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For two years in a row, Barack Obama has included tracks from By the Way, I Forgive You, “The Joke” and “Every Time I Hear That Song” on his Spotify playlists. The irony isn’t lost on me that “The Joke,” which was inspired by the fallout from the 2016 presidential election, was celebrated by a president very different from the one currently in the White House…
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Well, I certainly have a lot of respect for [Obama], and I think the irony of what you pointed out is certainly an interesting perspective too. I hadn’t thought of it that way, but you’re right. And if you listen closely to “The Joke,” you can hear him in it. You can hear Obama’s influence on me in that song. He influenced me in big ways during his presidency. I saw my parents get health insurance for the first time. I proposed to my wife on the day that he became the first American president ever to come out in support of marriage equality — and it had always bothered me that he hadn’t up until that point. I had the ring for a long time, and I had been waiting for the opportunity to propose to Catherine [Shepherd, who is British], but we kept hitting roadblocks with DOMA. We kept hitting roadblocks with the airports and the borders, and getting to and from the U.S. together without having to lie about our relationship. We were very discouraged at the time. So when [Obama] came out [in support of gay marriage], it was like the sun came out.
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There are detractors out there who think artists should just “shut up and sing” and keep politics out of music…
Being told to “stop being political” is just hilarious to me. I wake up every day political: a gay mom raising a house full of women. There’s really nothing not political about that. So, I can write about my own personal experience and have it be wildly political. That just happens to be the life and the hand I was dealt.
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One year on from Orlando, take some time to remember the faces and stories of the LGBT people and allies we lost 💔🌈… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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Attitude (@AttitudeMag) June 12, 2017Today, in 1967, the justices of the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that outlawing interracial marriage was uncons… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) June 12, 2017****
Remember when? One of the best days ever at the White House. https://t.co/kmZvmdlHL1
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Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) June 10, 2017Today we remember #civilrights activist #MedgarEvers, who was killed #otd 54 years ago history.com/news/7-things-… https://t.co/GkZOq2byU1
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Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) June 12, 2017Hey, @TheEllenShow! I may have schooled you in pushups, but when it comes to courage and kindness, you are always a… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) April 28, 2017This means the world to me. I still think you cheated. ❤️ twitter.com/MichelleObama/…
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Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 28, 2017Today is a very special day. Let’s celebrate equality together. https://t.co/4USP7GbfCA
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Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 28, 2017We've made real progress together these past eight years. Let’s take a look back:
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 19, 2017****
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15.8 million new jobs. 20 million more people insured. 165,000 troops home from war. Serving as your VP was the greatest honor of my life.
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Vice President Biden (@VP) January 19, 2017Good news: The average number of people filing for unemployment insurance over the last 4 weeks dropped to its lowe… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 19, 2017****
FACT: @POTUS has surpassed the number of commutations granted by the past 13 presidents combined. Learn more:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 19, 2017****
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As we look ahead to the future, I wanted to take a moment to look back on the remarkable progress that you made possible these past 8 years.
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President Obama (@POTUS) January 01, 2017****
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Check out the photos from @POTUS's trip to the frontlines of climate change → go.wh.gov/BehindTheLens #ActOnClimate http://t.co/TvXmsXxwJL
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 04, 2015.@POTUS just became the first president to travel above the Arctic Circle → go.wh.gov/Day3InAlaska http://t.co/JGYVY4sFD5
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 03, 2015****
Our economy has now added 8 million jobs over the past 3 years, a pace that hasn't been exceeded since 2000. http://t.co/WZldmUzzX1
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 04, 2015RT to share the good news: The unemployment rate ↓ to the lowest level in more than 7 years → go.wh.gov/AugustJobs http://t.co/LiF6g1JFx9
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 04, 2015****
Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) announces support for #Iran deal. cartwright.house.gov/media-center/p… Like recent yes Sen. Casey, from Scranton, PA. #fixed
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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 04, 2015Shame on @SenatorCardin for siding w/Cheney, Trump & Cruz in trying to scuttle diplomacy. #NoWarWithIran http://t.co/tJ4T8lPNzc
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MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) September 04, 2015****
Happy birthday to the one and only, Queen 🐝! Thank you for being a role model for young girls around the world, @Beyonce. -mo
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 04, 201534 times @Beyonce stole ALL the headlines #happybirthdaybeyonce usat.ly/1FnkyoF http://t.co/62l5FBkNeo
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USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) September 04, 2015****
What the President has done in spite of obstruction from the GOP and too often tepid support from Dems is amazing...
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Mr. NFTG (@Kennymack1971) September 04, 2015Payrolls Rose 173,000 in August as Jobless Rate Drops to 5.1%, a level the Fed considers full employment bloom.bg/1UwKzc0 #ThanksObama
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Bruce P. Knight (@brucepknight) September 04, 2015****
Saudi Arabia welcomes Iran nuclear deal after Obama meeting: foreign minister reut.rs/1PQM6Zb
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Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) September 04, 2015BREAKING: Colorado Senator @SenBennetCO supports #IranDeal.
denverpost.com/politics/ci_28… http://t.co/kgMVhT1jIU
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Negar نگار (@NegarMortazavi) September 04, 2015****
JUST IN: Judge declines to halt Obama's controversial water rule nationwide hill.cm/puyOfZb http://t.co/td7wXcJOod
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The Hill (@thehill) September 04, 2015****
The next hip-hop biopic should be about Missy Elliott bit.ly/1EEgw0f http://t.co/Lqsbjo6Ild
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Mic (@micnews) September 04, 2015Johnny Depp talks transforming into Whitey Bulger in 'Black Mass' (and his dogs): thebea.st/1JE91Dk http://t.co/KvNaZPUAwu
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The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 04, 2015****
Obama's second term on pace to see the second most job creation ever recorded JUST LIKE MITT ROMNEY WARNED US. twitter.com/calculatedrisk…
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(@LOLGOP) September 04, 2015Gas prices predicted to dip below $2.50 for Labor Day thehill.com/policy/transpo…
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TheRittenbergReport (@TheRReport) September 04, 2015****
The @metpoliceuk are willing to use threats to get black families to comply with their demands gu.com/p/4c4t8/stw http://t.co/yIcP844BrI
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end police violence (@LCAPSV) September 04, 2015"How Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Became My Hero." on.tnr.com/1NdoP60 @slb79 http://t.co/cyoG1FGKW2
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New Republic (@tnr) September 04, 2015****
Police investigate cross burned into lawn of New York mosque bit.ly/1EFCKz7 http://t.co/ZOogEEdnGF
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 04, 2015Arson investigators looking into fire at Pullman Planned Parenthood scfne.ws/1hHtMq6 #FireNews #WA http://t.co/kmapoKgYvX
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WA Fire News (@WAFireNews) September 04, 2015****
I Was Denied A Common Procedure Because My Hospital Says It's "Evil" refinery29.com/2015/09/93354/…
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Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) September 04, 2015Huge, wonderful news: HHS Unveils Civil Rights Protections For Transgender Patients’ Health Services buff.ly/1OgNi7s via @khnews
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Amy Lynn Smith (@alswrite) September 04, 2015****
Minn. teen with autism suffered a seizure after police slammed him to the ground. buff.ly/1LZFV7f http://t.co/9PhDOVO6qC
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The Root (@TheRoot) September 04, 2015Had he not been able to post $500k #bail,he wouldve spent past 5 mos jailed for charge he eventually got probation on fw.to/iBeUDoL
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Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) September 04, 2015****
Same airport. Same hover boards. Different responses. Because white. http://t.co/kzfqN0C1u3
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zellie (@zellieimani) September 02, 2015This is Whitworth's Women's Soccer team.
They will still be allowed to be in tomorrow's game. atlantablackstar.com/2015/09/03/whi… http://t.co/sm1903PuhL
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zellie (@zellieimani) September 04, 2015****
Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Thursday that the United States would play a greater role in alleviating the increasingly high-profile Syrian refugee crisis, which the United Nations believes to be the worst refugee dilemma in 25 years. “We could do a lot more to protect those people,” Kerry told The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein. Speaking from the State Department, Kerry acknowledged that while America has donated over $4 billion in humanitarian assistance to help Syrians, the situation in their war-ravaged country and in neighboring states remains dire for millions. Kerry did not suggest that the U.S. should be taking in more refugees. Rather, he indicated that any increased American effort would focus on working with existing refugee camps in other countries.
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The best part about this week’s asswhooping of rwnjs?
They are the ones who brought these cases before the supremes.
Talk about lighting your sorry lil asses on fire.
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That’s all folks.
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