109 Responses to Thursday Open Thread

1. eliihass says:

   May 17, 2019 at 1:25 am

   Where are all the pro-life Republicans now that a Police Officer in Texas shot and killed an unarmed pregnant African American woman named Pamela Shantay Turner?

   I guess they don't call it abortion if a white male police officer makes the CHOICE!

   — Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) May 16, 2019

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2. eliihass says:

   May 16, 2019 at 8:48 pm

   Freedom Riders were beaten after their bus was burned near Anniston, Alabama, today 1961. It was Mother’s Day: pic.twitter.com/wJr0EFiJoW

   — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 14, 2019

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3. eliihass says:

   May 16, 2019 at 8:42 pm

   Wait a second – Loretta Lynn recused herself because she bumped into Bill Clinton on a tarmac? But Roberts, who’s going to rule on McConnell & Pence’s fate on many issues hitched the ultimate private jet ride?

   — Erik Halvorsen (@erikhalvorsen18) May 15, 2019

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4. eliihass says:

   May 16, 2019 at 8:40 pm

   They’re starting to flaunt it. Pushing the boundaries every day til it’s “normal”

   — island girl (@LoveOceanMtnSun) May 15, 2019

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5. eliihass says:

   May 16, 2019 at 8:34 pm

   Whatever happened to this list of 81 people from whom the House made document requests? That was on March 4. Nadler promised they would "act quickly". On March 5, Mueller met with Barr and ended his probe. Why no follow-up on both the list and this sequence of events? pic.twitter.com/RZWakMUoUY

   — Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 15, 2019

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6. Liza says:

   May 16, 2019 at 7:23 pm

   Martha McSally can't wait to show America just how much she loves to incarcerate brown children. Despit the overwhelming outrage over child detention, she is at it again, the first to jump to co-sponsor Lindsey Graham's terrible bill.

   1/ pic.twitter.com/BL81Q42hID

   — Take A Stand (@RepresentMeAZ) May 16, 2019

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7. rikyrah says:

   May 16, 2019 at 6:10 pm

   Yep 😒

   The goal is to then argue that if there’s one exception to the 14th Amendment that the Trump regime can add a whole bunch of others and then a whole lot more people can be deported. https://t.co/0q9G2tqHcj

   — The Full Zandar Report (@ZandarVTS) May 15, 2019

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8. rikyrah says:

   May 16, 2019 at 5:54 pm

   😠😠😠

   This isn't a "Trump official" (Stephen Miller) trial balloon, it's a Trial Hindenburg, and it's on fire, and filled with manure. pic.twitter.com/XOTebneDj1

   — The Full Zandar Report (@ZandarVTS) May 16, 2019

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9. rikyrah says:

   May 16, 2019 at 5:52 pm

   Uh huh
   Uh huh 😒

   After a briefing with FBI officials, Florida lawmakers say it's "possible" Russian hackers breached more counties' election systems than the two counties the public knows about. https://t.co/rjUA1WyieY

   — NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) May 16, 2019

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10. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 5:45 pm

    True

    Could you even IMAGINE if one of the female candidates for POTUS livestreamed her hair salon appt? What a fucking field day the media wld have w that? But Beto does it? Awww, he's relatable or charming or somesuch bullshit. We drop policy papers, men drop Instagram posts. Nice.

    — Jennifer (@leftyjennyc) May 15, 2019

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11. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 5:41 pm

    Like I’ve said, if #BritishMedia won’t, #USMedia will … pic.twitter.com/b2gNwvmoUU

    — Write Life PR (@StrongWrite) May 16, 2019

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12. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 5:38 pm

    Is it bad that I already thought he had died?

    RIP, Sir.😪😪😪

    I.M. Pei passed away: https://t.co/F5iq5gTsdk

    — Lainna Fader 🦋 (@lainnafader) May 16, 2019

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13. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    "Regardless of the actual outcome of the 2020 election, though, every candidate deserves the same level of respect — which makes it all the more irritating that only Black women are being touted for the number two position," @youngsinick
    https://t.co/BGGkfAPbXT

    — Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 16, 2019

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14. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 5:34 pm

    Which is why we don’t need to waste any time on them 😠😠

    Trump’s approval rating was at 39 percent nationally in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, but it was 57 percent among rural residents. https://t.co/lJVCkRZLvw

    — Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 16, 2019

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15. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 5:31 pm

    "It’s not just Biden’s rising poll numbers that suggest that the activist left is out of step with most Democrats; it’s the ideological makeup of the entire Democratic Party." https://t.co/hLr3TbzFDp

    — Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 16, 2019

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16. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    This appears to be new and a big deal:

    Mueller indicates that someone "connected to … Congress" had a role in trying to dissuade Flynn from full cooperation,

    Unless I missed it, that doesn't appear anywhere in Mueller's report. https://t.co/N64s0lZUiT

    — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 16, 2019

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17. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 4:45 pm

    I am tired of pretending that #LeslieJones isn't complicit and irresponsible. There was no excuse for this minstrelsy in 2014 nor in 2019, even if it meets her standards of humiliating herself and black culture before the camera. How dare #NBC allow this skit to air? (4/11)

    — Max S. Gordon (@maxgordon19) May 12, 2019

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18. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    This can't be stressed enough….The federalist society is taking over the federal judiciary.

    In case you're wondering why I have absolutely no patience for whiny progressives and their bullshit.

    — Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) May 16, 2019

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19. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    The people who put brown children in cages do not get to be offended when we call them racists.

    — Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) May 16, 2019

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20. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    👏👏👏

    You wanna pull receipts motherfuckers I can pull receipts.

    Progressives, the majority of whom were white (with an assist from fake wokes) fucked over Barack Obama time and again.

    A lot of the shit we're in now is because of them.

    Debate a pet rock.

    — Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) May 16, 2019

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21. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 2:11 pm

    Royal Power Brokers and The Winds of Change

    The winds of change are ruffling the feathers of royal reporters, courtesy of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

    Few of us get to know the royal family in person; we get what we know about them from the media. Royal reporters and headline writers influence and even control, their public narrative. But with the birth of the Sussexes’ first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the public has seen the clear signal being sent to the press: change is already here.

    Yes, there’s a new royal couple in town and they’re telling reporters that their tactics are no longer working.

    ………………………………….

    But whereas most of the royal courtiers’ work is done outside public view, the stories by reporters they also depend on – and have been known to manipulate – are very public. It’s in those public expressions that we can best see the change.

    They’ve had it coming, of course, both the courtiers who leaked developments or shared fact-free, damaging rumours about the Sussexes, and the royal reporters who have lapped up those whispers, added to them, and embroidered them for their readers.

    ………………………..

    But no-one could predict that Prince Harry, son of Charles and Diana, sixth in line to the throne, would fall in love with an American actress, a woman of mixed race and a divorcee.

    After that, all hell broke loose in certain British media.

    ……………………………….

    With the birth of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the first child of the Sussexes, we’ve seen both reporters and their palace sources get their comeuppance in spectacular style.

    Left out of the big story of the royal birth. Left out of the photocall, a big money-maker for the media. Left out of even the tiniest details about the birth.

    Even “some senior royals”, according to news reports, didn’t know that Meghan had gone into labour till it was announced – hours after the baby’s birth. And royal reporters, bereft of the leaks and rumours from their “palace sources”, were left completely in the dark.

    When the news was announced, it didn’t come through the secret pipeline between courtiers and reporters. It came from Buckingham Palace and SussexRoyal – the Sussexes’ new Instagram account, their preferred method of communicating directly with their supporters. (It has more than 7 million followers as I write, with many more joining hourly.)

    The details were sparse, with royal reporters unable to add any information. Even the usual speculative commentary – a trademark of royal reporting and “experts” – felt lame. Someone was controlling this narrative and it wasn’t the media.

    ………………………………

    Newsworthy also, and ironic, was this detail: the only person allowed to interview the couple among this virtually all-white, privileged class of British royal reporters was Alan Jones, a largely unknown royal correspondent with the Press Association and — even more surprising — is Black.

    Jones delighted viewers when he later described the experience of interviewing Harry just hours after the birth. You could sense both the reporter’s confidence and humility, sense that he was still marveling at the great privilege of being the chosen one. No appearance of entitlement here, no allusion to being an authority on the Sussexes.

    The Sussexes had announced their terms weeks earlier. Access to them and their baby, they said, would be restricted to one still photographer a few days after the birth. That photographer would feed the pictures to the media. Similarly, they agreed to be interviewed by one reporter.

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22. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 1:52 pm

    'The Sussexes’ new Instagram account has nearly 8 million followers so far. They are using it to inspire the public — telling their own story, taking control away from the mainstream media.

    They’re also severely restricting reporters’ access to their lives. ++ https://t.co/0CDqUqLgpF

    — Standbyme2018 (@standbyme2018) May 16, 2019

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23. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    Grifters , ALL 😠😠

    So let’s get this right. On top of £9,000 a month salary and £30,000 a month in media fees, ⁦@Nigel_Farage⁩ also got an additional £450,000 from Arron Banks for house, car and driver. And he has the audacity to claim he’s a man of the people https://t.co/W9q6UL1DIK

    — Nick Lowles (@lowles_nick) May 16, 2019

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24. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 1:39 pm

    And in case anyone wants to check which schools are taking cash from the Kochs as the Kochs are backing far-right candidates and policies all over the US here's an incomplete list: https://t.co/QH1Et00GCY https://t.co/LWcZA7EujM

    — Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) May 16, 2019

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25. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 1:26 pm

    "Some shoe company is about to hand Zion $100M. So I'm going to turn that down to go back and play for Duke for "free." Why? Dude about to get $35M, $40M guaranteed, plus another $100M from a shoe deal. Why would I even think about going back to Duke?" — @ShannonSharpe pic.twitter.com/ce7DQcSDCO

    — UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) May 16, 2019

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26. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 11:18 am

    I am determined to end voter suppression so that every voter’s voice can be heard. Check out my op-ed in ⁦@nytopinion⁩ #gapol https://t.co/aRQUOC0ncg

    — Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) May 16, 2019

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27. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 11:15 am

    The Supreme Court decision in the Shelby Country v. Holder case had the effect of spreading voter suppression like a cancer that has metastasized across the country in places like: North Dakota, Kansas, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania." – @Sifill_LDF #VoterSuppression #GiveUstheBallot pic.twitter.com/KyGXpx9gyC

    — Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) May 16, 2019

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    • Liza says:

      May 16, 2019 at 11:16 am

      "We will not allow #BrownvBoard to become marginalized and minimized. Brown did not just end legalized segregation in education. It began the end of legal apartheid in this country." – @Sifill_LDF

      — Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) May 16, 2019

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28. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 11:12 am

    New: Facebook says it has busted an Israeli election manipulation company, pulling 161 pages and 65 accounts. https://t.co/vCbsW9uzO0

    — Raphael Satter (@razhael) May 16, 2019

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29. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 11:09 am

    I am beyond humbled to receive an award named after Hubert Humphrey, who wrote the Civil Rights Act (at the direction of the movement) the year I was born. I accept this on behalf of the 25,000 people who stood last June to re-launch the #PoorPeoplesCampaign. #WeAreDemocracy2019 pic.twitter.com/wVn5a6pgR5

    — Rev. Dr. Barber (@RevDrBarber) May 16, 2019

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30. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 11:06 am

    "I wish those attending Eurovision could visit me in Gaza and experience our reality: rolling power cuts that last most of the day, the psychological torment of feeling trapped & unable to travel through no wrongdoing of your own." My @hrw dispatchhttps://t.co/z6IkxUBFZO

    — Abier-Almasri (@abier_i) May 16, 2019

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31. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 11:00 am

    BREAKING: House Democrats are reading the Mueller report aloud in its entirety for the next twelve hours. Some highlights from the report include Trump’s team had contact with Russia over 200 times, Trump obstructed justice and money Trump makes outside of his salary is a bribe.

    — Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 16, 2019

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32. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:58 am

    Don’t move forward after reading this like everything is normal. Don’t shake your head at Alabama and then keep going about your day. Realize that this is a warning. It’s Alabama and abortion today. It’s you and your rights tomorrow. Your silence will not save you. So speak up. https://t.co/kIz78uAU1T

    — Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 15, 2019

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33. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:56 am

    This is a really good point.🤔🤔

    'Sadly, none of this had to be. The RRs had the opportunity to cover her straightforward, cover her projects and just do the right thing. They chose to go full bore racists, xenophobic, misogynist, classist, you name it.' https://t.co/ASJThC0bz7 pic.twitter.com/ihXV7qpCQM

    — Standbyme2018 (@standbyme2018) May 15, 2019

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34. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:55 am

    Uh huh 😒

    The GOP made an intentional long term investment in winning state legislatures so they could do exactly what they’ve done in GA and AL. This was no accident. Undoing the damage will take time, resources, &, tbh, giving a shit about races beyond the presidency. https://t.co/2Yat7RDh6f

    — Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) May 15, 2019

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35. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:55 am

    This happened to me last night @OTHComedyClub in Naples, Florida! An audience member called 9-11 on me because “they feared for their lives” over a joke I told on stage. That’s never happened to me or any comedian I believe. Fucking crazy man. The cops were even like “WTF”? 🤦🏻‍♂️👮🏻‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/hQezwJPXhw

    — AHMED AHMED (@ahmedcomedy) May 13, 2019

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36. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:54 am

    Nearly every country except the U.S. took a historic step to curb plastic waste last week by adding plastic to the Basel Convention, a treaty that regulates the movement of hazardous materials between countries. "It was appalling," says Pam Miller of @ToxicsFree. pic.twitter.com/skw4I5yF8h

    — Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 16, 2019

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37. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:51 am

    Truth. They think they can stop WOMEN from having sex outside of marriage.

    Ultimately, this is about women’s power.

    When women are in control of their sexuality, it threatens a core element underpinning right-wing ideology: patriarchy.

    It’s a brutal form of oppression to seize control of the 1 essential thing a person should command: their own body.

    — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 16, 2019

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38. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:46 am

    America.

    A military veteran who fell into homelessness and now lives in government subsidized housing makes a living picking through the trash of his neighbor Mark Zuckerberg, providing a snapshot of extreme inequality in San Francisco

    — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 2, 2019

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39. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:33 am

    "The use of this system followed a playbook that [Bashar] al-Assad's father began in Hama in 1982," says @abarnardnyt of Syria's torture of non-violent protestors. "It's easier for them to fight people who pick up arms and harder for them to face people who use civil methods." pic.twitter.com/xPwMLtdtZk

    — Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 16, 2019

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40. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:32 am

    Conservatives believe every fetus deserves a chance to experience a mass shooting.

    Because ✌️sanctity of life✌️

    — Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) May 16, 2019

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41. Liza says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:31 am

    For any woman out there tonight who is afraid, angry, in disbelief, or feeling disenfranchised, know this: I am with you, & I will fight for you. Period! https://t.co/4DuDegTgwF

    — Doug Jones (@DougJones) May 16, 2019

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42. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:26 am

    Yes👏

    Obama won without winning white people. Twice! In 2012 he lost the white vote by 20 points.

    I’m not saying ignore white voters without college degrees I’m saying try not to kiss their butts at the expense of people of color who are being hurt by Trump’s racist policies.

    — Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) May 16, 2019

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43. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:25 am

    Get what you vote for, People of Wal-Mart. https://t.co/waqwzMaKh1

    — hakeem jeffries' husband (@notcapnamerica) May 16, 2019

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44. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:24 am

    Roe v. Wade Is in Danger. So Is Trump if It Goes Down. https://t.co/cGX8hhfmhn via @thedailybeast

    — skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) May 16, 2019

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45. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:19 am

    Da phuq 😡 😡

    The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) Tweeted:
    Investigation: In 2018, the University of Maryland became the epicenter of an outbreak of adenovirus, which can have symptoms similar to the cold or flu.

    The school waited 18 days to inform the campus. That decision left vulnerable students in the dark. https://t.co/Pf3Pu69aLU https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1129042314800828418?s=17

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46. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:15 am

    FUCK ANYONE BLAMING ELECTED DEMS

    THEY ARE PLAYING THE SHITTY HAND *WE* DEALT THEM BY NOT VOTING IN A DEM SENATE

    — Andie the Obamanista (@TheObamanista) May 16, 2019

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47. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:09 am

    A question for the men who voted for the Alabama bill that bans abortions even in the case of RAPE and INCEST: If you had a 10-year-old daughter who was brutally raped and became pregnant as a result, would you force her to give birth? Yes — your own young daughter. I’m waiting. pic.twitter.com/jeyWFX4Gej

    — Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) May 16, 2019

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48. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 10:03 am

    Happy 130th birthday, Eiffel Tower!

    Paris celebrated the iconic landmark’s 130th anniversary with a spectacular light show. https://t.co/PcHvtUOfhR pic.twitter.com/rDX3OQU5HL

    — ABC News (@ABC) May 16, 2019

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49. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:49 am

    THIS IS ABHORRENT & UNDEMOCRATIC 😡

    Texas to ban ride sharing to polls. Texas voter intimidation bill is targeting elderly, disabled, and most vulnerable.

    Please raise your voices ✊https://t.co/1HVxUSBPGv

    — The Hummingbird 🐦 (@SaysHummingbird) May 15, 2019

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50. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:45 am

    Touting conspiracy theory, Trump unveils provocative new site
    05/16/19 10:21 AM—UPDATED 05/16/19 10:26 AM
    By Steve Benen

    ……………….

    History isn’t repeating itself, but it is rhyming.

    The Trump administration escalated its conflict with the tech industry on Wednesday, unveiling a website that asks people who think their viewpoints have been censored by social media platforms to share their stories – and their contact information.

    President Trump, who seems to relish little more than a tweet storm, has repeatedly attacked Google, Facebook and Twitter for what he alleges is their bias against and suppression of conservative users. The companies have repeatedly denied those accusations.

    The website published by the White House on Wednesday took those complaints to a new level, marrying the president’s online grievances to a data-gathering operation that could help him mobilize potential supporters during his re-election campaign.

    Trump’s bizarre conspiracy theories about tech platforms, alas, are not new. The president has never been able to substantiate any of his claims – many of which appear to be based on confusion about how the platforms work – but he and other Republican leaders have convinced many conservatives that they’re victims of rascally liberals at Google, Facebook, and Twitter, who secretly want to keep the right down.

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51. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:39 am

    Al Green: "The system of checks & balances is at risk … We now have a president who does not believe that he can or will be impeached. We have a president who refuses to allow Congress to perform its constitutionally afforded oversight responsibilities." pic.twitter.com/8XJJ6bQt4c

    — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 15, 2019

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52. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:20 am

    Yes he will. They’ll choose white over right every time.

    ‘I’ll never vote for him again!’ Angry farmers tell CNN that Trump’s trade war has pushed them to the brink https://t.co/7xmTni7BRI

    — Pink Iguana (@PinkIguana11) May 15, 2019

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53. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:14 am

    This is America in 2019. And this happens everywhere, all the time, we just happen to be seeing this. https://t.co/JE5jad3bC6

    — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) May 15, 2019

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54. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:13 am

    Republicans aim to flip Roe v. Wade with new Alabama abortion law
    Rachel Maddow reports on the absurd extremity of Alabama’s new abortion law, and talks with Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent at Slate, about whether Republicans are correct to think legal challenges to abortion bans will lead to the Trump-era Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

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55. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:08 am

    A white woman wrote the law. A white woman governor will sign it. 62% of non-college educated white women voted Republican in 2016. This is a powerful and disgusting image, but we also have to address the complicity of white women. https://t.co/3mmNLqhQGB

    — Alice Anderson (@AlicePoet) May 15, 2019

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    • majiir says:

      May 16, 2019 at 4:23 pm

      No one in the pic has a vagina or a uterus, but it didn’t stop them from pretending to be gynecologists/obstetricians. I am thoroughly sick of this sh*t.

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56. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:05 am

    WTF is Bill De Blasio doing?

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57. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:04 am

    #AlabamaSenate #KayIvey pic.twitter.com/L4wkWpYUPQ

    — 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) May 16, 2019

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58. SouthernGirl2 says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:04 am

    Louisiana twins earn $1.3 million each in college scholarshipshttps://t.co/lmWZZfWyUU

    — 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) May 16, 2019

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59. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 9:03 am

    One more day to John Wick 3!!! :)

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60. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 8:52 am

    I hate to break this to some of you, but the majority of black primary voters won't be basing their decision on 94 crime bill or Anita Hill. Your fave is gonna have to wrestle that support from him some other way. And if those are the two anti-Biden big guns that's kinda sad.

    — Federico Chispas (@dfsparks) May 16, 2019

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61. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:46 am

    Hillary Clinton would have honored the Iran Nuclear Deal.

    You fucks should have voted for her instead of falsely calling her a war mongerer and writing and retweeting articles on how she was more dangerous than trump.

    Some of you are such dumb fucks.

    — Monjula Ray (@queerBengali) May 14, 2019

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62. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:45 am

    Here's why I'm popping back: Elections 👏🏾 have👏🏾 consequences👏🏾. Vote youth!!
    If you are pissed, angry, or generally enraged – VOTE.
    Vote for city council, state legislature, state senate, and Governor. Politics is personal and directly impacts the local! FUCK TWITTER #VOTE!!

    — Back soon 💋 (@hawks4evah) May 16, 2019

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63. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:45 am

    🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s AWFUL Education Secretary wants to GUT $7.1 BILLION in education funding — so we’re rushing to fill our Emergency Resignation Petition with 25,OOO signatures by MIDNIGHT. Sign now to DEMAND Betsy DeVos resign to save public education:

    — End Citizens United (@StopBigMoney) April 1, 2019

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64. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:44 am

    This x 1000. Them bitches can go broke for all I care. https://t.co/pOHXCHfgcD

    — Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) May 16, 2019

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65. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:43 am

    Yes👏👏👏

    Tell it 👏 👏

    Susan Sarandon is worth 50MM. She sells Tylenol. She was abusive to a real activist, Dolores Huerta, a WOC. She doesn't "vote with her vagina" & Hillary "failed" her. Massa Wifey hypocrite selfish ass dumb bitch, you said you wanted to "burn it all down"…at whose expense?

    — Brogressives Are 27 Dolla Venmo Trash (@icyjuicy) May 15, 2019

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66. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:42 am

    Uh huh

    if you can't see your way clear to vote for this sistah… https://t.co/6OKJqZKm5k

    — skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) May 16, 2019

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67. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:39 am

    The gag is its Meghan's WHITE family members that are acting like Shantay Ghetto Trash. The black family members are not acting a fool. Even the ones who pop up on TV or selling photos are having tea parties in Meghan's honor or selling cute childhood photos. https://t.co/YFV7D5S24X

    — Veronica McDonald🗣 (@Purify_toast17) May 16, 2019

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68. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:28 am

    Yep😒😒

    But, we were just scaring you by mentioning the Courts in 2016😒😒

    Trump's been fast tracking conservative, white male judges for over a year thanks to McConnell and McGahn, to have control over appeals cases that don't get to the Supreme Court.

    He got Gorsuch and Kavanaugh for all the cases that would. #RoeVWade https://t.co/9ns0b64CjF

    — Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) May 16, 2019

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69. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:18 am

    American Taliban: Abortion is murder. You have other choices like adoption & foster care.
    Me: Will the state take care of the child?
    American Taliban: It's not the government's responsibility to take care of someone's child.
    Me: WTH do you think foster care is?
    American Taliban: pic.twitter.com/pS4VOroNK3

    — Bougie Black Girl (@BougieBlackGurl) May 16, 2019

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70. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:17 am

    Uh huh 😒

    One of the worst thing these black feminists on here have ever done on here was hound SNL and demand a black woman be cast on the show. Of course they were going to give you a Leslie Jones. And of course her coon ass had a hand in writing that racist sketch. That's what she does.

    — itgurl (@itgurl_29) May 16, 2019

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71. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:16 am

    Wouldn’t be upset one little bit😒

    If AOC is going to hand out with Susan Sarandon, she should face a primary.

    That friendship should cost her her seat.

    — Bernie’s 3rd house 💄🥀 (@OjPats4) May 15, 2019

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72. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:15 am

    🤗🤗

    The one and only @lizzo in Siriano tulle for @Essence! Love this woman so much. 💜💜💜💜 pic.twitter.com/Zyw3kkEG9G

    — Christian Siriano (@CSiriano) May 16, 2019

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73. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:14 am

    No lie told

    I’ve already gone over this numerous times but the gist is the GOP’s created socioeconomic cesspools in every state it controls and they’re all breeding grounds for physical/emotional/sexual violence, substance use disorders and untreated mental illness. https://t.co/dLWdNfo3ja

    — Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) May 15, 2019

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74. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:14 am

    Uh huh 😒

    Every state controlled by Republicans are gonna push to pass cruel, onerous anti-abortion legislation. the objective is for these to go to SCOTUS to repeal Roe v Wade. The next time y'all come across Marc Lamont Hill ask him if "our values" are still intact.

    — No White Men 2020™ (@AfricanPrincess) May 16, 2019

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75. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:13 am

    😒😒😒

    “This may be the moment that women feared when they poured into the streets on the day following Donald Trump's inauguration… This may be a crystalizing moment for the Democratic primary contenders when the fight becomes even more urgent that before…" – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/xWRWZf7dX5

    — Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 15, 2019

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76. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:13 am

    Yep😒😒

    White women like Hillary Clinton or Patty Arquette, Elizabeth Warren don't represent the majority of white women.

    The majority of white women are represented by Ann Coulter, Tomi Lahren, Karen Handle and Megyn Kelly, Mika Brezinski.

    You are not represented by Liberal WW.

    — Amene (@Ange_Amene) May 16, 2019

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77. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:12 am

    Truth

    If you were so lucky as to get elected president, you could not only, by definition, not commit any crimes, you could not be charged, you could not be investigated. You'd be the freest criminal on Earth. (…if you had Attorney General William Barr working for you.) pic.twitter.com/6nlMWnkK1Z

    — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) May 16, 2019

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78. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:12 am

    Uh huh 😒🤨

    Thinks he’s funny?
    Impeach him — and his boss.
    We’ll see who’s joking when the Supreme Court enforces those subpoenas.

    Did you bring your handcuffs?' Attorney General Barr asks Speaker Pelosi – ABC News – via @ABC https://t.co/uG4BBLyRN4

    — Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) May 16, 2019

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    • Liza says:

      May 16, 2019 at 10:24 am

      Barr thinks he’s sitting high on his perch at the moment, but his day will come.

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79. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:12 am

    No Democrat should go on Fox😠

    You don’t reach swing voters by going on Fox. People saying this have no idea what they are talking about.

    Also, not the point…

    Fox News is a political operation. Should Dem candidates also go Trump campaign media too?

    Fox is racist and dangerous. Why play footsie w that? https://t.co/2Qn9TeDEJA

    — Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) May 15, 2019

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    • Liza says:

      May 16, 2019 at 10:26 am

      Joe Scarborough should pound sand.

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      • majiir says:

        May 16, 2019 at 4:37 pm

        In hell.

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80. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:11 am

    Really?😠

    An ICE contractor paid bail for a member of the Proud Boys.

    Bear in mind that at that time, the Proud Boys were threatening to doxx undocumented immigrants and turn them over to ICE. https://t.co/nlAbZ6qa0d

    — AntiFash Gordon (@AntiFashGordon) May 15, 2019

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81. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:11 am

    Ari bringing it

    States with harshest anti-choice laws also passed worst attacks on voting rights. GOP targeting women, young people, people of color https://t.co/JxFshJCsQK @Rewire_News pic.twitter.com/QTxK44B2b7

    — Ari Berman (@AriBerman) May 15, 2019

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82. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:10 am

    Yes, the stakes in Virginia are clear

    Virginia Republicans announcing they would prioritize Alabama-style total ban on abortion in cases of rape/incest if they maintain legislative majority. The stakes for 2019 elections are clear https://t.co/t968umicv3

    — Brennan Bilberry (@brbilberry) May 16, 2019

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83. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:06 am

    94% of Black women voted for Hillary. Black women won a Senate seat for Doug Jones in AL. All for white women to mess over women. https://t.co/KEHDGhMs14

    — LiberalPhenom (Obama is my president forever) (@LiberalPhenom) May 15, 2019

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84. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:05 am

    Uh huh 😒🙄

    Not the racism, not the kids in cages, not the general crazy, not even the chronic lying. The 3rd iteration of the ‘trade war’ which has destroyed his livelihood is finally the thing. https://t.co/a0qf1bGbB0

    — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) May 16, 2019

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85. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:05 am

    What is wrong with Brit Hume? https://t.co/WeXuUSb2O9

    — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) May 15, 2019

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86. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:04 am

    A white woman wrote the law. A white woman governor will sign it. 62% of non-college educated white women voted Republican in 2016. This is a powerful and disgusting image, but we also have to address the complicity of white women. https://t.co/3mmNLqhQGB

    — Alice Anderson (@AlicePoet) May 15, 2019

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87. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:02 am

    Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) Tweeted:
    Every time a white democrat says “we have to reach out to Trump voters” I wonder if they know that BLACK PEOPLE CAN HEAR THEM

    Ok I’ll stop now. https://twitter.com/ZerlinaMaxwell/status/1128750921935147015?s=17

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88. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:01 am

    Yes👏👏👏

    The writer of this bill and the person who will ultimately sign off on it are both white women.

    Dismantling patriarchy demands we acknowledge the major roles white women have played in oppression throughout history. It’s not a problem of white men, it’s a problem of whiteness. https://t.co/ef7PLIJBPm

    — blackness everdeen 🍋 (@traceyecorder) May 15, 2019

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89. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:00 am

    👏👏👏

    This high school student lost 115 pounds by walking to school every day of his junior year, no matter whether it was hot, raining or snowing. https://t.co/lmeCTcLe8f pic.twitter.com/CApxwHOtmK

    — ABC News (@ABC) May 16, 2019

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    • vitaminlover says:

      May 16, 2019 at 8:54 pm

      I walk 2 miles per day at least 5 days per week myself.

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90. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 7:00 am

    Uh huh 😒

    Remember the media interviewing all the Americans in Puerto Rico hurt by Trump's policies? Neither do I.

    — Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) May 15, 2019

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91. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:59 am

    Kidnapped, Dear.
    KIDNAPPED 😠😠😠

    A 2 1/2 year old has died in US custody after being apprehended at the borderhttps://t.co/aaNVnnqdW0 pic.twitter.com/tHQuqA7jvI

    — Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) May 16, 2019

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92. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:58 am

    These are the 25 white men who decided to ban abortion in Alabama pic.twitter.com/tSLBhdslV9

    — NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 15, 2019

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93. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:57 am

    to the women in alabama that need help: (please share) pic.twitter.com/SDc32MkYmg

    — “intimidating” (@tayvanderlaan) May 15, 2019

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94. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:55 am

    This 'Sesame Street' Muppet will become the first to experience homelessness https://t.co/IBGAATd25O pic.twitter.com/qjf5C3BBA2

    — wdsu (@wdsu) December 12, 2018

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95. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:54 am

    Ohio and Missouri also passed anti-abortion bills though https://t.co/W6CfQDYBxd

    — 🇹🇹Black🇭🇹Aziz🇳🇬aNANsi🇯🇲 (@Freeyourmindkid) May 16, 2019

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96. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:53 am

    I’ve been outspoken on my 7 miscarriages. The babies I wanted. The specialists I saw on my journey. Now, at 34 w/ 7 miscarriages under my belt, one that almost claimed my life through a hemorrhage, I can’t imagine forcing anyone to maintain a pregnancy that wasn’t best for them.

    — Lisa [Redacted] 🏳️‍🌈 (@xLiserx) May 15, 2019

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97. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:52 am

    Matt thinks rape is groovy. https://t.co/5EfuX8nS8h

    — David D’Ag – Gun Control Now (@jackjonesbabe) May 16, 2019

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98. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:52 am

    Renters in Chicago's black neighborhoods are four times as likely to face eviction as those in white areas, according to recent data studied by a local housing advocacy organization https://t.co/0iMlc4ZxMm

    — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) May 16, 2019

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99. rikyrah says:

    May 16, 2019 at 6:51 am

    “The bill only allows exceptions in cases of medical emergencies, not rape or incest.” https://t.co/IsPyLCk6LT

    — Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 16, 2019

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100. rikyrah says:

     May 16, 2019 at 6:48 am

     Yeah sure, until it happens to their wife, sister, mistress, mother or daughter. https://t.co/O7ymcUmUEO

     — Michele (@haymakers) May 16, 2019

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101. rikyrah says:

     May 16, 2019 at 6:48 am

     Had a friend whose baby died at 34 weeks and they made her wait and deliver naturally. They didn’t even induce her and she ended up with a massive infection that made her sterile. Had it taken much longer she probably would have died.

     — hoping for better (@sue_davison3) May 16, 2019

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102. rikyrah says:

     May 16, 2019 at 6:47 am

     I had a second trimester abortion. Our son never formed an airway. Had he survived birth he would have been brain dead. That wasn’t the life I wanted for him. It was the first true parenting decision I ever made. I am not a monster or a criminal. #youknowme

     — Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt (@Erica_DSW) May 16, 2019

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103. rikyrah says:

     May 16, 2019 at 6:30 am

     Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄

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