On Rachel Maddow great segment w/ Sherrilyn Ifill, cousin of Gwen Ifill, law professor, President & Director Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She’s has no more ‘effs lying around being idle-like. 🙂 This is tonight’s show, so will look for link.
I agree she is awesome….she has clarity of the issues…and clarity of what we need to do…In these days and times…when there is so much JIVE being tossed around…it is good to see folks with a moral compass …i have to follow them…i see Rev Barber is much the same way
We should destroy every Confederate statue in America and replace them with figures of the Obamas elect the impeachment ready dem majority in both houses just to piss off the KKK & Nazis to remove a world threat.
The great irony is that white people who are the empowered, privileged race have to use the weapons of song and poetry from the most marginalized oppressed group in the country to express their sorrows, fears, and pain. Their privilege has not required them to create an oeuvre to express these feelings. Note: as most of the regulars probably know, the writer of Amazing Grace was a white slaver who penned the song after coming safely through a storm at sea, however, he did not stop his slave-dealing ways.
Rachel Maddow’s first segment last night was a solid lesson in history. And she concluded with the president today is trying to bring these fascist, white supremacist groups back to the center of American life: this was not an accident, it is on purpose. This was not a careless mistake. “Heads UP”
This explains so much…where in the history of mankind does the side that committed treason get such laurel…there was never a real accountability for the treasonous Confederates
There was a political deal re: a contested election. Federal troops being removed from the South was part of the agreement. Afterward, the KKK, end of voting rights, economic and educational oppression, and no Black representation in Senate for over 100 years.
yessssssss…i can see why the history was not told ..not must for the black folks who were slaves…but for all the white families who lost their sons…it is truly immoral ..and of course they hid all of that…
and…why don’t we ever hear from the Sons and Daughters of the UNION soldiers…when there is talk of the Civil War…the focus is only on the Confederacy…what about the Union soldiers…there is so much to unpack…
Charlottesville is a beautiful, liberal city — pretty much a college town because of UVA. I’d advise anyone who can to visit. It’s sad that it has this black eye because of Nazi idiots invading and rioting.
waiting a few days to know the real reason why banon gave that interview to that specific publication …… something does not add up ….. we will see;
I also note that he took the opportunity to give Democrats unsolicited “advice”;
=> “advice” claiming that continuing to use “identity politics” will guarantee that he and the gop would win so much;
….. makes me think that this is a trick to cower those Democrats who listen too much to beltway advice;
…….. and also manipulate those Dems and the “revolutionaries” who were already trying to push the party against inclusion and diversity and focus on “white working class”
Some good news (personal) our adopted dog finally came home today. He had kennel cough for 2 weeks.. and then got neutered, so we had to wait an additional week. Turns out he’s 4 yrs old and is a Cane Corso. He’s really handsome, but I can see he will need a good long adjustment period. Anyway, should be an adventure 🙂 Trying to keep my rage at a simmer as much as possible.
Tonight on @maddow I talked about what Congress can do to "contain" Trump & white supremacy. Here's your cheat sheet. Share it! https://t.co/8UhD0UXLGF
From the article:
“Among other things, he [the fired assistant principal who was fired by the Texas school] wanted the evil alligator’s minions to look more like a cartoon meme of Muslim women in burkas.”
This is how young minds are poisoned – the ‘water supply’, i.e. the education system, is contaminated with RW kooks like this guy who can’t contain his nuttiness.
Imagine what this idiot’s own children are programmed to think day in and day out.
Or How a racist ideologue could infiltrate Office of Naval Intelligence w/o detection & run proRussian information ops in USA & France. https://t.co/9k1ZQNlAUZ
But breathlessly reported for days it was imminent? That's why palace intrigue tweets by press corps aren't worth reading. Usually wrong! https://t.co/zxgoLgCBeL
Nobody cared about Secretary Clinton’s email server. The Rightwing used it as a wedge issue and faked outrage and the MSM used it as entertainment. And here we are with a White House where the “President” uses twitter to issue policy statements.
If you do a Twitter search for Camp David, lots of speculation that FUBAR is planning to resign, or something to that effect (like House of Cards, I guess, have never seen that show), like this one:
Pence called back early to a Camp David meeting. My guess-WH has gotten word Congress might censure Trump when they go back into session.
Don’t think that will happen, but confusing since MSM is reporting that the topic will be either Afghanistan or North Korea… and Bannon “leaked his thoughts about China and North Korea to @prospect).
Just realized that NBC’s tweet referred to “South Asia” which is probably Afghanistan, not North Korea, but CBS radio news reported that North Korea will be discussed.
It just broke that the leader of the Nazis in Charlottesville is from Indiana and was employed in Pence's Dept of Family Services. pic.twitter.com/ukxsvkTjNn
Nothing more beautiful than monuments that honor treasonous racists who murdered their fellow Americans for the right to own other humans… https://t.co/DL4RVI5Nb5
Beauty??? You are a full-on confederacy apologist at this point. How can you be the commander in chief and revere literal treason? https://t.co/E38cOUxaQy
Unlike Trump, some did learn from history: descendents of Lee and Jackson want the statues taken down. And Lee never wanted them anyway. https://t.co/zyz8g26zRk
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17 Trump lawyer not helping with pro-Confederacy e-mail
Rachel Maddow shares a new report from The New York Times that Donald Trump’s lawyer forwarded an e-mail arguing no difference between Robert E. Lee and George Washington.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17 Lots of talk, no resignations over Trump racist rally remarks
Rachel Maddow notes that contrary to expectations and the indications of a lot of sternly worded condemnations, no members of the Trump team actually resigned in the wake of his comments on the racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17 Prominent investigator exits Mueller Trump Russia team
Rachel Maddow reports on the surprising departure of Peter Strzok, a prominent counter-espionage investigator who had been working on Robert Mueller’s Trump Russia investigation.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17 Russia still helping Trump, hacked mail story suggests
Rachel Maddow looks at the timeline of a Trump-promoted, hacked e-mail-driven conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton collusion with Ukraine as it made its way through the White House, a Russian web site, and Fox News on its way to Trump supporters.
Ms. Ifill was on point last night. Speaking the truth.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17 Trump race crisis a test for Congress to take real action
Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Congress can do more than the bare minimum of tweeting condemnation of racism to address the actual problem with legislation.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17 A plan to resist emboldened racists: keep Trump small, use laws
Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about how best to anticipation and counter the political ambitions of racist groups emboldened by succor from Donald Trump.
The House Judiciary Committee is a ✔️on the DOJ to ensure tracking and investigating hate groups and hate crimes are priorities. pic.twitter.com/EWvSijAS79
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17 Alabama AG sues Birmingham over covered Confederate memorial
Mayor William Bell of Birmingham, Alabama talks with Rachel Maddow about his decision to cover up the city’s Confederate Memorial and the legal pushback from the state for doing so.
ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES 8/16/17 Frederick Douglass: How to deal with ‘treacherous president’
Frederick Douglass, who according to Donald Trump is being ‘recognized more and more,’ wrote an essay re-published by The Atlantic today on how to deal with ‘A Treacherous President who Stood in the Way.’
there was an Abington Community Vigil/Rally for Peace and Equality in my neighborhood last evening…about 200 folks came out
It was a gathering for a cause in Cresmont Park…legislators, commissioners…county reps… members of the NAACP…members of varied faiths…Christianity, Judaism, Islam…young families…older members of the community along with our talented youth from Abington and Cheltenham high schools…all with different colors on their faces….Each person spoke about how there is strength & nobility in our diversity…called out the evils of Nazism, white supremacy…anti-semitism……some challenged us to decide what we can do to make our part of the world more equal…more just… it was a remarkable evening….glad to have been there💥
You are pushing to turn over our beloved National Park Service system to your buddy band of thieves for greed and profit. So SHUT UP. https://t.co/i4F1BIQpbG
Mark my words, he will do this and ignite a firestorm. There will be no “both sides” argument for this.
Joe Arpaio is a racist convicted of racist acts. Only a racist and demented president would pardon him, let alone make him his first pardon. pic.twitter.com/IQjQ39TKJ3
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Good evening TOD
Love this photo of our POTUS eating real tacos! 🙂
Isn’t it great? 😍
Good Evening! Congrats on 1st!
Reposting from end of last thread ….
On Rachel Maddow great segment w/ Sherrilyn Ifill, cousin of Gwen Ifill, law professor, President & Director Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She’s has no more ‘effs lying around being idle-like. 🙂 This is tonight’s show, so will look for link.
She is so good. I could listen to her all day!
Ms. Ifill was excellent
I agree she is awesome….she has clarity of the issues…and clarity of what we need to do…In these days and times…when there is so much JIVE being tossed around…it is good to see folks with a moral compass …i have to follow them…i see Rev Barber is much the same way
We should
destroy every Confederate statue in America and replace them with figures of the Obamaselect the impeachment ready dem majority in both housesjust to piss off the KKK & Nazisto remove a world threat.Bless you, amk, for correcting that Tweet.
One of my favorite poems, and poets/persons. Thanks for these uplifting tweets, Dudette. 🙂
The great irony is that white people who are the empowered, privileged race have to use the weapons of song and poetry from the most marginalized oppressed group in the country to express their sorrows, fears, and pain. Their privilege has not required them to create an oeuvre to express these feelings. Note: as most of the regulars probably know, the writer of Amazing Grace was a white slaver who penned the song after coming safely through a storm at sea, however, he did not stop his slave-dealing ways.
Rachel Maddow’s first segment last night was a solid lesson in history. And she concluded with the president today is trying to bring these fascist, white supremacist groups back to the center of American life: this was not an accident, it is on purpose. This was not a careless mistake. “Heads UP”
Yep
Gotta love this: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/16/canadian-woman-engagement-ring-carrot 😂😹
I concur with this lady…
8 years of cool vs 8 months of fool. Not cool.
I knew Ft Bragg was. We were stationed there several times. It’s the base where my Dad retired from the Army.
This explains so much…where in the history of mankind does the side that committed treason get such laurel…there was never a real accountability for the treasonous Confederates
There was a political deal re: a contested election. Federal troops being removed from the South was part of the agreement. Afterward, the KKK, end of voting rights, economic and educational oppression, and no Black representation in Senate for over 100 years.
yessssssss…i can see why the history was not told ..not must for the black folks who were slaves…but for all the white families who lost their sons…it is truly immoral ..and of course they hid all of that…
and…why don’t we ever hear from the Sons and Daughters of the UNION soldiers…when there is talk of the Civil War…the focus is only on the Confederacy…what about the Union soldiers…there is so much to unpack…
This the field where PBO used to land in Marine One. These white supremacists want to hold their rally here.
Nazis are not allowed to rally in Germany…Why are they allowed to rally here…
And they failed to do anything after one of their own was seriously injured while her staff and constituents were killed.
Charlottesville is a beautiful, liberal city — pretty much a college town because of UVA. I’d advise anyone who can to visit. It’s sad that it has this black eye because of Nazi idiots invading and rioting.
Remember this…
waiting a few days to know the real reason why banon gave that interview to that specific publication …… something does not add up ….. we will see;
I also note that he took the opportunity to give Democrats unsolicited “advice”;
=> “advice” claiming that continuing to use “identity politics” will guarantee that he and the gop would win so much;
….. makes me think that this is a trick to cower those Democrats who listen too much to beltway advice;
…….. and also manipulate those Dems and the “revolutionaries” who were already trying to push the party against inclusion and diversity and focus on “white working class”
every fucking time, there is always a fucking one.
Some good news (personal) our adopted dog finally came home today. He had kennel cough for 2 weeks.. and then got neutered, so we had to wait an additional week. Turns out he’s 4 yrs old and is a Cane Corso. He’s really handsome, but I can see he will need a good long adjustment period. Anyway, should be an adventure 🙂 Trying to keep my rage at a simmer as much as possible.
Congrats! Hug that doggie a lot. The rage will fade away.
thanks Dudette 🙂
Congratulations! I’m so glad you finally got to take your dog home.
The other end of the leash is a great book on working with dogs, especially those with behavioral issues
Now, goodnight TOD ….
THREAD:
Really scary stuff
Y’all have surely seen this. I was laid up, so I missed it when it came out. [sigh!]
Sure do miss having a real President.
I missed this too
nythugs have been the main enabler of the twitler thug for decades.
Seth tonight is on fire! Telling it!❤
His monologue.
She is probably not the first to “earn” it, but the first to be allowed to gain what she has earned.
GM Dudette.
FUBAR truly is the 21st century’s Pandora’s Box.
From the article:
“Among other things, he [the fired assistant principal who was fired by the Texas school] wanted the evil alligator’s minions to look more like a cartoon meme of Muslim women in burkas.”
Beyond disgusting.
This is how young minds are poisoned – the ‘water supply’, i.e. the education system, is contaminated with RW kooks like this guy who can’t contain his nuttiness.
Imagine what this idiot’s own children are programmed to think day in and day out.
Good. What an idiot.
SMH.
Let him go to Trump U.
❤️🐶
Every now and then Matty here has a good point
Context for MSM’s abysmal coverage of Campaign 2016, and how they’re still defending the horror that they actively promoted:
Nobody cared about Secretary Clinton’s email server. The Rightwing used it as a wedge issue and faked outrage and the MSM used it as entertainment. And here we are with a White House where the “President” uses twitter to issue policy statements.
amen
In these open carrry states…our time of reckoning may be upon us..
I might have to subscribe to TeenVogue. They are awesome.
GE/GM TODville.
I realize that only Dudette is still here (and it’s nearing 2am for her!), but for those who may scroll up to see this…
re: Bannon’s call to Robert Kuttner of @prospect (progressive magazine — ?) re: North Korea…
And summoning Pence back from Panama to attend “National Security” meeting at Camp David this weekend…
But other sources say Camp David’s agenda is Afghanistan.
If you do a Twitter search for Camp David, lots of speculation that FUBAR is planning to resign, or something to that effect (like House of Cards, I guess, have never seen that show), like this one:
Don’t think that will happen, but confusing since MSM is reporting that the topic will be either Afghanistan or North Korea… and Bannon “leaked his thoughts about China and North Korea to @prospect).
Just realized that NBC’s tweet referred to “South Asia” which is probably Afghanistan, not North Korea, but CBS radio news reported that North Korea will be discussed.
Don’t these people plan anything? Afghan meeting at the last minute and/or just no coordination with VP – this is mind-boggling.
good morning everyone!
have a great day
Good morning back you.
Morning everyone. Trying to catch up. He’s still there? Well, so are we.
I saw (too late) that it was donna d’s birthday the other day:) Happy Belated birthday, dear donna! Hope you had a great time on the cruise:)
Some good news to start the day:)
Because OF COURSE HE IS!
Start the day stronger together:
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS,,,,We are Stilllllllll #StrongerTogether…#YesWeCan!!
If you’re shocked, you’re not paying attention. No one here is shocked.
Every day it’s a new low.
https://mobile.twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/898157424917479425
OH DEMOcrats 🙄🙄🙄
Must read and share
Dear df, thank you for this MUST, MUST read and share. I so love Charles Blow
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17
Trump lawyer not helping with pro-Confederacy e-mail
Rachel Maddow shares a new report from The New York Times that Donald Trump’s lawyer forwarded an e-mail arguing no difference between Robert E. Lee and George Washington.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17
Lots of talk, no resignations over Trump racist rally remarks
Rachel Maddow notes that contrary to expectations and the indications of a lot of sternly worded condemnations, no members of the Trump team actually resigned in the wake of his comments on the racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17
Prominent investigator exits Mueller Trump Russia team
Rachel Maddow reports on the surprising departure of Peter Strzok, a prominent counter-espionage investigator who had been working on Robert Mueller’s Trump Russia investigation.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17
Russia still helping Trump, hacked mail story suggests
Rachel Maddow looks at the timeline of a Trump-promoted, hacked e-mail-driven conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton collusion with Ukraine as it made its way through the White House, a Russian web site, and Fox News on its way to Trump supporters.
Ms. Ifill was on point last night. Speaking the truth.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17
Trump race crisis a test for Congress to take real action
Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Congress can do more than the bare minimum of tweeting condemnation of racism to address the actual problem with legislation.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17
A plan to resist emboldened racists: keep Trump small, use laws
Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about how best to anticipation and counter the political ambitions of racist groups emboldened by succor from Donald Trump.
THREAD
OOOOOPPPSSS, it starts here:
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 8/16/17
Alabama AG sues Birmingham over covered Confederate memorial
Mayor William Bell of Birmingham, Alabama talks with Rachel Maddow about his decision to cover up the city’s Confederate Memorial and the legal pushback from the state for doing so.
ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES 8/16/17
Frederick Douglass: How to deal with ‘treacherous president’
Frederick Douglass, who according to Donald Trump is being ‘recognized more and more,’ wrote an essay re-published by The Atlantic today on how to deal with ‘A Treacherous President who Stood in the Way.’
there was an Abington Community Vigil/Rally for Peace and Equality in my neighborhood last evening…about 200 folks came out
It was a gathering for a cause in Cresmont Park…legislators, commissioners…county reps… members of the NAACP…members of varied faiths…Christianity, Judaism, Islam…young families…older members of the community along with our talented youth from Abington and Cheltenham high schools…all with different colors on their faces….Each person spoke about how there is strength & nobility in our diversity…called out the evils of Nazism, white supremacy…anti-semitism……some challenged us to decide what we can do to make our part of the world more equal…more just… it was a remarkable evening….glad to have been there💥
God Bless and protect John L. Lewis. A true American Hero. ❤
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/17/congressman-introduce-articles-impeachment-trump-charlottesville-comments.html
Won’t go anywhere with a Republican Congress but good move nonetheless.
Mark my words, he will do this and ignite a firestorm. There will be no “both sides” argument for this.
When it comes to Trump, racism and demented are desirable characteristics. He’ll definitely pardon Arpaio.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/08/17/universal-health-coverage-thanks-obamacare/
AWESOME