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Comedic actor Jim Carrey cited newly released details about the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School to argue over Twitter that Congress should enact new gun restrictions.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tweeted on Wednesday that a woman tried to illegally cross the U.S. border from Mexico in front of him and a group of senators in Arizona.

The actor famous for his portrayal of Captain James Kirk joins critics of the IRS's "Star Trek" video.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on Sunday taunted this year’s NCAA Cinderella team, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, by tweeting a photo of an alligator devouring an eagle.

Got a toothpick? @uflorida #Gators vs. @fgcueagles #Friday. #Floridapride #GatorNation #MarchMadness twitter.com/DWStweets/stat…

— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) March 25, 2013

President Obama's Twitter account retweeted a picture of musician John Lennon's bloody glasses posted on the Twitter account of Yoko Ono, Lennon's wife.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey took President Obama's critique of his team's garish new neon green jerseys in stride, tweeting Thursday that he was sending the president a version of his own for White House pickup games.

I see @barackobama weighed in on uniforms. Sending him one for his next pickup game. Guarantee he'll dribble better right-handed. Go Irish!

— Mike Brey (@NDMikeBrey) March 20, 2013

Pres. @barackobama: @ndmikebrey wanted you to see the @adidashoops jersey in person. This is on its way ow.ly/i/1Jkbx

— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) March 21, 2013

Dozens responded critically to Rumsfeld's tweet, calling the former defense secretary “delusional” and a “war criminal.”

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa joked in a tweet Thursday that President Obama and his dog, Bo, were taking advantage of a White House empty of tourists.

There's a little more room around the @whitehouse for this, now that the tourists are gone ... bit.ly/10Shm4T #Sequester

— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) March 15, 2013

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The former chief of staff to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who was censured by his state legislature in 2009 after admitting an affair with an Argentine woman, joked on Twitter that "nobody complains when the College of Cardinals goes to Argentina.”

See, nobody complains when the College of Cardinals goes to Argentina. #marksanford

— Scott English (@scott_english) March 13, 2013

The tweet was a reference to Wednesday's election of Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the next pope. Bergoglio will assume the name Pope Francis I.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Wednesday that he planned to hold another standing filibuster soon.