Weeks after the Tyler Perry Studios’ awe-inspiring opening, the studio will now host the fifth Democratic presidential debate next month. https://t.co/eSI8tevO9K
You are welcome, mtm! The website is easiest to use for following, or subscribe and the links will come to your inbox upon release of every film.. there will be several more this year, and Discover Humanity will be on the ground filming in Asia-Pacific crisscrossing with PBO and MO while they are there building leadership programs! So cool!
Trump’s vile remarks about the death of the ISIS leader got me thinking how bloodthirsty he is – he revelled in the horror. Babies and children are being cruelly abducted, separated from their loved ones, neglected, get sick, and some die. Twofer msg to his base and way to rile ISIS…
Re-read ‘1984’ this year. Questions – some c/o Fromm:
Can man forget his longing for freedom, for dignity, for love? Can he forget he is human? What about unlimited pain and suffering on others by the power elite? Having the power to inflict pain upon another living being from birth to corpse? (“Slavery is Freedom”.) Will we notice by what means our thoughts are being diminished by power over? What power aside from consumption will we be afforded? Democracy is destroyed when we constantly battle for truth: “Whatever the Party says is true”.
Mika & Joe must understand that finally (after 2.5 years of Trump abuse) Americans chanting at the baseball game was us fighting back against his violence, cruelty, lies, self-interest, abuse of power, and self-delusion. And as how we’re not his sidekicks, won’t lay down, will never do or die. Done.
Oregon Republican Greg Walden joins GOP exodus from House as he announces his retirement
Walden, an 11-term lawmaker and ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he was confident he would be reelected but said it was time to “pursue new challenges and opportunities.”
Walden becomes the 21st Republican to announce they are resigning, retiring or seeking another office as the GOP faces tough odds to reclaim the majority in 2020.
Trump's Chicago Visit Will Be Met With Protests and Snubs From Mayor, Police Chief and Religious Leaders: 'He's Not Welcome Here' https://t.co/191WOfXLh1
President Trump: "I want to thank you, President Obama, for giving me one 142 open judges, how you allowed that to happen is beyond me. It's beyond me. Thank you, President Obama very much, everybody in this room thanks you." pic.twitter.com/9p0gjYhZOH
Kay Hagan's vote for the ACA cost her her seat, but secured North Carolinians' health care long after she left Congress. More courage in one term than half her colleagues in their whole careers. Can't think of a more honorable legacy. https://t.co/IDo2fMQEbS
Benen:
“Consider Trump’s comments yesterday while announcing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s demise.
[W]e are leaving soldiers to secure the oil. And we may have to fight for the oil. It’s okay.
Maybe somebody else wants the oil, in which case they have a hell of a fight.
But there’s massive amounts of oil.
And we’re securing it for a couple of reasons.
Number one, it stops ISIS, because ISIS got tremendous wealth from that oil. We have taken it. It’s secured. Number two – and again, somebody else may claim it, but either we’ll negotiate a deal with whoever is claiming it, if we think it’s fair, or we will militarily stop them very quickly.”
“[W]hat I intend to do, perhaps, is make a deal with an ExxonMobil or one of our great companies to go in there and do it properly.”
-Tell Trump our allies the Kurdish people he betrayed and got killed to achieve his goal are not cartoon cutouts.
I’m with the smart, strong black woman. Is this guy even serious?? WTF
No the fuck we cannot permit Trump one good day! Kids/babies are still locked in cages. We're exacerbating climate change due to Trump's war on science. We're paying the Trump trade tax, etc. Y'alls proclivity towards protecting the sanctity of the vvhite patriarchy is sickening. https://t.co/3pQAZaDF8r
How about Trumpsky’s sudden withdrawal from Syria after a secret deal with Erdogan, without consulting with the U.S. military or IC, which almost messed up their operation. How about what happened because of Trump to our allies the Kurds? The facts don’t count?
-Let the Kurdish peoples have “one good day”.
-Let the babies and toddlers in the jails have “one good day”.
I’m with the smart, strong black woman. Is this guy even serious?? WTF
No the fuck we cannot permit Trump one good day! Kids/babies are still locked in cages. We're exacerbating climate change due to Trump's war on science. We're paying the Trump trade tax, etc. Y'alls proclivity towards protecting the sanctity of the vvhite patriarchy is sickening. https://t.co/3pQAZaDF8r
Um maybe
Putin could set up shop drilling oil here in the U.S. because you know “there’s massive amounts of oil”.
Or maybe Trump could go (in person) to East Siberia and try his oil heist there after forcing out the locals?
–Lock.Him.Up.
Pelosi: “This resolution establishes the procedure for hearings that are open …, authorizes the disclosure of deposition transcripts, outlines procedures to transfer evidence to the Judiciary Committee as it considers potential articles of impeachment” https://t.co/FIRH6kLVrS
The Committee on Rules will meet on Wednesday, October 30th at 3:00 PM ET to mark up a resolution from Chairman @RepMcGovern ensuring transparency & providing a clear path forward as the House prepares for the public phase of the #impeachment inquiry. pic.twitter.com/dp4GvO9DlU
There were exactly 60 votes for the Affordable Care Act. There were exactly 60 for Dodd-Frank. Last decade would have been a lot different if Kay Hagan had not been in the U.S. Senate.
Speaker Pelosi on the formal impeachment vote: "We are taking this step to eliminate any doubt as to whether the Trump administration may withhold documents, prevent witness testimony, disregard duly authorized subpoenas, or continue obstructing the House of Representatives."
Far from one phone call, the shakedown scheme that’s emerging was a half-year-long conspiracy to turn US foreign & military policy into an adjunct of Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign, our national security be damned. Bribery, extortion, nearly treason. https://t.co/O8d6GSQHzJ
Chicago is where I first learned the meaning of service. Thrilled to see the @ObamaFoundation out lending a hand across the South Side—couldn’t be more excited to join the #ObamaSummit tomorrow. https://t.co/sKPyGqfsgT
interesting poll as Virginia heads to its off-off-year election next month: "59% of Virginia voters say they’re less likely to pick a candidate who supports the president.” https://t.co/4H26TysYKV
Mayor Pete Buttigieg: "The answer is not to disappear from the rest of the world. The answer is to make sure that our presence in the rest of the world is the minimum level, consistent with US security, that it is in the context of partnerships." pic.twitter.com/1MCeqBe7Cl
Good for them. Working for the ruin of democracy and the death of truth is not something to put on your resume, unless you want a job at RT. https://t.co/izC1jWEC9i
JUST IN: A panel of state judges said North Carolina could not use its current congressional plan because it was too gerrymandered to benefit Republicans. https://t.co/MSAwO3HEwa
AT&T's message to Wall Street: Give us three years.
The Dallas-based company has massive debt, declining TV customers & skeptical investors. Here's its 3-year plan to address those challenges:https://t.co/ukYZGtQMV2
This is an excellent resource to have on hand for any Kamala Harris supporter ; an insightful resource to consider for any serious critic ; an informative resource to review for anyone interested & still undecided.
Why, it's almost as if they know that if they replace their old bad-faith-drenched talking point with an even more laughably absurd one, they can count on their propaganda outlets to keep right on playing along! https://t.co/A3LKU5CjVh
Happy #NationalChocolateDay Today celebrate all things chocolate! Chocolate comes from the seed of the Theobroma cacao tree. White, dark, sweet, milk, and unsweetened are some of the glorious forms. Whatever your tastes, have some today as you remember to enjoy every little bite! pic.twitter.com/E2R3do5AYg
If you’re a fan of The Voice, Max’s rendition of this song tonight made me go grab these two versions. If you missed his performance tonight, check it out on YouTube once it’s uploaded tomorrow. It was breathtaking!
Today is #NationalChocolateDay with so many antioxidants and health benefits.. like lowering your blood pressure and reducing heart disease risks… why not?! (As if you need a reason) pic.twitter.com/Dd9LWC6WIG
Dr. Rachel Maddow is exposing another charlatan appointed by the Orange Man to the Board of Education. Someone writing incessantly on Illuminati or Magic. What gives?
His (& their) envy & jealousy of PBO is driving our country down. Is there a straightjacket(s) & “safe place” to put him & his enablers wherein all can go away, forever? 🙏 Vote! 💖
Besides the cords, the eyes not focusing on one focal point, the camera time listed, the cameraman was center front in the way of where they would be watching, notice how the bodies of those on the sides are facing into the table and their head is sideways. If they were watching a lengthy military action their bodies would be facing front in the photo also.
I’m so sick of this criminal squatter. I can’t wait to see him in jail
"This would all undermine U.S. national security," Colonel Vindman added about the Trump-Zelensky call.
The colonel is a Ukrainian-American immigrant who received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq by a roadside bomb. His statement has references to duty and patriotism. https://t.co/3YnblFcE7S
Apparently that’s a statement with huge implications. As Jonathan Alter said on Lawrence’s show tonight about it, there’s a “patriotic surge” going on!
Am so techie challenged now & then. Without going via Twitter or same kind social media, is there a way to post my own photo to TOD? Have the most beautiful sunset, peaceful photo taken on our recent trip for Bro’s memorial. There were several gorgeous sunsets & sunrises. Thought I could share that sense of peace. A sense of taking a breath & taking a breath & just simply appreciating nature’s beauty & bounty. 💞
Hey, Gazelle. Other TODers have had success using a third party image hosting site like flickr, SmugHug or even Google photos. Once you post a photo on those kinds of sites, they produce a URL, which can then be copied and pasted here. Maybe someone else who’s tried it can chime in.
I agree Gazelle, I am techie challenged. We would love to see the sunset. Seems like those who always helped with tech aren’t around. Hopefully someone will help and we’ll get to see the picture.
Thank you @Nationals@MLB@astros For inviting an immigrant! To throw first pitch! In a game full of immigrants! Inviting me representing millions of first responders doing amazing work helping everyone! Specially @WCKitchen today we pass 1.5 million meals in Bahamas alone… pic.twitter.com/f3vzj71YNU
When we showed up for class at the jail today we were told we’d have to end a bit early bc the guys were meeting with a special guest. Turns out that guest was Julian Castro.
Shout out to Julian for coming to spend time at the jail. There are a lot of policitians who wouldn’t. https://t.co/3Q3EHdlouO
For tonight’s music appreciation moment, I thought I’d share some sad but gorgeous music.
First, we have the 🌊 : Billie Eilish’s haunting original “When the Party’s Over (by the way, this kid is just 17 years old — incredible)…
and next is the 🔥: an amazing cover of the same song by Lewis Capaldi.
I love this perfect comment on YouTube comparing the two versions:
“Billie’s version is when you hold it all in and cry to yourself in bed all night.
Lewis’ version is when you can’t hold it in and let it all out in painful screams and cries in front of the person.”
When we showed up for class at the jail today we were told we’d have to end a bit early bc the guys were meeting with a special guest. Turns out that guest was Julian Castro.
Shout out to Julian for coming to spend time at the jail. There are a lot of policitians who wouldn’t. https://t.co/3Q3EHdlouO
Finally, retired Gen. McCaffrey mentions on MSNBC that the “whimpering and crying” sounds trump says the ISIS leader made during the raid (if true) probably came from the three CHILDREN he had dragged with him, as he ran. I haven’t been able to think about those poor children, but trump made it worse … and maybe by this being brought out in the open, they will stop playing his sick remarks about the sounds.
Am I dreaming? (And goodnight, TODville! Better days are coming!)
Republican Party of Florida on Monday postponed its biggest annual fundraiser. Planners couldn't land a keynote speaker or sell table sponsorships. https://t.co/bwd6KCklYH
BREAKING: Estonian financial police open investigation into Swedbank. It is reported in Swedish press that Putin’s main propagandist Dmitri Kiselyov was linked to transactions at the bank even though he has been on EU sanctions list since 2014. https://t.co/x8hVaIeCTY
Had an interesting exchange with GOP Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada tonight where I tried to ask for his views on Trump asking Ukraine and China to investigate the Bidens
.@playbookplus asks of Alexander Vindman: "Shouldn't this end all discussion of the whistleblower? There is now a named person who heard the call with Volodymyr Zelensky, was concerned about its contents and reported it to a government attorney."
President @BarackObama, your leadership inspired millions to fight for change—and continues to do so today. Good to see you at tonight’s @ObamaFoundation community dinner, and looking forward to collaborating on creating new opportunities for the city that we love. pic.twitter.com/DysGS1v1DW
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Historic, thrilling, and making a difference.
Congrats on Furst Judith.
Thank you NW.
Tyler Perry’s film studio is fantastic news. Wishing him continued success.
Supercongrats to Mr. Perry!! Now it’s Hollywood’s turn to knock on his door and gosh stunning line-up at the opening.
ICYMI ~
Bringing this around again, because it’s just so very wonderful to see real people, and to hear how much we all want peace and unity in our diversity!
God Bless Us, Everyone!
Thank you Pamela. I hadn’t seen this before. I have a dear friend from Dominican Republic. I’ll send this to her.
You are welcome, mtm! The website is easiest to use for following, or subscribe and the links will come to your inbox upon release of every film.. there will be several more this year, and Discover Humanity will be on the ground filming in Asia-Pacific crisscrossing with PBO and MO while they are there building leadership programs! So cool!
Respect is earned. He gets none
Trump’s vile remarks about the death of the ISIS leader got me thinking how bloodthirsty he is – he revelled in the horror. Babies and children are being cruelly abducted, separated from their loved ones, neglected, get sick, and some die. Twofer msg to his base and way to rile ISIS…
He also loves to distract… from what’s troubling him. Now, it’s the impeachment! And his phony taxes!!!
Re-read ‘1984’ this year. Questions – some c/o Fromm:
Can man forget his longing for freedom, for dignity, for love? Can he forget he is human? What about unlimited pain and suffering on others by the power elite? Having the power to inflict pain upon another living being from birth to corpse? (“Slavery is Freedom”.) Will we notice by what means our thoughts are being diminished by power over? What power aside from consumption will we be afforded? Democracy is destroyed when we constantly battle for truth: “Whatever the Party says is true”.
Mika & Joe must understand that finally (after 2.5 years of Trump abuse) Americans chanting at the baseball game was us fighting back against his violence, cruelty, lies, self-interest, abuse of power, and self-delusion. And as how we’re not his sidekicks, won’t lay down, will never do or die. Done.
Oregon Republican Greg Walden joins GOP exodus from House as he announces his retirement
Walden, an 11-term lawmaker and ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he was confident he would be reelected but said it was time to “pursue new challenges and opportunities.”
Walden becomes the 21st Republican to announce they are resigning, retiring or seeking another office as the GOP faces tough odds to reclaim the majority in 2020.
Good West Coast morning Nerdy & TOD family.
Good morning Gail. How are you doing? We have snow here in Montana.
Snow? Noooooooo! 🙂
Salopard!
🙏🕯🙏
💔💔💔
How sad. RIP Senator Hagan.
He’s such a loser. A British Trump.
Benen:
“Consider Trump’s comments yesterday while announcing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s demise.
[W]e are leaving soldiers to secure the oil. And we may have to fight for the oil. It’s okay.
Maybe somebody else wants the oil, in which case they have a hell of a fight.
But there’s massive amounts of oil.
And we’re securing it for a couple of reasons.
Number one, it stops ISIS, because ISIS got tremendous wealth from that oil. We have taken it. It’s secured. Number two – and again, somebody else may claim it, but either we’ll negotiate a deal with whoever is claiming it, if we think it’s fair, or we will militarily stop them very quickly.”
“[W]hat I intend to do, perhaps, is make a deal with an ExxonMobil or one of our great companies to go in there and do it properly.”
-Tell Trump our allies the Kurdish people he betrayed and got killed to achieve his goal are not cartoon cutouts.
I’m with the smart, strong black woman. Is this guy even serious?? WTF
How about Trumpsky’s sudden withdrawal from Syria after a secret deal with Erdogan, without consulting with the U.S. military or IC, which almost messed up their operation. How about what happened because of Trump to our allies the Kurds? The facts don’t count?
-Let the Kurdish peoples have “one good day”.
-Let the babies and toddlers in the jails have “one good day”.
I’m with the smart, strong black woman. Is this guy even serious?? WTF
Um maybe
Putin could set up shop drilling oil here in the U.S. because you know “there’s massive amounts of oil”.
Or maybe Trump could go (in person) to East Siberia and try his oil heist there after forcing out the locals?
–Lock.Him.Up.
Impeachment details to be released on Thursday.
RIP Senator Hagan
WTF
😎😎😎😎😎
My Forever President!!
In my opinion, PP is a serial liar … why would anyone believe anything that comes out of his mouth?
Is serial liar the same as Pathological Liar?
Yes … compulsive habitual lying.
I sure don’t! Never have. He never fooled me.
What does FB Stand for
Year. Jim Jordan will never be satisfied or convinced… until the Orange Man is impeached
Glad someone’s doing this
Ain’t this some shit? Damn the GOP!
This along with Russia is what help Trump steal the 2016 election.
Sure as hell did.
Yuuuuum!
Yes, this makes perfect sense!
If you’re a fan of The Voice, Max’s rendition of this song tonight made me go grab these two versions. If you missed his performance tonight, check it out on YouTube once it’s uploaded tomorrow. It was breathtaking!
Dr. Rachel Maddow is exposing another charlatan appointed by the Orange Man to the Board of Education. Someone writing incessantly on Illuminati or Magic. What gives?
That guy’s a piece of work… as is the unqualified Peter Navarro. The swamp creatures
That guy’s a piece of work… as is the unqualified Peter Navarro. The swamp creatures
Good grief! Stoop to any low.
His (& their) envy & jealousy of PBO is driving our country down. Is there a straightjacket(s) & “safe place” to put him & his enablers wherein all can go away, forever? 🙏 Vote! 💖
Besides the cords, the eyes not focusing on one focal point, the camera time listed, the cameraman was center front in the way of where they would be watching, notice how the bodies of those on the sides are facing into the table and their head is sideways. If they were watching a lengthy military action their bodies would be facing front in the photo also.
Wow cool!
I’m so sick of this criminal squatter. I can’t wait to see him in jail
Maddow is reporting on this now
Apparently that’s a statement with huge implications. As Jonathan Alter said on Lawrence’s show tonight about it, there’s a “patriotic surge” going on!
Am so techie challenged now & then. Without going via Twitter or same kind social media, is there a way to post my own photo to TOD? Have the most beautiful sunset, peaceful photo taken on our recent trip for Bro’s memorial. There were several gorgeous sunsets & sunrises. Thought I could share that sense of peace. A sense of taking a breath & taking a breath & just simply appreciating nature’s beauty & bounty. 💞
I’d love to see your photo – but I can’t answer the tech question!
Oh J’OB, so glad am not the only techie challenged. Hey Sis! 😂 One day we’ll figure it out & hi-5! Heck, we’ll 🎶🍷💃👀💃💃
That made me smile big time! 🙂
Ladies sorry to crash your party … but I am techie challenged too 😣
Me too!! If something good happens with tech and me, it was an accident that I could never replicate!
Welcome!
JO’b…you are hereby crowned the Grand Poobah of The Techie Challenged 😁.
Ha. Thanks, sugar, but I’m not THAT challenged! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Just a little more than some others!
Hey, Gazelle. Other TODers have had success using a third party image hosting site like flickr, SmugHug or even Google photos. Once you post a photo on those kinds of sites, they produce a URL, which can then be copied and pasted here. Maybe someone else who’s tried it can chime in.
I agree Gazelle, I am techie challenged. We would love to see the sunset. Seems like those who always helped with tech aren’t around. Hopefully someone will help and we’ll get to see the picture.
For tonight’s music appreciation moment, I thought I’d share some sad but gorgeous music.
First, we have the 🌊 : Billie Eilish’s haunting original “When the Party’s Over (by the way, this kid is just 17 years old — incredible)…
and next is the 🔥: an amazing cover of the same song by Lewis Capaldi.
I love this perfect comment on YouTube comparing the two versions:
“Billie’s version is when you hold it all in and cry to yourself in bed all night.
Lewis’ version is when you can’t hold it in and let it all out in painful screams and cries in front of the person.”
Yes, most definitely. Enjoy!
Thank you Dudette!!!!!
Dudette! Had to scroll back to comment on yr post! Thank you! 💞😘
😘 Backatcha G!
Finally, retired Gen. McCaffrey mentions on MSNBC that the “whimpering and crying” sounds trump says the ISIS leader made during the raid (if true) probably came from the three CHILDREN he had dragged with him, as he ran. I haven’t been able to think about those poor children, but trump made it worse … and maybe by this being brought out in the open, they will stop playing his sick remarks about the sounds.
The sick a-hole along with his supporters probably enjoy the cries of kids in cages too.
Exactly. Horrific.
Am I dreaming? (And goodnight, TODville! Better days are coming!)
Morning everyone. I hope you’re THIS happy today:)
Love it.
Thread
Ahhh! Swedbank!
Stupid ass. Spent $1mil to go to jail for a fucking fraud squatter. Bye!!!
Wow. Thread
Barack And Michelle Obama In Chicago For 3rd Annual Obama Foundation Summit
💕💕💕
Oh what balm for the soul!
It would to normal people
Just putting this here….
This infuriated me more than I can say. They are just a criminal enterprise now
Good Morning, TODville Community
🙂 🙂 🙂
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2019/10/29/the-meaning-of-service/