Not much different than Russian interference if you ask me
Bernie Sanders' new online BERN program lets you add to a database by logging names & background info from anyone, even strangers you meet on the street. Then it matches them to a voter record, priorities & memberships.
Update: Here's what already went wrong-today millions of people's voter ID's (including drivers license numbers) were exposed today for hours during a glitch.
The people in my personal sphere that are Bernie supporters are also narcissists in their own right. They bully, they are self centered, they derail other people through sabotage or diminishment. To a person they all have inner lives that are broken. So far nothing I’ve seen from the Sanders camp is any different than the entitlement we see with Trump supporters and their leader. Entitled to steal, entitled to coerce, entitled to all the double standards they want in order to get what they want. Oh and the fake victimhood is classic. Their DARVO is consistent as well, deny, attack, reverse victim and oppressor.
They always say, dress for the job you want, not the job you have. No subtlety here that Sarah Sanders wants to be the Hamburglar. pic.twitter.com/xXJpc4AZW3
Rabbi Goldstein cries as he describes what happened in the Poway synagogue shooting: "My granddaughter sees her grandpa with a bleeding hand, and she sees me screaming and shouting, 'Get out, get out!' She didn't deserve to see her grandfather like this." pic.twitter.com/Wg2wLHZAdD
Can't believe I have to tweet this but for those in the cheap seats: as a Jew, there is nothing anti-Semitic about criticizing Netanyahu or the state of Israel. There IS something anti-Semitic about supporting Trump as his "very fine people" kill us in our houses of worship.
When the far right kills Jews and your instinct is consistently to blame someone other than the far right, you are helping the far right. You are helping them kill Jews because you agree with them about Muslims. It’s an evil, cynical maneuver.
1. Why impeachment? Well . . . Trump tried to steal the election by committing campaign finance violations AND by encouraging and accepting Russian assistance, including his campaign chairman sharing battle-ground polling data w/pro-Russian forces. He then obstructed justice …
Maybe if YOU ask the @AmerMedicalAssn to issue a statement (which some of us have tried), they will do so. Also others are claiming it's putting NURSES in danger. Agree – it's a sickness and we can't move on.
#OurAMA member and @NationalMedAssn president, Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson, outlines how physicians can recognize barriers to care in minority patients and help them to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes. https://t.co/4duffkat0y#NMHM19
"It's like Bill Barr woke up" and decided "I'm jealous about President Trump being the coward-in-chief, I want to wrestle that title away from him"@neal_katyal on Trump AG Barr threatening to skip hearing pic.twitter.com/44jE1Bd7DW
"It is mind-blowing that the proposed solution to a transnational crime syndicate occupying the White House, living above the law, and desecrating human rights is 'Vote them out in 2020'. What the fuck?! What reality are you living in?" — @gaslitnationhttps://t.co/qsDSsUHwKD
She knows a lot about authoritarianism and has made some very good points about where we’re headed but lately she’s been very agro, taking ugly pot shots at PBO and constantly and aggressively whining “I TOLD YOU SO.” She’s picking fights with other academics on twitter and just generally really going off. I’m not listening anymore.
Agreed. It’d be easy to submit to Barr, but we’re way past the principle of this thing. They’ve been as polite as they need to be with these miscreants. According to Elizabeth Holtzman, Congress can enforce its own contempt citations and has a jail. Use it @RepJerryNadler. pic.twitter.com/pXK48Oh1TK
The real pressure needs to be brought on Senate Republicans. The Democrats are doing what they can but the real change needs to be in the Senate. Every Democrat will vote to impeach I think. If we keep beating up on our own we miss the point. Again we assume responsibility for the GOP corruption and mess. We need to let the GOP have it in our criticism and not stop till they get him out.
"Trump's conduct is such that it will force people to consider impeachment, no matter how politically difficult," said Rep. Steve Cohen. "His conduct is so opprobrious that it's hard for people to eventually not see that he's trampled on the Constitution." https://t.co/ZqxWmus6gh
‘Mitch McConnell is no leader. He is the epitome of unprincipled power.’ — Robert Reich explains how the Senate majority leader is willfully destroying the Senate for partisan gain pic.twitter.com/vteZnmwDF4
Biden: Congress is investigating elements "left undone" by Mueller.
"If in fact they block the investigation, they have no alternative but to go to the only other constitutional resort they have, [which] is impeachment." Via ABC pic.twitter.com/RZAQgY9yoj
I was thinking about this yesterday: every grad season PBO and FLOTUS would be invited to give commencement speeches at some of the nation’s best colleges and universities. NOT SO for Con Man and his Con Wife. Too stupid and toxic.
Yikes, Trump's Federal Reserve pick Stephen Moore enthusiastically supports child labor & having 11- and 12-year-olds work.
“I’m a radical on this,” Moore said. “I’d get rid of a lot of these child labor laws. I want people starting to work at 11, 12.”https://t.co/IS0V8w8HPx
He wants poor children to start working at 11. His children and those of his wealthy cohorts don’t need to work because they can live off their parents’ wealth. Let’s keep it real.
I am grateful for all the encouragement I received to run for U.S. Senate, and I’m committed to doing everything I can to help elect a Democrat to that seat next year. #gapolpic.twitter.com/5o14BqgqwO
Adam Schiff just told the Washington Post that the House Intelligence Committee will make a criminal referral for informal Trump campaign adviser Erik Prince to the Justice Department.
But will this be enough to make them do the right thing come 2020?? No money to pay for life’s necessities, feed the world, and NOT live under a bridge somewhere…the red hat was a LIE!
Personal income for farmers fell by the most in three years in the first quarter, as losses to U.S. agriculture mount from Trump's trade wars.
In the first quarter, producers' income declined $11.8 billion, Bloomberg reports.https://t.co/JGJZGWoMg3
April 4 marked the launch of the #MLKLegacy call to action on poverty and economic insecurity. Since then, @SenatorHughes & the @PaSenateDems have been responding with policy & action to fight the issues that still plague our nation as they did in 1968 when King was assassinated. pic.twitter.com/EA4wbbHaCx
Kinda bummed, but hopeful she’s got something bigger cooking.
I am grateful for all the encouragement I received to run for U.S. Senate, and I’m committed to doing everything I can to help elect a Democrat to that seat next year. #gapolpic.twitter.com/5o14BqgqwO
Me too, but I trust that she will do the right thing for herself, the country, AND Georgia. I would love to see her unseat Kemp but was kinda looking forward to seeing her kick Perdue’s butt.
Me too 😦 I hope she continues the fight full throated on eradicating blatant voter suppression in Georgia and across the nation. Can any Democractic candidate win that Senate seat in GA with all the shenanigans heck crimina/illegal ish Kemp put in place in 2018? Kemp needs to be under the jail.
To @jguaido, the National Assembly and all the freedom-loving people of Venezuela who are taking to the streets today in #operacionlibertad—Estamos con ustedes! We are with you! America will stand with you until freedom & democracy are restored. Vayan con dios! #FreeVenezuela
Today @HouseJudiciary will hold the first hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment in 36 years. Last year, Illinois became the 37th state to ratify this amendment to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. I support this step to make equal rights for men and women a reality.
What willful ignorance looks like. He’s become even more of a disgrace
FACTS
1) Publicly promised in 2017 to sit down with Special Counsel under oath and answer questions and follow-ups on any issue
2) Never did that—in fact threatened to go to court to prevent it—instead writing "don't recall" 30 times in answer to brief, narrow list of questions https://t.co/OfZjzummAR
Tauscher worked in the State Department as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs and was most recently a UC Regent.
“To truly be a gamechanger for the American people, we should go beyond transportation and into broadband, water, energy, schools, HOUSING, and other initiatives.” –@SpeakerPelosi & @SenSchumer on rebuilding our nation's infrastructure pic.twitter.com/JQBHI7nWVU
hello bob…sorry for not getting back to you…sometimes i see things but i do not have the time to fully respond..i appreciate your response…but the reason for my comments is so often..sacred phrases are bastardized,,,this is a sacred phrase to the those of the Muslim faith
"Loans to Trump weren’t Deutsche Bank's only abnormal behavior. Around the same time Trump received his new line of credit from Deutsche, the bank was laundering Russian money. Billions of dollars flowed from Moscow to NY."#Maddowhttps://t.co/6AzRMMGlg0pic.twitter.com/7JAuZ2W1xU
We’re going to have a crisis if Democrats win the presidency & Mitch McConnell blocks everyone they try to appoint & all their major policy proposals because Democrats failed to take the Senate https://t.co/J2NSUs81So
Oh, if only I was in my home state, Iowa, I would have to take a peak at Jo. He was visiting close to my home town. If not Jo, at least make it a Democrat this time, please Iowa.
Education and fighting fascism.
“It is hard to imagine a more urgent moment for making education central to politics…Such a movement is important to resist and overcome the tyrannical fascist nightmares that have descended upon the United States, Brazil and a number of other countries in Europe plagued by the rise of neo-Nazi parties…Education, both in its symbolic and institutional forms, has a central role to play in fighting the resurgence of fascist cultures, mythic historical narratives and the emerging ideologies of white supremacy and white nationalism…
In part, this can be done with a language that exposes and unravels falsehoods, systems of oppression and corrupt relations of power while making clear that an alternative future is possible. (https://truthout.org/articles/fascism-is-on-the-march-we-need-radical-education-to-fight-back/)
–How to direct the growing numbers of ignorant racist white voters so enamored and cultivated by the right, towards College.
(We know the planet is burning. Even so):
“The good news is that there is an increasing wave of strikes by teachers, public servants, and workers both in the United States and abroad who are resisting the cruel machinery of exploitation, racism, austerity and disposability unleashed by neoliberalism in the past 40 years. If fascism is to be defeated, there is a need to make education an organizing principle of politics.”
Lead by the White Nationalist in the WH…he uses their racism as means of maintaining power… so does the GOP….making white folks the biggest suckers around…because while Trump and his GOP enablers enrich themselves…they are going down the drain…
First watch brilliant film "The Big Hack"soon from Netflix–a must see w/ @profcarroll@carolecadwalla brought to u by @GWDreyfous after which u will never think abt what happened in US in 16, Brexit,or what's happening now to us the same way.Phenomenal terrifying essential film. https://t.co/C9OcO6lvTw
#HappeningNow: The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions is holding a hearing entitled: Ending Debt Traps in the Payday and Small Dollar Credit Industry.
I anxiously await the "Democrats must get behind the front runner" takes I heard from Bernie stans after that one poll showed Sanders was in the lead. https://t.co/NdmZd1tWXm
Something you may have missed: a federal judge recently issued a nationwide block on the Trump administration's dangerous restrictions on abortions through Title X. This is a win – but we must keep up the fight to protect women’s health care. #ProtectX
Fact: “Nearly all abortions in Norway today are performed with the abortion pill Mifepristone.
This has resulted in shorter waiting time, earlier abortions, and the possibility to have abortions at home.
The Scandinavian countries and Scotland have the largest percentage of medical abortions in the world.”
—Some time ago I read a Scandinavian magazine describing how women are open about taking the abortion pill, open with their mothers and partners and without shame. Many women choose to do it at home, they do it early, and without secrecy. It was moving to read about women mourning the loss in their own ways, and the gentle, humane processing of woman’s reality.
Condolences to the family of John Singleton. His seminal work, Boyz n the Hood, remains one of the most searing, loving portrayals of the challenges facing inner-city youth. He opened doors for filmmakers of color to tell powerful stories that have been too often ignored.
Bernie is not gonna be the nominee. He's got universal name recognition and he's bleeding support. Hiring the worst people in the world isn't helping. https://t.co/ldjTroJRb7
NEW: A federal judge in DC has rejected Trump's latest effort to get claims dismissed (in this case filed by congressional Dems) accusing him of violating the emoluments clauses re: his business interests https://t.co/mfE8XM9lUhpic.twitter.com/rV8h2InVVp
Amb. Caroline Kennedy joined the Institute of Politics for a conversation of the art of diplomacy. Ms. Kennedy discussed her work as a former U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013-2017, her career in public service, and the current diplomatic challenges facing the United States. This conversation was moderated by Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO.
Mueller told the attorney general that the depiction of his findings failed to capture ‘context, nature, and substance’ of probe https://t.co/lCyJOPR3cx
After Barr's initial letter, Mueller was mad. “There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation," he wrote. "This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which [DOJ] appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence…"
Barr said he did not want to put out pieces of the report, but rather issue it all at once with redactions. Throughout their conversation, Mueller’s main worry was that the public wasn't getting an accurate understanding of the obstruction investigation. https://t.co/6pqP0inRAT
This is why Schumer and Pelosi had that meeting w/ Trump about infrastructure. They want to drive home the point that McConnell’s senate is where things like infrastructure go to die – and Trump is powerless. https://t.co/ImSyar7gTW
Mueller to Barr: "There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Dept. appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations." https://t.co/BdUEcEs98s
This is what Robert Mueller looked like on the Sunday that Barr released his 4-page public rendering of Mueller’s findings: #APpic.twitter.com/a5GoMCJw5n
"This is the problem when Bill Barr acts as the personal attorney to the President, as opposed to the Attorney General."
– @repbenraylujan on reports Robert Mueller wrote a letter to William Barr, complaining that the AG's memo didn't accurately portray his report's findings. pic.twitter.com/1NLqPKwIFH
Rep Nadler, Chair of House Judiciary Committee is all over it …
Mueller has written a letter objecting to Barr’s summary of his report because it “did not fully capture the context, nature and substance of the investigation.” I have demanded the letter & Barr must answer for this. Mueller must be allowed to testify. https://t.co/gylocOsYlv
I note with interest AG Barr’s 4/10 Senate testimony. “Q: Did Bob Mueller support your conclusion? A: I don’t know whether Bob Mueller supported my conclusion.” Now it appears that Mueller objected in this 3/27 letter. https://t.co/IiK5zJYtAS
1/ Essentially, Barr decided that Mueller was sending a message to Congress and the public with his Report, and as that message was not the message Barr wanted Congress or the public to hear, he effectively *rewrote* the Report's findings, ignoring Mueller's executive summaries.
NEW — Dem sources tell me and @ErinBanco that Mueller has indicated a willingness to testify on the Hill but that DoJ is getting in the way, refusing to agree to a date. https://t.co/YAn3ZVoCBy
Attorney General Barr willfully misled the American people to cover up attempted crimes by Donald Trump. He should resign his position or face an impeachment inquiry immediately. https://t.co/dTKCMccF7X
When the AG of the US is obstructing justice to protect a vile treacherous con man who conspired to defraud the United States of America, we are in deep, deep trouble.
I thought I heard on the radio … maybe Hardball… they were going to get Murller in next week
Nadler statement: "The Department of Justice has … been reluctant to confirm a date for Special Counsel Mueller to testify. Given this evening's reports, I will press the Department to schedule that hearing without delay."
That’s what I’m talking about!! Shit has to get real!!
Swalwell: "If Barr backs out this Thursday, he’s gonna get subpoenaed. If he doesn't answer the subpoena, he’s gonna face contempt. I actually think he should face impeachment if he’s just gonna say, I’m not gonna follow the law … there has to be consequences." @MSNBC
CRIST: Reports have emerged recently, general, that members of the Special Counsel's team are frustrated at some level with the limited information included in your March 24th letter … Do you know what they are referencing with that?
The Obama Diary 
Thoughtful and genuine President. Thank you.
POTUS44 Forever.
Not much different than Russian interference if you ask me
Who the hell
Would do this???
WHACK ….
That hurt. 🙂
😀
The people in my personal sphere that are Bernie supporters are also narcissists in their own right. They bully, they are self centered, they derail other people through sabotage or diminishment. To a person they all have inner lives that are broken. So far nothing I’ve seen from the Sanders camp is any different than the entitlement we see with Trump supporters and their leader. Entitled to steal, entitled to coerce, entitled to all the double standards they want in order to get what they want. Oh and the fake victimhood is classic. Their DARVO is consistent as well, deny, attack, reverse victim and oppressor.
I swear she wears that dress every week. Gag.
Prison chain gang 🤷♀️
Fingers crossed.
Least we forget ….
Thread
I’ve felt like doing this every day for the last 2 years
I don’t listen to Sarah Kendzior anymore when I learned how much she dislikes and distrusts President Obama.
She knows a lot about authoritarianism and has made some very good points about where we’re headed but lately she’s been very agro, taking ugly pot shots at PBO and constantly and aggressively whining “I TOLD YOU SO.” She’s picking fights with other academics on twitter and just generally really going off. I’m not listening anymore.
Goodnight TOD ….
The real pressure needs to be brought on Senate Republicans. The Democrats are doing what they can but the real change needs to be in the Senate. Every Democrat will vote to impeach I think. If we keep beating up on our own we miss the point. Again we assume responsibility for the GOP corruption and mess. We need to let the GOP have it in our criticism and not stop till they get him out.
Morning everyone
There is no bottom. NONE.
Correct. I think of him as Turtle Satan
Not surprised. Would be great if he won to choose a progressive woman as VP…. my favorite is Sen. Harris 🙂
You have to admit that Dr. Biden would be a great First Lady:)
Rightful President reads dumbasses words of guilt
Tomorrow
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4KYLaBntj/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4Vs28hTFL/
I was thinking about this yesterday: every grad season PBO and FLOTUS would be invited to give commencement speeches at some of the nation’s best colleges and universities. NOT SO for Con Man and his Con Wife. Too stupid and toxic.
Joe Biden Is Making Donald Trump Nervous
Withdraw your name
He wants poor children to start working at 11. His children and those of his wealthy cohorts don’t need to work because they can live off their parents’ wealth. Let’s keep it real.
Well…
Sweet. Go after the OTHER crime family, too!
But will this be enough to make them do the right thing come 2020?? No money to pay for life’s necessities, feed the world, and NOT live under a bridge somewhere…the red hat was a LIE!
WONDERFUL AD 🙂 Close your eyes and remember….
This ad is DAMN SPOT ON!! Good job, JOE!
Great ad! Thank you for sharing.
OMG, I love that ad. It is very touching. Thanks for sharing.
WOW….
This was an extraordinary undertaking
Kinda bummed, but hopeful she’s got something bigger cooking.
Me too, but I trust that she will do the right thing for herself, the country, AND Georgia. I would love to see her unseat Kemp but was kinda looking forward to seeing her kick Perdue’s butt.
Same here!
Me too 😦 I hope she continues the fight full throated on eradicating blatant voter suppression in Georgia and across the nation. Can any Democractic candidate win that Senate seat in GA with all the shenanigans heck crimina/illegal ish Kemp put in place in 2018? Kemp needs to be under the jail.
Couldn’t agree more!
Why is Pence in this?
What willful ignorance looks like. He’s become even more of a disgrace
Hi Sheila, hope your week is going well. Left a comment for you a couple threads back. Hope you saw it. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
hello bob…sorry for not getting back to you…sometimes i see things but i do not have the time to fully respond..i appreciate your response…but the reason for my comments is so often..sacred phrases are bastardized,,,this is a sacred phrase to the those of the Muslim faith
https://www.si.com/swim-daily/2019/01/04/halima-aden-si-swimsuit-2019-model-kenya
She’s beautiful!
She absolutely is:)
Yes We Must ….
Greetings, TOD!
LIVE SOON – Former VP Biden Campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw42ALBhki-/
Oh, if only I was in my home state, Iowa, I would have to take a peak at Jo. He was visiting close to my home town. If not Jo, at least make it a Democrat this time, please Iowa.
Education and fighting fascism.
“It is hard to imagine a more urgent moment for making education central to politics…Such a movement is important to resist and overcome the tyrannical fascist nightmares that have descended upon the United States, Brazil and a number of other countries in Europe plagued by the rise of neo-Nazi parties…Education, both in its symbolic and institutional forms, has a central role to play in fighting the resurgence of fascist cultures, mythic historical narratives and the emerging ideologies of white supremacy and white nationalism…
In part, this can be done with a language that exposes and unravels falsehoods, systems of oppression and corrupt relations of power while making clear that an alternative future is possible. (https://truthout.org/articles/fascism-is-on-the-march-we-need-radical-education-to-fight-back/)
–How to direct the growing numbers of ignorant racist white voters so enamored and cultivated by the right, towards College.
(We know the planet is burning. Even so):
“The good news is that there is an increasing wave of strikes by teachers, public servants, and workers both in the United States and abroad who are resisting the cruel machinery of exploitation, racism, austerity and disposability unleashed by neoliberalism in the past 40 years. If fascism is to be defeated, there is a need to make education an organizing principle of politics.”
LIVE NOW: Beto O’Rourke campaigns in San Diego, California – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
Racist scum. Remove your name
If Joe Biden is the nominee…i will vote for him…but i am not here to vote for another white man who will center other white men…i am done with that
WOW, all of those sound FABULOUS!!!!
Netflix’ deal with the Obamas is why I subscribe to Netflix. Looking forward to their shows.
Fact: “Nearly all abortions in Norway today are performed with the abortion pill Mifepristone.
This has resulted in shorter waiting time, earlier abortions, and the possibility to have abortions at home.
The Scandinavian countries and Scotland have the largest percentage of medical abortions in the world.”
—Some time ago I read a Scandinavian magazine describing how women are open about taking the abortion pill, open with their mothers and partners and without shame. Many women choose to do it at home, they do it early, and without secrecy. It was moving to read about women mourning the loss in their own ways, and the gentle, humane processing of woman’s reality.
This is a woman’s decision.
Women are the people makers.
Nice.
The emoluments lawsuit is going FORWARD.
WHOOOPPPIIIEEEEE
Amb. Caroline Kennedy joined the Institute of Politics for a conversation of the art of diplomacy. Ms. Kennedy discussed her work as a former U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013-2017, her career in public service, and the current diplomatic challenges facing the United States. This conversation was moderated by Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO.
Hmmmmmm…………
Tomorrow we learn the answer to the question asked of every Dem member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
It’s no longer acceptable for ANY Senator claiming to be serving the American People and honoring their Oath of Office to tolerate Barr, in any way.
He is enabling a criminal, illegitimate occupant of the White House to do harm every second he’s not evicted and prosecuted.
LIVE NOW – Joe Biden campaigns in Dubuque, Iowa – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
Recommendation as to how most effectively to cast Barr – for the American People – to observe.
Asking him a question guarantees a waste of time and more of his propaganda being aired.
Nice timing ….
Full on validation of the approach I recommended to every member of the SJC, above.
In short, don’t ask questions unless you love the smell of ….
Unraveling in real-time ….
YUP …
Rep Nadler, Chair of House Judiciary Committee is all over it …
Yes, in_deed, Sir ….
As noted before …
Impeach Barr, too.
THE PUBLIC MUST DEMAND IT.
I could not be happier that Mueller’s letter to Barr was “leaked.” If I were a drinker, I’d be sloshed right now. 🙂
They are going to get what they deserve.
THIS!!!! Totally with you Jacqueline. I believe that someone will eventually leak the unredacted report.
Yes!!!
*clink
COS – As my generation would add:
I thought I heard on the radio … maybe Hardball… they were going to get Murller in next week
That’s what I’m talking about!! Shit has to get real!!
Looks like perjury to me!
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2019/04/30/the-obama-portraits/