Can’t take much more of ignorant people like Sessions. And all the others. Thank goodness we still have people like Adam Schiff around, to take ’em down.
Mr. Attorney General, that island is a U.S. state, and that judge is part of a co-equal branch of government — and thank God for that. https://t.co/wLQZ3n8bWh
A.G./Purgertist-for-Putin Bowregard Sessions from the foreign state of Alabama who in his mind still lives in 1964 before the Civil Rights Act. The most ignorant foreign state of the USA doesn’t seem to want to realize there are states, governors, mayors, judges west of the Mississippi.
Great question,Tally! Sessions committed perjury! He absolutely should not be the Attorney General of the United States. Perjury, I was taught, is a very serious crime. But we now have a criminal in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Dear America: You know, if you elect Democrats next year you won't HAVE to live in constant fear of the ACA being repealed. Just saying. https://t.co/nNwRTP6hJm
I am definitely sending him a contribution! I respect his rational and practical approach to issues. I am sick and tired of the “holier than thou purity progressives” who seem intent on destroying the Democratic Party. I don’t care what the “holier than thou purity progressives” say, but Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat! Bernie does not represent the grassroots/base of the Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders may win in Vermont, but he cannot win a congressional seat in Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, etc., etc!
I had high hopes that Tom Perez, as chair of the Democratic Party, would counter these “holier than thou purity progressives,” by pursuing a pragmatic Democratic agenda. So far, he has allowed the Berniebros to take over the Democratic Party, and once again hand the right wing Republicans easy victories! I have no words to express the depth of my disappointment with the DNC chair! He absolutely had no business buying into the false meme that the “holier than thou purity progressives,” who voted for Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein, and Ralph Nader before that, are the base of the Democratic Party.
You are most welcome, Meta! Thank you for your fearless commentaries on the previous threads. Like you, I am terribly disappointed in Tom Perez. That young man in Georgia, Jon Ossoff, comes across as more mature and more genuine about improving the lives of ordinary people than the “holier than thou purity progressives,” who worship Bernie Sanders.
I like Osoff also. I read what Keith Ellison said about PBO on the previous thread. Ellison and Sanders declaring themselves as the faces of the Democratic party, is not good. They are dividers. I lie Perez, but he is letting BS take over. How can Sanders be the face of the DEMOCRATIC party, when he is an independent.
Hi everyone….still here and have not been back to TOD since November 9th. It still hurts EVERYDAY having this person sitting in the White House. Have been volunteering locally and attending every “resist” meetings and town halls. Have to get this person out ….one who seems to be getting away with all that in unconstitutional.
I am literally going to read and see what I have missed from this wonderful website.
Thank you all for still being here as I need somewhere to be calm.
This place brought me out of a deep depression. The people here are all very smart, and love this country. They are all also very caring people. I love them all. And all the lurkers. We are citizens of this country. We are the majority and we will fight for it. And we will win.
It wil not be surprising (to me) if a fair few of these folks commit suicide rather than face the reality and consequences of their behaviour and deceit. They have been getting away with it for so long…
One of the links on that page is “Letters from the 8th Grade Social Studies Class, Honokaa High and Elementary School, Hawaii, to Senator Joseph O’Mahoney, Chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.”
Senator O’Mahoney was a Dem from Wyoming — damn Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” — back in the 60s and 70s Dems represented a lot Western states that we now think of as ruby red (e.g., Frank Church, Idaho). 😦
Here’s how the LA Times covered Hawaii’s statehood:
"50-It's Nifty!": LA Times' front page when Hawaii won approval to become a state in 1959 pic.twitter.com/QjeVKcOX5r
The rest of the world looking at the United States every time Trump pulls a Carl Vinson … or tweets … or holds a press conference … pic.twitter.com/8FjSdNamSk
ugh. gwen ifill’s replacement: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/where-did-robert-costa-come-from.html
“I’m just not very comfortable always sharing my views and making an argument. I’ve never been that kind of guy,” says Costa. “I have my own views, but every day I try to wipe the board clean. Basically, I’m a middle-of-the-road guy who’s mostly conservative, who loves to report.”
born 1985. get ready for more “both sides are equally to blame for everything!” (sadly, gwen was going this route a lot too the last few years)
He’s a RW guys with good sources. He toes the line. That’s about it.
I’ve drifted away even from PBS news programs because as you say they’ve also been so diluted and subject to RW influence. And now they’ll be cut horrifically by Trump so I wonder, what was the point?
Meta, I totally agree with you. Whenever Costa is reporting on Trump, he always say things to not rock the Trump boat. I stopped Listening to PBS way back in 2008-09 when PBO was running.
I don’t know how anyone, let alone any reporter, can look at Trump on a daily basis and not be horrified. So I’m never impressed with the guys who play this game. What good is access if you can’t see the unmitigated destruction of our democracy?
And the beauty of it is that he knows exactly where to find just the photo he needs to contrast with whatever is currently going on, which is the exact opposite of “being respectful.” His photo library organizational skills are impeccable. Ha! Love Pete!
The “voting machines” were not the actually equipment used to cast votes. Instead, they were electronic voter logs used to check in voters. Georgia drivers licenses and state issued id cards have chips which are scanned when you come in to vote. It seems that the equipment was stolen on April 15th, right after early voting ended and 3 days before the election. (SoS says that his office was not informed until 2 days before the election.) Some poll manager had this equipment in the back of his pickup when he stopped at a store to buy groceries. The equipment was taken at that time. [Note that there were no signs of forced entry, and the poll manager admitted he may have left the doors unlocked.]
The electronic logs contain voters’ personal information such as addresses and DL numbers which can be accessed if someone is intent on doing so. That is another major concern for voters…identity theft.
That should not have stopped people from being able to check in and vote. It just would have been a slower, manual process as poll workers would have had to look up the individual and check them in using a paper log.
There is/was an investigation into the theft, but our REPUBLICAN SoS did not think it would compromise the results of the election.
Still, I continue to wonder about the results of the Presidential election last November. It is still confusing and disconcerting to me how precincts/districts — especially in swing states — seemed to just reverse patterns and go against polls to get JUST enough votes to turn the results in those states and thus the election. (I even question results of the 2014 mid-term for this state…especially the senate race where Perdue won over Michelle Nunn. But there were no challenges which also baffled me.) But hopefully, as details of the TrumpRussia investigation comes out — which I hope will be SOON — there will be answers that will result in not just 45 and his staff being convicted, but others will be outed and punished.
Appreciate your response to my question (despite its “Silicon Valley” reputation for being cutting-edge on the tech front, when it comes to casting ballots, we’re pretty old school — our polling places are located w/in walking distances in suburbia and in the Los Angeles area (my only experience — in schools and churches/temples, etc.) and voter validation is done strictly manually, THANKFULLY.
The theft of voter information is concerning because of DJT and #Kremlingate.
Reposting from earlier this month (more info in the tweet thread):
.@Forbes 6/ An unnamed Obama Adm. official said the third step in Russian interference would be for Russia to "download the online voter rolls." pic.twitter.com/EKUz9pUvQb
Kushner made this claim to Forbes in November (after the election):
.@Forbes@RepSwalwell 10/ Circling back to @Forbes Nov 2016 (see first tweet in this thead): "Kushner eventually tipped the states that swung the election."
Although there are a number of conveniences and efficiency associated with technology, sometimes I wonder if the risk and the hassles that come with hacking and identity theft are worth it.
So yesterday the Trump campaign was forced to release their donor list for their Inauguration Committee. There are a lot of great reporters sorting it out, Christina Wilkie is leading the team:
Right now 100 volunteers + 6 editors are collaborating to verify the identity of Trump's inaugural donors. Join us! https://t.co/Dna3e25KEN
There seems to end to Trump’s (and his buddies) abuse of the process and his utter lack of integrity. This faux-donor jumped out at me, probably because his cohorts were bold enough to use a familiar name.
“THE 58TH PRESIDENTIAL Inaugural Committee, the campaign entity used to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration and related festivities, claimed in its official filing with the Federal Election Commission that it received a $25,000 donation from Katherine Johnson, the distinguished NASA mathematician and physicist. The filing listed her address at 1 NASA Drive in Hampton, Va., the location of NASA’s Langley Research Center. Johnson, who is retired at age 98, does not live at the research center.
Eugene Johnson, who described himself as a friend and power of attorney for Katherine Johnson, told The Intercept that the “donation is fake, she did not make that donation.”
……………………”
Meta, it cannot blow up soon enough for me. I simply cannot understand how this *president* seems to be getting away with so much blatant destruction day after day! Seems like he is *legitimizing* a boatload of negative actions, setting precedents that the country might not be able to effectively roll back . It’s disheartening, IMO.
Agree with Meta, money laundering on a bigly scale… how stupid are these people, who think they can get away with this fraud — makes Teapot Dome and Watergate pale in comparison — without even factoring in the money laundering involved with #Kremlingate.
There are no disclosure requirements should Trump simply decide to pocket this money for himself. https://t.co/U2JYSAqcXT
Greetings from the North, patio garden lady of the west coast! Nice to cross paths with you (just as I was heading out the door). 🙂
I wasn’t aware of the nuts and bolts of Watergate, but Russiagate/Trumpgate sure seems to be getting too much rope. At this rate (IMO) by the time The Orange Traitor is (if ever) apprehended he will have irrevocably damaged the American brand.
With that being said, if you need help with substance abuse issues please contact us & we'll find resources. That does NOT mean jail time. https://t.co/9LYychixly
The president maybe should have thought about sonething more than his licensing revenues before his congratulatory call to Erdogan https://t.co/FncXqRFk5O
Super Bowl Champ, Alan Branch on why he didn't go to White House w/ @Patriots: "I couldn't shake his hand and look my daughters in the eye." pic.twitter.com/iqxHcNrl3c
You wanna know the kicker? I think PBO and Don the Con’s trips to Europe overlap a bit in time…….This means we may be treated to the astonishing and glorious contrast of huge adoring crowds and cheers vs massive demonstrations and JEERS!!
Thanks, @Brezzydee (someone who posts here? // great Twitter timeline)!
"Demand for this dinner has been unparalleled in our own experience and we can only apologise to those who we cannot accommodate…" https://t.co/k1QMsME6zq
Fact: “1971 statute defines an election as “a general, special, primary, or runoff election.””
However “Georgia election officials contend that the June runoff is simply a continuation of the special election this week, so they don’t have to allow newly registered voters to participate. The registration deadline for Tuesday’s election was March 20, and officials say anybody who registers after that day is not eligible to vote in the June runoff.” (Huffpo)
So to them it’s the same election and they’re are just hoping some of the same people don’t show up? This is the most hideous voter suppression of late. What a crock!!
Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural committee, which was the largest amount raised in history. However, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow wants to know where all that money went, since there weren’t that many people who attended his inauguration.
“They could have gold-plated every person at that inauguration and it still wouldn’t have cost $107 million,” Maddow said mocking the lack of people at Trump’s inauguration. She described the money as “sloshing around” the Trump White House.
She specifically brought up a Venezuelan donation of over $600,000. The son of that donor then got a meeting with the White House and the National Security Council to talk about his ten-point plan to relax the sanctions against Venezuela.
“Venezuela is in dire straight, they do not have the money to spare,” Maddow said showing footage of the recent unrest in the country. “Do you think he would have gotten the meeting with the national security advisor and the top advisor to the president if had he not given that money?”
GM, TOD ohana.
Started the day with a refreshing palate cleanser by looking at my favorite PBO video: the 2014 visit to Stonehenge.
Hang in there everyone: the lawsuits are being presented, the investigations are heating up, amateur hour at the white house has almost reached the tipping point, and badass women are on the case and nerdy scientist are leaving their labs on Earth Day to show out and show up. There is much to be thankful for amid these dark and fantastical days.
Today I’ll celebrate Prince, our beloved Purple One by playing his music all day at work.
Sad to report that the lead singer of the Main Ingredients; Cuba Gooding Sr, was found dead in his car yesterday morning. He was 72. The Main Ingredients made some great music.
Will those who tweet, tweet Tom Perez asking if Democrats have changed the rules so that Presidential candidates MUST release 10 years of tax returns? And, if not, WHY?
I see that 45, via Twitter (of course) is already trying to lower expectations of his “accomplishments” of his first 100 days…if you call dismantling and attempting to destroy the achievements of the previous administration “accomplishments”…
No matter how much I accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, & it has been a lot (including S.C.), media will kill!
@RawStory 37m37 minutes ago
Trump says 100 day benchmark is ‘ridiculous’ after spending 2 years bragging about what he’d do in first 100 days http://ow.ly/V0TI30b30AX
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17 Excess Trump inauguration cash pairs with donor access
Rachel Maddow reports on the unusually large amount of money raised for the relatively small Trump inauguration and notes that some large donors with ties to Venezuela were granted access to the Trump White House.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17 Report shows high level Russian role in 2016 election meddling
Rachel Maddow relays a Reuters report that a Vladimir Putin-linked think tank drafted strategy papers for Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Donald Trump has failed to deliver on his promise to deliver a report on Russia’s 2016 cyber attack.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17 Trump Russia national security investigator leaving DoJ
Matthew Miller, former Justice Department spokesperson, talks with Rachel Maddow about the announced departure of Mary McCord, who is in charge of the Justice Department’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and possible ties to the Donald Trump campaign.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17 Georgia’s Jon Ossoff builds local strategy in national spotlight
Jon Ossoff, Democratic candidate for Congress from Georgia, talks with Rachel Maddow the national spotlight on his election and the dynamics of his district and the Democratic Party
In which the rich white guy that inherited his wealth gets to bitch and moan about the high standards that were set by the black guy that was raised by a single mother and grandparents that inherited nothing but the willingness to work hard.
“I will shut down the government unless Democrats pay for the wall I said Mexico would pay for.” Genius. https://t.co/TwYlPHYiPK— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 21, 2017
The Obama Diary 
Awesome! Anytime we can hear our forever President is a good day.
This was truly awesome!
Thanks, Nerdy!
✨ JF ✨
The replies to Brad Jaffy are hysterical! Only one troll!! (so far)
Can’t take much more of ignorant people like Sessions. And all the others. Thank goodness we still have people like Adam Schiff around, to take ’em down.
A.G./Purgertist-for-Putin Bowregard Sessions from the foreign state of Alabama who in his mind still lives in 1964 before the Civil Rights Act. The most ignorant foreign state of the USA doesn’t seem to want to realize there are states, governors, mayors, judges west of the Mississippi.
Make it stop. Puhleese.
Jeff Sessions is a racist idiot. Not surprised by anything he says.
Another one Trump thinks is the “cream of the crop.”
Great question,Tally! Sessions committed perjury! He absolutely should not be the Attorney General of the United States. Perjury, I was taught, is a very serious crime. But we now have a criminal in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice.
It’s all birther nonsense all over again. I am afraid apartheid amurkkka is in the offing.
I hear ya.
Truer words were never spoken:
Exactly. Simple solution.
I really like this guy.
Me, too! I think he has a terrific future with the party if things go well from here on out. His pragmatism reminds me of PBO.
I am definitely sending him a contribution! I respect his rational and practical approach to issues. I am sick and tired of the “holier than thou purity progressives” who seem intent on destroying the Democratic Party. I don’t care what the “holier than thou purity progressives” say, but Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat! Bernie does not represent the grassroots/base of the Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders may win in Vermont, but he cannot win a congressional seat in Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, etc., etc!
I had high hopes that Tom Perez, as chair of the Democratic Party, would counter these “holier than thou purity progressives,” by pursuing a pragmatic Democratic agenda. So far, he has allowed the Berniebros to take over the Democratic Party, and once again hand the right wing Republicans easy victories! I have no words to express the depth of my disappointment with the DNC chair! He absolutely had no business buying into the false meme that the “holier than thou purity progressives,” who voted for Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein, and Ralph Nader before that, are the base of the Democratic Party.
Thank you so much, Nathkatun7!!
You are most welcome, Meta! Thank you for your fearless commentaries on the previous threads. Like you, I am terribly disappointed in Tom Perez. That young man in Georgia, Jon Ossoff, comes across as more mature and more genuine about improving the lives of ordinary people than the “holier than thou purity progressives,” who worship Bernie Sanders.
Right on!
I like Osoff also. I read what Keith Ellison said about PBO on the previous thread. Ellison and Sanders declaring themselves as the faces of the Democratic party, is not good. They are dividers. I lie Perez, but he is letting BS take over. How can Sanders be the face of the DEMOCRATIC party, when he is an independent.
I like him to, so “f*ck you” to Sanders and Ellison. So disappointed how much Perez is influenced by them. Why aren’t other Dems talking to him.
Hi everyone….still here and have not been back to TOD since November 9th. It still hurts EVERYDAY having this person sitting in the White House. Have been volunteering locally and attending every “resist” meetings and town halls. Have to get this person out ….one who seems to be getting away with all that in unconstitutional.
I am literally going to read and see what I have missed from this wonderful website.
Thank you all for still being here as I need somewhere to be calm.
#StillHurts
This place keeps me sane.
We, too, are so thankful for Nerdy for keeping TOD alive! Big hug to you!
Welcome back.
This place brought me out of a deep depression. The people here are all very smart, and love this country. They are all also very caring people. I love them all. And all the lurkers. We are citizens of this country. We are the majority and we will fight for it. And we will win.
Please, please, please make it so!
🙌🏼
It wil not be surprising (to me) if a fair few of these folks commit suicide rather than face the reality and consequences of their behaviour and deceit. They have been getting away with it for so long…
Can they arrest Snowden also?
yep.
https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/hawaii
Yep.
Aloha!
Alo-oooo-ha! 🙂
GE Susanne.
What a great resource.
One of the links on that page is “Letters from the 8th Grade Social Studies Class, Honokaa High and Elementary School, Hawaii, to Senator Joseph O’Mahoney, Chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.”
Senator O’Mahoney was a Dem from Wyoming — damn Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” — back in the 60s and 70s Dems represented a lot Western states that we now think of as ruby red (e.g., Frank Church, Idaho). 😦
Here’s how the LA Times covered Hawaii’s statehood:
AT LAST!!
The Resistance School…lecture by Marshall Gantz…he was the key organizer of Camp Obama
ugh. gwen ifill’s replacement:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/where-did-robert-costa-come-from.html
“I’m just not very comfortable always sharing my views and making an argument. I’ve never been that kind of guy,” says Costa. “I have my own views, but every day I try to wipe the board clean. Basically, I’m a middle-of-the-road guy who’s mostly conservative, who loves to report.”
born 1985. get ready for more “both sides are equally to blame for everything!” (sadly, gwen was going this route a lot too the last few years)
He’s a RW guys with good sources. He toes the line. That’s about it.
I’ve drifted away even from PBS news programs because as you say they’ve also been so diluted and subject to RW influence. And now they’ll be cut horrifically by Trump so I wonder, what was the point?
republican talking points are like viruses that have infected almost all public discourse.
Meta, I totally agree with you. Whenever Costa is reporting on Trump, he always say things to not rock the Trump boat. I stopped Listening to PBS way back in 2008-09 when PBO was running.
I don’t know how anyone, let alone any reporter, can look at Trump on a daily basis and not be horrified. So I’m never impressed with the guys who play this game. What good is access if you can’t see the unmitigated destruction of our democracy?
I love Pete to pieces…..
And the beauty of it is that he knows exactly where to find just the photo he needs to contrast with whatever is currently going on, which is the exact opposite of “being respectful.” His photo library organizational skills are impeccable. Ha! Love Pete!
GM Sheila.
Behind (as usual)…
This makes ABSOLUTELY no sense!
No one knew until this week that an election would be taking place in June, so why would voter registration deadline be in the past?!?
And in the world are “voting machines?” — I’ll make a note to ask SWBlueGeorgia tomorrow.
Last sentence should read… “what in the world…” 😳
Good Morning, arapaho415.
The “voting machines” were not the actually equipment used to cast votes. Instead, they were electronic voter logs used to check in voters. Georgia drivers licenses and state issued id cards have chips which are scanned when you come in to vote. It seems that the equipment was stolen on April 15th, right after early voting ended and 3 days before the election. (SoS says that his office was not informed until 2 days before the election.) Some poll manager had this equipment in the back of his pickup when he stopped at a store to buy groceries. The equipment was taken at that time. [Note that there were no signs of forced entry, and the poll manager admitted he may have left the doors unlocked.]
The electronic logs contain voters’ personal information such as addresses and DL numbers which can be accessed if someone is intent on doing so. That is another major concern for voters…identity theft.
That should not have stopped people from being able to check in and vote. It just would have been a slower, manual process as poll workers would have had to look up the individual and check them in using a paper log.
There is/was an investigation into the theft, but our REPUBLICAN SoS did not think it would compromise the results of the election.
Still, I continue to wonder about the results of the Presidential election last November. It is still confusing and disconcerting to me how precincts/districts — especially in swing states — seemed to just reverse patterns and go against polls to get JUST enough votes to turn the results in those states and thus the election. (I even question results of the 2014 mid-term for this state…especially the senate race where Perdue won over Michelle Nunn. But there were no challenges which also baffled me.) But hopefully, as details of the TrumpRussia investigation comes out — which I hope will be SOON — there will be answers that will result in not just 45 and his staff being convicted, but others will be outed and punished.
GM SWBG.
Appreciate your response to my question (despite its “Silicon Valley” reputation for being cutting-edge on the tech front, when it comes to casting ballots, we’re pretty old school — our polling places are located w/in walking distances in suburbia and in the Los Angeles area (my only experience — in schools and churches/temples, etc.) and voter validation is done strictly manually, THANKFULLY.
The theft of voter information is concerning because of DJT and #Kremlingate.
Reposting from earlier this month (more info in the tweet thread):
Kushner made this claim to Forbes in November (after the election):
arapaho415,
Although there are a number of conveniences and efficiency associated with technology, sometimes I wonder if the risk and the hassles that come with hacking and identity theft are worth it.
It is not about sense. It is about a modern day voter suppression tactic. A strategy to keep blk folks from voting
Just BEAUTIFUL. Brought tears. So many of us feel this gratitude and LOVE for our PBO.
Also choking back the tears. How beautiful.
So yesterday the Trump campaign was forced to release their donor list for their Inauguration Committee. There are a lot of great reporters sorting it out, Christina Wilkie is leading the team:
Check out her timeline for amazing discoveries –>> looks like a massive money laundering scheme.
There seems to end to Trump’s (and his buddies) abuse of the process and his utter lack of integrity. This faux-donor jumped out at me, probably because his cohorts were bold enough to use a familiar name.
“THE 58TH PRESIDENTIAL Inaugural Committee, the campaign entity used to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration and related festivities, claimed in its official filing with the Federal Election Commission that it received a $25,000 donation from Katherine Johnson, the distinguished NASA mathematician and physicist. The filing listed her address at 1 NASA Drive in Hampton, Va., the location of NASA’s Langley Research Center. Johnson, who is retired at age 98, does not live at the research center.
Eugene Johnson, who described himself as a friend and power of attorney for Katherine Johnson, told The Intercept that the “donation is fake, she did not make that donation.”
……………………”
https://theintercept.com/2017/04/20/donald-trumps-inauguration/
It really looks like massive fraud and I hope this all blows up in his face, just a tiny fraction of his crimes.
Meta, it cannot blow up soon enough for me. I simply cannot understand how this *president* seems to be getting away with so much blatant destruction day after day! Seems like he is *legitimizing* a boatload of negative actions, setting precedents that the country might not be able to effectively roll back . It’s disheartening, IMO.
GM vc.
Agree with Meta, money laundering on a bigly scale… how stupid are these people, who think they can get away with this fraud — makes Teapot Dome and Watergate pale in comparison — without even factoring in the money laundering involved with #Kremlingate.
Greetings from the North, patio garden lady of the west coast! Nice to cross paths with you (just as I was heading out the door). 🙂
I wasn’t aware of the nuts and bolts of Watergate, but Russiagate/Trumpgate sure seems to be getting too much rope. At this rate (IMO) by the time The Orange Traitor is (if ever) apprehended he will have irrevocably damaged the American brand.
Not to mention he will have greatly profited from another unconscionable money-making scheme at the expense of Americans!
Rachel was covering this tonight, too … asking “Who’s looking into this?”
Bravo to this police department (I didn’t even think it was real, at first).
Kinda shocking!!
Very!
Has to be Dementia – and he is in charge of the asylum??
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jon Ossoff is on Rachel’s show!
Love love love the guerrilla warfare!!
Just the laugh I needed at the end of this creepy news day!!!! Perfection in a Mariachi band! Well played.
Sounds like he’ll also do some sort of town hall as well.
That’s going to be one remarkable visit.
You wanna know the kicker? I think PBO and Don the Con’s trips to Europe overlap a bit in time…….This means we may be treated to the astonishing and glorious contrast of huge adoring crowds and cheers vs massive demonstrations and JEERS!!
HEE HAW!!
Almost fell off my chair laughin’!!!
HEE HAW!
Right? KARMA on holiday!!
Thanks, @Brezzydee (someone who posts here? // great Twitter timeline)!
Goodnight TOD ….
Fact: “1971 statute defines an election as “a general, special, primary, or runoff election.””
However “Georgia election officials contend that the June runoff is simply a continuation of the special election this week, so they don’t have to allow newly registered voters to participate. The registration deadline for Tuesday’s election was March 20, and officials say anybody who registers after that day is not eligible to vote in the June runoff.” (Huffpo)
So to them it’s the same election and they’re are just hoping some of the same people don’t show up? This is the most hideous voter suppression of late. What a crock!!
Morning everyone. We made it to another Friday. I thought this about summed it up….
Then what?
Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural committee, which was the largest amount raised in history. However, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow wants to know where all that money went, since there weren’t that many people who attended his inauguration.
“They could have gold-plated every person at that inauguration and it still wouldn’t have cost $107 million,” Maddow said mocking the lack of people at Trump’s inauguration. She described the money as “sloshing around” the Trump White House.
She specifically brought up a Venezuelan donation of over $600,000. The son of that donor then got a meeting with the White House and the National Security Council to talk about his ten-point plan to relax the sanctions against Venezuela.
“Venezuela is in dire straight, they do not have the money to spare,” Maddow said showing footage of the recent unrest in the country. “Do you think he would have gotten the meeting with the national security advisor and the top advisor to the president if had he not given that money?”
GM, TOD ohana.
Started the day with a refreshing palate cleanser by looking at my favorite PBO video: the 2014 visit to Stonehenge.
Hang in there everyone: the lawsuits are being presented, the investigations are heating up, amateur hour at the white house has almost reached the tipping point, and badass women are on the case and nerdy scientist are leaving their labs on Earth Day to show out and show up. There is much to be thankful for amid these dark and fantastical days.
I was kinda busy yesterday and missed all this. New shit every day.
Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family.
Today I’ll celebrate Prince, our beloved Purple One by playing his music all day at work.
Sad to report that the lead singer of the Main Ingredients; Cuba Gooding Sr, was found dead in his car yesterday morning. He was 72. The Main Ingredients made some great music.
The heavenly choir is growing 🎼
Good Morning GGail our West Coast Goddess Community Organizer Extraordinaire.
Good Morning TOD Family….TGIF!
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Will those who tweet, tweet Tom Perez asking if Democrats have changed the rules so that Presidential candidates MUST release 10 years of tax returns? And, if not, WHY?
I see that 45, via Twitter (of course) is already trying to lower expectations of his “accomplishments” of his first 100 days…if you call dismantling and attempting to destroy the achievements of the previous administration “accomplishments”…
@RawStory 37m37 minutes ago
Trump says 100 day benchmark is ‘ridiculous’ after spending 2 years bragging about what he’d do in first 100 days http://ow.ly/V0TI30b30AX
It’s basically, I’ve already shot my wad.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17
Excess Trump inauguration cash pairs with donor access
Rachel Maddow reports on the unusually large amount of money raised for the relatively small Trump inauguration and notes that some large donors with ties to Venezuela were granted access to the Trump White House.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17
Report shows high level Russian role in 2016 election meddling
Rachel Maddow relays a Reuters report that a Vladimir Putin-linked think tank drafted strategy papers for Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Donald Trump has failed to deliver on his promise to deliver a report on Russia’s 2016 cyber attack.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17
Trump Russia national security investigator leaving DoJ
Matthew Miller, former Justice Department spokesperson, talks with Rachel Maddow about the announced departure of Mary McCord, who is in charge of the Justice Department’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and possible ties to the Donald Trump campaign.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/20/17
Georgia’s Jon Ossoff builds local strategy in national spotlight
Jon Ossoff, Democratic candidate for Congress from Georgia, talks with Rachel Maddow the national spotlight on his election and the dynamics of his district and the Democratic Party
In which the rich white guy that inherited his wealth gets to bitch and moan about the high standards that were set by the black guy that was raised by a single mother and grandparents that inherited nothing but the willingness to work hard.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/04/21/a-touching-tribute-to-president-obama/
“I will shut down the government unless Democrats pay for the wall I said Mexico would pay for.” Genius. https://t.co/TwYlPHYiPK— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 21, 2017