Trump donor Joseph Pizza, whose wife was serenaded by President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, runs a pharmaceutical company that sells hydroxychloroquine sulfate https://t.co/PQg2EjoN2y
Some good news: states that started social distancing early and aggressively, like California, have avoided overwhelmed health care systems. It’s critical that we continue to listen to the evidence and experts and practice social distancing. https://t.co/56RgGeAfr7
President Obama's cabinet and support staff weren't required to start and end every meeting with empty praise and homage because he has a healthy ego that doesn't need or require constant repair. https://t.co/rE7MhMAqIM
Our campaign is focused on meeting people where they're at. Right now, that means streaming into your homes so that we can all be safe. But it definitely does not mean we're slowing down our goal to #BringHopeBack to SC! https://t.co/mF3sPaVM5I
Which prompts me to again ask the question: what was Intel Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson working on that got him fired NOW – in the midst of our national health emergency and a full 7 months AFTER the Ukraine whistleblower revelation? Yet another cover-up? https://t.co/M0Wb984BXF
The pandemic nearly delayed a 7-year-old boy’s adoption, but D.C. court officials saved the celebration for him and his "forever mommy" https://t.co/EVoUtafoTL
Favors to loyalists.
Denver Post: “President Donald Trump is treating life-saving medical equipment as emoluments he can dole out as favors to loyalists. It’s the worst imaginable form of corruption — playing political games with lives. For the good of this nation during what should be a time of unity, he must stop…. The federal government should be procuring medicine, masks, and ventilators and distributing them to states on a set formula based on population, rate of infection and need.” (c/o Benen)
—-Eh ya coulda been a contenda…just do like I tell ya and maybe your voters/residents’ lives will be saved.
“A new attack ad by President Trump’s re-election campaign
portraying former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. as soft on China includes an image of an Asian-American former governor of Washington State that appears to falsely suggest he is Chinese.
The image, which appears briefly, was pulled from a 2013 event in Beijing, where Mr. Biden, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, shared a stage with Gary Locke, the former governor of Washington, who also served as President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary and ambassador to China.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-s-new-anti-biden-anti-china-attack-ad-wildly-n1181161)
—-Former WA Governor Gary Locke is an American who was born in Seattle.
Government projections indicate that lifting stay-at-home orders after just 30 days will lead to a dramatic infection spike this summer and death tolls that would rival doing nothing. https://t.co/TWc6JFKTnd
Dr. Lee Norman, Sec. Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
speaking about Kansas GOP legislature reversing the Governor’s limits on large gatherings:
“I’m so angry. Shame!”
“I have nothing against religious gatherings now. I have it against All gatherings now.”
“Especially coming into Easter weekend..it’s very political I think.”
Has been mapping clusters of the virus, have tracked to 4 religious gatherings. One woman went back home after a church gathering and she and her husband died.
“It is not about religious freedom. It is about not gathering in such a manner”.
(Maddow Show)
Meet Frances Perkins: the first female member of a presidential cabinet, and the chief architect behind many New Deal programs that live on 85 years later.
A trained social worker, master negotiator and advocate of workers’ rights, she witnessed hardships faced by workers both before and during the Great Depression — and as Secretary of Labor, she crafted policies hoping to alleviate societal ills like unemployment and poverty.
Sometimes great ideas are born in moments of crisis. Such was the case for the life’s work of France Perkins, born #OTD in 1880. Almost every benefit we enjoy today we owe to the work & tenacity of this woman. Remember her name.https://t.co/htENaRfaTB
Probably would’ve been helpful to spell her name correctly. New tweet below.🙄
Sometimes great ideas are born in moments of crisis. Such was the case for the life’s work of Frances Perkins, born #OTD in 1880. Almost every benefit we enjoy today we owe to the work & tenacity of this woman. Remember her name.https://t.co/htENaRfaTB
Susan Rice, Former National Security Adviser:
“Trump Is the Wartime President We Have (Not the One We Need)”
“He should start leading with the decency and resolve that we deserve. I’m not holding my breath.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opinion/trump-coronavirus-us.html)
Total bullshit. This is a result of a conservative poll that was designed to create turmoil within the Democratic Party. Don’t fall for this nonsense. https://t.co/Tg8QuNySkh
New York Post is just another tabloid rag. Just like Michael Jackson said in one of his song “Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a tv screen, don’t make it factual “.
Thanks for posting this. I am Native American and White mixed as are many. I am 1/16th Native American and the rest European White mostly Irish, German and French. I am the end of the line to be able to be on the roll and qualify to live on the tribal reservation. Our tribe was dis-enrolled from the time I was seven years old till I was thirty-eight years old. I moved here in 2004. I am currently learning about my tribe. I served on the Tribal Education Committee for six years after retiring from teaching for twenty-two years. I do hear negative comments from the general public about Indians since my appearance does not suggest I am so myself. I try to correct misconceptions in these instances. It is not unlike trying to correct Trump supporters that totally believe his lies. If I had one overall wish it would be for people to be open minded and try to understand others without having to make others into an evil enemy.
Our children are not expendable.
UPDATE requested on the thousands of children incarcerated at the U.S. border.
We know ICE is infected by COVID-19.
ICE is probably falling like flies.
Investigate!
America pretty pls stay away from church on Sunday and protect all of our families!!
And please bring back (not the teeny ones) hollow chocolate Easter eggs.
–tgif dear TOD.
If the word icon ever meant anything it certainly applies to Phyllis Lyon. Phyllis and her partner Del Martin were true pioneers in the fight for lesbian and LGBTQ+ rights. I'm honored to have called them my friends. Their contributions will never be forgotten.
The fact the Trump administration tried to end federal support for coronavirus testing sites—just as many states across our nation are about to reach their peak—shows their staggering incompetence. https://t.co/GYdETAiIGo
Happy 90th birthday to my dear friend and iconic labor rights leader, @DoloresHuerta. Your commitment to fighting for farm worker and immigrant rights is truly an inspiration to us all. May your day be filled with the same warmth and grace that you bestow upon others. pic.twitter.com/wTd2EdS1DG
Why are Black people dying at higher rates from COVID-19 when tobacco, alcohol & drugs are used by white people at the same rates. It's structural racism. Black people are ~30% of bus drivers, ~20% of food service workers, janitors, cashiers & stockers.https://t.co/WwsqGmaPzDpic.twitter.com/DHUmy0qNyx
Gary Locke just emailed me a statement about being included in this ad:
“Hate crimes and discrimination against the Asian American community are on the rise. And the Trump team is making it worse. Asian Americans are Americans. Period.”
THEY DID IT!!! Today, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law one of the most meaningful and comprehensive gun safety packages in our country's history: five new gun safety bills, including background checks on all gun sales and an extreme risk protection order law. #VAlegpic.twitter.com/ha6InqPSLZ
Trump demands everyone be tested before visiting him but will not demand the same for Americans before "reopening" the country. Conclusion: He doesn't give a darn about your life.
Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed five gun measures into law, including a background checks bill and an "extreme risk protective order" https://t.co/fxRtv6mjAA
Another not-real-comforting thought. But true, no doubt.
We've all noticed how much his followers are vested in his nonsense. Malignant Normality breeds defiance. Lunacy becomes loyalty. Rake the forests, nuke the hurricanes, arm the teachers, reopen the country in a pandemic. Endless tribalism. Suspension of logic. A true phenomenon.
First time in my life when I would even consider the use of “Uncle Tom” or referencing anyone who used the term.
It’s only fitting that Trump would be the catalyst for a ‘first’ ….
Listen, one of my relatives just called the surgeon general a chicken and biscuit eating, buck dancing Uncle Tom. I would NOT go that far, I can't comment on the man's diet. 😉 BTW, using terms like Big Mama does not fool us, we see you.
I wish I had a comeback but I don’t, but I’ll just say this. The type of black men that Trump surrounds himself with all have a self-hate, they don’t really feel good about themselves. They seek recognition and validation from the very people or persons that have utter contempt for them. The Ben Carson and Jerome Adams of the world aren’t fooling anyone in the African American community. Yeah, anyways, that’s about all I have to say about these two.
Am as ‘white’ as they make’um, Don, as you know – more than one distant relative was a slave owner.
I have never entered the “Uncle Tom” dialogue, though I was alive and hearing it when the term was circulating in the African American community in the 60s.
But, I was compelled to RT Blaine Hardaway’s tweet because from my perspective he ‘nailed it,’ as you have done for Carson and Adams.
It saddens me that any person doubts their self-worth.
It especially saddens me when the oppressed are so thoroughly abused that they think it’s their fault and not TOTALLY the fault of the oppressor.
As we say, All skinfolk aren’t kinfolk. Sadly, it’s not just Ben Carson and Jerome Adams. Think Clarence Thomas sitting on the highest court of the land and the self-loathing that informs his decisions. There are many and the list is long.
My family watched Contagion a few nights ago and…..yeah, that. It’s well done. Laurence Fishburne is excellent. Gwyneth Paltrow character dies in the first few minutes, so……..
Just out of curiosity: How do you think the Democratic Party "forced" candidates to drop out? Flamethrowers, letter bombs, kidnapping their loved ones? Why is it so hard to accept that black voters propelled VP Biden to victory? https://t.co/0ZrXZVZ4cu
My fucking shit Trumpist senator. Not for long, Martha! Not for long! November is coming!
Vulnerable red state senators get ventilators and PPE from Trump and Jared. Blue states are told to ask their governors for help while their masks are seized by the feds.
Apollo 13 was known as a "successful failure" after the crew's safe return following a catastrophic explosion. 50 years later, astronauts & flight directors reflect on the mission in our new documentary, "Home Safe."
👨🚀 Three space travelers arrive safely at the @Space_Station 🔬 4,000+ pounds of research return to Earth from space 🚀 We mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission
A crack of dawn start this morning to sow seeds. But simply had to stop for a while to admire this blossom sunset amongst baby lamb calls and chirpy bird chatter. A wonderful start to the day! pic.twitter.com/kZKKz78Za4
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
FRIDAAAAY!!! I know it’s not the same.
But….
FRIIIIIIDDAAAAAAYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Magapie!
🙂
Let’s hear all Governors speaking directly to grocery store bosses…grocery assistants must wear masks = today.
More good progress here to safeguard our most precious people on the front lines.
Thank you Gov. Newsom. It is the right thing to do.
Happy Easter Friday!
Jon Meacham on Colbert: “Doing willfully stupid is not part of the Christian tradition.”
“Trump has weaponized narcissism.”
Because of course
Good Day, TODville Community
🤗😍💪🤲💪😍🤗💜💙
Frankness, Facts & a little brotherly love helps me…I hope it does for TODbots.
Thank You, NW…simply the Best👒💁♀️
Congresswoman Maxine Waters on Hayes: “The president doesn’t look too good. He has confused people.
He’s sent the wrong messages. He’s been giving advice he should not have given. Now I think that perhaps they believe that they can wipe away that history. I want to tell you it’s going to remain recorded.”
(https://theunionjournal.com/maxine-waters-says-trump-cant-wipe-away-the-history-of-his-failure-on-coronavirus-crisis/)
Too many people have died because of Trump’s lies for us to forget about his mishandling of the Coronavirus virus.
In celebration of John Prine,
Brandy Carlisle sang this very movingly on Colbert.
Here: “Angel From Montgomery” by Bonnie Road and John Prine:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5NuI6Ai-o)
Carlisle: “Older people aren’t expendable.”
Bonnie Raitt
64,000 dolla question
yeh the mind jumps straight to that…oh the Doomsky cover up is a thousand thousand miles long.
He’s a private citizen now, right? He should tell the truth about what he knows
Beauty Break
Favors to loyalists.
Denver Post: “President Donald Trump is treating life-saving medical equipment as emoluments he can dole out as favors to loyalists. It’s the worst imaginable form of corruption — playing political games with lives. For the good of this nation during what should be a time of unity, he must stop…. The federal government should be procuring medicine, masks, and ventilators and distributing them to states on a set formula based on population, rate of infection and need.” (c/o Benen)
—-Eh ya coulda been a contenda…just do like I tell ya and maybe your voters/residents’ lives will be saved.
Greetings, TOD! Thank you, Nerdy.
Have a blessed Good Friday.
“A new attack ad by President Trump’s re-election campaign
portraying former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. as soft on China includes an image of an Asian-American former governor of Washington State that appears to falsely suggest he is Chinese.
The image, which appears briefly, was pulled from a 2013 event in Beijing, where Mr. Biden, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, shared a stage with Gary Locke, the former governor of Washington, who also served as President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary and ambassador to China.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-s-new-anti-biden-anti-china-attack-ad-wildly-n1181161)
—-Former WA Governor Gary Locke is an American who was born in Seattle.
Breaking News, confirmed:
Trump was conceived and born of hell beings in Germany in 1946, the year after the fall of Hitler.
It this doesn’t click, nothing will. 😱
Are these coffins for the mass Trump grave pits?
Oh! Then the idiot SOB will definitely do this!!
Share widely and often
Dr. Lee Norman, Sec. Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
speaking about Kansas GOP legislature reversing the Governor’s limits on large gatherings:
“I’m so angry. Shame!”
“I have nothing against religious gatherings now. I have it against All gatherings now.”
“Especially coming into Easter weekend..it’s very political I think.”
Has been mapping clusters of the virus, have tracked to 4 religious gatherings. One woman went back home after a church gathering and she and her husband died.
“It is not about religious freedom. It is about not gathering in such a manner”.
(Maddow Show)
Meet Frances Perkins: the first female member of a presidential cabinet, and the chief architect behind many New Deal programs that live on 85 years later.
A trained social worker, master negotiator and advocate of workers’ rights, she witnessed hardships faced by workers both before and during the Great Depression — and as Secretary of Labor, she crafted policies hoping to alleviate societal ills like unemployment and poverty.
Probably would’ve been helpful to spell her name correctly. New tweet below.🙄
Susan Rice, Former National Security Adviser:
“Trump Is the Wartime President We Have (Not the One We Need)”
“He should start leading with the decency and resolve that we deserve. I’m not holding my breath.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opinion/trump-coronavirus-us.html)
New York Post is just another tabloid rag. Just like Michael Jackson said in one of his song “Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a tv screen, don’t make it factual “.
Teen Vogue:
“6 Misconceptions About Native American People.”
Thanks for posting this. I am Native American and White mixed as are many. I am 1/16th Native American and the rest European White mostly Irish, German and French. I am the end of the line to be able to be on the roll and qualify to live on the tribal reservation. Our tribe was dis-enrolled from the time I was seven years old till I was thirty-eight years old. I moved here in 2004. I am currently learning about my tribe. I served on the Tribal Education Committee for six years after retiring from teaching for twenty-two years. I do hear negative comments from the general public about Indians since my appearance does not suggest I am so myself. I try to correct misconceptions in these instances. It is not unlike trying to correct Trump supporters that totally believe his lies. If I had one overall wish it would be for people to be open minded and try to understand others without having to make others into an evil enemy.
OG thanks so much for sharing your story, and thank you for all your work…
💗
Happy National Siblings Day! 🙂
Our children are not expendable.
UPDATE requested on the thousands of children incarcerated at the U.S. border.
We know ICE is infected by COVID-19.
ICE is probably falling like flies.
Investigate!
America pretty pls stay away from church on Sunday and protect all of our families!!
And please bring back (not the teeny ones) hollow chocolate Easter eggs.
–tgif dear TOD.
Breathing deeply right here
Another not-real-comforting thought. But true, no doubt.
First time in my life when I would even consider the use of “Uncle Tom” or referencing anyone who used the term.
It’s only fitting that Trump would be the catalyst for a ‘first’ ….
I wish I had a comeback but I don’t, but I’ll just say this. The type of black men that Trump surrounds himself with all have a self-hate, they don’t really feel good about themselves. They seek recognition and validation from the very people or persons that have utter contempt for them. The Ben Carson and Jerome Adams of the world aren’t fooling anyone in the African American community. Yeah, anyways, that’s about all I have to say about these two.
Am as ‘white’ as they make’um, Don, as you know – more than one distant relative was a slave owner.
I have never entered the “Uncle Tom” dialogue, though I was alive and hearing it when the term was circulating in the African American community in the 60s.
But, I was compelled to RT Blaine Hardaway’s tweet because from my perspective he ‘nailed it,’ as you have done for Carson and Adams.
It saddens me that any person doubts their self-worth.
It especially saddens me when the oppressed are so thoroughly abused that they think it’s their fault and not TOTALLY the fault of the oppressor.
Peace.
“It especially saddens me when the oppressed are so thoroughly abused that they think it’s their fault and not TOTALLY the fault of the oppressor.”
Spot on!
As we say, All skinfolk aren’t kinfolk. Sadly, it’s not just Ben Carson and Jerome Adams. Think Clarence Thomas sitting on the highest court of the land and the self-loathing that informs his decisions. There are many and the list is long.
This^^^^
Understood. And, tragic.
My family watched Contagion a few nights ago and…..yeah, that. It’s well done. Laurence Fishburne is excellent. Gwyneth Paltrow character dies in the first few minutes, so……..
What’s not to love about Katie Porter!! Wish she was MY Rep!!
2014.
😍
♥️🙏🏾
awesome
What about some billionaires get together and take care of this
This is so cute:
Our Kat nails it, again.
My fucking shit Trumpist senator. Not for long, Martha! Not for long! November is coming!
Another day, yet another horror show. Unconscionable.
Art
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🐶👶🏻
Good morning all have a great stay at home weekend with family and friends actually or virtually
THREAD!!
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/04/11/much-better/