Archive for September 16th, 2015
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Business Roundtable
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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to elected officials and representatives from 63 cities and counties across the country to celebrate their commitment to building healthier communities as part of her Let’s Move! initiative
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A Tweet Or Two
Reminder: The unemployment rate is now lower than at any point in Reagan's presidency. bit.ly/1QAAj26 #OMGOP http://t.co/D8mFEIykjU
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The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) September 16, 2025This, by @petesouza, is the most Norman Rockwell photo ever taken of Obama meeting a child. boingboing.net/2015/09/14/sur… http://t.co/RAyRrTt8PM
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Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) September 14, 2025****
Under the leadership of President Obama’s Opening Doors plan we've decreased veteran homelessness by 33 percent. #HUDat50
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Julián Castro (@SecretaryCastro) September 09, 2025How tiny Xavier University sends more African-American students to medical school than any other college in the U.S. nyti.ms/1JZIp1Z
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The New York Times (@nytimes) September 10, 2025****
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Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
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President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2025****
Welcome to America where white kids can walk around holding guns, but a Muslim kid is criminalized for using his brains
A Muslim boy was arrested at school in TX because teachers thought his homemade clock was a bomb. #IStandWithAhmed
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AJ+ (@ajplus) September 16, 2025Ahmed and us at the Robotics Competition in Dallas #IStandWithAhmed http://t.co/SkI3I8DDo8
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مرام (@queen_hijabi_) September 16, 2025****
President Obama stands with Ahmed Mohamed bit.ly/1Ofstwi http://t.co/47wFg75RDO
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Mic (@micnews) September 16, 2025Ahmed, come visit us at Facebook! Zuck wants to meet you. facebook.com/zuck/posts/101… http://t.co/RLHNrvF0PY
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Liz Heron (@lheron) September 16, 2025****
The police department that saw Ahmed Mohamed as a threat. Irving officers: 84.8 percent white. Irving residents: almost 70 percent minority.
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Ed Timms (@EdTimms1) September 16, 2025****
Hey Ahmed, give me a call in a couple years. We could always use smart, curious & creative people. twitter.com/anildash/statu…
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Bobak Ferdowsi (@tweetsoutloud) September 16, 2025We need to be encouraging young engineers, not putting them in handcuffs. #IStandWithAhmed
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Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) September 16, 2025****
This is what happens when you refuse to see the humanity in black children
Black children get less pain medication than white children in ER, researchers say
nbcnews.to/1URkaFS http://t.co/OvLjes0LcJ
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NBC News (@NBCNews) September 14, 2025****
Stephen Colbert wore a Black Lives Matter bracelet on Friday's episode of "The Late Show" bit.ly/1OKYhXa http://t.co/N3KSi3am9q
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 12, 2025“What it’s actually like to be a Black employee at a tech company” by @marksluckie marksluckie/what-it-s-actually-like-to-be-a-black-employee-at-a-tech-company-e32bb222818b"> medium.com@marksluckie/w…
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Baratunde (@baratunde) September 15, 2025****
Damn
NYPD releases video of James Blake being arrested. http://t.co/OD4HQINlJy
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Ryan Ruggiero (@RyanRuggiero) September 11, 2025A real masterpiece of the rhetorical genre from Sarah Palin: http://t.co/uAI4NzPLX3
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 10, 2025****
Bravo and thank you, Shonda Rhimes
When you look up BOSS, BAD-ASS, QUEEN and GAMECHANGER in my dictionary, there's a picture of the lady in burgundy. http://t.co/1a6NK56egi
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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) September 02, 2025Check out the new #TGIT campaign poster & get ready for an epic night of TV on Sept. 24th! #HowDoYouTGIT 💉🍷🔪 http://t.co/MI6MCod0Mk
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Scandal (@ScandalABC) September 06, 2025****
OMG!
The official #Scandal Season 5 Trailer has arrived. #TGIT 💉🍷🔪 amp.twimg.com/v/ac2b6714-9e8…
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Scandal (@ScandalABC) September 11, 2025The official #HTGAWM Season 2 Trailer has arrived. #TGIT 💉🍷🔪 amp.twimg.com/v/df1156f1-305…
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How To Get Away ABC (@HowToGetAwayABC) September 11, 2025****
Remember the #refugee tripped by camerawoman in #Hungary? He's been offered a job coaching football in Madrid. m.rte.ie/news/2015/0916…
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Anisa Subedar (@OnlyAnisa) September 16, 2025Both of these photos were taken in Texas. Let that sink in for a moment.
#IStandWithAhmed http://t.co/NQCZ9rW2lw
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Muhammad ShehrOze ツ (@Shehr0ze) September 16, 2025****
Bravo, VP Biden
.@realDonaldTrump's remarks about Mexican immigrants appeal to "baser side of human nature," says @VP Joe Biden. cnn.it/1iu4e0R.
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CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 16, 2025White House: Obama "has better things to do" than watch the GOP debate hill.cm/NJm8rdn http://t.co/mgNLYtU8Pd
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The Hill (@thehill) September 15, 2025****
Time for the Senate to do the right thing, and confirm the one and only Gayle Smith -- a global hero. nytimes.com/2015/09/11/wor…
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Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) September 15, 2025Laurene Powell Jobs Commits $50 Million to Create New High Schools nyti.ms/1UQfnEI
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meta (@metaquest) September 15, 2025****
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Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
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President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2025****
12:55 PM EDT: Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties Celebratory Event
First Lady Michelle Obama hosts 63 local elected officials and representatives from across the country at the White House to celebrate their commitment to building healthier communities as part of her Let’s Move initiative
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