Today, I signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. It does so much of what we've fought to make happen for years like lowering costs and proving our government can work for working folks.
“Here’s the thing about presidential records, something Trump and his posse can’t seem to understand. Those records don’t belong to Trump or to any president. They belong to the American people.”
“Rachel Maddow reports on a panel decision by a federal appeals court in Washington
that said that contrary to Bill Barr’s public announcement that he had evaluated the evidence of obstruction in Robert Mueller’s report and decided there was not enough to charge Donald Trump, Barr did not give consideration to such a charge before declaring insufficient evidence.”
Gang of 8 wants to see Trump Mar-a-Lago search docs
The request is the latest sign of Congress trying to get some insight into the FBI’s search of the former president’s home.
Reported now that Trump went through the boxes himself and personally reviewed them, prior to withholding the documents (now at 700) More were found in closet close to trump.
All kinds of documents from various Departments, broad range of topics. Intel Committee member Schiff: “The sheer volume is staggering.”
Rachel Maddow Shows Why Trump May Be Doomed On Classified Docs
“Trump went through the boxes himself late last year, in late 2021, according to multiple people briefed on his efforts, before he turned the boxes over.” He went through the boxes himself, i.e.,Trump did it personally, which means no passing the buck and saying it was somebody else who did it and you had no idea, and that’s the kind of crime you leave to the little people. I mean if it was him in there with his big old hands, his big hands — little hands — his hands in the boxes himself.”
“Donald Trump can’t blame someone else. The classified materials did not end up at his private club through a rushed packing mistake. The former president knew what he was doing when he took them.” (Easley)
Biden To Cancel $10,000 In Student Loan Debt And Offer Forgiveness
President Biden is expected to announce $10,000 in student loan cancelation for each borrower and offer loan forgiveness for people making under $125,000/year, and extend the student loan payment freeze.
I've seen enough: Pat Ryan (D) defeats Marc Molinaro (R) in the #NY19 special election. This is a huge victory for Dems in a bellwether, Biden +1.5 district.
#NY10, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I am humbled to be your Democratic nominee for Congress. I have immense respect for the other candidates in the field and look forward to working with them to achieve our shared progressive vision for this city and our democracy.
Dem win in key special election stuns GOP, jolts political world
Republicans thought they were poised for a big win in a closely watched congressional special election in a bellwether district. Voters had other ideas.
Two Men Convicted in Plot to Kidnap Michigan’s Governor
The trial came months after a different federal jury did not return any convictions in the case, one of the country’s highest-profile domestic terror prosecutions.
New Reporting Paints Trump In Incriminating Role In Sensitive Documents Scandal
Carol Leonnig, investigative reporter for the Washington Post, talks with Alex Wagner about new reporting that shows the extent, and sometimes even exclusivity of Donald Trump’s role in misappropriating sensitive documents from the White House after he was voted out of office.
Trump reportedly oversaw collection of classified Mar-a-Lago docs
“But among the most frequently referenced talking points
is that the former president may not have been personally responsible for bringing highly classified materials to his glorified country club.
After all, the argument goes, Trump was busy with his coup in early January 2021.”
IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats
Republicans in Congress are repeating baseless claims long made by extremists, experts say, potentially putting federal workers in danger
What Went Down In New York, Florida And Oklahoma’s Elections
“Believe it or not, the 2022 primary season is drawing to a close. After today, we have just two more primary Tuesdays before the main affair in November…
…Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler had already pulled away from longtime Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the final polls of New York’s 12th District, and he ended up winning handily tonight. Meanwhile, in Florida, Rep. Charlie Crist easily bested state Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried in the Democratic primary for governor.”
Reverend Warnock
“Our servicemembers sacrifice so much to defend our freedoms. The last thing they need to be worried about is having a safe, affordable place to call home. That’s why I introduced a military housing package to show our servicemembers we have their backs.”
FACT SHEET:
President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most
AUGUST 24, 2022
“A three-part plan delivers on President Biden’s promise to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low- to middle-income borrowers
President Biden believes that a post-high school education should be a ticket to a middle-class life, but for too many, the cost of borrowing for college is a lifelong burden that deprives them of that opportunity. During the campaign, he promised to provide student debt relief. Today, the Biden Administration is following through on that promise and providing families breathing room as they prepare to start re-paying loans after the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic.”
Trump Flouted Rules About Presidential Records. That’s Not How It Usually Works.
Presidents from both parties have followed tightly restricted procedures that conform to the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which was enacted after Watergate.
By Michael D. Shear
“WASHINGTON — For the three years that former President Barack Obama wrote his 768-page memoir after leaving the White House, the millions of pages of his official presidential records were locked away in warehouses in Washington and Chicago.
Each time Mr. Obama wanted to review something, his aides submitted precise requests to the National Archives and Records Administration. Sometimes, documents would be encrypted and loaded onto a laptop that would be brought to Mr. Obama at his office in Washington. Other times, a paper document would be placed in a locked bag for his perusal, and later returned the same way.”
NYT:
“Breaking News: President Biden will cancel $10,000 in student debt for Americans earning $125,000 or less per year and households earning $250,000 a year or less. He will also extend the pause on payments for all borrowers until Dec. 31. https://nyti.ms/3PN7KlG
Gen Z gun activist won open U.S. House seat in Florida. Reportedly was National Organizing Director for March for Our Lives, and a National Organizer for the ACLU.
= Congrats, congrats!!
The presenter said there had been a wider assault on journalism on both sides of the Atlantic in recent years – in which media organisations “are primed to back down, even apologise, to prove how journalistically fair we are being”.
In her speech, Maitlis said many journalists now self-censor in order to appear balanced and avoid backlash, adding that “the way populist rhetoric is used to discredit journalists turns into a sophisticated form of ‘soft censorship'”.
She suggested any fear by the BBC and other media outlets to fully tackle the impact of Brexit “feels like a conspiracy against the British people”.
Recalling Newsnight’s coverage, Maitlis said: “It might take our producers five minutes to find 60 economists who feared Brexit and five hours to find a sole voice who espoused it.
“But by the time we went on air we simply had one of each; we presented this unequal effort to our audience as balance. It wasn’t.”
She described this “myopic style of journalism” as “both side-ism” – something “we tie ourselves in knots over” and which arrives at “a superficial balance whilst obscuring a deeper truth”.
With reference to former US President Donald Trump, she continued: “Just as we now understand that when we hear the phrase ‘fake news’ we should see it through Trump’s own definition – a conscious attempt to discredit and demean – let’s not turn ourselves inside-out wondering if it’s true.
“The more we recognise these tropes as old, slightly sad and malign friends, the better equipped we are to call them out.”
She added that modern journalists like herself had helped to “normalise the absurd”, and that in the future “whilst we do not have to be campaigners, nor should we be complaisant, complicit, onlookers”.
if you have a problem with the student loan cancellation because you already paid off your loans, just pretend its a tax cut for the rich that you also never got but mysteriously didn't complain about.
“Pay off your own debt!” says a generation of pundits that went to school when classes were $100 and the minimum wage could finance a mortgage on a 2-bedroom home.
Biden isn’t just forgiving a set amount of debt. He is also enacting a new policy that ends excess interest on student loans—as long as a borrower pays their minimum monthly payment (now capped at only 5% of their income), their balance will no longer increase.
This is huge.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) August 24, 2022
The same Republicans who are furious that President Biden is forgiving $300 billion in student loans passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut for the ultra-rich.
Future defendants are going to offer the OLC memo that concludes Trump didn't commit obstruction as evidence they shouldn't be prosecuted. The lawyers who signed the memo contorted themselves so badly to exonerate Trump that under their standard, clear obstruction gets a pass.
With the fight over abortion rights looming large over the midterm elections, voters in Florida ousted two prominent anti-abortion elected officials in separate races on Tuesday.
Florida Rep. James Bush lost his reelection bid, a notable defeat for the sole Democrat in the state legislature who voted on a 15-week abortion ban and the anti-LGBTQ “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
His opponent, 37-year-old lawyer Ashley Gantt, ran on a platform focused on affordable housing, public education, and criminal justice reform. Gantt, an attorney and former public school teacher, has criticized Bush for siding with Republicans on the abortion ban and the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bars “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity.”
“As a Black woman, I was offended when he voted to restrict my rights, our right to make decisions over our bodies,” she said last week. “As a former teacher, I was insulted that he voted to inject Tallahassee extremism into our classrooms and deny local control over our school systems.”
Gantt and Bush were the only two candidates vying for District 109. As the winner of the Democratic primary, Gantt is now the representative-elect.
Florida voters also ousted Jared Smith, an incumbent circuit judge for Hillsborough County who gained notoriety for rejecting a teenager’s request for an abortion because her grades were low.
The race between Smith and his opponent, Nancy Jacobs, was relatively contentious for a typically low-key nonpartisan judgeship election, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Smith had denied a 17-year-old seeking an abortion without parental consent in January this year on the basis that her grades were low and that she lacked “intelligence or credibility,” and was therefore not mature enough to get an abortion. An appeals court later overturned his ruling.
Florida is set up for a riveting general election in November, with abortion rights expected to be a central issue in races all the way up to the gubernatorial election.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Robert Mueller knew all this and didn't really do anything to stop it? It undermined his entire investigation yet he was silent about all of this.
Also, government literally exists to further the common good and to help its citizens. Non-homeowners subsidize homeowners, non-business owners subsidize business owners, people w/o schoolchildren subsidize schools. Why is it politically expedient to think so little of each other
Because clearly it still needs to be said: Student loan forgiveness is not about irresponsible people taking out education loans and then not paying. These are compounding interest loans: borrowers are struggling because they pay many times OVER what they borrowed and still owe!
The people who need student loan forgiveness are not lazy. You actually can’t be lazy and survive in this country. Trust me I was scarily poor. You can only be lazy if you’re rich. That’s a rich people privilege.
It’s really fun to go back sometimes to the related post you link to at the top.. the old names, the intelligent conversations, some of them have gone on ahead, but not forgotten. Some just lurk (😽💕😽)
JUST IN: DOJ seeking 210 month (17.5 year) sentence — which would be by far the longest — for Jan. 6 defendant Thomas Webster, a former NYPD officer convicted of assaulted a cop at the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/5nwn9VFnrz
President Biden: "What we're seeing now is the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy. It's not just Trump, it's the entire philosophy that underpins the — I'm going to say something, it's like semi-fascism."
1/ While we wait to see what DOJ will reveal in its affidavit this morning, there's lots going on in Fulton County, where a judge rule yesterday Fani Willis could continue investigating 11 fake electors who tried to vote for Trump, despite their claims she was pilitically biased.
Biden: "If we elect two more [Democratic] senators, we got a lot of unfinished business we're gonna get done. Folks, look, we're gonna codify Roe v Wade. We'll ban assault weapons, we'll protect Social Security & Medicare, we'll pass Universal Pre-K …" pic.twitter.com/VIVc8tsFmn
White House Points To Growth In Manufacturing Jobs In Tandem With Student Debt Relief Plan
“Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, talks with Alex Wagner about Democrats with constituencies that have a greater proportion of non-college educated voters who are critical of President Biden’s student loan debt relief plan, pointing to other aspects of the economy Biden has worked to develop.”
White House’s Klain Expands On Biden’s MAGA ‘Semi-Fascism’ Remarks
“Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, talks with Alex Wagner about the contrast between the Democratic and Republican Parties as well as the contrast within the Republican Party between traditional Republicans and “MAGA Republicans,” who President Biden characterized as having a philosophy of “like semi-fascism.””
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on New Abortion Bans
AUGUST 26, 2022
Today marks the latest attack against the fundamental rights of Americans as new abortion bans go into effect in Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. These extreme bans will criminalize abortion, in some cases without exceptions for rape or incest. These near-total abortion bans are part of a growing effort by Republican legislators to roll back the freedoms Americans have relied on for nearly half a century. Today’s radical steps take away women’s reproductive rights and put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians instead of women and their doctors, threatening women’s health and lives. Americans need to know that these and other fundamental rights, including the right to contraception and marriage equality, are at risk. Congress should act immediately to pass a law restoring the protections of Roe–and people across the country to should make their voices heard.
Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine
Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.
Eleanor Klibanoff:
(https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/25/texas-trigger-law-abortion/)
Dems used legislation by republicans? Tskskskstsksmsms ahhhhhhhh hahahahaha LMFAOOOOO I’m SCREAMING That’s right President Uncle Joe and Vice President Kamala Harris❤️ pic.twitter.com/VCZQRlNYdQ
Lmao, such a boss move, meanwhile the GOP are sharting themselves. I just read an estimated 20M will have all/nearly all student loan debt wiped out. Truth is this boss move helps Republicans & Democrats, any sensible Republican on the fence is going to swing to the Ds.
I think we will end up with an additional 4 seats (if not more) – Tim Ryan (OH), John Fetterman (PA) are very, very likely AND 2 others – just not sure which ones- Val Demings (FL), Mandela Barnes (WI), Cheryl Beasley (NC), Charles Booker (KY) & Franken (IA)
Let it be all of them! Let #WeThePeople make our voices heard and our votes count. Let the blue votes roll like a mighty wave across the country. Let Democracy win. Let it be so! 🌊 pic.twitter.com/EJX2LbrNGb
— THEE Dudette – Vaxxed & Still Masked 😷💛🐝 (@Dudette9t9) August 26, 2022
— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) August 26, 2022
Go anyway, Rev! Use that time to answer all the questions that other guy is afraid or unable to answer live on camera. He won’t show up for the job interview, but expects the people of Georgia to hire him over our excellent Senator with a record of results. Ridiculous!
— THEE Dudette – Vaxxed & Still Masked 😷💛🐝 (@Dudette9t9) August 26, 2022
I'm actually waiting on Twitter for the DOJ to unseal an affidavit supporting a search warrant of the former President of the United States to reclaim documents he stole from the government.
I just want to acknowledge that since we've normalized this background Trump INSANITY.
The Obama Diary 
thanks for being by our side NW !
I second this, brp! Thank you Nerdy Wonka! ❤️
hey there Ms. Dudette !
Hiya brp! 🤗
Yes! Thank you, Nerdy darlin’ !!!!
FACT SHEET: Inflation Reduction Act Advances Environmental Justice
AUGUST 17, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/17/fact-sheet-inflation-reduction-act-advances-environmental-justice/)
FACT SHEET: How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Rural Communities
AUGUST 17, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/17/fact-sheet-how-the-inflation-reduction-act-helps-rural-communities/)
Joy Reid:
“Here’s the thing about presidential records, something Trump and his posse can’t seem to understand. Those records don’t belong to Trump or to any president. They belong to the American people.”
The DOJ under Barr wrongly withheld parts of a Russia probe memo, a court rules
(https://www.npr.org/2022/08/20/1118625157/doj-barr-trump-russia-investigation-memo)
“Rachel Maddow reports on a panel decision by a federal appeals court in Washington
that said that contrary to Bill Barr’s public announcement that he had evaluated the evidence of obstruction in Robert Mueller’s report and decided there was not enough to charge Donald Trump, Barr did not give consideration to such a charge before declaring insufficient evidence.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/bill-barr-lied-about-considering-charging-trump-with-obstruction-of-mueller-court-says-146781253791)
Barr lied.
Didn’t look at the evidence before making his pronouncement about Trump.
= How to render the Mueller report D.O.A.
Gang of 8 wants to see Trump Mar-a-Lago search docs
The request is the latest sign of Congress trying to get some insight into the FBI’s search of the former president’s home.
(https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/22/gang-of-8-trump-mar-a-lago-search-00053118)
Reported now that Trump went through the boxes himself and personally reviewed them, prior to withholding the documents (now at 700) More were found in closet close to trump.
All kinds of documents from various Departments, broad range of topics. Intel Committee member Schiff: “The sheer volume is staggering.”
Rachel Maddow Shows Why Trump May Be Doomed On Classified Docs
“Trump went through the boxes himself late last year, in late 2021, according to multiple people briefed on his efforts, before he turned the boxes over.” He went through the boxes himself, i.e.,Trump did it personally, which means no passing the buck and saying it was somebody else who did it and you had no idea, and that’s the kind of crime you leave to the little people. I mean if it was him in there with his big old hands, his big hands — little hands — his hands in the boxes himself.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2022/08/22/rachel-maddow-trump-docs.html)
“Donald Trump can’t blame someone else. The classified materials did not end up at his private club through a rushed packing mistake. The former president knew what he was doing when he took them.” (Easley)
Biden To Cancel $10,000 In Student Loan Debt And Offer Forgiveness
President Biden is expected to announce $10,000 in student loan cancelation for each borrower and offer loan forgiveness for people making under $125,000/year, and extend the student loan payment freeze.
(https://www.politicususa.com/2022/08/23/biden-student-loan.html)
= Expected to announce.
Let’s re-elect pedophiles. Fucking floriduh.
Rethugs base is as vile and evil as the people they elect.
I’m beginning to believe that
Yay.
Lotsa rethug districts in blue states and negligible blue districts in rethug states.
And dem impeachment lawyer dan goldman wins dem primary. Double Yay.
Eat that, shitler.
Yet another example of don’t trust the fucking “polls”, go fucking vote.
AMEN💯
True. No vacancies.
Dem win in key special election stuns GOP, jolts political world
Republicans thought they were poised for a big win in a closely watched congressional special election in a bellwether district. Voters had other ideas.
by Steve Benen
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/dem-win-key-special-election-stuns-gop-jolts-political-world-rcna44558)
Two Men Convicted in Plot to Kidnap Michigan’s Governor
The trial came months after a different federal jury did not return any convictions in the case, one of the country’s highest-profile domestic terror prosecutions.
Mitch Smith: (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/us/verdict-trial-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap.html)
imo, Governor Whitmer couldn’t be more glamorously down-to-earth, so of course pathetic
trump tell the crowd she is “oh fake!!”
Good West Coast morning Nerdy & TOD family. 🙋🏾♀️💖
Good Midwest evening, a day later! 🙂 ❤
New Reporting Paints Trump In Incriminating Role In Sensitive Documents Scandal
Carol Leonnig, investigative reporter for the Washington Post, talks with Alex Wagner about new reporting that shows the extent, and sometimes even exclusivity of Donald Trump’s role in misappropriating sensitive documents from the White House after he was voted out of office.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e40Qku3pntU)
FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search followed months of resistance, delay by Trump
by Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig, Jacqueline Alemany, and Rosalind S. Helderman
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/23/trump-records-mar-a-lago-fbi/)
Trump reportedly oversaw collection of classified Mar-a-Lago docs
“But among the most frequently referenced talking points
is that the former president may not have been personally responsible for bringing highly classified materials to his glorified country club.
After all, the argument goes, Trump was busy with his coup in early January 2021.”
“What’s more, this wasn’t the only revelation of note in the Post’s latest reporting.”
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-reportedly-oversaw-collection-classified-mar-lago-docs-rcna44568)
IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats
Republicans in Congress are repeating baseless claims long made by extremists, experts say, potentially putting federal workers in danger
Jacob Bogage: (https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/08/23/irs-safety-republicans/)
Fuck the both sides msm.
What Went Down In New York, Florida And Oklahoma’s Elections
“Believe it or not, the 2022 primary season is drawing to a close. After today, we have just two more primary Tuesdays before the main affair in November…
…Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler had already pulled away from longtime Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the final polls of New York’s 12th District, and he ended up winning handily tonight. Meanwhile, in Florida, Rep. Charlie Crist easily bested state Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried in the Democratic primary for governor.”
Much more plus updates: (https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/new-york-florida-election/)
Reverend Warnock
“Our servicemembers sacrifice so much to defend our freedoms. The last thing they need to be worried about is having a safe, affordable place to call home. That’s why I introduced a military housing package to show our servicemembers we have their backs.”
America’s Troops Face a Housing Crisis; Georgia Sen. Warnock is Stepping Up
Rouhandeh: (https://www.newsweek.com/americas-troops-face-housing-crisis-georgia-sen-warnock-stepping-1734223)
Speaker Pelosi Remarks at Roundtable on Hunger and Food Insecurity
AUGUST 22, 2022
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/82222-0)
FACT SHEET:
President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most
AUGUST 24, 2022
“A three-part plan delivers on President Biden’s promise to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low- to middle-income borrowers
President Biden believes that a post-high school education should be a ticket to a middle-class life, but for too many, the cost of borrowing for college is a lifelong burden that deprives them of that opportunity. During the campaign, he promised to provide student debt relief. Today, the Biden Administration is following through on that promise and providing families breathing room as they prepare to start re-paying loans after the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most/)
President Biden Delivers Remarks
ABC News
23m
BREAKING: First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a “rebound” case, her office said. https://abcnews.go.com/US/lady-jill-biden-tests-positive-covid-19-rebound/story?id=88800339&cid=social_twitter_abcn
Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers
Jon Swaine, Aaron C. Davis, Amy Gardner and Emma Brown
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/08/22/election-system-copied-files-trump/)
John Fetterman Releases Letter From 109 Doctors Accusing Oz Of Bad Medical Practices
(https://www.politicususa.com/2022/08/23/john-fetterman-doctors.html)
Trump Flouted Rules About Presidential Records. That’s Not How It Usually Works.
Presidents from both parties have followed tightly restricted procedures that conform to the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which was enacted after Watergate.
By Michael D. Shear
“WASHINGTON — For the three years that former President Barack Obama wrote his 768-page memoir after leaving the White House, the millions of pages of his official presidential records were locked away in warehouses in Washington and Chicago.
Each time Mr. Obama wanted to review something, his aides submitted precise requests to the National Archives and Records Administration. Sometimes, documents would be encrypted and loaded onto a laptop that would be brought to Mr. Obama at his office in Washington. Other times, a paper document would be placed in a locked bag for his perusal, and later returned the same way.”
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/us/politics/trump-presidential-records.html)
NYT:
“Breaking News: President Biden will cancel $10,000 in student debt for Americans earning $125,000 or less per year and households earning $250,000 a year or less. He will also extend the pause on payments for all borrowers until Dec. 31. https://nyti.ms/3PN7KlG
Congrats!
Nearly 90% of relief dollars will go to borrowers earning less than $75,000 per year.
Maxwell Alejandro Frost:
“My name is Maxwell Alejandro Frost and I will be the first Generation-Z member of Congress.
Don’t count out young people.”
Gen Z gun activist won open U.S. House seat in Florida. Reportedly was National Organizing Director for March for Our Lives, and a National Organizer for the ACLU.
= Congrats, congrats!!
1) daughter is a young teacher who has already paid off all her student loans, her brother will appreciate the $10K.
2) have a special song already teed up for when the Doom is indicted.
3) personal tragedy brewing at home…must break for now…thank you and be well.
Good thoughts go with you! Hope everything works out.
The presenter said there had been a wider assault on journalism on both sides of the Atlantic in recent years – in which media organisations “are primed to back down, even apologise, to prove how journalistically fair we are being”.
In her speech, Maitlis said many journalists now self-censor in order to appear balanced and avoid backlash, adding that “the way populist rhetoric is used to discredit journalists turns into a sophisticated form of ‘soft censorship'”.
She suggested any fear by the BBC and other media outlets to fully tackle the impact of Brexit “feels like a conspiracy against the British people”.
Recalling Newsnight’s coverage, Maitlis said: “It might take our producers five minutes to find 60 economists who feared Brexit and five hours to find a sole voice who espoused it.
“But by the time we went on air we simply had one of each; we presented this unequal effort to our audience as balance. It wasn’t.”
She described this “myopic style of journalism” as “both side-ism” – something “we tie ourselves in knots over” and which arrives at “a superficial balance whilst obscuring a deeper truth”.
With reference to former US President Donald Trump, she continued: “Just as we now understand that when we hear the phrase ‘fake news’ we should see it through Trump’s own definition – a conscious attempt to discredit and demean – let’s not turn ourselves inside-out wondering if it’s true.
“The more we recognise these tropes as old, slightly sad and malign friends, the better equipped we are to call them out.”
She added that modern journalists like herself had helped to “normalise the absurd”, and that in the future “whilst we do not have to be campaigners, nor should we be complaisant, complicit, onlookers”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62662212
only him? what about the rest of the cowards? why aren’t they all in jail?
too little. too late.
When I first saw those tweets, they made me laugh all day! Thanks for sharing, Nerdy darlin’!
And goodnight, TODville – and all the ships at sea!
But the tax cuts are for the rich white peeps….
Zero consequences for the traitorous thug and his treasonous minions.
Fantastic.
With the fight over abortion rights looming large over the midterm elections, voters in Florida ousted two prominent anti-abortion elected officials in separate races on Tuesday.
Florida Rep. James Bush lost his reelection bid, a notable defeat for the sole Democrat in the state legislature who voted on a 15-week abortion ban and the anti-LGBTQ “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
His opponent, 37-year-old lawyer Ashley Gantt, ran on a platform focused on affordable housing, public education, and criminal justice reform. Gantt, an attorney and former public school teacher, has criticized Bush for siding with Republicans on the abortion ban and the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bars “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity.”
“As a Black woman, I was offended when he voted to restrict my rights, our right to make decisions over our bodies,” she said last week. “As a former teacher, I was insulted that he voted to inject Tallahassee extremism into our classrooms and deny local control over our school systems.”
Gantt and Bush were the only two candidates vying for District 109. As the winner of the Democratic primary, Gantt is now the representative-elect.
Florida voters also ousted Jared Smith, an incumbent circuit judge for Hillsborough County who gained notoriety for rejecting a teenager’s request for an abortion because her grades were low.
The race between Smith and his opponent, Nancy Jacobs, was relatively contentious for a typically low-key nonpartisan judgeship election, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Smith had denied a 17-year-old seeking an abortion without parental consent in January this year on the basis that her grades were low and that she lacked “intelligence or credibility,” and was therefore not mature enough to get an abortion. An appeals court later overturned his ruling.
Florida is set up for a riveting general election in November, with abortion rights expected to be a central issue in races all the way up to the gubernatorial election.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-florida-judge-who-denied-a-teen-girl-an-abortion-because-of-her-grades-was-voted-out-of-office/ar-AA113jrT
Fiiiinally
I never bought into mueller hype.
Important Thread here!
novax jokecovid banned from us open. Good riddance.
Rich and white.
NW/UTAL 💐
It’s really fun to go back sometimes to the related post you link to at the top.. the old names, the intelligent conversations, some of them have gone on ahead, but not forgotten. Some just lurk (😽💕😽)
Thank you for being You
https://freemovieswatch.tv/watch-movie/watch-mc-escher-journey-to-infinity-free-online-86208.8868540
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I’m gonna join our dear MP on this one, Nerdy! Thank you for being you!
Now we are talking
History is happening right here, right now! God Bless Ms. Claudette Colvin.
Thanks for sharing that, Dudette!
Happy to, Darling!
Lol. Especially, excel.
Let’s see how they pay back. Yes, pun.
They could have easily wiped out the traitorous thug and the treasonous party in 2016 in TX and FL.
Goodnight, TODville! Off I go to dreamland! 🙂
Latvia brings down soviet era World War Two memorial
Latvia’s parliament has voted to remove all remaining Soviet statues and plaques.
The country has joined Estonia in bringing down World War Two memorials in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Demolition machinery was used to remove the 79-metre (259-foot) monument.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-62682771
IMPORTANT THREAD…
Once again Sherrilyn Ifill..Speaking Truth to Power
Go full bore, joe, tell it like it is. It’s full fascism.
I have more faith in her than doj, fbi et al.
Go joe.
It’s that simple.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcO9guKpjTM)
White House Points To Growth In Manufacturing Jobs In Tandem With Student Debt Relief Plan
“Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, talks with Alex Wagner about Democrats with constituencies that have a greater proportion of non-college educated voters who are critical of President Biden’s student loan debt relief plan, pointing to other aspects of the economy Biden has worked to develop.”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQgowqevMN4)
White House’s Klain Expands On Biden’s MAGA ‘Semi-Fascism’ Remarks
“Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, talks with Alex Wagner about the contrast between the Democratic and Republican Parties as well as the contrast within the Republican Party between traditional Republicans and “MAGA Republicans,” who President Biden characterized as having a philosophy of “like semi-fascism.””
A Proclamation on Women’s Equality Day, 2022
AUGUST 25, 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/08/25/a-proclamation-on-womens-equality-day-2022/)
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on New Abortion Bans
AUGUST 26, 2022
Today marks the latest attack against the fundamental rights of Americans as new abortion bans go into effect in Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. These extreme bans will criminalize abortion, in some cases without exceptions for rape or incest. These near-total abortion bans are part of a growing effort by Republican legislators to roll back the freedoms Americans have relied on for nearly half a century. Today’s radical steps take away women’s reproductive rights and put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians instead of women and their doctors, threatening women’s health and lives. Americans need to know that these and other fundamental rights, including the right to contraception and marriage equality, are at risk. Congress should act immediately to pass a law restoring the protections of Roe–and people across the country to should make their voices heard.
Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine
Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield.
Eleanor Klibanoff:
(https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/25/texas-trigger-law-abortion/)
The More You Know ✨
… and this! 🌊
Some ex-fooltball player is running scared of my awesome Reverend Senator.
Weak ass corrupt justice system = normalization of crimes and criminals.
New post.
The good work continues!
https://twitter.com/michelleobama/status/1563224841330692096?s=21&t=VP4flhRrHXxUFYpJ0rNUkQ