Happy Tuesday. I miss my Dad. He would have done this for me. To all the many, many millions of brothers out there being great, thank you. pic.twitter.com/C1aiNOothY
This looks wonderful:) Watching this brought me back to my younger days growing up in St. Thomas. I would go next door to my best friends one room apt.. and watch intently as my girlfriend’s mother fixed my girlfriend and her brother’s hair…. combing and ironing and putting salve in… and platting her hair. I was mesmerized and could sit for hours and watch this love ritual. I thought she was beautiful no matter what her hair looked like, but this routine, this ritual, felt like love to me. I remember being honored to share that time…
After he was elected Senator in 1972, @JoeBiden almost turned down the position.
A month after the election, his wife and daughter died in a car accident. His sons were injured. He was sworn in at his son's bedside, and every day he commuted from Wilmington to Washington & back. pic.twitter.com/nVd17ZhFdu
A network of deep-pocketed progressive donors is launching a $59 million effort to encourage people of color to vote by mail in November. https://t.co/XdUeFUKwrK
"A teacher in 4th grade asked what (Zach) wanted to be. He said he wanted to be an NBA star. The teacher told him to write down something more realistic… me and my wife went to school and said that was my son’s dream, so don’t mess it up." – Paul LaVine, @ZachLaVine's Dad.
Please do NOT under any circumstances share this information with any teenager or K-pop fan or share it on Tik-Tok. I implore you to refrain from doing that. https://t.co/25migwk3gv
"I’d also want [my daughters] to know being a strong man includes being kind. That there’s nothing weak about kindness and compassion. There’s nothing weak about looking out for others."#HappyFathersDay2020
Thus powerful homemade video by Justin, a Republican Voter Against Trump, has been viewed a million times on Twitter alone in five days.@RVAT2020https://t.co/2E8F6oDx26
President Trump and several staff members stood backstage and gazed at the empty Bank of Oklahoma Center in horror.@maggieNYT and me on what happened last night.
Hey All. Posting a video this evening with the latest twist on the Geoff Berman-Bill Barr fiasco. First, Berman played Barr like a fiddle. Now, hope may be coming from a most unusual place . . .
Just finished watching the video, and it all sounds like what even I have heard before … but it was good seeing the fury behind Glenn’s presentation! Keep digging, Glenn!
.@realDonaldTrump, your rally in Tulsa was a flop. You've probably heard this before, but it was smaller than we expected — and it sure wasn't as big as you promised. pic.twitter.com/TOHY1ZOKxM
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 21, 2020
So glad you shared this one! Obama has been an exceptional leader, father, and example to others. We were, and still are, so lucky to have his example!https://t.co/NVzGamR8QQ
He’s not used to being around people that notice these things…. or care
It’s worth repeating how insane this is: Trump is claiming Bolton’s book is full of lies, while at the same time insisting Bolton violated federal law by publishing classified conversations.
I remember being so excited last October as my oldest son took me to San Francisco to see Hamilton while my second son joined us for a couple days prior when we went to a Phil Collins Concert. What a bucket list trip! I had already read the book Hamilton was based on and listened to the CD so many times I had it memorized. Looking forward to the movie of it.
Chills!! I saw the SF production in person and it was one of the most exhilarating things imaginable. So excited for the film, which I think will transmit a lot of that. Fun!!
If you think Trump is on the ropes and will surely lose in November, think again. He will do anything to be reelected. Our side has limits because we believe in democracy. Trump has no limits because he doesn't.
Correct. He will lie, cheat, steal and kill… and get help again from hostile foreign governments that want ya to fail. We all need to stand up. We all need to vote.
I’m just seeing this one. What a beautiful, powerful message. I really could cry.
It’s in some of our darkest moments of despair that we’ve made some of our greatest progress. If we stand together, as one America, we'll rise stronger than before. pic.twitter.com/buzkmkM1Gf
56 years ago today civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney & Michael Schwerner were murdered by KKK for trying to register black people to vote
Trump’s strategy appears to be preventing people from voting and then claiming that the election was stolen when he loses. Seems a bit concerning. https://t.co/20xmuvx632
You look at the polls and think "he can't win." But Trump's path to victory doesn't depend on persuading Americans. It depends on voter suppression, mass disinformation, foreign interference, and unabashed use of executive branch power to shape events, and perceptions, this fall.
THESE JUDGES WILL REFLECT TRUMP ‘S IDEALS FOR LIFE TERMS . VERY CONCERNING.
Trump has appointed second-most federal judges through May 1 of a president’s fourth year.
Trump has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 194 Article III federal judges through May 1, 2020, his fourth year in office.
Article III federal judges are appointed for LIFE TERMS by the president of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Article III judges include judges on the: Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. courts of appeal, U.S. district courts, and the Court of International Trade.
From my days as a public defender to my time as Vice President — I've spent my career fighting against injustice. And I'm not finished yet. pic.twitter.com/vJ7jDk9OCH
In addition to the general lie about mail voting being rife with fraud, the claim about wartime voting makes no sense.
Soldiers voted by mail in large numbers — in the low millions — during WWII. A substantial number of soldiers also voted by mail during the Civil War. pic.twitter.com/0Edfzmifo1
Almost two dozen candidates who have embraced QAnon conspiracy theories are running for Congress and six are already on the November ballot. https://t.co/rtTfEsqBKx
Vote in numbers so gigantic that the results can not be spun or manipulated
Trump knows he can’t win legitimately if voters vote, so he’s redoubling his lie that mail-in balloting is rife with fraud. Don’t take 11/3 for granted: He & his enablers will do everything to suppress the vote & manipulate results. That was true before Tulsa, more true now.
Excellent question…. and when I see those ads on TV bashing Biden on China….well, we should all start thinking of THIS
Why did Kushner, well aware of our supply needs, agree with Trump not to invoke Defense Production Act to create a domestic PPE supply when we were dependent on China to satisfy nearly 50% of US demand? A daily reminder: failure to invoke the DPA hurt us, helped China. #boltonhttps://t.co/VVSV3TiDud
#COVID19 is spreading rapidly in ICE Detention Centers. The Trump admin continues to put the health and safety of entire families at risk — especially those with pre-existing conditions. https://t.co/xV1o8opPey
— Families Belong Together (@fams2gether) June 22, 2020
The White House has stopped conducting mandatory temperature checks for all staffers and visitors entering the grounds, removing another layer of safeguards put in place after two officials became ill with the coronavirus last month. https://t.co/qtRTgERBcG
The White House has stopped conducting mandatory temperature checks for all staffers and visitors entering the grounds, removing another layer of safeguards put in place after two officials became ill with the coronavirus last month. https://t.co/qtRTgERBcG
Kentucky primary tomorrow, only 200 polling places, down from 3,700.
“Amid a huge influx in requests for mail-in ballots, some voters still had not received theirs days before they must be turned in. And turnout is expected to be higher than in past primaries because of a suddenly competitive fight for the Democratic Senate nomination.” (WaPo)
—Trump already claiming the outcome is illegitimate.
—Dems are going to have to think waaay out of the box >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Amy McGrath is gaining momentum in the polls against McConnell…enter the so called “progressive”…and he was recently endorsed by Warren…this is what these people do…..i do believe their mission is to not remove McConnell
Investigate Barr.
“Barr has authority over any Justice Department investigation of his own conduct.”
Thus investigation and potential removal of Barr is critical.
“Barr has the potential to inflict more damage on the U.S. than even the president because he can use the levers of justice to stonewall investigations, bury evidence, and provide a veneer of legality to illegal acts,” she wrote. “Even if he isn’t ultimately removed, an impeachment hearing brings some measure of accountability to Barr, by making public the myriad ways he has subverted the administration of justice by acting as Trump’s legal goon.”
(Fmr FBI Officer Rangappa)
(https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/trumps-legal-goon-bill-barr-need-to-be-impeached-before-he-corrupts-the-election-ex-fbi-agent/)
“Given the authoritarian structure of what Barr is attempting to achieve—preserving the forms of liberty while destroying their substantive content—we might call this the Orbánification of the American system of governance. Like strongmen everywhere, Barr (and Trump) seek to exalt their interests over those of the nation. And this latest effort—seemingly to short-circuit the ongoing criminal investigation of Trump’s affiliates and associates—is only the most recent evidence. As he continues down this road,
Barr is doing his best to make John Mitchell, President Richard Nixon’s disgraced attorney general,
look like a man of principle.
(https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/why-bill-barr-got-rid-geoffrey-berman/613339/)
“Thus the country was treated to a stunning sight: the president of the United States imitating a caricature
of the president of the United States as he is defined by a relentlessly hostile press corps.
It was bizarre; it was postmodern, even.
It was yet another insult to the dignity of the presidential office.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/most-triumphant-sip-water-ever-taken/613342/
Wow, today marks TWO MONTHS since we posted our first video #AreYouBetterOff! We posted this video when we only had ~200 followers and have since made 30+ videos. We are so humbled that so many of you have decided to join us on this journey. Thank you for your support! pic.twitter.com/xh5HEWyEso
I’m joining my friend @JoeBiden tomorrow to talk about everything that’s at stake in this election.
I hope you’ll join us, too. This is a critical moment in our history––and all of us have to do our part to build this country into what we know it can be. https://t.co/diQxk3uFH2
“Global number of coronavirus cases near 9 million”
“WHO warns pandemic accelerating as it reports record daily global case rise while outbreak
surges in Brazil, India.
The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating, and its effects will be felt for decades,
the World Health Organization’s director-general said.
The WHO reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases as the total rose by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The biggest increase was from the Americas, with more than 116,000 new cases.
UK reports 15 deaths, the lowest daily death toll since mid-March.”
(https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/coronavirus-deaths-120000-live-updates-200621231628063.html)
NBC News: A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with giving classified information about U.S. troops stationed overseas to a European-based White Supremacist group, senior law enforcement and military officials say.
“There are 3 possible reasons why Barr fired SDNY’s Geoffrey Berman — and all of them are bad: legal analysts”
“So one possibility is that Berman’s removal was merely an effort to clear the path for a person friendly with the president to get a job he wanted.”
“There’s also the possibility that Berman’s removal was retaliatory.”
“But ultimately, the most sinister possibility was that it was done to impede an investigation.
Berman’s office is currently investigating Rudy Giuliani. “The most acute concern, therefore, is that the Berman firing was not retaliation for something he had already done, but an effort to prevent his office from doing something in the future.”
(https://www.alternet.org/2020/06/there-are-three-possibilities-why-barr-fired-sdnys-geoffrey-berman-and-all-of-them-are-bad-legal-analysts/)
—Glenn Kirschner is on it, more today.
The Obama Diary 
Happy Father’s Day Todville.
Thank You NW … for all that you do. ☺
PBO is an amazing man, thank you for setting a wonderful example, sir.
Wonderful message to a wonderful man from a wonderful woman. My heart is full❤️
Happy Father’s Day to the TOD dads and all dads.
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More Father’s day goodies
This looks wonderful:) Watching this brought me back to my younger days growing up in St. Thomas. I would go next door to my best friends one room apt.. and watch intently as my girlfriend’s mother fixed my girlfriend and her brother’s hair…. combing and ironing and putting salve in… and platting her hair. I was mesmerized and could sit for hours and watch this love ritual. I thought she was beautiful no matter what her hair looked like, but this routine, this ritual, felt like love to me. I remember being honored to share that time…
smilin
Happy Father’s Day to the TOD dads, granddads, uncles, and stand-ins! 💖💖💖
Good Evening, TODbots.
Thank You, NW🙇♀️🤗😍🥂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
You know what to do ….
Exactly! Do NOT share… I think we need a challenge, PHX! See if we can do ‘better’!
Over 122,000 American lives lost to COVID and he thought he should joke. We see you, assholes!
A+
Oh man:)
So, 45’s only tweeted once today – a cold father’s day graphic, which somebody else probably sent out.
He’s either punishing the country (in his mind), high, crazed, etc. I would have added more there, but I got bored. Plus, I don’t want to wake him up.
Could be busy with frantic, emergency planning with Russian operatives.
Unfortunately, that could be true. Ugh.
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We just can’t help it! It just comes!😂😂
YES WE CAN
My wife is from GA and you can be sure we will be supporting Rev Warnock!!
‘I did it my way … ‘
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Just finished watching the video, and it all sounds like what even I have heard before … but it was good seeing the fury behind Glenn’s presentation! Keep digging, Glenn!
They’re really messing with his head, now!
My wife is from GA. Be assured we’ll provide max $$ for the Reverend.
So appreciate Glenn Kirschner, doing marvelous work, thank you.
He’s not used to being around people that notice these things…. or care
WOW
I remember being so excited last October as my oldest son took me to San Francisco to see Hamilton while my second son joined us for a couple days prior when we went to a Phil Collins Concert. What a bucket list trip! I had already read the book Hamilton was based on and listened to the CD so many times I had it memorized. Looking forward to the movie of it.
Chills!! I saw the SF production in person and it was one of the most exhilarating things imaginable. So excited for the film, which I think will transmit a lot of that. Fun!!
Correct. He will lie, cheat, steal and kill… and get help again from hostile foreign governments that want ya to fail. We all need to stand up. We all need to vote.
I’m just seeing this one. What a beautiful, powerful message. I really could cry.
At the Espys
Both women wearing clothes designed by a Black designer & the GF=George Floyd.
The Opening of the show was fantastic.
THESE JUDGES WILL REFLECT TRUMP ‘S IDEALS FOR LIFE TERMS . VERY CONCERNING.
Trump has appointed second-most federal judges through May 1 of a president’s fourth year.
Trump has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 194 Article III federal judges through May 1, 2020, his fourth year in office.
Article III federal judges are appointed for LIFE TERMS by the president of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Article III judges include judges on the: Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. courts of appeal, U.S. district courts, and the Court of International Trade.
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2020/05/06/trump-has-appointed-second-most-federal-judges-through-may-1-of-a-presidents-fourth-year/
The question that i have is can Congresss reduce their time on the bench
Morning everyone
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I mean its catchy and all but I don’t Joe should use it as an entrance song like Barack used Steve Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.”
Share. Widely.
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The Swamp
Vote in numbers so gigantic that the results can not be spun or manipulated
Good morning, TODers.
THIS
Excellent question…. and when I see those ads on TV bashing Biden on China….well, we should all start thinking of THIS
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Makes total sense. If you’re ignorant.
Makes total sense. If you’re ignorant.
6 of his staffers are infected and what bothers him is that the news got out.
No problem they’re just pushing all their chips in the middle of the table, I mean what could go wrong?
What have they got to lose?? ( his question)
Kentucky primary tomorrow, only 200 polling places, down from 3,700.
“Amid a huge influx in requests for mail-in ballots, some voters still had not received theirs days before they must be turned in. And turnout is expected to be higher than in past primaries because of a suddenly competitive fight for the Democratic Senate nomination.” (WaPo)
—Trump already claiming the outcome is illegitimate.
—Dems are going to have to think waaay out of the box >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Amy McGrath is gaining momentum in the polls against McConnell…enter the so called “progressive”…and he was recently endorsed by Warren…this is what these people do…..i do believe their mission is to not remove McConnell
Good Day, TODville Community.
🙏💪💙❤💜💪🙏😍🤗😍
Investigate Barr.
“Barr has authority over any Justice Department investigation of his own conduct.”
Thus investigation and potential removal of Barr is critical.
“Barr has the potential to inflict more damage on the U.S. than even the president because he can use the levers of justice to stonewall investigations, bury evidence, and provide a veneer of legality to illegal acts,” she wrote. “Even if he isn’t ultimately removed, an impeachment hearing brings some measure of accountability to Barr, by making public the myriad ways he has subverted the administration of justice by acting as Trump’s legal goon.”
(Fmr FBI Officer Rangappa)
(https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/trumps-legal-goon-bill-barr-need-to-be-impeached-before-he-corrupts-the-election-ex-fbi-agent/)
“Given the authoritarian structure of what Barr is attempting to achieve—preserving the forms of liberty while destroying their substantive content—we might call this the Orbánification of the American system of governance. Like strongmen everywhere, Barr (and Trump) seek to exalt their interests over those of the nation. And this latest effort—seemingly to short-circuit the ongoing criminal investigation of Trump’s affiliates and associates—is only the most recent evidence. As he continues down this road,
Barr is doing his best to make John Mitchell, President Richard Nixon’s disgraced attorney general,
look like a man of principle.
(https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/why-bill-barr-got-rid-geoffrey-berman/613339/)
“Thus the country was treated to a stunning sight: the president of the United States imitating a caricature
of the president of the United States as he is defined by a relentlessly hostile press corps.
It was bizarre; it was postmodern, even.
It was yet another insult to the dignity of the presidential office.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/most-triumphant-sip-water-ever-taken/613342/
So anyway saw ‘Frost-Nixon’ last night.
Talk about another planet.
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“Global number of coronavirus cases near 9 million”
“WHO warns pandemic accelerating as it reports record daily global case rise while outbreak
surges in Brazil, India.
The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating, and its effects will be felt for decades,
the World Health Organization’s director-general said.
The WHO reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases as the total rose by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The biggest increase was from the Americas, with more than 116,000 new cases.
UK reports 15 deaths, the lowest daily death toll since mid-March.”
(https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/coronavirus-deaths-120000-live-updates-200621231628063.html)
Um.
“Many authoritarian governments are not transparent with their data generally, and one should not expect that they are transparent in this case.”
(https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/data-fog-countries-coronavirus-numbers-add-200607065953544.html
“There are 3 possible reasons why Barr fired SDNY’s Geoffrey Berman — and all of them are bad: legal analysts”
“So one possibility is that Berman’s removal was merely an effort to clear the path for a person friendly with the president to get a job he wanted.”
“There’s also the possibility that Berman’s removal was retaliatory.”
“But ultimately, the most sinister possibility was that it was done to impede an investigation.
Berman’s office is currently investigating Rudy Giuliani. “The most acute concern, therefore, is that the Berman firing was not retaliation for something he had already done, but an effort to prevent his office from doing something in the future.”
(https://www.alternet.org/2020/06/there-are-three-possibilities-why-barr-fired-sdnys-geoffrey-berman-and-all-of-them-are-bad-legal-analysts/)
—Glenn Kirschner is on it, more today.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/a-critical-moment/