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Racism is: When a black president saves a state and its people from disappearing down the worm hole and the white people look at Trump and go, yep, that’s our guy. The article truly is enlightening.

Obama isn't getting the recognition historically given to a president who presides over economic revival nyti.ms/25CUDIS
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The New York Times (@nytimes) April 02, 2025

.@PaulKrugman: Mr. Obama will emerge as a hugely consequential president — more than Reagan. nyti.ms/1PJjbUN
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NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) April 01, 2025

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The mainstream media refuses to do its job so I did it for them. Here's 20 questions Bernie Sanders needs to answer thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/3/31…
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Trevor LaFauci (@Trevor_LaFauci) April 02, 2025

Krugman mincing no words, hits Team Sanders for tactics he calls helpful to the RNC, refusal to help down ballot. twitter.com/paulkrugman/st…
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) April 01, 2025

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This epic tweet storm perfectly explains the barriers black coding students face fusion.net/story/286232/t… via @FusionNews
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Alycee (@jazziz2) April 02, 2025

Ex-Undercover CVS Workers Claim They Were Told To Go After Blacks And Latinos buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/ex-… https://t.co/1OpXRWS0Xr
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 29, 2025

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Trump: "I didn't start it." Cooper: "That's the argument of a five-year-old." Trump: "No it's not."
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Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 30, 2025

Here's Anderson Cooper calling Trump a 5-year-old #GOPTownHall https://t.co/eCvaHYSEmm
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Mic (@micnews) March 30, 2025

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You heard that right! Cruz says Nidal Hassan killed 14 people including an unborn child yelling "Aloha Akbar" https://t.co/NxTBanCQir
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Asma (@LibyanBentBladi) March 30, 2025

Simplified https://t.co/UfRMTg3DwR
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Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) March 25, 2025

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This is what the bill just signed into law in North Carolina does https://t.co/UlIclbMWH9
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 24, 2025

North Carolina just passed one of the nation's most anti-LGBTQ laws vox.com/2016/2/23/1110…
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Vox (@voxdotcom) March 24, 2025

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If there were Kroger anywhere near us I'd head over right now and buy some of everything. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… https://t.co/RIqxU6d8OS
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Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) March 28, 2025

Ted Cruz literally lifted a line from The American President https://t.co/BdG7Qcr4Ye
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Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 23, 2025

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Nora Ephron on Donald Trump in 1989. https://t.co/FYOrEAEbzG
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Brett Michael (@thecajunboy) March 23, 2025

I salute this store manager #Trump https://t.co/1BCAbgb6Su
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Sean Carrigan (@Seanysees) March 20, 2025

Apr

First Lady Michelle Obama: “You Can Do Anything”

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There will never be another like her

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Apr

Early Bird Chat

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On This Day: President Obama holds the daughter of former staff member Darienne Page Rakestraw in the Cross Hall of the White House, April 3, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Chat Away

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On This Day, 2015

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West Wing Week

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Early Bird Chat

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Apr

Tweets Of The Day

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That "73 straight months of job growth" feeling 😎🎉 https://t.co/EYbPxtzhCg
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The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 01, 2025

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Obama Says Trump Doesn’t Know Much About “The World Generally” buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernan… cnn.it/1St6obe
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 01, 2025

Apr

President Obama Holds a Press Conference

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5:45 EDT: President Obama holds a press conference, Washington Convention Center

Apr

Jobs: Thanks, President Obama

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— Unemployment rate at 5% — 10M-plus new private sector jobs — Uninsured at record low One could say … Obama's making America great again
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 01, 2025

GOP: "Obama's job-killing policies." April Fools: We've gained 10 million private sector jobs since he took office. https://t.co/kBcak5atCt
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 01, 2025

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Perhaps most encouraging recent trend: Employment rate of prime-age workers continues to rise. https://t.co/k0h6e8SB55
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) April 01, 2025

Say it again: Virtually all the employment gains in the recession have been full-time. https://t.co/NBLohRYmiA
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) April 01, 2025

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No truth at all to the story that job growth has been all part time. It's all full-time. https://t.co/3qAKlOVnv2
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Steve Liesman (@steveliesman) April 01, 2025

Economy adds 215,000 jobs in March, labor force participation rises. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 01, 2025

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#ThanksObama

A NEW RECORD: The longest string of private-sector jobs growth in US history. 73 months. So far. (Previous top: 51 months from 1996-2000.)
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) April 01, 2025

US employers add 215,000 jobs in March, driven by large gains in construction, retail and health care: apne.ws/1RQZleX
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The Associated Press (@AP) April 01, 2025

Participation rate up 4 straight months for first time since 1992. https://t.co/RYilnhf5Ya
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Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) April 01, 2025

There's only been one year under Obama when economy lost jobs — his first year. Since Jan 2010, economy has gained 14 million jobs.
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 01, 2025

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Government jobs as % of total U.S. jobs, under… Reagan: 16.6% Clinton: 15.7% W Bush: 16.9% Obama: 15.4% Source: BLS
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 01, 2025

Jobs gained by sector since last year Healthcare: +503k jobs Retail: +378k Food services/drinking places: +374k Construction: +301k
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 01, 2025

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Wow. The health care sector added 503,000 jobs in the past 12 months per today's estimates — a new record.
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 01, 2025

At current pace, health care will become the biggest job sector in America within 3 years. https://t.co/158iNnOH8S
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) April 01, 2025

Apr

‘Learning from Obama’

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Learning From Obama nyti.ms/22U7Qhx
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Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 01, 2025

Apr

Early Bird Chat

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On This Day: President Obama welcomes Robby Novak, known as “Kid President,” to the Oval Office, April 1, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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10:0: The President meets with leaders of nations who negotiated the Iran nuclear deal, Washington Convention Center

11:0: Begins a day of meetings of the Nuclear Security Summit

5:45: Holds a press conference, Washington Convention Center

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The People’s View

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#Pixels: A sign of the Apocalypse?
Annals in “WTH Were You Thinking??” – Potty Training
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The looming Trump disaster, in three charts
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Citations for the April 1, 2025 TRMS
Lifting DC Madam gag order added to Supreme Court docket
Rubio hoards delegates to withhold them from Trump
Trump's renege on Republican pledge could cost him bigly

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