It was such an honor to have been a part of yesterday’s WOW Circle—a Working on Womanhood program at Hyde Park Academy that creates space for young women to reflect on how to own their narrative in a world that isn’t always set up to empower them.
I’m so happy to be back home in Chicago—and even happier to have spent the afternoon on the South Side with students at Hyde Park Academy! pic.twitter.com/qcd7DiYEij
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. A majority of justices ruled to throw away nearly 50 years of precedent and take away the right to control our bodies and personal health care decisions.
Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned, many people didn’t have access to abortion.
We need to talk about abortion loudly and proudly. You can help by speaking out about what abortion means to you and how it has made a difference in your life. Every abortion story is valid, #WhateverTheReason.
Important historic launch:
First Lady Jill Biden Hosts Cancer Moonshot Event with the American Cancer Society
As part of the Biden Administration’s Cancer Moonshot, the First Lady will host an event with the American Cancer Society and special guest and preventive cancer screening advocate Mary J. Blige to launch the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) National Roundtables on Breast and Cervical Cancer.
F.B.I. Director Chris Wray at Press Conference today:
Remarks: “And know that our quarrel is with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist party. Not the Chinese people. And certainly not Chinese Americans.”
Answering a question: “If the Chinese Government keeps violating our laws, they’re going to keep encountering the F.B.I.”
We've only had multiracial democracy in this country for fewer than 60 years, meaning we've only had democracy in the US for fewer than 60 years. In places where Black people outnumbered white, we had violent minority rule. If you don't understand this, what are you reporting?
We can keep pretending that economic anxiety is leading millions of Americans to be willing to subvert democracy but that is a willful blindness and an abdication of our duty to report the truth. We can keep pretending that our institutions will hold, but that defies history.
Fears about eroding democracy are not abstract for the millions of Americans who will lose rights and suffer under a white Christian nationalist regime that does not believe a multiracial citizenry should be sharing power of governing.
Go Blue. President Biden and the Democrats have achieved a lot: – 10 Million NEW Jobs – Lowering Prescription Drug Prices – 15% Minimum Tax on Corporations – $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Package – $369 billion for Energy Security & Climate Change
It’s amazing, nah, it’s disgusting to see how most murkan marks still fall for the rethugs are strong on economy crap despite decades of evidence proving the opposite.
We may not be rich but at least our elections are fair and peaceful. Voter intimidation, booth capturing, vote rigging they all stopped decades ago thanks to our strong election institutions and laws.
President Biden and President Obama will barnstorm the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas on Nov. 5 with the party's nominees for Pennsylvania governor and Senate. https://t.co/Tz7zS9dAud
As many states and school boards seek to ban and limit difficult discussions of our nation's past, it is critical that we as a free society find ways to read together, think together, and build together. That is why I am proud to announce the #1619Project National Read Along. pic.twitter.com/GfUpSxd7pl
The Republicans told us they were going to end a woman’s right to choose. We did not believe them. They did. Now, the Republicans are telling us if they get power, they will shut the govt down to slash social security and medicare. I believe them. You should too. (2/2)
I ended high school with a school shooting 20 minutes away from me in Parkland, and now I'm ending college with a school shooting 20 minutes away in St. Louis. Nothing has changed, and nothing will change as long as half our lawmakers are owned by the NRA. It's just disgusting.
It’s my honor to represent the United States at the First Parliamentary Summit of the International @CrimeaPlatform.
In Zagreb, our European allies and global partners have gathered to send an unmistakable message: the free world is united in our unbreakable support for Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/xtxM0TUjKW
Young people have the power to change the direction of our country by voting in this election. Climate change, reproductive rights, gun safety—all the issues you care about are on the ballot.
Register to vote at http://vote.org/obama and encourage your friends to do the same.
We will continue to move full speed ahead in our preparations in compliance with this order. And, the Administration will continue to fight Republican officials suing to block our efforts to provide relief to working families.
“There is a small group of antisemitic cranks who’ve been hanging anti-Jewish signs
for years on an overpass in Los Angeles. They’ve accomplished nothing and are desperate for attention. This week, they put Kanye on one of their signs and now Twitter is giving them that attention.” (Yair Rosenberg)
Why Conspiracy Theorists Always Land on the Jews
“The more conspiratorial discourse your society has, the more likely people will become anti-Semites,” Yair Rosenberg says.
—born into a devoted Catholic family, my Mother was given a Jewish name in honor of the community in which they lived. And i grew up thinking that Jesus was born into a Jewish family. Yes?
Ash Carter died today. He was a theoretical physicist, the Defense Secretary under PBO who made US military service possible for transgender ppl. And opened doors for women. Blessings to him and his family.
The importance of seeing yourself represented by role models starts at an early age. Last week, MBK youth in Chicago had the opportunity to engage with President and Mrs. Obama for a day of activities and conversation. The youth left this day feeling seen, heard, and inspired. pic.twitter.com/WOk9zIBOlu
Shaking my head at this idiot Arizona man who still insists on leaving doubt in people’s minds about the 2020 election.
Arizona is at the epicenter of many key issues. It is also a beacon for those who believe the last election was stolen or fraudulent. In this excerpt, we sat down with Arizona’s attorney general Mark Brnovich. Watch the full interview starting October 28 on @AppleTVPluspic.twitter.com/CZo5IwqHdG
Today we mourn the passing of former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and celebrate a leader who left America—and the world—safer through his lifetime of service. Michelle and I extend our heartfelt sympathies to Ash’s wife, children, and all those who loved him. pic.twitter.com/O7zOZ5asmd
Rachel Maddow catches viewers up on the cases against right-wing political activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman who tried to intimidate Black voters with a robocall ahead of the 2020 election, and looks at new right-wing voter intimidation tactics for the 2022 election that are already being taken to court.
Rachel Maddow Turns Up The Heat On Kevin McCarthy And Mitch McConnell For Staying Silent About GOP Voter Intimidation
“Maddow asked Elias, “The defendants in this case include one of these sort of
anti-voting rights pressure groups that that have sprung up all over the country in recent years and have been particularly energized since the 2020 election.
I wanted to ask you about the role of the various Republican
elected officials who have bolstered what these groups are doing. We have the Republican candidate for secretary of state. The Republican candidate for governor. At least, two that I know of, sitting Republican state senators who are pushing this. Who are encouraging people to turn out and be vigilantes at voting sites. I wonder if you see some of these Republicans as bearing some of the same responsibility here?”
Elias answered, ” Absolutely. Republicans from top to bottom blame responsibility. Where is Mitch McConnell calling this out? Where is Kevin McCarthy calling this out? Where are the so-called responsible leaders of the Republican Party saying, having armed vigilantes at the polls, preventing people from casting their ballots in a legal way is wrong and they’ll denounce it. Where are they? It’s not just the Kari Lakes, the state legislators in Arizona. It is from top to bottom a party that has abandoned democracy and all semblance of decency. ”
…….
“Voting rights lawsuits are essential, but the best way to defeat voter intimidation is not to be intimidated. Voter intimidation only works when voters are prevented from casting their ballots. Let them film you with their guns and costumes while you cast your ballot and participate in democracy.” (Jason Easley)
Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Continued Wrongful Detention of Brittney Griner
“We are aware of the news out of Russia that Brittney Griner will continue to be wrongfully detained under intolerable circumstances after having to undergo another sham judicial proceeding today.”
The White House’s Karine Jean-Pierre on Fixing MAGA’s Mess
‘She’s had a life of firsts under her belt (she’s the first Black, gay, Haitian American, and immigrant woman to ever serve as press secretary), but it certainly wasn’t a given. ‘
“Kennedy bought us 25 years by defeating Bork.”
Farrell saying to O’Donnell last night the Bork world would be back alley abortions, midnight police raids, and children not taught evolution. Bork didn’t believe anyone had a right to privacy.
“Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says
In the senator’s recollection, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion overturning the abortion ruling tried to show Mr. Kennedy that he was not a threat to Roe.”
Bob Woodward tonight saying Doom “does not understand the presidency, he doesn’t understand his obligation to people”. imo which means he can be played.
“Justice Thomas violated 28 USC 455, requiring any “justice” to recuse when his or her “impartiality might reasonably be questioned” or his or her “spouse is known by the justice to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome.”
“Justice Thomas is giving the finger to the Court on which he sits, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices with whom he serves, the Constitution he interprets and the Nation that pays his salary.”
A grandmother in AZ confronted two armed men in tactical gear sitting on a ballot drop box. This is Donald Trump’s Republican Party. pic.twitter.com/hNEvHq00lJ
BREAKING: A right-wing Florida lawyer who fought against state laws requiring motorcycle riders to wear helmets was killed in a motorcycle crash while not wearing a helmet, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Remarks by President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Event
“Republicans are doubling down on their mega MAGA trickle-down economics that benefits the very wealthy. It failed their country before and will fail it again if they win.
Democrats are lowering your everyday costs like prescription drugs, healthcare premiums, energy bills, and gas prices.
Democrats are making sure the biggest corporations begin to pay not their fair share..
We’re investing in all of America, reducing everyday costs while also lowering the deficit at the same time…
“Look, folks, Democrats are going to protect Social Security and Medicare. Republicans have been very clear: They’ve stated boldly that they want to cut Social Security and Medicare and — to the point that they’ll shut down the government, they say, and send the nation into default, which raises prices for everyone, if we do not cut Social Security and Medicare. I ain’t gonna do it. ”
Democrats are going to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms like the right to choose, the right to privacy, the right to vote — our very democracy. Republicans have already introduced legislation that will ban abortion with no exceptions to rape or incest or the life of the mother, in many places.”
At the same time, Republicans are threatening to take away the constitutional right to marry the person you love. ”
“Republicans in Congress are still preventing funding we need to stay vigilant and ahead of the next virus. They’ve refused the funding. But we no- — we’re not going to relent.”
Together, we carried out one of the biggest public health efforts in the history of this country. ”
(wh.gov)
Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Conversation on Reproductive Rights
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
“And, you know, on this subject, here’s the thing: One does not have to give up their faith or deeply held beliefs — one does not have to abandon one’s faith or deeply held beliefs to agree the government should not be making this decision for her. (Applause.)
But what we are seeing around the country are these laws that are being proposed and passed that would criminalize — criminalize — healthcare providers, doctors, nurses, healthcare for- — providers literally with provisions for jail sentences.
Think about that.”
“Beto O’Rourke, Democratic nominee for Texas governor, yesterday discussed protecting abortion rights, implementing gun control, and more critical issues in his race against GOP incumbent Greg Abbott with Joy Reid.”
imo, some of my takeaways from their interview about TX:
Highest GUN DEATHS in all the land, with gun violence the leading cause of death.
Highest number of RAPES, but you can go to prison for trying to get an abortion.
Mortality crisis for new mothers, many times worse for women of color.
5 worst gun massacres just in the last 5 years, yet one can carry in public.
Giving out DNA kits
so you can ID your child
after being blown to pieces by an AR-15
which can be obtained from a pawn shop.
22 weeks since Uvalde. 19 children dead and Governor Abbott has done nothing, refused to raise gun age. (Also remembering how families of the deceased have been silenced.)
Obvious changes could be made: Raising purchase age to 21 years and background checks are common agreement among gun owners. Also red flag laws.
The obvious: Majority of Texans DISAGREE with the extreme abortion ban and want gun reforms.
(New York Jewish Week) — In a new political ad, Sen. Chuck Schumer gives constituents a Yiddish lesson while lauding some Democratic victories and decrying some Republican actions of the last term.
The thirty-second ad is titled “Yiddish Lessons with the Senate Majority Leader.”
“Let’s start with an easy one: schmos,” the New York Democrat says in the ad. He gestures to an animated blackboard where a chalk drawing of former President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Ted Cruz appear. In parentheses, the blackboard translates schmos as “jerks.” Jaunty klezmer music plays in the background.
Schumer goes on to teach the Yiddish words shande (shame) in referring to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He uses mishegas (insanity) to describe “the horrible games those MAGA Republicans play.”
Am “throwing” this concert to y’all! Watch the expressions from some members of the orchestra. Then watch towards the end. Reaggae & Philharmonic Orchestra!
A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise
Flu cases are higher than usual for this time of year and are expected to soar in the coming weeks. A third virus, R.S.V., is straining pediatric hospitals in some states.
The Normalization Of Untruths’ Worries Dr. Fauci More Than GOP Threats
Responding to news of police investigating bizarre, hateful flyers that mix anti-Semitism with Covid conspiracies, Dr. Fauci talks with Alex Wagner about “the normalization of untruths” as being more worrisome to him than personal attacks from Republican politicians.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institution of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden speaking to Alex Wagner:
“Well I think it’s pretty obvious Alex, it’s purely politically motivated.
They’re running on that. They’re raising campaign money.
They pick out a boogey man who they feel represents the antithesis of what they want. And if you look at what I’ve been doing, focusing like a laser for almost now 3 years, is to protect the health and the safety of the American public. By getting people vaccinating, by having them practice good public health practices.
They construe that as somehow or other being an encroachment upon their freedom, when we know things like vaccines have already saved millions of lives. And yet when you talk about getting vaccinated and encouraging people to get vaccinated. Or when you have a very high level of virus in the community, to encourage people to to wear masks – which are well known to protect you from getting infected – they make that a political issue. Nobody likes to see that kind of thing said about you, but I don’t pay hardly any attention to that. And I just focus on my job, which is to make sure we ensure the health of the American public.”
We must elect candidates who will fight for our democracy, not work to tear it down.
Read through our interviews with pro-democracy candidates
running for governor,
secretary of state
and U.S. Senate
who have committed to doing just that.
Barack Obama:
“Hi everybody, with so much at stake in the midterm elections coming up, it’s critical to get out the vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. The power to protect reproductive rights and codify Roe is in our hands, we just have to use it.
So don’t wait. Go to IWillVote.com to make a plan to vote today!”
As elections near, Dems launch ads on Social Security, Medicare
On Social Security and Medicare, prominent Republicans have effectively put a ball on a tee and dared Democrats to take a swing. The party clearly noticed.
“GetHerThere is about the ways that we can come together to support girls around the world. That’s what we did today in New York, where the GirlsAlliance celebrated the power and potential of girls everywhere.”
“We asked girls from around the world
to write a letter to their 25-year-old selves,
outlining the dreams,
ambitions,
and accomplishments
they hope to achieve by 25.”
“I knew a debate wasn’t going to be easy after having a stroke five months ago. I don’t think that’s ever been done before in American political history.
I got knocked down but I got back up. I’m going to fight for everyone in PA who ever got knocked down and had to get back up.”
The United States’ Unamendable Constitution
How our inability to change America’s most important document is deforming our politics and government.
By Jill Lepore
“What effect is that having on American politics and government? Consider the Electoral College. Proposals to reform or abolish the Electoral College have been introduced in Congress more than seven hundred times since 1800, and electing the President by popular vote has enjoyed a great deal of popular support for the past half century or so. In 1967, sixty-five per cent of Americans were in favor of it. And support has remained at about the same level ever since—with the exception of a notable dip in 2016.
What do you think?”
After Surviving a High School Shooting, He Was ‘An Empty Shell. No Emotion.’ Now What?
Most American high school students fear it. Keegan Gregory lived it.
Last November, he found himself face-to-face with a school shooter. This is the story of what happened next.
What’s the non-obvious reason Fox News is talking about crime more?
Analysis by Philip Bump
“A few weeks ago,
I wrote an article headlined “Crime is surging (in Fox News coverage).”
It was a follow-up to an article I’d written a few weeks prior, exploring the fact that real-time crime data is anecdotal, cherry-picked or both.”
Texas Goes Permitless on Guns, and Police Face an Armed Public
A new law allowing people to carry handguns without a license has led to more spontaneous shootings, many in law enforcement say.
Cecilia Richards:
“And there we have it! Dr. Oz just told us decisions about abortion should be made by
“a woman, her doctor, and local elected officials.”
😳 Vote for @JohnFetterman
“What organizers understand that many people on here do not:
democracy depends on our ability to persuade each other.
Anand has written a fantastic book on this after spending time with AOC
and other progressive leaders.”
imo…
Marjorie Greene, white nationalist, aka “christian nationalist” is no friend of women.
Except for the worst kind of corporate powermonger who will do whatever to stay in control. Yet another tool for the KOCHs riling up their dupes to vote the way they want. For how long has religion been used to prop up the rich in power?
Greene doesn’t care about women’s reproductive rights, gun rights, or who gets killed (inside/out of the Capitol). Probably a Putin follower in favor of getting rid of Democracy and putting her lord and master trump in charge. Protected by her god who loves riches, hateful to all but white nationalists. Remembering how…trump executed as many people as possible on his way out of office.
The Obama Diary 
Thank you NW.
VOTE.
Protect the Woman Vote going forward. VOTE !!!
Our Abortions, Our Stories
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. A majority of justices ruled to throw away nearly 50 years of precedent and take away the right to control our bodies and personal health care decisions.
Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned, many people didn’t have access to abortion.
We need to talk about abortion loudly and proudly. You can help by speaking out about what abortion means to you and how it has made a difference in your life. Every abortion story is valid, #WhateverTheReason.
(https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/campaigns/abortion-stories)
Important historic launch:
First Lady Jill Biden Hosts Cancer Moonshot Event with the American Cancer Society
As part of the Biden Administration’s Cancer Moonshot, the First Lady will host an event with the American Cancer Society and special guest and preventive cancer screening advocate Mary J. Blige to launch the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) National Roundtables on Breast and Cervical Cancer.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoBx9LCtfPY)
Stacey Abrams
“Next week, the Atlanta Medical Center will close, leaving only one Level I Trauma Center in the North Georgia region.
AMC survived 120 years of history but couldn’t survive 4 years of Brian Kemp.”
F.B.I. Director Chris Wray at Press Conference today:
Remarks: “And know that our quarrel is with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist party. Not the Chinese people. And certainly not Chinese Americans.”
Answering a question: “If the Chinese Government keeps violating our laws, they’re going to keep encountering the F.B.I.”
Left twitter : googly eyes, BOOM, here it is, he’s going down, he’s fucked now.
#gutlessgarland #rottenwray: chinese spies!!!
Pathetic.
It’s amazing, nah, it’s disgusting to see how most murkan marks still fall for the rethugs are strong on economy crap despite decades of evidence proving the opposite.
Frustrating
So much love & respect for Michelle! She’s a heck of a brilliant Human! 💞
White House hosts biggest Diwali reception ever.
https://ishare.rediff.com/video/others/white-house-hosts-biggest-diwali-reception-ever/11207057
VP Harris hosted a celebration at her home as well…
We may not be rich but at least our elections are fair and peaceful. Voter intimidation, booth capturing, vote rigging they all stopped decades ago thanks to our strong election institutions and laws.
It’s eerie.
How can the magat women not see it?
They see it. They’re fine with it.
Listen to the kenyan, yung’uns. It’s about your own fucking future.
The cool band is back. Let’s win this shit.
Remarks by President Biden, First Lady Biden, and Vice President Harris at the White House Diwali Celebration
(Two children walk up and stand on stage.)
The President:
Why don’t you stand right over here? Come on over here a little.
This is my impression of light. (Laughter and applause.)
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/24/remarks-by-president-biden-first-lady-biden-and-vice-president-harris-at-the-white-house-diwali-celebration/)
Barack Obama:
Young people have the power to change the direction of our country by voting in this election. Climate change, reproductive rights, gun safety—all the issues you care about are on the ballot.
Register to vote at http://vote.org/obama and encourage your friends to do the same.
Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
We will continue to move full speed ahead in our preparations in compliance with this order. And, the Administration will continue to fight Republican officials suing to block our efforts to provide relief to working families.
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/21/statement-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre/)
—apply for student debt relief at studentaid.gov.
Read the Stories:
(https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/abortion-out-loud/abortion-out-loud-abortion-storytelling/)
Young people, vote to keep the House and Senate !!
“There is a small group of antisemitic cranks who’ve been hanging anti-Jewish signs
for years on an overpass in Los Angeles. They’ve accomplished nothing and are desperate for attention. This week, they put Kanye on one of their signs and now Twitter is giving them that attention.” (Yair Rosenberg)
Anyway, here’s the backstory on these weirdos, from 2020, for those who are curious:
(https://jweekly.com/2020/08/24/petaluma-man-behind-antisemitic-banners-in-los-angeles/)
Why Conspiracy Theorists Always Land on the Jews
“The more conspiratorial discourse your society has, the more likely people will become anti-Semites,” Yair Rosenberg says.
‘Infinitely Malleable’
Isabel Fattal: (https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/10/why-conspiracy-theorists-always-land-on-the-jews/671730/)
—born into a devoted Catholic family, my Mother was given a Jewish name in honor of the community in which they lived. And i grew up thinking that Jesus was born into a Jewish family. Yes?
turns out my Mother, Esther, was named after her Aunt.
eh…am done with personal stories…have told many on TOD !!
Ash Carter died today. He was a theoretical physicist, the Defense Secretary under PBO who made US military service possible for transgender ppl. And opened doors for women. Blessings to him and his family.
Role models
Deals for democracy: How college athletes are helping turn out the vote
Olafimihan Oshin: (https://thehill.com/homenews/3701771-deals-for-democracy-how-college-athletes-are-helping-turn-out-the-vote/)
Shaking my head at this idiot Arizona man who still insists on leaving doubt in people’s minds about the 2020 election.
RIP former SecDef Ash Carter
Law Catches Up To 2020 Right-Wing Election Scammers As 2022 Sees New Intimidation Tactics
Here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj_Vo-U9rIE)
Rachel Maddow catches viewers up on the cases against right-wing political activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman who tried to intimidate Black voters with a robocall ahead of the 2020 election, and looks at new right-wing voter intimidation tactics for the 2022 election that are already being taken to court.
Rachel Maddow Turns Up The Heat On Kevin McCarthy And Mitch McConnell For Staying Silent About GOP Voter Intimidation
“Maddow asked Elias, “The defendants in this case include one of these sort of
anti-voting rights pressure groups that that have sprung up all over the country in recent years and have been particularly energized since the 2020 election.
I wanted to ask you about the role of the various Republican
elected officials who have bolstered what these groups are doing. We have the Republican candidate for secretary of state. The Republican candidate for governor. At least, two that I know of, sitting Republican state senators who are pushing this. Who are encouraging people to turn out and be vigilantes at voting sites. I wonder if you see some of these Republicans as bearing some of the same responsibility here?”
Elias answered, ” Absolutely. Republicans from top to bottom blame responsibility. Where is Mitch McConnell calling this out? Where is Kevin McCarthy calling this out? Where are the so-called responsible leaders of the Republican Party saying, having armed vigilantes at the polls, preventing people from casting their ballots in a legal way is wrong and they’ll denounce it. Where are they? It’s not just the Kari Lakes, the state legislators in Arizona. It is from top to bottom a party that has abandoned democracy and all semblance of decency. ”
(politicus.usa)
…….
“Voting rights lawsuits are essential, but the best way to defeat voter intimidation is not to be intimidated. Voter intimidation only works when voters are prevented from casting their ballots. Let them film you with their guns and costumes while you cast your ballot and participate in democracy.” (Jason Easley)
= Don’t be intimidated, Vote!
= imo but make the call and report it.
lots of fun, happy, informative.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcXAWY2upBY)
Best of the ManningCast Week 7 | MNF with Peyton and Eli
President Barack Obama, Bill Burr, & Vince Vaughn join Peyton & Eli on Week 7 of the ManningCast. (PBO until 22.50 mins)
Barack Obama
“Thanks to Peyton and @EliManning for having me on the Manningcast. It’s always good watching the game with a couple other retired guys.
Don’t forget to register to vote at http://IWillVote.com.”
Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Continued Wrongful Detention of Brittney Griner
“We are aware of the news out of Russia that Brittney Griner will continue to be wrongfully detained under intolerable circumstances after having to undergo another sham judicial proceeding today.”
More: (wh.gov)
From The Advocate:
The White House’s Karine Jean-Pierre on Fixing MAGA’s Mess
‘She’s had a life of firsts under her belt (she’s the first Black, gay, Haitian American, and immigrant woman to ever serve as press secretary), but it certainly wasn’t a given. ‘
!!-Must read: (https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/10/25/white-houses-karine-jean-pierre-fixing-magas-mess)
TED KENNEDY: A LIFE
by John A Farrell
“Kennedy bought us 25 years by defeating Bork.”
Farrell saying to O’Donnell last night the Bork world would be back alley abortions, midnight police raids, and children not taught evolution. Bork didn’t believe anyone had a right to privacy.
“Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says
In the senator’s recollection, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion overturning the abortion ruling tried to show Mr. Kennedy that he was not a threat to Roe.”
((https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/us/politics/alito-kennedy-abortion.html)
“Look once you become an ex-President, like you’re just a dude.” (Chris Hayes)
–making the point about mister ‘executive privilege’.
Bob Woodward tonight saying Doom “does not understand the presidency, he doesn’t understand his obligation to people”. imo which means he can be played.
Why the GOP seeks to stigmatize anything but same-day, in-person voting
(https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/republican-fixation-with-limiting-early-voting-explained-by-joy-reid-151195205969)
Laurence Tribe;
“Justice Thomas violated 28 USC 455, requiring any “justice” to recuse when his or her “impartiality might reasonably be questioned” or his or her “spouse is known by the justice to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome.”
“Justice Thomas is giving the finger to the Court on which he sits, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices with whom he serves, the Constitution he interprets and the Nation that pays his salary.”
lol, trevor calls it.
so, where is ‘we will protect voting rights at any cost’ doj?
yet another #gutlessgarland moment.
The same old limey racism in new indian bottles. The worst kind.
Lol.
Oz said tonight that a woman’s health care decision is between:
‘herself, her doctor and local politicians’.
A bit like telling Oz his constipation is between him, his doctor and his plumber.
Good, now the stupid pos can join those dead antivaxers in hell.
Remarks by President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Event
“Republicans are doubling down on their mega MAGA trickle-down economics that benefits the very wealthy. It failed their country before and will fail it again if they win.
Democrats are lowering your everyday costs like prescription drugs, healthcare premiums, energy bills, and gas prices.
Democrats are making sure the biggest corporations begin to pay not their fair share..
We’re investing in all of America, reducing everyday costs while also lowering the deficit at the same time…
Full: (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/24/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-democratic-national-committee-event-2/)
……..
“Look, folks, Democrats are going to protect Social Security and Medicare. Republicans have been very clear: They’ve stated boldly that they want to cut Social Security and Medicare and — to the point that they’ll shut down the government, they say, and send the nation into default, which raises prices for everyone, if we do not cut Social Security and Medicare. I ain’t gonna do it. ”
Democrats are going to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms like the right to choose, the right to privacy, the right to vote — our very democracy. Republicans have already introduced legislation that will ban abortion with no exceptions to rape or incest or the life of the mother, in many places.”
At the same time, Republicans are threatening to take away the constitutional right to marry the person you love. ”
“Republicans in Congress are still preventing funding we need to stay vigilant and ahead of the next virus. They’ve refused the funding. But we no- — we’re not going to relent.”
Together, we carried out one of the biggest public health efforts in the history of this country. ”
(wh.gov)
Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Conversation on Reproductive Rights
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
“And, you know, on this subject, here’s the thing: One does not have to give up their faith or deeply held beliefs — one does not have to abandon one’s faith or deeply held beliefs to agree the government should not be making this decision for her. (Applause.)
But what we are seeing around the country are these laws that are being proposed and passed that would criminalize — criminalize — healthcare providers, doctors, nurses, healthcare for- — providers literally with provisions for jail sentences.
Think about that.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/25/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-in-a-conversation-on-reproductive-rights-4/)
Yep happening…snow falling…ahh saints preserve us!
Texas schools send parents DNA kits to identify their kids’ bodies in emergencies
After the mass shooting in Uvalde, the kits are making many parents feel even more anxious about sending their children to school.
(https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-schools-send-parents-dna-kits-identify-kids-bodies-emergencies-rcna52887)
—Abbott has done zero point zero = no thing.
(https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/beto-o-rourke-talks-protecting-abortion-rights-implementing-gun-control-live-in-texas-with-joy-reid-151558213750)
“Beto O’Rourke, Democratic nominee for Texas governor, yesterday discussed protecting abortion rights, implementing gun control, and more critical issues in his race against GOP incumbent Greg Abbott with Joy Reid.”
imo, some of my takeaways from their interview about TX:
Highest GUN DEATHS in all the land, with gun violence the leading cause of death.
Highest number of RAPES, but you can go to prison for trying to get an abortion.
Mortality crisis for new mothers, many times worse for women of color.
5 worst gun massacres just in the last 5 years, yet one can carry in public.
Giving out DNA kits
so you can ID your child
after being blown to pieces by an AR-15
which can be obtained from a pawn shop.
22 weeks since Uvalde. 19 children dead and Governor Abbott has done nothing, refused to raise gun age. (Also remembering how families of the deceased have been silenced.)
Obvious changes could be made: Raising purchase age to 21 years and background checks are common agreement among gun owners. Also red flag laws.
The obvious: Majority of Texans DISAGREE with the extreme abortion ban and want gun reforms.
= VOTE BETO
= VOTE BETO
Duh.
Fred Guttenberg whose sweet 14-year-old daughter Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting on Feb 14, 2018, said yesterday,
“WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME IS VOTE.”
(New York Jewish Week) — In a new political ad, Sen. Chuck Schumer gives constituents a Yiddish lesson while lauding some Democratic victories and decrying some Republican actions of the last term.
The thirty-second ad is titled “Yiddish Lessons with the Senate Majority Leader.”
“Let’s start with an easy one: schmos,” the New York Democrat says in the ad. He gestures to an animated blackboard where a chalk drawing of former President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Ted Cruz appear. In parentheses, the blackboard translates schmos as “jerks.” Jaunty klezmer music plays in the background.
Schumer goes on to teach the Yiddish words shande (shame) in referring to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He uses mishegas (insanity) to describe “the horrible games those MAGA Republicans play.”
(https://stljewishlight.org/news/world-news/schumer-uses-yiddish-shtick-in-new-campaign-ad/)
—wow love Sen. Schumer’s Ad !
The fabulousness can be seen here:
(https://jewishinsider.com/2022/10/chuck-schumer-campaign-ad-yiddish/)
Am “throwing” this concert to y’all! Watch the expressions from some members of the orchestra. Then watch towards the end. Reaggae & Philharmonic Orchestra!
Enjoy, I’d love to hear your take, my TOD Fam!
thx ggail…bless up!!
A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu and Other Infections Return as Covid Cases Rise
Flu cases are higher than usual for this time of year and are expected to soar in the coming weeks. A third virus, R.S.V., is straining pediatric hospitals in some states.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/health/flu-covid-risk.html)
—-And yet the gop proxy Big Lie Vaccine Deniers still want to project THEIR slowdown of Covid recovery onto one of our all time heroes, Dr. Fauci.
The Normalization Of Untruths’ Worries Dr. Fauci More Than GOP Threats
Responding to news of police investigating bizarre, hateful flyers that mix anti-Semitism with Covid conspiracies, Dr. Fauci talks with Alex Wagner about “the normalization of untruths” as being more worrisome to him than personal attacks from Republican politicians.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVpqRLfirCM)
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institution of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden speaking to Alex Wagner:
“Well I think it’s pretty obvious Alex, it’s purely politically motivated.
They’re running on that. They’re raising campaign money.
They pick out a boogey man who they feel represents the antithesis of what they want. And if you look at what I’ve been doing, focusing like a laser for almost now 3 years, is to protect the health and the safety of the American public. By getting people vaccinating, by having them practice good public health practices.
They construe that as somehow or other being an encroachment upon their freedom, when we know things like vaccines have already saved millions of lives. And yet when you talk about getting vaccinated and encouraging people to get vaccinated. Or when you have a very high level of virus in the community, to encourage people to to wear masks – which are well known to protect you from getting infected – they make that a political issue. Nobody likes to see that kind of thing said about you, but I don’t pay hardly any attention to that. And I just focus on my job, which is to make sure we ensure the health of the American public.”
Democracy Docket:
We must elect candidates who will fight for our democracy, not work to tear it down.
Read through our interviews with pro-democracy candidates
running for governor,
secretary of state
and U.S. Senate
who have committed to doing just that.
https://democracydocket.com/analysis/article-type/candidate-qa/
Candidate Q&A
(https://www.democracydocket.com/article-type/candidate-qa/)
Your moment of cuteness 🐶😍
Go Dudette – am with you !!
☺️
so the fucking nyt is tonya harding the dems yet again just before elections?
what a vast difference overturning roe vs wade made to vas deferens. 🙂
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20221024-vasectomy-the-us-men-embracing-permanent-birth-control
Another of my “To The Polls” songs (I’m gathering them y’all! 😇):
Ugh, who is more obnoxious, the traitorous thug or the south african thug?
IWIllVote.com
Barack Obama:
“Hi everybody, with so much at stake in the midterm elections coming up, it’s critical to get out the vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. The power to protect reproductive rights and codify Roe is in our hands, we just have to use it.
So don’t wait. Go to IWillVote.com to make a plan to vote today!”
Have you voted early in the midterms?
It’s time to vote for Democrats who will fight for the issues we care about and keep moving our country forward.
Go to http://IWillVote.com to make your plan today.
As elections near, Dems launch ads on Social Security, Medicare
On Social Security and Medicare, prominent Republicans have effectively put a ball on a tee and dared Democrats to take a swing. The party clearly noticed.
by Steve Benen
See ads: (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elections-dems-launch-ads-social-security-medicare-rcna54114
Michelle Obama
“GetHerThere is about the ways that we can come together to support girls around the world. That’s what we did today in New York, where the GirlsAlliance celebrated the power and potential of girls everywhere.”
“We asked girls from around the world
to write a letter to their 25-year-old selves,
outlining the dreams,
ambitions,
and accomplishments
they hope to achieve by 25.”
(https://www.obama.org/girlsopportunityalliance/get-her-there/)
John Fetterman:
“I knew a debate wasn’t going to be easy after having a stroke five months ago. I don’t think that’s ever been done before in American political history.
I got knocked down but I got back up. I’m going to fight for everyone in PA who ever got knocked down and had to get back up.”
VOTE BLUE !!!
Debate Backfires On Dr. Oz
As John Fetterman Raises More Than $2 Million In Less Than 24 Hours.
(politicus.usa)
The United States’ Unamendable Constitution
How our inability to change America’s most important document is deforming our politics and government.
By Jill Lepore
“What effect is that having on American politics and government? Consider the Electoral College. Proposals to reform or abolish the Electoral College have been introduced in Congress more than seven hundred times since 1800, and electing the President by popular vote has enjoyed a great deal of popular support for the past half century or so. In 1967, sixty-five per cent of Americans were in favor of it. And support has remained at about the same level ever since—with the exception of a notable dip in 2016.
What do you think?”
(https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-united-states-unamendable-constitution)
—wow frame this amazing article!
After Surviving a High School Shooting, He Was ‘An Empty Shell. No Emotion.’ Now What?
Most American high school students fear it. Keegan Gregory lived it.
Last November, he found himself face-to-face with a school shooter. This is the story of what happened next.
Michael Rosenberg: (https://www.si.com/high-school/2022/10/19/oxford-high-school-shooting-keegan-gregory-daily-cover)
What’s the non-obvious reason Fox News is talking about crime more?
Analysis by Philip Bump
“A few weeks ago,
I wrote an article headlined “Crime is surging (in Fox News coverage).”
It was a follow-up to an article I’d written a few weeks prior, exploring the fact that real-time crime data is anecdotal, cherry-picked or both.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/26/crime-midterm-elections-news-coverage-fox-news/
Texas Goes Permitless on Guns, and Police Face an Armed Public
A new law allowing people to carry handguns without a license has led to more spontaneous shootings, many in law enforcement say.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/us/texas-guns-permitless.html)
Cecilia Richards:
“And there we have it! Dr. Oz just told us decisions about abortion should be made by
“a woman, her doctor, and local elected officials.”
😳 Vote for @JohnFetterman
Ronald Klain:
Gas prices continuing to fall overnight:
– $3.39 now the most common pump price in US
– Some states (CA, NV, others) have seen gas drop 40 cents or more in the past two weeks alone
– Gas down $1.25 / gallon since mid-June
Data from AAAnews & GasBuddyGuy
Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s 50th Anniversary Press Event
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102622-0)
“What organizers understand that many people on here do not:
democracy depends on our ability to persuade each other.
Anand has written a fantastic book on this after spending time with AOC
and other progressive leaders.”
We talk about it here:
OFFLINE WITH JON FAVREAU
Persuasion Isn’t Dead with Anand Giridharadas
(https://crooked.com/podcast/persuasion-isnt-dead-with-anand-giridharadas/)
The Problem of Marjorie Taylor Greene
What the rise of the far-right congresswoman means for the House, the G.O.P. and the nation.
Robert Draper: (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/magazine/marjorie-taylor-greene.html)
imo…
Marjorie Greene, white nationalist, aka “christian nationalist” is no friend of women.
Except for the worst kind of corporate powermonger who will do whatever to stay in control. Yet another tool for the KOCHs riling up their dupes to vote the way they want. For how long has religion been used to prop up the rich in power?
Greene doesn’t care about women’s reproductive rights, gun rights, or who gets killed (inside/out of the Capitol). Probably a Putin follower in favor of getting rid of Democracy and putting her lord and master trump in charge. Protected by her god who loves riches, hateful to all but white nationalists. Remembering how…trump executed as many people as possible on his way out of office.
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