This is a much needed step in the right direction of expanding access to the ballot box.
Now it's up to Congress to take action and pass the #ForthePeopleAct to stop state legislatures from enacting laws that are designed to further restrict voting.https://t.co/sdOQnQZrx1
MVP is attending Vernon Jordanâs funeral day at Howard University. đđžđ
VP Harris is attending Vernon Jordan's funeral, her office says. It's starting shortly at their shared alma mater, Howard University. Harris: "Vernon paved the way with his courage and conviction in the fight for racial equality and economic justice. His legacy will live on."
“LeBron James cuts ad targeting voter suppression measures”
âLook what we did. Look what we made happen. What our voices made possible,â
James says, as pictures of voting rights activist Stacey Abrams and newly elected U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock flash onscreen.
âAnd now, look what theyâre trying to do to silence us, using every trick in the book and attacking democracy itself. Because they saw what weâre capable of. And they fear it. So, this isnât the time to put your feet up. Or to think posting hashtags and black squares is enough.â
James closes: âBecause for us, this was never about one election. Itâs always been more than a vote. Itâs a fight and itâs just getting started. And weâve been ready. You with us?â
See ad: (https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/lebron-james-cuts-ad-targeting-voter-suppression-measures/)
Y’all are abusive. Y’all are racists. Y’all are hypocrites. Y’all played an active role in selling lies about Meghan Markle to the rancid tabloids and deading truths about that troll William and lying Kate Middleton.
Y’all are still living in the dark ages. Welcome to 2021, royal family. They gon eat you up.
Harry and Meghan have receipts for days and this weak guilty statement from Buckingham Palace further confirmed it.
CBS is posting unaired footage from the interview to TikTok. Itâs like Oprah passing the Molotov cocktail supplies to the youths and Iâm here for it.
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, following efforts to roll back Georgia voting rights,
speaking with Rachel Maddow:
Maddow:
âIs this a foregone conclusion in Georgia at this point, or are enough Republicans potentially getting cold feet here, that despite their control of state government, some of these things may not survive to final passage?â
Dunlap:
âThatâs the million dollar question. So today was crossover day and it was the last chance for bills from one chamber to pass over to the other. What we saw today in the Senate was the sweeping bill that would eliminate the No-Excuse valid law thatâs been in place since 2005. Last year 1.3 million Georgians used that to vote.
And that moves over to the House. Whether that will gain any traction will kind of depend on the House leaders. House Speaker David Ralston – who is also a Republican – has spoken out against that. And we’ve also seen that the sweeping bill has moved through the House and now is over to the Senate. It includes some restrictions, but it does not go as far as eliminating No-Excuse Absentee law. And so it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out once it gets into the House committees pretty soon.â
Maddow:
âShould we read anything into that somewhat dramatic decision today when the Lieutenant Governor basically handed off the gavel and said that he wouldn’t preside over passing this legislation, in particular to rescind absentee voting access? Should we read anything into that? Or was that a personal more than political matter?â
Dunlap:
âNo. I think this is something that – Lieutenant Governor Duncan has been one of the first Republicans who spoke out against the widespread fraud claims shortly after the election. And said it’s time to move past that, that it’s been a secure election. And they called for some changes that have had some controversy with Democrats, as far as an absentee ID requirement that would kind of replace the signature verification.
But I don’t think that was a political game necessarily from Duncan. I think this is something that heâs spoken out againstâŚâ
Maddow:
âWe are seeing Black athletes and Black artists, and it seems like increasingly the business community specifically in Atlanta but also perhaps more broadly in Georgia, starting to take an interest here. And starting to make this a point of national discussion, trying to align themselves with the forces that are fighting against these Voter rights rollbacks. Is that having any effect, or how do you expect that to evolve as this all comes to a head?â
Dunlap:
âI think any time you have business communities, sometimes people will call out celebrities for trying to push their weight around to have influence. We saw major dollars that will help improve voter registration, help get people out there encouraging them to vote. And so I do think it does have significance. And we saw the Atlanta Chamber put out a statement todayâŚAnd so I think when you have the Georgia Chamber, the Atlanta Chamber, big time companies, celebrities, all of that weighing in, people who have influence and could make political donations and kind of wield great power. I do think they can have an impact moving down the line.â
Fun with Google: Look up when he married his current wife and when Meghan met Harry. So basically that married jerk hit on her in a pub, she bounced and never looked back, and heâs been trying to destroy her ever since.
— Dudette Wears A đˇ đđ (@Dudette9t9) March 10, 2021
I actually think Meghan Markle thought she was having business drinks with the married Piers Morgan at his pub to discuss her possible food travel show, and that she probably "ghosted" him because he made inappropriate advances. I don't believe she ever went on a "date" with him.
— jen psaki's head tilt before the kill đđŚđđ (@CandiceAiston) March 9, 2021
President Bidenâs name wonât appear on relief checks. âHe didn't think that was a priority or a necessary step … his focus was on getting them out as quickly as possible,â Press Sec Psaki says.
No, we donât have any of the recalled Dr. Seuss books and why are you suddenly trying to buy them now that you found out they have racist imagery, you weirdos.
The Senate just voted to limit debate on the Merrick Garland nomination. His confirmation is now a formality. Final confirmation vote should take place tonight or tomorrow.https://t.co/gHP2ubF6Pd
I'm sorry, Jake, are you *agreeing* with Morgan's vitriol?! We have freedom of speech in Canada, as they do in Britain. But we draw the line at hate speech, something Americans would do well to learn about.
I'm sorry, Jake, are you *agreeing* with Morgan's vitriol?! We have freedom of speech in Canada, as they do in Britain. But we draw the line at hate speech, something Americans would do well to learn about.
Do you know someone who wears black and light grey Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes with a yellow logo? Who was in DC on January 5th? If so, call the FBI. These are the shoes the pipe bomber wore. pic.twitter.com/h03HtSlhg0
đžWoof! Thanks to the pawsome @WaPoSean who just repawrted that âMajor nipped agentâs hand at WH. Injury was extremely minor. No skin puncture. No bleeding. Agent continued dutiesâ, we can now woof it from the rooftops: Major is a good boy, but a puppy still. #Innocentpic.twitter.com/fQcLp6EGcD
— The Oval PawfficeÂŽ đşđ¸ Fans (@TheOvalPawffice) March 10, 2021
A New York Supreme Court justice tossed a Trump campaign defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.
The lawsuit claimed the newspaper defamed Trump by publishing an opinion piece that accused him of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election.https://t.co/9YukpjN1P5
Georgia's State Senate has approved flagrant, brazen, disgraceful Voter Suppression legislation.
I asked Associate AG nominee Vanita Gupta if she'd commit to using the full power of her office to protect the sacred right to vote. âŹď¸ pic.twitter.com/Cmv8P5jCZQ
We are pleased @ossoff joined Senate Judiciary Committee. This is first question he asks of DOJ nominees: âHow will you use your authority at DOJ to make equal justice a reality?â Of course, @vanitaguptaCR answers it with the commitment to justice she is known for. #ConfirmGupta
Senator @ossoff points to the persistent discrimination and brutality Black and Brown Americans face in our criminal justice system. Watch as he asks how the DOJ nominees will use their authorities, if confirmed, to "make equal justice for all a reality in this country." pic.twitter.com/jEtwgFy2n5
— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) March 9, 2021
For years Iâve worked alongside heroes like John Lewis to organize communities for Souls to the Polls events.
Efforts to restrict weekend voting, like weâre seeing in Georgia, specifically targets communities of color and they should be rejected.https://t.co/R1yJwf8SCQ
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) March 8, 2021
Washington Post: Relief bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since Civil Rights Act, experts say
Iâve spent a lot of time in rural Georgia & have heard firsthand about the discrimination farmers of color face. I introduced the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Actâincluded in the #AmericanRescuePlanâto provide immediate relief & help right decades of injustice. pic.twitter.com/M1GqGNLvG3
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) March 9, 2021
If you want to watch Jon @ossoff nerd out about how much relief the Senate was able to get to people đ https://t.co/NriSWZIw7y
(This racism/diversity discussion thing) “… it’s seriously out of control”
1/ I was talking to this person who said something that made me uncomfortable. The kind of thing that is best to think in your head instead of saying out loud.
Wait. I take that back.
I'm glad they said it out loud. Because sometimes it's good to know how people feel.
You see Ms. Winfrey, my brother is very young. He often acts on impulse as young ones do. He smelled an evil smell & instinct took over. Itâs important to note, no blood was drawn. He simply wanted to make a statement. Surely we can come to an arrangement that will satisfy all…
— Dudette Wears A đˇ đđ (@Dudette9t9) March 10, 2021
More than 2 million women have left the workforce during this pandemic. Weâve got to get women back to work. The American Rescue Plan will do that. pic.twitter.com/IRPtrZ2kme
Senator Warnock will be on CNN with Don Lemon tonight!
On the heels of Georgia lawmakersâ decision to further suppress the vote, Iâll be joining @DonLemon tonight around 10:15 pm ET to discuss what Iâm doing at the federal level to further protect access to the ballot box & ensure all Georgiansâ voices are heard. Hope you can watch!
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) March 10, 2021
Good morning. Where is everyone? I am totally and completely locked out of Facebook. Is there a problem with TOD too?
Someone tried to hack my Facebook. When I started the process of resetting my password, I ended up getting locked out totally. Had to finally send a picture of my driver’s license and that may not get reviewed for up to 48 hours. Husband and I worked on it last night until midnight. Daughter worked this morning for over 30 minutes and finally got us to the point of either showing my driver’s license or passport or something else.
Congressman James Clyburn:
Covid Relief Package Is Most âTransformativeâ Bill Of His Career.
“What the Child Tax Credit is going to do for children in this country….What this bill does for Black farmers is more than has been done, maybe the best thing since the 1964 Civil Rights Act….rural hospitals…this bill is huge…
When you see 76% of the American people saying they are for something, 60% of republicans support this bill! 71% of independents support this bill! I’ve not seen anything like that since I’ve been here.
So I believe this is a big, big deal.”
Speaker Pelosi:
“Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference Ahead of Final Passage of the American Rescue Plan”
“But my praise right now goes to the President of the United States, Joe Biden.
This is the Biden American Rescue Plan. It will be followed by the American recovery plan. And it’s about just that: saving lives and livelihoods and giving people hope for the future. His presidency does just that. This legislation is a reflection of his values.”
Chairman Neal:
“Well, one thing that you should know about the tax code: getting something out of the code is oftentimes harder than getting something in the code. So, I’ve already had some thoughts about how we’re going to expand it and make it permanent. And I intend to share those in the near future,
but what we did is unlikely to go away.”
Full: (https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/3921-1)
Oh, I can’t wait for a vote, on the Relief Bill, on Judge M. Garland, on all Biden nominations, on anything.
It’s painful to tune in to C-Span and hear the constant misinformation from GOP insurrectionist leaders complaining about everything: the size of the bill, the number of pages in it, the variety of themes it includes, the weather, their grievances, their loss… All that because they find themselves infected with a virus against which the COVID vaccine cannot protect. They made a pact with a devil and believed then that they could tame it. Now, this thing has infected all the GOP base whether they know it or not and GOP leaders don’t know how to remove this gorilla glue.
“Biden Has A Lot To Boast About In New Covid Relief Bill”
“Rachel Maddow reviews some of the highlights of the wide-reaching Covid-19 relief bill that Democrats are poised to pass for President Joe Biden to sign and notes that Biden is not well served by modesty given the amount of good the legislation does for Americans.”
Maddow:
“Funding a coherent technocratically skilled national response.
Funding everything from testing to the vaccine rollout. We are in the middle of the largest vaccination effort in the history of this country. This is how weâre going to fund itâŚplus basic researchâŚ.itâs going to reduce your healthcare premiums (some will go to zero). This bill radically increases access to health insuranceâŚ.expected to cut child poverty in half…add 7 million jobs to the economyâŚdirect 130 Billion dollars to U.S. schools…just the school funding alone is a really big deal.â
Maddow notes that President Biden wonât put his name on the checks.
Rachel is here adorably hilarious: âI would make it like one of those greeting cards that plays a song when you pull it out of the envelopeâŚI would put sequins on the the thing!…Get petty for once!”
The #FBI has released a video of the person who placed pipe bombs placed near Capitol Hill between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on January 5. If you recognize this personâs gait, body language, or mannerisms, submit a tip at https://t.co/iL7sD5efWD. Tips can remain anonymous. @FBIWFOpic.twitter.com/tCqM6ipVZz
Yâall the Apple Watch my cousin got for Christmas saved her life! For months she has has an intermittent blockage of signal to her heart and been putting off getting a pacemaker.
She went to Virginia to arrange a funeral for her aunt. The other night she had palpitations and thought she could wait it out. She clicked on the app on the Apple Watch that checks your heart rate. It showed a reading of 36 and said go to the hospital NOW! She didnât believe it, but luckily her friend called for an ambulance. The doctor said her heart was completely blocked. If sheâd waited another hour sheâs be gone. They gave her a pacemaker yesterday. Today she says she feels like a new woman. She missed the funeral but lives to come home in a couple days.
Oh Dudette, That is a mind boggling story and truly life changing, in the gruest sense of the word. Thankful for your family. Thankful a friend was with her and made her do the right thing.
Thanks tnmtngirl! We are so grateful for her friend and that she had that watch! She had us laughing when she told us she asked the ambulance EMT to take her to the VA Hospital, he shook his head and said âMâam, itâs your heart, we need to take to take you to VCU.â đ
Ironically, when she was discussing follow-up care for when she gets back home, she told the doctor that she usually goes to the hospital thatâs closest to where we live. The doctor shook his head and said âM,am, itâs your heart, I think you need to go to Emory. Let me make the appointment for you!â
God Bless them all! đđđž
Georgia is expanding vaccine eligibility criteria as of March 15.
Breaking News: In a press briefing minutes ago, Georgiaâs governor announced opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to adults aged 55 & above and those 16+ w/ high risk conditions as defined by the CDC. He says eligibility for all adults is expected to open in early April.
— Dudette Wears A đˇ đđ (@Dudette9t9) March 10, 2021
Breaking News: A House majority approved the sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, clearing the way for $1,400 checks and vastly expanding the social safety net. https://t.co/bi7oO3heZG
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says President Biden will sign the American Rescue plan Friday. He is then expected to physically travel around the United States to detail the plan to Americans.
Congratulations President Biden, V.P. Harris and their Administration. Congratulations to Democrats in Congress and their staffs. Congrats to the American people. And everyone who worked on passing this lifesaving bill in any way!!!!!!!!!
Just watched the enrollment ceremony for the American Rescue Act. While Schumer mentioned the election of Sens Ossoff and Warnock made passage possible, he failed to have them on stage. Warnock has to run again in 2022; he should have been standing next to the table as the bill was being signed. That should be the opening visual and narrative of his reelection campaign.
Senate has voted 70-30 to confirm Judge Merrick Garland to be President Biden's Attorney General. Garland will be a member of the Biden adminâs family separation reunification task force, and ultimately decide if members of the Trump admin should face prosecution for the policy.
I love that former Congresswoman Marcia Fudge got to vote for the American Rescue Plan before resigning to be confirmed HUD Secretary this evening. đ
VP Harris won't do the ceremonial swearing-in until 5pm. So Fudge can still vote for the COVID bill before she officially resigns
Japan has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to concern among the Japanese public about COVID-19, Kyodo news agency says https://t.co/L6rwAWJlPUpic.twitter.com/jCTQRhwKp7
The House passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package today, sending it to President Bidenâs desk for his signature. The bill includes $1,400 direct checks, an expansion of the child tax credit and vaccine distribution funds. https://t.co/lzYah4PIMypic.twitter.com/LZyKwX1RYS
To Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, and everyone who voted for the American Rescue Plan â thank you. This is a historic victory for the American people. pic.twitter.com/RPZ04GTDOg
Day 49. One for history books: â The American Rescue Plan passes: Help is on the way!! â Fudge, Regan confirmations; Cabinet has the largest number of Af-Am members in history â Deal with J&J for 100m more doses of vaccine â Attorney General Merrick Garland
Excellent work! Congrats to everyone who made it happen! Can you please make sure my two Georgia Senators are with POTUS when he signs the American Rescue Plan into law on Friday? @SenatorWarnock and @SenOssoff deserve to be in the room!
— Dudette Wears A đˇ đđ (@Dudette9t9) March 10, 2021
We stand here today after a year of grief and pain in America. A year our nation lost half a million people to this virus. A year that caused economic hardship for hard-working families. A year that upended the lives of every single American. pic.twitter.com/0mJMbereLY
Weâve been focused on surviving the blows, protecting the lives of our loved ones. The devastation of saying goodbye on an i-pad or cellphone is beyond imagining. The funeral you couldnât have, the bodies piling up. The doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who diedâŚthe childrenâŚelderly couple together since their teens dies holding handsâŚyoung widows break the news to their children, the new mother who never saw her baby. We will be processing this horror for a long time. Ms. Wallace opened some of this up for us with sweetness and gentleness.
On Monday, @VP and @SecondGentleman will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada. On Tuesday, they will travel to Denver, Colorado. The trip will be pooled press.
BREAKING: The Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the nationâs 16th EPA administrator. He is the first Black man to run the agency in its 50-year history. https://t.co/WR25kJ7QLQ
Majority Leader Schumer and House Speaker Pelosi sign the enrollment papers for the American Rescue Plan. It now heads to Pres. Bidenâs desk for final approval pic.twitter.com/NrM63Kq3IE
Watching Piers Morgan have a shit fit and storm off GMB in response to a reasonable critique of his actions encapsulates a certain type of right-wing white man who screams loudly about the 'triggered snowflake left' but actually has more papery-thin skin than a lizard's arsehole
I was thinking….what if this bottom up approach to stimulus shows the Republican idea of trickle down to be as fraudulent as they are? What if the economy booms because the majority of people are helped made whole and can see good things happening in their lives? The long held Republican belief of giving massive tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations to help business growth and thus the economy….will collapse and be exposed for the wrong idea that it is. Can THAT be why they are so scared? Joy in my heart!
Your guess is very likely on point. They are not ‘totally’ stupid. After all, Wicker was already taking credit for the bill helping restaurants by late yesterday afternoon. Remember, when the Recovery Act passed with none of them, yet they went home to brag and pass out the money for projects. Of course, this is the biggest and most progressive since FDR so, yes, they know what is happening.
New: @staceyabrams tells me Senate Dems should exempt bills protecting voting rights from filibuster in order to pass HR1 & John Lewis Voting Rights Act
âthe right to protect democracy should not be thwarted by minority imposition" she says https://t.co/ooQOAJD7X2
Hereâs what @staceyabrams had to say to Dems like Joe Manchin & Kyrsten Sinema who want to keep filibuster
"we have to make certain that a minority of people cannot be in power in the Senate, and therefore deny the basic principles of citizenship to millions of Americans" pic.twitter.com/47XpaRfqus
âIf Democrats donât get rid of the Jim Crow filibuster, they wonât be able to stop the new wave of Jim Crow in a suit & tie voter suppression lawsâ
Part of her punishment should be to do the same and ask this child for forgiveness. Make sure she never sets foot in a school again. If she is still there parents pls walz down to the school and drag her out.
The Obama Diary 
Good Afternoon Family! Good things happen when we all vote!
Thanks for the new post Nerdy! đ
MVP is attending Vernon Jordanâs funeral day at Howard University. đđžđ
“LeBron James cuts ad targeting voter suppression measures”
âLook what we did. Look what we made happen. What our voices made possible,â
James says, as pictures of voting rights activist Stacey Abrams and newly elected U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock flash onscreen.
âAnd now, look what theyâre trying to do to silence us, using every trick in the book and attacking democracy itself. Because they saw what weâre capable of. And they fear it. So, this isnât the time to put your feet up. Or to think posting hashtags and black squares is enough.â
James closes: âBecause for us, this was never about one election. Itâs always been more than a vote. Itâs a fight and itâs just getting started. And weâve been ready. You with us?â
See ad: (https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/lebron-james-cuts-ad-targeting-voter-suppression-measures/)
Whoever their PR team is, this is an epic fail.
Y’all are abusive. Y’all are racists. Y’all are hypocrites. Y’all played an active role in selling lies about Meghan Markle to the rancid tabloids and deading truths about that troll William and lying Kate Middleton.
Y’all are still living in the dark ages. Welcome to 2021, royal family. They gon eat you up.
Congrats, Dudette! Enjoying all the good news while we keep pressing the Senate for more progress.
Hi Judith! đ
“George Floydâs brother on the Derek Chauvin trial: âI believe a conviction is possible.”
âIf you look at the video, you can see that was wrong. It was a modern day lynching in broad daylight.â
(ReidOut)
(https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/george-floyd-s-brother-on-the-derek-chauvin-trial-i-believe-a-conviction-is-possible-102702149562)
saddest words in the world after you’ve seen any part of that video: “I believe a conviction is possible”.
A conviction is a must. That video was very clear. That was intentional murder.
Dudette ~ Yes!
NW ~ Yes!
{{{âĽď¸TODâĽď¸}}} ~ Yes!
As in Yes We Can!
Big hugs all around
Hi Pamela! đ
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Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, following efforts to roll back Georgia voting rights,
speaking with Rachel Maddow:
Maddow:
âIs this a foregone conclusion in Georgia at this point, or are enough Republicans potentially getting cold feet here, that despite their control of state government, some of these things may not survive to final passage?â
Dunlap:
âThatâs the million dollar question. So today was crossover day and it was the last chance for bills from one chamber to pass over to the other. What we saw today in the Senate was the sweeping bill that would eliminate the No-Excuse valid law thatâs been in place since 2005. Last year 1.3 million Georgians used that to vote.
And that moves over to the House. Whether that will gain any traction will kind of depend on the House leaders. House Speaker David Ralston – who is also a Republican – has spoken out against that. And we’ve also seen that the sweeping bill has moved through the House and now is over to the Senate. It includes some restrictions, but it does not go as far as eliminating No-Excuse Absentee law. And so it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out once it gets into the House committees pretty soon.â
Maddow:
âShould we read anything into that somewhat dramatic decision today when the Lieutenant Governor basically handed off the gavel and said that he wouldn’t preside over passing this legislation, in particular to rescind absentee voting access? Should we read anything into that? Or was that a personal more than political matter?â
Dunlap:
âNo. I think this is something that – Lieutenant Governor Duncan has been one of the first Republicans who spoke out against the widespread fraud claims shortly after the election. And said it’s time to move past that, that it’s been a secure election. And they called for some changes that have had some controversy with Democrats, as far as an absentee ID requirement that would kind of replace the signature verification.
But I don’t think that was a political game necessarily from Duncan. I think this is something that heâs spoken out againstâŚâ
Maddow:
âWe are seeing Black athletes and Black artists, and it seems like increasingly the business community specifically in Atlanta but also perhaps more broadly in Georgia, starting to take an interest here. And starting to make this a point of national discussion, trying to align themselves with the forces that are fighting against these Voter rights rollbacks. Is that having any effect, or how do you expect that to evolve as this all comes to a head?â
Dunlap:
âI think any time you have business communities, sometimes people will call out celebrities for trying to push their weight around to have influence. We saw major dollars that will help improve voter registration, help get people out there encouraging them to vote. And so I do think it does have significance. And we saw the Atlanta Chamber put out a statement todayâŚAnd so I think when you have the Georgia Chamber, the Atlanta Chamber, big time companies, celebrities, all of that weighing in, people who have influence and could make political donations and kind of wield great power. I do think they can have an impact moving down the line.â
“The Georgia Senate passed a bill Monday to roll back no-excuse absentee voting and require more
voter ID, which would create new obstacles for voters after Republicans lost elections for president and the U.S. Senate.:
(https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-votes-to-eliminate-no-excuse-absentee-voting/)
The Other shoe has dropped
Hahahahahahahaha!
Thatâs hilarious!! đ
âShe ghosted me.â đ
i wish that he had..because some folks are not quite with it…
WOW!!!!
AMENNN..
I believe that the reason that HATE Speech is protected in America is because of white supremacy and racism..
Exactly. Look what happened to Kapernick when he exercised his free speech rights.
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More from My Excellent Senators!
(This racism/diversity discussion thing) “… it’s seriously out of control”
THREAD {from a doctor on twitter whom I find generally compassionate and thoughtful}
More walking in space coming up in a few days!
Yes Georgia!
No weâve gotta work on getting a Dem majority in the state legislature and win the Governorâs mansion.
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! đ
A B.I.G anniversary!
Woof! đ
MVP is on a mission!
Senator Warnock will be on CNN with Don Lemon tonight!
Good morning. Where is everyone? I am totally and completely locked out of Facebook. Is there a problem with TOD too?
Someone tried to hack my Facebook. When I started the process of resetting my password, I ended up getting locked out totally. Had to finally send a picture of my driver’s license and that may not get reviewed for up to 48 hours. Husband and I worked on it last night until midnight. Daughter worked this morning for over 30 minutes and finally got us to the point of either showing my driver’s license or passport or something else.
Congressman James Clyburn:
Covid Relief Package Is Most âTransformativeâ Bill Of His Career.
“What the Child Tax Credit is going to do for children in this country….What this bill does for Black farmers is more than has been done, maybe the best thing since the 1964 Civil Rights Act….rural hospitals…this bill is huge…
When you see 76% of the American people saying they are for something, 60% of republicans support this bill! 71% of independents support this bill! I’ve not seen anything like that since I’ve been here.
So I believe this is a big, big deal.”
Speaker Pelosi:
“Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference Ahead of Final Passage of the American Rescue Plan”
“But my praise right now goes to the President of the United States, Joe Biden.
This is the Biden American Rescue Plan. It will be followed by the American recovery plan. And it’s about just that: saving lives and livelihoods and giving people hope for the future. His presidency does just that. This legislation is a reflection of his values.”
Chairman Neal:
“Well, one thing that you should know about the tax code: getting something out of the code is oftentimes harder than getting something in the code. So, I’ve already had some thoughts about how we’re going to expand it and make it permanent. And I intend to share those in the near future,
but what we did is unlikely to go away.”
Full: (https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/3921-1)
Good Morning TODVille!
Oh, I can’t wait for a vote, on the Relief Bill, on Judge M. Garland, on all Biden nominations, on anything.
It’s painful to tune in to C-Span and hear the constant misinformation from GOP insurrectionist leaders complaining about everything: the size of the bill, the number of pages in it, the variety of themes it includes, the weather, their grievances, their loss… All that because they find themselves infected with a virus against which the COVID vaccine cannot protect. They made a pact with a devil and believed then that they could tame it. Now, this thing has infected all the GOP base whether they know it or not and GOP leaders don’t know how to remove this gorilla glue.
How absolutely perfectly this description is! đ đ đ
“Biden Has A Lot To Boast About In New Covid Relief Bill”
“Rachel Maddow reviews some of the highlights of the wide-reaching Covid-19 relief bill that Democrats are poised to pass for President Joe Biden to sign and notes that Biden is not well served by modesty given the amount of good the legislation does for Americans.”
Maddow:
“Funding a coherent technocratically skilled national response.
Funding everything from testing to the vaccine rollout. We are in the middle of the largest vaccination effort in the history of this country. This is how weâre going to fund itâŚplus basic researchâŚ.itâs going to reduce your healthcare premiums (some will go to zero). This bill radically increases access to health insuranceâŚ.expected to cut child poverty in half…add 7 million jobs to the economyâŚdirect 130 Billion dollars to U.S. schools…just the school funding alone is a really big deal.â
Maddow notes that President Biden wonât put his name on the checks.
Rachel is here adorably hilarious: âI would make it like one of those greeting cards that plays a song when you pull it out of the envelopeâŚI would put sequins on the the thing!…Get petty for once!”
Yâall the Apple Watch my cousin got for Christmas saved her life! For months she has has an intermittent blockage of signal to her heart and been putting off getting a pacemaker.
She went to Virginia to arrange a funeral for her aunt. The other night she had palpitations and thought she could wait it out. She clicked on the app on the Apple Watch that checks your heart rate. It showed a reading of 36 and said go to the hospital NOW! She didnât believe it, but luckily her friend called for an ambulance. The doctor said her heart was completely blocked. If sheâd waited another hour sheâs be gone. They gave her a pacemaker yesterday. Today she says she feels like a new woman. She missed the funeral but lives to come home in a couple days.
Oh Dudette, That is a mind boggling story and truly life changing, in the gruest sense of the word. Thankful for your family. Thankful a friend was with her and made her do the right thing.
Thanks tnmtngirl! We are so grateful for her friend and that she had that watch! She had us laughing when she told us she asked the ambulance EMT to take her to the VA Hospital, he shook his head and said âMâam, itâs your heart, we need to take to take you to VCU.â đ
Ironically, when she was discussing follow-up care for when she gets back home, she told the doctor that she usually goes to the hospital thatâs closest to where we live. The doctor shook his head and said âM,am, itâs your heart, I think you need to go to Emory. Let me make the appointment for you!â
God Bless them all! đđđž
INDEED! “It’s your heart.”
Georgia is expanding vaccine eligibility criteria as of March 15.
We have a HUD Secretary!
“Gloria Steinem on International Womenâs Day:
âWe Just Need to Keep Goingâ”
(https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/gloria-steinem-international-womens-day-2021-1234923533/)
The bill is passed! POTUS signs on Friday!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Congratulations President Biden, V.P. Harris and their Administration. Congratulations to Democrats in Congress and their staffs. Congrats to the American people. And everyone who worked on passing this lifesaving bill in any way!!!!!!!!!
YOY! YOY! YOY!
Just watched the enrollment ceremony for the American Rescue Act. While Schumer mentioned the election of Sens Ossoff and Warnock made passage possible, he failed to have them on stage. Warnock has to run again in 2022; he should have been standing next to the table as the bill was being signed. That should be the opening visual and narrative of his reelection campaign.
We’ve got to do better with highlighting our accomplishments!
They should be next to Joe when he signs it!
send your comment to Schumer
Who is bawling intermittently……..eh not me!!!
Now bawling…laughing…eating soup…in turns.
(but it’s not about me, heh)
Folks, we have an Attorney General! Wooooot! đ
I love that former Congresswoman Marcia Fudge got to vote for the American Rescue Plan before resigning to be confirmed HUD Secretary this evening. đ
Smart move. Smart administration. Very thoughtful and mature. What a contrast!
The Biden Cabinet so far
Well this bites!
A BFD and an awesome week!
Today was a good day:)
TONIGHT:
‘LIVES WELL LIVED’
Honoring lives lost due to the pandemic.
Airs tonight.
8pm ET
-with Nicole Wallace.
We need this! Thx Nicole!!!
STARTS NOW…!!!
I was in tears more than once. Each day, I never understand how Nicolle gets through that Lives Well Lived segment. She amazing me every day.
Weâve been focused on surviving the blows, protecting the lives of our loved ones. The devastation of saying goodbye on an i-pad or cellphone is beyond imagining. The funeral you couldnât have, the bodies piling up. The doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who diedâŚthe childrenâŚelderly couple together since their teens dies holding handsâŚyoung widows break the news to their children, the new mother who never saw her baby. We will be processing this horror for a long time. Ms. Wallace opened some of this up for us with sweetness and gentleness.
It was very well done!
Look what voting Blue gets for you!
Look at The Georgia Squad! đđđ
We have an EPA Administrator!
POTUS is coming to my neck of the woods on Tuesday…
AWEsomeeee…i hope that he has a car rally…
OMG! Did you know thereâs a website that tells you whether youâre McDonaldâs ice cream machine os broken? This.Is.Awesome! đđđ
I was thinking….what if this bottom up approach to stimulus shows the Republican idea of trickle down to be as fraudulent as they are? What if the economy booms because the majority of people are helped made whole and can see good things happening in their lives? The long held Republican belief of giving massive tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations to help business growth and thus the economy….will collapse and be exposed for the wrong idea that it is. Can THAT be why they are so scared? Joy in my heart!
Your guess is very likely on point. They are not ‘totally’ stupid. After all, Wicker was already taking credit for the bill helping restaurants by late yesterday afternoon. Remember, when the Recovery Act passed with none of them, yet they went home to brag and pass out the money for projects. Of course, this is the biggest and most progressive since FDR so, yes, they know what is happening.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2021/03/11/its-the-racism/
Part of her punishment should be to do the same and ask this child for forgiveness. Make sure she never sets foot in a school again. If she is still there parents pls walz down to the school and drag her out.