Today’s the day! You can find the young readers’ edition and paperback edition of Becoming wherever books are sold. I’m so grateful to have this opportunity to widen our community, and I'm especially excited for young people to read along as they begin their journeys of becoming. pic.twitter.com/iUonQxJ91l
There is no feeling quite like holding a copy of your own book! And I'm so excited for you all to read the young readers' and paperback editions of Becoming. I'd love to see your photos and reflections! #IAmBecoming 💕 pic.twitter.com/6ihV5Io0fd
If those are the only months our excellence is even acknowledged, wouldn’t it be a beautiful dream if all women declared they’d only work the months of February & March! Hah! 😉😂💞
“To understand the history of the Voting Rights Act, we have to go back to the foundation of almost all progressive movements in America: Black activists.”https://t.co/DylIL8SYlA
Another day, another member of President Biden's Cabinet is approved. The Senate has confirmed Rhode Island Gov. @GinaRaimondo as the next Commerce Secretary on yet another overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 84-15.
Dear Sheila, “Yes!” IMO. An 18 yr old grand-d can definitely handle the original, AND the matching journal. Imo she likely might just be ticked that (in this instance) you think otherwise. In fact, are you sure she hasn’t already read the original?
Sure looks that way to me – GOP wants to pick their voters, because they can’t be sure voters will pick them.
.@JoyAnnReid says GOP state legislatures are using election misinformation "to do quite explicitly what the insurrectionists demanded by giving state-level Republicans the power to exclude any voters who don't vote their way" and "undo election outcomes."https://t.co/sOQ5xHRlA0
On this day, in 1867, my alma mater @HowardU was chartered. For generations, Howard has helped shape the minds of our nation’s leaders in science, business, the arts, and the public sector. Happy Charter Day, Howard. I can’t wait to see what the coming years bring.
NEW: More than 75 former U.S. attorneys – both Democrats and Republicans – are throwing their support behind Vanita Gupta to be associate AG & say America “can count on her to lead with passion, conviction, humility, and without political influence.” https://t.co/Qwf0DahPgb
Our Excellent Second Gentleman reads about RBG for the kids to celebrate National Read Aloud Day and Women’s History Month. 📚
It is our absolute privilege to host @SecondGentleman Douglas Emhoff in this very special story time in celebration of Read Across America Day and Women's History Month: https://t.co/y0G5TeXTAn
— The Conscious Kid (@consciouskidlib) March 2, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he's lifting the state's mask mandate, even as health officials warn not to ease Covid-19 safety restrictions https://t.co/GzKKGSskgU
Holy shit now the Governor of Mississippi is going to lift everything too. They’re going to kill people on a mass scale. Just because it’s not with their own two hands doesn’t mean they’re not responsible.
Dolly Parton receiving the first dose of the Moderna vaccine…her $1 million donation helped to fund some of the research related to this vaccine. https://t.co/h03cx5vZCB
As I keep saying, at least we have Dolly here in this RED state. Will not be surprised if our governor doesn’t soon follow the rest of these idiots. He is definitely a follower. He couldn’t find he way out of a paper bag……that already had holes in it unless someone helped him.
We should take the anti-democratic, institution-busting, rights-stomping behavior of the GOP seriously, from the insurrectionist-sympathizers of congress, to the halls of CPAC to under the domes of state capitols. https://t.co/1BZeYtFHRX
Very telling that Republicans are trying to derail Biden’s nominees of color, specifically women of color, at same time they’re launching massive voter suppression campaign against communities of color
My take on Neera Tanden nomination to head OMB, it’s same way I felt about Susan Rice’s nomination process for State. At that time I said here at TOD that Susan is going to have a far larger position. And she did, heading NSA (which is above State). Neera, I believe, will have such position that doesn’t require Senate votes, and she’ll be far better off. Is there a position that oversees OMB? That would crack me up! Karma! 💞
I was hoping for the same. To hell with hypocrites like Manchin who voted to confirm Republicans who had rude tweets but used them as an excuse to derail Neera.
Congratulations @CeciliaERouse! Wonderful that such an outstanding, brilliant, experienced and committed person will now be running CEA and helping contribute to the President's agenda for American workers. Good luck to you! https://t.co/6YTIJT8hlD
Sooo… basically you can tweet whatever you want if you’re an imbecilic white dude and hold high office, but if you’re a brilliant woman of color you better watch your tone, honey? I have that right..? I hate it here, sometimes, I swear.
Feeling extremely grateful & incredibly excited! This is 1 step in a mountain of steps to getting a series made & I plan to celebrate every single one cuz life is too short ❤️ BIG HUG to each & every one of you who’ve shown me any kind of support over the past year, thank you x1M https://t.co/kGtt9Q1yPD
Excellent! Teachers and school staff need to be prioritized.
BREAKING: CVS now listing teachers as eligible to make vaccine appointments in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, just one day after President Biden issued a challenge to states to get educators and school staff one dose by the end of March. @wpri12pic.twitter.com/7kbhZ0uqew
I have accounts with CVS and Walgreen’s for medication purposes, and yesterday, the corporate office of CVS in North Carolina called me to ask if I wanted to get vaccinated. I thanked her and said I was already fully vaccinated. It made me feel good to hear that more progress is being made to reach everyone. 💖
If you haven’t read Michelle’s memoir yet, I hope you do—especially if the young readers’ edition might resonate with you or someone you know. Becoming isn’t just a title—it’s a process we all go through, and Miche’s story brings that to life with real honesty and beauty. https://t.co/bO8Y0Kkelz
Tomorrow, @VP Harris will visit a woman-owned small business in Alexandria, VA to hear how they've been affected by COVID-19. Small businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, and the American Rescue Plan will bring them urgently-needed relief.
The longer it takes to make H.R. 1 become law, the longer voters can be disenfranchised like this. It’s unacceptable. @HouseDemocrats are working to strengthen our democracy by expanding access to the ballot box, not limiting it. #ForThePeoplehttps://t.co/qyF4NhpBle
Speaker Pelosi.
Floor Speech on The For The People Act, HR1:
(excerpts)
“The first 300 pages of this bill were written by John Lewis to eliminate voter suppression, which has become rampant in our country…
Another aspect of this that distorts our democracy is the partisan gerrymandering.
And that’s why I salute the distinguished Madam Chair for her leadership for a long time now in putting forth redistricting by way of commission. The people should choose their politicians.
Politicians should not be choosing their voters by this political gerrymandering, and the legislation does that.
Part of voter suppression that people don’t always recognize is the suffocation of the airwaves of big, dark, special interest money. And one aspect of this bill that has such popular appeal is the fact that people will realize if we reduce the role of big, dark money in politics, we increase the voice – voices of the people.
We’ll have a better chance to preserve our planet if big, dark money, special interest money is not weighing in. We have a better chance of protecting our children from gun violence with background check legislation if big, dark money, in terms of gun lobbies, is not weighing in. We have a chance to reduce the cost of health care. We have a chance to increase the paychecks. The list goes on. Big, dark money has been an obstacle to progress for America’s working families, suppressing the ability of people to collective – bargain collectively, suppressing the rights of workers in our country.
Just last night, the Georgia House passed a draconian new voter restriction bill,
which would end weekend voting, slash the number of mail ballot drop boxes, impose restrictive voter ID for mail ballots, among other actions. They know that their issues are losers with the American people when they oppose some of the issues that are very popular in the public domain. They know that big money and voter suppression is their path to victory and that’s why they’re engaged in this….
Now, it would take a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United,
and I think we should strive for that.”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/3221)
“President Biden Makes Federal Priority Of Vaccinating Educators,
Childcare Workers,
School Staff”
“Dr. David Kessler, Chief Science Officer for the Biden Administration’s Covid response,
talks with Rachel Maddow about the plans to expand vaccine access across the country, and the new Biden program targeting educators, childcare workers, and school staff, including bus drivers, to have all have at least one vaccine shot by the end of March.”
Jake, on behalf of all the others, shut up. Life is not a contest. And this is not useful commentary, for which I'm assuming you get the big bucks. This is dribble.
Also President Biden has had his hands full dealing with Covid. In addition, he had to deal with a screwed up transition by the previous administration. Times are different now.
JACKSON, Miss. —
“Two painters’ buckets filled with dirty water sit near the front door of April Jackson’s apartment. A dead mosquito floats in one. She plans to use the water to fill her toilets later. Like many residents here, she has been without water nearly two weeks after an ice storm rendered the capital city’s main water plant nearly inoperable.
The problem has been decades in the making. Without federal help to update the city’s almost 100-year-old infrastructure, officials say it will happen again.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-jackson-miss-two-weeks-with-no-running-water-and-no-end-in-sight/2021/03/01/2f5a787a-7adf-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html)
On the relief/stimulus bill:
“Democrats, for their part, say they are willing to work with Republicans, but will not water down a package that they say will deliver much needed aid to the American people hard hit by the pandemic.”
(https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/stimulus-update-us-relief-bill-03-03-21/index.html)
–Bill includes funding for vaccine distribution, aid to schools, evictions and foreclosure moratoria, Increase in child tax credit.
More than 200,000 people signed up for health coverage on federal ObamaCare exchanges in the first two weeks of a special pandemic enrollment period https://t.co/WM77BrPJ0Ppic.twitter.com/lTBLhYCUEq
.@CDCDirector warns COVID is "on the cusp" of potential resurgence, with cases and deaths rising. She says highly-transmissible B117 variant could "hijack our successes" in fighting the virus, and fatigue has led to precautions being "flagrantly ignored" https://t.co/Ft33UVRkSUpic.twitter.com/Kx0dzKiedW
DC National Guard Commander tells Klobuchar that back up during the insurrection requested at 2:22 was held up for hours awaiting approval of Secs of the Army and Defense – both Trump appointees. He says needing this layer of approval was also atypical. This is extraordinary!
“Renegades: Born in the USA”
By Higher Ground, on Spotify.
President Obama and Bruce Springsteen, 3 episodes so far.
–imo beautiful to hear the harmony, their back and forth, their music, stories. Fun to know PBO is in the “not embarrassed to sing” club with me!! Tears on hearing him sing ‘Amazing Grace’. Remembering the profound honor of those eight WH years…“If we can tap that grace.”
Magic.
🐾Woof! I am a very lucky pupper, I am living a great life and have been loved by my family ever since I was so tiny I could be held in the palm of dad @POTUS’s hand. I am now 13 yo and some mocked my looks, but that doesn’t matter. What counts is my parents’ unpawnditional love! pic.twitter.com/K3G8ym3XZy
— The Oval Pawffice® 🇺🇸 Fans (@TheOvalPawffice) March 3, 2021
To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the adoption of “The Star-Spangled Banner” as our national anthem, @USNavy Band joined forces with @105Voices, the only national choir for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities for a new recording of our national anthem. pic.twitter.com/NC41cpjo8e
Thanks to J, K, and WH Covid Teams, the massive coalition involved across the country!! wow.
Wow and the news about cooperation between J and J and Merck, vaccine for all adults by end May…wow..
“Bhangra dancing to Celtic music in the Yukon wilderness is the mash-up we didn’t know we needed”
“I feel that when I perform to different genres of music, it gives the great messages of unity-in-diversity and the importance of building cross-cultural bridges, which are very important in the mentally/emotionally disconnected world we live in.” (Gurdeep Pandher)
Mr. Pandher of Yukon was featured last night on Maddow in celebration of President Biden’s announcement that there’ll be enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May!! We saw happy videos of him dancing bhangra with Canadian naval and law enforcement officers.
“Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine as rivals team up to help Biden accelerate shots”
The administration also brokered a commitment to round-the-clock production of the vaccine to speed manufacturing.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/02/merck-johnson-and-johnson-covid-vaccine-partnership/)
—imo just shows to go you.
–With good governance and partnerships dreams come true.
…Donald Trump, The President of the United States…called on his minions to storm the Capitol to “Stop the Steal” and he told law enforcement to “Stand Down”….everyone obeyed his commands…Why is that so Hard to understand and see..
Biden also said "It's a big mistake" for Texas and Mississippi to loosen their #Covid restrictions. "Look, I hope everybody has realized by now: These masks make a difference." He added: "The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking" (that it's OK to take off your mask)
.@VP is visiting Fibre Space, a woman-owned small business in Alexandria, Virginia, to discuss the importance of passing the American Rescue Plan so we get the pandemic under control, get relief to those who need it, and support women in the workforce. pic.twitter.com/5H8hnIwiGa
“Trump Just Got Served With Civil Rights Lawsuit At Mar-a-Lago”
“Trump was served at Mar-a-Lago with a lawsuit by the NAACP and Rep. Bennie Thompson for violating civil rights during the Capitol attack.”
“The suit alleges that Trump, Rudy Giuliani, The Proud Boys, and The Oathkeeps all violated the 1871 Klan Act which allows members of Congress to sue individuals who conspire to violently “molest, interrupt, hinder, or impede” the discharge of a public official’s duties. The suit accusing Trump of issuing a call to arms with his remarks on January 6, 2021, and inciting the Capitol attack.
@POTUS Don't reduce eligibility….None of the Republicans are going to go along …every one needs the money…the GOP hates the working class…please …move forward with what you originally planned….the GOP is not acting in good faith…Think …Nancy with the football
— Pretty Foot💃🏾 wears a mask😷 (@PrettyFootWoman) March 3, 2021
The Obama Diary 
Ha! Love it!
Thanks for the new post, Nerdy! 😘
LOL at the names for other months in the replies! 😄
😂
365 days, 24/7. Let’s keep those going.
If those are the only months our excellence is even acknowledged, wouldn’t it be a beautiful dream if all women declared they’d only work the months of February & March! Hah! 😉😂💞
🙋🏾♀️💖👑👍🏾 would work for me 🤣😎
We have a new Commerce Secretary!
High on the Commerce Secretary’s agenda: Census
my granddaughter is 18…is she too old for a young person’s version
Dear Sheila, “Yes!” IMO. An 18 yr old grand-d can definitely handle the original, AND the matching journal. Imo she likely might just be ticked that (in this instance) you think otherwise. In fact, are you sure she hasn’t already read the original?
heyyyyyyyy VC…thanks for the comment…i hope you and your offspring are doing well😀😎
Hiya VC 😘
Howdy, southwestern neighbour! ❤ I think I saw somewhere where you've already received your COVID vax. Thumbs up!
Yes Sheila, she’s an adult and would benefit from the struggle that Michelle went through in her age range.
thanks
Sure looks that way to me – GOP wants to pick their voters, because they can’t be sure voters will pick them.
Happy Howard University Charter Day from MVP!
Yay Associate AG-designee Vanita Gupta!
Our Excellent Second Gentleman reads about RBG for the kids to celebrate National Read Aloud Day and Women’s History Month. 📚
As I keep saying, at least we have Dolly here in this RED state. Will not be surprised if our governor doesn’t soon follow the rest of these idiots. He is definitely a follower. He couldn’t find he way out of a paper bag……that already had holes in it unless someone helped him.
She’s so cool!
Dolly Parton is so cool!
You get a vaccine and you get a vaccine and you get a vaccine…! Everybody gets a vaccine!
My take on Neera Tanden nomination to head OMB, it’s same way I felt about Susan Rice’s nomination process for State. At that time I said here at TOD that Susan is going to have a far larger position. And she did, heading NSA (which is above State). Neera, I believe, will have such position that doesn’t require Senate votes, and she’ll be far better off. Is there a position that oversees OMB? That would crack me up! Karma! 💞
I was hoping for the same. To hell with hypocrites like Manchin who voted to confirm Republicans who had rude tweets but used them as an excuse to derail Neera.
Manchin put his personal crap (daughter was criticized by Neera) above all. Sorry effing arse. That shit will karma his arse. 😷
Seriously don’t know how they do it.
I hope President Biden give her a good position in the administration.
Red hat? Maybe white sheet.
Good Morning TODVille.
Red hat is the new “white sheet” . 👍🏾
Whoever is doing these Champ/Major tweets has great doggie humor! 😂😂
👍😂😂🥰
The Council of Economic Advisers is now under new leadership.
🕊🕯🙏🏼💤⌛️🕯🕊
{{{TOD}}}
(((((( ❤️ Pamela ❤️ ))))))
🕊💞🕊
{{{{Pamela}}}} 💓🕊🙋🏾♀️
🕊💕🕊
Ain’t this truth?
Yeh this.
Yup, you got it right, honey. SMDH
😁😁😁
🥰💙🎊for you! For me, ashamed of mine, especially Blackburn.
Been there. You have my deepest sympathy.
Sarah Cooper is getting a TV show! 😃
Excellent! Teachers and school staff need to be prioritized.
I have accounts with CVS and Walgreen’s for medication purposes, and yesterday, the corporate office of CVS in North Carolina called me to ask if I wanted to get vaccinated. I thanked her and said I was already fully vaccinated. It made me feel good to hear that more progress is being made to reach everyone. 💖
🙌🏾
The man said, read the book. ❤️
It is a process.
Those two are scary smart. A dynamic and caring duo for sure.
Today
Speaker Pelosi.
Floor Speech on The For The People Act, HR1:
(excerpts)
“The first 300 pages of this bill were written by John Lewis to eliminate voter suppression, which has become rampant in our country…
Another aspect of this that distorts our democracy is the partisan gerrymandering.
And that’s why I salute the distinguished Madam Chair for her leadership for a long time now in putting forth redistricting by way of commission. The people should choose their politicians.
Politicians should not be choosing their voters by this political gerrymandering, and the legislation does that.
Part of voter suppression that people don’t always recognize is the suffocation of the airwaves of big, dark, special interest money. And one aspect of this bill that has such popular appeal is the fact that people will realize if we reduce the role of big, dark money in politics, we increase the voice – voices of the people.
We’ll have a better chance to preserve our planet if big, dark money, special interest money is not weighing in. We have a better chance of protecting our children from gun violence with background check legislation if big, dark money, in terms of gun lobbies, is not weighing in. We have a chance to reduce the cost of health care. We have a chance to increase the paychecks. The list goes on. Big, dark money has been an obstacle to progress for America’s working families, suppressing the ability of people to collective – bargain collectively, suppressing the rights of workers in our country.
Just last night, the Georgia House passed a draconian new voter restriction bill,
which would end weekend voting, slash the number of mail ballot drop boxes, impose restrictive voter ID for mail ballots, among other actions. They know that their issues are losers with the American people when they oppose some of the issues that are very popular in the public domain. They know that big money and voter suppression is their path to victory and that’s why they’re engaged in this….
Now, it would take a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United,
and I think we should strive for that.”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/3221)
“President Biden Makes Federal Priority Of Vaccinating Educators,
Childcare Workers,
School Staff”
“Dr. David Kessler, Chief Science Officer for the Biden Administration’s Covid response,
talks with Rachel Maddow about the plans to expand vaccine access across the country, and the new Biden program targeting educators, childcare workers, and school staff, including bus drivers, to have all have at least one vaccine shot by the end of March.”
The American Rescue Plan 2021 contains the necessary cash to deliver Covid relief….must pass.
This felt good.
Also President Biden has had his hands full dealing with Covid. In addition, he had to deal with a screwed up transition by the previous administration. Times are different now.
Jake is only looking for a negative sound bite to loop 24/7 from a Biden press conference.
Agree with you, COS!
Right On J’OB!
Ha! It felt good!
JACKSON, Miss. —
“Two painters’ buckets filled with dirty water sit near the front door of April Jackson’s apartment. A dead mosquito floats in one. She plans to use the water to fill her toilets later. Like many residents here, she has been without water nearly two weeks after an ice storm rendered the capital city’s main water plant nearly inoperable.
The problem has been decades in the making. Without federal help to update the city’s almost 100-year-old infrastructure, officials say it will happen again.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-jackson-miss-two-weeks-with-no-running-water-and-no-end-in-sight/2021/03/01/2f5a787a-7adf-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html)
‘The C.D.C. Has New School Guidelines. Here’s What You Need to Know.’
(https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/learning/lesson-of-the-day-the-cdc-has-new-school-guidelines-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html)
On the relief/stimulus bill:
“Democrats, for their part, say they are willing to work with Republicans, but will not water down a package that they say will deliver much needed aid to the American people hard hit by the pandemic.”
(https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/stimulus-update-us-relief-bill-03-03-21/index.html)
–Bill includes funding for vaccine distribution, aid to schools, evictions and foreclosure moratoria, Increase in child tax credit.
“Renegades: Born in the USA”
By Higher Ground, on Spotify.
President Obama and Bruce Springsteen, 3 episodes so far.
–imo beautiful to hear the harmony, their back and forth, their music, stories. Fun to know PBO is in the “not embarrassed to sing” club with me!! Tears on hearing him sing ‘Amazing Grace’. Remembering the profound honor of those eight WH years…“If we can tap that grace.”
Magic.
NOW: First Lady Jill Biden tours Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, Conn. – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-2
This one’s pretty cute, too!
Just heard from (one county in) Florida teachers…vaccine appointments for this weekend,
2nd shot at the end of the month! = rapid!!
Thanks to J, K, and WH Covid Teams, the massive coalition involved across the country!! wow.
Wow and the news about cooperation between J and J and Merck, vaccine for all adults by end May…wow..
“Bhangra dancing to Celtic music in the Yukon wilderness is the mash-up we didn’t know we needed”
“I feel that when I perform to different genres of music, it gives the great messages of unity-in-diversity and the importance of building cross-cultural bridges, which are very important in the mentally/emotionally disconnected world we live in.” (Gurdeep Pandher)
Mr. Pandher of Yukon was featured last night on Maddow in celebration of President Biden’s announcement that there’ll be enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May!! We saw happy videos of him dancing bhangra with Canadian naval and law enforcement officers.
Senator Whitehouse discusses FBI Director Wray’s Hearing with Hayes.
“Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine as rivals team up to help Biden accelerate shots”
The administration also brokered a commitment to round-the-clock production of the vaccine to speed manufacturing.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/02/merck-johnson-and-johnson-covid-vaccine-partnership/)
—imo just shows to go you.
–With good governance and partnerships dreams come true.
…Donald Trump, The President of the United States…called on his minions to storm the Capitol to “Stop the Steal” and he told law enforcement to “Stand Down”….everyone obeyed his commands…Why is that so Hard to understand and see..
NOW: First Lady Jill Biden tours Fort LeBoeuf Middle School in Waterford, Pa. – https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-1
“Trump Just Got Served With Civil Rights Lawsuit At Mar-a-Lago”
“Trump was served at Mar-a-Lago with a lawsuit by the NAACP and Rep. Bennie Thompson for violating civil rights during the Capitol attack.”
“The suit alleges that Trump, Rudy Giuliani, The Proud Boys, and The Oathkeeps all violated the 1871 Klan Act which allows members of Congress to sue individuals who conspire to violently “molest, interrupt, hinder, or impede” the discharge of a public official’s duties. The suit accusing Trump of issuing a call to arms with his remarks on January 6, 2021, and inciting the Capitol attack.
… it is apparent that the Trump administration actively blocked National Guard assistance during the attack.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2021/03/03/trump-served-mar-a-lago-capitol-attack.html)
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/perspective-on-the-world/
It appears that Manchin and other Democrats are the problem. We love to eat our own and not stick together.