Remember when America was great? With leader with a 60% approval rating? Respected & admired by the rest of the world? That was last month.
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Congratulations, Pamela. Yes, we remember it well, with pride and longing.
Accurate assessment
presidentdumpsterfire
casting pearls before swine and all that.
Also. Too.
Ain’t THAT the truth. UGH.
TEACHERS RESIST
wait, didn’t many of them vote for this pos?
Probably some of them did. And I’m angry about it. But at least now they are protesting, and maybe that will have more of an impact than those than the protests of those who didn’t vote for them and would never vote for them anyway.
Not that I know of…….
Two weeks after Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election, the USA’s teachers unions are wondering what happened to their chosen candidate — and how so many of their members could have voted for her opponent.
Despite early and eager endorsements of Clinton by both unions, the nation’s school teachers and other school workers contributed substantially to Trump’s Nov. 8 win.
How substantially? About one in five American Federation of Teachers (AFT) members who cast a ballot voted for Trump, the union’s leader estimated. Among the larger National Education Association (NEA), which comprises more than 3 million members, more than one in three who voted did so for the billionaire developer, early data show.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/11/23/election-unions-teachers-clinton-trump/94242722/
Same case with union members, military, police unions, border control thugs etc.
sorry, not feeling the sorry for them at all.
UGH. Thanks for the info.
OH, I love that tweet. Thank you, Nerdy!!
JER……me too.
I wish Pete’s lovely pictures didn’t elicit tears but like all grief for our loved ones we can’t miss them if we didn’t love them.
Britex Fabrics is a very old school upscale fabric shop in San Francisco that offers couture fabrics and findings. It’s been around since the 50s and is considered somewhat of a landmark. I LOVE what they did in their window!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGXjA5DxMC/
If the executive orders have been flying out of Donald Trump’s White House so fast and furious over the past two weeks that you’ve suspected he doesn’t know what he’s signing or who even wrote them, it turns out you’re one hundred percent correct. The source: Donald Trump’s own mouth. In a bizarre Oval Office scene which aired live on television this week, that’s precisely what Trump admitted to.
The incident consisted of Donald Trump opening up the folder containing an executive order, professing not to know what it said and pretending to read a bit of it. He then asked the woman standing next to him, who wrote the executive order, to explain to the cameras what it in fact said. By the end of the clip it became clear that he had no idea who the woman was, or what her name was, referring to her hesitantly as “this very special person.”
It now seems apparent that every financially corrupt wealthy person in America is now being allowed to custom-write their own executive orders making them richer and the rest of us poorer, and Trump will just go ahead and sign it. By the way, the woman in question just stole your 401K.
Robosigning EO( edicts.)….wonder where he got THAT idea??
Guessing his Wall St. buddies showed him how
Does anyone know what this EO is about? The man beside the woman is a Congressman from Dallas. Is Congress submitting EOs now? WTF is going on? This is a nightmare.
At least she’s “dressed like a woman”, so as not to gender-confuse the brain dead potusinoT-rump. Heaven forbid he would be petulantly grabbing some guys’ privates.
Hello TOD.
Another Saturday Afternoon.
I am glad that TOD is here. Thank you, {{{ ❤ Chips ❤ }}}
I feel exactly this way. Thank you for saying it so well. Blessings on all of you today.
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I really don’t get this. These people need to be locked up.
Eff! All reporters should be asking that goddamn question. Enuff!
loving the current bbc headlines
US reverses travel ban over court ruling as Trump fumes.
mebbe sign of the ‘institutions’ waking the fuck up fiiiinally?
People are so creative:)
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Operation “Kiss Our Asses, Release Your Taxes!”
In 2006, a Maryland state circuit court determined that mooning is a form of artistic expression protected by the First Amendment as a form of speech.
Donald Trump doesn’t think the American people want to see his tax returns, so let’s show him that we do in the classiest way possible!
Meet at 3:30 PM at Trump Tower, right in front by the riverside. At the crack of 4:00 PM (pun intended), we’ll pull down our pants for a whole 10 seconds and send a powerful message to the Washington elites.
#RumpsAgainstTrump
Well Well Well…Omarosa in 2010…
Sen. Schumer weighs in, too… similar statements
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/schumer-trump-judge-executive-order-scotus
It’s okay to for US Taxpayers to pay this amount of money, now and in the future, to Trump owned businesses because?!?!?!?!?!?
…especially when the whole blind trust thing seems to be a bunch of malarky
https://popularresistance.org/jury-refuses-to-convict-after-defense-of-planet-argument/ Another ray of Hope!
Washington state AG
It’s the not the loudest voice that prevails in a court room, it’s the constitution.
Boom.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38866749
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(politician) I’ll say we are pretty happy with him!
Thank you, PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!
http://www.businessinsider.com/polls-obamacare-approve-popularity-2017-2
Even with the looming threat of a repeal, more and more Americans say they support the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
A poll released by Public Policy Polling on Thursday showed that 46% of Americans said they support the ACA, while 41% oppose the law.
Additionally, PPP found that 62% of people polled said they wanted to keep the ACA and make changes to it, while 33% said they wanted it repealed and the US to start over with a new healthcare law.
“Obamacare continues to become more popular the more talk there is about repealing it,” PPP said in a release.
Impeach this man. He is derelict in his duties and prefers conspiracy theories over facts! He is a puppet for Putin AND Bannon! He is a fraud!
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/02/04/trump-promoted-fake-news-story-fool-americans-muslim-ban.html
Treat EVERYTHING that comes from anyone in this mess of an administration….AS A LIE, until proven otherwise
Can we class-action the POTUS?
Doubtful we have 4 years. This need to wrap in 4 weeks. Height of irresponsibility. Flagrant dereliction of sworn duty. Constitution, what’s a ‘Constitution”? Does it make money? Can I sell it?
At the rate Trump is going, our democracy may be gone in less than four years!
the President of the United States went from being cheered (BarackObama) to being jeered (Trump) Incredible…ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
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GA Nena.
Music to my ears.
McClintock used to be my CA state assemblyman — he was so awful then, no better now.
He skeddadled to NorCal after his wife tried to win his state assembly seat — she was even worse.
Hope his congressional district wakes up and boots him out of office (for hopefully the final time) in 2018.
GA Arapaho.
It warms my bleeding Liberal heart to see that folks all over are not backing down.
❤ ❤ ❤ it!
#Resistence!!!
Access to basic healthcare!
http://ladypartsjusticeleague.com/event/dirty-dancing-planned-parenthood-week-action/
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WHOOPSIE……
what kind of monster keeps a mom from her pregnant, expecting any day now, daughter??
International Arrivals
No Entry
hmmm.
Why? Babe, you need sleep. That’s standard in every airport on the planet pretty much. You cannot get into secured areas without a ticket and screening. (Departures.) That Arrival door is for people who just arrived by air, not ground, and went through customs. There’s no entering back into customs and the terminal through the exit doors. Not even domestically from the baggage area back to where the gates are. Most airports don’t allow you into baggage claim if you didn’t just get off a fight. Long gone are the days when you could meet someone at the gate.
Or keeps this precious little girl from her beloved grandmother?
LIED. AGAIN.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/documents-show-trump-retains-direct-tie-businesses-45268265?cid=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_bsq_hed
New documents confirm that President Donald Trump retains a direct tie to his business interests through a revocable trust now being overseen by one of his adult sons and a longtime executive of the Trump Organization.
Trump is the sole beneficiary of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is tied to his Social Security number as the taxpayer identification number, according to documents published online by the investigative nonprofit ProPublica. And Trump can revoke the trust, which was amended three days before his inauguration, at any time.
Instead of “All I Do Is Win” I think of “All I Do Is Lie” …someone should do a spoof
My little firecracker of a niece wrote to PBO about her concern for the environment. And PBO responded to her letter Nov 23. My niece also took a photo outside EPA & told her Mom that she was going to run that agency one day! She’s 10. I’m just loving this! Don’t know how to post the letters here. But it made me so proud! Younguns are so amazing!
SWEET!!
🙂 Totally adore her!
Oh, I just want to cry. How far we’ve sunk. But we will rise up again. I’m sure of it.
No Tears, Meta.
It’s a reminder of what we Must to continue to fight about.
It’s also a quicker, picker, upper……. 😉
agreed
pls check out the response below that I just got from tweeting out the above tweet – can you imagine what this person in my TL must be thinking and feeling … since we who are a bit removed from it feel this heartbroken and angry?
Wow, that is something…..Thanks, Linda.
And this
hell TOD, I don’t know how to do this quickly but I know that this community has some creative folks. here is my request:
– remember the photos & video of:
– then-Havard-Law-Student Obama making the crucial speech at the protest;
or
– then-IL-State-Senator Obama protesting the Iraq war?
I wonder if copies of these can be combined with images of the:
– current protestors or today’s homegrown demagogue?
;
– PBO being sworn in as POTUS or doing his official duties in the White House or else where
I think that this gentle reminder of citizen-involvement and how this defines the essence of a person and could carry them to a previously-unimagined future;
I feel that these images tracing the path to greatness would be especially important to young people who may not know how their voices and current involvement could change the course or world events;
anyone taking this on?
GA TODville.
People are fired up.
I don’t have a TV, so have NO IDEA how the past two weeks have played over those airwaves, but unless it’s Fox, doubt coverage hasn’t been good for DJT.
I think this reporter lives in DC suburbs (not certain, though):
And not sure who WWR’s US clients are, but seems to me that only the 24% confederate flag-waving “earth is flat” DJT supporters could possibly think DJT financial EOs yesterday were a good idea:
Gosh, I wonder why they don’t want to do town halls!
OOOOOps, sorry for the dupe.
Inspiring! Imagine How well organized These Folks will be come Spring & Summer Times?
We need to shout louder: “LIAR!” “45 Enriching Himself!” “HUGE LIAR!” Maybe the latter might get to him since he’s so concerned about size.
Budweiser takes on #PutinsTrump ….
Particularly poignant since Don’s grandfather was a German immigrant … and a well-documented bigot …
BobFr, I’m still trying to figure out why this ad gave me a sense of disquiet. Posted full version quite a few threads ago w/ a comment. On top of my sense of disquiet, the title of the video sat awkwardly in my space: Born The Hard Way. I appreciated that they’re trying to show how newer European immigrants were treated, but a more powerful message from Busch would have been to show how, from that experience, he’s actually worked towards diversity in his companies. If at all.
This is beautiful, too. Another sweet photo with the Ambassador and the President in it, the day before the non-inauguration.
Oh my! I guess 45 & loathsome crew are going to be in lockdown in The People’s House, no less! No place to go! Just change the words here & there & smile, but keep the words “It’s my house & I think it’s time for you to get out!”.
Salt Lake City!!!!
Aside from the fact that this pipeline is stupid & wrong… this is not only the right thing to do- considering the history of our country w/the military and native Americans.. but it’s also quite brilliant. I say this because the optics of attacking vets for oil will be very ugly and I believe it will upset most Americans… put that on tv like they had the Viet Nam war on tv night after night.. and folks will not tolerate it. Unfortunately they will be less moved by natives being bullied, because- bigots. And as a vet.. I will say this, I do not believe they will back down.
Hmm?
Sexual dysfunction?
Oh great.
One of the symptoms of Propecia is runny nose which if you recall Trump had during all three presidential debates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdDU0hRa2Gw There;s also dizziness which may explain his fear of inclines and stairs.
Whoa. That explains a lot. Of course, he’ll never see the “company doc” so we can see the report.
I don’t think you can blame it on the drugs. Trump was already self absorbed, narcissistic, willfully ignorant and crazy.
I am with Takei!
LOL!
Later, TOD!
What do Putin have on Trump?
I think our collective “pissedoffedness” at the hypocritical Republicans if doing nicely now:) We found our voices…
For sure we have df and it is rather amazing and wonderful. People refuse to be afraid by this tyrant and his enablers.
I love seeing this and hearing about the people finding their voices all over this country!!
me too 🙂
Yes indeed the voices have been found and I pray this momentum continues. They need to fear the people only then will they listen and do right by them.
From Kurt Eichenwald.
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/02/why-neil-gorsuch-must-not-be-confirmed
I hope everyone listen to Eichenwald this time. He warned the media and everyone about Trump before he was elected, but they were to busy discussing Hillary’s emails.
So. I guess someone is keeping track of the shitstorm
Bookmark this badboy.
Sweeeeet:) Read the whole TL…
THIS
Since I believe that 45 is functionally illiterate, someone should read this to him. Then explain it.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/02/04/chat-away-893/