Hello yβall! A dreary day here. Lightening, thunder, storms. Weβve had three bad rounds since early morning. Think it is settling down and may be moving on. Iβm so sleepy. I seldom nap during the day, but I actually laid down under a blanket and slept for a bit.
Saw some good news from our crazy TN legislature. Correction, waaaay beyond crazy. Anyway, the bill to make it legal to run over protesters is dead for this year. Just typing that makes me shiver in disbelief and disgust. I know some states passed it already. Thankful we made it through this session without that one being added.
Hi Gazelle, Congratulations! I had my 2nd Moderna Vax last Saturday. Ggail came by and we had a distance visit outside. My arm was sore for 24hrs like 1st Vax. I rested all day Sunday was fine since Monday. I took Tylenol when i felt headaches for most of Sunday.
Hi! Glad all y’all are surviving your second doses, too. I got mine on March 27th. Didn’t have any symptoms after either dose (Moderna). I sorta felt like Wonder Woman!
Iβm honored to become the next moderator of @washingtonweek, a show that meant so much to Gwen Ifill when she helmed this chair. My guiding light will be focusing on the impact of politics on everyday people and vulnerable populations. Join me this Friday. https://t.co/6WqpjcIL6k
Weβre introducing a new scholarship program that will help support students at more than a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities this fall. Get the details here: https://t.co/SS3c99sg9Mpic.twitter.com/HCR36N3ThW
Trump's Scottish golf resorts collected up to $800,000 in subsidies from the British government to protect jobs during the pandemic but fired "scores" of workers, according to a top union.
Barr and his DOJ are rebuked by federal judge for misleading courts, Congress and public on Mueller report and how Barr made decision not to charge Trump with obstruction. https://t.co/XakeL903oj
The intelligent insights Glenn Kirschner offers daily are a tremendous help to me, itβs so complex and so important to get it all lined up.. anyway, here are his comments:
Caitlyn Jenner kicked off her campaign for CA Governor trying to win GOP votes by saying she opposes trans athletes in womenβs sports. Turns out she plays golf from the womenβs tees, and has been playing in womenβs golf tournaments. https://t.co/1iBBYmrE2q
Yesterday's severe thunderstorm event, where discrete super cell thunderstorms erupted along a dry-line stretched across Texas. Great capture by the #GOESEast satellite. pic.twitter.com/loBpmHAUoC
It is with great sadness that our Museum mourns the loss of documentary photographer Robert Houston. Houston will be long remembered as a talented artist and as a friend to this museum. pic.twitter.com/hK6A7hAHxY
Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook and Instagram has been upheld by Facebook’s Oversight Board.
But it criticised the permanent nature of the ban as beyond the scope of Facebook’s normal penalties.
It has ordered Facebook to review the decision and “justify a proportionate response” that is applied to everyone, including ordinary users.
The former president was banned from both sites in January following the Capitol Hill riots.
The Oversight Board said the initial decision to permanently suspend Mr Trump was “indeterminate and standardless”, and that the correct response should be “consistent with the rules that are applied to other users of its platform”.
The ruling means that Mr Trump’s suspension remains in place for now.
The Board said Facebook must respond within six months.
If this lying corrupt pos of thug had been held the same ‘standards as other users’, he would have been banned permanently long time back. What a weaselly board.
If The Board, which I understand mostly lives elsewhere and were’t subjected to Trump or his violent mob, want to see more of same and the end of democracy….then we’ll be at their esteemed mercy on a loop.
Harrisburg Republicans spend a lot of time paying lip service to small biz and schools… but they're sitting on billions of relief funds with no effort to distribute them. https://t.co/E0EknOblqJ
“The GOP’s Culture War:
1619 Project And Transgender Rights”
“Republicans have made attacks on transgender youth in athletics a part of their culture war, along with the 1619 Project. Joy talks to Nikole Hannah-Jones and Charlotte Clymer”.
The Anti-Trans bill failed in Texas. Gianforte has not yet signed it in MT.
(The D.O.J. is on the move.)
What happened about the bills that punish parents for helping their children? Also doctors.
Caitlyn Jenner is cow-towing to the right to get elected, kissing up to Christian Right, she is not for trans equality.
And the right may use her to make their case. As one trans woman told me: “They still they she is an……….”
The trans community finds Jenner to be a threat and predicts that suicides will ensue if she keeps on that path.
The more you mistreat young people, the more suicides. It is so, so hard being trans. The trans community saying she’s a threat to them and βsuicides will ensueβ. The more you mistreat young people, the more you risk suicide.
President Biden is empowering trans and LGBTQ Americans:
“After promoting his proposed American Jobs Plan, American Families Plan, police reform, and other measures, he said, βI also hope Congress can get to my desk the Equality Act to protect the rights of LGBTQ Americans.β
βTo all the transgender Americans watching at home β especially the young people who are so brave β
I want you to know that your president has your back.”
Remarks by President Biden
on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
(excerpt)
“Our new phase will focus on three areas.
First, kids, children between the ages of 12 and 15 years of age. They are not yet eligible for a vaccine.
The FDAβs scientists are currently reviewing the data to decide if β if and when to authorize that age range for vaccinations. The FDA β and the FDA alone β will make that decision.
But today, I want American parents to know that if that announcement comes, we are ready to move immediately βimmediately move to make about 20,000 pharmacy sites across the country ready to vaccinate those adolescents as soon as the FDA grants itβs okay.
Now, most Americans have a vaccination site about as close as their house is near to a neighborhood school. Weβre also going to slip [sic] vaccines directly to pediatricians β ship them to pediatricians during the following weeks. So parents and their children can talk to their family doctor about it and get the shot from a provider they trust the most β easy, fast, and free.
And if teens are on the move this summer, they can get their first shot in one place and the second shot elsewhere. We know that adolescents are at risk from COVID-19. Though serious illness at that age range is rare, they can still get sick and spread the virus to others.
So, my hope is that if the vaccine is authorized, parents will take advantage of it and get their kids vaccinated.”
“Rachel Maddow looks at former Attorney General Bill Barr’s record of lying about the Mueller report,
and outlines a federal judge’s finding that Barr lied again about how the decision was made
not to charge Donald Trump with obstruction of justice, ordering the release of never-before-seen material on that subject unless Attorney General Merrick Garland appeals that decision.”
How many of us cried when Barr said Trump would not be charged. That was so terrible after waiting two long years for the Mueller report. Barr just lied and kept lying for Trump….may the tide turn now.
“Migrant teen reunites with mother more than three years after separation under Trump”
“Rachel Maddow shares video of Bryan ChΓ‘vez reuniting with his mother more than three years after they were forcibly separated by the Trump administration. The Biden administration hopes this reunion will be followed by the reunions of more than a thousand more separated families.”
‘Major corporations come out against proposed voting restrictions in Texas’
‘Dozens of big companies, local businesses and chambers of commerce issued a statement reflecting
the biggest pushback yet by the business community
against Texas Republican efforts
to further tighten the state’s restrictive voting rules.’
“We stand together, as a nonpartisan coalition,
calling on all elected leaders in Texas
to support reforms that make democracy more accessible
and oppose any changes that would restrict eligible votersβ access to the ballot,’
the businesses wrote in their letter.
βWe urge business and civic leaders to join us as we call upon lawmakers
to uphold our ever elusive core democratic principle: equality.
By supporting a stronger trustworthy democracy, we will elevate our economy.β
“Justice Dept. Seeks Funding to Fight Domestic Extremism and Inequality”
“Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers that he sought an 11 percent budget increase for Biden administration priorities.”
Meghan Markle is adding children's author to her list of accomplishments! Here are all the details on the busy mom's debut boook π β> https://t.co/EwOIlmS3MK
I’m hopeful that DEMs will find a way to exploit this…because #WeThePeople cannot …cannot turn over power to the Republicans…the party of the BIG LIE…the party of the insurrectionists
So House Republicans are 100% focused on disinformation and Senate Republicans are 100% focused on obstruction.
Totally agree Shelia. Every time I hear a pundit saw that Republicans will probably take power in 2022, it scares me to death. I donβt even want to think about it.
So refreshing. So good for the country. It is fair to say that no US administration has more looked like the nation it serves than the Biden Administration. https://t.co/rM5bJkES8s
Here's the ultimate benefit of saying "YES" to #COVID19 vaccines: peace of mind. When vaccinated, you know you have a much lower chance of spreading the virus to someone who could get really sick or die with #COVID19. It helps EVERYONE when YOU vaccinate. pic.twitter.com/jHgtMNdggV
"The attorney general of the United States is supposed to be above reproach, and here you have the top lawyer for the entire government being accused of being disingenuous by an incredibly well-respected federal judge" – @neal_katyal w/ @NicolleDWallacepic.twitter.com/vldBvfDiHo
All ag’s for rethugs – from tricky dick to sleazy ronnie to war criminal dumbya – were crooked, corrupt thugs. Don’t know what katyal is blabbering about.
And that was a truly gargantuan press failure at the time, a hideous and willlful journalistic enabling of the most grotesque proportions. It was like Iraq all over again.
“DOJ warns Arizona officials about Senate recount”
“PHOENIX β The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concern Wednesday about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the Republican-controlled Arizona Senateβs unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.
In a letter to GOP Senate President Karen Fann, the head of the Justice Departmentβs Civil Rights Division said the Senateβs farming out of 2.1 million ballots from the stateβs most populous county to a contractor may run afoul of federal law requiring ballots to remain in the control of elections officials for 22 months.
And Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pamela S. Karlan said that the Senate contractorβs plans to directly contact voters could amount to illegal voter intimidation.”
(https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/doj-warns-arizona-officials-about-senate-recount-2347610/)
imo another gop-doom money making scheme.
Rachel Maddow reporting last night that Q and the midnight ravers have been given about a week and a half to get out of that space due to booking schedule.
Speaker Pelosi:
Statement on Cinco de Mayo
(excerpt)
“Nearly 160 years after the heroes of the Battle of Puebla bravely defended their national heritage, we continue to draw strength and inspiration from their spirit. As we celebrate Cinco de Mayo, let us pledge to uphold our own heritage as a nation of immigrants, a beacon of hope and an extended hand to those yearning to breathe free.β
(speaker.gov)
A Proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2021
(excerpt)
President Biden:
“My Administration is fully committed to working with Tribal Nations to address the disproportionately high number of missing or murdered Indigenous people, as well as increasing coordination to investigate and resolve these cases and ensure accountability. I am further committed to addressing the underlying causes behind those numbers, including β among others β sexual violence, human trafficking, domestic violence, violent crime, systemic racism, economic disparities, and substance use and addiction. Federal partnerships to address the number of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples will be governed by the Nation-to-Nation foundation of our relationship with Tribal governments and respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. The challenges in Tribal communities are best met by solutions that are informed and shaped by Tribal leaders and Tribal governments.”
.@pfizer, as one of the few remaining advertisers on Fox News, are you really okay with their main opinion host telling his viewers that your product is going to kill them? https://t.co/0CGvTU6WZs
imo,
Is why trump and his goons must be taken down as soon as possible. Hitler was allowed to go free and do whatever he wanted. Let there be massive prosecutions of trump and his people – all who participated. Especially if that means members of Congress. McCarthy and friends are associating with a known criminal who cares not for human life, who will destroy what he can’t have. imo Orwell is here with us at stage right.
‘Lives Over Profits’:
Biden Backs Covid Vaccine Patent Waiver”
“Rachel Maddow looks at the importance of the Biden administration’s suspending patents on Covid vaccines to the global fight against the pandemic and talks with Dr. Joia Mukherjee, chief medical officer for Partners in Health, about what comes next.”
βThe Justice Department must pursue the obstruction case against Donald Trump. . .To ignore this evidence simply due to his status as a former president would further the publicβs suspicion that the most powerful are above the law.βhttps://t.co/WUMe0Ldt4m
“The Biden administration on Wednesday threw its support behind a controversial proposal to
waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines,
with liberals framing it as a necessary bid to speed the shots to billions in the developing world,
while the drug industry warned of devastating effects to vaccine production.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the United States will now move forward with international discussions to waive the protections for the duration of the pandemic. U.S. officials helped block a World Trade Organization proposal that was introduced last year to stop enforcing patents for coronavirus-related medical products. Dozens of developing countries have pushed for the proposal, arguing that it would allow them to rapidly produce their own generic vaccines, rather than wait months or years for sufficient doses.”
Happy 90th birthday to Willie Mays! If it wasn't for folks like Willie and Jackie Robinson, I might never have made it to the White House. The spirit he played with and the way he carried himself changed the game and peopleβs attitudes. Iβm glad heβs still going strong. pic.twitter.com/DTlRlart5U
.@POTUSβ American Families Plan includes a $200B investment to provide free, quality universal preschool for 3-4 y/o kids. This transformative program makes a down payment on the future for ~5 million kids & will save an average family $13,000 a year!
IF ANTI-VAXXERS of all sorts want to travel again in their lives, it will mean being vaccinated.
Other countries have a long road ahead of them on – don’t they – and we are forever intertwined.
We could all be getting measured up years from now and the virus still out there. And our grandkids all grown up.
–Can they understand that this is Global with millions dead and thus no trumpy hoax.
–Or take a photo of each of them from way up in space.
“More than 100 days into his administration, President Biden has unveiled an aggressive agenda that polls show is popular with the middle and the left. Biden has unveiled an infrastructure plan and an American Families Plan which would offer free universal pre-school, child care support and paid leave. Senator Elizabeth Warren makes the case for child care, citing her personal experience and saying “You want people to go to work? Then, invest in childcare.”
Remarks by President Biden
on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
(excerpt, May 4th)
“And as we stand here today, almost 150 million Americans have gotten at least one shot.
Over 105 million Americans are fully vaccinated. And among our most vulnerable population β seniors β we are nearing 85 percent of those who have gotten their first shot. Seventy percent of the seniors are now fully vaccinated. Itβs a dramatic turnaround from where we were in January, when less than 2 percent of adults and less than 1 percent of seniors were fully vaccinated.
Not only that, cases are down in 40 states these past two weeks. Deaths are down dramatically since January β down over 80 percent among seniors, which includes a drop among Hispanics of 80 percent and among African Americans of 70 percent of seniors.
There are tens of thousands of Americans alive today because β who would not be alive otherwise were they not β had access to rapid vaccination program. Moms and dads, sisters and brothers, grandparents, neighbors, old friends β theyβre around now, and God β thank God for that.
President Biden:
“Weβre going to make it easier than ever to get vaccinated.
Visit vaccines.gov β or text your ZIP Code to: 438829. Walk into your local pharmacy without an appointment. Go to the doctor or a local health clinic. Itβs free. Itβs nearby. Every adult is eligible. You know, go get the shot as soon as you can.”
—Neil Katyal said last night that the Judge calling Barr that is ‘hugely significant’.
(We knew 2 days to compute Mueller’s report was not enough, and that Barr had his fake statement ready-to-go.)
—Neil Katyal said last night that the Judge calling Barr disingenuous is ‘hugely significant’.
(We knew 2 days to compute Mueller’s report was not enough, and that Barr had his fake statement ready-to-go.)
“Biden, the World Needs Your Help to End the Pandemic”
“Last July, during the presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised the universal health care advocate Ady Barkan that he wouldnβt let intellectual property laws stand in the way of worldwide access to coronavirus vaccines.
βThe World Health Organization is leading an unprecedented global effort to promote international cooperation in the search for Covid-19 treatments and vaccines,β said Barkan.
βBut Donald Trump has refused to join that effort,
cutting America off from the rest of the world.
If the U.S. discovers a vaccine first, will you commit to sharing that technology with other countries,
and will you ensure there are no patents to stand in the way of other countries and companies mass-producing those lifesaving vaccines?β
Biden was unequivocal. βIt lacks any human dignity, what weβre doing,β he said of Trumpβs vaccine isolationism. βSo the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. And itβs not only a good thing to do, itβs overwhelmingly in our interest to do.β (NYT, April 23rd)
Read our Advisory Council Chair @gobluebrodβs powerful column on prevailing against the paradox of being a Black family in America, inspired by the Oscar-nominated film about two incarcerated parents who managed to raise six exceptional young men. https://t.co/MeIm4rpQz6
— My Brother's Keeper Alliance (@MBK_Alliance) May 6, 2021
#DataDiveπ: βAs the South shapes up to be the next political battleground, the impact of the 2020 Census on the next decade of elections is a clear and urgent issue for voting rights advocates.β https://t.co/Pcoj6HETvu
.@staceyabrams won't stop working until the world is a fairer place. Lauded for her voter registration efforts, she reflects on balancing life as a leader with having⦠a life! Abrams talks voting rights, what brings her joy, and her new book. https://t.co/rCvtyXSdlepic.twitter.com/esk2OBRwX2
βEither you use politics for getting good done or you see policies as a way to amplify your politics and your power. The question is: Which side are you on?β @staceyabramshttps://t.co/rCvtyXSdle
(Just realized there’s no way to reply to a previous thread if a certain time has passed)
Want to add to my comment about having minor ear damage…on one side.
After seeing a movie on the topic I said it to be helpful. But doing so rattled me and I thought to quit writing here…had no idea the topic was that loaded.
Thinking about all the millions who get by with serious sensory problems has been a wake up call.
…love to them.
Hello yβall! A dreary day here. Lightening, thunder, storms. Weβve had three bad rounds since early morning. Think it is settling down and may be moving on. Iβm so sleepy. I seldom nap during the day, but I actually laid down under a blanket and slept for a bit.
Saw some good news from our crazy TN legislature. Correction, waaaay beyond crazy. Anyway, the bill to make it legal to run over protesters is dead for this year. Just typing that makes me shiver in disbelief and disgust. I know some states passed it already. Thankful we made it through this session without that one being added.
Thanks for new thread, NW. π
Happy to hear you’re OK thru these storms! They passed quickly thru my area, I was braced for havoc. But nothing much. Thanks be.π
These awful deplorables are mighty busy! Let’s keep our eyes on the prize every single second! π
Had my second COVID shot today! Woo-hoo!πGazelle’s in da *house*! ππ
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww soooooookie soooookie NOW!!!ππ½ππ½
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I bought some flower seeds on my way back home! I tend to give names to my plants. Am now going to call these: Soookie-Soookie! πππ·
hahahahaha…
Hi Gazelle, Congratulations! I had my 2nd Moderna Vax last Saturday. Ggail came by and we had a distance visit outside. My arm was sore for 24hrs like 1st Vax. I rested all day Sunday was fine since Monday. I took Tylenol when i felt headaches for most of Sunday.
Hi! Glad all y’all are surviving your second doses, too. I got mine on March 27th. Didn’t have any symptoms after either dose (Moderna). I sorta felt like Wonder Woman!
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That’s awesome! I’ve been fully vaccinated too. Felt such joy and relief.
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Congratssssssssss
Fantastic!!! Love this and totally deserved.
So happy for her – well deserved!
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universal con. scots are to blame.
Rebuke? That’s the best she could dish out? Pathetic.
The intelligent insights Glenn Kirschner offers daily are a tremendous help to me, itβs so complex and so important to get it all lined up.. anyway, here are his comments:
https://t.co/IoRjouw8OS?amp=1
Goodnight all, big hugs
The t-shirt was worn during a March in DC not MN. Facts matter.
And none in the fucking msm brought this up so far?
[ Gasp! ]
Whoa! π³
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Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook and Instagram has been upheld by Facebook’s Oversight Board.
But it criticised the permanent nature of the ban as beyond the scope of Facebook’s normal penalties.
It has ordered Facebook to review the decision and “justify a proportionate response” that is applied to everyone, including ordinary users.
The former president was banned from both sites in January following the Capitol Hill riots.
The Oversight Board said the initial decision to permanently suspend Mr Trump was “indeterminate and standardless”, and that the correct response should be “consistent with the rules that are applied to other users of its platform”.
The ruling means that Mr Trump’s suspension remains in place for now.
The Board said Facebook must respond within six months.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56985583
If this lying corrupt pos of thug had been held the same ‘standards as other users’, he would have been banned permanently long time back. What a weaselly board.
If The Board, which I understand mostly lives elsewhere and were’t subjected to Trump or his violent mob, want to see more of same and the end of democracy….then we’ll be at their esteemed mercy on a loop.
THIS IS CRIMINAL….
“The GOP’s Culture War:
1619 Project And Transgender Rights”
“Republicans have made attacks on transgender youth in athletics a part of their culture war, along with the 1619 Project. Joy talks to Nikole Hannah-Jones and Charlotte Clymer”.
The Anti-Trans bill failed in Texas. Gianforte has not yet signed it in MT.
(The D.O.J. is on the move.)
What happened about the bills that punish parents for helping their children? Also doctors.
Caitlyn Jenner is cow-towing to the right to get elected, kissing up to Christian Right, she is not for trans equality.
And the right may use her to make their case. As one trans woman told me: “They still they she is an……….”
The trans community finds Jenner to be a threat and predicts that suicides will ensue if she keeps on that path.
The more you mistreat young people, the more suicides. It is so, so hard being trans. The trans community saying she’s a threat to them and βsuicides will ensueβ. The more you mistreat young people, the more you risk suicide.
— missed off the word ‘imo’ here above.
President Biden is empowering trans and LGBTQ Americans:
“After promoting his proposed American Jobs Plan, American Families Plan, police reform, and other measures, he said, βI also hope Congress can get to my desk the Equality Act to protect the rights of LGBTQ Americans.β
βTo all the transgender Americans watching at home β especially the young people who are so brave β
I want you to know that your president has your back.”
(https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/4/28/biden-tells-trans-youth-your-president-has-your-back)
A Proclamation on Transgender Day Of Visibility, 2021
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/03/31/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2021/)
Remarks by President Biden
on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
(excerpt)
“Our new phase will focus on three areas.
First, kids, children between the ages of 12 and 15 years of age. They are not yet eligible for a vaccine.
The FDAβs scientists are currently reviewing the data to decide if β if and when to authorize that age range for vaccinations. The FDA β and the FDA alone β will make that decision.
But today, I want American parents to know that if that announcement comes, we are ready to move immediately βimmediately move to make about 20,000 pharmacy sites across the country ready to vaccinate those adolescents as soon as the FDA grants itβs okay.
Now, most Americans have a vaccination site about as close as their house is near to a neighborhood school. Weβre also going to slip [sic] vaccines directly to pediatricians β ship them to pediatricians during the following weeks. So parents and their children can talk to their family doctor about it and get the shot from a provider they trust the most β easy, fast, and free.
And if teens are on the move this summer, they can get their first shot in one place and the second shot elsewhere. We know that adolescents are at risk from COVID-19. Though serious illness at that age range is rare, they can still get sick and spread the virus to others.
So, my hope is that if the vaccine is authorized, parents will take advantage of it and get their kids vaccinated.”
FULL: (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/04/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-covid-19-response-and-the-vaccination-program/)
“Federal Judge Calls Out Bill Barr For Lying”
“Rachel Maddow looks at former Attorney General Bill Barr’s record of lying about the Mueller report,
and outlines a federal judge’s finding that Barr lied again about how the decision was made
not to charge Donald Trump with obstruction of justice, ordering the release of never-before-seen material on that subject unless Attorney General Merrick Garland appeals that decision.”
How many of us cried when Barr said Trump would not be charged. That was so terrible after waiting two long years for the Mueller report. Barr just lied and kept lying for Trump….may the tide turn now.
The disappointment from this long ordeal was for me Muller. All that time to investigate, so much evidence against Don Jr too…and what…..
BRYAN AND MOM – CONGRATS AND LOVE !!!!
“Migrant teen reunites with mother more than three years after separation under Trump”
“Rachel Maddow shares video of Bryan ChΓ‘vez reuniting with his mother more than three years after they were forcibly separated by the Trump administration. The Biden administration hopes this reunion will be followed by the reunions of more than a thousand more separated families.”
Owwwwwwwww!
‘Major corporations come out against proposed voting restrictions in Texas’
‘Dozens of big companies, local businesses and chambers of commerce issued a statement reflecting
the biggest pushback yet by the business community
against Texas Republican efforts
to further tighten the state’s restrictive voting rules.’
“We stand together, as a nonpartisan coalition,
calling on all elected leaders in Texas
to support reforms that make democracy more accessible
and oppose any changes that would restrict eligible votersβ access to the ballot,’
the businesses wrote in their letter.
βWe urge business and civic leaders to join us as we call upon lawmakers
to uphold our ever elusive core democratic principle: equality.
By supporting a stronger trustworthy democracy, we will elevate our economy.β
(https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/04/texas-voting-restrictions/)
STATEMENT OF
Merrick B. Garland
Attorney General
Before the United States House of Representiatives
Appropriations SubCommittee on Commerce,
Justice, Science and Related Agencies
For a Hearing on
The Fiscal Year 2022
Department of Justice Budge Request
May 4 2021
10.00 am
Here: (https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP19/20210504/112547/HHRG-117-AP19-Wstate-GarlandM-20210504.pdf)
“Justice Dept. Seeks Funding to Fight Domestic Extremism and Inequality”
“Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers that he sought an 11 percent budget increase for Biden administration priorities.”
NYT.
Dion Timmer – Shiawase [Monstercat Release]
SOON – President Biden delivers remarks on implementation of the American Rescue Plan
Also here: https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-3
I’m hopeful that DEMs will find a way to exploit this…because #WeThePeople cannot …cannot turn over power to the Republicans…the party of the BIG LIE…the party of the insurrectionists
Totally agree Shelia. Every time I hear a pundit saw that Republicans will probably take power in 2022, it scares me to death. I donβt even want to think about it.
When oh when will the Tribunal into the insurrection…begin
Do you thihk that the GOP are paying Joe Manchin to be a force for obstruction
Progress. Love it!
Time is awasting…Time to make this happen
πππ
Wash Your Hands
A Vice President who reads and supports bookstores! π
All ag’s for rethugs – from tricky dick to sleazy ronnie to war criminal dumbya – were crooked, corrupt thugs. Don’t know what katyal is blabbering about.
Yup. Fuck bump and his ilk. Fucking fifth columnists all.
“DOJ warns Arizona officials about Senate recount”
“PHOENIX β The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concern Wednesday about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the Republican-controlled Arizona Senateβs unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.
In a letter to GOP Senate President Karen Fann, the head of the Justice Departmentβs Civil Rights Division said the Senateβs farming out of 2.1 million ballots from the stateβs most populous county to a contractor may run afoul of federal law requiring ballots to remain in the control of elections officials for 22 months.
And Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pamela S. Karlan said that the Senate contractorβs plans to directly contact voters could amount to illegal voter intimidation.”
(https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/doj-warns-arizona-officials-about-senate-recount-2347610/)
imo another gop-doom money making scheme.
Rachel Maddow reporting last night that Q and the midnight ravers have been given about a week and a half to get out of that space due to booking schedule.
Speaker Pelosi:
Statement on Cinco de Mayo
(excerpt)
“Nearly 160 years after the heroes of the Battle of Puebla bravely defended their national heritage, we continue to draw strength and inspiration from their spirit. As we celebrate Cinco de Mayo, let us pledge to uphold our own heritage as a nation of immigrants, a beacon of hope and an extended hand to those yearning to breathe free.β
(speaker.gov)
A Proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2021
(excerpt)
President Biden:
“My Administration is fully committed to working with Tribal Nations to address the disproportionately high number of missing or murdered Indigenous people, as well as increasing coordination to investigate and resolve these cases and ensure accountability. I am further committed to addressing the underlying causes behind those numbers, including β among others β sexual violence, human trafficking, domestic violence, violent crime, systemic racism, economic disparities, and substance use and addiction. Federal partnerships to address the number of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples will be governed by the Nation-to-Nation foundation of our relationship with Tribal governments and respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. The challenges in Tribal communities are best met by solutions that are informed and shaped by Tribal leaders and Tribal governments.”
“Chris Hayes And Stuart Stevens
Talk About The Fate Of American Democracy”
See here: (https://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2021/05/chris-hayes-and-stuart-stevens-talk)
“This is a Victor Orban moment.”
“The greatest danger is not to see the greatest danger.”
–imo important conversation.
“It Was All a Lie. How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.”
by Stuart Stevens
imo,
Is why trump and his goons must be taken down as soon as possible. Hitler was allowed to go free and do whatever he wanted. Let there be massive prosecutions of trump and his people – all who participated. Especially if that means members of Congress. McCarthy and friends are associating with a known criminal who cares not for human life, who will destroy what he can’t have. imo Orwell is here with us at stage right.
‘Lives Over Profits’:
Biden Backs Covid Vaccine Patent Waiver”
“Rachel Maddow looks at the importance of the Biden administration’s suspending patents on Covid vaccines to the global fight against the pandemic and talks with Dr. Joia Mukherjee, chief medical officer for Partners in Health, about what comes next.”
“The Biden administration on Wednesday threw its support behind a controversial proposal to
waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines,
with liberals framing it as a necessary bid to speed the shots to billions in the developing world,
while the drug industry warned of devastating effects to vaccine production.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the United States will now move forward with international discussions to waive the protections for the duration of the pandemic. U.S. officials helped block a World Trade Organization proposal that was introduced last year to stop enforcing patents for coronavirus-related medical products. Dozens of developing countries have pushed for the proposal, arguing that it would allow them to rapidly produce their own generic vaccines, rather than wait months or years for sufficient doses.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/05/05/biden-waives-vaccine-patents/)
PBO says hey Willie Mays!
A BFD
IF ANTI-VAXXERS of all sorts want to travel again in their lives, it will mean being vaccinated.
Other countries have a long road ahead of them on – don’t they – and we are forever intertwined.
We could all be getting measured up years from now and the virus still out there. And our grandkids all grown up.
–Can they understand that this is Global with millions dead and thus no trumpy hoax.
–Or take a photo of each of them from way up in space.
imo
‘photo’: meaning easy to see one is part of the totality from there…not separate.
Senator Warren on ReidOut:
“More than 100 days into his administration, President Biden has unveiled an aggressive agenda that polls show is popular with the middle and the left. Biden has unveiled an infrastructure plan and an American Families Plan which would offer free universal pre-school, child care support and paid leave. Senator Elizabeth Warren makes the case for child care, citing her personal experience and saying “You want people to go to work? Then, invest in childcare.”
Here: (https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/sen-elizabeth-warren-you-want-people-to-go-to-work-then-invest-in-childcare-111411269695)
“Why Florida Republicans’ new voter-suppression law matters”
“Florida officials took great pride in how well their system of elections performed in 2020. State Republicans are imposing new voting restrictions anyway.” (Benen)
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-florida-republicans-new-voter-suppression-law-matters-n1266505)
Guess public pressure works.
thanks amk.
Remarks by President Biden
on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
(excerpt, May 4th)
“And as we stand here today, almost 150 million Americans have gotten at least one shot.
Over 105 million Americans are fully vaccinated. And among our most vulnerable population β seniors β we are nearing 85 percent of those who have gotten their first shot. Seventy percent of the seniors are now fully vaccinated. Itβs a dramatic turnaround from where we were in January, when less than 2 percent of adults and less than 1 percent of seniors were fully vaccinated.
Not only that, cases are down in 40 states these past two weeks. Deaths are down dramatically since January β down over 80 percent among seniors, which includes a drop among Hispanics of 80 percent and among African Americans of 70 percent of seniors.
There are tens of thousands of Americans alive today because β who would not be alive otherwise were they not β had access to rapid vaccination program. Moms and dads, sisters and brothers, grandparents, neighbors, old friends β theyβre around now, and God β thank God for that.
Now, where do we go from here?”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/04/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-covid-19-response-and-the-vaccination-program/)
President Biden:
“Weβre going to make it easier than ever to get vaccinated.
Visit vaccines.gov β or text your ZIP Code to: 438829. Walk into your local pharmacy without an appointment. Go to the doctor or a local health clinic. Itβs free. Itβs nearby. Every adult is eligible. You know, go get the shot as soon as you can.”
BARR
“Judge orders release of DOJ memo justifying not prosecuting Trump”
“Amy Berman Jackson blasts former Attorney General William Barr’s spin on the Mueller report as “disingenuous.””
(https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/04/trump-obstruction-justice-doj-485360)
—Neil Katyal said last night that the Judge calling Barr that is ‘hugely significant’.
(We knew 2 days to compute Mueller’s report was not enough, and that Barr had his fake statement ready-to-go.)
BARR
“Judge orders release of DOJ memo justifying not prosecuting Trump”
“Amy Berman Jackson blasts former Attorney General William Barr’s spin on the Mueller report as
“disingenuous.””
(https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/04/trump-obstruction-justice-doj-485360)
—Neil Katyal said last night that the Judge calling Barr disingenuous is ‘hugely significant’.
(We knew 2 days to compute Mueller’s report was not enough, and that Barr had his fake statement ready-to-go.)
“Biden, the World Needs Your Help to End the Pandemic”
“Last July, during the presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised the universal health care advocate Ady Barkan that he wouldnβt let intellectual property laws stand in the way of worldwide access to coronavirus vaccines.
βThe World Health Organization is leading an unprecedented global effort to promote international cooperation in the search for Covid-19 treatments and vaccines,β said Barkan.
βBut Donald Trump has refused to join that effort,
cutting America off from the rest of the world.
If the U.S. discovers a vaccine first, will you commit to sharing that technology with other countries,
and will you ensure there are no patents to stand in the way of other countries and companies mass-producing those lifesaving vaccines?β
Biden was unequivocal. βIt lacks any human dignity, what weβre doing,β he said of Trumpβs vaccine isolationism. βSo the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. And itβs not only a good thing to do, itβs overwhelmingly in our interest to do.β (NYT, April 23rd)
“Ron DeSantis And Florida GOP Immediately Sued After Signing Election Rigging Law”
“…for violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2021/05/06/florida-sued-election-rigging-bill.html)
Yoon Mi Rae – My Dream
Asian Mom, African American Dad, lives in South Korea, born here, member of MFBTY.
LIVE NOW…
I think of our beloved Nerdy whenever I see something regarding Chelsea β½οΈπ€Ύπ½
Astronauts live Q & A coming up!
My future governor! ππΎ
New post.
(Just realized there’s no way to reply to a previous thread if a certain time has passed)
Want to add to my comment about having minor ear damage…on one side.
After seeing a movie on the topic I said it to be helpful. But doing so rattled me and I thought to quit writing here…had no idea the topic was that loaded.
Thinking about all the millions who get by with serious sensory problems has been a wake up call.
…love to them.