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Sep

Early Bird Chat

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #RaiseTheWage, Barack Obama, Celebrities, Celebrity, census, chat, economy, Ellen, Equal Pay, Income Inequality, interview, jobs, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, President, report, tweets, wage, workers

"The work we've done is finally paying off in a big way." —@POTUS on our economic progress: go.wh.gov/ZxPJFg https://t.co/cLEAo5Ls6e
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 13, 2016

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All Times Eastern

10:30AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:20AM: President Obama meets with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

12:45PM: President Obama has lunch with Vice President Biden

1PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing

4PM: President Obama meets with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

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Surprise! Guess who stopped by @TheEllenShow today. (Hint: Really good at taking selfies.) shar.es/1wLU9r https://t.co/C6uxp81J1Z
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 13, 2016

Sep

Change You Can See, Feel, and Believe

By Nerdy Wonka 123 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #ACAWorks, #RaiseTheWage, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, census, economy, Equal Pay, healthcare, history, income, jobs, Obama, obamacare, obamacares, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, President, race, report, tweets, workers

Here comes the latest income and poverty statistics... Be prepared to adjust your talking points... census.gov/content/dam/Ce…
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

Real median household income rose $2800 in 2015 to $56,500, a robust rise of 5.2%. Middle class incomes are growing! https://t.co/9piFRLF5GR
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

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Income gains across the board. 10th percentile +7.9% (ie poor) Median +5.2% 90th percent +2.9% 95th percentile +3.7% https://t.co/IgFUBDeyK8
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

It's a welcome change to see proportionately larger income gains at the bottom and middle of the income distribution.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

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Income inequality—measured by the Gini index—has fallen sharply over the past two years. https://t.co/LcQ1onQjk1
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

The gender wage gap continues to narrow. https://t.co/0yRETxuxXk
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

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The number of people with full-time year-round work, continues to increase, and is at an all-time high. https://t.co/5F15YNcmpp
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

The poverty rate is down sharply, from 14.8% to 13.5%. It's rare to see a move this large. Largest drop since 1968. https://t.co/URjHTHvMQO
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

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Last year we lifted an astonishing 3.5 million people out of poverty.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

Largest declines in the poverty rate for African-Americans, Hispanics, and kids. https://t.co/nL0ffJsSR6
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

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Declines in poverty most notable for younger adults. https://t.co/DY5RnzrLwx
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

Social insurance programs play an enormously important role in keeping people out of poverty. https://t.co/JfvO97v1qZ
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

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Worth noting: Last year's 5.2% rise in real median household income is the largest rise ever recorded.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

The income gains were broadly distributed, including every demographic, age, region and gender, and were stronger for the poor than the rich
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

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The last time fewer than 30 million Americans were uninsured was before 1980.
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Phil Galewitz (@philgalewitz) September 13, 2016

A friend emails a simpler summary of broad-based income gains and declining poverty: BEST CENSUS REPORT EVER.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) September 13, 2016

Jun

The President’s Day In Washington And The First Lady’s Day In Madrid

By Nerdy Wonka 70 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #LetGirlsLearn, Barack Obama, bill, bills, college, education, high school, Madrid, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Palace, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, President, Puerto Rico, spain, tweets, university, white house, Zarzuela

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before signing a rescue package bill for Puerto Rico which is facing more than $70 billion in debt, in the Oval Office at the White House June 30, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Freedom of Information (FOIA) Improvement Act of 2016 and the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, into law in the Oval Office of the White House on June 30, 2016 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: U.S.President Barack Obama holds a pen before signing a rescue package bill for Puerto Rico which is facing more than $70 billion in debt, in the Oval Office at the White House June 30, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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2016 Nat'l Amb. Ismael was honored to meet @POTUS today & talk about the about the need to help babies & #ZAPzika! https://t.co/aJP3Pir8RL
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March of Dimes (@MarchofDimes) June 30, 2016

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: U.S.President Barack Obama signs a rescue package bill for Puerto Rico which is facing more than $70 billion in debt, in the Oval Office at the White House, June 30,2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 30: In this handout image provided by the Spanish Royal Palace, Queen Letizia of Spain and Michelle Obama are seen at Zarzuela Palace on June 30, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Casa de Su Majestad el Rey via Getty Images)

First Lady Michelle Obama and Queen Letizia of Spain at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain.

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MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 30: The US President Barrack Obama' s wife Michelle Obama makes presentation of a project named "Let Girls Learn" at Matadero Education Center in Madrid, Spain on June 30, 2016. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the presentation of “Let Girls Learn” at Matadero cultural center in Madrid, Spain. In this initiative First Lady Michelle Obama shares the stories of girls she has met in her prior travels and highlights new commitments to support “Let Girls Learn”. She encouraged the audience to value their own educational opportunities, continue to strive for progress for girls and young women in their country, and take action to help the more than 62 million girls around the world who are out of school

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Michelle Obama: "Se ensalza al hombre que cambia pañales y se denigra a la mujer en el trabajo" elmundo.es/sociedad/2016/… vía @elmundoes
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US Embassy Madrid (@USembassyMadrid) June 30, 2016

Michelle Obama insta a cambiar la cultura contra la desigualdad de género #LetsGirlLearn @FLOTUS politica.elpais.com/politica/2016/… vía @el_pais
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US Embassy Madrid (@USembassyMadrid) June 30, 2016

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MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 30: The US President Barrack Obama' s wife Michelle Obama (R) and Queen Letizia (L) of Spain make presentation of a project named "Let Girls Learn" at Matadero Education Center in Madrid, Spain on June 30, 2016. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 30: US First Lady Michelle Obama attends the 'Let Girls Learn' conference at Matadero de Madrid on June 30, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Fotonoticias/WireImage)

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La Reina asiste al acto de la iniciativa #LetGirlsLearn en compañía de @MichelleObama casareal.es/ES/Actividades… https://t.co/59sZc9d9Ha
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Casa de S.M. el Rey (@CasaReal) June 30, 2016

W/ @FLOTUS trip, new @USAIDLiberia education programs for adolescent girls announced. wapo.st/29hlFy7 #62MillionGirls #LetGirlsLearn
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susan markham (@msmarkham) June 27, 2016

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Sep

#62MillionGirls

By Nerdy Wonka 154 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #62MillionGirls, #LetGirlsLearn, education, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, tweets

In school, I learned how to speak up for myself. #62MillionGirls don't have that chance. 62MillionGirls.com –mo http://t.co/lVVkv7vcDD
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 26, 2015

I'm grateful for the teachers who helped spark my sense of curiosity. The #62MillionGirls who aren't in school should have that same chance.
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President Obama (@POTUS) September 26, 2015

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#62MillionGirls do not have access to education. Share a photo & what you learned in school: 62milliongirls.com amp.twimg.com/v/4b423c89-675…
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 27, 2015

#62MillionGirls #InSchoolILearned to use my math & science skills to solve problems in my career as an engineer! http://t.co/oQcaq5XO0b
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Courtney Ruby (@RubyDiamond10) September 27, 2015

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In school I was given a gift. Now I give that gift to kids in Padhar, India. Let's give that gift to #62milliongirls. http://t.co/Jy0hvsIlwi
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Krista Givens (@ksgivensandPo) September 27, 2015

"In school I learned to treat EVERYONE with respect, courtesy, & common understanding."-Amb. Lenhardt #62MillionGirls http://t.co/jbhDVjLTHb
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(@USAID) September 26, 2015

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In school, we learned about engineering, teamwork, and leadership. #62milliongirls don't have that chance. #omgrobots http://t.co/4KWirqn2H8
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FIRST Firebirds 433 (@firebirds433) September 27, 2015

In school I learned how to use my voice to make a difference in my community. #62milliongirls deserve this too. http://t.co/MhPdoFPnxw
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Anna Korman (@annakorm) September 27, 2015

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In school I learned that hard work is indeed rewarding. #62MillionGirls http://t.co/gO8Jo2izD9
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Janell Lockett (@AyoJanell) September 27, 2015

At school I found my superpower-I learned to read! #62MillionGirls deserve that chance, too http://t.co/HYlkQYiIv9
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Stephanie Rakes (@rakes1998) September 26, 2015

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In school I learned individuals must make the change they seek. #62MillionGirls shld have chance to draw own lessons http://t.co/7l1zmzJBpr
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Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) September 26, 2015

In school I learned to cherish education, what it means for success in life #62MillionGirls don't have that chance JG http://t.co/oqetE861ba
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Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) September 26, 2015

May

A Tweet Or Two

By Nerdy Wonka 103 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #ImmigrationAction, Ballerina, ballet, cops, economy, immigration, Immigration Reform, police brutality, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, racism, trade, tweets

A sea level rise of just 1 foot could cost America $200 billion. It's time to #ActOnClimate: go.wh.gov/LLZ1Ag http://t.co/ZqAwYZdDpw
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 28, 2015

Topic magazine--before it folded in 1994, it featured a future President go.usa.gov/39hyR #Kenya @harvlrev http://t.co/mVWoVj7GEe
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US National Archives (@USNatArchives) May 28, 2015

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Thanks, FLOTUS!

Healthy change sprouts at #SF 'food desert' sfchron.cl/1HMXMJJ http://t.co/aJ1Wtv6i1o
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The Chronicle (@sfchronicle) May 28, 2015

Broadcast media people: RIGHT NOW learn to pronounce Gokul Venkatachalam & Vanya Shivashankar. Respect their names, and don't make jokes.
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Anil Dash (@anildash) May 29, 2015

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Important long-read: The brown ballerina exists. mashable.com/2015/05/27/bal… http://t.co/fAAxPcgoye
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deray mckesson (@deray) May 28, 2015

Homeless #Chicago teen mom now valedictorian with 26 acceptances & $600,000 in scholarships: buff.ly/1EzL4ZT http://t.co/qwfiGlpYFa
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The Root (@TheRoot) May 28, 2015

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The headlines

Trade was the biggest spoiler for US growth in Q1, with the gap at its biggest in 30 years: bloom.bg/1d3kCSA http://t.co/aGWUAFXQSp
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Michelle Jamrisko (@mljamrisko) May 29, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) - US economy shrank at 0.7 percent rate in Q1, reflecting harsh winter and bigger trade gap.
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Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 29, 2015

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The details and the facts

Q1 GDP revised down from +0.2% to -0.7%, which is bang on consensus. So the BEA reckons the economy contracted, and no-one believes them.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 29, 2015

Much more important than the headline number: A better measure of GDP—called GDI—says the economy actually grew 1.4% in Q1. That seems right
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 29, 2015

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What's the news in this report? The GDP number, while negative, exactly met expectations. But GDI was much stronger. On balance, good news.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 29, 2015

Another way to look through the seasonal adjustment problems with GDP is to focus on year-ended growth, which was 2.7%.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 29, 2015

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Interestingly, GDI growth in Q4 was also revised up from 3.1% to 3.7%. So the income-based data looks both stronger and more realistic.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 29, 2015

And final sales to private domestic purchasers -- that is, the persistent part of GDP -- rose 1.2% in Q1, after rising 4.5% in Q4.
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Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 29, 2015

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They sue after the horror they inflicted? The nerve of these scumbags

White Cleveland cops file federal lawsuit, saying they face racial discrimination when they shoot black people - thebea.st/1pM97Eo
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 23, 2015

This is what a "Justified" shooting of two unarmed black suspects looks like in Cleveland. #BreloVerdict http://t.co/siYR0etwFJ
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Big Boi (@BigBoi) May 23, 2015

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If this isn't the impact of domestic terrorism, I don't know what is. #BreloTrial http://t.co/qwy7Oxl91o
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deray mckesson (@deray) May 23, 2015

You don't stand on top of a car hood if you fear for your life. You don't reload TWICE in open if you fear for your life. #BreloVerdict
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zellie (@zellieimani) May 23, 2015

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City of Inkster, MI settles with Floyd Dent, who was punched, kicked, mocked by officers during traffic stop. clickondetroit.com/news/floyd-den…
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 28, 2015

The sum of all Fox News viewer's fears: a black, Muslim, female cop http://t.co/56PgPec8dl
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CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) May 21, 2015

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It’s getting really hard to look at some cops as good for society and not tyrants who gleefully inflict horror upon certain individuals

Body cam video catches Barstow cops slamming black pregnant woman to ground, letting white woman go free rawstory.com/2015/05/body-c…
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Political Nerd (@Sttbs73) May 28, 2015

Imagine an 8 month white pregnant woman getting slammed to the ground on her stomach by a cop? @CNN cop panel praises action vs black woman
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Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) May 28, 2015

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I'm a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing vox.com/e/8426018?utm_… http://t.co/3hLpt7M4IP
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Vox (@voxdotcom) May 28, 2015

White men talking about "taking their country back" and I always gotta look around like "Bitch, where? What country? Sweden? Poland?"
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Cirque du SoBae (@brownandbella) May 28, 2015

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Nebraska abolishes death penalty in landmark veto-override vote bit.ly/1ewRrZ9 http://t.co/mQf7NJbpKX
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) May 27, 2015

On May 27, 1892, a white mob destroyed Ida B. Wells's newspaper office in Memphis, TN. racialinjustice.eji.org/timeline/05-27/ http://t.co/JNML3RdkAW
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EJI (@eji_org) May 27, 2015

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Screw you, Disney. Screw you

Why is Disney's new "Princess of North Sudan" an exploitative mess? Let us count the ways slnm.us/D6SYCDM http://t.co/PGHqtOTU0y
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Salon.com (@Salon) May 29, 2015

-_- RT @thedailybeast In 'Aloha,'Emma Stone plays an Asian character named"Allison Ng" Really thebea.st/1eAUQWL http://t.co/ZEQISJHcsJ
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Starfishncoffee (@starfishncoffee) May 28, 2015

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May

A Tweet Or Two

By Nerdy Wonka 104 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #GimmeFive, #LetsMove, birth control, contraception, contraceptives, exercise, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, racism, suicide, texas, tweets, Waco

"I’ve committed to doubling the pace at which we cut carbon pollution." —@POTUS #ActOnClimate http://t.co/q2ZFQCPKk2
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White House Live (@WHLive) May 20, 2015

Climate change threatens every country on the planet. No nation is immune. RT if you agree we need to #ActOnClimate. snpy.tv/1PWKg8d
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 20, 2015

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Hail to the FLOTUS!

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Michelle Obama can kick your ass bit.ly/1EXPUkf http://t.co/3ui11UPF25
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 20, 2015

Michelle Obama just one-upped the president’s workout and probably yours too. buff.ly/1EjnY9W http://t.co/QAY5S3xhQF
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The Root (@TheRoot) May 20, 2015

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Jesus. FLOTUS can kick all of our asses. huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/20/mic…
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) May 20, 2015

Michelle Obama is serious about her workouts nyti.ms/1R35xPP http://t.co/sSmfYQFp76
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The New York Times (@nytimes) May 20, 2015

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Where are the white leaders in the community?! Where are the fathers?!

BREAKING: Waco police now say they've found as many as 1000 weapons at Twin Peaks, including an AK-47. Many were hidden in toilets, food.
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KWTX News 10 (@kwtx) May 20, 2015

Mugshots of the more than 150 people who were arrested in the Waco, Texas, biker fight: apne.ws/1efMqUO
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The Associated Press (@AP) May 20, 2015

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BREAKING: AG Lynch announces 5 international banks are pleading guilty in currency case » cnb.cx/136LsmZ
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CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) May 20, 2015

BREAKING: 6 banks pay $5.8 billion in DOJ settlement, 5 plead guilty to market rigging bloom.bg/1Ht6v3m
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Bloomberg Business (@business) May 20, 2015

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Iran to allow U.N. inspection of Yemen aid ship in Djibouti reut.rs/1PWv5vL
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Reuters Iran (@ReutersIran) May 20, 2015

Experts warn climate change could make Lyme disease-carrying ticks more common bloom.bg/1B9k17x http://t.co/UvXRdL1dN2
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Bloomberg Business (@business) May 20, 2015

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I'm sure if you asked the right kind of questions, you'd find that many Americans believe black neighbors inherently lower property values.
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Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) May 12, 2015

@jbouie nymag.com/daily/intellig… http://t.co/qo9dVtnCkl
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Stacey E. Singleton (@staceyNYCDC) May 12, 2015

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More truth here

Listen. You can't 'visit' poverty. You can't vacation there. You can't even hope to understand it by artificial limitations for a week.
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Emma Evans (@TrancewithMe) April 15, 2015

Poverty is pain. It's the anxiety of knowing you can't afford to move, so you have to put up with a bad place, bad neighbors, rent raises
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Emma Evans (@TrancewithMe) April 15, 2015

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May

The President’s Day

By Nerdy Wonka 118 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: Barack Obama, catholic, economy, Evangelical, georgetown, jobs, leadership, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, President, race, racism, summit, tweets, university, washington

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President Barack Obama participates a discussion on poverty at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Georgetown hosted the Catholic Evangelical Leadership Summit on fighting poverty in America

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President Barack Obama participates in a discussion on poverty with (L-R) moderator E.J. Dionne, Jr., Robert Putman Professor at Harvard University, and Arthur Brooks President of the American Enterprise Institute

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“I am a black man who grew up without a father, and I know the costs that I paid for that." —Obama #PovertySummit snpy.tv/1HbU5No
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

“It would be powerful for our faith-based organizations to speak out on this.” —Obama on poverty #PovertySummit snpy.tv/1FbMNtm
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

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President Obama on the need to make common investments that expand opportunity for our kids. #PovertySummit snpy.tv/1Fc4Hwf
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

RT if you agree: It’s time to expand opportunity by investing in early childhood education. #PovertySummit http://t.co/jGFM67ogN5
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

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May

President Obama Gives Some Real Talk On Poverty

By Nerdy Wonka 132 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Barack Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, President, tweets

“There’s a lot we can do. The question is, do we have the political will—the communal will—to do something about it?” —Obama #PovertySummit
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White House Live (@WHLive) May 12, 2015

President Obama says we must have a "both, and" not an "either, or" conversation on the individual vs governmental approach to poverty.
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 12, 2015

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"The best anti-poverty program is a job" —Obama on the need to build on the progress we've made #PovertySummit http://t.co/3bdyr7JbGm
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

"You can't have a conversation about poverty without talking about ladders of opportunity into the middle class" —Obama #PovertySummit
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White House Live (@WHLive) May 12, 2015

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"Our job is to guard against cynicism" —President Obama on steps we can take to address inequality #PovertySummit
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White House Live (@WHLive) May 12, 2015

"We are at a moment...where it may be possible not only to refocus attention on poverty but also to bridge some of the gaps" —Obama
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White House Live (@WHLive) May 12, 2015

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RT if you agree: It’s time to expand opportunity by investing in early childhood education. #PovertySummit http://t.co/jGFM67ogN5
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

“I am a black man who grew up without a father, and I know the costs that I paid for that." —Obama #PovertySummit snpy.tv/1HbU5No
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

Apr

A Tweet Or Two

By Nerdy Wonka 50 Comments

Barack Obama, Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

President Barack Obama meets with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, in the Oval Office of the White House

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President Obama is headed to @EvergladesNPS on #EarthDay to discuss the need to #ActOnClimate: go.wh.gov/S984Qb http://t.co/sNfDvBi9WM
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 20, 2015

"This is the only planet we’ve got." —Obama on why it's time to #ActOnClimate: pbpo.st/1P4UOmX #EarthDay http://t.co/g9009kn956
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 20, 2015

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"Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008." —Obama: go.wh.gov/Pk4j7N http://t.co/xyhhAIhqXr
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 20, 2015

Readout of President Obama's meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the #UnitedArabEmirates wh.gov/iBWlt
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WH National Security (@NSCPress) April 20, 2015

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Michelle Obama, Dylan Tete

First Lady Michelle Obama smiles as she is introduced by Dylan Tete, an Iraq War veteran and executive director of Bastion Community of Resilience, at an event honoring efforts to help homeless veterans in New Orleans. First Lady Michelle Obama and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke Monday to leaders from government, industry and the non-profit sector. The topic was the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, which Obama started last June. She said the city has moved more than 260 veterans into housing since the initiative began

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Worth a read: The First Lady and @DrBiden on preventing and ending veteran homelessness in America: bit.ly/1HMgLoJ
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) April 20, 2015

The First Lady's celebrating New Orleans ending vet homelessness! Got Qs? Ask with #HonoringVets by 2:30pm ET on Tues http://t.co/vsJSYdlpUB
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) April 20, 2015

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Teen who lost home in Hurricane Sandy has been accepted to 7 Ivy League schools: abcn.ws/1bcOkU9 http://t.co/gDt2x9lZRn
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ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2015

A 1782 use of "African-American" is found, pushing the known origin of the term back 53 years nyti.ms/1G115cS http://t.co/Z1ovTquIt9
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The New York Times (@nytimes) April 20, 2015

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#FreddieGray dies after cops severed 80 percent of his spine. 3chicspolitico.com/2015/04/19/fre…. http://t.co/J4jUh9h8xL
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(@3ChicsPolitico) April 20, 2015

Freddie Gray dies a week after possible arrest-related spinal injury, attorney says: abcn.ws/1D7RSyp http://t.co/rhfq0RfJj9
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ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2015

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This is the timeline re: #FreddieGray released by the Baltimore Police Department. http://t.co/FiFoE3ZyIC
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 19, 2015

Incredible work today by many organizers that led to the passage of the STL City Police Civilian Oversight Board!
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 20, 2015

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This is horrific. Black people are being targeted left, right, and sideways. Get arrested for walking, get arrested for driving, get arrested for riding a bicycle. This country is waging a war everyday against Black people. It’s too much

“Of the 10,000 bicycle tickets issued by Tampa police in the past dozen years, the newspaper found that black cyclists received 79 percent of those citations, despite making up less than a quarter of the city’s population.”

In Florida, police are waging a war on black bicycle riders, investigators say washingtonpost.com/news/morning-m… http://t.co/tpTp91iseE
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deray mckesson (@deray) April 18, 2015

When deployed to Ferguson in November, the MO National Guard referred to protesters as "enemy forces" cnn.com/2015/04/17/pol…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) April 17, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

By Nerdy Wonka 67 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, Appropriation, cops, Cultural Appropriation, medicaid, police brutality, Political And Funny Tweets, poverty, racism, TPP, trade, tweets

CHELSEA! CHELSEA! CHELSEA! WE’RE NUMBER ONE!

FULL-TIME: @ChelseaFC 1-0 Man Utd! #CFCLive http://t.co/0KJOXGhOBN
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Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 18, 2015

Our last ten league games against Man United at the Bridge... che.lc/nVXoo1 http://t.co/byARyGDha2
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Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 18, 2015

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18 goals for @hazardeden10 this season! #CFC http://t.co/doOII7tyLm
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Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 18, 2015

What a win! Here's our take on the game, as the Blues go 10 points clear at the top... che.lc/vyz3Yf http://t.co/guXGTduRnF
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Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 18, 2015

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Historic day: In 2008, Sen Obama visited the Indiana home of his Dunham ancestors. Here's more thedunhamhouse.com/visit.html http://t.co/IsgnJ6mNnb
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The Dunham House (@TheDunhamHouse) April 18, 2015

What does this 1880s Indiana farmhouse have to do with President Obama? Find out at thedunhamhouse.com http://t.co/NkxC9N5htA
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The Dunham House (@TheDunhamHouse) April 18, 2015

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Sober truth

"Black people have to do better in order to be treated better" I guess "do better" means playing dead at this point. http://t.co/6QHtCoLvEj
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Race Jones (@Shugnice) April 09, 2015

YOU DON’T GET A GOLD STAR FOR NOT BEING SEXIST OR RACIST AND IF YOU NEED ONE I HOPE THE STAR BURNS YOU.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) April 16, 2015

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Welcome to America

white people can literally rock-paper-scissors their way out of being arrested http://t.co/BkJ185NQdX
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blupman (@blippoblappo) April 16, 2015

@blippoblappo @arthur_affect thegrio.com/2015/04/10/phi…
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Matthew Caverhill (@culturekills) April 16, 2015

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Bravo, bravo! Must watch

16-year-old @AmandlaStenberg schools everyone on cultural appropriation in this powerful video huff.to/1CGq18p http://t.co/4VRETQl3Eq
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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) April 14, 2015

The way you are presenting this video is misleading and creates conflict instead of constructive convo! twitter.com/billboard/stat…
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Amandla Stenberg (@amandlastenberg) April 16, 2015

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Amazing!

I just want to Salute this woman. 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏 http://t.co/a6wAXSNq9D
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King Solo (@MindOfPryze) April 14, 2015

"It is just not fair that women get paid less than men for the same job" —Sage WhiteHouse/asked-and-answered-sage-and-kerry-s-letter-on-equal-pay-2d7ed0baeb6d"> medium.com@WhiteHouse/as… #EqualPayDay http://t.co/r2jjiDMUqd
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 14, 2015

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What a contrast between Lucas and the unnamed woman

I love this: George Lucas decides best use of his land & money is lots of affordable housing. washingtonpost.com/news/morning-m… http://t.co/6M3pzCIo6x
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Anil Dash (@anildash) April 18, 2015

It's hard to enjoy a table at a cafe with the woman next to you is ranting about immigrants.
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Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) April 18, 2015

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Cruz, Paul and Rubio, all running for President. Hey, I thought I was supposed to write the horror stories.
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Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 16, 2015

This, EXACTLY THIS, is why we can't have nice things. http://t.co/981cgy7Zqg
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Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) April 18, 2015

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Truth from Donna Dem

@chrisgeidner @WWLTV http://t.co/U6rwxhq4OS
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Donna NoShock (@NoShock) April 16, 2015

Welcome to America where a white man shoots a cop in the face, not get gunned down but held in custody *MIND BLOWN* twitter.com/chrisgeidner/s…
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) April 16, 2015

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This weekend entrance fees for all national parks will be waived. RT to spread the word! http://t.co/fgf6i8Rk7G
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US Dept of Interior (@Interior) April 16, 2015

The beautiful Lupita wearing #ERDEM Spring Summer'15 in @BazaarUK's May issue. Dicover more: bit.ly/1MGBFKr http://t.co/ZGYJFdHU6l
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Erdem (@erdem) April 02, 2015

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The House GOP just voted to repeal the estate tax. That’d be a $246B giveaway to the top 0.2% washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog… http://t.co/o9hv30UwGU
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Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) April 17, 2015

Yes. Next Q. twitter.com/Slate/status/5…
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J. Williams (@VerbDC) April 17, 2015

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Loretta Lynch has waited 2x as long for a vote than the 7 most recent AGs COMBINED sp.lc/LHyPs http://t.co/4XZxC7zzLS
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SPLC (@splcenter) April 16, 2015

.@TheTimMcGraw defends decision to headline Sandy Hook concert fw.to/E47KLTB #SandyHook #IStandWithTim http://t.co/VuSdkoqQIt
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KHARY PENEBAKER (@kharyp) April 18, 2015

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No shit, Sherlock

George W. Bush Admits He Might Pose Campaign Problem for Jeb bit.ly/1DllWFS http://t.co/947YGOiEVp
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(@Mediaite) April 18, 2015

Indiana Says H.I.V. Outbreak Is Worsening nyti.ms/1DUkZcu
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The New York Times (@nytimes) April 18, 2015

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Obama currently enjoys a level of popularity in Cuba than he could only dream of in the US trib.al/umpakpg http://t.co/kBJF7AiU1k
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Guardian US (@GuardianUS) April 17, 2015

Meet the man who’s been keeping President Obama looking fresh since 1998: trib.al/xHiv2sN http://t.co/v4MKYyTGZN
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Complex (@ComplexMag) April 18, 2015

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Montana poised to expand Medicaid under Obamacare huff.to/1GYNzvA
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HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 18, 2015

Medicaid expansion means states may go after more Americans’ estates to recover costs. on.wsj.com/1OqhOLa http://t.co/TqMtWUPxoB
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Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) April 18, 2015

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JUST IN: Boosted by a record number of online donations, the DCCC raised $8.2 million in March hill.cm/hphXghS http://t.co/S34WbaUfy9
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The Hill (@thehill) April 18, 2015

Simpsons showrunner mocks Ted Cruz with quote from classic episode: hill.cm/gYp72Ct http://t.co/rmky0Roc3k
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The Hill (@thehill) April 18, 2015

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The evolution of trade promotion authority. http://t.co/qxCoXDgoH5
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meta (@metaquest) April 17, 2015

Why Hillary Needs Black Women to Win thebea.st/1DcDRyx http://t.co/R5MFWzewjW
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The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 17, 2015

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Wow

The plot thickens: Tulsa World reports sheriff's supervisers were ordered to falsify Robert Bates' training records. tulsaworld.com/news/courts/so…
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Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) April 16, 2015

Who's making sure MILLIONAIRE Fake Cop Bates isn't busy SHIELDING HIS ASSETS from a wrongful death case for killing #EricHarris? @Lawrence
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(@Only4RM) April 16, 2015

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