Congratulatiosn on First, desertflower. Yes, indeed, he is. His kindness and generous spirit saw us through unbearable tragedies and incomprehensible sorrows — he could not change what happened but his presence and example lifted everyone and saw us through. I miss him every single day. Reminders bothered me for a while, but now I seek them out, and find them comforting and reinvigorating. Knowing that he and his family are happy and thriving is a good thing that I can take happiness from every time. Thank you for this lovely and eloquent post, NerdyWonka. What a thoughtful balm on a day of loss and grief. The amazing grace of Dr. King’s presence in this world blesses us to this day. His words and lessons ring truer and stand the test of time.
This is a link to a feature on Blavity this morning. I loved it, with its listing of fifty, count-’em, folks, 50 excellent accomplishments by African Americans over the past fifty years. In no way an exhaustive list, not that there were only fifty, but I cherish the turning of the large number into a list of examples of Dr. King’s presence in the world to this day.
This makes an old man like me cry. We must never forget how that angelic man we know as Pres. Barack Obama came to earth and brought healing and wholeness to a broken world. He is forever an example to us all of goodness and strength in the face of darkness.
Sheila
April 4, 2018 at 4:39 pm
Many folks have asked…why do we continue to fight the same battles over and over again….
i think that there is an answer in this article…
twitter.com/esglaude/status/981474435784994816
Negroes have proceeded from a premise that equality means what it says, and they have taken white Americans at their word when they talked of it as an objective. But most whites in America … proceed from a premise that equality is a loose expression for improvement. White America is not even psychologically organized to close the gap–essentially it seeks only to make it less painful and less obvious but in most respects to retain it.
-1 step forward…2 steps back-
Even among some stalwart Democrats we hear demands that more attention should be given to blue collar, white workers and to those economically left behind in rural America or the Rust Belt. This dovetails with the conservative view of the “forgotten” American, who always happens to be white.
National anniversaries of death can be a tricky lot, to be used by whoever lays claim to the muted body buried in the ground that cannot speak back | The whitewashing—and resurrection—of Dr. King’s legacy https://t.co/CszDhoXHTG
We are NOT surprised that misogyny is right on target….hence the continued villainization of Hillary Clinton to this day…i am sure that they will throw in the Blk President for good measure…#StillWeRisehttps://t.co/gqJeqLAltC
The #IDC is no more… Democrats in New York State Senate Appear Set to Reconcile- this is very important breakthrough.. we need to be focused on NY’s congressional races.. https://t.co/lDTysXAGBJ
This video of Will Smith supporting the young entrepreneurs behind Brown Boys Lemonade will make your entire night. (Hint: It’s 60 seconds of pure #blackboyjoy).
UPDATE: There are now 114 unique #TownHallForOurLives events covering 125 congressional districts. Amazing work by organizers across the country as these numbers grow by the hour.
So far only 24 members of Congress have decided to attend… ⌛️
Why are white cops so afraid of Black men? All of the violence comes from the police, not these unarmed men that they kill like rats in the street. The SPLC sent out warnings years ago about how so many white supremacists were joining law enforcement departments with the express purpose of harming minorities, especially Black and brown men. Black people have no power, wealth, or influence. We run nothing in this country and no matter how smart, gifted, talented or beautiful we are, dealing with race hatred toward us is an everyday reality. I have long held that the major reason that so many white people hate us is because of their guilt and fear. They do not want to face or deal honestly with what their hate has done to us and they fear that if we get in power that we will do to them what they have done to us. Many stockpiled guns when BO was president because they thought that they would finally have to start paying for their sins. So sick of this shit.
Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet won counties that have been trending GOP for decade.
Dallet defeated Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock by 56 : 44% margin in spring election that Wisconsin Republicans have dominated over past decade.#BlueWavehttps://t.co/2swkOKFV3e
.@tedcruz just said they have not yet computed their fundraising totals for the past three months, but that they won’t be as high as @BetoORourke@NBCDFW
“I want to get the language so right that everyone here will cry out: ‘Yes, I’m Black, I’m proud of it. I’m Black and I’m beautiful!” – #MLK50pic.twitter.com/6VdS3gMbd7
There are concrete reasons, beyond how markedly he improved America's image around the world and the financial rescue from the Bush recession that Obama is a top ten president, his party's reticence to stand with him and win elections notwithstanding. https://t.co/o1wupk5c0M
Bernie's Vicious Circle: Saint Bernie's lazy ongoing mission to drag @TheDemocrats year after year underscores the fact that he actively suppresses voter turnout when he's not on the ballot, creates generations of cynics and then has the audacity to blame Democrats for it all. https://t.co/l2kVdbwBBU
To make this comment without noting the racist backlash towards President Obama…is typical of #BernieSanders…but his comments are meant to sow division among white democrats…because blk folks have always seen #BernieSanders for the fraud that he is.
On April 4th, 1968 at 7:05 p.m. central time, Dr. King’s life was cut tragically short. 50 years later a need for his dream to be fulfilled is far greater than ever. Share your dream & post your own #DreamStillLives video. Spread love…spread hope. pic.twitter.com/51BaCW78GC
Morning everyone….you know, I was wondering to myself the other day about whether or not the number of women running for office would be exponentially positive for America. I certainly hope so. We need them
Cyndi Ralston, a veteran Oklahoma public school teacher, has announced plans to run against a Republican state lawmaker who vowed to vote against all education funding during the Oklahoma teachers strike. https://t.co/gN6xKZkrIq
To kill OUR servicemembers with. I hate these creatures
In 2012, George NADER was brokering a weapons deal in which Russian arms would go to Iraq. In 2013, Trump NatSec adviser Joe SCHMITZ was brokering a weapons deal in which Russian arms would go to Syria. I hope Mueller's looking at any possible connections. https://t.co/T2YXcWuXrk
Proclamation by @realDonaldTrump doesn't actually send National Guard troops to the border. Because @POTUS is using Title 32 authority–instead of federalizing the Guard under Title 10–this is a REQUEST for state Governors to send troops.
…”I think that he would be impressed about all the work that we’re doing,” Yolanda Renee King said during an interview Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” …During the Wednesday interview, Yolanda’s mother said it was “difficult” to watch her daughter take after her grandfather. “It was a bit difficult but because she has been so interested in the issue for so long and so passionate about it and wanted to do it, it was natural,” Arndrea King said. … http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/381759-mlks-granddaughter-were-not-where-were-supposed-to-be
Incoming National Security Adviser, John Bolton, faces questions from White House lawyers over the connections between his PAC and Super PAC and Cambridge Analytica.
Joon Kim, former acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, talks to Rachel about the firing of US Attorneys in March 2017 and procedures in the Mueller investigation.
Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan talks to Rachel about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt using funds from the Safe Drinking Water Act to give staffers raises and bring in lobbyists.
Proclamation by @realDonaldTrump doesn't actually send National Guard troops to the border. Because @POTUS is using Title 32 authority–instead of federalizing the Guard under Title 10–this is a REQUEST for state Governors to send troops.
Here’s video of Oklahoma’s Republican Governor attacking public school teachers, comparing their walk out to “a teenage kid who wants a better car.” OK ranked 49th in teacher pay in 2016. Some can’t even afford a car, let alone a better one. #FallinResignpic.twitter.com/Fpcqfdjdqs
I'm so in awe of college-bound students all over the country—you inspire @BarackObama and me every day. We know how hard you’ve worked to make your college dreams a reality. That’s why #CollegeSigningDay is one of my favorite traditions. I can’t wait to celebrate in Philly! https://t.co/CZ0bEgIHi0
“I will gladly work with the President when his ideas aren’t stupid and detrimental to the United States,” says Rep. Ruben Gallego on his opposition to Trump sending troops to the Mexican border https://t.co/UyY7v7LGss pic.twitter.com/Pt9eZRZJVa
Our former governor, Phil Bredesen, who is running for senate against Marsha, Marsh, Marsha Blackburn has an ad that says the same thing, just different wording/phrasing. See below………..
Bredesen says he learned long ago to “separate the message from the messenger.”
Bredesen is running as a moderate Democrat who will work across party lines for a red state that strongly supported Trump in 2016.
In the ad, Bredesen says there are a lot of things he doesn’t personally like about Trump. But Bredesen says if the president has an idea that’s good for Tennesseans, he’ll be for it, and if he thinks a Trump idea won’t be good for Tennesseans, he’ll be against it.
Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who has said she’s a “hardcore, card-carrying Tennessee conservative,” is closely aligning with Trump in her Senate bid.
UNMASKED: Here’s the real identity of “Ricky Vaughn,” one of Trump’s most powerful alt-right internet trolls. Stellar reporting by @lukeobrien. https://t.co/FCiL9RDOne— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) April 5, 2018
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Finally, the snow has let Up last night. It's sunny and clear blue skies in MN.
Thank you, NW.
Thank you, Chips.
Thank you, TODbot Village.
#Resist!
Pruitt Scandal Apparently the Result of Disgraced WH Aide Rob Porter Leaking Info on Him to Retaliate Agst Former Girlfriend ¯_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/fsfC70Tqxz via @TPM
To get a sense of how powerful the account was, consider this: The MIT Media Lab named him to its list of top 150 influencers on the election, based on news appearances and social media impact. He finished ahead of NBC News, Drudge Report and Stephen Colbert.
Here is something Michelle said today, and we know exactly what she meant. She said, It felt like the eight years that Barack was President, it was sort of like having the good parent at home, the responsible parent …and now perhaps we have the other parent .
POLICE PUPS' FIRST DAY: The most adorable new additions to the Australian Federal Police’s K9 team "are fur-ociously keen to fight crime," their human colleagues say. https://t.co/jm9gYAslfOpic.twitter.com/zjbst2tBmJ
As predicted. Kushner gave the Saudis a list of ”enemies” to arrest. Clearly Trump authorized this divulging of classified information. He also likely tasked NSA & Treasury Intel to target those Saudi civilians for MBS. https://t.co/gSP7AwJhl4
"If I were sitting in Mr. Avenatti's seat I would also be doing a happy dance" – @mayawiley on Trump denying knowledge of $130k payment to Stormy Daniels pic.twitter.com/WDqEiUjOs4
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) April 5, 2018
The upside (and it is huge) of people like Kevin Williamson and Quinn Norton losing these gigs is that it has blocked “trolling and joking about deaths of minorities to look cool” as a career path. Sorry, trolling isn’t going to get plum gigs any more. You’ll just have to think.
In honor of #MLK50, we asked people around the world how the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. inspires them to make a positive impact in their communities. Here's what they said: https://t.co/Hdfsf3iuOspic.twitter.com/woMI1ghYS0
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) April 5, 2018
FDR lost more Congressional seats than Obama. Truman and LBJ lost a ton of seats too. Virtually all Presidents lose seats in the mid-terms. Its almost like its a structural cycle, stop parroting some bullshit narrative Bernie Sanders pulled out of his ass. pic.twitter.com/rHd0OFJhvF
More than 70 million square feet of retail space is slated to close in 2018, CNBC has reported, largely attributable to the fact that retailers with massive floor plans are the ones shuttering stores.
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Good afternoon everyone. Our President is wise and compassionate
Congratulatiosn on First, desertflower. Yes, indeed, he is. His kindness and generous spirit saw us through unbearable tragedies and incomprehensible sorrows — he could not change what happened but his presence and example lifted everyone and saw us through. I miss him every single day. Reminders bothered me for a while, but now I seek them out, and find them comforting and reinvigorating. Knowing that he and his family are happy and thriving is a good thing that I can take happiness from every time. Thank you for this lovely and eloquent post, NerdyWonka. What a thoughtful balm on a day of loss and grief. The amazing grace of Dr. King’s presence in this world blesses us to this day. His words and lessons ring truer and stand the test of time.
All of this . Afternoon to you, dear Nancie💕
Though you all might appreciate the angelic voice of Marvin Gaye in this isolated vocals.
https://blavity.com/recognizing-king-50-achievements-black-activists-have-made-since-mlks-assassination-50-years-ago
This is a link to a feature on Blavity this morning. I loved it, with its listing of fifty, count-’em, folks, 50 excellent accomplishments by African Americans over the past fifty years. In no way an exhaustive list, not that there were only fifty, but I cherish the turning of the large number into a list of examples of Dr. King’s presence in the world to this day.
This makes an old man like me cry. We must never forget how that angelic man we know as Pres. Barack Obama came to earth and brought healing and wholeness to a broken world. He is forever an example to us all of goodness and strength in the face of darkness.
Great news!
Sheila
April 4, 2018 at 4:39 pm
Many folks have asked…why do we continue to fight the same battles over and over again….
i think that there is an answer in this article…
twitter.com/esglaude/status/981474435784994816
Negroes have proceeded from a premise that equality means what it says, and they have taken white Americans at their word when they talked of it as an objective. But most whites in America … proceed from a premise that equality is a loose expression for improvement. White America is not even psychologically organized to close the gap–essentially it seeks only to make it less painful and less obvious but in most respects to retain it.
-1 step forward…2 steps back-
Even among some stalwart Democrats we hear demands that more attention should be given to blue collar, white workers and to those economically left behind in rural America or the Rust Belt. This dovetails with the conservative view of the “forgotten” American, who always happens to be white.
Love these little guys! ❤
yes…they are soooooooo excited…..”becauseof themwecan”
😍
GE, TODbots.
Congrats, DF on your Au ⭐ Furst 😉
Thank you, Lady NW 🙂
Go Mueller!
http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/04/mlk-dream-still-lives-video
BOOM!
Dr King broke it down in plain English.
Post and share this around the world.
Thanks Nena – this is a rare find!!!
Thanks, Sheila for posting the full video. I just went in now to listen to it, and it has gone unavailable now.
bummer
you can find the interview at this website
https://www.theroot.com/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-my-dream-has-turned-into-a-1791257458
Why are white cops so afraid of Black men? All of the violence comes from the police, not these unarmed men that they kill like rats in the street. The SPLC sent out warnings years ago about how so many white supremacists were joining law enforcement departments with the express purpose of harming minorities, especially Black and brown men. Black people have no power, wealth, or influence. We run nothing in this country and no matter how smart, gifted, talented or beautiful we are, dealing with race hatred toward us is an everyday reality. I have long held that the major reason that so many white people hate us is because of their guilt and fear. They do not want to face or deal honestly with what their hate has done to us and they fear that if we get in power that we will do to them what they have done to us. Many stockpiled guns when BO was president because they thought that they would finally have to start paying for their sins. So sick of this shit.
It is not fear that causes the Police unarmed blk men…it is hatred and disdain…and lack of accountability..
to kill*
Wisc Dems were not playing last night.
P.R.E.A.C.H.
This^^
Truth!
Stevie Wonder’s 1st Tweet, Guys.
Beautiful 💕
Thanks Nena for posting this!
Just wonderful. Moving. Thanks for sharing with us.
Beautiful! Thank you so much, Nina for sharing this.
Morning everyone….you know, I was wondering to myself the other day about whether or not the number of women running for office would be exponentially positive for America. I certainly hope so. We need them
Good for her. You go, girl!!!!!!!!!!!!
To kill OUR servicemembers with. I hate these creatures
Thread
It all makes my head hurt
Thank you Nerdy – I had not seen this before – and I am in tears. How sweet are the words for such a sad event.
What an absolute POS. No wonder no one in this fraud administration has said a word…he’s the poster child of how they all want to be!
Oh the swamp. There’s no bottom to it. 😦 😦 😦 😦
There really is no bottom. Morning, TNmtngirl:)
Oh please, the EPA ethics official had all the facts he needed.
Go ahead and Speak Truth, Don! If he didn’t have all the facts, why didn’t he wait for all the facts before issuing his ruling exonerating Pruit?
I hope all the Blue state Governors do the same…..
😢
…”I think that he would be impressed about all the work that we’re doing,” Yolanda Renee King said during an interview Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” …During the Wednesday interview, Yolanda’s mother said it was “difficult” to watch her daughter take after her grandfather. “It was a bit difficult but because she has been so interested in the issue for so long and so passionate about it and wanted to do it, it was natural,” Arndrea King said. …
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/381759-mlks-granddaughter-were-not-where-were-supposed-to-be
White House lawyers question Bolton about potential ethics issues
Incoming National Security Adviser, John Bolton, faces questions from White House lawyers over the connections between his PAC and Super PAC and Cambridge Analytica.
Former acting US Attorney gives first interview since leaving SDNY
Joon Kim, former acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, talks to Rachel about the firing of US Attorneys in March 2017 and procedures in the Mueller investigation.
Flint Rep. upset with Pruitt using Safe Drinking Water Act money to pay staffers
Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan talks to Rachel about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt using funds from the Safe Drinking Water Act to give staffers raises and bring in lobbyists.
Interesting
MIchelle Obama is coming to Philadelphia….Yasssssssssss!!
oopsssssssss
LMAO!
“I will gladly work with the President when his ideas aren’t stupid and detrimental to the United States,” says Rep. Ruben Gallego on his opposition to Trump sending troops to the Mexican border https://t.co/UyY7v7LGss pic.twitter.com/Pt9eZRZJVa
— CNN (@CNN) April 5, 2018
Our former governor, Phil Bredesen, who is running for senate against Marsha, Marsh, Marsha Blackburn has an ad that says the same thing, just different wording/phrasing. See below………..
Bredesen says he learned long ago to “separate the message from the messenger.”
Bredesen is running as a moderate Democrat who will work across party lines for a red state that strongly supported Trump in 2016.
In the ad, Bredesen says there are a lot of things he doesn’t personally like about Trump. But Bredesen says if the president has an idea that’s good for Tennesseans, he’ll be for it, and if he thinks a Trump idea won’t be good for Tennesseans, he’ll be against it.
Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who has said she’s a “hardcore, card-carrying Tennessee conservative,” is closely aligning with Trump in her Senate bid.
THAT is the response Dems need to give every time the MSM tries to help Trump and frame Dems as obstructionists.
I will sending him a donation. 😄
* will be *
Trump says there is massive voter fraud in California and insists that “this is not a conspiracy theory”— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) April 5, 2018
UNMASKED: Here’s the real identity of “Ricky Vaughn,” one of Trump’s most powerful alt-right internet trolls. Stellar reporting by @lukeobrien. https://t.co/FCiL9RDOne— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) April 5, 2018
G ❤ ❤ D Aftern ❤ ❤ n, TODbots Community.
Finally, the snow has let Up last night. It's sunny and clear blue skies in MN.
Thank you, NW.
Thank you, Chips.
Thank you, TODbot Village.
#Resist!
Yay sun! 🐥
I’m listening to Michelle Obama speak in Boston,MA.
Enjoying her so much.
Always a joy listening to FLOTUS44.
https://www.pscp..tv/w/1jMJgqozbOiKL
I tried to post it, but I did something wrong. Sorry.
Eventually all their tricks will be unearthed.
Here is something Michelle said today, and we know exactly what she meant. She said, It felt like the eight years that Barack was President, it was sort of like having the good parent at home, the responsible parent …and now perhaps we have the other parent .
INCREDIBLE!!!
I have been reading hearing & seeing pictures of this potential Continent Splitting for yrs. Intriguing and scary at the same time.
So sorry, I posted the wrong picture.
ICYMI…
Thanks for posting this…Our First Lady…is extaordinary
Thanks for this Video. I have just finished watching it. Listening to Mrs. Obama is quite a treat.
KEEP ON …KEEPIN ON!!
This was a very intriguing discussion…
as dudette would say…Squeeeeeeeeeeeee…..smiling….these are adorable babies
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/04/05/the-first-lady-at-simmons-college/