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The President's launching a new effort to give every 4th-grader in America free access to public lands. #FindYourPark http://t.co/cpLVFYBTl6
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2015
Obama doesn't refer to Bin Laden, Awlaki, Gaddafi, Godane or Hakimullah Mehsud as "islamic terrorists."
You know what he can call them? Dead
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015
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Day 19 of 28: @Lupita_Nyongo = Black is Beautiful. 1st Blk African to win an Oscar & 1st Blk ambassador of Lancôme http://t.co/PLC5A7AJpo
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#becauseofthemwecan (@Becauseofthem) February 19, 2015
Kids depict inspiring African American leaders for Black History Month, and all year round on.mash.to/19zRYHi http://t.co/yt7w1jjpFr
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Mashable (@mashable) February 19, 2015
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Psst…it’s revolutionary methods of plasma storage for transfusions 🙂
Dr. Charles Drew, is widely known for what life saving invention? #BlackHistoryMonth #BecauseOfThemWeCan http://t.co/Pl6Z2SIOCu
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White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) February 19, 2015
Day 17 of 28: Sadie T. M Alexander. 1st Nat'l Pres of DST, 1st AA woman in US w/Ph.D in Econ & 1st AA woman to PA bar http://t.co/IzgbWGGzhT
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#becauseofthemwecan (@Becauseofthem) February 17, 2015
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Psst…it’s the Little Rock Nine. Your education for today 🙂
Daisy Bates made a pathway for which group of young people to obtain a quality education in 1957? #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/M6TeRSvHxA
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White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) February 16, 2015
If you’re reading this you have Lewis Latimer to thank… Read about him here blackinventor.com/lewis-latimer/ #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/6ygsRyar8n
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White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) February 15, 2015
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If you like the electric guitar, you should thank Sister Rosetta Tharpe. on.mash.to/1FYhQXR #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/NUZfiUoCYQ
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Mashable (@mashable) February 19, 2015
Today we celebrate and salute "Tuskegee Airmen" 4 their successful mission in WWII.
Never lost a bomber to enemy
#BHM http://t.co/YWHqXgyfkf
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Kasai™ (@Kahsai) February 19, 2015
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Yay, Austin!
This same sex couple just got legally married in Austin via court order. http://t.co/HBdb3zTq4k
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Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 19, 2015
As the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild, I hope she can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied. http://t.co/NDIfOdW9sk
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Rep. Mike Honda (@RepMikeHonda) February 18, 2015
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Can you pass the #BoehnerTest? Who is our Commander in Chief - Obama or Netanyahu?
niacouncil.org/niac-runs-full…
@johncusack http://t.co/o8aoKjBDKb
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Trita Parsi (@tparsi) February 19, 2015
Jeb and Bibi teaming up on Twitter http://t.co/PFKQEbF10p
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Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) February 19, 2015
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And now, the state's first legal gay marriage is registered. http://t.co/p8xF0ZEvri
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Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 19, 2015
Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend, partners of 30 years, got married this morning. texasobserver.org/austin-couple-… http://t.co/GVFXVl9u5u
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The Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) February 19, 2015
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President Obama this morning: "The notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie." nyti.ms/1G863GH http://t.co/yHp4ZPT83B
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NYT Photo (@nytimesphoto) February 19, 2015
MORE: US Embassy: Turkey, US sign deal to train, arm Syrian rebels: apne.ws/1G8FbGi
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The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2015
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After stops in Iowa and South Carolina, Biden is heading to New Hampshire: ow.ly/Jl4xK http://t.co/dDlFsQIdE7
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The Hill (@thehill) February 19, 2015
"Dear Rudy, at the height of US/Russian tensions, you were the one who declared Vladimir Putin a great leader" goo.gl/aWXctQ
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Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) February 19, 2015
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Something you don't see every day - deep red state (Nebraska) kills voter ID bill msnbc.com/msnbc/voter-id… via @zackroth
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 19, 2015
LBJ’s condolence letter to Coretta Scott King to be auctioned buff.ly/1FuQDi0 http://t.co/weBd8cIocW
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 19, 2015
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Rudy Giuliani's big accomplishment on 9/11 was being the only elected executive not in a bunker. Because his bunker/fuck shack was on fire.
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015
And why was it on fire? Because he put NYC's Emergency Command Center inside the only building in New York terrorists had attacked before.
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015
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NYPD and others all opposed decision to put NYC's ECC in the WTC. Rudy did anyway, and used it as a place to meet his girlfriend on the DL.
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015
Think I'm making this up? Here ya go! villagevoice.com/2007-07-31/new… nytimes.com/2008/01/26/us/…
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 19, 2015
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Obama picks the State Department's Jen Psaki to lead White House communications bit.ly/1CNk499
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 19, 2015
Honored to be rejoining the team @WhiteHouse in April, exciting two years for @BarackObama ahead. Wil miss incredible colleagues @StateDept
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Jen Psaki (@statedeptspox) February 19, 2015
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Walmart Gives 500,000 Employees A Pay Raise n.pr/1CNxKmR
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NPR News (@nprnews) February 19, 2015
First @Aetna now @Walmart boosting employee wages. Good first starts & models for others. nbcnews.to/1DEC0Xa http://t.co/atMzjEpU4b
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Areva Martin, Esq. (@ArevaMartin) February 19, 2015
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UCLA Health System says 100 patients possibly exposed to potentially deadly "superbug": reut.rs/1CNrU5b http://t.co/QPxr5tl8c6
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 19, 2015
Texas Ebola quarantine success depended on help with daily needs: CDC reut.rs/1E9H0DK
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Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 19, 2015
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What signal does it send the more hateful and violent elements of society when a public figure says our President doesn't love America? Sick
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 19, 2015
Malcolm X on the media. http://t.co/7YTuTTqjef
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(@3ChicsPolitico) February 19, 2015
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Not sure the Kochs have thought through this plan to beat Dems with a major economic stimulus msnbc.com/msnbc/democrat… http://t.co/g6lPOwiu6a
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Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) February 19, 2015
Man behind soldier beheading plot was caught carrying this knife, a hammer & an Islamic flag bbc.in/1AWWYQU http://t.co/SE45myPcuZ
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BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 19, 2015
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MORE: Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 283,000, latest sign of improving job market: apne.ws/1A990pq
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The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2015
The Growing Effort To Protect LGBT People From Discrimination Under The Civil Rights Act Of 1964: bzfd.it/19zDAPp
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Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 19, 2015
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Great show!
6 ways ‘Jane the Virgin’ is destroying Latino stereotypes bit.ly/1LeCbv4 http://t.co/MblLj94C0Q
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Mic (@micnews) February 19, 2015
For the 1st Time, the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Will Be Broadcast on TV - on OWN blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/f… http://t.co/r4lQjwzxBB
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Shadow And Act (@shadowandact) February 19, 2015
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Just so everyone understands, Giuliani called Obama un-American at Walker fundraiser; Walker still refuses to denounce the hate speech.
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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 19, 2015
Walker on @SquawkCNBC re: Rudy: "The mayor can speak for himself. I'm not going to comment on whether -- what the president thinks or not"
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Carrie Dann (@CarrieNBCNews) February 19, 2015
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Still surprised that Bin Laden's writings didn't move us from tired debate about CT language to one about CT policy: http://t.co/OB0thgFESg
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Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) February 19, 2015
Tens of thousands of people march in Argentina, demanding answers in the mysterious death of a prosecutor. aje.io/ftrr
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AJE News (@AJENews) February 19, 2015
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This Chicago cop became a torturer at Guantanamo Bay. Here's what he was doing in police interrogation rooms first. theguardian.com/us-news/2015/f…
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Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) February 18, 2015
The food stamp capital of the country is Owsley County, KY. It's 99.22% white & 95% GOP. politicalblindspot.com/the-food-stamp… @cenkuygur @davekoller
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Steven Oh (@stevenoh88) February 15, 2015
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Our education continues 🙂
Carnival is originally a French tradition and it was brought to the Caribbean by colonisers
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
The word carnival originally means something along the lines of "no meat" and the carnival season is always before lent
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
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The enslaved Africans and Tainos/Kalinago were banned from taking part in carnival celebrations
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
They then too what they saw the Europeans doing and fused it with their own native traditions.
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
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The headdresses and "Red Indian" costumes in the West Indies are a tribute to the Kalinago and Taino people who first inhabited the region.
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
A lot of the time they're forgotten about and glossed over (they're still here) and we honour their history through carnival
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
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The "Jab Jab" costume originates from the story of a slave who died after drowning in a sugar vat http://t.co/ZKsDYfEVq6
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
"jab/ djab" is Creole French for devil. The Jab wears horns, chains and is covered in tar, engine oil or black paint. http://t.co/VhcbA6lp5s
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
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Jab Jab can be seen as a reappropriation of slave imagery. His chains and tar covered skin are used to mock the white enslavers.
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
"Moko Jumbie", the stilt walker. 'Jumbie' is a Caribbean word meaning ghost that originates from The Congo region http://t.co/ZbciRTM6fk
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
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The "Shortknee" costume. It has been linked back to West African masquerade and Nigerian Egungun festivals. http://t.co/8DRgua3kf8
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
Finally, one of the best things about Carnival is body acceptance! People of every size enjoy it, and get involved! http://t.co/u0nd0DDwlq
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Congolese Waistline (@denzelwynter) February 18, 2015
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Truth in humor
Obama loves America because there's no other reason any human being would ever be willing to put up with this much bullshit.
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Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) February 19, 2015
After I shoveled my Republican neighbor's driveway, he said "U can do or say no wrong in my eyes!" I said, "Really? Ok, fuck Ronald Reagan."
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(@HumanityCritic) February 19, 2015
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