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Your support makes all the difference.A new website has been set up to help Taylor Swift rival Shakespeare himself. Poetweet.com can take any Twitter account and make it into a sonnet. Somehow, the resulting poems condense their personalities perfectly.
Sarabareilless video
by Taylor Swift
My new most cherished possession.
Wenner, boy genius. #RollingStone
A very important conversation.
Kinds of stuff. #RollingStone
3 voice memos + 3 extra songs, 13…
Antonoff Produced by Jack Antonoff
We find in the sea.“ E.E. Cummings
So glad you like Shake it Off!!!!
Night. @lilyaldridge angelcandice
@ChemBros
We celebrated your birthday TWICE.
The best and only cooking lesson…
To me.” -Bill Murray @haimtheband
Meet Olivia Benson.
Big polluters
by Barack Obama
We fought for health care reform.
This survey—it's only one question:
American men and women in uniform.
Obama on early childhood education
Quality, affordable health care.
To support grassroots organizing:
Care reform—join Team Obamacare:
Americans. Keep the momentum going:
In and help start 2015 strong:
Obama sat in for during “The Word”.
Do more to help the economy along:
Greatest natural treasures.
The largest decline since 1984.
America endures.
Tech sector
by Boris Johnson
Only 1 London space remains! Vote
Part. will be back in December.
Science that MedCity will promote
Be back for another in November
!! my lust for power glutted
Builds loyalty, cuts payroll costs!
For London has been averted.
To staff for these strike firsts
— forward w zero emission vehicles
Questions starting in 10 minutes
Along the river's 42 London miles
Made it such a safe & fun event
– should be a smashing time!
The ostrich, to daily amazement
Replaced her
by Lena Dunham
My tour looks and a cheeky tote...
Does. Today it's neon green mesh)
Another note, 5 reasons I vote! !
Comedy, you should all go profesh.
So many hearts
Of my book tour, on sale to benefit
A T-shirt longer than her shorts.“
Anywhere, at any age, in any outfit
That I take for my dermatologist
My words, back the fuck up bros.
”remove knee wart“ to my to-do list
Somewhere, I'm not interested
I'm in full support
I'm a big fan and very excited !
Good explainer
by Bill Gates
Are ½ off. Help support a teacher:
Within reach of polio eradication:
How everything ties together:
Came up with a promising invention:
Can sign up your classroom here:
My favorite spots to grab a burger:
Champion for in the 'sphere!
Trip to see how we can end hunger:
Is more fatal than other diseases.
Making a big bet for the future:
Economic growth. A few surprises:
Them banking services is a start:
About some really promising tools
U.S. in 2012? A beautiful chart:
This gift
by Oprah Winfrey
Never saw this before.
Nope didn't know. Hey Tina!!
People who have 3 and 4 and more.
Call .. Checking in North Carolina!
Moved by the trailer.#SELMAfilm
The seduction is so pervasive!
To another good night of our film!
If you lower your perspective.
When I we didn't always agree.
Saying in The Conscious Parent.
Up. Let your truth set you free!
Go back ! See you for LIVESTREAM
Me too Jill , I could feel his pain
Now dream a bigger dream!
700 strong
by Al Gore
Course forward for the future.
Is on tour now! Don’t miss out!
Our world safer and more secure.
Using for our Oct 21 G+ Hangout
But I am cautiously optimistic:
Caretakers of Earth, our only home.
Record melting in the Arctic:
5 years ago. How far we've come!
To energy and mining companies
Crisis shouldn't be partisan
And engage their own communities.
In global climate negotiations:
Hottest month on record since 1880.
Us at to deliver their questions.
All priests
by Pope Francis
Worthy of our Christian vocation.
And our neighbour as ourselves.
In other countries in the region.
To Jesus as the model of our lives.
We allow ourselves to be forgiven.
Able, to give material assistance.
Us on the way that leads to Heaven.
We must face in Jesus’ presence.
God and find protection and care.
Children talking to their parents.
Jesus showed how real they are.
Injustice and an irreparable loss.
Without him, everything is lost.
He chooses is the way of the Cross.
A tease
by Richard Dawkins
I blocked him long ago. Richard.
Reason not to say something!
The actor and artist Lalla Ward.
Satirical wit can be hard hitting.
Out of your long private argument
“great” monotheisms, ever existed..
Conversation with intelligent50.
Of at least one example is cited.
Ability to punctuate and spell?
Religion is less forgivable.
The figure is known, please tell.
Ages but missed out on the humour
The 1st. Both fear free speech.
See him on his Australian tour:
Yes Leigh
by Russell Brand
Subvert a 2/4/5 party mechanic
Me Mum. Deleted it. I'm human.
Is Wenger after a werewolf tonic.
We need a handbag repair man!
And fight for fair treatment
I wrote this on Paris
And Sapiens at the moment
Families - but will Boris?
Post-match at Chelsea! ” beautiful
And tell him his days are numbered.
A disguise) interesting and helpful
Team - fine cockney cuisine
Experience their hypocrisy COOL
I gave em that headline“
Both counts
by J.K. Rowling
With exactly the same chapter.
Wand won’t tolerate this nonsense.
Could have saved a whole character.
It because it made economic sense.
He put up a hell of a fight.
Where the oil will flow forever.
Not me, Chris. You're right.
Were only converted to tries. over,
It up, so farewell for the present.
Didn't get lost, but nice guess...
As an interesting experiment.
Think I could stop if I tried.
I'll auto-excommunicate.
Many of us wanted was denied.
Picture though
by James Blunt
Last days of Europe...
Cave my own skull in with a hammer!
At least give our children hope.
Festival appearance this summer...
On you. Why does James blunt exist?
Album at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles!
Of a new song to my mailing list.
Tonight LA. I collect miles
Suitable to throw in time.
Probably the wrong sentiment.
Fewer guns = less gun crime.
Blunt not touring in scotland??????
3 May 2011 - San Diego
To finish off with my left hand.
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