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— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) June 14, 2017
just want
a country
where affording
health care
is easy
and getting shot
in the street
is hard
why
is that
so much
to ask
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Aww…thanks!
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Thank you!
It’s just the way it is unless an absolutely unprecedented number of freedom loving Americans start VOTING …
Test case in Georgia in a few days ….
Goodnight TOD …
This is all kinds of cool!
Nerdy Wonka, thank you for keeping us going. Chips always know you are missed and greatly loved.
Well, I have just returned from 3 days at our camp on the river with no cell service. We do have satellite radio but I am trying to stay away from news when I go there. I know much happens so fast now a days. So now it is going back and catching up.
I am truly sorry about the congressional shootings. Nothing surprises me anymore.
The Rabbit Hole is deep, very deep.
Plus … wives of these RWNJs will be working for Trump, as a further prize: McConnell, McCain, and Gingrich. And probably more to come. SICKENING.
Good point!
Thank you!
Night all.
I don’t know what to make of the press release from deputy attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Has he received information demanding that he must fire Special Counsel Mueller using the pretex of “leaks” as an excuse???
GM GCL.
Don’t think Rosenstein will fire Mueller tomorrow (but who knows with a functionally illiterate madman in the WH?), but since Rosenstein’s statement refers to “foreign country,” this seems the most plausible to me.
I know you’ve seen Rosenstein’s statement (short and sweet), but for context, here it is:
you have a point … I will wait
I read from Bill Palmer that might to have actually come from DAG Rosenstein, but might have been released by “Trump” himself. I’ll try to post the link .http://www.palmerreport.com/opinion/trump-leaks-rosenstein/3479/
Im writing my comment again, because I posted before I read what I wrote. Should be I read from Bill Palmer that might not have actually come from DAG Rosenstein, but from Trump himself. The links on my initial comment.
I am soooo not a cat person, but this got me all my feelz.
Oh Dudette, what a great way to start my morning.
My first guess would be that the source is Putin’s cabal. Who knows what they are trying to accomplish but if it is it must have something to do with sanctions and Trump’s being reined in permanently.
Hmmm. “Vewery” interesting, huh? When LOD read it to Rachel last night, I immediately keyed in on the word “country.” Definitely a key clue. Hmmm……………
Blessed day to all.
First there’s no such thing as “anonymous allegations.” Anonymous means unnamed. Since the allegations are named they cannot be anonymous. Sources of the allegations can be unnamed which is consistent with the meaning of anonymous,
Second Rosenstein’s statement is not on the USDOJ website.
Third, it appears the statement was probably drafted by the White House with the help of Sessions. This is just another piece of evidence for the Special Counsel’s obstruction of justice case.It’s not the content of the statement that matters so much. The more important issue is why and how and who was involved in it’s drafting and dissemination.
Finally, this statement also violates the first amendment rights of Americans, specifically journalists and others who gather and distribute information and opinions, A taxpayer funded LAW ENFORCEMENT agency has waded into determining the truthfulness and quality of information, which in turns threatens our right to access and disseminate information of our choosing.
Her own campaign may have sent it to her, to try and frame Ossoff. He wouldn’t, he’s better than that, and it seems so typically GOP tactic to stir anger and confusion.
That was my first thought when I saw it on the news.
i worry that when some of these polls are published, people (especially Dem-leaning voters) do not bother to vote because they assume that the election is already in the bag
You’d think we would learn at some point.
Records are easily tampered, and the state provides no paper trail.
Georgiaās sixth district will conduct one of the most closely watched congressional elections in recent history on Tuesday. The race, which is being called a toss-up, could flip the historically red district to Democrats. But according to one security researcher, the results could potentially be rigged.
Cybersecurity researcher Logan Lamb discovered last summer that a security hole leaves the stateās online voter records accessible by hackers, who could plant malware and potentially rig the election, according to an interview with Politico.
Way too close for comfort – and also for sanity. Until people stop voting for party over humanity and justice the GOP will continue to believe in taking whatever they can for the 1%.
good morning everyone!
have a great day
one thought about last night’s press release by deputy AG Rosenstein:
I remembered that it is usual that before most reputable news outlets release a story, they usually check in with the government agency or person concerned to try and get their point of view.
given that the press release came out after 9.00 p.m., could it be that a media outlet checked in with DOJ to verify a story before they are going to break a story today
rather than making me doubt the sources, I am just getting curious….. so is my inquisitive nature … I will leave my ear to the ground so to speak
Go Hannah!
Another 45 appointee that makes a whole lot of sense….
Pattonās LinkedIn profile states that she began working as an event planner for the Trump family in 2009 and was a vice president at the Eric Trump Foundation from 2011 through January. The foundation is now under investigation by the New York attorney general for allegedly funneling $110,000 into the Trump Organization that was designated for St. Judeās Childrenās Research Hospital.
Patton also states on her LinkedIn that she earned a law degree from the Quinnipiac University School of Law, but the school registrar told the Daily News that Patton only attended for two semesters and didnāt graduate.
Patton was first made a White House liaison at HUD in February. She is one of the few public black officials in the Trump administration, joining Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson.
Unfreakingbelievable!
Of course this is so she can funnel contracts to his & his family’s businesses. Ugh!
Damn, can we please hurry up and put this bastard in prison already?
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A great way to start the day!
Haven’t some already been deported?
President Trump has officially reversed his campaign pledge to deport the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children.
The Department of Homeland Security announced late Thursday night that it would continue the Obama-era program intended to protect those immigrants from deportation and provide them work permits so they can find legal employment.
During the campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly agreed with that sentiment. At one rally last summer, Mr. Trump vowed to āimmediately terminateā the DACA program, saying that Mr. Obama had ādefied federal law and the Constitution.ā
But once in office, Mr. Trump faced a new reality: the political risks of targeting for deportation a group of people who are viewed sympathetically by many Americans. In some cases, the immigrants did not know they were in the country illegally. Many attended American schools from the time they were in kindergarten.
Yes but he is instead – deporting their parents.. I knew I’d read something about it recently: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCdCVeFUQAA7u-K.jpg
Didn’t think this would be all positive.
Afraid that is too much to hope for with these horrible people. Can you imagine your mom or dad being deported to another country- especially if you’re a young person? This is the most sickening to me, these deportations. All these lives put into turmoil literally for no reason.
sorry here’s a link to the article at LA Times : http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-immigration-dapa-20170615-story.html
They just recently deported a 30-something-year-old guy to South Korea who’d been living in the US with his parents since he was 4 yrs old.
Just keep spinning, just keep spinning – round and round, until you fall flat down.
Oh. My. God.
I’ve just realised how lucky I am cause
I live in a country
where health care is easy
and getting shot in the street is hard.
I’m glad to know you realize what a blessing that is. When you add in the prospect of also making it very difficult to vote, it’s a perfectly ugly and disturbing trifecta.
We never really think about it meta – perhaps we should – to make sure it stays this way.
We have seen some gun violence, and some health care issues – but we know our kids are safe at school and know if we fall sick there is a place in a hospital.
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Take care of you Pamela
I just want to say I am not meeting with any Russians today. Good morning, Nerdy and TODers!!
Morning everyone. Mystery solved?
She’s not reliable.
Nope, I stopped retweeting her quite a few weeks back.
Hey Dudette, how are you darling!!!
Hello Donna My Dear! Feeling great! Hope you are too! š
OMG, this is pure INSANITY.
Thread. I have always had suspicions like this….look at GA06…..
Thread
Excellent read by Ben Rhodes
Well that is the goal though- to fail. Everything he has folks doing is meant to fail. Govt as failure- republican dream come true: privatize privatize privatize $$$$
Kay at Balloon Juice is involved with this sort of labor stuff as a lawyer.
This is what she wrote about Ivanka’s ‘apprentice program’:
Anyone with a brain can see that the Twitter rant from homegrown demagogue this morning is an attempt to force Rosenstein out so that scoundrel#45 can then install his own new person who can then fire Special Counsel Mueller. Most people listened to the interview he had with Lester Holts in which he admitted that he was going to fire Director Comey. Does this scumbag think we have forgotten what we saw & heard in that interview? The scumbag is running scared of Special Counsel Mueller & his team so he is desperate & unhinged. He is going to dig himself into more trouble everyday. The non-action by republicans has gotten us to this point because the more you let a bullying criminal get away with a crime, the more they become emboldened to push the boundaries
You could see this coming miles away
Trumpās second-term curse starts surprisingly early
06/16/17 10:14 AM
By Steve Benen
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This small club, however, now has a new member, with Donald Trump facing his own criminal investigation. Time will tell what becomes of the ongoing federal probe, but MSNBCās Ari Melber raised an interesting numerical point yesterday: when Nixon first faced a criminal inquiry into his misconduct in office, heād been president for 1,580 days. For Clinton, it was 1,835 days.
For Trump, it was 145 days. His second-term curse arrived in his first term ā before heād even reached his first 4th of July in the White House.
DUMP TUMP IS NAUSEATING…TIME TO EXIT THIS DARK PLANET!
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In order to be called on as a witness
That “buck stops here” thing??? Something 45 has no concept of.
Sen Merkley: Does he care about public input and public review in the process?
[Price attempts to throw out a talking point rather than answer the question.]
Sen Merkley: You’re skipping the question. Do you do that deliberately? Are you unable to understand my question if he cares about the public process of citizens having a chance to have input?
JHC ON A CRUTCH!! WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!!
With private companies, the bottom line has a priority over quality.
GM SWBG.
Oprah calls them “Ah Ha moments,” when you suddenly realize something (or get inspired by something) — and this happened to me yesterday, but not in a good way.
“I pledge allegiance to the flag…
One nation, under Koch…”
My heart literally sank this morning when I saw this article:
… because Rachel Brand’s (who would be Rosenstein’s replacement if he recuses himself) former position was professor at Antonin Scalia Law School:
“On March 31, 2016, the Board of Visitors approved renaming the school after the late United States Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. The name change followed gifts of $20 million from an anonymous donor and an additional $10 million from the Charles Koch Foundation conditioned on the renaming, and was announced as requiring approval by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.[4] The name change became effective on May 17, 2016.[5] Initially, the proposed new name was to be the “Antonin Scalia School of Law,” but it was changed to “Antonin Scalia Law School” to avoid the unfortunate acronym ‘ASS Law.'”
per Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia_Law_School
In addition to the unfathomable Russia links, Koch doctrine is at the core of FUBAR’s cabinet and of the GOP as a whole.
re: infrastructure:
For background, see this Twitter thread:
Are you shocked?
GM DF.
See my response to SWBG re: #OneNationUnderKoch just above:
This all makes me shutter. GM, arapaho:)
I will say this foreverā¦
Aināt no shade like Upper Crust British Shadeā¦..
Go Betty Windsor and Wills.
“Betty Windsor and Wills”; I love this! LOL!
She learned after Diana not to dismiss her subjects when they are hurting……
GM rikyrah:
If this is the case Trump just admitted to obstruction of justice, and even if this weren’t true Trump said to Lester Holt that he fired Comey because of the Russia probe.
At this point its not a matter of if Trump is going down, but when is Trump going down.
If I were working in the white house I’d saysha my ass down to Mueller’s office and tell him every goddamn thing I know.
Damn it! I think I forgot to hit “Post Comment”…seriously. Sorry Don, wrote a reply but I can’t redo right now….Good grief.
Camerota complained about how much time was devoted to 45’s tweets as opposed to real issues….like healthcare.
http://countercurrentnews.com/2017/06/radioactive-waste-flowing-freely-into-columbia-river-because-theres-no-money-to-stop-it/
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Very important thread!
OMG these puppies are the cutest thing evahhhh!!!
I know, right?
Oh. My. God.
The lawyers are lawyering up.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/06/16/a-friday-smile/
ROLL ‘EM UP