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Another Tweet Or Two

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A beautiful remembrance of Beau Biden from @sfpelosi huffingtonpost.com/christine-pelo…
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meta (@metaquest) June 01, 2025

Heartbreaking @pkcapitol piece on Biden, stoic in grief and generous in its aftermath washingtonpost.com/politics/beau-…
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Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 01, 2025

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Per VP's office: Beau Biden died Sat night surrounded by his entire family (wife, children, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins).
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) May 31, 2025

I want to hear no Joe Biden criticism forevermore. No person should have to endure the tragedy he has. There are no words...
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TC (@tchopstl) May 31, 2025

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"It’s our job...to feed hope & not just feed fear" —@POTUS to Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan: bit.ly/1FSm2JG amp.twimg.com/v/a0f62aa2-9fc…
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 02, 2025

"We have work to do, as a nation, to make sure that all of our heroes’ stories are told." —@POTUS #MedalOfHonor snpy.tv/1I9sxZv
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 02, 2025

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MUST READ: Black Americans killed by police twice as likely to be unarmed as white people theguardian.com/us-news/2015/j… http://t.co/zUKpSRyTkW
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 01, 2025

23 Wellston, MO officers turn in badges as department disbands fox2now.com/2015/06/01/23-… http://t.co/pT3tz7QL4t
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 02, 2025

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Wear orange to fight guns and honor Hadiya Pendleton: sun-tim.es/1JmwrQf #WearingOrange http://t.co/Bi1iEdm9j0
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KHARY PENEBAKER (@kharyp) June 02, 2025

Huge thanks to musician Michael Stipe for #WearingOrange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2nd! http://t.co/ovlDp1g5iu
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Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) May 30, 2025

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In the U.S., you’re 20x more likely to lose your life from a gun than in any other 1st world nation. mtv.com/news/2173941/1… #wearingorange
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Jaymie Shook (@jaymielynnie) June 02, 2025

Outrageous that we don't track Americans killed by police. Thank you Guardian for counting. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int… theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…
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Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) June 02, 2025

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Thank you, President Obama

F.C.C. Chief Seeks Broadband Plan to Aid the Poor, via @nytimes nytimes.com/2015/05/28/bus…
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stans (@kestans) June 02, 2025

Tribal school gains "historic" waiver from No Child Left Behind rules huff.to/1FQaTcp http://t.co/1Fau3yp4Eg
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HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) June 02, 2025

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When you insult a man on the Internet http://t.co/TY3BTwXFCX
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Emily ReyNOlds (@rey_z) June 01, 2025

this is a real conversation I just had with someone who I go to school with. Lord please help me http://t.co/mz9ygHZvpN
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Ally (@AllyHopkins_) May 29, 2025

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Ellen Pao will appeal her Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit: bit.ly/1JmP5r8 http://t.co/SwTogRO9Y2
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(@SpeedReads) June 02, 2025

“I believe in your ability to Prove the doubters wrong.” ~President Obama President grants her clemency. Will You? yhoo.it/1AyrVNc
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Wisdom Rocks (@GetWisdomDude) May 29, 2025

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Developing: Bomb blast hits a busy market in Nigeria's Maiduguri killing as many as 50 people aje.io/pg5m http://t.co/PnHUre25az
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AJE News (@AJENews) June 02, 2025

Russian planes and a U.S. warship have a close encounter near Crimea, (via @barbarastarrcnn) cnn.it/1Fpy3Um vine.co/v/eh6FOiq2pDi
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CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 02, 2025

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Awarded two Medals of Honor today for acts of bravery a century ago. We honor our heroes no matter how long it takes. http://t.co/AYazTecZpB
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President Obama (@POTUS) June 02, 2025

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Here are details from the @VP's office about the services to honor the life of Beau Biden. http://t.co/L64uWx2duK
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 02, 2025

President Obama will deliver the eulogy for Beau Biden this Saturday. I know his eloquence will help soothe our nation's loss.
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meta (@metaquest) June 02, 2025

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Wear orange to fight guns and honor Hadiya Pendleton: sun-tim.es/1JmwrQf #WearingOrange http://t.co/Bi1iEdm9j0
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KHARY PENEBAKER (@kharyp) June 02, 2025

Hadiya Pendleton would have been 18 on 2 June Think of her, and all other victims of senseless gun violence http://t.co/EBSzjVRCo3
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TheObamaCAT (@TheObamaCat) June 02, 2025

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Huge thanks to musician Michael Stipe for #WearingOrange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2nd! http://t.co/ovlDp1g5iu
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Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) May 30, 2025

I'm #WearingOrange for the youngest generation now growing up with bulletproof backpacks and active shooter drills. http://t.co/5bsuy9yHjc
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Sarah Clements (@sfclem) June 02, 2025

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AG Lynch accomplishes what the world of football said could never happen: Sepp Blatter to resign. nytimes.com/2015/06/03/spo…
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Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 02, 2025

Got bin Laden, got Blatter. NBD. http://t.co/hhknCp02OG
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Matthew Doyle (@MLSAnalyst) June 02, 2025

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Black smoke rises from the back of FIFA HQ indicating the ceremonial burning of the documents. http://t.co/TIhwrNnRHP
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Tokyo Sexwhale (@tokyo_sexwhale) June 02, 2025

BREAKING: Footage of Loretta Lynch taking on Sepp Blatter http://t.co/wJU5CviK6n
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Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) June 02, 2025

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Champagne.... http://t.co/1S8shEcN6E
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John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) June 02, 2025

Sepp Blatter got away with 17 years of corruption as Fifa President. Then Loretta Lynch became AG. Buh bye Sepp. http://t.co/T1eRHpyyhf
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 02, 2025

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South Dakota Oglala Sioux Tribe youth will join FLOTUS for her Spring harvest at the White House tomorrow. http://t.co/xPSsh4MHVg
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meta (@metaquest) June 02, 2025

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Horizons: The Best Thing I've Read So Far on TPA/TPP immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-be…
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Pretty Foot (@PrettyFootWoman) June 02, 2025

Always intrigued at the high percentage of the *Progressive Credentialing Committee* that used to be GOP. http://t.co/P5hJkERray
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(@Only4RM) June 01, 2025

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this is a real conversation I just had with someone who I go to school with. Lord please help me http://t.co/mz9ygHZvpN
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Ally (@AllyHopkins_) May 29, 2025

Just in case you think Rand Paul is that hip, cool guy speaking for you. http://t.co/Q4xnRAGHjH
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philip harris (@pharris830) June 02, 2025

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Yes, Bush helped create ISIS — and set the Middle East up for a generation of chaos vox.com/e/8467100?utm_… http://t.co/ne8502pZ6g
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Vox (@voxdotcom) June 02, 2025

Charles Pierce with quite possibly the greatest summing up of Rick Santorum - ever. esquire.com/news-politics/… http://t.co/YVI0uXk0O7
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 02, 2025

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Chat Away

By Chipsticks 114 Comments

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When Sepp met Loretta …. buh bye.

Jun

Rise and Shine

By Chipsticks 138 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos

On This Day: Sen. Barack Obama talks with the news media after visiting with workers at the Rite Aid Distribution Center June 2, 2025 in Waterford, Michigan

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Today

11:15 EDT: The President awards Army Sergeant William Shemin and Army Private Henry Johnson (see here) the Medal of Honor, East Room

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On This Day

President Obama closes his eyes before he tapes his weekly Radio Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 2, 2025 (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

President Obama talks with (from left) Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Senior Advisor David Axelrod, and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough in the Outer Oval Office June 2, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and former First Lady Nancy Reagan walk side-by-side through Center Hall in the White House, June 2, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama listens to a question from a reporter as he walks out of the White House toward Marine One in Washington on June 2, 2009. President Obama was traveling to Saudi Arabia.

President Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. for the flight to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 2, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama meets with the Democratic House Caucus in the East Room of the White House, June 2, 2011. Flanking the President are Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, left, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, Minority Whip (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks as she unveils a new food icon during an event June 2, 2025 at the Agriculture Department in Washington, DC

President Obama greets a group of Wounded Warriors in the Cross Hall of the White House, June 2, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Joe Paulsen, White House Advance Office site lead, holds the curtain for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they are introduced during the Pritzker Architecture Prize award ceremony at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2025 (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Pritzker Architecture Prize Event in Washington, DC, June 2, 2025

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