Dear Earth

When you look at the history of big social movements, they’re usually started and sustained by young people who put in the work to make it happen. As we look to COP26, I’m inspired by the young people using their voices in the fight against climate change. https://t.co/IBdciqn8ml

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 25, 2021

Climate change isn’t a distant environmental issue—it’s already having an immediate impact on our lives, including huge national security implications as more communities come under stress.https://t.co/wLnJgynwCs

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 27, 2021

President @BarackObama has entered the chat – and it's *so* inspiring!! #DearEarth pic.twitter.com/24hfPqu60f

— YouTube (@YouTube) October 23, 2021

Glasgow

Five years ago, the Paris Agreement went into effect. Paris provided an important framework in the fight against climate change, but it wasn’t enough. That’s why I’ll be speaking in Glasgow on Monday about the road ahead and what young people in particular can do to help. pic.twitter.com/E7P3X6jtny

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 4, 2021

Signing the Paris Agreement to fight climate change was one of my proudest moments in office. But it was always a foundation to build on. As world leaders gather for COP26, I shared some reflections on the road to Paris and the young activists who are pushing us further. pic.twitter.com/EebSdTQ6QS

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 29, 2021

Way To Go!

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Evening Times: Barack Obama’s Scottish Dinner Event Raised £670,000 For Charities

A charity dinner attended by former US president Barack Obama raised £670,000 for causes in Scotland. Organised by the Hunter Foundation, Mr Obama made his first trip to the country for a speech in front of about 1,200 people including First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, author JK Rowling and musician Annie Lennox. All profits from the night, including an auction, are to go charities taking part in the Kiltwalk campaign.

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Golfing At St. Andrews

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Former Pres. Obama began his first visit to Scotland with a round of golf at one of the oldest courses in the world… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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President Barack Obama golfing at St Andrews Golf Club, near Dundee in Scotland

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WATCH: Barack Obama lands in Scotland ahead of charity dinner bit.ly/2r3XxrB https://t.co/FnRPxXHInT

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STV News (@STVNews) May 26, 2017

ICYMI - The moment @BarackObama touched down on Scottish soil today #BarackObama thesun.uk/60178cWEh

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The Scottish Sun (@ScottishSun) May 26, 2017

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Dan Roberts: Barack Obama Tees Off Scotland Visit With Round Of Golf

Barack Obama arrived in Scotland for his first ever visit and a round of golf at St Andrews before a charity dinner in Edinburgh that could hardly strike a more contrasting note with his successor. Obama was warmly received by the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, during an earlier visit to Berlin on Thursday and then landed in Scotlandon Friday amid the sort of excitement normally reserved for current world leaders. Nonetheless, many camera phones were present to witness the famously golf-obsessed president complete his homage to St Andrews and tee off to a round of applause. After the third hole, Obama wandered over to the crowd who had been following him round the course. He shook hands with people and spoke with them before heading back to resume play.

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.@BarackObama was on good form at St Andrews ahead of his charity dinner in the Capital tonight thesun.uk/60188cWHu

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The Scottish Sun (@ScottishSun) May 26, 2017

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#Brexit: The Consequences Of Xenophobic Nationalism

Irony of the #Brexit vote is poor/working class whites convinced to vote #Leave through xenophobia will be the ones who suffer the most.

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

Poor folks voting for #Brexit is the equivalent of a Turkey voting for Thanksgiving. White Nationalists can never be accused of rationality.

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

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The trolls who are on here bragging about how you "beat the Globalists" should know that Globalization happens with or without you. #Brexit

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

Similar to folks here in the US who wanna "Make America Great Again" (go backwards) while the rest of the world leaves them behind. #Brexit

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

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Watching the reactions of white racists/nationalists on Twitter feels almost like you're watching a car crash in slow motion. #Brexit

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

My only question is now that they got their way who will #Brexit folks have left to blame once their conditions don't improve but worsen?

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

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Politicians who use fear/hate to advance their agendas usually reap the benefits. People who vote against their own interests don't. #Brexit

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

Predictably, after 17 million people vote #Leave, Nigel Farage basically admits the #Brexit campaign was a sham. amp.twimg.com/v/6ca5195b-a8a…

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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 24, 2016

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This is a superb comment on the Financial Times. Sums it up perfectly. https://t.co/5i1uzWxUzi

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Liam Canning (@OffsideLiam) June 24, 2016

A Leave voter on the BBC: "I thought remain would win. I didn't think my vote would mean anything. I'm quite worried now." Great. Thanks.

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Adam Sweeney (@AdamWSweeney) June 24, 2016

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Woman on Radio 4 who voted Leave. "I'm pleased. Don't think it'll effect us cause we're elderly. For the young people I'm not sure."

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Game of ThEUROw-Ins (@GameofThrowIns) June 24, 2016

Age breakdown on Brexit polls tells underlying story. Older generation voted for a future the younger don't want: https://t.co/kMPECqQF6u

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Murtaza Hussain (@MazMHussain) June 24, 2016

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Scotland voted remain you incompressible jizztrumpet twitter.com/realDonaldTrum…

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TechnicallyRemain (@TechnicallyRon) June 24, 2016

This is everything. @realDonaldTrump #Brexit https://t.co/0NfdEvbYlr

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(((Amy Siskind))) (@Amy_Siskind) June 24, 2016

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To anyone watching from the US - not a single person I know was voting Leave, and that still happened. Don't let it happen with Trump.

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Claire Greenway (@clairegreenway) June 24, 2016

#BREAKING EU chiefs say Britain must start exit process 'as soon as possible'

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AFP news agency (@AFP) June 24, 2016

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Time for real talk. Economists favor more integration, not for the economic gains, but because it fosters peace, which is more valuable.

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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 24, 2016

Christiane Amanpour explains how Brexit was fueled by "demagoguery, anti-immigration, xenophobia" mm4a.org/28Q2Sdq

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Media Matters (@mmfa) June 24, 2016

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I don't get all these people expressing Bregrets NOW. What did they think they were doing when they voted?

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Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi) June 24, 2016

Waking up to a pound collapse and econ doom, Brits now frantically Googling to figure out what they've done. washingtonpost.com/news/the-switc…

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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 24, 2016

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Nigel Farage is a scumbag

We're not often classier in America, but we usually give it at least 12 hours before doing a 180 on our worst lies. twitter.com/KathViner/stat…

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Big Sexy Jeb! Lund (@Mobute) June 24, 2016

I'm already struggling with the smugness of Nigel Farage! We have not 'got our Country back' we have set it back, many many many years!

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Russ Haworth (@RussHaworth) June 24, 2016

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Brexiteers like the cheating man shocked he can't stay in the spare room for 2 years while he sorts himself out. twitter.com/afp/status/746…

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J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 24, 2016

Congratulations exiters. Reverse is across and down, easy on the clutch.

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Hugh Laurie (@hughlaurie) June 24, 2016

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I can't get my head around what's happening in Britain.I'm so sorry to the youth of Britain. I fear you've been let down today x

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James Corden (@JKCorden) June 24, 2016

"...and in the end, Britain, which had colonized the world, destroyed itself in fantasies that it was being colonized in turn" — historians.

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Ted Scheinman (@Ted_Scheinman) June 24, 2016

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The next James Bond will just be him spending 2 hours in passport control at De Gaulle

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Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) June 23, 2016

We must learn from brexit: Elderly xenophobes will lie to pollsters to hide their racist views, then vote for destructive policies anyway.

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Anil Dash (@anildash) June 24, 2016

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You have to admire Leave Brits. They were so worried about immigrants ruining their economy than they preempted it by doing it themselves.

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Emile Hokayem (@emile_hokayem) June 24, 2016

UK lost 350 billion in less than 3 hours. Some people gonna learn: racism is expensive.

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Lexi Alexander (@Lexialex) June 24, 2016

A Tweet Or Two

We're thrilled to announce that the Obama Center will be #RootedInChicago. Let @BarackObama & @FLOTUS do the honors: youtu.be/d2Q3xFpf-KE

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The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 12, 2015

The Obama Library goes to Chicago, but Foundation says NYC and Honolulu don't leave empty-handed http://t.co/bqnR2mTEie

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Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 12, 2015

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Barack Obama Presidential Center #Chicago Announcement (Full Version) youtu.be/FcFzEkqRIaI

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Dudette (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015

Barack Obama Foundation - Maya Soetoro-Ng Message for Hawai’i youtu.be/j3TLDVdKIhY

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Dudette (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015

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Your potential replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill: Harriet Tubman wapo.st/1IyEqsS http://t.co/oF6pyUHM3f

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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2015

Obama administration stands up to health insurers on birth control coverage and more. My latest @Eclectablog: eclectablog.com/2015/05/obama-…

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Amy Lynn Smith (@alswrite) May 12, 2015

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America. *Sigh*

19-year-old dies in Indiana police custody on 5/11 usatoday.com/story/news/nat… http://t.co/IdiYJZww6y

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deray mckesson (@deray) May 12, 2015

The hanging death of #RooseveltChampion has been officially deemed a suicide. myfoxatlanta.com/story/29033480… http://t.co/KRzG5iDQlx

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deray mckesson (@deray) May 12, 2015

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No Charges For NYPD Cop Who ‘Stopped and Frisked’ 14 YR old & Smashed His Head Through Window countercurrentnews.com/2015/05/no-cha… http://t.co/p1Ah2a5NSd

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thoughtcrime (@rawdawgbuffalo) May 12, 2015

"I believe that we will win." Hundreds March to Capitol #TonyRobinson http://t.co/No5suHRN03

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Curtis Sails III (@CurtisSails) May 12, 2015

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No charges for Officer Matthew Kenny, who shot and killed Tony Robinson Jr. in Madison, WI in March washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati…

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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 12, 2015

I didn't have to watch the livestream. I didn't have to read an article. I didnt even have to look on Twitter. I knew that cop would go free

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KayRay (@RE_invent_ED) May 12, 2015

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THIS---> US cited for police violence, racism in scathing UN review on human rights via @AJAM alj.am/1zTRhV8

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Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 12, 2015

Black men in Madison are more likely to be killed by police than a car accident. #TonyRobinson http://t.co/mRKpixIykL

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deray mckesson (@deray) May 12, 2015

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Not only are black people presumed guilty. We are presumed worthy of EXECUTION until proven otherwise #BlackLivesMatter

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5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015

Prove he was a good kid. Prove he wasn't on drugs Prove he didn't like rap Prove he got good grades Prove he deserved to live.

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5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015

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Some days, it’s too much. Parents, children, families are being killed everyday. Some days, it’s too much

You try to remember a time when the name of a dead black person and a cop wasn’t in your head. A new name arrives. A new cop arrives.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You look across the office at black coworker sitting at her desk. You wonder if she knows the name of this dead black person and this cop.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You want to ask her but you’re so tired and she’s so far away — and there are the names of all these dead black people and cops between you.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You consider getting the names of this dead black person and that dead black person and that dead black person tattooed on your body.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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But there will always be more names of dead black people and cops. And you only have so much body, so much black skin.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

Your white coworkers will read your tweets about dead black people and cops and waver, unsure of what to say. They check their scripts.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You try to remember the last time your wore a hoodie.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You wonder if America will ever need to learn your name, your son’s name, your sister’s name. You wonder if #YourName will trend.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You want to be parent one day but not in this America.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

White people who didn’t know your name until they saw your tweet just now tweet you about cops defending themselves against thugs.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You turn into fog for a moment and no one even notices.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You ask no one and everyone “At this point, what black person wouldn’t run from a cop pointing a gun at them?”

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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“A village is always somewhere burning / And if you do not look because it is not your village / it is still your village.” - Elana Bell

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

Sometimes you’ve just gotta put “Jolene” by Dolly Parton on repeat and act like America isn’t trying to systematically kill you.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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formula for a no-indict announcement 1) late start 2) irrelevant rambling 3) victim smearing 4) announcement #TonyRobinson #MikeBrown

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Hmmm... (@AmandaMichelle) May 12, 2015

This DA could've released a statement, instead he chose to smear #TonyRobinson in a press conference.

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Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) May 12, 2015

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