US official tells @NBCNews no US troops have left Syria. They are not packing. No orders to pack. So, Trump’s apparent green light to Turkey for a military operation against the Kurds has trigged confusion and panic, but not real change, for now.
Any D candidate must be able to explain to voters what Trump is doing and how dangerous it is to allow him to continue as commander in chief. They must also provide reassurance that, unlike Trump, they have acquired some proficiency in foreign policy https://t.co/GIuchlVdLW
RealTrumanDem (@RealTrumanDem) Tweeted:
@JRubinBlogger @TedTNavyVetInMD Hold on- you, as a conservative, right-leaning journalist, helped create this monster and NOW you’re telling the Ds how they should take him down?
You & your never-Trumper, supposedly former-Republicans can shut the h*ll up. https://twitter.com/RealTrumanDem/status/1181588591262220290?s=17
Sorry. Stupid in his part. They have shown you who they are. Believe them, FFS!
They should *assume* no-shows, have back-up plans, and use the force of law to its fullest extent. You cannot go wrong preparing for the worst. https://t.co/i1GrdbTLVJ
Good morning from US District Court in DC. At 10 am, House Judiciary Committee & DOJ lawyers will appear for a hearing in the Democrats’ lawsuit to get Robert Mueller’s grand jury materials as part of their impeachment inquiry. I’ll live tweet some of the proceedings. pic.twitter.com/h1YavNasL0
Howell notes this next line of questioning is a little off topic, but she asks, "Does President Trump have to have committed a crime to be impeached?" Letter replies, “No, he does not.”
Howell: "Can a president be impeached for lying to the American people?" Letter replies, "I believe so, yes, absolutely." They then talk about the articles of impeachment against President Clinton.
Letter closes his arguments noting this is the only time the House is aware of where the DOJ has opposed grand jury material release in an impeachment proceeding. "Frankly, we’re baffled why suddenly this practice over many decades is now reversed," he says.
On October 10, our entire city will stand not behind the President, but behind the communities and people who continue to make our city – and this country – great. pic.twitter.com/IGw2qis3h5
The Kurds are amazing people and strong fighters. I had the opportunity to visit them in the field over a year ago. They love America and are trusting us to ensure they are not persecuted by Turkey. We can not abandon them. pic.twitter.com/fxEMfJV1Bx
Why not assume that Trump mafia and top level officials:
Have extortion rackets going on not just Ukraine, but other vulnerable countries,
in concert with Putin?
Multiple levels of extortion going on. Ukraine was under the gun not to co-operate with the Mueller report. And now is being pressured by the WH to re-write Putin’s interference our elections.
VP Joe plays by the book unlike Trump:
The “corruption” accusation technique used to slag and smear the opposition is Putin
standard procedure. But isn’t this also a front for multiple levels of extortion?
Where else besides Ukraine?
As President, I leaned on @AmbassadorRice’s experience, expertise, and willingness to tell me what I needed to hear. In her memoir, Tough Love, you’ll see why. It’s a tribute to American leadership—and a unifying call for us to do our part to protect it. I hope you’ll read it. pic.twitter.com/7iUWt76xUw
On first seeing Susan Rice the wish to see her be President was very strong. GOP was compelled to undermine her. PBO brought her closer. How marvelous she is!!
“The Trump administration is pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty,
which allows the United States and our allies and partners in Europe to monitor Russian military deployments. Withdrawal risks dividing the transatlantic alliance.” (Davis)
—Halt and Remove the puppet in the WH.
—fake Commander in Chief must be stripped of power to act on behalf of Russia.
BREAKING: Simone Biles just won her 21st gymnastics world medal, breaking the female record. The U.S. team's win at the world championships is her 15th gold. 🥇 pic.twitter.com/FWskQmrORA
Reportedly Guiliani is working with Manafort on how to slime and lie about V.P. Biden.
This is a Manafort specialty.
What can be done to pull the plug on Manafort’s communications?
Remember he influenced witnesses, sent out messages via his attorneys who were switching out his computer.
–Come on! This is ABC stuff. Pull the plug on Manafort!
“Democrats charge that Sondland “routinely spoke” with Trump,
including an exchange with Trump “a few minutes before” Trump had his July 25 conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
CNN’s Gloria Borger also confirmed that Sondland called Trump in that mysterious five-hour gap between one diplomat saying it was “crazy” to withhold military assistance from Ukraine in exchange for political help and Sondland responding that Trump had been “crystal clear no quid pro quo’s of any kind.”
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/8/1891015/-Diplomat-Gordon-Sondland-was-central-to-Trump-s-extortion-that-s-why-they-blocked-his-testimony)
“Diplomat Sondland was central to Trump’s extortion – that’s why they blocked his testimony.”
Support for impeachment inquiry & voting to remove Trump in Post-Schar School poll U.S. adults 58% inquiry/49% removal Reg voters 57%/49% Democrats 85%/78% Independents 57%/49% Republicans 28%/18% Full story-> https://t.co/gP4eljnEEF Crosstabs by group https://t.co/OeeJ6Z3F9e
“Trump’s abandonment of the Syrian Kurds makes no sense — unless he cut a deal with Turkey’s autocratic president.”
“What did Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a fellow autocrat, offer Trump in return for abandoning U.S. allies in the region, both the Kurds and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)?
What kind of election interference did Erdogan pledge to Trump?
Or did Trump cave because his beloved Trump Tower Istanbul was threatened with demolition?
Here’s a big one: What if Trump made this decision without all of his marbles in attendance?”
(https://www.salon.com/2019/10/08/what-sleazy-deal-did-trump-make-with-erdogan-we-dont-know-but-the-mind-reels/)
–And will Doom let you die as long as he can distract?
I used to think I wanted Trump to lose and then be found guilty of crimes and serve jail time. Now I think I would rather have him deported to Russia without the ability to go anywhere else or come back to the US. Then he would be Internationally jailed due to all his inhumane actions.
New Quinnipiac NATIONAL poll (counts for the November debate) Warren 29% Biden 26% Sanders 16% Buttigieg 4% Harris 3% Yang 3% Everyone else at or below 2 percent https://t.co/2skJmUGBSD
Just 34% of Americans (and a relatively low 72% of Republicans) approve of the way Trump is handling the impeachment inquiry, per new Q poll: pic.twitter.com/KLQUWBwNMY
The GOP-led Senate intelligence committee reaches a conclusion that it's GOP-led House counterpart did not reach back in 2018: that the online troll farm campaign was directed by the Kremlin to harm Hillary Clinton and benefit Donald Trump. https://t.co/veFMJFtnkipic.twitter.com/P397fjMLuh
Let's ask Republicans who worked with you. This is what they say of you
Priebus: he's an idiot Mnuchin: an idiot Kelly: he's unhinged & an idiot Boehner: a disaster McMaster: a dope Bannon: 11 year old child Cohn: dumb as shit Tillerson: a fucking moron pic.twitter.com/0D3NTXTBUg
I’m thrilled that next month’s Democratic presidential debate will be held in Georgia. We are the premier battleground state up and down the ballot, and we look forward to welcoming the candidates on November 20. #gapol
Sanders: "I think we can change the nature of the campaign a bit. Make sure I have the strength to do what needs to be done."@GaryGrumbach : what do you mean by change the nature if it? Sanders: "Well, probably not doing 4 rallies a day."
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez accomplished so much in her short life — winning dozens of awards for her iconic ballads and inspiring millions in the Latinx community to dream big, and to celebrate their heritage out loud. Her legacy lives on. #HispanicHeritageMonthpic.twitter.com/aLD9otWkpH
I just watched the Selena movie (from the 90’s! it’s been that long) again this weekend on a whim. So sad how her young life was cut short by someone she trusted who turned out to be a crook and a murderer. I understand that her family is producing a series of her life on Netflix. She overcame so much misogyny to become the face of the then male dominated Tejano music scene and take it “mainstream”. My niece who is also of mexican american descent worshipped Selena while she was growing up in San Antonio. Representation matters. Continue to rest in power Selena!
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will attend the @WellChild Awards at The @royallancaster on October 15. The pair will attend a pre-ceremony reception, meet the winners of each award category and patron Harry will present the award for Most Inspirational Child (aged four-six)⭐️ pic.twitter.com/Pp5fxA7iL5
BREAKING: Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed defeats David Woods in mayoral runoff; becomes first African-American elected mayor in Montgomery's 200-year history. https://t.co/O08Q5BIbIL#alpolitics
Montgomery, Alabama, has elected an African American to the highest position in its municipal government for the first time in its 200-year history. https://t.co/8fpJOvxLyL
DOJ today told Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for DC that the Watergate grand jury materials never should’ve been turned over after all. Her reaction: “Wow!” That pretty well sums up how far out on a really thin limb this Justice Department is going to defend Trump.
Montgomery, Alabama has just elected its first African American mayor, Steven Reed.
Reed was the first African American elected as the county's probate judge in 2012. In 2015, he was the first probate judge in Alabama to issue same-sex marriage licenses. https://t.co/ZUFyfwZkiO
Breaking: Californians can register to vote on election day at any polling place under new law signed tonight by @GavinNewsom.https://t.co/BeGESFC5yh
THE LAVENDER SCARE, Tuesday at 9 p.m. on PBS 6. The untold story of homosexual federal workers who were either fired or denied employment in the 1950s, stirring outrage and starting an LGBTQ rights movement with an unlikely hero at the forefront. >> https://t.co/gYmOMGiW3npic.twitter.com/yg4P21mZ9n
"This is a historic day for our nation. The election of Steven Reed, the first black mayor of Montgomery, AL, symbolizes the new inclusive & forward thinking South that so many have worked to achieve." – SPLC Interim President & CEO Karen Baynes-Dunninghttps://t.co/zJIUBx7zfa
A bad situation in Northeast Syria is about to get much worse. Sources tell me that US officials have just informed the Syrian Kurds that Turkey is likely to attack on air and ground in next 24 hours. The US will do nothing. Targets are Tal Abyad and Ras al Ayn….
Have I mentioned yet today how much I detest crooks and liars?
Had Kilimnik been extradited to the US, he had the potential to provide invaluable info about whether Manafort, and perhaps other aides to then presidential candidate Trump, conspired with Russia to aid its covert operations to intervene in the election.https://t.co/kvXQqA9QaQ
From back when he was guided by law and a moral compass
"The day Richard Nixon failed to answer that subpoena is the day he was subject to impeachment because he took the power from Congress over the impeachment process away from Congress, and he became the judge and jury."
Love this Baldo comic that reminds everyone that superheroes come in many forms! For girl-empowering costumes for all ages, including many based on real-life role models, visit https://t.co/ZDYREQrriLpic.twitter.com/V8Duwg38rv
I am not an overly religious person …. but today, I am praying God is on the side of these women fighters, even if the US troops are not.
Trump is purposely setting out to kill the Kurds by withdrawing, I can’t think of another explanation. Hey Mike Pence – how is this pro-life????
I just clicked on the first tweet … did not realize that it is from a woman spouting right wing crap, though I am surpised to see the tweet about the Peshmerga fighters.
If some of the 10,000 ISIS fighters are released by Turkey’s imminent attack on the Kurds as a predictable result of Trump’s insane pullout, our president will have given “aid and comfort” to an enemy with whom we are at war under the AUMF. Read Article III of the Constitution.
NEW: Donald Trump's decision to remove troops from Northern Syria has put renewed focus on his business and personal relationship with Turkish President Erdogan.https://t.co/H41vKZhkK5 via @nbcnews
“I have a little conflict of interest ’cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul. It’s a tremendously successful job. It’s called Trump Towers—two towers, instead of one, not the usual one; it’s two…They have a strong leader.” -Donald Trump, 2015
Biden didn’t say he was in the running that early, did he?? So does this seem odd??
The former top prosecutor in Ukraine said that discussions with Rudy Giuliani began far earlier than previously known. Viktor Lutsenko said that Giuliani first invited him to NYC to discuss "Ukrainian interference" and the Bidens in October 2017.https://t.co/zmE4qUYGgt
We are STILL at war, be it unconventional…. and he’s aiding and abetting with Russia, and what ever other adversaries want to help him out for some quid pro quo! Yes, it’s treason!!!
One of my pet peeves is when I'm reminded that the betrayal of the USA by Trump & his associates isn't technically treason, because legally, treason requires us to be at war.
Russia's attack was an act of war, seems to me…& Trump sided with THEM.
They need to keep hitting him harder and faster…each time. Get him off guard, not enough time to craft the lies
It’s time to MOVE House Dems. No time to fight with the WH for months over witnesses and documents *before* first articles of impeachment. Impeach again after these court fights are done. https://t.co/ObahdP6CQ8
The Obama Diary 
Pin this… or as we say in class Hang it in your brain!
Good morning, Nerdy – and good morning, TODville!
We.Got.This.
All excellent questions. Short thread
… Welp, ya know!
RealTrumanDem (@RealTrumanDem) Tweeted:
@JRubinBlogger @TedTNavyVetInMD Hold on- you, as a conservative, right-leaning journalist, helped create this monster and NOW you’re telling the Ds how they should take him down?
You & your never-Trumper, supposedly former-Republicans can shut the h*ll up. https://twitter.com/RealTrumanDem/status/1181588591262220290?s=17
Sorry. Stupid in his part. They have shown you who they are. Believe them, FFS!
Great idea!
https://www.newsweek.com/betsy-devos-could-face-jail-after-judge-rules-violated-2018-order-1463764
Yes. She’s a POS!
Truly
DONALD TRUMP PROMISED TO ELIMINATE THE DEFICIT IN 8 YEARS. SO FAR, HE HAS INCREASED IT BY 68% – https://www.newsweek.com/trump-deficit-debt-cbo-data-obama-1463802?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_medium=Social
Fuck these fuckers. Pardon my real talk.
My kind of fearless mayor.
This old tweet popped up in my TL. I had to reply.
Perfect!
Why not assume that Trump mafia and top level officials:
Have extortion rackets going on not just Ukraine, but other vulnerable countries,
in concert with Putin?
…
Multiple levels of extortion going on. Ukraine was under the gun not to co-operate with the Mueller report. And now is being pressured by the WH to re-write Putin’s interference our elections.
VP Joe plays by the book unlike Trump:
The “corruption” accusation technique used to slag and smear the opposition is Putin
standard procedure. But isn’t this also a front for multiple levels of extortion?
Where else besides Ukraine?
Oil and gas corrupts. The last line of defense to protect Putin’s plans for the U.S and to drill the Arctic is: GOP in Congress.
Wonderful recommendation:
On first seeing Susan Rice the wish to see her be President was very strong. GOP was compelled to undermine her. PBO brought her closer. How marvelous she is!!
She’d make a great president!
“The Trump administration is pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty,
which allows the United States and our allies and partners in Europe to monitor Russian military deployments. Withdrawal risks dividing the transatlantic alliance.” (Davis)
—Halt and Remove the puppet in the WH.
—fake Commander in Chief must be stripped of power to act on behalf of Russia.
A thousand congratulations, what it must take to face it all down and just let it out!
Reportedly Guiliani is working with Manafort on how to slime and lie about V.P. Biden.
This is a Manafort specialty.
What can be done to pull the plug on Manafort’s communications?
Remember he influenced witnesses, sent out messages via his attorneys who were switching out his computer.
–Come on! This is ABC stuff. Pull the plug on Manafort!
Baby: That’s what I have to say about that! 😆
Good Afternoon, TODbots.
😍😍😍💪🎩👒💁♀️🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍
😘😘😘😘😘❤️🙌🏾
“Democrats charge that Sondland “routinely spoke” with Trump,
including an exchange with Trump “a few minutes before” Trump had his July 25 conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
CNN’s Gloria Borger also confirmed that Sondland called Trump in that mysterious five-hour gap between one diplomat saying it was “crazy” to withhold military assistance from Ukraine in exchange for political help and Sondland responding that Trump had been “crystal clear no quid pro quo’s of any kind.”
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/8/1891015/-Diplomat-Gordon-Sondland-was-central-to-Trump-s-extortion-that-s-why-they-blocked-his-testimony)
“Diplomat Sondland was central to Trump’s extortion – that’s why they blocked his testimony.”
“Trump’s abandonment of the Syrian Kurds makes no sense — unless he cut a deal with Turkey’s autocratic president.”
“What did Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a fellow autocrat, offer Trump in return for abandoning U.S. allies in the region, both the Kurds and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)?
What kind of election interference did Erdogan pledge to Trump?
Or did Trump cave because his beloved Trump Tower Istanbul was threatened with demolition?
Here’s a big one: What if Trump made this decision without all of his marbles in attendance?”
(https://www.salon.com/2019/10/08/what-sleazy-deal-did-trump-make-with-erdogan-we-dont-know-but-the-mind-reels/)
–And will Doom let you die as long as he can distract?
I used to think I wanted Trump to lose and then be found guilty of crimes and serve jail time. Now I think I would rather have him deported to Russia without the ability to go anywhere else or come back to the US. Then he would be Internationally jailed due to all his inhumane actions.
I love her.
Not to mention him!
This! 🙌🏾
Hahaha! Let ‘em sue, then trot out all the other unpaid bills from other venues je stiffed.
Spotlight coming back to Georgia!
👍🏾
I love Yanni ‘s music 😍
I do, as well!
Wow! This man continues to be a blessing to others! God Bless Him.
Thank you Tyler Perry.
I just watched the Selena movie (from the 90’s! it’s been that long) again this weekend on a whim. So sad how her young life was cut short by someone she trusted who turned out to be a crook and a murderer. I understand that her family is producing a series of her life on Netflix. She overcame so much misogyny to become the face of the then male dominated Tejano music scene and take it “mainstream”. My niece who is also of mexican american descent worshipped Selena while she was growing up in San Antonio. Representation matters. Continue to rest in power Selena!
New Finding Your Roots episode on NOW!
Love that show. Seems like it’s been forever since the last new episode!
👑
Heads up!
That is really good news. I hope everyone is able to come out en-masse next year to vote.
PBS is running this again tonight
Kamala Harris was the only one to endorse him! Bravo to him and his constituents!
Brava to her and bravo to him! And good morning to you!
Good morning!
Terrifying thread
Have I mentioned yet today how much I detest crooks and liars?
From back when he was guided by law and a moral compass
L. Graham is a shell of a human being. A TOOL .
I read your comment as human stool, at first. 😂
Goodnight TOD …
I am not an overly religious person …. but today, I am praying God is on the side of these women fighters, even if the US troops are not.
Trump is purposely setting out to kill the Kurds by withdrawing, I can’t think of another explanation. Hey Mike Pence – how is this pro-life????
What a sad state … *sigh*
I just clicked on the first tweet … did not realize that it is from a woman spouting right wing crap, though I am surpised to see the tweet about the Peshmerga fighters.
Morning everyone
It should!!
Biden didn’t say he was in the running that early, did he?? So does this seem odd??
I feel sick
And if PP was President back then … WW2 – might have had a different outcome.
We are STILL at war, be it unconventional…. and he’s aiding and abetting with Russia, and what ever other adversaries want to help him out for some quid pro quo! Yes, it’s treason!!!
They need to keep hitting him harder and faster…each time. Get him off guard, not enough time to craft the lies
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/good-citizens-and-good-individuals/