The result is an intimate look at President Obama’s two terms, what it felt like to be a black man photographing the first black president of the United States and the ways, Jackson says, that the former president and first lady maintained their authenticity both on and off camera. “Lawrence has a talent for capturing the big scene, the iconic images that will help explain our times for future generations,” the president writes. “But he also has a unique gift for capturing those quieter moments—the margins of a big event, the pauses in a busy day, some stolen times with Michelle and our girls.”
Good morning Marleysperson, good morning Nerdy. Congrats on first marley. I hope you all have a wonderful day. I’m so glad for tomorrow being a day to celebrate veterans and selfishly glad to have a day off. I’m teaching the Constitution now, and all my students want to talk about is impeachment. I’ve put them off saying that we have to get through some basic concepts first, like Federalism and the Separation of Powers, but they’re not interested, naturally. Sigh. It should be a fun week as we start the Legislative Branch first where impeachment is first mentioned. Pray for me. Have lots of Trump supporting boys who don’t have a clue. They see him as tough and strong and support his racism, I’m afraid, although they don’t talk about that openly, I’ve heard them mutter things. Trump has hurt so many young teens for a generation.
Feel that! I have often thought about young boys ideas of what a strong, confident man looks like. Mostly, they are nothing like what I see as a strong, confident man. You have the ability to make them think harder, and use the facts set forth in the Constitution as your guide, as you navigate this impeachment inquiry with them in real time. I would embrace this challenge and know that if they are listening and understanding our democracy in real time, then notions that they have thought to be true may fall away. They may be angry and confused, but hopefully, in time, they will understand that this inquiry is happening because this behavior is precisely what the Founders had in mind.
Please let us know how this goes.
We live in interesting times. Keep them focused on facts, not opinion.💕
According to the UN: Alabama has the worst poverty in the developed world. 15% of residents are illiterate. 6th worst state in healthcare. That’s @realDonaldTrump’s “real America” https://t.co/HpFIfPBlsX
What they continue to vote FOR is….. White Suprmacy…white privilege…racism…these are their belief systems…this is why they vote to destroy their own health care…school systems…etc…
“el derecho de vivir en paz” was written by Víctor Jara who was a teacher, poet, songwriter, political activist tortured & killed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
This is also why the neighbors cheered so loud. They understand WHY she was singing THAT song. ✊
— papito + sophie + their kitty (@EstudioSublime) November 7, 2019
This made me cry. I immediately went back to my high school days when my family took in an exchanges student from Chile. It was during the rule of Allende. Her family was very vocal in the country’s politics and they had to be very careful about speaking out against the government… I lost track of her, but this immediately brought her back into my thoughts…. and prayers
And this is precisely why all those with a microphone needs to call it what it REALLY IS! Bribery and extortion!! No one fucking knows about a Latin phase that doesn’t capture the entirety of his many crimes! Even morons know what bribery and extortion mean! Use the words’
GOP Rep. Mac Thornberry using the line used by many Rs on Trump and Ukraine: “I believe that it is inappropriate for a president to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival … I believe it it was inappropriate. I don’t believe it was impeachable,” he says on ABC
Nope. Thornberry thinks he’s fooling someone?
1) Cannot run an extortion racket from the WH.
2) Asking a foreign country to interfere in U.S. elections is impeachable all by itself.
3) U.S. National Security: Trump illicitly withheld military aid intended for occupied Ukraine to defend against Russian aggression and expansion. Which is in the interests of U.S. National Security.
Trump supports Putin, not us, not NATO.
Republicans have been dashing over to Russia making deals for the last several years. e.g. Senator Daines and posse. So if Trump goes to Russia for May Day event…can it get any worse? What private business deals will they make? How far back does their relationship go? (Answer: the 1980’s.)
I want to encourage you to read this important and devastatingly powerful piece by @HenryLouisGates. If you are in the fight against white supremacy, you must understand the lengths to which those who embrace it will go in order to maintain power. https://t.co/UZmq36JVRz
My candidate is actively working to thwart Trump at every turn. He is the ogre on the bridge to the progressive paradise. Nothing happens—not #M4A, not Green New Deal, not a repeal of the Trump/Ryan tax cut, not a damned thing—until he is removed. Kamala understands this. https://t.co/sMW9NI6vQw
– Still hasn’t tweeted anything – Maybe he fell down a well – Trump goon arrested for stabbing #BabyTrumpBalloon – Triggered snowflake couldn’t deal with a balloon – 48 hours to TV impeachment hearings – Trump is going to prison – It’s still only 10am
Donald Trump is now demanding that Nancy Pelosi be called as a witness during his impeachment hearings. No really, he said this. I don’t think he understands how any of this works.
He’s in it for himself, against our best interests & national security. And what does he get by staying in office (b/c between golf, hate rallies & tv watching, the guy clearly doesn’t work)? Millions upon millions of our tax dollars in his pocket & a free “get out of jail” card. https://t.co/Ja9ZNFfArT
Y'all. Judge Dinkins of the Tennessee Court of Appeals swore in my law school colleague with her baby on his hip, and I've honestly never loved him more. pic.twitter.com/kn0L5DakHO
Happy Birthday, @USMC! Thank you for the last 244 years of service. We look forward to continuing to defend the nation alongside you long into the future. pic.twitter.com/jjgaADjcGr
House Intel's Rep. Eric Swalwell: "We have enough evidence from the depositions that we've done to warrant bringing this forward, evidence of an extortion scheme." Via CBS pic.twitter.com/0Nto5jRTBM
I understand why Democratic politicians don't tell voters this–they need for people to be idealistic and inspired–but the reality is that it will take at least 4 years just to fix all the messes that Trump has created, and much, much longer for some of them.
Never happen. Democrats don't have the fortitude. The mainstream media will insist that everyone move on, no recriminations, let's all work together. All total BS but Democrats will buy it because they always do. Meanwhile, Republicans will plot to undermine everything they do.
With Watergate, the question was whether Democrats could find "smoking gun" evidence that would prove President Nixon was guilty. With Ukraine-gate, the question is whether smoking gun evidence can have any political impact among congressional Republicans anymore.
Good afternoon, TOD! Yes We Did is a MUST add for your library. Received my copy on Friday, and after flipping through just a few pages, ordered five more as Christmas gifts. More wonderful than the pictures is the magnificent writing. The backstories accompanying the pictures bring you into the room; make you feel as if you were there…
Trump’s impeachment defense: “I was caught redhanded and stopped abusing power after my months of illegally freezing $391 million in defense funds had killed just a few hundred innocent Ukrainians & before my shakedown of Zelensky had forced him to smear Biden, so get over it!”
On #ScienceDay, let's remember Anandi Gopal Joshi, one of the first Indian female doctors. She was appointed physician-in-charge at a hospital in central #India, before she died of #tuberculosis aged just 22. pic.twitter.com/t2ob0OoPpy
On #ScienceDay, let's remember Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, who taught herself French so that she could obtain a medical degree at the University of Sorbonne in Paris. She became 🇬🇧’s first female doctor. pic.twitter.com/wLTWJHOMRh
On #ScienceDay, let's remember: -Anne Szarewski who discovered the cause of #CervicalCancer, leading to the first-ever HPV vaccine -Françoise Barré-Sinoussi’s work on #HIV, which was fundamental to the identification of the virus as the cause of AIDS. pic.twitter.com/7ysz2ylQ6r
BART is our Bay Area subway system. There’s a rule that you can’t eat on BART trains, although I’ve never seen it enforced. HOWEVER, this guy was eating on the platform area, which is not really part of the stated rule, especially since it’s an outdoor station. I’ve seen guys eat entire chicken dinners on a BART train with ZERO consequences so this is so entirely infuriating and complete BS.
#AtatianaJefferson’s father, Marquis… My heart goes out to the Jefferson family. What a tragedy and example of how the indescribable pain of sudden death, particularly due to injustice, devastates a family. Police brutality devastates. https://t.co/ufdErx4tof
Our hearts are with the family of Atatiana Jefferson as they suffer another loss. Atatiana’s father, Marquis Jefferson, passed away from a heart attack.
His death is a reminder that the victims of police violence also include the families of those killed.https://t.co/ETIWcYxEzV
I hear Dems arguing that people don’t want revolution, they want calm. But 140 million poor & low wealth people want living wages, health care, & fully funded public education. They don’t want a calm government; they want a caring government.
They want an active government which enacts laws and policies to help the working and middle class. Not just laws to help the wealthy like Trump’s tax cuts.
This is the work that goes into feeding America. These are the people who make our meals possible.
I will fight to ensure every farmworker is treated with dignity, paid fairly, and given the chance to become a citizen. They deserve nothing less. https://t.co/SDyVzHNtvE
She didn’t even know his name but she felt entitled to interrupt this moment to get her damned photo. I’m glad they ignored her.
I might not have been able to control my rage.
I would love nothing more than for this lady to be publicly ID’d so she can explain just what in the exact fuck she thought was so damn urgent that she couldn’t wait. pic.twitter.com/zdktnETM71
The booster wives are the WORST. This is why people who argue against college athletes getting paid infuriate me; everyone feels highly entitled to players. More so than THEIR OWN PARENTS.https://t.co/Ui54PVMucG
The corruption in @TomSteyer’s campaign merits more attention. One staffer was caught with stolen data from @KamalaHarris—and another aide was trying to buy endorsements. I’ve seen more pressure on better candidates to leave the race for less than this. https://t.co/fTDmNjoS4t
BY THE WAY, the current oath of office taken by members of the Senate is a product of the 1860s, drafted by Civil War-era members of Congress intent on ensnaring traitors.
It's spacewalk season on the @Space_Station! 👨🚀👨🚀 Two astronauts will venture outside our orbiting laboratory for a series of complex spacewalks this month and next to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a cosmic ray detector. Get more details: https://t.co/hTTmkSZLtipic.twitter.com/PaKsitV83B
Honorable and credible witness in the impeachment inquiry, decorated Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council, has been relieved of his duties by the White House. https://t.co/YltDTBxKRJ
.@MidwinCharles: This whole thing about we need to know who the #whistleblower is, is a complete head-fake… We don't even need the whistleblower. It's like saying the person who called 911 to report a fire… all of a sudden you want to question the 911 caller. #AMJoypic.twitter.com/Z88Opw21WO
why does this cat look like a 14th century squire who was cursed by a wizard to live his life as an animal for thousands of years pic.twitter.com/bnrinz5rSg
November 10, 1969: Sesame Street makes it debut on television.
Happy 50 Years of Sunny Days. Thank you to everyone who has been responsible for all the important lessons, the laughs, and the tears. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/wSsWDZowQH
Ravenous riders flooded SF's Embarcadero Station yesterday to snack and protest the fact that a man was handcuffed for literally eating a breakfast sandwich on BART's Pleasant Hill platform earlier in the week; it was a modern-day “eat-in,” if you will. https://t.co/2YYYOVd4rapic.twitter.com/U7qQSi4ouE
JUST IN: Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned amid growing opposition after an international audit found the results of last month's election could not be validated due to "serious irregularities" https://t.co/uOJM9TWP9w
This is the first time in the Citizens United-era that a dark money group was forced to disclose their donors. A major victory for America, a major defeat for billionaires. https://t.co/v5SAwZOlCD
Parnas told incoming 🇺🇦 govt that it had to announce an investigation into Joseph R. Biden Jr., and his son, or else VP Pence would not attend the swearing-in of the new president, and the United States would freeze aid, the lawyer said.#magahttps://t.co/sDoWHAAHlp
The Obama Diary 
Good morning everyone 🙂 Why did we not hear about this talented photographer before? Thank you for sharing, Nerdy.❤️
Morning….. I was thinking the same thing.
Good morning Marleysperson, good morning Nerdy. Congrats on first marley. I hope you all have a wonderful day. I’m so glad for tomorrow being a day to celebrate veterans and selfishly glad to have a day off. I’m teaching the Constitution now, and all my students want to talk about is impeachment. I’ve put them off saying that we have to get through some basic concepts first, like Federalism and the Separation of Powers, but they’re not interested, naturally. Sigh. It should be a fun week as we start the Legislative Branch first where impeachment is first mentioned. Pray for me. Have lots of Trump supporting boys who don’t have a clue. They see him as tough and strong and support his racism, I’m afraid, although they don’t talk about that openly, I’ve heard them mutter things. Trump has hurt so many young teens for a generation.
Feel that! I have often thought about young boys ideas of what a strong, confident man looks like. Mostly, they are nothing like what I see as a strong, confident man. You have the ability to make them think harder, and use the facts set forth in the Constitution as your guide, as you navigate this impeachment inquiry with them in real time. I would embrace this challenge and know that if they are listening and understanding our democracy in real time, then notions that they have thought to be true may fall away. They may be angry and confused, but hopefully, in time, they will understand that this inquiry is happening because this behavior is precisely what the Founders had in mind.
Please let us know how this goes.
We live in interesting times. Keep them focused on facts, not opinion.💕
I’m trying to stick to the Constitution. It’s a safe place for me to be. I’ll keep you posted!
Please:) 🌸💕
Here:)
This is GREAT. I’m going to print it and make notes so I don’t forget anything. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Thank you Nerdy! I had no idea!
And yet they continue to overwhelmingly vote against their own best interest, economic anxiety and whatnot.
What they continue to vote FOR is….. White Suprmacy…white privilege…racism…these are their belief systems…this is why they vote to destroy their own health care…school systems…etc…
Goooood Morning!
This made me cry. I immediately went back to my high school days when my family took in an exchanges student from Chile. It was during the rule of Allende. Her family was very vocal in the country’s politics and they had to be very careful about speaking out against the government… I lost track of her, but this immediately brought her back into my thoughts…. and prayers
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Thanks, sweetness
Good Sunday Morning from MN, it’s really cold today.
Thank you, beloved NW👒💁♀️🤗😍
Hello, TODville Community 🎩👒💁♀️🤗😍💙💚💓💜❤🎶🎶🎶
Morning Nena! 🤗
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And this is precisely why all those with a microphone needs to call it what it REALLY IS! Bribery and extortion!! No one fucking knows about a Latin phase that doesn’t capture the entirety of his many crimes! Even morons know what bribery and extortion mean! Use the words’
Sorry,this
Nope. Thornberry thinks he’s fooling someone?
1) Cannot run an extortion racket from the WH.
2) Asking a foreign country to interfere in U.S. elections is impeachable all by itself.
3) U.S. National Security: Trump illicitly withheld military aid intended for occupied Ukraine to defend against Russian aggression and expansion. Which is in the interests of U.S. National Security.
This is the story they will tell the cult members. Doesn’t matter if it’s true or not
We must hold the media accountable to tell the whole story.
Trump supports Putin, not us, not NATO.
Republicans have been dashing over to Russia making deals for the last several years. e.g. Senator Daines and posse. So if Trump goes to Russia for May Day event…can it get any worse? What private business deals will they make? How far back does their relationship go? (Answer: the 1980’s.)
thanks for posting
IMO… she doesn’t stand for ANY of his lying BS.
Senator Harris on AM Joy today!
That’s a lot of smackeroonies!
Not just Pelosi, but Schiff, too. He chooses to be willfully ignorant
FFS… with ‘friends’ like this 🙂
Bwahahaha!
Yes We Did is going to be on my Christmas wishlist for sure!
KISS Method
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This is their Twitter byline
We are the Nation’s first line of defense. We accomplish what others cannot accomplish and go where others cannot go.
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Good afternoon, TOD! Yes We Did is a MUST add for your library. Received my copy on Friday, and after flipping through just a few pages, ordered five more as Christmas gifts. More wonderful than the pictures is the magnificent writing. The backstories accompanying the pictures bring you into the room; make you feel as if you were there…
Thanks for this critique:) On the list!
They just continue to outdo themselves in fuckery.
Happy World Science Day (for Peace and Development)
I swear I thought this was a joke at first. It’s not. So damned infuriating!
BART is our Bay Area subway system. There’s a rule that you can’t eat on BART trains, although I’ve never seen it enforced. HOWEVER, this guy was eating on the platform area, which is not really part of the stated rule, especially since it’s an outdoor station. I’ve seen guys eat entire chicken dinners on a BART train with ZERO consequences so this is so entirely infuriating and complete BS.
Thanks for the added info from a citizen of SF… more infuriating
He should sue the officer and the law should be changed to allow passengers to eat food they buy from the kiosk in the station. Ridiculous!
Heartbreaking news. How horrible for this family to lose two members in such a short period of time. That murderous cop needs to rot in jail.
i really like Castro
They want an active government which enacts laws and policies to help the working and middle class. Not just laws to help the wealthy like Trump’s tax cuts.
She didn’t even know his name but she felt entitled to interrupt this moment to get her damned photo. I’m glad they ignored her.
I might not have been able to control my rage.
AHEM
AND THERE IT IS:
Inevitable. Can’t have truth tellers around
Thread. These criminals are a few bricks shy of a full load
Yup.
Ok. That’s creepy.
Right?
Look fake almost
Looks:)
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Who in their right mind would oppose violence against women?
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FOR EATING A FUCKING SANDWICH!!!
BART riders aren’t having it.
Dammit!
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Or this
Witness Tampering Retaliation…they may try to destroy him….you have to wonder why no other person has been retaliated against
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2019/11/10/growing-your-reading-list/