I want to congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination to the Supreme Court. Judge Jackson has already inspired young Black women like my daughters to set their sights higher, and her confirmation will help them believe they can be anything they want to be. https://t.co/aCwiUBFTyj
I’m proud to announce that I am nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. Currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, she is one of our nation’s brightest legal minds and will be an exceptional Justice.https://t.co/iePvhz1YaApic.twitter.com/Nzqv2AtN8h
As a protégé of Justice Breyer, Judge Jackson earned a reputation for pragmatism and consensus building. It’s part of why I nominated her twice – first as a district judge, and then to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, where she earned praise from both Democrats and Republicans.
Like Justice Breyer, Judge Jackson understands that the law isn’t just about abstract theory. It’s about people’s lives. @POTUS Biden has made an excellent choice, and I look forward to seeing Judge Jackson confirmed.
Remarks by Amb. Thomas-Greenfield
at the UN General Assembly Stakeout
Following the Adoption of a Resolution on Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
U.S. Representative to the United Nations
New York, New York
March 2, 2022
“Good morning.
Today, the world has spoken with a clear, united voice. Together, the vast majority of the world has condemned Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, unconscionable war. We have deplored Belarus for allowing its territory to be used to facilitate this aggression. We have affirmed Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We have demonstrated that Russia is isolated and alone, and that the costs will keep rising until Russia relents. We have affirmed the UN Charter, pledged to address the horrific human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and stood together in the battle for the soul of the world.
Last night at his State of the Union Address, President Biden commended the courage of the Ukrainian people. He declared that the United States of American stands with Ukraine and quoted President Zelenskyy when he said, “Light will win over darkness.” Today, at the United Nations, light has won over darkness. A hundred and forty-one states voted to support this amendment*. The world, as President Biden said, “is choosing the side of peace and security.”
Now, as the situation grows graver every day in Ukraine, we must keep the momentum going. We must do everything we can to help the Ukrainian people. To hold Russia accountable. To match our strong words with strong actions. Let us continue to come together to support the Ukrainian people. And let us demonstrate the true power and true purpose of the United Nations for all.
Statement by President Biden on Texas’ Attacks on Transgender Youth
(excerpt)
“In recent days, elected leaders in Texas have launched a cynical and dangerous campaign
targeting transgender children and their parents. The Governor of Texas has directed state officials to open child abuse investigations into families simply because they have provided access to affirming care for their children. This is government overreach at its worst. Like so many anti-transgender attacks proliferating in states across the country, the Governor’s actions callously threaten to harm children and their families just to score political points. These actions are terrifying many families in Texas and beyond. And they must stop.
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced several actions to keep transgender children in Texas and their families safe—putting the state of Texas on notice that their discriminatory actions put children’s lives at risk. These announcements make clear that rather than weaponizing child protective services against loving families, child welfare agencies should instead expand access to gender-affirming care for transgender children. Respected medical organizations have said that access to gender-affirming care for transgender children can benefit mental health, lower suicide rates, and improve other health outcomes. Children, their parents, and their doctors should have the freedom to make the medical decisions that are best for each young person—without politicians getting in the way.”
Video shared on Ukrainian channels of a captured Russian soldier apparently being fed by locals. The post says he burst into tears when he was allowed to video-call his mother. So many of these troops are just teenagers, with absolutely no clue what this war is really for. pic.twitter.com/oCPUC8cKcO
The Ukrainian people need our help. If you’re looking for a way to make a difference, here are some organizations doing important work. https://t.co/J0kn9emrIH
‘Good-faith basis’ to conclude Trump engaged in federal crimes:
January 6th Committee
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney,
discusses findings by the January 6th committee, revealed in a court filing in a federal case about obtaining documents from Trumpworld lawyer John Eastman, in which it is revealed that the committee has concluded that Donald Trump obstructed an official proceeding and “engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the U.S.”
As Speaker of the House, it was my honor to sign the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act today in order to honor the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – the only all-female, Black unit in Europe during World War II. pic.twitter.com/3hqwq2SGRE
The 6888th Battalion has inspired generations of Americans. Battling prejudice and the hardships of war alike, the unit sorted millions of pieces of mail to ensure that Servicemembers received letters from their loved ones. pic.twitter.com/M690ZCGdQg
I believe that it is BECAUSE the focus is on Russian Aggression…Putin attacking a weaker country (militarily) that the world has been galvanized…i believe that Pres Biden has “Led From Behind”…and allowed the European Countries to take the lead…that this is NOT….a Putin vs Biden battle…It has to remain that way…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warns NATO partners: "You can think as much as you want about how to avoid a direct confrontation with Russia, but if you do not help us to stop it now, a direct confrontation will be inevitable because you will be next."
In the meantime the Battle for the US Senate continues…
3 candidates…
Malcolm Kenyatta…who has aligned himself with the Justice Dems/DSA= NO Vote for me
John “Shotgun Man” Fetterman who when he was mayor racially profiled a black jogger, held him at gun point till the police arrived….that happened 7 years ago…but he says he did nothing wrong and that he would do it again= NO Vote for me…
Conor Lamb…he is not perfect….but pragmatically I will vote for him…
We are excited to be a part of a live debate in Allentown on the beautiful campus of @Muhlenberg.
Russia’s last independent TV channel shutters amid Putin’s crackdown on media
“Tikhon Dzyadko,
editor-in-chief of TV Rain,
Russia’s last independent TV news channel,
talks about the untenable conditions in Russia
as Vladimir Putin cracks down on any media that isn’t state controled
in order to manipulate Russians with lies about the invasion Putin is conducting in Ukraine.”
Last Vestiges of Russia’s Free Press Fall Under Kremlin Pressure
“Everything that’s not propaganda is being eliminated,” a Nobel Prize winning editor said as Russian authorities moved to control the narrative in the Ukraine war.
“As President Vladimir V. Putin wages war against Ukraine, he is fighting a parallel battle on the home front, dismantling the last vestiges of a Russian free press.
On Thursday, the pillars of Russia’s independent broadcast media collapsed under pressure from the state. Echo of Moscow, the freewheeling radio station founded by Soviet dissidents in 1990 and that symbolized Russia’s new freedoms, was “liquidated” by its board. TV Rain, the youthful independent television station that calls itself “the optimistic channel” said it would suspend operations indefinitely.”
“Davos Man”:
How Billionaires Devour the World & Fuel Global Inequality, Prolonging the Pandemic
As many of the world’s wealthiest people wrap up virtual talks today at the World Economic Forum based in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam reports the incomes of 99% of the world’s population dropped during the pandemic while the world’s 10 richest men saw their wealth double. Meanwhile, vaccine profits have minted at least nine new billionaires at Moderna, BioNTech and China’s CanSino, amassing a combined new wealth of over $19 billion. To discuss the rise of billionaires and the policies that got us here, we speak with New York Times global correspondent Peter Goodman, author of the new book “Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World.” Goodman says billionaires’ championing of “stakeholder capitalism” is ruining U.S. democracy, and attributes the Omicron variant to “our unwillingness to challenge patents.”
“I’m thinking about all this, of course, because like everyone else I’m casting about for ways that we might be of practical help to the brave people of Ukraine. I’ve already suggested large-scale governmental ways to be of use—I’m glad to see others picking up on the idea of using the Defense Production Act to flood Europe with heat pumps that could replace the gas-fired furnaces that are Putin’s chief leverage against the continent, and on the idea of mobilizing government at a wartime pitch to produce needed equipment.
But many of us also want to do something ourselves—it’s a basic human instinct watching the bravery of the Ukrainians and not wanting them to have to bear every last bit of the burden.
People have come up with innovative ideas, like booking Air BandB’s in Kyiv that they will never use just to get some money into the hands of locals. And here’s a list of charities doing good work on the ground.
But since the basic support for the Putin regime is oil and gas revenue,
anything we can do to use less oil and gas also helps. Not immediately, but this war may grind on for a long time, and eventually our ability to get off hydrocarbons could play a crucial role.
The GOP, Joe Manchin, and their patrons in the fossil fuel industry think the answer is producing more American oil and gas. But that’s just dumb, in part because breathing its combustion byproducts already kills 9 million people a year (far far far more than all war and terrorism combined), partly because it destroys the planet (as the IPCC reminded us on Monday) and partly because oil and gas are a global market. In the end, anything that maintains our dependency on them is a gift to Putin.
Far smarter would be figuring out how to cut consumption here—keeping demand down would keep the global price down, denying Putin (not to mention Exxon, the Kochs, and the king of Saudi Arabia) windfall profits. And the quicker we build out alternatives, the quicker their power dwindles.
McKibben is a big f deal on this topic…incredible interview yesterday with Melber.
This may be our last big chance to make a shift from Russian O & G to clean, cheaper, energy sources, and clean economy. On notice: We’ve 7 years to cut emissions in half.
WH Chief of Staff Ron Klain told Pod Save America, the plan is to “cripple the Russian economy, not ours”. Notably GOP is pushing to stop Russian oil. IMHO while it is a beautiful and potentially historic moment for a critical energy reset and problem for Putin, am curious about the true motives of the Putin fan boys….they are pretty transparent.
U.S. job growth is off to an amazing start in 2022
Forecasters expected job growth to be strong in the early months of 2022.
They just didn’t expect it to be this strong.
“Expectations heading into this morning showed projections of about 440,000 new jobs added I
n the United States in February. As it turns out, according to the new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the preliminary tally suggests the domestic job market is even hotter than forecasts predicted.
CNBC reported:
Nonfarm payrolls for the month grew by 678,000 and the unemployment rate was 3.8%, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
What’s more, job totals from December and January were both revised up, adding an additional 92,000 previously unreported new jobs — on top of the 678,000 jobs created in February.
So far in 2022, the economy has created 1.16 million jobs, and that’s after just two months.
The nation’s 3.8 percent unemployment rate is the lowest since President Joe Biden took office, and is nearly as low as the 3.5 percent rate from before the start of the economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. All told, the U.S. economy has now gained back 90 percent of its pandemic job losses — and it’s happened faster than hardly anyone thought possible a year ago.
Also note, this morning’s report added that over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings point to wage growth of 5.1 percent.”
Honestly, what is all the B-S coming from the other side?
President Biden is doing brilliantly while the other side is just LYING and getting away with it.
Just stop giving them voice, ewww.
Pacific Northwest court case endangers tribal rights nationwide
This is one of the most dangerous federal cases involving tribal rights in decades, yet the vast majority of tribes are unaware.
Robert M. de los Angeles
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Chairman
“In August 2021, a Ninth Circuit decision gave federal judges powers over tribes they do not have under the Constitution – the unilateral right to ignore tribal treaty signatories and judicially nullify the reserved hunting and gathering rights of a tribe’s citizens in perpetuity. This is one of the most dangerous federal cases involving tribal rights in decades, yet the vast majority of tribes are unaware.
If you are a tribal leader, we urge you to engage, and quickly, by learning about Snoqualmie Indian Tribe v. State of Washington. Every tribe in the country should have something to say about it.”
Thanks to fab Sarah Lazarus, crooked.com, whose stories are peppered with fun:
“A huge piece of space junk will crash into the far side of the moon on Friday and is expected to form a new crater.
Apologies and/or congratulations to the moon.”
Nuclear power plant in Ukraine under attack by Russian troops; fire reported
James Acton, co-director of the nuclear policy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains the risks and what’s at stake as fire is reported at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhoda, Ukraine after Russian troops reportedly launched an attack.
Ukrainian Congressman Maryan Zablatsky telling Ayman Mohyeldin that the fire was put out
and management is now hostage, reportedly under Russian control and at gunpoint.
Says captured Russian soldiers report receiving $500 a month in pay, thought they were doing a training exercise, and were then told to attack Ukraine.
Toddlers hanging onto the hands of siblings, or no one, because Mom is carrying baby and their belongings, as they get through the crowds and the chaos. Dad stayed behind.
This may have been posted before, but I’m just seeing it – so I’ll post for us latecomers!
I know many of us are wondering how we can help as we continue to hear the news about Ukraine. The @ObamaFoundation has compiled a list of organizations you can support if you're thinking about what you can do to make a difference right now. https://t.co/BICGpNCSgq
By the grace of God, the world narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe last night. Russia must halt any use of force that might put at further risk all 15 operable reactors across Ukraine – nuclear facilities cannot become part of this conflict. https://t.co/GpyySLpKx1
— Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (@USAmbUN) March 4, 2022
Everyone, please retweet the below notice. Spread it far and wide to help fleeing Ukrainians know where they can cross the border most quickly: https://t.co/BhwqBLWsM8
At his first Inaugural, this day in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt – generally regarded as our third greatest President – told Americans shattered by the Great Depression that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" pic.twitter.com/8TKEidzI40
Yes, Denéa’s 5th season with this expedition, in 2021 she brought the Explorer’s Club flag and also Discovery, so there may be some very interesting documentaries coming out. 💛🕊💙
#BREAKING Star WNBA player Brittney Griner has been arrested and taken into custody in Russia at the airport. She's alleged to have vaping cartridges with hashish oil and I is being investigated for drug smuggling, which carries a 10yr sentence.https://t.co/BI6DBz5u4y
Brittney Griner is a vocally out lesbian which puts her at serious risk in Putin's virulently anti-gay Russia. The WNBA says they are doing everything possible to help her and their concerns are for her well-being and mental health. This is really scary. Prayers for her safety.
They could be some of the young untrained soldiers who thought they were on a training exercise,
until they were told to attack their brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Putin’s lie machine delivers.
Reports of Russians telling relatives now living in Ukraine that their soldiers would never attack Ukrainian civilians. So as the bombs are landing on your street, your Mom or Dad in Russia don’t believe the attack is happening. Due to Putin’s 24/7 RT tv propaganda.
Q: How far are away is Fox et al from this kind of information control? What is our response?
Jimmy Carter participated in a “Dial-a-President” radio show – this day 1977. Nine million people tried to call in, and with TV newsman Walter Cronkite moderating, Carter took questions that “you would never get in a press conference.” pic.twitter.com/3vt9z2azYu
Tune in to Democracy at a Crossroads: Building Power and Promoting Truth in 2022 LIVE today at 4 PM CST/ 5 PM EST on our FB & YT. Special guest @baratunde gives remarks reminding us of all that was sacrificed at the Selma March and why we continue to #FightForTheVote. pic.twitter.com/IWDk7Li5e0
Navalny urges Russians to protest daily against Ukraine invasion
Jailed Kremlin critic calls on Russians to ‘fight for peace’, as he dubs Russian President Putin
‘an insane little tsar’.
“Putin is not Russia. And if there is anything in Russia right now that you can be most proud of, it is those 6,824 people who were detained because – without any call – they took to the streets with placards saying “No War”, Navalny wrote on Twitter.”
““You cannot wait another day,” he said, adding that Russia should not become a “nation of frightened cowards” who are pretending not to see an “aggressive war unleashed by our clearly insane little tsar”.
Marco Rubio And Steve Daines
Jeopardize Zelensky’s Life By Tweeting Screenshots From Meeting
“U.S. Senators were asked not to tweet during their Zoom meeting with Zelensky, but that didn’t stop Sens. Rubio and Daines from jeopardizing the Ukrainian president’s life.
Rep. Dean Phillips said that they were told not to tweet:
Rubio and Daines jeopardized the safety of Zelensky so that they could crow on social media that they were meeting with the Ukrainian president.
Putin has already tried to assassinate Zelensky at least three times and has been foiled in each attempt.”
This Russian revanchist has become the most disruptive international leader of the 21st Century, the mastermind behind so much misery from Chechnya to Crimea, from Syria to the cathedral town of Salisbury. He has sought – successfully at times – to redraw the map of Europe. He has tried – successfully at times – to immobilise the United Nations. He has been determined – successfully at times – to weaken America, and hasten its division and decline.
When Obama refused in 2013 to enforce his red-line warning against Bashar al-Assad when the Syrian dictator used chemical weapons against his own people, Putin saw a green light. By helping Assad carry out his murderous war, he extended Moscow’s sphere of influence in the Middle East when the United States wanted to extract itself from the region. The following year, he annexed Crimea, and established a foothold in eastern Ukraine.
Despite being told by Obama to “cut it out,” Putin even sought to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election in the hope that Hillary Clinton, a long-time nemesis, would be defeated and that Donald Trump, a long-time fan boy, would win.
The New York property tycoon made no secret of his admiration for Putin, a sycophantic approach that seems to have further emboldened the Russian president. Much to Moscow’s delight, Trump publicly criticised Nato, weakened the US post-war alliance system and became such a polarising figure that he left America more politically divided than at any time since the Civil War.
PBO positioned an attack force to punish and degrade Assad in Syria. BUT, he required congressional approval to bring bipartisan agreement for the decision. Refugglians AND Democrats would not back the action. Fuggs because they were against EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING he did. Democrats because they were weary and afraid of foreign engagements. President Obama was READY TO GO. He refused to go DUMBASS-COWBOY by himself and do it without American support.
Trump mused to donors that we should take our F-22 planes, "put the Chinese flag on them and bomb the shit out" out of Russia. "And then we say, China did it, we didn't do, China did it, and then they start fighting with each other and we sit back and watch."
Russia constantly does this to pollute the information environment to the point where people give up on ever knowing the truth about what happened. They did it with MH17, Skripal, Litvinenko, Navalny, covering up their initial lies with a myriad of others.https://t.co/7n99vBHLlj
*also, why does a US Senator have a twitter account so obviously made up of Russian bots? Does anyone honestly believe 4.2m people follow Marco for bible quotes. @marcorubio
I am told that Shell discretely bought some Russian oil yesterday. One question to @Shell: doesn’t Russian oil smell Ukrainian blood for you? I call on all conscious people around the globe to demand multinational companies to cut all business ties with Russia.
What is believed to be the last photo taken of Lincoln – this day 1865 – by Henry F. Warren. There are only 130 known photos of our 16th president; you might have more of your dog pic.twitter.com/pJ5kDEIAsA
BREAKING NEWS: CNN’s Jake Tapper calls out Marco Rubio live on the air for putting Ukrainian President Zelensky at risk by tweeting out a photo of their Zoom call although he was asked not to, leaving Rubio visibly shaken. RT TO THANK JAKE TAPPER FOR SETTING RUBIO STRAIGHT!
So…let me get this straight. Kentucky Teachers made a huge investment in a Russian bank, sold their shares for a $3M loss the day BEFORE the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we are to believe there’s nothing to see there? No inside info from McConnell or Rand Paul?
For a dose for reality that Russians must see because the truth is being 100% concealed from them:
On the NYT website write now is a photo of a Mother and her 3 children lying on the ground, on their sides.
They were shot and killed, all in a moment.
thx Sheila.
Imho not hard to figure out who in the U.S. would be behind pushing for a much bigger war.
imo Putin wants a response from the U.S. specifically.
Happy Shivaratri.
“It is a major festival in Hinduism, and this festival is solemn and marks a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as honesty, non-injury to others, charity, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva. Ardent devotees keep awake all night. Others visit one of the Shiva temples or go on pilgrimage to Jyotirlingams. The festival has been integral to Hinduism and its origin predates recorded history, but some western indologists believe this festival originated in 5th century BC.” (wiki)
May there be well being to the people; may the kings rule the earth along the right path;
May the cattle and the preceptors of culture and wisdom have well being forever;
May all the beings in all the worlds become happy;
Peace, peace and peace be everywhere!
—The sloka is an invocation for harmony and blessings for all of creation.
—we need this message Now.
Bill Barr is a facile liar. He almost succeeded in preventing investigation of the Ukraine whistleblower complaint. The cases he interfered in just happened to benefit Trump buddies Roger Stone & Mike Flynn. He was the AG Trump wanted b/c Jeff Sessions wasn't servile enough.
I am really looking forward to seeing The Obama Center in person one day.
57 years ago, marchers at #Selma risked their lives for the right to vote.
Last year, we unveiled how the exterior of the Obama Presidential Center Museum will honor them and other changemakers who have made our union more perfect. Learn more: https://t.co/Q0Qxrlkv9x
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) March 7, 2022
The Obama Diary 
Hi NW. Congrats to stunningly qualified Judge Jackson and thank you President Biden.
Remarks by Amb. Thomas-Greenfield
at the UN General Assembly Stakeout
Following the Adoption of a Resolution on Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
U.S. Representative to the United Nations
New York, New York
March 2, 2022
“Good morning.
Today, the world has spoken with a clear, united voice. Together, the vast majority of the world has condemned Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, unconscionable war. We have deplored Belarus for allowing its territory to be used to facilitate this aggression. We have affirmed Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We have demonstrated that Russia is isolated and alone, and that the costs will keep rising until Russia relents. We have affirmed the UN Charter, pledged to address the horrific human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and stood together in the battle for the soul of the world.
Last night at his State of the Union Address, President Biden commended the courage of the Ukrainian people. He declared that the United States of American stands with Ukraine and quoted President Zelenskyy when he said, “Light will win over darkness.” Today, at the United Nations, light has won over darkness. A hundred and forty-one states voted to support this amendment*. The world, as President Biden said, “is choosing the side of peace and security.”
Now, as the situation grows graver every day in Ukraine, we must keep the momentum going. We must do everything we can to help the Ukrainian people. To hold Russia accountable. To match our strong words with strong actions. Let us continue to come together to support the Ukrainian people. And let us demonstrate the true power and true purpose of the United Nations for all.
Thank you very much.”
(https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-by-amb-thomas-greenfield-at-the-un-general-assembly-stakeout-following-the-adoption-of-a-resolution-on-russias-aggression-against-ukraine/)
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the University of Wisconsin-Superior
MARCH 02, 2022
Superior Wisconsin
“He will never stop working for you—he will never stop fighting for you.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/03/02/remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-by-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-university-of-wisconsin-superior/)
Statement by President Biden on Texas’ Attacks on Transgender Youth
(excerpt)
“In recent days, elected leaders in Texas have launched a cynical and dangerous campaign
targeting transgender children and their parents. The Governor of Texas has directed state officials to open child abuse investigations into families simply because they have provided access to affirming care for their children. This is government overreach at its worst. Like so many anti-transgender attacks proliferating in states across the country, the Governor’s actions callously threaten to harm children and their families just to score political points. These actions are terrifying many families in Texas and beyond. And they must stop.
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced several actions to keep transgender children in Texas and their families safe—putting the state of Texas on notice that their discriminatory actions put children’s lives at risk. These announcements make clear that rather than weaponizing child protective services against loving families, child welfare agencies should instead expand access to gender-affirming care for transgender children. Respected medical organizations have said that access to gender-affirming care for transgender children can benefit mental health, lower suicide rates, and improve other health outcomes. Children, their parents, and their doctors should have the freedom to make the medical decisions that are best for each young person—without politicians getting in the way.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/02/statement-by-president-biden-on-texas-attacks-on-transgender-youth/)
How would you like to receive an endorsement from President Obama, after being selected by President Biden.
Wowzer.
My heart’s feeling good right now, seeing this on a day where there’s nothing but sad news from Ukraine. Thanks for posting, NW!
‘Good-faith basis’ to conclude Trump engaged in federal crimes:
January 6th Committee
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney,
discusses findings by the January 6th committee, revealed in a court filing in a federal case about obtaining documents from Trumpworld lawyer John Eastman, in which it is revealed that the committee has concluded that Donald Trump obstructed an official proceeding and “engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the U.S.”
March 2/22: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-good-faith-basis-to-conclude-trump-engaged-in-federal-crimes-january-6th-committee-134458437807)
Happy Women’s History Month!
Love these pics….
thank you for posting
I love them too! ☺️
smilin
Love it!
I believe that it is BECAUSE the focus is on Russian Aggression…Putin attacking a weaker country (militarily) that the world has been galvanized…i believe that Pres Biden has “Led From Behind”…and allowed the European Countries to take the lead…that this is NOT….a Putin vs Biden battle…It has to remain that way…
Yup. The russian war criminal mass murderer called the west’s bluff instead of other way around.
NO…
JUMPING into a full fledged world war benefits who…
We must have a strategy…Putin wants the focus to be taken off of him…WE Must Stay the course,,,
When you need a smile, look to the little ones for inspiration! Happy Fri-Yay! 😁
😂😂💃💞
Adorable!
In the meantime the Battle for the US Senate continues…
3 candidates…
Malcolm Kenyatta…who has aligned himself with the Justice Dems/DSA= NO Vote for me
John “Shotgun Man” Fetterman who when he was mayor racially profiled a black jogger, held him at gun point till the police arrived….that happened 7 years ago…but he says he did nothing wrong and that he would do it again= NO Vote for me…
Conor Lamb…he is not perfect….but pragmatically I will vote for him…
Sounds good! Better choice than some have, unfortunately.
WOW
6 people are making law at will….
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
Members of the Congress Applaud President Biden’s State of the Union Address
MARCH 03, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/03/what-they-are-saying-members-of-the-congress-applaud-president-bidens-state-of-the-union-address/)
FACT SHEET:
The United States Continues to Target Russian Oligarchs Enabling Putin’s War of Choice
MARCH 03, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/03/fact-sheet-the-united-states-continues-to-target-russian-oligarchs-enabling-putins-war-of-choice/)
Russia’s last independent TV channel shutters amid Putin’s crackdown on media
“Tikhon Dzyadko,
editor-in-chief of TV Rain,
Russia’s last independent TV news channel,
talks about the untenable conditions in Russia
as Vladimir Putin cracks down on any media that isn’t state controled
in order to manipulate Russians with lies about the invasion Putin is conducting in Ukraine.”
Last Vestiges of Russia’s Free Press Fall Under Kremlin Pressure
“Everything that’s not propaganda is being eliminated,” a Nobel Prize winning editor said as Russian authorities moved to control the narrative in the Ukraine war.
“As President Vladimir V. Putin wages war against Ukraine, he is fighting a parallel battle on the home front, dismantling the last vestiges of a Russian free press.
On Thursday, the pillars of Russia’s independent broadcast media collapsed under pressure from the state. Echo of Moscow, the freewheeling radio station founded by Soviet dissidents in 1990 and that symbolized Russia’s new freedoms, was “liquidated” by its board. TV Rain, the youthful independent television station that calls itself “the optimistic channel” said it would suspend operations indefinitely.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/world/europe/russia-ukraine-propaganda-censorship.html)
“Davos Man”:
How Billionaires Devour the World & Fuel Global Inequality, Prolonging the Pandemic
As many of the world’s wealthiest people wrap up virtual talks today at the World Economic Forum based in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam reports the incomes of 99% of the world’s population dropped during the pandemic while the world’s 10 richest men saw their wealth double. Meanwhile, vaccine profits have minted at least nine new billionaires at Moderna, BioNTech and China’s CanSino, amassing a combined new wealth of over $19 billion. To discuss the rise of billionaires and the policies that got us here, we speak with New York Times global correspondent Peter Goodman, author of the new book “Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World.” Goodman says billionaires’ championing of “stakeholder capitalism” is ruining U.S. democracy, and attributes the Omicron variant to “our unwillingness to challenge patents.”
Amy Goodman talking to Dr. Michael Ryan:
(https://www.democracynow.org/2022/1/21/world_economic_forum_davos_man)
How Russia’s Nobel-Winning Newspaper Is Covering Ukraine
“We continue to call war war,” Dmitry Muratov, the editor of Novaya Gazeta, said. “We are waiting for the consequences.”
by David Remnick
(https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-russias-nobel-winning-newspaper-is-covering-ukraine)
How Putin Wants Russians to See the War in Ukraine
Even if his hold on power is precarious,
he can still convince Russians that the whole world is conspiring against them.
By Masha Gessen
(https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-putin-wants-russians-to-see-the-war-in-ukraine)
The Crucial Years
Taking the auto out of autocrat
What about a nationwide EV pool?
BY BILL McKIBBEN
“I’m thinking about all this, of course, because like everyone else I’m casting about for ways that we might be of practical help to the brave people of Ukraine. I’ve already suggested large-scale governmental ways to be of use—I’m glad to see others picking up on the idea of using the Defense Production Act to flood Europe with heat pumps that could replace the gas-fired furnaces that are Putin’s chief leverage against the continent, and on the idea of mobilizing government at a wartime pitch to produce needed equipment.
But many of us also want to do something ourselves—it’s a basic human instinct watching the bravery of the Ukrainians and not wanting them to have to bear every last bit of the burden.
People have come up with innovative ideas, like booking Air BandB’s in Kyiv that they will never use just to get some money into the hands of locals. And here’s a list of charities doing good work on the ground.
But since the basic support for the Putin regime is oil and gas revenue,
anything we can do to use less oil and gas also helps. Not immediately, but this war may grind on for a long time, and eventually our ability to get off hydrocarbons could play a crucial role.
The GOP, Joe Manchin, and their patrons in the fossil fuel industry think the answer is producing more American oil and gas. But that’s just dumb, in part because breathing its combustion byproducts already kills 9 million people a year (far far far more than all war and terrorism combined), partly because it destroys the planet (as the IPCC reminded us on Monday) and partly because oil and gas are a global market. In the end, anything that maintains our dependency on them is a gift to Putin.
Far smarter would be figuring out how to cut consumption here—keeping demand down would keep the global price down, denying Putin (not to mention Exxon, the Kochs, and the king of Saudi Arabia) windfall profits. And the quicker we build out alternatives, the quicker their power dwindles.
(https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/taking-the-auto-out-of-autocrat?s=w)
McKibben is a big f deal on this topic…incredible interview yesterday with Melber.
This may be our last big chance to make a shift from Russian O & G to clean, cheaper, energy sources, and clean economy. On notice: We’ve 7 years to cut emissions in half.
WH Chief of Staff Ron Klain told Pod Save America, the plan is to “cripple the Russian economy, not ours”. Notably GOP is pushing to stop Russian oil. IMHO while it is a beautiful and potentially historic moment for a critical energy reset and problem for Putin, am curious about the true motives of the Putin fan boys….they are pretty transparent.
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Our Press Secretary is something else.
She’s phenomenal.
She was born for this job at this time!
It’s fabulous! We have to play catch up in other areas, which we hopefully will do!
U.S. job growth is off to an amazing start in 2022
Forecasters expected job growth to be strong in the early months of 2022.
They just didn’t expect it to be this strong.
“Expectations heading into this morning showed projections of about 440,000 new jobs added I
n the United States in February. As it turns out, according to the new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the preliminary tally suggests the domestic job market is even hotter than forecasts predicted.
CNBC reported:
Nonfarm payrolls for the month grew by 678,000 and the unemployment rate was 3.8%, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
What’s more, job totals from December and January were both revised up, adding an additional 92,000 previously unreported new jobs — on top of the 678,000 jobs created in February.
So far in 2022, the economy has created 1.16 million jobs, and that’s after just two months.
The nation’s 3.8 percent unemployment rate is the lowest since President Joe Biden took office, and is nearly as low as the 3.5 percent rate from before the start of the economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. All told, the U.S. economy has now gained back 90 percent of its pandemic job losses — and it’s happened faster than hardly anyone thought possible a year ago.
Also note, this morning’s report added that over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings point to wage growth of 5.1 percent.”
Steve Benen:
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/us-job-growth-amazing-start-2022-rcna18707)
Honestly, what is all the B-S coming from the other side?
President Biden is doing brilliantly while the other side is just LYING and getting away with it.
Just stop giving them voice, ewww.
Remarks by Vice President Harris at Signing of H.R. 4445,
“Ending the Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021”
MARCH 03, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/03/03/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-signing-of-h-r-4445-ending-the-forced-arbitration-of-sexual-assault-and-sexual-harassment-act-of-2021/)
Pacific Northwest court case endangers tribal rights nationwide
This is one of the most dangerous federal cases involving tribal rights in decades, yet the vast majority of tribes are unaware.
Robert M. de los Angeles
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Chairman
“In August 2021, a Ninth Circuit decision gave federal judges powers over tribes they do not have under the Constitution – the unilateral right to ignore tribal treaty signatories and judicially nullify the reserved hunting and gathering rights of a tribe’s citizens in perpetuity. This is one of the most dangerous federal cases involving tribal rights in decades, yet the vast majority of tribes are unaware.
If you are a tribal leader, we urge you to engage, and quickly, by learning about Snoqualmie Indian Tribe v. State of Washington. Every tribe in the country should have something to say about it.”
(https://indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/pacific-northwest-court-case-endangers-tribal-rights-nationwide)
Zelensky calls for direct talks with Putin; U.S. Embassy says nuclear plant attack is ‘a war crime’
“Zelensky made his appeal despite saying he is living through “a nightmare” and “cannot even imagine the type of man who would plan such acts.”
Includes video: (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/04/zelensky-russia-ukraine-nuclear-plant-putin/)
Today.
—Zelensky speaking of the pariah that Trump called “genius”.
—THIS is what TrumpGopQ has “Won”. And none of the B-S the beltway media keeps on about.
Thanks to fab Sarah Lazarus, crooked.com, whose stories are peppered with fun:
“A huge piece of space junk will crash into the far side of the moon on Friday and is expected to form a new crater.
Apologies and/or congratulations to the moon.”
So Ungan asks Dogen,
“How does the Bodhisattva Kanzeon use all those many hands and eyes?”
Dogen answers,
“It is like someone asleep adjusting the pillow in the middle of the night.”
러니 (RUNY) – Smile Again
……………………
—On your feet to K sweetness…happy Friday!
—as we walk in both worlds.
Nuclear power plant in Ukraine under attack by Russian troops; fire reported
James Acton, co-director of the nuclear policy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains the risks and what’s at stake as fire is reported at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhoda, Ukraine after Russian troops reportedly launched an attack.
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nuclear-power-plant-in-ukraine-under-attack-by-russian-troops-fire-reported-134552133554)
Ukrainian Congressman Maryan Zablatsky telling Ayman Mohyeldin that the fire was put out
and management is now hostage, reportedly under Russian control and at gunpoint.
Says captured Russian soldiers report receiving $500 a month in pay, thought they were doing a training exercise, and were then told to attack Ukraine.
Toddlers hanging onto the hands of siblings, or no one, because Mom is carrying baby and their belongings, as they get through the crowds and the chaos. Dad stayed behind.
Breaks my heart every time I see those adorable little children and their parents!
This may have been posted before, but I’m just seeing it – so I’ll post for us latecomers!
Yes, please.
Yep. 🤨
wow ethnocentric and racist language.
–every war is tragic.
https://www.thenationalherald.com/byzantine-shipwreck-in-e-aegean-carried-cargo-of-ceramic-vessels-from-black-sea/
The latest article, nicely done
Big hugs
Hugs to you, pamela!
The photos are incredible!
Yes, Denéa’s 5th season with this expedition, in 2021 she brought the Explorer’s Club flag and also Discovery, so there may be some very interesting documentaries coming out. 💛🕊💙
Good Morning! Just sharing! 😁
Prayers for her safety! 🙏🏾
Brilliant idea! 🚤🏥
Go College Board!
Pro tip: When you invade somebody’s building, take the stairs, dumbass!
They could be some of the young untrained soldiers who thought they were on a training exercise,
until they were told to attack their brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Putin’s lie machine delivers.
Reports of Russians telling relatives now living in Ukraine that their soldiers would never attack Ukrainian civilians. So as the bombs are landing on your street, your Mom or Dad in Russia don’t believe the attack is happening. Due to Putin’s 24/7 RT tv propaganda.
Q: How far are away is Fox et al from this kind of information control? What is our response?
I agree with that dumbass part, Dudette!
This is all godawful stuff!
Also the U.S. can expect a lot of nasty disinformation and misinformation coming from the Kremlin about Putin’s war, with an assist from FOX et al.
Yep
And TrumpskyGopQ would like to blame it all on President Biden.
This is happening now…take a listen
Courtesy from one racists to another.
Navalny urges Russians to protest daily against Ukraine invasion
Jailed Kremlin critic calls on Russians to ‘fight for peace’, as he dubs Russian President Putin
‘an insane little tsar’.
“Putin is not Russia. And if there is anything in Russia right now that you can be most proud of, it is those 6,824 people who were detained because – without any call – they took to the streets with placards saying “No War”, Navalny wrote on Twitter.”
““You cannot wait another day,” he said, adding that Russia should not become a “nation of frightened cowards” who are pretending not to see an “aggressive war unleashed by our clearly insane little tsar”.
(https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/2/alexei-navalny-urges-russians-to-protest-daily-against-ukraine)
Navalny calling for worldwide protests against the “insane little tsar”.
VOTING RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
We can Achieve NOTHING without Voting Rights
Marco Rubio And Steve Daines
Jeopardize Zelensky’s Life By Tweeting Screenshots From Meeting
“U.S. Senators were asked not to tweet during their Zoom meeting with Zelensky, but that didn’t stop Sens. Rubio and Daines from jeopardizing the Ukrainian president’s life.
Rep. Dean Phillips said that they were told not to tweet:
Rubio and Daines jeopardized the safety of Zelensky so that they could crow on social media that they were meeting with the Ukrainian president.
Putin has already tried to assassinate Zelensky at least three times and has been foiled in each attempt.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2022/03/05/marco-rubio-and-steve-daines-jeopardize-zelenskys-life-by-tweeting-screenshots-from-meeting.html)
This Russian revanchist has become the most disruptive international leader of the 21st Century, the mastermind behind so much misery from Chechnya to Crimea, from Syria to the cathedral town of Salisbury. He has sought – successfully at times – to redraw the map of Europe. He has tried – successfully at times – to immobilise the United Nations. He has been determined – successfully at times – to weaken America, and hasten its division and decline.
When Obama refused in 2013 to enforce his red-line warning against Bashar al-Assad when the Syrian dictator used chemical weapons against his own people, Putin saw a green light. By helping Assad carry out his murderous war, he extended Moscow’s sphere of influence in the Middle East when the United States wanted to extract itself from the region. The following year, he annexed Crimea, and established a foothold in eastern Ukraine.
Despite being told by Obama to “cut it out,” Putin even sought to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election in the hope that Hillary Clinton, a long-time nemesis, would be defeated and that Donald Trump, a long-time fan boy, would win.
The New York property tycoon made no secret of his admiration for Putin, a sycophantic approach that seems to have further emboldened the Russian president. Much to Moscow’s delight, Trump publicly criticised Nato, weakened the US post-war alliance system and became such a polarising figure that he left America more politically divided than at any time since the Civil War.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60597186
PBO positioned an attack force to punish and degrade Assad in Syria. BUT, he required congressional approval to bring bipartisan agreement for the decision. Refugglians AND Democrats would not back the action. Fuggs because they were against EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING he did. Democrats because they were weary and afraid of foreign engagements. President Obama was READY TO GO. He refused to go DUMBASS-COWBOY by himself and do it without American support.
Sharing some joy & fab! Go shake your whatevers! 😇😂💞💃
Goodnight
Keep the Light anchored in your Heart, all our Hearts
💛🕊💙
For your morning Cuppa Java! 😂
Another for your morning cuppa java or Mimosas!😂😂💞
Coz you gotta have Santana’s version w/ your cuppa java, pretty mimosas. Any liquid excuse for any Sunday! 😂🍹☕
thx Gazelle, fab.
And this pos got 2nd highest votes. And the trumpturds will vote for him again. Unbelievable.
poland has taken a nasty turn to the right and btw the world needs those medical students.
–how fkn ghastly is turning a gun on someone fleeing war.
Typical traitorous thug trumpturd tactics.
Putin, incoming: “Say again… BOMB WHO?”
Sanctions, schmanctions. What a joke.
When you elect riffraffs, don’t expect royalty.
Things that make you go HMMMMMMM😒
Statement by President Biden on the Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
MARCH 06, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/06/statement-by-president-biden-on-the-anniversary-of-bloody-sunday/)
For a dose for reality that Russians must see because the truth is being 100% concealed from them:
On the NYT website write now is a photo of a Mother and her 3 children lying on the ground, on their sides.
They were shot and killed, all in a moment.
FYI
thx Sheila.
Imho not hard to figure out who in the U.S. would be behind pushing for a much bigger war.
imo Putin wants a response from the U.S. specifically.
i agree…i hope that it does not happen…that Biden stays on course
Happy Shivaratri.
“It is a major festival in Hinduism, and this festival is solemn and marks a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as honesty, non-injury to others, charity, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva. Ardent devotees keep awake all night. Others visit one of the Shiva temples or go on pilgrimage to Jyotirlingams. The festival has been integral to Hinduism and its origin predates recorded history, but some western indologists believe this festival originated in 5th century BC.” (wiki)
vasti prajabhyah: pari-palayantham
nyayeana margena mahim maheesah:
go-brahmanebhya: shubamasthu nityam
lokah: samasthah: sukhino bhavanthu
May there be well being to the people; may the kings rule the earth along the right path;
May the cattle and the preceptors of culture and wisdom have well being forever;
May all the beings in all the worlds become happy;
Peace, peace and peace be everywhere!
—The sloka is an invocation for harmony and blessings for all of creation.
—we need this message Now.
This is powerful.
I don’t mean to throw around my personal religion (each to their own), but this is good news, so thought I’d share.
https://www.stonekettle.com/2022/03/break.html
https://www.stonekettle.com/2022/03/break.html
A corrupt to the core porcine pig. Inside and out.
3rd pos garbage.
Traitorous thug’s ag’s actively undermined the law. Biden’s ag is inactively doing the same.
I am really looking forward to seeing The Obama Center in person one day.
New post.