Great. You can start with your campaign manager, who was flying around the world laundering money while using three different passports https://t.co/s1hkS2jG0t
Gave out most of my candy. Have too much left over.
Watching Dodgers game. This is such a great series. Went to so many games when I was in college in the late 60s. Still love those Dodges, just don’t follow as close as I use too.
Can’t wait to listen to the speakers tomorrow at the Obama Summit. So needing the positive note of this summit.
Thank you Nerdy for all you do for us. And thank you to all who participate here. We are the TOD family. And we are the Hope we have been waiting for..
With a lifetime appt, Barrett can impose her extremist ideology on women+families for much longer than Trump will be in office #CourtsMatterpic.twitter.com/lrl2ifkoSr
While they raped my Grandmother,lynched my Uncle,broke up my family to lost history, you find honor & compromise in that, you racist, prick? https://t.co/bOihrwd67N
Good evening TOD! Hope that everyone had a happy Halloween. Nerdy Wonka, thank you so much for providing all the news on the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit. Really looking forward to Michelle’s time on the stage tomorrow. Saw some of these speakers from today but others I still need to watch.
AMK, on your bail question. With white collar crime cases bail is granted in 90-plus percent of all cases. Flight risk is only one of many factors that the court must consider. The only cases where you usually see bail denied is with murder. The court has imposed two additional conditions on these defendants to try to ensure they do not leave the US. The first is that they must check in every day which is highly unusual with these types of charges. Second, and more importantly, they are under house arrest which is highly unusual for a white collar defendant. I really do not believe that they are going anywhere. In fact, I suspect that a marshal is stationed outside of their homes 🙂 The passport thing with Manafort is really quite stunning.
Thanks FF. But this must fall within that ‘rarest of rare’ cases, surely? The treason charges and the evidences are serious enough to warrant a slammer straight away. This is all about driving a narrative. Let’s start with the 3 passports, one of them under a false name. Really? How much white entitlement can you get?
Also. Too. Time to white collar crimes punishments.
There is no doubt, AMK, that the system is skewed in favour of rich defendants. Always has been, always will be. I suspect given the passport issue Manafort May well be wearing a digital monitoring ankle bracelet 🙂 That will likely keep him from boarding any plane. The feds are pretty good at keeping tabs on someone when they are after them. They are not about to allow him to get out of the country. But the fact remains that a poor young a defendant with no assets would sit in jail for months because he or she is unable to post $1,000 bail while Manarort gets house arrest despite the severity of his crimes. It sucks.
What about those 3 passports- is that legal? And wouldn’t the White House, when they did their “vetting” of Manafort have been aware of these 3 passports? What legal / above board reason would someone have for needing 3 passports? Asking seriously as I really don’t know.
Lots of discussion on the intertubes sherijr – apparently two is definitely legal – if you travel a lot & your passport gets full you can get a 2nd while the first is still valid – also relates to travelling to different countries which do not allow travellers to other countries (e.g. Israel & other middle eastern countries). Getting 3, unless official/service passports sounds like a stretch.
The Obama Summit kicks off this morning at 9:30AM Eastern, 6:30AM Pacific.
The special event for today is our FLOTUS in conversation with poet Elizabeth Alexander at 11:45AM (She was PBO’s poet laureate for his 2009 inauguration)
And then tonight: Chance the Rapper!!
Today’s schedule:
DAY TWO: NOVEMBER 1ST
8:30 AM CT: MORNING SESSION—BUSINESS & SOCIETY
In a discussion moderated by Cecilia Muñoz, we’ll delve into the role workplaces and employers play in building strong, healthy communities.
with:
Andy Puddicombe @ Headspace
David Simas @ Obama Foundation
Ai-jen Poo @ National Domestic Workers Alliance
Hamdi Ulukaya @ Chobani
Joe Gebbia @ Airbnb
Brian Alexander, Author
Mary Kay Henry @ SEIU
11:45 AM CT: CONVERSATION WITH MRS. OBAMA
In a conversation with poet Elizabeth Alexander, Mrs. Obama will discuss her sources of inspiration and what it takes to live a life of public service.
5:00 PM CT: CLOSING SESSION—COLLECTIVE POWER
Solutions to the world’s most pressing problems are being invented and adapted every day by groups of people who have found common cause. President Obama to speak.
with:
Liz Dozier @ Chicago Beyond
Eric Liu @ Citizen University
Common, Actor and Musician
Brenda Eheart @ Generations of Hope
Adebola Williams, Nigerian entrepreneur and journalist
Tina Rosenberg @ Solutions Journalism Network
Chef José Andrés @ ThinkFoodGroup
Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, CA
Bryan Stevenson @ Equal Justice Initiative
8:30 PM CT: COMMUNITY EVENT
Join thousands gathering for our community event that will celebrate civic leaders making a difference around the world and inspire those in attendance and watching live to make a positive impact in their own communities. Don’t miss performances by Chance the Rapper, Gloria Estefan, and The National.
TODAY, 12:45 Eastern: #ObamaSummit presents FLOTUS in conversation with poet Elizabeth Alexander (Poet laureate for 2009 inauguration) pic.twitter.com/G8dP3MHPEk
6:30PM Eastern #ObamaSummit closing session COLLECTIVE POWER Solutions by groups of people who have found common cause. Pres Obama to speak pic.twitter.com/mhigeweBRA
Maybe what they REALLY believe is actually Russian propaganda…
NEW: *This* is one of the Trump campaign ads that Russians bought on Facebook – claiming to promote Pennsylvania “Miners for Trump”: pic.twitter.com/iQrxsn4Ust
Morning Consult has updated their popularity ratings for the nation’s fifty governors. Some of the results aren’t too surprising. The least popular governor in the country is Chris Christie of New Jersey. He’s followed by Connecticut governor, Dan Malloy. Also trailing the pack are Republican governors Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, Sam Brownback of Kansas, and Bruce Rauner of Illinois.
What’s less predictable is the profile of the most popular governors.
The two most best-rated are Larry Hogan of Maryland and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts. Not far behind them are Phil Scott and Chris Sununu of Vermont and New Hampshire, respectively.
What they all have in common is that they are Republicans serving their first term in states Hillary Clinton won. In fact, Vermont, Maryland, and Massachusetts were some of her strongest states.
If you missed the talk from Anand Giridharadas yesterday at the Obama Summit, I really urge you to listen to it. It’s fluid and thoughtful and deep and profound and moving and super inspiring……Check it out. It starts at about the 10 minute mark.
also i enjoyed the talk with Prince Harry (he really impressed me) and two extraordinary young people….Chantelle Stefanovic @ Full Effect from England and
David Peterson @ After School Matters from Chicago…moderated by Mellody Hobson…
The Fierce Urgency of Now!
there are 500 young people from around the world in attendance…25,000 folks applied….WOW!
I am always thrilled to hear President Obama tell his own story….never gets old….
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 10/31/17 Newly unsealed court documents tie Manafort, Gates to Russia
Rachel Maddow reports on newly unsealed court documents in the cases of Donald Trump campaign workers Paul Manafort and Rick Gates which detail their terms of release and connections abroad.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 10/31/17 Multiple passports cited in Manafort flight risk concerns
Joyce Vance, former federal prosecutor, talks with Rachel Maddow about the concerns raised by federal investigators that Paul Manafort is a flight risk, including his history of using multiple passports and aliases.
Today was supposed to be the day. After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations and behind-closed-doors legislating, House Republicans recently boasted that their tax plan would be unveiled on Wednesday, November 1.
………………………….
House Republicans will delay releasing their tax bill until Thursday, it was announced Tuesday night.
The bill had originally been scheduled to be unveiled Wednesday. But speculation over a delay was rampant on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night, with representatives of House leaders pointing to the Ways and Means Committee for any final decision or announcement…. Republican members privately aired their frustration with a process that they feel cut out of, and some issues were still unresolved hours before the bill had been slated for release.
For some reason, I just thought about Malik Obama – you know about that older brother who allowed himself to be used by the homegrown demagogue. What in the world did he get for being a political Judas Iscariot? Unless I am mistaken, he was promptly discarded once he had served the goals of scumbag#45
Just in from CNN. The bird called Papalopoulos is singing.
Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia’s president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.
The idea was raised by George Papadopoulos as he introduced himself at a March 2016 meeting of the Republican candidate’s foreign policy advisers, according to a court filing.
“He didn’t say yes and he didn’t say no,” the official said, declining to be more specific about Trump’s response to Papadopoulos.
But the chairman of Trump’s national security team, then Alabama senator and now attorney general Jeff Sessions, shut down the idea of a Putin meeting at the March 31, 2016, gathering, according to the source. His reaction was confirmed with another source who had discussed Session’s role.
Trump’s response to Papadopoulos’ offer could be of interest to special counsel’s office.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 10/31/17 Ex-US Attorney: Trump team should worry as new aide testifies
Barbara McQuade, fmr. US Attorney, says the White House should be “very concerned” about Sam Clovis’ cooperation with Mueller’s probe. It suggests others may soon be targeted for interviews. Ezra Klein, Barbara McQuade & Jonathan Capehart join Lawrence O’Donnell.
Even if Trump is found guilty of collusion with Russia, his cult-like supporters will still say, "This has nothing to do with Trump." pic.twitter.com/xcPeY0RmUb
Did you know? Carving 5,000 pumpkins leads to a big pile of pumpkin guts! 😝 That’s no *pulp* fiction. #502pumpkins! . 📸: @lisamariefineart pic.twitter.com/jaK98sS2Db
Trump cartoon from Thailand. The world isn’t deluged with crazy deflections from Fox News. They see what’s happening. America is weakened. pic.twitter.com/Nydjggq48w
Wouldn’t it be great to Repeal the very unfair and unpopular Rules of English Capitalization and instead Just capitalize Whatever The Fuck? https://t.co/ovkB4SgTOb
It explains why Trump is in constant fights with Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. Simply put, the idea that there are people in an organization with as much power as a CEO and that he can’t threaten, or fire is an anathema to Trump. He must treat these two weirdos in Men’s Warehouse suits as his equals? Also, why would the CEO need to get involve getting two division heads to finish a project? Trump, a man who has never worked for anyone other than his family interests or himself, doesn’t understand working with people as opposed to barking orders at them.
Don't forget this response from Manafort in July 2016 when asked if Trump had any financial relationships with Russian oligarchs. pic.twitter.com/nOzz0bsmIM
RIGHT NOW: There's a billboard truck outside Trump Hotel in D.C. playing a loop of his lies about his tax plan and tax returns. #LiarInChiefpic.twitter.com/2l8ktTiqiM
The Obama Diary 
Jeez – can this country go one day without something awful happening?
Of course, the Obama Summit is great. News from NYC terrible.
I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT SCHOOL BUSES AND SCHOOLS THIS YEAR….:(
Ugh!
canoooks don’t understand the great murkan traditions. #maga
🙄
#gunnite amkfo
fo – father oftheyear? furnace oil?
/smh …… having children of the year do not make you father of the year…… ‘for Obama’/
touche’
/in exasperation/ touché … touché /the accent goes *over* the ‘e’ not *after* it!!!!
Anyhoo, I really am signing off right after this to go to bed so DON’T ANSWER. #gunnite amkfo
pick, pick, pick.
gunnite vc (yeah, I omitted the comma).
Gotta go; didn’t realize it was so late and work has called for tomorrow. Toodle-di-doooo.
Ha Ha – I wondered sorta kinda what she was calling you, too! 🙂
canoooks/smh
HORRIFIC!
friggin’ mod monster.
Gave out most of my candy. Have too much left over.
Watching Dodgers game. This is such a great series. Went to so many games when I was in college in the late 60s. Still love those Dodges, just don’t follow as close as I use too.
Can’t wait to listen to the speakers tomorrow at the Obama Summit. So needing the positive note of this summit.
Thank you Nerdy for all you do for us. And thank you to all who participate here. We are the TOD family. And we are the Hope we have been waiting for..
Mr. Pierce is not playing with Mr. Kelly.
Good evening TOD! Hope that everyone had a happy Halloween. Nerdy Wonka, thank you so much for providing all the news on the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit. Really looking forward to Michelle’s time on the stage tomorrow. Saw some of these speakers from today but others I still need to watch.
AMK, on your bail question. With white collar crime cases bail is granted in 90-plus percent of all cases. Flight risk is only one of many factors that the court must consider. The only cases where you usually see bail denied is with murder. The court has imposed two additional conditions on these defendants to try to ensure they do not leave the US. The first is that they must check in every day which is highly unusual with these types of charges. Second, and more importantly, they are under house arrest which is highly unusual for a white collar defendant. I really do not believe that they are going anywhere. In fact, I suspect that a marshal is stationed outside of their homes 🙂 The passport thing with Manafort is really quite stunning.
Thanks FF. But this must fall within that ‘rarest of rare’ cases, surely? The treason charges and the evidences are serious enough to warrant a slammer straight away. This is all about driving a narrative. Let’s start with the 3 passports, one of them under a false name. Really? How much white entitlement can you get?
Also. Too. Time to white collar crimes punishments.
time to reassess …
There is no doubt, AMK, that the system is skewed in favour of rich defendants. Always has been, always will be. I suspect given the passport issue Manafort May well be wearing a digital monitoring ankle bracelet 🙂 That will likely keep him from boarding any plane. The feds are pretty good at keeping tabs on someone when they are after them. They are not about to allow him to get out of the country. But the fact remains that a poor young a defendant with no assets would sit in jail for months because he or she is unable to post $1,000 bail while Manarort gets house arrest despite the severity of his crimes. It sucks.
What about those 3 passports- is that legal? And wouldn’t the White House, when they did their “vetting” of Manafort have been aware of these 3 passports? What legal / above board reason would someone have for needing 3 passports? Asking seriously as I really don’t know.
Lots of discussion on the intertubes sherijr – apparently two is definitely legal – if you travel a lot & your passport gets full you can get a 2nd while the first is still valid – also relates to travelling to different countries which do not allow travellers to other countries (e.g. Israel & other middle eastern countries). Getting 3, unless official/service passports sounds like a stretch.
thank you 99 for that info. I had no clue.
Goodnight, TODville – and all the ships at sea.
Good morning all still checking daily for the headlines and happenings, love you all
Good Morning TODVille.
Good morning, TODers.
The Obama Summit kicks off this morning at 9:30AM Eastern, 6:30AM Pacific.
The special event for today is our FLOTUS in conversation with poet Elizabeth Alexander at 11:45AM (She was PBO’s poet laureate for his 2009 inauguration)
And then tonight: Chance the Rapper!!
Today’s schedule:
DAY TWO: NOVEMBER 1ST
8:30 AM CT: MORNING SESSION—BUSINESS & SOCIETY
In a discussion moderated by Cecilia Muñoz, we’ll delve into the role workplaces and employers play in building strong, healthy communities.
with:
Andy Puddicombe @ Headspace
David Simas @ Obama Foundation
Ai-jen Poo @ National Domestic Workers Alliance
Hamdi Ulukaya @ Chobani
Joe Gebbia @ Airbnb
Brian Alexander, Author
Mary Kay Henry @ SEIU
11:45 AM CT: CONVERSATION WITH MRS. OBAMA
In a conversation with poet Elizabeth Alexander, Mrs. Obama will discuss her sources of inspiration and what it takes to live a life of public service.
5:00 PM CT: CLOSING SESSION—COLLECTIVE POWER
Solutions to the world’s most pressing problems are being invented and adapted every day by groups of people who have found common cause. President Obama to speak.
with:
Liz Dozier @ Chicago Beyond
Eric Liu @ Citizen University
Common, Actor and Musician
Brenda Eheart @ Generations of Hope
Adebola Williams, Nigerian entrepreneur and journalist
Tina Rosenberg @ Solutions Journalism Network
Chef José Andrés @ ThinkFoodGroup
Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, CA
Bryan Stevenson @ Equal Justice Initiative
8:30 PM CT: COMMUNITY EVENT
Join thousands gathering for our community event that will celebrate civic leaders making a difference around the world and inspire those in attendance and watching live to make a positive impact in their own communities. Don’t miss performances by Chance the Rapper, Gloria Estefan, and The National.
Great toons. Gotta tweet out that second one, for sure.
Morning everyone! My President is just TROLLING, now!! 🙂
😍
LOL….can’t help but wonder who will get the hook today??!!
fucking moronic thug.
Damn fools.
Maybe what they REALLY believe is actually Russian propaganda…
That “Diversity Lottery” the idiot blames on Chuck Schumer? Ronald Reagan’s idea.
No such thing as a moderate Republican…..
JMO
Where Moderate Republicans Are Wildly Popular
by Martin Longman October 31, 2017
where the fuck are the dem attack dogs to push back against the thug turd?
Ouch. They need to spell “because” correctly….my pet peeve
And mine, DF, jumps right off the page into the eyes! 😕
It does and I hate it. Morning, MP:) Hope you have a wonderful day!
MINE IS NOW SUSPECTED BREAST CANCER..BUT I AM NOT GOING TO ACCEPT ANY TREATMENT BECAUSE I WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLANET! I HATE IT HERE!
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If you missed the talk from Anand Giridharadas yesterday at the Obama Summit, I really urge you to listen to it. It’s fluid and thoughtful and deep and profound and moving and super inspiring……Check it out. It starts at about the 10 minute mark.
Starting with a meditation from the Headspace guy.
i loved that….meta….how innovative is that…
also i enjoyed the talk with Prince Harry (he really impressed me) and two extraordinary young people….Chantelle Stefanovic @ Full Effect from England and
David Peterson @ After School Matters from Chicago…moderated by Mellody Hobson…
The Fierce Urgency of Now!
there are 500 young people from around the world in attendance…25,000 folks applied….WOW!
I am always thrilled to hear President Obama tell his own story….never gets old….
Today’s panel was really great, too. This Inaugural Summit is a smashing success with more to come!!
BTW, here’s the website for the meditation guy. I really liked his quick intro and the way he guided us. I think I’m going to sign up.
https://www.headspace.com
I feel like we need all the help we can get to get through these days of disappointment, anger and sadness.
i agree…
will check it out
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 10/31/17
Newly unsealed court documents tie Manafort, Gates to Russia
Rachel Maddow reports on newly unsealed court documents in the cases of Donald Trump campaign workers Paul Manafort and Rick Gates which detail their terms of release and connections abroad.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 10/31/17
Multiple passports cited in Manafort flight risk concerns
Joyce Vance, former federal prosecutor, talks with Rachel Maddow about the concerns raised by federal investigators that Paul Manafort is a flight risk, including his history of using multiple passports and aliases.
Republicans miss their own deadline on tax plan unveiling
11/01/17 08:41 AM—UPDATED 11/01/17 08:45 AM
By Steve Benen
Today was supposed to be the day. After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations and behind-closed-doors legislating, House Republicans recently boasted that their tax plan would be unveiled on Wednesday, November 1.
………………………….
YES WE CAN
She’s gonna have to nip that in the bud. 😄
My mama would be like…
[It’s not the hand-holding, it’s the at-ti-tewd, Miss Thang] 😆
For some reason, I just thought about Malik Obama – you know about that older brother who allowed himself to be used by the homegrown demagogue. What in the world did he get for being a political Judas Iscariot? Unless I am mistaken, he was promptly discarded once he had served the goals of scumbag#45
No doubt. Again… Karma!
Just in from CNN. The bird called Papalopoulos is singing.
Candidate Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of arranging a meeting with Russia’s president when it was suggested in a meeting with his campaign foreign policy advisers last year, according to a person in the room.
The idea was raised by George Papadopoulos as he introduced himself at a March 2016 meeting of the Republican candidate’s foreign policy advisers, according to a court filing.
“He didn’t say yes and he didn’t say no,” the official said, declining to be more specific about Trump’s response to Papadopoulos.
But the chairman of Trump’s national security team, then Alabama senator and now attorney general Jeff Sessions, shut down the idea of a Putin meeting at the March 31, 2016, gathering, according to the source. His reaction was confirmed with another source who had discussed Session’s role.
Trump’s response to Papadopoulos’ offer could be of interest to special counsel’s office.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 10/31/17
Ex-US Attorney: Trump team should worry as new aide testifies
Barbara McQuade, fmr. US Attorney, says the White House should be “very concerned” about Sam Clovis’ cooperation with Mueller’s probe. It suggests others may soon be targeted for interviews. Ezra Klein, Barbara McQuade & Jonathan Capehart join Lawrence O’Donnell.
Love this PIC….
The intellectually lazy president always finds expedient solutions that are easy on the surface but irrational on the merit.
In reply to Dotard’s…
from the article:
It explains why Trump is in constant fights with Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. Simply put, the idea that there are people in an organization with as much power as a CEO and that he can’t threaten, or fire is an anathema to Trump. He must treat these two weirdos in Men’s Warehouse suits as his equals? Also, why would the CEO need to get involve getting two division heads to finish a project? Trump, a man who has never worked for anyone other than his family interests or himself, doesn’t understand working with people as opposed to barking orders at them.
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Awesome, Dudette. Thank you.
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LOL!
Cheat, cheat, cheat, Act or the Rich, Rich, Rich Act.
SOON: Michelle Obama speaks at summit in Chicago – http://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-3?cid=share_twitter_widget
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/11/01/get-us-covered/
Gosh I can listen to Michelle Obama all day. I so enjoy her conversation today.