Me Toooo…i feel so comforted…i believe #WeThePeople are capable of BIG THINGS if we find a way to do it together…
In this country there are so many issues that have never been addressed and there are folks in power that do not want them addressed…mostly because they derive their power from chaos and distortion…as well as the Southern Strategy…namely racism, white nationalism/white supremacy/white privilege.
and now members of the DEM party have an opportunity to achieve Big Things if they do not let the PERFECT be the Enemy of the Good
“Try us”.
Congresswoman Jayapal makes clear House Progressives not bluffing on infrastructure bills
“Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the House Progressive Caucus,
talks with Rachel Maddow about members of her caucus insisting that Congress keep the promises Democrats campaigned on and pass the elements of President Biden’s agenda contained in the reconciliation bill at the same time it passes the Republican compromise bill.”
Extremists are using mainstream video games and gaming chat platforms to spread hate, BBC Click has found.
Over three months, researchers found anti-Semitism, racism and homophobia on platforms, including DLive and Odysee, where users stream and chat about games such as Call of Duty and Minecraft.
Campaigners say including extremist narratives among everyday conversations can be a pathway to radicalisation.
These conversations then move to spaces such as private Telegram channels.
“Once you’re in that world, then the radicalisation starts to happen,” Joe Mulhall, of anti-fascist organisation Hope Not Hate, said.
“That’s when you start to go to other meetings, to smaller groups that aren’t necessarily playing games, talking about politics more explicitly.”
After Maine implemented a statewide vaccine mandate, of the more than 33,000 healthcare workers employed at the 2 largest healthcare providers in the state, only 65 people quit over the mandate. That's 0.19%.
I continue to be amazed how many reporters and professors continue to write as if Republicans are acting in good faith on voting rights. Those of us actually in the fight to protect democracy do not have the luxury of self-delusion.
The press is mostly corporate owned and dominated by white men…before they can move Forward…they have to look in the mirror and acknowledge what they see!
Absolutely 100% required listening from @AOC. Why in the world is our defense budget going UP while weโre involved in FEWER wars?pic.twitter.com/g8XJRZXGRg
By a three-to-one margin (66% to 22%), potential Democratic primary voters in Arizona said they would "vote for a different candidate [than Kyrsten Sinema] who would get rid of the filibuster."
Theory of Trump's lawsuit is as follows: โI may have defrauded @MaryLTrump out of tens of millions of dollars that she should have inherited from her father. But she never should have figured that out because of the confidentiality agreement I fraudulently induced her to sign.โ https://t.co/ctpvpkfwDN
I donโt want Hunter Bidenโs laptop. I want Jared Kushnerโs WhatsApp texts, Ivankaโs emails, Donald Trumpโs tax returns, his unsecure phone calls, and the translatorโs notes from Helsinki. Whoโs with me?
Guardian US: Subpoenas for Trump WH chief Mark Meadows and deputy chief Dan Scavino โ expected to be authorized this week โ would place House investigators inside the Oval at the time of the Capitol attack.
Tonight Stephen Colbert on @colbertlateshow "If you want to see functioning democracy, just look north. because yesterday w/ very little drama, Canadians re-elected PM Justin Trudeau. Trudeau called election in August, which led to a 36 day campaign…" Oh Canada! ๐จ๐ฆ
Itโd be hard to justify DOJ inaction in the face of this rapidly mounting evidence of a criminal conspiracy to commit sedition against the US Government and to give aid and comfort to an insurrection. See 18 USC secs. 2383 & 2384. https://t.co/V6Fy4XOw7x
My parents lived under Jim Crow segregation in the south. They didn't bring that on themselves. American voters today are the problem. If you're going to continue to vote Republican, 3rd party or sit home, why pretend like you care about our democracy? You clearly do not. This
train of thought is the definition of insanity. You are what you vote for or not. You can't separate people from what they support. Too many voters want it both ways. You want an adult at the federal level but you want to keep the racism, xenophobia, misogyny, bigotry & greed
train of thought is the definition of insanity. You are what you vote for or not. You can't separate people from what they support. Too many voters want it both ways. You want an adult at the federal level but you want to keep the racism, xenophobia, misogyny, bigotry & greed
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discusses the legislative agenda with reporters on Capitol Hill.
At the top of the briefing Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) says they have reached agreement on a framework to pay for the budget reconciliation bill.
Leader Schumer, White House, Congress have agreed on a framework to pay for the Reconciliation Bill.
—so much in this bill is great for women and children.
All of the Democrats are working hard on this bill and by all accounts.
–and what’s in it is marvelous….women, children, jobs, healthcare, housing, the future of our planet.
more….
Why does the US Administration return Haitians time and again, but not other groups? Especially in light that we just saw plane after plane loads of Afghans arrive with great fanfare.
How heart breaking to hear the last words from your child or partner, ” I don’t want to die”, when they could have gotten a FREE VACCINE, WORE A MASK AND SOCIALLY DISTANCED FROM UNVAXXED CROWDS.
Punchbowl News: The anger inside Democratic ranks at McConnell is palpable. Senators and staff are furious at what they see as McConnell's hypocrisy over the debt limit. Democrats have also lashed out at reporters for not criticizing McConnell on this topic. @PunchbowlNews
Two more painful discussions with covid patients families. One – with mom, another – with wife. Both patients r dying. Both women r in tears. They ask about transplant, ecmo, meds that can keep patients alive. I know a shot that could have prevented all this but it is too late…
Rumors about vaccine side effects matter until people become patients. Then patients & families are ready to accept any drug with any side effects just to be alive. Unfortunately we don't have drugs that do miracles in ICU. Covid miracles happen before ICU gets involved.
How heart breaking to hear the last words from your child or partner, ” I don’t want to die”, when they could have gotten a FREE VACCINE, WORE A MASK AND SOCIALLY DISTANCED FROM UNVAXXED CROWDS.
Senator Bernie Sanders was introduced last week as the “Architect” of the reconciliation bill.
Many of his longstanding ideas are now mainstream. Seems there’s still disinformation floating around about this wing of the party which is fearlessly dedicated to the American people. President Biden is already successful and will do great things with the support and energy of all Democrats. Thanks Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic Party for caring so very much about all Americans and the future of this planet.
Senator Sanders on Face the Nation:
“I have already made, and my colleagues have made a major compromise, going from six trillion down to three and a half trillion,” Sanders said. “Right now what we are doing is we are engaging with the House and the Senate. It is a complicated proposal. All I am telling you is the $3.5 trillion is much too low. A compromise has already been made; an agreement has been made.”
It easy for folks to think that all things progressive begin and with Sanders and his crew…of Justice Dems….
They will never be my cup of Tea…from Sanders bashing Pres Obama in 2012..calling for Pres Obama to be primaried….to calling black southern voters low information voters..to primarying CBC members…to his not conceding the 2016 primary to Hillary Clinton…etc…
i have a bad taste in my mouth for those folks…and no amount of sugar will sweeten it
People often ask me what can be done to combat GOP authoritarianism. The answer is simple: Democrats need to recognize the severity of the threat, stop messing around, and wield the political power voters gave them to shore up democratic institutions with key reforms. @NewDaypic.twitter.com/H5MtPxR4pH
The last time I saw this much media coverage and government resources in a search for a black person it was for cop-killed Christopher Dorner and serial killers Malvo and Muhammad. Hmmmโฆ
The 1/6 select committee just dropped subpoenas on Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon, Dan Scavino, and Kashyap Patel, a senior Defense official.
All were apparently either with Trump on 1/6, or talked to him in the runup to it, or helped plan the effort to overturn the election: pic.twitter.com/Brv8HtJ3Je
Thereโs Something About Suing Mary: Donald Trump has had a full year to file a lawsuit since Mary Trump published her book. Yet he does it just 24 hours after we learn that more indictments are coming in the NY state Trump Org/Weisselberg prosecution. Dots to connect . . .
I hope journalists will cover and compare the length of time it takes Donald Trump to get to court with his BS lawsuit against @MaryLTrump VERSUS the years and years it has taken @ejeancarroll to get to court with a legitimate RAPE CASE vs. Donald Trump.
Breaking. The Jan. 6 select committee has issued subpoenas to four current and former top Trump aides: Mark Meadows, Kash Patel, Steve Bannon, and Dan Scavino. https://t.co/h8XMJxZKnD
A 12-year-old boy in the Dutch city of Groningen has won a court battle to get vaccinated against Covid-19 so that he can visit his dying grandmother, despite his father’s objections.
A judge ruled the jab would reduce his chances of passing on any infection to the woman, who has advanced cancer.
Vaccines have been approved for Dutch 12-17-year-olds but under-17s need the consent of both parents.
Vaccine scepticism is increasing in the country.
Judge Bart Tromp of Groningen District Court said that the boy should be vaccinated promptly because his interests were more important than the father’s concerns.
Court papers said the boy wanted to spend as much time as possible with his grandmother, who has metastatic lung cancer and is “in the last stages of her life”.
Trumpโs attempt to destroy Democracy didnโt end on Jan.6. His Corruption and Criminality continues. He must be stopped. Democracy is requesting he be Indicted.
i remember a joke tweet like โ(seeing a baby crying and screaming) wow heโs making a lot of good pointsโ and now thatโs the actual political philosophy of half the country
Breaking: The recount of Maricopa County's 2020 vote confirms that President Biden won and the election was not "stolen" from Trump, according to early versions of a report prepared for the Arizona Senate.https://t.co/TZ9iS3FsQC
The three-volume report by the Cyber Ninjas, the Senateโs lead contractor, includes results that show Trump lost by a wider margin than the countyโs official election results. The data in the report also confirms that U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly won in the county.
BREAKING: The #azaudit draft report from Cyber Ninjas confirms the countyโs canvass of the 2020 General Election was accurate and the candidates certified as the winners did, in fact, win.
The Cyber Ninjas embarrassed Arizona for months, violated voters' trust, refused transparency, and stuck AZ taxpayers with a multi-million dollar bill.
What'd they find? Biden won.
The so-called leaders who allowed and encouraged this need to be held accountable in 2022. #AZGOVhttps://t.co/cmy0b0CjkP
The Obama Diary 
Love seeing President Obama on the scene!
Me Toooo…i feel so comforted…i believe #WeThePeople are capable of BIG THINGS if we find a way to do it together…
In this country there are so many issues that have never been addressed and there are folks in power that do not want them addressed…mostly because they derive their power from chaos and distortion…as well as the Southern Strategy…namely racism, white nationalism/white supremacy/white privilege.
and now members of the DEM party have an opportunity to achieve Big Things if they do not let the PERFECT be the Enemy of the Good
I, too, was thinking of President Obama’s voice saying, “Do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” just yesterday! Love!
Pres Obama…so glad we had him as President
United StatesโEuropean Commission Joint Statement
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/22/united-stateseuropean-commission-joint-statement/)
FACT SHEET: Targets for Global COVID-19 Summit
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/22/fact-sheet-targets-for-global-covid-19-summit/)
Remarks by President Biden
Before the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/09/21/remarks-by-president-biden-before-the-76th-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly/)
“Try us”.
Congresswoman Jayapal makes clear House Progressives not bluffing on infrastructure bills
“Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the House Progressive Caucus,
talks with Rachel Maddow about members of her caucus insisting that Congress keep the promises Democrats campaigned on and pass the elements of President Biden’s agenda contained in the reconciliation bill at the same time it passes the Republican compromise bill.”
Because NOTHING is always better than Something…
and I ask…who is she talking to…..who is she speaking for!
This is President Biden’s agenda and the serious progressives are fighting for it.
As we can see – the Progressive Caucus is deeply committed to passing Joe’s agenda.
We will have to disagree on this…when she says TRY US who is she speaking to…Threats do not work…
(Was specifically answering Sheila’s comment above.)
Would like to add…Democrats are reporting how hard they are ALL working hard on this.
She wants the attention that Joe Manchin gets.
FACT SHEET:
President Bidenโs Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/22/fact-sheet-president-bidens-global-covid-19-summit-ending-the-pandemic-and-building-back-better/)
AWESOME Achievement…and The Band plays ON~
Well deserved
Extremists are using mainstream video games and gaming chat platforms to spread hate, BBC Click has found.
Over three months, researchers found anti-Semitism, racism and homophobia on platforms, including DLive and Odysee, where users stream and chat about games such as Call of Duty and Minecraft.
Campaigners say including extremist narratives among everyday conversations can be a pathway to radicalisation.
These conversations then move to spaces such as private Telegram channels.
“Once you’re in that world, then the radicalisation starts to happen,” Joe Mulhall, of anti-fascist organisation Hope Not Hate, said.
“That’s when you start to go to other meetings, to smaller groups that aren’t necessarily playing games, talking about politics more explicitly.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58600181
Appalling.
no jab, no job works perfectly. fuck your ‘feelings’.
dems collectively suck at politicking.
Exactly. They should be shouting this from the rooftops!!
The press is mostly corporate owned and dominated by white men…before they can move Forward…they have to look in the mirror and acknowledge what they see!
from ‘unmasked, unmuzzled, and unvaccinated’ to unbreathing.
‘So many people need her here, but God must have special plans for her in heaven,’ her aunt wrote.
riiiight.
Will the children be vaccinated now – or will it be an Unvax Forever flag on her grave?
Gotohellyoupo$?
Who is the good boy now?
Time to ignore the unvaxed noise and push them into irrelevance.
will the judges see it for what it is?
Another trumpturd that needs to be kicked to the dustbin by Biden.
Yup. No years long ‘election!!!’ drama.
I am in favor of a shorter campaign…i think that if it did not cost as much to run for office..it would be shorter
Ms. Betty is a national treasure! May she live to be 100 and beyond, and continue, as the old Deacons used to say, to be in her right mind!
I remember when she was featured on CBS Sunday Morning and several other shows; also remember her introducing PBO…
The US special envoy for Haiti has resigned in protest over the deportation of Haitian migrants.
The US decision to deport the immigrants was “inhumane”, Daniel Foote said in his resignation letter.
Mr Foote said the US approach to Haiti was “deeply flawed” and that his advice had been “ignored”.
Last weekend, the US started flying out migrants from a Texas border town which has seen an influx, with some 13,000 having gathered under a bridge.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58667660
Not a great look on Biden admin considering they airlifted 1000’s of Afghan refugees. Reeks of racism. Whoever made this decision should be fired.
The edible insects coming to a supermarket near you.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58636969
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crickets?
4th estate 5th columnists
THREAD๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
THIS!
Because for every 1 Dem who doesn’t vote, there are three GOPers who do vote
https://www.c-span.org/video/?514884-1/congress-white-house-reach-agreement-framework-pay-final-budget-reconciliation-package&live=
House Speaker Weekly Briefing
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discusses the legislative agenda with reporters on Capitol Hill.
At the top of the briefing Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) says they have reached agreement on a framework to pay for the budget reconciliation bill.
Leader Schumer, White House, Congress have agreed on a framework to pay for the Reconciliation Bill.
—so much in this bill is great for women and children.
All of the Democrats are working hard on this bill and by all accounts.
–and what’s in it is marvelous….women, children, jobs, healthcare, housing, the future of our planet.
more….
Why does the US Administration return Haitians time and again, but not other groups? Especially in light that we just saw plane after plane loads of Afghans arrive with great fanfare.
How heart breaking to hear the last words from your child or partner, ” I don’t want to die”, when they could have gotten a FREE VACCINE, WORE A MASK AND SOCIALLY DISTANCED FROM UNVAXXED CROWDS.
Cuz we have a reed of a garland.
Unless Bannon is willing to repeat this court….DOJ needs “concrete evidence”
Finding “concrete evidence” is their very job description. No amount of lipstick is gonna pretty up garland.
Not making excuses…just trying to understand how the sausage is made ..
How heart breaking to hear the last words from your child or partner, ” I don’t want to die”, when they could have gotten a FREE VACCINE, WORE A MASK AND SOCIALLY DISTANCED FROM UNVAXXED CROWDS.
I know. SMH
There is no bottom for the trumpturd party. Voting matters.
LIVE NOW…
imo
Senator Bernie Sanders was introduced last week as the “Architect” of the reconciliation bill.
Many of his longstanding ideas are now mainstream. Seems there’s still disinformation floating around about this wing of the party which is fearlessly dedicated to the American people. President Biden is already successful and will do great things with the support and energy of all Democrats. Thanks Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic Party for caring so very much about all Americans and the future of this planet.
Senator Sanders on Face the Nation:
“I have already made, and my colleagues have made a major compromise, going from six trillion down to three and a half trillion,” Sanders said. “Right now what we are doing is we are engaging with the House and the Senate. It is a complicated proposal. All I am telling you is the $3.5 trillion is much too low. A compromise has already been made; an agreement has been made.”
Over ten years this is 300 billion dollars a year.
And as of today a framework has been agreed upon to pay for it.
It easy for folks to think that all things progressive begin and with Sanders and his crew…of Justice Dems….
They will never be my cup of Tea…from Sanders bashing Pres Obama in 2012..calling for Pres Obama to be primaried….to calling black southern voters low information voters..to primarying CBC members…to his not conceding the 2016 primary to Hillary Clinton…etc…
i have a bad taste in my mouth for those folks…and no amount of sugar will sweeten it
May we succeed for the sake of the nation and for the future of this planet.
Please take your aversion out on me.
-with gassho.
Nothing to do with you…
and unlike them i know not to make the perfect the enemy of the good
For real
Tonight!
And the Band Played ON~
vaccinator or ventilator? #nobrainer.
excellent.
the traitorous thug knows how fucked up the whole justice system is.
Now make it stick to make it meaningful.
A 12-year-old boy in the Dutch city of Groningen has won a court battle to get vaccinated against Covid-19 so that he can visit his dying grandmother, despite his father’s objections.
A judge ruled the jab would reduce his chances of passing on any infection to the woman, who has advanced cancer.
Vaccines have been approved for Dutch 12-17-year-olds but under-17s need the consent of both parents.
Vaccine scepticism is increasing in the country.
Judge Bart Tromp of Groningen District Court said that the boy should be vaccinated promptly because his interests were more important than the father’s concerns.
Court papers said the boy wanted to spend as much time as possible with his grandmother, who has metastatic lung cancer and is “in the last stages of her life”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58669918
Great kid standing up to a thug of a ‘father’.
It’s high time.
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Biden sets the newer and newer records for winning the same election.
The three-volume report by the Cyber Ninjas, the Senateโs lead contractor, includes results that show Trump lost by a wider margin than the countyโs official election results. The data in the report also confirms that U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly won in the county.
lmao.
the traitorous thug has exposed how rotten to the core the whole system is.
Have to immerse in music right about now. Just a moment of reprieve from overwhelming stupidity hitting my teevee & sensibilities. ๐
New post.