHouse/un…
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Kori Schulman (@ks44) February 20, 2015If you’ve recently bought a Lenovo Windows laptop, READ THIS. Preferably, on a different computer. slate.com/articles/techn…
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Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) February 20, 2015****
Amidst all the noise, a very smart take from Fareed Zakaria washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-l…
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Ben Rhodes (@rhodes44) February 20, 2015Legal move limits AG Ken Paxton's options to void Travis County same-sex marriage: statesman.com/news/news/lega… #ssm #gaymarriage
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Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 20, 2015****
“American Sniper” is not a war movie: It’s a revisionist western about "frontier masculinity" slnm.us/XwbZPeC
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Salon.com (@Salon) February 20, 2015Britain says Libya needs unity government before arms embargo change reut.rs/1EbHysT
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 20, 2015****
That no Republican of any stature feels compelled or feels the need to forcefully condemn Giuliani is disgraceful. wapo.st/1w5EGN2
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Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) February 20, 2015How can America tolerate Rudy Giuliani when he says moronic and offensive things like this? politico.com/story/2015/02/… http://t.co/8JYMpNxf6O
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 19, 2015****
Obama’s Economic Report Focuses on Income Inequality nyti.ms/1Ebrrvz
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NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) February 20, 2015Bill O'Reilly's Falkland Island war story is being called into question: mm4a.org/1BrVAHd http://t.co/BTKeKHdkUD
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Media Matters (@mmfa) February 19, 2015****
*GROWL* Comic books come to life
There is only one true King. #unitetheseven http://t.co/RDFG8jbuI6
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(@ZackSnyder) February 20, 2015I hope you enjoy my new book "Rudy Giuliani is an Asshole and Other Things We've Known For 20 Years"
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billy eichner (@billyeichner) February 20, 2015****
Never change, Canada
Canadian politician says tight, cheap underwear caused him to miss anti-terror vote: apne.ws/1GcFtfA
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The Associated Press (@AP) February 20, 2015Fifty shades of grey is romantic only because the guy is a billionaire. If he was living in a trailer it would be a Criminal minds episode.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (@IostinheII) February 20, 2015****
Relationship status: I shout "PIZZA'S HERE" so the delivery guy doesn't think I'm eating two pizzas by myself.
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Slightly funny Jew (@Dani_Feld) August 29, 2014put a wig on the dog and frightened the crap out of the postman. http://t.co/CkReJX0jfU
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Steve Joy (@AnnoyedWasp) February 16, 2015
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"Kayla represents what is best about America, and expressed her deep pride in the freedoms that we...enjoy." —Obama http://t.co/bqnFABLJcn
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 10, 2015Deeply moved by the life of Kayla Mueller. Our nation is stronger than any enemy can understand. –vp
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Vice President Biden (@VP) February 10, 2015****
Obama On Kayla Mueller: Not Paying Ransom “Is As Tough As Anything I Do” buzzfeed.com/bensmith/obama… http://t.co/n5xyeVCeBH
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 10, 2015Kayla’s humanity, generosity, idealism will endure long after barbarity of #ISIL is defeated. Praying for Carl, Marsha, Eric, family.
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) February 10, 2015****
Eight years ago today: Senator Obama formally announces candidacy for President cs.pn/1hEHMQb http://t.co/8CvLrx2ztD
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CSPAN (@cspan) February 10, 20158 years ago today. #nostalgia #springfield @pfeiffer44 @jonfavs @TVietor08 @davidplouffe @davidaxelrod @julsmoot http://t.co/e1gVsiuoe0
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Alyssa Mastromonaco (@AlyssaMastro44) February 10, 2015****
We need to break down barriers to success for Native youth. They are the future leaders of Indian Country & beyond.SJ http://t.co/7hfIR3P9M2
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Sally Jewell (@SecretaryJewell) February 10, 2015@SecretaryJewell will visit Native American youth to find out how policies can improve lives. PBO keeping his promise abc15.com/news/region-ph…
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) February 10, 2015****
Inspired by @FLOTUS’s @LetsMove campaign, we developed a healthy cooking curriculum suitable for cooks of all ages: ow.ly/IHKTL
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Cooking Light (@Cooking_Light) February 10, 2015.@letsmove is FIVE! Read about how much has been accomplished in this @FLOTUS interview in @Cooking_Light! cookinglight.com/cooking-101/mi…
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(@FoodCorps) February 09, 2015****
The History of 73 Years of Lynching (1877-1950) via @eji_org. mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/us/… http://t.co/tsiquheC3B
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 10, 2015The History of Lynching in America nytimes.com/2015/02/10/us/…
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Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) February 10, 2015***
One day you'll acknowledge the skeletons hanging in your own closets and stop wagging your fingers at the South, Yankee.
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Fed-Up Short Chick. (@thewayoftheid) February 10, 2015Talking about lynchings or marking where they occurred absent white accountability is just more senseless consumption of black pain.
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) February 10, 2015****
JUST IN: Grand jury indicts NYPD officer over shooting death of Akai Gurley in stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project - @AaronKatersky
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ABC News (@ABC) February 10, 2015Black girls are suspended from school *six times* more often than white girls slnm.us/gRgeyH8
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Salon.com (@Salon) February 10, 2015****
#BREAKING Obama calls Putin to discuss violence, Russian actions in Ukraine
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 10, 2015U.S. official in Washington confirms American embassy in Yemen is closing.
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 10, 2015****
Readout of President Obama's call with President #Putin of #Russia wh.gov/ib4B0 #Ukraine
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) February 10, 2015Readout of President Obama's call with President #Poroshenko of #Ukraine wh.gov/ibgX5
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) February 10, 2015****
See, TV head honchos? When you have great representative story telling that reflects the diversity of our world today, you get HUGE ratings
Fox’s #Empire breaks 23-year ratings record buff.ly/1zBMDZI http://t.co/bGZauz2sef
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 09, 2015a v important list of #blackhistorymonth baes, courtesy of @fanaticalscribe buzzfeed.com/michaelblackmo… http://t.co/AMcSMf6MCe
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Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) February 09, 2015****
America's largest health care company tells SCOTUS that anti-Obamacare argument is "absurd" bit.ly/1y1O5zi http://t.co/kh4KI42dBY
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) February 10, 2015Sierra Leone to prosecute fraudulent Ebola "ghostworkers" reut.rs/1AUhNgO
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 10, 2015****
Why Do We Remember Charlie Hebdo But Ignore The 2,000 Dead In Nigeria? @TPM talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-do-we…
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BroDell Checkum, Jr. (@eclecticbrotha) February 10, 2015In late October, I sent this tweet: twitter.com/scATX/status/5…. Today, I can finally explain what I meant: si.com/college-footba…
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Jessica Luther (@scATX) February 10, 2015***
Harrowing, riveting new study of history of lynching finds total of 3959 cases, 700 more than previous studies talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-his…
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Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 10, 2015Mapping 73 years of lynchings nyti.ms/1EVjrQA http://t.co/CyBvswUOXs
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The New York Times (@nytimes) February 10, 2015****
BREAKING: Obama to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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The Associated Press (@AP) February 11, 2015Breaking: Brian Williams suspended for six months without pay, according to an NBC source.
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Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 11, 2015****
Brian Schatz is the latest senator to boycott Netanyahu's speech bit.ly/1zI9enc
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 10, 2015Sen. Patrick Leahy will not attend the "politicized" Netanyahu speech to Congress bit.ly/1M9zGLO
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 10, 2015****
David Axelrod: Race Plays an 'Undeniable' Role in Obama Criticism bit.ly/1zU3FBb (AUDIO) http://t.co/vioigJJggk
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(@Mediaite) February 10, 2015It's actually quite simple: Obama was just playing the politics of same-sex marriage. bit.ly/1vCIOnw http://t.co/q1MAmLJ22u
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The Prospect (@theprospect) February 10, 2015****
Paul Waldman: On Obama’s ‘Evolution’ On Same-Sex Marriage
In Obama adviser David Axelrod’s new book, he reveals that in 2008 the future president did indeed believe in marriage equality, but he was persuaded by Axelrod and others that it would be too risky to say publicly. So he took the standard Democratic position at the time, in favor of civil unions but against marriage rights. I imagine that exactly no one is surprised by this. And while it isn’t an excuse for deception, the decision should be understood in the context of that historical moment, The context of Obama’s falsehood is important to understand—both his own thinking and the reception his statements on the matter received.
Usual suspects squealing re PBO's 2008 realism re gay marriage, while ignoring all his LGBT achievements since
Sigh http://t.co/6HtkFGwOHi
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) February 11, 2015In 2008, the Democratic Party was undergoing a rapid change in its approach to same-sex marriage, and the stated positions of almost every candidate were in flux. Four years before, when the issue exploded into national debate after the Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized marriage equality (their ruling actually came down in late 2003), Most of the presidential contenders came down in support of civil unions but against marriage rights, a position that just happened to be where the median voter was. By 2008, everyone seemed to understand that the position all the major Democratic candidates were taking was a temporary way-station on the path to an eventual embrace of full marriage equality. Nobody really believed that was where the party and its representatives were going to stay.
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#Senate Sen. Harry Reid to undergo additional surgery on right eye dlvr.it/8TrnBB @SenatorReid
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Quorum Call (@QuorumCall) February 10, 2015Obama is about to send his war powers request to Congress — by @AP read.bi/1zsIVMZ
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Business Insider (@businessinsider) February 10, 2015****
"Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves." But, Brian Williams! in.reuters.com/article/2015/0…
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Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) February 08, 2015This is #Jordan rally against #ISIS today. Via @jenn_ruth http://t.co/ltv9u31lye
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Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) February 06, 2015****
#AdviceForYoungJournalists These are lackeys, not role models http://t.co/Oja2bqakYP
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The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 10, 2015Bobby Jindal: "we have transformed our health care system"
Louisiana has one of the highest percentages of uninsured adult residents.
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(@igorvolsky) February 10, 2015****
One of the first hires in Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration is the sister of a top aide trib.in/1EVfQC8 http://t.co/GSXYEvTSz1
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Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) February 10, 2015Do your friends share your political views? In US, 63% of consistent conservatives, 49% of liberals say they do http://t.co/DbgSJ4S7eN
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Alec Tyson (@alec_h_tyson) February 10, 2015****
Oklahoma is considering gassing death row inmates read.bi/16P4DnW http://t.co/rYye6LMWU9
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Business Insider (@businessinsider) February 10, 2015Newsweek's Twitter account briefly hacked, threatens Obama family theverge.com/e/7776456 http://t.co/QID13O1U3X
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The Verge (@verge) February 10, 2015****
Hello.
You live in a world where it's necessary to publish this story abc7news.com/news/stay-away… http://t.co/RbYQrgLEjp
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(@pourmecoffee) February 09, 2015A Map Of Clinics That Welcome Anti-Vaxxers -- it matches locations of measles cases http://t.co/5u0Ad7XkSu voc.tv/193eGHD
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USA TODAY Health (@USATODAYhealth) February 09, 2015****
Robert Smalls escaped slavery & served 5 terms in the US Congress robertsmalls.com/history.html upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm… #historicPOC
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Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) February 08, 2015Student newspaper staff at @NCCU, 1954. #HistoricPOC library.digitalnc.org/cdm/singleitem… http://t.co/3SVyquCMB8
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DigitalNC (@ncdhc) February 09, 2015****
WH counsel Neil Eggleston is hitting Senate Dems' lunch today, per Dem official. Day before WH expected to unveil AUMF language.
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) February 10, 2015Obama's Treasury secretary says his economic critics have been "proven wrong" ow.ly/ILqVo
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The Hill (@thehill) February 09, 2015****
David King, the lead plaintiff in the anti-Obamacare case, represents every thing wrong with modern US conservatism. http://t.co/TAvZFj7Ef8
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Danielle(was DCPlod) (@abradacabla) February 09, 2015On health-care prices, Obama goes where Obamacare doesn't bit.ly/1xZ0LXx http://t.co/uJ7WVxcBF0
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Vox (@voxdotcom) February 09, 2015****
So happy that my boss Bryan Stevenson (@eji_org) won the NAACP Image award for his book Just Mercy last night. hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-ima…
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John Dalton (@jwdalton) February 07, 2015Aaron Schock hit wiv anothr ethics complaint ths time 4 Peoria-area home j.mp/1AbND7k #AaronSchock #AliBahaj #CREW #WashingtonPost
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Chicaga Sun-Times (@ChicagaSunTimes) February 09, 2015****
Smart home security devices fail even basic password practices, HP says nbcnews.to/1M9k1MG http://t.co/xMbzfDKz0x
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NBC News (@NBCNews) February 10, 2015MacBook Air falls 1,000 feet from an airplane, still works yhoo.it/1EVMjZ0 http://t.co/kkRvt3rUO1
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Yahoo Tech (@YahooTech) February 10, 2015****
BREAKING: Jon Stewart Is Leaving “The Daily Show” buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii… http://t.co/UZY2ljz0FM
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 10, 2015From @ComedyCentral: Thank you Jon http://t.co/UZY2ljz0FM
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 10, 2015****
America’s future depends on what kindergartners are eating today, says @FLOTUS: ow.ly/IDWgo
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Cooking Light (@Cooking_Light) February 10, 2015The First Lady of Food, @FLOTUS, on her food, her family, her legacy, and @LetsMove: ow.ly/IHM1c http://t.co/dCVwRhMAsT
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Cooking Light (@Cooking_Light) February 10, 2015****
.@OFA 8 yrs ago today, on an icy day in Springfield, @BarackObama announced his long shot candidacy for POTUS. Great day! Historic journey.
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David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) February 10, 2015I am admittedly a little nostalgic this week, but 8 yrs ago today on a freezing morning, Barack Obama began the journey to the White House
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Dan Pfeiffer (@pfeiffer44) February 10, 2015****
Let's get married and have kids so instead of doing fun stuff on the weekend we can go to a kid's birthday party where everyone coughs.
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Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 14, 2014About to go out and my mom asked, "Are you sure you don't have to use the bathroom?" Guys, I'm 42. And I did have to use the bathroom.
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Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe) January 28, 2015****
Mark my words: In a year, the leading cause of death will be "Beaten to death with a selfie stick".
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Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe) January 10, 2015There's no vaccine against stupid.
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God (@TheTweetOfGod) February 03, 201530
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(Thank for the video link, TeamObama)
The Boston Globe: Expected Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney tread on socially dangerous ground last night as he talked about the need to “hang” a misery index around the neck of Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president.
Romney almost immediately caught himself, with the English major declaring “metaphorically” speaking, but the mix of nervous laughter with applause indicated at least some in the audience realized its potency.
Romney said: “You remember during the Ronald Reagan/Jimmy Carter debates? That Ronald Reagan came up with this great thing about the ‘misery index,’ and that he hung that around Jimmy Carter’s neck, and that had a lot to do with Jimmy Carter losing. Well, we’re going to have to hang the ‘Obama Misery Index’ around his neck. And, I’ll tell you, the fact that you’ve got people in this country, really squeezed, with gasoline getting so expensive, with commodities getting so expensive, families are having a hard time making ends meet. So, we’re going to have to talk about that, and housing foreclosures and bankruptcies and higher taxation. We’re going to hang him — uh, so to speak, metaphorically — with, uh, with, uh — you have to be careful these days, I’ve learned that, with an Obama Misery Index.”
A video of the remarks posted on YouTube cuts off at, “you have to be careful,” without the final 10 words.
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