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Jan

Desecration

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, 2020 Election, Biden, capitol, Congress, democrats, domestic terrorism, election, Election 2020, First Lady, georgia, Harris, jon, Michelle Obama, Obama, Ossoff, police brutality, Racial Justice, racism, riot, Runoff, statement, terrorism, terrorists, trump, tweets, Vilence, violent, Warnock, White Privilege, White Supremacy, White Terrorism

Like all of you, I’ve been feeling so many emotions since yesterday. I tried to put my thoughts down here: pic.twitter.com/9xzRvrpk7y
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 7, 2021

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 07, 2021

Jan

Terrorism At The Capitol

By Nerdy Wonka 138 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, 2020 Election, Barack Obama, Biden, Congress, democrats, domestic terrorism, election, Election 2020, gop, GOP Obstruction, Harris, Obama, President, racism, racists, republicans, statement, terrorism, terrorists, trump, tweets, Violence, violent, White Privilege, White Supremacy, White Terrorism

Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/jLCKo2D1Ya
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 7, 2021

The way news outlets shielded us from viewing the horrific murder of a white woman committing a criminal act at the Capitol Building yesterday, is the dignity that I desire from the media when unarmed Black people are murdered by the police. Instead we get trauma porn.
— Dr. Theresa Chapple (@Theresa_Chapple) January 7, 2021

All of Black Twitter tonight, ESPECIALLY Black Women: pic.twitter.com/BDqGSaoQpG
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 7, 2021

Sep

Equal Justice Under The Law

By Nerdy Wonka 112 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, death, equality, Gender Equality, Ginsburg, Justice, Obama, President, Ruth, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, statement, tweets

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought to the end, through her cancer, with unwavering faith in our democracy and its i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 19, 2020

Jun

Waiting For Justice

By Nerdy Wonka 120 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, #JusticeForAhmaud, Ahmaud, Breonna, civil rights, cops, george, georgia, Justice, Kentucky, minneapolis, morrison, police brutality, protest, protests, racism, statement, taylor, toni, Toni Morrison, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

“what struck me most about those who rioted was how long they waited. the restraint they showed. not the spontaneit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Shamari K. Reid (@shamarikreid) May 28, 2020

Jun

A Word From Martin Luther King Jr

By Nerdy Wonka 161 Comments

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Here is a gift to white people who insist they know what Martin Luther King Jr. would have said. A thread
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May

“It Broke Me Down”

By Nerdy Wonka 116 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, #JusticeForAhmaud, activism, Activist, Barack Obama, Breonna, civil rights, cops, death, First Lady, Floyd, george, georgia, Kentucky, Michelle, Michelle Obama, minneapolis, minnesota, murder, Obama, police brutality, President, protest, Protesters, protests, racism, statement, taylor, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

My statement on the death of George Floyd: https://t.co/Hg1k9JHT6R
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 29, 2020

Like so many of you, I’m pained by these recent tragedies. And I’m exhausted by a heartbreak that never seems to st… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

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Race and racism is a reality that so many of us grow up learning to just deal with. But if we ever hope to move pas… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

It’s up to all of us—Black, white, everyone—no matter how well-meaning we think we might be, to do the honest, unco… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

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It ends with justice, compassion, and empathy that manifests in our lives and on our streets. I pray we all have th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

Jul

Justice Stevens

By Nerdy Wonka 113 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, death, john, John Paul, Justice, Medal Of Freedom, Paul, Political And Funny Tweets, President, SCOTUS, statement, Stevens, tweets

NEW: Former Pres. Barack Obama on the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens: "He was a good ma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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ABC News (@ABC) July 17, 2019

Quite a kicker: nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/… https://t.co/4wFaL24rFw
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Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) July 17, 2019

May

The New Prince

By Nerdy Wonka 108 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: announcement, baby, Baby Sussex, birth, castle, children, Cottage, England, Frogmore, Frogmore Cottage, harry, London, Markle, Meghan, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, Prince Harry, royal, Royal Baby, statement, Sussex, United Kingdom, windsor

Congratulations, Meghan and Harry! Barack and I are so thrilled for both of you and can't wait to meet him.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 06, 2019

Apr

Pragmatism And Decency

By Nerdy Wonka 131 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, death, lugar, nuclear, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, richard, Senator, statement, tweets

For thirty-six years, Richard Lugar proved that pragmatism and decency work—not only in Washington but all over the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 28, 2019

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