A group of migrants leaves a collection point in the village of Roszke, Hungary, September 7, 2015, as they decided to go the nearest town of Szeged. - Reuters/Marko Djurica
With the new millennium, Europe increasingly became a magnet for migrants. Such a migration engendered nativist movements, racism, and violence. (In the former East Germany, migrants’ hostels were firebombed at an alarming rate. In France, the National Front kept gaining in popularity as the immigrant population kept increasing.)
But what we’re seeing this year is something Europe hasn’t witnessed since the end of World War II. Frankly, it’s something Europe has never witnessed. A swathe of humanity is on the march, and it’s heading for European shores.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama chat during the Outreach group photo on the second day of the summit of G7 nations at Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
President Barack Obama greets other guests as he arrives to attend a working session
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President Barack Obama greets Senegal’s President Macky Sall as he arrives to attend a working session at the summit of G7 nations
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This must have been one fascinating conversation indeed. Dude with the phone? Yes, we feel the same way too. 😜
A beautiful remembrance of Beau Biden from @sfpelosi huffingtonpost.com/christine-pelo…
— 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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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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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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"It’s our job...to feed hope & not just feed fear" —@POTUS to Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan: bit.ly/1FSm2JG
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"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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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
— 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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Wear orange to fight guns and honor Hadiya Pendleton: sun-tim.es/1JmwrQf #WearingOrange http://t.co/Bi1iEdm9j0
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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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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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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…
— 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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Tribal school gains "historic" waiver from No Child Left Behind rules huff.to/1FQaTcp http://t.co/1Fau3yp4Eg
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Facts
When you insult a man on the Internet http://t.co/TY3BTwXFCX
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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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Ellen Pao will appeal her Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit: bit.ly/1JmP5r8 http://t.co/SwTogRO9Y2
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“I believe in your ability to
Prove the doubters wrong.” ~President Obama
President grants her clemency. Will You?
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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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Russian planes and a U.S. warship have a close encounter near Crimea, (via @barbarastarrcnn) cnn.it/1Fpy3Um vine.co/v/eh6FOiq2pDi
President Barack Obama signs the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act while flanked by First Lady Michelle Obama, Clay Hunt’s family and friends, and members of Congress. Clay Hunt, a U.S. Marine veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, battled with post-traumatic stress disorder and took his own life at the age of 28.
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President Obama presents the First Lady with a Valentine’s Day card on the State Floor of the White House before he departed on a five-day trip to California
President Barack Obama hugs Susan Selke, mother of Clay Hunt
President Barack Obama thanks former U.S. Marine Jake Wood for his introductory remarks at a signing ceremony for the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
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#TBT to when we all drew our crushes: go.wh.gov/buzzfeed
But now it's time to #GetCovered: healthcare.gov http://t.co/mbayUjP331
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 13, 2025
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President Barack Obama walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. President Obama is departing on a four-day trip to California, which will include a summit on cyber security
Rolling Stone: The Obama Hope And Change Index: 6 Years Of Progress, By The Numbers
Peak unemployment, October 2009: 10 percent
Unemployment rate now: 5.9 percent
Consecutive private sector job growth: 55 months
Private sector jobs created: 10.3 million
Federal deficit, 2009: 9.8 percent of GDP
Deficit in 2013: 4.1 percent of GDP
Average tax rate for highest earners 2008: 28.1 percent
Average tax rate for highest earners 2013: 33.6 percent
Banks regulated as too big to fail, 2009: 0
Banks regulated as “systemically important financial institutions” — a.k.a. too big to fail — 2014: 29
Billions returned to consumers by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement: $4.6 billion
Americans compensated for being swindled by banks, lenders and credit card companies: 15 million
Dow Jones close, inauguration day 2009: 7,949
Dow Jones yesterday: 16,719
Required MPG (miles per gallon) for cars when Obama took office: 27.5
Required MPG for light trucks/SUVs when Obama took office: 23
MPG requirement by 2016 for cars, light trucks/SUVs: 35.5
MPG required by 2025: 54.5
Gigawatts of wind power installed when Obama took office: 25
Gigawatts of wind power installed through end of 2013: 61
Peak summertime solar power generation June 2008: 128 gigawatt hours
Peak summertime solar power generation June 2014: 2,061 gigawatt hours
Coal burned in electrical generation 2008: 1 billion short tons
Coal burned in electrical generation 2013: 858 million short tons
Reduction: 14.2 percent
EPA-proposed CO2 reductions for power sector by 2030: 30 percent
Pell grant funding 2008-2009: $18 billion
Pell grant funding 2013-2014: $33 billion
Adults gaining insurance under first year of Obamacare: 10.3 million
As a percentage of the uninsured: 26
Annual cost for birth control prior to Obamacare: Up to $600
Annual cost for birth control under Obamacare-compliant policies: $0
Prescriptions now required to obtain emergency contraception: 0
2009 projection for Medicare going broke: 2017
2014 projection for Medicare going broke: 2030
Troops in Iraq, inauguration day 2009: 144,000
Troops in Iraq today: 1,600
Osama bin Ladens alive 2009: 1
Osama bin Ladens alive 2014: 0
Troops in Afghanistan, day, 2009: 34,400
Troops pledged in Afghanistan by end of 2014: 9,800
Guantánamo detainees inauguration day 2009: 242
Gitmo detainees today: 149
Crack vs. Powder cocaine-crime sentencing disparity when Obama took office: 100:1
Crack vs. Powder disparity today: 18:1
Drug offenders eligible to seek early release under new sentencing guidelines: 46,000
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