Many liberals were already demanding the resignation of US Sen. Ted Cruz after his support for former US President Donald Trump’s failed effort to overturn the November.
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Netizens Hail Nobel Nomination for Black Lives Matter Movement, But Seek More Profound Changes
A small group of Black Lives Matter protesters hold a rally on the steps of the Kenosha County courthouse Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man s back. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Founded in the United States in 2013, the movement received an impetus in May after George Floyd from Minnesota was killed. A white policeman had knelt on Floyd s neck for more than eight minutes ignoring the latter s pleas that he couldn t breathe.
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A January 20 2021 image of Bernie Sanders sitting (with mittens) at United States President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony went instantly viral as a meme, and among responses was a since-deleted tweet labeled “Still the best picture of # Berniesanders sitting though” and purportedly depicting a young Sanders at a protest for racial justice:
On Facebook, screenshots of the deleted tweet above circulated widely (as seen in a search for images):
Context: Bernie Sanders, Sitting in a Chair, Wearing Mittens
All of social media was rapidly inundated in variations of Bernie Sanders memes on and after January 20 2021. Internet encyclopedia Know Your Meme explained:
How Bernie Sanders (and his mittens) stole the show at the US Presidential inauguration
Not one for the extravaganza, Bernie Sanders, his mittens, and his manila envelope have taken Twitter by storm, giving us a host of evergreen memes.
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From Kamala Harris, who made history as she became the first female Vice President of the US, the beloved
Obamas, and
Amanda Gorman, to
Lady Gaga, who looked nothing short of royalty, the US Presidential inauguration ceremony was rife with unforgettable moments.
President Joe Biden s call for unity, peace, and belief in democracy rang far and wide, as did Amanda Gorman s now-iconic poem
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