President Barack Obama holds a news conference to announce John B. King Jr. as the next Education Secretary to succeed outgoing Education Secretary Arne Duncan
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Posts Tagged ‘ISIL
President Barack Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City
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.@POTUS met with President Castro today on advances in our relationship with Cuba → go.wh.gov/ngMXds http://t.co/5jwO8iaHWs
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 29, 2025****
President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, Natioanl Security Advisor Susan Rice, Secretary of State John Kerry and Samantha Power United States Ambassador to the United Nations, attend the “Leader’s Summit on Countering ISIL and Countering Violent Extremism” at the United Nations
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First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama joins the “Let Girls Learn” Global Conversation at The Apollo Theater in New York City
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Glamour’s Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive (R) led a panel discussion with Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Founder of Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and U.N. Messenger of Peace Charlize Theron, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama and Girl ambassador from Plan International Nurfahada during Glamour “The Power Of An Educated Girl” at The Apollo Theater
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Everything you missed at the #GlamourForEdu panel today—including that @FLOTUS mic drop: glmr.me/1YMWBmB http://t.co/B17WMS5mQV
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Glamour (@glamourmag) September 29, 2025****
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Sep
15
A Tweet Or Two
Welcome to the White House, @Pontifex! Your messages of love, hope, and peace have inspired us all.
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President Obama (@POTUS) September 23, 2025“As the son of an immigrant, I’m happy to be a guest in this country, which was largely built by such families.” —@Pontifex #PopeInDC
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 23, 2025****
Pope Francis highlights climate change, immigration at White House alj.am/78xr
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Al Jazeera America (@ajam) September 23, 2025In first U.S. address, Pope Francis spends most of his time talking about climate change thkpr.gs/3704636 http://t.co/sJ4V37LA0J
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 23, 2025****
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“Mr. President, I find it encouraging that you are introducing an initiative for reducing air pollution.” —@Pontifex #PopeInDC #ActOnClimate
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 23, 2025“Climate change is a problem that can no longer be left to a future generation.” —@Pontifex #PopeInDC #ActOnClimate snpy.tv/1QyeBLB
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 23, 2025****
"Yogi Berra was an American original—a Hall of Famer and humble veteran—prolific jokester & jovial prophet" —@POTUS http://t.co/ufRLmMvXBG
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 23, 2025We mourn the passing of Yankees icon and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra. http://t.co/60mwHGj33R
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(@MLB) September 23, 2025****
Pope Francis and President Obama in the Oval Office. http://t.co/MYzGJYPnjE
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(@petesouza) September 23, 2025Pope Francis meets Bo and Sunny. http://t.co/s0wZzdWyc0
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(@petesouza) September 23, 2025****
Jerk
That guy who is price gouging AIDS patients also did it to kids with kidney disease: slate.me/1LuYIWQ http://t.co/5moxrNsO7M
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(@Slate) September 23, 2025Rep Elijah Cummings requests the House Oversight Committee schedule a hearing with Martin Shkreli next week democrats.oversight.house.gov/sites/democrat…
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laynie (@laynier) September 23, 2025****
Stephen Colbert perfectly shut downs Ted Cruz's favorite talking point about Ronald Reagan bit.ly/1V8By9o http://t.co/POqDovrtBh
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 22, 2025#BREAKING: Obama signs disaster declaration for Lake County, California, making federal emergency funds available. #ValleyFire
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Grasswire Now (@GrasswireNow) September 22, 2025****
Disgusting jerks
BREAKING:Mom/son arrested,admit they knew #BlackLivesMatter vandalism was a scheme by husband to collect insurance $ http://t.co/p3Z4HVtrI1
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Zahid Arab (@ZahidArabFox4) September 21, 2025****
India steps up plan to buy Israeli armed drones dlvr.it/CFFwqY http://t.co/z5IRUvDHXK
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Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 23, 2025Yemen President Hadi returns to Aden after six-month exile alj.am/uuld http://t.co/3oi0J2ppJ1
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Al Jazeera America (@ajam) September 22, 202509
Sep
15
The Great Migration
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.
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Aug
15
Rise And Shine
President Barack Obama takes the stage to deliver remarks on housing and home ownership at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 6, 2013. Photo by Pete Souza
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All Times Eastern
12:30PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest
2:10PM: President Obama holds a video conference to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Congressman John Lewis and Attorney General Loretta Lynch will join him. It will be live streamed at WhiteHouse.gov/VotingRightsAct
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The U.S. has begun conducting air strikes over Syria from a base in southern Turkey wapo.st/1MP3RZR
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 05, 2025****
Missy Ryan: U.S. Conducts First Islamic State Strike Launched From Turkish Soil
The United States has begun conducting airstrikes over Syria from a base in southern Turkey, the Pentagon said Wednesday, opening a new front in the Obama administration’s air war against the Islamic State. Capt. Jeff Davis, a Defense Department spokesman, told reporters at the Pentagon that a U.S. drone had hit an Islamic State target in Syria on Tuesday. He declined to say exactly where the strike took place or whether it was successful. The beginning of combat flights from Incirlik Air Base is a sign of deepening U.S.-Turkish cooperation against militants in Syria, where the expansion of the Islamic State poses a growing threat to Turkey and the West.
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What has changed in the year since Michael Brown was shot in Ferguson — and what hasn't? wapo.st/1OQVmvK http://t.co/rtpVX1NIf0
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 05, 2025****
Christopher Ingraham: Americans Say Racism Is A Bigger Problem Today Than At Any Point In The Past 20 Years
Half of Americans — exactly 50 percent — say racism is a “big problem” in this country, according to a fascinating new Pew poll released today. That’s up an astonishing 17 points since the last time pollsters asked this question in 2010. And it represents the highest level of concern about racism in this country in at least 20 years. So what’s changed? In a word: Ferguson.
And of course, everything that’s followed since. The Pew numbers reflect some of this. Americans are divided on the extent of the racism problem in this country. 73 percent of blacks call it a big problem, compared to 44 percent of whites. Democrats (61 percent) are also considerably more likely to see a major problem than Republicans (41 percent).
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Poll shows why #BlackLivesMatter activists should be proud huff.to/1MPT8OA
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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) August 06, 2025****
Simon McCormack: Poll Shows Why Black Lives Matter Activists Should Be Proud
Nearly one year after Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a new poll shows a growing number of people believe there’s much to be done before black lives will be valued as much as others. Fifty-nine percent of Americans now believe changes are needed to give African-Americans equal rights, according to a Pew Research Center poll released on Wednesday. That’s up from 46 percent in a Pew poll just last year, before Brown was killed by officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, setting off a series of demonstrations and fueling the Black Lives Matter movement.
The poll saw increases in the number of blacks, whites and Hispanics who felt more changes were needed. In 2014, only 39 percent of whites said more needed to be done. In 2015, that number jumped to 53 percent. For blacks, the numbers increased from 79 percent to 86 percent, and for Hispanics, 54 percent to 70 percent. The Pew poll comes after a year of heightened Black Lives Matter activism, including numerous rallies, die-ins and acts of civil disobedience.
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2014. Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama and former First Lady Laura Bush participate in a symposium on advancement for women and girls in Africa, with U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit spouses at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2014. Photo by Amanda Lucidon
President Barack Obama walks with Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the South Lawn of the White House upon returning from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama watches a performance during a symposium program on advancement for women and girls in Africa, with U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit spouses at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2014. Seated with her, from left, are: Constancia Mangue de Obiang, First Lady of Equatorial Guinea; former First Lady Laura Bush; Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, First Lady of the Gabonese Republic; and Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady. Photo by Amanda Lucidon
President Barack Obama joins Jay Leno for a taping of the “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in Burbank, Calif., Aug. 6, 2013. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama autographs a banner following his remarks on the economy at Gelberg Signs in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza)
11
Jun
15
A Tweet Or Two
Obama taking steps to fund affordable housing in affluent neighborhoods: hill.cm/YaHMsGv http://t.co/kKEevs5ule
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The Hill (@thehill) June 11, 2025Home equity rises to highest level in nearly 10 yrs. Recovering all decimated by the Bush Repub housing bubble & collapse #obamasfault
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Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) June 11, 2025****
Surprise! @FLOTUS is guest-editing our July/August #MoreImpact issue. Here’s a sneak peek: more.com/michelleobama http://t.co/GkK1CvyskY
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MORE Magazine (@MoreMag) June 11, 2025Our beloved First Lady is guest editor of July-Aug issue of More magazine & she's remarkable. more.com http://t.co/edKUfGJbMy
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meta (@metaquest) June 11, 2025****
Michelle Obama: First lady and magazine editor @RebeccaRKaplan cbsn.ws/1I3OyGn http://t.co/Do2t19IFsm
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CBS News Politics (@CBSPolitics) June 11, 2025WILL be buying the First Lady's issue of More Magazine!
"Mrs. Obama — who has been on More’s cover twice... fb.me/7dIVRIc0Z
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(@afrobella) June 11, 2025****
Kentucky Governor Raises Minimum Wage With Executive Order nyti.ms/1KRQdlo
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NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) June 09, 2025Republican senator criticizes Obamacare on the grounds that Obamacare subsidies are awesome vox.com/2015/6/8/87483… via @sarahkliff
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Eric Schultz (@Schultz44) June 08, 2025****
Poor child. The consequences of horrific police brutality
Girl officer forced to the ground in pool party video is having a hard time eating & sleeping, her attorney said: wapo.st/1GbIIEN
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Elahe Izadi (@ElaheIzadi) June 10, 2025@ElaheIzadi her body is still in fight-or-flight. you don't eat or sleep in that state. poor thing. PTSD seems inevitable here. so sad.
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Cynthia Rose (@PurpleMonarch79) June 11, 2025****
Vile, disgusting, racist scumbag
This is #KarenFitzgibbons. She is an Elementary School Teacher. And she wants to bring back Segregation. #McKinney http://t.co/ZixAZ7N2c9
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D (@Delo_Taylor) June 11, 2025This is one of the public school to prison pipeline train conductors http://t.co/6Dd6mfvENs
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No Relation (@TheCosby) June 11, 2025****
Teacher deleted post regarding #McKinneyPolice in which she said she "was almost to the point of wanting" segregation http://t.co/uAHqYPaWi1
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Adam Young (@AYoungReporter) June 11, 2025The thought of this vile person teaching impressionable, innocent 4th graders makes me nauseous. #KarenFitzgibbons twitter.com/ShaunKing/stat…
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(@Only4RM) June 11, 2025****
I'm sure #KarenFitzgibbons can find a teaching job where her opinions will fit in at a school in 1859.
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(@JRehling) June 11, 2025Twitter & Facebook: Nicely weeding out racists, homophobes, and any other general, horrible people. Thank You. #KarenFitzgibbons
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Jennifer Spiecker (@jen_spiecker) June 11, 2025****
How many black students have been singled out in #KarenFitzgibbons classroom and now have discipline records because of her beliefs?
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Krissy (@__Krisssyy) June 11, 2025Teachers like #KarenFitzgibbons is why black children suffer in the education system. I can't imagine how she treats her black students.
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はるか (@melaninbarbie) June 11, 2025****
The racist been fired. Life comes at you fast
BREAKING: #KarenFitzgibbons, the teacher who defended #McKinney police with these words, has been fired. http://t.co/wk7hnxEUkY
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TRiLL CLiNTON (@iMadeSmartCool) June 11, 2025#KarenFitzgibbons got fired. Segregate that. http://t.co/uIKAmFhEd5
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Dominator (@DuckFom) June 11, 2025****
Why is it so hard for families of color to get justice when a loved one is murdered? Must read by @edwin_d_rios: motherjones.com/politics/2015/…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) June 09, 2025One of most corrosive things to relationship between minorities and police: unsolved murder motherjones.com/politics/2015/… http://t.co/9PKV9TjcBl
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) June 09, 2025****
Only 9 Days in 2015 When The Police Haven't Killed Someone. America. http://t.co/yhTU4tcPxc
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 11, 2025Police investigating photo of officers “laughing after a Muslim mother’s hijab was ripped off” bzfd.it/1IJQZUe http://t.co/Ybpsaa7x9Q
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(@BuzzFeed) June 11, 2025****
Damn. Of course, when police brutality of minorities in England is taken into account, British and American cops have a lot to answer for
American police fatally shoot 2 ppl a day
British police have fatally shot 2 ppl in 3 years wapo.st/1IwMqcX http://t.co/Gn2zj86zHS
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) June 11, 2025One reason: fewer guns in hands of cops and fewer guns in hands of citizens wapo.st/1IwMqcX http://t.co/6MC6gT9Q9f
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) June 11, 2025****
"A boy was accused of taking a backpack. The courts took t̶h̶e̶ ̶n̶e̶x̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶e̶e̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ his life."
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Jamiles Lartey (@JamilesLartey) June 08, 2025Ta-Nehisi Coates on Kalief Browder's suffering: "It was done by our servants, and it was done in our name." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) June 08, 2025****
The abject horror and tragedy of #KaliefBrowder death has to be communicated constantly. latimes.com/nation/la-na-n… http://t.co/jij3nJvTsF
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Stacey E. Singleton (@staceyNYCDC) June 08, 2025The cop who killed Kimani Gray, received a Cop of the Year award after the young boy's death. #MckinneyPolice http://t.co/exszlzYdQe
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zellie (@zellieimani) June 07, 2025****
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15
Another Tweet Or Two
A beautiful remembrance of Beau Biden from @sfpelosi huffingtonpost.com/christine-pelo…
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meta (@metaquest) June 01, 2025Heartbreaking @pkcapitol piece on Biden, stoic in grief and generous in its aftermath washingtonpost.com/politics/beau-…
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Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 01, 2025****
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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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) May 31, 2025I 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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TC (@tchopstl) May 31, 2025****
"It’s our job...to feed hope & not just feed fear" —@POTUS to Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan: bit.ly/1FSm2JG
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 02, 2025"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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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 02, 2025****
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
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 01, 202523 Wellston, MO officers turn in badges as department disbands fox2now.com/2015/06/01/23-… http://t.co/pT3tz7QL4t
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 02, 2025****
Wear orange to fight guns and honor Hadiya Pendleton: sun-tim.es/1JmwrQf #WearingOrange http://t.co/Bi1iEdm9j0
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KHARY PENEBAKER (@kharyp) June 02, 2025Huge thanks to musician Michael Stipe for #WearingOrange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2nd! http://t.co/ovlDp1g5iu
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Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) May 30, 2025****
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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Jaymie Shook (@jaymielynnie) June 02, 2025Outrageous 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…
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Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) June 02, 2025****
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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stans (@kestans) June 02, 2025Tribal school gains "historic" waiver from No Child Left Behind rules huff.to/1FQaTcp http://t.co/1Fau3yp4Eg
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HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) June 02, 2025****
Facts
When you insult a man on the Internet http://t.co/TY3BTwXFCX
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Emily ReyNOlds (@rey_z) June 01, 2025this 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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Ally (@AllyHopkins_) May 29, 2025****
Ellen Pao will appeal her Silicon Valley gender discrimination suit: bit.ly/1JmP5r8 http://t.co/SwTogRO9Y2
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(@SpeedReads) June 02, 2025“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****
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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AJE News (@AJENews) June 02, 2025Russian planes and a U.S. warship have a close encounter near Crimea, (via @barbarastarrcnn) cnn.it/1Fpy3Um vine.co/v/eh6FOiq2pDi
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CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 02, 2025****
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