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Jan

Another History Making Jobs Report. Thanks, President Obama

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The economy added 292,000 jobs in December—a record-breaking 70 consecutive months of private-sector job growth.
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 08, 2025

RT the news: 2014-2015 marked the strongest two-year stretch of job growth since 1998-2000. go.wh.gov/DecJobs https://t.co/oA3B2r73T6
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 08, 2025

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The unemployment rate is at its lowest level since April 2008 → go.wh.gov/DecJobs https://t.co/KJreyc58iE
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 08, 2025

Over the past three months, payrolls growth has been an extraordinary +307k, +252k and +292k, averaging +284k. The economy is firing!
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 08, 2025

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Wow. Job market ends year on strong note, adding 292k jobs, uptick in labor force participation.
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 08, 2025

Best news: Earnings, the laggard of the recovery, showing some signs of acceleration. https://t.co/meHUI1wjYk
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 08, 2025

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This is just a remarkably strong report. Good headline. Good revisions (+50k). Good underlying details. #jobsday
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 08, 2025

More of the unemployed are finding work, and fewer are giving up looking. https://t.co/WcgQYpXk7q
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 08, 2025

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Full-time employment is (at last) now clearly above its prerecession level. https://t.co/TrvpKNWyLb
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 08, 2025

And your monthly reminder: Virtually all the employment growth in the recovery has been full-time. https://t.co/K7wdP9NqwJ
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 08, 2025

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October jobs number revised up from 298k to 307k, November up from 211k to 252k
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Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 08, 2025

JUST IN: Payrolls in U.S. rise more than projected, jobless rate holds at 5% bloom.bg/1O8FQwA
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Bloomberg Business (@business) January 08, 2025

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You've probably heard the claim that all the jobs growth is part-time. It's nonsense. Part-time work is declining! https://t.co/ja4OhrHk1w
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 08, 2025

Here's full-time jobs growth. It's steady, robust, and large. ALL the job growth has been in full-time jobs. https://t.co/Os8ZJdtEOd
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 08, 2025

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If this jobs report doesn't make you happy, you hate America.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 08, 2025

I would like to say that I dream about jobs reports like this. But I don't dream *this* big.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 08, 2025

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THIS. Thank you, thank you, thank you, President Barack Obama!

Employment growth over the past 2 years: ▂▃▄▇▄▅▄▃▄▄█▇▃▅▁▃▅▄▄▂▂▆▅▆ Look at those big fat juicy bars at the end. They're lives being changed
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 08, 2025

Where are we at? - Low unemployment - Rapid job gains - No inflationary pressures ...and so the boom goes on.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) January 08, 2025

Dec

A Tweet Or Two

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, Chicago, cops, doj, economy, gun control, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, guns, Islamophobia, jobs, Jobs Report, Obama, police brutality, Political And Funny Tweets, tweets

Thanks, President Obama

The unemployment rate doubled under Bush. But it’s been cut nearly in half under Obama. vox.com/2015/11/7/9684… https://t.co/XOl6c41X6i
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) December 04, 2025

The #veteran unemployment rate is at its lowest point in nearly 8 years: go.usa.gov/cBxux https://t.co/mNUfO8aNv4
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U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) December 04, 2025

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Media gets folks riled-up with fear & then chides Obama for not playing to animal passions — as if it were a neutral observer in the process
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elias isquith (@eliasisquith) December 07, 2025

The Latest: US Attorney General announces civil rights probe of Chicago Police Department: apne.ws/1Qr5DBV
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The Associated Press (@AP) December 07, 2025

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Trump: The hateful idiot

Psst. https://t.co/MNaWvD3Mt2
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Slade Sohmer (@Slade) December 07, 2025

"I have one of the great memories of all time." https://t.co/9EUhtmUEtV
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Matt Ford (@fordm) December 07, 2025

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Ava Duvernay’s #AvaBarbie sold out in 17 minutes. 17 MINUTES!!! Black Girl Magic is WOW. p.s. more will be made available on Amazon

All my proceeds from #AvaBarbie will be sent from @Mattel to @ColorOfChange + @WitnessOrg. A fun way to support. xo! https://t.co/O4Z5zl5els
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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) December 06, 2025

Sold out on Barbie collection, I'm told. More available at Amazon. What the hell is going on? #bananas #nuts #whoa twitter.com/dageneralpatto…
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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) December 07, 2025

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Holy Wow

BREAKING: Nike has signed LeBron James to a lifetime deal. Largest single athlete guarantee in company's 44-year history.
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Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 07, 2025

LeBron's landmark lifetime Nike deal was negotiated by Paul Wachter, who was on Beats By Dre side for $3B Apple deal.
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Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 07, 2025

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NBA shoe deals: LeBron (Nike, forever), Harden (Adidas, 2028), Durant (Nike, 2024) & Curry (Under Armour, 2024)
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Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 07, 2025

Details on LeBron James signing record lifetime deal with Nike es.pn/1YUVZug
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Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 07, 2025

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BREAKING: Supreme Court denies challenge to assault weapons ban passed in Illinois nbcnews.to/1TvHHg6
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(@MSNBC) December 07, 2025

The FBI is investigating the #SanBernardinoShooting as terrorism, but the #PlannedParenthoodShooting was just a dude having a bad hair day.
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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) December 04, 2025

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Law enforcement in this country can sometimes truly be the scum of the earth

Four prison officers indicted in death of young mother huff.to/1IH1ovy https://t.co/tDvVlrjk6y
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Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) December 04, 2025

$257 Billion! That's the contribution our immigrant communities made to NYC's economy. Read more: crainsnewyork.com/article/201512…
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Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) December 03, 2025

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This is interesting crowdpac.com/blog/gun-deaths https://t.co/yQd96pwPFJ
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Greg Dworkin (@DemFromCT) December 06, 2025

Most mass shootings are carried out with legal guns nbcnews.to/1PIXGcC https://t.co/pNxBsNB1CN
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NBC News (@NBCNews) December 05, 2025

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Our despicable media

Photo A: The @nypost's cover today. Photo B: The @nypost's cover after the Planned Parenthood shooting. https://t.co/U3JMgu9NeR
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Scott Bixby (@scottbix) December 03, 2025

The @nypost changed their front page at some point. First said "murder session" but now screams "Muslim killers" https://t.co/F27rlDLhgE
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Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) December 03, 2025

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Another example of why President Obama’s speech was needed

Just now: boarding @Delta flight in MN, passengers + attendant saw my breast milk pump as a threat: #SanBernardino https://t.co/qwDB9v63DN
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Valarie Kaur (@valariekaur) December 03, 2025

It's illegal to own more than 6 dildos in Texas. statutes.legis.state.tx.us/docs/PE/htm/PE… But you can have as many guns as you want.
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(@KStreetHipster) December 03, 2025

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Missouri bill would "subject gun buyers to the exact same restrictions currently faced by people seeking abortions" https://t.co/iTdC22EpCc
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(@igorvolsky) December 04, 2025

So much liberty. "Man’s hoard of nearly 5,000 guns shows ease of amassing arms in U.S" news.yahoo.com/man-hoard-near… https://t.co/F8fQySAT7u
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(@pourmecoffee) December 04, 2025

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BAM

White House plans executive action to expand background checks for gun sales lat.ms/1MYPkd4 https://t.co/kLZYHrYIA2
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Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 03, 2025

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West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) December 04, 2025

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All. Of. The. Tears.

White person: Can I say nigga if my black best friend said it's ok? Me: https://t.co/iZKl1owSBh
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2NE1 (@beyonseh) November 08, 2025

I can watch this all day. vine.co/v/iaHjtEW1Ii5
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Allen Peacock, The (@allenpeacock) November 28, 2025

Nov

5% Unemployment. Thanks, President Obama

By Nerdy Wonka 131 Comments

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Good news: The unemployment rate is at its lowest level since April 2008 → go.wh.gov/OctJobs https://t.co/Q1GwYR8cIZ
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 06, 2025

Economy added 271K jobs in October; 8M over past 3 years, fastest pace since ‘00. UR at lowest pt since April ’08. https://t.co/IrdCQ63wDA
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Jason Furman (@CEAChair) November 06, 2025

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Obamacare was signed into law in March 2010. The private sector hasn’t lost jobs since: onforb.es/1aP6xY4 https://t.co/0d3JTdZucn
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 06, 2025

Full-time employment has now clearly passed its prerecession level. https://t.co/JtEhpqRSAw
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) November 06, 2025

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Thanks Obama! US economy added 271,000 jobs in October. The unemployment rate dropped to 5% businessinsider.com/october-jobs-r… https://t.co/M6xvJN90JY
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KHARY PENEBAKER (@kharyp) November 06, 2025

Private sector jobs growth… Under W Bush: ↓ 463,000 Under Obama: ↑ 9,268,000
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 06, 2025

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Bush inherited 4% unemployment — left office at 8%. Obama faced 10% unemployment in his first year; it’s at 5% now. https://t.co/aX9eLGk9m2
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 06, 2025

Perhaps America is not as crippled as the Republicans say twitter.com/politico/statu…
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Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) November 06, 2025

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Monthly noise aside, job growth has been very steady. https://t.co/065ksGDcwG
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Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) November 06, 2025

With most recent jobs data, the unemployment rate is down to 5%, the lowest level since 2008 on.mktw.net/1S2zGhT https://t.co/P2l8y7WhNG
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(@MarketWatch) November 06, 2025

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Wow. Hospitals added more jobs in the past year (+146K) than in the previous seven years combined (+142K). twitter.com/ddiamond/statu…
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 06, 2025

We've had 61 straight months of positive job growth, something Reagan and Republicans couldn't possibly even dream of.
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Milt Shook (@MiltShook) November 06, 2025

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RUN ON THIS DEMOCRATS! OWN IT !!! U.S. hourly wages post biggest year-over-year gain since 2009 on.mktw.net/1LV2siV
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buki. (@BukiWilliams) November 06, 2025

2.5% year-on-year pay gain is the strongest since 2009. PAY US THE MONEYZ.
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Neil Irwin (@Neil_Irwin) November 06, 2025

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Health care is an enormous engine of our economy — a record 1 in 9 jobs are now in the health care sector.
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 06, 2025

Health care industry also on pace to topple Retail as largest U.S. industry. https://t.co/maIW4Z3zqh
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 06, 2025

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The October jobs report was major. Economy added 271,000 jobs; unemployment rate fell to 5%, a seven-year low. nbcnews.to/1kywxM1
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) November 06, 2025

The best jobs growth of 2015 brought the unemployment rate to the lowest level in six years on.mktw.net/1S2sJNP https://t.co/ZUwl4hnlix
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(@MarketWatch) November 06, 2025

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Another History Making Jobs Report. Thanks, President Obama

THIS. Thank you, thank you, thank you, President Barack Obama!

A Tweet Or Two

Thanks, President Obama

Trump: The hateful idiot

Ava Duvernay’s #AvaBarbie sold out in 17 minutes. 17 MINUTES!!! Black Girl Magic is WOW. p.s. more will be made available on Amazon

Holy Wow

Law enforcement in this country can sometimes truly be the scum of the earth

Our despicable media

Another example of why President Obama’s speech was needed

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5% Unemployment. Thanks, President Obama

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