@PentagonPresSec John Kirby's emotional remarks today about "Putin's depravity" in Ukraine made me respect him more than I did yesterday, and that was the highest level. Leaders in the Biden Admin and within the Pentagon just keep proving their worth to the American people.
If a voter lives in one of the eight states that does not offer online voter registration or lives in a state that does, but does not have a driver’s license, then they must print, sign and mail or fax the voter registration form to their elections office.https://t.co/e5cRBpxeGd
We have a dozen forms of ID to vote and most of them are given for free by the govt. Individual states cannot make their rules for voting and voter ID’s.
Voter lists are updated every year by both central and state election commissions (which are constitutionally appointed and authorized independent completely neutral entities where even our supreme courts cannot interfere). There are four cut off dates in a year to register to vote so that more young voters who turn 18 year are eligible to vote. (previously, Jan 1st used to be the cut off date, and if you are born on Jan 2nd, then you had to wait for one whole year to register to vote. Now January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 are cut off dates for every year to register so that waiting period is only 3 months max). And about a million polling stations (about one for every 1000 voters) and about 4 million voting machines (about one for every 250 voters). It’s a yuuge exercise.
The family of former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, detained in Russia since 2019, tells ABC that President Biden "may have saved Trevor's life" by securing his release this week.
"He did everything that we had said he would do and it's amazing and we can't thank him enough."
When we fail to invest in infrastructure, Black communities pay the price. A comprehensive approach to infrastructure can address historic racial inequities in access to healthcare, public safety, and economic resources. https://t.co/Fen1CCEo3T
The Administration has finally heeded my call to rescind Georgia’s waiver
that would have eliminated http://Healthcare.gov in our state
and limited health care access for more than
640K+ Georgians.
One question: WHY is USA media lying to us about Joe Biden's poll ratings? To discourage us in 2024? What good is that going to do? We're still not about to allow another Republican president for a LONG time, if ever again. And how is insane, lying idiot Herschel Walker ahead?
Tonight, the White House Correspondents Dinner will return for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began — and President Biden will attend, marking the first time a sitting president has gone to the event since 2016. @AllieRaffa joins us with more. pic.twitter.com/73tJ8QOVux
The VP tested positive and is sitting home in quarantine even with all the precautions. Cspan just said something like 90 DC govt officials have it now. Fauci declined attending. I just hope this thing doesn’t end up being a super spreader event. 😣
OMG! While they’re waiting for the program to start, CSpan is playing Laura Bush’s speech at the 2005 White House Correspondent Dinner. She is roasting the hell out of GWB and her mother-in-law! She’s hilarious! Who knew!
It will never BE enough…It will never be SOON enough …for the Faux-gressives….this is the same OLD, Tired play book they used against Pres Obama… #WeSeeClearly
— PrettyFoot💃🏾 is vaxed-boostered-wears a mask😷 (@PrettyFootWoman) May 1, 2022
My President said “It’s been 6 years since a President has attended the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. It’s understandable. We had a horrible plague followed by two years of COVID.” 😆😂🤣#WHCD
Pres. Biden: ‘If you’re at home watching this and are wondering how to [get vaccinated], just contact your favorite Fox News reporter. They’re all here, vaccinated and boosted’ #WHCDpic.twitter.com/54h3QlJmv4
Trevor Noah roasts Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: ‘Who ever thought we’d see the day in American politics when a senator could be openly bisexual, but closeted Republican’ #WHCDpic.twitter.com/Xr6AuNBcHn
#WHCD Noah: "I’ve been a little worried about tonight. i mean, what if I make a joke about KellyAnne Conway and her husband rushes up on the stage to thank me."
Trevor Noah : « It is risky making jokes these days. I mean, we all saw what happened at the Oscars. I’ve actually been a little worried about tonight. What if I make a really mean joke about Kellyanne Conway and then her husband rushes up on the stage and thanks me? »#WHCDpic.twitter.com/CRPXtnTLCF
At #WHCD, Trevor Noah joked about Psacki joining MSNBC and actually took a mild shot at the left wing channel: “When Trump was in office, your show was all about how bad he was. And now Biden is in office, your show is about how bad Trump was.” pic.twitter.com/uestzYQanh
Trevor Noah on FL Gov. DeSantis eyeing a 2024 presidential run: ‘Ron DeSantis is one step ahead [of Trump]. First you ban the math textbooks, then nobody knows how to count the votes’ #WHCDpic.twitter.com/HZ6iyXybmG
‘Fox News is sort of like a Waffle House’ — Watch as Trevor Noah rips into Fox News and all of the channel's most popular hosts, including Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity #WHCDpic.twitter.com/QiAe4rzS1H
Zelensky awarded U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the Order of Princess Olga for a “significant personal contribution" to strengthening Ukrainian-American cooperation and "supporting sovereign, independent and democratic Ukraine.”
Remarks by President Biden at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
Washington Hilton
Washington, D.C.
(April 30, 2022)
“This is the first time a President attended this dinner in six years. (Applause.) It’s understandable.
We had a horrible plague followed by two years of COVID. (Laughter and applause.)”
“So, if you’re at home watching this and you’re wondering how to do that, just contact your favorite Fox News reporter. They’re all here, vaccinated and boosted — all of them. (Laughter and applause.)”
“And, folks, I’m not really here to roast the GOP. That’s not my style. Besides, there’s nothing I can say about the GOP that Kevin McCarthy hasn’t already put on tape. (Laughter.)”
“Tonight, we also honor the legacy of two historic reporters, and that is Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne. I’m glad you saw that tonight. (Applause.) I didn’t know you were doing that. These are the first Black women to be White House reporters who shattered convention to cover a segregated nation.”
“We honor journalists killed, missing, imprisoned, detained, and tortured; covering war, exposing corruption, and holding leaders accountable.”
“And, Trevor, the really good news is: Now you get to roast the President of the United States and, unlike in Moscow, you won’t go to jail. (Laughter.)”
I am amazed that she is 82 years old. She runs circles around the GOP and she does it in heels! 👏🏾👏🏾💃🏾💝
Ah thanks for that info! ☺️
“He also gave Pelosi a Ukrainian flag that he and female members of parliament, including those she met with at the US Capitol recently, had signed, according to Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill.”🇺🇦💙💛https://t.co/XU5snPqb4U
— Stephanie Schor #JusticeMatters (@stephschor) May 1, 2022
“Zelensky stressed the importance of the financial assistance in his meeting with Pelosi
and the other lawmakers.
“The signals that the United States and President Biden are giving today are very important.
These are recent strong steps in defense and financial support for Ukraine, as well as decisions on Lend-Lease – we are grateful for that,” he said.” (CNN)
Pelosi, Congressional Delegation Statement on Visit to Kyiv, Ukraine
MAY 1, 2022
Rzeszow, Poland – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of a Congressional delegation issued this statement following their visit to Kyiv, Ukraine. This visit is the first official Congressional delegation to have visited Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. The full delegation, which includes Chairman Jim McGovern, Chairman Gregory Meeks, Chairman Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman Bill Keating and Congressman Jason Crow, will continue travel in southeast Poland and Warsaw.
“Our Congressional Delegation had the solemn opportunity and extraordinary honor of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials in Kyiv.
“Our delegation traveled to Kyiv to send an unmistakable and resounding message to the entire world:
America stands firmly with Ukraine. Our meeting with President Zelenskyy began with him thanking the United States for the substantial assistance that we have provided. He conveyed the clear need for continued security, economic and humanitarian assistance from the United States to address the devastating human toll taken on the Ukrainian people by Putin’s diabolic invasion – and our delegation proudly delivered the message that additional American support is on the way, as we work to transform President Biden’s strong funding request into a legislative package. Our delegation conveyed our respect and gratitude to President Zelenskyy for his leadership and our admiration of the Ukrainian people for their courage in the fight against Russia’s oppression.
“Our delegation will now continue our travels in Poland, where we will meet with President Andrzej Duda and senior officials. We look forward to thanking our Polish allies for their dedication and humanitarian efforts.
We will proudly convey the gratitude of America for the work of U.S. servicemembers and diplomats and other civilian leaders in Poland. When we return to the United States, we will do so further informed, deeply inspired and ready to do what is needed to help the Ukrainian people as they defend democracy for their nation and
for the world.”
Connecticut lawmakers have passed a bill designed to protect people who provide an abortion or receive support to obtain the procedure in Connecticut and are then sued in another state.
Gov. Ned Lamont has said that he will sign the bill.
Madam @SpeakerPelosi is a national treasure. And I can't get over that she's in her 80s and wearing heels in a war zone. That next-level badass. https://t.co/BaZrngomtf
— (((Thee Morgana with an a at the end))) (@morganarae) May 1, 2022
Good morning from the press preview/launch of the new Met exhibit, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” ahead of tonight’s Met Gala pic.twitter.com/eRO48quhgj
IMPORTANT: Judge Kelly also swept aside a series of legal arguments against the Jan. 6 committee. He ruled:
-The panel is properly constituted, even without full 13 members -Liz Cheney can be considered the ranking member -The RNC subpoena has a “valid legislative purpose.”
So many frivolous lawsuits by rethugs at every level of court to run out the clock. Dem voters should deny them the time they so desperately desire by voting in huge numbers in 2022 and improve the dem majority at both houses.
Breaking: The Jan. 6 Committee is requesting cooperation from three more House Republicans "who were either involved with or had knowledge of the events on and leading up to" the Capitol insurrection:
Jill and I extend our warmest wishes to all who are celebrating Eid al-Fitr. As Muslims around the world conclude the month of Ramadan, may the spirit of community, compassion, and service we have witnessed over the month continue throughout the year.
Doug and I send our warmest wishes to all who are celebrating Eid al-Fitr. Muslims in the U.S. and around the world celebrate after a month of deep reflection, helping those in need, and connecting with community. From our family to yours, Eid Mubarak! pic.twitter.com/BjYbqbDv1I
Eid-al-Fitr Mubarak to Muslims around the world and here in the United States. We also recognize those facing hardships and difficulty in the face of persecution. We will continue advocating for your right to religious freedom. https://t.co/Ge4PXZZFGI
Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes
By FARNOUSH AMIRI
“Rioters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, succeeded — at least temporarily — in delaying the certification of Joe Biden’s election to the White House.
Hours before, Rep. Jim Jordan had been trying to achieve the same thing.
Texting with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows,
a close ally and friend, at nearly midnight on Jan. 5,
Jordan offered a legal rationale for what President Donald Trump was publicly demanding —
that Vice President Mike Pence, in his ceremonial role presiding over the electoral count, somehow assert the authority to reject electors from Biden-won states.”
New Details Underscore House G.O.P. Role in Jan. 6 Planning
A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election.
By Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer
“WASHINGTON — It was less than two weeks before President Donald J. Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress would have what they saw as their last chance to overturn the 2020 election, and Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania, was growing anxious.
“Time continues to count down,” he wrote in a text message to Mark Meadows, then the White House chief of staff, adding: “11 days to 1/6 and 25 days to inauguration. We gotta get going!”
It has been clear for more than a year that ultraconservative members of Congress were deeply involved in attempts to keep Mr. Trump in power: They joined baseless lawsuits, spread the lie of widespread election fraud and were among the 147 Republicans who voted on Jan. 6, 2021, against certifying President Biden’s victory in at least one state.
But in a court filing and in text messages obtained by CNN, new pieces of evidence have emerged in recent days fleshing out the degree of their involvement with the Trump White House in strategy sessions, at least one of which included discussions about encouraging Mr. Trump’s supporters to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6, despite warnings of potential violence. Some continued to push to try to keep Mr. Trump in office even after a mob of his supporters attacked the complex.
#OnThisDay May 2, 1963 More than 700 Black children protesting racial segregation in Birmingham, AL are arrested, blasted with fire hoses, clubbed by police and attacked by police dogs during the "Children's Campaign."
I don’t particularly care that Donald Trump can’t remember which candidate he endorsed. I care that he incited a violent Insurrection to overthrow the United States Government and has not been held accountable. Yet.
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Hi Nerdy! Thanks so much for posting these! 💕
Great memories, thanks Nerdy💖👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💃🏾
Awesome!
Thank you for this lovely post, NW!
We have a dozen forms of ID to vote and most of them are given for free by the govt. Individual states cannot make their rules for voting and voter ID’s.
Voter lists are updated every year by both central and state election commissions (which are constitutionally appointed and authorized independent completely neutral entities where even our supreme courts cannot interfere). There are four cut off dates in a year to register to vote so that more young voters who turn 18 year are eligible to vote. (previously, Jan 1st used to be the cut off date, and if you are born on Jan 2nd, then you had to wait for one whole year to register to vote. Now January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 are cut off dates for every year to register so that waiting period is only 3 months max). And about a million polling stations (about one for every 1000 voters) and about 4 million voting machines (about one for every 250 voters). It’s a yuuge exercise.
funny and sad at the same time.
DU has aced the MRCP (UK) final exam coming out at the very top. I told her, NO MORE EXAMS.
Congratulations to her. Good job!
Thank you. Her name is six letters and her degrees are fifteen letters. #herfault. I totally blame her.
A decent man.
Important Read
Sen. Rev. Warnock yesterday:
“Fantastic news, Georgia:
The Administration has finally heeded my call to rescind Georgia’s waiver
that would have eliminated http://Healthcare.gov in our state
and limited health care access for more than
640K+ Georgians.
Proud to have led this fight.”
—–well done, yay!
FL and President Biden will be there.
Looking fwd to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner tonight.
Plus fashion distraction from gop fascism…pre-show?
Me!!!!
Hmmmmm?
Right?
So cool!
Hey Everyone! How about a moment of cuteness?!!!
Still in a holding pattern. tsk, tsk, tsk,
White House Correspondents Dinner coverage
Live arrivals
C-SPAN 8pm ET
superb Dudette…enjoying the pre-show hullabaloo.
This is interesting.
Ugh! Why?
All triple vax presumably, wondering about mandatory testing.
The VP tested positive and is sitting home in quarantine even with all the precautions. Cspan just said something like 90 DC govt officials have it now. Fauci declined attending. I just hope this thing doesn’t end up being a super spreader event. 😣
New Star Trek drops on Friday! Can’t wait to see the new cast in action!
OMG! While they’re waiting for the program to start, CSpan is playing Laura Bush’s speech at the 2005 White House Correspondent Dinner. She is roasting the hell out of GWB and her mother-in-law! She’s hilarious! Who knew!
Sis tore them up! 😄
typical selfish ox news pos.
Sad news! RIP Naomi Judd!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKi7O_uWwAEmhK2?format=jpg&name=900×900
That’s My President! 😆😄😃
I see Chef Andres is there at the dinner! Always good to see him!
Burrrrrn
lol. thank god traitorous thug ‘skipped’ this event. we all could do without his cringy toe curdling insults.
4 years of terrible plague. brandon for the win.
joe and mika. the most adorable HR violation in town.
LOL.
roasts both the thug and the thug wannabe.
lol. look at all those unsmiling morose morons.
turd reich. Spot on.
Bam!
https://mobile.twitter.com/cctv_idiots/status/1520294378933309440
Get the fuck out of my fucking spot.
This kid gets it unlike the overpaid corrupt emmessem hacks of murka.
amk all above, you’re nailing it good and proper, thx.
OHHHH MYYY…may Providence keep them safe…..
both extraordinary in a dangerous time.
https://mobile.twitter.com/cctv_idiots/status/1520294378933309440
That’s too rich! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good West Coast Sunday morning Nerdy dear & TOD family.
I enjoyed the WHCD last night from beginning to end. I was especially happy and proud of the recognition given to Black female Reporters.
If the legal system fails, it’s these thugs it is.
President Biden’s first White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner took place Saturday evening
in Washington, D.C.
Full event:
(https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/30/arts/watch-live-2022-white-house-correspondents-dinner/)
Remarks by President Biden at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
Washington Hilton
Washington, D.C.
(April 30, 2022)
“This is the first time a President attended this dinner in six years. (Applause.) It’s understandable.
We had a horrible plague followed by two years of COVID. (Laughter and applause.)”
“So, if you’re at home watching this and you’re wondering how to do that, just contact your favorite Fox News reporter. They’re all here, vaccinated and boosted — all of them. (Laughter and applause.)”
“And, folks, I’m not really here to roast the GOP. That’s not my style. Besides, there’s nothing I can say about the GOP that Kevin McCarthy hasn’t already put on tape. (Laughter.)”
“Tonight, we also honor the legacy of two historic reporters, and that is Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne. I’m glad you saw that tonight. (Applause.) I didn’t know you were doing that. These are the first Black women to be White House reporters who shattered convention to cover a segregated nation.”
“We honor journalists killed, missing, imprisoned, detained, and tortured; covering war, exposing corruption, and holding leaders accountable.”
“And, Trevor, the really good news is: Now you get to roast the President of the United States and, unlike in Moscow, you won’t go to jail. (Laughter.)”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/05/01/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner/)
Trevor Noah full set at White House Correspondents’ Dinner (C-SPAN)
“I stood here tonight and I made fun of the President of the United State and I’m going to be fine.”
——Trevor not messin’ about.
abc news.
I am amazed that she is 82 years old. She runs circles around the GOP and she does it in heels! 👏🏾👏🏾💃🏾💝
“Zelensky stressed the importance of the financial assistance in his meeting with Pelosi
and the other lawmakers.
“The signals that the United States and President Biden are giving today are very important.
These are recent strong steps in defense and financial support for Ukraine, as well as decisions on Lend-Lease – we are grateful for that,” he said.” (CNN)
Yes, she’s totally amazing!
Pelosi, Congressional Delegation Statement on Visit to Kyiv, Ukraine
MAY 1, 2022
Rzeszow, Poland – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of a Congressional delegation issued this statement following their visit to Kyiv, Ukraine. This visit is the first official Congressional delegation to have visited Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. The full delegation, which includes Chairman Jim McGovern, Chairman Gregory Meeks, Chairman Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman Bill Keating and Congressman Jason Crow, will continue travel in southeast Poland and Warsaw.
“Our Congressional Delegation had the solemn opportunity and extraordinary honor of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials in Kyiv.
“Our delegation traveled to Kyiv to send an unmistakable and resounding message to the entire world:
America stands firmly with Ukraine. Our meeting with President Zelenskyy began with him thanking the United States for the substantial assistance that we have provided. He conveyed the clear need for continued security, economic and humanitarian assistance from the United States to address the devastating human toll taken on the Ukrainian people by Putin’s diabolic invasion – and our delegation proudly delivered the message that additional American support is on the way, as we work to transform President Biden’s strong funding request into a legislative package. Our delegation conveyed our respect and gratitude to President Zelenskyy for his leadership and our admiration of the Ukrainian people for their courage in the fight against Russia’s oppression.
“Our delegation will now continue our travels in Poland, where we will meet with President Andrzej Duda and senior officials. We look forward to thanking our Polish allies for their dedication and humanitarian efforts.
We will proudly convey the gratitude of America for the work of U.S. servicemembers and diplomats and other civilian leaders in Poland. When we return to the United States, we will do so further informed, deeply inspired and ready to do what is needed to help the Ukrainian people as they defend democracy for their nation and
for the world.”
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/5122)
LIVE:
🙏🏾💝🌺
This is very good!
Blatant child abuse. Sickening.
Lol
Early voting starts today in Georgia!!
Cory Booker doing Dad jokes! 😍
It’s Met Gala Day in NYC! FLOTUS is there! 😃
Can’t wait to see my girls from Bridgerton burn the place down!
So many frivolous lawsuits by rethugs at every level of court to run out the clock. Dem voters should deny them the time they so desperately desire by voting in huge numbers in 2022 and improve the dem majority at both houses.
Happy Eid to all who celebrate!
FACTS ABOUT REP. JORDAN:
Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes
By FARNOUSH AMIRI
“Rioters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, succeeded — at least temporarily — in delaying the certification of Joe Biden’s election to the White House.
Hours before, Rep. Jim Jordan had been trying to achieve the same thing.
Texting with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows,
a close ally and friend, at nearly midnight on Jan. 5,
Jordan offered a legal rationale for what President Donald Trump was publicly demanding —
that Vice President Mike Pence, in his ceremonial role presiding over the electoral count, somehow assert the authority to reject electors from Biden-won states.”
(https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-presidential-elections-electoral-college-mark-meadows-296ddf04ffaacec07f548a2a997af448)
New Details Underscore House G.O.P. Role in Jan. 6 Planning
A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election.
By Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer
“WASHINGTON — It was less than two weeks before President Donald J. Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress would have what they saw as their last chance to overturn the 2020 election, and Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania, was growing anxious.
“Time continues to count down,” he wrote in a text message to Mark Meadows, then the White House chief of staff, adding: “11 days to 1/6 and 25 days to inauguration. We gotta get going!”
It has been clear for more than a year that ultraconservative members of Congress were deeply involved in attempts to keep Mr. Trump in power: They joined baseless lawsuits, spread the lie of widespread election fraud and were among the 147 Republicans who voted on Jan. 6, 2021, against certifying President Biden’s victory in at least one state.
But in a court filing and in text messages obtained by CNN, new pieces of evidence have emerged in recent days fleshing out the degree of their involvement with the Trump White House in strategy sessions, at least one of which included discussions about encouraging Mr. Trump’s supporters to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6, despite warnings of potential violence. Some continued to push to try to keep Mr. Trump in office even after a mob of his supporters attacked the complex.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/us/politics/jan-6-texts-mark-meadows.html)
Hope Stacey and the brothers are on top of this. Warnock is a must hold.
Wow! ✈️
Important Thread…
The Children’s Campaign
I was 10 years old…This is not some long ago affair…This is within my lifetime…MY Lifetime
Yup. The kkklownshow is a distraction without much traction with the dem voters.
New post.