Hello Everyone. This week’s threads will feature vintage videos and articles about Black Americans.
Hello Everyone. This week’s threads will feature vintage videos and articles about Black Americans.
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Even though 3Chics Politico is written and curated by three women: Ametia, Rikyrah, and SouthernGirl2, I must nominate this as one of the most engaging blogs I've found. Devoted to politics and culture, these three shine a light on contemporary life with humor and spirit.
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Sic him!
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Paulie Walnuts was skimming 6% of the Dolt45 SuperPac 2016 monies..says Maddow
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Bro made roasted chicken, roasted potatoes with garlic & butter, cabbage, roasted corn with bell peppers and pimentos, cornbread…..😋
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Hmmmmm 🤔🤔
Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) Tweeted:
Important question just raised by former Fox reporter’s lawyer with @AriMelber: did Rupert Murdoch make an illegal contribution to Trump campaign by killing @StormyDaniels story at Fox before election? https://twitter.com/Lawrence/status/1105235790827868160?s=17
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No lie told
Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) Tweeted:
Every single day Republicans wake up with a laser focus on cutting Medicare and Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for their wealthy friends.
Today is just the only day you get to see it in one document. #TrumpBudget https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1105169331586035712?s=17
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Awe 😍😍🤗
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Wow👏👏
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These muthaphuckas 😠😠
Jiggy Athilingam (@jiggy_ca) Tweeted:
The Arizona legislature is trying to make it a crime to register voters as part of your job unless you work for a political party.
ARIZONANS- call your state Senator and ask them to vote NO on HB 2616! Call them now!
https://t.co/DDUYzSClr6 https://twitter.com/jiggy_ca/status/1105229501263314944?s=17
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😂😂😂
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Well, why not? They’re all good looking and they have a nice house.
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Good Lord😮😮😲😲
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Uh huh 😒🙄
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It’s Spring break week……………..
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Are Jay and Haley visiting?
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Not today but they were here Saturday. The weather is crazy here. We can’t get out and bbq. It’s windy, cold, foggy looking.
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😂😂😂
Welcome To Nature (@welcomet0nature) Tweeted:
This little guy told his Dad that he wanted to learn how to train his dog and his Dad said there were lots of dog training videos on YouTube. So here he is, showing them to the dog! https://t.co/Q7uU5dP03Z https://twitter.com/welcomet0nature/status/1105092760300707841?s=17
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Stuuuuuuuupiiiiiddddd!!
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Laura Jenkins (@LauraEWJenkins) Tweeted:
@docrocktex26 @Honeybeeontime @freeandclear1 @MaggyW5 They fear that without a white male at the top of the ticket, we’ll be stuck with Trump. Really? Did they sleep through the midterms? People mobilized and turned out to vote in droves for Dem candidates that were NOT all old white men. https://twitter.com/LauraEWJenkins/status/1105176230481915904?s=17
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Yep
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes…………
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Chocolate shakes…and, we have a deal 🤗
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Yes .
Walk and chew gum at the same time
Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) Tweeted:
I get that our candidates are focusing on telling their own stories and talking about what they will do if they win. That’s smart. But nothing is preventing the rest of us from pointing out that the President just proposed massive cuts to Medicare. https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1105157707701444608?s=17
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Uh huh 😒
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Did I miss the discussion about this?
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Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) Tweeted:
Txt from my mom: Who is O’Roke and what has he done to make him a rockstar for the Dems
#goodquestion https://twitter.com/CapehartJ/status/1105137718621814784?s=17
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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) Tweeted:
From a pure political perspective, this is – by far – the most radical, unpopular proposal that any 2020 candidate had put forward thus far.
Every Democrat should be talking about this every day. Start running the ads now and don’t stop until Election Day. https://t.co/OfHHQHQf2a https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/1105145416604016650?s=17
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Mock them😒😒
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Word of the Day : March 11, 2019
Bathetic: adjective buh-THET-ik
Definition: characterized by triteness or sentimentalism
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/bathetic-2019-03-11?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=b&file=bathet01&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wotd&utm_content=pron
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FOR THE BLEACHER SEATS 😒😒
Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) Tweeted:
Identity politics weren’t an issue until everyone who isn’t a straight White man/woman started demanding (and winning) a seat at the table and the power/privilege to make policy. https://twitter.com/docrocktex26/status/1104823623368486915?s=17
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What say you, deplorables?
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Gillibrand forced out @alfranken but won’t handle sexual harassment complaints in her own office properly. She had an agenda! Told y’all she was full of shyt!
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Uh huh 😒
Armando (@armandodkos) Tweeted:
Maybe I missed it but has a single reporter covered the vicious false negative attacked launched by @SenSanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner on @JulianCastro ? I mean those reporters covered Bernie’s fake e-mail about respectful engagement- why not cover the immediate breach? https://twitter.com/armandodkos/status/1105128045990629376?s=17
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Trump budget proposes $845 billion Medicare cutNew w/ @damianpaletta @ericawernerhttps://t.co/0VEz7ZD9pL— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) 11 March 2019
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😒😒😒
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😂😂😂
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I just ordered this book.
For our ‘ class is more important’ folks….here’s a review of the book.
‘The Original Black Elite’: A portrait of the first generation to win freedom
Wendi C. Thomas
Chicago Tribune
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FYI,
If interested:
Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
Kindle Edition
Sold by HarperCollins Publishers
On sale for $ 1.99 at Amazon right now.
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Y’ALL didn’t tell me that Meeks has been on Bernie’s azz since 2016😂😂
Dem Rep.: Where Were the Staffers of Color for All Sanders’ Years in Congress?
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/dem-rep-where-were-the-staffers-of-color-for-all-sanders-years-in-congress/ via @mediaite
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Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) Tweeted:
I handed @CFPBDirector Kraninger a calculator and asked her to calculate the APR on a payday loan. She couldn’t. And she’s supposed to be the top government official protecting consumers from predatory lending practices? https://t.co/35lL0GWPAO https://twitter.com/RepKatiePorter/status/1104926330792095744?s=17
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Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) Tweeted:
I handed @CFPBDirector Kraninger a calculator and asked her to calculate the APR on a payday loan. She couldn’t. And she’s supposed to be the top government official protecting consumers from predatory lending practices? https://t.co/35lL0GWPAO https://twitter.com/RepKatiePorter/status/1104926330792095744?s=17
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Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) Tweeted:
On immigration, does @JulianCastro believe in abolishing ICE?
“I believe in breaking it apart and reconstituting it.”
If people think abolishing ICE means no more enforcement, “then no. We’re always going to have enforcement.” It will be more “compassionate,” he says. #SXSW19 https://t.co/7ncb43FoMw https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1104781643313627136?s=17
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Pragmatists and Moderates Must Take a Stand for Democracy and for the Democratic Party
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Women’s Health Care and Medicare for All: No Deal Without Abortion Coverage
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) Tweeted:
This would be a very big deal, and would presents a real possibility of reducing the undemocratic impact of the Electoral College. As Rachel @Maddow would say, “watch this space…” More on Delaware’s vote here: https://t.co/Vt3r5bVXbs https://t.co/ZZEZPu7cyU https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/1104953804414480385?s=17
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WGBY (@wgby) Tweeted:
Here’s a preview of Reconstruction: America After the Civil War, a new series hosted by @HenryLouisGates. The documentary series will tell the full story of this misrepresented and misunderstood chapter of American history. #ReconstructionPBS https://t.co/4mkXHsVDo6 https://twitter.com/wgby/status/1102357989753708545?s=17
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Absolutely outrageous 😠😠😠
Miss InsulinDependent (@msinsulindpndnt) Tweeted:
Picking up my insulin:
Pharmacist: (finds rX, frantically reenters info in cash register, nervously steps back) Um, it’s $728.40, did u want it?
Me: yes, I *need* it.
P: (lowers eyes) Right. Insulin. I’m so sorry.
We’ll do this sad little dance again next month. #insulin4all https://twitter.com/msinsulindpndnt/status/1104439123501375488?s=17
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CRIMINAL!
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Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) Tweeted:
Big Mueller week here – By Friday, Paul Manafort will know his full prison term; Roger Stone will know when his trial starts; and status reports will be turned into court saying whether Michael Flynn and Rick Gates are still cooperating. https://t.co/zrmw2k1tiX @politico https://twitter.com/dsamuelsohn/status/1105069046649765890?s=17
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Peter Daou (@peterdaou) Tweeted:
The entire national debate is conducted on the right’s terms and with their frames.
Are Dems all socialists?
Are Dems anti-Semitic?
Do Dems favor infanticide?
Instead of:
Are Repubs authoritarians?
Why do Repubs kidnap migrant babies?
Why do Repubs shrug at gun massacres? https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1105070643735941120?s=17
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THREAD
Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) Tweeted:
A black man in St. Louis:
– shot in the back
– over a parking space
– by a person with a permit to carry
– while driving for a firm run by the wealthiest living American
– … and the firm didn’t enroll him in its health insurance.
It’s like a Lego tower of America’s social ills. https://t.co/i1cLmHzrgs https://twitter.com/ggreeneva/status/1104805850546343942?s=17
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Fandango (@Fandango) Tweeted:
#CaptainMarvel went higher, further, faster than any female-fronted film before it; it earned $153M over its 1st US weekend and globally—at $455M—became the biggest worldwide opening of all time for a female-fronted film, as well as the 2nd largest comic book opening gross ever. https://t.co/qSGrvRYAul https://twitter.com/Fandango/status/1104768294551199744?s=17
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ReclaimingMyTime (@MonieTalks_1) Tweeted:
Cenk Uygur was writing about his opposition to Affirmative Action & his stance as a “deficit hawk” during the last administration, He also named Ron Paul one of this most admired politician in recent years. The same Ron Paul who published rabidly racist newsletters. So stop. https://t.co/H21wqF1ATc https://twitter.com/MonieTalks_1/status/1104866229221773313?s=17
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The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) Tweeted:
@RealSaavedra Really? Okay, here goes.
Racism: Reagan opposed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and the Fair Housing Act. The drug war targeted non-whites, punishing them far more severely. He demonized people on welfare and gutted programs to help minorities. https://twitter.com/rudepundit/status/1104831858439872512?s=17
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Gina Harkins (@GinaAHarkins) Tweeted:
Another active-duty Marine is officially under investigation for his alleged ties to a white-supremacist group. The Hawaii-based Marine’s alleged posts were first shared by @DEdwardBeck https://t.co/Rbuxr1mFmb https://twitter.com/GinaAHarkins/status/1100411070261297152?s=17
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😒😒😒
NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) Tweeted:
A Pennsylvania man claims he was cleaning out an old videotape collection inside his home when he found a tape of a man who appeared to be R. Kelly sexually abusing girls: https://t.co/07bpjkQrbZ https://t.co/gYJx9ewrrn https://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia/status/1104848254712406021?s=17
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RIP😢😢😢
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*DEAD*
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Uh huh 😒😒
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Fighting Back: What Vanity Fair and Vox Get Wrong About The Clinton-Sanders Divide http://disq.us/t/3cgzyni
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Propane Jane with the truth👏👏👏
This thread
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This thread here👏
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TRUTH! And they’re polling Joe Bi along with that decrepit Sanders, and he hasn’t even entered the race yet.
I.CANT
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reptile that he is…has been exposed even more😠
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Good Morning,Everyone 😄😄😄
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Good Morning, Rikyrah & Everyone.
Rik, you’re on a roll this morning.
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