The #MilwaukeeBucks and five other basketball teams decided to not play their scheduled @NBA playoff games in protest of police shooting Jacob Blake earlier this week. Do Americans support or oppose this decision?
Jacob Blake’s father tells me his son is still heavily sedated, but he appreciated a call from Milwaukee Bucks players the other day. Blake Sr. says he spoke to to Joe Biden & Kamala Harris for an hour. pic.twitter.com/ZL0Wc4ZSJp
It’s nice some companies including Walmart, are giving a few hours off to staff on Nov 3 to vote.
But that may not be enough (as mentioned by SW in the previous post).
It’s a start I suppose.
Good day all been keeping up with the happenings refused to watch the orange splat and anything related to him didnt get any sleep lastnight as my sister listened to his diatribe on youtube lincoln project where she saw the comments live it was totally hilarious its not to be missed
3D in this plane of existence…
-The 2020 RNC was held at the PEOPLE’S HOUSE.
-We were violated, threatened, grossly lied to and dangerously misled, by the maniacal traitor in the WH.
-Two thousand dumb, dumb, dumber victims and their overlords are on camera for all the world to see.
-Some will get sick, some will make their families at home sick, some may die. (Please track.)
-Trump is already guilty of willful negligence…and mass murder.
wtf, hello?
HerbalLife enters into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. government for conspiring to violate a provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Prosecutors say the supplement company kept bad records to disguise corrupt payments to Chinese government officials.
In other words, they don’t need a reason to kill black and brown people. Because they wanted to. That’s why.
"He had a knife." "He used a counterfeit $20 bill." "He was selling loose cigarettes." "He was playing with a toy gun in the park." "He walked home." "She was driving down to her new job." "She was asleep in her own house." "He complied and reached for his license, registration."
During this week of egregious Hatch Act violations, let us acknowledge the 6 year anniversary of the day Republicans said America was going to hell in a hand basket because the president wore a tan suit. pic.twitter.com/n8R5Jil6M5
PHOTOS: Remembering the life and death of Emmett Till on the 65th anniversary of his murder
The death of the 14-year-old on Aug. 28, 1955 and the details surrounding it have gone down in history as a jarring example of the treatment of black lives.https://t.co/ltZ8gsnewo
If you’re looking to take action—or looking to educate yourselves on these issues—we’ve gathered some resources from the @ObamaFoundation that can help at https://t.co/V7b0mJoZiL.
What we saw last night sums up so much of the Trump administration:
A law-breaking convention on your dime, on the lawn of your house, to celebrate a president like a king for overseeing the needless deaths of 180,000 Americans—and counting. pic.twitter.com/qmoxmOLe4w
Bravo to Rev. Al for pulling off that march today in D.C., in the hotter-than-hell temperatures they all faced. Much love to each and every person who participated, young and old, with their full hearts. That’s the America I want to be a part of – not the other sh*t that starts at 1600.
Thank you for this post, Nerdy, and for reminding us to just go ahead and use “systemic dehumanization” rather than racism. We can’t fix it until we face it.
Jacob Blake's attorney says the felony warrant against Blake has just been vacated, handcuffs removed in his hospital bed, and the deputies have left his hospital room. https://t.co/fV9U0UyDZz
57 years ago, people from all over the country came together for the March on Washington. Today we march on—to realize Dr. King’s dream and fulfill the promise of our country. This fall, let's show up in numbers that can't be ignored. Make a plan to vote: https://t.co/HmU8uQ9uIppic.twitter.com/UBMWTuuhLe
This is clearly with the support of coaches who are here with the team. Team is protesting under the Confederate statue at the Oxford Square pic.twitter.com/epjxjp8F0n
In this election, there are two clear choices: a president who will continue to sow hate and division in our country or @JoeBiden who will work to unify all Americans and restore the soul of our nation.pic.twitter.com/vYpwonHZ6k
Breaking via NYT: The NBA and its players's union announced a plan to convert league arenas — provided they are under team ownership control — into polling locations for the November election as part of an agreement to resume the playoffs on Saturday.https://t.co/W97i70OcIj
The playoffs will continue Saturday, three days after players walked out. As part of the agreement, the league committed to a new series of social justice efforts.
The N.B.A. announced a plan to convert some of its arenas into polling locations for the November election as part of an agreement with its players’ union to resume the playoffs on Saturday.
The N.B.A. and union’s joint plan also includes, according to the statement, the creation of “a social justice coalition, with representatives from players, coaches and governors, that will be focused on a broad range of issues, including increasing access to voting, promoting civic engagement, and advocating for meaningful police and criminal justice reform.”
Thank you Nerdy for this place, sometimes I can’t wait to get home or get to work just so I can go to a place and scream and debate and recharge and relax. And this wonderful place provides just that.
INBOX: @NewYorkStateAG celebrates a conviction in the more than $1 billion money laundering case of ex-MyPayroll HR CEO Michael Mann.
“As Michael Mann spun his widespread web of deceit, employees and employers throughout the state of New York paid the price.” pic.twitter.com/8Hc2Ww0iX5
Health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg Country confirmed that four #COVIDIOTS at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/DN7SYciq4F
And more people stayed awake throughout Sen Harris’ energetic & inspiring speech than thru Trump’s rambling yawn-fest. Even he looked tired, but then again, Trump’s never had to read anything as long as 70 min in his whole life. pic.twitter.com/QD15pmIiJy
In 2016, Trump's convention speech garnered a bigger audience than Hillary Clinton's speech; this year Biden out-rated Trump. pic.twitter.com/t6K51hqbra
If you’re looking to take action—or looking to educate yourselves on these issues—we’ve gathered some resources from the @ObamaFoundation that can help at https://t.co/V7b0mJoZiL.
In contrast w/ the White House event last night, nearly all the attendees of today’s march wore masks. Some carried signs reading: “Maintain Social Distancing, Wear a Mask, Use Hand Sanitizer, Protect the Vote.”
Good morning from the National Mall where the line for the March on Washington is a sight to behold. Mandatory temp checks mean thousands are being bottlenecked waiting to get in.
Filming this took a short hike, seems people are joining faster than they’re able to scan. pic.twitter.com/fE0uiF2QHs
This photo taken 57 years ago today at the March on Washington. I watched in awe at a man who had a dream. Unfortunately today, that dream is still a dream. The march today and this election is just as or more important than it was back in 1963.
Postal officials have suspended mail delivery to Mar Vista Gardens, a public housing complex in LA. Residents must pick up mail at a facility more than a mile away. Organizers call it "a political attack on the Latino and African American community.” https://t.co/tOV91DBxOh
OPINION | If Donald Trump loses the upcoming election, he is threatening to disregard the outcome. It will then fall to Mike Pence, as president of the Senate, to certify the Electoral College results, writes @LonJacobs.https://t.co/RPtous3xiM
🚨BREAKING: Texas Federal Court orders state to implement simultaneous voter registration–any online driver’s license renewal or change-of-address will automatically result in user being registered to vote at current address.
I want to live just long enough to see that you either die in office, or in a prison cell, as some favors come at too high a price. Unlike you, I can't say the quiet pieces out loud. #LIARTRUMPhttps://t.co/vyTP5HhX6g
LeBron James led small group of players who sought advice of Barack Obama on Wednesday, and the former President offered them guidance to continue playing with plan of action.
The death toll from Hurricane Laura more than doubled Friday to at least 14 across the Gulf Coast.
Hundreds of thousands are still without power or water, and those services could be down for weeks or longer in the hardest hit areas. @OmarVillafranca has the latest pic.twitter.com/xjRorwGDzM
Anyone remotely considering the possibility that even the greatest landslide victory in US political history will cause Trump, Pence, McConnell and all of Putin’s other assets to obey the rule of law, the Constitution to exit as all other President’s have is living in a bubble. Period.
We are at war folks and Putin is winning and absolutely nothing in the past 3.5 years has even remotely been effective in deterring Trump’s fire storm of death and destruction of people’s lives, the US Economy & US National Security.
ABSOLUTELY NOTING because PUTIN OWNS the White House, the Senate, at least 3 seats on SCOTUS and has both ultra-wealthy and dirt poor US White Supremacists on his team.
I look at these NBA players and I’m in awe, I’m in awe that most of them are in their twenties and they have the intestinal fortitude to navigate and fight in a world that sees them as being rich and spoiled, forgetting that a lot of those players were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths. In fact most of them didn’t have a goddamn spoon in the first place, but still they solider on. I hear a lot of people saying that they should do this and that, and the majority of those offering advice come from a place of privilege. There isn’t a handbook that explains how a group should go about boycotting or striking, but for the grace of god you don’t have to protest against a system that sees you as the enemy. God bless those players.
Everybody is a fucking expert when it comes to telling Black people how, when, and where to fucking protest. Some people want their neat and quiet bubble to remain that way and not have to be bothered by Black people getting killed by the hands of people that do not have any business being police officers. This fucking kids walks into a church and kills nine Black people and when he’s taken alive by the police they take that motherfucker out for a burger. How do you think Black people feel about shit like that happening? How are Black people supposed to digest that? Now imagine that same scene being played out in different ways for centuries? Doc Rives was right, we keep loving a country that does not give one flying fuck about us. So we had a Black president, so fucking what, you basically called him a nigger every day of his presidency. You got a White president that is the walking embodiment of rotted filth that shits on the flag every goddamn day and yet damn near half the country is willing to reelect him. You gave the Black president that wanted to save your ungrateful ass, you gave him your racist ass to kiss. Now if you think that 99.99999% of Black people don’t think like I do, then you are sadly mistaken my friend.
This is amazing! "The N.B.A. and its players’ union announced a plan to convert league arenas into polling locations for the November election as part of an agreement to resume the playoffs on Saturday."https://t.co/9JUUaE6X7P
Arizona. Florida. Michigan. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Wisconsin. Some combo of these states can free us from the route to autocracy we are on. Others can be won. But won’t be the tipping point. Those of you from the six above – the world needs you. And will owe you a debt.
After seeing @realDonaldTrump's drunken performance tonight in New Hampshire, I'm beginning to wonder if he'll even make it to November 3rd…#TrumpIsNotWell
— Where's My Guillotine?????🌊🌈🌎✌🐕🐈😷 (@2791Lynnie) August 29, 2020
🚨BREAKING: In a late-Friday filing, Trump and @GOP ask Federal Court to BLOCK the counting of mail-in ballots cast in Pennsylvania via drop boxes, that lack inner envelops, or have been delivered via third party.
BREAKING: 'Black Panther' actor Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 after 4-year fight with colon cancer, representative tells AP. Find updates here: https://t.co/QdE82STPlK
The calls for racial justice that sparked the March on Washington 57 years ago are ringing out again today.
As we honor the legacy of that day — let's meet this moment with the urgency and action that our heroes marched for half a century ago. pic.twitter.com/Bs0SccjnxN
Heartbroken. My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble. He left too early but his life made a difference. Sending my sincere condolences to his family. pic.twitter.com/C5xGkUi9oZ
The true power of @ChadwickBoseman was bigger than anything we saw on screen. From the Black Panther to Jackie Robinson, he inspired generations and showed them they can be anything they want — even super heroes. Jill and I are praying for his loved ones at this difficult time.
Heartbroken. My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble. He left too early but his life made a difference. Sending my sincere condolences to his family. pic.twitter.com/C5xGkUi9oZ
This is so sad and tragic. He was so very wonderful in the Black Panther and an even better human off the screen, according to so many accounts. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Brian Williams asked historian Michael Beschloss how he felt about the final segment of the RNC’s being inappropriately held at the White House last night, and Michael responded, while shaking his head:
The Obama Diary 
Good Morning TODVILLE.
Happy Friday!
The Ladies have something to say
https://margaretandhelen.com/2020/08/27/trump-lies-and-before-you-know-it-youre-drinking-bleach-sticking-a-lightbulb-up-your-ass-and-using-the-c-word/
Powerful
That was just what we needed to see. Pitch perfect.
It’s nice some companies including Walmart, are giving a few hours off to staff on Nov 3 to vote.
But that may not be enough (as mentioned by SW in the previous post).
It’s a start I suppose.
National holiday, like DF said, is needed.
Good day all been keeping up with the happenings refused to watch the orange splat and anything related to him didnt get any sleep lastnight as my sister listened to his diatribe on youtube lincoln project where she saw the comments live it was totally hilarious its not to be missed
No question. We need to elevate voting to its rightful place
3D in this plane of existence…
-The 2020 RNC was held at the PEOPLE’S HOUSE.
-We were violated, threatened, grossly lied to and dangerously misled, by the maniacal traitor in the WH.
-Two thousand dumb, dumb, dumber victims and their overlords are on camera for all the world to see.
-Some will get sick, some will make their families at home sick, some may die. (Please track.)
-Trump is already guilty of willful negligence…and mass murder.
wtf, hello?
Reverend Barber called it: “Necro politics, the politics of Death.”
(ReidOut)
Wow
In other words, they don’t need a reason to kill black and brown people. Because they wanted to. That’s why.
This goes side by side with what Michael Steele said on Dateline WH that I shared some examples on the previous thread. Same thing……….:(
Careful DC and VA. I feel a COVID spike coming on.
Smart AND handsome
Absolutely. Should have been done then.
That was only the beginning. It revealed so much as to who we are as a Nation.
Damn toxic waste dump and everyone knows it
Awesome! Hiya VC!!! 🙋🏿♀️
Hello to you too, GxG. How are you faring given all that’s happening in your state?
I’m holding on VC, holding on. Thanks for asking ❤️
Good! ❤ ❤
Good Afternoon, TODbots of a Friday.
🙏💪😍🙌🤗🙌😍💪🙏
Excellent
Bravo to Rev. Al for pulling off that march today in D.C., in the hotter-than-hell temperatures they all faced. Much love to each and every person who participated, young and old, with their full hearts. That’s the America I want to be a part of – not the other sh*t that starts at 1600.
Thank you for this post, Nerdy, and for reminding us to just go ahead and use “systemic dehumanization” rather than racism. We can’t fix it until we face it.
revolution
Dear God above,
Make us all love.
(Prenaptual thought!) zzzzzzzzz
Amen, Sister
rebel music
Shouldn’t have ever happened to begin with.
Oh that was very gig of them…punks. And he with 7 holes in him for zero reason.
-have a nice weekend ossifers.
-and don’t forgit to go to church.
really helped his traumatized children. they are owed an apology.
Hey, Df! I turned the sound on in this tweet and immediately thought of you; don’t know why. 😉
❤️❤️ Because once upon a time, did I post the video of my dog in my flooded backyard, happy as a clam, playing in the water??
😀 😀 😀 (I guess you forgot to add the music, eh?)
The playoffs will continue Saturday, three days after players walked out. As part of the agreement, the league committed to a new series of social justice efforts.
The N.B.A. announced a plan to convert some of its arenas into polling locations for the November election as part of an agreement with its players’ union to resume the playoffs on Saturday.
The N.B.A. and union’s joint plan also includes, according to the statement, the creation of “a social justice coalition, with representatives from players, coaches and governors, that will be focused on a broad range of issues, including increasing access to voting, promoting civic engagement, and advocating for meaningful police and criminal justice reform.”
This is how you do it. This is how you use your platform to affect change. So proud of the NBA and others that will follow to demand change.
Yeah, no more fucks to give. I LOL’d
Yeah, I was reading his tweets earlier. They have indeed broken Jim Gaffigan.
Thank you Nerdy for this place, sometimes I can’t wait to get home or get to work just so I can go to a place and scream and debate and recharge and relax. And this wonderful place provides just that.
🌺🥂❤️
So glad she is on the people’s side:)
Of course the name of the company is “MyPayroll.”
😮😶🤭🤫
Trump’s speech was gibberish then and it’s gibberish now, the only thing that changed was the date.
Jaysus! We have to make it a super landslide! That’s all. No iffs, buts, etcetera. VOTE!
Of course they called Obama, what, you thought they were going to call the “Soul Patrol” or the “Blackademics” for advice?
Anyone remotely considering the possibility that even the greatest landslide victory in US political history will cause Trump, Pence, McConnell and all of Putin’s other assets to obey the rule of law, the Constitution to exit as all other President’s have is living in a bubble. Period.
We are at war folks and Putin is winning and absolutely nothing in the past 3.5 years has even remotely been effective in deterring Trump’s fire storm of death and destruction of people’s lives, the US Economy & US National Security.
ABSOLUTELY NOTING because PUTIN OWNS the White House, the Senate, at least 3 seats on SCOTUS and has both ultra-wealthy and dirt poor US White Supremacists on his team.
I look at these NBA players and I’m in awe, I’m in awe that most of them are in their twenties and they have the intestinal fortitude to navigate and fight in a world that sees them as being rich and spoiled, forgetting that a lot of those players were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths. In fact most of them didn’t have a goddamn spoon in the first place, but still they solider on. I hear a lot of people saying that they should do this and that, and the majority of those offering advice come from a place of privilege. There isn’t a handbook that explains how a group should go about boycotting or striking, but for the grace of god you don’t have to protest against a system that sees you as the enemy. God bless those players.
Everybody is a fucking expert when it comes to telling Black people how, when, and where to fucking protest. Some people want their neat and quiet bubble to remain that way and not have to be bothered by Black people getting killed by the hands of people that do not have any business being police officers. This fucking kids walks into a church and kills nine Black people and when he’s taken alive by the police they take that motherfucker out for a burger. How do you think Black people feel about shit like that happening? How are Black people supposed to digest that? Now imagine that same scene being played out in different ways for centuries? Doc Rives was right, we keep loving a country that does not give one flying fuck about us. So we had a Black president, so fucking what, you basically called him a nigger every day of his presidency. You got a White president that is the walking embodiment of rotted filth that shits on the flag every goddamn day and yet damn near half the country is willing to reelect him. You gave the Black president that wanted to save your ungrateful ass, you gave him your racist ass to kiss. Now if you think that 99.99999% of Black people don’t think like I do, then you are sadly mistaken my friend.
Act surprised. He’s a con man. Through and through
Stumbling in New Hampshire.
NO!
My god I just saw it!
💔💔
Dear God in heaven, WHEN WILL THIS STOP????!!!!!!
Please tell me this isn’t so:
Screen Rant: Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther Actor, Dies At Age 43.
https://screenrant.com/chadwick-boseman-dead-black-panther/
His last tweet was about Kamala Harris.
I feel bereft! So young. But did so much, so many brilliant roles. One of my “Pretend Hubby’s” (after I saw 42 & Get on Up). The rest is history! 💞
This is so sad and tragic. He was so very wonderful in the Black Panther and an even better human off the screen, according to so many accounts. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Brian Williams asked historian Michael Beschloss how he felt about the final segment of the RNC’s being inappropriately held at the White House last night, and Michael responded, while shaking his head:
“Ahhh … it made me sick.”
Some really beautiful stuff in here.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/08/29/young-gifted-and-black/