Don’t be afraid of being emotional. Our ancestors deserve a place in our memories. They endured more than we can fathom. The least we can do is understand what they faced at the hands of white supremacists who delighted in their pain. Warnings now. Least we can do. #neverforgethttps://t.co/VqVSRKhXQL
"Most people in this country can't name a single African American who was lynched between 1877-1950 even though thousands of African Americans were subjected to this violence” -Bryan Stevenson, on the importance of creating a consciousness about our history and telling the truth. pic.twitter.com/jUi3DwmHR5
— The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (@MemPeaceJustice) April 25, 2018
I think the most overlooked aspect of Trump’s train wreck of a Fox & Friends interview, is the fact he made it clear he didn’t get anything for Melania for her birthday today. I think that tells you everything you need to know about him.
He’s too consumed with his own problems to acknowledge his wife. I am sure the staff at the WH will do something special for her. I wonder if the people who are always defending her and saying how great she is will acknowledge her birthday. If she did not jump on the birther band wagon I would feel sorry for her.
Yes the Russians are back, and they’re not interfering in our election. Rather they’re creating chaos by sowing doubt about what the truth is. This is the next attack we knew was going to happen. #TrumpRussia
Trump's short list to replace Dr. Ronny Jackson as VA Secretary: — a headless Barbie doll — a broom with a face drawn on it — the most recent person to flatter Trump — the first person listed under "doctors" in the DC Craigslist — that kid mowing the White House lawn
In going back through FEC records, I also noticed (and hadn't previously seen this) that the only other candidate to pay Diamond and Silk in 2016 was…white nationalist Paul Nehlen pic.twitter.com/EZyvhknaMA
What if they listed these people s recipients but never cut them a check? Maybe these are “fake” FEC filings which mean the Campaign and the Nazi’s are in trouble.
This is major news for Indiana’s largest county. Marion County- with over 700k voters-has one early voting site downtown in a virtually inaccessible site, due to local and state Republican efforts to limit early voting in the county after the county handed Indiana to Obama in 08. https://t.co/JAlFhVgDUq
Black Man Convicted of Rape on all counts…White Man accused of rape and sexual misconduct becomes President…Charlie Rose accuse of sexual misconduct…gets a new TV show interviewing other sexual predators…This is Justice in America….”Just US”
Yep, when WH pervert raped his wife and has his goon lawyer threaten her life….NO INVESTIGATIONS. Rape a minor? She gets death threats….NO Problem…It’s a witch hunt. If PBO was accused of having sex with a minor and she recanted there would have STILL been a Special Prosecutor and she would have been FORCED to testify. They would have had a 24hr jury to indict him. CNN, MSNBC, Fox News 24/7 coverage. There is ALWAYS two separate Justice in America. White Justice and Black Justice.
I am not against a predator from being prosecuted to the fullest, it just that NO other “famous” white male is held to the same justice.
The father on 7th Heaven, all he had to say was he was very sorry for having molested 3 under age girls. Police in New York are aware of child molestation allegations by a former relative against actor Stephen Collins, but due to the statute of limitations, he cannot face charges in that case, a senior law enforcement official told CNN on Tuesday evening”. Collins – who is being investigated by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department on molestation allegations but has not been charged with any crime – said that while his actions were ‘terrible’, he does not fit the definition of a pedophile. His molestation of THREE minor girls was between 1974 and 1994. Why wasn’t HE prosecuted to the fullest?
A pedophile is someone who is mainly or wholly attracted to children. I’m not,’ he told Couric. ‘I had a distortion in my thinking where I acted out in those ways.
Really?!! I wonder if an AA male is held to the same “pedophile” definition? I will see if R. Kelly will be convicted as a “pedophile” when his case goes to court. Jerry Lee Louis married a 14yr old which kept him from jail and being tried as a child molester. Chuck Berry has sex allegedly had sex with a 14yr old he transported across state lines and convicted and went to prison for a little over one year.
I'm so happy for my friend @chefsamkass whose new book shares healthy tips & delicious recipes my family has enjoyed for years. From launching the White House Kitchen Garden back in 2009 to becoming a successful entrepreneur & author, @barackobama and I couldn’t be prouder! pic.twitter.com/rq7GxzVBf9
“As police officers continue to terrorize Black and brown communities, abusing their power, and then hiding behind their blue wall of silence, and laws that allow for them to kill us with virtual impunity…”@amnesty@yourrightscamp@RAVisionMediapic.twitter.com/kQ9MKha0bY
Via @pewresearch : Democrats used to be much more likely than Republicans to say they like elected officials who compromise with those on the other side.
When the other side never negotiates in good faith, you get tired of being a chump. They cheat, they lie, they elect Caligula and pretend it's normal. https://t.co/muHRuwU5y0
Without Barack Obama in the White House there never would have been a President Trump. That is why Trump’s is simply the anti-Obama: White, Incompetent, Racist, Politically Incorrect, Mean-Spirited, Lazy and a Natural Born Cheater — like his base. https://t.co/3RTxojvsyn
Encouraging news! The Senate Judiciary Committee passed The Special Counsel Independence & Integrity Act on a bipartisan basis to protect the Mueller investigation and the rule of law. Thank you to all who called senators to urge this key step forward! 🇺🇸https://t.co/zZVJWHwT2q
It’s so hot out there. I went to a satellite protest this morning at 7am and it wasn’t too bad. Bravo to those that braved the heat. This is history being made.
The REAL state of public education in Arizona under Republicans
With a teacher walkout looming next week, there has been a lot of misinformation spread around in an attempt to distract from the core problem facing Arizonans – a lack of proper and adequate funding for our public education system. Please know the facts! #RedForEdpic.twitter.com/1VKMNEQfDU
America does not want an educated work force, America does not want to educate it’s children unless the parents pay for it themselves. America wants uneducated poor children to work for slave wages and their parents unemployed with no health benefits no safety net for food or housing. American is officially a broken country as of Nov 8, 2016.
If the comments by the congressional aide quoted by @thehill are accurate–"[T]he speaker was dismayed by a prayer Father Conroy gave"–then a Catholic Speaker of the House fired a Catholic chaplain for praying for the poor. https://t.co/eDdzeaKexI
5,581 reasons, ppl, and blessings have donated to my daughter, family and I, I wish I could tag you all but just know the LOVE doesn’t go unnoticed thank you for everything Family, I GREATLY GREATLY appreciate it
Am so proud & happy to see this outpouring of love & appreciation. PBO kept telling us that there some great folks in America. Wish all of them could rise up in November & vote their correctness.
Yep, Cosby played that respectability politics to the hilt. And all the while he was doing the vilest shit imaginable to women. How does that pound cake taste now, Bill?
based on the accusations about the WH doc …. is anyone making a connection/speculation of how this to could be linked to #45’s unhinged fox performance (and other prior incomprehensible utterances and strange behavior) ?
If he’s the “candy man” maybe that’s why Gen’l Kelly went off on Rep. Frederica Wilson, Kellyanne’s behavior, and Scarah Hucklebee-Sanders nasty behavior…..they hyped up on drugs.
The governor sets the agenda for Georgia, recommends/manages the budget, appoints leaders to key positions and acts as a critical check on our state legislature.
Today's the day! Yellow envelopes went out to 900 local veterans & active duty military members with medical debt. They will learn that some or all of their debt has been purchased by @ActionNewsJax@WOKVNews and FORGIVEN! $1MILLION worth! Please watch 5:45p and join our effort! pic.twitter.com/Rknl50kBs3
Gooooooood Morninggggggggg….TOD….Great Words for a Friday Morning…
"You don’t have to say anything to the haters. You don’t have to acknowledge them at all. You just wake up every morning and be the best you you can be. And that tends to shut them up" ~ Michelle Obama pic.twitter.com/dxn199dcSz
Haha…They do this every NEW administration then back out. Only this time Rocket-Man screwed himself by destroying his own arsenal by having a temper tantrum with Dotard showing off whose rockets/bombs are bigger.
In case you're still confused how racism & white supremacy works… This week Trump's Cult 45 fawned over FLOTUS Melania for hosting a "dinner party" while still claiming Michelle Obama is the least accomplished & worst First Lady in history. #FridayFeelingpic.twitter.com/YbphKQLOPY
I miss having a First Lady who made a positive difference in so many lives – one who focused on helping military families, encouraged healthy living, championed women and girls, and promoted the arts and education. #FridayFeelingpic.twitter.com/RdFCmWaOHU
She is black, of course to those racist bigots she was the worst. Remember white people are superior to black people according to bigots. But we all know Michelle Obama was a great First Lady.
Happy Birthday to our founder, #CorettaScottKing! Thank you for your courageous commitment to building the Beloved Community. Thank you for inspiring the next generation to study #MLK’s life and teachings. Thank you for loving and leading so well. We miss you. #CelebratingCorettapic.twitter.com/K3kfq9J6DK
Jon Lovett and this teacher doing a wonderful job here:
"We are teaching with textbooks from the 90s. Teachers are teaching in classrooms with no air conditioning, with leaky roofs and broken windows" — Arizona teacher Kelley Fisher #RedForEdpic.twitter.com/Mz4uojuO8G
This sounds just like Oklahoma. I listened with great interest as President Macron gave America lessons in U.S. History. I heard people say: “I never knew that!” History needs to be taught and totally learned!!
We press on today. The legislature decided they should have the day off and took the weekend, while we ask for meetings to come to an agreement. They are home and we’re in the streets.
Broken public education is the feature here, not the bug. We are educating the voters of this state and hopefully, they will begin to connect the dots as to who’s actually on the side of themselves and their families. Positive response from most….a few that seem to have problems with their middle finger, but WTF ever.
Just so we’re clear, this strike is about so much more than just teacher raises. This is about the defunding of public education FOR DECADES. Taking from public schools to give tax breaks to corporations, to give to private and charter schools, to continue to increase class size, not support infrastructure or school support staff…the list goes on and on. In totality, the teacher raises are a very small part of what this is all about. Yet, the governor calls us ungrateful and greedy.
Rachel Maddow outlines how Donald Trump’s lawyers have been crafting a legal defense based on attorney-client privilege with Michael Cohen, only to have Donald Trump minimize his relationship with Cohen during an untethered phone-in with Fox News.
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump’s propensity to speak without thinking through how what he is saying hurts his own case, serving as a textbook example of why lawyers ask clients not to discuss a case.
Rachel Maddow reports on Ronny Jackson’s withdrawal from nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and notes that Jackson is Donald Trump’s 24th failed Senate-confirmable nominee.
Robert McDonald, former secretary of Veterans Affairs, talks with Rachel Maddow about the political pressures of privatization on the challenges of leading an organization as large as the V.A.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 4/26/18 Lawrence: Trump’s TV call shows he’s out of control
President Donald Trump spent 31 minutes on T.V. building a wall of madness that shows he is dangerous. The rant has to be seen and heard to be believed.
Our FFLOTUS IS A TREASURE! So many students have been inspired by the Obamas.
I heard last week that there is an attempt by the DOJ (racist Sessions) to look into all these students that file for an early admission to their college of choice, get accepted, but do not notify the other colleges that they applied to that are no longer interested. They were looking into whether to punish these students somehow. NPR stated that DOJ are looking into this because of the YouTube videos of students being accepted to college. Doesn’t the DOJ have criminals to go after? I think they want to punish minorities that get accepted to all this schools, some with full scholarships, to see if a white student is being discriminated against.
A federal judge has thrown out ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort’s civil lawsuit challenging Mueller’s appointment as special counsel. https://t.co/KJkt3qiL6r
This appears to be a very weird typo in the House Intelligence report, saying there was collusion with Russia: "However, questionable contacts like the Trump Tower meeting resulted in collusion, conspiracy, or coordination with the Russian government." pic.twitter.com/jejuVgVIVx
Mass firing’ at conservative site RedState
April 27, 2018 at 12:57 pm EDT
Salem Media, owner of the influential conservative outlet RedState, froze the site on Friday and dismissed many of its writers… Multiple sources told CNNMoney that they believed conservative critics of President Trump were the writers targeted for removal.
Said one: “They fired everybody who was insufficiently supportive of Trump.”
“In the weeks leading up to the NRA’s 2016 annual meeting, there were a number of emails sent to a member of the campaign … about setting up a ‘back channel’ between the United States and Russian governments.” pic.twitter.com/QGV7jZvMZE
“I will pay $39,000.00 to the U.S. Treasury to reimburse for the severance payment that was made from my office account… I did not want to leave with any question of violating the trust of taxpayers.”
Here they come. The Russian Bots pushing an Fake ‘Disappointed Liberal’ framing. 0 followers. Follows 2. No tweets. Repeats same tweet nearly word for word. #CyberwarAintAGame The Wikileaks-Greenwald-Breitbart-Fox Propaganda alliance is REAL, people. pic.twitter.com/VFoqIRgH4z
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Good Morning TODVille.
GM No Child….
Wise Words…
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He’s too consumed with his own problems to acknowledge his wife. I am sure the staff at the WH will do something special for her. I wonder if the people who are always defending her and saying how great she is will acknowledge her birthday. If she did not jump on the birther band wagon I would feel sorry for her.
The best shade…
Always
The bill doesn’t have the 60 votes necessary to pass the Senate, and has even less of a chance to pass the more conservative House. It also would be unlikely to win the two-thirds support needed to override a presidential veto. http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/384990-senate-panel-approves-bill-to-protect-special-counsel
This was just a gimmick to make the GOP look like they cared. I am glad it did not pass. A lot of poison in that Bill.
The judge in the Cohen case has appointed a Special Master to handle the evidence.
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LOLz
Vacation? I am sure the Royal Family will NOT meet with them.
The answer is NO. Nobody in the Royal Family is going to meet with Dolt45.
He’s going to hide out @ Ecuador Embassy. 😂
What if they listed these people s recipients but never cut them a check? Maybe these are “fake” FEC filings which mean the Campaign and the Nazi’s are in trouble.
If I ever needed a lawyer- he would be the guy.
WOW!!!
GA, TODbots.
Wow!
Trump is truly an Idiot.
Thanks, NW!
Congrats, NCLB on your Au ⭐ Furst 😉
❤ TODbots Community.
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/989563158137368576 My last post on this Issue today.
Black Man Convicted of Rape on all counts…White Man accused of rape and sexual misconduct becomes President…Charlie Rose accuse of sexual misconduct…gets a new TV show interviewing other sexual predators…This is Justice in America….”Just US”
Yep, when WH pervert raped his wife and has his goon lawyer threaten her life….NO INVESTIGATIONS. Rape a minor? She gets death threats….NO Problem…It’s a witch hunt. If PBO was accused of having sex with a minor and she recanted there would have STILL been a Special Prosecutor and she would have been FORCED to testify. They would have had a 24hr jury to indict him. CNN, MSNBC, Fox News 24/7 coverage. There is ALWAYS two separate Justice in America. White Justice and Black Justice.
I am not against a predator from being prosecuted to the fullest, it just that NO other “famous” white male is held to the same justice.
The father on 7th Heaven, all he had to say was he was very sorry for having molested 3 under age girls. Police in New York are aware of child molestation allegations by a former relative against actor Stephen Collins, but due to the statute of limitations, he cannot face charges in that case, a senior law enforcement official told CNN on Tuesday evening”. Collins – who is being investigated by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department on molestation allegations but has not been charged with any crime – said that while his actions were ‘terrible’, he does not fit the definition of a pedophile. His molestation of THREE minor girls was between 1974 and 1994. Why wasn’t HE prosecuted to the fullest?
A pedophile is someone who is mainly or wholly attracted to children. I’m not,’ he told Couric. ‘I had a distortion in my thinking where I acted out in those ways.
Really?!! I wonder if an AA male is held to the same “pedophile” definition? I will see if R. Kelly will be convicted as a “pedophile” when his case goes to court. Jerry Lee Louis married a 14yr old which kept him from jail and being tried as a child molester. Chuck Berry has sex allegedly had sex with a 14yr old he transported across state lines and convicted and went to prison for a little over one year.
preach on
Tell it, jojothecat!
I love Pete Souza shade.
Pete never disappoints!
Pete is such a shady dude. LOL. Love him!!
Pete doing his delicious shady-shade! ❤
BA-DA-BING
We are done. Now that we are that the GOP supports TREASON..
We are finished meeting them half way or any way
Yup.
Ditto.
So too were: SCOTUS on Citizen United. Voting Rights was gutted. ACA, Roberts took away the 50 States mandates.
Finally, someone who isn’t tiptoeing around the elephant in the room.
Deplorables will scream and yell and deny, but Dean has their number.
This bill from what I’ve read does not exactly protect Mueller as much as it protects the GOP.
It’s so hot out there. I went to a satellite protest this morning at 7am and it wasn’t too bad. Bravo to those that braved the heat. This is history being made.
Wonderful (but for the heat!)!
Hope all these teachers vote out the GOP.
More from Arizona. SO proud of these teachers and the supporters we have!
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/redfored-arizona-teacher-walkout-latest-updates-10368023
The REAL state of public education in Arizona under Republicans
America does not want an educated work force, America does not want to educate it’s children unless the parents pay for it themselves. America wants uneducated poor children to work for slave wages and their parents unemployed with no health benefits no safety net for food or housing. American is officially a broken country as of Nov 8, 2016.
The GOP and Evangelicals are ALL fake Christians.
And if we didn’t know it before, we know it post-trump.
Dan Pfeiffer unleashed …
Such Class: A true American Hero!
Love it! A few of my dollars are in there. Money well spent!
Am so proud & happy to see this outpouring of love & appreciation. PBO kept telling us that there some great folks in America. Wish all of them could rise up in November & vote their correctness.
Love him!
Tom Brokaw? WTF?
What did Brokaw do/say now?
Apparently Brokaw couldn’t keep his hands to himself back in the 90’s.
Bill Cosby can now join OJ Simpson as two men who FORGOT they were BLACK in WHITE America.
And White American will REMIND you – every time.
Yep, Cosby played that respectability politics to the hilt. And all the while he was doing the vilest shit imaginable to women. How does that pound cake taste now, Bill?
based on the accusations about the WH doc …. is anyone making a connection/speculation of how this to could be linked to #45’s unhinged fox performance (and other prior incomprehensible utterances and strange behavior) ?
If he’s the “candy man” maybe that’s why Gen’l Kelly went off on Rep. Frederica Wilson, Kellyanne’s behavior, and Scarah Hucklebee-Sanders nasty behavior…..they hyped up on drugs.
How refreshing is this? A candidate who knows what the job is and can explain it to all potential voters.
This is My Next Governor!
I really hope so, Dudette, I’m rooting for her.
Wow!
Morning everyone. Day 2 of Teacher Walkout in AZ…Meanwhile….
Credit to Kim Yo Jong apparently :
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/27/asia/kim-yo-jong-profile-intl/index.html?sr=twCNN042718kim-yo-jong-profile-intl0648AMVODtop
Gooooooood Morninggggggggg….TOD….Great Words for a Friday Morning…
Right On Michelle Obama
Before claiming more than there is in this meeting everyone needs to remember:
Haha…They do this every NEW administration then back out. Only this time Rocket-Man screwed himself by destroying his own arsenal by having a temper tantrum with Dotard showing off whose rockets/bombs are bigger.
Happy Friday! Have a great day, everyone!
She is black, of course to those racist bigots she was the worst. Remember white people are superior to black people according to bigots. But we all know Michelle Obama was a great First Lady.
OH, DEAR
Jon Lovett and this teacher doing a wonderful job here:
This sounds just like Oklahoma. I listened with great interest as President Macron gave America lessons in U.S. History. I heard people say: “I never knew that!” History needs to be taught and totally learned!!
We press on today. The legislature decided they should have the day off and took the weekend, while we ask for meetings to come to an agreement. They are home and we’re in the streets.
Broken public education is the feature here, not the bug. We are educating the voters of this state and hopefully, they will begin to connect the dots as to who’s actually on the side of themselves and their families. Positive response from most….a few that seem to have problems with their middle finger, but WTF ever.
Just so we’re clear, this strike is about so much more than just teacher raises. This is about the defunding of public education FOR DECADES. Taking from public schools to give tax breaks to corporations, to give to private and charter schools, to continue to increase class size, not support infrastructure or school support staff…the list goes on and on. In totality, the teacher raises are a very small part of what this is all about. Yet, the governor calls us ungrateful and greedy.
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/25/17276284/arizona-teacher-strike-tax-cut-funding-data
Trump stomps on own legal strategy with blurting rant on Fox News
Rachel Maddow outlines how Donald Trump’s lawyers have been crafting a legal defense based on attorney-client privilege with Michael Cohen, only to have Donald Trump minimize his relationship with Cohen during an untethered phone-in with Fox News.
McQuade: Trump a living law school cautionary example
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump’s propensity to speak without thinking through how what he is saying hurts his own case, serving as a textbook example of why lawyers ask clients not to discuss a case.
Trump extends abysmal track record of nominee failures
Rachel Maddow reports on Ronny Jackson’s withdrawal from nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and notes that Jackson is Donald Trump’s 24th failed Senate-confirmable nominee.
‘Our veterans deserve better’: Former VA Secretary McDonald
Robert McDonald, former secretary of Veterans Affairs, talks with Rachel Maddow about the political pressures of privatization on the challenges of leading an organization as large as the V.A.
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL 4/26/18
Lawrence: Trump’s TV call shows he’s out of control
President Donald Trump spent 31 minutes on T.V. building a wall of madness that shows he is dangerous. The rant has to be seen and heard to be believed.
My First Lady.
Forever FLOTUS 🙂
Our FFLOTUS IS A TREASURE! So many students have been inspired by the Obamas.
I heard last week that there is an attempt by the DOJ (racist Sessions) to look into all these students that file for an early admission to their college of choice, get accepted, but do not notify the other colleges that they applied to that are no longer interested. They were looking into whether to punish these students somehow. NPR stated that DOJ are looking into this because of the YouTube videos of students being accepted to college. Doesn’t the DOJ have criminals to go after? I think they want to punish minorities that get accepted to all this schools, some with full scholarships, to see if a white student is being discriminated against.
A federal judge has thrown out ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort’s civil lawsuit challenging Mueller’s appointment as special counsel. https://t.co/KJkt3qiL6r
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) April 27, 2018
🙂
Freudian slip. Guilt!
Mass firing’ at conservative site RedState
April 27, 2018 at 12:57 pm EDT
Salem Media, owner of the influential conservative outlet RedState, froze the site on Friday and dismissed many of its writers… Multiple sources told CNNMoney that they believed conservative critics of President Trump were the writers targeted for removal.
Said one: “They fired everybody who was insufficiently supportive of Trump.”
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/27/media/redstate-blog-salem-media/index.html
https://www.12news.com/article/news/education/live-another-rally-taking-place-at-state-capitol-on-day-two-of-arizona-teacher-walkout/75-546505802
Shocked, I know.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/04/27/flotus-flashbackfriday/
JUST IN: PA Rep. Meehan announces resignation:
“I will pay $39,000.00 to the U.S. Treasury to reimburse for the severance payment that was made from my office account… I did not want to leave with any question of violating the trust of taxpayers.”
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) April 27, 2018
This sums up everything.
Glenn Greenwald has been obsessively attacking Joy Reid, claiming to be deeply offended for transgender people.
And here he is retweeting David French agreeing with him.
French, who writes transphobic columns calling for oppressing transgender people.
pic.twitter.com/rEnaXBAdet— Sasha Fox (@second_sasha) April 27, 2018