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Just so we're clear, white people, firing Aunt Jemima & giving us Juneteenth off are not the frontlines of defeating white supremacy & dismantling structural & instutional racism. Better schools, a just criminal justice system, access to healthcare was more what we were thinking.
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Donald Glover is 3 of the top 4 trending topics without assaulting anybody or claiming slavery was a choice. Just from making good art. After a rough start, this week is really closing strong.
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"BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DEFUND THE POLICE?"
"Hi, Mr. Brooks. I'm w/ The Dept. of You OK? So, you OK? Looks like you fell asleep in your car. Lemme get you a ride home. I'll be by your home tomorrow to check on you. Here's my number. Looks like your ride's here. Good night, sir."
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White House Staffer, choking through tears - "I... guess... we could... use the... Lincoln gravy boats... for the... Mc... the McNug... the McNugget sauces." 😭😭😭
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All men need to do better. Some men just need to do more better than others. But all men can do better. We can stop encouraging bullshit. We can stop "laughing" at "jokes" we suspect are admissions of guilt. We can start snitchin. We can respect boundaries. We can believe women.
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Imagine how good a Black woman has to be to get the job of asking the president questions. Just think about how much better she has to be than everyone around her. Then imagine having to put up w/ this racist & misogynistic nonsense.
@Yamiche
is the best & deserves better.
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According to ESPN, she’s also “a basketball prodigy who hopes to play some day in the WNBA and holds three Guinness World Records for dribbling multiple balls simultaneously.” She calls spelling a “side hobby”.
Winning a championship was just light work.🤯
Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night by correctly spelling the word "murraya.” Zaila becomes the first African American national champion in the spelling bee’s history.
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Tomorrow Trump should call his entire cabinet, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Matt Gaetz, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton & Ted Cruz for a closed door meeting in the oval office just to see how committed they all are to the idea he only had a 4 day Coronavirus.
#MasksOff
#BrownNoseOn
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I remember the Rodney King assault. I remember how many of us thought the footage would change everything, Finally there was “proof”. Now there’s footage everyday of police brutalizing us. This footage is in HD & often comes from the police. Nothing changes.
#TyreNichols
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Still can’t get over the fact that tonight Washington DC is on lockdown to protect Washington DC from The President of the United States.
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NFL: Don’t take a knee, Eminem.
Eminem: So you want me to definitely, 100%, absolutely take a knee? Got it.
Eminem kneels during the halftime performance, after NFL officials reportedly shut down the idea
#SuperBowl
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Never forget: If you had a day at work like the day
@realDonaldTrump
had today, security would be at your office waiting for you, asking for your key card, w/ all your possessions in a box, & a cup for you to pee in.
#TreasonSummit
#TrumpTreason
#ImpeachTrump
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@TheDemocrats
you better show up ready to do real work on Monday after all this pro bono work we, the people, did for you on our day off.
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This the best endorsement I've seen of Elizabeth Warren so far.
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Always remember that police bought Dylann Roof some Burger King after he had murdered 9 Black people.
George Floyd was accused of forgery.
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I feel ill.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp isn't suing the city of Atlanta for the mask mandate. He is suing Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms & the city council personally.
Georgia is a Covid hotspot. He should be 100% focused on saving his people. Instead he's 100% focused on being Trump's lapdog.
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- instead of saying Dayton, he said Toledo
- can't stop sniffing
If we can't impeach the president, can we at least drug test him?
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but this whole Impeachment is really just a referendum on whether white supremacy should continue to be the organizing principle of The United States of America.
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"As a tall person I don't ever remember experiencing "shortness" so why would short people be experiencing it? If shortness is real then how come only short people complain about it? It seems like tall people would be short sometimes too." Me, if I thought like most white people
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I don't really like the idea of endorsing anyone for political office. I don't like the idea of being a surrogate. I got enough dependents.
But...
I hope to be able to vote for Bernie Sanders for president.
If that helps you decide👍. If you disagree, well I'm used to that.🤷
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So lemme get this straight
@realDonaldTrump
sits at home watching live hurricane coverage ON THE NEWS & he asks himself "Where's the media?"
Trump visits w/Harvey survivors, throws in dig at the media (media's been there for days, not parachuting in today)
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"Black 'Roseanne' writer"????
THAT'S WANDA GOTDAMN SYKES!!!!! ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEDIANS THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN!!!
"Black 'Roseanne' writer"????????
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If
@johnlegend
&
@chrissyteigen
don't want
#PresidentPussyAssBitch
to trend then we must respect their wishes during this difficult time.
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Anderson Cooper is on CNN right making the MyPillow guy look like a guy who shouldn't even be allowed to sell pillows.
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Tucker Carlson gets paid millions of dollars to go on TV and advocate for a race war that he would definitely be too chicken shit to fight in.
Tucker: How shocked are we that 17 year olds with rifles decided they had to maintain order when no one else would
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I need this to work with every fiber of my being. This is such a beautiful and necessary idea.
“We’re hoping to create legacy.”
A collective of 19 Black families recently bought more than 95 acres of land to create a safe community they intend to name Freedom, Georgia.
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The president taking the side of the noose is so on brand I'm surprised it's not a promoted tweet.
Has
@BubbaWallace
apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!
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Going to the
#Emmys
is a privilege. Winning an Emmy is a privilege. Being allowed to stay w/ your kids when you cross the U.S. border should NOT be a privilege.
Me & my wife took our 3 month old w/ us to the Emmys to remind us that
#FamiliesBelongTogether
. We stand w/ the
@ACLU
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Voldemort was less obsessed with Harry Potter than the Trumps are with Obama.
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Dear Black British Twitter,
Can you please teach us how we can piersmorgan* Tucker Carlson?
Thank you!
signed,
Black American Twitter
*piersmorgan (verb) : to get a white supremacist up outta here
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Elections should be over a 3 day holiday weekend. You should be registered when you get any state issued ID. The voting age should be 16. Number of polling places should be based on population & ease of access. Gerrymandering should be illegal & the electoral college should be 🚽
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I WILL NOT RESPOND TO TRUMP'S TWITTER NONSENSE. I WILL VOTE NOVEMBER 6!
I WILL NOT RESPOND TO TRUMP'S TWITTER NONSENSE. I WILL VOTE NOVEMBER 6!
I WILL NOT RESPOND TO TRUMP'S TWITTER NONSENSE. I WILL VOTE NOVEMBER 6!
I WILL NOT RESPOND TO TRUMP'S TWITTER NONSENSE. I WILL VOTE.
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Somenody should start a countdown clock to when
@AOC
turns 35. Just sayin'.
#notjustsayin
.
@AOC
: Our country is going hungry and the week before Thanksgiving the Senate broke. I don’t care what party you are. It is an abandonment of responsibilities as elected officials who are charged with acting in the public trust.
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Imagine being such a low quality person that you think THIS is an insult.
Well
@JoeBiden
@ABCPolitics
townhall feels like I am watching an episode of Mister Rodgers Neighborhood.
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Alexa, what is a microcosm of civilized society that we could easily use as an example to build a better country?
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"So before we so cavalierly accept Senator Harris' eligibility for the office of vice president, we should ask her a few questions about the status of her parents at the time of her birth."
No, the fuck we shouldn't. We should ask Newsweek why they are promoting birtherism?
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Until men fully accept who we are attracted to, until we encourage other men to do the same (w/o judging them) & until we learn how to engage w/ the people we are attracted to - in ways that are healthy & legal - we are putting the people we are attracted to in serious danger.
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Let me absolutely clear about this,
@realDonaldTrump
...
YOU 👏🏿 NEVER 👏🏿 EVER 👏🏿 HAVE 👏🏿 THE 👏🏿 MORAL 👏🏿 HIGH 👏🏿 GROUND. 👏🏿 ESPECIALLY 👏🏿 WHEN 👏🏿 WE 👏🏿 ARE 👏🏿 TALKING 👏🏿 ABOUT 👏🏿 RACISM 👏🏿 AND 👏🏿 DANGEROUS 👏🏿 COMMENTS. 👏🏿 GOT 👏🏿 IT? 👏🏿
.
@JussieSmollett
- what about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!?
#MAGA
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The number of people of who think that at the 1st sign of any conflict it is totally reasonable to pull out a gun & start shooting is qwhite something.
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For those of you who liked the iceberg white supremacy analogy, here it is. Send it to those people in your life who haven't caught up to 2020 yet.
#UnitedShades
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Derek Chauvin: guilty on all 3 counts
Now let’s do the entire system of policing in this country.
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If this was taking place in another country our government would be talking about invading them and installing a democracy.
NYC is taking after Portland - a trans femme protestor was pulled into an unmarked van at the Abolition Park protest - this was at 2nd Ave and 25th Street
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How much did the taxpayers just spend to take grandpa for a spin around the block?
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This is George Roberts of Circle R Ranch. He loves his family & his farm. It has been in his family for 3 generations. But because banks & the government refuse to lend him money he needs our help to keep his farm.
Support his GoFundMe!
#UnitedShades
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Reminder: If our presidential election was decided by popular vote then we could've already moved onto more important things like recommending moving companies to
@realDonaldTrump
.
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Who had rockstar Dave Grohl dunking on Betsy DeVos on their 2020 Bingo card?
Dave does more for education in this short article than Betsy DeVos has done in her entire tenure as Secretary of Education.
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GOP: "Black people, why aren't you more excited about the thriving economy?"
Black People: "Well, maybe it's because even though Trump's economy has given me a good job, Trump's followers call the cops on me every time I leave my house to go to work."
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Save this for when someone says to you, "bUt tEIL mE wHy hE ShOuLd bE ImPeAcHeD."
Here's a bevy, a plethora, a veritable cornucopia of ex-federal prosecutors who make it plain...
“If you or I did what President Trump did, we would be facing prison.”
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I've never felt so seen. 😢✊🏿
#BlackHistoryMonth
Today, on our final day of Black History Month 2020, we take time to celebrate the legendary W. Kamau Bell, comedian, activist, and drummer for The Roots.
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Seriously, what's the MOST LIKELY scenario if they let
#RayshardBrooks
run?
He runs for 2 or 3 blocks tops. He gets exhausted. Because he's drunk he hyperventilates & throws up. He passes out. The cops then leisurely walk up & cuff him while he sleeps. & NOBODY IS MURDERED!
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All in favor say, "Aye!"👇🏿
Lolade Siyonbola, black Yale student who had the cops called on her for napping, demands that university holds white classmate accountable:
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Bill O'Reilly
Alex Jones
Rudy Giuliani
Tomi Lahren
Chris Christie
People who are having a waaaaaay different 2017 than they expected.
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The question I have... Is Trump really taking hydroxychloroquine or does The White House doctor just give him a yellow chocolate M&M everyday & tell him he's a good boy.
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Candace Owens hanging out with Kanye West and defending his racism & antisemitism just so Kanye would buy her husband’s failing social media platform is the reboot of Oceans 11 that I didn’t know I wanted.
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This dude regularly sets new lows as a president, as a man, and as a mammal, but this one is going to be hard to beat.
#whyididntreport
I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!
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When I went to end my ability to reproduce, there were no protesters. No 1 tried to talk me out of it, talked about God or murder, or made me get my wife's approval. The surgery took 10 minutes & was covered by insurance. It should be that easy for women.
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Protip : We didn't need to create the word
#birtherism
. We already had a word for what that is. It's called racism.
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The hardest thing about this moment for me is knowing that there are so many George Floyds out there. It's hard to keep up. Just found out about Elijah McClain. Murdered by police for dancing down the street. Someone called 911 saying he looked "sketchy". This was in August 2019.
Just reminding everyone of a black life that DEFINITELY mattered, murdered by Aurora PD. See his smile, hear his laugh, know his soul. No arrests, all 3 cops still on the squad with no repercussions.
#ElijahMcClain
#BlackLivesMatter
#sayhisname
#alwayswithgratitude
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I'm Black. I am 43. I read books. I pick up my kids from school. I am
#KeithLamontScott
. I just haven't been killed yet.
#BlackLivesMatter
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The people who stormed the Capitol today are not rioters or protestors. They are terrorists. Say it with your chest or be on the wrong side of history.
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Emmett Till’s mother demanded he had an open casket at his wake just to make sure America learned from the horrors of white supremacy. America didn’t learn anything, except that it could continue to get away with the horrors of white supremacy.
#TyreNichols
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You know that moment when you play musical chairs when you realize that you don't have a place to sit down but you're still running around in a circle?
Marco Rubio is like if that one moment was a person.
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"We are not going to control the pandemic." - Mark Meadows
"Man, you really weren't kidding about that." - Me
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He. Is. On. The. Covid-19. Taskforce.🤦🏿♂️
JUST IN: Ben Carson has tested positive for COVID. He was at The White House on election night, not wearing a mask. (ABC News)
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Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico.
#Puerto
...
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Honestly, as a parent, I don't care if my kids stay on the right academic track in the middle of a global pandemic that our government screwed up & while the nation negotiates whether or not we should have a second civil war.
All I care about is their mental health. That is it.
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Just landed at the Salt Lake City airport for Sundance. Excited to be back. A couple autograph hounds asked for photos. I said yes. Afterwards, 1 of them pulled out a piece of paper for me to sign. I asked them, “Who am I?” They replied in unison, “QUESTLOVE!”
I’M BACK, BABY!
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Shout out to all the people out there who've been rolling with Regina King since 227!!!
#Oscars
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When The Black Panthers did this in Sacramento in 1967, Governor Ronald Reagan said "THAT'S A WRAP ON OPEN CARRY IN CALIFORNIA!"
And he did so with the support of... *checks notes*... The
@NRA
.
I'll wait & see if history repeats itself. NRA...??? Waiting...
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The weird thing isn't that Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open to take care of her mental health. The weird thing is that we have a society that even after 2020 still makes it weird when someone wants to take care of their mental health.
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Tucker Carlson done been a white supremacist and he also done been every white supremacist's favorite mouthpiece. Anybody saying differently is only revealing themselves as a white supremacist.
Thank you for coming to my tweet.
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Biden’s step by step plan to alienate the youth vote is being executed perfectly. 👨🍳😘
Biden has signed the bill requiring TikTok to be sold or banned in the U.S.
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Don't pray. Impeach.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "We had hope that we could give this President an opportunity to have a signature infrastructure initiative. ... I pray for the President of the United States and I pray for the United States of America"
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Imagine a white, male, 6 year old in a an elite private school having a tantrum and getting arrested for it. You can't do it because it wouldn't happen.
This is the school to prison pipeline in action.
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"After that press conference, I'm the most hated blonde in America." - Kirstjen Nielsen
"Hold my peroxide." - Laura Ingraham
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1. He says it's "hard to believe".
2. Yesterday he doubled down on his Charlottesville comments about "good people on both sides."
3. White supremacists at Charlottesville chanted, "Jews will not replace us!"
4. This is not hard to believe. This is his words leading to action.
President Trump calls the shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, a “hate crime” and “hard to believe." He adds, "My deepest sympathies to all of those affected."
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For those of you who are just learning about Sikhs because of the tragedy in Indianapolis, may I humbly recommend the episode of
#UnitedShades
that we did on Sikhs in America? We did it in collaboration w/
@sikh_coalition
. This clip features Dilzafer Singh.
Watch it on
@hbomax
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People are taking off the mask tonight. This is a now deleted tweet from former congressman
@WalshFreedom
.
#Dallas
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Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL.
Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL. Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL.
Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL.
Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL.
Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL.
Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL.
Wanda Sykes has never hosted SNL.
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@realDonaldTrump
don't you want to quit being the president so you can play golf everyday instead of just most of the days?
#TrumpResign
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Hard to start a riot when everybody has a good job, money in their pockets, access to good education & healthcare, & the police are protecting the innocent instead of murdering them. This isn't about Antifa or protestors or outside agitators or looters. This is about the system.
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Tonight is gonna be hard. But join me as I watch the premiere of the final season of
#PartsUnknown
. Me & Tony went to Kenya. We spent time in Nairobi & on safari at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Watch w/ me as I livetweet. Let's celebrate him & his amazing life's work.
#UnitedShades
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This is so poorly written. It's fine if you want to insult San Francisco. Those of us who live in The Bay do it all the time. But it makes absolutely no sense to talk about how San Francisco used to be when you say this is your 1st time in San Francisco.
#ReadingIsFundamental
First time in San Fran- see a man snorting cocaine off the street. So sad this beautiful place has become such a cesspool. Thanks for nothing, Liberals!
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"History will not be kind to us. So you have a moral obligation, a mission and a mandate, to speak up, speak out and get in good trouble. You can do it. You must do it. Not just for yourselves but for generations yet unborn." - John Lewis
#RIPJohnLewis
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Lindsay Graham sounding less like a senator and more like an nursing home orderly.
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I don't care if Cesar Sayoc is white or republican, because what I care about is that
@realDonaldTrump
created & is profiting off of the environment where a person feels that sending bombs to Trump's enemies list is a good idea.
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3 thoughts on randomly meeting
@hwinkler4real
today.
1) Once again he proves how great a person he is by knowing to keep my baby's face out of the picture.
2) He & his wife were the nicest people ever to my kids.
3 My smile isn't that big because I was trying not to cry. 😭
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Just your regular reminder that Puerto Rico is a part of the United States. Which means this 👇🏿 is anti-American.
BREAKING: Trump administration officially opposes $600m in post-hurricane Nutritional Assistance Program (NAP/
#PAN
) funds for
#PuertoRico
in house-passed disaster supplemental bill.
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@realDonaldTrump
, here is Dylan Roof, a radical Christian terrorist. How come you & your good christians didn't report him?
#debate
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More of this. When a president is this awful (over & over again) we can't have journalists always acting like it's just another day at the office. Thank you,
@VictorBlackwell
! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
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