A True Comforter-In-Chief

Barack Obama with a victim of Hurricane Sandy. pic.twitter.com/R4AUr7INMM

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Joplin, Missouri. pic.twitter.com/oU3zt3rjxi

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. pic.twitter.com/yxTCNgGpwl

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of Hiroshima. pic.twitter.com/jChuRqnd7i

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of Aurora shooting. pic.twitter.com/KnSOb0nNfo

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with relative of victim of the Washington Navy Yard shooting. pic.twitter.com/0KQ1EVE2ne

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with relatives of Emilie Parker, who was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. pic.twitter.com/Smx7fgEGza

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords. pic.twitter.com/JfclNZVH2F

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a family member of a coal miner who died in the Upper Branch Mine explosion in West Virginia. pic.twitter.com/bQ6O4PblV7

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama meets with families of victims of the San Bernardino shooting. pic.twitter.com/JfohD8PK2s

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with Diane Wall, whose husband Glen Wall died on 9/11. pic.twitter.com/MW9LN1pky2

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with victims of flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/yBuP8MWPk4

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with victims of tornado in of Vilonia, Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/Cu1insqr5Z

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Gabby Giffords, innocent victim of gun violence. pic.twitter.com/TJLepMoh7X

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

‘Protect And Serve’ – Those Words Ring Hollow

It's not the responsibility of marginalized people to change a system we did not create. #KeithLamontScott #TerenceCrutcher

— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) September 21, 2016

Kill a groundhog, suspended without pay.

Kill a black person, promoted.

America. https://t.co/39Aq2fyztZ

— deray (@deray) September 21, 2016

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Adam Rhew captured the picture that says so much

#Charlotte #cmpd pic.twitter.com/LJVfhRcgUc

— Adam Rhew (@AdamRhew) September 21, 2016

This photogragher deserves a Pulitzer for this shot. Contrast "to protect and serve" with the reader board on the bus. #KeithLamontScott pic.twitter.com/IVc5acioxJ

— Matthew Robinson 🇺🇦 (@Robinsonpost) September 21, 2016

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If you keep killing us, there won’t be any black people left to stand for the National Anthem — and I know how important that is to you.

— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) September 20, 2016

All I can think about tonight is #keithlamontscott's son, who arrived at the bus stop to find his father dead.

— Audrey Assad (@audreyassad) September 21, 2016

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Protests grow after police seeking suspect kill different man in Charlotte https://t.co/J7AresbOTC #KeithLamontScott

— NBC BLK (@NBCBLK) September 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/Kdizz_/status/778394716417163265

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About 99.9999% of the people who have told black people how they should protest have disappeared & been silent on #TerenceCruthcher

— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) September 20, 2016

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https://twitter.com/the_adam_bomb1/status/778413766769795072

The last time someone was at risk of getting killed for reading or knowing how to read was during slavery. It's 2016 tho. #KeithLamontScott

— Steve 🦅 (@StephCurryGoat) September 21, 2016

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https://twitter.com/AVAETC/status/778244416800559105

4 guns + 4 tazers + 4 cans of mace + 4 bulletproof vests

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1 unarmed black man #TerenceCrutcher

(We scare y'all THAT much?)

— Trill Axelrod (@TheTrillAC) September 20, 2016

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Police in Charlotte tonight, photographed by @AdamRhew. Note the “NOT IN SERVICE” sign on the bus. Nothing to add. pic.twitter.com/KXF6ROcZux

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) September 21, 2016

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https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/778420457888358400

The last time someone was at risk of getting killed for reading or knowing how to read was during slavery. It's 2016 tho. #KeithLamontScott

— Steve 🦅 (@StephCurryGoat) September 21, 2016

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Wonder how many people would say those few Eagles players are being disrespectful but the guy on his phone isn't. pic.twitter.com/DEH7l2YD6f

— ⓙⓐⓦⓝ (@jawnes12) September 20, 2016

The saddest part of this story is that #KeithLamontScott's son got off that school bus this evening only to find his father dead. I'm livid.

— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) September 21, 2016

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When hands up isn't enough. RIP #TerenceCrutcher. https://t.co/rWELd9XaRX

— Andscape (@andscape) September 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/IjeomaOluo/status/778300949093679104

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"That looks like a bad dude."

That's what an officer said about unarmed #TerenceCrutcher before he was shot down.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

This is all a familiar narrative. Saying that black bodies were acting erratically and disobeying before "lynching" them.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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We've heard all of these phrases before: "I thought he had a gun." "He was reaching for a weapon." "Administrative leave."

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

I'm tired of it. Black people get demonized then victimized, then blamed for their own deaths. When will this stop?

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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They tasered #TerenceCrutcher, THEN shot him.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

And folks around this country wonder why we kneel or sit for the national anthem.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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We kneel/sit for the anthem because when black folks stand, police are shooting us down.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

Once again, blacks are forced to endure this trauma, then go operate in white spaces as if we are okay. We aren't.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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White people literally don't have to worry about violence on their bodies or minds when out in public. THAT is carefree.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

Police protect white people when they're breaking the law. They shoot blacks when we're innocent.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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And we have to live everyday with that realization...that if I encounter a police officer today, I might die.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

I just...I got nothing today y'all. My blackness is weary.

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama speaks from the Oval Office on the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, vowing to conduct a prompt and thorough probe of the shooting

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President Barack Obama speaks after touring the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. President Obama is the first sitting US President to visit a federal prison, in a push to reform one of the most expensive and crowded prison systems in the world

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As part of a weeklong focus on inequities in the criminal justice system, President Barack Obama will meet separately Thursday with law enforcement officials and nonviolent drug offenders who are paying their debt to society at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison for male offenders near Oklahoma City

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Today, @POTUS became the first sitting President to visit a federal prison → http://t.co/DMN3wDSg55 pic.twitter.com/eQRqxusZoh

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 16, 2015

.@VICE joined President Obama on the first presidential visit to a US federal prison: https://t.co/wiDzLQwWV5 pic.twitter.com/L87O7usEyJ

— VICE News (@VICENews) July 16, 2015

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Pres Obama tours the Residential Drug Abuse Prevention Unit at El Reno federal prison in Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/Z26JQU1BPU

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) July 16, 2015

Another view from El Reno federal prison today. pic.twitter.com/LWZvynnIis

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) July 16, 2015

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The President’s Day

President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran Nuclear Deal. The landmark deal will limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions. The agreement, which comes after almost two years of diplomacy, has also been praised by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

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Someone had fun today 🙂

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President Barack Obama says goodbye to Vice President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Finnegan Biden before departing the White House. It’s so beautiful to see how close the Obamas and Bidens are

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President Barack Obama speaks on expanding economic opportunity for communities across the country during a visit to the Choctaw Nation in Durant, Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation is the country’s third-largest Native American tribe

Choctaw Nation member Kelsey Janway wipes tears from her eyes as President Barack Obama tells her story about her efforts trying to get an internet signal as he visits with the Choctaw Nation in Durant, Oklahoma

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"When you can apply for a job...pay your bills...with a tap of your phone, the internet is not a luxury—it’s a necessity." —@POTUS

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 15, 2015

“A child’s ability to succeed should not be based on where she lives [or] how much money her parents make.” —@POTUS pic.twitter.com/xRnpti3F5Y

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 15, 2015

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"We’re in this together. We’re bound by a shared commitment to leave a better world for our children" —@POTUS to Choctaw Nation #ConnectHome

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 15, 2015

"The internet is not a luxury, it's a necessity." —@POTUS: http://t.co/4EoRbTxbgM #ConnectHome http://t.co/00ZJy31b1o

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 15, 2015

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A Warm Welcome

https://twitter.com/SteveKerry/status/621396847580479488

Turner Norman is an assistant with the Durant Chamber of Commerce. This is his message to the @POTUS pic.twitter.com/f8cfTNAVpE

— Adam Cooper Kemp (@Adam_WK) July 15, 2015

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Long lines forming as people wait to pass through security checkpoints before entering Durant High School. #ObamaInOK pic.twitter.com/KcMKf2QbXX

— The Oklahoman (@TheOklahoman_) July 15, 2015

Parents in Durant chalk up sidewalk to draw @BarackObama attention from the air. @kgounews pic.twitter.com/zwoghcqoWb

— Jacob McCleland (@jacobmccleland) July 15, 2015

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Durant prepares for President Obama's visit! #ObamaInOk @POTUS @kfor pic.twitter.com/MXhUR1fnTf

— Adam Snider (@AdamSniderNews) July 15, 2015

@BarackObama Welcome back to Oklahoma, Mr President. #ObamaInOK

— kempmusik (@kempmusik) July 15, 2015

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Crowds lining up hours before @POTUS speech. #ObamaInOk @kfor pic.twitter.com/WnIZ5zgkcf

— Adam Snider (@AdamSniderNews) July 15, 2015

#obamainok Congratulations on all of your accomplishments We are so lucky to have you in office and are grateful for all you have done.

— Michelle Juel (@juelqueen) July 15, 2015

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Humbled that @POTUS has chosen to come visit our small town. Grateful that @choctawnationOK has given him a reason to. #ObamaInOK

— Cody Little (@coachlittle88) July 13, 2015

Local lawyer in #Durant had this sign made to welcome @POTUS to town & show her support #ObamainOK @OKCFOX pic.twitter.com/4eje5FsIh7

— Tom George (@TheTomGeorge) July 14, 2015

A Tweet Or Two

President Obama sat down with @ViceNews to discuss everything from climate change to foreign policy.
Watch → https://t.co/klSeXjw4QV

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 16, 2015

.@shanesmith30 sits with President Obama to talk about everything from the climate to Iran: http://t.co/90ftf50hnp pic.twitter.com/e5M9w89luP

— VICE News (@VICENews) March 16, 2015

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The First Lady caught me up on the First Family. First things first. http://t.co/965hISd8UX

— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) March 16, 2015

Who's Better Friends with Oprah: Ellen or Michelle Obama? http://t.co/lYoqDEbHJY (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/ItBh2JYKZq

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 16, 2015

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With Teddy, it was always about serving others. On 3/30, VP Biden will help dedicate the Edward Kennedy Institute. pic.twitter.com/PF4DoTmaa9

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) March 16, 2015

The work goes on.
The cause endures.
The hope still lives.
And the dream shall never die. pic.twitter.com/QwsfcrtSPX

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 16, 2015

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FACT: The uninsured rate has dropped by 35% since October 2013 → http://t.co/3bvB2QSEux #ACAWorks pic.twitter.com/ePwwmpSZ1C

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 16, 2015

At 16.4 million, the reduction in the uninsured under the ACA so far is 2/3 of the way to the 25 million CBO project for 2020 and beyond.

— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) March 16, 2015

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This should make any decent human being want to vomit. Murder a Black child, get applauded

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/577578186273202177

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/577578969634975744

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My mind is blown that a STL-area law group held a fundraiser for Darren Wilson on Friday. Wow.

— deray (@deray) March 16, 2015

African-Americans with 'elite' college degrees have little advantage in job market http://t.co/53PlkHPNsa pic.twitter.com/O7morpjkOg

— deray (@deray) March 16, 2015

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High School Graduation Rates for Minority Students Improve Faster than Rest of Nation http://t.co/NhXu3SZnxv @usedgov pic.twitter.com/Omx3I9I8s8

— White House Initiative for Black Americans (@WHBlkInitiative) March 16, 2015

San Francisco cops caught exchanging unbelievably racist text messages http://t.co/PN7qr21UOJ pic.twitter.com/HqlYYs3euh

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 15, 2015

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A MUST read

Why I didn't call the police when I saw two black boys with guns next door. Must read. http://t.co/y7seX2gc8Q

— deray (@deray) March 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/corinnegarnier_/status/575831860133163008

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Way to go Ms. T! 🙌 -- Texas House votes 142-0 pass Rep. Senfronia Thompson's omnibus human trafficking bill #txlege pic.twitter.com/yXwjNGPorM

— Texas Democrats (@texasdemocrats) March 16, 2015

A nun's voice on pro-life vs pro-birth. pic.twitter.com/Uhr6fRHaoP

— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) March 14, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

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Happy Pi Day! http://t.co/iqH1kQ5wKI pic.twitter.com/AbTlNxVJNi

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 14, 2015

A million arm curls ✓
Calls with world leaders ✓
All in a day's work.
Watch VP Biden respond to @FLOTUS: http://t.co/xurqnZhTt0 #GimmeFive

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) March 13, 2015

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The NYPD has been editing the Wikipedia pages of the people they've killed, like Garner and Diallo. Wow. http://t.co/2rDNBqoOcA

— deray (@deray) March 13, 2015

Rewriting history won't save the NYPD http://t.co/wJRU3ssNjM by @JamilSmith

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) March 14, 2015

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Five #Ferguson residents file affidavit seeking to recall Mayor James Knowles: http://t.co/aYLJm2Fn13

— ABC News (@ABC) March 14, 2015

Campaign underway to oust Ferguson mayor http://t.co/dBZeCCFKmo by @romacpher

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 14, 2015

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"I'm not racist but" - White people proverbs

— zellie (@zellieimani) March 12, 2015

@zellieimani @XineLively It's code for "here comes some racism"

— Kristy (@codemonkey37) March 12, 2015

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@codemonkey37 @zellieimani Absolutely. My husband used to carpool w/ a guy who said, "I ain't racist or nuthin but..." Just stop right there

— Christine Lively 🦛 (@XineLively) March 12, 2015

I'm glad those two #Ferguson cops weren't refused medical care, handcuffed, & left to bleed out like so many victims of police violence.

— Jesse Benn (@JesseBenn) March 12, 2015

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EricFive’s on point commentary about cops in Ferguson

No one knows who shot those cops, all we have is speculation and attempts to deflect blame from the epidemic of cops killing unarmed Black males. The “tension” between cops and minority communities is a decades old problem (police as occupying force instead of public servants). The recent spike in police killings of unarmed Black males is a symptom of the larger issue of White racial anxiety which is reaching dangerous levels. The cop in Atlanta who murdered the unarmed, naked veteran who had mental problems should open up a lot of eyes to what is going on, i.e., Black lives don’t matter to these folks. Being Black is becoming a capital offense in this country. How the response to an obviously mental ill naked man is to use deadly force (not a baton, not a taser, not calling for backup) tells me that they are looking for an excuse to murder Black people (more restrain is shown toward a fucking alligator walking through a golf course than a Black man walking down the street). By the “logic” displayed by the Atlanta cop, the proper police response to a Black man threatening to jump from a rooftop would be to call in the snipers to shoot the man. There will never be any semblance of “equality” in this country until a Black life is deemed by society to be of equal value to a White life. This has never been the case in this country and it most certainly is not the case today. All of this racial shit stems from the mental gymnastics that the institution of slavery required of a White society that had/has an almost pathological need to see itself as “good people” no matter what horrible shit they did. You cannot enslave folks you view as your equals. You cannot enslave a race of people you view as human and still see yourself as “good person”. Instead, to maintain a positive self image, the slaveholder has to convince both himself (and the slave) that the slave is “inferior” and DESERVES the horrible treatment he/she is forced to endure. That the slave is not HUMAN. This inability to see Black people as fellow human beings, the inability to understand the grief of a Black parent mourning for a child needlessly killed by the police is the same strain of racist/White supremacy that allowed for the enslavement of Black people in the “land of the free”.

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https://twitter.com/beardedstoner/status/576032654228762624

https://twitter.com/TheTomasRios/status/576471008959422464

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Kerry weighs in on Iran nuclear deal, Israeli elections http://t.co/0wf6Nlcnjk

— Dan Williams (@DanWilliams) March 14, 2015

Kerry Promises Decisions Soon on Iran Deal and Restoration of Military Aid to Egypt http://t.co/P6LwegG9EB

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 14, 2015

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when you get arrested and you know you aint do nothin wrong and the cops are on your last good nerve pic.twitter.com/npnMwbYuy9

— tracy clayton jr the 3rd (@brokeymcpoverty) March 13, 2015

And the media continues 2b abusive 2 Black People by interviewing Gulliani & asking The Brown family for statements on police shootings....

— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) March 13, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

Violence against police is unacceptable. Our prayers are with the officers in MO. Path to justice is one all of us must travel together. –bo

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 12, 2015

"I condemn violence against any public safety officials in the strongest terms" —Attorney General Holder pic.twitter.com/oPXhsEAH4a

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 12, 2015

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Good question

St. Louis County police tell me both officers shot last night at Ferguson PD have been treated and released from the hospital.

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

I'm not sure how you can get shot in the face and shot in the shoulder and get released from the hospital the same day.

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

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So sad that they have to respond. (Same with Travyon Martin’s parents). Their son was horrifically murdered. There shouldn’t be a burden placed on them to respond to anything. Unfortunately, we all know why they have to

https://twitter.com/michaelhayes/status/576060757252648960

Today in 1982, acclaimed writer Charles Fuller won the Pulitzer Price for Drama. http://t.co/8hZi3nKyNm #BlackHistory pic.twitter.com/pwwQ1khuw1

— BlackPast.org (@BlackPastOnline) March 12, 2015

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We cannot allow the actions of a violent few to derail the progress of a nonviolent movement #Ferguson

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 13, 2015

.@repjohnlewis voter ID laws "poll taxes by another name, very types of discrimination we marched against 50 yrs ago" http://t.co/OgSExwOyVV

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 12, 2015

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Don’t forget to tune in tonight

#TBT Just two dudes sharing a high five. Watch Jimmy interview President Obama TONIGHT on #Kimmel! #ObamaOnKimmel pic.twitter.com/Qfnvw31ooa

— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) March 12, 2015

President Obama jokes with Jimmy Kimmel on the @JimmyKimmelLive pic.twitter.com/z3JAwsJKKM

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) March 13, 2015

Very exciting news to share... “@THR: @Snoodit Exclusive: KW to Prod/Star as Anita Hill in @HBO Movie 'Confirmation' http://t.co/Op8SXcbOvV”

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) March 12, 2015

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There are some who have been waiting for any moment to attempt to vilify and discredit protestors. But the shooter did not stand w/ us.

— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015

What was true yesterday is true today -- we have never advocated the shooting of police as a means of justice.

— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015

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Seven Ferguson witnesses now tell me the shots came from up Tiffin Ave. on the hill that overlooks the police station — not from protesters.

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

Jon Belmar not backing down: "I would have to imagine the protesters were among the shooters". Yet says muzzle flashes were 125 yards away

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 12, 2015

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https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/576050452703350784

These eyewitness accounts suggests the shots may have been aimed at protesters http://t.co/OlzqFRlH73 #Ferguson

— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) March 12, 2015

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3 ppl taken in for questioning by police over last night's shooting in Ferguson are back at their house, say they're released without charge

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 12, 2015

Ferguson latest:
-shooter still loose
-county/state take over protest control
-Holder calls shooter "a damn punk"http://t.co/bLuPQm4RvS

— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

Stand with President Obama in support of the Student Aid Bill of Rights → http://t.co/nr1M53ijUD #CollegeOpportunity pic.twitter.com/YSXEHovTn5

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 11, 2015

Protesters stage a #sitin at the @WhiteHouse 50 yrs ago #TDiH 1965: http://t.co/wWHrKnmOkp #Selma50 via @LBJLibrary pic.twitter.com/x8dPuMXuKD

— Today's Document (@TodaysDocument) March 11, 2015

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Not blowing hot air: @EIAgov predicting another big year for new wind, solar capacity in 2015. #ActOnClimate pic.twitter.com/2Wau6xTzy9

— Brian Deese NARA (@Deese44) March 11, 2015

165,000+ signatures on White House petition to prosecute 47 US senators who sent open letter to Iran: http://t.co/mL64pgJ7mE

— ABC News (@ABC) March 11, 2015

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47 Republicans sent a letter to Iran’s leaders that undermines the President, see coverage from across the U.S. → https://t.co/B82QUrr3MM

— J Earnest (Archived) (@PressSec44) March 11, 2015

BREAKING: Someone leaked a copy of the letter the #47Traitors GOP Senators sent to Iran pic.twitter.com/htFxiiBFO7

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) March 11, 2015

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Vanita Gupta of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division says feds will work with new leaders in #Ferguson http://t.co/6BMy9IPwzN pic.twitter.com/og7ykRtjYx

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 12, 2015

#UPDATE Ferguson police chief quits after racism report: US media http://t.co/ZyrYbaQsfm

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 11, 2015

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https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/575757423199305728

#Ferguson Mayor says city is committed to keeping its police department.

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 11, 2015

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The #MBK Task Force released its 1-year progress report to President Obama: http://t.co/FRJ6ky5eNT pic.twitter.com/4EhkLQbfNy

— Sons & Brothers (@sonsandbros) March 10, 2015

The high rate of shopping and switching in Obamacare plans is a good sign http://t.co/ZeTUiDnzrm pic.twitter.com/hZBLxoV8ZI

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 1, 2015

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Some cops truly are sick and twisted people

Scoop from @dominicholden: Lawsuit Alleges Police Chief Sent Racist, Homophobic Text Messages http://t.co/6QLNosrlmn

— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) March 11, 2015

Read @attackerman's latest on the Chicago police "black site" on how cops used marijuana to disappear young people. http://t.co/bkU6DlMqkK

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) March 11, 2015

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Kerry: Congress won't be able to change an Iran nuclear deal http://t.co/S5hsCTyPqF

— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 11, 2015

Secret Service agents allegedly crashed car into W.H. barricade after drinking http://t.co/PmBARAa61f

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 11, 2015

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Joe and Mika could watch a Black person get murdered, be provided with evidence that the person was innocent, and they would still side with the murderer and blame black culture. The racist frat boys said they were taught that song by their white alumni and current brothers, SAE has a history of racism, but somehow it’s Black people’s fault. It’s not just the use of the n-word. They were singing about lynching and hanging Black people from trees. White people lynched Black people, they took pictures of the lynchings, they had lynching parties, they cut off chunks of dead Black people’s bodies; but somehow it’s Black people and black culture’s fault. Congratulations on excusing racism, Mika and Joe. Douchebags

‘Morning Joe’ panelists blame Oklahoma fraternity #racism on black culture and #rap music http://t.co/wK8OFcbHmb pic.twitter.com/skRFrWmg9Y

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 11, 2015

"Morning Joe's" explanation for that racist frat-boy chant is as moronic as it is offensive http://t.co/2p9E6imjpP pic.twitter.com/nDKmovZgf5

— Salon (@Salon) March 11, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

https://twitter.com/thomassimonetti/status/575362195808215040

https://twitter.com/MsbethmartinezA/status/575333655138078723

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Most admired world leader 7 years in a row. No wonder #47GopTraitors stage idiotic attempts to sabotage. #IranLetter pic.twitter.com/T3VhiawQH2

— Tracy🌊🌊🌊🌻🌻🌻 (@taiping2) March 10, 2015

Sen. Tom Cotton’s letter to Iran’s leaders is brazen, gratuitous, and plainly stupid: http://t.co/iW69lFSfOe pic.twitter.com/DUcf2HQXm6

— Slate (@Slate) March 10, 2015

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“Honorable people can disagree over policy. But this is no way to make America safer or stronger." –VP Biden https://t.co/E5WS4nOHGf

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) March 10, 2015

.@SenTomCotton ICYMI my response. In English. http://t.co/jEleaAjGaG pic.twitter.com/9482aLbSC6

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) March 10, 2015

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Obama says Senators who sent a letter to Iran's leaders were aligning themselves with Iranian hard-liners http://t.co/E2aoXZ3PnA #IranLetter

— WSJ Politics (@WSJPolitics) March 10, 2015

Biden Rebukes Senate Republicans Over Letter to Iran http://t.co/vz8UMR7pUA

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 10, 2015

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You are sent into a situation where a naked man is acting weird. He is clearly unarmed. It should be apparent to you that he might be mentally ill. You have a taser. You don’t use it. Instead you use your gun and kill him. You kill a man who served his country and just needed some help

#AnthonyHill, unarmed, naked Black man, fatally shot by police near Atlanta http://t.co/9X1uUZDfTI pic.twitter.com/Kyf0CF71Xm

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 10, 2015

Here's another photo of #AnthonyHill, fighting for a nation which allows ppl like him to b murdered @ home. #Antlanta pic.twitter.com/w6cG5Sybrm

— Fergie Chambers 🇵🇸🇷🇺🇾🇪🇹🇳 (@jccfergie) March 10, 2015

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One is not ARMED with #MentalIllness.

Mental illness is not a weapon.

Mental Illness is not a capital offense.#AnthonyHill

— Absurdistwords (@absurdistwords) March 10, 2015

Crowdfunding Effort Raises $34K for Now-Unemployed Chef of Racist Frat http://t.co/htJfTYubwe (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/SyBJDGisFK

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 10, 2015

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2 NYPD cops admit to trying to tear off clothes of woman whose rape they were investigating, keep jobs http://t.co/9dHIIlAXb2

— Daniel José Older (@djolder) March 10, 2015

Seattle police chief to revamp leadership amid shift on use of force http://t.co/75rNhGaWq1

— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) March 10, 2015

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