Congratulations to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for her appointment to the Supreme Court. This is a great day for America, and a proud moment in our history. pic.twitter.com/q4C9dtKAqb
Judge Jackson’s confirmation was a historic moment for our nation. We’ve taken another step toward making our highest court reflect the diversity of America. She will be an incredible Justice, and I was honored to share this moment with her. pic.twitter.com/K8SAh25NL5
Judge Jackson’s Historic and Bipartisan Confirmation
President Biden, Vice President Harris and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Deliver Remarks on the Senate’s Historic, Bipartisan Confirmation of Judge Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Judge Jackson’s ‘sisters’ react to her Supreme Court confirmation
Lisa Fairfax, Antoinette Coakley and Nina Simmons join MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to reflect on the moment they learned that their Harvard College roommate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, was confirmed to the Supreme Court and how their “sisterhood” has helped them navigate through life’s biggest moments.
——Met at Harvard College in 1988, hearing about their sisterhood over the years since then is beautiful.
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide,
Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks
The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.
By Kate Conger and David E. Sanger
“WASHINGTON — The United States said on Wednesday that it had secretly removed malware from computer networks around the world in recent weeks, a step to pre-empt Russian cyberattacks and send a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
The move, made public by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, comes as U.S. officials warn that Russia could try to strike American critical infrastructure — including financial firms, pipelines and the electric grid — in response to the crushing sanctions that the United States has imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
The malware enabled the Russians to create “botnets” — networks of private computers that are infected with malicious software and controlled by the G.R.U., the intelligence arm of the Russian military. But it is unclear what the malware was intended to do, since it could be used for everything from surveillance to destructive attacks.
President Barack Obama and Maria Ressa on Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy
President Barack Obama, Anne Applebaum, David Axelrod, Jeffrey Goldberg, Adrienne LaFrance, and Nobel Prize–winning journalist Maria Ressa discuss disinformation and the threats it poses to democracy in the first part of a conference presented by The Atlantic and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.
Biden eyes new steps on gun violence, including an ATF director
The Senate has only once confirmed an ATF director. The White House hopes to change that with a new nominee.
“The report added, “Biden’s announcement will most likely rely on executive orders on gun control, ghost guns and other facets of firearms regulation as part of an approach to rein in the pandemic wave of firearms-related attacks, two people with knowledge of his remarks said.”
President Obama Visits Hyde Park Academy, University Of Chicago During Return To The City
The 44th president also visited Wednesday’s Chicago Bulls game with high schoolers in his My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and Girls Opportunity Alliance groups.
Maxwell Evans
“WOODLAWN — Former President Barack Obama made stops this week at two South Side educational institutions near where construction crews are building his presidential center in Jackson Park.
Obama spoke at a national seminar on disinformation Wednesday and to high schoolers
about their future careers Thursday.
On Wednesday, the former president visited the University of Chicago’s Rubenstein Forum,
giving the first-day keynote speech at a Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy conference.”
Potential Gamechanger
As 1/6 Committee Has Evidence That Capitol Attackers Were In Contact With Trump’s Campaign
If the 1/6 Committee can prove that the militias were in contact with Trump’s campaign, then the Capitol attack was the violent arm of a coordinated coup, which was being run out of the Oval Office.
“The coup was quite vast. It appears to have federal and state arms that involved everything from lawsuits to blocking certification of the election to fake sets of state electors.
The plot did not come together in days or even weeks.
It has the sort of depth that suggests months of work went into the plan to overturn the election.
If Trump’s campaign gets connected to the 1/6 violence, It suggests that the seditious conspiracy goes to the top.
One out of every three adults in the United States struggles with unpaid medical debts. We’re announcing new actions to help ease the burden of medical debt. Tune in. https://t.co/k5Que4hSxl
Last week, the Biden-Harris administration announced they'd fix a glitch in the regulations that will lower premiums for nearly 1 million people who need it and allow 200,000 more uninsured Americans to get access to health coverage. pic.twitter.com/0m1Bw84TWv
This is what happens when you have an administration that’s committed to progress. I’m grateful for their work and all the people who have been involved in continuing to make the Affordable Care Act everything it can be.
Maryland's Democratic-controlled legislature overrode a veto from Larry Hogan to expand abortion access in the state.
The new law will invest $3.5 million a year into abortion-care training, and require most insurance providers in the state to cover the cost of an abortion.
Report Of Massive Saudi Payout To Kushner Raises New Questions About Trump Admin Policies
“Rachel Maddow revisits reports of
Saudi Arabia agreeing to invest
a billion dollars
in Trump Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s firm,
and adds new reporting from the New York Times
that Donald Trump’s son-in-law
Jared Kushner
secured a two billion dollar investment from the Saudis
despite lacking the qualifications to handle such an investment.”
What is the legal response? Looks like services rendered, downpayment on corruption, long term investment in Saudi ‘spreferred U.S. president.
—We need Congressman Raskin’s: H.R.746 – Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts
Before committing $2 billion to Mr. Kushner’s fledgling firm, officials at a fund led by the Saudi crown prince questioned taking such a big risk.
Distraught over orders to investigate trans kids’ families, Texas child welfare workers are resigning
“Other investigators don’t want to follow an order they believe harms families but worry about the impact of a mass employee exodus on the state’s most vulnerable children.”
“And children will die in Texast” to score cheap political points.
imo, this could happen in my state also causing trans people to flee.
Trans children finally get the chance to be their authentic selves supported by their families, the hormone blocking treatment at puberty is life saving.
A teen can avoid the horror of watching a boy’s body parts,
with its muscle and facial hair growing on her body.
A boy can avoid watching the growth of breasts on his body.
Trans child health care saves lives, yet it is being criminalized.
When will GOPQ monsters be held accountable in This life?
“Disney heir Charlee Disney has publicly come out as transgender
and condemned Republicans’ wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
The Disney family has pledged to match up to $500,000 in donations to the Human Rights Campaign.”
(Lazarus, Crooked)
‘It’s not a matter of if, but when’:
Scientists say pathogens are ‘ubiquitous’ in wildlife trade
Project to identify infectious diseases among mammals sold at wildlife markets reveals the perfect conditions to spark a new pandemic
Thomas Poses With Senate Candidate Walker in Supreme Court Photo
It comes amid scrutiny stemming from wife’s political work
Walker was in Washington to receive Horatio Alger Award
By Greg Stohr
“Justice Clarence Thomas spent time at the U.S. Supreme Court this week
with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker,
posing for a photo tweeted out
by the former football star’s campaign spokesperson.
The photo comes amid scrutiny of the conservative justice stemming from the political activities of his wife,
Virginia Thomas, including text messages she sent urging then-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff to do more to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory.”
Why is Trump lumping himself in with notorious criminals?
It’s one thing when Donald Trump’s critics equate his alleged misconduct with infamous criminals;
it’s something else when he does this to himself.
Disinformation is eroding trust in public institutions and threatening democracies around the world. We're working with our @ObamaFoundation Scholars and leaders to combat these forces, break through barriers, and meet their communities where they are. pic.twitter.com/rQuWvZg1uU
“But let me ask you: Is it extreme to protect police officers? Extreme to protect our children?
Extreme to keep guns out of the hands of people who couldn’t even pass a background check?”
Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Oklahoma Law Restricting Access to Reproductive Health Care
APRIL 12, 2022
“Today, the country’s most restrictive legislation regulating access to reproductive health care was signed into law in Oklahoma. This law makes providing an abortion illegal in the state of Oklahoma, with only a narrow exception for medical emergencies and no exception for rape or incest.
This unconstitutional attack on women’s rights is just the latest and one of the most extreme state laws signed into law to date. Protecting the right recognized in Roe v. Wade continues to be a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration, and we call on Congress to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would shut down these attacks and codify this long-recognized, constitutional right. Make no mistake: the actions today in Oklahoma are a part of disturbing national trend attacking women’s rights and the Biden Administration will continue to stand with women in Oklahoma and across the country in the fight to defend their freedom to make their own choices about their futures.”
NEW: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) just shut down Mitch McConnell at a press conference: “There was $7 trillion in new debt and 2.6 million jobs lost during Trump. But when McConnell comes to this podium, all he does is complain that we’re not cleaning up their mess fast enough.”
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) April 12, 2022
Sidenote: the Biden administration just got the credit agencies to stop putting most medical debt on credit scores — one of the biggest boons for consumer rights in a decade — and I have not seen any Democrat anywhere bragging about this. https://t.co/oXbyeiE4W8
girl: *raises hand* were you born in Hawaii?@BarackObama: I was born in Hawaii, yeah! girl: It starts with an H. BO: You know more than some people about where I was born…👀 https://t.co/IOC12fda69
The DEMS have folks who call themselves Dems (but who are not Dems) who work against whatever the message may be
aka the squad…aka Sanders….aka Justice Dems…etc…
Justices DEMS primary CBC members….Sanders is promoting Nina Turner against Shontelle Brown….
a member of the Squad representing the WFP gives a rebuttal to Pres Biden’s SOTU address…
it is hard to have a UNIFIED message when you have these forces within the Democratic Party whose purpose is to cause chaos and confusion…causing losses
and of course there is the MSM who carries carries water for the GOP…
So Dems fight the forces on the Left and the Right…
imo, perpetuating this kind of Russian disinformation is playing into their hands.
I watched from a distance during the 2016 election (India) the dangerous nonsense about Bernie and AOC. Let’s remember how they’ve worked with President Biden to come up with his agenda, which would be signed into law by now if not for S & M acting on behalf of O & G worldwide enablers.
And while in India a white American all but physically attacked me due to her belief in the lies about Hillary. From a distance, you can see clearly how this game is being played.
We must stick together. No doubt Putin and his GOP fan boys will double down on this strategy going forward. Until we see Rule Of Law in action from the top, they’ll continue to destroy America.
Good Morning TOD Family! President Obama’s National Parks series on Netflixdropped today!
Our Great National Parks is out today on @Netflix, and I can't wait for you to watch it. This @HGMedia series takes a look at the legacy of preservation and conservation, as well as the ways we can protect our amazing wildlife and natural landscapes. pic.twitter.com/jlxUrL6MDh
Along with @TheWCS, we’re working to encourage folks to not only experience nature, but also take action to protect our environment and wildlife for generations to come. Go to https://t.co/PTlffHC7gv to learn more.
Samantha Power on Russian atrocities and ‘genocide’: ‘The facts are plain as day’
Samantha Power, USAID administrator and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N.,
talks with Rachel Maddow about President Joe Biden describing Russia’s conduct in its war on Ukraine
as “genocide,” and the chances that Vladimir Putin will be held to account for atrocities committed by Russia
against Ukraine.
In Mariupol’s Drama Theater, a Cry for ‘Mama!’ That Offered Brief Relief
A family shares its story of surviving the Russian attack on a theater that officials in the besieged southern Ukrainian city believe killed about 300 people.
“Ms. Dubovitskaya, interviewed last month at a shelter in Lviv, in western Ukraine,
said she and her two young children were among the many civilians sheltering in Mariupol’s Drama Theater on March 16 when it was devastated by a Russian airstrike. A wall fell onto her 2-year-old daughter, Nastya, and in those horrific first moments, Ms. Dubovitskaya recalled, she did not know if the girl had survived.””
A charter bus carrying migrants from Texas under Gov. Greg Abbott’s recently announced plan arrived in Washington on Wednesday morning.https://t.co/y6y8MPcM1T
Greg Abbott bussed migrants to Washington DC and just so happened to drop them off in front of the Fox News studio as Fox cameras stood by for their ‘exclusive’ report.
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Impact of Texas Border Delays
APRIL 13, 2022
Governor Abbott’s unnecessary and redundant inspections of trucks transiting ports of entry
between Texas and Mexico are causing significant disruptions to the food and automobile supply chains,
delaying manufacturing, impacting jobs, and raising prices for families in Texas and across the country.
Local businesses and trade associations are calling on Governor Abbott to reverse this decision because trucks are facing lengthy delays exceeding 5 hours at some border crossings and commercial traffic has dropped by as much as 60 percent. The continuous flow of legitimate trade and travel and CBP’s ability to do its job should not be obstructed. Governor Abbott’s actions are impacting people’s jobs, and the livelihoods of hardworking American families.
Beto
reporting last night
the untold problems due to Abbott trying to cause chaos,
undermine jobs,
the flow of goods,
supply chain that is already troubled due to fallout of Covid.
Companies are leaving,
lines of truckers waiting in place for many days,
and then contracts cancelled.
The excuse of checking all trucks is phony
because they were already given the thumbs up at the border
after being thoroughly checked.
The only checks that can be done now
are of tire pressure and the like,
since the trucks
cannot legally be opened up or inspected by Abbott’s people.
Abbott has hurt Texans so much during his time in office…He Must Go.
Turn TX blue.
From the honey bees to the magnolias, Joe and I invite you to take a moment to enjoy the peace and serenity of the South Lawn in full bloom this Spring. pic.twitter.com/vAdUFRQ7b8
President Biden:
“Yes, I called it genocide. It has become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being — being able to be Ukrainian.”
This morning, @marceelias asked Republicans "where is the fraud" that they're claiming is the reason for new voter suppression laws: https://t.co/1pcD1Qv6qm
Georgia legislature passes law eliminating need for permit to conceal and carry a gun
Gov. Brian Kemp said in a tweet he looked forward to signing the law.
Police using serial number to trace gun used in yesterday’s shooting spree (the one on the news, that is).
Ghost guns have no serial numbers…see President Biden response on ghost guns.
The Obama Diary 
thanks NW, greetings to all.
Judge Jackson’s Historic and Bipartisan Confirmation
President Biden, Vice President Harris and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Deliver Remarks on the Senate’s Historic, Bipartisan Confirmation of Judge Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
President Joe Biden, promises made, promises kept. Thank you and congrats.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnEcqle4kjI)
Judge Jackson’s ‘sisters’ react to her Supreme Court confirmation
Lisa Fairfax, Antoinette Coakley and Nina Simmons join MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to reflect on the moment they learned that their Harvard College roommate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, was confirmed to the Supreme Court and how their “sisterhood” has helped them navigate through life’s biggest moments.
——Met at Harvard College in 1988, hearing about their sisterhood over the years since then is beautiful.
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide,
Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks
The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.
By Kate Conger and David E. Sanger
“WASHINGTON — The United States said on Wednesday that it had secretly removed malware from computer networks around the world in recent weeks, a step to pre-empt Russian cyberattacks and send a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
The move, made public by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, comes as U.S. officials warn that Russia could try to strike American critical infrastructure — including financial firms, pipelines and the electric grid — in response to the crushing sanctions that the United States has imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
The malware enabled the Russians to create “botnets” — networks of private computers that are infected with malicious software and controlled by the G.R.U., the intelligence arm of the Russian military. But it is unclear what the malware was intended to do, since it could be used for everything from surveillance to destructive attacks.
An American official said on Wednesday that the United States did not want to wait to find out.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/politics/us-russia-malware-cyberattacks.html)
—–bravi, yay !!
LIVE NOW:
President Barack Obama and Maria Ressa on Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy
President Barack Obama, Anne Applebaum, David Axelrod, Jeffrey Goldberg, Adrienne LaFrance, and Nobel Prize–winning journalist Maria Ressa discuss disinformation and the threats it poses to democracy in the first part of a conference presented by The Atlantic and the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.
FACT SHEET:
The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws
APRIL 11, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/11/fact-sheet-the-biden-administration-cracks-down-on-ghost-guns-ensures-that-atf-has-the-leadership-it-needs-to-enforce-our-gun-laws/)
Biden eyes new steps on gun violence, including an ATF director
The Senate has only once confirmed an ATF director. The White House hopes to change that with a new nominee.
“The report added, “Biden’s announcement will most likely rely on executive orders on gun control, ghost guns and other facets of firearms regulation as part of an approach to rein in the pandemic wave of firearms-related attacks, two people with knowledge of his remarks said.”
Benen: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biden-eyes-new-steps-gun-violence-atf-director-rcna23879)
—President Biden speaking now on this topic.
President Obama Visits Hyde Park Academy, University Of Chicago During Return To The City
The 44th president also visited Wednesday’s Chicago Bulls game with high schoolers in his My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and Girls Opportunity Alliance groups.
Maxwell Evans
“WOODLAWN — Former President Barack Obama made stops this week at two South Side educational institutions near where construction crews are building his presidential center in Jackson Park.
Obama spoke at a national seminar on disinformation Wednesday and to high schoolers
about their future careers Thursday.
On Wednesday, the former president visited the University of Chicago’s Rubenstein Forum,
giving the first-day keynote speech at a Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy conference.”
(https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/04/08/president-obama-visits-hyde-park-academy-university-of-chicago-during-return-to-the-city/)
Potential Gamechanger
As 1/6 Committee Has Evidence That Capitol Attackers Were In Contact With Trump’s Campaign
If the 1/6 Committee can prove that the militias were in contact with Trump’s campaign, then the Capitol attack was the violent arm of a coordinated coup, which was being run out of the Oval Office.
“The coup was quite vast. It appears to have federal and state arms that involved everything from lawsuits to blocking certification of the election to fake sets of state electors.
The plot did not come together in days or even weeks.
It has the sort of depth that suggests months of work went into the plan to overturn the election.
If Trump’s campaign gets connected to the 1/6 violence, It suggests that the seditious conspiracy goes to the top.
Easley: (https://www.politicususa.com/2022/04/08/1-6-committee-militias-trump-rally.html)
Georgia Blue! And every state BLUE!
Love the Biden-Harris Administration!
Just love President Obama so much! He never disappoints.
Oh snap! Thanks for the heads up, ggail! I’ll keep an eye for this one on wide release!
You’re welcome!
And fb of incompetence has been ‘investigating’ hunter biden, for what, a year now? #garbagegarland
The murderous war criminal is thumbing his nose at collective cowering west.
So much for the reasonable rethug.
#electionsmatter Thank goodness for the Dem legislature.
Chance The Rapper “Child Of God”
(—wow)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13qwuPdE6DA)
Chance The Rapper Explores Parallels Between Music And Visual Art On “Child Of God”
🔥🔥🔥
Report Of Massive Saudi Payout To Kushner Raises New Questions About Trump Admin Policies
“Rachel Maddow revisits reports of
Saudi Arabia agreeing to invest
a billion dollars
in Trump Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s firm,
and adds new reporting from the New York Times
that Donald Trump’s son-in-law
Jared Kushner
secured a two billion dollar investment from the Saudis
despite lacking the qualifications to handle such an investment.”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vLTvEPile40))
What is the legal response? Looks like services rendered, downpayment on corruption, long term investment in Saudi ‘spreferred U.S. president.
—We need Congressman Raskin’s: H.R.746 – Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts
Before committing $2 billion to Mr. Kushner’s fledgling firm, officials at a fund led by the Saudi crown prince questioned taking such a big risk.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html)
“U.S. general says Russia is jamming U.S.-provided GPS signals in Ukraine.”
(NBC)
Distraught over orders to investigate trans kids’ families, Texas child welfare workers are resigning
“Other investigators don’t want to follow an order they believe harms families but worry about the impact of a mass employee exodus on the state’s most vulnerable children.”
Eleanor Klibanoff: (https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/11/texas-trans-child-abuse-investigations/)
“And children will die in Texast” to score cheap political points.
imo, this could happen in my state also causing trans people to flee.
Trans children finally get the chance to be their authentic selves supported by their families, the hormone blocking treatment at puberty is life saving.
A teen can avoid the horror of watching a boy’s body parts,
with its muscle and facial hair growing on her body.
A boy can avoid watching the growth of breasts on his body.
Trans child health care saves lives, yet it is being criminalized.
When will GOPQ monsters be held accountable in This life?
“Disney heir Charlee Disney has publicly come out as transgender
and condemned Republicans’ wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
The Disney family has pledged to match up to $500,000 in donations to the Human Rights Campaign.”
(Lazarus, Crooked)
Thank God no one was killed, but that’ll change how so many riders feel about taking the subway. Obviously, there’s not much choice for most.
😞🙏🏾 Prayers for all those affected
President Obama interview on ‘Today’ (nbc).
Tomorrow.
Thank you so much!
Obama: “I underestimated” disinformation’s threat to democracies”
Shawna Chen
(https://www.axios.com/obama-disinformation-democracy-7a1b3cf4-b34a-47e4-a432-fbb3ac880114.html
‘It’s not a matter of if, but when’:
Scientists say pathogens are ‘ubiquitous’ in wildlife trade
Project to identify infectious diseases among mammals sold at wildlife markets reveals the perfect conditions to spark a new pandemic
(https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/not-matter-scientists-alarm-ubiquitous-pathogens-wildlife-trade/)
Thomas Poses With Senate Candidate Walker in Supreme Court Photo
It comes amid scrutiny stemming from wife’s political work
Walker was in Washington to receive Horatio Alger Award
By Greg Stohr
“Justice Clarence Thomas spent time at the U.S. Supreme Court this week
with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker,
posing for a photo tweeted out
by the former football star’s campaign spokesperson.
The photo comes amid scrutiny of the conservative justice stemming from the political activities of his wife,
Virginia Thomas, including text messages she sent urging then-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff to do more to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory.”
(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-09/thomas-poses-with-senate-candidate-walker-in-supreme-court-photo)
Looks like an trumpy endorsement.
Rep. Murphy: “I think the (Supreme) Court has crossed the rubicon.”
Tthe photo is a shock, saw it on O’Donnell.
Why is Trump lumping himself in with notorious criminals?
It’s one thing when Donald Trump’s critics equate his alleged misconduct with infamous criminals;
it’s something else when he does this to himself.
Benen: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-lumping-notorious-criminals-rcna23617)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQPVdXrTXp/
Remarks by President Biden Announcing Actions to Fight Gun Crime and His Nominee for ATF Director,
Steve Dettelbach
APRIL 11, 2022
Rose Garden
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/11/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-11-2022/
President Biden:
“But let me ask you: Is it extreme to protect police officers? Extreme to protect our children?
Extreme to keep guns out of the hands of people who couldn’t even pass a background check?”
Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on President Biden’s Virtual Meeting with Prime Minister Modi of India
APRIL 11, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/04/11/background-press-call-by-a-senior-administration-official-on-president-bidens-virtual-meeting-with-prime-minister-modi-of-india/)
FACT SHEET:
Using Homegrown Biofuels to Address Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump and Lower Costs for American Families
APRIL 12, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/12/fact-sheet-using-homegrown-biofuels-to-address-putins-price-hike-at-the-pump-and-lower-costs-for-american-families/)
Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Oklahoma Law Restricting Access to Reproductive Health Care
APRIL 12, 2022
“Today, the country’s most restrictive legislation regulating access to reproductive health care was signed into law in Oklahoma. This law makes providing an abortion illegal in the state of Oklahoma, with only a narrow exception for medical emergencies and no exception for rape or incest.
This unconstitutional attack on women’s rights is just the latest and one of the most extreme state laws signed into law to date. Protecting the right recognized in Roe v. Wade continues to be a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration, and we call on Congress to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would shut down these attacks and codify this long-recognized, constitutional right. Make no mistake: the actions today in Oklahoma are a part of disturbing national trend attacking women’s rights and the Biden Administration will continue to stand with women in Oklahoma and across the country in the fight to defend their freedom to make their own choices about their futures.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/12/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-on-oklahoma-law-restricting-access-to-reproductive-health-care/)
Atta girl.
Tell ‘em Debbie!
She’s on fire!
Atta boy.
fifth columnist fourth estate. they are the no. 1 public enemy.
another trumpturd that should have been shitcanned by Biden.
Needed a little music to escape the ugly in the world. Thought I’d share.
Lol. Great messaging.
Lol. Cons are Fucking morons.
Goodnight, TODville – and all the ships at sea! And thank you, Nerdy darlin’ – for being here for all of us!
Dems suck at messaging. Same old shit.
The DEMS have folks who call themselves Dems (but who are not Dems) who work against whatever the message may be
aka the squad…aka Sanders….aka Justice Dems…etc…
Justices DEMS primary CBC members….Sanders is promoting Nina Turner against Shontelle Brown….
a member of the Squad representing the WFP gives a rebuttal to Pres Biden’s SOTU address…
it is hard to have a UNIFIED message when you have these forces within the Democratic Party whose purpose is to cause chaos and confusion…causing losses
and of course there is the MSM who carries carries water for the GOP…
So Dems fight the forces on the Left and the Right…
Press On~~
Firstly…have tremendous respect for you Sheila.
imo, perpetuating this kind of Russian disinformation is playing into their hands.
I watched from a distance during the 2016 election (India) the dangerous nonsense about Bernie and AOC. Let’s remember how they’ve worked with President Biden to come up with his agenda, which would be signed into law by now if not for S & M acting on behalf of O & G worldwide enablers.
And while in India a white American all but physically attacked me due to her belief in the lies about Hillary. From a distance, you can see clearly how this game is being played.
We must stick together. No doubt Putin and his GOP fan boys will double down on this strategy going forward. Until we see Rule Of Law in action from the top, they’ll continue to destroy America.
Good Morning TOD Family! President Obama’s National Parks series on Netflixdropped today!
Samantha Power on Russian atrocities and ‘genocide’: ‘The facts are plain as day’
Samantha Power, USAID administrator and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N.,
talks with Rachel Maddow about President Joe Biden describing Russia’s conduct in its war on Ukraine
as “genocide,” and the chances that Vladimir Putin will be held to account for atrocities committed by Russia
against Ukraine.
In Mariupol’s Drama Theater, a Cry for ‘Mama!’ That Offered Brief Relief
A family shares its story of surviving the Russian attack on a theater that officials in the besieged southern Ukrainian city believe killed about 300 people.
“Ms. Dubovitskaya, interviewed last month at a shelter in Lviv, in western Ukraine,
said she and her two young children were among the many civilians sheltering in Mariupol’s Drama Theater on March 16 when it was devastated by a Russian airstrike. A wall fell onto her 2-year-old daughter, Nastya, and in those horrific first moments, Ms. Dubovitskaya recalled, she did not know if the girl had survived.””
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/world/europe/mariupol-theater-ukraine.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes)
Statement of President Joe Biden on the UN Vote Suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council
APRIL 07, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/07/statement-of-president-joe-biden-on-the-un-vote-suspending-russia-from-the-human-rights-council/)
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Impact of Texas Border Delays
APRIL 13, 2022
Governor Abbott’s unnecessary and redundant inspections of trucks transiting ports of entry
between Texas and Mexico are causing significant disruptions to the food and automobile supply chains,
delaying manufacturing, impacting jobs, and raising prices for families in Texas and across the country.
Local businesses and trade associations are calling on Governor Abbott to reverse this decision because trucks are facing lengthy delays exceeding 5 hours at some border crossings and commercial traffic has dropped by as much as 60 percent. The continuous flow of legitimate trade and travel and CBP’s ability to do its job should not be obstructed. Governor Abbott’s actions are impacting people’s jobs, and the livelihoods of hardworking American families.
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/13/statement-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-on-the-impact-of-texas-border-delays/)
Beto
reporting last night
the untold problems due to Abbott trying to cause chaos,
undermine jobs,
the flow of goods,
supply chain that is already troubled due to fallout of Covid.
Companies are leaving,
lines of truckers waiting in place for many days,
and then contracts cancelled.
The excuse of checking all trucks is phony
because they were already given the thumbs up at the border
after being thoroughly checked.
The only checks that can be done now
are of tire pressure and the like,
since the trucks
cannot legally be opened up or inspected by Abbott’s people.
Abbott has hurt Texans so much during his time in office…He Must Go.
Turn TX blue.
Sending migrants to D.C. is more of Abbott’s chaos making.
Destruction and destraction from their crimes is all his party knows.
Nice Break
—thank you, delightful to feel the breeze and the fairy dust!!
President Biden:
“Yes, I called it genocide. It has become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being — being able to be Ukrainian.”
“A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide” by Samantha Power.
Bloop!
Chris Hayes Podcast with Timothy Snyder
Why Is This Happening? – Ep 208
—Ukraine.
Audio: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRiDdvG-BDc)
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
Georgia legislature passes law eliminating need for permit to conceal and carry a gun
Gov. Brian Kemp said in a tweet he looked forward to signing the law.
(https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-constitutional-carry-law-passes-no-gun-permit-conceal-carry/85-42571217-5d86-45bd-ae97-3a0449b710cf)
—-There’s a mass shooting every day in America.
Police using serial number to trace gun used in yesterday’s shooting spree (the one on the news, that is).
Ghost guns have no serial numbers…see President Biden response on ghost guns.
Yet another fafo, you vote for shit, you get shit, lesson for shitty dems, who vote for shitty rethugs.
Remarks by Vice President Harris Announcing Actions to Reduce the Burden of Medical Debt on American Families
APRIL 11, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/11/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-announcing-actions-to-reduce-the-burden-of-medical-debt-on-american-families/)
Fact Sheet:
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional Actions in Response to Vice President Harris’s Call to Action
on Maternal Health
APRIL 13, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/13/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-additional-actions-in-response-to-vice-president-harriss-call-to-action-on-maternal-health/)
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