We Keep Going

STOP SAYING 'IT'S OVER'!!!!

If we learned one thing from ACA fight (and the 2016 election) it's not "over" until the final vote.

KEEP CALLING:

Collins
202-224-2523

Flake
202-224-4521

Murkowski
202-224-6665

Manchin
202-224-3954

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) October 4, 2018

Keep Protesting

🚨KAVANAUGH VOTE MOVING FAST; PROTESTS @ NOON FRIDAY🚨
Fri AM: committee vote. Sat: procedural vote. Mon: cloture. Tue: final vote. CALL: 202-224-3121. Gather @ Senate offices 12p Fri to tell say VOTE NO. Bring signs. Wear black. Tweet photos. Spread word. All hands on deck.

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

Near Phoenix, AZ? Tell Jeff Flake to vote NO on Kavanaugh: meet at noon Friday 9/28 at his office at 2200 E Camelback Rd, Suite 120. Bring signs and friends, wear black, share photos. https://t.co/1WHZfQbcAY

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

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Near Anchorage, Alaska? Tell Lisa Murkowski to announce her opposition to Kavanaugh! Meet at noon (Alaska time) at her office at 510 L St, Suite 600. Bring signs, friends, wear black, tweet your photos, tag your senator—spread the word on Facebook here: https://t.co/zMd87TTl6K pic.twitter.com/TkebfMlO57

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

Near Portland, Maine? Senator Collins needs to hear from you on Kavanaugh, NOW.

Mainers, you are the most important people in the country today. Please head to Collins's Canal Plaza office at NOON Friday to say NO to Brett Kavanaugh!

RT & share on FB: https://t.co/M9q83jSBty pic.twitter.com/4Uy2Id8U7I

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

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Nevadans. Time is now, as loud as you can, to tell Dean Heller to reject Brett Kavanaugh. 12pm local time, 8930 West Sunset Road, Suite 230. https://t.co/84mY7CwKWC pic.twitter.com/DzlxNjv7U1

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

Texans: you might as well protest Ted Cruz. But then go volunteer for Beto. And take a break on Saturday, Sep 29 at 1:45pm to find Jeff Flake at Austin's Paramount Theatre and convey your Arizonan friends' concerns about Kavanaugh.https://t.co/bapOj3AMK4

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

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Don't forget—we need every Dem. Spread the word in IN, WV, ND to urge these Dems to reject Kavanaugh:
Donnelly: https://t.co/kaE45OJ83j
Manchin: https://t.co/n9aYc3FEXV
Heitkamp: https://t.co/IdY2Uaz6NT

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

Don't let Cory Gardner off the hook. Gather at noon at his Denver office, 721 19th St Suite 150, to tell him Kavanaugh does NOT belong on the Supreme Court. https://t.co/dOqUI8YIij pic.twitter.com/8wYho4hIg9

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) September 28, 2018

A Gripping Moment

"I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified. I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school." - Professor Christine Blasey Ford delivers her opening statement. pic.twitter.com/Uull4PlSus

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 27, 2018

"The laughter. The uproarious laughter between the two and their having fun at my expense." – Professor Christine Blasey Ford's response when asked about her strongest memory from the incident. pic.twitter.com/dYCflbJXXD

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 27, 2018

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I was just walking outside the White House and a woman who looked to be in her 60s walked up to me and said, "I'm listening. She had me at laughter."

I stood there in shock. What a day for this nation.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) September 27, 2018

Brenda from Missouri calls C-SPAN
"I'm a 76-year-old woman who was sexually molested in 2nd grade. This brings back so much pain. Thought I was over it but it's not. You will never forget it. You get confused & you don't understand it but you never forget what happened to you." pic.twitter.com/uCgroeQ4B5

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 27, 2018

Chat Away

Hi. So women, let me be blunt : that feeling? Is FUCKING RAGE. It is incandescent fantastical earth shaking rage

— 🗽Sydette Cosmic Dreaded Gorgon Clydesdale🇬🇾 (@Blackamazon) September 26, 2018

PLEASE keep calling (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request. https://t.co/rWfXp3C1nH

— meta (@metaquest) September 26, 2018

Inauguration Day, Part 9

Coming up (everything’s running about 30-40 minutes late, so the times in the official schedule are just a little bit off!)

2:40: Inaugural Parade – Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues to the White House

3:45: Parade Review, White House

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Live streaming: C-Span * CBS * CNN

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Later:

8:45: Commander-in-Chief’s Inaugural Ball

9:10: The Inaugural Ball

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Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King, Jr, smiles as President Barack Obama is sworn in on her brother’s bible as she watches from Ebenezer Baptist Church following the 45th Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service in Atlanta, Georgia, January 21

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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden pay their respects at the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue in the Capitol rotunda

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More photos and videos soon

night everyone

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Eldest living sisiter of Dr. King, Christine King Farris

Two-year-old Elias Kabongo of Waldorf poses for his parents at the Martin Luther King memorial (Washington Post – thank you Marlz)

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Coming up:

Monday:

10:50 ET: The President holds an event at Asheville Regional Event in Fletcher, NC.

4:50: Gives remarks at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek, NC.

Tuesday:

11:0: Visits YMCA on Guilford Technical Community College campus in Jamestown, NC.

5:00: Delivers remarks at Greensville County High School in Emporia, VA

Wednesday:

10:30: Delivers remarks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis

2:40: Speaks to fire fighters at Fire Station 9 North Chesterfield, VA

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An Afghan carpet seller displays a handmade rug bearing the image of US President Barack Obama inside his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. The shop owner said the he spent a year sewing the carpet and that it is not for sale. (From Boston.com – thank you Loriah)

five?!

Politicususa: Tea Party darling Christine O’Donnell’s book signing in Republican Naples, Florida drew a total of five people. Five. Five people. That’s it. Just like a Sarah Palin event, the media outnumbered the actual attendees.

More here

And notice the ‘20% off’ tag on the book 😳

bewitched

Oh well, it gave Piers more time to defend Rupert-Fox-Phone-Tapping-Murdoch.

Thank you Kasai

it’s curtains for o’donnell

Republican Senate candidate from Delaware and Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell waits to go onstage to deliver her concession speech at an election night rally in Dover, Delaware November 2. O’Donnell lost to Democrat Chris Coons.

“Christine O’Donnell is me – I’m not Senator from DE either”

(the line of the night – from a DUer)

😉

lunch date

October 25: Luncheon with First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Patty Murray, Dr Jill Biden, Governor Christine Gregoire, Susan DelBene, and Ellen Malcolm