For more than 20 minutes after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville officers, she lay where she fell in her hallway, receiving no medical attention.https://t.co/EsL5Ex59eR
State Senator Pat Spearman:
“I’m the 3rd generation to be born free”.
“I am only the 2nd generation to have in law the right to vote.
That’s sacred to me.
That’s sacred to me.”
Speaking to Nicole Wallace: “Nevada State Senator Pat Spearman explains a new law in Nevada making it easier to vote, including vote by mail, and the challenges of overcoming obstinate Republican opposition in advancing such legislation.”
Okay but there are some great people who could be President someday who can’t do a lot of those things. Tammy Duckworth comes to mind. Let’s not slap them while making fun of Twitler.
On ReidOut:
“Cardiologist Dr. Bernard Ashby says the president needs to listen to the medical experts on the severity of the pandemic and ‘stay in his lane.’”
Disgraceful: Dr. Anthony Fauci, a lifelong, honorable public servant who has toiled for decades to fight infectious diseases, tells @CNN that he is receiving death threats and that his family is being harassed
.@KimKardashian I hoped you're outraged by cynical #Republicans using your husband @ye, a Black man with mental health issues to try to re-elect a white man with far more serious mental health issues who is letting so many Americans die of #COVID__19. #Trump is NOT pro-life! pic.twitter.com/SxJlybCc8G
JUST IN: President Trump slams mail-in voting: "From a common sense standpoint, if you look at it, just out of common sense, and pure, basic, beautiful intelligence, you know it can't work." pic.twitter.com/8uHdeYjLte
Children aren't immune Virus isn't going away Testing doesn't cause cases Germany doesn't owe NATO Soros doesn't pay Antifa Trump was left ventilators Nevada won't let every human vote Trump didn't do a statues act Trump didn't do #1 most for Black people https://t.co/XVagiiNS9q
After a the mother of a student at North Paulding saw a viral photo of its crowded, maskless hallways, she wanted to keep him home. But the virtual school was full, and she was told he’d face consequences if he didn’t come to class. https://t.co/Jvk0qWsKfy
— 🇯🇲Black🇭🇹Aziz🇳🇬aNANsi🇹🇹 (@Freeyourmindkid) August 4, 2020
“The Truth Behind A Viral Picture Of A Reopening School Is Worse Than It Looked”
North Paulding High School, about an hour outside Atlanta, reopened Monday despite an outbreak among members of its high school football team…
…multiple teachers at North Paulding say there are positive tests among school staff, including a staff member who came into contact with most teachers at the school while exhibiting symptoms last week.
…the district has called mask-wearing a “personal choice” and said that social distancing “will not be possible to enforce” in “most cases.”
While the school provided teachers with face shields and masks and encouraged staff and students to wear them, they are not required and not all teachers have chosen to use them.
Not sure I understand about the virtual learning option being full.
=====
Some students at North Paulding say they were forced to attend school in person because all of the slots for the district’s virtual learning option were filled. A narrow sign-up window for virtual classes meant many parents missed their opportunity to enroll their children online.
[One student’s] parents saw the photograph that had been circulating Tuesday and told him, “You are not going back to school again.” But a few hours later, [the student’s] mother had spoken to the school and was told that students who “chose not to go to school” could face suspension or expulsion.
…while some classes practiced distancing, in one, a teacher had pushed together students’ desks to allow for group work.
Apparently, there was a deadline to sign up for the virtual learning option. But still…
And for clarity sake, this is not me saying I agree or disagree for the love of God. These are the facts as I know from being a parent of a son at this school (who is going virtually)
Well, "Not Dave," enjoy reading those emails when the child, his mother, his family, his teaches, his friends …. are ALL DYING because a pack of INHUMANE #Trumpians FORCED CHILDREN TO WALK THE PLANK INTO A #COVID DREAM COME TRUE, i.e., mass gatherings in enclosed spaces.
This is a travesty. What can we do as citizens.
This is GA. The Gov is putting the life and health of our Children at risk. But this is the same state where the Gov refused to expand Medicaid. So putting Children and others at risk is par for the course
It sickens me. A state with some of the most progressive cities in the US is run by a hick like Kemp.
Whatever Kemp is doing, it is not in the best interest of the citizens of Georgia. He’s showboating for the Orange Man and keeping the pockets of his cohorts padded. Probably has *just* enough support to get away with it…for now.
Folks, a lot of you have been asking when I’m announcing my running mate, and I promise I’ll let you know soon. But here’s what I can tell you right now: I’m going to tell my supporters first — so text FIRST to 30330 to be the first to know.
I think Friday. That way they do a joint appearance on Saturday, she hits all of the Sunday shows; Monday – Thursday, she’ll hit all of prime time. Friday they’ll preview the convention schedule, Saturday – rally. Sunday, convention chairs flood the shows to generate buzz for virtual event.
When President Obama selected Joe to be his running mate, the first tip-off that it would be Joe was that the secret service was dispatched to Joe’s home. Either the secret service will tip their hand or it will be someone in Washington.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the ACA, which has withstood 10 years of the most concerted attacks against it? Here's to the foresight of its architects, who steeled it against some rather heavy artillery.
My lovely wife just said "Everytime they ask @JoeBiden about taking a cognitive test he should just say "Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV. Next question."
The court should have gone further and ruled that ALL eligible voters have a right to vote safely by mail — but this remains an important victory for many Tennessee voters.
Powerful video @donwinslow, but irrelevant if you don't AWAKEN AMERICA to the fact that we are at WAR with the most sophisticated adversary to have ever attacked the US.
Whether you adopt it, what matters is that you use your enormous communicative talents to MOBILIZE Americans, long before 3 Nov, to FIGHT AS IF THEY WERE ON A BATTLEFIELD & ARE SURROUNDED.
Joe Biden got behind the wheel of his classic Corvette convertible and showed off his driving skills in a video posted to Twitter.https://t.co/9Egjlg5jOf
With the DNC & RNC political conventions right around the corner, now is a great time to download the #ForwardTogether street ‘zine, which focuses on delivering our #PoorPeoplesCampaign demands to both political parties & share it w/ friends!
With the DNC & RNC political conventions right around the corner, now is a great time to download the #ForwardTogether street ‘zine, which focuses on delivering our #PoorPeoplesCampaign demands to both political parties & share it w/ friends!
That anybody, young or old, would even consider voting for this pathetic guy is really beyond my ability to process. I’m so sick of celebrity culture and the value that’s placed on it. UGH.
I was literally in the room of my Iowa town mayor's Holiday Bowl watch party when this photo was taken. Biden was neither hiding nor alone nor in "the heart of Delaware" when this photo was taken… pic.twitter.com/iQSWoPhLYX
Important piece from @PatrickMRucker. Trump's new Postmaster General is trying to nearly triple the postage rate on election ballots that states mail to voters. It's a naked attempt to restrict voting by mail.https://t.co/LHyusVergHpic.twitter.com/LOy5pDXTUP
This is a travesty. What can we do as citizens.
This is GA. The Gov is putting the life and health of our Children at risk. But this is the same state where the Gov refused to expand Medicaid. So putting Children and others at risk is par for the course
Keep kids home.
If they can’t stay home, give them masks and face shields and hand sanitizer. Instruct them on how to stay safe.
Put pressure on school officials to close face-to-face learning and make virtual learning available for all students.
Then make sure to vote the GOP motherfuckers out.
Tennessee voters: today is Election Day! Call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) if you have any voting-related issues or questions. #ProtectOurVotepic.twitter.com/J3TTAotHHO
What is wrong with People!?!?!?!?!? *Ingesting* hand sanitizer?!?!?!?
Was it thought to be a convenient substitute for the liquor store or were they following Orange Man’s train of thought with the disinfectant speculation???
People are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Four have died and others have suffered impaired vision or seizures, the CDC says. https://t.co/W7UXiBxmSm
The label “do not wear plastic bag on head” always seemed funny to me but there are some people who read that and realized only then they couldn’t breathe through the bag. It’s harsh to say but maybe we should just let it be on this stuff.
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut "to show that Lebanon is not alone" after an explosion killed 135 people and injured around 5,000.
What kind of stupid ass country do we live in where a guy trying to save lives like Dr. Fauci gets DEATH threats, while trump is LITERALLY trying to kill our kids telling people they're immune to COVID-19?
Biden, asked by @errolbarnett about Dodd criticism of Harris b/c of June debate clash. “I don’t hold grudges & I’ve made it really clear that I don’t hold grudges,” Biden says. “I think it was a debate & it’s as simple as that & she’s very much in contention.”
Not to be left out, my ass kissing suck up Governor presented himself for marching orders yesterday in DC….this as doctors and medical professionals in AZ called for Ducey’s sycophant health director to resign because of her awful handling of everything to do do with COVID in AZ.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the ACA, which has withstood 10 years of the most concerted attacks against it? Here's to the foresight of its architects, who steeled it against some rather heavy artillery.
Don't miss @EAlexTheGreat's takeover of my Instagram today, the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, with some very special guests. (Maybe even Erika's mom!)
We have to treat voting as the most important action we can take on behalf of democracy. So make sure you are registered to vote. Request a mail-in ballot early and send it back early. Then get your family and friends to do it, too. Every vote counts. https://t.co/XdZz4dh82T
Giant alarm bells, let us see the reports now:
“Shocked & appalled—I just left a 90 minute classified briefing on foreign malign threats to our elections,”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) tweeted Tuesday.
“From spying to sabotage, Americans need to see & hear these reports.”
“Protect our democracy from destruction by declassifying key intel describing the danger of foreign subterfuge to our elections,” Blumenthal added. “Congress has been briefed, but sworn to secrecy—unacceptably.”
(https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/510779-top-federal-official-says-more-details-coming-on-foreign-election)
—He told Velshi that Russia’s previous interference was “child’s play” compared to the current nature
of its global interference. (The Hill)
Senator Bluementhal:
“As to what the Russians are doing globally outside of the United States,
the techniques and tactics now underway by the Russians globally make their past disruption look rudimentary and quaint. In fact as I said “like child’s play”.
They can regulate the personal choice of what clothes and hairstyles kids can wear to school, but mandate something that could keep people from getting sick and dying, oh no, that’s just too much! 🤬
Former first lady Michelle Obama says she's suffering from "low-grade depression" due to the coronavirus pandemic, race relations in the US and the political strife surrounding it all, she says. https://t.co/hyc4AzvfYY
Today at 2 pm, I'll be giving remarks at the world premiere of "Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote," an eye-opening documentary about the clear & present danger that voter suppression poses to Americans' right to vote. Join the virtual premiere here: https://t.co/5mWoXmNC0f#VRAA
With all the horrific illness, death, trauma, joblessness, threats to our election, undermining the post office, voter suppression and general panic, Congress has earned ZERO August recess. They need to address these urgent problems NOW.
Former first lady Michelle Obama says she's suffering from "low-grade depression" due to the coronavirus pandemic, race relations in the US and the political strife surrounding it all, she says. https://t.co/hyc4AzvfYY
Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
Former first lady Michelle Obama says she's suffering from "low-grade depression" due to the coronavirus pandemic, race relations in the US and the political strife surrounding it all, she says. https://t.co/hyc4AzvfYY
Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
So the announcement from Attorney General Letitia James is to dissolve the NRA and remove Wayne LaPierre from his leadership post. https://t.co/R3d7aMd87c
JUST IN: The New York attorney general is seeking to dissolve the NRA.
It’s the most aggressive sanction the state could seek against the powerful gun-rights group after an investigation found evidence that the NRA is “fraught with fraud and abuse.” https://t.co/La3i8NzSdF
We have been waiting for this for over 1 1/2 years since March For Our Lives filed our complaint with the New York AG about the NRA’s mis use of funds.
WATCH: Joe Biden addresses Chris Dodd "no remorse" remarks: "I don't hold grudges, it was a debate." Kamala Harris "very much in contention." pic.twitter.com/Iy4YIksEBk
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) August 6, 2020
If I'm elected president, our students and educators will have all the tools and resources they need to succeed and get through COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/ul9vTTcT40
Today is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act––one of the crowning achievements of our democracy. But once the Supreme Court weakened it, some state legislatures unleashed a flood of laws designed specifically to make voting harder, especially in communities of color.
We can do this by making sure every American is automatically registered to vote, including formerly incarcerated people. Let’s also make sure to add more polling places, expand early voting, and make Election Day a national holiday.
We have to treat voting as the most important action we can take on behalf of democracy. So make sure you are registered to vote. Request a mail-in ballot early and send it back early. Then get your family and friends to do it, too. Every vote counts. https://t.co/XdZz4dh82T
Today is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act––one of the crowning achievements of our democracy. But once the Supreme Court weakened it, some state legislatures unleashed a flood of laws designed specifically to make voting harder, especially in communities of color.
The scenes of death and destruction from Hiroshima and Nagasaki still horrify us 75 years later. They reach through history to remind us of the hideous damage nuclear weapons can inflict—and our collective responsibility to ensure they're never again used. https://t.co/357jRzBPeL
When it comes to conversations with government and state-affiliated media accounts on Twitter, we’re helping to make the experience more transparent.
We'll now use two distinct profile labels for these types of accounts, so you can easily identify them and their Tweets. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/JW67o422MO
75 years ago, mushroom clouds blackened the skies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But from the ashes of an atomic bomb's destruction emerged a narrative of hope and peace—a reminder of our belief in common humanity.
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) August 6, 2020
In 2016, President @BarackObama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima since the atomic bombings of 1945.
"We have a shared responsibility to look directly into the eye of history and ask what we must do differently to curb such suffering again." pic.twitter.com/y8Uj8phKOh
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) August 6, 2020
On the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, read about Sanae Ogino, an Obama Leader and a native of Hiroshima, who is working to achieve lasting world peace through nuclear abolition: https://t.co/rXtQt6T25ipic.twitter.com/OgijUJET8J
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) August 6, 2020
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has tested positive for coronavirus, hours before President Donald Trump was set to touch down in the state https://t.co/0kgSvVaCAt
The Obama Diary 
NW thank you for your astonishing work.
Thank you.
You have my thanks, too, Nerdy – every day!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, Nerdy!
State Senator Pat Spearman:
“I’m the 3rd generation to be born free”.
“I am only the 2nd generation to have in law the right to vote.
That’s sacred to me.
That’s sacred to me.”
Speaking to Nicole Wallace: “Nevada State Senator Pat Spearman explains a new law in Nevada making it easier to vote, including vote by mail, and the challenges of overcoming obstinate Republican opposition in advancing such legislation.”
Afternoon everyone . A thread for you
Okay but there are some great people who could be President someday who can’t do a lot of those things. Tammy Duckworth comes to mind. Let’s not slap them while making fun of Twitler.
On ReidOut:
“Cardiologist Dr. Bernard Ashby says the president needs to listen to the medical experts on the severity of the pandemic and ‘stay in his lane.’”
Counting down…three…two…one…
And it’s yayy, listen to FL Michelle’s podcast out today!!!!
Republicans are scum.
Our beloved Pete, always searching for the best in everything.
Lies.
“The Truth Behind A Viral Picture Of A Reopening School Is Worse Than It Looked”
North Paulding High School, about an hour outside Atlanta, reopened Monday despite an outbreak among members of its high school football team…
…multiple teachers at North Paulding say there are positive tests among school staff, including a staff member who came into contact with most teachers at the school while exhibiting symptoms last week.
…the district has called mask-wearing a “personal choice” and said that social distancing “will not be possible to enforce” in “most cases.”
While the school provided teachers with face shields and masks and encouraged staff and students to wear them, they are not required and not all teachers have chosen to use them.
Not sure I understand about the virtual learning option being full.
=====
Some students at North Paulding say they were forced to attend school in person because all of the slots for the district’s virtual learning option were filled. A narrow sign-up window for virtual classes meant many parents missed their opportunity to enroll their children online.
[One student’s] parents saw the photograph that had been circulating Tuesday and told him, “You are not going back to school again.” But a few hours later, [the student’s] mother had spoken to the school and was told that students who “chose not to go to school” could face suspension or expulsion.
…while some classes practiced distancing, in one, a teacher had pushed together students’ desks to allow for group work.
Apparently, there was a deadline to sign up for the virtual learning option. But still…
This is a travesty. What can we do as citizens.
This is GA. The Gov is putting the life and health of our Children at risk. But this is the same state where the Gov refused to expand Medicaid. So putting Children and others at risk is par for the course
It sickens me. A state with some of the most progressive cities in the US is run by a hick like Kemp.
Whatever Kemp is doing, it is not in the best interest of the citizens of Georgia. He’s showboating for the Orange Man and keeping the pockets of his cohorts padded. Probably has *just* enough support to get away with it…for now.
So, meta, tomorrow 9a EDT? 🙂
I don’t know!! I’m thinking the convention opens Aug 17, so maybe next Monday???
They are going to want a full news week to build momentum. So probably not the weekend.
You’re likely correct, meta. Just thought he would have waited until Friday to drop the teaser if that were the case.
At least we know we don’t have much longer to wait 🙂
INDEED!!
I think Friday. That way they do a joint appearance on Saturday, she hits all of the Sunday shows; Monday – Thursday, she’ll hit all of prime time. Friday they’ll preview the convention schedule, Saturday – rally. Sunday, convention chairs flood the shows to generate buzz for virtual event.
Cool strategy!!
That sounds like a good bet!!
I wonder what the actual announcement will look like.
When President Obama selected Joe to be his running mate, the first tip-off that it would be Joe was that the secret service was dispatched to Joe’s home. Either the secret service will tip their hand or it will be someone in Washington.
My work here is done, back to basketball.
Amen!
Ok! I’m intrigued!
I wonder if this is about the census?
So theses scam calls really happen. I love Walter Schaub’s sense of humor🤣🤣
That anybody, young or old, would even consider voting for this pathetic guy is really beyond my ability to process. I’m so sick of celebrity culture and the value that’s placed on it. UGH.
Let’s do this, together
Goodnight TOD.
UGH UGH UGH
This is a travesty. What can we do as citizens.
This is GA. The Gov is putting the life and health of our Children at risk. But this is the same state where the Gov refused to expand Medicaid. So putting Children and others at risk is par for the course
Keep kids home.
If they can’t stay home, give them masks and face shields and hand sanitizer. Instruct them on how to stay safe.
Put pressure on school officials to close face-to-face learning and make virtual learning available for all students.
Then make sure to vote the GOP motherfuckers out.
Morning everyone. The greed just permeates everything
Good Morning TOD Family!
What is wrong with People!?!?!?!?!? *Ingesting* hand sanitizer?!?!?!?
Was it thought to be a convenient substitute for the liquor store or were they following Orange Man’s train of thought with the disinfectant speculation???
Imagine that
The NRA in a vice works for me too
Yup!
Soon……
Amy McGrath needs to make sure that EVERYONE in KY knows this!!
https://www.newsweek.com/mcconnells-wifes-family-business-appears-trump-admins-list-companies-that-received-most-ppp-1515788
Read: They were the only states that sufficiently sucked up, hard, and kissed my ass just how I like it.
Not to be left out, my ass kissing suck up Governor presented himself for marching orders yesterday in DC….this as doctors and medical professionals in AZ called for Ducey’s sycophant health director to resign because of her awful handling of everything to do do with COVID in AZ.
Thanks Obama!
SOON – House Speaker Pelosi holds weekly news briefing
Also here: https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-07
Giant alarm bells, let us see the reports now:
“Shocked & appalled—I just left a 90 minute classified briefing on foreign malign threats to our elections,”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) tweeted Tuesday.
“From spying to sabotage, Americans need to see & hear these reports.”
“Protect our democracy from destruction by declassifying key intel describing the danger of foreign subterfuge to our elections,” Blumenthal added. “Congress has been briefed, but sworn to secrecy—unacceptably.”
(https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/510779-top-federal-official-says-more-details-coming-on-foreign-election)
—He told Velshi that Russia’s previous interference was “child’s play” compared to the current nature
of its global interference. (The Hill)
Correction:
The Hill didn’t say “child’s play”. I heard Sen. Blumenthal say it to Velshi.
Senator Bluementhal:
“As to what the Russians are doing globally outside of the United States,
the techniques and tactics now underway by the Russians globally make their past disruption look rudimentary and quaint. In fact as I said “like child’s play”.
This uplifting and true discussion not to be missed!
“Don’t reach for normal, reach for better.”
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I wish a MF would. My ass would be in jail.
Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
Mistake. Trying to post below. 😣
Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/08/06/voting-rights-act-55th-anniversary/
Remembering Hiroshima
Good Morning, Good Day, Good Afternoon, TODville Community💐🌹💐
Gov Mike DeWine has tested Positive for the COVID19.