Good morning folks. What would I do without Nerdy Wonka? I am always late, nobody wakes me up. I love this paragraph, he said so much and I do hope the leaders are listening. Watch our MSM harp on his comment about winning again!
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks, NW & TOD family.
Thanks Chips for the video of PBO speech for there was no way I would have been awake at 3:00am PST 😳
OT, hope this hasn’t been discussed. They are now saying that Sandra Bland had pot in her system which she could only have had while in jail. How on earth does someone get pot in local jail in the time she was locked up? This makes no sense to me.
Misspat, this just seemed so ridiculous. So the cops are running a drug ring from country jail? Can’t even blame the victim here. As the saying goes: tell the truth & shame the devil.
Good morning TOD. Another snoreysleepyhead checking in.
Moving and important address this morning, Mr. President. I wonder how the African leaders who refuse to leave office when their terms are over felt about POTUS’ remarks.
The media will no doubt focus on the “I could win again,” part.
I’d also like to see if President Obama’s remarks about LGBT rights resonates with Kenyans. It’s great that we have a President who speaks out about civil rights even if they are not respected in other countries.
Killer robots: Tech experts warn against AI arms race
More than 1,000 tech experts, scientists and researchers have written a letter warning about the dangers of autonomous weapons.
In the latest outcry over “killer robots”, the letter warns that “a military AI [artificial intelligence] arms race is a bad idea”.
Among the signatories are scientist Stephen Hawking, entrepreneur Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
The letter will be presented at an international AI conference today.
“Killer robots” are currently the subject of much debate and have recently been discussed by committees at the United Nations, which is considering the potential for a ban on certain types of autonomous weapons.
Now, the experts have called for a specific ban on the use of artificial intelligence to manage weapons that would be “beyond meaningful human control”.
“Just as most chemists and biologists have no interest in building chemical or biological weapons, most AI researchers have no interest in building AI weapons – and do not want others to tarnish their field by doing so,” they add.
///
But Eric Horvitz – a Microsoft Research chief who signed the autonomous weapons letter – has posted a video online in defence of other AI research.
“You look at how much computation has done for our society, for socio-economics, in applications like healthcare – it’s been incredible. AI will change so many things,” he said.
“With that comes a lot of hope, a lot of possible benefits and also some concerns.
“I think there are very interesting questions that need to be solved along the way, but I expect largely positive beneficial results coming out of this research largely because we guide it.”
LOVE this new quote from PBO about winning a third term. There is NO DOUBT he would win in a landslide against any of these GOP mopes. That’s probably why they all waited until he was leaving the WH!!
This is a great idea. Hopefully, people will ask sensible questions that will help to educate the public on how good this deal is for America and the world.
Shows how much the republicans like the politicians they voted for – Trump is (I think) the only current pretender who isn’t – a current or former governor or a current or former member of congress.
“….other outside petitions platforms are starting to tap into the We the People platform. We’re excited to announce today that Change.org is choosing to integrate with the We the People platform, meaning the future signatures of its 100 million users will count toward the threshold for getting an official response from the Administration. We’re also opening up the code behind petitions.whitehouse.gov on Drupal.org and GitHub, which empowers other governments and outside organizations to create their own versions of this platform to engage their own citizens and constituencies.”
I’ve searched the petition web site and can’t find any trace of the 47 traitors petition. Does anyone remember how it was worded? I searched “47 traitors”, “Iran”, “Logan Act.”
Meta, I got an email response to the 47 Traitors petition this morning. Basically, PBO had Veep Joe personally speak to each of the 47 about how wrong what they did was for our national security. Now trial under the Logan Act was mentioned. You can find his additional statement here: View at Medium.com
It’s nothing short of amazing what PBO’s digital team has done over the lifetime of his administration. It’s gone from a static and lifeless website to a vibrant interactive multimedia information hub.
Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett on @VJ44: 11:30am-12pm
U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil on @DJ44: 12pm-12:30pm
Cori Zarek, Senior Advisor to the CTO for Open Government, on @OpenGov 1pm-1:30pm
@TheIranDeal from 1:30pm-2pm
Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman on @CEAChair from 2pm-2:30pm
Chief Digital Officer Jason Goldman on @Goldman44 and Director of Digital Content Lindsay Holst on @Holst44 from 3:30pm-4pm
The White House Facebook page: Ongoing throughout the day
True. But if you are the ones that are getting screwed by the teabaggers in cong, you make that extra effort to push back. self interest. self preservation and all that.
Historically, Hispanic voter turnout rates are among the lowest of any race or ethnic group in midterm elections. In 2010, 31.2% of Hispanics voted, compared with 48.6% of whites, 44% of blacks and 31% of Asians. (More precise voter turnout numbers won’t be available until the Census Bureau releases its data in spring 2015.)
I think I’m just feeling very exhausted by and defensive about the escalating heightening of RW negativity and scapegoating toward Latinos lately: murderers, rapists, lazy dropouts who are taking everyone’s jobs, etc. etc. etc. There is a long history of this with little to no understanding of the POV of Latinos, especially first and second generation (very true w/r/t voting). President Obama and his admin have done a great deal to relieve a lot of these misconceptions but we have a very long way to go.
My feelings are not in any way personal to you. I hope you understand.
I see the GOP letting latinos know how they really feel about them as a good thing. In today’s GOP climate, no candidate supportive of Latinos will win the primaries. Racial panic and hate has forced the GOP into abandoning the long game, which would have entailed coopting latinos by making them “honorary Whites” or at least not being so openly hostile toward a growing demographic. Latinos will remember the hate, bile and disrespect and only the most delusional will vote for the GOP. Many Latinos who thought they were “White” are getting a wake up call. This can only help Dems keep the White House.
Each one of us should tweet to the 47 traitors to express our outrage! Let’s give POTUS and VP some backup. I wish there was an official censure under the Logan Act, but it doesn’t look like it.
Here to check out the President’s speech. Such a successful trip to Africa, but I’m glad he’s on his way home. Volunteer day so will check in later. Hope everyone has a great one.
This asshole was Dan Quayle’s Chief of Staff and has the nerve to talk about embarrassment. I never understood why the media treats this fool like he has something worthwhile to say. Has he ever been correct about anything?
The MSM is so scared that PBO could actually very well WIN (and by a damn landslide too) if he were able to run for a 3rd term…that they are scrambling to “poll” that notion…to reassure themselves and their GOP/teabag followers
Yup…that’s what he’s doing. I wish someone would post the pic of he and VP Biden both reading something on a cellphone and laughing about it. And the caption would be: “PBO trolls the MSM about winning 3rd term, and they took the bait and are scrambling!”
I agree that PBO’s remark was deliberate. It may be another way to signal that VP Biden is, indeed, going to run in 2016.
“Not me, exactly, but the next best thing.”
One has to wonder what the candidates on the DEM side think of POTUS saying that he could win a 3rd term….hahaha…he just dismissed them…as rikayah would day…uhh huh.., uhhh huh
Now……this law was passed by Congress……passed after FDR won his 4th Term.
It has Never been challenged, Constitutionally.
Just like Citizenship and Eligibility have Never been challenged before SCOTUS.
He has Zero Substance.
No Core Beliefs.
He is running On Pure Nepotism……coattails of his father, Ron Paul.
His Mask has been unmasked.
As it was said:
You can fool some of the people some of the time. But you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.
Fool me once, shame on me……fool me……er, er, er, if you fool me, you just can’t get fooled again……….GW Bush 😉
I wonder if the dodos in congress realize that their vote on the Iran deal really isn’t as significant as so much of the media seems to believe it to be.
Jeff—-It’s an elaborate dance and display for their donors.
Here is what I think will happen:
The first Senate vote to approve the Iran Deal may fail as Schumer and other AIPAC senators vote against it.
Then PBO vetoes the failed vote.
Schumer and others won’t join the vote to Override the veto and…….
Deal is approved!!!!
PBO Wins!!!!! The World wins!!!
Schumer, et al protect themselves. have it both ways.
Since this is my view I am largely ignoring the nonsense coming out of our legislators, many of whom still can’t pronounce nuclear.
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
FURST!
😎 Thanks a trazillion Nerdy!!
Congrats Chips on FURST!
Amk won’t like this…
😎 Thank you Hopefruit, and a mighty fine Tuesday to ya!
cheetahs gonna be cheetahs.
Congrats Chips and thanks for the wonderful morning post while the rest of TOD slept in.
Thank you Nerdy for another wonderful post. Happy Tuesday TOD family….
Good morning folks. What would I do without Nerdy Wonka? I am always late, nobody wakes me up. I love this paragraph, he said so much and I do hope the leaders are listening. Watch our MSM harp on his comment about winning again!
🙂
furst,
Ok, if she sez so.
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks, NW & TOD family.
Thanks Chips for the video of PBO speech for there was no way I would have been awake at 3:00am PST 😳
Oh Wow! ❤
OT, hope this hasn’t been discussed. They are now saying that Sandra Bland had pot in her system which she could only have had while in jail. How on earth does someone get pot in local jail in the time she was locked up? This makes no sense to me.
Lies, lies and more lies, trying to taint her, that’s what the do all the time. Blame the victim.
Misspat, this just seemed so ridiculous. So the cops are running a drug ring from country jail? Can’t even blame the victim here. As the saying goes: tell the truth & shame the devil.
Too cute!! Love Boxers.
Good morning TOD. Another snoreysleepyhead checking in.
Moving and important address this morning, Mr. President. I wonder how the African leaders who refuse to leave office when their terms are over felt about POTUS’ remarks.
The media will no doubt focus on the “I could win again,” part.
I’d also like to see if President Obama’s remarks about LGBT rights resonates with Kenyans. It’s great that we have a President who speaks out about civil rights even if they are not respected in other countries.
Killer robots: Tech experts warn against AI arms race
More than 1,000 tech experts, scientists and researchers have written a letter warning about the dangers of autonomous weapons.
In the latest outcry over “killer robots”, the letter warns that “a military AI [artificial intelligence] arms race is a bad idea”.
Among the signatories are scientist Stephen Hawking, entrepreneur Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
The letter will be presented at an international AI conference today.
“Killer robots” are currently the subject of much debate and have recently been discussed by committees at the United Nations, which is considering the potential for a ban on certain types of autonomous weapons.
Now, the experts have called for a specific ban on the use of artificial intelligence to manage weapons that would be “beyond meaningful human control”.
“Just as most chemists and biologists have no interest in building chemical or biological weapons, most AI researchers have no interest in building AI weapons – and do not want others to tarnish their field by doing so,” they add.
///
But Eric Horvitz – a Microsoft Research chief who signed the autonomous weapons letter – has posted a video online in defence of other AI research.
“You look at how much computation has done for our society, for socio-economics, in applications like healthcare – it’s been incredible. AI will change so many things,” he said.
“With that comes a lot of hope, a lot of possible benefits and also some concerns.
“I think there are very interesting questions that need to be solved along the way, but I expect largely positive beneficial results coming out of this research largely because we guide it.”
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33686581
Good morning, Chips, NW and TODer OBOTs.
LOVE this new quote from PBO about winning a third term. There is NO DOUBT he would win in a landslide against any of these GOP mopes. That’s probably why they all waited until he was leaving the WH!!
This is a great idea. Hopefully, people will ask sensible questions that will help to educate the public on how good this deal is for America and the world.
meta, this is an AWESOME idea by our smart Obama Administration!
Heard it on the radio this morning.
New poll out from New Hampshire….
Guess who’s winning?
Man with rat on top of head.
LOL
He’s leading Jeb by 2-1.
tee hee hee
Shows how much the republicans like the politicians they voted for – Trump is (I think) the only current pretender who isn’t – a current or former governor or a current or former member of congress.
Which one, Rand or Trump?
kenyan has taken the no-more-fucks-to-give to a totally new level.
It is a sight to behold.
And so much for being a lame duck.
This is a very good read:
Also note this important change:
“….other outside petitions platforms are starting to tap into the We the People platform. We’re excited to announce today that Change.org is choosing to integrate with the We the People platform, meaning the future signatures of its 100 million users will count toward the threshold for getting an official response from the Administration. We’re also opening up the code behind petitions.whitehouse.gov on Drupal.org and GitHub, which empowers other governments and outside organizations to create their own versions of this platform to engage their own citizens and constituencies.”
And this will be happening today:
I’ve searched the petition web site and can’t find any trace of the 47 traitors petition. Does anyone remember how it was worded? I searched “47 traitors”, “Iran”, “Logan Act.”
Meta, I got an email response to the 47 Traitors petition this morning. Basically, PBO had Veep Joe personally speak to each of the 47 about how wrong what they did was for our national security. Now trial under the Logan Act was mentioned. You can find his additional statement here:
View at Medium.com
WP didn’t like that URL. Will forward to Chips by email
Thanks for mentioning that. I just checked my email and got a response, too.
It is a bit of an odd URL. Let’s see if this works:
VP Biden’s full response to the 47
View at Medium.com
Nope!
Let’s see if this works:
YAY Meta, you found the key.
Thanks meta and Judith, I received the VP Biden response via The We the People Team. This is aweSOME! 🙂
🙂 We aim to please …
You do a mar-vah-lous job Judith 🙂
It’s nothing short of amazing what PBO’s digital team has done over the lifetime of his administration. It’s gone from a static and lifeless website to a vibrant interactive multimedia information hub.
The whitehouse.gov has gone from a site no one knew existed to a well used site – thanks to the Obama Administration and TOD (of course) 🙂
Very well done from @VP although I think in the interests of propriety he was too easy on them.
it doesn’t say anything. No accountability. nothing.
Here’s who’s taking questions today:
Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett on @VJ44: 11:30am-12pm
U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil on @DJ44: 12pm-12:30pm
Cori Zarek, Senior Advisor to the CTO for Open Government, on @OpenGov 1pm-1:30pm
@TheIranDeal from 1:30pm-2pm
Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman on @CEAChair from 2pm-2:30pm
Chief Digital Officer Jason Goldman on @Goldman44 and Director of Digital Content Lindsay Holst on @Holst44 from 3:30pm-4pm
The White House Facebook page: Ongoing throughout the day
Have not seen anything about the response from Latinos of Jeb basically saying that he doesn’t support a path to citizenship for the undocumented.
Oh, you can stay, work, pay taxes, but you’ll never be a citizen.
Am I the only one looking side eye at this?
But, because he said it in Frank Luntz-approved ‘respectful’ language, it’s supposed to be all good?
It’s high time latinos turned out at the polls. Their participation rate last few cycles has been piss poor.
Compared to who? 48% of Hispanic eligible voters turned out to vote in 2012.
48% with all that pushing and prodding is not something to celebrate. And what about non-presidential years?
I’m not celebrating. I’m just saying that voting in this country is dismal across the board.
True. But if you are the ones that are getting screwed by the teabaggers in cong, you make that extra effort to push back. self interest. self preservation and all that.
Historically, Hispanic voter turnout rates are among the lowest of any race or ethnic group in midterm elections. In 2010, 31.2% of Hispanics voted, compared with 48.6% of whites, 44% of blacks and 31% of Asians. (More precise voter turnout numbers won’t be available until the Census Bureau releases its data in spring 2015.)
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/10/5-takeaways-about-the-2014-latino-vote/
You’ll notice it’s not that far off from the Asian vote.
This issue is too close to home for me so I’m going to end it here.
sure.
I think I’m just feeling very exhausted by and defensive about the escalating heightening of RW negativity and scapegoating toward Latinos lately: murderers, rapists, lazy dropouts who are taking everyone’s jobs, etc. etc. etc. There is a long history of this with little to no understanding of the POV of Latinos, especially first and second generation (very true w/r/t voting). President Obama and his admin have done a great deal to relieve a lot of these misconceptions but we have a very long way to go.
My feelings are not in any way personal to you. I hope you understand.
I see the GOP letting latinos know how they really feel about them as a good thing. In today’s GOP climate, no candidate supportive of Latinos will win the primaries. Racial panic and hate has forced the GOP into abandoning the long game, which would have entailed coopting latinos by making them “honorary Whites” or at least not being so openly hostile toward a growing demographic. Latinos will remember the hate, bile and disrespect and only the most delusional will vote for the GOP. Many Latinos who thought they were “White” are getting a wake up call. This can only help Dems keep the White House.
Heh, of course. We were just discussing. That’s all.
And I am sorry that you had to listen all that bilge from racist whackos.
Thanks very much.
United front:
LIVE NOW: Secretary Kerry Testifies At Iran Hearing – http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
Each one of us should tweet to the 47 traitors to express our outrage! Let’s give POTUS and VP some backup. I wish there was an official censure under the Logan Act, but it doesn’t look like it.
Judith – that’s a good suggestion.
Good Morning TOD Family.
Here to check out the President’s speech. Such a successful trip to Africa, but I’m glad he’s on his way home. Volunteer day so will check in later. Hope everyone has a great one.
This asshole was Dan Quayle’s Chief of Staff and has the nerve to talk about embarrassment. I never understood why the media treats this fool like he has something worthwhile to say. Has he ever been correct about anything?
LMAO. PBO sure does know how to troll these racist imbeciles.
But it’s not embarrassing to say what Mike Huckabee said.
🙂 🙂 🙂
The MSM is so scared that PBO could actually very well WIN (and by a damn landslide too) if he were able to run for a 3rd term…that they are scrambling to “poll” that notion…to reassure themselves and their GOP/teabag followers
His comments have them going off on a tear…
PBO knew that this comment would cause heads to explode and I bet he’s on Air Force One reading the fallout comments and chuckling to himself.
Fourth Quarter Baby 🙂
Yup…that’s what he’s doing. I wish someone would post the pic of he and VP Biden both reading something on a cellphone and laughing about it. And the caption would be: “PBO trolls the MSM about winning 3rd term, and they took the bait and are scrambling!”
I agree that PBO’s remark was deliberate. It may be another way to signal that VP Biden is, indeed, going to run in 2016.
“Not me, exactly, but the next best thing.”
LOL. I like your take.
One has to wonder what the candidates on the DEM side think of POTUS saying that he could win a 3rd term….hahaha…he just dismissed them…as rikayah would day…uhh huh.., uhhh huh
day=say
Of course, Hf, they will poll only Republicans and rig the results.
True.
Now……this law was passed by Congress……passed after FDR won his 4th Term.
It has Never been challenged, Constitutionally.
Just like Citizenship and Eligibility have Never been challenged before SCOTUS.
LOL – We predicted this “crash & burn” FAIL a year ago. ROTFL…
Oh, Hf, this is priceless. The guy is a loser. How did those working for him expect it to be fun?
#IStandWithRand ——-> L-O-S-E-R-S.
PBO’s campaigns made it look like a “fun” endeavor.
HF, what makes it so bad, is that he started ahead of all the other losers. 🙂
I have a feeling that some of his cult followers are following Bernie Sanders now or no one at all.
LOL. Every whacko thinks they are Obama.
He has Zero Substance.
No Core Beliefs.
He is running On Pure Nepotism……coattails of his father, Ron Paul.
His Mask has been unmasked.
As it was said:
You can fool some of the people some of the time. But you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.
Fool me once, shame on me……fool me……er, er, er, if you fool me, you just can’t get fooled again……….GW Bush 😉
I wonder if the dodos in congress realize that their vote on the Iran deal really isn’t as significant as so much of the media seems to believe it to be.
Jeff—-It’s an elaborate dance and display for their donors.
Here is what I think will happen:
The first Senate vote to approve the Iran Deal may fail as Schumer and other AIPAC senators vote against it.
Then PBO vetoes the failed vote.
Schumer and others won’t join the vote to Override the veto and…….
Deal is approved!!!!
PBO Wins!!!!! The World wins!!!
Schumer, et al protect themselves. have it both ways.
Since this is my view I am largely ignoring the nonsense coming out of our legislators, many of whom still can’t pronounce nuclear.
I think you are correct. Kabuki theater for the benefit of fundraising, nothing more. Our fact free media will of course play up the drama.
Even Sen Manchin from West Virginia is leaning to voting for the #IranDeal.
Nerdy’s new post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/07/28/the-presidents-tuesday-in-ethiopia/
Ahh Ann Rule is dead… Quite sad. 😦
I read a couple of her books and the one about Ted Bundy, “The Stranger Beside Me.”