Join me for a conversation with @EricHolder and @allontheline. We’ll be talking about what’s at stake in this year’s election, the redistricting process, and ways to get involved in the fight to strengthen our democracy.https://t.co/fm6spO4xHJ
Me (wiping tears from my eyes): I’m okay, I am just thinking about my mom and grandmothers smiling down as I just voted for a black woman to become Vice President
Trump fans are already crammed together in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for the next Trump campaign potential superspreader event pic.twitter.com/iMY4xr5XCX
After seeing video of Donald Trump dancing, I wonder what’s going through his mind. Is he thinking Dancing with the Stars, or is he worried about Dancing Behind Bars? from Dan Rather
Good evening TODville. Did anyone watch the exchange between Speaker Pelosi and Wolf Blitzer on CNN today. Will try to find the video. Unfortunately I only watched a small clip, but heard that she called him out on his talking points.
@SpeakerPelosi It was just so great that you spoke truth to @wolfblitzer today – and, believe me, you speak for We the People! You've got this (and luckily you know it). #NancySmash
"A network of more than two dozen [accounts claiming to be Black Trump supporters], many of them using identical language in their tweets, recently has generated more than 265,000 retweets or other amplifying 'mentions' on Twitter…" https://t.co/WQUBDE8E15
Shame on NBC for giving Trump a platform after he cowardly canceled the debate. But on the bright side, no one in the world does worse at town halls than Trump. No one. This will be delicious.
Just vote. Blow this SOB outta the water. We have the power.
A new pro-Trump super PAC ad uses stock footage from Russia and Belarus in a major ad buy that's airing in three swing states. It's the fourth time in three months that an ad promoting Trump's reelection has used footage from Russia. https://t.co/MxOoMXF8LT
The republicans stole a Supreme Court seat from President Obama in order to install Gorsuch. They are again corrupting the process in order to install Barrett. Expanding the court to right those wrongs wouldn't be court-packing, it would be justice.
“Trump Admin Admits Embrace Of Disputed Herd Immunity Strategy: WaPo ”
“Rachel Maddow shares reporting by the Washington Post that a Trump administration official has admitted that the Trump policy for dealing with coronavirus is tantamount to herd immunity, even as experts deride it as “fringe” and “dangerous,” and the U.S. appears to be in the grips of a second wave of infections.”
First the Apprentice, now:
Do Nothing But Super-Spread Spectator Sports…maybe you’ll die, maybe not.
Trump Administration plan = Infect as many people as possible.
“Never in the history of public health been used as s strategy…letting COVID-19 circulate unchecked therefore means allowing unnecessary infections, suffering and death.”
(W.H.O Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus)
—c/o trump wh anti-science snuff rallies.
September 16th, Maddow:
Explained the math on herd immunity.
“Math on Trump Covid strategy has millions dying before it works”
“Rachel Maddow does the math on the herd immunity Covid-19 strategy that Donald Trump has chosen, with the backing of Fox News doctor Scott Atlas, as the way the U.S. will deal with the coronavirus and finds that even with rosy circumstances and granting some leaps Trump makes without the support of science, millions of people would die in the U.S. for it to work.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/math-on-trump-covid-strategy-has-millions-dying-before-it-works-91958341539)
—btw under the Herd Plan the least American death toll is 2.1 million.
Under the “Herd” plan:
65% of population has to be infected = 215 million Americans.
Our fatality rate = close to 3% of positive infections.
= 6.4 million deaths.
There’s so little film footage of jazz piano virtuoso Art Tatum—whose birthday we just celebrated—it’s a genuine tragedy. But we are blessed to have this rare clip of Tatum demonstrating his amazing bag of keyboard tricks on Jerome Kern’s standard “Yesterdays.” pic.twitter.com/jRWB5j9lqO
🥰 Happy Birthday to our very wonderful Roberta. May you maintain your kind and funny outlook on life. Thank you for being a TOD family member. We love you 😘 ❤️🌷🌷🌷
Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur, 82, has worked at Elmhurst Hospital for over 50 years. “What will stay with me for the rest of my life—and I don’t know how many more years that will be—is the teamwork." #GlamourWOTYhttps://t.co/5SPlcLdP6mpic.twitter.com/fRb3a9OJe9
Veronica Henry put in back-to-back shifts in the hospital’s labs to ensure accurate test results for patients. “I needed more spiritual guidance than I ever have in my life. Because I have never, ever experienced anything like this.” #GlamourWOTYhttps://t.co/5SPlcLdP6mpic.twitter.com/EIycBtapcW
Meida Sanchez has cleaned rooms at Elmhurst for over a decade. She developed a reputation as the hospital’s “prayer lady,” sharing affirmations with patients while she worked. “You are not alone. You are safe. We are here. Don’t be afraid.” #GlamourWOTYhttps://t.co/5SPlcLdP6mpic.twitter.com/zp3jtYOJcW
Navdeep Kaur is a critical care nurse. She led a hospital-wide vigil to mourn the patients who did not survive. “We fought very hard with every strength in our body to keep you alive. And we want your families to know that you weren’t alone.” #GlamourWOTYhttps://t.co/5SPlcLdP6mpic.twitter.com/ohTKe4MfZo
“Growing up in Atlanta, you weren’t led to believe that it wasn’t possible, because you saw it. You turned on the television; there are Black people on TV. Your mayor was Black. All of this greatness was a part of our day-to-day existence” – @KeishaBottomshttps://t.co/PUAElGLdp1pic.twitter.com/AJi5jZ5erA
Aaaaw, what lusciousness! All of these. This last quote by Sherriflyn Ifill is 1000% right. I am not a good writer to express myself on just how powerful that quote is and how much it breaks my heart of all our Black brothers and sisters, past and present and sadly, future. Just know I do not overlook the devotion and heart it takes. Love, love, love to all.
Different note: This morning on Joe Madison, he played the entire (long) segment with NP and Wolf. Man, Wolf was testy and at times, nasty. Nancy did a good job, however (and a sizable however), here was the BIG mistake she made: She never specifically explained what is in her/the House bill and what is in the WH/Munchin/MM bill. In other words, she gave no easy to understand specific details. After he played the entire thing, he opened his lines to caller who have NOT voted yet because of the pure politics of it–getting a $1200 check signed by DJT trying to buy votes. The first caller, Anita, explained quickly point by point what is in the House bill FOR THE PEOPLE and what is in the WH bill for the $$$$$ people and corporations. She did not say what she does, but am guessing she works on the Hill for a person in Congress. Too late, but NP made a mistake in that interview. 😦
um imo,
Barrett spilled the beans.
GOP probably thinks they’re pretty slick sliding Barrett into our Supreme Court.
Despite refusing to answer yes or no to basic questions on decades old law (e.g. intimidation at the polls),
Barrett unintentionally showed
her and GOP’s true colors by referring to LGBTQ issues as “sexual preference”.
By not using the term “sexual orientation”,
Barrett let slip her ignorance,
prejudice,
or both.
“Sexual preference” suggests a choice for which you can be punished or “trained out” of.
The Christian Right would like LGBTQ folks to disappear. They cannot jail them or kill them off as in other countries. Instead they give money to aggressive regimes to do it for them. Here at home maybe start with discrimination, undo the marriage law and make it illegal, bring back DOMA.
—Barrett here reminding us that the trump architects are stacking the courts with the Christian Right.
BARRETT: Referred to LGBTQ as “people with a sexual preference”.
“I certainly didn’t mean and would never mean to use a term that would cause any offense to the LGBTQ community”… Barrett largely evaded questions Tuesday on how she would rule on specific issues,
as is the general practice in Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
But her claim to have never discriminated against the LGBTQ community rang hollow after a New York Timed profile revealed she had served on the board of an Indiana private school that barred admission to students of unmarried parents when same-sex marriage was not yet legalized in the state.
(https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/13/barrett-apologizes-sexual-orientation-preference-429249)
A Supreme Court nominee — a jurist and an originalist who would serve on the Court for the rest of her life — couldn't name "redress of grievances" in the First Amendment. This would be like a Hollywood movie producer forgetting about recording sound. https://t.co/ANWqUgnGPT
“White House Embraces Covid-19 ‘Herd Immunity’ Declaration”
“The Midwest and West are driving a virus surge in the U.S. The Eli Lilly antibody trial is paused because of potential safety concerns, just a day after Johnson & Johnson announced the pause of its coronavirus vaccine trial because of a sick volunteer.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/13/world/coronavirus-covid)
NEWS: A federal judge in Richmond has extended the Virginia voter registration deadline by two days after the state’s voter registration website went down yesterday.
Virginia residents now have until 11:59pm on Thursday, October 15 to register to vote online or in-person.
Ice Cube used black folks with his rap music, then his FRIDAY movies all the way out of Compton up to toney Sherman Oaks. He’s showing y’all his thanks.
I don’t get why this is hard. Elections are run by the State. Why doesn’t the state AG just order them impounded, seize the fraudulent boxes, document chain of custody, hold the contents as evidence and let anyone whose ballots were inside get replacement ballots?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. And this is true activism: he donated the prize money, valued at $54,600, to the civil rights movement. pic.twitter.com/ALGZF3HldV
URGENT: The National Voter Protection Hotline has a critical need for #Spanish-speaking volunteers. Their phones are ringing off the hook with voters who have questions about the process. Volunteer here if you can: https://t.co/zBXko0OLT5
I just signed legislation declaring #Juneteenth an official holiday in NYS.
This new public holiday will serve as a day to celebrate freedom, recognize the achievements of the Black community & reflect on injustices that remain.
Nancy Pelosi on Lawrence O’Donnell now. He explained that ppl who are not crafting (my word), have no business giving advice to the Speaker of the House (i am paraphrasing).
Morning everyone. I’ll take it a bit further. She doesn’t believe in science. She has no place on the court Thank you, Senator Harris.
Smart move by Senator Harris. Judge Barrett, who never tried a case, was so intent on lecturing a professional trial prosecutor about judicial canons that she didn’t see the trap until after she fell for it. pic.twitter.com/dg0LOOplmu
As @imillhiser said on @today_explained , originalism is the excuse you use when you want to overturn precedent, claiming the constitution supercedes and precedes the decision you don't like. Personally, I hope we get 4 liberal originalists in 2021 to overturn Citizens United,etc
Trump ends the Census early:
Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Ending Census Early
“Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Supreme Court approved the Trump Administration’s emergency request to end the 2020 Census early, which threatens to deny vulnerable communities federal funding and lead to an inaccurate apportionment that will violate the constitutional right to political representation:
“The Supreme Court’s decision to enable the President’s shameful campaign to curtail the Census is regrettable and disappointing. The President’s attack on the Census count and his refusal to provide time beyond December 31 for submission of the Census report clearly violate the Constitutional mandate enshrined by our Founders for a fair and accurate Census. Further, the President’s actions threaten to politically and financially exclude many in America’s most vulnerable communities from our democracy.’
“The Trump effort to end the Census early has been resoundingly rejected by experts, including in the Government Accountability Office, Commerce Department Inspector General and Census Scientific Advisory Committee, who all warn that the accelerated schedule will result in an inaccurate Census that will deny vulnerable communities the representation and funds they are entitled to. Specifically, the Census Bureau officials have stated that curtailing the Census is ‘ludicrous’ and will result in ‘fatal data flaws that are unacceptable for a constitutionally mandated national activity.’
“The House of Representatives will continue to fight in the Courts and in the Congress to ensure that every person has a say in our American Democracy, and to ensure a fair and accurate Census as the Constitution and our American ideals demand.”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101320-1)
Speaker Pelosi:
“On Pandemic Relief Negotiations With GOP”
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says Mitch McConnell’s lack of interest in coming to realistic terms on a coronavirus relief bill is “heartbreaking.” While the House wants funding to aid communities hit hardest by the pandemic, she tells Lawrence O’Donnell Republicans are more interested in tax cuts.”
SPEAKER PELOSI:
Dear Colleague on Insufficiencies of the Administration’s COVID-19 Relief Proposal
October 13 2020:
State and Local Government:
Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey: the Trump Administration’s latest offer “shortchanges state and local governments that provide most services Americans depend on. The coronavirus pandemic is the greatest peacetime challenge our nation has ever faced. We must meet the moment, and that will require Republicans to work in good faith on a meaningful relief package.”
Testing:
Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone: “The Administration continues to refuse to put a national testing, tracing and surveillance plan in place. [The Trump plan] would also needlessly delay funding to states by requiring states to jump through legislative hoops that are simply unnecessary. It does nothing to address the barriers and needs of communities of color that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.”
Working Families:
Ways and Means Chair Richie Neal: “This approach is a transparent attempt to score political points in the coming weeks, not a plan to ensure those who are struggling can make ends meet. Democrats expanded the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit. Meanwhile, the Trump proposal fails to include either of those expansions, depriving millions of Americans of thousands of dollars in tax benefits” while continuing tax benefits for some of the wealthiest in America.
Rental Assistance:
Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters: “Right now, an estimated 14 million families are at risk of eviction and homelessness, which is why Democrats have persistently pushed to provide robust emergency rental assistance, in addition to other life-saving provisions to prevent evictions and foreclosures. The Trump Administration’s misguided action to temporarily delay evictions is no substitute for the Heroes Act’s strong tenant protections and rental relief.”
Workers’ Protections and Child Care:
Education and Labor Chair Bobby Scott: “Seven months into the one of worst public health crisis this country has ever experienced, infection rates are rising again, and OSHA still refuses to issue any enforceable workplace safety standards. Their measly offer to increase funding for education stabilization is not enough to help schools reopen safely. Additionally, our child care system is on the brink of collapse and their proposal would not even cover half of what is needed.”
Small Businesses:
Small Business Chair Nydia Velázquez: “Unfortunately, the Trump Administration’s proposal fails to meet the needs of our country’s smallest businesses and employees. These businesses – our local restaurants, hotels, retailers, entertainment venues, movie theaters, and family-owned and operated bodegas – were particularly harmed by the Trump Administration’s ‘first-come-first-serve’ approach to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). But the Administration is now requesting that Congress consider small business relief alone and in a far more inadequate form.”
Elections:
House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren: “While the President peddles bogus conspiracy theories about voting by mail, his proposal provides no funding for state and local governments to conduct either safe in person or safe mail voting. The COVID pandemic, which the President downplays publicly, has put financial strain on our states and our Post Office when it comes to this election. Their proposal is a disgrace.”
Census:
Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney: “The Administration’s latest coronavirus proposal – coming after months of dithering since the House passed the Heroes Act to provide essential relief and protections to working families – is inexplicably short-sighted and wildly deficient. The Administration’s actions are directly jeopardizing the Constitution’s core requirements for a complete and accurate Census.”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101320)
Kamala Harris is canceling her travel until Oct. 18 after Liz Allen, her communications director, and a member of her flight crew tested tested positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/eJUJ6nnUZB
Trump's DOJ has been hostile towards the Black community and rolled back Obama/Biden Criminal Justice Reforms. Trump restarted the war on drugs, restored & increased federal private prisons, encouraged police brutality and more. Trump will not make us safer. #PlatinumPlanpic.twitter.com/bgDp7VpwuU
The Obama Diary 
NOW: Jill Biden campaigns in Dallas, Texas – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-4
Wow! Kamala is telling it as it is. Scary! ACB is scary. Kamala would be a great SC Justice herself after being VP then Prez.
After seeing video of Donald Trump dancing, I wonder what’s going through his mind. Is he thinking Dancing with the Stars, or is he worried about Dancing Behind Bars? from Dan Rather
Mu eyes are leaking.
* My eyes* Sorry.
Oh Dudette, on these day I so feel my white privilege. My heart aches. But I voted straight Democratic. I do have hope.
Thanks for that! I have hope too! ❤️
Me too.
👍🏾💕
AEI – Wow!
JUST IN: Labor secretary’s wife, who was at Rose Garden event, tests positive for coronavirus – CNNPolitics
💜
PP’s new theme song.
Good evening TODville. Did anyone watch the exchange between Speaker Pelosi and Wolf Blitzer on CNN today. Will try to find the video. Unfortunately I only watched a small clip, but heard that she called him out on his talking points.
I didn’t,but I hope she did!!!!
I won’t be watching. Yes, shame on NBC!!!
Morning everyone
Just vote. Blow this SOB outta the water. We have the power.
“Trump Admin Admits Embrace Of Disputed Herd Immunity Strategy: WaPo ”
“Rachel Maddow shares reporting by the Washington Post that a Trump administration official has admitted that the Trump policy for dealing with coronavirus is tantamount to herd immunity, even as experts deride it as “fringe” and “dangerous,” and the U.S. appears to be in the grips of a second wave of infections.”
First the Apprentice, now:
Do Nothing But Super-Spread Spectator Sports…maybe you’ll die, maybe not.
Trump Administration plan = Infect as many people as possible.
“Never in the history of public health been used as s strategy…letting COVID-19 circulate unchecked therefore means allowing unnecessary infections, suffering and death.”
(W.H.O Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus)
—c/o trump wh anti-science snuff rallies.
September 16th, Maddow:
Explained the math on herd immunity.
“Math on Trump Covid strategy has millions dying before it works”
“Rachel Maddow does the math on the herd immunity Covid-19 strategy that Donald Trump has chosen, with the backing of Fox News doctor Scott Atlas, as the way the U.S. will deal with the coronavirus and finds that even with rosy circumstances and granting some leaps Trump makes without the support of science, millions of people would die in the U.S. for it to work.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/math-on-trump-covid-strategy-has-millions-dying-before-it-works-91958341539)
—btw under the Herd Plan the least American death toll is 2.1 million.
Under the “Herd” plan:
65% of population has to be infected = 215 million Americans.
Our fatality rate = close to 3% of positive infections.
= 6.4 million deaths.
trump-pence choosing mass murder over wearing a mask
Genius, I tell ya. Genius! Look at this! My God!
That’s Devine! Thanks Dudette! 💞
Oh I love to see those fingers fly!
🥰 Happy Birthday to our very wonderful Roberta. May you maintain your kind and funny outlook on life. Thank you for being a TOD family member. We love you 😘 ❤️🌷🌷🌷
Aaaaw, what lusciousness! All of these. This last quote by Sherriflyn Ifill is 1000% right. I am not a good writer to express myself on just how powerful that quote is and how much it breaks my heart of all our Black brothers and sisters, past and present and sadly, future. Just know I do not overlook the devotion and heart it takes. Love, love, love to all.
Different note: This morning on Joe Madison, he played the entire (long) segment with NP and Wolf. Man, Wolf was testy and at times, nasty. Nancy did a good job, however (and a sizable however), here was the BIG mistake she made: She never specifically explained what is in her/the House bill and what is in the WH/Munchin/MM bill. In other words, she gave no easy to understand specific details. After he played the entire thing, he opened his lines to caller who have NOT voted yet because of the pure politics of it–getting a $1200 check signed by DJT trying to buy votes. The first caller, Anita, explained quickly point by point what is in the House bill FOR THE PEOPLE and what is in the WH bill for the $$$$$ people and corporations. She did not say what she does, but am guessing she works on the Hill for a person in Congress. Too late, but NP made a mistake in that interview. 😦
Had she done what the first caller did, she wold shut Wolf down instantly.
What a fab list/essays! Greatness all the way thru! 💞
I couldn’t agree more!
Spectacular series of posts, Dudette!!!! Thank you!!!!
Hiya Bob! You’re very welcome! 👍🏾
Agreed! Fab Dudette.
um imo,
Barrett spilled the beans.
GOP probably thinks they’re pretty slick sliding Barrett into our Supreme Court.
Despite refusing to answer yes or no to basic questions on decades old law (e.g. intimidation at the polls),
Barrett unintentionally showed
her and GOP’s true colors by referring to LGBTQ issues as “sexual preference”.
By not using the term “sexual orientation”,
Barrett let slip her ignorance,
prejudice,
or both.
“Sexual preference” suggests a choice for which you can be punished or “trained out” of.
The Christian Right would like LGBTQ folks to disappear. They cannot jail them or kill them off as in other countries. Instead they give money to aggressive regimes to do it for them. Here at home maybe start with discrimination, undo the marriage law and make it illegal, bring back DOMA.
—Barrett here reminding us that the trump architects are stacking the courts with the Christian Right.
BARRETT: Referred to LGBTQ as “people with a sexual preference”.
“I certainly didn’t mean and would never mean to use a term that would cause any offense to the LGBTQ community”… Barrett largely evaded questions Tuesday on how she would rule on specific issues,
as is the general practice in Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
But her claim to have never discriminated against the LGBTQ community rang hollow after a New York Timed profile revealed she had served on the board of an Indiana private school that barred admission to students of unmarried parents when same-sex marriage was not yet legalized in the state.
(https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/13/barrett-apologizes-sexual-orientation-preference-429249)
“Covid-19 Reinfection Documented in Nevada Adds to Questions on Virus Immunity”
“Case of man reinfected with the coronavirus, reported in a Lancet medical journal, joins a number of Covid-19 second-cases world-wide”
(https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-reinfection-documented-in-nevada-adds-to-questions-on-virus-immunity-11602541808)
Giuliani told grave lies at the super-spreader event for trump, some about therapeutics,
“”adding falsely that “people don’t die of the disease anymore. Young people don’t die at all.””
(https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/giuliani-threw-a-super-spreader-for-trump-in-philadelphia.html)
“White House Embraces Covid-19 ‘Herd Immunity’ Declaration”
“The Midwest and West are driving a virus surge in the U.S. The Eli Lilly antibody trial is paused because of potential safety concerns, just a day after Johnson & Johnson announced the pause of its coronavirus vaccine trial because of a sick volunteer.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/13/world/coronavirus-covid)
NEW: Barron Trump tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.
He has since tested negative, first lady Melania Trump announced in a personal essay posted on the White House website.
Great news!
KAMALA speaks to Maddow tonight at 9 ET.
Thanks for the reminder.
Hey NCLB!!!
Just saying. I’m really loving the Biden/Harris ads in my market! They’re everywhere, no matter the channel! Well done!
Very few Virus45 ads in my market! Thanks be, otherwise my TV remote would be stuck to my hand. Click/change channel! 😂
No Trump ads in my area at all.
Noticed 2 Virus45 random ads in my area thus far. Awfulness! 😖
Lies, I’m sure.
Wow….just wow
Superb tweet, Ice Cube is the Van Jones of Kanye Wests! Brilliant!
Ice Cube used black folks with his rap music, then his FRIDAY movies all the way out of Compton up to toney Sherman Oaks. He’s showing y’all his thanks.
What universe is he residing? For def not in reality. Tired of these stupids! Eff & bye.
Okay legal TODers out there, what am I missing?
Agreed. If putting up unauthorized boxes is a crime, treat anyone putting them up as criminals.
She should have been a bit more than a slovenly man servant ….
Now, she’s documented as that, and just simply clueless.
Whoa. Gorgeous.
Nancy Pelosi on Lawrence O’Donnell now. He explained that ppl who are not crafting (my word), have no business giving advice to the Speaker of the House (i am paraphrasing).
I am glad she is on his show.
I finally saw the clip of McConnell laughing during the debate. What a piece of work MM is. An evil man for depriving ppl of much needed help.
Someone should ask him ( maybe even the SC nominee) to explain the meaning of Pro-life.
Fun & informative interview. But had to fall out laughing at this exchange! 😂😂
Kamala on Rachel tonight. At end of segment (paraphrasing):
Rachel: In debate did you see fly on Pence’s head?
Kamala (nodding, then w/ her smile, then her laugh at question): I think, Rachel, we’ll just let that one fly away! 😂😂
Wow! Barbie is pretty amazing!
The Biden ad team is next-level!
Ava’s new project! (If GCL, our Linda, still pops in, Tendo is from Uganda).
Variety: Ava DuVernay to Write, Direct and Produce ‘Caste’ Film Adaptation at Netflix.
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ava-duvernay-caste-feature-film-adaptation-netflix-1234804513/
Morning everyone. I’ll take it a bit further. She doesn’t believe in science. She has no place on the court Thank you, Senator Harris.
Truth
Why stop at 4?
That’s the spirit!!
I concur with other comments on her Twitter account- love her spirit. She is fabulous.
Trump ends the Census early:
Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Ending Census Early
“Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Supreme Court approved the Trump Administration’s emergency request to end the 2020 Census early, which threatens to deny vulnerable communities federal funding and lead to an inaccurate apportionment that will violate the constitutional right to political representation:
“The Supreme Court’s decision to enable the President’s shameful campaign to curtail the Census is regrettable and disappointing. The President’s attack on the Census count and his refusal to provide time beyond December 31 for submission of the Census report clearly violate the Constitutional mandate enshrined by our Founders for a fair and accurate Census. Further, the President’s actions threaten to politically and financially exclude many in America’s most vulnerable communities from our democracy.’
“The Trump effort to end the Census early has been resoundingly rejected by experts, including in the Government Accountability Office, Commerce Department Inspector General and Census Scientific Advisory Committee, who all warn that the accelerated schedule will result in an inaccurate Census that will deny vulnerable communities the representation and funds they are entitled to. Specifically, the Census Bureau officials have stated that curtailing the Census is ‘ludicrous’ and will result in ‘fatal data flaws that are unacceptable for a constitutionally mandated national activity.’
“The House of Representatives will continue to fight in the Courts and in the Congress to ensure that every person has a say in our American Democracy, and to ensure a fair and accurate Census as the Constitution and our American ideals demand.”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101320-1)
Speaker Pelosi:
“On Pandemic Relief Negotiations With GOP”
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says Mitch McConnell’s lack of interest in coming to realistic terms on a coronavirus relief bill is “heartbreaking.” While the House wants funding to aid communities hit hardest by the pandemic, she tells Lawrence O’Donnell Republicans are more interested in tax cuts.”
Interview continues here…
Full: Transcript of Pelosi Interview on MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101420)
SPEAKER PELOSI:
Dear Colleague on Insufficiencies of the Administration’s COVID-19 Relief Proposal
October 13 2020:
State and Local Government:
Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey: the Trump Administration’s latest offer “shortchanges state and local governments that provide most services Americans depend on. The coronavirus pandemic is the greatest peacetime challenge our nation has ever faced. We must meet the moment, and that will require Republicans to work in good faith on a meaningful relief package.”
Testing:
Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone: “The Administration continues to refuse to put a national testing, tracing and surveillance plan in place. [The Trump plan] would also needlessly delay funding to states by requiring states to jump through legislative hoops that are simply unnecessary. It does nothing to address the barriers and needs of communities of color that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.”
Working Families:
Ways and Means Chair Richie Neal: “This approach is a transparent attempt to score political points in the coming weeks, not a plan to ensure those who are struggling can make ends meet. Democrats expanded the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit. Meanwhile, the Trump proposal fails to include either of those expansions, depriving millions of Americans of thousands of dollars in tax benefits” while continuing tax benefits for some of the wealthiest in America.
Rental Assistance:
Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters: “Right now, an estimated 14 million families are at risk of eviction and homelessness, which is why Democrats have persistently pushed to provide robust emergency rental assistance, in addition to other life-saving provisions to prevent evictions and foreclosures. The Trump Administration’s misguided action to temporarily delay evictions is no substitute for the Heroes Act’s strong tenant protections and rental relief.”
Workers’ Protections and Child Care:
Education and Labor Chair Bobby Scott: “Seven months into the one of worst public health crisis this country has ever experienced, infection rates are rising again, and OSHA still refuses to issue any enforceable workplace safety standards. Their measly offer to increase funding for education stabilization is not enough to help schools reopen safely. Additionally, our child care system is on the brink of collapse and their proposal would not even cover half of what is needed.”
Small Businesses:
Small Business Chair Nydia Velázquez: “Unfortunately, the Trump Administration’s proposal fails to meet the needs of our country’s smallest businesses and employees. These businesses – our local restaurants, hotels, retailers, entertainment venues, movie theaters, and family-owned and operated bodegas – were particularly harmed by the Trump Administration’s ‘first-come-first-serve’ approach to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). But the Administration is now requesting that Congress consider small business relief alone and in a far more inadequate form.”
Elections:
House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren: “While the President peddles bogus conspiracy theories about voting by mail, his proposal provides no funding for state and local governments to conduct either safe in person or safe mail voting. The COVID pandemic, which the President downplays publicly, has put financial strain on our states and our Post Office when it comes to this election. Their proposal is a disgrace.”
Census:
Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney: “The Administration’s latest coronavirus proposal – coming after months of dithering since the House passed the Heroes Act to provide essential relief and protections to working families – is inexplicably short-sighted and wildly deficient. The Administration’s actions are directly jeopardizing the Constitution’s core requirements for a complete and accurate Census.”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101320)
Was thinking last night about where the heck we’d be without Speaker Nancy Pelosi right now?
–A zillion billion thanks to her. Minimum.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/democrats-up-and-down-the-ballot/