Hey, @POTUS! This is how you #GimmeFive, FLOTUS-style…
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 20, 2025Chat on, night owls.
(Now, dammit, where’s my gym membership card…)
Archive for May 19th, 2015
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"Kids who grow up here—they're America’s children. Just like children everyplace else" —Obama: go.wh.gov/G2vAMy http://t.co/7VgxVI4VCn
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 19, 2025Wow, this is quite a speech from Obama's top civil rights person at the Department of Justice. justice.gov/opa/speech/pri… http://t.co/9zUaB9hqCj
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) May 19, 2025****
"Media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty & the guilty innocent. That's power." #MalcolmX
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jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) May 19, 2025Malcolm X was born on this day in 1925. See powerful portraits of the activist: ti.me/1edVVUh
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(@LIFE) May 19, 2025****
Sending him all the good in the world
NEW: Beau Biden, son of VP Biden, undergoing treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center: abcn.ws/1S9aEPU http://t.co/ViMKisNsQp
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ABC News (@ABC) May 19, 2025No matter what you do or where you go, we're all striving for the sweet spot that satisfies both success & happiness VPOTUS/what-i-told-college-graduates-55c941fd1272"> medium.com@VPOTUS/what-i…
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Vice President Biden (@VP) May 19, 2025****
gotta love the Obama Era: when the Dow surges to new all-time high (18,298), nobody even blinks. cnb.cx/1HqAfAG
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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 19, 2025i know, i know, nobody cares about the Dow. i'm sure 40M Americans w/ 401Ks don't care the Dow's up 11.6K pts under Obama, rigth?
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Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 19, 2025****
This is what 2M (and growing) followers looks like. Wow!
Dear @POTUS
You lit up the #Twitterverse
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Just imagine what'll happen if you start RT'ing various folk :)
cc @VP
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Bobfr (@Our4thEstate) May 19, 2025Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes at Another All-Time High!
YTD +2.75% 12ME +10.90%
$DIA #Dow #USA #economy #stocks http://t.co/le8lauUBJG
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Matrix Markets $ (@MatrixMarkets) May 19, 2025****
Announcing New Steps to Promote #PollinatorHealth → wh.gov/iKpjr http://t.co/CmDUbDTvjr
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The White House OSTP (@whitehouseostp) May 19, 2025Obama just unveiled a big new plan to save the honeybees: vox.com/e/8389224?utm_… http://t.co/ill5LWLP5o
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Vox (@voxdotcom) May 19, 2025****
.@POTUS Welcome to @Twitter, Mr. President. You told me to #IG my mission up here Glad to see you tweeting down there http://t.co/ahJtvgldsa
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Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) May 19, 2025Los Angeles City Council votes to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020. cnnmon.ie/1AdHk5h
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CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 19, 2025****
The hypocrisy of the GOP
Two weeks after committing himself to post-unrest Baltimore, Gov. Larry Hogan cuts $11 million from its K-12 schools. baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…
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Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) May 15, 2025Jay Z And Beyoncé Paid “Tens Of Thousands” To Bail Out Protesters, Activist Says buzzfeed.com/mbvd/jay-z-and…
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Michelle B. Van Dyke (@michellebvd) May 18, 2025****
John Legend: Racism Is "Killing Our Kids" j.mp/1AUkjPN via @thr
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Alycee (@jazziz2) May 12, 2025Melanin is not a weapon #BlackLivesMatter #MPLS2Madison http://t.co/ZUt0rhNAbz
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Malcolm X was and continues to be 100% right about the media
They're referred to as 'biker clubs' & we're referred to as 'thugs.' This is how racism works: buff.ly/1IJ5DL5 http://t.co/LJ2r04j3RD
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The Root (@TheRoot) May 19, 20259 dead in #texas and #AOL calls it a minor dispute? CVS gets burned down and its a major riot? #RACIST MUCH??
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Dark spud (@Darthtater36) May 19, 2025****
The ridiculousness of Republicans on full blast
*sigh* charlotteobserver.com/news/business/… http://t.co/iJYx9AZVBE
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Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) May 13, 2025Former CBO Director Elmendorf confirms today no one in Congress questioned ACA tax credits should go to all 50 states - hence CBO score.
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Chris Jennings (@ChrisJenningsDC) May 19, 2025****
A small #KingVBurwell nugget: Ex-CBO head just confirmed CBO believed all states were getting Obamacare tax credits. twitter.com/ChrisJenningsD…
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) May 19, 2025@ddiamond @ChrisJenningsDC He actually made a stronger statement -- that it was the "common" understanding in Congress at the time.
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Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) May 19, 2025****
*Sigh*
A day after the deadly shooting in Waco, the Senate approves an open-carry bill expanding the rights of gun owners.
texasobserver.org/senate-brings-…
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The Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) May 19, 2025.@dansolomon's "On #WacoThugs, Biker Gangs, and White-On-White Crime" is very, very good texasmonthly.com/daily-post/wac…
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Jessica Luther (@scATX) May 18, 2025****
Happy 90th birthday to a hero who continues to inspire generation after generation
90 years ago a light which continues to guide us today was born. Long live the revolutionary Malcolm X! http://t.co/GFzRiguja4
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Question Everything (@SankofaBrown) May 19, 2025Remembering Malcolm X (May 19, 2025 - February 21, 2025) #90thBirthday http://t.co/SgGIF6cHlg
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Lizzuendo (@Lizzs_Lockeroom) May 19, 2025****
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom." -Malcolm X
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zellie (@zellieimani) May 19, 2025"You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being."
—Malcolm X http://t.co/YbLwnIme1S
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leche (@EvitaLaXicana) May 19, 2025****
"They cripple the bird's wing, then condemn it for not flying as fast as they." --Malcolm X, born 90 years ago today. http://t.co/HWKJd3vDLR
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Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) May 19, 2025On his 90th birthday, take a look at the iconic images of #MalcolmX from the EBONY archives: bit.ly/1cMLTIG http://t.co/qsES6vAtKv
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EBONY (@EBONYMag) May 19, 2025****
Malcolm X was a loving man willing to do whatever necessary to free his people.
Happy Birthday, Brother Malcolm. http://t.co/ALF1ouANDR
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Nessa. (@curlyheadRED) May 19, 2025On Malcolm X's birthday (May 19, 2025), listen to the great Ossie Davis delivering his Feb. 1965 eulogy for Malcolm tinyurl.com/kscly3p
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Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 19, 2025****
On Malcolm X’s 90th birthday, we remember a national hero’s most powerful quotes
bet.us/1S6AzYy http://t.co/GEniCmTHB1
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(@BET) May 19, 2025Happy 90th BDAY Malcolm X! A great human rights activist-X remained critical of America for its crimes against blacks http://t.co/08BUXsws8a
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Colorlines.com (@Colorlines) May 19, 2025****
On his 90th birthday, here's why Malcolm X's words still ring true. #HappyBirthdayMalcolmX buff.ly/1L66d2W http://t.co/JMLUdQ0MiN
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The Root (@TheRoot) May 19, 2025I'm so thankful that Malcolm X wasn't afraid to admit where he was wrong. His commitment to growth is what makes his journey special.
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Question Everything (@SankofaBrown) May 19, 2025****
"Without education, you're not going anywhere in this world." Happy birthday, Malcolm X. http://t.co/kxjbbaNfRp
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Power 105.1 (@Power1051) May 19, 2025Today in 1925, Malcolm Little is born in Omaha, Nebraska. 25 years later he changes his name to Malcolm X. http://t.co/demEmztICl
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Steven James (@TheLaunchMag) May 19, 2025****
"How can you thank a man for giving you what's already yours?
- Malcolm X http://t.co/trS8tQyQwQ
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Thoughtful_BlaCkman (@wizdom4you) May 19, 2025Looking back at Malcolm X's boldest, most intense encounter with the NYPD: trib.al/FlQnT1K http://t.co/YEaEDcz14U
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Complex (@ComplexMag) May 19, 2025****
“My alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading.” Happy birthday, Malcolm X. http://t.co/K0fVMqSzdC
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NY Public Library (@nypl) May 19, 2025"If you turn the other cheek, you can be enslaved for 1,000 years." - Malcolm X
#MalcolmXDay http://t.co/iiVMZD1Wp3
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André (@ablackdreblack) May 19, 2025****
"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word freedom out of your vocabulary." -Malcolm X, born 90 years ago today http://t.co/iAIZXbqePG
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Urban Cusp Magazine (@UrbanCusp) May 19, 2025Malcolm X, born on May 19, 1925. Malcolm would have turned 90 today.
The fight continues. http://t.co/xHK6QaIn1M
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deray mckesson (@deray) May 19, 202519
May
15
Chat Away
Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.
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President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2025******
.@POTUS sets Guinness World Record after reaching 1 million Twitter followers in five hours: hill.cm/YxneEK1 http://t.co/cPTHDJ6tLd
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The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2025*****
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Early Bird Rise and Shine
On This Day – Pete Souza: “The President was leaving the State Floor after an event and found Sasha in the elevator ready to head upstairs to the private residence. He decided to ride upstairs with her before returning to the Oval Office.” May 19, 2009.
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Today
The President has no public events scheduled ….. yet
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On This Day
President Obama delivers remarks at ceremony honoring National Small Business Award Winners in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2025
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First Lady Michelle Obama and her Mexican counterpart Margarita Zavala run with second graders during a physical education class as they visit New Hampshire Estates Elementary School May 19, 2025 in Silver Spring, Maryland
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait to welcome President Felipe Calderon of Mexico and his wife Margarita Zavala to the White House for an official State Dinner, May 19, 2025
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul arrive for the State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife Margarita Zavala at the White House, May 19, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and his wife Dr. Sharon Malone arrive for the State Dinner
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First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum National Issues Conference in Washington on May 19, 2025
President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a speech on Mideast and North Africa policy in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department May 19, 2025 in Washington, DC
First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a child as she paint a mural during a community service activity day at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington on May 19, 2025
President Obama takes the stage before addressing the Women’s Leadership Forum at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 19, 2025 in Washington, DC
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First Lady Michelle Obama escorts spouses of G-8 leaders on a tour of the White House, May 19, 2025 – L-R: Margarida Barroso (EU), Elsa Antonioli Monti (partially hidden, Italy), Laureen Harper (Canada), Valerie Trierweiler (France), Geertrui Windels van Rompuy (EU) and Hitomi Noda (Japan)
President Obama with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a family photo during G8 Summit in Camp David, Maryland on May 19, 2012.
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President Obama smiles after delivering the commencement address to over 500 graduating students at the historically black Morehouse College on May 19, 2013, in Atlanta
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MoooOOOooorning!
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