new year new #democracygoals
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Welcome back, linksters! Hope you kept busy over this joyous holiday while managing relatives’ emotions and scrolling through notifications on Trump cabinet appointments!!
Today we’re keeping it easy/a little heartwrenching with White House photographer Pete Souza’s annual “Behind the Lens” photo collection from his final year spent documenting the Obamas. I urge you to do your patriotic duty and read through all the captions, if not to get the final ~behind the photo~ stories on these visual gems, then to discover just how big of a fan Pete is of Bruce Springsteen.
This one’s my favorite:
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Serious #famgoals, or, I dunno, #democracygoals at this point.
Like Deez Links? Forward to Malia’s dress.