We’ve done some important work since the Paris Agreement was signed six year ago, but we’re still nowhere near where we need to be on climate. Watch live from #COP26 in Glasgow as I talk about the steps we can take to combat climate change. https://t.co/fpoGbnNehm
“Many young people are now starting to realize
“I’ve got to make my interests heard if I have the opportunity to vote’.
So in the 2020 US presidential election young people were more likely than older votes to say that climate change was their top concern. And they also voted at a rate 11 points than in 2016. That’s the kind of thing that makes politicians sit up and take notice. As one 20-year old organizer said ‘Young people understand that if we want to save our lives and our future then we have to do it ourselves’. And this is part of your power that you have to use.
Don’t think that you can ignore politics. You don’t have to be happy about it but you can’t ignore it. You can’t be too pure for it. It’s part of the process that is going to deliver all of us.
Yes the process will be messy. I guarantee you every victory will be incomplete. We will face more setbacks.
Sometimes we will be forced to settle for imperfect compromises because even if they don’t achieve everything, at least they advance the cause. At least they move the ball down the field. But if we work hard enough for long enough, those partial victories add up. If we push hard enough, stay focused enough and are smart about it, those victories accelerate and they build momentum. If we listen to those who are resistant and we take their concerns seriously and we work with them, and we organize and we mobilize, and we get our hands dirty in the difficulties of changing political dynamics in our countries, those victories start happening a little bit more frequently.
If we stay with it we will get this done.
So to all the young people out there, as well as those of you who consider yourselves young at heart:
I want you to stay angry.
I want you to stay frustrated.
And channel that anger.
Harness that frustration. Keep pushing harder and harder for more and more.
Because that’s what’s required to meet this challenge. Gird yourself for a marathon not a sprint. For solving a problem this big, this complex, has never happened all at once.”
PBO quotes William Shakespeare:
“What wound did ever heal but by degrees?”
During a visit at the climate conference #COP26 in Glasgow, former US President @BarackObama encouraged delegates to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/BfTuXSF7eK
Folks, I want to introduce you to an amazing candidate & pediatrician… Dr. Annie Andrew’s running for SC 1. Dems flipped this seat a few years ago and can do it again! Do what you do folks! https://t.co/HLhGNaXZ9vhttps://t.co/KoUD6UFefH
President Barack Obama leaves the stage after delivering a speech while attending day nine of the COP26 at SECC on November 8, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Barack Obama joins roundtable at Strathclyde University with young leaders attending Cop26
The Obama Foundation, in collaboration with Columbia University’s Climate School, hosted the roundtable at Strathclyde’s new Learning and Teaching Building.
Barack Obama
Returns to Climate Talks With a Call for ‘Ongoing Activism’
“In his remarks, the former president spoke directly to young people,
who have filled the streets of Glasgow and around the world to demand more ambitious action on climate change from their leaders. He urged them to keep up the pressure on governments, institutions and businesses to cut the emissions that are heating the Earth.
“The cold hard fact is, we will not have more ambitious climate plans coming out of governments unless governments feel some pressure from voters,” he said.”
““The most important energy in this movement is coming from young people,” he said, to applause from the audience. “And the reason is simple. They have more at stake in this than anybody else.”
He said he understood the psychic weight carried by younger generations,
and the anger that many feel about inheriting a world where storms have become more ferocious and frequent, heat waves more deadly, where species are disappearing and the future feels frightening.
“I’m the father of two daughters in their early 20s,” he said.
“It’s not always easy being young today. For most of your lives, if you’re in that generation, you’ve been bombarded about what the future will look like if we don’t do anything about climate change. And you’ve grown up watching the adults either act like the problem doesn’t exist or don’t do anything about it. It’s a real source of anxiety and some of you no doubt wonder if you’ll be safe.”
And he acknowledged that he, too, sometimes felt overwhelmed by the crisis.”
“He made a glancing reference to his successor, Donald J. Trump,
who pulled the United States out of the Paris accord and unwound more than 100 of Mr. Obama’s environmental regulations, calling the period “four years of active hostility toward climate science, coming from very top of our government.
Mr. Obama also called out the Republican Party.
“One of our two major parties has decided not only to sit on the sidelines, but express active hostility toward climate science and make climate change a partisan issue,” he said.
In Washington, President Biden’s climate agenda is stuck in a spending bill pending in Congress that Republicans have refused to support.
“Saving the planet isn’t a partisan issue,” Mr. Obama said, adding that politics don’t matter “if your Florida house is flooded by rising seas, or your crops fail in the Dakotas or your California house is burning down.
Nature, science do not care about party affiliation.”
(NYT)
Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, LaKeith Stanfield, Delroy Lindo, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler and Deon Cole star in #THEHARDERTHEYFALL 🐎 pic.twitter.com/59vYrmijsB
— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) June 24, 2021
There’s a scene in #TheHarderTheyFall where @ReginaKing’s character is sharing a childhood memory while peeling an apple. The way Regina commands that scene is a reminder of her brilliance and why she’s one of the finest actresses of our generation. #TheHarderTheyFallpic.twitter.com/8Agtevk5sC
It's hard to choose. One political party got us Covid relief, improved vaccination rates, added jobs, decreased unemployment, lowered child poverty, passed an infrastructure bill, and took a global lead in climate. The other bans books and attacks Mr. Potato Head and Big Bird.
"Obama was received at COP26 like a head of state, drawing more onlookers in the conference complex than Prince Charles and inspiring standing ovations… chided China and Russia for skipping the conference… emphasized that 'time really is running out.'” https://t.co/U5wIPhiFqC
BREAKING: State Farm is letting everyone have the “Rodgers Rate.”It consists of them telling you they gave you a discount but didn’t and if you ask them about it they call you the “woke left” & it’s none of your business because it’s a personal choice they made. #boycottstatefarm
OMG….I do not have faith that the Senate will carve out an exception for voting rights
May God bless him…
Today, I am beginning a hunger strike by abstaining from eating until Congress passes, and President Biden signs, the Freedom to Vote Act or the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. pic.twitter.com/F6BEtVKTQi
Shelia, I’m there with you on your doubts. I listen to Joe every morning. Therefore, I am not surprised that he is doing this. Bless him and protect him.
Happy #CelebrateFirstGen Day! I’m so proud of all the students working to get their education. I know it can be hard, but just remember: You are never alone. So many of us are out here rooting you on — and that includes me. Keep up the great work! #ReachHigherpic.twitter.com/J0hDpUak3O
Remembering astronomer, cosmologist and author Carl Sagan who was born 87 years ago today. Here he is in the 70s calling out Star Wars for its lack of diversity. He also warned of a “dumbing down of America” and “celebration of ignorance” pic.twitter.com/YYjAVrYmpf
And when governments and societies lose the capacity for critical thinking, the results can be catastrophic—however sympathetic we may be to those who have bought the baloney.
Today would have been Carl Sagan's 87th birthday. We remember him as the humanist & cosmologist who brought (and who continues to bring!) joy to millions of people across the globe. This post in his memory. Watch the video, listen to Sagan's profound words, & like/RT. pic.twitter.com/Xtm8PFb1at
“I admire the work that your mother has done in the 80s and 90s with some of our French colleagues,” a French virologist tells the VP during a tour of Institut Pasteur in Paris. VP adds that her mom focused partly on mRNA research (pfizer vaccine and others are mRNA vaccines). pic.twitter.com/svd7XLjkmc
“Just based on my entire life experience as the daughter of my mother … The people who do this work really have an ability to see what is possible, unburdened but what has been … I think that’s some of the most noble and exciting work,” VP says to 2 breast cancer researchers.
“I grew up in the lab. I joke that my first job ever was cleaning pipettes. I was awful. I broke them. She fired me,” VP jokes with researchers about working for her mom.
It’s an honor to join Members of Congress in Glasgow, Scotland’s @COP26 for bilateral meetings, panel discussions & engagements with global leaders on top climate priorities, including the recent IPCC report, gender equity and public-private sector coordination on climate action. pic.twitter.com/KD1GrZTHNc
Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on Her Trip to France
“It is fitting that the trip coincides with Armistice Day and Veterans Day. During World War I, and throughout our history, members of the United States and French armed forces fought side by side in defense of freedom. The courage and commitment of our military service members is a source of national pride and gratitude. We honor their sacrifice by continuing the work—bilaterally and multilaterally—to build a better and more peaceful future.
I am departing for France on the heels of important progress for the American people, following passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal which will make America more competitive. And I look forward to building on our progress here at home by working with our allies and partners to advance this Administration’s agenda—and our country’s interests—around the world.”
Press Briefing
by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Secretary Buttigieg:
“When combined with the Build Back Better Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal — which, collectively, I like to think of them as the “Big Deal” — an answer to the New Deal or the Square Deal before that — they’re going to create a generation of good, union jobs. They’re going to make historic investments in equity and in the fight against climate change. They’re going to make sure that America can compete and win in the decades ahead.
This is the largest investment in roads, bridges, and highways since the creation of the Interstate Highway System, including the largest investment in our bridges ever so that we can avoid devastating closures and disruptive collapses like we’ve seen, including what we saw in Tennessee, in Florida, and far too many other places.
It’s also the largest investment in public transit ever, with funding that will expand service to communities of all sizes, including improvements for seniors and for people with disabilities. It’s going to replace thousands of outdated buses with clean, zero-emissions vehicles and aging railcars with state-of-the-art new ones.
It’s the largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak itself. And transformative impacts in traffic safety will be achieved. And it’s going to strengthen our supply chain by improving our ports, our airports, and our freight rail. ”
“I admire the work that your mother has done in the 80s and 90s with some of our French colleagues,” a French virologist tells the VP during a tour of Institut Pasteur in Paris. VP adds that her mom focused partly on mRNA research (pfizer vaccine and others are mRNA vaccines). pic.twitter.com/svd7XLjkmc
Prosecutor In Trump Camp’s Effort To Reverse Georgia Result Considering Special Grand Jury
“Gwen Keyes Fleming, former DeKalb County, Georgia district attorney,
talks with Rachel Maddow about expectations that the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, Fani Willis,
will use a special grand jury in the ongoing investigation of Donald Trump’s efforts to push Georgia officials to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.”
DeSantis’ weird version of Florida has found the perfect pandemic-era surgeon general
“During his short tenure, Ladapo has been on a rampage.
He issued an order forcing schools to allow students who have been exposed to COVID and aren’t showing symptoms to attend in-person classes — even though asymptomatic people can transmit the coronavirus. Last week, he gave a speech that misconstrued the coronavirus vaccine’s efficacy.
Any display of common sense or courtesy has been difficult to find in Florida’s government.
On Ladapo: “He has proven he’s not worthy of the $512,000 per year he will earn along with a tenured professorship at the University of Florida.”
—-350 FL doctors are asking for Ladapo to be scrutinized, reportedly he was not part of their Covid team.
—-Rachel Maddow detailed report will not post up.
Jim Jordan Could Be Out Of Congress As Proposed Ohio Map Removes His Seat
“A proposed redistricting map of Ohio would consolidate Rep. Jim Jordan’s district with that of Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, virtually kicking Jordan out of the House.”
U.S. Senator Max Cleland sacrificed for and served Georgia and our nation with true integrity. He defended democracy, spoke up for veterans and embodied a quiet dignity that lifted all who knew him. God’s peace to his family and friends as he takes rest from his labors. #gapolhttps://t.co/CInpTH5xhB
My prayers are with Senator Cleland's family & all those who loved him. Senator Cleland was a passionate patriot & public servant with a big heart for our veterans, and he always put the people of Georgia first.
Georgians will long remember his honorable life and legacy.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) November 9, 2021
Max Cleland was a patriot. In the face of great adversity, he devoted his life to public service: from the battlefield to the halls of the Senate to his relentless advocacy for veterans.
May it be a comfort to his loved ones that our nation joins them in mourning today.
FACT SHEET:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Boosts Clean Energy Jobs, Strengthens Resilience, and Advances Environmental Justice
BIPARTISIAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL
Public Transit
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Clean School Buses
Modern Infrastructure
Resilience
Clean Drinking Water
Legacy Pollution
Clean Energy Transmission
Oh look — another video from Gosar’s family! Accountability, you say?🤔@GOPLeader, better get your speech ready. I’ll help ya get it started…
“The Congressman, Paul Gosar, bears responsibility for [fill in the day of the week] attack on Congress by MOB RIOTERS.” #RemoveGosarhttps://t.co/n9zl2WjlIN
— Melody speaks gif fluently (@UnpaintedMelody) November 9, 2021
“There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis.
Average global temperature is currently estimated to be 1.1°C above pre-industrial times.
Based on existing trends, the world could cross the 1.5°C threshold within the next two decades and 2°C threshold early during the second half of the century.
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C is still narrowly possible and will be determined by the investment decisions we make over the next decade.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways.”
Obama at COP26: ‘We can’t afford anybody on the sidelines’
“Collectively and individually, we are still falling short. We have not done nearly enough to address this crisis.”
“Back in the United States, some of our progress stalled when my successor decided to unilaterally pull out of the Paris Agreement in his first year in office, I wasn’t really happy about that – and yet, the determination of our state and local governments, along with the regulations and investment that my administration had already put in place, allowed our country to keep moving forward.”
“There is one thing that should transcend our day-to-day politics and normal geopolitics – and that is climate change.”
For generations Black women have organized their communities to turn out at the polls. Nsé Ufot, LaTosha Brown, and Helen Butler are the superheroes fighting for democracy and we’re proud to honor them as 2021 Glamour Women of the Year #GlamourWOTY2021pic.twitter.com/g6b9l6Wu9r
To: .@Sen_JoeManchin@kyrstensinema You need to drop this love affair of yours with that racist relic the filibuster and pass the For the People Act (S.1), voting rights bill.
Under @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy’s leadership you don’t lose your committee assignment when you make a video of yourself killing a colleague. Nope, a harsh penalty like that is only reserved for anyone who dares to work in a bipartisan way to invest in jobs and infrastructure. https://t.co/No06XPGcjk
When simple beautiful things like that, happens without controversy, and where all players go to visit @WhiteHouse the house of the people…because the leader is respectful with all, shows empathy with whom is in need and is the President of We The People! @JoeBiden is MY @POTUShttps://t.co/RsgdRPFNus
He’s doing a fine job as Chair, IMHO! Has really found his voice in that role and does better than most, getting the word out about the Biden administration’s accomplishments.
I call myself a dirt-road Democrat because I’ve seen the challenges rural areas face. President @JoeBiden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal invests in these communities' roads, bridges, and clean water—so no one is left behind.
This is always an awesome event, and it’s always on my daughters’ birthday, Nov 10th! As a Wolf ambassador, she is honoured each year to honour the wolves and their protectors!!
When simple beautiful things like that, happens without controversy, and where all players go to visit @WhiteHouse the house of the people…because the leader is respectful with all, shows empathy with whom is in need and is the President of We The People! @JoeBiden is MY @POTUShttps://t.co/RsgdRPFNus
Great to visit w/ @BarackObama at #COP26. I told him we’re hard at work @EPA making up for lost time. America is back as a leader on climate, building on his tremendous leadership that continues to this day. 👍🏾🌎 pic.twitter.com/45gTys5UUY
Harris asks about a WWI telephone operator from Oakland named Inez Ann Murphy Crittenden. They are also standing in front of a rare Jewish star headstone in a sea of crosses. pic.twitter.com/J6tj6ewDZ8
Speaker Pelosi calls for investigation into GOP’s Paul Gosar
Paul Gosar pulled his controversial anime video, but that’s done little to calm the political backlash.
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for multiple investigations into the posting of an animated video by Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging two swords at President Biden…. “Threats of violence against Members of Congress and the President of the United States must not be tolerated,” Pelosi said.
“In any other job in America, if a coworker made a video killing another coworker,
that person would be fired,” the group’s co-chairs — Pennsylvania’s Matthew Cartwrigh, Michigan’s Debbie Dingell, California’s Ted Lieu, and Colorado’s Joe Neguse — said in a joint statement.”
The highway history that Republicans really ought to know
“To his credit, Buttigieg has spent months talking about the problem of racism
built into the nation’s transportation system, and while much of the right has pushed back, reality is on the secretary’s side.”
NPR reported in April,
“Planners of the interstate highway system,
which began to take shape after the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, routed some highways directly,
and sometimes purposefully,
through Black and brown communities.
In some instances, the government took homes by eminent domain.”
RM totally on it and I concur. Nothing wrong with a bit of hard truth.
“Also the U.S. government is run by reptiles or to be more specific, it’s run by reptilian people.
The people in charge of America are secretly lizards, which we need to take into account whenever they give us public health advice. ‘You shouldn’t trust Western medicine at all because it’s made with alien DNA’.
How else could they make those pills for stuff except by extracting DNA for aliens, and cramming it into the people and trick you into taking it. That’s how the lizard people stay in charge.”
Speaker Pelosi’s Remarks at Press Conference with U.S. Congressional Delegation to COP26 Glasgow
“Let me just now – just say that, led by our delegation,
the United States Congress is showing the world true climate leadership.
We’re proud of our President.
He was one of the first people in Congress, in 1986, to introduce legislation to address the climate crisis.
He takes great pride in that.
He’s worked on it ever since – and now in the lead as President of the United States.
He knows, as we all do, this is all about the children – leaving a world where they can be healthy,
more secure and more in reach of their fulfillment. ”
Lawrence Tribe:
“There are no more ducks.
This duck quacks like a duck, it`s a duck and there are no more ducks left. Merrick Garland should go ahead and not get in the way of the absolute vital investigation.”
A pleasure to speak with President @BarackObama here at #COP26. From the Paris Climate Agreement to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and beyond, we must respond to a new generation’s call for climate action by presenting a true roadmap for change. pic.twitter.com/vkRtPCJ2tG
More than 1,500 Americans who died during World War I are buried at Suresnes American Cemetery. They were laid to rest here in France, but their spirit lives on in the United States. We honor their sacrifice—and the sacrifice of all of those who have served and continue to serve. pic.twitter.com/RRIjXPdutm
“Nobody ever heard of this guy – Michael’s absolutely right – Johnny McEntee.
Certainly nobody in legal circles. And now all of a sudden, he’s the guy who’s writing the legal strategy for the President of the United States during a contested election?
I think this demonstrates a real big problem in government. It’s true in every administration.
There are always yes-people who surround themselves with Cabinet officials of presidents who say, “Don’t worry about that pesky law this or that, here’s some way around it’.
And it’s invariably bogus.
But that’s why process matters so much. And here, that Jonathan Karl reporting, Jonathan that you mentioned, says basically, that this guy set up a rogue legal team to plot a coup.”
Miles Taylor,
former administration chief of staff, DHSS:
“But to your point Chris – I’ve got to say this.
When the hell are Trump supporters going to wake up?
What else do they need to hear to understand that the man they support was viewed by his OWN lieutenants
as a dangerous authoritarian overseeing a bunch of many dangerous authoritarians?
Now we’re not talking about a bunch of ‘disgruntled employees like me and Olivia’ which is what the president (trump) says we are.
We’re talking about his own former Chief of Staff!
His own former National Security Adviser!
So I’m a former White House Comms Director.
The list goes on and on. And these are people who’ve sounded the alarm and said that Trump’s lieutenants
were acting like the Gestapo.”
President Barack Obama meets delegates and activists in the US pavilion during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference on November 9, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Obama Diary 
President Obama:
“Many young people are now starting to realize
“I’ve got to make my interests heard if I have the opportunity to vote’.
So in the 2020 US presidential election young people were more likely than older votes to say that climate change was their top concern. And they also voted at a rate 11 points than in 2016. That’s the kind of thing that makes politicians sit up and take notice. As one 20-year old organizer said ‘Young people understand that if we want to save our lives and our future then we have to do it ourselves’. And this is part of your power that you have to use.
Don’t think that you can ignore politics. You don’t have to be happy about it but you can’t ignore it. You can’t be too pure for it. It’s part of the process that is going to deliver all of us.
Yes the process will be messy. I guarantee you every victory will be incomplete. We will face more setbacks.
Sometimes we will be forced to settle for imperfect compromises because even if they don’t achieve everything, at least they advance the cause. At least they move the ball down the field. But if we work hard enough for long enough, those partial victories add up. If we push hard enough, stay focused enough and are smart about it, those victories accelerate and they build momentum. If we listen to those who are resistant and we take their concerns seriously and we work with them, and we organize and we mobilize, and we get our hands dirty in the difficulties of changing political dynamics in our countries, those victories start happening a little bit more frequently.
If we stay with it we will get this done.
So to all the young people out there, as well as those of you who consider yourselves young at heart:
I want you to stay angry.
I want you to stay frustrated.
And channel that anger.
Harness that frustration. Keep pushing harder and harder for more and more.
Because that’s what’s required to meet this challenge. Gird yourself for a marathon not a sprint. For solving a problem this big, this complex, has never happened all at once.”
PBO quotes William Shakespeare:
“What wound did ever heal but by degrees?”
Only watched part of it, but I loved seeing him on the world stage – AGAIN!
Great Ad
President Barack Obama leaves the stage after delivering a speech while attending day nine of the COP26 at SECC on November 8, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Barack Obama joins roundtable at Strathclyde University with young leaders attending Cop26
The Obama Foundation, in collaboration with Columbia University’s Climate School, hosted the roundtable at Strathclyde’s new Learning and Teaching Building.
(https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/barack-obama-strathclyde-uni-cop26-22106185)
Former President Obama Hosts Climate Change Roundtable
President Obama hosts a roundtable with with young leaders attending COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.
See video here:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?515951-1/president-obama-hosts-climate-change-roundtable
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Barack Obama
Returns to Climate Talks With a Call for ‘Ongoing Activism’
“In his remarks, the former president spoke directly to young people,
who have filled the streets of Glasgow and around the world to demand more ambitious action on climate change from their leaders. He urged them to keep up the pressure on governments, institutions and businesses to cut the emissions that are heating the Earth.
“The cold hard fact is, we will not have more ambitious climate plans coming out of governments unless governments feel some pressure from voters,” he said.”
““The most important energy in this movement is coming from young people,” he said, to applause from the audience. “And the reason is simple. They have more at stake in this than anybody else.”
He said he understood the psychic weight carried by younger generations,
and the anger that many feel about inheriting a world where storms have become more ferocious and frequent, heat waves more deadly, where species are disappearing and the future feels frightening.
“I’m the father of two daughters in their early 20s,” he said.
“It’s not always easy being young today. For most of your lives, if you’re in that generation, you’ve been bombarded about what the future will look like if we don’t do anything about climate change. And you’ve grown up watching the adults either act like the problem doesn’t exist or don’t do anything about it. It’s a real source of anxiety and some of you no doubt wonder if you’ll be safe.”
And he acknowledged that he, too, sometimes felt overwhelmed by the crisis.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/climate/obama-cop26-climate-summit.html)
“He made a glancing reference to his successor, Donald J. Trump,
who pulled the United States out of the Paris accord and unwound more than 100 of Mr. Obama’s environmental regulations, calling the period “four years of active hostility toward climate science, coming from very top of our government.
Mr. Obama also called out the Republican Party.
“One of our two major parties has decided not only to sit on the sidelines, but express active hostility toward climate science and make climate change a partisan issue,” he said.
In Washington, President Biden’s climate agenda is stuck in a spending bill pending in Congress that Republicans have refused to support.
“Saving the planet isn’t a partisan issue,” Mr. Obama said, adding that politics don’t matter “if your Florida house is flooded by rising seas, or your crops fail in the Dakotas or your California house is burning down.
Nature, science do not care about party affiliation.”
(NYT)
Everyone needs to go watch “The Harder They Fall” on Netflix right now!!!!!!
I looooooved this movie! I’ve already seen it 3 times! 😃😁😆
I watched it too! Fab! 💞
These are not just progressive ideals ..these are democratic values
I am constantly so proud of PBO by the time I finish reading an article about him. He truly is “scary smart”.
OMG….I do not have faith that the Senate will carve out an exception for voting rights
May God bless him…
Shelia, I’m there with you on your doubts. I listen to Joe every morning. Therefore, I am not surprised that he is doing this. Bless him and protect him.
😄
Gooood Morning TOD Family! Try a little tenderness! 😃
Mmmm mmh! 😄
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😁😁😁😍
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wow
Dearest Dudette, that gave me the best cackle today! He’s a Lockdown Survivor! 💞💃
Meaning the one who lip synced Otis Redding! Hah! 😜
😁
MVP and Second Gent Doug arrive in France
Remembering Carl Sagan on his birthday.
The Prophet Carl
I loved this man so much!
❤️📚❤️
Ingenuity flourishes on Mars
Important thread
I love that we get to see this full circle moment for MVP Harris!
Speaker Pelosi in Glasgow
Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on Her Trip to France
“It is fitting that the trip coincides with Armistice Day and Veterans Day. During World War I, and throughout our history, members of the United States and French armed forces fought side by side in defense of freedom. The courage and commitment of our military service members is a source of national pride and gratitude. We honor their sacrifice by continuing the work—bilaterally and multilaterally—to build a better and more peaceful future.
I am departing for France on the heels of important progress for the American people, following passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal which will make America more competitive. And I look forward to building on our progress here at home by working with our allies and partners to advance this Administration’s agenda—and our country’s interests—around the world.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/08/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-her-trip-to-france/)
Press Briefing
by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Secretary Buttigieg:
“When combined with the Build Back Better Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal — which, collectively, I like to think of them as the “Big Deal” — an answer to the New Deal or the Square Deal before that — they’re going to create a generation of good, union jobs. They’re going to make historic investments in equity and in the fight against climate change. They’re going to make sure that America can compete and win in the decades ahead.
This is the largest investment in roads, bridges, and highways since the creation of the Interstate Highway System, including the largest investment in our bridges ever so that we can avoid devastating closures and disruptive collapses like we’ve seen, including what we saw in Tennessee, in Florida, and far too many other places.
It’s also the largest investment in public transit ever, with funding that will expand service to communities of all sizes, including improvements for seniors and for people with disabilities. It’s going to replace thousands of outdated buses with clean, zero-emissions vehicles and aging railcars with state-of-the-art new ones.
It’s the largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak itself. And transformative impacts in traffic safety will be achieved. And it’s going to strengthen our supply chain by improving our ports, our airports, and our freight rail. ”
Full: (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/11/08/press-briefing-by-principal-deputy-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-secretary-of-transportation-pete-buttigieg/)
INCREDIBLE!!
Prosecutor In Trump Camp’s Effort To Reverse Georgia Result Considering Special Grand Jury
“Gwen Keyes Fleming, former DeKalb County, Georgia district attorney,
talks with Rachel Maddow about expectations that the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, Fani Willis,
will use a special grand jury in the ongoing investigation of Donald Trump’s efforts to push Georgia officials to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.”
DeSantis’ weird version of Florida has found the perfect pandemic-era surgeon general
“During his short tenure, Ladapo has been on a rampage.
He issued an order forcing schools to allow students who have been exposed to COVID and aren’t showing symptoms to attend in-person classes — even though asymptomatic people can transmit the coronavirus. Last week, he gave a speech that misconstrued the coronavirus vaccine’s efficacy.
Any display of common sense or courtesy has been difficult to find in Florida’s government.
On Ladapo: “He has proven he’s not worthy of the $512,000 per year he will earn along with a tenured professorship at the University of Florida.”
(https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article255267086.html)
—-350 FL doctors are asking for Ladapo to be scrutinized, reportedly he was not part of their Covid team.
—-Rachel Maddow detailed report will not post up.
Jim Jordan Could Be Out Of Congress As Proposed Ohio Map Removes His Seat
“A proposed redistricting map of Ohio would consolidate Rep. Jim Jordan’s district with that of Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, virtually kicking Jordan out of the House.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2021/11/08/jim-jordan-could-be-out-of-congress-as-proposed-ohio-map-removes-his-seat.html)
—-heartbreaking.
Rest in peace Max Cleland 🙏🏾😔
Go JetBlue
FACT SHEET:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Boosts Clean Energy Jobs, Strengthens Resilience, and Advances Environmental Justice
BIPARTISIAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL
Public Transit
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Clean School Buses
Modern Infrastructure
Resilience
Clean Drinking Water
Legacy Pollution
Clean Energy Transmission
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/08/fact-sheet-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-boosts-clean-energy-jobs-strengthens-resilience-and-advances-environmental-justice/)
Yep. I’m not a fan of AOC, but this crap is outrageous! Where the hell is accountability!
Green Climate Fund:
“There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis.
Average global temperature is currently estimated to be 1.1°C above pre-industrial times.
Based on existing trends, the world could cross the 1.5°C threshold within the next two decades and 2°C threshold early during the second half of the century.
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C is still narrowly possible and will be determined by the investment decisions we make over the next decade.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways.”
Obama at COP26: ‘We can’t afford anybody on the sidelines’
“Collectively and individually, we are still falling short. We have not done nearly enough to address this crisis.”
“Back in the United States, some of our progress stalled when my successor decided to unilaterally pull out of the Paris Agreement in his first year in office, I wasn’t really happy about that – and yet, the determination of our state and local governments, along with the regulations and investment that my administration had already put in place, allowed our country to keep moving forward.”
“There is one thing that should transcend our day-to-day politics and normal geopolitics – and that is climate change.”
(https://www.energylivenews.com/2021/11/08/obama-at-cop26-we-cant-afford-anybody-on-the-sidelines/)
도경수 (D.O.) Do Kyung-Soo
—Si Fueras Mía (concert ver.)
E X O(엑소): Congrats: ‘Don’t Fight the Feeling’ !!
D.O. (도경수): Congrats: ‘Empathy’ !!
에 대한 노래를 불러주세요
글로벌 기후 비상 사태
Please
sing us songs about
global climate emergency.
love to our young people around the world: 전 세계 젊은이들에게 사랑을
need headphones….D.O. ((도경수))….singing concert version of Si Fueras Mia…
Wooot!
YESSSSSSSS…
We need this action in PA…
So much for bipartanship!
👟👟👟👟
My new anthem! 😆
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8X6yhCa/
Sorry if these were posted already – I’m a late bloomer, this week! – but these are the best photos!
He’s doing a fine job as Chair, IMHO! Has really found his voice in that role and does better than most, getting the word out about the Biden administration’s accomplishments.
I totally agree!
This is always an awesome event, and it’s always on my daughters’ birthday, Nov 10th! As a Wolf ambassador, she is honoured each year to honour the wolves and their protectors!!
Free online, so try to log in sometime!
Nite nite
https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp
🕊🕯🐺💜🐺🕯🕊
sedonawolfweek.org
In case the first link doesn’t open!
Goodnight to you, Mighty Pamela!
Gooood Hump Day Morning Family! Good times! 😄
Chef Andres speaking truth!
Love to see it! 😍
More of VP Harris in France
Long thread full of good stuff
Aw! I like Brian!
Speaker Pelosi calls for investigation into GOP’s Paul Gosar
Paul Gosar pulled his controversial anime video, but that’s done little to calm the political backlash.
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for multiple investigations into the posting of an animated video by Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging two swords at President Biden…. “Threats of violence against Members of Congress and the President of the United States must not be tolerated,” Pelosi said.
“In any other job in America, if a coworker made a video killing another coworker,
that person would be fired,” the group’s co-chairs — Pennsylvania’s Matthew Cartwrigh, Michigan’s Debbie Dingell, California’s Ted Lieu, and Colorado’s Joe Neguse — said in a joint statement.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/speaker-pelosi-calls-investigation-gop-s-paul-gosar-n1283638)
….fire this guy.
This!
The highway history that Republicans really ought to know
“To his credit, Buttigieg has spent months talking about the problem of racism
built into the nation’s transportation system, and while much of the right has pushed back, reality is on the secretary’s side.”
NPR reported in April,
“Planners of the interstate highway system,
which began to take shape after the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, routed some highways directly,
and sometimes purposefully,
through Black and brown communities.
In some instances, the government took homes by eminent domain.”
Steve Benen:
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/highway-history-republicans-really-ought-know-n1283586)
Yay for the kids!
RM totally on it and I concur. Nothing wrong with a bit of hard truth.
“Also the U.S. government is run by reptiles or to be more specific, it’s run by reptilian people.
The people in charge of America are secretly lizards, which we need to take into account whenever they give us public health advice. ‘You shouldn’t trust Western medicine at all because it’s made with alien DNA’.
How else could they make those pills for stuff except by extracting DNA for aliens, and cramming it into the people and trick you into taking it. That’s how the lizard people stay in charge.”
House Republicans: More Potholes, Fewer Jobs, Zero Bipartisanship
(speaker.gov)
Speaker Pelosi’s Remarks at Press Conference with U.S. Congressional Delegation to COP26 Glasgow
“Let me just now – just say that, led by our delegation,
the United States Congress is showing the world true climate leadership.
We’re proud of our President.
He was one of the first people in Congress, in 1986, to introduce legislation to address the climate crisis.
He takes great pride in that.
He’s worked on it ever since – and now in the lead as President of the United States.
He knows, as we all do, this is all about the children – leaving a world where they can be healthy,
more secure and more in reach of their fulfillment. ”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11921-2)
Transcript of Judge Chutkan’s ruling against Trump….
Here: (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.236632/gov.uscourts.dcd.236632.35.0_2.pdf
Lawrence Tribe:
“There are no more ducks.
This duck quacks like a duck, it`s a duck and there are no more ducks left. Merrick Garland should go ahead and not get in the way of the absolute vital investigation.”
Pete meets PBO 😁
Dis gon’ be good! Viola as Mrs. O!
Paul Rudd such a cutie pie and clearly has a portrait aging somewhere in his attic.
Neil Katyal re: John McEntee.
“Nobody ever heard of this guy – Michael’s absolutely right – Johnny McEntee.
Certainly nobody in legal circles. And now all of a sudden, he’s the guy who’s writing the legal strategy for the President of the United States during a contested election?
I think this demonstrates a real big problem in government. It’s true in every administration.
There are always yes-people who surround themselves with Cabinet officials of presidents who say, “Don’t worry about that pesky law this or that, here’s some way around it’.
And it’s invariably bogus.
But that’s why process matters so much. And here, that Jonathan Karl reporting, Jonathan that you mentioned, says basically, that this guy set up a rogue legal team to plot a coup.”
Miles Taylor,
former administration chief of staff, DHSS:
“But to your point Chris – I’ve got to say this.
When the hell are Trump supporters going to wake up?
What else do they need to hear to understand that the man they support was viewed by his OWN lieutenants
as a dangerous authoritarian overseeing a bunch of many dangerous authoritarians?
Now we’re not talking about a bunch of ‘disgruntled employees like me and Olivia’ which is what the president (trump) says we are.
We’re talking about his own former Chief of Staff!
His own former National Security Adviser!
So I’m a former White House Comms Director.
The list goes on and on. And these are people who’ve sounded the alarm and said that Trump’s lieutenants
were acting like the Gestapo.”
President Barack Obama meets delegates and activists in the US pavilion during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference on November 9, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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