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A Tweet Or Two

All 13 of Obama's new and expanded national monuments in one map thkpr.gs/3578621 http://t.co/FlX6i3BzS1
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Climate Progress (@climateprogress) October 10, 2025

Obamacare saved our son from bankruptcy. Over 20K in bills between Aug-Oct. But he had coverage. #notjustawebsite
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(@Karoli) October 19, 2025

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If you're rooting for the president to fail.. http://t.co/hAj8P6RMq1
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My Daughter's Army (@mydaughtersarmy) October 19, 2025

Shot from @sherylstolberg ( nytimes.com/2014/10/19/us/…) Chaser from @adamliptak ( nytimes.com/2014/10/09/us/…) http://t.co/TTqXiMIbah
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southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) October 19, 2025

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"One voter testified she'd need to choose btwn paying 4 birth cert so she cld vote, or buying groceries for family." naacpldf.org/press-release/…
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Brad Friedman (@TheBradBlog) October 19, 2025

If voting didn't matter, the Texas GOP wouldn't make people who don't have cars travel 150 miles to the DMV and pay for the right to do it.
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(@LOLGOP) October 18, 2025

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Public health officials: Travel ban a horrible idea that would make us less safe wapo.st/1nt9hiX @katiezez
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David Beard (@dabeard) October 18, 2025

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pens Scathing Dissent On Texas Voter ID Law huff.to/1wnDl13 via @HuffPostPol #NotoriousRBG
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(@KCGibbons) October 18, 2025

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Greg Abbott's only major newspaper endorsement reads like it was written by a captor held at gunpoint. shar.es/1migki #tx2014
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Ed Espinoza (@EdEspinoza) October 18, 2025

Conservative media's #Ebola expert is the same person who started the death panel lie: ow.ly/CQ13H http://t.co/yVdeP6PIWZ #p2
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R.Saddler (@Politics_PR) October 16, 2025

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5 of the last 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners were Muslim. So according to Bill Maher, we're all Peace Prize winners! http://t.co/SDY3w51A3D
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Hend (@LibyaLiberty) October 10, 2025

"A small fee & registration shouldn't keep a person from voting." - GOP excuse re: Voter IDs. Hey, how about we do that with guns? #Crickets
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Steve Marmel (@Marmel) October 18, 2025

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Your College GameDay sign of the week uproxx.com/sports/2014/10… http://t.co/MOueKKsRC4
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(@pourmecoffee) October 18, 2025

On this day in 1866 the first US train robbery occurred, and Obama did nothing to stop it. http://t.co/7YvD7VN2XN
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Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) October 19, 2025

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There is a lot of valuable input out there for the new Ebola czar to evaluate http://t.co/6amFWfFzng
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(@pourmecoffee) October 19, 2025

"my dad works at Nintendo" "No he doesn't ur such a liar" *Donkey Kong walks in & takes off his hat & coat* "Hey sport, good day at school?"
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Fred Delicious (@Fred_Delicious) October 17, 2025

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The President speaks at a rally for Gov Quinn in Chicago

By Chipsticks 128 Comments

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8:50 EDT (approx): The President speaks at a rally for Governor Pat Quinn in Chicago

Oct

The President speaks at a rally for Anthony Brown in Maryland

By Chipsticks 133 Comments

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5:0 EDT: The President speaks at a rally for Anthony Brown in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

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Later:

8:50 EDT: The President speaks at a rally for Governor Pat Quinn in Chicago

Oct

The Double Standard

By Nerdy Wonka 80 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Ferguson
Tags: #MikeBrown, college, ferguson, keene, Media Lies, New Hampshire, Political And Funny Tweets, pumpkin, Pumpkin Fest, racism, riot, students, tweets, vandalism

Your media guide to the differences between #Ferguson and #pumpkinfest http://t.co/XfRjlhgei0
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Matt Weinecke (@MattTW) October 19, 2025

CNN says "bonfires," not ARSON re: Keene fires. Y'all, somebody set a bonfire in the QT. cnn.com/2014/10/19/us/… #Pumkinfest
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deray mckesson (@deray) October 19, 2025

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Ferguson protests after a murder. Media calls them thugs and mobs White students set fires and vandalize. Media calls them "rowdy" #Keene
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) October 19, 2025

Your perfect double standard excuse

sick of social media make a big deal out of #keenepumpkinfest kids party every year lets not act like kids now are any worse than before
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Ryan Sanderson (@rysanderson) October 19, 2025

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If only this community’s leaders would speak out to condemn this violence. #PumpkinFest bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/…
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Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) October 19, 2025

Don't these people have jobs? Where are the white fathers? What will end this corrosive culture of violence?! bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) October 19, 2025

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White ppl looting at Lacoste. That's the whole joke. Just "white people looting at Lacoste." #keenepumpkinfest http://t.co/sVPmC1KGHA
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Scary Blah Lady (@AngryBlackLady) October 19, 2025

White students vandalizing. Where are the leaders who will speak about this culture of violence?! #pumpkinfest #Keene http://t.co/CRuwcxRS88
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) October 19, 2025

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So #pumpkinfest is like #Ferguson protests only no purpose, more violence & less police brutality. Cool.
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Molly (@mollyrosestl) October 19, 2025

White privileged 'thugs' rioting for their right to party and flip cars in #Keene, NH. #pumpkinfest http://t.co/5ED8Qu9Lve
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Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) October 19, 2025

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Look at these thug gang-bangers in Keene, NH. #pumpkinfest http://t.co/DHwgAHC9Kd
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Ray Wert (@raywert) October 19, 2025

Lacoste. Looting. The color of privilege is blinding. #pumpkinfest http://t.co/rdjviqpQC5
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deray mckesson (@deray) October 19, 2025

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Cops don't feel "threatened" by white kids who loot, burn cars,but use that excuse 2 kill blacks who R unarmed n not a threat #pumpkinfest
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(@DrTMG) October 19, 2025

The discrepancies in police response and media coverage between #Ferguson and #keenepumpkinfest should be a wake up call, but they won't
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E Ru the Damaja (@AlluringShrew) October 19, 2025

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Words white ppl will use to describe #KeenePumpkinFest: Melee Fracas Kerfuffle Brouhaha Mayhem Rowdy Unruly Shenanigans Rumpus Ruckus
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Scary Blah Lady (@AngryBlackLady) October 19, 2025

Interestingly, The Blaze leads with “When College Kids Get Too Drunk.” Their headline on Ferguson? “Riots, Looting, Sharpton…"
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Dianna E Anderson (@diannaeanderson) October 19, 2025

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Not one news report (that I’ve seen) leads with the concept of violence. It’s all “unruly college kids” getting “out of hand.”
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Dianna E Anderson (@diannaeanderson) October 19, 2025

White rioters looted stores, chanting “fuck the police.” 14 arrests. Ferguson protesters stood on sidewalk. 50+ arrests.
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Dianna E Anderson (@diannaeanderson) October 19, 2025

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"Rowdy" is a peculiar word for the rioters at that #pumpkinfest, @cnnbrk. About 30 were injured. How about "violent"? cnn.it/1tCvTQW
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) October 19, 2025

@Cnn “unruly” your reporting is garbage and biased / people rioted and destroyed property #ferguson #keenepumpkinfest http://t.co/Og1j79GjtU
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bL0Ve (@2_Synnseer) October 19, 2025

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Saw someone refer to the #keenepumpkinfest riot as a "fracas." White folks digging deep into their thesaurus to find descriptive words.
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Scary Blah Lady (@AngryBlackLady) October 19, 2025

@AngryBlackLady My favorite so far is “mayhem”. Mayhem sounds kind of fun. People get drunk, mayhem ensues.
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Dave (@D_v_E) October 19, 2025

@AngryBlackLady @jmcaninch68 us White folks taught we "fracas", Black people "riot". White guys are "Young Men" and Black guys are "Thugs".
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CaptainGarrett (@spclifton) October 19, 2025

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Protest. Riot. Survival. Privilege. Citizens. Thugs. Peace. Destruction. Right. Wrong. Black. White. http://t.co/BoWJt1IJ8l
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No Justice No Peace (@drumbeats4peace) October 19, 2025

#pumpkinfest Where White Kids can destroy their neighborhood and the cops just smile and go "Those Crazy Kids"
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Viktor T Kerney (@wondermann5) October 19, 2025

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reasons white people riot: 1. their sports team wins 2. their sports team loses 3. no more tickle me elmos 4. tea 5. pumpkins
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Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) October 19, 2025

Media on #Ferguson: Angry mob loots and destroys the community. Media on #KeenePumpkinFest: Unruly college kids get a little rowdy. Hmm...
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) October 19, 2025

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I mean, #whiteviolence has brought us riots in two different states on the same day. Over sports & pumpkins.
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Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) October 19, 2025

See, when white ppl riot, it's "rowdy," "awry," & "mayhem." Black ppl protest unjustified murder & it's a violent riot. Fuck off, media.
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Scary Blah Lady (@AngryBlackLady) October 19, 2025

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✌️gone awry✌️ RT @TIME Dozens were injured as police used riot gear to break up an annual pumpkin festival gone awry ti.me/1sYyMJs
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Alejandro NIGlesias (@AlejandroDaGr8) October 19, 2025

Had some Black ppl started a pumpkin riot the Natl Guard would've been called in. Let's keep that real. #WhitePrivilege #keenepumpkinfest
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Doc Blue (@DrJP2011) October 19, 2025

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People of color fight for their right to not be killed & brutalized; white kids fight for their right to party. #Ferguson #keenepumpkinfest
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Janaka Stucky (@janaka_stucky) October 19, 2025

This happened at #pumpkinfest not #Ferguson but cops decided no snipers or military force was needed. Wonder why? http://t.co/bhmIolX9Up
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Political Nerd (@Sttbs73) October 19, 2025

Oct

Rise and Shine: The Week Ahead

By Chipsticks 132 Comments

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On This Day: Third and fourth graders watch as President Barack Obama arrives to speak to them during their lunch period at Viers Mill Elementary School October 19, 2025 in Silver Spring, Maryland

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Today

The President will travel to Upper Marlboro, Maryland to attend a campaign rally for Anthony Brown.

In the evening, he will travel to Chicago where he will attend a campaign rally for Governor Pat Quinn.

The President will remain overnight in Chicago.

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Monday

The President will attend a DNC event in Chicago

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Tuesday

The President will attend meetings at the White House

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Wednesday

The President will attend meetings at the White House

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Thursday

The President will attend a DNC event in Washington, DC

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Friday

The President will attend meetings at the White House

* Josh Earnest said Friday that more details would be announced later on the President’s schedule, which is “fluid” for now.

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On This Day

President Obama whispers to Javier Garcia of Brownsville, Texas, prior to being introduced into the East Room of the White House for the signing ceremony for the Executive Order for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, Oct. 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama listens to the University of Texas Pan American Mariachi Aztlan band in the Grand Foyer before signing the Executive Order for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 19, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama waves from the Colonnade to visitors as they tour the White House grounds during the 2012 White House Fall Garden Tour, Oct. 19, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!

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Early Bird Chat

By Chipsticks 103 Comments

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On This Day: President Barack Obama talks with third and fourth grade students during a surprise visit to Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md., Oct. 19, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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