Good morning wonderful TOD family. Nerdy Wonka, thank you thank you thank you. We all appreciate all you are doing to keep this blog going. You keep us informed in the trying times. And you give us HOPE!
Here in Montana we are having our fall. Today is suppose to be up to 50 degrees. In October we had freezing weather. It’s crazy. I do like the warmer weather right now, but I do worry about the total affects.
“What struck me most about Ambassador William Taylor’s testimony
was his poignant description of the violence being visited upon Ukrainian soldiers at the hands of Russian forces in the Donbass region of Ukraine. U.S. security assistance “allows the Ukrainian military to deter further incursions by the Russians against their own, against Ukrainian territory,” Taylor explained. “If that further incursion, further aggression were to take place, more Ukrainians would die.” Just a week ago, when he toured the region, one Ukrainian soldier had been killed and four were wounded.
Until Taylor’s testimony, I hadn’t heard a more powerful statement of the human cost of President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold the military aid to Ukraine that had been authorized by Congress. And that made me think of President Andrew Johnson. Johnson and Trump’s impeachment cases are more similar than they might at first appear. By asking the president of Ukraine for a favor—to investigate Joe Biden and his son—and by allegedly withholding military aid to get that favor, Trump was trying to interfere with an upcoming election: his own. According to testimony this week, Trump appears to have cared more about an investigation of the Bidens and his own political future than about the welfare of Ukrainians—and, by extension, about U.S. national security.”
(https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2019/11/16/public-impeachment-hearing-historian-roundup-071249)
–What CIC?
BREAKING: Three people have been fatally shot at a Walmart in Duncan, Oklahoma, according to local media reports citing the state Highway Patrol. https://t.co/kQadx4jvbr
– Berserk meltdown about Nancy Pelosi – "Deface The Nation" – Stupidly agrees to testify – Now he'll look guilty if he doesn't – Says he "discused" things with Jay Powell – #oktrumper is trending – Trump is going to prison – It's still only 11:25am
Over the course of almost thirty years, Burge oversaw and participated in the torture of over 100 black men, resulting in scores of forced confessions. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. Share this #racalinjusticehttps://t.co/EKZsImweyJ
The House is now investigating whether Trump lied to Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House's general counsel has said in federal court. https://t.co/edY6p2xKc0
if you are near the DC area…this wouild be a pleasure..
Order your Thanksgiving meal from our Sweet Home Café and spend more time with your loved ones. Place your order online by November 25th and pick up your holiday meal on November 27-28th.
“Trump’s RNC Is Running A Pay For Play Scheme On His Own Nominees.”
“The RNC appears to have strong-armed Trump supporting billionaire “Papa Doug” to donate half a million dollars MORE during his confirmation hearings to be the ambassador to the Bahamas….
Papa Doug had already donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/18/rnc-pay-for-play-trump-nominees.html)
–Looks like GOP bought it hook, line and sinker.
–Doomsky told himself the Big Lie that he will get away with it all.
And then there’s his personal attorney, Barr.
“It turns out, of course, that Barr is more radical than anyone could have imagined.
I’ve written about his adherence to the “unitary executive” theory quite a bit. But last Friday night he gave a speech to the Federalist Society that makes clear his pet constitutional theory is only a part of the problem.
This is not just about presidential power. It is about a deep loathing for his political opposition on such a visceral level that it’s frightening to think about such a man having so much power and being answerable only to the inept bully in the White House. It was frankly authoritarian.” (Heather Digby Parton)
(https://www.salon.com/2019/11/18/bill-barrs-fascist-manifesto-is-this-man-the-real-threat-to-american-democracy/)
SCOTUS…had to know this was coming their way…will be interesting to see if they allow a sitting President to ring this bell,,,once its rung…it cannot be unrung
NEWS: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has put a stay on the DC Circuit order requiring Mazars to turn over Trump's financial docs to the House while it considers a cert petition from the president's personal lawyers. pic.twitter.com/VnAStx9mQk
Trump’s party is a lawless, rogue mafia organization emulating Putin’s mafia state. Roberts will go down in history – for what? Is he going to help stop a sociopathic killer in his tracks?
Good Afternoon, TODville Community.
Thanks for a new post, NW.
09Dec2000 was the stoppage of the FL Count when Kathellen Harris & @JebBush were the masterminds of suppressing Voters of POC. The dastard that became known as #BushVGore was ruled in #GWBush’s favor engineered by Scalia & Rehnquist. This bastardization of the #SCOTUS=🇺🇸Failure.
Correction: 4 people were killed and 6 injured at a backyard party in California. Here’s what to know. A previous version of this tweet misstated the number of people wounded in the shooting. It was 6, not 10 https://t.co/IepuP9UcU2pic.twitter.com/f5FsFP8KZ9
Miami Hustles: University of Miami professor considered to be the foremost expert on money laundering has been indicted for money laundering https://t.co/Ub7eB0tGSz
Mitch McConnell told reporters Monday that he "can't imagine a scenario under which President Trump would be removed from office," and he's confident an impeachment "will not lead to ouster." https://t.co/9vAwvVLRwspic.twitter.com/ys2EIoPOFL
Proud to see Oluwaseun @AyodejiOsowobi in this list. She’s an @ObamaFoundation Leader who’s organizing young people in Nigeria to help end sexual violence, and her work embodies what our foundation is all about: passing the baton to the next generation. https://t.co/JSkUnRtaoD
The pattern is quite striking, especially when you consider not just the results in Louisiana and Kentucky, where Medicaid was also an issue, but also the success of pro-expansion ballot measures in ID, NE and UT in 2018.
If the expansion was ever put to a vote in TN, it would win in another red state. Sadly, that will never happen, Neither the vote nor the expansion since we are totally ruled by ignorant and crazy and greedy and hate-filled GOPers. Get this, we have almost $8 million in federal funds that is mostly to be used for pooor families, help pay child care for single moms and low income families, some of it for TennCare which is our state run Medicaid, as well as many other things. If most of it isn’t spent by THE END OF THIS YEAR, it goes back to federal treasury. And get this, We citizens didn’t know about this stock piled fund until a month ago, if that long. Maybe just three weeks! There, I’ve just given you a perfect example of the mess we are dew,I go with in red TN! 🤬🥺🥵
Hey if you stop terrifying the healthcare corporates with Medicare For All:
Maybe after X more years – GOP will allow your state finally to have Medicaid expansion.
(yeh sure)
Evelyn Farkas, fmr. deputy assistant sec. of defense, announces on @Morning_Joe she is running for the New York congressional seat of retiring Rep. Nita M. Lowey. https://t.co/e3KjhwK1fU
Line down the block for @MichelleObama book signing at @PoliticsProse in DC to mark one-year anniversary of her memoir, “Becoming.” First few folks in line have been here since 1p for the 6p signing… pic.twitter.com/D7QA3rmMmy
JUST IN: David Holmes, the U.S. embassy official who overheard Sondland’s call with Trump, will testify in public Thursday morning alongside Fiona Hill.
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who offered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, has endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid https://t.co/oXkcQIzNUY
Thread: There is a lot of misreporting out there about the order issued by SCOTUS today. The DC Circuit Court ruled that Mazars must give Trump’s tax returns to the House. That ruling takes effect today unless SCOTUS issues a “stay” to allow Trump to appeal to SCOTUS. pic.twitter.com/KzZeOjQt9v
Another guy told Obama that he met his fiancée at @PoliticsProse, before inviting the former first lady to his wedding: “You’re welcome to come.” pic.twitter.com/hWdMMgmyUe
NV was red in ‘04. Now it has a Dem gov & both senators are Dem women. @StevenHorsford took back NV04. The NV legislature is Dem & the first in the US where women outnumber men. The party is run by @WillMcCurdyII & @alanamounce. At the center of it all, the incomparable @rjlambe.
What I also miss is that both he and Nancy Smash showed total respect for President Obama and his agenda! If they had differences, we didn’t hear about it.
Wow, Obama's former doctor is telling @ErinBurnett that Trump is having major neurological problems, especially with "word-finding," and suggests he could be having small strokes.
#WashingtonDC Former First Lady Michelle Obama signs her ‘Becoming’ Book copies on book’s 1st anniversary on Nov. 18, 2019 at Politics and Prose bookstore https://t.co/tCpV1fGJkr
BREAKING NEWS (CNN): Multiple Witnesses in the DOJ Probe of the Origins of the Russia Investigation Say the Probe Will Find *No Errors* That Undermine the Legitimacy of the Investigation https://t.co/45cqDyma2t
Obama’s Doctor, new: -Extremely worried a/b Trump’s inability to find words -cites unaddressed neurological issues -suggests MRI -poss small strokes
If you read this TL you know word finding issues are a key symptom of the PSP version of Frontotemporal dementia. It gets worse. pic.twitter.com/ip15kjwHTO
He reminds me of a closeted white nationalist. Just like he ran for mayor the first time in the closet, he’s running for the highest office in the land in the political closet. Everyone should watch Maddow’s first interview with him. This is why he never got on my short list.
Andy Borowitz passed around a plug for his wife’s blog – The Grandparent Effect – and a story (from 2015) about #44, so I’m guessing Andy’s wishing he were still in the Oval Office, too!!!
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OBAMA’S BIRTH MEANT A NEW LIFE FOR HIS GRANDPARENTS
BREAKING: JFP confirms that Democrat Shanda Yates, a 38-year-old political newcomer, defeated GOP incumbent Bill Denny in the Mississippi House District 64 race 51%-49%.
Denny has held that seat since 1987—when she was 6. Dems didn't even field a challenger in 2015. #MSelex
One thing Shanda Yates told me was important for her victory ousting a 3-decade GOP rep: Her team knocked on more than 10,000 doors (with help from @MikeEspyMS). She won by 133 votes; 8,840 people voted in the entire House District 64 election. #MSelexhttps://t.co/xGK3K6agJu
Hester Jackson-McCray also ousted a GOP Mississippi House incumbent and made history as a black woman elected in a majority white district in DeSoto County. She won by 13 votes after losing that same seat 68-32 in 2015. Voter turnout jumped by ~1/3.https://t.co/fgiHklIqdX
Everybody in this country should stop and think a minute about the fact Russia took over our base in Syria. Everybody. Especially those of us who lived through the Cold War. And if it were any other country, trump would be making them purchase it. #ImpeachTheWillingAgent
Sounds Of Blackness, S.O.S. Band, Cherelle, Alexander O’Neal and Morris & The Time Pay Tribute To Legend’s Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | Soul Train Awards 2019 #SoulTrainAwards 💃🏾🕺🏾https://t.co/iNc8D35Bit
How we regular, everyday folks on Twitter are fact-checking the shit out of these news outlets, calling out their bad-faith reporting, & checking them on their disingenuous headlines
I remember the first weekend of Tea Party protests. Obama has only been in office a few weeks. There were no big policy changes yet. The Tea Party protestors were not protesting any policies, they were protesting the very existence of a black President. Full stop. https://t.co/9f6OBuKGzU
Ok.. my 2 cents on this video. This was in 2010 when Pete was running for State Treasurer…it was a meet the candidates forum. The video is not complete but what the video does have and was not edited out was this first part ““But there are many others that believe…the Tea Party is motivated by real concerns…” By editing out the beginning of his sentence the meaning and the context (which was he was a democrat running for office in a ruby red state) was changed.
Chris Evans hates Pete and will twist his words around. I just want everyone to be aware how easily it is to turn on a candidate based on a misrepresentation of their words/intent and timeline.
These same people that hate Pete call him a Log Cabin Republican.
The circus has come to town with a thousand "fun house" mirrors and scare tactics. The timing is no coincidence, as we head to our appeal hearing in federal court Dec. 5…. https://t.co/0lyY6knIAX
The U.S. Army is monitoring Vindman’s security and is prepared to move him and his family to a local military base if necessary following his impeachment testimony. https://t.co/JKV8ERtzOgpic.twitter.com/ZhJSxwoZ8Q
Nunes verbal police going on about what Trump’s crimes are CALLED. imo quid pro quo (includes bribery), extortion, corruption, high crimes and misdemeanors. Take your pick, and per the process as the evidence unfolds.
The Obama Diary 
Good morning wonderful TOD family. Nerdy Wonka, thank you thank you thank you. We all appreciate all you are doing to keep this blog going. You keep us informed in the trying times. And you give us HOPE!
Here in Montana we are having our fall. Today is suppose to be up to 50 degrees. In October we had freezing weather. It’s crazy. I do like the warmer weather right now, but I do worry about the total affects.
Looking forward to this week of testimony.
Phenomenal…FLOTUS continues to astound and inspire. Our First Couple bring light and remind us about caring and tenderness for others. Thank heavens.
Yes!!!
Awwwww, what a wonderful memory for his parents. And damn, FLOTUS Michelle is looking FINE!!!
he is just trying to change the meme
besides we don’t need his testimony…just allow others to testify instead….
that testimony that he gave to Rober Mueller…he appears to have lied…Imagine that
Crazy, eh? (Ugh.)
They’d chew him up and spit his lying behind out.
Exactly!
Another shooting at a Walmart in Duncan, OK.
where they doubtless sell guns.
They used to – thought I heard they gave it up after TX (when their current stock runs out or something like that), but not sure. Horrific, all of it.
2 Walmart stores here. Small one sells guns. So assuming the Walmart superstore sell guns too.
Ugh.
Wasn’t it just changing the age limit from 18 to 21?
I’ll have to look it up again – you may be right – but I’m too sleepy tonight! 🙂 Goodnight, y’all!
“What struck me most about Ambassador William Taylor’s testimony
was his poignant description of the violence being visited upon Ukrainian soldiers at the hands of Russian forces in the Donbass region of Ukraine. U.S. security assistance “allows the Ukrainian military to deter further incursions by the Russians against their own, against Ukrainian territory,” Taylor explained. “If that further incursion, further aggression were to take place, more Ukrainians would die.” Just a week ago, when he toured the region, one Ukrainian soldier had been killed and four were wounded.
Until Taylor’s testimony, I hadn’t heard a more powerful statement of the human cost of President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold the military aid to Ukraine that had been authorized by Congress. And that made me think of President Andrew Johnson. Johnson and Trump’s impeachment cases are more similar than they might at first appear. By asking the president of Ukraine for a favor—to investigate Joe Biden and his son—and by allegedly withholding military aid to get that favor, Trump was trying to interfere with an upcoming election: his own. According to testimony this week, Trump appears to have cared more about an investigation of the Bidens and his own political future than about the welfare of Ukrainians—and, by extension, about U.S. national security.”
(https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2019/11/16/public-impeachment-hearing-historian-roundup-071249)
–What CIC?
Doom says he may testify in the next two weeks. Dreams come true.
the cost of staying relevant.
Riiiight, like he was gonna show his taxes.
Around and around we go
Dear God it never ends..
love you Palmer Report. thanks so much jer44!
#TruthAndReconciliation #Reparations
✊🏾
And how!
Duh! It’s what he does.
and the band plays on..
Delish…
if you are near the DC area…this wouild be a pleasure..
“Trump’s RNC Is Running A Pay For Play Scheme On His Own Nominees.”
“The RNC appears to have strong-armed Trump supporting billionaire “Papa Doug” to donate half a million dollars MORE during his confirmation hearings to be the ambassador to the Bahamas….
Papa Doug had already donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/18/rnc-pay-for-play-trump-nominees.html)
–Looks like GOP bought it hook, line and sinker.
–Doomsky told himself the Big Lie that he will get away with it all.
And then there’s his personal attorney, Barr.
“It turns out, of course, that Barr is more radical than anyone could have imagined.
I’ve written about his adherence to the “unitary executive” theory quite a bit. But last Friday night he gave a speech to the Federalist Society that makes clear his pet constitutional theory is only a part of the problem.
This is not just about presidential power. It is about a deep loathing for his political opposition on such a visceral level that it’s frightening to think about such a man having so much power and being answerable only to the inept bully in the White House. It was frankly authoritarian.” (Heather Digby Parton)
(https://www.salon.com/2019/11/18/bill-barrs-fascist-manifesto-is-this-man-the-real-threat-to-american-democracy/)
SCOTUS…had to know this was coming their way…will be interesting to see if they allow a sitting President to ring this bell,,,once its rung…it cannot be unrung
Trump’s party is a lawless, rogue mafia organization emulating Putin’s mafia state. Roberts will go down in history – for what? Is he going to help stop a sociopathic killer in his tracks?
Good Afternoon, TODville Community.
Thanks for a new post, NW.
09Dec2000 was the stoppage of the FL Count when Kathellen Harris & @JebBush were the masterminds of suppressing Voters of POC. The dastard that became known as #BushVGore was ruled in #GWBush’s favor engineered by Scalia & Rehnquist. This bastardization of the #SCOTUS=🇺🇸Failure.
WTF.
We did not know how dangerous Barr was
If the expansion was ever put to a vote in TN, it would win in another red state. Sadly, that will never happen, Neither the vote nor the expansion since we are totally ruled by ignorant and crazy and greedy and hate-filled GOPers. Get this, we have almost $8 million in federal funds that is mostly to be used for pooor families, help pay child care for single moms and low income families, some of it for TennCare which is our state run Medicaid, as well as many other things. If most of it isn’t spent by THE END OF THIS YEAR, it goes back to federal treasury. And get this, We citizens didn’t know about this stock piled fund until a month ago, if that long. Maybe just three weeks! There, I’ve just given you a perfect example of the mess we are dew,I go with in red TN! 🤬🥺🥵
Hey if you stop terrifying the healthcare corporates with Medicare For All:
Maybe after X more years – GOP will allow your state finally to have Medicaid expansion.
(yeh sure)
I really admire her so much, and hope she has a successful campaign.
Yes!!!
Both had sons in the war zone, too.
You know, at first I didn’t know what to think about this. Now, I think it’s fabulous:)
wow
Thread
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Our Forever FLOTUS44. Love her.
And you’re ugly.
LOLz
Glad to see Harry out and about!
He is also missed.
Big time!
What I also miss is that both he and Nancy Smash showed total respect for President Obama and his agenda! If they had differences, we didn’t hear about it.
Cool!
Oh my!!!!
NOW: Patrick Deval meets with Polk County Democrats in Des Moines, Iowa – https://abcnews.go.com/Live/video/speciaL-live-2
Oh
Waaaat????
He reminds me of a closeted white nationalist. Just like he ran for mayor the first time in the closet, he’s running for the highest office in the land in the political closet. Everyone should watch Maddow’s first interview with him. This is why he never got on my short list.
Andy Borowitz passed around a plug for his wife’s blog – The Grandparent Effect – and a story (from 2015) about #44, so I’m guessing Andy’s wishing he were still in the Oval Office, too!!!
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OBAMA’S BIRTH MEANT A NEW LIFE FOR HIS GRANDPARENTS
https://grandparenteffect.com/obamas-birth-meant-a-new-life-for-his-grandparents
Normally, I try not to show “his” image, but whatever’s on top of his head in this photo is so effin’ ridiculous, I couldn’t control myself.
Love that!
this is good Bob…
it also shows that white folks do know how blk folks are treated…
Whoa.
Goodnight TOD …
Take a little time and watch. It’s great (even with the awful subject of it – ugh).
💃🏾🕺🏾💃🏾🕺🏾💃🏾🕺🏾
Ok.. my 2 cents on this video. This was in 2010 when Pete was running for State Treasurer…it was a meet the candidates forum. The video is not complete but what the video does have and was not edited out was this first part ““But there are many others that believe…the Tea Party is motivated by real concerns…” By editing out the beginning of his sentence the meaning and the context (which was he was a democrat running for office in a ruby red state) was changed.
Chris Evans hates Pete and will twist his words around. I just want everyone to be aware how easily it is to turn on a candidate based on a misrepresentation of their words/intent and timeline.
These same people that hate Pete call him a Log Cabin Republican.
LOL…
Still.
How pathetic and grotesque is this.
Ooooooooooooooooooweeeeeeeee
so Glad that the Service is protecting him…OMG…..OMG…
This is sooooooo unbelievable….but he must have been under threat,,,yet still will testify….Courage…Honor…Respect!…a big salute to the Lt Col
Morning everyone. Thread.
LOL!
😆
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Thank you for the much needed laughs. 😁
Happy to share! 😄
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2019/11/19/impeachment-inquiry-hearing-day-3/
Nunes verbal police going on about what Trump’s crimes are CALLED. imo quid pro quo (includes bribery), extortion, corruption, high crimes and misdemeanors. Take your pick, and per the process as the evidence unfolds.