The Obama Diary

May

Abortion Saves Lives

Categories: All Photos
Tags: abortion, alabama, donate, donations, georgia, healthcare, Mean Tweets, missouri, Ohio, Patriarchy, Political And Funny Tweets, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

@ben_the_mof @YellowFund Give money to @AbortionCare, @AbortionFunds, @ClinicVest, and @SisterSong_WOC.
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Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) May 18, 2019

If abortion is your choice, then yes - I’m pro-abortion. Abortion is a moral, responsible choice, worthy of respect… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) May 16, 2019

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Things we're going to do: -Donate to @YellowFund -Call our local clinic to volunteer as a clinic escort Things we… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) May 15, 2019

I wanted to see if anyone from our industry would speak out about the abortion bill, but I guess people are too sca… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Héctor Bellerín (@HectorBellerin) May 17, 2019

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A long time ago an ex of mine got pregnant. We had used birth control but it still happened. We thought we were bei… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kristian Bruun (@MrKristianBruun) May 17, 2019

it's weird how little we as men talk about how abortions have saved our lives...
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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when i was 22 my partner found out she was pregnant in the bathroom of the Tisch building. I did not know what to d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

i went with her to a place in an office building in midtown. i remember people yelling at us as we walked in. I rem… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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the point of this story is that we did not have a child until we were ready, which was about six years later. We tr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

who knows what my life would have been like if I, a skinny 23 year old aspiring artist and writer would have become… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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who knows what my life would have been like if I, a skinny 23 year old aspiring artist and writer would have become… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

anyway i donated to yellowjacket and signed up to volunteer at PP. Instead of thinking about to say fellas i encour… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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lol i meant YELLOWHAMMER. not yellowjacket. yellowhammerfund.org
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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 17, 2019

@feministabulous @yellowcardigan I was 20, my gf was 24. A broken condom was involved. I a college drop-out, she… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Honey Cakes (@CakesHc19) May 16, 2019

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A white woman wrote the law. A white woman governor will sign it. 62% of non-college educated white women voted Rep… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Alice Anderson (@AlicePoet) May 15, 2019

22 Senators voted against including an exception for rape or incest in Alabama’s new draconian abortion law. Noti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Simran Jeet Singh (@SikhProf) May 15, 2019

Anne Hathaway calling out her white sisters https://t.co/9JBieHC4Li
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Oscammer Bin Laden (@THISisLULE) May 18, 2019

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I had an abortion when I was 19. It wasn’t traumatic or particularly interesting. I just didn’t have any money. My… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) May 17, 2019

I am the happiest, most authentic version of myself I have ever been. I learned vulnerability and patience through… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) May 17, 2019

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I wanted to share this because so much of the narrative surrounding abortion right now is that it must be under tra… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) May 17, 2019

We need to normalize abortion - it is nuanced and uncomfortable and sad and lifesaving and empowering and a of thes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) May 17, 2019

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Remember the story of that guy who was upset because he knocked up a woman, forced her to have the baby thinking he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Keep me anon (@Playapleathe_) May 17, 2019

@Playapleathe_ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a whole Queen... we will never forget 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/QsuMOSYau3
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UnConstitutional Black (@BlackGalThinks) May 18, 2019

May

Now Entering Obama Boulevard

By Nerdy Wonka 115 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Barack Obama, california, Los Angeles, Obama, Obama Boulevard, Political And Funny Tweets, President, road, tweets

Los Angeles road to be renamed Obama Boulevard in May hill.cm/hy0gCNB https://t.co/iUABzQ5zHH
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The Hill (@thehill) April 23, 2019

Obama Boulevard in Los Angeles to be unveiled with all-day festival abc7.com/society/obama-…
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ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) April 24, 2019

May

Abortion Is A Right

By Nerdy Wonka 110 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #YouKnowMe, abortion, alabama, georgia, healthcare, missouri, Political And Funny Tweets, tweets

Donating to abortion funds is one direct and clear way to protect a person's right to terminate a pregnancy. Some a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Evette Dionne 🏁 (@freeblackgirl) May 15, 2019

The @YellowFund provides funding for anyone seeking services at 1 of Alabama's 3 abortion clinics (yes, only 3).… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) May 15, 2019

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My recommendation is to start with @AbortionFunds. Go to their directory and find out if your state has a local abo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Prison Culture Returns (@prisonculture) May 15, 2019

A message to the white women who are righteously pissed right now: KEEP 👏🏾 THAT 👏🏾 SAME 👏🏾 ENERGY 👏🏾 AND 👏🏾 PASS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) May 16, 2019

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The 53% gotta learn. The 47% needs to teach ‘em. https://t.co/qYlf3VtvO2
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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) May 16, 2019

MESSAGE https://t.co/OWVYj1RB3O
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Amra Olević Reyes (@amrezy) May 15, 2019

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Regardless of how you feel about abortion what is being and has been orchestrated, hinging largely on stealing a Su… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 15, 2019

And also, black women keep trying to save this country from itself but y’all won’t let them.
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 15, 2019

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Behind millions of successful men is an abortion they don’t regret getting with their partner. I urge men to go bey… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Liz Plank (@feministabulous) May 16, 2019

Be encouraged. Keep loving. Keep strategizing. Keep working. “The world won’t get no better if we just let it be.”
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) May 16, 2019

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The states trying to ban abortion are the states that have the highest proportions of black women living there. Tha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 15, 2019

Remember this: the same people who push abortion bans also work to ban sex ed and access to affordable birth control.
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

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The same people who push abortion bans want more cops in our schools to arrest our kids.
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

take a look. these are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America. Governor Kay Ivey...SHAME ON YOU!!!! https://t.co/WuAjSVv6TH
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Rihanna (@rihanna) May 16, 2019

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The people who push abortion bans do not care about life. They don't care about our children. They don't even care about abortion.
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

Because a platform that forces people into unsafe procedures, that denies affordable access to health care, that de… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

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https://t.co/7Cp6aNeVs5
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Kira Kelly (@thekirakelly) May 15, 2019

Saying women can’t choose to have abortions unless we’re raped is telling us we don’t EARN autonomy over our own bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 22, 2018

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@BusyPhilipps Had an abortion at 15... my only regret is allowing people to judge me for MY choice. I hope in my li… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Denise Spencer (@Denny2447) May 15, 2019

I am the 1 of 4. I have zero regrets and owe zero explanations or justifications. What’s happening in Alabama is te… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Diana (@_deeveee) May 15, 2019

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I feel proud and honored to hear people sharing their #YouKnowMe abortion stories, but let’s be clear, you don’t ne… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Hannah Solow (@hamstertalk) May 15, 2019

I was young and not ready. I don’t need to explain myself. It was my choice and it was my right. #youknowme twitter.com/busyphilipps/s…
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RENATA (@regatta_gala) May 15, 2019

May

Candor, Wisdom, And Laughter

By Nerdy Wonka 149 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #IAmBecoming, Arena, atlanta, becoming, book, Book Tour, college, florida, gayle, Gayle King, interview, King, Michelle, Michelle Obama, morehouse, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, speech, spelman, State Farm, tour, tweets

Today I joined students @SpelmanCollege, @CAU, and @Morehouse to talk about the importance of celebrating our stori… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 11, 2019

We’re honored to have @MichelleObama on campus to discuss “Becoming” with our “Black Women: Developing Public Leade… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Spelman College (@SpelmanCollege) May 11, 2019

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Did last of my interviews w/ @MichelleObama for her #IAmBecoming book tour & it sure was fun. So much candor, wisdo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michele Norris (@michele_norris) May 11, 2019

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May

A Happy Mother’s Day!

By Nerdy Wonka 102 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Barack Obama, china, grandma, grandmother, Great Wall, happy, Malia, Marian, Marian Robinson, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Mother's Day, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, robinson, Sasha, tweets

From an early age, my mom saw that I had a flame inside me and she never tempered it. Mom, thank you for kindling t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 12, 2019

Happy Mother's Day to the most caring, brilliant, funny, and grounded woman I know—a perfect role model not just fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 12, 2019

May

Hit That Woah

By Nerdy Wonka 101 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #IAmBecoming, becoming, book, Book Tour, dance, dancing, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, students, tour, tweets

Michelle Obama hitting the woah. That’s it. That’s the tweet. https://t.co/Nx2ugkd3RA
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Shauntell (@ShayLanise) May 05, 2019

May

Fighting For The ACA

By Nerdy Wonka 109 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #ACAWorks, #SaveACA, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, healthcare, instagram, insurance, mint, Mint Museum, museum, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, sophia, tweets

Well, this was unexpected. It's not every day that @BarackObama ends up in your comment section!Thank you for your… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Natalie Weaver (@Nataliew1020) May 07, 2019

May

Protecting His Face

By Nerdy Wonka 127 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Barack Obama, book, Obama, Pete Souza, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, President, tweets

@PeteSouza It’s hard to see but your book is covered halfway with a homemade plastic cover and tape. Asked my mom… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Mary Gonzales (@marcapcar) April 28, 2019

Tell your mom I get why she did that! twitter.com/marcapcar/stat…
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Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) April 28, 2019

May

The New Prince

By Nerdy Wonka 108 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: announcement, baby, Baby Sussex, birth, castle, children, Cottage, England, Frogmore, Frogmore Cottage, harry, London, Markle, Meghan, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, Prince Harry, royal, Royal Baby, statement, Sussex, United Kingdom, windsor

Congratulations, Meghan and Harry! Barack and I are so thrilled for both of you and can't wait to meet him.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 06, 2019

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