"I want two years of community college to be as free and universal as high school is today." —@POTUS https://t.co/IkRKvpbJ8H
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 9, 2015
#HeadsUpAmerica! Let's make 2 years of community college free for responsible students. Join us at headsupamerica.us. pic.twitter.com/JljwELYnBU
— Dr. Biden -Archived (@DrBiden44) September 9, 2015
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9M+ students can #ReachHigher with the help of free community college. Join the movement → http://t.co/Wm7ZX7aRY7 https://t.co/QiGEhg35Ur
— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) September 9, 2015
Not bad for my first selfie @POTUS #airforceone pic.twitter.com/JcseW7TVyB
— Brenda Lawrence (@RepLawrence) September 9, 2015
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.@ObamaFoundation board member & @UHawaiiNews professor Maya Soetoro-Ng presses for a nonviolent America @OpenMindTV http://t.co/MDkyNm2fN0
— PBS (@PBS) September 3, 2015
Some perspective on the current unemployment rate. http://t.co/7RoHx3hHUo pic.twitter.com/UFvrSkDMQi
— Erik Wiener (@erikwiener) September 4, 2015
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Sometimes, we truly do live in a SICK country
NC Teen Charged As Adult For Taking & Having Naked Pics of a Minor - Himself http://t.co/pcox0hsEiy pic.twitter.com/Fb53637BqH
— zellie (@zellieimani) September 7, 2015
Family of man fatally shot by Cleveland cop is awarded $5.5M: http://t.co/b0XXVAARGv
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 8, 2015
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Amazing
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https://twitter.com/ESPNTennis/status/641433059666079744
Now LeBron James is helping Ohio parents get their GEDs too http://t.co/0gey3WgB6y pic.twitter.com/FrZCKAzEXH
— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) September 9, 2015
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Every pathway to a bomb—plutonium, uranium and covert—is blocked by this deal. #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/Jkap1VlqVu
— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) September 9, 2015
#StopIranDeal? Why?
— The Iran Deal (NARA) (@TheIranDeal) September 9, 2015
The Iran deal will block every path to a nuclear bomb: http://t.co/HjNGpvCjxc #SoMuchWinning pic.twitter.com/TXSwsd96Ly
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Racists gonna racist
Sarah Palin refers to Black Lives Matter protesters as ‘dogs’ at rally against Iran deal http://t.co/a9sv5GQka4 pic.twitter.com/8l8qu7xaCn
— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 9, 2015
Cook County Officer pleads guilty to robbing drug dealers, re-selling drugs for profit http://t.co/25cycH7B9o
— deray (@deray) September 9, 2015
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Idiots
Breaking: Speaker Boehner's lawsuit against Obamacare proceeds, fed judge finds House has standing to sue: pic.twitter.com/cpVW7KaN5O
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) September 9, 2015
Here are the two counts Judge Collyer lets proceed: pic.twitter.com/zNgVGtSWDo
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) September 9, 2015
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Here's Judge Collyer's opinion finding that the House has standing to sue Sec. Burwell et al. https://t.co/FuGrDAQFkq
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) September 9, 2015
@chrisgeidner @dominicholden Ridiculous. What a waste of our tax dollars.
— MB (@Sugarcubedog) September 9, 2015
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Just another day being Black and Latino in America
JUST IN: Ex-tennis star James Blake slammed to ground, handcuffed near Midtown hotel by cops. http://t.co/ehoqVyhOpu pic.twitter.com/FPTGE12SBu
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 9, 2015
At DC rally, DREAMers get spat on, shoved, told to "Go home!" by Donald Trump supporters. http://t.co/1RGyAfx1Ud pic.twitter.com/Lw21jvhiko
— America's Voice (@AmericasVoice) September 9, 2015
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This week I will vote to support the JCPOA. I didn't make this decision lightly. Read my full statement here: http://t.co/6KLgluv41E
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) September 9, 2015
Hoyer backs Iran deal "Although it was difficult choice, I have decided to oppose a resolution of disapproval albeit with serious concerns"
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) September 9, 2015
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OMG…YES! She could be Bond. Then she could also play a villain in another Bond movie
What if Bond were a Black woman?
— J. Skyler (@jskylerinc) September 8, 2015
"My name is Bond, Janelle Bond." pic.twitter.com/THK4L5Vg6v
.@jskylerinc very masculine bearded partner just said "can I be the Bond girl in that film?"
— 🤘 🏳️🌈 𝔍𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔢 ℜ𝔦𝔤𝔤 🦇🔸️ (@miss_s_b) September 8, 2015
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https://twitter.com/imbeccable/status/641432167244021760
Oprah Winfrey has disproved naysayers with the success of her cable network, OWN: http://t.co/GAzsFncEOB pic.twitter.com/NDz7lcjlfi
— Forbes (@Forbes) August 22, 2015
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Nixon and Trump –> Birds of a scumbag feather
Nixon sent an admiring letter to Donald Trump in 1987, encouraging him to run for office http://t.co/MqLrTPrxOY pic.twitter.com/7w6XXwJ0l7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 9, 2015
A Letter to @SenatorCardin about Iran from Two of Your Jewish Constituents - http://t.co/0gUvBa1a7X via @The_Broad_Side
— Donna NoShock (@NoShock) September 8, 2015
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No school in Seattle: Teachers are on strike because education funding in Washington state is broken as hell. http://t.co/qv3NbNLPd1
— Gawker (@Gawker) September 9, 2015
Debunking the ‘War on Police’ http://t.co/lSWDqFBwkk pic.twitter.com/clMZbm1513
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) September 9, 2015
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All. Of. The. Tears. Also, Code Pink can be sometimes annoying, but this is pure comedic gold
https://twitter.com/BosNaud/status/641421727139016704
Can't stop watching this guy get owned by a CodePink protester half his size http://t.co/x5lqMsnQNM pic.twitter.com/dnJ4KSI35h
— Nick Wing (@nickpwing) September 8, 2015
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https://twitter.com/RepSamFarr/status/641397553800548352
Standing with @HouseDemocrats, veterans&military families in support of @TheIranDeal. Best way 2 keep Iran in check pic.twitter.com/TI0gZMGklZ
— Rosa DeLauro (@rosadelauro) September 8, 2015
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NEWS: @SenatorCantwell, the last remaining undecided Senate Dem, says she will SUPPORT the #IranDeal
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) September 8, 2015
I oppose "Mr. Netanyahu's spiteful public battle with America's president", writes ex-director of domestic security http://t.co/EKPRsxESk1
— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) September 8, 2015
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Kicked out of the Army for being a "Class II homosexual," he now wants an honorable discharge http://t.co/TtvH4RX6A7 pic.twitter.com/mi787iBJnj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 9, 2015
The president of the European Commission calls for continent to take in 160,000 migrants http://t.co/rBjz5hSPLN pic.twitter.com/rDWktsW28j
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 9, 2015
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Opinion: Funding cuts to Planned Parenthood negatively affects Texas women: http://t.co/nX0kHbAYqB
— The Daily Texan (@thedailytexan) September 6, 2015
JUST IN: Biden more popular than Clinton among Democrats and all voters in NH, Iowa http://t.co/zKA63Lt0Et pic.twitter.com/fMOfIqRdlm
— The Hill (@thehill) September 6, 2015
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Apple is trying to make us all go collectively broke. Didn’t iPhone 6 come out like yesterday? 🙂
What you need to know about Apple's new iPhone pricing plans http://t.co/SOEfA1ymu1 pic.twitter.com/Mt0NHAkBeg
— NYTimes Tech (@nytimestech) September 9, 2015
Here's everything you need to know about Apple's best iPhone camera yet http://t.co/rcKQ1rEoYA pic.twitter.com/AuzYnpEJjH
— Insider Business (@BusinessInsider) September 9, 2015
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Cities are finally treating water as a resource, not a nuisance http://t.co/2YrIOt8i3n pic.twitter.com/FEqPRi8Ipl
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 5, 2015
#ClimateFact: There are now three US cities that are 100% powered by renewable energy! http://t.co/pS5Dqwdukl pic.twitter.com/2bBn1zKJvk
— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) September 5, 2015
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Obama hits 41 votes, cements Iran victory: http://t.co/CEVxh5GSmV pic.twitter.com/8xiaf3VsQd
— The Hill (@thehill) September 9, 2015
There has never been as many job openings recorded as in July http://t.co/hYvhzw4tqz pic.twitter.com/dJUJ4gBJbh
— MarketWatch Economy (@MKTWeconomics) September 9, 2015
The Obama Diary 
What an Awesome President
Congrats prettyfoot58. Yes, we certainly do have an awesome President.
thank ya…yessss….there is no one like him!!
You did it prettyfoot.
Well done, number 1.
BIG smile 😀
Before departing for my next meeting – Congrats on 1st pf58 🙂
And, thank you NW, for another of your totally informative tweet collections!!!!
🙂
Congrats!
😀
I think he is INCREDIBLY AWESOME! I dread the day he is gone, so I am just focusing on enjoying the year and a half we have left.
thumbs up
Hi NW.
Hello, Jackie.
Awesome Tweets….
What can We the People do about folks being spit on the trump people….
by*
Brava, NW!
Gold ⭐ for Prettyfoot
ty 😀
🙂
Lester Holt is interviewing the Survivors from the Assassination attacks at the SC AME Church.
Her eyes are so incredibly sad 😦 Breaks my heart.
No, no, no, a million times NO.
Yeah, what could go wrong.
Exactly my instant response to such lunacy!
well we have to find some way to further our path to extinction.
Wow…..in less than 24 hrs…….This Flopper, has Flipped again…….the 9/10 in weeks.
ohhh myyyy…a judge ruled that Boehner has standing to sue the President…..mercy ..mercy me
It doesn’t have anything to do with the merits of the lawsuit. It is a roundabout attempt of trying to impeach the President, which will mean we get the House and the senate in 2016.
mercy
Not sure about the impeachment angle, but you are correct about the ruling merely saying the House has legal standing to sue, nothing to do with merits of case.
i’m not sure what this means
Me neither, prettyfoot.
Somebody please explain it.
maybe bob or meta…or NW will explain it
It means that, despite the GOP House’s ‘hail Mary’ attempt to delay the vote, by conjuring even more bullsh*t as is their typical approach to everything substantive, McConnell has filed cloture setting the clock running for a vote to approve/filibuster cloture, followed by a vote on the actual legislation if the DEMS don’t filibuster. The cloture clock interval is set so that the earliest the cloture vote can happen is Friday.
It’s likely that DEMS would support cloture if McConnell agrees to a 60 vote requirement on the legislation. Otherwise, I think the DEMS can sustain a block on cloture. Either way, the Senate bill would not be forwarded to the House.
Senator Reid is in the driver’s seat on this one. No way is he going to allow cloture with only a simple majority vote on the actual legislation – even though he has the votes, as does Leader Pelosi, to sustain the President’s veto.
This is the latest indication from Senate Dems that they are hoping McConnell will agree to a 60 margin vote on the legislation. If he did, they could vote it as early as tomorrow afternoon – i.e., no need to run out the cloture clock.
bbl …
Thank you, Bob. I think I have a handle on this, maybe.
Dems would rather they defeat the negative Iran Disapproval without PBO having to veto.
The Dems would prefer an up or down vote needing 60 to pass.
The Dems—with 42 votes locked in, more or less, would then win by defeating the bill on its merits and PBO will not have to veto.
Here is the difference. The Headlines.
Either
GOP fails to pass Disapproval Vote. GOP fails. We like this one.
Dems succeed in defeating Disapproval Vote. Also good.
Dems force PBO to veto will of the majority Not good.
There is no way the GOP can actually win this one.
But there are lots of different ways to sort of win or almost win or whatever it is they are telling themselves. Inside politics at its ugliest.
BINGO. I just got in and seeing this now and I think I’m kind of surprised that McConnell filed. I guess I thought he was going to come up with more ridiculous tricks and delays but I guess reality set in and he realized the clock is running out. We’ll see how this unfolds.
thanks…..
tick tock…….
The 60 day period ends September 17th.
President Obama has 12 days to veto, Congress has 10 days to attempt veto override.
thank you
Your post made me wonder, too, so I went looking. This is helpful: http://acasignups.net/15/09/09/udpate-coming-soon-return-king-v-burwell
Sorry, wrong place. This explains what’s up Boehner and the ACA lawsuit.
I am glad to see Martin O’M getting some attention.
Hee. Hee.
This is who Hillary Clinton will be on Foreign Policy….will be interesting who she would pick as her NS advisiors…who would she pick as her SOS
can we live with this
She won’t be President. Period.
Let me add … before departing ….
#LetsRollJoe
If VP Biden runs, he has my vote 100%.
I don’t like the tough war talk Hillary talk today
She voted for the Iraq war. This doesn’t surprise me.
That’s right she supported G.W. Bush and Dick Cheney war.
YEP> I agree. VP Biden is getting in probably will annouce after HRC’s testimony in October.
Egg.zack.lee
Attila the Hun and Ishtar?
Oh, for fuck’s sake, is she still around? #yawn #eversotiredofh
Uh huh
Man I’m liking her less and less. Remembering why I didn’t care for her in 2008 and am really really hoping for a Biden run.
well it is disappointing.. sigh…but not unexpected…i do not expect her to be nominated for a Peace Award
I. Just. Cannot.
So sick of tough sounding hawkish BS. PBO has been such a breath of fresh air.
yes he has….he will leave such a big hole that will be hard to fill
glad to see that she hasn’t lost her e-mail judgement.
Oh, Nerdy, you’ve given us the good, the bad, and the ugly! Thanks, because this is the only way I can catch up with the day!
You’re welcome, Ms. J’OB.
If you’re wondering who HRC was talking to after PBo won on the Iran deal, reports are that Bibi was kvelling from the speech. ( translation–Very, very pleased)
You mean pleased by her speech today? Sorry, I’m not following!
Yes. Bibi loved her speech on Iran.
Seems she’s all about making Netanyahu feel good. Whatever that takes, I guess.
🙂 Got the yiddish. By the way Vicki, how does one pronounce schadenfreude? I use the word all the time but I’m worried that I say it incorrectly.
O/T Why would a mother do this when you consider that this will remain on record and may return to ‘haunt’ her daughter? The story was shared her a long time ago, but the verdict is recent, I believe.
http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/09/08/turns-out-that-being-mistakenly-impregnated-with-black-sperm-is-not-a-legal-issue-according-to-this-judge/
I say that we (Americans with healthcare) send Boner a bill in the amount that he has wasted in taxpayer money suing the govt over Obamacare!! If he’s doing that, he’s NOT doing the job he got sent to do…only fair that we should sue for wasting OUR MONEY!
Because no one wants to spend the time to read and roll it around to understand….they want instant info. Sad.
And this, dear readers, is why YOU VOTE EVERY GODDAMNED TIME, and vote for people with a (D) by their names. Not because Democrats are perfect. Not because Democrats are paragons of virtue. But because Democrats are not batshit insane, and actually are well versed in the art of governing. And, most of the time, will pass legislation which is actually pretty good, and perfects the Union that bit more.
Tough day for our VP. XOXOXOXO
As one who is also going through grief, this reaction from the VP is normal, and will not keep him from doing what he knows he ought to do. Those chokeups can be triggered by anything, but for some reason, they are also cleansing and strengthening.
Sending highest healing thoughts to you, carolyn.
I’m gratified that VP Biden can express his grief as he chooses. He is doing what he needs to do.
Thank you Nerdy for tonight’s tweet selection and for every night of them since you started doing it!! My favorite way to catch up on the news after work!!
Mine too, forus 🙂
Thanks, Bob.
Thanks so much, Forus50.
honest joe telling it like it is.
I’m done with her. Period.
#LetsRollJoe
You GO, POTUS
WOW
This is what he got this from..
O/T – Mom strips down in public to push self-love message
OOooopsie
Interesting guest list.
Steve Israel and Nita Loewy both voted against the iran deal. Is that what you found interesting, meta?
I was thinking more Ron Dermer and Mark Cuban.
Oh—Dermer. Orchestrator of the Bibi march down the congress aisle.
I don’t know Mark Cuban’s political leanings.
I didn’t know until i just looked it up that Mark Cuban is Jewish.
Cuban loves Trump. End of story.
OMG—yuck
VP Biden is a G!
😀
#LetsRollJoe
Oh, Nerdy, I love your tweets! You make me laugh. Your nightly tweet roundups replace all other media in their range of news. Broadcasters pay announcers millions of dollars to deliver a fraction of the information you do. If every American read your nightly tweets, the political IQ of the whole country would soar.
Thank you so much, Jackie.
Good morning amk 🙂
The only sign that now matters to that creature is $$$$$$ which, like Palin and all the rest of those vile pieces of flesh, is all that matters.
methinks her 15 min have come and gone.
Let’s hope you’re correct, amk. But the crowd at Fox, CNN, & other US NEWSTAINERS will likely continue pimping her for a few more cycles ….
That woman has the worse advisers in the history of Presidential campaigns. She needs to fire everyone of them. She has a hawkish tendency which I think is an overcompensation for being feared as weak because she’s a woman participating in a man’s political world. She is insulated and much too controlled. I just struggle to relate to her.
I agree with every word you’ve said and it makes me scared to death to think about what we face. If she is our nominee, someone is going to have to do a major intervention. I mean this.
LL’s new post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/09/the-irandeal-and-the-great-republican-hissy-fit/
Stephen Colbert is back on the air and all is right with the world 🙂
Loved the opening, loved the comment about his Mom’s souvenir pennant from the 1963 March on Washington (he was in her womb at the time):
“Sadly, civil rights only won the pennant that year….Racism won the World Series.”
And loved, loved, loved “Everyday People” It set the tone for the show going forward.
Here is the extended interview with George Clooney, with an interesting fact about how Stephen’s “Ambiguously Gay Duo” character on SNL cartoon was inspired by Clooney’s Batman 🙂 :
http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/E75CE1F2-8662-3884-E278-B41F184452D5/george-clooney-extended-interview/