Eye-opening, heartbreaking, thought-provoking, American Factory is a heavy glimpse into the reality of factory work and the clash of cultures. Brutal truth. At times I found it difficult to process the whole of it. Excellent documentary. Looking forward to MORE MORE MORE from Higher Ground.
There’s quite a lot of good stuff to watch. If you do subscribe, also check out the first episode of David Letterman’s new show last year, a really GREAT long interview with PBO.
I really enjoyed it too. It was all those things you said Meta. It was like a window into the reality of foreign-owned factories without much resolution…
First season was CHILLING. Season 2 more thought-provoking and complex. Great show. Fischer has plans to do 5 seasons if Netflix gives them the green light.
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts drops out of the presidential race after failing to break through in a crowded Democratic field
A congressman since 2015, Moulton served four tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine and focused his campaign on foreign policy and national security. But he was unable to move up among the party’s moderates, who have coalesced for now around former vice president Joe Biden.
Moulton’s policy positions were generally unappealing to Democratic liberals, and he was unable to corral enough donors or rank high enough in polls to gain a place on the debate stage in June and July.
Oh ok, that Seth Moulton, he’s not the guy I’m talking about. This guy was bald and had really “crazy” eyes. Yes, and for anyone to challenge Nancy Pelosi must not be working with a full deck.
Unimaginable cruelty and irresponsibility by Bolsonaro:
Three weeks of millions of miles of the Amazon burning, snuffing out 20% of the world’s oxygen, a massive unleashing of carbon dioxide which will exponentially speed up global warming. The cruelty of destroying the ancestral home of one million indigenous people = 400 tribes each with its own language. Burning up huge numbers of of the world’s extraordinary plant and animal species.
Cattle ranching is the biggest driver of deforestation in the Amazon. Burger King, ConAgra, Kroga and Pizza Hut are in favor of ‘deforestation-free’ beef. Walmart and shoe manufacturers like Nike have a hand in it We can stop this tragedy if the entitled in America, China, India and Russia quit eating beef (inevitable btw).
“Farmers and ranchers understand the president’s message as a license to commit arson with wanton impunity, in order to aggressively expand their operations into the rainforest.” (Poirier, Amazon Watch)
It happens here in the U.S. with the same corporate mentality: 260 million acres of U.S. forests have been cleared to create cropland for beef consumption.
Similarly, corporate interests are burning off forests in Malaysia and Borneo in order to grow palm oil trees. Life means nothing, killing off orangutans and clouded leopards means nothing. Please avoid buying palm oil.
The GOP Kochs leave behind a legacy of horrific environmental destruction, the brazen unchecked overtaking of our political system and their perverse influence over hiring practices in academia.
Totally stoked by Bernie Sanders climate action statements on Chris Hayes last night.
Prez candidates are psyched on this issue. Thinking maybe Inslee will have time now to organize events with them and go forward in a BIG, GIANT, way.
Sanders spelled it out that we have only a “handful of years left” to get climate crisis under control.
Also that the planet is “BECOMING UNINHABITABLE”.
Do we have the stomach for the truth?
Truth.
Truth.
Speaking of Netflix…documentary ‘The Family”:
“which is based on a decade-plus of investigative work by journalist Jeff Sharlet, it’s explained that a secretive group of conservative Christian power brokers —
including Vice President Mike Pence and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions —
preach this idea of the “wolf-king,” a leader anointed by God to enact the Christian right agenda.
The ruthlessness or immoral conduct of such a leader
isn’t seen to be at odds with the forgiving spirit of Jesus Christ.
On the contrary…” https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/the-family-explores-secretive-group-focused-on-building-networks-of-power/—Terrified mafia boy is seen by Evangelicals as a miracle from heaven (and if you resist, you are resisting God).
-Is this like the same entropic sleazebag in the WH – of which we speak?
Guess Trump told the press The Chosen One was a joke. Couldn’t you tell I was smiling? Every time he says something he gets flak over he says it was a joke.
“One of the hallmarks of neoliberal fascism is that the media is concentrated in relatively few hands, and that means that the media in the United States is largely owned by conservatives and the financial elite such as the Murdoch family and Sinclair broadcasting. What the conservative media has done is it has legitimated, enabled, sustained, articulated, and clarified for the American public Trump’s views…..
The mainstream media, on the other hand, is so cowardly that it takes seriously whatever Trump has to say every day, and rather than dissect it in ways that would suggest that we’re really in the midst of a fascist politics, it becomes a news feed in the 24/7 hour cycle.” https://truthout.org/articles/henry-a-giroux-neoliberal-capitalism-sets-the-stage-for-fascism/
Corporate media cherry picks the news stories we hear – there is much we don’t. That’s why so many fluff stories about Kardashians, etc. are featured. One thing is true: If you control the media, you control the country. The genius of Fox News is they found an area in America that had NO radio stations or TV other than local, and filled the void. And change a lot of minds. Seems to be a pattern with Democrats/Liberals – forgetting about the common man, the average American. I hope our eventual nominee will change this.
Good Afternoon, Beloved TODville Community.
Thanks, NW🙇♀️👒💁♀️🙏💙💜🙏
Congrats, NCLB on your Furst ⭐⭐⭐⭐❣
TGIF
Like the song said: Change is Gonna Come. 2020= #FORWARD!
It’s the song from the Inauguration concert that I’m drawn back to, time and time again. Love their version. Love seeing President Obama as he takes it all in.
Nope. Just furious about the way in which you’ve tried to destroy our democracy. But if you really want to raise guns Scotty tell everyone where you stand on an assault weapons ban, expanded background checks and barring the sale of large capacity magazines. Your turn. Go ahead. https://t.co/DHl8GA1dvk
And we live here, right here by inconceivable chance. Without exception we’re One species, already connected, But apparently Sauron And The Ring want to kick the rest of us off the island.
(Sicken, punish, enslave, starve, drown, burn, etcetera, also acceptable.)
…Thinking back to my son when he was little, enraptured by his hero David Attenborough, and the slew of nature movies like “Blue Planet” (even the ones about creepy crawlies), watching them over and over, whooping about all the details, drawing ocean scenes, the rainforest canopies, so excited to one day see the world. And if he has children, I want them to have that same feeling…
My son who is teaching in Malaysia, says he won’t be coming back tothe states to teach. He’ll probably never come back to the states. It’s sad but I don’t blame him.
BREAKING: Stocks plunge after Trump tweets that he will respond to new China tariffs today and says “American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China”
That 25th Amendment solution would take a miracle, @gtconway3d. And I see no miracles on the horizon. Impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate would be easier. And conviction by the Senate seems all but impossible, though it shouldn’t be. https://t.co/HQUwM4b5Xq
I hope the pits of hell aren’t too crowded after this fraud administration. McConnell needs to join them
A Kentucky miner with black-lung disease, after a 10-hour trip to see his senator: “Mitch McConnell let the coal companies walk away from us, and after a minute, he did, too.” https://t.co/q8E9wkc4t1
I don’t know whether it’ll be trump or Mitch who will end up in the pits of hell first, but I know one thing – whoever is second will be opening the gates for the newcomer.
DONALD TRUMP JUST DECLARED that U.S. companies "are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing … your companies HOME and making your products in the USA." HEREBY ORDERED??!?? WTF?? Does the dude think he’s already the dictator?
That opening Chris did was amazing! Personally, I have seen so much growth in Chris since his early days in MSNBC. At that time, I did not care for him at all. Now, he is one of my favorites.
Pete was phenomenal. What I also love is the reassurance from all of the “Obama people” that what WE saw in him from the beginning is the true larger-than-life man they saw and still admire, respect, and love.
If you aren’t watching now, you MUST see Chris Hayes live All In tonight. It is superb! Pete Sousa was amazing and that must confess, I cried my eyes out. I miss out Forever President. Deeply.
I thought to myself, “I could cry right now,” but didn’t go there. But I could have joined you, after watching all that beauty – and Pete’s respect for our President!
I love Pete Souza. Just watched that segment on Chris Hayes. Am just going to add his new book to my collection: Shade! The book cover is beautiful shade. 💞
We are all Black We are all Jewish We are all LGBTQ We are all Immigrants Crossing the Border We are all of those being targeted We are all of those being threatened For when we stop being all of them When they separate us
So what did Vlad say? Donnyboy, you either drop the sanctions on us, or you run the US into the ground and demoralize yourselves in front of the entire world?
Russia starting an arms race with the US
North Korea expanding nuclear program
China beating Trump badly in trade war
Children separated from their families and locked in cages
Good morning TOD, what a beautiful day, the smell of college football is in the air. There’s nothing like the smell of college coaches making millions of dollars despite losing games. If there is s a god, Clemson will not win another national title this year, oh how I despise Dabo Swinney, he’s such a weasel.
Tulsi Gabbard openly supports Assad after his crimes against humanity are well known, and then complains she's being treated unfairly by the DNC when she's not popular enough to get on the debates. Seems like the system is working as it should https://t.co/yPWs0lOGIT
Trump just said again that mental illness is to blame for gun violence.
One of his first acts as president was blocking an Obama rule that would've prevented 75,000 people with mental disorders from buying a gun. Trump has zero credibility on this issue. https://t.co/VPJoUTDS8g
Judges and taxes. That is all. Ever. Get rid of every last one of these guys… and they are mostly all GUYS! Rich white ones, at that.
Republicans will turn on Trump only after they've filled every judicial seat possible. That's all they've ever cared about and have let the country burn in the meantime.
The Democrats' only goal for the next however-fucking-long-it-takes is to make Republicans pay for this.
Exactly this. I hope we can figure out a way to remove/void/nullify particularly the lifetime judicial appointments from this illegitimate administration. They are “fruits of the poisonous tree” as far as I’m concerned. Part of the Repugs’ long game was about taking over our judicial system for decades into the future. But some folks thought people were being hysterical and hyperbolic about this. Not!
As always, Nerdy, thank you for keeping these home fires burning! I also thank all of our TOD family members for your contributions of articles, tweets, videos and thoughts.
Just finished a “girls” roadtrip with my Goddaughter, accompanying her from Houston to Tulsa. As she has only had her license for six months and her car for only three weeks, no way was I going to let her do a 10 hour drive alone! Of course, it took us four days to do 10 hours! We stopped in Huntsville TX to see her sister, a new freshman at Sam Houston University; San Marcos so that she could visit friends; Austin so that I could visit one of my USMC sisters; and Oklahoma City to visit TOD sister, Carolyn! It was so wonderful visiting with her; I’m happy to report that she is recovering well from her shoulder surgery! Arrived in Tulsa the night before my return home. Was able to visit the Greenwood Community Center and pay homage to the Ancestors killed in the Black Wall Street Massacre; and do a drive by tour of Tulsa University.
My connecting flight was three hours late leaving St Louis; I arrived home at 3:30 am yesterday morning. Guess who was the big dummy who arranged for a Friday morning delivery of some of my household goods?!? What was I thinking…
Am dashing out the door to my family reunion. Have a Blessed day!
It’s important to note that while Trump is breaking with Denmark bc of Greenland, he didn’t break with Russia when they meddled with the election, or with North Korea when they killed Warmbier, or with Saudi Arabia when they killed Khashoggi.
Mountain Journal:
“Today 55 bison bulls from Yellowstone were released with much joyousness to the Sioux and Assiniboine Nations at Fort Peck on the MT prairie. It’s a far better and more inspiring fate than the scene of slaughter that has dominated management of bison once they leave the national park.”
–Wish’t i could include video of the traditional songs and drumming honoring these magnificent beings, as they skipped away across the plains…
With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, some fast, some slow. Hope you enjoy. pic.twitter.com/BS5ri1lvxz
“It doesn’t really matter right now in terms of what our political differences are. We have a lunatic, a full-blown lunatic, in the White House that is literally having a nervous breakdown before our eyes. And so we have to act….We have to come together now because this is a serious national and international crisis…
We can’t have somebody running the free world, representing us at the G7 and organizing the government,
who is acting like this.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/08/24/scaramucci-calls-trump-international-crisis-breakdown.html)
““This is a descent into madness,” Scaramucci said. “He’s melting down.””
The Obama Diary 
Good Morning TODVille! Happy friday.
Eye-opening, heartbreaking, thought-provoking, American Factory is a heavy glimpse into the reality of factory work and the clash of cultures. Brutal truth. At times I found it difficult to process the whole of it. Excellent documentary. Looking forward to MORE MORE MORE from Higher Ground.
okay will subscribe to Netflix…only love for the First Couple can do this thing!
There’s quite a lot of good stuff to watch. If you do subscribe, also check out the first episode of David Letterman’s new show last year, a really GREAT long interview with PBO.
I watched it last night and really enjoyed it, Meta. I also watch a lot of Amazon Prime shows. Just finished binging on “Poldark”. 🙂
Honestly, COS, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu are what’s getting me through these horrible dark days. ESCAPE.
I really enjoyed it too. It was all those things you said Meta. It was like a window into the reality of foreign-owned factories without much resolution…
Barack and Michelle Obama first project with Netflix is getting rave reviews.
Netflix always has quality programing, I just finished binge watching Mindhunter season 2.
First season was CHILLING. Season 2 more thought-provoking and complex. Great show. Fischer has plans to do 5 seasons if Netflix gives them the green light.
Damn auto-correct: should read Fincher.
Yep, I was reading that he wants to do 5 seasons, I hope Netflix greenlights it. I absolutely love the Ed Kemper character.
OMG, that actor is amazing. I was living in Santa Cruz and working at the campus at the time. Scary!!
WOW!
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts drops out of the presidential race after failing to break through in a crowded Democratic field
A congressman since 2015, Moulton served four tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine and focused his campaign on foreign policy and national security. But he was unable to move up among the party’s moderates, who have coalesced for now around former vice president Joe Biden.
Moulton’s policy positions were generally unappealing to Democratic liberals, and he was unable to corral enough donors or rank high enough in polls to gain a place on the debate stage in June and July.
I didn’t even know he was in the race, wait a minute, was he the guy with the “crazy” eyes?
IIRC … he was challenging Nancy Pelosi or something crazy like that. To your point Don… something crazy was involved.
Oh ok, that Seth Moulton, he’s not the guy I’m talking about. This guy was bald and had really “crazy” eyes. Yes, and for anyone to challenge Nancy Pelosi must not be working with a full deck.
Maybe Delaney??? I’m not really paying attention to the whole mess on the bottom tier.
Yes, yes, that’s him!
Splendid idea.
LOL.
Unimaginable cruelty and irresponsibility by Bolsonaro:
Three weeks of millions of miles of the Amazon burning, snuffing out 20% of the world’s oxygen, a massive unleashing of carbon dioxide which will exponentially speed up global warming. The cruelty of destroying the ancestral home of one million indigenous people = 400 tribes each with its own language. Burning up huge numbers of of the world’s extraordinary plant and animal species.
Cattle ranching is the biggest driver of deforestation in the Amazon. Burger King, ConAgra, Kroga and Pizza Hut are in favor of ‘deforestation-free’ beef. Walmart and shoe manufacturers like Nike have a hand in it We can stop this tragedy if the entitled in America, China, India and Russia quit eating beef (inevitable btw).
correction: Corporate response to deforestation needs more research.
e.g. Burger King’s response described as “pitiful”.
“Farmers and ranchers understand the president’s message as a license to commit arson with wanton impunity, in order to aggressively expand their operations into the rainforest.” (Poirier, Amazon Watch)
It happens here in the U.S. with the same corporate mentality: 260 million acres of U.S. forests have been cleared to create cropland for beef consumption.
Similarly, corporate interests are burning off forests in Malaysia and Borneo in order to grow palm oil trees. Life means nothing, killing off orangutans and clouded leopards means nothing. Please avoid buying palm oil.
UGH.
Especially what they did in the college hiring process, if you didn’t think a certain way you wouldn’t get hired.
Totally stoked by Bernie Sanders climate action statements on Chris Hayes last night.
Prez candidates are psyched on this issue. Thinking maybe Inslee will have time now to organize events with them and go forward in a BIG, GIANT, way.
Sanders spelled it out that we have only a “handful of years left” to get climate crisis under control.
Also that the planet is “BECOMING UNINHABITABLE”.
Do we have the stomach for the truth?
Truth.
Truth.
Good Morning, TOD!
Thank you, Nerdy, and all of you that post here for keeping us informed. ❤️😀
Good West Coast morning NW and TOD family.
Happy Friday 💃🏾
I just heard that David Koch has died.
Good West Coast morning NW and TOD family.
Happy Friday 💃🏾
I just heard that David Koch has died.
Speaking of Netflix…documentary ‘The Family”:
“which is based on a decade-plus of investigative work by journalist Jeff Sharlet, it’s explained that a secretive group of conservative Christian power brokers —
including Vice President Mike Pence and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions —
preach this idea of the “wolf-king,” a leader anointed by God to enact the Christian right agenda.
The ruthlessness or immoral conduct of such a leader
isn’t seen to be at odds with the forgiving spirit of Jesus Christ.
On the contrary…”
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/the-family-explores-secretive-group-focused-on-building-networks-of-power/—Terrified mafia boy is seen by Evangelicals as a miracle from heaven (and if you resist, you are resisting God).
-Is this like the same entropic sleazebag in the WH – of which we speak?
Oh I’m pretty sure Mike Pence is fighting a demon or two.
Yeah – I could think of two, too.
heh Don.
Plus: “Evangelicals told Trump he was “chosen” by God. Now he says it himself.”
(https://www.salon.com/2019/08/22/evangelicals-told-trump-he-was-chosen-by-god-now-he-says-it-himself/)
Guess Trump told the press The Chosen One was a joke. Couldn’t you tell I was smiling? Every time he says something he gets flak over he says it was a joke.
THIS
Well done!
That was 9 years ago and she hit the nail on the head. I only wish it weren’t true.
Totally agree!
Trump says he wanted to give himself a Medal of Honor .
https://cbsn.ws/2ZijS8p
Oh yea, “the chosen one” ROFL at the USA world leader. He is so sad
“One of the hallmarks of neoliberal fascism is that the media is concentrated in relatively few hands, and that means that the media in the United States is largely owned by conservatives and the financial elite such as the Murdoch family and Sinclair broadcasting. What the conservative media has done is it has legitimated, enabled, sustained, articulated, and clarified for the American public Trump’s views…..
The mainstream media, on the other hand, is so cowardly that it takes seriously whatever Trump has to say every day, and rather than dissect it in ways that would suggest that we’re really in the midst of a fascist politics, it becomes a news feed in the 24/7 hour cycle.”
https://truthout.org/articles/henry-a-giroux-neoliberal-capitalism-sets-the-stage-for-fascism/
Corporate media cherry picks the news stories we hear – there is much we don’t. That’s why so many fluff stories about Kardashians, etc. are featured. One thing is true: If you control the media, you control the country. The genius of Fox News is they found an area in America that had NO radio stations or TV other than local, and filled the void. And change a lot of minds. Seems to be a pattern with Democrats/Liberals – forgetting about the common man, the average American. I hope our eventual nominee will change this.
TRUMP TALKS ABOUT SERVING ’14 MORE YEARS’ AS PRESIDENT.
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-talks-serving-14-more-105232627.html
By Zeus! Where are my Eagles?
Good Afternoon, Beloved TODville Community.
Thanks, NW🙇♀️👒💁♀️🙏💙💜🙏
Congrats, NCLB on your Furst ⭐⭐⭐⭐❣
TGIF
Like the song said: Change is Gonna Come. 2020= #FORWARD!
This song? ❤
I’m not crying. You’re crying.
Thinking about that fine day is almost overwhelming. But I know we all love thinking about it!!!!
😍😍😍🙇♀️☺☺☺🎶🎙🗣🎶🎶
GAWD, I remember that moment, on the cusp of the Obama presidency and we were all just out of our minds with HOPE. CHILLS.
It’s the song from the Inauguration concert that I’m drawn back to, time and time again. Love their version. Love seeing President Obama as he takes it all in.
And we live here, right here by inconceivable chance. Without exception we’re One species, already connected, But apparently Sauron And The Ring want to kick the rest of us off the island.
(Sicken, punish, enslave, starve, drown, burn, etcetera, also acceptable.)
…Thinking back to my son when he was little, enraptured by his hero David Attenborough, and the slew of nature movies like “Blue Planet” (even the ones about creepy crawlies), watching them over and over, whooping about all the details, drawing ocean scenes, the rainforest canopies, so excited to one day see the world. And if he has children, I want them to have that same feeling…
Tolkien writing about Sam: “The beauty of it smote his heart.”
So sorry to hear that apparently Ruth Bader Ginsberg is once again being treated for cancer, per CNN.
🙏🙏🙏
yanno…she deserves rest ..what she is doing for the American People…we do not deserve…
Gonna learn Spanish and do this (wish):
MarketWatch: ‘It is an act of insanity to stay in the U.S.:’ Why this 63-year-old teacher ditched Massachusetts to retire in the highlands of Panama.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/it-is-an-act-of-insanity-to-stay-in-the-us-why-this-63-year-old-teacher-ditched-massachusetts-to-retire-in-the-highlands-of-panama-2019-08-23
My son who is teaching in Malaysia, says he won’t be coming back tothe states to teach. He’ll probably never come back to the states. It’s sad but I don’t blame him.
🤦♀️🤦♀️🙏🙏
Duplicates. Forgive me.
BREAKING: Stocks plunge after Trump tweets that he will respond to new China tariffs today and says “American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China”
2020 cannot come fast enough for some needed relief!
NOW: Joe Biden speaks at health care town hall at Dartmouth College – https://abcnews.go.com/Live/video/speciaL-live-4
NOW: Democrats speak at DNC summer meeting –
https://abcnews.go.com/Live/video/speciaL-live-2
I hope the pits of hell aren’t too crowded after this fraud administration. McConnell needs to join them
I don’t know whether it’ll be trump or Mitch who will end up in the pits of hell first, but I know one thing – whoever is second will be opening the gates for the newcomer.
Sousa will be there as well
Yes, I was just coming here to remind folks that Pete will be on the show!
That opening Chris did was amazing! Personally, I have seen so much growth in Chris since his early days in MSNBC. At that time, I did not care for him at all. Now, he is one of my favorites.
Both interviews have been so good.
I’m still not into Chris all that much, but occasionally watch him. The segment with Pete was dynamite!
Pete was phenomenal. What I also love is the reassurance from all of the “Obama people” that what WE saw in him from the beginning is the true larger-than-life man they saw and still admire, respect, and love.
If you aren’t watching now, you MUST see Chris Hayes live All In tonight. It is superb! Pete Sousa was amazing and that must confess, I cried my eyes out. I miss out Forever President. Deeply.
Yes! I just posted above about this show. Joy Ann Reid coming up. Yea!
I thought to myself, “I could cry right now,” but didn’t go there. But I could have joined you, after watching all that beauty – and Pete’s respect for our President!
It just came. Before I knew it, tears were streaming.
Big hugs to you. And goodnight, TODville!
I love Pete Souza. Just watched that segment on Chris Hayes. Am just going to add his new book to my collection: Shade! The book cover is beautiful shade. 💞
Coming 2 America for those who liked the 1st Movie.
I love Eddie Murphy. I’m Glad that he’s back to Making Movies, about to do a Netflix Thing, Etc.
AMEN
AMEN
Just saw on Twitter that the live audience show CH did is getting rave reviews. 😍👏
Thank you, Nena!
KENTUCKY, PEOPLE!!!
So what did Vlad say? Donnyboy, you either drop the sanctions on us, or you run the US into the ground and demoralize yourselves in front of the entire world?
Goodnight TOD …
And, wanted to add this before departing …
Good morning TOD, what a beautiful day, the smell of college football is in the air. There’s nothing like the smell of college coaches making millions of dollars despite losing games. If there is s a god, Clemson will not win another national title this year, oh how I despise Dabo Swinney, he’s such a weasel.
Good Morning, TODville on a Saturday from MN.
😍☺😍☺😍☺💙🙇♀️🙏
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1i6Ccjo35Y/
BEAUTIFUL!
Right On Michelle Obama. Right On.!!!!!!!!!!
truth. fearless at the center of gravity.
love
Oh what class, what beauty, what strength!
SOON: Pete Buttigieg attends house party in Hancock, N H – https://abcnews.go.com/Live/video/speciaL-live-4
Morning everyone. This one needs to sit down.
Let us not forget this!!
Opening remarks on a platter for Prez candidates.
Just add it to the list of places that I won’t give my money to.
Woke up this morning, realizing trump’s feet are NOT on our soil. I may dance!
Europe: Please, somebody, have him airlifted to The Hague. We’ll pay the freight.
Later.
Amen, Sister!! Freight… 😂😂😂😂😂
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1i1RbroYhR/
Judges and taxes. That is all. Ever. Get rid of every last one of these guys… and they are mostly all GUYS! Rich white ones, at that.
Exactly this. I hope we can figure out a way to remove/void/nullify particularly the lifetime judicial appointments from this illegitimate administration. They are “fruits of the poisonous tree” as far as I’m concerned. Part of the Repugs’ long game was about taking over our judicial system for decades into the future. But some folks thought people were being hysterical and hyperbolic about this. Not!
SOON: Joe Biden attends community event in Keene, NH – https://abcnews.go.com/Live/video/speciaL-live-06
Good morning, TOD!
As always, Nerdy, thank you for keeping these home fires burning! I also thank all of our TOD family members for your contributions of articles, tweets, videos and thoughts.
Just finished a “girls” roadtrip with my Goddaughter, accompanying her from Houston to Tulsa. As she has only had her license for six months and her car for only three weeks, no way was I going to let her do a 10 hour drive alone! Of course, it took us four days to do 10 hours! We stopped in Huntsville TX to see her sister, a new freshman at Sam Houston University; San Marcos so that she could visit friends; Austin so that I could visit one of my USMC sisters; and Oklahoma City to visit TOD sister, Carolyn! It was so wonderful visiting with her; I’m happy to report that she is recovering well from her shoulder surgery! Arrived in Tulsa the night before my return home. Was able to visit the Greenwood Community Center and pay homage to the Ancestors killed in the Black Wall Street Massacre; and do a drive by tour of Tulsa University.
My connecting flight was three hours late leaving St Louis; I arrived home at 3:30 am yesterday morning. Guess who was the big dummy who arranged for a Friday morning delivery of some of my household goods?!? What was I thinking…
Am dashing out the door to my family reunion. Have a Blessed day!
❤️❤️ what a great trip! So glad that you were able to see your family and our TOD sister, Carolyn:) thanks for sharing!
Pin it. Exactly right
Greenland occupies such a pivotal geopolitical place in the Arctic…China is also trying to put money in it. Am having thoughts about rule of law.
Trump on North Korean projectile launches: Kim “likes testing missiles”
http://hill.cm/umKnkEp
Trump is so, so desperate for love and approval from Pops.
Mountain Journal:
“Today 55 bison bulls from Yellowstone were released with much joyousness to the Sioux and Assiniboine Nations at Fort Peck on the MT prairie. It’s a far better and more inspiring fate than the scene of slaughter that has dominated management of bison once they leave the national park.”
–Wish’t i could include video of the traditional songs and drumming honoring these magnificent beings, as they skipped away across the plains…
Summer playlist!!
“It doesn’t really matter right now in terms of what our political differences are. We have a lunatic, a full-blown lunatic, in the White House that is literally having a nervous breakdown before our eyes. And so we have to act….We have to come together now because this is a serious national and international crisis…
We can’t have somebody running the free world, representing us at the G7 and organizing the government,
who is acting like this.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/08/24/scaramucci-calls-trump-international-crisis-breakdown.html)
““This is a descent into madness,” Scaramucci said. “He’s melting down.””
Free the children.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2019/08/24/the-sounds-of-summer/