Proud to see Oluwaseun @AyodejiOsowobi in this list. She’s an @ObamaFoundation Leader who’s organizing young people… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 18, 2019Posts Tagged ‘Nigeria
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Deepest Sympathies
Michelle and I send our deepest sympathies to all who knew the victims of today’s plane crash in Ethiopia.
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 11, 201913
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The Joy Of Reading
This week, I’m traveling to Africa for the first time since I left office – a continent of wonderful diversity, thr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 13, 201803
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The President’s Day
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President Barack Obama participates in a town hall-style question-and-answer session with participants from the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship Presidential Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Identified as Sub-Saharan Africa’s ‘most promising young leaders,’ 500 people were invited by the U.S. State Department for the three-day summit where they interact with representatives from the public, private, and non-profit sectors
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship participants sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama embraces Nigerian disability-rights activist and musician Grace Alache Jerry
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President Barack Obama speaks about climate change during an event in the East Room at the White House. President Obama announced a major climate change plan aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s coal-burning power plants
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A Tweet Or Two
POTUS will sit down with @BlogHer & @SheKnows on Wed. to talk #EqualPay, workplace flexibility & more. Ask your Qs: bher.co/IuDc
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Kori Schulman (@ks44) April 13, 2015Pres. Obama set to visit South Dakota on May 8, he tells @ksfynews; will mark 50th state he has visited as president - @ABCPolitics
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ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2015****
Backstage with the fastest man in the world. See the full slide show from Jamaica and Panama: go.wh.gov/in-photos http://t.co/Jxe4q6zNge
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(@petesouza) April 13, 2015Michigan teen acquires 3 college degrees before graduating high school buff.ly/1IAieA2 http://t.co/ZUfSIRCSa3
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The Root (@TheRoot) April 10, 2015****
Eugene Robinson, on the Walter Scott shooting washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-mis… http://t.co/j9ZgH6sz7n
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) April 10, 2015"Fuck your breath" is how a cop responds to a dying black man just shot by another cop. If u're still offended by #blacklivesmatter fuck u
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (@MalcolmJamalWar) April 12, 2015****
#EricHarris' killer is a 73 year old insurance exec working as a reserve deputy in an undercover op. Cuz "Fuck Your Breath."
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mervyn marcano (@britrican) April 12, 2015This Info-pic really captures how I feel. I Want Be Silent. Silence Is Violence. http://t.co/vVyr96tJT5
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RanMan (@ranman09) April 13, 2015****
From the article #EricHarris http://t.co/CXi0yfEF5s
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Fed-Up On Vodquila (@thewayoftheid) April 12, 2015Good. Now fire Deputy Fuckyourbreath. / Reserve Deputy Charged With Manslaughter In Eric Harris Death m.newson6.com/story.aspx?sto…
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Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) April 13, 2015****
The initial reports say that #EricHarris reached for his waist and was therefore shot. Then the bodycam footage was released.
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 12, 2015in his hand: type of gun used that killed #EricHarris
on table: gun type the sheriffs lied & said was used http://t.co/BMAKwOm3AB
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 13, 2015****
#EricHarris was the 294th killed by cop April 2nd. Now cops have killed 322 in 2015 by April 11. That's #Every8Hours http://t.co/x73GVZL8HP
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No Justice No Peace (@drumbeats4peace) April 12, 2015Videos of police shootings raise questions about how much the justice system can rely on the accounts of officers nyti.ms/1Hd2aCD
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The New York Times (@nytimes) April 11, 2015****
The lawyer noted that 3 officers had already subdued #EricHarris when Officer Bates approached and shot him in the back.
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 13, 2015Missouri pressured to halt execution of black man sentenced by all-white jury trib.al/apL73TL
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The Guardian (@guardian) April 13, 2015****
They are charging the "volunteer" officer who killed #EricHarris. Now, what's happening to the guy who said "fuck your breath?"
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 13, 2015Andre Harris: Police said to him, "We want to make this right, because when we make mistakes, we man up." http://t.co/TnievlaxlG
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Hashem Said (@hash_said) April 13, 2015****
Please read & share my latest for @EBONYMag: Is Hillary Ready For Black Voters? ebony.com/news-views/is-… #Hillary #Hillary2016 #HillaryClinton
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April (@ReignOfApril) April 13, 2015WH spox: No automatic Clinton endorsement b/c "other people who are friends of the president" may also run. http://t.co/voX7UmFzOe
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) April 13, 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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(@GoBrooklyn) March 31, 2015****
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
What Democrats should have been doing for a while
Pres. Obama says to fact-check his critics, you’d have to "run back the tape.”
So we did: youtu.be/eDFDB9YY8yE
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Ari Melber (@AriMelber) March 19, 2015Take our quiz to share what you'd do if you were in charge of America's budget → go.wh.gov/WQEd6m #HouseOfCuts http://t.co/xfKvv4adeM
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 19, 2015****
"Don't worry about what other people think. It doesn't matter." —The First Lady: youtu.be/zk5KoCv4REE #DearMe #LetGirlsLearn
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 19, 2015Say cheese! All smiles with kids at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. http://t.co/1LAIN9Iu97
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 19, 2015****
He didn’t have a fake ID yet the cops almost killed him. There but for the grace of God go Black people who somehow get home safely everyday
UVA student Martese Johnson: My head is "bloodied but unbowed" nbcnews.to/1biLxt8
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(@msnbc) March 19, 2015So his ID wasnt fake just expired? Smh "@deray: Watch Martese Johnson speak. Now. #JusticeFoMartese nbcnews.to/1biLxt8"
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The Spacey (@KrownRoyaleNY) March 19, 2015****
This happened in Mississippi. He went missing on March 9th
Breaking: The body of an African American man is found hanging from a tree in Claiborne County. The FBI and MBI are on the scene.
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Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015Breaking: Claiborne Co. Coroner and other officals not allowed to remove body from tree until FBI completes preliminary investigation.
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Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015****
#Breaking News: The Claiborne County branch of the NAACP indicates the man found hanging is Otis Byrd.
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Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015#Breaking News: Byrd was last seen when a friend dropped him off at Vicksburg's Riverwalk Casino ten days ago.
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Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015****
#Breaking News The NAACP sent an email to the Justice Dept "join the current investigation of the suspicious hanging death of Mr. Otis Byrd"
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Melissa Faith Payne (@MelissaFPayne) March 19, 2015Breaking: NAACP of Claiborne County, #MS says this is man, Otis Byrd, found hanging in tree today. #FBI on scene now! http://t.co/4621BNMi5v
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Kennan Oliphant (@TVNewsGuru) March 19, 2015****
28-Year-Old Single Mom Of 3 Graduates From UCLA With 3 Degrees shar.es/1fKtt2 http://t.co/gStrbs2ly2
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(@HipHopWired) March 19, 2015The sordid history of the alcohol control agency that beat up Martese Johnson goo.gl/zhCWcM
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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 19, 2015****
And the white man in cuffs literally runs away. America. http://t.co/7FJBN5cCP0
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deray mckesson (@deray) March 19, 2015He would have been shot dead had he been black RT @deray: And the white man in cuffs literally runs away. America. http://t.co/j2ceiYbYda
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Negus (@TKurth1) March 19, 2015****
People like this can go f**k themselves
White parents on Fox News condemn school's black history month bit.ly/1O9f3jW http://t.co/sRZnAIsYcD
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 19, 2015NYC Judge Denies Requests to Disclose Eric Garner Grand Jury Details bit.ly/1FacsDG http://t.co/K45NELYabt
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(@Mediaite) March 19, 2015****
Tell me racism is dead in the US. I fucking dare you. MT @deray Otis James Byrd, hanged in MS m.msnewsnow.com/msnewsnow/db_3… http://t.co/3Bus4ae8Z1
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Michael Bunting (@daedalus4096) March 19, 2015Otis James Byrd went missing in Claiborne County.
He was then found hanging from a tree.
#JusticeForByrd
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Manik (@ManikRathee) March 19, 2015****
Josh Earnest Calls Out Netanyahu for Flip-Flopping on Two-State Solution bit.ly/1Fa3ExI (VIDEO) http://t.co/pXUr1wQZzb
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(@Mediaite) March 19, 2015.@igorvolsky breaks down how Bibi sabotaged the 2 state solution way before his rhetoric changed thinkprogress.org/world/2015/03/…
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Aviva Shen (@avivash) March 19, 2015****
Obama signs executive order cutting federal government's greenhouse gas emissions: on.msnbc.com/1I1YPF3 (Getty) http://t.co/ztRWYB9RKt
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(@msnbc) March 19, 2015Students arrested while protesting Congress’ plan to slash billions from higher education thkpr.gs/3636235 http://t.co/T3z1Bk9a6u
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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 19, 2015****
A doctor steps outside and reacts to losing a 19-y.o. patient: wgntv.com/2015/03/19/pho… http://t.co/ukjzma0vW0
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David Nelson (@DavidNelsonNews) March 19, 2015Overuse of antipsychotic drugs poses increased death risk for dementia patients, study says. usat.ly/1LxbRzI http://t.co/HmSulyK46h
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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 19, 2015****
Enraged by Netanyahu's rhetoric, White House officials believe Israeli-U.S. relations have fundamentally changed haaretz.com/news/diplomacy…
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meta (@metaquest) March 19, 2015#BREAKING White House: US 'to reevaluate' backing for Israel at UN
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) March 19, 2015****
PBO to Bibi: We don't accept explanations backtracking on statements. U.S. will reassess Israeli-Palest peace policy haaretz.com/news/diplomacy…
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meta (@metaquest) March 19, 2015President Obama commended Tunisian people for their commitment to standing strong & united in the face of terrorism #Tunisia
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) March 19, 2015****
Harriet Tubman helped free hundreds of slaves via the UndergroundRailroad. #LittleKnownFact: she did it all living w/ epilepsy #WomenSucceed
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Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) March 19, 2015Dear @nick_clegg
@netanyahu merely confirmed what his actions betrayed long ago - NO Palestinian State.
US+UK should recognize Palestine.
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Bobfr (@Our4thEstate) March 19, 2015****
LOL. Ludacris was receiving recognition for his charity work and Jeb Bush tried to use him to look cool. After everything Luda has said, Jeb doesn’t seem to get it into his mind that he doesn’t like the Bush politicians
As he is leaving statehouse, Ludacris is asked which Bush is his favorite. His response: "The one outside." #gapol http://t.co/7tCh12qiOc
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Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) March 19, 2015Read Netanyahu's dizzying flip-flop on peace with Palestinians vox.com/e/8022556?utm_… http://t.co/K1kW3jqLuw
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Vox (@voxdotcom) March 19, 2015****
Disney Channel announces upcoming film, "Throw Like Mo," about Little League pitcher Mo'ne Davis. @DisneyChannel http://t.co/DgdRvBnUqR
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AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) March 19, 2015I ❤ @AshleyJudd --> Forget Your Team: Your Online Violence Toward Girls and Women Is What Can Kiss My Ass mic.com/articles/11322…
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Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) March 19, 2015****
Japanese police arrest a suspect in US embassy bomb threats bit.ly/1I2hZdN
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 19, 2015Disabled veteran shoots two men to save pregnant woman nbcnews.to/1MRMzI6
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NBC News (@NBCNews) March 19, 2015****
Sugar’s not-so-sweet effects could shave 18.2% off GDP growth of OECD countries by 2035 bloom.bg/1EyKdMg http://t.co/4kMnTxNsqW
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Bloomberg Business (@business) March 19, 2015Armed with a map and other tools, Nigerians push for peaceful elections to.pbs.org/1F9IMXj http://t.co/sV0SvxX5UJ
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PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 19, 2015****
President Obama signing an executive order today to cut the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions ❤️ http://t.co/0UVvjFNngr
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) March 19, 2015@LisaToddSutton Yes, @SenJohnMcCain lost all sense of decency in 2000, but had to hold it in until 2008. Downhill since. @SenatorDurbin
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(@JOBoomr) March 19, 2015****
Body found in New Jersey river ID'd as missing former Wall Street Journal reporter trib.in/1H6VRRP
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Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) March 19, 2015The government is finally doing something to end the rape-kit backlog bit.ly/1FBnrVO http://t.co/OIXbrXMoeV
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 19, 2015****
When your employees think #RaceTogether is dumb, you have failed, Starbucks
What Starbucks employees think of 'Race Together' thkpr.gs/3636233 http://t.co/aEU6qO25aX
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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 19, 2015Starbucks PR chief can't handle "the conversation" on race and quits Twitter bit.ly/1CAKYGZ
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 19, 2015****
Wind energy will be cheaper than fossil fuels within a decade bit.ly/1FwEKHe http://t.co/RIdfHcXPbF
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 19, 2015Say it with me: the human body is a self cleaning oven. Detoxes and cleanses are bullshit. rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/mod…
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Sarah Orsborn (@erniebufflo) March 19, 2015****
Every. Freaking. Day.
Alaska Army base investigated for holding ‘Racial Thursdays’ where racial slurs have no consequences ow.ly/Ky7jZ
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Raw Story (@RawStory) March 19, 2015Read the nasty note a neighbor left an amputee about a handicapped spot ti.me/1H6CZm8
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TIME.com (@TIME) March 19, 2015****
The mystery of America's largest museum theft still hasn't been solved theatln.tc/1H46di5 http://t.co/MG72GqU7H9
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The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 19, 2015.@GlobeHorowitz: What are your chances of going to prison? ow.ly/Ky1Cn http://t.co/EEpKWGjKGs
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The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) March 19, 2015****
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A Tweet Or Two
“Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everybody!” —President Obama: go.wh.gov/qMY3Zw http://t.co/80hbeYM1T6
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 17, 2015Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Vice President's residence, where he hosted Irish Prime Minister Kenny for breakfast http://t.co/ebE1yqyr2M
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Vice President Biden (@VP) March 17, 2015****
✈ Wheels up! ✈
Follow along with the First Lady's trip to Japan and Cambodia: go.wh.gov/GA8WC2 #LetGirlsLearn http://t.co/lAdlJbCwhL
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 17, 2015“The First Lady’s Travel Journal: A Journey That Began Decades Ago” by @FLOTUS FLOTUS/the-first-lady-s-travel-journal-a-journey-that-began-decades-ago-d8237d74aeef?source=tw-504c7870fdb6-1426615680875&utm_source=TwitterAccount&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=TwitterAccount"> medium.com@FLOTUS/the-fi…
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(@Medium) March 17, 2015****
WATCH: President Obama discusses #CollegeOpportunity with students from across the country. ofa.bo/g3xM
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2015Thanks to the ACA:
16.4 million more Americans have health coverage ✓
The uninsured rate = ↓ 35% since October 2013 http://t.co/0k0phjyyTu
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 17, 2015****
Note: GOP holds off confirming 1st African-American woman AG to vote on denying health services for human trafficking victims. #ConfirmLynch
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) March 17, 2015Loretta Lynch has waited 129 days for Senate to vote on her nom as AG, despite having bipartisan support. Long past time to #confirmLynch.
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Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) March 17, 2015****
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
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April (@ReignOfApril) March 17, 2015honest to God, if you start to engage me in a race conversation before I've had my morning coffee, it will not end well.
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gwen ifill (@gwenifill) March 17, 2015****
I am 100% interested in engaging with Starbucks employees in a conversation about race. Let's start with anyone _but_ the baristas. VPs! HR!
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Anil Dash (@anildash) March 17, 2015It took my barista 45 minutes to draw this on my cup. 
http://t.co/WJDFUvjF80
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Anil Dash (@anildash) March 17, 2015****
Hey Starbucks: Instead of badgering your customers about race, what about serving non-burnt coffee? #RaceTogether
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) March 17, 2015We cannot #RaceTogether when our starting line is 500m behind yours.
And our line comes with dogs.
And tear gas.
And you have cars.
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5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) March 17, 2015****
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
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Ryan Dalton (@capetownbrown) March 17, 2015y'all realize there are no coloured hands in the press photos right @Starbucks #RaceTogether http://t.co/Epd9knTYfz
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black power alt bro (@vidalwuu) March 17, 2015****
Maybe Starbucks should try to actually practice what it's trying to preach and be 100% fair trade to help POC. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #RaceTogether
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Wagatwe Wanjuki (@wagatwe) March 17, 2015@NerdyWonka @Starbucks And how they tried to screw Ethiopian coffee growers out of right to patent their own coffee. And they lost.
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diane sheehy (@dsheehy100) March 17, 2015****
The. Day. Has. Been. Won.
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#ACAPULCO (@MADBLACKTHOT) March 16, 2015
Is @Starbucks in its #RaceTogether convo gonna speak about how their logo was "borrowed" from a black Yoruba Goddess? http://t.co/uusX1mi784
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Brimstone (@bigbrimstone) March 17, 2015****
Starbucks baristas are being told to engage customers about race. I hope Starbucks now feels good about itself. for.tn/1MG1U05
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Jamil Smith (@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
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Sydette (@Blackamazon) March 17, 2015****
So Starbucks both starts to serve alcohol and encourage their baristas to discuss race relations. Nothing about this seems like a bad idea
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DarkSkintDostoyevsky (@daniecal) March 17, 2015So 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?
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April (@ReignOfApril) March 17, 2015****
@brokeymcpoverty yes & locked his IG. He doesn't want to have a convo abt race but wants us to have one w/ a barista http://t.co/sPriAu1ujQ
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Blanche Devereaux (@TLanzzz) March 17, 2015Starbucks introduces new racially-tinged latte thkpr.gs/3634583 http://t.co/GiMtWDFe4t
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 17, 2015****
How does @Starbucks even decide whom to ask about #RaceTogether? Are you engaging in racial profiling to talk about ending racial profiling?
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(@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.
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meta (@metaquest) March 17, 2015****
George Zimmerman and now Darren Wilson, are folk heroes + paid motivational speakers after killing unarmed black men: http://t.co/I5Kgqf6yeo
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rebkah howard (@pink_funk) March 16, 2015Darren Wilson spoke at Hunt For Justice event, a group directed by cop who beat assault & burglary conviction in 2009 bit.ly/1AAVvf3
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Danny Wicentowski (@D_Towski) March 17, 2015****
13-year-old baseball phenom Mo'ne Davis launched sneaker line to eradicate poverty for girls buff.ly/1Bt27eA http://t.co/RxsAL5S9XY
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The Root (@TheRoot) March 17, 2015I'm honored amd thrilled that @FLOTUS recommended my forthcoming memoir TheLightoftheWorld! skimmth.is/1DuZEr2 @theSkimm. #TLOTW
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Elizabeth Alexander (@ProfessorEA) March 17, 2015****
By this point in Bush's 7th year in office, Senate Dems had confirmed 13 judicial nominees. Obama has 0. huff.to/19wr6rX
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) March 17, 2015White House: Attorney general nominee Lynch "has already waited for far too long" ow.ly/Ksr21 http://t.co/iSPrHgzO6J
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The Hill (@thehill) March 17, 2015****
Vile scumbags
Penn State fraternity suspended over nude photos of sleeping women trib.al/OE2fQUe
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(@GuardianUS) March 17, 2015Sen. Mark Kirk on trafficking bill fight: "My wish is that we hadn't junked that bill up with abortion politics."
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) March 17, 2015****
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A Tweet Or Two
Congressman John Lewis on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma this morning http://t.co/n9J6SARTMv
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 14, 2015Happy Birthday Frederick Douglass http://t.co/GkXWSMvstV
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 14, 2015****
WH: the President has directed his Secretary of Labor Tom Perez travel to California to meet with the parties in the port dispute
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Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 14, 2015You can submit requests for expanded #DACA beginning Feb. 18. Read the updated FAQs and form instructions. go.usa.gov/3qmc3
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(@USCIS) February 13, 2015****
#BHM2015 Frederick Douglass runaway slave, abolitionist, orator, writer was born #OnThisDay. aaregistry.org/historic_event… http://t.co/F2ey6Hir5s
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The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 14, 2015Mo'ne Davis is only in the 8th grade. Mo'ne Davis is only in the 8th grade. Mo'ne Davis is only in the 8th grade. vine.co/v/OPXK7pgdMiX
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Lemu (@thashadow) February 14, 2015****
Chicago mayor to award championship rings to disqualified Little League team buff.ly/1Cs2olI http://t.co/ch21gc2j9R
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 14, 2015@NerdyWonka This is my #painting for Celebrating Black History...hoping you follow http://t.co/fSI9M1EtOV
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Shan Sundaram (@tamilartist) February 14, 2015****
Angry white racists with guns like Craig Hicks are not a random fringe minority. A lot of them just become cops.
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Aamer Rahman (@aamer_rahman) February 14, 2015You're going to tell me he's not a terrorist? 14 firearms seized from #ChapelHillShooting suspect's home fw.to/2TMiz0Q via @WRAL:
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Debbie Almontaser (@DebbiAlmontaser) February 14, 2015****
The Obama Diary 
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