Music has always been an important part of my life, and I think it’s safe to say that the same is true for @Springsteen. In this episode, we talked about the songs that’ve made a difference for us—and Bruce even brought out the guitar. Listen on @Spotify: https://t.co/pUlY5kGQnZpic.twitter.com/vhMRZMgpnE
Taking Flight: How Girls Can Grow Up to be Engineers
Monday, March 8 at 4 p.m. PST / 7 p.m. EST
Join Zoom Webinar
Calling all girls! International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women all over the world. Join us for a webinar with a talented team of women engineers who work on Mars every day. These women operate rovers on Mars and are working on the helicopter first flight. Panelists will share their “origin stories,”
their paths to NASA and advice about careers in STEM.
It’s a great podcast. Check it out if you haven’t already.
From my first cross-country road trip as a child to Bruce’s experience coming of age toward the end of the Vietnam War, @Springsteen and I each continue to reflect on moments from our upbringing that helped shape our view of America. Listen here: https://t.co/3vQxU2zQubpic.twitter.com/BPwubQuBcv
Happy International Women's Day! Cheers to the women at NASA whose grit, ingenuity, and talent drive us forward in our mission to boldly expand frontiers in air and space!
Here's to our female astronauts – to the former astronauts who paved the way, the current who continue to break barriers, and the future ones who are still dreaming of what's possible. Space exploration wouldn't be the same without you! #InternationalWomensDay#IWD2021pic.twitter.com/nOnPLRhVoG
¡Feliz #DíaInternacionalDeLaMujer! A lo largo de hoy destacaremos el papel de algunas de las muchas mujeres que cada día del año contribuyen a nuestra misión de exploración de la Tierra y el espacio. 👩🏼✈️👩🏽🔬👩🏾🏫👩🚀✨ pic.twitter.com/gnUBDLFiwn
Today, co-chairs of the White House Gender Policy joined @PressSec to discuss @POTUS’s two Executive Orders establishing the White House Gender Policy Council and ensuring education fee from sexual violence pic.twitter.com/RYQLzylewR
🚨ALERT: President Biden signs Executive Order to STRENGTHEN voting rights. Signed on the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the order authorizes use of federal resources to create automatic voter registration systems, staff polling locations and more.🗳 https://t.co/swk3iGvATB
Democrats' relief bill shores up a million people's pensions.
It may be overshadowed by stimulus checks and unemployment benefits, but the money for multiemployer pension funds could save workers' retirements. https://t.co/NZcC1nseCo
It’s long past time to address the toxic dichotomy of people who are all for mental wellness but when their own ask for help they refuse undermine or weaponize therapy for fear of what it may reveal.
It’s a shame that the day after the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, GA lawmakers are voting on bills to make it even harder to access the ballot box. We need to pass legislation like the For the People Act to strengthen voting rights, not roll them back.https://t.co/hB2KKIGpVw
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) March 8, 2021
.@Malala continues to amaze. Knowing that she will use this platform to center the achievements, struggles, lives, and hopes of women & young people around the world makes this a great piece of #InternationalWomensDay news. https://t.co/nyIGPbndR5
🚨🚨Poorest 20% of Americans estimated to see ~20 percent boost in income from Biden relief plan, particularly due to stimulus payments & CTC, per new Tax Policy Center analysis
Really long but important thread. Please check it out.
This week, there is a coordinated attack on voting rights. GOP-led legislatures in GA, AZ & NH are pushing dozens of bills to make it harder for people of color & young people to vote. We voted in Nov & instead of listening, they are trying to shut us out of the process. 1/18
These bills in GA, AZ, & NH do more than restrict voting. They also aim to steal power from local boards and state elections officials who did their lawful jobs and instead consolidate power in partisan state legislatures that supported the Big Lie.
This is why Congress must pass the For the People Act to safeguard critical protections, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which will re-establish Federal oversight to guard against racial discrimination in voting.
Republicans cannot have it both ways. They can’t fight for the filibuster and claim Democrats do not respect existing rules, while simultaneously snatching power from election officials in their states so they can change the rules. https://t.co/L0LrJBd5sR
If you live and vote in Arizona, pick up the phone and call 877-406-6303 to tell your State Senator to vote NO on the suppressive bills SB 1713 and 1593. Stay tuned for how to tell your House Rep to vote NO on SB 1485.
If you live and vote in New Hampshire, sign your name to the New Hampshire Coalition for Voting Rights petition telling the legislature to reject HB 86, 531 & 554 and additional anti-voter bills. https://t.co/GJbnJaaGoN
These bills in GA, AZ, & NH do more than restrict voting. They also aim to steal power from local boards and state elections officials who did their lawful jobs and instead consolidate power in partisan state legislatures that supported the Big Lie.
“In 1979, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in Symm v. U.S. that college students could register to vote where they go to school. In most places, it’s a no brainer. Not so much in New Hampshire.” https://t.co/98EqwFjy38
This afternoon, I’m delivering remarks on International Women’s Day with Vice President Harris, Defense Secretary Austin, and two Combatant Commander nominees. Tune in. https://t.co/MJgoHWrTGI
Women’s history is American history — and world history. On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the achievements, contributions, and progress of women and girls — and recommit ourselves to the cause of equity and equality for women around the world.
White House Gender Policy Council established by executive order today.
Today, President Biden signed two executive orders to establish the White House Gender Policy Council and ensure education free from sexual violence. Learn more: https://t.co/Bnh0o4Oq1z
One day after we commemorated Bloody Sunday, Georgia's legislature is pushing flagrant Voter Suppression legislation to target minority and working-class voters.
We must pass the For The People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Venezuela has been ravaged by the brutal and incompetent Maduro regime, creating a multitude of crises for the Venezuelan people. This is a welcome & humane decision. https://t.co/G3RSJdQkIr
Del. Danica Roem is a strong advocate for those who have been left behind for far too long. VA became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment with Co-Sponsor Del. Danica Roem setting the stage for gender equity to finally be achieved under the Constitution. #IWD2021pic.twitter.com/YyXpR7yeTi
— Democratic Women's Caucus PWC (@WomensCaucusPWC) March 8, 2021
I can’t get over William’s staff leaking Harry’s location in Canada and then Charles removing his security and cutting him off financially with little advance notice. I’m still thinking of the level of cruelty that took.
— Your Silence Will Not Protect You (@SoniaGartside) March 8, 2021
I also want to acknowledge the more than 2 million women who have had to leave the workforce. @POTUS and I are working with Congress to deliver direct relief through the American Rescue Plan and get women, like you, back to work.
Retweet or comment below with a story of a woman who has impacted your life and join us in honoring these women, and all women, on #InternationalWomensDay.
BREAKING: The Georgia House of Representatives just voted unanimously in favor of #HB479, a FULL repeal of citizens arrest. It now heads to the Senate. If passed, Georgia would be the first state in the nation to do so.
This one is for Ahmaud Arbery. Real tears . #GaPol
The GOP-led Georgia Senate just voted 29-20 to PASS #SB241, one of the worst voter suppression bills in the country. It would end no-excuse mail voting, increase voter prosecution, and add racist ID requirements. The GOP continues their relentless attack on voting rights. #gapolpic.twitter.com/iMxKp6ZI96
.@POTUS walks to the East Room with General Jacqueline Van Ovost, USAF, left, and Lieutenant General Laura Richardson, U.S. Army, where he delivered remarks on International Women's Day. pic.twitter.com/XrrwS1kST1
What's that? You're wondering whether the distribution of benefits from the ARP to fams w kids is progressive? Very much so, according to new TPC analysis. In fact, 74% of the benefits go to the bottom 60%; 0 goes to the top 1%:https://t.co/laFrmZeXMIpic.twitter.com/zcHYmdoBqO
I think that a lot of people are underplaying what kind of impact a literal Princess talking openly and courageously about battling suicide in front of a global audience can do for people who are suffering.
What I meant to say:
MVP addresses the European Parliament for International Women’s Day ☺️
I spoke to European Parliament members to stress the importance of being united in the effort to build a world that works for women. Because when the world works for women, all nations will be safer, stronger, and more prosperous. #InternationalWomensDayhttps://t.co/RgTeJnNB7R
Secretary Pete will be the real infrastructure Secretary.
After the Trump administration repeatedly promised an "Infrastructure Week," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg predicts 2021 "could be an Infrastructure Year."pic.twitter.com/SP1K1INbZB
“We are seeing again and again this version of Jim Crow in a suit and tie,” says @staceyabrams. "It is designed explicitly for the same reason as Jim Crow, to block communities of color from active participation in choosing the leadership that will guide their democracy.” pic.twitter.com/yx0yw2H1sG
I honor the women who raised and taught me, born into a country that denied them the vote. I remember the women I have met around the globe, harmed and undervalued. And then I think of the women who will lead the world into a better place. Hope. Justice. #InternationalWomensDay
They are both independent, legal experts with decades of experience.
There is no question they have the knowledge and background necessary to lead this investigation and provide New Yorkers with the answers they deserve.
WATCH LIVE: Sen. @Ossoff is taking questions live from Georgians about the American Rescue Plan. Reply with a question and he'll try to get to it! https://t.co/eXkxV23gXk
This video begins with a view of the thousands of galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and slowly zooms out to reveal the larger Hubble Legacy Field, containing 265,000 galaxies [source: https://t.co/J6S1QPm32A] pic.twitter.com/Iot3aRie27
A lot of #internationalwomensday posts are about how we are superwomen, extraordinary, magical….this post celebrates us when we are none of those things. We can't possibly be those things at all time…yet we are still worthy, still valuable, still women. pic.twitter.com/EPt3rS6JA3
— BlackWomenViews Media (@blackwomenviews) March 9, 2021
Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame along with eight other women including former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, soccer icon Mia Hamm and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who died last year. https://t.co/qHtvk8asTH
Biden's relief bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since the Civil Rights Act, experts say.
$5 billion would go to farmers of color, who've lost 90% of their land over the past century due to systemic discrimination and a cycle of debt. https://t.co/4Xp8nKOQns
Ava’s Queen Sugar! That’s what popped into my head, at first. Great series on this. Well done. I’ve been learning from this series. If you haven’t done so already, binge watch it & catch up. 💞
Hi Everyone! This is for when you need a few seconds of calm. 😊
A rare sighting of a sea turtle taking a nap on the ocean floor while fish clean its shell captured by photographer Drew Sulock on a coral reef in Maui, Hawaii. pic.twitter.com/6hoIiQpJ9f
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) March 9, 2021
Wow! MVP will be addressing the United Nations next week!!!
I am pleased to announce that @VP Harris will deliver the United States national statement at the 65th Commission on the Status of Women on March 16. The Biden-Harris administration cares deeply about the empowerment of women and girls around the world. #IWD2021pic.twitter.com/rn6xlqIbes
— Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@USAmbUN) March 8, 2021
It will cut homelessness: – Homelessness during COVID = economic pain and increased disease transmission – ARP will help ~80K households get permanent housing – Create addtl ~32K perm affordable housing units – Give homeless kids children wrap-around services thru schools
It compensates for the school meals that needy kids are missing: – 30M kids rely on free/reduced price school meal program to keep from going hungry – School closures create a crisis for these kids – ARP gives direct payments to families for the cost of these meals, thru summer
It provides small biz owners w/ risk capital: – COVID forced 400K small biz to close – As econ recovers, small biz will urgently need capital access – ARP creates $10b Small Biz Oppty Fund to leverage 5-10x in capital – Will focus on underserved firms & places across America
It makes largest investment in our history in Tribal govts and Native communities, incl: -$20b to stem economic crisis in native communities – $6b to Native health systems; incl crucial mental health services support – $1.1 b for Native education; $1 b for tribal child care
It rescues public transit: – Public transit systems are engines of economic oppty & key to fighting climate change – COVID threatens PT systems & those who depend on them – ARP has $28B to protect transit workers from layoffs & support the 7M people who need PT to get to jobs
I want to take a minute to tell you more about the Health Care Affordability Act, landmark legislation that I authored that will save our communities millions of dollars in health care premiums every year. pic.twitter.com/9iqNQzQ75Z
Biden’s plan provides small % of its funds to: •Preserve language knowledge of NA elders,who are being disproportionately killed by Covid. •Research/address disproportionate effects COVID-19 has on BIPOC (env justice) •Protect access to family planning limited due to Covid. +
— (((anti-antisemite))) (@Tristanshouts) March 6, 2021
+ Biden’s plan will: •Decrease childhood poverty by 50%. •Lower premium cap for ACA & provide $34b for ACA subsidies. •Provide $14b vaccine distribution & $350b state/local aid •Reopen schools safely •Etc
President Biden:
“Thank you Madam Vice President. Thank you Mr. Secretary.
On Friday, I submitted to the Senate for confirmation my first slate of nominations for four-star command positions in our Armed Forces. Among them, two outstanding and eminently qualified warriors and patriots.
General Jacqueline Van Ovost and the United States Air Force is currently the only female four-star officer serving in our military. I nominated her as commander of the United States Transportation command and when confirmed, the lieutenant general Laura Richardson of the United States Army will be promoted to the rank and join General Van Ovost as the only four-star … As another four-star general.
I nominated her as commander of the United States Southern Command, and when confirmed, they will become the second and third women in the history of the United States Armed Forces to lead combatant commands.
Each of these women have led careers demonstrating incomparable skill, integrity and duty to country
and at every step, they’ve also helped push open the doors of opportunity to women in our military. ”
Full: (https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/joe-biden-kamala-harris-lloyd-austin-international-womens-day-speeches-transcript-march-8)
“Covid Relief Bill Offers Welcome Boost To U.S. Public Health Infrastructure”
“CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky talks with Rachel Maddow about how the funding from the new Covid relief bill will help the CDC overhaul its web site and make other badly needed upgrades to the public health infrastructure in the United States.”
Dr. Walensky:
“56,000 jobs have been lost in public health over the last decade…
if we are going to build a public health infrastructure that is able to tackle issues such as H1N1 influenza, Ebola, Zika. We’ve all seen them in the last year as the public health infrastructure has been frail. And COVID-19. We need a public health infrastructure. We need resources to pay for the workforce, we need laboratories, we need epidemiologists. All of that I am looking forward to….and all of that I am looking forward to in the years ahead.”
Celebrate the career of the renowned historian, author, and filmmaker Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., featuring appearances from guests seen in Gates' work. "Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – Uncovering America" airs tonight at 7:30 PM. pic.twitter.com/glpgl1QfPa
“CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky talks with Rachel Maddow about concerns that mutations of the coronavirus will undermine the effectiveness of the current vaccines, making it imperative that vaccinations stop the spread of the virus before that can happen.”
His trifling, married ass wanted to date her. She was nice to him for like 5 seconds and bounced. She met Harry and never looked back. His fee-fees were hurt, because she was not into him, so he’s been on a mission to destroy her ever since.
These kind of questions belie the fact that the GOP has spent decades using these white nationalist and racist strategies to cleave to power and oppress black people….I will not pretend that this is new……
(imo seems clear in 2021 that gop wants an Authoritarian regime to do that job for them.)
Jelani Cobb is saying that gop may only have what it takes to be strong regionally but not nationally,
as in the 1930’s.
Dolores Huerta, National Farmworkers Association (UFW) told O’Donnell that farm workers, who cannot stop for a second to speak to anyone about anything – were fired for requesting PPE.
THANK YOU FARM WORKERS!
Thank you for making food available to all of us through thick and thin!!
(Even republicans who voted against Covid relief.)
The Obama Diary 
Thanks, Nerdy! This is such a joyful series of conversations!
Such a beautiful series of episodes…thx for posting NW.
This afternoon…!!
Taking Flight: How Girls Can Grow Up to be Engineers
Monday, March 8 at 4 p.m. PST / 7 p.m. EST
Join Zoom Webinar
Calling all girls! International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women all over the world. Join us for a webinar with a talented team of women engineers who work on Mars every day. These women operate rovers on Mars and are working on the helicopter first flight. Panelists will share their “origin stories,”
their paths to NASA and advice about careers in STEM.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/
Good
Good!
It’s a great podcast. Check it out if you haven’t already.
Happy International Women’s Day
Choose Love! ❤️
No Joke. Take it seriously.!
Malala continues to be awesome!
Really long but important thread. Please check it out.
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GA, AZ and NH voters:
Greetings, TOD!
Thank you, Nerdy.
Happy Int’l Woman’s Day!
Hiya sjt! 👋🏾
Hi, Dudette!
Should be a no brainer, but not in New Hampshire.
POTUS Live
White House Gender Policy Council established by executive order today.
Hillary knows.
Same
A must read thread 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Auntie Dionne is very cool! 😁
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
NASA Coolness! 🌎🌍🌏📸
MV
What I meant to say:
MVP addresses the European Parliament for International Women’s Day ☺️
Secretary Pete will be the real infrastructure Secretary.
Pete is awesome!
Vanita!
LOL! Susan Rice burned sage in the old that was used by Stephen Miller! She might also wanna call an exorcist or two.
Totally agree Dudette. 🤣🤣
No she didn’t, yes she did. 😇 Just to close that horrible, just be you. Beautiful Person of Color! That’s exorcism right there! 😂😇😷
Carole King rocks
I dunno why I’m up, but since I am, thought I’d share some cool movie music…
Leslie Odom Jr. Bonus track 1
Leslie Odom Jr. Bonus track 2
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Forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama named one of the 2021 women to be inducted this October into the National Women’s Hall of Fame!
More info here:
https://www.womenofthehall.org/nwhfinduction/2021induction/
Morning everyone
Good Morning Beautiful Flower of the Desert! 🌸🌺🌼
It’s so great to have competent and compassionate people running the government again.
Ava’s Queen Sugar! That’s what popped into my head, at first. Great series on this. Well done. I’ve been learning from this series. If you haven’t done so already, binge watch it & catch up. 💞
Hi Everyone! This is for when you need a few seconds of calm. 😊
Wow! MVP will be addressing the United Nations next week!!!
It’s so full of goodness, the team should be proud! America should be proud!
This thread lists some of the goodness in the ARP.
But wait, there’s more…
International Women’s Day remarks from President Biden, V.P. Harris, Secretary of Defense Austin.
President Biden:
“Thank you Madam Vice President. Thank you Mr. Secretary.
On Friday, I submitted to the Senate for confirmation my first slate of nominations for four-star command positions in our Armed Forces. Among them, two outstanding and eminently qualified warriors and patriots.
General Jacqueline Van Ovost and the United States Air Force is currently the only female four-star officer serving in our military. I nominated her as commander of the United States Transportation command and when confirmed, the lieutenant general Laura Richardson of the United States Army will be promoted to the rank and join General Van Ovost as the only four-star … As another four-star general.
I nominated her as commander of the United States Southern Command, and when confirmed, they will become the second and third women in the history of the United States Armed Forces to lead combatant commands.
Each of these women have led careers demonstrating incomparable skill, integrity and duty to country
and at every step, they’ve also helped push open the doors of opportunity to women in our military. ”
Full: (https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/joe-biden-kamala-harris-lloyd-austin-international-womens-day-speeches-transcript-march-8)
Yo! Space Veggies! 😃
Ms. Gladys Knight:
2021 NBA All Star – Star Spangled Banner.
(Mar 7th)
-haven’t found a clearer version of Ms. Knight’s stunning performance.
🎵🎵🎵
THE INCREDIBLE LIST:
“New stimulus bill to pass the House within 48 hours? What we know”
“The massive relief bill that includes $1,400 stimulus checks is headed back a final time to the House.
Here’s where the plan stands.”
(https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/new-stimulus-bill-to-pass-the-house-within-48-hours-what-we-know/)
“Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People”
(www.cdc.gov)
SOON: President Biden visits small business in DC that benefited from PPP loan –
https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-3
Heads up Louisiana!
“Covid Relief Bill Offers Welcome Boost To U.S. Public Health Infrastructure”
“CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky talks with Rachel Maddow about how the funding from the new Covid relief bill will help the CDC overhaul its web site and make other badly needed upgrades to the public health infrastructure in the United States.”
Dr. Walensky:
“56,000 jobs have been lost in public health over the last decade…
if we are going to build a public health infrastructure that is able to tackle issues such as H1N1 influenza, Ebola, Zika. We’ve all seen them in the last year as the public health infrastructure has been frail. And COVID-19. We need a public health infrastructure. We need resources to pay for the workforce, we need laboratories, we need epidemiologists. All of that I am looking forward to….and all of that I am looking forward to in the years ahead.”
Tonight on your PBS station
“CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky talks with Rachel Maddow about concerns that mutations of the coronavirus will undermine the effectiveness of the current vaccines, making it imperative that vaccinations stop the spread of the virus before that can happen.”
Nothing more dangerous than an evil man’s wounded ego.
STOP.THE.SPREAD.
Light on – – pandemic spreading GOP governors and who stands behind them.
(Neanderthals had voice boxes, let’s not insult them…)
“This is What a Neanderthal’s Voice Might Have Sounded Like”
(https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/30/neanderthal-voices/)
Jelani Cobb: “What is Happening to the Republicans?”
(The New Yorker)
What happened to the GOP\???
These kind of questions belie the fact that the GOP has spent decades using these white nationalist and racist strategies to cleave to power and oppress black people….I will not pretend that this is new……
(imo seems clear in 2021 that gop wants an Authoritarian regime to do that job for them.)
Jelani Cobb is saying that gop may only have what it takes to be strong regionally but not nationally,
as in the 1930’s.
Dolores Huerta, National Farmworkers Association (UFW) told O’Donnell that farm workers, who cannot stop for a second to speak to anyone about anything – were fired for requesting PPE.
THANK YOU FARM WORKERS!
Thank you for making food available to all of us through thick and thin!!
(Even republicans who voted against Covid relief.)
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/for-the-people-act/