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Barack and Michelle Obama Celebrate 26th Wedding Anniversary
Do you know what today is? It’s their anniversary! Today’s the day Michelle and Barack Obama celebrate 26 years of marriage and remind us that they’re the epitome of #RelationshipGoals. You may wear pink on Oct. 3, but on this day, the Obamas wear love and took to social media to show us how it’s…
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Damn, We Miss You! President Obama Releases His Second Wave of Midterm Endorsements
Former president of the United States, current president of Wakanda and founding member of T’Challa University, Barack Obama has released his second wave of Democratic endorsements, more commonly called the “get them the fuck outta here voters guide to success and financial well-being.” On Monday, around the time that current President HawkSpit von UpChuck was…
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Tomcat Licorice Tells Michelle Obama to ‘Sit Down,’ And She Really Don’t Want Those Problems
Earlier today, Tyrannosaurus Lobotomy crawled from out of her loft space in a Lululemon changing room trash can to tweet that Michelle Obama should “sit down” because Obama referred to her husband, Barack Obama, as a great president during a rally in Las Vegas. Of course, a trash person formulating trash thoughts and opening their…
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The Manic Pixie Lightskint, Explained
You’re back with another explainer! I never actually left. I’ve been standing here, literally right here, the entire time. Well, this is awkward now. That’s not my fault. I can’t manage your feelings and also do these explainers. Pick a struggle. Huh? Nevermind. Anyway, I’ve heard that Manic Pixie prefix before, haven’t I? Yes, the…
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When You're Black and in America, Even Victories Sometimes Feel Like Defeats
There was a moment — a few moments, actually — directly following Barack Obama’s win in 2008 when I think I felt how it feels to be a white American. I’ve never actually been white, so this thought is based on a generous presumption. But when I think of whiteness in a micro context and…
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No More Sneak Dissing: Wakandan President Barack Obama Calls Trump Out By Name
For the first time since leaving office, former president of the United States and current president of Wakanda, Barack Obama, has publicly called the devil by his birth name. According to HuffPost, the moment happened during a speech by the former (and my only) president at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Friday. Obama…
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Rahm Bows Out
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced in a press conference Tuesday morning that he will not seek re-election for a third term. Emanuel, who previously served as Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff during his tenure at the White House, has had a spotty record as the mayor of the Windy City. As the Chicago Tribune reports,…
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Barack Obama Delivers Touching Eulogy at John McCain's Funeral
Former President Barack Obama remembered Sen. John McCain as an honorable man who made him a better president during his eulogy at the Arizona lawmaker’s funeral Saturday. Former President George W. Bush also delivered a eulogy, something that Obama joked about during his remarks. Obama said he was saddened and fairly surprised when McCain called…
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John McCain Was a White American Hero
John McCain was a white American man, whose whiteness and Americanness and maleness were his most prominent and predictable characteristics. He was also considered to be a hero. Barack Obama spoke on McCain’s “courage to put the greater good above our own.” Joe Biden remarked that McCain’s life was “proof that some truths are timeless.”…
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John McCain Requests Former Rivals, Barack Obama, George W. Bush to Eulogize Him at Funeral
I’m of the contention that we should generally be judged or even rated as humans by the best—and not worst—thing we’ve ever done. So I have no problems with the recently deceased Senator from Arizona, John McCain, a flawed, fallible white man from America, being assessed honestly. But frankly, I’m having the biggest kiki over…
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