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Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen

I don't always agree @SenJohnMcCain, but he is a man of integrity. Listening to no-principles Trump lecture McCain… https://t.co/7QaIdeIZxv

Tue Sep 26 02:15:59 +0000 2017 DELETED

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Mark DeSaulnier @RepDeSaulnier

.@POTUS's racially charged rhetoric against the NFL, an institution that unites Americans of all races, classes, & religions is disgusting.

Tue Sep 26 00:23:30 +0000 2017 DELETED

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Mark DeSaulnier @RepDeSaulnier

.@POTUS racially charged rhetoric against the NFL, an institution that unites Americans of all races, classes & religions is disgusting

Mon Sep 25 23:52:50 +0000 2017 DELETED

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Mark DeSaulnier @RepDeSaulnier

.@POTUS racially charged rhetoric against the NFL, an institution that unites Americans of all races, classes & religions through disgusting

Mon Sep 25 23:07:00 +0000 2017 DELETED

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Tom Emmer @RepTomEmmer

Another busy week ahead in the People’s House! Be sure to take a look at what votes we have scheduled: https://t.co/zQLaz8n2Od

Mon Sep 25 16:19:24 +0000 2017 DELETED

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NBC News @NBCNews

Tennessee church suspect identified by police as 25-year-old Emmanuel Samson https://t.co/QtYGqJsdlY

Sun Sep 24 21:00:03 +0000 2017 DELETED

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Governor Mark Dayton @GovMarkDayton

Today, we remember the brave firefighters who gave their lives to keep Minnesotans safe. It's Fallen Firefighter Me… https://t.co/r7HwVEg0KW

Sun Sep 24 20:31:56 +0000 2017 DELETED

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ian bremmer @ianbremmer

Natl broadcasts of NFL games: No mention of player behavior during national anthem. #RatingsUberAlles

Sun Sep 24 17:05:43 +0000 2017 DELETED

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Mayor Ed Lee @mayoredlee

Urge your congressional reps to act now to protect #DACA recipients and pass comprehensive immigration reform.… https://t.co/0rD7xj45CR

Sun Sep 24 16:24:06 +0000 2017 DELETED

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New York Magazine @NYMag

Harry Knowles, co-founder of Alamo Drafthouse, has been accused by a woman of repeated sexual assault https://t.co/Kgh1m8yqyY

Sun Sep 24 13:45:19 +0000 2017 DELETED

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The Importance

Nowadays, Twitter is one of the most direct ways that public figures communicate with their audience. Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was fueled by his Twitter, and Donald Trump is not the only public figure who uses Twitter extensively.

Every single United States senator has a Twitter account, and almost every other public figure does as well. Twitter has become a mediator between public figures and the people, however Twitter is unstable. It allows for Tweets to be deleted (allowing for silent retractions of unpopular statements, such as some of Trump's derogatory remarks against women), and entire accounts (such as Anthony Weiner) have disappeared. Other controversial accounts, such as alt-right leader Richard Spencer and many other alt-right nationalists, have been taken down by Twitter.

PolitiTweet solves this problem. Less than half a second after a tweet is created by a public figure, it is archived in PolitiTweet's database. It then is persistent: if it is deleted off Twitter, it is still in the database and can be viewed, cited, and shared. Entire terminated accounts can still exist within the database.