The Obama Diary

Worth a read: President Obama on our new tool to counter cyber threats (via @Medium) → go.wh.gov/cyber-sanctions http://t.co/BkN1IVy4RP

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 01, 2025

Pres Obama calls cyber-attacks against US a national emergency and announces sanctions program abcn.ws/1OZh3M3 http://t.co/b4qgOqCpTT

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ABC News (@ABC) April 01, 2025

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People need to stop doing this. It is hurtful and makes good people shy away from doing good deeds

I found someone's Visa card at the Home Depot parking lot. Older white couple saw me pick it up to take it inside and gave me a look. UGH

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Ⓜ (@_StylishM) April 01, 2025

Even when you are doing good people make you feel dirty.

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Ⓜ (@_StylishM) April 01, 2025

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This is Justin Lynch. 17yr old who broke Michael Phelps 100m butterfly record. #ChangeTheStory http://t.co/00ZMh06DJa

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David McQueen ♕ (@DavidMcQueen) September 21, 2025

Remembering one of Hip Hop's forefathers, Gil Scott Heron, on his born day. If ya don't know, now ya know! #legend http://t.co/nuMGRE9pjU

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  (@CrossColoursLA) April 01, 2025

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LOL. This is what happens when you’re a bigot. You want to be a racist, a bigot, or prejudiced? You deserve to be mocked. To those saying, “this is so inappropriate,” good for your privilege. You’re not the one being marginalized. Bravo to those fighting back

Yelp users troll Indiana pizzeria that refuses to cater gay weddings. bit.ly/19JIUix http://t.co/HE1spOJgOk

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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) April 01, 2025

Oooops: Indiana's Memories Pizza has been hacked memoriespizza.com http://t.co/kaYTrTnedN

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) April 01, 2025

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Broward woman's life sentence commuted by President @BarackObama sunsent.nl/1CKqUQP http://t.co/yM0JlNycHL

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Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) April 01, 2025

Wrongfully convicted man Glenn Ford spent 30 years on death row, now denied restitution huff.to/1MuhrmZ http://t.co/MNu9lGlgwn

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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) April 01, 2025

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JUST IN: Secretary Kerry will remain in Lausanne until at least Thursday to continue Iran nuclear talks, according to the State Dept.

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  (@msnbc) April 01, 2025

State Dpt. on Iran talks: Sec. of State John Kerry "will remain in Lausanne until at least Thursday morning to continue the negotiations.”

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ABC News (@ABC) April 01, 2025

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Good read

I'm hoping my Af Am friends on twitter will give me some feedback on this one => Democrats and Dog Whistles immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2015/04/democr…

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Nancy LeTourneau (@Smartypants60) April 01, 2025

Sitting down for a conversation with White House photographer Pete Souza: goo.gl/MfYH2q http://t.co/JP7yZzzPrD

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PetaPixel (@petapixel) March 31, 2025

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Wow. You visit a plantation but don’t want to learn about the slaves and only want to whitewash their existence. What a horrible person

We're debuting a new slavery tour at the historic mansion today, and so far it's going very well.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

Most of the tourists have been in a good mood and receptive to information about slavery.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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With one notable exception.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

One lady stayed late after my coworker’s tour. “What is your name?” she demanded of the guide.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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My coworker gave her name. The tourist continued, “Well, I just want you to know that was the worst tour I’ve ever been on.”

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

Tourist: “You talked way too much about the slaves and not enough about the [family that owned them]."

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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My coworker was like, "Well, my job title is slavery specialist."

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

The tourist kept barging on. "EVERYBODY owned slaves back then. EVERYBODY had servants. I came here to learn abt the [slaveowning family]."

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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The other people in the tour were staring at this point. The lady was full-on yelling at my coworker.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

Tourist: "I've been coming here for years, & I wanted to hear about [slaveowning family]. You just talked about the slaves the whole time."

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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My coworker tried to gently interrupt the yelling. The tourist yelled, "CAN I JUST FINISH."

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

When she had tired herself out, the offending tourist stormed away.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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Presumable in search of more information about white people.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

She'd probably assumed that since the guide was white, she'd be safe from all this slavery talk.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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Anyway, after she left, the next tourist family to exit the building came up to my coworker. Their 13yo daughter gave my coworker a hug.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

"You didn't deserve that," said the parents. "Your tour was great." "It made me think about slavery in a new way," their daughter said.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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My coworker came back to the break room shaken.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

We all assured her that when racists hate you enough to want to scream in your face, it’s cuz you must be doing something right.

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Af Am History Fail (@afamhistfail) April 01, 2025

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson said his son had asked him to veto the Arkansas religious freedom bill nyti.ms/1EE5RS0

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The New York Times (@nytimes) April 01, 2025

Hutchinson considering an executive order to disallow discrimination in workforce for LGBT. #arpx #arleg

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Roby Brock (@RobyBrock) April 01, 2025

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At least Hutchison, unlike Pence, admits that the bill differs from the federal RFRA. Pence insisted, wrongly, that they were the same.

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Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) April 01, 2025

More Arkansas Gov Hutchinson. Says he would accept a new bill from state lawmakers that mirrors federal religious freedom measure.

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Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeCBS) April 01, 2025

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When offensive and stupid April Fools “jokes” go wrong

An apology to our readers bit.ly/1MAK4PA

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The Cavalier Daily (@cavalierdaily) April 01, 2025

Homeless man stops rape attempt in northwest D.C. on.thegrio.com/19zzS7T

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RiPPa (@RippDemUp) March 31, 2025

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The cops burned his body. W.T.F.

Death of man shot by police after Hurricane Katrina ruled as homicide trib.al/ZtUwKUw

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The Guardian (@guardian) April 01, 2025

FBI confirms that one of bureau's "most wanted terrorist" is dead cbsn.ws/19Lh0Tl http://t.co/4Sx2rVddf0

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CBS News (@CBSNews) April 01, 2025

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No country has ever launched physician-assisted suicide on the scale now underway in Canada bit.ly/newshourlive #pbsnews

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PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 01, 2025

Arming college kids is a terrible, terrible idea. Thank you for speaking out, Bryant Gumbel! http://t.co/a7fRXaeauL

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  (@Everytown) April 01, 2025

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White supremacy in a nutshell as explained by Ali

Brilliant 1979 Roger Ebert interview with Muhammad Ali - they watched Rocky II together, Ali: rogerebert.com/interviews/wat… http://t.co/diVrYg78Tf

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) April 01, 2025

Police killed more than 100 people in March thkpr.gs/3641143 http://t.co/3OALZjH0JU

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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 01, 2025

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On point commentary by Sandy1110 in response to the Ali tweet

I think he’s on the money, Chips. Think about Megan Kelly on Fox – I think she was the one who went into a snit about Jesus and Santa Claus being white. I remember Bobby Kennedy putting out the question “What if Jesus is black?” Some people don’t want to go there. As Muhammad Ali said, this nation is conditioned to believe that white is the best at everything.

It also ties in with what LBJ said 50 years ago – to paraphrase, if you give the lowest white man something to look down on, he’ll empty his pockets for you. That was how southern politicians won whites – making them think that any and all of them were better than the BEST black man. That’s why we have the Sarah Palins and Tom Cottons – clearly not sharp tools – coming at this Harvard Law Review, with-honors President with unprecedented disrespect and arrogance.

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I'm trying not to go there but I have to. This is the epitome of American Superiority Complex. "I know more than you about your own country"

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Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) April 01, 2025

These are the headlines you write when Nigerian elections don't live up to your "widespread violence" narrative. http://t.co/HrJ2dpkz2k

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Atane Ofiaja (@atane) April 01, 2025

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So much facepalm. You’re driving while Black, Isaiah. It doesn’t matter what car you drive. The cops will stop you

WAIT!! WAAAAAIIIT!!! Isaiah Washington wants Chris Rock to "adapt" to racial profiling! 💀 http://t.co/IKrkz3LMeB

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Kim Moore (@SoulRevision) April 01, 2025

Problem 1: changing your lifestyle to avoid a form of racism. Problem 2: sharing the changes or "adaptation" instead of calling it out

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Kim Moore (@SoulRevision) April 01, 2025

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Prius won't save you from #DWB @IWashington i know. trust.

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Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 01, 2025

lol @brianepps not even, asked a cop 1ce after 2 stops in one night, he told me "looks like u stole college student car

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Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 01, 2025

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Of course, Don Lemon loves foolishness like this

#BlackTwitter My good brother .@donlemon has just reached out to me personally. I can't wait to talk to my dear brother. #Truthdom

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Isaiah Washington (@IWashington) April 01, 2025

Driving a Prius instead of a Mercedes doesn't stop racial profiling! #adapt LLLOOOOLLLL

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Kim Moore (@SoulRevision) April 01, 2025

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MORE: NJ Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges, accused of abusing office to aid donor: apne.ws/19KWIZW

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The Associated Press (@AP) April 01, 2025

"Nailed it." - Justice Kennedy. http://t.co/WF7Bx2BUNx

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Adam Smith (@asmith83) April 01, 2025

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