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GA, TOD.
Thanks for a New Post, NW.
Just saw a tweeter post saying that There’s a Deal in Congress. I am still looking for more back up. How much did #Dems give in?
Tweet post…. 😳
Afternoon everyone:)
🙄 😆 🙄
Good. Cannot stand him.
President Obama inherited a horrible economy from Trump and turned it around. Trump has done nothing to deserve any credit for the booming economy. If anything, his tax cuts could sink it again.
Did you mean to say “President Obama inherited a horrible economy from George W. Bush”?
Yes, I’m sorry about that. Was typing too fast and in anger. LOL.
I understant, Pkayden. This Trump regime, which blatantly lies everyday, makes me so angry as well. What makes me even more furious are the Trump sycophants who repeat the right wing propaganda mantra being peddled by their “dear Leader.”
My long comment just disappeared. I will write about my experience later. In summary, I have been subjected to this before and i was terrified. Gentleman in the seat behind me was arrested by these armed people. It is an experience I will never forget
That is a scary video. I don’t understand what is going on in this country where migrants are being treated as criminals.
Hello pkayden,
It’s right out of the white supremacist playbook, that Miller and Kelly are driving from the Oval Office:
1. Stop POC from immigrating to the US
2. Deport the “illegals”
3. Implement policy and strip civil rights to decimate American-born POC communities
They don’t care about the ramifications – they want a white, authoritarian police state.
We MUST flip Congress in 2018 if we can, take as many state elections as possible, and also hope that Mueller’s investigation can produce indictments and erode some of the foundation from Trump’s administration in the meantime.
Amen to your entire comment. The key is flipping both the House and the Senate. That will put a stop to Trump’s agenda for the next two years until he can either be removed via Mueller’s investigation or be replaced by a Democratic President.
YES WE CAN!!
Stopping by to let y’all know about the March here today. Police tweeted out they kept 14,000 marchers safe today. Newspaper is reporting 10,000. Regardless of which one it is, those numbers for RED east TN is amazing. #PowertothePolls2018#BlueWaveisComing#RESIST.
Good to hear that everything went well. I had read earlier that Neo Nazis were vastly outnumbered by the marchers which is also good to hear.
Awwwwwwww!
Happy Birthday AG Holder.
i was just thinking…can Congress…or Trump…or SCOTUS postpone an election
Absolutely not, Sheila. Neither one of the three branches of government has the Constitutional power to “postpone an election. I suppose, theoretically, Congress can pass a bill that, with the President signature, can become a law that mandates the postponed of an election. But I am sure the Courts, including the SCOTUS, would promptly declare such a law to be Unconstitutional. After all elections were held during times when this nation was facing more severe crises, such as the Civil War, the Great Depression, World War II and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Only the deluded conspiracy theorists, both on the right and the left, are fond of pushing the false idea that elections can be postponed by a president, Congress or the Supreme Court. I doubt that elections can be postponed, unless of course, we have a military coup that decides to suspend the Constitution and declares its allegiance to Donald Trump
Thank yu. I suppose that if that did happen we would no longer have a democracy. My real concern are the Gestapo like tactics of ICE. THEY ARE UNLAWFUL.most of the rhetoic is geared toward brown people. But all POC are at risk and by extension white people.
Or he can get Russia to pay for it.
Sophie’s Choice was what came to mind initially … when I read that the Democrats were being made to choose between DACA and CHIP.
Nazi Germany folks.
From October 1 to October 17, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations because neither legislation appropriating funds for fiscal year 2014 nor a continuing resolution for the interim authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2014 was enacted in time. Regular government operations resumed October 17 after an interim appropriations bill was signed into law.
According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted several months following the shutdown, 81% of Americans disapproved of the shutdown, 86% felt it had damaged the United States’ image in the world, and 53% held Republicans in Congress accountable for the shutdown.[17]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_government_shutdown_of_2013
Then they proceeded to vote for more of the S.O.B’s
thanks for posting
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/womens-march-today-2018-womxn-act-on-seattle/
lots and lots and lots….
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2018/trump-russia-investigation-ties/
might want to keep this handy!
Wow! This is a terrific visual of the Mueller probe. Thanks DF!
KATE! She’s so good.
Dance break!
Uh oh, hold my coat time….bhahahahahahaha. YOU GO LADIES!
💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
Just received this email from the DLCC (Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee) Just more crazy from the fascist party:
sheri –
Four days ago, the New York Times reported a terrifying story: Scott Pruitt’s EPA has hired two Republican political research firms to investigate and expose EPA employees who disagree with Trump and Pruitt’s hard-right agenda.
This is a political witch hunt straight from Nixon’s old playbook. Within days of voicing their opinion, EPA employees who had attended rallies, spoke at private events, or simply wrote letters were sent requests from a lawyer for any emails that even “mentioned either Mr. Pruitt or President Trump.”
This kind of political intimidation of regular Americans is INEXCUSABLE — but it’s only the beginning of Trump and Pruitt’s political war on science. Pruitt’s allies in at least ten state legislatures have proposed gutting school science curricula, promoted anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, passed bills denying basic facts about climate change, and much more.
We have to stand up against lawmakers ANYWHERE who follow Scott Pruitt’s anti-science agenda. Quick, add your name now to demand Scott Pruitt bring balance back to the Environmental Protection Agency >>
Add my name →
Dreamers need to realize at least now who is totally for them and who is totally against them and support who are on their side 24×7 without flinching instead of constantly snipping at their heels. Plain common sense.
Goodnight TOD ….
there is your enabling enemy.
but a small collection of racist teanutz and a dozen or so turdsters will always get a facetime.
Morning everyone. Do you think they know who really has their backs?
Is this a SERIOUS question???
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/morning-joe-airs-montage-of-2018-womens-march-featuring-cringeworthy-scarborough-single/
It cuts off before it should. Maybe someone can find a better clip
We need to keep going!
It was going to be the CRIMINALS remember?
That’s who they were going to round up and deport. Those that were a drag on Society.
This man is a goddamned DOCTOR!
ICE is phucking out of control 😠😠😠
https://mobile.twitter.com/jessesingal/status/955088992130695169
Uh huh
Uh huh
Graham: “Every time we have a proposal, it is only yanked back by staff members. As long as Stephen Miller is in charge of negotiating on immigration, we are going nowhere.”
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 21, 2018
It’s telling Kelly culled so much dead weight but Miller holds steady. https://t.co/L2QCcOQ3W8— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 21, 2018
No One Elected Stephen Miller or Tom Cotton President
Trump is allowing even worse nutcases to run the circus.
by David Atkins
January 20, 2018
Needless to say, this is not what the American people voted for. It’s not even what most of Trump’s supporters voted for. Yes, racial hostility was a key component of Trump’s appeal.
I would disagree…This is exactly what 62 million folks voted for..
So Democrats SHOULD NEVER meet with the man in the WH to discuss ANYTHING & ABSOLUTELY NO DEALS since he does not make decisions on ANYTHING! They need to talk to McConnell & Ryan and negotiate with them ONLY.
We’re talking about AT LEAST FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS!!
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 1/19/18
Trump admin ducking accountability on inaugural slush fund
Fredreka Schouten, campaign finance reporter for USA Today, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Trump administration’s evasiveness on what it did with the extra millions of dollars raised for the Trump inauguration that were not spent.
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 1/19/18
Terrifying reality for children’s health is a game in Congress
Rachel Maddow points out that while Republicans are trying to use funding of the Children’s Health Insurance Program as a bargaining tool, millions of American children are losing vital health insurance.
Cool collection of photos to click through:
As millions participated in Women’s Marches, Trump sought credit
01/22/18 08:40 AM—UPDATED 01/22/18 08:50 AM
By Steve Benen
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BOOM
VOTE scheduled for right NOW
This is WILD!!
Stephen Miller’s Plan Has Always Been to Hold the Dreamers Hostage
by Nancy LeTourneau
January 22, 2018
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham finally said out loud what many legislators are saying behind closed doors.
The reason there will be no agreement as long as Miller is in charge of negotiations is because he is holding Dreamers hostage in order to force changes to legal immigration. He made that clear during a meeting last fall that he arranged with people from Breitbart.
UGH. This makes me sick.
me too, meta. I feared this, I cannot imagine the horror 800,000 Dreamers & their loved ones are going through. Who can they even trust anymore?
Kamala Harris is not pleased.
gdamnit Van Hollen & Cardin gave in?
I Think that we should see this as strategy…good cop / bad cop
I really hope so Sheila. I’m trying to think positive on this & believe dems won’t give up on our Dreamers.
GA, TODbots.
Once again, Dems do what they do best, Weak and Kneeling.
what amazes me is how fast we all turn on the DEMS…this reminds me of the left turning on President Omama at perceived weakness
I agree Sheila, There is strategy in this but the Dems really have no power. We have to get what we can.
That was my first thought too, but after reading Joy Reid, Al Giordano, Eric Boehlert, Nate Cohen’s takes on this, I’ve calmed down. If the deal is what they say it is CHIP is now off the table, this program get funding for 6 years (so those kids are no longer hostages) and we use the next 3 weeks to push for DACA and real immigration reform. They’re playing long game politics here. It’s a bumpy, messy ride, but worth it.
And the bottom line, Dudette, is:
Democrats need to give their Congress a VETO-PROOF, FILIBUSTER-PROOF majority.
That’s the only way Dems can quit having to sweat out whatever damage or hostage-taking the GOP decides to inflict next.
Adding that I know you know that :), but just for anyone who wants to go in on the Dems for ‘caving’, we are at the point with the GOP where this is a hostage negotiation with terrorists.
Agreed.
for 8 fucking years, the thugs didn’t give an inch and won, both politically and policy wise at every level and at every state. at what point does the dem establishment learn their tactics? it’s no more fucking deja vu.
I do not think it is a matter of trust..they do not trust McConnell……i think the DEMS have a strategy…good cop/bad cop…we shall see how it turns out
Yep
With you on that, Dudette! I recall President Obama would borrow the phrase, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” quite often! Sometimes a tough pill to swallow in individual cases, but, nevertheless, a valuable lesson.
YESSSSSS!!
Govt opens for 3 wks. Lots of people need that. When it shuts down again Feb 8, there won’t 9 million CHIP kids held hostage. They can focus on immigration, opiods, vet benefits, etc. Will have better leverage to negotiate if Turtle renegs. I’m hoping that’s how it works. What’s the alternative? Dig in deeper and hurt everyone longer & harder?
I get it…. But McConnell has zero intention of keeping his word. He’ll blame his flipflop on Trump, and there won’t even be a debate. And Dems will look all look stupid for taking Mitch at his word. Or I could be wrong. I would LOVE to be wrong.
Meanwhile, 9 kids get their health insurance, a bunch more people get their paychecks and the politics continues as we know it will until we take back the Congress.
Which is all AWESOME.
I just don’t think we’re going to take back anything if the election is still connected to the internet/electricity in any way.
… and this. Much work remains to restore democracy and keep it.
Keep in mind they’re all about to go to prison. Mitch & Ryan knowingly took Russian laundered money, (probably from more than just the NRA), then distributed it all the way down the ticket… to incriminate all of them, so they’d be able to control their party via blackmail, which seems to be working.
McConnell & Ryan are dangerous AF.
This too.
Liar .@SenateMajLdr McConnell says it’s his “intention” to bring up an immigration bill. The use of the word “intention” doesn’t denote/connote a commitment. If that liar had said, He *shall* bring up an immigration bill, that would be a commitment. McConnell tricked Senate Dems again.
Senate Dems know Turtle is a liar. The game is called politics. Get some popcorn. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
BooooooooooooooooooooooM!…..
and the strategy is good cop / bad cop!!!!
Durbin voted Yes….and has been the loudest voice for the dream act….like yu said…strategy
I’m personally terrified, because cornered people turn into cornered animals to survive. Hence the GOP adding a poison pill to the CR to not fun our Intelligence Community – so now the GOP are adding yet another venue attempting to shutdown Mueller’s investigation.
What’s next, Martial Law?
FUND. NOT FUND. FFS…. I need sleep.
I hear you. I’m just counting on Senate Dems to have a strategy and will do what they can to counter the fascists. That and keeping up the pressure seems pretty much all we have, short of violent insurrection.
I agree. I left comments upthread before I got to this!
But the Dems are truly negotiating with domestic terrorists at this point. And I have to believe they know full well what an unscrupulous obstructionist and traitor McConnell is.
Lucy + Football = Charlie Brown.
Megyn Kelly is a bobble headed dummy and belongs back on fake noise. I wonder how long NBC will keep her on while her show remains in the sub-basement below the dirt floor.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/01/22/chat-away-967/
Thank you, NW! These vids brought such a huge smile to my collective world! Bless! 😂😂❤😇❤