The Obama Diary

Incredible! @harvardmed students stage powerful protests. http://t.co/Z6hZgu4egw

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Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) December 08, 2025

'They Tried To Bury Us They Didn't Know We Were Seeds' @harvardmed students #ICantBreathe http://t.co/BJpJycG4ZU

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 09, 2025

Harvard Medical School Students #ICantBreathe http://t.co/z5yhtShCag

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 09, 2025

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President Obama's interview with @BET bet.com/news/politics/… http://t.co/qhUfD3ZKAJ

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 09, 2025

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LeBron James, Brooklyn, NY, USA, Dec. 8, 2014. http://t.co/tulJxoDe1G

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Jason Gay (@jasonWSJ) December 09, 2025

Respect to Jay Z and the Brooklyn Nets for supporting the movement!! #ICantBreathe #EricGarner http://t.co/ZIywk8TfDE

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) December 09, 2025

It isn't surprising to see @KingJames get political. But growing up in the Age of Jordan, this still blows my mind. http://t.co/yFvzX8Gkwk

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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) December 09, 2025

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Racists vowing to stop supporting teams whose players support #ICantBreathe movement? You're running out of teams. http://t.co/MDN2UpweGk

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 09, 2025

Where is the first WHITE athlete with some balls to wear #ICantBreathe shirt? One, just one. Where are you?

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BWD (@theonlyadult) December 09, 2025

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Clergy stage die-in NY City Hall rotunda. #ICantBreatheUntil #BlackLivesMatter #EricGarner http://t.co/qAPnWq5AeK

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Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) December 08, 2025

'Unarmed People of Color Killed by Police, 1999-2014' #ICantBreathe gawker.com/unarmed-people… http://t.co/YrkIM9XmgE

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 08, 2025

On This Day: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at a Hanukkah reception at the White House, Dec 8, 2025

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Today (all times Eastern)

10:45: The President meets Willie Windsor in the Oval Office

11:20: The President and VP Biden meet with middle-school students who are participating in an “Hour of Code” event to honor Computer Science Education Week

1:0: White House Press Briefing

3:45: The President tapes an interview for The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert at George Washington University.

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Barack Obama made racism worse in the same way Emmitt Till made lynching worse.

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The Tweet Miser (@eclecticbrotha) December 08, 2025

A few douchebags with teabags is a movement. 100s of thousands in #ICantBreathe is a collection of thugs. #America

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Liberal Librarian (@Lib_Librarian) December 08, 2025

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AG Holder will aggressively impose broader ban on racial/ethnic profiling as a model for state and local authorities. latimes.com/nation/nationn…

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Arapaho415 (@arapaho415) December 08, 2025

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On This Day

Senator Obama and Michelle Obama with Oprah Winfrey at a rally in Des Moines, December 8, 2025

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First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Emine Erdoğan, wife of the Prime Minister of Turkey, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Dec. 8, 2009 (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, descend the Grand Staircase before delivering remarks at a Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Dec. 8, 2011 ( Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOoooring!

Randomness: President Barack Obama walks with Lincoln Rose Pierce Smith, the daughter of former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith, in the Oval Office, April 4, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!