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Apr

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POTUS will sit down with @BlogHer & @SheKnows on Wed. to talk #EqualPay, workplace flexibility & more. Ask your Qs: bher.co/IuDc
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Kori Schulman (@ks44) April 13, 2025

Pres. Obama set to visit South Dakota on May 8, he tells @ksfynews; will mark 50th state he has visited as president - @ABCPolitics
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ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2025

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Backstage with the fastest man in the world. See the full slide show from Jamaica and Panama: go.wh.gov/in-photos http://t.co/Jxe4q6zNge
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(@petesouza) April 13, 2025

Michigan teen acquires 3 college degrees before graduating high school buff.ly/1IAieA2 http://t.co/ZUfSIRCSa3
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The Root (@TheRoot) April 10, 2025

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Eugene Robinson, on the Walter Scott shooting washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-mis… http://t.co/j9ZgH6sz7n
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) April 10, 2025

"Fuck your breath" is how a cop responds to a dying black man just shot by another cop. If u're still offended by #blacklivesmatter fuck u
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (@MalcolmJamalWar) April 12, 2025

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#EricHarris' killer is a 73 year old insurance exec working as a reserve deputy in an undercover op. Cuz "Fuck Your Breath."
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mervyn marcano (@britrican) April 12, 2025

This Info-pic really captures how I feel. I Want Be Silent. Silence Is Violence. http://t.co/vVyr96tJT5
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RanMan (@ranman09) April 13, 2025

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From the article #EricHarris http://t.co/CXi0yfEF5s
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Fed-Up On Vodquila (@thewayoftheid) April 12, 2025

Good. Now fire Deputy Fuckyourbreath. / Reserve Deputy Charged With Manslaughter In Eric Harris Death m.newson6.com/story.aspx?sto…
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Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) April 13, 2025

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The initial reports say that #EricHarris reached for his waist and was therefore shot. Then the bodycam footage was released.
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 12, 2025

in his hand: type of gun used that killed #EricHarris on table: gun type the sheriffs lied & said was used http://t.co/BMAKwOm3AB
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 13, 2025

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#EricHarris was the 294th killed by cop April 2nd. Now cops have killed 322 in 2015 by April 11. That's #Every8Hours http://t.co/x73GVZL8HP
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No Justice No Peace (@drumbeats4peace) April 12, 2025

Videos of police shootings raise questions about how much the justice system can rely on the accounts of officers nyti.ms/1Hd2aCD
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The New York Times (@nytimes) April 11, 2025

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The lawyer noted that 3 officers had already subdued #EricHarris when Officer Bates approached and shot him in the back.
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 13, 2025

Missouri pressured to halt execution of black man sentenced by all-white jury trib.al/apL73TL
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The Guardian (@guardian) April 13, 2025

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They are charging the "volunteer" officer who killed #EricHarris. Now, what's happening to the guy who said "fuck your breath?"
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 13, 2025

Andre Harris: Police said to him, "We want to make this right, because when we make mistakes, we man up." http://t.co/TnievlaxlG
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Hashem Said (@hash_said) April 13, 2025

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Please read & share my latest for @EBONYMag: Is Hillary Ready For Black Voters? ebony.com/news-views/is-… #Hillary #Hillary2016 #HillaryClinton
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April (@ReignOfApril) April 13, 2025

WH spox: No automatic Clinton endorsement b/c "other people who are friends of the president" may also run. http://t.co/voX7UmFzOe
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) April 13, 2025

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Mar

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By Nerdy Wonka 122 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #Selma50, aaron, aca, Affordable Care Act, Black History, Black History Month, Boko Haram, budget, cartoons, CBO, civil rights, Clinton, emails, ferguson, Fraternity, GOP Obstruction, iran, obamacare, obamacares, oklahoma, Political And Funny Tweets, race, racism, Schock, selma, Tony Robinson, tweets, university, Voter Suppression, voting, Voting Rights Act

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Our march is not yet finished, but we're getting closer. go.wh.gov/Selma-photos #Selma50 #MarchOn http://t.co/zuydM04JB7
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 09, 2025

I traveled to Selma with John Lewis & 100 members of Congress. Here’s what I learned & saw thenation.com/blog/200753/ho… http://t.co/3o0IZb630E
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 09, 2025

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FACT: America has about 5 million job openings, more than at any point since 2001 → wh.gov/TechHire #TechHire http://t.co/PbH0mxJ5vm
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 09, 2025

Tomorrow, @ShaneSmith30 is sitting down with President Obama: bit.ly/1BZXfD5 #vicemeetsobama http://t.co/dR3HkMrjKH
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VICE News (@vicenews) March 09, 2025

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Mae Jemison: First black women in space, went to college at 16yo & holds 9 doctorates #InternationalWomensDay http://t.co/0rOQaQy8sO
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V (@_Nxdin) March 08, 2025

Civil rights icon Diane Nash refused to march at #Selma50 because George W. Bush was there buff.ly/1F3WuK9 http://t.co/u6HNhjNG0K
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The Root (@TheRoot) March 09, 2025

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My son William Bruce James II today Last black member from OU's 'racist' fraternity talks about time in SAE link.kfor.com/1GkzZ1K via @kfor
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Bruce James (@JamesBjames0303) March 09, 2025

At UC Davis, SAE members went to a Take Back the Night march, called the women bitches and dykes, and spit on them. http://t.co/t9VEwhqNCr
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Soraya N. McDonald (@SorayaTWP) March 09, 2025

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Clay Bennett editorial cartoon

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Racist video not the first scandal for troubled fraternity ti.me/1wUEYXt
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TIME.com (@TIME) March 09, 2025

This is circulating: From several weeks ago, a Redditor shares similar SAE lyrics for Texas. reddit.com/r/Austin/comme… http://t.co/TWqsNsrERy
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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) March 09, 2025

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The steadily shrinking cost of Obamacare: · March 2010 price tag: $710 billion · March 2015 price tag: $506 billion ↓ 29%
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 09, 2025

CBO’s updated budget projections — including updates on the cost of Obamacare through 2019. cbo.gov/sites/default/… http://t.co/xCEndtV1j0
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 09, 2025

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Wisconsin protesters fill Capitol over #TonyRobinson shooting; Madison Police Chief says 'I am sorry" lat.ms/1AbwFSH now @latimes
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James Queally (@JamesQueallyLAT) March 09, 2025

Missouri seizes control of Ferguson's court system as judge who pushed aggressive fees policy resigns gu.com/p/46f7a/stw
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 10, 2025

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Students take over OUR HOUSE #BlackLivesMatter #justice4tony #FergusonToMadison http://t.co/4MsMcFbHGC
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Charity Schmidt (@MadtownCharity) March 09, 2025

100s enter Wisconsin Capitol to protest fatal police shooting of Tony Robinson. abcn.ws/1x91hTU - @LinzieJanis http://t.co/DfTVjR81Vd
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World News Tonight (@WNTonight) March 09, 2025

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The GOP truly is the party of the dumb

Just read smart Zarif response to Cotton letter to see Iranians understand process and law better than GOP senators. wpo.st/F0h70
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David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 09, 2025

To Cotton-sticking Senate GOP: If Ds had done under a Republican POTUS what you did today, you would have been the first to cry "treason!"
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David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March 09, 2025

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Feb

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By Nerdy Wonka 131 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: Bill O'Reilly, Black History, Black History Month, Boko Haram, boris, ceremony, Clinton, death, DHS, economy, Eric Holder, Food Stamps, holder, John Lewis, leonard, Leonard Nimoy, lgbt, Liberia, Nemtsov, Nimoy, o'reilly, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, putin, russia, selma, Sirleaf, syria, taxes, tweets, ukraine, welfare

"I loved Spock." —President Obama #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP http://t.co/vmwjnQ3Zm3
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2025

Rest in peace with the stars, my dear friend. http://t.co/D2dVG6I9Xi
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George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 27, 2025

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His last tweet. Just perfect. He gave joy to millions of people. May he rest in peace

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
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Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2025

"Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy." —President Obama #LLAP
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 27, 2025

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The spirit of Spock will live long and prosper. #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP http://t.co/WyqQgTNDod
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2025

RIP Leonard Nimoy. So many of us at NASA were inspired by Star Trek. Boldly go... go.nasa.gov/10F4Ci0 http://t.co/nMmFMKYv1L
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(@NASA) February 27, 2025

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A legend lost. May he rest in peace

First black NBA player Earl Lloyd dies at 86 buff.ly/1LRYGpX http://t.co/UwdgxSAHne
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 27, 2025

55 years ago today, I was arrested for the first time for protesting segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville. http://t.co/qxkB6B81Gb
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) February 27, 2025

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On this day in 1967, KKK bomb killed NAACP leader Wharlest Jackson in Natchez, Mississippi. clarionledger.com/story/journeyt… http://t.co/5viYaXs3M2
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Jerry Mitchell (@JMitchellNews) February 27, 2025

#BlackLove RT @DavidNelsonNews: Husband, 108, wife, 105, celebrate 82 years married usatoday.com/story/news/nat… http://t.co/HugNLjpr4C
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EBONY (@EBONYMag) February 27, 2025

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#BHM Marian Anderson, celebrated opera singer and goodwill ambassador was born today in 1897 afrovoices.com/anderson.html http://t.co/5H7pDXpKBI
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The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 27, 2025

#BHM2015 Dexter Gordon, Academy Award-nominee and bebop pioneer was born #OnThisDay in 1923 pbs.org/jazz/biography… http://t.co/jzEqMJNEXJ
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The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 27, 2025

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Pres. Obama to take daughters to Selma, remind them of "obligations" to fight for justice cbsn.ws/1DyQdnz http://t.co/bANJOyLQ6Y
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CBS News (@CBSNews) February 27, 2025

Holder: Standard in federal civil rights cases is 'too high' usatoday.com/story/news/201…
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 27, 2025

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Feb

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By Nerdy Wonka 111 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: bill, Bill O'Reilly, Black History, Black History Month, Boko Haram, Equal Pay, Feminism, Giuliani, iran, lgbt, lynching, Netanyahu, Nuclear Weapons, o'reilly, oscars, Political And Funny Tweets, racism, selma, tweets

President Obama is taking action to #ProtectYourSavings from a conflict of interest → go.wh.gov/YCUui6 Watch → youtu.be/dBs6H1P7Wd0
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 23, 2025

Dem Rep: Obama 'One Of The Best Presidents Our Country Will Ever Have Seen' bit.ly/1FM1Fj9 (VIDEO) http://t.co/HYpmoErDrx
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(@Mediaite) February 22, 2025

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5 sit-ups ✓ 5 mile run ✓ 5 veggies ✓ Share how you’re getting healthy, then tell your friends to #GimmeFive: go.wh.gov/ZiwwHe
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 23, 2025

Two First Ladies: Mrs. Obama hosts Mrs. Ghani of Afghanistan for tea at the @WhiteHouse → flic.kr/p/rkjMNP http://t.co/8yvQs0169b
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 23, 2025

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Obama Wants Rules That Force Brokers To Put Clients' Interests First n.pr/1a63aLU
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NPR News (@nprnews) February 23, 2025

"Since 2013, 17 states have joined companies like Gap and Walmart to raise their minimum wage" —Obama #RaiseTheWage http://t.co/CeBzHXnunj
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 23, 2025

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FACT: More Jobs are Created When Democrats are in Power tinyurl.com/oo4a42z #UniteBlue #ObamaLovesAmerica http://t.co/DzMw8XRaPC
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Blue Nation Review (@BlueNationRev) February 21, 2025

VA #hiring 19,000 doctors, nurses, other personnel in 2015 bit.ly/1yXpr38 via @federaltimes http://t.co/TtcVxkqQ2m
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Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) February 21, 2025

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Congratulations to @common & @johnlegend on their #Oscar win! Such a powerful performance & impactful speech. #Glory http://t.co/g6Bdi2TxcC
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Viola Davis (@violadavis) February 23, 2025

Viva Mexico! http://t.co/wWCnrOsKSZ
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Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) February 23, 2025

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In 1773 Phyllis Wheatley published the 1st book by a black woman, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral #BHM http://t.co/dgj00wKPoQ
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Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 22, 2025

Valerie Smith of Princeton to become Swarthmore's first African American president po.st/Bjxmi6 via @phillydotcom
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Alycee (@jazziz2) February 22, 2025

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Feb

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By Nerdy Wonka 130 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #ChapelHillShooting, Black History, Black History Month, Boko Haram, Political And Funny Tweets, tweets

Celebrate #PresidentsDay with all the U.S. Presidents and First Ladies at our new and improved historical pages → go.wh.gov/presidentsday
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 16, 2025

“We are 6-year-old twin brothers who love American history.” —Jett & Luke to President Obama: go.wh.gov/presidentsday http://t.co/Z69jtWizAP
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 16, 2025

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George Washington, Slave Catcher. Absolute must read. mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opi… http://t.co/F92FhJf6x1
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 16, 2025

Voting rights memorial in Selma: From marchers on bridge to "Hands That Picked Cotton Picked a President" http://t.co/FGy14i3LjS
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 16, 2025

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Grand jury indicts #ChapelHillShooting suspect on 3 counts of first-degree murder cbsn.ws/19p44mu - @WRAL http://t.co/mcm4QvxaPL
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CBS News (@CBSNews) February 16, 2025

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: ISIS Represents Islam Like KKK Represents Christianity bit.ly/1DypRTU (VIDEO) http://t.co/jpbqMA4Zvz
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(@Mediaite) February 16, 2025

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#BREAKING More than 160 Boko Haram suspects arrested in Niger, say police
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 16, 2025

US Defense officials: Egyptian airstrikes against ISIS in Libya were not coordinated with US: abcn.ws/19oyYeQ http://t.co/oJWWZ4Rb7o
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ABC News (@ABC) February 16, 2025

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From @jbouie Andrew Johnson is unquestionably the worst president in American history. No debate here. slate.com/articles/video…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) February 16, 2025

I just... RT @steenfox: Real. RT @wizzyjr: #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/2aBzCsjHPI
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ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) February 16, 2025

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French President: Vandalism of hundreds of Jewish cemetery graves is "odious and barbaric" act cbsn.ws/1FT4hZU http://t.co/5PybHOw50g
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CBS News (@CBSNews) February 16, 2025

Oil And Gas Companies Won’t Have To Pay For Damage Caused To Louisiana’s Coast, Judge Rules thkpr.gs/3623349 via @climateprogress
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Dawna (@onecaliberal) February 16, 2025

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Did you struggle to sign up for ObamaCare this weekend? If so, you get an extra week: ow.ly/J8rlf
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The Hill (@thehill) February 16, 2025

The White House is ratcheting up pressure on Congress over Homeland Security funding: ow.ly/J7mJt http://t.co/0fUPWyz50N
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The Hill (@thehill) February 16, 2025

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: America is ready to accept gay marriage bit.ly/19c3kkA http://t.co/6FmnrwV3lw
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) February 16, 2025

"Those who fail to learn from history are huge supporters of my presidential campaign." - Jeb Bush
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(@LOLGOP) February 15, 2025

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In less than three weeks, Texas has scheduled the execution of a man who is likely innocent. nzzl.me/1vPixm0
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Radley Balko (@radleybalko) February 16, 2025

Talib Kweli spearheads The Ferguson Defense Fund for protesters and activists: rollingout.com/?p=722135 http://t.co/WsqimNdkp6
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(@RollingOut) February 16, 2025

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The brutality is incomprehensible. Read it if you dare--> Black History | Characteristics of the Lynching Era. 3chicspolitico.com/2015/02/15/bla…
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(@3ChicsPolitico) February 15, 2025

Canadian police foil white supremacist mass shooting in Halifax and explain why they don't consider it terrorism. http://t.co/kGvgcNMtd5
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Glen Coco (@MrPooni) February 15, 2025

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“new report on women of color in science...100% of the 60 scientists...reported experiencing bias & discrimination” wapo.st/17fJvHv
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Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) February 16, 2025

Nobody GAVE black women shit. "@ShannonLeeKiss: http://t.co/0HP8K9voRM"
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IsisBaeperZz (@IsisPaperzZ) February 12, 2025

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I just realised that the War on Terror is just a big parking dispute.
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Aamer Rahman (@aamer_rahman) February 11, 2025

Black men in college 1.4 million Black men in prison 0.7 million vox.com/2015/2/12/8020… http://t.co/ghTiHtUxIb
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Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) February 15, 2025

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George Soros is a foreign-born billionaire using his $ to influence American politics, say fans of Rupert Murdoch's FOX News.
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John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) February 15, 2025

1. Finally, my biggest failure of 2014: Once again not securing the #disclosure of the UFO files. #thetruthisstilloutthere cc: @NYTimesDowd
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John Podesta (@Podesta44) February 13, 2025

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Obama seeks $2 billion in private dollars for clean energy - bit.ly/1A99zlc #climatechange
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Josh Lederman (@joshledermanAP) February 10, 2025

BS. Take off his name & his POLICIES get support. MT @SaintPetersblog Gallup: Obama on pace to be most politically polarized president ever.
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(@Only4RM) February 09, 2025

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Talks between American Postal Workers Union & USPS on a new contract start Thursday. APWU will demand postal banking as part of negotiations
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David Dayen (@ddayen) February 16, 2025

Step 1: Blow hole in budget w/tax cuts. Step 2: Blow hole in safety net to cover losses. @DannyVinik on Brownback newrepublic.com/article/121068…
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Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) February 15, 2025

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An apt picture for the crap crap crap that is Man United ;)

Man Utd kit arrives at Deepdale. They're locked out. #pne http://t.co/7YYx8LaUsW
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North West Tonight (@BBCNWT) February 16, 2025

Friend just got this message on her online dating and I’m not sure I’ll ever stop screaming. http://t.co/EVdJuSBUGQ
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Dawn Foster (@DawnHFoster) February 16, 2025

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“My 3-year-old told me my vagina has a tail. That’s what she calls penises - vagina tails.” 😭
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Things A Kid Said (@ThingsAKidSaid) February 06, 2025

How to leave an awkward situation vine.co/v/Out5ieFUgxE
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Things A Kid Said (@ThingsAKidSaid) February 12, 2025

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It's not difficult to tell crocodiles and alligators apart. One will see you in a while whereas the other will see you later.
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Kat Meringue (@Izianikapani) February 11, 2025

For the first 2 hours of my crucifixion I thought I was being Punk'd
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Jesus H Christ (@Jesusontwittorr) January 26, 2025

Feb

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By Nerdy Wonka 112 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: #ChapelHillShooting, aca, Affordable Care Act, birth control, Black History, Black History Month, Boko Haram, contraception, contraceptives, Copenhagen, drones, Food Stamps, fraud, Get Covered, iran, ISIL, ISIS, Islamophobia, Political And Funny Tweets, racism, tweets

This is a MUST read

A Black Mississippi Judge's Breathtaking Speech To 3 White Murderers npr.org/blogs/codeswit…
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 14, 2025

30 arrested for food stamp fraud. Lazy black people takin all the...WAIT wcax.com/story/28064622… http://t.co/kJfBQ5JjiE
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(@marcussimmonscc) February 15, 2025

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This piece on the Chapel Hill massacre is spot on goo.gl/1sFF4x http://t.co/PdcuWgBlDp
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 13, 2025

North Carolina victim's sister: "This was premeditated murder" on.msnbc.com/1zeVYmA http://t.co/NzLrVNo149
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(@msnbc) February 15, 2025

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Black Queens! http://t.co/RUaOSIP288
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(@3ChicsPolitico) February 15, 2025

We celebrate Althea Gibson.1951 - First African American Woman to win tennis title at Wimbledon.. #BlackHistoryMonth http://t.co/AbNoV05CKa
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Kasai™ (@Kahsai) February 14, 2025

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Today is the last day. Go Get Covered

The shot clock's winding down: Today's your last chance to #GetCovered → healthcare.gov #NBAAllStarNYC http://t.co/4U6LTHqrxP
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 15, 2025

Last call for health insurance this year: ofa.bo/e2mo #GetCoveredNow
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 15, 2025

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Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt visits synagogue in Copenhagen telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews… #cphshooting http://t.co/rfixZbi6Jl
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Søren Martin Olsen (@soerenmolsen) February 15, 2025

From @AP: BREAKING: Police say man killed by police believed to be gunman behind 2 shootings in Copenhagen
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 15, 2025

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Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack on the Northeast city of Gombe bloom.bg/1AEe3Pi
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Bloomberg Business (@business) February 15, 2025

#BREAKING Italy halts operations at Libya embassy, repatriates staff: ministry
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 15, 2025

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Barack Obama was right. nytimes.com/2015/02/15/opi…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) February 15, 2025

Now that's funny. http://t.co/J0djR76U93
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Big Dad (@tm_combs) February 15, 2025

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Tenuous #Ukraine cease fire: “If we are slapped on one cheek, we will not turn the other.” mashable.com/2015/02/15/new… http://t.co/dNqOCGeDXz
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 15, 2025

20-year-old #Turkey woman found brutally murdered. Killed while fighting off rape attempt. hurriyetdailynews.com/20-year-old-tu… http://t.co/EuUovSqPZ2
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 15, 2025

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'No Go' Zones Were First Made In America shar.es/1oLtam via @sharethis #SunDownTowns
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Alycee (@jazziz2) February 15, 2025

Nuclear waste? West Texas dump site wants even more. The serious stuff. @Jmalewitz reports trib.it/1vAWI9H http://t.co/zBTSnW1ko3
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Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) February 10, 2025

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"Israel is America's ally when it serves Israel's interest." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 15, 2025

This! http://t.co/TZMSKkEbnO
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Irma Aguilar-Delfin (@dyctiostelium) February 06, 2025

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#BREAKING Female suicide bomber kills 6 in northeast Nigeria: witnesses
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 15, 2025

#UPDATE At least 15,000 rally in Athens ahead of bailout talks u.afp.com/rmB
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 15, 2025

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Obama requires that federal agencies disclose where they fly drone & what they do with data. mashable.com/2015/02/15/faa… http://t.co/JsdOsiZ9lH
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 15, 2025

As the ceasefire begins in Ukraine, servicemen play football on a road at Svitlodarsk near Debaltseve http://t.co/PckPKmOEi1
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Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 15, 2025

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Poet Laureate Philip Levine has died at 87. In an interview from 1999 he talks about his work theatlantic.com/entertainment/… http://t.co/rUnzBUfLKR
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The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 15, 2025

Nutella king, Michele Ferrero, who became Italy’s richest man with chocolate empire, is dead. dailym.ai/1zV9wHu http://t.co/aG3txFpzrq
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 15, 2025

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Video purportedly shows Islamic State militants beheading Coptic Christians in Libya. trib.in/1v14Yz2 http://t.co/JpU6ddhJY4
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Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) February 15, 2025

North Carolina offers a national model for fighting wrongful convictions theatln.tc/1FOSETx http://t.co/fxzUJj6dMT
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The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 15, 2025

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Today's your last chance to #GetCovered → healthcare.gov #NBAAllStarNYC http://t.co/OUsj84Cngt
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Eric Schultz (@Schultz44) February 15, 2025

The Obama administration is quietly racking up birth control victories, despite Hobby Lobby thkpr.gs/3623355
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ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) February 15, 2025

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Suspect In Foiled Canadian Mall Shooting Left Social Media Trail n.pr/1v162D6
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Congressman says we don’t need education funding because ‘Socrates trained Plato on a rock’ thkpr.gs/3623158 http://t.co/QTlL64CgnF
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86 Million reasons why the Koch brothers aren’t socially liberal thkpr.gs/3617677 http://t.co/5kmv44QnmV
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Mississippi Rep. opposes more school funding because "welfare crazy checks" for "blacks" don't work bit.ly/1Eymk6i
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Honestly don't see how any Democratic Congressman can go to Bibi speech after Boehner's admission today ...
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Alabama Chief Justice: Supreme Court can't change God's "organic law" on marriage bit.ly/1L0OOK6
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On Fox News Sunday a short time ago: Chris Wallace: "You're prepared to let that [DHS shutdown] happen?" Speaker Boehner: "Certainly!"
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Boehner: I didn't want "interference" from White House in Netanyahu speech bit.ly/1zgv3GM
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Hundreds protest deadly police shooting in Washington state bit.ly/1DcDbP0 http://t.co/MPflenjuFD
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Jeb Bush On Iraq And Afghanistan Wars: 'I Won't Talk About The Past' talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeb-b…
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elli (@ellivent) February 15, 2025

JEB BUSH: I won't talk about the wars my brother lost or the economy he destroyed. Now let me use his donor network and advisors in peace.
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The #US administration believes the odds of reaching an #Iran nuclear deal have risen in recent days al-monitor.com/pulse/original… #Irantalks
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5 Policies That Republicans Loved (Until Obama Did, Too) nationalmemo.com/5-policies-rep… http://t.co/5dCxDslUVd
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Gay couples are now getting married in Alabama. I love watching a red state add orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. #ALmarriage
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God (@TheTweetOfGod) February 09, 2025

83 Americans die every single day because of terrorism... Wait. Sorry that's because of gun violence. Not supposed to talk about that one.
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Proving that when it comes to racial profiling in America, there are 50 shades of disgrace. http://t.co/7XRKHwzEgk
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God (@TheTweetOfGod) February 13, 2025

America: where minorities, for good reason, fear their kids getting shot, and white people, for no reason, fear their kids getting shots.
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Congressman John Lewis on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma this morning http://t.co/n9J6SARTMv
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 14, 2025

Happy Birthday Frederick Douglass http://t.co/GkXWSMvstV
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 14, 2025

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WH: the President has directed his Secretary of Labor Tom Perez travel to California to meet with the parties in the port dispute
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Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 14, 2025

You can submit requests for expanded #DACA beginning Feb. 18. Read the updated FAQs and form instructions. go.usa.gov/3qmc3
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#BHM2015 Frederick Douglass runaway slave, abolitionist, orator, writer was born #OnThisDay. aaregistry.org/historic_event… http://t.co/F2ey6Hir5s
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The Crisis Magazine (@thecrisismag) February 14, 2025

Mo'ne Davis is only in the 8th grade. Mo'ne Davis is only in the 8th grade. Mo'ne Davis is only in the 8th grade. vine.co/v/OPXK7pgdMiX
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Lemu (@thashadow) February 14, 2025

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Chicago mayor to award championship rings to disqualified Little League team buff.ly/1Cs2olI http://t.co/ch21gc2j9R
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The Root (@TheRoot) February 14, 2025

@NerdyWonka This is my #painting for Celebrating Black History...hoping you follow http://t.co/fSI9M1EtOV
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Angry white racists with guns like Craig Hicks are not a random fringe minority. A lot of them just become cops.
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Aamer Rahman (@aamer_rahman) February 14, 2025

You're going to tell me he's not a terrorist? 14 firearms seized from #ChapelHillShooting suspect's home fw.to/2TMiz0Q via @WRAL:
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A Tweet Or Two

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JUST IN: President Obama statement on the murders of 3 young Muslims in Chapel Hill, North Carolina http://t.co/wSfmfjWQQc
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NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) February 13, 2025

Sister of Muslim #ChapelHillShooting victim says suspect repeatedly flashed a gun at them bit.ly/1D3PYDu http://t.co/g9HanfjRGt
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Yusor Abu-Salha's sister writes: "more than just a victim of a terrible crime, more than just a woman in a hijab" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Matt Sullivan (@sullduggery) February 13, 2025

For doctors who are Muslim, many Americans still see us as "Muslims who just happen to be doctors" trib.al/73Yv48d
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If #AllLivesMatter we wouldn't be talking right now.
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

Until black men are no longer being called "thugs"
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

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Until Muslim people can speak Arabic on airplanes without the pilot diverting the flight
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

Until a black man no longer does 4x the time for the same drug offense as a white man
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

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Until teachers watching brown children at play no longer automatically view those kids as more aggressive
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

Until the first question after a black man is killed is no longer "Well what was he doing wrong?"
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

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Until Mexican Americans are no longer used as scapegoats every fucking election.
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

Until politicians stop trying to scare white people with lies of decapitated heads lining the Mexican border
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

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Until men with rifles are no longer opening fire on Sikh temples
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

Until people stop ignoring the high rate of sexual and physical abuse that black women face every day
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) February 11, 2025

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