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I want a tiny baby elephant. If you clap, I clap back. I write: Ayiti, Untamed State, Bad Feminist, Difficult Women, World of Wakanda, Hunger, Not That Bad.

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    roxane gay‏Verified account @rgay Jun 8

    I am not sure what’s funnier, those ridiculous politicians wearing kente cloth or Cory Booker smartly opting out of that absurd performance.

    8:15 AM - 8 Jun 2020
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      1. Scratching & Surviving‏ @Buki_FC Jun 8
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        Facts.😒

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      1. Santos Nunez‏ @santosnunezg1 Jun 8
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        oh lord now what? i ducked out of social media for some self care.

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      1. Michele Newman‏ @insensibleshoes Jun 8
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        I couldn't help giggling when Steny Hoyer stepped up to the microphone.

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      1.  💞Mdoe301 ❄️‏ @jaynepfh Jun 8
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        My friend said he didn’t opt out, they just made him take is kufi off. 🤦🏽‍♀️ lol (for clarity that is a joke...I have no idea if he actually had a kufi lol)

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      2. Impotus Extinctus‏ @hedgehogkibble Jun 8
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        I was wondering if they chose this? or, (lol in retrospect at my sense-making attempt) if maybe they were gifted them?

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      3. Pity-Fucks For All  🏳️‍🌈 🙄‏ @SJGrunewald Jun 8
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        The CBC hands them out every time they unveil new policy.

        0 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
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      2. slattern‏ @slatt3rn Jun 8
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        Cory Booker saw the memes coming from a mile away and said nah.

        3 replies 4 retweets 132 likes
      3. MÏGHTY ɅFRØDITĒ‏ @elleulliel Jun 8
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        He said “GUESS WHO You Not Gonna Catch Slippin Today”pic.twitter.com/ZqEKz9P8C5

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      2. Anihtek‏ @anihtek Jun 8
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        Them wearing kente just made me think of thispic.twitter.com/NgGM5WI4MU

        4 replies 7 retweets 143 likes
      3. Sarah‏ @Sarah_Liz20 Jun 8
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        Same energy! I was just thinking the same thing

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