We got actual phones in the conference rooms. Our IT guy is having to explain to the 20somethings how to use them. I cannot stop laughing.
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side-eye spice (@goldengateblond) October 14, 2025****
Archive for October 25th, 2015
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Welcome To The Hilarious Future
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News Of The Week
Obama: Death penalty "deeply troubling" hill.cm/uuhyHHW https://t.co/dXxZUGH2K5
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The Hill (@thehill) October 23, 2025BREAKING: Texas and Arizona attempted to illegally import execution drugs from India. FDA detained the shipments. buzzfeed.com/chrismcdaniel/…
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Chris McDaniel (@csmcdaniel) October 22, 2025****
“Here in North Carolina’s third-largest city, officers pulled over African-American drivers for traffic violations at a rate far out of proportion with their share of the local driving population. They used their discretion to search black drivers or their cars more than twice as often as white motorists — even though they found drugs and weapons significantly more often when the driver was white. Officers were more likely to stop black drivers for no discernible reason. And they were more likely to use force if the driver was black, even when they did not encounter physical resistance.”
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The strength it takes to survive and thrive while black can almost seem superhuman
The disproportionate risks of driving while black nyti.ms/1OOcRAu https://t.co/MdEqLdmRGp
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The New York Times (@nytimes) October 25, 2025The Disproportionate Risks
of Driving While Black nyti.ms/1Nu9go1 https://t.co/zblGI4xEXG
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SPLC (@splcenter) October 25, 2025****
Today. On. My. School's. Campus. https://t.co/zG6izwkPuv
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Justina (@JusttJustinaa) October 23, 2025The family of #CoreyJones wants answers from the police on why a plainclothes officer shot the drummer dead.
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AJ+ (@ajplus) October 23, 2025****
RIP Joshua Wheeler - 14 deployments, 11 Bronze Stars. Killed in raid against #ISIS last PM: bit.ly/1jYvMeS https://t.co/M8wa4WLJka
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Concerned Vets (@ConcernedVets) October 23, 2025Gen. John R. Allen, Obama's point man on anti-ISIS strategy, leaving his post in mid-November. nyti.ms/1OMtzjY
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New York Times World (@nytimesworld) October 23, 2025****
Councilman Nick Mosby joins Democratic field to become Baltimore's next mayor. fw.to/sw5srYf
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Alycee (@jazziz2) October 25, 2025Mississippi’s women are some of the poorest in the country. But they're getting organized: bit.ly/1kA2Fzd
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BillMoyers.com (@BillMoyersHQ) October 24, 2025****
In 2006, Jeb's brother George signed the 25-yr extension of the Voting Rights Act with the automatic pre-clearance. twitter.com/TeddyDavisCNN/…
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Rick Dunham (@rickdunham) October 25, 2025.@JebBush opposes automatic preclearance part of Voting Rights Act. @jaketapper pressed him in #CNNSOTU web extra. cnn.it/1jNA74o
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Teddy Davis (@TeddyDavisCNN) October 18, 2025****
LOOK at Angela Bassett! There is a God
Angela Bassett at 57 *A moment of silence* https://t.co/tk59l3IaTk
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Unfuckwittable (@Nigie_Fresh) October 21, 2025daniel craig with a fucking killshot here redbulletin.com/us/us/culture/… https://t.co/znym2I4OZj
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With Bill Finger (@DavidUzumeri) October 22, 2025****
donald trump vs ben carson perfectly shows the nuanced differences between a youtube comments section and a chain email to your grandfather
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John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) October 25, 2025Opinion: Violence in northern Afghanistan threatens vulnerable populations aje.io/9ru4 https://t.co/y7y6oL3yJj
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AJE News (@AJENews) October 25, 2025****
Mark Zuckerberg Is Starting A School buzzfeed.com/brendanklinken… https://t.co/zqdnblDkOq
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 23, 2025Tony Blair Apologizes For Iraq War “Mistakes” buzzfeed.com/jamieross/tony… https://t.co/rqwRvcxv8J
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 25, 2025****
Hillary Clinton And Bernie Sanders Fight For The Obama Mantle In Iowa buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/hil… https://t.co/M0U5uFPbTY
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 25, 2025BREAKING: After weeks of open discussion, @HillaryClinton has agreed to stop taking $ from #PrivatePrison lobbyists https://t.co/QzzCUIQ8DF
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ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) October 23, 2025****
Hurricane Patricia's aftermath in some parts of Mexico buzzfeed.com/karlazabludovs… https://t.co/kop5wRJfe5
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 25, 2025A two-year-old was among the four killed in Oklahoma Saturday. Here's the latest: buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrul… https://t.co/B45im35aYc
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 25, 2025****
Science is amazing
This Man Failed A Paternity Test Due To His Vanished Twin’s DNA buzzfeed.com/danvergano/fai… https://t.co/cOggriIB2U
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 24, 2025San Diego company slaps 'Pharma Bro' down by offering same cancer drug for $1 a pill ow.ly/TJQ8i https://t.co/IHZuolbXgL
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Raw Story (@RawStory) October 23, 2025****
Bravo
What You Need To Know About The #FeesMustFall Protests Rocking South Africa buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/wha… https://t.co/Wpdr1YdfzU
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Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi) October 22, 2025It's so hard for some to understand #FeesMustFall but this article from @khayadlanga is really powerful.
m.news24.com/news24/Columni…
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Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) October 22, 2025*****
Inspirational leaders
.@City_Press on Sunday the women who led #FeesMustFall https://t.co/M9IXAngtey
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Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) October 24, 2025When they author the book "#FeesMustFall", is it just me or we all agreed Sisi Nompendulo Mkatshwa be on the cover? https://t.co/2FkKAOnFoJ
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I'm Tawanda (@ImTawanda) October 24, 2025****
#FeesMustFall: ‘Student female leaders showed discipline’ dlvr.it/CY7BX6 https://t.co/47EWqjtcXD
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Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) October 25, 2025#FeesMustFall: South African President Zuma to halt university fee hikes after protests bit.ly/1XoyUiS https://t.co/fWGR3UeFoW
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(@Newsweek) October 24, 2025****
How black student activists in South Africa turned #FeesMustFall into #FeesHaveFallen on.thegrio.com/1Gy9ivx
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theGrio.com (@theGrio) October 24, 2025Sharing stories of why #FeesMustFall, not stay the same. https://t.co/rXeBzvDs9P
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Ottilia A MaSibanda (@MaS1banda) October 24, 2025****
Caller to CSPAN just asked the host why we don't have a "white caucus" in Congress. Well... https://t.co/CagfyMR4dq
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Ambrose O'Bryan (@0nest_abe) October 22, 2025Frat bros smile pretty after allegedly beating a man "within an inch of his life." gaw.kr/LXmZEm2 https://t.co/CkjvsK4uBa
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(@Gawker) October 22, 2025****
Scumbags of a feather
A Hungarian camerawoman who was filmed tripping refugees is suing...one of the refugees who she tripped.
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AJ+ (@ajplus) October 22, 2025Donald Trump says he would be open to shutting down mosques as president nyti.ms/1RZwKTS https://t.co/tadeJAM5p2
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The New York Times (@nytimes) October 23, 2025****
Texas subpoenas records of Planned Parenthood patients who donated fetal tissue mojo.ly/1McRadd https://t.co/3KQylDcZbh
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 23, 2025Legal challenges to Obama administration's central carbon rule begin reut.rs/203np2r
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Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) October 23, 2025****
Storms flood Texas roads, cause train derailment near Corsicana atxne.ws/1ML3hIA
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Austin Statesman (@statesman) October 24, 2025Penn Law School to honor a life cut short po.st/GRhQDv via @phillydotcom
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Alycee (@jazziz2) October 24, 2025****
The House Science Committee is investigating NOAA scientists just because: blog.ucsusa.org/the-house-scie…
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Seasonal D. Namejoke (@sethdmichaels) October 23, 2025****
The #TPP is more than a trade agreement. It supports our nat'l security & expands the rules-based int’l system. on.wsj.com/1LrpOMY
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) October 23, 2025Lincoln Chafee drops out of Democratic primary, calls for nominee to protect women’s rights thkpr.gs/3715488 https://t.co/FGbCCuwPv4
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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) October 23, 2025****
Amazing
Anthony Hamilton turned Silento’s “watch me” Into a soulful negro spiritual. WATCH: buff.ly/1LKvbVx https://t.co/7mFANJbiwK
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The Root (@TheRoot) October 23, 2025My friend's bike got stolen and he wanted me to help him find the culprit. I asked him, "What are we, 12?"
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What We’re Facing
From ThinkProgress:
Journalists for Univision, the largest Spanish-language television station in the United States, were removed from a Donald Trump campaign event in Florida on Friday. The news was first reported by Jorge Ramos, Univision’s flagship news anchor, on Twitter, and was later confirmed by the Hollywood Reporter. A spokesperson for the campaign claims that the Univision TV crew was barred from covering the event because “Mr. Trump is suing Univision for $500 million and until that is resolved it is a conflict of interest.”
Trump sued the popular Spanish-language network, claiming that Univision breached an agreement to broadcast Miss Universe pageants through 2019 — although it’s unclear why Trump still has a stake in this lawsuit since he sold the Miss Universe Organization in September.
So. Donald Trump, the front runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has barred Univision, the most popular Spanish language broadcaster in the US, from covering his campaign.
Oh, yes, it’s all about “I’m suing them, so it’s a conflict of interest.” But, as the article makes clear, Donald has sold off his interest in the Miss Universe pageant, so the suit is strange to say the least.
No, the suit continues to continue Donald’s campaign of denigrating Latinos. And barring Univision from covering his campaign events is merely logical in this campaign.
What my community is facing in this election is a campaign of defamation. From the Freedom Caucus securing Paul Ryan’s promise to not pursue immigration reform to Donald Trump’s scurrilous attacks on Latinos, we’re one of the convenient targets of the GOP. (African Americans and Muslims also round out the cast of characters.)
So, forgive me if I’m not very interested in relitigating the fights of 2007 and 2008 between Pres. Obama and Hillary Clinton. I have a slightly different view of things.
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The Week Ahead
On This Day - Pete Souza: “A young girl captures the President’s attention as he greeted customers at Junior’s Cheesecake with New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio in Brooklyn.” Oct. 25, 2013
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Monday
The President will attend Senator Daschle and Senator Mitchell’s Luncheon at the Metropolitan Club in Washington, DC.
In the afternoon, he will welcome President Joko Widodo of Indonesia to the White House.
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Tuesday
The President will welcome the United States Women’s National Soccer Team to the White House to honor the team and their victory in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
In the afternoon, he will travel to Chicago to address the International Association of Chiefs of Police at the 122nd Annual IACP Conference and Exposition.
Later in the day, he will attend a DSCC event and a DNC event. He will remain in Chicago overnight.
Wednesday
The President returns to Washington, D.C.
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Thursday
Participates in a DCCC roundtable.
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Friday
The President and the First Lady will welcome local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat at the South Portico of the White House.
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