Some additional candor and wisdom that I hope all of you will find of value.
His “Road to Unfreedom” is the context all Americans need to understand how close we are to being subsumed by an oligarchy. In fact, as of today the US is very, very close to being as inequitable a State as Russia.
One of Putin’s first acts as acting president was to absolve Yeltsin, who strategically retired ahead of time, of all crimes.
“The campaign was designed as a clever series of macho photo ops in which Putin said almost nothing but proclaimed a “dictatorship of the law,” while the state-owned media mercilessly slandered his opponents.” (Vanity Fair, 2000)
We’re well on the way, bridgeriverpass, and that is one of the reasons Trump must be removed from Office and not permitted to ever contend for President, again.
“We’ve seen… that these authoritarian, tyrannical leaders will do whatever to preserve power… Words escape me to try to describe the depths of the cruelty, immorality, and lack of empathy… embodied by Mr. Trump” – @JohnBrennan w/ @NicolleDWallacepic.twitter.com/1OSqiR56ET
“What we’re seeing is a clash of cultures. The Trump Administration and their way versus the FBI way and that’s what America needs to understand… [Christopher Wray] is who we need in the position of FBI Director, speaking the truth” – @FrankFigliuzzi1 w/ @NicolleDWallacepic.twitter.com/yWERpnAozo
Miller Center announces the Barack Obama Oral History Project: We will be conducting in-depth scholarly interviews to preserve the history of this presidency. https://t.co/ozKJ1fOXCFpic.twitter.com/3S1eQ0lnbm
Not just forced birth. Complete exoneration of the man for any act of force and a pregnancy that would follow. Wrap your damn head around that. These people are evil
The Alabama Senate has rejected an amendment to the anti-abortion bill that would have allowed for exceptions in cases of rape and incest. The vote on the bill without the amendment is expected later tonight.https://t.co/EEK1z0XooS
A doctor would get more time in prison than the very man who raped Sam, Alison, and Haley (the sexual assault survivors he referenced earlier) under this law, Singleton states. #HB314#alpolitics
Have to say, I became despondent, deja vu moment, old mustacheod warmongers trying to pull same crap, their decades long unsatisfactory wet dreams, never paying a price for their vanities. Am holding tight that we-the-people get these arses out pronto! 😏❤ Meanwhile, this song kept weaving thru my mind on the way home this evening.
It’s really amazing how different public opinion is vs. what politicians actually try to advance.
Abortion, gun safety, LGBTQ issues, health care, etc., even as public opinion remains extremely clear on all of these issues, the policy doesn’t come close to matching. https://t.co/U374Kf3OhK
These draconian policies are the direct result of GERRYMANDERING. The people who are running our government no longer represent the majority. https://t.co/sJiA7Koer7
Let us now picture Mitch McConnell's singing this on his way back to Kentucky, after we replace him with a Democrat in 2020! >>> I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow with lyrics https://t.co/iGXnOsVS0s via @YouTube
In a normal world, we would ask WH @PressSec why a president who has only reduced US troop presence in the Middle East is serious about this. Is this political saber-rattling or policy? And why don’t America’s own allies buy US intel on Iranian plans to attack US forces? https://t.co/gtjBSBe1lv
Trump can apparently throw an election with help from a hostile foreign power, lie all day, kidnap children, accept bribes and emoluments routinely, take secret meetings all over the world, skip briefings and smear IC and now prepare for war without a scintilla of accountability
I would not put it past DT thinking starting a war could boost his poll numbers and guarantees his re-election. Also, it could just be to change the topic off the Mueller report or to prove how tough he is. Putting in a war monger Bolton in charge is a sure way to go to war.
Folks I’ve been staring at this picture of the people who voted to force women to give birth even in the case of rape and incest for about 10 minutes and I’m getting the weirdest feeling representation might be important pic.twitter.com/PpXTItGtlj
Rightful President. We could/ should have had a President that would uphold the rights of women… instead, we have someone that disrespects and imperils all of us. Voting matters
1) From Scandinavia to Scotland women use an abortion pill.
2) Most women terminate their pregnancy early.
Sweden: “In 2017, 93 percent of abortions were medical and only seven a surgical procedure.”
Introduced in the 1990s this is “a non-surgical procedure for which the woman takes what’s often referred to as “the abortion pill” to bring about the abortion…more and more abortions are also completed at home rather than hospital. The woman then has the option of taking the first dose of the medication in hospital and the second dose at home, rather than returning to hospital for the second dose.
In 2017, 75 percent of all early abortions were carried out at home, compared to 62 percent in 2014.”
(https://www.thelocal.se/20180522/more-and-more-abortions-completed-at-home-in-sweden)
-The abortion pill is a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol.
-Is it Alabama/America’s best-kept secret?
Many young women do not have bodies that will support pregnancy or birth.
-Do fathers of pre-teens and teens in the Alabama state legislators admit this?
Just wait until all the women move out of Georgia and Alabama. Then the sexist men in these states will realize that having women with choices is much better than having no women at all.
attack Immigrants rights…
attack civil rights
attack Women’s rights
attack LGBTQ rights…
there was a post that talked about how many of the policies put forth by the extreme right…are not polices favored by the majority of Americans…this is the reason why they must restrict access to the ballot…because the majority of Americans are not on board with the extreme right…If only we could get the majority to become engaged and to vote…because the despite the tremendous engagement of citizens in 2018…there still are many citizens that are not engaged and did not vote…..
this has to be our mission…to expand the electorate even further…to stop the march of the extreme RW to end democracy ..
Yes for the Trumputins democracy is in the way.
And the far right thinks oligarchy is cool.
= Hey if an Autocrat can deliver to them anti-woman, anti-immigration, ant-abortion, pro-white christian extremists, a fence around America, and more white supremacist nationalists in government positions…
= I guess they’ll go with an Autocrat.
#HappeningNow: The Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets is holding a hearing entitled: "Promoting Economic Growth: A Review of Proposals to Strengthen the Rights and Protections for Workers" #TuneIn 📺: https://t.co/gmkmKyMCVx
He’s been salivating for starting this war for decades . It is reckless, unnecessary and irresponsible…. it will not end well for anyone
One American official, speaking to NYT on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential internal planning, said the new intelligence of an increased Iranian threat was "small stuff" and did not merit the military planning being driven by John Bolton. https://t.co/1eEbQjlSYp
They aren’t kidding when they say they want to ban abortion. They are deadly serious about taking away your healthcare. They are seriously enthusiastic about pollution. It is no longer about big vs small govt. They are in charge now and they are showing you what matters to them.
Just Wow. Trump Jr. is going to “return the favor” come election time to Republicans who protected him from being subjected to full questioning pursuant to the subpoena he received from Senate Intel Comm. https://t.co/55Oj4tXz6e
Exactly!!! The Senate needs to be in Dem control so that it will not continue to be a place where bills go to die.
There are only four or five Dems that have any shot at the nomination. Probably fewer than that. If you are one of the other 17 or 18 running and you can, please go run for the Senate in your home state and beat a Republican.
Fact: Trump has seen the evidence that Iran is still in compliance with the nuclear deal.
“The 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran, the US, European powers, and China put tight restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear efforts in exchange for sanctions relief. The Obama administration’s goal was to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon diplomatically, instead of by force. But President Donald Trump withdrew America from the deal on May 8, 2018, reimposed financial penalties on Iran, and asked European countries to cease their business with the country. https://www.vox.com/2019/5/8/18536628/iran-nuclear-deal-trump-europe
“There’s no evidence to show Iran has ever produced materials for a nuke, but it’s possible it may want to have that option available due to the Trump administration’s hardline stance.”
It was Mother’s Day last weekend.
Yesterday Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Katko (R-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Bobby Scott (D-VA) reintroduced the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, legislation that would protect pregnant workers from workplace discrimination.
“The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would address legal ambiguities and help ensure that pregnant women are treated fairly on the job. The legislation, which is closely modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), would require employers to make reasonable accommodations—such as a minor job modification—that would allow pregnant workers to continue working and prevent them from being forced out on leave or out of their jobs. The bill also prohibits employers from denying employment opportunities to women based on their need for reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.” https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=393915
Snippets from 3 hours ago:
Jerry Nadler: He’s making it increasingly difficult. Our major goal has to be to vindicate the rule of law. No questions are being answered about any subject. And then, when subpoenas are being issued, there’s a blanket command, disobey all subpoenas. Nobody should testify, and nobody should give documents to Congress. Well, that’s a way of neutering Congress, of making sure that Congress can’t do its job, of turning the country into a dictatorship of a monarchical president. You can’t function if you don’t have information.
John Harwood: That’s why you call it a constitutional crisis?
Jerry Nadler: Yes.
(More: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/15/jerry-nadler-probably-not-headed-for-impeachment-but-trump-makes-it-difficult-to-avoid.html)
John Harwood: Do you believe, in fact, that the president is compromised by Russia?
Jerry Nadler: Trump was saying throughout the campaign, “I have no dealings in Russia. I have no dealings of whatever kind.”
We now know that in fact, they were negotiating for Trump Tower Moscow right to the end of the campaign.
They were lying and lying about it.
Jerry Nadler: The president can be impeached only if two things, only for misuse of presidential power while president or for cheating in the election that gave him the presidency. Other than that, if he did something terrible before he was president, he robbed the bank, that’s not impeachable. It’s a crime, but it’s not impeachable.
John Harwood: Do you believe he’s committed crimes while in office?
Jerry Nadler: Yes I do. Mueller lays out very strong evidence of a number of obstructions of justice. Those are crimes. Yes, of course he did.
When I was growing up, people got abortions. Desperate women turned to back alley butchers or even tried the procedure on their own. Some were lucky, but others weren't. They all went through hell. Access to safe, legal abortion is a constitutional RIGHT. Full stop.
Outrageous news coming out of Alabama. This law would effectively ban abortions in the state and criminalize doctors for doing their jobs – providing health care to women. https://t.co/90utkxn7J2
HB 314 is not only unconstitutional – it's a radical attack on women across Alabama and America. We won't back down when it comes to fully protecting Roe v. Wade, fighting dangerous efforts to roll back reproductive health care and defending a woman’s right to access an abortion.
The Alabama legislature is ignoring science, criminalizing abortion, and punishing women.
Instead, the government's role should be to make sure all women have access to comprehensive affordable care, and that includes safe and legal abortion.https://t.co/pU0rKy0fED
The Alabama Senate just stripped women of health care rights by voting to make abortion procedures a felony. I will fight in solidarity with women to make sure rights guaranteed by Roe v. Wade will not be threatened by those who have no business making laws about their bodies. https://t.co/hS1a2lNEc0
Today in the @OversightDems Subcommittee on Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, we are holding a hearing on the rise of rampant terrorism known as #WhiteSupremacy & the impact on communities targeted by white supremacists.. #TuneIn here – https://t.co/p62AuVQPdT
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will release a video on YouTube announcing his campaign for president on Thursday morning followed by an appearance on @GMA. https://t.co/SxteBmAq2E
Hillary, I hate to say this but it’s already a joke to me. I have unfortunately tuned out of Rachel’s interviews for each and every person who announce their candidacy.
She will very soon. Eventually. She knows that she is not going anywhere. (I hope I am right this time because I said the same thing of Orange Man.) When she does, I hope she takes the Senior Senator from Vermont with her (and ask Nina Turner to register Democrats wherever she is!)
An unusual group on Air Force Two today: Vice President, Senate Majority Leader, and Chief Justice all on the plane. Rare to have that trio together, particularly on a flight.
It is hard to Imagine but since Mueller played by the book and did not indict…or say that the President had committed crimes or engaged in unethical behavior…he has opened a wide wash of unethical if not criminal behavior…It has led to Trump say that the President cannot be investigated…it has led to alot of unethical behavior…like Lindsey Graham…telling Trump Jr to defy the House…this trickle down of unethical…criminal…or u ndemocratic behavior…has left alot of folks flummoxed…
A significant question that Rachel Maddow asked last evening…is what happened to the copunter intelligence investigation that was opened on TRUMP.. and the Trump Campaign…it seems to all have vanished……
What we're seeing in Alabama is regressive extremist politicians in the South loudly limiting our moral debate to issues like abortion while they stay silent on pro-life issues like access to affordable healthcare, living wages, and voting rights.
Awesome. So that's at least TWO Dems—Harris and Warren—who are smart enough to realize that there aren't ANY Democratic primary voters on Fox. Who else will join them? https://t.co/9XQ9JZ6nLX
Cory Booker told BuzzFeed News that if he becomes president, he wants Congress to pass a law that would make abortion legal nationwide, no matter what the Supreme Court decides. https://t.co/hTACu5vIc3
Abortion rights under attack Immigrants under attack LGBTQIA rights under attack Voting rights under attack Environment under attack Rightwing court packing Citizenship under attack Nothing being done about guns Police brutality every damn day
I’m sure you all know she’s calling for a “sex strike,” because of all the anti-Roe votes … my friend reminded me of this (I’m not that smart!):
… between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any sex, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired." (2/2)https://t.co/Bj2YoeMpQc#sexstrike
If you get a chance, watch Colbert’s monologue tonight (May 15). My best cackle today! Tried to Google it so to post it here, but couldn’t find it. Maybe am lacking skilz, or it isn’t out yet! 😂😏 And then band did a bit of “war”. I posted that vid here, I think last post. So, is Colbert and show, TOD lurker? 😂😂
So much pain and ugliness in the TL today. Thought I’d share something beautiful from my favorite film composer: Thomas Newman ~ Ginty My Love (from the Saving Mr. Banks soundtrack)https://t.co/beGHZi4CiD
The Trump admin has forked over more than $62 million — taxpayer cash that was supposed to be earmarked for struggling American farmers — to a massive meatpacking company owned by a couple of corrupt Brazilian brothers, NYDN reports. https://t.co/rcSNZ3Fq6u
Stay Tuned w/ Preet Bhara. is a podcast that i listen to fairly frequently….
his latest episode is a conversation with Valerie Jarrett…thought TODers would like listening to it..
She’s good:) That condescension from the guy is making me want to smack him…
Treasury official Joseph Otting: "Sen. Warren, no one has been more tougher on Wells Fargo than myself." … Warren: "You mean at the OCC? That's a low bar." Otting: "I would disagree with that. I find that insulting that you would make that comment." Warren: "Good." Via The Hill pic.twitter.com/GpLiFAYb8K
GOP Judiciary Ctme. Chairman Lindsey Graham again seemed to advise Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena from his Senate colleagues on the Intelligence Cmte. @MayaWiley reacts.
I think in more places than just Iowa and Wisconsin.
This could be a devastating ad in Iowa and Wisconsin. It ties the two main arguments against Trump – corruption and incompetence – to a very painful consequence of a Trump policy decision that affects a universe of persuadable voters in swing states. https://t.co/mKIK03x6di
Great oped by @staceyabrams on how GOP officials across country are restricting voting rights in response to increased turnout by people of color. Dems need to focus on the states, not just 23 people running for president https://t.co/xhdnUXd7Rs
Today we join leading civil rights organizations on Capitol Hill to honor the anniversary of the landmark #BrownvBoard decision and Martin Luther King Jr.’s #GiveUsTheBallot.
Grateful to Planned Parenthood for continuing to provide essential services in Alabama and elsewhere while helping to fight the state legislative bans on women’s human and constitutional rights. https://t.co/oMgHvgaP0d
Wondering why Jan Brady is trending? Because the media is now assigning nicknames to candidates
Skip the Atlantic story and instead read Kamala Harris' plan to raise teacher pay. And then learn about the other candidates. This is an impressive group with experience and vision.
It's amazing in a party as dependent on diverse turnout as the Democratic Party is, how many candidates are jumping into the 2020 race premised on converting Trump voters as the priority, while presuming the base will just line up Obama election-style despite being back-benched. https://t.co/htZLHofacv
It is because in some respects the Democratic Party has a tendency to take the Black vote for granted. By and large Black people will vote Democrat because as a people we believe in voting for our own best interest, and this little thing called common sense. I’ve listened to the candidates, the ones that have talked about tending to our own garden first are the ones that will get my attention. But if the first thing out of a candidates mouth is how can I better “understand” my friend across the isle, I must look at the candidate side-eye. It isn’t that I’m not taking that candidate serious, Its that I’m sorta kinda into self-preservation.
Long story short, I had an ulcer which turned into over a week in the hospital including surgery. I was advised by my doctor and wife to stay off the internet and take it easy, but how many episodes of Law & Order can a person watch. Anyway I’m doing better and hopefully my doctor will release me soon so I can go back to work, I hate sitting at home and telling the neighborhood kids to get off my lawn.
Luckily, I’ve been a federal employee going on twenty years and the insurance I have is very good. Yes, I’m going to be able to pay whatever it is I have to pay out of pocket. But my GOD, thank GOD for OBAMACARE. I had to be rushed to the hospital from home, when the paramedics were checking my vitals my wife was handing over our insurance card. Can you imagine laying on the floor of your living room because it feels like you’ve been shot in the stomach and some guy is asking your wife if you’ve got insurance? As soon as we got to the emergency room again my wife had to hand over our insurance card. It is no joke out there if you don’t have insurance, I pray that OBAMACARE endures.
I’ve been wondering if you were OK since it’s been a while since we’ve seen you here. So sorry for your health fright but so very glad you have good treatment and great insurance. It really means so much for peace of mind and financial well-being. Take good care of yourself!!
there is this philosophy…that folks are poor because of their own fault…that not only should the government not help them,…but they do not deserve the government help..
these people should never be in charge of policy….
Sheila I grew up on every type of government-assistance known to man, so I will always have a soft spot for the less fortunate. I don’t begrudge anyone that can go out there and make themselves a billion dollars, god bless them. But you are so right, public policy should not be left in the hands of those that can acknowledge the humanity in those that are less fortunate.
And what really pisses me off is that you have a lot of people out there that have good health insurance and they are the ones that want to make it hard of people that are less financially stable to get insurance. I mean my god, what type of son of a bitch do you have to be to not want your fellow citizen to be able to afford health insurance?
Even when I was leaving the hospital my doctor had called my pharmacy and had my medications ready for me to pick up. But as I was leaving I passed by the emergency room and it was full of people in pain that you knew were having a hard time physically and mentally and perhaps financially, I mean how do we help those people?
I swear to God these Trumpaloons could lose their house under Trump policies and they wouldn’t blame him one bit. And probably thank him for the opportunity. It’s so unfathomable stupid and insane.
Stacey Abrams: "I am determined to end voter suppression and empower all people to participate in our democracy. True voter access means that every person has the right to register, cast a ballot and have that ballot counted — without undue hardship." https://t.co/vbexgmafo6
🚨Happening Now: Make Brown’s Promise a Reality for All Rally
Today we’re with leading civil rights organizations on Capitol Hill to honor the anniversary of the landmark #BrownvBoard decision that desegregated schools.#Brownat65pic.twitter.com/EvqYkxy5kZ
— Lawyers' Committee ☎️866-OUR-VOTE (@LawyersComm) May 16, 2019
Can Congress add more judges to the Supreme Court? In the Judiciary Act of 1869 Congress had established that the United States Supreme Court would consist of the Chief Justice and eight associate justices. …
The Obama Diary 
Some additional candor and wisdom that I hope all of you will find of value.
His “Road to Unfreedom” is the context all Americans need to understand how close we are to being subsumed by an oligarchy. In fact, as of today the US is very, very close to being as inequitable a State as Russia.
One of Putin’s first acts as acting president was to absolve Yeltsin, who strategically retired ahead of time, of all crimes.
“The campaign was designed as a clever series of macho photo ops in which Putin said almost nothing but proclaimed a “dictatorship of the law,” while the state-owned media mercilessly slandered his opponents.” (Vanity Fair, 2000)
Bobfr,
You can see how the U.S.A. could become a Mafia State like Putin’s Russia – if we fail to uphold the rule of law.
We’re well on the way, bridgeriverpass, and that is one of the reasons Trump must be removed from Office and not permitted to ever contend for President, again.
He must be removed …
https://twitter.com/JohnBrennan/status/1128412186949365763 \
“Who among you …. ” IN_DEED?
Goodnight TOD …
No worries. Nothing to see here
SOON – Andrew Yang holds campaign rally in New York City – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
JER…
thanks you so much for these presidential postings…
❤
Fabulous!
YESSSSS….it will be…
Patriots
Not just forced birth. Complete exoneration of the man for any act of force and a pregnancy that would follow. Wrap your damn head around that. These people are evil
Women would have no rights, no ownership of their own bodies
Ahem! 😂 NRA are eating their innards, y’all! See last segment of Lawrence! Yessss! Best cackle of week thus far! 😂
Have to say, I became despondent, deja vu moment, old mustacheod warmongers trying to pull same crap, their decades long unsatisfactory wet dreams, never paying a price for their vanities. Am holding tight that we-the-people get these arses out pronto! 😏❤ Meanwhile, this song kept weaving thru my mind on the way home this evening.
A lift, and to find joy, hoping these performances helps to keep music in schools!
I can’t sleep. Again.
#ByeMitch
Morning everyone. Why?
I would not put it past DT thinking starting a war could boost his poll numbers and guarantees his re-election. Also, it could just be to change the topic off the Mueller report or to prove how tough he is. Putting in a war monger Bolton in charge is a sure way to go to war.
Alabama legislators who voted to enslave women
Rightful President. We could/ should have had a President that would uphold the rights of women… instead, we have someone that disrespects and imperils all of us. Voting matters
1) From Scandinavia to Scotland women use an abortion pill.
2) Most women terminate their pregnancy early.
Sweden: “In 2017, 93 percent of abortions were medical and only seven a surgical procedure.”
Introduced in the 1990s this is “a non-surgical procedure for which the woman takes what’s often referred to as “the abortion pill” to bring about the abortion…more and more abortions are also completed at home rather than hospital. The woman then has the option of taking the first dose of the medication in hospital and the second dose at home, rather than returning to hospital for the second dose.
In 2017, 75 percent of all early abortions were carried out at home, compared to 62 percent in 2014.”
(https://www.thelocal.se/20180522/more-and-more-abortions-completed-at-home-in-sweden)
-The abortion pill is a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol.
-Is it Alabama/America’s best-kept secret?
Many young women do not have bodies that will support pregnancy or birth.
-Do fathers of pre-teens and teens in the Alabama state legislators admit this?
They don’t care.
We see you. Hawaii, WTF were you thinking with this one?
Tulsi is the new Jill Stein; Putin’s new plant in the Democratic party to mess up the 2020 election.
Systematic Plan….
attack Immigrants rights…
attack civil rights
attack Women’s rights
attack LGBTQ rights…
there was a post that talked about how many of the policies put forth by the extreme right…are not polices favored by the majority of Americans…this is the reason why they must restrict access to the ballot…because the majority of Americans are not on board with the extreme right…If only we could get the majority to become engaged and to vote…because the despite the tremendous engagement of citizens in 2018…there still are many citizens that are not engaged and did not vote…..
this has to be our mission…to expand the electorate even further…to stop the march of the extreme RW to end democracy ..
Yes for the Trumputins democracy is in the way.
And the far right thinks oligarchy is cool.
= Hey if an Autocrat can deliver to them anti-woman, anti-immigration, ant-abortion, pro-white christian extremists, a fence around America, and more white supremacist nationalists in government positions…
= I guess they’ll go with an Autocrat.
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He’s been salivating for starting this war for decades . It is reckless, unnecessary and irresponsible…. it will not end well for anyone
No One is safe from the birther white nationalist President….
I want to crawl out of my skin
Maybe they want to force women to have babies so they can be shot in school later in life. Yeah, I said it.
President Xi froze hundreds of thousands in Gulag freezers.
Trump is subjecting his victims to ICE freezers, including pregnant women.
Quid pro quo
Exactly!!! The Senate needs to be in Dem control so that it will not continue to be a place where bills go to die.
Stand up for us. Stand with us.
Fact: Trump has seen the evidence that Iran is still in compliance with the nuclear deal.
“The 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran, the US, European powers, and China put tight restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear efforts in exchange for sanctions relief. The Obama administration’s goal was to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon diplomatically, instead of by force. But President Donald Trump withdrew America from the deal on May 8, 2018, reimposed financial penalties on Iran, and asked European countries to cease their business with the country.
https://www.vox.com/2019/5/8/18536628/iran-nuclear-deal-trump-europe
“There’s no evidence to show Iran has ever produced materials for a nuke, but it’s possible it may want to have that option available due to the Trump administration’s hardline stance.”
“A president who believes he is entitled to his own facts”:
(https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-leaders.html)
“He lives in the eternal now — no history, no consequences.”
It was Mother’s Day last weekend.
Yesterday Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Katko (R-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Bobby Scott (D-VA) reintroduced the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, legislation that would protect pregnant workers from workplace discrimination.
“The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would address legal ambiguities and help ensure that pregnant women are treated fairly on the job. The legislation, which is closely modeled after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), would require employers to make reasonable accommodations—such as a minor job modification—that would allow pregnant workers to continue working and prevent them from being forced out on leave or out of their jobs. The bill also prohibits employers from denying employment opportunities to women based on their need for reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.”
https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=393915
Snippets from 3 hours ago:
Jerry Nadler: He’s making it increasingly difficult. Our major goal has to be to vindicate the rule of law. No questions are being answered about any subject. And then, when subpoenas are being issued, there’s a blanket command, disobey all subpoenas. Nobody should testify, and nobody should give documents to Congress. Well, that’s a way of neutering Congress, of making sure that Congress can’t do its job, of turning the country into a dictatorship of a monarchical president. You can’t function if you don’t have information.
John Harwood: That’s why you call it a constitutional crisis?
Jerry Nadler: Yes.
(More: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/15/jerry-nadler-probably-not-headed-for-impeachment-but-trump-makes-it-difficult-to-avoid.html)
John Harwood: Do you believe, in fact, that the president is compromised by Russia?
Jerry Nadler: Trump was saying throughout the campaign, “I have no dealings in Russia. I have no dealings of whatever kind.”
We now know that in fact, they were negotiating for Trump Tower Moscow right to the end of the campaign.
They were lying and lying about it.
Jerry Nadler: The president can be impeached only if two things, only for misuse of presidential power while president or for cheating in the election that gave him the presidency. Other than that, if he did something terrible before he was president, he robbed the bank, that’s not impeachable. It’s a crime, but it’s not impeachable.
John Harwood: Do you believe he’s committed crimes while in office?
Jerry Nadler: Yes I do. Mueller lays out very strong evidence of a number of obstructions of justice. Those are crimes. Yes, of course he did.
Do all these people think they have a chance to win? Or they just seeking more attention. It’s almost becoming a joke.
Hillary, I hate to say this but it’s already a joke to me. I have unfortunately tuned out of Rachel’s interviews for each and every person who announce their candidacy.
I don’t know about you guys, but this waste of space should drop out.
She will very soon. Eventually. She knows that she is not going anywhere. (I hope I am right this time because I said the same thing of Orange Man.) When she does, I hope she takes the Senior Senator from Vermont with her (and ask Nina Turner to register Democrats wherever she is!)
Jaysus! Come on now! Bill, why not concentrate on NY?
Jaysus! Come on now! Bill, why not concentrate on NY?
I think this is hugely inappropriate.
It is hard to Imagine but since Mueller played by the book and did not indict…or say that the President had committed crimes or engaged in unethical behavior…he has opened a wide wash of unethical if not criminal behavior…It has led to Trump say that the President cannot be investigated…it has led to alot of unethical behavior…like Lindsey Graham…telling Trump Jr to defy the House…this trickle down of unethical…criminal…or u ndemocratic behavior…has left alot of folks flummoxed…
A significant question that Rachel Maddow asked last evening…is what happened to the copunter intelligence investigation that was opened on TRUMP.. and the Trump Campaign…it seems to all have vanished……
Great thought. How is that possible?
Wait, what?????!!!! Money for the Taliban, but not Puerto Rico. Got it
yup…
That is me….
what are #WeThePeople…going to do
I’m sure you all know she’s calling for a “sex strike,” because of all the anti-Roe votes … my friend reminded me of this (I’m not that smart!):
If you get a chance, watch Colbert’s monologue tonight (May 15). My best cackle today! Tried to Google it so to post it here, but couldn’t find it. Maybe am lacking skilz, or it isn’t out yet! 😂😏 And then band did a bit of “war”. I posted that vid here, I think last post. So, is Colbert and show, TOD lurker? 😂😂
I’ll check for it tomorrow, too – and I hope they are TOD lurkers! 🙂
Pod Save America too!
(greetings from the chronic flu factory)
-pls all take care.
Thank you!
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They have it wrong, it’s the Democratic nominee against Trump and Russia.
Morning everyone
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Stay Tuned w/ Preet Bhara. is a podcast that i listen to fairly frequently….
his latest episode is a conversation with Valerie Jarrett…thought TODers would like listening to it..
https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3N0YXktdHVuZWQtd2l0aC1wcmVldA&episode=Z2lkOi8vYXJ0MTktZXBpc29kZS1sb2NhdG9yL1YwL1FJWXBkRnRERFFSMzFlZnhMVjByLXRITmV5QU12RlpYdkZwTmNqay1UdVE&at=1558010835296
I love his podcasts. Haven’t listened to this one yet
i love them too..but he talks too fast…lol…i listen to the cafe insider too
Yes, why is that?
She’s good:) That condescension from the guy is making me want to smack him…
LOL!! always with the witty retort.
Well, she knows of what she speaks so these yahoos can’t blow smoke. You’d think they’d learn
Sometimes the easiest lessons are the hardest to learn.
Must see video. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Wylie
I think in more places than just Iowa and Wisconsin.
The Struggle continues!✊🏽
must…torpedo…this…WH.
No…war.
not…going…down…with…trumsky.
trumpsky…guilty…guilty…guilty…guilty…
not…much…time…must…save…our…planetary…home.
i’m so over some of these candidates…
It is because in some respects the Democratic Party has a tendency to take the Black vote for granted. By and large Black people will vote Democrat because as a people we believe in voting for our own best interest, and this little thing called common sense. I’ve listened to the candidates, the ones that have talked about tending to our own garden first are the ones that will get my attention. But if the first thing out of a candidates mouth is how can I better “understand” my friend across the isle, I must look at the candidate side-eye. It isn’t that I’m not taking that candidate serious, Its that I’m sorta kinda into self-preservation.
hey Don…where have you been…i missed your words
Long story short, I had an ulcer which turned into over a week in the hospital including surgery. I was advised by my doctor and wife to stay off the internet and take it easy, but how many episodes of Law & Order can a person watch. Anyway I’m doing better and hopefully my doctor will release me soon so I can go back to work, I hate sitting at home and telling the neighborhood kids to get off my lawn.
Luckily, I’ve been a federal employee going on twenty years and the insurance I have is very good. Yes, I’m going to be able to pay whatever it is I have to pay out of pocket. But my GOD, thank GOD for OBAMACARE. I had to be rushed to the hospital from home, when the paramedics were checking my vitals my wife was handing over our insurance card. Can you imagine laying on the floor of your living room because it feels like you’ve been shot in the stomach and some guy is asking your wife if you’ve got insurance? As soon as we got to the emergency room again my wife had to hand over our insurance card. It is no joke out there if you don’t have insurance, I pray that OBAMACARE endures.
I’ve been wondering if you were OK since it’s been a while since we’ve seen you here. So sorry for your health fright but so very glad you have good treatment and great insurance. It really means so much for peace of mind and financial well-being. Take good care of yourself!!
I’m going good, but I just can’t stop thinking about those people that don’t have health insurance.
So glad that it all turned out well…
there is this philosophy…that folks are poor because of their own fault…that not only should the government not help them,…but they do not deserve the government help..
these people should never be in charge of policy….
Sheila I grew up on every type of government-assistance known to man, so I will always have a soft spot for the less fortunate. I don’t begrudge anyone that can go out there and make themselves a billion dollars, god bless them. But you are so right, public policy should not be left in the hands of those that can acknowledge the humanity in those that are less fortunate.
Don, sorry to hear you were in the hospital. Prayers for your continued recovery. Hope you feel better soon.
And what really pisses me off is that you have a lot of people out there that have good health insurance and they are the ones that want to make it hard of people that are less financially stable to get insurance. I mean my god, what type of son of a bitch do you have to be to not want your fellow citizen to be able to afford health insurance?
Even when I was leaving the hospital my doctor had called my pharmacy and had my medications ready for me to pick up. But as I was leaving I passed by the emergency room and it was full of people in pain that you knew were having a hard time physically and mentally and perhaps financially, I mean how do we help those people?
#Self-Preservation..unlike the farmer who will lose his farm but will stick with trump…because of _________ (you fill in the blank)
Every “ism” you can think of, Sheila. Come to think of it some of these farmers have the same characteristics of a “kamikaze” or a “suicide-bomber.”
I swear to God these Trumpaloons could lose their house under Trump policies and they wouldn’t blame him one bit. And probably thank him for the opportunity. It’s so unfathomable stupid and insane.
white supremacy…racism…white privilege…is a powerful toxin…
Her passionate path to follow . Grateful
THIS!!!! “Monday morning quarterbacking” is getting really bad.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgrbEMIUAc/
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2019/05/16/abortion-is-a-right/
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