When Jackie Robinson faced down slurs, spiked cleats, and pitches aimed at his head—and stole home anyway—he didn't only change baseball. He changed the world and paved the way for others, including me. On his birthday, we’re called not only to honor that legacy but build on it. pic.twitter.com/d2KDDZNWEN
The final agreement on the so-called organizing resolution for the 50-50 Senate allows Democrats to take control of committees and comes after weeks of negotiation between the two leaders https://t.co/QCveqdBgrw
Marie Van Brittan Brown- Inventor of Home Security System
African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown contributed to a safer society with her invention of the first home security system. Her invention was the first closed-circuit television security system and paved the way for modern home security systems used today.
Brown was born in 1922 in Jamaica, Queens, New York. She started off her career working as a nurse. Her husband, Albert Brown, was an electronics technician. As a nurse, Brown worked long hours and would return home late at night. Her husband, too, had irregular hours so she was often alone at night. Crime in their neighborhood was high, and police were often slow to respond to emergency calls.
Brown needed a way to feel safer in her apartment. Specifically, she wanted a way to see and hear who was at the door — from any room in the house.
In 1966, Brown, along with the assistance of her husband, invented a security system which consisted of four peepholes, a sliding camera, television monitors, and two-way microphones. These items created a closed-circuit television system for surveillance also known as CCTV. With multiple peepholes, the sliding camera was able to capture images of people who were different heights. The two-way microphones allowed Brown to communicate with the person outside. She also had a remote that would allow her to unlock the door at a safer distance. Lastly, she could press an emergency button that would send an alarm to police or security.
Brown filed the patent for her “home security system utilizing television surveillance” on August 1, 1966. Her husband’s name got second billing. It was the first patent of its kind. Three years after filing, Brown was awarded her patent on December 2, 1969. Her invention was recognized in The New York Times and she received an award from the National Scientists Committee for her work.
Cpngrats, SWbluega! What are the devilish details of the “power-sharing” agreement, and why do the Dems have to share power when they represent 41 million MORE of us than the GOP?
Nonetheless, Pelosi has given her approval to Schiff’s bid, a clear sign she thinks she can manage without him. according to people familiar with the matter. Spokespersons for Schiff and Pelosi declined comment.
The attorney general’s job also would better position Schiff, a high-profile Democrat who led the Russia investigation into then-President Trump, to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, should the 87-year-old decide not to run for reelection in 2024.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff have paid their respects to fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
SCOTUS issues opinion on disability benefits for rail workers. Interesting vote breakdown: Sotomayor writes for majority, joined by Breyer, Kagan, Roberts and Kavanaugh. Thomas dissents, joined by Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett. Will this coalition prove 3 libs' best odds for wins now?
BIDEN on House Dem call vows not to "break promise" to deliver $1,400 checks. Says he is open to tighter income limits on who gets the stimulus. Says will not start his presidency with a broken promise
Based on the comments, there are a number of people who do not recall the $1,400; they just heard $2,000 and assumed it was in addition to the $600 already paid out.
I think, even if the package stays intact, there will still be people who aren’t happy with what they *are* getting.
💃🏾 I’m so excited to share that we are releasing new young readers’ and paperback editions of Becoming on March 2! Sharing my story was one of the most freeing experiences of my life, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to keep the conversation going with all of you. #IAmBecomingpic.twitter.com/QKlGR64y2J
"Nobody has an office in this place," President Biden said in an interview with People magazine. "They always have access to Pop and Nana but nobody (will have an office)." https://t.co/nExT73Eu65
Congresswoman Maxine Waters:
Trump “Absolutely Should Be Charged With Premeditated Murder”
“Rep Maxine Waters “says she knows what Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez was feeling, recalling the threats she has received over her career. Congresswoman Waters also says Trump should ‘absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder because of the lives that were lost with this invasion, with this insurrection.’”
DR. FAUCI:
How to avoid another Covid surge in the U.S.
“If we double down uniformly and consistently with the public health measures at the same time as we phase in increasing numbers of people getting vaccinated, we shouldn’t see that,” says Dr. Fauci on how we can avoid another Covid surge in the U.S.
(https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dr-fauci-how-to-avoid-another-covid-surge-in-the-u-s-100432965968)
—-Hayes asks about a “4th wave”, another surge.
GOP trying to block Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland:
“Stauber, a Republican from northeastern Minnesota, cited Haaland’s opposition to mining and fracking and her support for the Green New Deal, which emphasizes renewable energy sources over nonrenewable sources like oil and natural gas.”
“Tribal leaders were particularly displeased that Stauber did not notify them before working to build opposition to Haaland.
“Among the actions Stauber singled out was Haaland’s vote to outlaw copper mining on 234,000 acres of the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota.” (startribune)
Of course Rosendale (MT) is trying to block Interior nominee Haaland’s nomination:
“For the last several years, the Bureau of Land Management has been holding a near perpetual fire sale of public lands in Montana, selling out hundreds of thousands of acres to the lowest bidders.
That’s why we applaud the executive order that President Biden signed recently, pausing all oil and gas leasing on public lands. This will give the new administration and Congress time to enact new policy and pass laws that will reform the country’s oil and gas leasing system, and steer management of public lands towards bolstering conservation, improving public land access, and supporting business and economic opportunities that fuel our outdoor recreation economy.
During the Trump administration, the BLM offered up more than 442,00 acres of public lands in Montana
for oil and gas development. Thirty percent of the leases the BLM auctioned off during that time went for the minimum bid of $2 an acre — a rate that hasn’t been updated since 1987. Many leases not bid on were sold non-competitively for $1.50 an acre. In fiscal year 2018 alone, the BLM leased more than 262,000 acres of public lands in Montana for that absurd amount.”
(Marine Haye and Aubrey Bertram)
= $2 an acre to O & G.
McCarthy offered to strip Greene of one committee assignment, Education, but not Budget. Hoyer turned him down & is forcing R's to take a public vote. McCarthy's only leverage–"you'll rue the day you did this"–wasn't enough, esp. b/c Hoyer's caucus is insistent. https://t.co/6QYh0Lfrjb
I think Republicans like the chaos that these crazies tend to cause; especially if it obstructs Democrats’ agenda. Look how much time is being spent talking about and dealing with Greene.
In light of the Marjorie Taylor Greene controversy, DCCC Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney told colleagues that Democrats plan to stay "relentlessly on offense" against Republicans.
A small LOUD manufactured disinformed percentage of the country.
Yes GOP can act nice towards the insane deadly seditionist base which threatened to hang Pence.
Or they can do the right thing about Greene and Trump et al.
Either way, it is not just their primaries. Their lives are in danger.
Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss during the ceremony for Police Officer Sticknick last night,
said he wants the Insurrection at the Capitol to be memorialized like 9/11.
“We had a close call and must never forget.”
He made the case in two places: During an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and on Twitter.
“Conceivably, this could have taken away our democracy and this is one reason why I think we have to observe the 6th of January every single year as a time that we had a very close call to remind us that we have to be eternally vigilant because democracy is fragile,” he told Maddow, mentioning how “close” the rioters were, in his opinion, to “assassinations and/or hostage-taking.”
“January 6 should be an annual day of national remembrance from now on. Americans should never forget exactly how close our democracy came to being fractured and how zealously we must always work to protect it.”
Beschloss went on, “On both September 11, 2001, and January 6, 2021, terrorist haters of democracy tried to attack our Capitol and Congress. But on January 6, they actually managed to invade the building and put our leaders and our democracy in danger. We had a close call and must never forget.”
(https://www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-beschloss-wants-capitol-riot-memorialized-9-11/)
Theortis “Butch” Jones, retired Capitol Police Officer, speaks to Maddow:
“My heart really goes out for the family.
This brings back memories in 1998 when Officer Chestnut and Officer Gibson – was also in the Rotunda.
It’s a very sad day for all police officers especially Capitol Police.”
Maddow:
“Capitol Police officers and D.C. Metropolitan Police officers were both involved in that effort to protect the Capitol on January 6th. It’s been hard for those of us on the outside reporting on this and watching this, to really understand the trauma. And also the camaraderie among those police officers and within those police police forces at a time like this. It’s a policing job that’s unlike any other in the country. And for me it feels fitting that tonight is set aside essentially for Officer Sicknick’s colleagues. Rather than having Congress there tonight, lawmakers will pay their respects afterwards. Does that seem right to you?”
Jones:
“Yes. I think it’s very appropriate that the officers get a chance to have their moment with their fellow officer. And only because of the grace of God, it could have been much more that had passed on January 6th. So I think it is appropriate for the Capitol Police allow their officers to spend time with their fellow officer, fallen officer.”
Maddow:
“What we’re watching here, is his remains being carried up the east front steps of the Capitol.”
“The head of the Capitol Police, the House sergeant at arms, the Senate sergeant at arms, all resigned in the immediate wake of the attack. Of course, no politician has.” (Maddow)
Police Officer Brian Sticknick rushed to defend the Capitol against a deadly Insurrection and “we can give his family no justice”. (Senator Booker)
SEN. CORY BOOKER
speaks about Capitol Police Officers in the wake of the deadly Insurrection to Maddow:
“When I talk to the officers, the morale, many of them felt like they stood in against extreme danger,
and then faced a lot of public scorn afterwards for decisions that were not made by rank and file officers, but perhaps by their leadership and decisions that were made much higher up.
These are folks that love their job and they honor the space in which they work. And so I’m glad that you talked. We lost Officer Sicknick. We lost two other officers to suicide. But the injuries of some will be lifetime scars and pain and adjustment.
And then there is still a force here that is getting up every day.
They’ve been running 14 hour shifts without days off here still, trying to protect us at a time that the threats of white supremacists attacks are in an extraordinary high moment.
And this is a time where they are still grieving for the loss of their officers, with a lot of attention paid to the 535 of us that make up the Senate and House. But this is a place that operates with thousands of people, but for (them) the work of our government would not get done. Whether it’s Capitol Police officers, people who are working in the Sergeant of Arms office or parliamentarians, or who work in our cafeterias, or who work maintaining the grandeur of this place. All of them, many of them, are still feeling the weight of what happened.
Many of them were experiencing the fear and the trauma, being present when the attack happened.
There’s a bigger story here. There’s a lot more pain, there’s a lot more grief, and people are still experiencing trauma. And so I know that there is a lot of stuff that’s capturing the headlines. But I hope that we don’t forget the depth and the texture of all that happened. And I hope it informs us.
I really do hope that we don’t just move on as a country.”
Looks like Capitol Police Officers and National Guard at the Capitol are working still working grueling schedules, on top of the Insurrection trauma and loss of colleagues.
When you do this to people, when you deny them time with family and their children (start at early finish late),
you increase the chances of suicide.
I know someone who is guarding a federal facility alone doing 12 hour shifts.
—Stop this worker exploitation.
I’m proud to announce that the Obama Presidential Center will officially break ground in 2021. Our hope is that the center will breathe new life into historic Jackson Park while delivering jobs, growth, and much more to the South Side.
Born: Plainfield, New Jersey 1910
Died: Boston, Massachusetts 2007
Brought up in Boston, Crite received his art training al the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Harvard University Extension School in 1968. He worked for most of his life as an illustrator in the Planning Department of the Boston Naval Shipyards, retiring in 1976, but continued to paint at the same time.
His work has been widely exhibited and well received in Boston, where a square is named after him. Crite’s early paintings depict the daily life of Boston’s African-American community, a community that was to be transformed in the following decade by urban renewal and housing projects. According to the artist, he sought to show viewers the “real Negro” as opposed to the “Harlem” or “jazz Negro,” that was created by white people.
In his later paintings, magic-realist visions in which a black Virgin and Child ride on public transportation or float above the city streets, Crite used a bright palette rather than the more somber tones of his “neighborhood paintings.” Compared with these earlier paintings, the religious works offer a message of hope and deliverance. During the 1950s Crite lectured on liturgical art and wrote and illustrated books with theological themes telling “the story of man through the black figure.”
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Speaker Pelosi
issues statement blasting ‘cowardly’ GOP leader ‘McCarthy (Q-CA)’:
“After several conversations and literally running away from reporters, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Q-CA) made clear that he is refusing to take action against conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,”
the release stated.
“As a result, the House will continue with a vote to strip Greene of her seat on the esteemed House Committee on Education & Labor and House Committee on Budget. McCarthy’s failure to lead his party effectively hands the keys over to Greene – an anti-Semite, QAnon adherent and 9/11 Truther.”
The release said McCarthy’s “cowardly refusal to deal with Greene
breaks with calls from Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Republican Jewish Coalition and several prominent members of the party to take action against Greene.”
(https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537228-pelosi-refers-to-gop-leader-as-mccarthy-q-ca)
As a girl from the South Side, I can’t wait to bring the Obama Presidential Center to life. It’s a chance to bring people together, foster the next generation of leaders, and invest in a community with so much potential. Thank you to every Chicagoan who helped make this possible! https://t.co/zOkHQqNvcm
After an extensive federal regulatory review, we are excited to announce the Obama Presidential Center will break ground on the South Side of Chicago in 2021.
So instead of holding him until the trial starts, he gets another bond? Must be good to he white because most people aren’t out on bond for murder charges and now he’s freakin missing Smh https://t.co/VIiyztJSC9
By a unanimous vote, the Senate has passed the organization resolution that officially makes Democrats the majority party and demotes Sen. Mitch McConnell to Minority Leader and promotes Sen. Chuck Schumer to Majority Leader.
SENATE has now passed a power sharing agreement. Sealed by Schumer formally saying he will only block all floor amendments when necessary and McConnell saying he will work to limit debate on motion to proceed.
No one should lose their home in the middle of this pandemic. My American Rescue Plan will extend the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures and provide emergency relief to those who need it.
I’m focused on pushing a new round of pandemic relief through Congress. Georgians, in every corner of the state, are suffering and need aid as quickly possible.https://t.co/gR4WXFIIk0
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) February 3, 2021
Officer Brian Sicknick was a hero who died in the line of duty defending our democracy and the citadel of liberty itself. To his family and loved ones, I know no words can dull the pain of this moment, but know Jill and I and the entire nation join you in mourning his loss. pic.twitter.com/hH0Da0NIkQ
Shooting deaths of two FBI agents in Florida is a sobering reminder of the risks law enforcement officers undertake to protect the public. The sacrifices of Special Agents Laura Schwartzenberger and Daniel Alfin will be remembered on FBI’s Wall of Honor. https://t.co/UDDmPBgZvM
The FBI has released photos of Special Agents Laura Schwartzenberger and Daniel Alfin, who were killed yesterday executing a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida. pic.twitter.com/HH5A3sZp8N
The Senate organizing rules have gone into effect this evening. Democrats now officially control the Senate majority and every committee. Republicans used procedural moves to stall it as long as they could, but in the end they couldn't stop the inevitable. It's our Senate now.
Deranged lies from Trump and his supporters in media/on Capitol Hill — the Big Lie that the election was stolen — incited the mob that violently attacked the Capitol.
Contrast Sicknick’s heroism with the craven cowardice of pols who pushed the Big Lie and now feign otherwise. https://t.co/ZvYJ1VUYDE
NEW: So yesterday Biden asked for the resignations of all of Trump's anti-union members of the Federal Service Impasse Panel. Panel's director just told me 8 of 10 members resigned as asked by 5 pm Tues. TWO refused to resign — so Biden fired them.
White House hasn't said which two members of the impasse panel Biden fired. This was something federal unions were urging him to do because they felt the panel was jamming through unfair contracts. Once again unions can say Biden delivered for them quickly https://t.co/CQs5NU4izn
Unemployed Americans missed out on a staggering $17.6 billion in jobless benefits because Trump and Republicans delayed passing a relief bill until the end of December.
Memo to Joe Biden and the Democrats: People are starving. Don't let them gum up the works this time around.
I’m just going to keep adding to my pinned thread until these racist insurrectionists are held accountable!! As @matthewjdowd notes, We didn’t do it in 1865 and it took ONE HUNDRED YEARS of violence until some progress: https://t.co/wGUwuslwgA
politics works isn’t needed. We understand more than any in this country. We also understand that MVP is attacked daily, that the attacks started years ago, and that Black politicians are expected to endure white bullshit for “the good of the party/country” and that a historical
— President Kamala’s Hand (STILL) (@DearDean22) February 3, 2021
will be used to protect MVP her because at the end of the day WE are all she has standing between her and 71m white supremacists.
— President Kamala’s Hand (STILL) (@DearDean22) February 3, 2021
While the best result would be to reunite ALL the children with their parents, I’m so happy to see that the process of reuniting families has already started and that we are already seeing some successes.
Given the way the corrupt cowardly rethugs are more afraid of the traitorous thug and his seditious minions even when he is out of power than when he was in power, I don’t have much hopes.
Given most GOP house members also voted to overturn the election, is there really a debate within the party or more a breakaway insurgency of traditional, reality-based conservatives? https://t.co/eFXlHmoMbW
Leader Hoyer doesn't think stripping Greene of committee assignments would set a bad precedent:
"I've been in the Congress for 40 years, I can't remember, I’ve thought about it, any situation that I believe is analogous to what Ms. Greene has done."https://t.co/IWsIQDcN6B
NEW PHOTOS: #FBIWFO is seeking info to identify all of these individuals who assaulted an adult male member of the media near western front of the US Capitol btwn approx. 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. Below are Photo #s 198, 199 & 200. https://t.co/5SQWkAIGidpic.twitter.com/iZp9hSnTcE
TOD Fam at opening of The Obama Library (in my head it’s “Center”), we just got to dance. OK, not sure I can do those dance moves in vid below, but we can pretend to make those moves, or just shake a leg, booty, head or clap hands & we’ll be so hawt! We’ll try to not embarrass friends & family. Rest are game! 😂😂💃
If they feel so strongly about it, why not both…or is this a ruse to cause some discord?
“Hank Aaron’s name has come up. Politicians tend not to be considered unifiers.” A measure to replace a Confederate war leader's statue in the US Capitol with an image of John Lewis is moving forward, but some Republicans want Hank Aaron instead. #gapolhttps://t.co/wt46AmIXnj
I watch all the chaos within the Republican party and wonder why the media isn’t questioning whether McCarthy has control of his caucus as they often did with Nancy Pelosi.
I wonder (tongue in cheek) whether Republicans went through some type of lobotomy or programming that has deprived them of their decision-making ability and their ability to feel empathy; especially over the last four years. Or is it they are just used to being told what to do and can’t function without guidance for their leadhur. It makes it easy for someone like MTG to come in and run the show.
Today, House Republicans will be forced to take a public stand on Marjorie Taylor Greene, voting on whether to strip Greene of her committee assignments.
SENATE has now passed a power sharing agreement. Sealed by Schumer formally saying he will only block all floor amendments when necessary and McConnell saying he will work to limit debate on motion to proceed.
Basically every right-wing radio host says the same things, which: a) yes you do know what it is and b) if you don't, why are you working so hard to avoid learning anything about it, given how popular it is with your base? https://t.co/rnPg5U3lmC
‘What you do makes me cry at night.’ — Severn Suzuki was the Greta Thunberg of 1992 and she’s still fighting for the environment today pic.twitter.com/remqOSTF1w
” I’m only a child, and I don’t have all the solutions. But I want you to realize, neither do you. You don’t know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer.
You don’t know how to bring the salmon back up in a dead stream.
You don’t know how to bring back an animal now extinct
And you can’t bring back the forest that once grew where there is now a desert. IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, PLEASE, STOP BREAKING IT.”
I'm sitting here thinking about the longterm impacts of this: Black girls less likely to study STEM, less likely as women to pursue STEM degrees, and then to get those jobs, and then we will be told that we're just not good enough or interested in these fields.
Today, I met with senior leaders to discuss extremism in the military. As a first step, I'm ordering a stand down to occur over the next 60 days so each service, each command and each unit can have a deeper conversation about this issue. It comes down to leadership. Everyone’s. pic.twitter.com/wbC21hdHaV
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) February 4, 2021
The Obama Diary 
Good Morniing, TODers! Thanks, Nerdy!!!
“allowing”
ffs
Gracias NW! Big hugs all around to all the dear TODobots!
🕊🕯💙🕯🕊
Myanmar people are in serious straits, here’s a post on IG: @gloriamoses6316
FFS. Can they get Lindsey out of there and move to confirm Garland as AG now???
And when the shoe is on the other foot, we hear that elections have consequences. I think dems give too much deference
The Organizing Rule is pro forma.
👍🏿
Marie Van Brittan Brown- Inventor of Home Security System
African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown contributed to a safer society with her invention of the first home security system. Her invention was the first closed-circuit television security system and paved the way for modern home security systems used today.
Brown was born in 1922 in Jamaica, Queens, New York. She started off her career working as a nurse. Her husband, Albert Brown, was an electronics technician. As a nurse, Brown worked long hours and would return home late at night. Her husband, too, had irregular hours so she was often alone at night. Crime in their neighborhood was high, and police were often slow to respond to emergency calls.
Brown needed a way to feel safer in her apartment. Specifically, she wanted a way to see and hear who was at the door — from any room in the house.
In 1966, Brown, along with the assistance of her husband, invented a security system which consisted of four peepholes, a sliding camera, television monitors, and two-way microphones. These items created a closed-circuit television system for surveillance also known as CCTV. With multiple peepholes, the sliding camera was able to capture images of people who were different heights. The two-way microphones allowed Brown to communicate with the person outside. She also had a remote that would allow her to unlock the door at a safer distance. Lastly, she could press an emergency button that would send an alarm to police or security.
Brown filed the patent for her “home security system utilizing television surveillance” on August 1, 1966. Her husband’s name got second billing. It was the first patent of its kind. Three years after filing, Brown was awarded her patent on December 2, 1969. Her invention was recognized in The New York Times and she received an award from the National Scientists Committee for her work.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. This is our history we need to know!
👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿
Cpngrats, SWbluega! What are the devilish details of the “power-sharing” agreement, and why do the Dems have to share power when they represent 41 million MORE of us than the GOP?
Thanks, Judith!
That’s the million dollar question. But at least for now, the Senate can move forward with the confirmations…namely Merrick Garland.
Yup, what did chucky boy surrender to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
Speculation is that it will lead to a Senate run.
Nonetheless, Pelosi has given her approval to Schiff’s bid, a clear sign she thinks she can manage without him. according to people familiar with the matter. Spokespersons for Schiff and Pelosi declined comment.
The attorney general’s job also would better position Schiff, a high-profile Democrat who led the Russia investigation into then-President Trump, to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, should the 87-year-old decide not to run for reelection in 2024.
!?!?!?!?!?!?
Based on the comments, there are a number of people who do not recall the $1,400; they just heard $2,000 and assumed it was in addition to the $600 already paid out.
I think, even if the package stays intact, there will still be people who aren’t happy with what they *are* getting.
These are the folks that are never satisfied. Always looking for something to complain about.
And really only those who need it ought to get it … ‘tighter income limits on who gets the stimulus’ – totally makes sense.
🎵🎵🎵
Congresswoman Maxine Waters:
Trump “Absolutely Should Be Charged With Premeditated Murder”
“Rep Maxine Waters “says she knows what Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez was feeling, recalling the threats she has received over her career. Congresswoman Waters also says Trump should ‘absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder because of the lives that were lost with this invasion, with this insurrection.’”
Soon – Pres. Biden meets with Democratic Senators in the Oval Office – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-3
DR. FAUCI:
How to avoid another Covid surge in the U.S.
“If we double down uniformly and consistently with the public health measures at the same time as we phase in increasing numbers of people getting vaccinated, we shouldn’t see that,” says Dr. Fauci on how we can avoid another Covid surge in the U.S.
(https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dr-fauci-how-to-avoid-another-covid-surge-in-the-u-s-100432965968)
—-Hayes asks about a “4th wave”, another surge.
‘Global effort’: Dr. Fauci on the need for vaccination push across the world:
“If there is a good degree of infection and spread in any part of the world, it’s always a threat to where you are. So, if we really want to crush a pandemic, it has to be a global effort,” says Dr. Fauci.
(https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-global-effort-dr-fauci-on-the-need-for-vaccination-push-across-the-world-100435013709)
GOP trying to block Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland:
“Stauber, a Republican from northeastern Minnesota, cited Haaland’s opposition to mining and fracking and her support for the Green New Deal, which emphasizes renewable energy sources over nonrenewable sources like oil and natural gas.”
“Tribal leaders were particularly displeased that Stauber did not notify them before working to build opposition to Haaland.
“Among the actions Stauber singled out was Haaland’s vote to outlaw copper mining on 234,000 acres of the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota.” (startribune)
Of course Rosendale (MT) is trying to block Interior nominee Haaland’s nomination:
“For the last several years, the Bureau of Land Management has been holding a near perpetual fire sale of public lands in Montana, selling out hundreds of thousands of acres to the lowest bidders.
That’s why we applaud the executive order that President Biden signed recently, pausing all oil and gas leasing on public lands. This will give the new administration and Congress time to enact new policy and pass laws that will reform the country’s oil and gas leasing system, and steer management of public lands towards bolstering conservation, improving public land access, and supporting business and economic opportunities that fuel our outdoor recreation economy.
During the Trump administration, the BLM offered up more than 442,00 acres of public lands in Montana
for oil and gas development. Thirty percent of the leases the BLM auctioned off during that time went for the minimum bid of $2 an acre — a rate that hasn’t been updated since 1987. Many leases not bid on were sold non-competitively for $1.50 an acre. In fiscal year 2018 alone, the BLM leased more than 262,000 acres of public lands in Montana for that absurd amount.”
(Marine Haye and Aubrey Bertram)
= $2 an acre to O & G.
“Oil and gas extracted from public lands and waters account for about 10 percent of annual US oil and gas production. Extracting and burning those fuels generates the equivalent of almost 550 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a 2018 study.
(https://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/biden-suspends-oil-gas-leases-on-public-lands-for-60-days/article_df9b6456-a127-5ac0-87f8-7cac734c6231.html)
–Gianforte is already offering up public lands for oil and gas drilling in MT.
—He has been in office for about 3 minutes.
END fossil fuels before they END us.
Hope she gets through!!
I think Republicans like the chaos that these crazies tend to cause; especially if it obstructs Democrats’ agenda. Look how much time is being spent talking about and dealing with Greene.
Boebert definitely needs to be scrutinized after tweeting Secretary Pelosi’s location during the insurrection.
A small LOUD manufactured disinformed percentage of the country.
Yes GOP can act nice towards the insane deadly seditionist base which threatened to hang Pence.
Or they can do the right thing about Greene and Trump et al.
Either way, it is not just their primaries. Their lives are in danger.
Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss during the ceremony for Police Officer Sticknick last night,
said he wants the Insurrection at the Capitol to be memorialized like 9/11.
“We had a close call and must never forget.”
He made the case in two places: During an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and on Twitter.
“Conceivably, this could have taken away our democracy and this is one reason why I think we have to observe the 6th of January every single year as a time that we had a very close call to remind us that we have to be eternally vigilant because democracy is fragile,” he told Maddow, mentioning how “close” the rioters were, in his opinion, to “assassinations and/or hostage-taking.”
“January 6 should be an annual day of national remembrance from now on. Americans should never forget exactly how close our democracy came to being fractured and how zealously we must always work to protect it.”
Beschloss went on, “On both September 11, 2001, and January 6, 2021, terrorist haters of democracy tried to attack our Capitol and Congress. But on January 6, they actually managed to invade the building and put our leaders and our democracy in danger. We had a close call and must never forget.”
(https://www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-beschloss-wants-capitol-riot-memorialized-9-11/)
Theortis “Butch” Jones, retired Capitol Police Officer, speaks to Maddow:
“My heart really goes out for the family.
This brings back memories in 1998 when Officer Chestnut and Officer Gibson – was also in the Rotunda.
It’s a very sad day for all police officers especially Capitol Police.”
Maddow:
“Capitol Police officers and D.C. Metropolitan Police officers were both involved in that effort to protect the Capitol on January 6th. It’s been hard for those of us on the outside reporting on this and watching this, to really understand the trauma. And also the camaraderie among those police officers and within those police police forces at a time like this. It’s a policing job that’s unlike any other in the country. And for me it feels fitting that tonight is set aside essentially for Officer Sicknick’s colleagues. Rather than having Congress there tonight, lawmakers will pay their respects afterwards. Does that seem right to you?”
Jones:
“Yes. I think it’s very appropriate that the officers get a chance to have their moment with their fellow officer. And only because of the grace of God, it could have been much more that had passed on January 6th. So I think it is appropriate for the Capitol Police allow their officers to spend time with their fellow officer, fallen officer.”
Maddow:
“What we’re watching here, is his remains being carried up the east front steps of the Capitol.”
Thread:
“The head of the Capitol Police, the House sergeant at arms, the Senate sergeant at arms, all resigned in the immediate wake of the attack. Of course, no politician has.” (Maddow)
Police Officer Brian Sticknick rushed to defend the Capitol against a deadly Insurrection and “we can give his family no justice”. (Senator Booker)
SEN. CORY BOOKER
speaks about Capitol Police Officers in the wake of the deadly Insurrection to Maddow:
“When I talk to the officers, the morale, many of them felt like they stood in against extreme danger,
and then faced a lot of public scorn afterwards for decisions that were not made by rank and file officers, but perhaps by their leadership and decisions that were made much higher up.
These are folks that love their job and they honor the space in which they work. And so I’m glad that you talked. We lost Officer Sicknick. We lost two other officers to suicide. But the injuries of some will be lifetime scars and pain and adjustment.
And then there is still a force here that is getting up every day.
They’ve been running 14 hour shifts without days off here still, trying to protect us at a time that the threats of white supremacists attacks are in an extraordinary high moment.
And this is a time where they are still grieving for the loss of their officers, with a lot of attention paid to the 535 of us that make up the Senate and House. But this is a place that operates with thousands of people, but for (them) the work of our government would not get done. Whether it’s Capitol Police officers, people who are working in the Sergeant of Arms office or parliamentarians, or who work in our cafeterias, or who work maintaining the grandeur of this place. All of them, many of them, are still feeling the weight of what happened.
Many of them were experiencing the fear and the trauma, being present when the attack happened.
There’s a bigger story here. There’s a lot more pain, there’s a lot more grief, and people are still experiencing trauma. And so I know that there is a lot of stuff that’s capturing the headlines. But I hope that we don’t forget the depth and the texture of all that happened. And I hope it informs us.
I really do hope that we don’t just move on as a country.”
Looks like Capitol Police Officers and National Guard at the Capitol are working still working grueling schedules, on top of the Insurrection trauma and loss of colleagues.
When you do this to people, when you deny them time with family and their children (start at early finish late),
you increase the chances of suicide.
I know someone who is guarding a federal facility alone doing 12 hour shifts.
—Stop this worker exploitation.
OMGOOOOOOOOOODness
Beautiful work, supercongrats on breaking ground for the OPC!!!
Allan Rohan Crite
Born: Plainfield, New Jersey 1910
Died: Boston, Massachusetts 2007
Brought up in Boston, Crite received his art training al the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Harvard University Extension School in 1968. He worked for most of his life as an illustrator in the Planning Department of the Boston Naval Shipyards, retiring in 1976, but continued to paint at the same time.
His work has been widely exhibited and well received in Boston, where a square is named after him. Crite’s early paintings depict the daily life of Boston’s African-American community, a community that was to be transformed in the following decade by urban renewal and housing projects. According to the artist, he sought to show viewers the “real Negro” as opposed to the “Harlem” or “jazz Negro,” that was created by white people.
In his later paintings, magic-realist visions in which a black Virgin and Child ride on public transportation or float above the city streets, Crite used a bright palette rather than the more somber tones of his “neighborhood paintings.” Compared with these earlier paintings, the religious works offer a message of hope and deliverance. During the 1950s Crite lectured on liturgical art and wrote and illustrated books with theological themes telling “the story of man through the black figure.”
……………………. //
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/allan-rohan-crite-1047
Speaker Pelosi
issues statement blasting ‘cowardly’ GOP leader ‘McCarthy (Q-CA)’:
“After several conversations and literally running away from reporters, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Q-CA) made clear that he is refusing to take action against conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,”
the release stated.
“As a result, the House will continue with a vote to strip Greene of her seat on the esteemed House Committee on Education & Labor and House Committee on Budget. McCarthy’s failure to lead his party effectively hands the keys over to Greene – an anti-Semite, QAnon adherent and 9/11 Truther.”
The release said McCarthy’s “cowardly refusal to deal with Greene
breaks with calls from Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Republican Jewish Coalition and several prominent members of the party to take action against Greene.”
(https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537228-pelosi-refers-to-gop-leader-as-mccarthy-q-ca)
Note the Q-CA 😀
Can’t wait to see it! ❤️
They hate is for our freedom (to vote)!
*us
It is Imperative that Congress passes the John Lewis Voting Righta Act..
Absolutely imperative!
😍😍
Unfreakingbelievable! SMDH
How does a guy who shot and killed two people not be in prison?
Maybe there needs to be a review of all the judges etc … and even with the cops, imo, re-hire all of them after another round of deep vetting process.
Melanin-deficiency has its privileges.
They want bond *raised*, not REVOKED???
You caught that too, huh?
Stuff that doesn’t make sense really stands out.
Hallelujah!
Oh. They didn’t cater to his organic food demand?
🙏🏾😔
AMENNNNNN!!
Now, we are talking. Kick off the thugs from policy making.
Oh, george, you and your ilk including that fugly wife of yours built this up. Now you can’t clutch your pearls.
Yup. 2020 was just a dry run. The thugs will get worse.
Way to go Joe!
Yay Jaime!
Awww! Breaks my heart, but glad something is being done to correct the Virus45 horror. 😪😣
While the best result would be to reunite ALL the children with their parents, I’m so happy to see that the process of reuniting families has already started and that we are already seeing some successes.
Guns can be a strategy to drive Democrats out of Congress.
QAnon/Neo-Confederacy party can only win by lies, cheating, threats, violence, guns.
Q lady should not be allowed on the premises. The whole building should be gun-free zone with the exception of LEO.
That’s a stupid question. 3rd rate 4th estate.
Given the way the corrupt cowardly rethugs are more afraid of the traitorous thug and his seditious minions even when he is out of power than when he was in power, I don’t have much hopes.
qop is the new gop.
Don’t talk, just do it, ffs
Stop giving her any MSM oxygen. That’s where she thrives. Eff her & all the cesspool from which she crawled. Uggh! 😷
Woah! Watching Lawrence. Nearly 400 Hill Staffers signed on letter urging their Senators to convict Virus45. This is huge!
Yup, zoom in. That was pretty cool! 💞
TOD Fam at opening of The Obama Library (in my head it’s “Center”), we just got to dance. OK, not sure I can do those dance moves in vid below, but we can pretend to make those moves, or just shake a leg, booty, head or clap hands & we’ll be so hawt! We’ll try to not embarrass friends & family. Rest are game! 😂😂💃
Great pick me up this morning!!! 😀😀😀
Hah! Did my shake a leg, booty, hands too! And just flowed to the kitchen. Where I found all my younger day moves, in my mind, of course! 😂😂
😄😄
Psaki should retort with we don’t answer to pox news lies and propaganda. We all know the role they played in insurrection.
Let them burst their collective heads. Enough with the dems trying to appease rw noise.
If they feel so strongly about it, why not both…or is this a ruse to cause some discord?
I watch all the chaos within the Republican party and wonder why the media isn’t questioning whether McCarthy has control of his caucus as they often did with Nancy Pelosi.
I wonder (tongue in cheek) whether Republicans went through some type of lobotomy or programming that has deprived them of their decision-making ability and their ability to feel empathy; especially over the last four years. Or is it they are just used to being told what to do and can’t function without guidance for their leadhur. It makes it easy for someone like MTG to come in and run the show.
I don’t see it as a joke, but rather as an exhibit of the truth many of us live daily.
Of course, they are happy with the distraction. They can’t be let off the hook.
Republicans already up to their old games. Don’t fall for the Okie Doke, Schumer.
GOP MO is “JUST SAY IT”. It doesn’t have to be true. You don’t even have to believe it. Just say it.
That’s probably what MTG was told to do in disavowing some of her previous claims. No way does she make a 180 that quickly and without reason.
” I’m only a child, and I don’t have all the solutions. But I want you to realize, neither do you. You don’t know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer.
You don’t know how to bring the salmon back up in a dead stream.
You don’t know how to bring back an animal now extinct
And you can’t bring back the forest that once grew where there is now a desert.
IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, PLEASE, STOP BREAKING IT.”
Loving
Black History that is ongoing….systemic anti-black racism
THREAD👇🏼👇🏼
We often talk about the achievements of African American people during Black History Month…HOW WE SUCEEDED AGAINST ALL ODDS…
i would like to highlight the systemic anti-black racism that America continues to throw on to Black Americans…
It is IMPERATIVE that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act…
SOON…
Also here: https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-4
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2021/02/04/the-meritocracy-scam/
I don’t think this was a trap..
more like this is what America needs!! and Biden knew it!👍🏼