Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Citing Nelson Mandela Is Officially The Most Popular Ever

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Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Citing Nelson Mandela Is Officially The Most Popular Ever

A nation needing warmth and a steady voice to calm our breaking hearts over Charlottesville got a digital hug Saturday night from our beloved President Obama. In what became the most popular tweet in Twitter history, Obama countered images of Nazi symbols and white supremacists marching in Charlottesville with the words of Nelson Mandela.

As we wept over the domestic terror car attack that killed progressive Charlottesville counter-protester Heather Heyer, part of a group that was leaving the area, Obama shared an impromptu snap from New Orleans, where he stopped for a quick chat with kids.

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion,” Obama tweeted on Saturday evening, putting the Nelson Mandela quote before the world. 

Birgit Kos & Ellen Rosa 'Get Down' In David Sims Photos For Vogue US September 2017

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Birgit Kos & Ellen Rosa 'Get Down' In David Sims Photos For Vogue US September 2017

Models Birgit Kos and Ellen Rosa star in 'Get Down', styled in feather coats by Camilla Nickerson. Photographer David Sims captures the duo for Vogue US September 2017./ Hair by Paul Hanlon; makeup by Hiromi Ueda

Amanda Googe Wears Country Luxury Lensed By Jens Ingvarsson For WSJ Magazine September 2017

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Jens Ingvarsson Flashes Country Girl Amanda Googe For WSJ Magazine September 2017

Artist turned model Amanda Googe, profiled by Vogue, is styled in country elegance by Laura Stoloff. Ukrainian-born photographer Jens Ingvarsson captures Amanda for WSJ Magazine September 2017.

Hana Jirickova Wears Red Power In Stefano Galuzzi Images For The Edit Aug. 17, 2017

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Hana Jirickova Wears Red Power In Stefano Galuzzi Images For The Edit Aug. 17, 2017

Hana Jirickova models fall's hot colors of red, burgandy and orange in 'Hot Property', styled by Helen Broadfoot. Photographer Stefano Galuzzi flashes Hana for The Edit August 17, 2017.

Ari Westphal Is Red Legs, Lensed By Philippe Jarrigeon Images For Vogue Paris September 2017

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Model Ari Westphal is all legs, styled by Claire Dhelens in Philippe Jarrigeon images for Vogue Paris September 2017./ Hair by Christian Eberhard; makeup by Kathy Le Saint

Bella Hadid & Chu Wong By Patrick Demarchelier In 'Sisterhood' For Vogue Arabia September 2017

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Bella Hadid & Chu Wong By Patrick Demarchelier In 'Sisterhood' For Vogue Arabia September 2017

Vogue Arabia September 2017 cover girl Bella Hadid joins forces with Chu Wong in modern simplicity, styled by Daniela Paudice. Photographer Patrick Demarchelier captures the duo in 'Simplicity'. / Hair by Franco Gobbi; makeup by Val Garland

VICE News Elle Reeve Delivers Balanced Power Punch Interviews With White Nationalist Leaders in Charlottesville

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'VICE News Tonight' correspondent Elle Reeve and her crew have the best coverage of the 'Unite the Right' weekend violence in which a domestic terror car attack left Charlottesville social-justice, para legal Heather Heyer dead. 

Reeve has built on a trusting relationship with white nationalist leaders, including Christopher Cantwell, Robert Ray, David Duke, and Matthew Heimbach. This is not her first interview and after reading white nationalist blogs of a quality nature -- yes, they exist -- Reeve has their trust as a fair reporter. Counter protesters are also interviewed and it's rare for a journalist to get people to open up honestly, knowing that Reeve isn't setting them up. 

Ling Liu Wears 'Red Lust' Beauty Lensed By Ben Hassett For Vogue China September 2017

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Ling Liu Wears 'Red Lust' Beauty Lensed By Ben Hassett For Vogue China September 2017

Model Ling Liu gets the beauty treatment in 'Red Lust', styled by Charles Varenne. Ben Hassett captures the scarlet drama for Vogue China September 2017./ Makeup by Isamaya Ffrench; hair by Peter Gray

Updated: Collier Schorr Flashes Anna Ewers & Fei Fei Sun For Vogue China September 2017 Cover Story

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Collier Schorr Flashes Anna Ewers & Fei Fei Sun For Vogue China September 2017 Cover Story

Top models Anna Ewers and Fei Fei Sun are joined at the hip, styled as a 'Double Act' by Daniela Paudice in arty tops and headbands from Prada's fall 2017 collection. Photographer Collier Schorr is in the studio for the September 2017 cover of Vogue China.

Lucian Bor Captures Toni Garrn In 'Egérie Solaire' For Madame Figaro September 2017

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Top model Toni Garrn is styled by Julie Gillet in 'Egérie Solaire', lensed by Lucian Bor for Madame Figaro September 2017./ Hair by Nicolas Jumjack; makeup by Jurgen Braun

Iris Strubegger Is Lensed By Agata Pospieszynska For Harper's Bazaar UK September 2017

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Iris Strubegger Is Lensed By Agata Pospieszynska For Harper's Bazaar UK September 2017

Top model Iris Strubegger is styled by Charlie Harrington in Agata Pospieszynska images for Harper's Bazaar UK September 2017./ Hair by Kota Suizu; makeup by Natsumi Narita

Lara, Saskia, Vanessa, Faretta & Co 'Escape' By Alasdair McLellan For W Magazine September 2017

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Lara, Saskia, Vanessa, Faretta & Co 'Escape' By Alasdair McLellan For W Magazine September 2017

Models Lara Stone, Saskia de Brauw, Vanessa Axente, Faretta, Giedre Dukauskaite, Amandine Renard, Sarah Fraser, and Sara Grace are styled by Benjamin Bruno in 'Escape', lensed by Alasdair McLellan for W Magazine September 2017./ Hair by Anthony Turner; makeup by Lynsey Alexander

Vittoria Ceretti & Ansel Elgort Are Desert Beauties By Mario Testino For Vogue US September 2017

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Vittoria Ceretti & Ansel Elgort Are Desert Beauties By Mario Testino For Vogue US September 2017

Models Vittoria Ceretti & Ansel Elgort showcase Michael Kors styled by Camilla Nickerson in beautiful desert hues. Photographer Mario Testino captures the couple for Vogue US September 2017 125 Anniversary issue./ Hair by James Pecis; makeup by Diane Kendal

Listen Up Dems: Repressive Societies Prioritize Controlling Women's Reproduction

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Anne of Carversville has tracked the Republican War on Women in-depth since 2007. The assault on women has gained huge momentum under Trump, and this 2007 essay written by Steven Conn, now the W.E Smith Professor of History at Miami University, is more relevant today than ever. 

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico lit a bonfire among Democrats when he said earlier in August that abortion rights shouldn't be a "litmus test" for Democrats. 

Abortion rights activists including myself erupted, imploring leaders like Cecile Richards, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, to remain defiant with the Democratic Party. Richards couldn’t be clearer on how wrong she thinks Luján is, telling Politico.“It’s a shocking sort of misunderstanding of actually where the country is … which is overwhelmingly supportive of abortion rights and also, who are the ground troops that kind of fuel the election of candidates.” 

Cara Taylor, Faretta & Kris Grikaite Front 'Slow West' By Alasdair McLellan For Vogue UK September 2017

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Faretta {Left}, Cara Taylor (Bottom Rt), Kris Grikaite {Top Rt)

Kate Phelan styles Cara Taylor, Faretta and Kris Grikaite in 'Slow West' -- like Idaho or Montana girls -- lensed by Alasdair McLellan for Vogue UK September 2017./ Makeup by Diane Kendal; hair by James Pecis