New York Daily News Tweets Featuring Shaun King's Head, Ranked
Activist-turned-New York Daily News senior justice writer Shaun King writes on very serious topics like the justice system, police brutality, and Black Lives Matter. Which is why it is so baffling that the Daily News frequently promotes his stories on Twitter by inserting King’s visage into the story art, often to hilarious effect.
Sometimes it’s a head shot, other times his full, arms-crossed upper body; sometimes he appears in the corner, other times prominently in the middle; sometimes he gets his own background, other times it looks like a very bad Photoshop job. All in all, the photos suggest to the reader that King himself is the protagonist of all his stories.
Here are all of the different tweets featuring the King avatar we found, ranked:
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.@ShaunKing: Bill Cosby isn’t beloved fictional Cliff Huxtable, he's a real-life monster https://t.co/QEdDjLKY9n pic.twitter.com/LnCDdGXPbD
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 31, 2015
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.@ShaunKing: Want to fire a shotgun at police and survive? Be a white supremacist. https://t.co/US1vbUHGeh pic.twitter.com/AuNxEKGFVU
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 14, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: @ChrisRock had a tall order to fill, but his jokes crossed the line https://t.co/SGt1gTBLgy pic.twitter.com/q8j7Kss1dX
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 29, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Armed militia that took over Oregon buildings protected because they're white https://t.co/GtAA5G9464 pic.twitter.com/e19kZkr73V
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 4, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: It's time to scrap the word "minority" in reference to ethnic groups in America https://t.co/jz6IBnlIMY pic.twitter.com/0R2S161mEz
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 17, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Here's why @BernieSanders is the best candidate for President https://t.co/rSV9bdl6pE pic.twitter.com/yCA4YGdm5B
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 15, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Welcome to America — where even our math tests are racist https://t.co/lfVcHUSjdy pic.twitter.com/9KBxhcrPGr
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 1, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Study shows connection between stun guns and significant cognitive defecits https://t.co/7V95q4df4A pic.twitter.com/hz2SeIiMcy
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 11, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Black History Month should focus on more than slavery https://t.co/aQekvvnJqR pic.twitter.com/m9CK4VxBxf
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 29, 2016
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.@ShaunKing talks being called the n-word and drawing inspiration from James Baldwin. https://t.co/IpY7gL1Qu6 pic.twitter.com/DImSYC2SKi
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) November 3, 2015
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.@ShaunKing: What it's like to be a top trending topic in the world for a lie https://t.co/wnoYRrBJGx pic.twitter.com/BB4cKc6qnw
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 22, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: A history of @realDonaldTrump inciting violence against protesters at rallies https://t.co/7ewgfpowZZ pic.twitter.com/KigvOZfR4y
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 11, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: The ‘War on Drugs’ is essentially just a war on black people in America https://t.co/dztIZNWiVe pic.twitter.com/R1OL6nDOy4
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 23, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: There is 'deepening injustice' in America in 25 years since Rodney King beating https://t.co/uJdTn6VfbW pic.twitter.com/DdQUYlmG0a
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 3, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Why conservatives should direct rage over cop deaths to white men—not @Beyonce https://t.co/NMrLJwC7AS pic.twitter.com/CZEDe0fR8e
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 22, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: @realDonaldTrump's bigotry is spreading, creating a new generation of racists https://t.co/IBtf0X21MD pic.twitter.com/8EoqbvjDpN
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 29, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Cincinnati cops reveal double standards faced by black men and white men https://t.co/LzQC3BrK9i pic.twitter.com/zMI3gMX4WG
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 19, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Peyton Manning isn't the sports hero you think he is. Here's why: https://t.co/owSaW5iVpO pic.twitter.com/phrRIYM3Pv
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 16, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: @POTUS and Supreme Court take steps for prison reforms for youth https://t.co/Jv8QUSG0uE pic.twitter.com/cZEOJ9VenJ
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 26, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Drop child porn charges against black La. teen who sexted with white classmate https://t.co/kvN35diQxs pic.twitter.com/8tEg9UaL61
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 28, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: @billclinton almost sounds like @realDonaldTrump with jab at Black Lives Matter https://t.co/wt9amcO06p pic.twitter.com/8fZDwGEwWc
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 8, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: The "war on police" myth doesn't hold up in 2015 https://t.co/HANjGqTYAh pic.twitter.com/HzucU4vgzG
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 31, 2015
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.@ShaunKing: Will of the people be damned, superdelegates are ripping off voters https://t.co/6ztoSEjnHV pic.twitter.com/jS1wV4MZVP
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 29, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: @tedcruz calls for US apartheid after #Brussels attack — a ridiculous statement https://t.co/ahpp07vaY8 pic.twitter.com/ACD5JlMeKs
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 22, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Trump is to blame for another black person being assaulted at his rallies https://t.co/LNliai828N pic.twitter.com/QZORY9WgZu
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 10, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: To get justice for police brutality victims, America needs black prosecutors https://t.co/6rxefUqNcf pic.twitter.com/lL1eKroo1O
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 22, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: If you support Trump, after all of his racist comments, you are a bigot as well https://t.co/pG0OrNPkHy pic.twitter.com/M3h9QLEBgG
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 5, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: I'm not sure I can go against my core beliefs and vote for @HillaryClinton https://t.co/moCG6hYQMA pic.twitter.com/TAoU7Gg10p
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 27, 2016
#29.
.@ShaunKing: The Clinton campaign can't attack Trump's sleaziness because of Bill Clinton https://t.co/4xdN7Cyt2g pic.twitter.com/hrt6erUSFb
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 24, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: White suspect flees cops without fear of being shot at — unlike blacks, Latinos https://t.co/njQ3SK8tdr pic.twitter.com/Zor67Tg7eE
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 29, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Why did Trump rally cops turn a blind eye when a black protester was attacked? https://t.co/6vY1cekSRU pic.twitter.com/JKCPLSLDzb
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 17, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: How Trump's bigotry will remain entrenched in society for generations to come https://t.co/rDY5EslsDA pic.twitter.com/sdsU5RtAtj
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 8, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Ben Carson on @POTUS Obama being raised "white" is absurd and insulting https://t.co/kU5hlD0x9U pic.twitter.com/SVD4ul42VM
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 24, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: The man who killed Trayvon Martin is injustice in the flesh https://t.co/SMY6pNQJIz pic.twitter.com/daAnud1o92
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 12, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Black Lives Matter Movement must learn from struggles of Black Power Movement https://t.co/Rjpruy4GzE pic.twitter.com/2i67NfhkUe
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 3, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Outrage over cop abuse has disappeared in 2016, despite hundreds already killed https://t.co/zQt3C6IgUc pic.twitter.com/D1NZD7LBTy
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 5, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: All @realDonaldTrump supporters are bigots and might as well just admit it https://t.co/m3Knx1FfVe pic.twitter.com/8xQlCPZ2FR
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 15, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Police brutality has not subsided in 2016 but, sadly, widespread outrage has https://t.co/Ofr4Mw28Sc pic.twitter.com/UaORcBEqH2
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 26, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Hillary Clinton's campaign is unleashing paid trolls after anyone against her https://t.co/m4RxtSw6lu pic.twitter.com/GN82nNU037
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 25, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: How Democrats & political elites have completely rigged the primary for Clinton https://t.co/6zv6GvJS1h pic.twitter.com/SowHHW55Gz
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 7, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Black voters and progressives need to consider leaving the @TheDemocrats party https://t.co/xf3oHjX1sF pic.twitter.com/2J5ZSysVb0
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 4, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: It's troubling that black voters have only one party to support https://t.co/avhNrsAHd5 pic.twitter.com/N2pyUFvPRT
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 19, 2016
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Welcome to the Daily News, @ShaunKing! Read his first story here: http://t.co/MzxCcC5lUJ pic.twitter.com/MxH1gWTUbv
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 15, 2015
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.@ShaunKing: Cleveland paying Tamir Rice's family & refusing to admit wrong isn't justice https://t.co/MBO0M53wZ1 pic.twitter.com/uZA5ID6x3F
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 25, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: It's suspicious how @TheAcademy shuts out black actors, films and directors https://t.co/mH5SWqaiP7 pic.twitter.com/4oJSSqdwXa
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 14, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Conservatives pray after mass shootings, but prayers don’t stop bullets. https://t.co/t27brN41xD pic.twitter.com/cUmpbhGygV
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 3, 2015
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.@ShaunKing: Negligence charges aren’t enough for careless officers in Gynnya McMillen case https://t.co/nJESjXrmNa pic.twitter.com/qKJHh7hm5U
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 18, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: The danger of becoming desensitized to the bigotry of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz https://t.co/gX2N1ZQP5Y pic.twitter.com/S3oSNAy3Gf
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 23, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Why I totally disagree with our Editorial Board’s @HillaryClinton endorsement https://t.co/a1npSt29BN pic.twitter.com/DIwhb0Ismb
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 13, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: History is riddled with dips in humanity including @realDonaldTrump's campaign https://t.co/RvzAbME9gY pic.twitter.com/PfSdx6yV3B
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 11, 2016
51.
.@ShaunKing: Reports of Sanders campaign's death have been greatly exaggerated — here's why: https://t.co/7ogOWkMQ7N pic.twitter.com/7KU6DTUhyG
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 18, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: Don't think North Carolina's anti-LGBT law applies to you? You're wrong. https://t.co/x5v199TbqM pic.twitter.com/ktWGVsgB7J
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 24, 2016
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.@ShaunKing: #SandraBland case just gives way to more frustration as no charges are filed https://t.co/0mueZU4gWx pic.twitter.com/ZLKJDRkj07
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 22, 2015