The word "deranged" is quite pointed here. Quite an endorsement from the Republican mayor of Sterling Heights in pivotal Macomb County… https://t.co/idHcmXKor1
March 10 is celebrated as Harriet Tubman Day. We honor this anti-slavery activist with these two photos from our collections. The first is the earliest known photo of Tubman ca. 1867-69. The second, Tubman in her later years, ca. 1911. #WomensHistoryMonthpic.twitter.com/O8yyJ6ZfkM
The Russian government has stepped up efforts to inflame racial tensions in the U.S. as part of its bid to influence the presidential election, including trying to incite violence by white supremacist groups and to stoke anger among African-Americans. https://t.co/de7wmcS4eg
NEWS: The Missouri Secretary of State tells NBC News that a poll worker "misspelled" the mayor's name when searching for him in the voter database. https://t.co/crX8dUDwrZ
What happens when you rob from those that need it more and give yourself and you rich friends all the perks and benefits
"Median household income growth dropped significantly under Trump, including for the poorest Americans who are barely surviving. The poorest American households saw real incomes drop in 13 states & overall had slower growth than under Obama in 36 states." https://t.co/a6RwhTfsfJ
Dick’s Sporting Goods said it will stop selling firearms in most stores, eliminating the hunting department at about 440 locations https://t.co/tfkk4q0IZ9
How could I look at those three kids and tell them I'm proud to support Donald Trump? I can't. I won't. I'm voting for @JoeBiden tomorrow and endorsing him for President of the United States. I hope you'll join me. #Biden2020#MichiganPrimaryhttps://t.co/GIA3PT5DNS
— Michael C. Taylor (@MayorMikeTaylor) March 9, 2020
Important interviews with the brilliant Governor Inslee on the front lines of coronavirus.
Rachel Maddow asks him for an overview and about resources that he perceives are necessary and doesn’t have.
“We have a very united state that understands the seriousness of this. Obviously we’ve lost 22 of our citizens already. And I think one of the virtues or strengths we bring is a recognition of science.
We listen to, believe in and follow science in our state. And now people are really united and all being leaders.”
VIdeo: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/washington-planning-ahead-for-expected-coronavirus-surge-80377413635)
Kind of amazing that anybody thinks this video makes Biden look anything other than terrific. He shushes the aide who wants to lead him away – and then engages a hostile critic face to face, fact to fact. Impressive. https://t.co/yINIKi4Ffi
— a bit o’ straight talk is what’s been missing.
Yes I wish PBO could’ve said something comical in response to difficult moments (guns)…but he found his own way to be direct and down-to -earth…hey and we’re still quoting.
Breaking now: DC Circuit upholds judge's order requiring disclosure of Mueller grand jury materials to House. Order up (opinion to follow): pic.twitter.com/kwACVoEiHf
Brutal #FOIA opinion from the D.C. Cir. this morning.
DOJ says it can't redact video and therefore must keep all of it secret. Court: Teenagers edit videos all the time, and "presumably, most of these teenagers have fewer resources than the United States government." pic.twitter.com/EWC6nM3GuZ
Here's the opinion. It's basically a brutal rejection of boilerplate government denials, and a reminder that if the government wants to keep things secret, it needs pretty specific reasons. https://t.co/a061wMVcmi
“Healthcare Reform News Update for March 6, 2020”
“New Hampshire Joins Defense in ACA Supreme Court Case
Republican New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced that the state will join 17 others in defending the Affordable Care Act in a case recently taken up by the Supreme Court.
Sununu said he believed that repealing the ACA without a replacement healthcare plan would not benefit New Hampshire residents.”
(https://www.healthmarkets.com/resources/health-insurance/trumpcare-news-updates/)
“Healthcare Reform News Update for March 3, 2020”
“Supreme Court Will Hear ACA Appeal”
“The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will take up a case against the Affordable Care Act brought about by Republican attorneys general.
The case argues that the repeal of the individual mandate invalidates the entire law.
The decision marks the third time that the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the ACA. The justices upheld the law in two previous cases.
…they will likely hear the case this fall with a decision expected in 2021.”
“Healthcare Reform News Update for December 4, 2019”:
“The average premium for subsidized rural ACA enrollees was lowered from $288 in 2017 to $157 in 2018,
a 45.5% decrease.”
‘Healthmarkets’ seems like a good place to check into for updates…
—–Protect our ACA—–
Just now on MSNBC, Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan just said she will help vet Joe Biden’s running mate. Andrea Mitchell asked if she will pull a Dick Cheney – that is vet others, then put herself up for VP. The governor quickly answered “No.”
This thread is so sad and infuriating and depressing:
Harvard just gave students 5 days to pack all of their things, move out, and go home. many can't go home because of costs and travel restrictions, and they've provided no guidance. and we're expected to go to class for the rest of this week.
PBO in video above thanks protectourcare.org:
“Fighting to Protect Health Care for All Americans”
“We are working to provide lower costs and better care foEr all Americans and leading the fight against Republicans’ ongoing efforts to repeal and sabotage health care.”
(org:https://www.protectourcare.org)
See their “Sabotage Tracker’.
See State-by-State Rural Health Reports: The GOP War on Medicaid.
See Fact Sheet on Trump Law Suit to Overturn ACA.
(more…a great site)
BREAKING: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces containment zone around New Rochelle, lasting until 3/25; National Guard to be deployed to assist in food delivery, cleaning.
They’re all MoFo grifters. They can’t steal my tax dollars. I work hard for that money. So, nah, they have to pay back every penny they stole from us. Are we The People going to step back & allow these grifters to further diminish this country as they enrich themselves. What’s different in their behavior than any other despot? Yup. Nothing. Vote.
Will ALL of our Media come out and protect America now?
Will you paste Donald Trump for lying about life and death matters?
Media: If you haven’t already figured out how to marginalize what he says – you can start NOW.
Now please. Our lives – and your lives – depend on it.
Trump and Tyranny:
“Politicians who emerge from democratic practices can then work to undo democratic institutions.
This was true in the rise of fascism in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as during the spread of communism in the 1940s, and indeed in the new wave of authoritarian regime changes of the 21st century. Indeed, absent a truly decisive revolution, which is a rare event, a regime change depends upon such people — regime changers — emerging in one system and transforming it into another. It is in this light that we should consider President Donald Trump and his closest advisors and spokespeople. Although they occupy the positions they do thanks to an election, there is little reason to believe that they support the American constitutional system as it stands, and much to remind us of authoritarian regimes changes of the recent past. A basic weapon of regime changers, as fascists realized nearly a century ago, is to destroy the concept of truth. Democracy requires the rule of law, the rule of law depends upon trust, and trust depends upon citizens’ acceptance of factuality. The president and his aides actively seek to destroy Americans’ sense of reality. Not only does the White House spread “alternative facts,” but Kellyanne Conway openly proclaims this as right and good. Post-factuality is pre-fascism.” (Time)
“The function of the press, as the Founding Fathers understood, was to generate the common knowledge on which citizens could understand and debate policy, and to prevent rulers from behaving tyrannically. Whether from the far right or the far left, the regime changers of the twentieth century understood that the media had to be bullied and deprived of importance. When Steve Bannon refers to the press as the “opposition,” or Mr. Trump calls journalists “enemies,” they are expressing their support for the demolition of the historical, ethical, and intellectual bases of the political life we take for granted. Indeed, when Mr. Trump calls journalists “enemies of the people,” he is quoting Joseph Stalin.”
“Since the end of the cold war, the new authoritarian regimes that have emerged in eastern Europe have taken the form of authoritarian kleptocracies: Russia is the most enduring example of this model; a revolution halted the development of a similar regime in Ukraine in 2014. The Founders, opponents of a British monarchy, were alert to the danger that government might serve to enrich a single family. The emoluments clause of the constitution confirms our common sense: no one can be trusted to defend the interests of citizens if his policy choices can make him richer. This president has not revealed the basic financial information about himself, but we know that he has business interests at home and abroad. Russians and Ukrainians have been quick to notice a familiar pattern.” (more….)
(https://time.com/4690676/donald-trump-tyranny/)
The State Dept wants to publish at least one white supremacist organization as a terrorist group. The White House thus far has refused to give the green light.
Reminder that when Bernie was asked what he would do about racist violence he talked about M4A. https://t.co/qfJnZ8M87T
Wanna get an idea why Bernie Sanders hasn’t attracted more Black voters? Read this thread of threads. He’s been in two Presidential campaigns and still can’t get this right. https://t.co/pCNKK9DaMu
NBC News spent time with voters in Kent County just outside Grand Rapids — a traditional Republican stronghold. Some Republicans there said they feel lost because they no longer recognize their party. They're wary enough about Trump to consider Democrats. https://t.co/UULAN3A7JM
Oh goody! I knew this was coming because I am oil field born and bred and watching the government bail out the big oil companies is a favorite fucking pastime in the patch boys and girls. Those companies are the biggest fucking welfare queens there are. https://t.co/jjOyrjBzJe
AfAm voter outreach is complicated and there is no silver bullet. But this ain't it, boss. Pro tip to all those trying to win over black voters: If you're buying ads on black radio IN THE WEEK BEFORE you're trying to engage black voters, you already lost. Save your money. https://t.co/J6ueAVhiOY
I’m skeptical of these margins, but if Biden actually runs the table like this and Bernie still refuses to concede, we have major problems. https://t.co/848RqT96eX
Then we will have to get the VT Dem party to intervene…they are the group that allows Sanders to run as a Dem and then when he wins allows him to switch back to independent
At Rules hearing. Sen. Schumer & I’ve referred FEC candidate to White House. She’s been cleared & vetted & is immensely qualified. She’d be the 1st person of color to ever sit on the FEC. Yet Republicans have broken w/tradition & only allowed the repub nominee to move forward.
I want a president who gets emotional about an issue that kills 100 Americans – and injures hundreds more – every day.
If you’re a Trump or Bernie supporter who thinks @JoeBiden’s outrage over gun violence will offend the electorate’s sensibilities, you’re not paying attention. https://t.co/e7EP0fRbXK
Priorites:
We must protect workers who have to work (often 2 or 3 jobs) to put food on the table for their families.
Without paid sick leave they have no choice but to work…which will spread the virus.
OUR PRIORITIES must be with American workers and our children.
–Pelosi and Schumer have a plan for that.
The series sees Michelle Obama sitting down with YouTube creators and celebs to discuss the state of girls’ education around the world. https://t.co/AkJpGO2pr0
.@SenSchumer: "I'm going to be blunt. We are very worried about the president's incompetence and lack of focus on fighting the spread of coronavirus…one word could describe thus far the administration's response: incompetence." pic.twitter.com/yVONE9MOl2
Trump & GOP are doing a coordinated campaign to paint Biden as senile. Trump is the one who is deep into dementia & highly symptomatic. Biden should strike quickly & challenge Trump for each of them to get an MRI done w/ reporters present. Trump will losehttps://t.co/U4SBVQvG6R
Yup. One of the first confirmed Pennsylvania cases is in my county. There are now five in neighboring Montgomery County, and one in Philadelphia. As I have a couple of auto-immune diseases, I am concerned…
Needless to say, I’m avoiding crowds; not buying unwrapped food item that will be consumed raw; etc. Was already a compulsive handwasher…
I’m in same boat as you are jazziz2, you haven’t lived until you’ve had emergency surgery for Crohn’s Disease. I remember I was getting prepped for the surgery and the nurse was hooking up the IV and asking me questions. She finally asked me if I wanted to be resuscitated if things went south, my wife was sitting right beside me at the time, I said “surprise me.”
JUST IN: Joe Biden prevails in trust to handle a major crisis in preliminary exit poll results, leading Bernie Sanders on the question by 34 points among voters in Missouri and 19 points in Washington state. https://t.co/v8yWZXicrO#PrimaryDay
Joe and Bernie have cancelled their Ohio rallies.
“Both campaigns said all future events would be scheduled on a case by case basis, depending on guidance from public health officials.” (Huffpost)
In the midst of campaign season, it’s important to look squarely at what’s at stake. This article speaks to one of the disturbing long term trends that we as voters and citizens need to expect our government to address. https://t.co/m49rbES0i6
Trump told Republican senators that he wants a payroll tax holiday through the November election so that taxes don't go back up before voters decide whether to return him to office, according to three people familiar with the president’s remarks. https://t.co/uJH3IJ8up1
imo loud audience (possibly strategic) booing and yelling allowed the CBS hosts to manipulate the outcome. Also the minute 15 seconds was too short which led to chaos, lack of structure and everyone talking at once. Hardly a debate.
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
This speaks volumes because Macomb County is 99% white and 80% Republican.
I’m looking forward to seeing the Biden Administration release the Harriet Tubman $20 bill on March 10, 2021 or 2022. 😁
OMG – remind him! 🙂 (Can’t wait.)
Indeed 👍🏾
He better!!
Happy ACA Day!
Thank you President Obama!
https://www.protectourcare.org
“Fighting to Protect Health Care for All Americans.”
That is so right on time for Joe. Damn, PBO has the golden touch. This will tweak trump and Bernie. BOOM!
Magnificent trolling of all who’ve been trying to rid ACA. And who keeps saying we’re keeping it, improve upon it? VP Joe, Prez candidate Joe.
Beware
We know and won’t let it affect our end game, not. this. time!
Let’s not be fooled!!
Eff them. We know who you are, all of you. Vote so their shit resembles newly shat cow dung. ‘Nuff said, y’all don’t want that described further! 🙈
What happens when you rob from those that need it more and give yourself and you rich friends all the perks and benefits
Pls Keep This Up Joe!!
Horse’s asses are running out of style!
^^ THIS!
heh j’ob
Hahahahahaha! Go Joe!
Important interviews with the brilliant Governor Inslee on the front lines of coronavirus.
Rachel Maddow asks him for an overview and about resources that he perceives are necessary and doesn’t have.
“We have a very united state that understands the seriousness of this. Obviously we’ve lost 22 of our citizens already. And I think one of the virtues or strengths we bring is a recognition of science.
We listen to, believe in and follow science in our state. And now people are really united and all being leaders.”
VIdeo: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/washington-planning-ahead-for-expected-coronavirus-surge-80377413635)
“Washington Governor Jay Inslee talks with Rachel Maddow about how the state of Washington is calculating the forecast of the spread of the novel coronavirus as well as the state’s strategy for building testing capacity for the virus.”
VIdeo; (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/washington-drawing-on-multiple-partners-to-build-coronavirus-testing-capacity-80376901720)
Hoping for a Biden shellacking of ol’ Bernie today in the primaries!
AMEN, sister!!
I add my AMEN to that too!
❤️
Another one. ‼️💙👍🤞
YES!
It’s going down!!
Love it!!
— a bit o’ straight talk is what’s been missing.
Yes I wish PBO could’ve said something comical in response to difficult moments (guns)…but he found his own way to be direct and down-to -earth…hey and we’re still quoting.
in response to Sheila below..
Yes!
Only an Old White man can get away with this….This is what you call Privilege …sigh..however if this gets Biden elected ……i won’t holla too much…
Unfortunately, you are no doubt totally right. But I do hope this might help get Joe elected so we can kick out trump.
That iQ45 has said so much worse crap. So, my attitude is go Joey! 💃😎
pls put the cat’s face over Barr’s from now on.
Right ON…Right ON!~
“Healthcare Reform News Update for March 6, 2020”
“New Hampshire Joins Defense in ACA Supreme Court Case
Republican New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced that the state will join 17 others in defending the Affordable Care Act in a case recently taken up by the Supreme Court.
Sununu said he believed that repealing the ACA without a replacement healthcare plan would not benefit New Hampshire residents.”
(https://www.healthmarkets.com/resources/health-insurance/trumpcare-news-updates/)
“Healthcare Reform News Update for March 3, 2020”
“Supreme Court Will Hear ACA Appeal”
“The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will take up a case against the Affordable Care Act brought about by Republican attorneys general.
The case argues that the repeal of the individual mandate invalidates the entire law.
The decision marks the third time that the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the ACA. The justices upheld the law in two previous cases.
…they will likely hear the case this fall with a decision expected in 2021.”
“Healthcare Reform News Update for December 4, 2019”:
“The average premium for subsidized rural ACA enrollees was lowered from $288 in 2017 to $157 in 2018,
a 45.5% decrease.”
‘Healthmarkets’ seems like a good place to check into for updates…
—–Protect our ACA—–
173 cases in NY now.
why would Mitchell bring that up….smh
This thread is so sad and infuriating and depressing:
PBO in video above thanks protectourcare.org:
“Fighting to Protect Health Care for All Americans”
“We are working to provide lower costs and better care foEr all Americans and leading the fight against Republicans’ ongoing efforts to repeal and sabotage health care.”
(org:https://www.protectourcare.org)
See their “Sabotage Tracker’.
See State-by-State Rural Health Reports: The GOP War on Medicaid.
See Fact Sheet on Trump Law Suit to Overturn ACA.
(more…a great site)
Am loving this trolling of iQ45! Makes my day!
I see what he did there!!
This mofo constantly looking for ways to pour money into his own pockets is a DISGRACE.
They’re all MoFo grifters. They can’t steal my tax dollars. I work hard for that money. So, nah, they have to pay back every penny they stole from us. Are we The People going to step back & allow these grifters to further diminish this country as they enrich themselves. What’s different in their behavior than any other despot? Yup. Nothing. Vote.
Will ALL of our Media come out and protect America now?
Will you paste Donald Trump for lying about life and death matters?
Media: If you haven’t already figured out how to marginalize what he says – you can start NOW.
Now please. Our lives – and your lives – depend on it.
Trump and Tyranny:
“Politicians who emerge from democratic practices can then work to undo democratic institutions.
This was true in the rise of fascism in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as during the spread of communism in the 1940s, and indeed in the new wave of authoritarian regime changes of the 21st century. Indeed, absent a truly decisive revolution, which is a rare event, a regime change depends upon such people — regime changers — emerging in one system and transforming it into another. It is in this light that we should consider President Donald Trump and his closest advisors and spokespeople. Although they occupy the positions they do thanks to an election, there is little reason to believe that they support the American constitutional system as it stands, and much to remind us of authoritarian regimes changes of the recent past. A basic weapon of regime changers, as fascists realized nearly a century ago, is to destroy the concept of truth. Democracy requires the rule of law, the rule of law depends upon trust, and trust depends upon citizens’ acceptance of factuality. The president and his aides actively seek to destroy Americans’ sense of reality. Not only does the White House spread “alternative facts,” but Kellyanne Conway openly proclaims this as right and good. Post-factuality is pre-fascism.” (Time)
“The function of the press, as the Founding Fathers understood, was to generate the common knowledge on which citizens could understand and debate policy, and to prevent rulers from behaving tyrannically. Whether from the far right or the far left, the regime changers of the twentieth century understood that the media had to be bullied and deprived of importance. When Steve Bannon refers to the press as the “opposition,” or Mr. Trump calls journalists “enemies,” they are expressing their support for the demolition of the historical, ethical, and intellectual bases of the political life we take for granted. Indeed, when Mr. Trump calls journalists “enemies of the people,” he is quoting Joseph Stalin.”
“Since the end of the cold war, the new authoritarian regimes that have emerged in eastern Europe have taken the form of authoritarian kleptocracies: Russia is the most enduring example of this model; a revolution halted the development of a similar regime in Ukraine in 2014. The Founders, opponents of a British monarchy, were alert to the danger that government might serve to enrich a single family. The emoluments clause of the constitution confirms our common sense: no one can be trusted to defend the interests of citizens if his policy choices can make him richer. This president has not revealed the basic financial information about himself, but we know that he has business interests at home and abroad. Russians and Ukrainians have been quick to notice a familiar pattern.” (more….)
(https://time.com/4690676/donald-trump-tyranny/)
Would be a smart move
Duh!
And duh!
Then he’ll need a damn intervention.
Then we will have to get the VT Dem party to intervene…they are the group that allows Sanders to run as a Dem and then when he wins allows him to switch back to independent
If a wall could block me from this Evil, what wouldn’t I give in return?
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · 7h
Going up fast. We need the Wall more than ever!
——–
US cases: 755
Mexico: 7
No surprise here
Priorites:
We must protect workers who have to work (often 2 or 3 jobs) to put food on the table for their families.
Without paid sick leave they have no choice but to work…which will spread the virus.
OUR PRIORITIES must be with American workers and our children.
–Pelosi and Schumer have a plan for that.
Pls let’s be hearing about his from Joe and his team.
Clean your devices. Do it right!
gloves?
NOW: Biden outlines gun policy in Columbus, Ohio – https://abcnews.go.com/Live/video/speciaL-live-4
He is drunk when he is sober.
He’s gonna yell & scream nonesicals into breathalyzer, then pass out. 😳😎😂
I could listen to him all day
Scott Bixby @scottbix · 2m
SCOOP: Joe Biden’s rally in Cleveland tonight has been cancelled as well, per a campaign source.
What an unfit, fucking snowflake looks like.
Alright everybody calm, I’m here, we got a lot of work to do this evening. By the way, who the fuck is in charge?
but on a serious note this coronavirus is probably in every town in America small and large.
Yup. One of the first confirmed Pennsylvania cases is in my county. There are now five in neighboring Montgomery County, and one in Philadelphia. As I have a couple of auto-immune diseases, I am concerned…
Needless to say, I’m avoiding crowds; not buying unwrapped food item that will be consumed raw; etc. Was already a compulsive handwasher…
I’m in same boat as you are jazziz2, you haven’t lived until you’ve had emergency surgery for Crohn’s Disease. I remember I was getting prepped for the surgery and the nurse was hooking up the IV and asking me questions. She finally asked me if I wanted to be resuscitated if things went south, my wife was sitting right beside me at the time, I said “surprise me.”
You are
I’m a better follower than I am a leader.
Yeah, well, sometimes it just finds you:)
Indeed it does.
ACLU @ACLU · 17m
We’re hearing about terrible lines at the polls in North Dakota.
North Dakota: If you’re in line, stay in line.
If you’re having issues at the polls, call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
I want Joe to drop the hammer tonight and end this foolishness.
FOREVER.
I cannot wait to send the end of Sanders and his mean spirited dufus campaign. This has GOT to be his last hurrah.
Joe and Bernie have cancelled their Ohio rallies.
“Both campaigns said all future events would be scheduled on a case by case basis, depending on guidance from public health officials.” (Huffpost)
A ploy
Who will tell him No? Let’s be done with russian operative.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/03/10/protect-our-obama-care/
The “Ides of March” tag is particularly interesting. Let’s see how it goes.
imo loud audience (possibly strategic) booing and yelling allowed the CBS hosts to manipulate the outcome. Also the minute 15 seconds was too short which led to chaos, lack of structure and everyone talking at once. Hardly a debate.