The Real Death Panel

Fight Back With These Tools: Here, Here, and Here

Trumpcare: $800,000,000,000 taken from poor to give to rich. @realDonaldTrump now starts to kill Americans for money nytimes.com/2017/06/21/ups…

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Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 22, 2017

BREAKING: Senate Republicans unveil health care bill scuttling Obama law, cuts Medicaid, slashes taxes for wealthy.

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The Associated Press (@AP) June 22, 2017

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Wow. Older enrollees get screwed. They go from paying 6-9.5% of income to 8.3-16.2% of income. Above 350%: from 9.5… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) June 22, 2017

Medicaid covers: 64% of nursing home residents 60% of kids with disabilities 49% of births 20% of all Americans… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) June 22, 2017

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Under Trump's banner, knowing his hardcore 35% of the country will loudly scream their consent for anything he wants, the GOP is unleashed.

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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 22, 2017

They're grabbing every penny, every patch of land with oil under it, every benefit for the rich, and they'll let you know when they're done.

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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 22, 2017

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Trump's clown show is the cover; the disastrous distraction. But it's Ryan, McConnell &the billionaire Mercers, Kochs etc driving the train.

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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 22, 2017

Page 41. They revoke the essential health benefits requirement. https://t.co/1fxrRRrwyg

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Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) June 22, 2017

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This means insurance companies are no longer required to cover things like maternity care and emergency services. This will effect everyone.

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Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) June 22, 2017

Page 86. Decimating Medicaid. https://t.co/bRKuoMPCy5

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Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) June 22, 2017

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This cuts over $4 billion from the Prevention & Public Health Fund. That’s a cruel joke on those who need preventiv… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) June 22, 2017

It maims Obamacare, cuts off Planned Parenthood, and slashes Medicaid. All for a rich man’s tax cut. Read the bill. budget.senate.gov/bettercare

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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) June 22, 2017

Our Rights Also Matter

Watch this 16-year-old absolutely school a Republican Senator on privilege and reproductive rights https://t.co/xWb8SdYSuA

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NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 19, 2017

Keep Up The Good Fight

The 4th Circuit has reaffirmed that assault weapons are not protected by the 2nd Amendment. slate.com/blogs/the_slat…

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Tim 🇺🇸 Dickinson (@7im) February 21, 2017

For those who still dont understand ACA (or know they now have no benefit caps) read this piece on what that means. vox.com/policy-and-pol…

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Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) February 22, 2017

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Fact: Every day that Planned Parenthood's doors stay open, 8,118 people get health care.

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Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) February 22, 2017

The most popular sign at the Dave Brat town hall. https://t.co/PcIdm0M5Pk

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Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 21, 2017

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A Judge Has Blocked Texas From Cutting Planned Parenthood Funding buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner… https://t.co/0cNeid21Dr

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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 22, 2017

Federal judge Sparks is ... not impressed with TX's rationale for trying to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal) February 21, 2017

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Angry constituents confront Chuck Grassley in Iowa: “If it wasn’t for Obamacare, we wouldn’t be able to afford insu… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

Angry constituent gives Mitch McConnell the what for https://t.co/tyHseJVtqd

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Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

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Everyone holding up their CO driver's license to prove that it's all Coloradans wanting to talk with… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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  (@IndivisibleNOCO) February 22, 2017

Activists hang ‘Refugees Welcome’ banner on Statue of Liberty nyp.st/2m9X6cn https://t.co/RJrlbGTzt9

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McSpocky™ 👽 (@mcspocky) February 21, 2017

Planned Parenthood: #100YearsStrong

For a century, Planned Parenthood has made it possible for women to determine their own lives. Here's to another #100YearsStrong.

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President Obama (@POTUS) October 16, 2016

Your Body, Your Choice. Thanks, President Obama

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Laura Bassett: Obama Moves To Protect Planned Parenthood Funding, Permanently

The Obama administration has proposed a new rule that would prevent states from defunding Planned Parenthood or any other family planning provider for political reasons. The new rule which the Department of Health and Human Services proposed last week, says that states cannot withhold Title X federal family planning money from certain recipients for any reason other than the “provider’s ability to deliver services to program beneficiaries in an effective manner.” That means states can no longer vote to defund Planned Parenthood because some of its clinics offer abortion services.

“This will make a real difference in so many people’s lives,” said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood. “Thanks to the Obama administration, women will still be able to access the birth control they need to plan their families, and the cancer screenings they need to stay healthy.” The Title X program provides basic preventive health care and family planning services for 4 million low-income Americans. About 85 percent of patients who use Title X have incomes below $23,500. Planned Parenthood serves about a third of those patients, using the $70 million a year it receives in Title X grants to subsidize contraceptives and cancer and sexually transmitted infection screenings for people who can’t afford them.

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A Comedian Drops Some Knowledge

To call fetal tissue "baby parts" shows a childish ignorance about medical research. Imagine a Dr. calling muscle tissue "people meat"...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

...& even though “baby parts” was a phrase used by CO Springs shooter, ppl who profit by using it (by $$ &/or votes) are still using it...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

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...It is vile, cynical, willfully ignorant propaganda...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

...What grotesque fantasy do ppl have about what is done w these “baby parts”? What do they have against curing diseases?...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

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...”Baby parts” were used to develop the poliovirus vaccine, which saves 550,000 lives yrly. That is pro-life...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

...Diseases “baby parts” are helping to cure: Cancer Diabetes Birth defects HIV MS ALS Alzheimer’s...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

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...If you are howling about “baby parts”, and you or your loved ones have benefitted from treatments for these diseases...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

...you may be a hypocrite.

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

A Tweet Or Two

No state has an unemployment rate at or above 7%, first time in almost 9 years. calculatedriskblog.com/2015/11/bls-on…

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Morgan Housel (@TMFHousel) November 23, 2015

NSA to shut down bulk phone surveillance program by Sunday reut.rs/1XlDpOD via @Reuters

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Dan Froomkin (@froomkin) November 27, 2015

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Gas prices hit 10-month low, down 70 cents from last year: cbsn.ws/1T9SNYr #Headline via @businessinsider https://t.co/2FS5jB1TJ0

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CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) November 23, 2015

#BREAKING Economic growth in the third quarter revised up to 2.1% from initial 1.5% estimate usatoday.com

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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 24, 2015

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The people who do this have the blood of innocent lives on their hands

Woman of color enters her own home. White neighbor sees it. You'll never believe what happens next washingtonpost.com/posteverything…

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) November 18, 2015

Black students at the University of Missouri talk about the reality of being #BlackOnCampus: ajplus.co/u457

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AJ+ (@ajplus) November 16, 2015

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To call fetal tissue "baby parts" shows a childish ignorance about medical research. Imagine a Dr. calling muscle tissue "people meat"...

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Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 29, 2015

It must be horrifying to describe someone as a “veteran” of mass shootings nyti.ms/1jpLsaq https://t.co/RN7haorgVe

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Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) November 28, 2015

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There were four Planned Parenthood clinics torched in barely over two months this late summer/early fall. splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015…

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  (@ClinicEscort) November 27, 2015

Another Planned Parenthood, in New Hampshire, was attacked with a hatchet last month. rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/1…

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This wk in KY a "vandal" who twice broke clinic windows returned 1 day after release on condition that he stay away insiderlouisville.com/metro/abortion…

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  (@ClinicEscort) November 27, 2015

How Democrats and Republicans in 1990s talked about anti-abortion violence: It's terrorism. washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nationa… https://t.co/bGQzc4rSz9

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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 27, 2015

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One more reason to be thankful for Shonda Rhimes

How @ShondaRhimes Is Changing the Dialogue About Abortion on TV bit.ly/1MGAeqe #Scandal https://t.co/5fzXz9GNQ8

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Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 20, 2015

Last night's #Scandal was cheered by fans & Planned Parenthood as bold prime-time statement: ow.ly/UTfxT https://t.co/PXomeRWfAR

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Entertainment Weekly (@EW) November 20, 2015

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.@FLOTUS is making a #ReachHigherApp to help students own their future: vine.co/v/iudW5zXXdEU

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Kresge Education (@kresgedu) November 19, 2015

Spotify's new parental leave policy is pretty amazing huff.to/1kHHmfb https://t.co/v15GFPceKZ

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HuffPost Business (@HuffPostBiz) November 19, 2015

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Thanks, President Obama

President Obama just endorsed the most comprehensive LGBTQ rights bill ever bit.ly/1Hw0rLk

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Vox (@voxdotcom) November 10, 2015

VA opens first clinic for transgender service members huff.to/1MDAtpz

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Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) November 12, 2015

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How the Syrian refugee crisis shows the hypocrisy of ‘All Lives Matter’ sp.lc/UTZ0I https://t.co/Cu9koOSO4D

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SPLC (@splcenter) November 21, 2015

Why is this me http://t.co/L1CKCicPqo

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M✿ (@poeticgf) August 27, 2015

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Such delusions. Newsflash, stop ripping off a Teddy Roosevelt comic

Now we know what Ted Cruz thinks he looks like. https://t.co/3Jzff8TmcO

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southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 19, 2015

Woodrow Wilson's behavior as president was, by all objective measures, racist washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-co… twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/…

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) November 19, 2015

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11/16/15: Jewell Jones made history as youngest member ever sworn as Inkster City Councilman. #TheObamaGeneration https://t.co/TUlVgRXX2B

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Alycee (@jazziz2) November 19, 2015

Jennifer Lawrence says she can't support Republicans, and here's why: bit.ly/1GYLmSq https://t.co/OYyh52UVAJ

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Mic (@micnews) November 12, 2015

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Job creation is actually FASTER in states that raised the minimum wage: bit.ly/1MVwFCf #GOPDebate https://t.co/ifucDRf15H

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  (@igorvolsky) November 11, 2015

What the CIA knew before 9/11: New details politi.co/1N1lvfb | Getty https://t.co/v5W5MLCrt8

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POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2015

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BOOM

The 50 most powerful people in the world read.bi/1NZkWkM https://t.co/HfhIKCWljZ

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Business Insider (@businessinsider) November 17, 2015

"I want someone to look at me the way Joe Biden looks at Obama." https://t.co/5Tm8mikmaz

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trang (@TheRealTrangPak) November 20, 2015

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LOL

When people tell you to stop "acting black" https://t.co/xX5x5X8bfc

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Larry Legend (@larryislegend) November 27, 2015

THIS IS A MOSAIC OF DONALD TRUMP MADE OUT OF DICK PICS https://t.co/UPbbMerojA

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Candy (@PunkLtd) November 13, 2015

Naming the name

On April 19, 1995, a terrorist planted a bomb at the front of a federal building in Oklahoma City, blowing up the building and killing 168 people.

On July 17, 1996, a terrorist detonated explosives in Atlanta during the Summer Olympics, killing 1 person and injuring 111.

On June 17, 2015, a terrorist went into an African American church, was welcomed into its prayer group, and proceeded to kill 9 of the congregants.

On November 27, 2015, a terrorist invaded a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, killing 3, injuring 9.

All of theses terrorists were white.

See what I did there? I called acts of terror for what they are, “terror”. Which seems to be something that we as a country cannot do.

Terrorism is what happens overseas. Or, if it happens here, it comes from overseas. Terrorism has a brown hue to it. When the perpetrator is white, it’s a lone nut, a mentally disturbed man. Anything but terrorism.

Tweets Of The Day

Every time shit like this happens, john and I immediately make another donation to planned parenthood.

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christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 27, 2015

Donate to planned parenthood today: secure.ppaction.org/site/Donation2…

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christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 27, 2015

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I also recommend donating to independent abortion clinics, who face the same terror threats as Planned Parenthoods: abortioncarenetwork.org/donation/

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Steph Herold (@StephHerold) November 27, 2015

We will never back away from providing care in a safe, supportive environment that millions of people rely on and trust.

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Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) November 27, 2015

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So, he's alive. . . after ACTUALLY shooting at police officers. Funny to ya girl. twitter.com/Reuters/status…

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Cocky McSwagsalot (@MoreAndAgain) November 28, 2015

"Officer, why did you kill that Black person?" "I thought they had a weapon." "Why didn't you kill that white person?" "They had a weapon."

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Cocky McSwagsalot (@MoreAndAgain) November 28, 2015

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So police didn't feel their lives were in jeopardy enough to kill this #PlannedParenthood terrorist who was actually shooting at them? Hmm.

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Karen Hunter (@karenhunter) November 28, 2015

Shooter should face justice but man it's like a punch in the gut to think about black lives lost for crimes like: loose cigarettes walking

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Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) November 28, 2015

A Tweet Or Two

Man hears Obama's speech on addiction, turns in a cooler full of drugs and enters rehab bit.ly/1P0jqA6 https://t.co/IBYUXBIIKf

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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 29, 2015

Thanks, Obama! The Deficit Just Fell Below 50-Year Average — The People's View thepeoplesview.net/main/2015/10/2…

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Pretty Foot (@PrettyFootWoman) October 29, 2015

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.@PressSec explains the @WhiteHouse's rationale on sending troops to Syria cnn.it/1WlIl5n cnn.it/1GBDXsi

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CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015

.@PressSec: U.S. forces will be an "important force multiplier" in Syria cnn.it/1WlIl5n cnn.it/1GBC2nj

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CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 30, 2015

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BREAKING: US official: Obama authorizes 'fewer than 50' US special forces to deploy to northern Syria.

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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

U.S. to send small number of U.S. special operations forces to Syria, according to @NBCNews nbcnews.to/1WnZAOe https://t.co/IJU7wORpfE

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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 30, 2015

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BREAKING: Kerry: Nations direct UN to bring Syrian govt, opposition together for new political process.

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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

BREAKING: Palestinians tell Intl Criminal Court about what they call Israeli "crimes" in recent violence.

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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

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Hair-on-Fire Left Gets it Wrong Again: Budget Deal Helps Medicare, Disability Beneficiaries thepeoplesview.net/main/2015/10/2…

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Spandan @ TPV (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015

Another big victory for @POTUS twitter.com/politico/statu…

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Spandan @ TPV (@thepeoplesview) October 27, 2015

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Your video stop by our photographer, Jeremiah. This is what hwy183 looks like. Avoid 71 and 183. #atxweather https://t.co/jL5S0nISkH

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Tania Ortega (@TaniaonFox7) October 30, 2015

My apartment complex off 35 in San Marcos @mySA @KENS5 @News4SA https://t.co/f22tpQXDhX

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Aaron M. Orozco (@Big_Ohhhhh) October 30, 2015

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Barton Springs & South First Flooding 🎥 @jasonmneff https://t.co/QFzmoshaqN

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365 Things Austin (@365ThingsAustin) October 30, 2015

#OnionCreek #Driftwood @TWCNewsAustin @KXAN_Weather https://t.co/o2zadIbKW2

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Jewhadi™ (@JewhadiTM) October 30, 2015

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#AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh. https://t.co/D1P4VNp1xb

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deray mckesson (@deray) October 29, 2015

Well, thank goodness there's no more racism... Or this might seem racist. twitter.com/mypwi/status/6…

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Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) October 29, 2015

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Judge Orders Jindal to Reinstate Planned Parenthood Funding bit.ly/1RizB9E https://t.co/pz4ICuwdAH

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  (@Mediaite) October 30, 2015

A federal jury finds that Cox illegally forced customers into renting its set-top box: washingtonpost.com/news/the-switc… https://t.co/VHREEta1eF

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Brian Fung (@b_fung) October 30, 2015

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U.N. to world leaders: Your climate pledges are not enough hill.cm/2oayQMB https://t.co/T4H9TDOOw2

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The Hill (@thehill) October 30, 2015

GOP suspends partnership with NBC News for February debate after criticized CNBC debate: apne.ws/1XF2PTV

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The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015

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Eric Holder on FBI director’s Ferguson effect comments: "You can't base policy on anecdotal evidence.” huff.to/1jShtJg

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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 28, 2015

FBI dir James B. Comey met President Obama in the Oval Office today to talk about recent comments nytimes.com/2015/10/30/us/…

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Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) October 30, 2015

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HBCU alumni are thriving more than black grads of other schools, study shows huff.to/1MZoX3R

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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) October 30, 2015

This black American wants refugee status in Canada because of police brutality: bit.ly/1WofXdO https://t.co/LSAfhiQWrU

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VICE News (@vicenews) October 30, 2015

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Serena Williams has a message for those behind the #BlackLivesMatter movement: Keep it up. sportingnews.com/sport-news/465… https://t.co/bZz1b7n9W1

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Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 30, 2015

Lonnae O’Neal: Unclear on excessive force? Just imagine it’s a white girl wapo.st/1GJXRky

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2015

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BREAKING Guantanamo frees long-cleared Mauritanian captive. Prison census now 113. Try this link: hrld.us/1LZrb3r

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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 29, 2015

Story so far: Captive Shaker Aamer gone from Guantánamo. hrld.us/1Wnl91r @MiamiHerald https://t.co/zigMPwj9Tw

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Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 30, 2015

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Teen girl in classrm thrown around like rag doll.Every1 on TV saying“we can’t see what she did b4 video”Who gives a flying Fk‼️She’s a CHILD

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Cher (@cher) October 27, 2015

Nothing against JEB personally ( except 99.9 % of his policies )BUT HIS SHIP HAS SAILED‼️TOO MUCH OF A DOWNER‼️ C’MON,️POTUS CANT B A WHINER

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Cher (@cher) October 26, 2015

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No, mental illness is not the main cause of mass shootings in America bit.ly/1k7SLEl https://t.co/j1wkDncU9e

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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 30, 2015

A German rapper who'd joined ISIS was killed in a U.S. air strike, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to me buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/ger…

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Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) October 30, 2015

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5.85 million Americans can't vote because of felon disenfranchisement laws, including 2.2 million African-Americans https://t.co/wVvtOrDgTI

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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 27, 2015

Criminal Justice Reform Will Fall Short If We Fail to Invest in Civil Legal Aid sp.lc/TUpAy https://t.co/ttXo5kygIP

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SPLC (@splcenter) October 27, 2015

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Here’s how the school-to-prison pipeline begins #AssaultAtSpringValley SC has a “Disturbing Schools” statute https://t.co/6z51t40VHw

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SPLC (@splcenter) October 27, 2015

Why was a cop in that classroom? A look at the bigger picture: latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…

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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

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That deputy didn't just randomly appear in that classroom. Policymakers and administrators put him there. latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…

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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

That student is charged with a misdemeanor because South Carolina's legislature made disrupting school a crime. latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…

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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) October 28, 2015

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Obama tells police we must "stick with facts" on criminal justice: huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-po…

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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2015

Some may read this Obama comment as a subtweet of the FBI director: huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-po… https://t.co/EBiDaXIaia

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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2015

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Some hot dogs and sausages contain human DNA, report says: abcn.ws/1GHkfLe https://t.co/0DAXVudPT8

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ABC News (@ABC) October 28, 2015

Hospitals to pay $250 million for cardiac device coverage violations: DOJ reut.rs/1jWUU6f

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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 30, 2015

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*SNORT*

"Ma, can I have some money for school?" "Bring me my purse" https://t.co/3eC3rFhlSP

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Drew (@RJJ954) October 28, 2015

Oh, I get it now. 'Artisan' is the word you use when a middle-class person makes something a working-class person used to make...

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Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) September 29, 2015