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A Tweet Or Two

Categories: All Photos and Ferguson
Tags: #MikeBrown, aca, Ambassador, Burwell, china, Clinton, ferguson, Hassan Rouhani, iran, Lippert, Mark, Netanyahu, obamacare, oil, Political And Funny Tweets, racism, Rouhani, SCOTUS, South Korea, subsidies, tweets

I'll change from #BlackLivesMatter to #AllLivesMatter hashtag after U change these stats #FergusonReport #Ferguson http://t.co/CoxSXBktXG
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Chuck_MODI (@POPSspotSports) March 04, 2025

Ferguson PD is Chicago PD is LA PD is NYPD is Cleveland PD is wherever the hell you live PD. So we're clear.
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Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) March 04, 2025

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BREAKING: statement of sorrow and hope from Mike Brown's parents. http://t.co/o3Go5FBzPv
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Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) March 04, 2025

If DOJ did a similarly in depth examination in other PDs nationwide, how many would be similarly indicted? Somewhere between many and most.
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Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) March 04, 2025

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"N****r, I can find something to lock you up on." http://t.co/pBbN419vrg
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

the latest: Ferguson mayor says nothing about future of police dept or its chief in light of scathing DOJ report washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 05, 2025

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Didn't need #FergusonReport to tell us what we experience every day but feels good to have it officially acknowledged http://t.co/8tR5bMV2Lt
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TheObamaCAT (@TheObamaCat) March 05, 2025

AG Holder points out that Ferguson PD would arrest Black people because of "their manner of walking down a roadway" What racism looks like
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) March 04, 2025

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#FergusonReport presser ends with 0 questions answered, 1 cop fired, 2 suspended & the police chief was a no-show. http://t.co/e9FEN5ttZU
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AJ+ (@ajplus) March 05, 2025

And keep in mind, Darren Wilson came to the Ferguson PD from a force that was even worse: wpo.st/ERy60
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 04, 2025

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White House: Pres. Obama spoke with US Amb. Lippert after he was attacked in Seoul; wished him "the very best for a speedy recovery.”
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ABC News (@ABC) March 05, 2025

Man who attacked U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert in South Korea has been arrested huff.to/1Enw5pY
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Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) March 05, 2025

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U.S. Postal Service stamp in honor of Maya Angelou features amazing portrait by Ross Rossin artsculture.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/04/fea… http://t.co/K24K6OUa2m
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) March 04, 2025

Thrilled to see! New study shows new meal standards = less plate waste → nyti.ms/18kslZJ -Deb
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Let's Move! (@letsmove) March 04, 2025

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Again, worth reading: Key highlights from the Justice Dept.'s scathing report on Ferguson wapo.st/1DVQ51G http://t.co/RWKyGWIubq
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Mark Berman (@markberman) March 04, 2025

Ferguson Mayor: 3 individuals sent the racist Ferguson PD emails. 1 has been fired. 2 others still under investigation
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

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Another proof the Mayor doesn’t give a damn about the Black residents of Ferguson

The mayor announces the creation of the Ferguson Explorers, which will send Ferguson officers into schools to inspire minority kids...
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 04, 2025

@JoyAnnReid Yeah, that's EXACTLY who minority schoolchildren in Ferguson want to see. Ferguson cops.
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Jennifer Matarese (@trollprincess) March 04, 2025

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GOP? Don’t Play Chess With The Master

By Nerdy Wonka 140 Comments

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Tags: Appropriations, Barack Obama, bill, budget, department, funding, GOP Obstruction, Homeland Security, Obama, Oval Office, Political And Funny Tweets, President, security, tweets, white house

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President Barack Obama signs H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015. The president signed a law funding the Homeland Security Department through the end of the budget year.

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Keystone oil pipeline veto override fails in the Senate 62-37. 👏👏👏👏 #NoKXL
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(@KickAssLiberal) March 04, 2025

Senate sustains President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL oil pipeline; vote was 62-37 (not two thirds)
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Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 04, 2025

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Republicans fail to override Obama veto of Keystone XL measure bloom.bg/1zYE1Jh http://t.co/rNrg5F1JqQ
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Bloomberg Business (@business) March 04, 2025

NEW: Senate votes 62-37, fails to override Pres. Obama's Keystone XL pipeline bill veto
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CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 04, 2025

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Senate Fails In Bid To Override Obama's Veto On Keystone XL Pipeline n.pr/1GTKM3K
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NPR News (@nprnews) March 04, 2025

BREAKING: Republican-led Senate fails to overturn Obama's veto of bill approving Keystone XL pipeline.
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The Associated Press (@AP) March 04, 2025

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AG Holder on the DOJ’s Ferguson investigation findings

By Chipsticks 121 Comments

Categories: All Videos and Ferguson
Tags: #MikeBrown, doj, Eric Holder, ferguson, holder, police brutality, racism, speech

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This Is The Damage That Occurs Due To Racism

By Nerdy Wonka 139 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Ferguson
Tags: #MikeBrown, cops, doj, eric, Eric Holder, ferguson, holder, police brutality, Political And Funny Tweets, racism, tweets, video

When Black people tell society there are valid reasons why cops are not to be trusted, THIS is what we mean

32-year-old black man resting in his car after playing basketball. Then Ferguson PD shows up... http://t.co/MLnKd3Sniu
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

Ferguson woman parks her car illegally once in 2007. Ends up costing her more than $1K and 6 days in jail http://t.co/7RCt8j5cAN
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

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Here's the full DOJ report on the Michael Brown shooting: apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/na… #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitter #Ferguson
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PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) March 04, 2025

DOJ on Ferguson PD: "practices are shaped by the City’s focus on revenue rather than by public safety needs" http://t.co/iTs4UhY678
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

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While persecuting black residents, white Ferguson officials collude to erase tickets for friends & colleagues - DoJ http://t.co/ClF2AIHFNa
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 04, 2025

DOJ: Ferguson police "frequently" arrest people just for what they say or how they say it. http://t.co/i2q6P5Re2V
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

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The seven racist e-mails the Justice Department found when investigating the Ferguson police wapo.st/1BI8HDk http://t.co/CyeRQzQk5u
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Mark Berman (@markberman) March 04, 2025

Details of seven racist emails from Ferguson officials unearthed by Justice Department investigators http://t.co/mmU2zp1TFz
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 04, 2025

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DoJ investigators: no evidence found that racist emailers were ever disciplined or asked to stop by recipients http://t.co/zXClPNT6Fa
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 04, 2025

Woman calls #Ferguson police on boyfriend, gets arrested for an occupancy violation. http://t.co/VVfW0J8Bq3
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Madeline Marshall (@Maddie_Marshall) March 04, 2025

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Ferguson PD cuffing and pulling people over just cause they feel like it. http://t.co/l3s6nK6Jpd
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

And don't even *think* about sitting at a bus stop in Ferguson http://t.co/X2qsYReNcU
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

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other times, Ferguson PD just makes stuff up. Sitting in a car? Under arrest! http://t.co/9VS9cOoOta
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

#Ferguson officials think black residents lack responsibility, but get friends' tickets tossed huff.to/1KjT9uR http://t.co/xW0Q6uRKyp
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 04, 2025

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Ferguson prosecutor —who serves as a prosecutor in a neighboring town — dismissed a ticket for Ferguson’s judge. http://t.co/g7EdwEAvLh
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 04, 2025

Ferguson officers have K9 bite unarmed black 14-year-old boy who is laying on ground, then laugh about it http://t.co/5VDd3dE8b7
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

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dancing in the street? horseplay? Arrested http://t.co/MgcvD2pCqq
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

3 hours in jail for backing into your driveway. "Resisting arrest" charge for handing Ferguson officer your ID http://t.co/MOAXAsR2qk
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

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talking to a guy in a truck? visiting your girlfriend? Ferguson PD whips out their stun guns http://t.co/XqMP3u0cDL
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

"Many FPD uses of force appear entirely punitive. Officers often use force in response to behavior that may be annoying or distasteful..."
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025

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So you might ask, how did people in the Ferguson police react to these racist emails? They forwarded them. http://t.co/AuNi5t5WxP
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

Ferguson officials blame "personal responsibility" for racial disparities, then help their white pals out of trouble. http://t.co/xf9OEw4xsJ
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

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"N****r, I can find something to lock you up on." http://t.co/pBbN419vrg
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

Here are some of the racist emails that people in the 94% percent white Ferguson police department find amusing. http://t.co/XsfdoRZvVF
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

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DOJ: Ferguson uses bureaucratic tricks to steal people's bond money instead of applying it to their fines. http://t.co/qm82GZHWfj
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

DOJ: People in Ferguson are often having their finances plundered by more than one municipality at a time. http://t.co/F96ewDVfqe
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

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DOJ: Seven Ferguson cops jumped a guy for "trespassing" when he was visiting his girlfriend. In January 2014. http://t.co/CfRFx4FqNS
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

DOJ: Ferguson police appear to use dogs to "inflict punishment" not because they have to. http://t.co/y0znDGm66u
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025

Mar

Chat Away

By Chipsticks 114 Comments

Categories: All Photos

12:30 EST: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest

Mar

Rise and Shine

By Chipsticks 104 Comments

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On This Day: President Obama stands by a cut-out picture of First Lady Michelle Obama during a visit to Miami Central High School in Miami, Fla., March 4, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today

12:0 ET: White House Press Briefing

The President has no public events scheduled …… but, you never know.

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On This Day

On This Day: Sen. Barack Obama, accompanied by Reverend Joseph Lowery and others, pushes civil rights activist Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth during a commemoration of the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” Voting Rights march in Selma, Alabama, March 4, 2025

Senator Barack Obama pushes civil rights activist Johnnie Carr in a wheelchair while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in commemoration of the 1965 Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March, in Selma, Alabama on March 4, 2025

Senator Barack Obama addresses a crowd gathered for the commemoration of the 1965 Voting Rights March at Brown Chapel AME Church March 4, 2025 in Selma, Alabama

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Sen. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle board his campaign plane in Houston, Texas on their way to San Antonio, March 4, 2025

Sen. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle speak to members of the press on his campaign plane on their way to San Antonio

Sen. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at a rally after the Texas presidential primary in San Antonio, March 4, 2025

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President Obama plays with a football in the Outer Oval Office, March 4, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama pushes daughters Malia and Sasha at the unveiling of swing-set on South Lawn outside Oval Office, March 4, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama arrives at an event where he spoke on reforming the government contracting system at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on March 4, 2025

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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pretend to march to music in the Blue Room of the White House, July 4, 2010, before delivering remarks to military families during a Fourth of July celebration (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama greets Miss Florida Memorial University Morisa V. Jagrup at Miami Central High School in Miami, Fla., March 4, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama looks on an iPad at pictures of White House Military Aide Major Reggie McClam’s twin girls as they ride in a service elevator following a reception at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami, Fla., March 4, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: site advance Ian Rose, personal aide Reggie Love, Trip Director Marvin Nicholson, White House Dr. Ronny Jackson, and McClam (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Israeli President Shimon Peres meets with President Obama in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025

President Obama delivers remarks at the AIPAC Policy Conference, March 4, 2025

President Obama walks from the Oval Office to the White House residence, March 4, 2025

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President Obama greets Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel before a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, March 4, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

The First Lady participates in a Let’s Move Google+ Hangout in the Blue Room, March 4, 2025

President Obama talks with Jennifer Palmieri, Director of Communications, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer following a meeting in the Oval Office, March 4, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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