In a country as large and diverse as ours, progress can often feel frustrating and slow, with small victories accompanied by frequent setbacks. But once in a while, it’s still possible to take a giant leap forward. That’s what the Build Back Better framework represents. pic.twitter.com/ouKhRRz6qP
Thanks for the new post Nerdy!
Happy Monday Everyone!
Yay! It’s finally Infrastructure Week! The bill signing is at 3pm Eastern.
Together, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Act will lower costs for working families, get Americans back to work, and help us build an economy that works for the middle class. pic.twitter.com/v2EvMrAAFT
Biden will sign a $1 trillion infrastructure bill today that is expected to create jobs across the country by dispersing billions of dollars to state and local governments to fix crumbling bridges and roads, and expanding broadband internet access. https://t.co/ogxphVffnU
Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), will participate in the first media event after their splashdown.”
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
Nov 10/21
“And according to the economic experts, this bill is going to ease inflationary pressures,
lowering the cost to working families. Seventeen — excuse me — yeah, 17 Nobel laureates in economics wrote a letter to me about 10 days ago saying this is going to affect — bring inflation down, not up. ”
Rev. Sharpton: How Was I Intimidating Anyone In Arbery Murder Trial Courtroom?
“An Ahmaud Arbery murder trial defense attorney is slammed by Rev. Al Sharpton, for saying Sharpton’s presence would be influencing and intimidating to the jury.” (ReidOut)
A Black Texas principal who was put on leave amid accusations that he was teaching critical race theory has resigned.
Those accusations came after the principal wrote a community letter detailing how hurt he was over the deaths of three Black Americans. https://t.co/VQ3dYlKqbL
Congressman Ted Lieu:
Americans must ask, what are Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon hiding?
“The indictment of former top Trump aide Steve Bannon on charges of contempt of Congress is a first,
with the Biden Justice Department showing that no one is above the law and that they will do their part to uphold Congress’s subpoena power. Bannon is expected to turn himself in on Monday and appear in court that afternoon.” (Tiffany Cross)
I'm grateful to 186 of my Congressional colleagues, including @SpeakerPelosi, for joining me to honor the life of Congressman John Lewis with a commemorative stamp that will serve as a constant reminder of his legacy of #GoodTrouble.
He should have a frank talk with Diane Feinstein and press her to join him in resigning. You gotta know when it’s time to go and let your blue state pick a younger Democrat.
Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today — and get back to the big, bold vision that used to define Texas. A Texas big enough for all of us.
FACT SHEET:
Renewed U.S. Leadership in Glasgow Raises Ambition to Tackle Climate Crisis
“Today, as COP26 ended, over 190 countries concluded negotiations on a text that includes a global commitment to tackle the climate crisis and keep the goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.”
Traitor Steve Bannon was arrested this morning after surrendering to authorities. He’s now in FBI custody and faces 2 years in jail for criminal contempt. Add this with Beto running for Governor and infrastructure being signed, the best Monday in quite a while.
Ji-Young, a 7-year-old Korean American who plays the guitar and skateboards, is slated to debut on Thanksgiving. And like many Asian Americans, her identity will straddle two cultures, says Alan Muraoka, who plays the owner of Hooper’s Store on the show.https://t.co/d437pPyfL1
Trump encouraging violence and intimidation at 2016 rally:
Trump : “I would like to punch him in the face, I will tell you.
Knock the crap out of him, would you?
Seriously, OK? Just knock the hell — I promise you I will pay for the legal fees. In the good old days, this doesn’t happen, because they used to treat them very, very rough. In the good old days, they’d rip him out of that seat so fast. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks.”
Trump this week:
Karl: “They were saying “Hang Mike Pence!””
Trump: “Because it’s common sense, Jon.
BREAKING: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been found liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims. Jones was sued over his claims that the 2012 massacre at a Connecticut elementary school was a hoax. https://t.co/w0xi7hwRdj
Today, I’m signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into law. We’ve accomplished what Washington has long promised but never done: a historic investment in this country’s infrastructure.
I’ve worked inside of federal prisons for over twenty years, the fear in the eyes of some of the new arrivals is something I’ll never forget. To hear that cell door slam behind you is something you can’t prepare for. I’ve seen many people get arrested, and go to trial and lose, and get sentenced anywhere from a couple of months all the way up to life. I can guarantee you that Bannon and whomever else from the Trump junta that gets arrested and has to spend two hours going through the booking process and the arraignment, will come away from that experience, and for the very first time in their lives truly understand the meaning of every man for himself.
The precedent has been set: it is now legal for a teenager to openly carry an AR-15 assault rifle anywhere, anytime in Wisconsin. WTF. https://t.co/KP6szh3NIa
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban enacted in 1994 expired in 2004.
Since then, America has become a living hell of mass killings.
Military weapons are not for civilians. Ask anyone in the developed world.
Humans are too fallible and the second amendment excuse is a fraud…it was for flint locks.
Don’t insult me with this ridiculous pretense.
Stop talking.
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Executive Order Establishing Priorities and Task Force for Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Lawhttps://t.co/VM6dLLz325
Secret Tapes Of NRA Leadership Reveal Debate Of Post-Columbine Strategy
‘Following the Columbine shooting in April of 1999, top leaders of the National Rifle Association huddled in private to discuss their public response to the tragedy.
Secret tapes of those deliberations were obtained by NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mak. He explains what’s revealed in the tapes: that the group considered a much different stance than the one it ultimately took — a stance that would help set the stage for decades of debate about gun violence in America.’
If you are a parent whose income was low enough that you did not file taxes in 2020, you are likely eligible for tax credits of $1,800 per child — but you must sign up before midnight tonight! Head to https://t.co/9VjXCGh76R#gapolhttps://t.co/bqaLvrLMXT
Yo' momma's so stupid her son can drive to a protest in another state, yank out an assault rifle, shoot three people, and she'll still act like he's the victim.
Seven months ago, a House committee advanced a bill to study reparations for slavery, after more than three decades of efforts to build support for the idea.
But the bill has not been taken up for consideration by the full House of Representatives. https://t.co/oi3OzTRZYl
A magical afternoon with @TheAmandaGorman reflecting on our experiences. Such a meaningful & moving connection. Thanks Amanda for having me over. I wish you love & light as you continue your journey enriching our country with your poetry & presence. Que dios te guarde. pic.twitter.com/mnaLhwaAXE
A no vote is a no vote. If you don't throw me a life preserver when I'm drowning because you prefer differently-designed life preservers, and someone else doesn't throw me one because they want me to drown, it doesn't matter to me here in the water — neither one of you helped. https://t.co/xY1wn7x7i4
About to fall asleep, smiling for a change!! Thank goodness for this administration, we dare to have hope..
And I just watched a darling movie, Clifford ~ The Big Red Dog, released last week, and absolutely filled with community and how much we all need each other…
This pattern happens over and over again. Migrant caravans, racial justice run amok, communism creeping to America… they are election games. The people running the show don’t believe a damn word of it. They just know how to sell. https://t.co/n5GfxEyqao
When Chris Christie from his self-love perch calls out the "Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration" to blame for the price of birdseed, can't help but wonder (since no mention of VPs in other admins) if he's adding our @VP because she's a woman or that she's a woman of color?
"And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth." George Orwell, 1984 https://t.co/GMfusnR5nt
Remarks by President Biden at Signing of H.R. 3684,
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
“So, with confidence, optimism, with vision and faith in each other, let’s believe in possibilities. Let’s believe in one another. And let’s believe in America.”
The newest cohort of @ObamaFoundation Africa Leaders will help unlock the incredible promise of the continent. I'm looking forward to supporting their work and following their journeys. https://t.co/AETZhgt4YG
This looks to be interesting…i won’t be able to listen…but some might find it a good listen….
I’m excited to be joined by Erika, and Angelique on Tuesday as we return to discuss the policies that got us to where we are, and how some are rooted in our country’s history with slavery. Don’t miss the conversation. https://t.co/S02HvniOK7https://t.co/oCzE0NB2zs
“This has gone too far. This is not the first time he has incited violence. He has hung out with anti-Semites,
has said anti-Semitic phrases and tropes, threatened the president also. It’s time to move on. He’s a joke. He’s been a joke to Congress. He’s not serving his constituents well. If he doesn’t want to act in a civilized manner, then he shouldn’t be able to serve on committees.If he changes his tune, maybe it’s a different story.
But right now there’s no way a member of Congress like him should be serving.
If he was in the private sector, he would’ve been fired by now, by the way, when you threaten violence upon one of your coworkers.” (speaking to Chris Hayes)
The problem with Kevin McCarthy’s overdue reaction to Paul Gosar
It took more than a week, but Kevin McCarthy finally commented on Paul Gosar’s latest controversy.
His reaction was as underwhelming as it was overdue.
“What McCarthy did not do, however, is criticize Gosar or condemn the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the Arizonan’s antics.
As we discussed last week, the House GOP leader — the would-be House Speaker — has plenty of options. McCarthy could endorse Gosar’s expulsion, support a censure resolution, strip Gosar of his committee assignments, announce that the NRCC will not support the congressman’s re-election campaign, etc.”
Infrastructure bill a victory for Biden as well for democracy as a system of government
“Rachel Maddow points out that even as improving U.S. infrastructure has been a central goal of President Biden, he has also been focused on proving to the world that democracy is an effective, productive means of governing, superior to autocracy, a goal also served by the passage of the infrastructure bill.”
World’s autocrats eager to fill in where U.S. democracy falters on world stage
“Anne Applebaum, staff writer for The Atlantic,
talks with Rachel Maddow about the importance of President Biden’s mission to demonstrate the advantages
and functionality of democracy to the rest of the world, and how autocrats benefit when the U.S. model shows weakness.”
“If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.”
Pentagon isn’t giving Oklahoma Guard a choice on vaccine policy
The new head of the Oklahoma National Guard effectively decided to go rogue on the Pentagon’s vaccine policy.
“It is a lawful order for National Guardsmen to receive the Covid vaccine. It is a lawful order.”
Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters at a news briefing.”
On-time mail delivery has plummeted under Postmaster Louis DeJoy—forcing veterans to wait longer for prescriptions, seniors to scramble to pay bills without their Social Security checks, and communities to feel less connected.
The Obama Diary 
Thanks for the new post Nerdy!
Happy Monday Everyone!
Yay! It’s finally Infrastructure Week! The bill signing is at 3pm Eastern.
Yay!!!
Now….started 9:15 a.m.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 post-flight news conference
Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), will participate in the first media event after their splashdown.”
(https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive)
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
Nov 10/21
“And according to the economic experts, this bill is going to ease inflationary pressures,
lowering the cost to working families. Seventeen — excuse me — yeah, 17 Nobel laureates in economics wrote a letter to me about 10 days ago saying this is going to affect — bring inflation down, not up. ”
Full: (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/11/10/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-2/)
Rev. Sharpton: How Was I Intimidating Anyone In Arbery Murder Trial Courtroom?
“An Ahmaud Arbery murder trial defense attorney is slammed by Rev. Al Sharpton, for saying Sharpton’s presence would be influencing and intimidating to the jury.” (ReidOut)
All right Now!!
Love it! 😁
He should have sued. Sorry to hear that the fascists are winning.
Congressman Ted Lieu:
Americans must ask, what are Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon hiding?
“The indictment of former top Trump aide Steve Bannon on charges of contempt of Congress is a first,
with the Biden Justice Department showing that no one is above the law and that they will do their part to uphold Congress’s subpoena power. Bannon is expected to turn himself in on Monday and appear in court that afternoon.” (Tiffany Cross)
Here: (https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/steve-bannon-mark-meadows-ignoring-congressional-subpoenas-analyzed-by-rep-lieu-126124101873)
The Honorable John Lewis gets a stamp
He should have a frank talk with Diane Feinstein and press her to join him in resigning. You gotta know when it’s time to go and let your blue state pick a younger Democrat.
As soon as I read this, my next thought was Diane Feinstein needs to do the same thing.
Today’s the last day to sign up for the Child Tax Credit!
Beto for Texas!!!
FACT SHEET:
Renewed U.S. Leadership in Glasgow Raises Ambition to Tackle Climate Crisis
“Today, as COP26 ended, over 190 countries concluded negotiations on a text that includes a global commitment to tackle the climate crisis and keep the goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/13/fact-sheet-renewed-u-s-leadership-in-glasgow-raises-ambition-to-tackle-climate-crisis/)
도경수 (D.O.) Do Kyung-Soo
Si Fueras Mía (concert ver…use headphones)
E X O (엑소): Congrats: ‘Don’t Fight the Feeling’ !!
D.O. (도경수): Congrats: ‘Empathy’ !!
May I ask if you can be an activist for our young people
and future generations
and speak up on the
global climate emergency?
감사합니다
It IS a very good day!
Here’s what’s in the Infrastructure bill:
Representation matters
The escalation of interpersonal violence in this country:
“Nationwide, murders were up nearly 30% in 2020,
according to recent FBI data.
That’s the largest one-year increase since the bureau began keeping records on homicides.”
(https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1044772833/cities-approach-spike-in-homicides-as-a-public-health-issue)
Trump encouraging violence and intimidation at 2016 rally:
Trump : “I would like to punch him in the face, I will tell you.
Knock the crap out of him, would you?
Seriously, OK? Just knock the hell — I promise you I will pay for the legal fees. In the good old days, this doesn’t happen, because they used to treat them very, very rough. In the good old days, they’d rip him out of that seat so fast. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks.”
Trump this week:
Karl: “They were saying “Hang Mike Pence!””
Trump: “Because it’s common sense, Jon.
It is illegal for a cat, a prince, a mafia boss, or a trump to attempt a coup on the U.S. Capitol.
= Go get him!!
Another reason today is a good day!
How absolutely adorable!
I’ve worked inside of federal prisons for over twenty years, the fear in the eyes of some of the new arrivals is something I’ll never forget. To hear that cell door slam behind you is something you can’t prepare for. I’ve seen many people get arrested, and go to trial and lose, and get sentenced anywhere from a couple of months all the way up to life. I can guarantee you that Bannon and whomever else from the Trump junta that gets arrested and has to spend two hours going through the booking process and the arraignment, will come away from that experience, and for the very first time in their lives truly understand the meaning of every man for himself.
No doubt you are correct. In this case, Bannon will never see the inside of a jail. Neither will any of the others.
Pete hits it on the head!
I do not mean to sound crass or disrespectful but this precedent goes out the window once the wrong people start to get shot.
True.
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban enacted in 1994 expired in 2004.
Since then, America has become a living hell of mass killings.
Military weapons are not for civilians. Ask anyone in the developed world.
Humans are too fallible and the second amendment excuse is a fraud…it was for flint locks.
Don’t insult me with this ridiculous pretense.
Stop talking.
BAN THEM!
Infrastructure Priorities and Task Force
Direct link:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/15/fact-sheet-president-bidens-executive-order-establishing-priorities-and-task-force-for-implementation-of-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law/
Secret Tapes Of NRA Leadership Reveal Debate Of Post-Columbine Strategy
‘Following the Columbine shooting in April of 1999, top leaders of the National Rifle Association huddled in private to discuss their public response to the tragedy.
Secret tapes of those deliberations were obtained by NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mak. He explains what’s revealed in the tapes: that the group considered a much different stance than the one it ultimately took — a stance that would help set the stage for decades of debate about gun violence in America.’
—Tim Mak: “Inside the Downfall of the NRA.”
Secret NRA tapes reveal debate over how to respond to Columbine
“In bombshell audio obtained by NPR’s Tim Mak,
senior leaders at the NRA debated how to respond to Columbine—the very day after the shooting. ”
(https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/secret-nra-tapes-reveal-debate-over-how-to-respond-to-columbine-125923397619?playlist=mmlsnnd_3096433-nnd)
Heads up!
Signing ceremony on CSPAN now
Direct link:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?516100-1/president-biden-signs-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill
Law of the Land! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Yes!!!!
Awful situation!
Good Evening TODVille!
It is infrastructure week!
Good evening to you! And today’s infrastructure bill-signing ceremony was excellent! It’s the law, now.
Sweet!
About to fall asleep, smiling for a change!! Thank goodness for this administration, we dare to have hope..
And I just watched a darling movie, Clifford ~ The Big Red Dog, released last week, and absolutely filled with community and how much we all need each other…
Do find it, the feeling will stay with you!
Nite nite!
{{{TOD}}}
Just dropping this here. RIP Masekela, passed in 2018. He left some words, though! 💜
Lots of ’em do it. So annoying.
European Best Pictures Of The Day – November 10 (Source: Getty Images)
💖😎✊🏾
Remarks by President Biden at Signing of H.R. 3684,
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
“So, with confidence, optimism, with vision and faith in each other, let’s believe in possibilities. Let’s believe in one another. And let’s believe in America.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/11/15/remarks-by-president-biden-at-signing-of-h-r-3684-the-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act/)
The team is hitting the road! 👏🏾
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💜✅
Hard to fathom why congrats regarding the Infrastructure bill, and great comments about it will not post up.
💊
Remarks by President Biden at the Tribal Nations Summit
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/11/15/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-tribal-nations-summit/)
Readout of President Biden’s Virtual Meeting
with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/16/readout-of-president-bidens-virtual-meeting-with-president-xi-jinping-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china/)
This looks to be interesting…i won’t be able to listen…but some might find it a good listen….
Awww! ❤️
thx Dudette, gorgeous.
Ruben Gallego RIPS Fellow Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar
“This has gone too far. This is not the first time he has incited violence. He has hung out with anti-Semites,
has said anti-Semitic phrases and tropes, threatened the president also. It’s time to move on. He’s a joke. He’s been a joke to Congress. He’s not serving his constituents well. If he doesn’t want to act in a civilized manner, then he shouldn’t be able to serve on committees.If he changes his tune, maybe it’s a different story.
But right now there’s no way a member of Congress like him should be serving.
If he was in the private sector, he would’ve been fired by now, by the way, when you threaten violence upon one of your coworkers.” (speaking to Chris Hayes)
(https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ruben-gallego-rips-paul-gosar/)
The problem with Kevin McCarthy’s overdue reaction to Paul Gosar
It took more than a week, but Kevin McCarthy finally commented on Paul Gosar’s latest controversy.
His reaction was as underwhelming as it was overdue.
“What McCarthy did not do, however, is criticize Gosar or condemn the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the Arizonan’s antics.
As we discussed last week, the House GOP leader — the would-be House Speaker — has plenty of options. McCarthy could endorse Gosar’s expulsion, support a censure resolution, strip Gosar of his committee assignments, announce that the NRCC will not support the congressman’s re-election campaign, etc.”
(Benen: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/problem-kevin-mccarthy-s-overdue-reaction-paul-gosar-n1283932)
Infrastructure bill a victory for Biden as well for democracy as a system of government
“Rachel Maddow points out that even as improving U.S. infrastructure has been a central goal of President Biden, he has also been focused on proving to the world that democracy is an effective, productive means of governing, superior to autocracy, a goal also served by the passage of the infrastructure bill.”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSic5XMprS0)
World’s autocrats eager to fill in where U.S. democracy falters on world stage
“Anne Applebaum, staff writer for The Atlantic,
talks with Rachel Maddow about the importance of President Biden’s mission to demonstrate the advantages
and functionality of democracy to the rest of the world, and how autocrats benefit when the U.S. model shows weakness.”
“The Bad Guys are winning”
by Anne Applebaum
“If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.”
(https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/the-autocrats-are-winning/620526/)
—-author “Twilight of Democracy”.
Pentagon isn’t giving Oklahoma Guard a choice on vaccine policy
The new head of the Oklahoma National Guard effectively decided to go rogue on the Pentagon’s vaccine policy.
“It is a lawful order for National Guardsmen to receive the Covid vaccine. It is a lawful order.”
Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters at a news briefing.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/pentagon-isn-t-giving-oklahoma-guard-choice-vaccine-policy-n1283965)
Yay!
European Best Pictures Of The Day – November 08
New post.