In every criminal’s life they dream of that one big score that got away. Wherever they can find an audience that will listen, they’ll talk about the big one. That one score haunts them, in their quiet moments of solitude they replay every step and try to figure out what went wrong and where. When trump walked into the Rose Garden yesterday he looked like a man that had seen the big score slip away. Trump has no more angles to play, no one left to bully. Nancy Pelosi stripped trump of everything he had left politically. Trump’s wall was going to be his monument to himself, trump chased after that wall like Captain Ahab chased Moby Dick, and with the same belligerence. Trump stepped over the bodies of Federal Workers to get his wall, and he wanted to vanquish anything that stood between him and his wall. And now he’s left with nothing, oh sure, in a couple of weeks he’ll pretend to go after that wall again, but it will all be for show. Once again he’ll bluster and bully his way into another showdown in which he’ll fail again. But all of this will pale in comparison to the fight that’s just beyond the horizon for trump. And the next walk he makes, it very well maybe be into an arraignment.
Nope, this is the only place I write, except for the occasional sarcastic email that I send to my boss at work which usually ends up with me needing union representation. Now in high school I did write a lot, but I stopped when a love note I wrote to someone ended up being misinterpreted. Some people just don’t have a sense of humor.
I often think about what she and PBO could have done if the Dems had not been voted out of power in 2010. In just two years before that they accomplished a lot. True greatness can be delayed but not denied. Praying hard for Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday:
“”The indictment of Roger Stone makes clear that there was a deliberate, coordinated attempt by top Trump campaign officials to influence the 2016 election and subvert the will of the American people. It is staggering that the President has chosen to surround himself with people who violated the integrity of our democracy and lied to the FBI and Congress about it.
In the face of 37 indictments, the President’s continued actions to undermine the Special Counsel investigation raises the questions: what does Putin have on the President, politically, personally or financially?
Why has the Trump Administration continued to discuss pulling the U.S. out of NATO, which would be a massive victory for Putin?”
further…
“Lying to Congress and witness tampering constitute grave crimes. All who commit these illegal acts should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. We cannot allow any effort to intimidate witnesses or prevent them from appearing before Congress.
The Special Counsel investigation is working, and the House will continue to exercise our constitutional oversight responsibility and ensure that the Special Counsel investigation can continue free from interference from the White House.”
“I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck. I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it.”
“A 2018 study published in the journal Criminology by Michael Light and Ty Miller also showed that between 1990 and 2014, states with higher populations of undocumented immigrants actually had lower rates of violent crime.” https://t.co/T31IRSCmqC
As a furloughed scientist, I thought it worthwhile to use my PhD skills to look at evidence for the president’s claims of a national security crisis & whether his desire for a wall is an adequate justification for a government #shutdown that has cut off pay for 800,000 Americans.
"No, if you claimed to be embarrassed by Barack Obama but you're somehow not embarrassed by Donald Trump—I'm going to strongly suggest it was largely a pigmentation issue."#SaturdayMorninghttps://t.co/QXKPcAdtMl
LOVE his music! First heard it in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The song “If it takes forever” haunted me for years, and still does. I got to meet him in LA back in 1966 when he was a guest on The Danny Kaye Show. Wow, that dates me!!!
Congrats CEB, thanks always, Nerdy, and yay for the indictment of that mobster Stone on Caveman Day (also my 70th birthday). Things are looking up now that federal workers will get paid and tRump has to eat crow.
A troll who saw my twitter feed, looked me up on line, tried to call me this morning. When I didn’t answer a 2nd call from “unknown”(which I never do), he left me a threatening message warning me to be nicer to Trump. I’ve reported it &turned msg over to authorities. Here is is: pic.twitter.com/teEEOxrW4Q
If anyone else has gotten similar messages, DM me. Bc the detective I spoke with said there have been others. Big thing is to report it as harassment or threats, they’ll be tracked down. @TwitterSupport@jack twitter has no way to report this kind of harassment.
The #ForThePeople Act was just introduced in the House to expand voting rights, curb gerrymandering, strengthen election security, and revamp campaign finance laws to limit the influence of Big Polluters in our elections. Support this critical bill now: https://t.co/6QIzGdagGb
Democratic candidates cannot win by running against their opponent or on their terms — you must give voters a reason to vote for you, a better vision for their future: https://t.co/5ug3otL66M
Sheila, that’s on my mind a lot lately. With so many good Dem senators running for president, I hope we can settle on a candidate early so the rest can support that candidate and also ensure their own reelection.
My mother was the greatest source of inspiration in my life. She taught me that I had a responsibility to fight for justice. pic.twitter.com/FQUZGuPogt
America, at war with an enemy who successfully installed a rich white buffoon in @WhiteHouse, is now being distracted by another rich white dude (#HowardSchultz) too gutless to enter a Primary & too narcissistic to reflect on the damage his ego trip will cause. Another #Putin WIN
What was he doing hiring undocumented workers in the first place? Isn’t that against U.S. laws? This should be investigated as well. He is such a fraud.
Why didn’t Mueller charge Stone with conspiracy? The rules in federal cases require that prosecutors provide defendants with broad discovery. By indicting Stone on a fairly narrow set of charges, Mueller limits what has to be disclosed & can protect ongoing investigation.
Tomorrow’s the day! Join me in my hometown of Oakland as we kick off our campaign to build an America where leaders fight for all people, not just big corporations or their self-interests. https://t.co/szJ5J3jhzU
Media: @renato_mariotti to @FWhitfield: "Federal prosecutors get convictions over 95% of the time and here, it looks like pretty damning evidence. So if I were representing #RogerStone, I would give him two pieces of advice: keep his mouth shut and prepare for a conviction." pic.twitter.com/KqiRijPu4L
.@SenMajLdr, after enabling the stupid & cruel #TrumpShutown, is now trying to shut down House Intell Commtee under @RepAdamSchiff by refusing to appoint any Republicans at all to the Committee! He got away with shutting down the Garland nomination. WE CAN’T LET HIM DO IT AGAIN!
Can Speaker Pelosi ammend the rules to allow the majority party to appoint members to committees that are hobbled this way, after a specified number of weeks?
I entirely agree @Johnson_DavidW. If the GOP does not want to participate in the House Intel Committee, jDems should just go ahead without them. https://t.co/MqXd2Cb93V
Right @JoyceWhiteVance. So are you suggesting the Speaker — of the House, after all, not just of the Democratic Caucus — Can override @kevinomccarthy ? Why not? He’s just Minority Leader. He must name GOP members to the House Intell Cmttee or be overruled. Or expelled. https://t.co/RD1tisp9AV
They really are the party that wants a dictatorship. They refuse to accept that anyone other than their party members can be elected to anything. Until the US removes the GOP, they will be fighting to preserve a democracy.
The GOP House Intelligence Committee's report finding that there was "no collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia is based on perjured statements by Roger Stone.
TY @bostonartsacad for standing up for the culture and soul of our commonwealth and country. I was honored to spend this evening with you. Much love to this young artist for his innovative, touching performance. pic.twitter.com/91Bd41NJIx
And the Obstruction continues as the GOP drags its feet to fill members of the Intelligence committiee in an effort to stymie the Russia probe
#shutdown is over-for now. But underlying dysfunction isn't. Each legislative body votes on its own rules every session. Those rules can enable collaborative decisions or put way too much power in the hands a few leaders. In PA we're working to change thathttps://t.co/lUyTHJ0lmIpic.twitter.com/eGzTL4GWys
1. There is a jaw-dropping line in Stone indictment folks are missing. It implicates entire conservative media bubble – including Hannity, Tucker, Breitbart, and rest of @FoxNews – as participants/dupes in a fraud directed by people in Stone-Individual 1-Wikileaks conspiracy..
Hillary Clinton about the attacks on Kamala Harris: “It feeds into sexism and misogyny. She’s being attacked by the left. Enough. If you don’t want to support Democrats, go somewhere else.”
Your cabal of unprincipled, unethical, dishonest, and sycophantic cronies is being methodically brought to justice. We all know where this trail leads. If your utter incompetence is not enough to run you out of office, your increasingly obvious political corruption surely will. https://t.co/S6DMeGICXZ
What i love about Kamala Harris…is her JOY…her excitement….about running for President…i look forward to her run….but my concern is the integrity of our elections..Russia is still attacking us…the GOP will up the ante on voter suppression….so we have to be on our best game..and stay alert
Totally agree with your full comment, Shelia. However, I do believe that millions more people are ‘woke’ this go ’round and that includes Democrats all over the country…….those in Congress, state houses, governors, legislatures, people running campaigns, etc., etc. Large majority of us, including leading politicians, campaign people, etc. weren’t ‘awake’ and prepared for what Russia did……..the bots on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Now most people are fully aware of those things.
I agree…if we give into the hype then we are indeed fools…i am not worried about the starbucks guy or sanders (although he still irritates me)…my biggest concern is the infrastructure of our elelctions…the press…and more voter ID laws coming down the pike…but as PBO says…we must become engaged citizens…taking our democracy in hand
Did my research on #KamalaHarris and went back to find stats, videos, and info since 1990. After doing my homework here’s why I’m PROUDLY supporting her for POTUS. #Kamala2020pic.twitter.com/tVbMo6FLiZ
JUST IN: Six in 10 Americans say House Democrats should obtain and release Pres. Trump’s tax returns, new @ABC News/WaPo poll finds. https://t.co/DEKzhNcANs
Trump 2004: “You know, mobsters don’t like, as they’re talking to me, having cameras all over the room.”
“It’s pretty clear that he’s been connected to organized crime since at least the 1970s when he hooked up with his infamous mentor Roy Cohn, who at the time was representing leaders of the Genovese crime family during a federal racketeering investigation. It’s well documented that Trump was “connected” both as a builder in New York, where many of the construction trades were infiltrated by the mob, and then in Atlantic City, where he ran casinos. In more recent years his real estate ventures have resembled vast money laundering operations, mostly for the benefit of criminals with foreign origins.” https://www.salon.com/2019/01/27/why-is-michael-cohen-scared-to-testify-because-he-flipped-on-the-boss-wouldnt-you-be/
Wayne Barrett “The Deals and the Downfall” (1992)
“Even at this early stage of his career, he (Trump) both threatened me and tried to bribe me. He offered me an apartment. I don’t know how he knew that I lived in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, in Brownsville. He said, ‘I understand you live in Brownsville. Wayne, you don’t have to live in Brownsville.”…in the course of the same interviews — and this was all on tape — he advertised that he had already sued and broken one journalist.”
BUT HILARY’S EMAILS AND PRIVATE SERVER WOULD RUIN OUR COUNTRY IF WE ELECT HER! Never mind she was married to a former successful President and a Senator of the U.S.A. The media’s ratings would be more interesting if we help elect a liar and con man.
When this is all over the next President (hopefully Democrat) will probably have to go to our allies with hat-in-hand begging for forgiveness. We’re going to have to work to regain our standing in the world, I don’t say that lightly.
Count on it. Levels of trust have been frayed or broken, hopefully none irreparable. So much damage to repair, globally and at home. It boggles my mind. Hopefully, people are aware and woke! They need to STAY that way! We have so much work to do.
They will be at this business of subterfuge evermore unless we neuter them now
Russian intel created a false trail linking murdered double agent Sergei Skripal to Christopher Steele before the Salisbury attack, the Telegraph reports. The plot to kill Skripal may have included an attempt to sow doubt on the dossier's veracity. https://t.co/dz2CSNb02x
With 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl, many are hoping to "paint the town red." But Atlanta's been doing some painting of its own with a project called "Off The Wall," a series of murals showcasing the city's civil rights and social justice journey. pic.twitter.com/myKEg6zLgJ
Good Afternoon, Beloved TODville Global Village.
Happy Sunday.
The stage is set in Oakland this morning for a rally as Sen. Kamala Harris prepares to kick off her presidential campaign. @nbcbayareapic.twitter.com/LW4OhG6K39
Saw a photo taken by border police: About a dozen people climbing over border wall using a ladder, in fact a low-level misdemeanor.
-Looked up 1911*U.S.C. 325: “Improper time or place; civil penalties.
“Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of— (1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry).”
Stop the unnecessary fake issue wall:
Following a wall “It won’t be long before guard towers, snipers, and mine fields follow.”
“While they proclaim to be pro-life, they are anything but. If your skin color is not white, if you speak any language other than English, then your life is worthless to them….Killing innocent, unarmed citizens is the mindset of Trump and his followers.” https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1828848/-Trump-must-never-get-his-wall
(6 Billion dollars just the beginning. Final cost more like 10 times as much.)
(Cost of Trump shutdown estimated at $6 Billion.)
On top of everything else they do that is either a fraud or hypocrisy, that ‘fiscally responsible ‘ thing they’ve always told us… is total bullshit and should be apparent to all
The Obama Diary 
Our 44ever president community organizing the world.
Congratulations on first, CEB!
Yes, he is! It’s truly inspiring to see what these young leaders are doing around the world to help their communities.
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening TOD.
Queen Pelosi!! Slaying dragons every single day. Trump has met his match.
“Nancy Pelosi has ripped away the veil” from Trump’s power (and incompetence)…
In every criminal’s life they dream of that one big score that got away. Wherever they can find an audience that will listen, they’ll talk about the big one. That one score haunts them, in their quiet moments of solitude they replay every step and try to figure out what went wrong and where. When trump walked into the Rose Garden yesterday he looked like a man that had seen the big score slip away. Trump has no more angles to play, no one left to bully. Nancy Pelosi stripped trump of everything he had left politically. Trump’s wall was going to be his monument to himself, trump chased after that wall like Captain Ahab chased Moby Dick, and with the same belligerence. Trump stepped over the bodies of Federal Workers to get his wall, and he wanted to vanquish anything that stood between him and his wall. And now he’s left with nothing, oh sure, in a couple of weeks he’ll pretend to go after that wall again, but it will all be for show. Once again he’ll bluster and bully his way into another showdown in which he’ll fail again. But all of this will pale in comparison to the fight that’s just beyond the horizon for trump. And the next walk he makes, it very well maybe be into an arraignment.
Honestly, you should write a book.
I agree…meta…i love the way you write Don….do you write at all…or have any desire to…you have a lot to say…and folks would love to read it
Nope, this is the only place I write, except for the occasional sarcastic email that I send to my boss at work which usually ends up with me needing union representation. Now in high school I did write a lot, but I stopped when a love note I wrote to someone ended up being misinterpreted. Some people just don’t have a sense of humor.
I agree Don, you should write a short story about the last 2 years at work. You have such great way with words.
hahahaha…I can only imagine…well you have a flare…perhaps you could try again
Loved your simile of Captain Ahab after Moby Dick! Perfect. Clear analysis.
Agreed
I agree with meta!
I often think about what she and PBO could have done if the Dems had not been voted out of power in 2010. In just two years before that they accomplished a lot. True greatness can be delayed but not denied. Praying hard for Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday:
“”The indictment of Roger Stone makes clear that there was a deliberate, coordinated attempt by top Trump campaign officials to influence the 2016 election and subvert the will of the American people. It is staggering that the President has chosen to surround himself with people who violated the integrity of our democracy and lied to the FBI and Congress about it.
In the face of 37 indictments, the President’s continued actions to undermine the Special Counsel investigation raises the questions: what does Putin have on the President, politically, personally or financially?
Why has the Trump Administration continued to discuss pulling the U.S. out of NATO, which would be a massive victory for Putin?”
further…
“Lying to Congress and witness tampering constitute grave crimes. All who commit these illegal acts should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. We cannot allow any effort to intimidate witnesses or prevent them from appearing before Congress.
The Special Counsel investigation is working, and the House will continue to exercise our constitutional oversight responsibility and ensure that the Special Counsel investigation can continue free from interference from the White House.”
They are soooo lost! Poor fools!
Time and Attendance Clerks are busy at work on this Saturday morning making sure that Federal Employees get their back pay.
Yep
So good:)
LOVE his music! First heard it in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The song “If it takes forever” haunted me for years, and still does. I got to meet him in LA back in 1966 when he was a guest on The Danny Kaye Show. Wow, that dates me!!!
Hollah!
Oops! Forgot the link!
Got that right
How do you mute specific words like “Bernie”. I would like to do that.
Congrats CEB, thanks always, Nerdy, and yay for the indictment of that mobster Stone on Caveman Day (also my 70th birthday). Things are looking up now that federal workers will get paid and tRump has to eat crow.
Happy Birthday Judith!
Hey Judith! Happy Birthday!!! 👑🎂🍾🥂🎈🎉
Happy Birthday, Judith darlin’!
Belated Happy Birthday, Judith!
Happy Birthday Judith
Not a joke
I hope that jerk is caught and prosecuted.
how do we win back the Senate…
Sheila, that’s on my mind a lot lately. With so many good Dem senators running for president, I hope we can settle on a candidate early so the rest can support that candidate and also ensure their own reelection.
Because I know we’ve heard this from the Right
https://www.lawfareblog.com/roger-stones-arrest-was-appropriate-not-heavy-handed
Optics, I’m guessing
What was he doing hiring undocumented workers in the first place? Isn’t that against U.S. laws? This should be investigated as well. He is such a fraud.
The media was all about, HRC EMAIL AND PRIVATE SERVER!
Precisely ….
Awwww! Look at that sweet girl!
And pay my retainer in advance, in full, and in cash. 😁
This is Obstruction of Justice…what can the committee do to go around the GOP stalling
Can Speaker Pelosi ammend the rules to allow the majority party to appoint members to committees that are hobbled this way, after a specified number of weeks?
don’t know
They really are the party that wants a dictatorship. They refuse to accept that anyone other than their party members can be elected to anything. Until the US removes the GOP, they will be fighting to preserve a democracy.
Exactly. Spot on thread
I like that T-Shirt
My Congresswoman wears BRAIDS
rocks a BLACK Leather jacket
&
a Bold Red lip…
HA!
And the Obstruction continues as the GOP drags its feet to fill members of the Intelligence committiee in an effort to stymie the Russia probe
It would be so satisfying to see all of those media toadies go down with and because of Trump. Karma.
BART is expecting 15,000 extra passengers.
Wow!
I just can’t with these traitors anymore!
i am with you df….i am so with you…
Great comment
Yes she can …..
What i love about Kamala Harris…is her JOY…her excitement….about running for President…i look forward to her run….but my concern is the integrity of our elections..Russia is still attacking us…the GOP will up the ante on voter suppression….so we have to be on our best game..and stay alert
Totally agree with your full comment, Shelia. However, I do believe that millions more people are ‘woke’ this go ’round and that includes Democrats all over the country…….those in Congress, state houses, governors, legislatures, people running campaigns, etc., etc. Large majority of us, including leading politicians, campaign people, etc. weren’t ‘awake’ and prepared for what Russia did……..the bots on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Now most people are fully aware of those things.
I agree…if we give into the hype then we are indeed fools…i am not worried about the starbucks guy or sanders (although he still irritates me)…my biggest concern is the infrastructure of our elelctions…the press…and more voter ID laws coming down the pike…but as PBO says…we must become engaged citizens…taking our democracy in hand
OMG…
Good thread re: the electoral college
Trump 2004: “You know, mobsters don’t like, as they’re talking to me, having cameras all over the room.”
“It’s pretty clear that he’s been connected to organized crime since at least the 1970s when he hooked up with his infamous mentor Roy Cohn, who at the time was representing leaders of the Genovese crime family during a federal racketeering investigation. It’s well documented that Trump was “connected” both as a builder in New York, where many of the construction trades were infiltrated by the mob, and then in Atlantic City, where he ran casinos. In more recent years his real estate ventures have resembled vast money laundering operations, mostly for the benefit of criminals with foreign origins.”
https://www.salon.com/2019/01/27/why-is-michael-cohen-scared-to-testify-because-he-flipped-on-the-boss-wouldnt-you-be/
Wayne Barrett “The Deals and the Downfall” (1992)
“Even at this early stage of his career, he (Trump) both threatened me and tried to bribe me. He offered me an apartment. I don’t know how he knew that I lived in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, in Brownsville. He said, ‘I understand you live in Brownsville. Wayne, you don’t have to live in Brownsville.”…in the course of the same interviews — and this was all on tape — he advertised that he had already sued and broken one journalist.”
BUT HILARY’S EMAILS AND PRIVATE SERVER WOULD RUIN OUR COUNTRY IF WE ELECT HER! Never mind she was married to a former successful President and a Senator of the U.S.A. The media’s ratings would be more interesting if we help elect a liar and con man.
Morning everyone
Making Apprentice: “the image of Trump as an avatar of prosperity was delivered with a wink..It was like making the court jester a king.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/07/how-mark-burnett-resurrected-donald-trump-as-an-icon-of-american-success
–Trump wants camera shots of him to be angled “like they did on Apprentice”.
Are we ready to end the spectacle?
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😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When this is all over the next President (hopefully Democrat) will probably have to go to our allies with hat-in-hand begging for forgiveness. We’re going to have to work to regain our standing in the world, I don’t say that lightly.
Count on it. Levels of trust have been frayed or broken, hopefully none irreparable. So much damage to repair, globally and at home. It boggles my mind. Hopefully, people are aware and woke! They need to STAY that way! We have so much work to do.
They will be at this business of subterfuge evermore unless we neuter them now
Good Morning TOD Family! Happy Sunday! May you all have a Blessed Day!
Can anything be done that will make it illegal to shut down the Government?
I know people that refuse to vaccinate their children. WTAF!
Its as if science has gone out the window for these people, and then science hits them square in the face.
Think good thoughts! We got this!
Wow! This is so cool!
AZ has TWO ‘ I got mine, fuck you!’ Reps!
GA Senators – same
❤️
Good Afternoon, Beloved TODville Global Village.
Happy Sunday.
Since My Rafa Nadal lost in 3 sets…..I’m holding on to Osaka
Saw a photo taken by border police: About a dozen people climbing over border wall using a ladder, in fact a low-level misdemeanor.
-Looked up 1911*U.S.C. 325: “Improper time or place; civil penalties.
“Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of— (1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry).”
Stop the unnecessary fake issue wall:
Following a wall “It won’t be long before guard towers, snipers, and mine fields follow.”
“While they proclaim to be pro-life, they are anything but. If your skin color is not white, if you speak any language other than English, then your life is worthless to them….Killing innocent, unarmed citizens is the mindset of Trump and his followers.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/27/1828848/-Trump-must-never-get-his-wall
(6 Billion dollars just the beginning. Final cost more like 10 times as much.)
(Cost of Trump shutdown estimated at $6 Billion.)
On top of everything else they do that is either a fraud or hypocrisy, that ‘fiscally responsible ‘ thing they’ve always told us… is total bullshit and should be apparent to all
I do believe that being in the country illegally is a civil crime, not a criminal offense
Curious
If you’d like to follow along with Kamala Harris declaring her candidacy today in Oakland…..starts in about 40 minutes.
I always knew this 😂😂😂
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2019/01/27/teary-eyed-meeting-president-obama/