This will be a quiet Mother’s Day for me. With one son in Singapore (who has already sent me cards and gifts) and my other son hoping through some tough personal times and my husband working that day. But celebration going on before and after.
Hope you and all mothers here have a very special day!
We will strengthen education for all our young people. We will improve health care, protect medicaid expansion and get the resources we need to prevent opioid abuse in Ohio. And we will listen to our youngest generation and work to reduce the gun violence and work to save lives.
Another thing that popped into my head … even beyond trump and Cohen, think of all the other people and corporations (sorry, Romney, they’re not one and the same) throughout our country that are funneling money around, to influence our elected leaders, on a national or local level, every damn day.
Hi everyone. I haven’t been able to post here for almost a year but have been lurking. So glad our forever a President spoke out about our buffoon in the White House pulling out of the Iran deal.
Update: Results are in from today’s election – a tiny, Trump-supporting town just voted out a four-term leader who’d disparaged Muslims, Black Lives Matter, transgender people. An extraordinary revolt that took a year to pull off. https://t.co/sImXfmZlMa
“Everybody asks, ‘How’s the election going?’ and I say, ‘Well, I haven’t been shot at yet." This is the story of a small, Trump-voting town in Northern Michigan where a revolt is under way against an anti-Muslim leader. #Kalkaskahttps://t.co/OL5pHAbRJz
That Mother Karma is delivering cosmic justice by having a porn star destroy @realDonaldTrump + @GOP + the entire #TrumpFamilyKKKlan will still rock the history books millennia from now.
… and I thought Vietnam + Watergate + Pentagon Papers was catastrophic but since Nov 2016 they have remained tragic and very dangerous but nothing even close to as globally dangerous as what has unfolded during the past 19 months …
If they can do that, they can hack the machines, & flip totals on tabulation servers. WE need a #ForensicCodeAudit of 2016 w/data trails & #HandCountedPaperBallots Nationwide THIS NOVEMBER.
Priceless = Watching all of the companies that sent money to the LLC slush fund come up with different alleged reasons for hiring Mr. Cohen – “accounting advice,” “real estate consulting,” “insight,” etc. Who knew Mr. Cohen was such a brilliant renaissance man? #nonsense#basta
And now Novartis claims they hired Mr. Cohen for “healthcare” matters (they paid him approx $1 Million). Wow – he’s a doctor as well!! Very talented guy this Mr. Cohen. #basta
GM, TOD ohana.
There is a lot going on with family matters that have kept me busy but wanted to let you know that I am still part of this family even though I have not been posting lately. Thanks to NW for keeping the doors open and to all of the faithful who add great info. and commentary. You help us to stay sane and even encouraged through all of the turmoil and tragedy that is now the new normal in our country. You help me to remain hopeful and energized as we work in our own ways to make our country better. Thanks for all that you do here and in your communities. “We are the ones that we habe been waiting for.”
In this village, we are taking it one day at a time, hope that one day all the insanity will end. We look back to a time when there was a real POTUS in the WH. How long ago that time was! Now it’s perpetual turmoil and chaos, day in day out. The only sane thing is that Mueller is pressing forward with his investigation and Avenatti is a permanent fixture on TV giving it straight to the Right.
My hope is that the HS student body of the US will wake up to help us, the adults that have lost our ways, GET THEM OUT of Washington, of our state and local government.
Hmm … I am hoping idiot’s action will have repercussions affecting his base more than others.
My take on NK – is that all the posturing between NK and Orange was just an act, all along. I feel Russia is controlling everything at all times, me thinks the release of prisoners is also a work of Russia. Perhaps to make Putin’s Puppet seem ‘stronger’ in the eyes of Americans. Therefore keeping him in power … and he will aid Russia’s goal of making America weaker.
Rachel Maddow reports that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was tortured by the CIA to the point of “confessing” falsehoods and nonsense, wants to submit a six paragraph statement to the Senate hearing on the nomination of Gina Haspel to be the director of the CIA.
Rachel Maddow reports on a set of payments to Donald Trump confidant Michael Cohen exposed in an online posting by Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti, from corporations like AT&T, Russian oligarch-connected firms, and some as yet unexplained sources. Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney joins to discuss the legal implications.
In case you thought you lived in a democracy with a Constitution and a 1st Amendment… Think again! Complacency is not acceptable, RESIST! https://t.co/FM5em6PHVb
Rachel Maddow reports on the background of the Iran nuclear deal and outlines questions about its fate now that Donald Trump has broken from allies and removed the U.S. and given new strength to John Bolton’s eagerness for war as one of the limited number of alternatives.
Joe Cirincione, nuclear security analyst, explains why Donald Trump breaking the deal the US made with allies on Iran’s nuclear program is “the most devastating and destructive act of Trump’s presidency.”
On @Lawrence this was brought up. I watched ten different shows last night so I may be getting confused but I believe Lawrence did bring up the fact this could link to Trump and turn into BRIBERY (which is a crime) and that the RNC would be involved. https://t.co/WLkwePLkd8
What is the purpose of confirmation hearings? (watching Gina Haspel on TV now) … Govt Of Putin – will confirm her as the new Director anyway.
Just read on a different site … how McConnell is bypassing rules in confirming younger conservative judges. McConnell is definitely the devil in disguise.
Truthfully, I don’t think it’s a disguise that McConnell’s wearing! He’s the devil plain and simple. Well, one of ’em. Ugh. Also watching Gina Haspel – but not sure I can take any more.
John Boyega and Letitia Wright went to drama school together in London and used to sit in McDonald's talking about their dreams. LOOK AT THEM NOW. #MetGalapic.twitter.com/vqZ3rUay6W
That’s how I cope when I feel like I am drowning in despair as to how this happened and if we as a country can recover. I am so thankful for TOD as a place I come everyday for HOPE, ENCOURAGEMENT, and SANITY. I am also thankful for my TOD SoCal peeps where we are liked minded individuals that talk out our fears and hopes.
Booms, we’re going to need to share all kinds of tools for working through this nightmare. There will be rejoicing at his departure and then there will be facing the extraordinary cleanup that has to happen for our country and for each one of us to rid ourselves of the residual pain and anger of his abuse.
Me too Meta, I have to turn it all off and tune out for days so I don’t become even more discouraged than I already am.
I have become so pessimistic since that thug took over the WH. I have no faith that Mueller will find anything on Trump regarding collusion, I believe he will only write a report on the obstruction and the Repubs will do NOTHING. So that leaves my only hope on the Adult Movie Star and her Attorney who is either the most brilliant strategist ever or the biggest shyster to ever grace our presence. I’m putting all my hopes on the former.
And thank you for the tweet. It was very helpful.
Avenatti responds to the critics of his always-on-TV strategy: "Here's the bottom line, Anderson: It's working. It's working in spades… Because we're so out front on this, people send us information, people want to help our cause…" https://t.co/eKFkSdG7tt
I say to those critics of Avenatti always-on TV, we the people put up with you and the media ALWAYS PUTTING TRUMP ON TV FROM FIRST TIME HE SAID WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. Deal with it, my hope is Avenatii wins just like Trump did, I am cheering him on. He is going to get done what Congress should be doing, holding Trump’s nose to the fire.
You are most welcome. In Jan 2017, I signed up for her weekly newsletter, “What to do this week”, and she not only provides concrete actions to take each week to save our democracy but she also shares tips like this to keep our sanity. I think this set of tweets was really on the mark.
I came to laugh at “Bushisms” over time, but it’s way too early to laugh at trump. But I do like the “to survive the trump presidency” goal of this book.
Dear @realDonaldTrump,. the only "fake" things are your win and that orange-hued tan. The only one who should have their job taken away is you, traitor.https://t.co/4jxGFeHl0L
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Novartis, which began paying Michael Cohen’s Essential Consultants in Feb. 2017 for consulting on “healthcare policy matters,” says it was contacted by Mueller in *November 2017* about the payments.
NOVEMBER 2017….
And, we just found out about this in MAY 2018…..
President Barack Obama tried to expand the way racial discrimination is measured and addressed, holding corporations and governments accountable for even unintended bias in a bid to reverse persistent racial inequality. Now the Trump administration is rolling those efforts back.
NEW: French Pres. Macron told Iranian Pres. Rouhani that France, Germany, UK will "continue to enforce the Iran nuclear deal in all its dimensions," Elysee Palace says.
I think since the GOP House members sent Iran a letter denouncing the JCPOA (noting happened to them) I think DEM representative should send a letter to President Rouhani that they do not agree with iQ45 withdrawal from this important agreement, then sit back to hear all the pundits be aghast DEMs are playing politics and not supporting the mad-man in office.
NEW TODAY: A senior official at Novartis told @NBCNews that Cohen reached out shortly after Trump's election "promising access" to the new administration. Cohen and his attorney did not respond to a request for comment. https://t.co/tDp1zBziXU
Everything they do is shady AF. Every single thing.
There still is no complete accounting for how they spent the inaugural funds. I mean $26M to Melania's unpaid "advisor" who she then fires? Bribery and no doubt money laundering.
GA on a Partly Cloudy Wednesday afternoon.
Congrats, Obama GrandMa on your Au ⭐
Thank you, the fantastic able NW.
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❤ TODville community.
After Novartis pays $1 million to “Dr.” Michael Cohen’s shell company Essential Consultants, pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar gets appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services.
After AT&T pays $600K, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai obliterates net neutrality.
UPDATED: Cohen contacted the drug giant Novartis after the 2016 election "promising access" to the new administration. Special Counsel Robert Mueller later requested information from the company about the offer, a senior official inside Novartis told @NBCNews
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana's Department of Health will begin sending nursing home eviction notices Thursday to more than 30,000 residents who could lose Medicaid under the budget passed by the state House of Representatives. https://t.co/Vh7welrJuB
So we're talking about dialing the Smile Police now whenever POC aren't in sync with the mood of somebody else's random neighbor? https://t.co/yExnB5FgW4
Malaysia hasn’t had a transfer of power since independence in 1957. Now it looks like its next leader is a man sitting in jail, waiting to be sprung by his nonagenarian ex enemy, so together they could topple the man accused of stealing $681m from Malaysia’s national wealth fund
This is welcomed news indeed. I just hope that the new party will work for the good of all Malaysians. Country is rife with religious and racial divide. A once secular society … it has slid into deep religious leanings, somewhat troubling especially if you are not of the dominant faith.
The Obama Diary 
So sad about the Iran pullout.
Agreed OG. Orange idjit is hell bent on making US weaker. Guess he can’t disobey his master.
I hope and pray that the world pulls itself together irrespective of the actions of one crazy Leader of the Free World.
Am watching Lawrence with Michael Avennati being interviewed right now.
Avenatti
Where is everyone?
Good Evening Obama Grandmama.
I am here, watching The Last Word. Avenati is my kind of lawyer, one who is smart, assertive, and relentless in his pursuits.
Anyone have special Mothers Day plans?
This will be a quiet Mother’s Day for me. With one son in Singapore (who has already sent me cards and gifts) and my other son hoping through some tough personal times and my husband working that day. But celebration going on before and after.
Hope you and all mothers here have a very special day!
Unfreakinbelieveable
Meta, you rock!
Hahahahaaaa!!
Yes she does
One day soon, I hope that technology increase the early detection of many forms of senility found particularly on the right.
Winner!
Ha!
Swine!
Another thing that popped into my head … even beyond trump and Cohen, think of all the other people and corporations (sorry, Romney, they’re not one and the same) throughout our country that are funneling money around, to influence our elected leaders, on a national or local level, every damn day.
Happy for them and their loved ones.
Original was deleted. Is this it?
Hi everyone. I haven’t been able to post here for almost a year but have been lurking. So glad our forever a President spoke out about our buffoon in the White House pulling out of the Iran deal.
Glad that Dennis Kuccini and the Bernie Bros have been surpassed by a Democrat.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Will they ALL realize that he is a poseur ?
Goodnight TOD ….
… and I thought Vietnam + Watergate + Pentagon Papers was catastrophic but since Nov 2016 they have remained tragic and very dangerous but nothing even close to as globally dangerous as what has unfolded during the past 19 months …
Goodnight, Bob! Thanks for posting these.
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Good Morning TODVille.
GM, TOD ohana.
There is a lot going on with family matters that have kept me busy but wanted to let you know that I am still part of this family even though I have not been posting lately. Thanks to NW for keeping the doors open and to all of the faithful who add great info. and commentary. You help us to stay sane and even encouraged through all of the turmoil and tragedy that is now the new normal in our country. You help me to remain hopeful and energized as we work in our own ways to make our country better. Thanks for all that you do here and in your communities. “We are the ones that we habe been waiting for.”
…have been looking for.”
Good Morning CEB,
Hope all is well with you and your family.
In this village, we are taking it one day at a time, hope that one day all the insanity will end. We look back to a time when there was a real POTUS in the WH. How long ago that time was! Now it’s perpetual turmoil and chaos, day in day out. The only sane thing is that Mueller is pressing forward with his investigation and Avenatti is a permanent fixture on TV giving it straight to the Right.
My hope is that the HS student body of the US will wake up to help us, the adults that have lost our ways, GET THEM OUT of Washington, of our state and local government.
Stay well, dear compatriot.
((( ceb )))
Morning everyone. I see that Boeing has lost $39 BILLION because of Mr. Knownothingaboutanything. Way to go!
Hmm … I am hoping idiot’s action will have repercussions affecting his base more than others.
My take on NK – is that all the posturing between NK and Orange was just an act, all along. I feel Russia is controlling everything at all times, me thinks the release of prisoners is also a work of Russia. Perhaps to make Putin’s Puppet seem ‘stronger’ in the eyes of Americans. Therefore keeping him in power … and he will aid Russia’s goal of making America weaker.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/russian-leverage-over-trump-fact-michael-cohen-stormy-daniels-devin-nunes.html
((( nclb )))
Shocker…all while inciting racial tensions, I see.
Tortured prisoner wants input on Gina Haspel CIA nomination
Rachel Maddow reports that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was tortured by the CIA to the point of “confessing” falsehoods and nonsense, wants to submit a six paragraph statement to the Senate hearing on the nomination of Gina Haspel to be the director of the CIA.
Newly exposed payments to Trump confidant Cohen add depth to case
Rachel Maddow reports on a set of payments to Donald Trump confidant Michael Cohen exposed in an online posting by Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti, from corporations like AT&T, Russian oligarch-connected firms, and some as yet unexplained sources. Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney joins to discuss the legal implications.
Trump abdicates US role in Iran deal, nods to Bolton keen for war
Rachel Maddow reports on the background of the Iran nuclear deal and outlines questions about its fate now that Donald Trump has broken from allies and removed the U.S. and given new strength to John Bolton’s eagerness for war as one of the limited number of alternatives.
Without Iran plan, Trump destroys US credibility, betrays allies
Joe Cirincione, nuclear security analyst, explains why Donald Trump breaking the deal the US made with allies on Iran’s nuclear program is “the most devastating and destructive act of Trump’s presidency.”
What is the purpose of confirmation hearings? (watching Gina Haspel on TV now) … Govt Of Putin – will confirm her as the new Director anyway.
Just read on a different site … how McConnell is bypassing rules in confirming younger conservative judges. McConnell is definitely the devil in disguise.
Truthfully, I don’t think it’s a disguise that McConnell’s wearing! He’s the devil plain and simple. Well, one of ’em. Ugh. Also watching Gina Haspel – but not sure I can take any more.
Beauty Break
Everyone, take care of yourselves.
Her advice was well done, for sure.
That’s how I cope when I feel like I am drowning in despair as to how this happened and if we as a country can recover. I am so thankful for TOD as a place I come everyday for HOPE, ENCOURAGEMENT, and SANITY. I am also thankful for my TOD SoCal peeps where we are liked minded individuals that talk out our fears and hopes.
((( jojo )))
Can’t wait until we all can begin to heal, after trump’s gone.
Booms, we’re going to need to share all kinds of tools for working through this nightmare. There will be rejoicing at his departure and then there will be facing the extraordinary cleanup that has to happen for our country and for each one of us to rid ourselves of the residual pain and anger of his abuse.
1. Chocolate?
2. Other than sharing MY chocolate, I’m in on your “share all kinds of tools” antidote, after his departure. Ugh.
I hear you, jojo. It’s so incredibly distressing every day.
Every damn day!!
Donna D, some days I’m completely overcome with emotion at the thought of how far we’ve fallen, how deep the chasm, how horrifying the break.
Me too Meta, I have to turn it all off and tune out for days so I don’t become even more discouraged than I already am.
I have become so pessimistic since that thug took over the WH. I have no faith that Mueller will find anything on Trump regarding collusion, I believe he will only write a report on the obstruction and the Repubs will do NOTHING. So that leaves my only hope on the Adult Movie Star and her Attorney who is either the most brilliant strategist ever or the biggest shyster to ever grace our presence. I’m putting all my hopes on the former.
And thank you for the tweet. It was very helpful.
I say to those critics of Avenatti always-on TV, we the people put up with you and the media ALWAYS PUTTING TRUMP ON TV FROM FIRST TIME HE SAID WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. Deal with it, my hope is Avenatii wins just like Trump did, I am cheering him on. He is going to get done what Congress should be doing, holding Trump’s nose to the fire.
I’m cheering him on, too.
Crucial thread. Thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome. In Jan 2017, I signed up for her weekly newsletter, “What to do this week”, and she not only provides concrete actions to take each week to save our democracy but she also shares tips like this to keep our sanity. I think this set of tweets was really on the mark.
I came to laugh at “Bushisms” over time, but it’s way too early to laugh at trump. But I do like the “to survive the trump presidency” goal of this book.
BWA HA AH AH AH AH HA
NOVEMBER 2017….
And, we just found out about this in MAY 2018…..
BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
TRUMP ROLLING BACK OBAMA EFFORTS ON RACIAL BIAS
President Barack Obama tried to expand the way racial discrimination is measured and addressed, holding corporations and governments accountable for even unintended bias in a bid to reverse persistent racial inequality. Now the Trump administration is rolling those efforts back.
The House on Tuesday passed a bill repealing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau policy targeting discrimination in auto lending. …
More: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/08/trump-obama-racial-bias-522940?cmpid=sf
I think since the GOP sent Iran a letter denouncing the J
I think since the GOP House members sent Iran a letter denouncing the JCPOA (noting happened to them) I think DEM representative should send a letter to President Rouhani that they do not agree with iQ45 withdrawal from this important agreement, then sit back to hear all the pundits be aghast DEMs are playing politics and not supporting the mad-man in office.
Brilliant idea jojo.
Is there someway we the people could send a letter to Iran denouncing Trump’s decision?
The House Russian investigation is just a JOKE! If it has been closed why is Nunez still asking for documents from Mueller?
Everything they do is shady AF. Every single thing.
GA on a Partly Cloudy Wednesday afternoon.
Congrats, Obama GrandMa on your Au ⭐
Thank you, the fantastic able NW.
{{{ ❤ Chips ❤ }}}
❤ TODville community.
Thanks, Nena. I am back scrolling through entries. Glad I have this place to see there are others as frustrated as me.
Swamp-Monster-In-Chief
IT”S ON!!!
That’s what this is all about……that is why PBO wanted to stop the proliferation of these weapons in the region.
This whole mess is so ridiculous.
This is welcomed news indeed. I just hope that the new party will work for the good of all Malaysians. Country is rife with religious and racial divide. A once secular society … it has slid into deep religious leanings, somewhat troubling especially if you are not of the dominant faith.
I’m not sure why the Video didn’t showcase itself.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/05/09/chat-away-981/