We’ve all been waiting for this moment 😭🥳!!! Serena wins the Auckland Open! She also graciously donated all her prize money to the Australia wildfires. Oh and @alexisohanian brought @OlympiaOhanian to see Serena accept her trophy ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Tkroi300qM
At age 17, Ryan Gilfillian — Devon’s younger brother — was in a severe car accident that left him disabled from the waist down. Shot in their hometown of Morton, PA, the “Unchained” music video is a day in Ryan’s life, showing his will to live and love fully, despite any setbacks. Devon explains, “This song is about becoming the best version of yourself no matter what obstacles get in your way. My brother is a prime example of that. He doesn’t let anything hold him back from being his fullest self.”
NEW: Obama 2012 campaign manager on @BernieSanders: “If I were a campaign manager for Donald Trump and I look at the field, I would very much want to run against Bernie Sanders.” https://t.co/ijuYBHy9BW
Look Sanders aside,
Messina went across the water and worked for Cameron and got him elected. Then for May and got her elected. He is no more than a hired gun who got two terrible conservative prime ministers elected. And he did it while forever changing the landscape of what was a simple 6-week U.K. electoral process. This has created a pathway for Johnson and the far right to get Britain out of the E.U.
And mostly likely bring about its demise.
–Please no fkn illusions about Messina.
Have to say this has got me incensed (Brexit has now passed)….and it might take me a while.
IMO in the meantime: A non-white must be on the ticket.
I like Corey – guess it depends on the final combo.
We may get a centrist which will get us elected (yay!) but will not move the corporate needle.
-love-
NEW: Saudi military trainees in US could be sent home after FBI investigation into deadly shooting at Pensacola base. Several were found to possess child porn, while others had links to extremist rhetoric. From @DevlinBarrett & me following CNN's report https://t.co/wcFke4Ew7o
What is happening to Meghan and Harry is case in point that Bernie Sanders is talking crap out of his mouth. Bernie says class will cure racism. Here you have a black woman living in the equivalent of the White House, even more so because they get to live there forever and racism
— I Stan for Black Women and Humanity🦋tiredofit10 (@tiredofit10) January 11, 2020
Morning everyone. Thread. Seems like we all need to be educated about the ins and outs of money laundering now.
Many people seem to not understand money laundering.
It's pretty simple:
– Someone does a crime (drugs, corruption, terror, WMD acquisition) – Someone else helps the criminal hide their illegality from detection in the financial system.
Right now Donald Trump is lying awake and trying to think of a good zinger he can tweet in the morning that’ll magically save his presidency – while also wondering how his own name is spelled.
Not good for most of us. Who CARES about the Dow! The Dow is NOT the economy!
I can't pay my rent, none of my friends have health insurance, my sister cannot get paid time off to care for her newborn baby, and my girlfriend's insulin is twice what she could reasonably pay for it. https://t.co/0kc77rKQSO
People close to Nancy Pelosi tell NYT that it is all but certain that one of the impeachment managers in the Senate trial will be Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff. https://t.co/kG0VBV28M2
– Tweets about the “Hose Republicans” – Oh they’re hosed alright – Defense Secretary Mark Esper goes on #CNNSOTU and admits there was no Iran intel – This could be another article of impeachment – Trump is going to prison – It’s still only 12:30pm
ANY MoC that allows this to continue without strongly speaking out against it, is complicit.
This is stunning. First the President ssays the American people don't need evidence, then the VP says you can't show the evidence to Congress. Now SECDEF says he didn't see any evidence, but POTUS believed it, so it was go time. This is an astonishing admission. /1 https://t.co/XdWnR8yiq3
THERE IS NO DAMN EVIDENCE…THEY DID THE STRIKE BECAUSE THE TRUMP TOLD THEM TO….they knew that there was no evidence…The Intel Community knows as well…YET they remain silent…They are all complicit!
Speaker Pelosi says she has no regrets about holding onto the articles of impeachment against President Trump for weeks and suggests he could face additional articles of impeachment going forward. https://t.co/xy6xLbquyh
If Trump is so innocent, why are Republicans fighting tooth and nail to prevent Trump’s own Republican aides from testifying in his own defense to his own Republican-controlled Senate in his own impeachment trial? pic.twitter.com/TywSe9zjyd
* Sanders himself ramps up criticism of Biden on war and trade. * Campaign slams Warren in volunteer script. * Nina Turner op-ed in South Carolina rips Biden on race.
Democrats want a fighter. Is he the one they want?
I don’t think Nina Turner will change any minds. Sanders doesn’t respect the Democratic party enough to join it. Why does he keep running as a Democrat?
Heartbreaking that these sweet, innocent koalas and other fur babies are suffering. Poignant moment of love and kindness, as this koala grasps the hand of a rescuer.💔#AustralianBushfiresDisasterpic.twitter.com/j9sk27zJ67
Bernie’s minions are good at swarming after Democrats standing in his way. I experienced it in 2016 the first time I raised modest questions about his gun control record. They were more vicious than Trumpsters. Not a good sign of how he’d govern. Just watch them hit me for this! https://t.co/8ciJ0v53JL
With so many in the media making the mistaken assumption that Sanders is moving into the lead in the primary, this thread chronicles how the candidate responds: with attacks on his competitors. https://t.co/QxpcWPIdKL
This is a gigantic story & is grounds for Trump's immediate removal. However one may feel a/b Soleimani's killing, the fact that Esper has now confirmed Trump lied to the nation by fabricating embassy attacks, reconfirms he is the worst traitor the country has ever had https://t.co/qEzLOadkD9
At the end of this election cycle, I hope that the political voices of two pompous people are dimmed forever.
Hint: the people Individual 1 and a candidate running as Democratic but whose primary goal is to destroy the party and who believes that his path to power is by trashing/minimizing PBO’s legacy.
How do you convince yourself that you alone care about issues that others have championed and some even came to loosing their lives pushing for these same issues.
18 more days to the IA caucus … then the jog to the nomination starts. I hope that I can keep my temper down until the time a Democratic candidate is selected.
Our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico can use our support after this week’s earthquakes. They’ve shown their enduring spirit over the past couple years, and it’s up to us to pull together for one another once again. I hope you’ll support their recovery: https://t.co/rYhSb8uVXK
Yall wanna know something funny about this research im doing on Katrina. I see Nancy Pelosi hitting the stomping grounds against climate change in 2005 but yall know who I don’t see at all? Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
— Nudie Booty Grits – I Love Black Women (@TheSydneyA) January 12, 2020
Puerto Rico should not be treated any differently than if this happened anywhere else in America — it's wrong. We should be surging all the help that is needed to fix the damage done by the earthquakes. pic.twitter.com/AIAuQy2Fjs
James Fallows: "Try to think of a personality like the one who's currently in the WH in any other position of responsibility … would you want somebody with this kind of temperament to be in a position where other people's welfare depends on him or her?" https://t.co/ecD2CyMXnO
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said yesterday that he had not seen specific evidence suggesting Iran was planning to strike four U.S. embassies, as President Trump claimed last week. That and more in our curated news summary…https://t.co/4lLA3E3sz7
I’m very happy about American Factory and Hair Love ❤
As much as we would love to see the Obama's attending the Oscar's, I doubt they would appear in person, maybe via video 🙂
Seems pretty clear from this @tribelaw tweet that the House Dem team has some more tricks up its sleeve. I have every confidence that Pelosi and the team are not going to allow a sham trial and quick acquittal.
Wrap you head around this blatant lie to the American people from this lying fraud. Think about how personal and damaging this is.
Your regular reminder that Trump's health care repeal would have allowed insurance companies to discriminate based on pre-existing conditions, and that the lawsuit his administration is *currently* pursuing would do the same. https://t.co/tE1ve6qP24
Glad to see American Factory’s Oscar nod for Best Documentary. It’s the kind of story we don’t see often enough and it’s exactly what Michelle and I hope to achieve with Higher Ground. Congrats to the incredible filmmakers and entire team!
N.Y. will allow adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate when they turn 18.
This ensures N.Y. adoptees will get info on their biological parents are as well as valuable information about their family’s medical history.https://t.co/zAfZcfwKpD
Schumer will force a series of impeachment votes designed to squeeze vulnerable Republicans and harm them on the campaign trail if they side with Trump. https://t.co/hA8ZaoRcAW
With its first film out of the gate, Barack and Michelle Obama's production company can now add "Oscar nominee" to their bio https://t.co/CYqfn3HpsC#OscarNoms
It’s with a full heart that I share this news—I’m suspending my campaign for president.
To my team, supporters, and everyone who gave me a shot—thank you. I am so proud of what we built, and I feel nothing but faith in what we can accomplish together. pic.twitter.com/Fxvc549vlJ
It’s with a full heart that I share this news—I’m suspending my campaign for president.
To my team, supporters, and everyone who gave me a shot—thank you. I am so proud of what we built, and I feel nothing but faith in what we can accomplish together. pic.twitter.com/Fxvc549vlJ
PSYCHO Trump losing his shit this morning BECAUSE ALL THE DEVICES:
NEW:
A federal judge just GRANTED permission for Lev Parnas to share extractions from three more electronic devices with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. pic.twitter.com/DnXuRTViCw
Cory, you campaigned with joy and heart, and instead of just talking about bringing people together, you did it every day. You made our politics better just by running. Grateful to you and looking forward to your continued leadership.
Your voice deserves to be heard at the ballot box. Congress must act to restore the full protections of the Votings Rights Act and also: →Make automatic voter registration the norm →Turn Election Day into a national holiday →Expand early voting
From Toni Morrison to Maya Angelou and Ida B. Wells, Black women have been prolific writers for years. Take a moment to read this list of the 100 greatest books written by Black women and set your reading list for 2020. https://t.co/Bo4j7Q6D61
A string of emails shows U.S. Justice Department attorneys worked to coordinate meetings with the fossil fuel industry to thwart lawsuits the cities of Oakland and San Francisco filed over the companies' role in climate change.https://t.co/CydCnlOWju
– Basically admits there was no imminent Iran attack – Attacks Elizabeth Warren, misspells "Pocahontas" – Retweets disgusting propaganda about Nancy Pelosi – He's agitated because he knows he's screwed – Trump is going to prison – It's still only noon
So thrilled that Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar, and all of the incredible people behind #AmericanFactory are nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar! We’re so proud of them and amazed by their talent for storytelling. See for yourself now on @Netflix. pic.twitter.com/pLEE5zg0gr
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Hi, everybody! Just signing off to go read when I noticed this new post.
Sorry I missed you, NerdyW, 🙂 and thank you for the post.
Helloooooo VC! Happy New Year sista ❤
And congrats on first 😀
🙂 TY, and a very, very Happy & Healthy 2020 to you, MS GGail!
the very idea!…we absolutely don’t have any of those ego thingies on tod.
“Yore money or yore life.”
W.C. Fields: “Well…I’m thinking.”
T’was Jack Benny as said it.
Go Serenaaaaaaaa!
Incredible..Ooooooooooooooweeeeeeee!Snap!
Yeh Baby!
So wonderful! I’m so happy for her, after all her hard work. Talk about never giving up!
Class! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Raise it up high! 🏆💪🏾✊🏾
Serena is a Class Act ❤
😀
Music from one of my neighborhood nephews…
At age 17, Ryan Gilfillian — Devon’s younger brother — was in a severe car accident that left him disabled from the waist down. Shot in their hometown of Morton, PA, the “Unchained” music video is a day in Ryan’s life, showing his will to live and love fully, despite any setbacks. Devon explains, “This song is about becoming the best version of yourself no matter what obstacles get in your way. My brother is a prime example of that. He doesn’t let anything hold him back from being his fullest self.”
Beautiful story. Good morning to you and TODville!
Nice kick in the nads.
Oh absolutely!!
Look Sanders aside,
Messina went across the water and worked for Cameron and got him elected. Then for May and got her elected. He is no more than a hired gun who got two terrible conservative prime ministers elected. And he did it while forever changing the landscape of what was a simple 6-week U.K. electoral process. This has created a pathway for Johnson and the far right to get Britain out of the E.U.
And mostly likely bring about its demise.
–Please no fkn illusions about Messina.
ohhhh brother
yup. I played hell about him jumping from PBO to Cameron at the time.
–not working for the people.
Have to say this has got me incensed (Brexit has now passed)….and it might take me a while.
IMO in the meantime: A non-white must be on the ticket.
I like Corey – guess it depends on the final combo.
We may get a centrist which will get us elected (yay!) but will not move the corporate needle.
-love-
p.s. the giant Moon is sending us morning blessings through the trees. Hey Moon!
May all beings be happy.
The why is Sanders in the dam DEM primary…
Why are Saudis allowed to train here?
I don’t know how Bernie’s black surrogates put up with his bullshit.
Morning everyone. Thread. Seems like we all need to be educated about the ins and outs of money laundering now.
I miss My President!
How did you post a stand alone picture?
I used to use tinypic; however, that site is now defunct…
I just copy a jpg file and then paste it.
Thanks!
Not good for most of us. Who CARES about the Dow! The Dow is NOT the economy!
Seems like a no brainer
I hope its true.
Me too.
I hope America wakes up. He’s a liar, through and through… only now he’s lying in our names, and his lies impact all of us, not just him.
ANY MoC that allows this to continue without strongly speaking out against it, is complicit.
THERE IS NO DAMN EVIDENCE…THEY DID THE STRIKE BECAUSE THE TRUMP TOLD THEM TO….they knew that there was no evidence…The Intel Community knows as well…YET they remain silent…They are all complicit!
Yeah, why IS that??!!
Yup … bailouts = SOCIALISM. I hope this gets posted over and over again and again.
Yes! Thread
Dear god I can’t stand him
I don’t think Nina Turner will change any minds. Sanders doesn’t respect the Democratic party enough to join it. Why does he keep running as a Democrat?
Because $$ and numbers. If he ran as an indie no one would ever pay attention
Waiting for Sanders to lob ans attack against Trump….he his known for his basing of Dems
Hugs to TODviile! 🤗
This thread is very illuminating!
I’m happy to see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are fighting to support each other.
Sweet baby💝
At the end of this election cycle, I hope that the political voices of two pompous people are dimmed forever.
Hint: the people Individual 1 and a candidate running as Democratic but whose primary goal is to destroy the party and who believes that his path to power is by trashing/minimizing PBO’s legacy.
How do you convince yourself that you alone care about issues that others have championed and some even came to loosing their lives pushing for these same issues.
With you all the way!
I am of the view that the few polls that came out recently have made people feel that they have already worn the nomination.
Someone needs to remind these people that in politics, 20 days is a lifetime. Anything can happen before the vote is cast and correctly counted.
Other voters my be turned off by the candidates who are attacking.
18 more days to the IA caucus … then the jog to the nomination starts. I hope that I can keep my temper down until the time a Democratic candidate is selected.
In Iran…masses of folks are in the street…because their government lied to them…
When Trump lies to us…the media sits around for hours.. talking about whether he lied or not…
while the American people tunes it all out and gets ready for work on Monday..
Thread…
Look Mom, I helped! 😆🤣😂
Morning everyone. Hard no.
The lies always come out.
How about that.
WONDERFUL!!!!
Wouldn’t it be WILD and fun if the Obamas went to the Oscars? WILDLY FUN.
It would!!❤️❤️😀😀😀
OMG!!! gonna be listening for that
HAIR LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…..BIG SMILE!
So excited for everyone who contributed to it!!
I’m very happy about American Factory and Hair Love ❤
As much as we would love to see the Obama's attending the Oscar's, I doubt they would appear in person, maybe via video 🙂
👀👀👀
Another lie
Puppet
Yes please
Yes please
Wrap you head around this blatant lie to the American people from this lying fraud. Think about how personal and damaging this is.
PROUD!!!!
Excellent movie. Excellent comment from an excellent man:)
Wow…what a break thru this is…
LOL! 😆
Damn right, they are either going to pledge allegiance to the constitution or to Trump.
Yassssssss! 👏🏾💃🏾🕺🏾
From POTUS to Oscar-nominated film producer straight out of the gate ❤️💪🏾🙌🏾
Seth Abramson: A Trump-UAE scandal is staring us in the face, and it involves the 2020 election
Sorry, I tried to copy the link but it did not work. Found this over at DU.
Corey’s out. Knew it was coming. Still sad.
Sickening that POC all driven out by lack of funds and RACISM.
And a primary schedule skewed to tiny states that don’t represent the party overall.
EXACTLY. I’m about up to here with this mess.
I’m glad #Hairlove has earned a stop in the Oscars. As an African American male that is still on a hair journey, I hope it wins.
PSYCHO Trump losing his shit this morning BECAUSE ALL THE DEVICES:
This is what normalcy looks like.
This DOJ is never working on our behalf.
QE is letting go.
SOON: Buttigieg attends town hall in Winterset, IA – https://abcnews.go.com/Live/video/speciaL-live-2
I’ve always thought this was a wonderful photograph, capturing President Obama’s warmth and kindness beautifully.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/01/13/puerto-rico-our-fellow-americans/