Oh, I so remember this video! I actually bought ‘Chasing Light’ after watching this the first time, and yet I haven’t read it yet – I’ve looked at some of the pics, but haven’t read the commentaries. This is a gentle reminder that I have lots of ‘goodies’ to look forward to. đ đ
The truth is coming out but the flock doesn’t care if its pastor is a liar or an adulterer.
———————
Trump reports apparent payment through his personal attorney to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in a new financial disclosure
In financial disclosure documents filed this week, President Trump reported reimbursing his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for an expenditure over $100,000 last year â an apparent reference to the $130,000 that Cohen paid to ensure the silence of an adult-film actress who claimed she had an affair with Trump.
Trump had previously said he did not know about the 2016 payment to Stormy Daniels, which Cohen said he made through funds he obtained through his home-equity line of credit.
The Office of Government Ethics, which released the documents, also sent a letter to the Justice Department saying the payment should have been disclosed.
Dotard on 5th of April said go ask Cohen for he knew nothing about any payment. Once it was legally determined that Cohen & Trump might have done an illegal Campaign Contribution……Now, his amnesia is to retroactively claim a repayment.
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! – Walter Scott
media pundit folks and others may never realize that NOTHING means anything to them…but making America White again…using the courts…laws…to keep the Ideology of racism and white supremacy fast and true….it is the bible to them…poor white folks do not mind being poor..if that is what it takes to keep blk folks down….it is so interesting how the media and others keep gauging their temperature…to see if they have changed…nope….but then neither have the pundits themselves…they continue to carry the water…and moving the goal posts…they continue to try to dim the light that was the Obama administration…
Time for you to stop calling things fake. You have been fake all along and probably every single word out of your mouth has been a lie. #TrumpResign#TrumpCrimeSyndicate
Buried in Senate Judiciary Cmte Dem report on Trump camp efforts to get incriminating info re Clinton:
"The Committee has obtained a number of documents that suggest the Kremlin used the National Rifle Association as a means of accessing and assisting Mr. Trump and his campaign" pic.twitter.com/3Ec1ITtZLC
Tillerson to VMI cadet grads: âIf our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or we as people become accepting of alternative realities that are no longer grounded in facts, then we as American citizens are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedom.â https://t.co/VGPii8w9m0
âIf our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or we become accepting of alternative realities that are no longer grounded in facts, then we as American citizens are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedomâ
He’d STILL be working there if he had not called him an “F”ing Moron and if he followed orders…..Tell it to someone who cares Drillerson. You sold your soul the day you allowed your wife to talk you into taking the job probably against your own better judgement.
Breaking: the U.S. Senate just voted 52-47 vote on the bill to restore #NetNeutrality and to protect a fair and open internet. Amazing victory for consumers, small businesses and rural communities. Final vote at 3. Watch on CSpan!
Michelle Obama @MichelleObama is an American lawyer and writer who was the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She is married to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African American First Lady. pic.twitter.com/sG4BBClZBG
âHow do we cultivate young people who have the idealism, and the ambition, and the drive, and the passion to start their own journey to bring about meaningful and positive social change?â â@BarackObama with #ObamaFellows today. pic.twitter.com/RzofoheI4t
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 16, 2018
Time for a poll. Vote as to whether I should a) stay on television and keep disclosing accurate information to the American public or b) get off television and stop disclosing accurate information.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 15, 2018
đ€„ @realDonaldTrump is lying on immigration, lying about crime and lying about the laws of CA. Flying in a dozen Republican politicians to flatter him and praise his reckless policies changes nothing. We, the citizens of the fifth largest economy in the world, are not impressed.
I sat down with @JohnFetterman today to discuss how we're going to work together to move Pennsylvania forward. Excited to have him on the ticket! pic.twitter.com/G9HQMdqFcb
.@KenDilanianNBC: The US Intelligence community didn't realize we were being targeted by 'weaponized social media' and now Robert Mueller is looking into those who may be responsible. pic.twitter.com/npmRu9COby
@MTP If Americans are questioning the motivation behind the Mueller investigation…that says that the RW Propaganda Machine has been successful…and the MSM has failed.
This week, the #ObamaFellows convened for the first time as a class to exchange what theyâve learned from their work around the world. Today, @BarackObama and @MichelleObama joined them for roundtable discussions on civic leadership and how to create lasting change. pic.twitter.com/1BGaG3365Y
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 16, 2018
When these people are finally thrown out of office, there’s no telling the mess they leave behind.
NEW: A law enforcement official who leaked all of the Cohen financial records says they did it when suspicious transactions disappeared from a federal database. Concerned that there may be a coverup, they leaked the documents. @RonanFarrow scoops https://t.co/0ob5yTHAsg
Meta, it’s going to take mega mucky-muck shovels to clean out every single institution. Once that’s done, watch those voters bring these bastards back for yet another round. Groundhog Years. Grand Sigh! đ
This has been on my mind, too. PBO had so much mop up to do, and so much resistance to his cleaning the mess, that it took nearly his full two terms to bring about a governance we can be proud of. Then, when things were looking good, the effing GOPigs stepped in and started tearing it down. When the next Dem president takes office, she or he will face a daunting accumulation of filth and stench. And the GOPigs will howl.
18-year-old Gabrielle Anzalone is running for school board in Long Island after school attempted to punish her & other students for the walkout to #EndGunViolence. https://t.co/Zf69Nu12b4
BREAKING: Last night Paulette Jordan Won to become the first woman to Win the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Idaho. if she wins in November She Will Become The first Native American woman and the first woman to serve as Idaho governor
— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) May 16, 2018
Iâm so inspired by the young people I met today from the South Side of Chicago, my hometown and the future site of the Obama Presidential Center. These high school seniors have big plans for college and beyond and Iâm so proud of each and every one of them. pic.twitter.com/YShuJsbLpr
Michelle Obama, always looks comfortable, confident, relaxed and inviting to people. Never seen her look ridged, sullen, cold, and totally unhappy like someone else.
1. Yessssss finally @paulwaldman1 has said the thing that needs saying. You can thank him for this tweet thread being about 75% shorter than it woulda been. Read this: https://t.co/LSvG9Pk6bG
Iâm so inspired by the young people I met today from the South Side of Chicago, my hometown and the future site of the Obama Presidential Center. These high school seniors have big plans for college and beyond and Iâm so proud of each and every one of them. pic.twitter.com/YShuJsbLpr
Colorado is putting the creation of an independent #redistricting commission on the ballot. The more states that make this core democratic process non-partisan, the better. https://t.co/K3Yli2PQZY
Our founding fathers are rolling in their graves. They created 3 branches of government to make sure there was oversight. This Republican congress instead plays deaf, blind, and mute while a corrupt megalomaniac sells our country to the highest bidder. This is how democracy dies.
The government maintains a database that typically includes all such records. But the whistleblower said an exhaustive search turned up not a trace of the two larger suspicious activity reports. pic.twitter.com/7JJtZj4cDZ
Experts deeply experienced with that database agreed this was extremely unusual, and said the most likely explanation was that the contents of those two reports on Cohen were so sensitive that access had been restricted. pic.twitter.com/PtogKfiMTO
Other banks were also filing suspicious activity reports on Cohen and his contactsâincluding GOP donor Elliott Broidy, who denies having paid a lawyer involved in a deal with a playboy model he purportedly impregnated. The transactions flagged by the bank are illuminating: pic.twitter.com/FzT9HEbn68
Disclosing the existence of suspicious activity reports carries strict criminal and civil penaltiesâincluding up to five years in prison. The whistleblower behind the disclosures knew of the risks but felt it was important that there be public scrutiny: pic.twitter.com/kzBTLV4Jyr
INcredible…The question becomes …because not just anyone has access or even knows about these kind of files….who has access to these with enough clearance to erase files….or were the files hacked….but then someone had to know what files to hack into specifically……like the law enforcement officer said…these are terrifying times…
there are so many things that we do not know that we don’t know
Calling people animals is sinful. Every human being has infinite dignity. Moreover, this is the same kind of language that led to the extermination of Jews ("vermin") in Germany and of Tutsi ("cockroaches") in Rwanda. This kind of language cannot be normalized. It is a grave sin. https://t.co/5VvURONwvh
A student holds up a picture of Barack Obama during New York University’s commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium, May 16, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
In January, @RepMaxineWaters says she asked Treasury Sec. Mnuchin if he was ever asked to destroy or obscure records related to the president, or his associates. His response?
….she asked Mnuchin at the “Reclaiming My Time” hearing…
this is what the press has not covered…that Trump’s executive branch does not respond to the requests from any of the ranking members on the Congressional committees…
Aerial footage shows massive teacher protest in Raleigh, North Carolina, as wave of teacher revolts continues to sweep throughout the U.S. Up to 15,000 are expected to swarm the state's capitol this morning.
I do believe I’ll close out my TOD day with a ‘Good night and pleasant dreams!” ( â I haven’t done this in a loooong while. ) đ
Hey Dudette, what’s cooking? Just realized we haven’t crossed paths recently. Hope all is well with you and the family.
Yo, CC! In case you’re wondering, you (and your young man) are in my thoughts. Trust you are continuing to enjoy each other on your daily walks. †††â€
#BREAKING: Senate Democrats say there is clear evidence that Trumpâs presidential campaign colluded with the Russian government during the 2016 election. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee just released their findings. Here is their full report:https://t.co/D1uEp4IxJd
Silverman at BJ wrote this last night about those missing SAR’s. Please note who was already on it, way back when….
Adam L Silverman says:
May 16, 2018 at 9:47 pm
@West of the Rockies: To me the bigger story today is this Ronan Farrow report. Apparently Congresswoman Waters had a tip about this last year and wrote to Secretary Mnuchin about it this past January. From the letter she sent Mnuchin:
Have you ever directed, or has any other Trump Administration official, Trump campaign official or Trump family member called on you to direct U.S. Treasury officials or staff members to obscure, destroy, or withhold information implicating the President, Trump campaign officials, Trump family members or his associates?
Seems like Auntie Maxine was onto something.
And, she never got a response back….Hmmmmmm….
Rachel Maddow sorts through the day’s blizzard of news, including a number of scoops in a New York Times report. Among those scoops is the revelation that Carter Page and George Papdopoulos met several times with at least one government informant.
And, just as segregation stigmatizes black children, it gives white children a false sense of their superiority, it raises them to believe that they deserve an inordinate amount of resources, that the best will be reserved for them.
ICE arrested a dreamer, revoked his DACA status, placed him in detention, and attempted to deport him, claiming he was a gang member. A federal judge just ruled that ICE was lyingâbrazenly, intentionally, repeatedly, and illegally. https://t.co/U2u25mzUqQ@Slate
ICE agents tried to extract a false confession from Ramirez, demanding that he "admit" he was in a gang. When he refused, ICE pointed to his tattoo, which said "La PazâBCS," his birthplace in Baja California Sur.
That, ICE said, proves you're âdefinitely a gang member.â
BREAKING: The European Union just announced that they will fight Trump’s sanctions on Iran by activating a law that bans EU companies form complying with the US sanctions! (per @Reuters)
In other words, the EU just sided with Iran over the U.S.
I wonder if it is actually missing or “blocked”? How can something this important be missing? I think Mueller already got to this information and might be “blocking” anyone else from reviewing it until he is done with his investigation. Data like this cannot be wiped out or removed.
Rachel Maddow reports on a letter from the Office of Government Ethics alerting the Department of Justice to Donald Trump’s disclosure of payments to Stormy Daniels by way of Michael Cohen on his annual report.
Adav Noti, senior director at The Campaign Legal Center, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Office of Government Ethics’ criminal referral to the DoJ of Donald Trump’s belated disclosure of payments to Stormy Daniels through Michael Cohen.
Barbara Janet Lourdes Margaret ReNika Amy Manisha Leslie Christina Natalia Jeanette
These are the unstoppable women leading @NewYorkStateAG. No matter what comes our way, we will stand alongside them and fight for the people of our states and our country.https://t.co/xYvMfEB3F7
Yep, women need to take over many of these important jobs. They are highly educated and capable. There needs to be more young men and young women running for office because the jaded adults just can’t get past themselves and their selfish agendas. I am liking that the Obama Coalition is ready to step up and take over. PBO opened the path and the people who believe in what he says are ready to step forward.
Why doesn't the @GOP or @realDonaldTrump ever talk about white gang members? You know, like the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, Dirty White Boys and Aryan Circle who were recently busted for kidnapping, trafficking meth and guns. https://t.co/3JTNQj1NUXhttps://t.co/v5eQAn9yoR
Rudy says Mueller told him DOJ guidelines prevent indicting sitting POTUS. Rudyâs claims carry no weight & add zero to whatâs already known & thereâs no constitutional reason special counsel cdnât get a criminal indictment, seal it, & hold trial later â with or w/out impeachment
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for reminding the American people about Watergate.
Also, confidential informants can often provide a lot of good information to law enforcement. That evidence is then later used to prosecute those who break the law.
You don't get it. The FBI was INVESTIGATING your campaign because of CONTACTS with Russia while Moscow was ATTACKING the United States with information warfare. But you're right: this is indeed bigger than Watergate because it involves you aiding and abetting a foreign foe. https://t.co/byB9fzgH3t
JUST IN: We caught up with big-mouthed bigot Aaron Schlossberg a day after he went viral (and earned a spot on our cover) for berating Spanish-speaking employees at a Manhattan Fresh Kitchen. https://t.co/3Oqe3BpBzgpic.twitter.com/MQuDYgnrlp
Aaron Schlossberg called the cops on our reporter and photographer for harassment: "They're yelling, they're claiming things that aren't true,"he said.
I have said this for nearly two years: we in the media/press job should not be balance, it should be pursuit of the truth. If people being interviewed do not consistently tell the truth, we should not be giving them a platform. We should be biased towards truth, end of story.
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Hi, everyone. Thank you Ms NerdyW.
Congratulations VC!
Thank you, NCLB.
Oh, I so remember this video! I actually bought ‘Chasing Light’ after watching this the first time, and yet I haven’t read it yet – I’ve looked at some of the pics, but haven’t read the commentaries. This is a gentle reminder that I have lots of ‘goodies’ to look forward to. đ đ
The truth is coming out but the flock doesn’t care if its pastor is a liar or an adulterer.
———————
Trump reports apparent payment through his personal attorney to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in a new financial disclosure
In financial disclosure documents filed this week, President Trump reported reimbursing his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for an expenditure over $100,000 last year â an apparent reference to the $130,000 that Cohen paid to ensure the silence of an adult-film actress who claimed she had an affair with Trump.
Trump had previously said he did not know about the 2016 payment to Stormy Daniels, which Cohen said he made through funds he obtained through his home-equity line of credit.
The Office of Government Ethics, which released the documents, also sent a letter to the Justice Department saying the payment should have been disclosed.
Dotard on 5th of April said go ask Cohen for he knew nothing about any payment. Once it was legally determined that Cohen & Trump might have done an illegal Campaign Contribution……Now, his amnesia is to retroactively claim a repayment.
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! – Walter Scott
media pundit folks and others may never realize that NOTHING means anything to them…but making America White again…using the courts…laws…to keep the Ideology of racism and white supremacy fast and true….it is the bible to them…poor white folks do not mind being poor..if that is what it takes to keep blk folks down….it is so interesting how the media and others keep gauging their temperature…to see if they have changed…nope….but then neither have the pundits themselves…they continue to carry the water…and moving the goal posts…they continue to try to dim the light that was the Obama administration…
Hello TODbots.
Congrats, VC on your solid Furst Au â
Thank you, NW.
†††TODbots community.
Thank *you*, Nena.
Pardon me, this is the Tweet, I meant to post.
Well, he did call the Lying Occupant in the WH an effing Moron.
He’d STILL be working there if he had not called him an “F”ing Moron and if he followed orders…..Tell it to someone who cares Drillerson. You sold your soul the day you allowed your wife to talk you into taking the job probably against your own better judgement.
And the band plays on~~~~~~~
Oh, that is awesome. He stops crying the second he sensed his brother’s ‘touch’.
Wow, I will be forever in awe of Michelle Obama.
BOOM!
No we are not amused.
Thank you Gov Brown đ
I love my Governor! He is absolutely fearless when it comes to telling the TRUTH!
This is the time for Truth Telling
When these people are finally thrown out of office, there’s no telling the mess they leave behind.
Meta, it’s going to take mega mucky-muck shovels to clean out every single institution. Once that’s done, watch those voters bring these bastards back for yet another round. Groundhog Years. Grand Sigh! đ
This has been on my mind, too. PBO had so much mop up to do, and so much resistance to his cleaning the mess, that it took nearly his full two terms to bring about a governance we can be proud of. Then, when things were looking good, the effing GOPigs stepped in and started tearing it down. When the next Dem president takes office, she or he will face a daunting accumulation of filth and stench. And the GOPigs will howl.
What a thrill for them! They will never forget it.
And, as a little postscript, Mrs. Obama looks absolutely fabulous. LOVE what she’s wearing, too. LOVE the bangs.
ditto…and those red shoesssssss
Michelle Obama, always looks comfortable, confident, relaxed and inviting to people. Never seen her look ridged, sullen, cold, and totally unhappy like someone else.
Which is why we want to “hang” with her! â€
Interesting Thread…
A Thread worth reading.
I watched this on RM last night…..
INcredible…The question becomes …because not just anyone has access or even knows about these kind of files….who has access to these with enough clearance to erase files….or were the files hacked….but then someone had to know what files to hack into specifically……like the law enforcement officer said…these are terrifying times…
there are so many things that we do not know that we don’t know
Oh, Pete, you are good!
đ đ Ah, Pete, I love you; I really do.
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
A student holds up a picture of Barack Obama during New York University’s commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium, May 16, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
ShaZammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…..
WE are the ones that we have been waiting for!!
….she asked Mnuchin at the “Reclaiming My Time” hearing…
this is what the press has not covered…that Trump’s executive branch does not respond to the requests from any of the ranking members on the Congressional committees…
here is the video.
When will it end, this disgraceful administration?
And apparently that bigot who yelled in the restaurant was outed immediately … he’s an attorney in NYC.
I do believe I’ll close out my TOD day with a ‘Good night and pleasant dreams!” ( â I haven’t done this in a loooong while. ) đ
Hey Dudette, what’s cooking? Just realized we haven’t crossed paths recently. Hope all is well with you and the family.
Yo, CC! In case you’re wondering, you (and your young man) are in my thoughts. Trust you are continuing to enjoy each other on your daily walks. †††â€
Well, goodnight to you, vc! I’m fading fast, so I’m heading off soon-ish myself. Sweet dreams.
Silverman at BJ wrote this last night about those missing SAR’s. Please note who was already on it, way back when….
Seems like Auntie Maxine was onto something.
And, she never got a response back….Hmmmmmm….
Amid report’s revelations: an informant in the Trump Russia probe
Rachel Maddow sorts through the day’s blizzard of news, including a number of scoops in a New York Times report. Among those scoops is the revelation that Carter Page and George Papdopoulos met several times with at least one government informant.
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So many people #RidinWithBiden over the years!
Morning everyone. Important anniversary today.
DISBAND ICE
AGREE
yup
BREAKING: The European Union just announced that they will fight Trump’s sanctions on Iran by activating a law that bans EU companies form complying with the US sanctions! (per @Reuters)
In other words, the EU just sided with Iran over the U.S.
That’s how far we have fallen!
â Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) May 17, 2018
I’m not seeing this on Reuters nor when I try to find it on the Google machine. Anyone have a link?
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Thanks!
That ONE SAR report on Cohen contained the 4.4 million.
There are TWO OTHERS MISSING.
How much money was on those?
I wonder if it is actually missing or “blocked”? How can something this important be missing? I think Mueller already got to this information and might be “blocking” anyone else from reviewing it until he is done with his investigation. Data like this cannot be wiped out or removed.
Ethics office refers Trump Stormy Daniels disclosure to DoJ
Rachel Maddow reports on a letter from the Office of Government Ethics alerting the Department of Justice to Donald Trump’s disclosure of payments to Stormy Daniels by way of Michael Cohen on his annual report.
Belated Trump Stormy Daniels disclosure prompts criminal referral
Adav Noti, senior director at The Campaign Legal Center, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Office of Government Ethics’ criminal referral to the DoJ of Donald Trump’s belated disclosure of payments to Stormy Daniels through Michael Cohen.
LOLz
Yep, women need to take over many of these important jobs. They are highly educated and capable. There needs to be more young men and young women running for office because the jaded adults just can’t get past themselves and their selfish agendas. I am liking that the Obama Coalition is ready to step up and take over. PBO opened the path and the people who believe in what he says are ready to step forward.
53% of white women voted for trump
wow…just wow….
What the heck this Thursday morning?
Bring it on!
Agree wholeheartedly.
Love that guy. He should be vetting every single woman that came in contact with Dotard.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/05/17/interviewing-flotus/
This is the tweet of the freakin’ day. Too funny.