Good to see you, Gail. You’ve been on my prayer list. Hope your health is improving. Also, have been praying for your relatives that we had emailed about. Hope the resources I mentioned were helpful.
OMG, a second Parkland student survivor has committed suicide. This is so heartbreaking.
On the anniversary of the historic #MarchForOurLives, this painful news is heartbreaking. We still have much hard work ahead to end the gun violence epidemic. https://t.co/RTyXO3zEbl
Happy Obama Sunday, all. Such devastating news from the Parkland community. We HAVE to strengthen gun laws to reduce not just mass shootings like Parkland but all the suicides and homicides that don’t make the news. So sad!
Afternoon Judith, TOD. So glad you made mention of “all the suicides and homicides that don’t make the news”. It is all sad, and unfortunately too many are narrow-focused on sensationalism. I know of a mother who lost a kid to suicide. Her heart was as broken as any other. May all find the peace to overcome such temptation.
And to get these people help whenever they are in an incident. And not for a few days, but for months, and for free. Iām even thinking about the teachers in Indiana a few threads back, who were put through that terrible training. They should be provided with a few months of free counseling after that horrific experience.
My son just called to tell me he is taking his girlfriend with him to Becoming in Tacoma this afternoon. It was rescheduled after canceling the earlier planned show the beginning of the month due to snow. He is lucky it happened on a day he does not work. He surprised me and took me to the LA Forum Becoming during her first round of talks. He was excited about going again.
Sending love, light, and strength to you TOD ohana and lurkers. Each day is a mixture of joy and pain, courage and fear, hope and despair. While it seems that the world is pulling apart at the seams, hold on to what we saw that we could be just a few years ago. Those seeds are still here, already pushing up new shoots through the murk and decay. After the old is burned away, there will be new and stronger growth even more resilient that that which came before.
Oh, I ā¤ļøšššš§”šthe sound of those words, Imcae72. Let them be so. I have heard a number of folks say that we will come out of this ordeal a stronger and better nation. I want to believe that. Sometimes I do, sometimes I get so discouraged, I canāt believe it.
On a relieved and happy note: The University of Tennessee is moving on to the Sweet 16. Was a WHEW game, but they pulled it out.
GBO! šš
BREAKING on @MSNBC: Pete Williams reports that AG Bill Barr will deliver his report to Congress in the next 30-45 minutes, according to a DOJ official.
JUST IN: Attorney General Barr says in letter to Congress that Special Counsel Mueller did not find that any U.S. person or Trump campaign official knowingly conspired with Russia pic.twitter.com/I6FaSEf29X
I am SO DEPRESSED. How is it even possible that Mueller would find NO EVIDENCE of consipiracy with the Russians when the IC found it all over the place? Did Mueller cave? Is Barr covering it up? What happens now?
Not enough concrete evidence to bring charges. if Manafort has cooperated…there might have been a different result…and and …remember…even if he did…he could not indict a sitting president…i would like to see that grand jury stuff….
Congress plans to subpeona it all…………As Maddow says…#WatchThisSpace
Let Congress and the American people see all the evidence, I do NOT trust Barr and I am wondering about Mueller. Maybe he wasn’t so up standing as everyone claim. As I said let Congress see all the Mueller files. I guess our only chance to get rid of Trump is to vote him out of office. I fine it strange that Mueller had to let Barr make the decision.
(THREAD) The Barr Summaryāa very different document from the Mueller Reportāis being woefully misread by media. It doesn't import what media is suggesting it does. Lawyers are welcome to comment on this thread as I report the Summary accurately. I hope you'll read on and retweet. pic.twitter.com/8DGDxP94As
What #Barr did merely opened the floodgates on leaks that #Mueller & his team assiduously maintained.
In this case, the crimes are vastly greater than "Watergate" & the motivation to ensure the truth emerges is essential to save America from a #Putin controlled Dictatorship.
This is hugely important. Expect Barrās imminent summary of āprincipal conclusionsā to be a very BARR document. Highly abridged, expurgated, possibly even spun version of the Mueller report. https://t.co/laJBGusKHn
We need to see the report. The WHOLE THING and not an abbreviated or spun version. I can read and comprehend just fine. I paid for it. I want the original copy!
Hi, sweet girl:) Glad to see you back here. Hope all is well.
I find it offensive that anyone thinks they have to amend this so that I can read it. Burns my butt. I want it and I want it now! WE BOUGHT THIS, WE DESERVE THIS REPORT IN IT’S FULL FORM!
Count on that:) I believe that one way or the other the full report will eventually come out. I think that the American people deserve it in a timely manner. I also believe that all the other investigations that Mueller farmed out, are going to proceed full steam ahead. I believe in the Rule of Law. These criminals will be caught and serve their due sentences behind bars.
AG Barrās letter raises as many questions as it answers. The fact that Muellerās report does not exonerate the president on a charge as serious as obstruction of justice demonstrates how urgent it is that the full report & documentation be made public without any further delay.
I have a “feeling” that if Barr misrepresented Mueller in any way, they will no longer be having dinner together with their wives. I still trust Mueller.
And if Mueller did not exonerate trump, as Barr stated, why did the investigation end before he was exonerated? Did Barr end it?
NOTE/ The answer to sensible questions like the one below is simple: the accusation of collusion Trump faced, and was terrified of, is *not* the one that the Mueller Report appears to have looked at. Instead, Mueller focused on the IRA and Russian hackers. https://t.co/kqzV5gJpw7
PS5/ Mueller wasn't even *consulted* on Barr's letter, as we'd been promised he would. Folks, Trump is now on TV saying "no collusion with Russia"āagain, a far broader issue than Mueller conductedāand if people of sense don't talk back publicly *now*, we will all regret it later.
I feel the “weight of the world” on shoulders and deep in my chest ….. it is going to be a challenge for me and I believe for millions of others, to deal with this.
Any suggestions about possible cause of action is welcome ….. how does one cope and continue to hope when much seems stacked against what you thought you knew ?????
We have to work six times as much as possible to get ensure that we can clean up all the mess and then rebuild on solid equitable ground
Oddly enough I'm not angry/sad/depressed by all this. This is just another step in this story. This Congress is not going to settle for Barr's take without scrutinizing the full report, and with Schiff involved, they WILL get the full report.
āThe Special Counsel states that āwhile this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also DOES NOT EXONERATE HIM.ā https://t.co/kqH0Ihx1GX
JUST IN: Rep. Jerry Nadler tweets that "in light of the very concerning discrepancies and final decision making at the Justice Department following the Special Counsel report," the House Judiciary Committee will be calling AG William Barr to testify. https://t.co/4Y4XCM9XsA
I think Mr. Mueller needs to speak to the Congress in front of the American people. I donāt trust Barr
Reporting from Pete Williams read out on @MSNBC: Bill Barr, in writing the letter sent to the Hill today, did not consult with Mueller, according to a senior DOJ official.
NEITHER DO I! This was not the Mueller report. It was the Barr report. He was chosen for one reason and we all knew that. The comment I made earlier about sometimes being so discouraged I canāt believe we will be a better and stronger nation…….well, Iām there now. The Founding Fathers knew that at sometime this country would have a president like trump. However, they did NOT ever remotely anticipate that one of the main political parties would totally fold and overlook everything that president did/said. Soooooo, what happens from here? Will the rule of law stand in this country? Anyone able to talk me down??
In our last thread someone posted a link to this article from LawFareBlog. It is excellent on what this report means and why we cannot get upset just yet as we cannot possibly know what all this means until the House gets ahold of the report. Take the time to read this article. I know it certainly helped calm me down. https://www.lawfareblog.com/how-understand-end-mueller-investigation-hint-you-cant-yet
Thread. Agreed. We are no longer taking about the same thing as when we began. Apples and oranges
Public challenge: Find a news article or a thread by someone with a verified Twitter account that accuses Trump of striking a secret agreement with the IRA or GRU prior to the disinformation campaign run by the former or the hacking campaign run by the latter.
This laser-like focus by @RepAdamSchiff on whether Trump is NOW COMPROMISED ā even if there was no prior collusion with Russia and has been no post-election criminal obstruction ā is all the more important in light of AG Barrās summary of Muellerās report. https://t.co/PpBJe6GlgH
For a diversion from all of this, watch this incredible video of The First Lady stunning an intruder. I am not talking about FLOTUS, thank goodness. I am talking about the female of the pair of bald eagles who have been raising their young in the National Arboretum in Washington, DC for the past 4 years. Here is a link to a 6 minute video of The First Lady, as the female is called, protecting her nest and her man, Mr President, as he is called, from an intruder. Wow! If you know what’s good for you, you will not mess with The First Lady, or our First Lady. I can just see Michelle doing the exact same thing if she had to. (wish all the music wasn’t there, but it is still an amazing video)
Pelosi and Schumer say Barr has a "public record of bias" against the Mueller investigation and so "is not a neutral observer and is not in a position to make objective determinations about the report." https://t.co/YsC6P8K9SL
@PeteButtigieg Every time you put down the Democratic administration of President Obama, discounting facts he had mostly a Republican obstructionist Congress during his two terms AND STILL gave us the first steps of an Affordable Care Act and saved our economy, we tune you out.
Over the course of that last couple of days, he’s said some very objectionable things. It’s beyond dismaying and I’m not inclined to see him as a strong candidate at this point.
He was on a roll there, for a bit. Although he has a tremendous background, seems to need a little “maturing” in judgment of whatever. I wish him luck getting there, but I agree that he’s not there yet.
Context as you read: am told Special Counsel Robert Mueller was not consulted on this letter. This was the product of the Attorney General Bill Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, per DOJ official.
Caution on obstruction: the laws werenāt meant for a POTUS who tried to end an investigation using his official power-lawmakers didnāt anticipate that. Congress will need to review Muellerās full report to see if conduct that didnāt violate law may be high crimes/misdemeanors.
The Mueller report and Barr's letter do not change this core element of the Russia scandal: Trump and his crew engaged in a profound act of betrayal. I explain in this article. Please read and share. https://t.co/LUuj8hvBfw
Pelosi and Schumer say Barr has a "public record of bias" against the Mueller investigation and so "is not a neutral observer and is not in a position to make objective determinations about the report." https://t.co/YsC6P8K9SL
Interesting point from Ari Melber on @MSNBC: "This is 4 pages. There's not a single full sentence in here that's quoted the Mueller report. Every quote from the Mueller report itself is a partial sentence."
As you evaluate information & reporting on the Mueller report over the next few days, remember that everything we are hearing is based on what Attorney General Barr is telling us.
In other words, the guy who was hand-picked by Trump is now hand-picking the info you're getting.
This is the REAL conversation we need to have as a country.
As horrific as this president is, he is a symptom of much deeper problems.
Even foreign influence plays on natāl wounds that we refuse to address: income inequality, racism, corruption,a willingness to excuse bigotry. https://t.co/wtebX4Tfld
Bill Barr writing a 4 page summary of the Mueller Report is like a presidential candidate promising he'll release multiple years of tax returns before releasing a two page summary for just one year.
Sir, How do we know what "Mueller found" when NONE OF US has seen his report?
All we've seen is partial quotes from the dude who pardoned #IranContra CRIMINALS & was hired to protect #Trump's rump. #TrumpRussia is not a hoax; it's been happening in plain sight for years!
Remember the midterms? When the early returns had people questioning whether it'd be a bad night for the Democrats, but by the time the sun came up the next day, things looked very different? That's what today is: confusion and misunderstanding, followed by a dawning realization.
As we confront the evil embodied in a gutless draft dodger who defends #Putin & denigrates his Oath of Office to each American it seems fitting & timely to say 'Welcome home' to those who gave so much 50 yrs ago.https://t.co/nHMelEuMJa
Before departing, the status of the #MuellerReport at 2225 PT, 24 Nov 2019 is:
Unless you've read the #MuellerReport you have NO IDEA what it contains.
The story, at this point, is simply and entirely – "Trump Lackey & Opponent of the Investigation Wrote an Unverifiable Letter & Continues to Suppress Access to the Report."
Goodnight, TODville. We’ll fight the good fight again tomorrow!
"A source with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Daily Beast that Mueller intended to make a case to Congress, believing that legislators, and not the DOJ, are 'empowered to weigh the lawfulness of a presidentās conduct.'" https://t.co/5rEuFFNniN
I can’t say I’m all that surprised by the verdict, sure, I wanted Mueller to nail trump in the most public of ways. And since the report hasn’t been released fully we don’t really know what’s in it. I hope it is enough in it though to lead to some sort total rebuke of trump. I guess I’m to jaded in some respect, we all wanted this thing to go one way. But history has proven that she don’t always give you want you want.
HOLD UP A SECOND, Barr tryna tell us that Mueller GOT 500 WARRANTS, which require a court to agree that there is probable cause a crime was committed, AND HE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING? No way, Homes.
This guy Barr rubes me the wrong way all day every day. What really pisses me off is that this is the hill they’ve chosen to die on. A crook that has a fetish for getting pissed on.
Oh great. Another one of PPās picks with a steep learning curve (ie unqualified for the job)
Steve Moore: āIām kind of new to this game, frankly, so Iām going to be on a steep learning curve myself about how the Fed operates, how the Federal Reserve makes its decisions.ā https://t.co/0fZJlPbhkU via @bpolitics
Neal Katyal on Barr's obstruction call: "Such a conclusion would be momentous in any event. But to do so within 48 hours of receiving the report (which pointedly did not reach that conclusion) should be deeply concerning to every American." https://t.co/GrkOG9bo8a
Thousands filled the Tacoma Dome on Sunday night to hear Michelle Obama speak, and the former first lady delivered an inspirational message of tough love.
"Every quote from the Mueller report is a partial sentence" in Barr's report to Congress
"The House is sort of getting muscled out in an attempt by the new Attorney General to say: 'I'm going to issue my own conclusion on that'" – @AriMelberpic.twitter.com/hxETioEP3g
āA demagogic president like Donald Trump can devalue or even depart radically from key norms, just short of committing chargeable crimes, so long as he operates mostly and brazenly in full public view. For a demagogue, shamelessness is its own reward.āhttps://t.co/qUbVJfjeB6
Iām not gonna lie: with the possible exception of Kavanaughās confirmation, yesterday was the worst Iāve felt since Election Day 2016. I barely slept, tossing & turning & doubting my own sanity. Which is EXACTLY what these traitors want.
Right. Think about the people Mueller didn't interview. They wouldn't have exonerated Trump on obstruction, they would have proved the point. Why didn't he go the distance? https://t.co/pjMoEcnHek
Odd that (1) #Mueller would reach no conclusion on obstruction and (2) AG would decide the issue for him. This defeats the whole purpose of a special counsel, which is to avoid conflicts of interest by those in the executive branch chain of command.
The Obama Diary 
Happy Sunday to everyone. Love the note from POTUS. Such class. Out to work in the garden until my fingers give out. Way too many weeds out there.
Good Sunday morning from Iowa! š
Good Morning TOD!
Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family.
I was successful in logging in! YAY!!!!
You just gotta love Barack. He will be our Forever President – for ever :>
Good to see you in the house GGail. š¤
Back at cha lady C!!
Good to see you, Gail. You’ve been on my prayer list. Hope your health is improving. Also, have been praying for your relatives that we had emailed about. Hope the resources I mentioned were helpful.
OMG, a second Parkland student survivor has committed suicide. This is so heartbreaking.
Happy Obama Sunday, all. Such devastating news from the Parkland community. We HAVE to strengthen gun laws to reduce not just mass shootings like Parkland but all the suicides and homicides that don’t make the news. So sad!
Afternoon Judith, TOD. So glad you made mention of “all the suicides and homicides that don’t make the news”. It is all sad, and unfortunately too many are narrow-focused on sensationalism. I know of a mother who lost a kid to suicide. Her heart was as broken as any other. May all find the peace to overcome such temptation.
And to get these people help whenever they are in an incident. And not for a few days, but for months, and for free. Iām even thinking about the teachers in Indiana a few threads back, who were put through that terrible training. They should be provided with a few months of free counseling after that horrific experience.
Always classy indeed!
Tonight at Tacoma Dome…
My son just called to tell me he is taking his girlfriend with him to Becoming in Tacoma this afternoon. It was rescheduled after canceling the earlier planned show the beginning of the month due to snow. He is lucky it happened on a day he does not work. He surprised me and took me to the LA Forum Becoming during her first round of talks. He was excited about going again.
Sending love, light, and strength to you TOD ohana and lurkers. Each day is a mixture of joy and pain, courage and fear, hope and despair. While it seems that the world is pulling apart at the seams, hold on to what we saw that we could be just a few years ago. Those seeds are still here, already pushing up new shoots through the murk and decay. After the old is burned away, there will be new and stronger growth even more resilient that that which came before.
Oh, I ā¤ļøšššš§”šthe sound of those words, Imcae72. Let them be so. I have heard a number of folks say that we will come out of this ordeal a stronger and better nation. I want to believe that. Sometimes I do, sometimes I get so discouraged, I canāt believe it.
On a relieved and happy note: The University of Tennessee is moving on to the Sweet 16. Was a WHEW game, but they pulled it out.
GBO! šš
ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøBeautiful thought
What does this mean????
Gulp
HIS report or THE report??
Answered
I thought that immediately after she acted so quickly after the tragedy. She showed why she is a true leader of the people
LIVE SOON – Beto O’Rourke holds 2020 presidential campaign event in Las Vegas – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-4
I am SO DEPRESSED. How is it even possible that Mueller would find NO EVIDENCE of consipiracy with the Russians when the IC found it all over the place? Did Mueller cave? Is Barr covering it up? What happens now?
Not enough concrete evidence to bring charges. if Manafort has cooperated…there might have been a different result…and and …remember…even if he did…he could not indict a sitting president…i would like to see that grand jury stuff….
Congress plans to subpeona it all…………As Maddow says…#WatchThisSpace
Let Congress and the American people see all the evidence, I do NOT trust Barr and I am wondering about Mueller. Maybe he wasn’t so up standing as everyone claim. As I said let Congress see all the Mueller files. I guess our only chance to get rid of Trump is to vote him out of office. I fine it strange that Mueller had to let Barr make the decision.
totally agree with you Hillary!!!!! something does not smell right in this report.
Congress must call Barr and Meuller, to testify in public.
If we didn’t control the House, Trump’s path to autocratic control of America would be complete.
Share
Got that correct …
re: Mueller’s report …
And, as most suspected (though because of his reported long standing friendship with Mueller I had hoped for the best) …
We need to see the report. The WHOLE THING and not an abbreviated or spun version. I can read and comprehend just fine. I paid for it. I want the original copy!
I’m with you DF, we can read and comprehend just fine.
Hi, sweet girl:) Glad to see you back here. Hope all is well.
I find it offensive that anyone thinks they have to amend this so that I can read it. Burns my butt. I want it and I want it now! WE BOUGHT THIS, WE DESERVE THIS REPORT IN IT’S FULL FORM!
I’m on the road to healing. š
I believe Nancy and her colleagues will push for full report.
Count on that:) I believe that one way or the other the full report will eventually come out. I think that the American people deserve it in a timely manner. I also believe that all the other investigations that Mueller farmed out, are going to proceed full steam ahead. I believe in the Rule of Law. These criminals will be caught and serve their due sentences behind bars.
For sure!
I have a “feeling” that if Barr misrepresented Mueller in any way, they will no longer be having dinner together with their wives. I still trust Mueller.
And if Mueller did not exonerate trump, as Barr stated, why did the investigation end before he was exonerated? Did Barr end it?
Never thought it would happen again, but it did ….
Good Afternoon TODVille,
Today is a good day to turn off the TV and read Der Nibelunge liet for sanity, while waiting for 2020.
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcDPZoHD1aI
I feel the “weight of the world” on shoulders and deep in my chest ….. it is going to be a challenge for me and I believe for millions of others, to deal with this.
Any suggestions about possible cause of action is welcome ….. how does one cope and continue to hope when much seems stacked against what you thought you knew ?????
We have to work six times as much as possible to get ensure that we can clean up all the mess and then rebuild on solid equitable ground
SOON – Senator Kamala Harris holds 2020 Presidential campaign rally in Atlanta, GA – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-4
Oh, man, thanks so much for this link. I watched KH’S campaign speech and she gave me such a lift out of this mess today. SHE IS BAWSE!!
I think Mr. Mueller needs to speak to the Congress in front of the American people. I donāt trust Barr
NEITHER DO I! This was not the Mueller report. It was the Barr report. He was chosen for one reason and we all knew that. The comment I made earlier about sometimes being so discouraged I canāt believe we will be a better and stronger nation…….well, Iām there now. The Founding Fathers knew that at sometime this country would have a president like trump. However, they did NOT ever remotely anticipate that one of the main political parties would totally fold and overlook everything that president did/said. Soooooo, what happens from here? Will the rule of law stand in this country? Anyone able to talk me down??
And, as usual, the Rs are taking up ALL the oxygen. Dems, mostly silent. Nothing new. š©š³š£š„š¦
In our last thread someone posted a link to this article from LawFareBlog. It is excellent on what this report means and why we cannot get upset just yet as we cannot possibly know what all this means until the House gets ahold of the report. Take the time to read this article. I know it certainly helped calm me down.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/how-understand-end-mueller-investigation-hint-you-cant-yet
Thanks for posting. Will read later when Iām done tutoring
Thread. Agreed. We are no longer taking about the same thing as when we began. Apples and oranges
Hummm. I DO trust Adam Schiff, though!
For a diversion from all of this, watch this incredible video of The First Lady stunning an intruder. I am not talking about FLOTUS, thank goodness. I am talking about the female of the pair of bald eagles who have been raising their young in the National Arboretum in Washington, DC for the past 4 years. Here is a link to a 6 minute video of The First Lady, as the female is called, protecting her nest and her man, Mr President, as he is called, from an intruder. Wow! If you know what’s good for you, you will not mess with The First Lady, or our First Lady. I can just see Michelle doing the exact same thing if she had to. (wish all the music wasn’t there, but it is still an amazing video)
Yes please!
What Pete mostly said to Rev. Al in an interview was both Democratic and Republican administrations haven’t “fixed things” that voters care about.
I’m done with him.
Over the course of that last couple of days, he’s said some very objectionable things. It’s beyond dismaying and I’m not inclined to see him as a strong candidate at this point.
He was on a roll there, for a bit. Although he has a tremendous background, seems to need a little “maturing” in judgment of whatever. I wish him luck getting there, but I agree that he’s not there yet.
AMEN!!
Just like Russia.
Good
I needed a smile, thanks for these pictures of our beloved Michelle Obama.
Bill Barr was choosen to do what he did, save Trump’s butt. Bring Mueller to testify too.
I certainly hope so
We are at war and folk continue to dither …
I have very personal attachments to these two videos and all that it took to produce them ….
Goodnight TOD …
Thanks for sharing all that, Bob. Goodnight.
Before departing, the status of the #MuellerReport at 2225 PT, 24 Nov 2019 is:
Goodnight, TODville. We’ll fight the good fight again tomorrow!
She brings out the throngs and lights up the room. This was the biggest crowd to date:
Oh my goodness! I so needed that! Thank you, DonnaD.
I can’t say I’m all that surprised by the verdict, sure, I wanted Mueller to nail trump in the most public of ways. And since the report hasn’t been released fully we don’t really know what’s in it. I hope it is enough in it though to lead to some sort total rebuke of trump. I guess I’m to jaded in some respect, we all wanted this thing to go one way. But history has proven that she don’t always give you want you want.
Feel the same way I did after that sham election. Feel like Iām being lied to and taken for a ride. This is not over
Morning everyone. Smells like rotten fish
This guy Barr rubes me the wrong way all day every day. What really pisses me off is that this is the hill they’ve chosen to die on. A crook that has a fetish for getting pissed on.
Oh great. Another one of PPās picks with a steep learning curve (ie unqualified for the job)
ASTOUNDING!!!!!
iMPORTANT
Thread. Just ponder
Good morning, TODville.
WE MUST FIX OUR SYSTEMS if we are to tackle the very real threat that faces us.
Oh.
So go vote, people! NEVER stay home!
Maybe Barr was just a ploy to get the ignoramous to say/do this.
Good point, Booms.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2019/03/25/biggest-crowd-yet/