The Planet Is On The Ballot

The fires across the West Coast are just the latest examples of the very real ways our changing climate is changing… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 10, 2020

Tweets Of The Day

2015:hey how's it going so far? 2016:uh good 15: 16: 15:you've got an armed mili- 16:we've got an armed militia in a wildlife building, yeah

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Kylie Brakeman (@sexypitabread) January 03, 2016

White Americans are the biggest terror threat in U.S., study finds nbcnews.to/1QQ0DJv http://t.co/iFt40G7X9V

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NBC News (@NBCNews) June 24, 2015

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2007: OBAMA'S COMIN' FER YER GUNS 2008: comin' 2009: almost 2010: any day 2011: seriously 2012: ok now 2013: i think.. 2014: nope 2015: well

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Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 08, 2016

Been waiting for Obama to take my guns for 7 years and all I got was a job, health insurance and marriage equality.

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  (@LOLGOP) January 05, 2016

The President’s Day

Arriving in Roseburg, Oregon

President Obama is greeted by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy

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President Obama signs some remembrances after greeting families of the victims in the mass school shooting in Roseburg, Oregon (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Roseburg Mayor Larry Rich and Oregon Governor Kate Brown listen while President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press after meeting with the families of the Umpqua College shooting victims in Roseburg, Oregon

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President Barack Obama and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee embrace

President Barack Obama carries a child as he greets people on the tarmac upon his arrival at King County International Airport in Seattle. President Obama is scheduled to attend a democratic fundraiser event with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. He’s is also attending fundraisers in San Francisco and Los Angeles as part of a four-day West Coast tour

President Obama meets baby Stella Hakam during his arrival at King County International Airport/Boeing Field in Seattle

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President Obama with Sen. Patty Murray during a Democratic fundraiser in Seattle

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Leaving Seattle for San Francisco

A Tweet Or Two

We love our First Family. http://t.co/dPFzr4nQQM

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EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) October 05, 2015

President Obama will meet with Oregon shooting victims' families ti.me/1LfGmsn

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TIME.com (@TIME) October 06, 2015

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President Obama's trade deal = More #MadeInAmerica exports abroad. More higher-paying jobs here at home. #TPP amp.twimg.com/v/355d6536-cca…

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 06, 2015

Watch how President Obama's trade deal puts American workers (and American cherries) on top: go.wh.gov/trade amp.twimg.com/v/355d6536-cca…

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 06, 2015

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Good. Disgusting racist scumbags

Multiple Firings After Racially Charged Facebook Remarks Mocking a Black Child Go Viral shar.es/17SUYy http://t.co/fFpAucRT5C

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zellie (@zellieimani) October 05, 2015

White Americans are the biggest terror threat in U.S., study finds nbcnews.to/1QQ0DJv http://t.co/iFt40G7X9V

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NBC News (@NBCNews) June 24, 2015

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The Justice Department will free 6,000 federal prisoners at the end of the month, the largest-ever one-time release wapo.st/1hoz61j

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 06, 2015

Obama is right to be cautious in Syria wpo.st/iC0f0

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Eugene Robinson (@Eugene_Robinson) October 06, 2015

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Any wonder why you have dumb racists wandering around?

This is a history book in schools now. When you see the problem...just RT http://t.co/BxQfhznIvg

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Ace Rothstein (@CuntryCuzn) October 02, 2015

Texas mom calls out publisher after noticing high school son’s text book glossed over slavery ow.ly/SYS7j http://t.co/5yPx5WxmmL

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Raw Story (@RawStory) October 04, 2015

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In other news, water is wet

Black and white Americans use drugs at similar rates. One group is punished more for it. bit.ly/1GpgrZQ http://t.co/PbTEG3ZLjZ

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Vox (@voxdotcom) October 04, 2015

The hidden costs of funding prisons instead of schools sp.lc/SZRxP by @Chepkangai http://t.co/U1owHSWcE4

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SPLC (@splcenter) October 04, 2015

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One more reason why nobody should shed tears when proposals are made to tax jerks like these their fair share

This is a worrying trend: the Koch brothers are literally buying economics departments. csmonitor.com/Business/Rober… http://t.co/JXz6JpWzKK

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Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) October 05, 2015

These two quotes sum up the malaise at the heart of modern higher education. http://t.co/bK4wOX9gCG

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Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) October 05, 2015

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How about House #GOP puts a #gun safety bill on the Floor and the people we elected to debate it actually debate it? twitter.com/jonathanalter/…

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  (@sfpelosi) October 04, 2015

We should all hang our heads in shame over this: mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/opi… http://t.co/K6q5wcbAhm

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Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) October 04, 2015

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Voter suppression all around us

250,000 registered voters in Alabama don't have valid voter ID & state just closed 31 DMVs thenation.com/article/alabam… http://t.co/oU0C50kRIK

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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 03, 2015

Barbering for Freedom: Segregation, separatism, & history of black barbershops sp.lc/SZtn3 @rodriquese http://t.co/TVOaOSdXhe

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SPLC (@splcenter) October 04, 2015

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Tweets Of The Week

Birth control? BAN IT! Abortion? BAN IT! Gay marriage? BAN IT! Guns? Look, banning things never works. People will find ways to get them.

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Nick Martucci (@BlunderingIdiom) August 04, 2015

Oregon Sheriff Handling Massacre Fought the White House on Gun Control After Newtown mojo.ly/1iPt22M

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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 01, 2015

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Jeb showed us, with the callousness of his "stuff happens" comment, that there is no way that he is fit to lead this country.

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deray mckesson (@deray) October 03, 2015

Jeb's statement is important b/c it is how he truly feels, there was no time for hours of prep or polling. It was his gut. "Stuff happens."

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deray mckesson (@deray) October 03, 2015

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For the uninformed: Pres Obama called for gun sense reform years ago. whitehouse.gov/issues/prevent… Download the plan whitehouse.gov/sites/default/…

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meta (@metaquest) October 02, 2015

Since everyone always pretends not to remember this... background check bill failed in Senate because of a *GOP filibuster.*

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Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 02, 2015

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Take notice that even the massacre of white people is downplayed as "stuff happens" in order to preserve "gun rights."

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deray mckesson (@deray) October 03, 2015

The last time a Bush was President, 7 million Americans lost their homes in the Great Recession. Hey, #stuffhappens http://t.co/UcgKjuDudo

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Richard Hine (@richardhine) October 03, 2015

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John Roberts said voting discrimination was a thing of the past & then Alabama did this thenation.com/article/alabam… http://t.co/d7SmNWNEFN

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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 02, 2015

Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted. bit.ly/1L8HwWy http://t.co/oHCHyLWU6e

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Vox (@voxdotcom) October 02, 2015

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Executive Actions taken by President Obama on #gunsense whitehouse.gov/sites/default/…

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meta (@metaquest) October 02, 2015

Army veteran Chris Mintz (in hospital) shot 5x as he charged Oregon shooter @katiecouric @iava @BobWoodruff http://t.co/tjggnUPZ8G

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Paula Broadwell (@paulabroadwell) October 02, 2015

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.@ESQPolitics called it. The Vatican confirms Pope Francis had no idea who Kim Davis was slnm.us/f8jc3wL http://t.co/gb1kScdpR4

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Salon.com (@Salon) October 02, 2015

Pope held private meeting with same-sex couple in U.S. before he met with Kim Davis cnn.it/1LXKKgl

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CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 02, 2015

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Mr. President, Stay mad. We are behind you. #SensibleGunLaws @BarackObama

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Chely Wright (@chelywright) October 01, 2015

Astonishing: The Oregon sheriff handling today's massacre fought the White House on gun control after Newtown mojo.ly/1iPt22M

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Mark Follman (@markfollman) October 01, 2015

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actually guns do kill people, that's literally why they were invented, to kill people

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PapeяWash© (@PaperWash) October 01, 2015

Obama wanted news organizations to put gun deaths and terror deaths side-by-side. We did. washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/w… http://t.co/Jf26cjo3mI

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Philip Bump (@pbump) October 01, 2015

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FLASHBACK: The last time Congress tried to do anything on guns, 45 senators filibustered background checks rollcall.com/news/senate_to…

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Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 01, 2015

Roseburg's sheriff wrote Biden in 2013, refusing to enforce "unconstitutional" gun laws. bit.ly/1VsWU1l bit.ly/1VsX5ty

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Suzy Khimm (@SuzyKhimm) October 01, 2015

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Really stupid comment. Yet they wonder why gun violence is prevalent

Oregon Governor Reacts: Today's the Day to Support Victims, Not Talk Gun Control bit.ly/1j5KfG3 (VIDEO) http://t.co/wk1OI1ceaL

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  (@Mediaite) October 02, 2015

This one chart proves gun violence is a distinctly American problem vox.com/2015/10/3/9443… http://t.co/3FRWobc4Cz

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Vox (@voxdotcom) October 03, 2015

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In Greenville, South Carolina, Jeb Bush, arguing against calls for gun control after major tragedy, says, "stuff happens."

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Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) October 02, 2015

Sheriff in charge of Oregon shooting probe removes Sandy Hook truther video bit.ly/1M6KdV1 http://t.co/u4NPyx3HeN

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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) October 02, 2015

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 Exactly. The notion that the huge number of gun violence in America is a cause of mental illness is such nonsense and further stigmatizes those with mental illnesses who wake up everyday and contribute to society

We should really ask every other country on earth how they all eliminated mental illness, since that's the source of all gun massacres.

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Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) October 02, 2015

19 years ago in Australia, we tightened gun laws after 1 mass shooting. Haven't had a mass shooting since. Join us, US! #UCCShooting

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Wendy Lang (@wendylang) October 01, 2015

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The President’s Day

President Barack Obama holds a news conference to announce John B. King Jr. as the next Education Secretary to succeed outgoing Education Secretary Arne Duncan

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Heartache, Grief, Anger

President Barack Obama speaks on the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon

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Thanks, Zack. twitter.com/zackbeauchamp/…

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President Obama (@POTUS) October 02, 2015

Obama challenged the media to compare gun and terrorism deaths. So I did. vox.com/2015/10/1/9437… http://t.co/C9xj7QH5jV

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Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) October 01, 2015

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No Words

6:20 EDT: President Obama makes a statement on the shootings in Oregon

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How can you be SO aggressively pro-life and not move an inch on gun control? You baffle me.

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Jessica R. Williams (@msjwilly) October 01, 2015

Gunman just described as "20 year old white male" by a witness calling into MSNBC. First time shooter's race has been mentioned.

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WOMEN'S HEALTH: MURDER!!! ACTUAL MURDER: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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marissa a. ross (@MarissaARoss) October 01, 2015

Oregon: no permit need to purchase a gun; no registration or license to own a gun; no assault weapons ban; shall-issue open carry

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Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) October 01, 2015

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The NRA last Wednesday: mm4a.org/1Wn9TnA https://t.co/cOZK9Bd1f4

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Media Matters (@mmfa) October 01, 2015

FBI is sending agents from its offices in Medford, Eugene, Salem and Portland to assist with #UCCShooting oregonlive.com/pacific-northw…

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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 01, 2015

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142 school shootings in 3 years. Who will legislate against this unchecked killing of American kids?#UCCShooting twitter.com/micnews/status…

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Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) October 01, 2015

UPDATE: Oregon AG says gunman in community college shooting is dead hill.cm/RlvMkiE #UCCShooting https://t.co/Nt5JkGlnOG

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The Hill (@thehill) October 01, 2015

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45 school shootings since January https://t.co/iq5XHXagIJ

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Alexander C. Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) October 01, 2015

NBC Justice Correspondent Pete Williams confirms 13 dead 20+ injured in #UCCShooting

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Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) October 01, 2015

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#UCCShooting suspect has the profile of a mass shooter: male, young, posted about the shooting on social media on.mtv.com/1LTZkp5

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Elizabeth Plank (@feministabulous) October 01, 2015

The #UCCShooting is the 45th school shooting in America this year, the 142nd since Sandy Hook. everytown.org/article/school…

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Mic (@micnews) October 01, 2015

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#UCCShooting *don't politicize* *too soon* *mental health* *guns don't kill people people kill people* *false flag* *2A* #howmanymore?

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  (@sfpelosi) October 01, 2015

After every gun massacre America reacts the same. #Roseburg #UCCshooting https://t.co/ji39zptowl

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The Baxter Bean (@TheBaxterBean) October 01, 2015

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Witness on the air talking about #UCCShooting on @MSNBC has survived two different mass shootings. What does that say about our country?

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Elizabeth Plank (@feministabulous) October 01, 2015

Now Oregon. We weep again as a nation. Is the answer to our gun violence epidemic to do nothing? Again? Come on America! We solve problems

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Eric Holder (@EricHolder) October 01, 2015

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How many more times will we allow gun violence to tear apart our communities before we come together and change our laws? #UCCShooting

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) October 01, 2015

Question for today's mass shooting and all mass shootings is not why he did it but why we, alone among developed nations, tolerate it.

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Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) October 01, 2015

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please don't politicize the national crisis that can only be solved politically.

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Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) October 01, 2015

the demands to not politicize issues always come from those whose bodies and conduct aren't under constant political assault and scrutiny

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Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) October 01, 2015

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Guess what? The U.S. ranks 14th in Education but #1 in School Shootings. What does this say about our priorities? #UCCShooting

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Spence Whitney (@SpenceWhitney) October 01, 2015

The best time to discuss gun laws? After preventable gun violence. FIGHT. ACT. HONOR: #uccshooting #gunsense https://t.co/Kjj3hHt87V

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Shannon (@shannonrwatts) October 01, 2015

The President And First Lady’s Day

President Barack Obama speaks to Nike Employees and other Oregonians at Nike Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. The President spoke about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pacts which include the U.S. in a trade agreement with 11 other nations

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President Barack Obama high-fives a little boy after his remarks on trade at Nike corporate headquarters

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First Lady Michelle Obama, joined by Dr. Jill Biden speaks to an audience of mothers and children during their annual Mother’s Day Tea to honor military-connected mothers at the White House

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First Lady Michelle Obama reacts as a little girl gives her a gift

A Tweet Or Two

JUST IN: President Obama statement on the murders of 3 young Muslims in Chapel Hill, North Carolina http://t.co/wSfmfjWQQc

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NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) February 13, 2015

Sister of Muslim #ChapelHillShooting victim says suspect repeatedly flashed a gun at them bit.ly/1D3PYDu http://t.co/g9HanfjRGt

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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 13, 2015

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Yusor Abu-Salha's sister writes: "more than just a victim of a terrible crime, more than just a woman in a hijab" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Matt Sullivan (@sullduggery) February 13, 2015

For doctors who are Muslim, many Americans still see us as "Muslims who just happen to be doctors" trib.al/73Yv48d

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If #AllLivesMatter we wouldn't be talking right now.

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

Until black men are no longer being called "thugs"

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

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Until Muslim people can speak Arabic on airplanes without the pilot diverting the flight

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

Until a black man no longer does 4x the time for the same drug offense as a white man

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

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Until teachers watching brown children at play no longer automatically view those kids as more aggressive

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

Until the first question after a black man is killed is no longer "Well what was he doing wrong?"

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

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Until Mexican Americans are no longer used as scapegoats every fucking election.

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

Until politicians stop trying to scare white people with lies of decapitated heads lining the Mexican border

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

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Until men with rifles are no longer opening fire on Sikh temples

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

Until people stop ignoring the high rate of sexual and physical abuse that black women face every day

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2015

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