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Jim Carrey has already proven he can make a potty humor argument for more gun control.

Now he's making a heartfelt one.

The comedian took a break from the comedy on Thursday to send a special salute to Martin Luther King, Jr. on the anniversary of his shooting death. He tweeted:

45 years ago today civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was taken by an assassin's bullet. He preached and lived non-violence. 3^}

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) April 4, 2013

Rather than repeating his view, all he did was remind us of another special person taken from us by a madman with a gun. He also tweeted:

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In today's edition of "Ponder This While Choking Back Tears" we introduce to you a VERY poignant, beautifully crafted PSA from the Anti-Defamation League, titled Imagine A World Without Hate.

Grab a kleenex and press play (above)!

The creative concept portrays a potential future where those who have died in the past as a result of hate-fueled crimes are still alive as pivotal members of a global society.

Fusing the music of John Lennon with imagery of Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, Matthew Shepard, and others, this is a video that needs to be viewed on every screen!!

Humans for a humane world! Whoop whoop!

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Oh, Yeezy!!

He's always gotta keep us guessing, doesn't he??

Despite his mysterious "BE BACK SOON" tweet that, paired with the deletion of all tweets past, seemed to usher in an early Twitter retirement, Kanye West took some time to make a few post scripts dedicated to Steve Jobs.

Honoring the technological god on the anniversary of his death, Yeezy tweet-tweeted:

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That's our gurl!

Although Russia's Deputy Prime Minister has labeled Madonna a slut for trying "lecture everyone on morality," she's not even remotely deterred from sticking up for what is right!

She took to a St. Petersburg stage on Thursday night (even amidst bomb threats) to entertain her fans and continue to spread a positive message about "love" and equality.

Madge urged the audience to show their

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Here's some exciting, happy news!

This weekend, there will be a dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. monument on the National Mall.

Originally planned for late August, the event needed to be postponed because that b*tch Irene had a mental breakdown.

But

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Yikes! Sounds like we're REALLY going to learn a lot about Jackie O during this show.

During ABC/Diane Sawyer's upcoming two hour special entitled Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words (above), we'll learn about Jackie's feelings towards Martin Luther King Jr.…and they are complicated ones.

Here's what Jackie O had to say about MLK Jr., months after JFK's assassination:

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Martin Luther King Jr has been paraphrased for the sake of space on his memorial statue.

Carved on the north face of the thirty-foot-tall granite statue, the memorial reads "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness."

But that's not exactly what the great man said…

What he really said was:

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