Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like today, it’s always possible. Happy Pride month, everybody. pic.twitter.com/ey7p2TgEEf
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 16, 2020
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Horrific.
LOL!!!!!
I’ll never understand these gun nuts, I mean what’s the appeal of walking down the street with a gun or rifle strapped to your ass? I can’t name one friend in my entire life time that walked around with a gun or rifle. To me it is so un-macho, so fucking cowardly, so goddamn ridiculous. What is the point of doing it other than doing it just because you can? I’ll never be able to crack that code.
Totally agree.
Which is why we hang with you, Don.
I’ll never ever understand the obsession with guns. I didn’t grow up with guns, I don’t live in a town where people walk around with guns or insist on brandishing them in public spaces, I don’t own a gun and would never live in or visit a home where guns are kept. That’s just me. But this gun fetish is a sickness in this country. A deep and widespread disease.
Profile in Courage!
Please forgive the re-post, but I really want this message to spread:
One Act, more than any other has the potential to begin altering the endless denial of human rights to Black Americans and other POC.
It’s for WHITE Americans to make a commitment that they will not rest until the franchise is guaranteed and protected for EVERY American.
Any successful #ThirdReconstruction, and hope for #TruthAndReconciliation to yield tangible, sustainable consequences must be based on a rock solid assurance that EVERY American ‘owns the franchise’ to VOTE.
So, I’ve decided one way to catalyze the endeavor is to begin with a simple, firm meme – #GoThroughMe.
Bob – I like your tweet, but can you fix the typo? Amerians should be Americans. XOXO
Bob, I heard a caller today make this statement: The white people need to fix the problem of white supremacy they created.
I quickly wrote that one down.
Bravo, Bob!
Great idea … as always. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Judith! Sure wish I hadn’t made that typo.
tnmtngirl1, Jacqueline, & Linda – thank you.
Perhaps this will rectify the typo and expand the audience.
He walked the halls of Harvard, if only those walls could talk. As a student he probably had one of the biggest brains on campus, he had to, after all he was the President of the Harvard Law Review, and the guy graduated magna cum laude. An elegant man of high intelligence, I could imagine him having deep intellectual conversations with his law professors. Now with everyone pretty much at home and communicating through zoom or whatever. I love looking at the backgrounds, apparently everyone reads tons of books. But Obama, this guy sits in front of a almost empty white bookcase or something while everyone else wants you to know that they’ve read every book in the world. I must admit, John Heilemann has a beautiful kitchen, really nice from what I’ve seen. Anyway, what must Obama think of the current occupant of the White House that probably has never read a book about anything? Trump probably walks around his bedroom at night in his boxers cursing at Obama, “who the fuck does this guy think he is, fuck Harvard.”
Hah! Virus45 is probably running around in his cohorts’ knickers, in search of blowhard windmills! And said windmills are: Turn, Turn, Turn. Your damn season has expired.
So trump thinks Joe Biden isn’t campaigning enough, but Joe’s already way ahead in many new polls, does this mean trump wants Biden to win?
Asking for a country.
😂
Every day now is like a new opera, only real. Ever since George Floyd was murdered at the hands of the police, American is in a sort of rebirth, an awakening. Everything is being questioned, everything is being laid bare for all to see. America is closer than at any other time in history to going to a place that it has never went, and I love it.
Yes!
True sentiment.
Even things many people thought could not be challenged are being challenged …. “Good Trouble” …. “Righteous Anger”
Goodnight, TODville and all the ships at sea!
Uggh! Did a whole post & wordpress chewed it up.
If you have a moment, send great thoughts &/or prayers for my Mum. 💞 She’s 99 years living & is now in the hospital. One of these days, I’ll post her words regarding women’s rights, health, including teaching women in Southern Sudan how to simply grow food in sandy soil. (The harvest included the best sweet potatoes I’ve ever ate!) 💞💞
{{{ 🙏🏼🕯🕊♥️ }}}
Gazelle, thinking and praying for you and your mom. ❤️🙏
I would love to read what your mother has to say.
Gazelle, 99, what a Blessing! Sending love and prayers for you, your Mom, and family.
Sending good thoughts and 🙏🙏 to you and your mum. 99 years—what a life!
Major hugs and prayers for your mother – and you! ❤
Praying for her and you. Love to you both! ♥️
I just saw this Gazelle. Good thoughts and love go to your sweet mom… thinking of you and your family. Sending hugs…
Sending your mom, your family and you prayers and hugs Gazelle. May the Universe hold all of you in a blessed embrace. ❤
Sending love, hugs and prayers!
Highest healing for your mum.
x 2, Gazelle
🙏💪🤗❤💙💜🤗💪🙏
Thank you all so much for your beautiful words & prayers! Mum is hanging tough. Stable & might be taken off oxygen today, to breathe on her own. Am taking it half-day @ a time, grabbing all positivity tight in both hands.
Love you, my TOD Fam! 💞
Lamar Alexander needs to be here too! 😣
ICYMI…
Wow.
Thanks for posting these…America has a very short memory..if they remember at all…
My governor!
I try not to judge other people … but, after hearing the guy in this video, I am reminded of that quote (possibly from a film – I forget):
“They hate us because they think we think they’re stupid. And we hate them because they’re stupid.”
That cannot be legal. Can it? (OMG.)
Hi Everyone! I’m okay. It’s been a tough couple of days. Trying to keep my spirits up and take care of my folks. Writing this thread helped a bit. So have your very kind thoughts and prayers. 😘
Good to see you, Dudette. Still sending love your way!
Thank you Honey. 😘
Dudette, I’m so sorry to hear of these troubles for you and your family. What a heartbreak, each and every one on their own but collectively quite a burden for one family to bear. I hope the skies open up a bit for you all and that you are able to work through this very soon. Please take good care.
Thanks meta! Love you! 😘
Love you back!
❤️
Ms Dudette!!!!! So glad you are here, virtual hugs to you and your Mom
Thanks brp.
Dudette, sending you love, hugs and prayers. You are precious to us Dudette!
Thank you. You are precious to me too. 😘
Prayers for you that you and loved ones may be comforted by the life she lived be blessed
Thanks mae
{{Dudette}} ❤️
😘
INDEED.
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❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Allright now, girlfriend was on the 2 and the 4! 💃💃💃💃
Wasn’t she though? Sister werked!
😂😂😂💃💞
Morning everyone. Need another reason? They line their pockets with hate money. Enough!
Our beloved POTUS, leading.
Correct The Republican Governor doesn’t give a shit anymore. Hundreds and hundreds of doctors have written and begged him to make mask wearing mandatory when outside our homes. He won’t. Free dumb, or something. We are free to die become he long longer cares about keeping the people safe. Those months at home were a damn waste! Keeping us away from our kids and shitting schools and keeping people home and out of work to bend the curve and slow the spread? A FUCKING WASTE! Because we’re moving on from this inconvenient problem now! I swear to god I hate these people with every fiber of my being. They do NOT deserve to make rules for anyone about anything!
The typos in there are really something! Little keypad, and pissed at the same time. Not a good combo! We don’t have shitty schools:)
Stay safe, girl. This thing is out of control.
It really is. It’s getting scary bad. I worry.
thank you, thank you.
Or someone standing over you in a uniform slowly waves their hand side to side,
telling you to follow their finger for 10 minutes,
who knows, maybe the tension will mount, and you will lash out verbally or physically,
or run away.
Watching the white officer doing this dragged out eye test on Rayshard, I found it intimidating and a provocation. End this.
My President enacted criminal justice reforms.
On this day…
Change needs to come
He knows PBO will be very visible soon, campaigning with Joe Biden. He is loved. More loved now because people are beginning to realize all the good he did, where they didn’t know before, or dismissed it. Contrasted with this holy mess, and President Obama is more important and loved than ever. This is why.
Like I said, genocide. It’s the point.
Robert Gates:
Former Defense Secretary to Presidents Obama and Bush, served 8 presidents, was Director of the CIA,
His new book: “Exercise of Power, American Failures, Successes, And A New Path Forward In The New Post-Cold War World.”
The erosion of non-military forms of power:
Maddow: “You sort of mock yourself in the book for being a ‘glass half-empty’ kind of guy, for being a doom and gloom sayer, but the book as constructive as it is, does take a pretty dark role of America’s situation in the world. You essentially say that for 25 years things have not been going our way, and that there are serious signs of decline in terms of our influence in the world. What do you think are the most important ones?”.
The transcript of this great interview on the erosion of non-military forms of power will not post.
Please see:
“Robert Gates, former defense secretary for President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama,
talks with Rachel Maddow about how the world sees American economic problems
and political paralysis as a sign that the U.S. is not an example to be followed.”
Here: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/world-takes-note-of-waning-influence-of-u-s-mired-in-crises-85190213528)
Also:
Robert Gates, former defense secretary for President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama,
talks with Rachel Maddow about the erosion of the ability of the United States to present its principles and ideals on the world stage.”
Here: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-losing-strategic-communications-contest-with-global-rivals-85189189872)
Allow me to Translate Mr. Gates words: In the very near future any old despot will have the moral high ground to be able to tell America to fuck off.
And Trump post-policy party doesn’t care as long as getting short-term gains…re-elected…
inflaming tensions.
GMAFB!
This is probably part of the reason Speaker Nancy has had enough.
😮🤔😶🤫🤭
Vote to save your life.
No worries! It’s just like the flu
It’s as though he’s never read a history book before, or looked out the window recently.
He doesn’t wanna see what would hurt his bag.
Dudette, I hope it’s a substantial bag, and not just a couple of gift certificates.
🙌🏾
America, America, admit your filthy crimes. This is our son. And there is Hell to pay.
Of course Uncle Tom don’t think America is a racist country.
I do not envy Tim Scott’s position, but now he has no choice but to ride it out. Sometimes I wonder what is more mentally damaging for an African American, is it the effects of PTSD bought on by living in a highly charged racist environment, or is it to have to convince yourself mentally that racism does not exist to the extent that those all around you say it does. You know, when you are lying in bed at three o’clock in the morning, there is literally no place to hide. Your true thoughts will come to the surface and there is not a damn thing you can do about it. Sometimes I wonder about the psyche of men like Senator Time Scott and Justice Clarence Thomas, are they so wedded to the idea that racism is not a hindrance, and is nothing more than a petty annoyance that can be brushed away like one would brush away a piece of lint? Day in and day out both Scott and Thomas sit amongst men that consider them at best a necessary annoyance, they must know this, they are not fools. Some reckonings are survivable, some aren’t.
Always been a puzzlement to me. How do they square this in their minds?
Scotch.
Damn sorry state of affairs
To our Jill and Joe Biden,
Happy Anniversary to the future first family!!
Climate action, covid action, living wage, we want to breathe again. Under your leadership, may the Black community and the nation’s poor breathe for the first time.
Happy Anniversary!!❤️❤️❤️ Love wins
What happens if they take the Gov to court
What if maybe they wanted a second covid wave all along? What if the second wave was a way to usher in a new round of loans for businesses, they have already said that they aren’t going to open the books and tell us which businesses got how much.
You and I are in the same page. This is what genocide and raiding the Treasury for personal benefit looks like. There is no other explanation
Some good news!
❤️Good news, indeed!
😁
I have some good news that I’ll share later:) It’s personal
Oh good! Do share when you can!
I will:)
Congratulations to your sister-n-law Dudette; happy for her.
Thanks. I am too. She’s worked so hard. Had to tough it out while being sick too. We’re so proud of her.
AWESOME!!!!
Truly! 👍🏾
🥂🍷🍾🙌🙌👒💁♀️
😘🙏🏾🥂
That’s wonderful. Congratulations to your sister-in-law. ❤️
Thanks! We’re very proud of her.
Every President in the history of America, Democrat or Republican, has tried to make it possible that the following President is of the same political party. Not Trump, Trump does not give a damn who follows him as President.
Trump is not the brightest bulb so we can see his fans, cash, stay out of jail, get re-elected, priorities.
But I do believe his steps are being laid out, and have been laid out, by Putin et al.
That’s the airport we used to fly into when we would go to Disney World. But no, we don’t go to Disney World anymore because now my son is too cool for Disney World, man I miss Disney World.
Now this is funny.
“People think Trump’s 2020 campaign is paying ‘minority actors’ to attend his next rally”
“Excited and enthusiastic MINORITY Actors and Actresses needed to hold signs at even in Tulsa. Send headshot/ resume for early consideration”
“This may be applied to community service if necessary (in lieu of payment).”
True or not it got attention for the rally. Update on status of this ad: https://www.indy100.com/article/trump-rally-us-tulsa-oklahoma-cragslist-advert-actors-9570716
And as someone’s comment said, it comes back to trump in the form of campaign donations. Get the fucking $$$ out of politics!!!!
Bottom line
Turtle whacking 🐢
LOL! Left out the link. ☺️
The United States, long the envy of the world, now fumbles while others move ahead. A president who promised to put “America First” instead put us at the back of the line.
Ah.
What year is this, Lindsey Graham?? Oh yeah. 2015. Were you sleeping ?🤡
We can’t do anything for the good of Americans, but boy howdy, we can put LOTS of unqualified judges on the court!!!
Well that’s something.
Good Afternoon, TODville Community.
President Obama’s 8cantwait:
“COMMIT TO ACTION”
“A call for mayors, city councils, and police oversight bodies to address police use of force policies.”
“Mayors and other City Council officials are uniquely positioned to introduce common-sense limits on police use of force. That’s why the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance is calling on mayors to commit to the following actions:
1. REVIEW your police use of force policies.
2. ENGAGE your communities by including a diverse range of input, experiences, and stories in your review.
3. REPORT the findings of your review to your community and seek feedback.
4. REFORM your community’s police use of force policies.”
(https://www.obama.org/mayor-pledge/)
June 3, 2020.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms:
“Atlanta accepts the challenge @BarackObama. I will issue an Executive Order establishing a Commission of stakeholders and organizers to examine our use of force policies and call upon them to make recommendations accordingly. Thank you for your leadership.”
Hey, if it works… great!
Dudette, the interface with animals…makes sense. Chinese ‘wet markets’ may be at the root
of the covid outbreak.
“Somewhat akin to farmer’s markets and found around the world, wet markets are typically large collections of open-air stalls selling fresh seafood, meat, fruits, and vegetables. Some wet markets sell and slaughter live animals on site, including chickens, fish, and shellfish. In China, they’re a staple of daily life for many.
More rarely, wet markets also sell wild animals and their meat. The Huanan market, for example, had a wild animal section where live and slaughtered species were for sale: snakes, beavers, porcupines, and baby crocodiles, among other animals.
Why “wet” markets? One explanation has to do with the liquid in these places: live fish splashing in tubs of water, melting ice keeping meat cold, the blood and innards of slaughtered animals. Another is simply that they deal in perishable goods (thus wet) instead of dry, durable goods.”
(National Geographic)
–To be fair, I think China has tried to end the slaughter of animals, often exotic, at these markets.
I shoulda said…the interface with animals other than humans!
VP Biden:
“This administration is engaging in self-congratulations. It may be good enough for Donald Trump. But it will never ever be acceptable if I’m your president. Research has shown that tens of thousands of Americans have died NEEDLESSLY because Donald Trump was slow to respond to the crisis. And then when he did, he bungled the response.”
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/emanuel9/
Charges brought