-thanks NW for everything.
House Judiciary Committee is magnificent. Thanks Chairman Nadler also for holding this vote in the light of day.
Congratulations!!
“Trump Wants To Skip The 2020 Debates Because He’s Afraid Of The Moderators”
“President Trump is discussing with his advisers the possibility of sitting out the general election debates in 2020 because of his misgivings about the commission that oversees them, according to two people familiar with the discussions.” (NYT)
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/12/12/trump-wants-skip-2020-debates-because-hes-afraid-of-the-moderators.html)
—because papa not there to hold hand.
Another Very Busy Day.
King Tweet yesterday “set a personal record for use of Twitter in a single day since taking office, blasting out more than 120 tweets or retweets in 24 hours. In total, the president sent 123 messages, according to a count by The Hill, topping his previous record of 105 set just a few days earlier.”
TGIF
Good Morning TODville Community.😍🤗💙💜💪🙏
Congrats, Obama Grandma on your Au ⭐⭐⭐⭐👒💁♀️🙌
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Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family. To my darling Nerdy – a warm hug and thank you for keeping us going. We would be floundering without this oasis. ❤
Good morning all of TOD family. I so agree with the description of
TOD as our Oasis. I listened to some of the speeches last night, but I can’t handle the Repubs yelling and so blatantly telling so many untruths. It makes my heart ache. Now off to do errands. See you all later.
Just want to say that If the little russian Boris won, it is NOT because the other party “moved too far left”
as VP Biden is saying, but mostly because Corbyn did not make a 2nd referendum central to his party’s position.
Making Remain the focus was his real job, imo. As here, the far right in U.K. is pushing an anti-immigrants stance, harking all the way back to Enoch Powell for heaven’s sake. Boris was out there entertaining (sound familiar) by crassly bulldozing walls that had Brexit memes pasted on. Yes the U.K. electoral process is only 6 weeks long, yet Johnson managed to facsimile the ad onslaught $$trategy used by KOCH over here.
JOE: The jury is out. Look what happens when you try to “reason” with the GOP Johnsons or the MoscowMitches.
Only Democrats for the most part talk about moving too far left. I don’t think Republicans suffer from this type of psychosis which entails begging your opponent’s base to come out and vote so that they can fight you at every goddamn turn. Joe is out of his mind if he wants a healthy Republican Party to challenge him. And therein lies the difference, the Republican Party wants total domination. Joe wants to stand around and hope that the Republicans come around to his way of thinking.
We love PBO – why? It’s not because he “crushed” the GOP, but because he rallied his base and held an open hand to the GOP. I admire Joe for following the same blueprint because We Can Do It – Again.
thanks ggail,
This is a new time in history….and a different GOP animal now speaks for Putin and the oil oligarchs.
In lockstep. Today Kremlin interference in elections, their media strategies, right wing corporates like Koch and doomers like Bannon meddling in each country’s unique politics (e.g. Brexit) are easy to see around the world. Climate denial is part of that push towards ethnonationalism, military on the borders, and authoritarian rule. Trump is being used for this.
–will love PBO forever.
–but 2008 this is not.
I applaud Rep. Allred for standing up for the constitution. Unfortunately, the Democrats who are not voting to impeach Trump will probably lose their races anyway. That’s how we got that Cotton creep from Arkansas. The Democratic senator from Arkansas voted with Republicans on various issues and lost anyway.
Six past Mega Millions jackpots were won on a Friday the 13th: four in Michigan and one each in Ohio and New York, according to lottery officials. Make sure you get your tickets, I’m not a big time lottery player I might buy a ticket when I’m getting gas.
P.S. If I win I’m going to make my family’s dreams come true. I’m going to make my wife the executor of our estate, that way I can retire to my man-cave and be left alone, god I love solitude.
American Samoans were the only group of people excluded from birthright citizenship—the principle under which those born in the United States automatically become American citizens.
History. Made. As Trump becomes the 4th U.S. President to face an #impeachment vote in the House of Representatives, he will get even meaner and harsher toward the vulnerable. Hold together my friends and resisters – we need to be bold, brave, and bonded to #DefendOurDemocracy!
Good afternoon, TOD. Unpacking some of the household goods delivered today. I’m like a kid on Christmas morning as I open each box. There are things I’ve been looking for, things that I forgot I had, and things that I’m surprised that they were able to salvage. Bittersweet was finding several items gifted over the years from my sister-cousin who died in October; needless to say, the waterworks flowed… The contents of the first box opened were so apropos for today…
Moved back into my home a year ago; still taking delivery of my cleaned and stored household goods. 1st box opened from today's delivery revealed these gems. They came through the fire. This gives me hope… pic.twitter.com/vKGviZyEHk
Oh jazziz2, you have been in my thoughts. I know how rough this fall has been for you. I know opening those boxes are a gift in itself. Sending virtual hugs.
From the beginning of his time as AG, Barr never let his job description as America’s prosecutor get in the way of his preferred role as President Trump’s personal protector. https://t.co/W1cHLbch4H
For journalists to suggest that they face a dilemma when it comes to reporting on the attacks on the Bidens means that they learned nothing from the way they were played in 2016. https://t.co/i7QloIQt97
Proud of my friend and colleague @RepSusanWild for pushing back on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. We have an obligation to protect student borrowers and DeVos has proven she is not in their corner. https://t.co/edostgLdfc
Interesting thread. Can find nothing in the US MSM, however, it is not unusual for us to be hours>days>weeks behind…
US works fast for Russia! > On Dec 5 US Treasury added 7 Russian companies & 17 individuals to sanctions list for major hacks (incl Evil Corp). Dec 6 Lavrov's Foreign Ministry complained the sanctions were "propaganda." Today Treasury removed 3 of 7 companies from sanctions list. pic.twitter.com/6jnZ9Uoic8
“”The City of Oklahoma City announced Thursday afternoon the former American Indian Cultural Center and Museum will now be known as the First Americans Museum.
“Our new name helps convey the institute’s intention to share stories, history and cultural lifeways past present and future,” said James Pepper Henry, First Americans Museum Executive Director…
With an official opening schedule, the institution hopes to bring awareness and understanding of the cultural diversity and history of the 39 tribal nations in Oklahoma.””
–The plan is to have a Smithsonian gallery and family center…the city took over funding and will take it to the finish line.
OUTSTANDING! The projected opening coincides with my Goddaughter’s graduation from Tulsa University. As my Mom and Grandson have never been to Oklahoma, I had planned for us to take a few days for sightseeing…
Bernie complimented Cenk on being anti-corruption & for inspiring people & then withdrew his endorsement because Cenk is no longer accepting endorsements
Where is Bernie’s outrage over Cenk’s sexism & racism? 🤔
Trump reelected will be Trumpism unleashed, across the country and the world. Impeachment is essential but unlikely to remove him, leaving 2020 as the best hope to limit the damage. The Dems can follow the Corbyn path of the self-righteous martyr or win.
Was it yesterday that someone posted on here that Mike Huckabee is working on getting it to be permitted for Trump to run a third term due to the Impeachment and criticism? If I did not see it here it had to be an article on FB.
inside stilted words i will make for your feet
leather slippers
i will sew my heart
into the seams
with drops of blood
like beads
to seal it
kawenniiostha
dark earth in the outline of your jaw
generations of Rotinonshón:ni
carved into the shape of the sounds
that slip
from the curve
of your
lips
i will fold myself into the creases of your slippers
i will pray medicine into their soles
& smudge the sun
into the marriage
of sinew & hide
that will cradle your feet
like the purple thunder
of my heart
holding
onto
yours
tahkine
nehi katawasisiw is muskego/anishinaabe on her mother’s side (Opaskwayak Cree Nation) and nehiyawak on her father’s side (Pihpikisis Cree Nation). She was born in Snow Lake, Manitoba.
I adore this painting. Kehinde Wiley is an alum of an institution where I once worked. He came back recently to reflect on all that and it was magnificent. Here he’s interviewed by Anthony Mason.
I could not love this painting more because it depicts President @BarackObama as The Constant Gardener, and I say that as a person formerly affiliated with SFAI. I was and am mesmerized by every inch that it projects. Thank you for this generous gift to history.
All seven of the Democratic candidates who qualified for next week's presidential debate in Los Angeles are vowing to boycott the event in support of Unite Here Local 11, a union of food service workers who plan to protest outside the debate's venue https://t.co/pq8VWo4z6fpic.twitter.com/4WKloRGr9t
Dear @AmyMcGrathKY, the fact that #MoscowMitchTraitor is trending is NOT because of bots & trolls, it’s because patriotic Americans know that #MoscowMitch is enabling #Putin to destroy #RuleOfLaw & American Democracy. I am now donating, from WA, the legal limit to your campaign.
The Washington Post: Impeach Los Angeles Times: Impeach Boston Globe: Impeach Orlando Sentinel: Impeach Philadelphia Inquirer: Impeach USA Today: Impeach Tampa Bay Times: Impeach
i have been told that it is a conspiracy theory to think that brian kemp tried to influence the outcome through election administration https://t.co/3ubCfX4AyW
Looks like Arizona’s unelected Senator didn’t take a call – she typed on her phone to fake a call rather than talk to her home state veterans about #Impeachment. I bet @ShuttleCDRKelly would be happy to discuss democracy with those constituents!! https://t.co/72Me81vXNI
#BeBest bullshit. Melania is a bully as well — she justifies Trump’s bullying of Greta Thunberg: She’s ‘an activist who travels the globe’ – https://t.co/Ie8M0I4sN7
How pathetic is it that @PressSec seems to think it's okay for an adult to mock @GretaThunberg because she's an activist? She is brave and smart and passionate about an urgent cause, but she is still a child. #SMDHhttps://t.co/N4BvaBodIr
Greta maybe a activist traveling the globe giving speeches, but she is 16 years old and she deserve to be able to travel the world and fight for what she cares about without some grown ass 74 year old man getting on twitter and attacking her. These trump supporters are something else.
The president is sitting in the oval office and practically just invited Russia to invade Europe, because that’s Germany’s problem and we’re 7000 miles away. Merry Christmas!
Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party and those running to lead our nation must show up for them—not just with words, but with action. pic.twitter.com/LEjcpzHxfj
on adoption of the rules McConnell apparently will write alone, in consultation with Trump and Pat Cipillone. From what #MoscowMitch has intimated, he might just push for a kind of summary judgment– no trial, a vote for acquittal.
Russia attacked our elections to make Donald Trump president of the United States. They—and others—will try it again. Hand-marked paper ballots and upgrades to our election infrastructure are vital to protecting our democracy.
True. He is polling at historically bad numbers for an incumbent who is enjoying unprecedented benefits from a predecessor's good economy. pic.twitter.com/9BDrz066c2
“We need women and diverse minds, people who think differently and have different religious beliefs, because truth and the right answers come from diversity of experiences,” Obama said. https://t.co/qpzGipBaXj
If you add their ages together you could have a candidate for president of the United States. Here's to Finland for focusing on fresh ideas and the future. https://t.co/tTqr65BQk6
How the fuck is this even remotely ok? Doesn’t Chief Justice Roberts have a say?
Mitch McConnell's stunning and outrageous admission that he is in the tank already for Trump on the trial rules, is a flat violation of the oath he will take as a juror. If a jury foreman in a murder trial was found to have worked closely with the defense he would be prosecuted.
Anyone wonder if Moscow Mitch is getting satisfaction by gaining $ or if it is just an emotional thing? Stacking the courts … aiding Russia by going along with PP … etc etc etc … what is he gaining from his actions? It certainly does not look like he is doing it for the good of the country.
.@GretaThunberg, don’t let anyone dim your light. Like the girls I’ve met in Vietnam and all over the world, you have so much to offer us all. Ignore the doubters and know that millions of people are cheering you on.
Defense 1: Trump did nothing wrong. Response: Trump hit the trifecta of impeachable conduct by subverting an election, seeking foreign influence, and putting personal interest ahead of national interest. And he obstructed Congress by refusing to produce any witnesses or documents
I have a new poem in the most recent issue of @platypuspress wrestling with why I’ve become increasingly uncomfortable hearing people say “we have made it through worse before” in response to our current political moment. https://t.co/yC10oT7XzGpic.twitter.com/oC3dZbUn3H
Go to Mittens Romney’s contact page and tell him: “Here’s what I know: Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud, His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He’s playing members of the American public for suckers: He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat.” Then implore him to do his CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY and vote to REMOVE for abuse of power and obstruction. https://www.romney.senate.gov/contact-senator-romney
“Why can’t she just listen and connect and meet people where they are with genuine care and partnership?”
Because she has nothing to offer, and she knows she has nothing to offer other than a condescending T-shirt. And to make matters worst she actually thought that she was showing solidarity with black women. She does not even know how to fake being concerned about black women. And this is because she’s never had to effectively deal with black women, or black people period for that matter. The same thing goes with Bootleg, they don’t even know when they are being offensive. They’ve never taken the time to learn about the African American and Latino community. So they come out with bullshit displays that they think will appease our communities. Put policies aside for a moment, they don’t even have the capacity to deal with us on a personal or human level. And then we are supposed to run out and be happy and vote for them all because they showed us some attention.
– can't name a SCOTUS Justice – can't name a cabinet position – don't know who Xi Jinping is – don't know what Roe v Wade or Brown v Board were – don't believe in climate change – think immigrants steal jobs – have never read a book
Morning everyone. As if you need ANOTHER reason to vote.
McConnell confirmed as many circuit court judges this week as he did the entire last two years of Obama’s presidency.
It’s no accident that Trump inherited so many vacancies. All part of their plan to stack the courts with lifetime judges who’ll roll back our rights for decades. https://t.co/Xg6DTDpzsb
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Good morning!
Watched the vote. Now I have to go in to the car dealer service department to take care of my check engine warning. Bye!
Watched the vote before running around to do some shopping. History is being made. Trump’s legacy is forever tied to impeachable offenses. Good.
-thanks NW for everything.
House Judiciary Committee is magnificent. Thanks Chairman Nadler also for holding this vote in the light of day.
Congratulations!!
Yes, Chairman Nadler and the judiciary committee did good. So proud of them.
“Trump Wants To Skip The 2020 Debates Because He’s Afraid Of The Moderators”
“President Trump is discussing with his advisers the possibility of sitting out the general election debates in 2020 because of his misgivings about the commission that oversees them, according to two people familiar with the discussions.” (NYT)
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/12/12/trump-wants-skip-2020-debates-because-hes-afraid-of-the-moderators.html)
—because papa not there to hold hand.
Another Very Busy Day.
King Tweet yesterday “set a personal record for use of Twitter in a single day since taking office, blasting out more than 120 tweets or retweets in 24 hours. In total, the president sent 123 messages, according to a count by The Hill, topping his previous record of 105 set just a few days earlier.”
TGIF
Good Morning TODville Community.😍🤗💙💜💪🙏
Congrats, Obama Grandma on your Au ⭐⭐⭐⭐👒💁♀️🙌
Thank you, NW for the care you take in making TOD a safe Oasis👒💁♀️🙌🙌😍🤗🙇♀️
Interesting Nena, that we both described TOD as an OASIS this morning. 🙂
🤗😍🙌
😎
Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family. To my darling Nerdy – a warm hug and thank you for keeping us going. We would be floundering without this oasis. ❤
Good morning all of TOD family. I so agree with the description of
TOD as our Oasis. I listened to some of the speeches last night, but I can’t handle the Repubs yelling and so blatantly telling so many untruths. It makes my heart ache. Now off to do errands. See you all later.
Just want to say that If the little russian Boris won, it is NOT because the other party “moved too far left”
as VP Biden is saying, but mostly because Corbyn did not make a 2nd referendum central to his party’s position.
Making Remain the focus was his real job, imo. As here, the far right in U.K. is pushing an anti-immigrants stance, harking all the way back to Enoch Powell for heaven’s sake. Boris was out there entertaining (sound familiar) by crassly bulldozing walls that had Brexit memes pasted on. Yes the U.K. electoral process is only 6 weeks long, yet Johnson managed to facsimile the ad onslaught $$trategy used by KOCH over here.
JOE: The jury is out. Look what happens when you try to “reason” with the GOP Johnsons or the MoscowMitches.
“Authoritarianism begins when we can no longer tell the difference between the true and the appealing.”
(Timothy Snyder)
Only Democrats for the most part talk about moving too far left. I don’t think Republicans suffer from this type of psychosis which entails begging your opponent’s base to come out and vote so that they can fight you at every goddamn turn. Joe is out of his mind if he wants a healthy Republican Party to challenge him. And therein lies the difference, the Republican Party wants total domination. Joe wants to stand around and hope that the Republicans come around to his way of thinking.
We love PBO – why? It’s not because he “crushed” the GOP, but because he rallied his base and held an open hand to the GOP. I admire Joe for following the same blueprint because We Can Do It – Again.
thanks ggail,
This is a new time in history….and a different GOP animal now speaks for Putin and the oil oligarchs.
In lockstep. Today Kremlin interference in elections, their media strategies, right wing corporates like Koch and doomers like Bannon meddling in each country’s unique politics (e.g. Brexit) are easy to see around the world. Climate denial is part of that push towards ethnonationalism, military on the borders, and authoritarian rule. Trump is being used for this.
–will love PBO forever.
–but 2008 this is not.
The urge to be meaner is not new. The courage to be smarter takes strength.
…there has long been a mean element in the GOP party! And yes we do need to seriously outsmart them, because now they’re openly on the side of Putin. See: “Conservatives and the False Romance of Russia”.
(https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/false-romance-russia/603433/)
I applaud Rep. Allred for standing up for the constitution. Unfortunately, the Democrats who are not voting to impeach Trump will probably lose their races anyway. That’s how we got that Cotton creep from Arkansas. The Democratic senator from Arkansas voted with Republicans on various issues and lost anyway.
Public Service Announcement:
Six past Mega Millions jackpots were won on a Friday the 13th: four in Michigan and one each in Ohio and New York, according to lottery officials. Make sure you get your tickets, I’m not a big time lottery player I might buy a ticket when I’m getting gas.
P.S. If I win I’m going to make my family’s dreams come true. I’m going to make my wife the executor of our estate, that way I can retire to my man-cave and be left alone, god I love solitude.
WOW….i did not know…
This is wonderful.
yess
Maddow segment on GOP advert blitzes…including millions on FaceBook.
video: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-impeachment-gears-turn-focus-becomes-fight-for-public-opinion-75003461640
Good afternoon, TOD. Unpacking some of the household goods delivered today. I’m like a kid on Christmas morning as I open each box. There are things I’ve been looking for, things that I forgot I had, and things that I’m surprised that they were able to salvage. Bittersweet was finding several items gifted over the years from my sister-cousin who died in October; needless to say, the waterworks flowed… The contents of the first box opened were so apropos for today…
The comics are about 53 years old! I have a complete set. They are still being sold – http://golden-legacy.com/magazine-titles/
Awesomeeeeeeeee
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Oh jazziz2, you have been in my thoughts. I know how rough this fall has been for you. I know opening those boxes are a gift in itself. Sending virtual hugs.
You’ve been in my thoughts also. Have you finished unpacking?
Greetings, TOD! Hope you all have a great Friday and weekend>
Thank you, Nerdy!
True Then….True Now
Interesting thread. Can find nothing in the US MSM, however, it is not unusual for us to be hours>days>weeks behind…
“”The City of Oklahoma City announced Thursday afternoon the former American Indian Cultural Center and Museum will now be known as the First Americans Museum.
“Our new name helps convey the institute’s intention to share stories, history and cultural lifeways past present and future,” said James Pepper Henry, First Americans Museum Executive Director…
With an official opening schedule, the institution hopes to bring awareness and understanding of the cultural diversity and history of the 39 tribal nations in Oklahoma.””
–The plan is to have a Smithsonian gallery and family center…the city took over funding and will take it to the finish line.
https://kfor.com/2019/12/12/first-americans-museum-okc-native-american-museum-announces-new-name/
OUTSTANDING! The projected opening coincides with my Goddaughter’s graduation from Tulsa University. As my Mom and Grandson have never been to Oklahoma, I had planned for us to take a few days for sightseeing…
fab jazziz, thanks for saying about your trip.
Was it yesterday that someone posted on here that Mike Huckabee is working on getting it to be permitted for Trump to run a third term due to the Impeachment and criticism? If I did not see it here it had to be an article on FB.
Yes but his argument was ridiculous.
sâkihitowin maskihkiy:
kawenniiostha
gooseberries
tart & sweet
purple sunrise
morning moonlight
moist
forest
places masquerading
inside stilted words i will make for your feet
leather slippers
i will sew my heart
into the seams
with drops of blood
like beads
to seal it
kawenniiostha
dark earth in the outline of your jaw
generations of Rotinonshón:ni
carved into the shape of the sounds
that slip
from the curve
of your
lips
i will fold myself into the creases of your slippers
i will pray medicine into their soles
& smudge the sun
into the marriage
of sinew & hide
that will cradle your feet
like the purple thunder
of my heart
holding
onto
yours
tahkine
nehi katawasisiw is muskego/anishinaabe on her mother’s side (Opaskwayak Cree Nation) and nehiyawak on her father’s side (Pihpikisis Cree Nation). She was born in Snow Lake, Manitoba.
what a week.
love to you all.
Love to you!
I adore this painting. Kehinde Wiley is an alum of an institution where I once worked. He came back recently to reflect on all that and it was magnificent. Here he’s interviewed by Anthony Mason.
Did he just now find out what a POS he is?
IMPEACH HIm!!
Mark Kelly will be a great Senator.
Greta maybe a activist traveling the globe giving speeches, but she is 16 years old and she deserve to be able to travel the world and fight for what she cares about without some grown ass 74 year old man getting on twitter and attacking her. These trump supporters are something else.
Fighting forward, STILL.
A Thread worth a Read.
I want to see Biden/ Harris ticket so badly.
That was my first thought when they both entered the race. I can see it now more than ever.
I hope so:)
My fervent wish too.
June???!!!!’
If only
How the fuck is this even remotely ok? Doesn’t Chief Justice Roberts have a say?
Anyone wonder if Moscow Mitch is getting satisfaction by gaining $ or if it is just an emotional thing? Stacking the courts … aiding Russia by going along with PP … etc etc etc … what is he gaining from his actions? It certainly does not look like he is doing it for the good of the country.
Thread 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
ICYMI…
Powerful.
Go to Mittens Romney’s contact page and tell him: “Here’s what I know: Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud, His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He’s playing members of the American public for suckers: He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat.” Then implore him to do his CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY and vote to REMOVE for abuse of power and obstruction. https://www.romney.senate.gov/contact-senator-romney
What the hell, worth a try…..
What is her problem? Ugh.
Exactly!!! Who will have the nerve to wear this pandering t-shirt?
UGH. Why can’t she just do the work? Why can’t she just listen and connect and meet people where they are with genuine care and partnership?
“Why can’t she just listen and connect and meet people where they are with genuine care and partnership?”
Because she has nothing to offer, and she knows she has nothing to offer other than a condescending T-shirt. And to make matters worst she actually thought that she was showing solidarity with black women. She does not even know how to fake being concerned about black women. And this is because she’s never had to effectively deal with black women, or black people period for that matter. The same thing goes with Bootleg, they don’t even know when they are being offensive. They’ve never taken the time to learn about the African American and Latino community. So they come out with bullshit displays that they think will appease our communities. Put policies aside for a moment, they don’t even have the capacity to deal with us on a personal or human level. And then we are supposed to run out and be happy and vote for them all because they showed us some attention.
Then they should do this!
Ha – I just posted this for the night crowd.
Just the LOL I needed! Thank you!
Morning everyone. As if you need ANOTHER reason to vote.
Moscow Mitch lives up to the name by continuing to not upset Putin. Good job MM.
–Keep it up ras-clat.
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