PERFECT!..I HEAR IT EVERYDAY..HOW MUCH PEOPLE MISS PBO AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF TRUMP..THEY MISS THE GRACE AND INTEGRITY AND THE HAPPINESS IN THE White House THAT THE OBAMAS CREATED!
A local Portland artist started something she is calling the SoulBoxProject to shock people into awareness of the terrible toll gun violence (homicide and suicide) takes on our country. We hope to encourage people everywhere to make these. Trying to amass 35,000 to display in the Oregon State Capitol next year on February 15th to represent and honor the number of dead in one year. Like the AIDS quilt, maybe it will eventually get big enough to be displayed in DC. Check out the website https://soulboxproject.org/ and give it a try. I find it meditative.
Thank you for this post. I will bring this to our activist study hall as a project. As always you bring so much to us here that we can use and pass on. Blessings.
Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles and some wearing bullet crowns, participated in a commitment ceremony today at World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, in Newfoundland, Pa. The event led a nearby school to cancel classes for the day. Photos @jacquelinelarmapic.twitter.com/GXzrZeK41z
Australians turned in more than 57,000 firearms to authorities last year during a national gun amnesty.
The three-month amnesty was the first since Australia’s landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996.
It aimed to reduce the number of illicit weapons by allowing people to hand them over without fear of prosecution.
The government said the amnesty deal had made the nation safer.
“Taking these unregistered firearms off the streets means they will not fall into the hands of criminals, who might use them to endanger the lives of innocent Australians,” Law Enforcement Minister Angus Taylor said on Thursday.
It is illegal to own an unregistered firearm in Australia. Offenders face fines of up to A$280,000 (£172,000;$225,000) and up to 14 years in jail.
The moron was ranting about dear son-in-law working for free – thinking that is a good thing. Beware of anyone who works for free with no valid reason to do so.
Is anyone questioning the business deals Ivanka is making while meeting with heads of state in her official “role” — not as daughter, but as WH Sr. Advisor?!?!?!
There once was a woman named Hope Who worked for a really big dope. For him she'd told some white lies Her lawyer judged not very wise, So when he asked her to stay she said nope.
OMG OMG. I tweeted that I loved @lawrence’s rewrite tonight talking about the Democrats’ meeting with GOP & Trump re: gun legislation, which I did, and he LIKED it. (Sorry, being such a fangirl).
Gonna be busy. I’m gonna fly somewhere on @Delta. Return on @United. While I’m there, I need to rent a @Hertz car. And must buy something at @Dicks. Then, I gotta go to @Walmart and buy packing materials to ship myself whatever I bought at Dicks, but only via @UPS.#BoycottNRA
The only possible name for Trump’s next reality series is “The Shit Show”. It’s about a bunch of clowns who move into the White House and ruin America. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and a lot of you will wish YOU’D VOTED pic.twitter.com/0cAH2aINQb
There is no White House. Not as that term has been conventionally defined. There's Trump… and people who work in the building. The metonymy broke. https://t.co/Q3Y05B9yW8
After a crazy 24 hours, sources close to Trump tell Axios that he’s in a bad place — mad as hell about the internal chaos and the sense that things are unraveling. https://t.co/tm70Fp0iVR
Check your state. Mine’s an “F” because if they could, every newborn would have a gun at birth. Not kidding
In states with strong gun laws, fewer people die from gun violence. Massachusetts: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Alaska: 23 deaths per 100,000. https://t.co/rw5Z2vYA0C
There is this discussion going on among the left in the Dem party….that translates to the so called white purity progressives …who are down on so called moderates…or anyone who does not pass their litmus test of purity politics….Nelson is a more moderate Dem running as well as Gillum for FL Gov……will be interesting to see what happens in the DEM Primary….and who will have the biggest chance to unseat Scott…
Jesse Drucker, business and taxes reporter for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that companies loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to the Kushner family business after meeting with Kushner at the White House.
Feb.28.2018
Rachel Maddow reports on the resignation of White House communications director Hope Hicks, her legal context in the Trump Russia scandal, her political context as an ally of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in the White House, and her personal context for Donald Trump.
Carol Lee, national political reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller is asking interviewees whether Donald Trump knew about hacked DNC e-mails before they were released.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 2/28/18 Lawrence: Hope Hicks made Sean Spicer look competent
The W.H. Communications Director says she will resign one day after revealing to the House Intel Cmte. she tells “white lies” for Trump. Lawrence O’Donnell examines Hicks’ record of bad decision-making in a job that requires her to make the White House look good.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 2/28/18 Student protests have Democrats pushing Trump to act on guns
In tonight’s Rewrite, Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Democrats are using the political momentum from the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed on Valentine’s Day to convince the president to support their gun legislation
Yep. Hope Hicks is the new female version of Pinocchio aka She Who Tells Little White Lies. At least trump's helping women get better represented among cartoon characters.
Thread from Jack on how they are trying to fix twitter:
We’re committing Twitter to help increase the collective health, openness, and civility of public conversation, and to hold ourselves publicly accountable towards progress.
Before former first daughter Malia Obama headed off to Harvard in the fall, she received a sage piece of advice from her mother and former first lady Michelle Obama.
“Don’t wind up on Page Six,” Michelle said, according to Page Six itself. “I don’t know if she managed that.”
The New York Post’s iconic gossip column has featured many a celebrity in its pages, Malia being one of them.
This reminds me of Chris Rock’s much bawdier take on the measure of parental success: “Keep my baby off the [stripper] pole!”
He introduced that idea in one of his shows from a while back, and updated the audience in his latest Netflix show, proud to say he managed to, indeed, keep his daughters ‘off the pole’ 😀
On Monday, @BarackObama met w/ @SteveCase, @JDVance1, and entrepreneurs who have founded startups outside of Silicon Valley and NYC. Good discussion focused on ensuring next generation of talent from all backgrounds/locations is involved in startup economy https://t.co/0LW00UjGvl
Former Vice President @JoeBiden came to @Penn yesterday to give a lecture to a students enrolled in William Lauder's leadership course: https://t.co/2RaIudsRaY
— The Daily Pennsylvanian (@dailypenn) March 1, 2018
In an extraordinary development, the *entire* First Circuit — sitting en banc — has unanimously urged #SCOTUS to revisit precedents that all but nullify judicial review of whether a prison sentence is appallingly unjust and disproportionate to the crime. https://t.co/G5XqB0a7on
Judge Barron is an intellectual force to be reckoned with. His opinion for the entire First Circuit urging SCOTUS to revisit a terrible line of precedent is masterful. https://t.co/Lc9qPLmwOL
Burr and Warner requested a rare meeting with Speaker Ryan to inform him of their conclusion and raise broader concerns. Ryan heard them out and said he was not the head of the committee.
The 2 Senators took their findings to the Speaker, Ryan and the Nyash said it was not up to him? He’s the Speaker of the House. He OKs who gets to be Chair of any Committee. #Dereliction of Duty, once again by Ryan.
The dangerous, manufactured obstruction by Republicans needs to come to an end — starting with the removal of Trump's stooge Devin Nunes whose actions have shown a dereliction of duty. Republicans led by Speaker Ryan can no longer stand idly by. https://t.co/75GxevXPWC
All of his economic advisors said “Don’t put in the tariffs!!!”Trump, who never run a company he didn’t bankrupt other than real estate, who can’t read a balance sheet,who can’t get a loan from an american bank, who destroyed stock holders with incomptence…disagreed.— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) March 1, 2018
APPARENTLY THE RUSSIANS WERENT THE ONLY ONES SCREWING AROUND WITH OUR ELECTIONS Sanders fined for accepting foreign donations in 2016 election https://t.co/gA70CmRjy5 via@vtdigger
ALL PASSED! -HB1465 ban on bump stocks -HB1467 21 to own assault weapons -SB1657 & HB1273Gun Dealership Licensing – On to GOVERNER! -HB772 Lethal Order of Protection passed by Senate -HB1468 – 72-hour cooling off period #NeverAgain#ExpectUspic.twitter.com/ErBzuvzYFU
Over 50 campaigns have raised $3 million from 40,000 donations to support #MarchForOurLives across the United States. Find a campaign or march near you: https://t.co/lYsc7YIu45
Poor Ben Carson, he thinks he can get out there and spend money like he got the complexion for the protection. No Ben, they aren’t feeling you like that.
Yep, especially Pruitt, Pruitt out here spending money like he’s a Bond villain building a secret hideout. Ben thinks they are going to look the other way when it comes to his spending habits, nephew please.
White House chief of staff John Kelly said on Thursday that “God punished” him when he left the Department of Homeland Security to go to work in the White House as President Trump’s chief of staff.
The comment came at a celebration for DHS’s 15th anniversary and was preceded by Kelly rolling his eyes like a surly teen when he alluded to the drama that surrounds him in the West Wing.
“I miss every one of you, every day,” Kelly said, rolling his eyes.
“Truly, at six months, the last thing I wanted to do is walk away from one of the great honors of my life, being the secretary of Homeland Security, but I did something wrong and God punished me, I guess,” he said.
EXCLUSIVE: White House is preparing to replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser, in a move orchestrated by CoS John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, according to five sources. pic.twitter.com/QsonsfU5EI
EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin seeking to deport wife of .@USArmy #7th Special Forces Group #veteran -hearing Monday in Arlington, Va. https://t.co/QLOnukKTFi pic.twitter.com/ZKiey6hNxs— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) February 28, 2018
It was reported in our news that Bill Gates made some comments about another economic downturn coming – although he cannot predict when.
Trump is desperately trying to bring it on – his cuts to government, taxation policy and now the tariffs will bring forth the timing – and there is NO WAY he has anyone in his administration who will have any idea how to fix it.
He also has no idea of the impact of these tariffs – other than the russians who would think they are a MAGA concept.
A judge has permanently barred Indiana from trying to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees there, ruling on a 2015 order by then-Governor Mike Pence. https://t.co/x5edzif1IE
The Obama Diary 
We treasure the Presidency of Barack Obama. The post-Presidency will be even more amazing.
You are so right…what a contrast with the chaos and treason of the current WH
Congrats Judith on your gold medal.
Our PBO is so cool. Just so cool!
4 years!!
PERFECT!..I HEAR IT EVERYDAY..HOW MUCH PEOPLE MISS PBO AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF TRUMP..THEY MISS THE GRACE AND INTEGRITY AND THE HAPPINESS IN THE White House THAT THE OBAMAS CREATED!
ON MY FB..AS USUAL…I DON’T ALWAYS CHECK IN..LURKER HERE AND BUSY PACKING FOR ARIZONA..CAN’T WAIT TO WORK WITH THE APACHES.
A local Portland artist started something she is calling the SoulBoxProject to shock people into awareness of the terrible toll gun violence (homicide and suicide) takes on our country. We hope to encourage people everywhere to make these. Trying to amass 35,000 to display in the Oregon State Capitol next year on February 15th to represent and honor the number of dead in one year. Like the AIDS quilt, maybe it will eventually get big enough to be displayed in DC. Check out the website https://soulboxproject.org/ and give it a try. I find it meditative.
http://soulboxproject.org/
Thank you for this post. I will bring this to our activist study hall as a project. As always you bring so much to us here that we can use and pass on. Blessings.
Thanks, Catrst! I find it very soothing and meditative to make these. We hope people outside Portland, OR will get involved.
these are the ‘mentally disturbed’ people that the rethugs always talk about?
WHEN SATAN HANDED OUT ‘CRAZY’..THEY WERE FIRST IN LINE!
Thank you, Nerdy. That is perfect. Shows how far we’ve come in general recognition of the truth and clarity of Barack Obama’s words.
Australians turned in more than 57,000 firearms to authorities last year during a national gun amnesty.
The three-month amnesty was the first since Australia’s landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996.
It aimed to reduce the number of illicit weapons by allowing people to hand them over without fear of prosecution.
The government said the amnesty deal had made the nation safer.
“Taking these unregistered firearms off the streets means they will not fall into the hands of criminals, who might use them to endanger the lives of innocent Australians,” Law Enforcement Minister Angus Taylor said on Thursday.
It is illegal to own an unregistered firearm in Australia. Offenders face fines of up to A$280,000 (£172,000;$225,000) and up to 14 years in jail.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43236421
Note the last line.
Rocket launcher, automatic rifles among 57,000 firearms handed in – not all the gun kooks are in the USA!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-01/gun-amnesty-sees-57,000-firearms-handed-in-across-country/9495440
at least, the aussie gunnuts seem more intelligent and more willing to follow the law for common good. unlike kkknutjobs.
Family members probably glad to get rid of some of what was turned in.
Gun deaths in Oz seem to be
1. suicides
2. domestic violence
3. crime folks killing each other.
Gun laws made a big reduction to 1.
Australians are a sensible people.
Why? They want Trump to have the monopoly on incompetence and stupidity?
But not embarrassed by Pruitt or Zinke?
But not embarrassed by Pruitt or Zinke?
Not sure why this posted twice. Sorry.
The moron was ranting about dear son-in-law working for free – thinking that is a good thing. Beware of anyone who works for free with no valid reason to do so.
Is anyone questioning the business deals Ivanka is making while meeting with heads of state in her official “role” — not as daughter, but as WH Sr. Advisor?!?!?!
I believe they are – sadly because of her husband rather than herself. Another one who is working for free.
I see she is now being investigated for her business dealings with a hotel in Canada.
Yeap. Russian.
A duo support group. Mutually supporting each other. Reciprocal understanding of employer’s issues.
paging j’ob. copyright violation.
OMG OMG. I tweeted that I loved @lawrence’s rewrite tonight talking about the Democrats’ meeting with GOP & Trump re: gun legislation, which I did, and he LIKED it. (Sorry, being such a fangirl).
that was an important segment
Yes it was.
lol.
Wish I could be a fly there!
Morning everyone
Be safe and Godspeed
HA! Karma baby:)
wow, Le Pen, Netanyahu, Trump crime family. Perhaps there will be a happy ending from this horror.
rw thugs (including putin) around the globe are all corrupt.
Interesting…..
Hooray! Finally right about something!
gee, hoocuddanoed. fucking corrupt treasonous scum.
Check your state. Mine’s an “F” because if they could, every newborn would have a gun at birth. Not kidding
Thank God these kids get it.
I get emails from this guy Gillum, I like him, makes me wish I could still in Florida 🙂
There is this discussion going on among the left in the Dem party….that translates to the so called white purity progressives …who are down on so called moderates…or anyone who does not pass their litmus test of purity politics….Nelson is a more moderate Dem running as well as Gillum for FL Gov……will be interesting to see what happens in the DEM Primary….and who will have the biggest chance to unseat Scott…
ICYMI:
It was revealed last night that Kushner received two loans from folks that he had meeting in the White House:
$ 184 million from the Apollo Fund – triple the size of their usual loan
$ 300 million from Citigroup
Uh huh
Uh huh
ICYMI:
The KKKeebler Elf poked Dolt45 in the eye by having dinner with Rosenstein and the Solicitor General in public, so that he could be seen.
Loans to Kushner business followed meetings at White House: NYT
Jesse Drucker, business and taxes reporter for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that companies loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to the Kushner family business after meeting with Kushner at the White House.
Feb.28.2018
ICYMI:
The NEW YORK STATE EXAMINER is looking at Kushner’s Bank Records.
Key words being NEW YORK STATE
STATE LEVEL CRIMES CAN’T BE PARDONED, Boo.
Bobby Three Sticks says ‘ Checkmate’.
BWA HA HA HA HA H AHA
‘Javanka’ faction falling apart as Hope Hicks, others quit W.H.
Rachel Maddow reports on the resignation of White House communications director Hope Hicks, her legal context in the Trump Russia scandal, her political context as an ally of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in the White House, and her personal context for Donald Trump.
Mueller queries getting at heart of Russia collusion question
Carol Lee, national political reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller is asking interviewees whether Donald Trump knew about hacked DNC e-mails before they were released.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 2/28/18
Lawrence: Hope Hicks made Sean Spicer look competent
The W.H. Communications Director says she will resign one day after revealing to the House Intel Cmte. she tells “white lies” for Trump. Lawrence O’Donnell examines Hicks’ record of bad decision-making in a job that requires her to make the White House look good.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 2/28/18
Student protests have Democrats pushing Trump to act on guns
In tonight’s Rewrite, Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Democrats are using the political momentum from the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed on Valentine’s Day to convince the president to support their gun legislation
Our country crumbling right before our eyes.
I’m surprised that we even have an Ambassador to Mexico
Probably hold over from Obama Administration?
Thread from Jack on how they are trying to fix twitter:
PROGRESS
This is such a great idea….another great idea…is hosting civic lessons about voting and how government works!!
The plot thickens:
Lawmakers: Hope Hicks testified that Mike Flynn asked her to lie during the transition https://t.co/g7iOp8pYL9
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 1, 2018
OMG!!
So weird, I was just looking at a broader version of that photo yesterday and thinking about how magnificent it is.
Thank you JER – love the shade from Pete – he does it so well.
Malia Obama got one piece of advice from her mom before heading to college — and she didn’t follow it
Abby Jackson
Before former first daughter Malia Obama headed off to Harvard in the fall, she received a sage piece of advice from her mother and former first lady Michelle Obama.
“Don’t wind up on Page Six,” Michelle said, according to Page Six itself. “I don’t know if she managed that.”
The New York Post’s iconic gossip column has featured many a celebrity in its pages, Malia being one of them.
This reminds me of Chris Rock’s much bawdier take on the measure of parental success: “Keep my baby off the [stripper] pole!”
He introduced that idea in one of his shows from a while back, and updated the audience in his latest Netflix show, proud to say he managed to, indeed, keep his daughters ‘off the pole’ 😀
LOL!!!! I remember that, “keep baby-girl off the pole.”
Good Afternoon, TODbots.
March 1st, 2018.
Sunny, warmer and Blue Skies.
Congrats, Judith on your Au ⭐
Thank you, Lady Nerdy Wonka.
{{{ ❤ Chips ❤ }}}
The 2 Senators took their findings to the Speaker, Ryan and the Nyash said it was not up to him? He’s the Speaker of the House. He OKs who gets to be Chair of any Committee. #Dereliction of Duty, once again by Ryan.
Speaker Ryan supports Nunes – he appointed him, he can remove him – but he does not.
All of his economic advisors said “Don’t put in the tariffs!!!”Trump, who never run a company he didn’t bankrupt other than real estate, who can’t read a balance sheet,who can’t get a loan from an american bank, who destroyed stock holders with incomptence…disagreed.— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) March 1, 2018
MAGA…..So Much Winning……Hope auto company stockholders enjoy all those big profits from buying back their own stocks which might be worthless soon.
Ben White
Verified account @morningmoneyben
5m5 minutes ago
Auto stocks just getting HAMMERED by the steel tariff announcement. Ford, $F, down 3.5%, $GM down nearly 5%. #MAGA
Poor Ben Carson, he thinks he can get out there and spend money like he got the complexion for the protection. No Ben, they aren’t feeling you like that.
I said pretty much the same thing to my husband about that. Don’t recall any outrage about Pruitt and Zinke’s spending.
Yep, especially Pruitt, Pruitt out here spending money like he’s a Bond villain building a secret hideout. Ben thinks they are going to look the other way when it comes to his spending habits, nephew please.
Exactly!!!
Wouldn’t be quite something if he now pulled “the amarosa” and proclaimed that he was being criticized because of his race …
PHUCK OUTTA HERE:
Dumb asshole.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin seeking to deport wife of .@USArmy #7th Special Forces Group #veteran -hearing Monday in Arlington, Va. https://t.co/QLOnukKTFi pic.twitter.com/ZKiey6hNxs— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) February 28, 2018
It was reported in our news that Bill Gates made some comments about another economic downturn coming – although he cannot predict when.
Trump is desperately trying to bring it on – his cuts to government, taxation policy and now the tariffs will bring forth the timing – and there is NO WAY he has anyone in his administration who will have any idea how to fix it.
He also has no idea of the impact of these tariffs – other than the russians who would think they are a MAGA concept.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/03/01/chat-away-973/