A Tweet or Two

“Yallah Yallah Dance & Joy!” #Iran social media is exploding with joyful comments over Obama-#Rouhani ohone call.

— Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi) September 27, 2013

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Rapprochement: establishment or resumption of harmonious relations. reconciliation, increased understanding, détente, cooperation, softening

— Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi) September 27, 2013

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In Iran, Phone Call News Greeted With ‘Wow’ http://t.co/ieHXezTeeD

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 27, 2013

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@AmbassadorRice: “@HassanRouhani asked @BarackObama to call http://t.co/yuigt1ut7h after indicating direct meeting @UN wouldn’t possible…”

— The Lovely Plains (@DaRiverZkind) September 27, 2013

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Pres #Obama did more with an iPhone than @SenJohnMcCain and @GrahamBlog could do with bombs.

— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) September 27, 2013

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“We will extend our hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.” Barack Obama Jan. 2009 http://t.co/PBLE2fCx0H Follows thru on promises.

— ForUS50 (@FORUS50) September 27, 2013

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White House and @HassanRouhani definitely watching each other on Twitter. Fascinating. http://t.co/Ec7EmZfl83

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 27, 2013

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I feel like i’m witnessing a tectonic shift in the geo-political landscape reading @HassanRouhani tweets. Fascinating.

— dick costolo (@dickc) September 27, 2013

 

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The Day in Images….

President Obama addressing the General Assembly

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President Obama at the UN luncheon

President Obama at the UN

Text of the President’s remarks here

President Obama addresses the UN General Assembly

10:10 EDT: President Obama Addresses the United Nations General Assembly

White House Live * C-Span

 

Red and Blue United. No, Seriously.

I always thought it more likely that Republicans would cooperate with President Obama, for the good of the country, than it would be for Manchester United and Chelsea supporters to work together.

I was wrong.

Drum roll please:

As of today, UTAustinLiberal – also known as @NerdyWonka – is a completely and totally official TOD ‘Administrator’.

What does that snazzy WordPress term mean?

Well, the main thing is that she can now access all the inner workings of the blog, so she can actually edit my posts and insert Chelsea photos and similarly horrible things. 😕

But, other than that, nothing changes hugely around here because UT was already contributing so much, it just means that Chelsea Girl is now, officially, the joint runner of our teeny little corner of cyberspace.

And that’s ridiculously fabulous.

Her taste in soccer/football might be shocking….

…. but she has brought sooooooo much to this place with her posts and highlighting of issues, like women’s rights in Texas and the benefits of ‘ObamaCare’, so it’s a very, very lovely honor to have her team up in this way.

It also means that if I, say, disappear after kidnapping Wayne Rooney to stop him from signing for Chelsea, UT will be here to keep things going while international law enforcement agencies track me down.

So, that’s good.

Meanwhile, we’ll always be thrilled and hugely grateful to have the other blog tyrants contribute here, and any other regulars who have something they’d like to say – this place is, and will always be, open to you all.

We partied over our 20 million hits only a little while ago, and we’re already up to 20,311,000 – and that’s largely down to the contributions of UT, LL, LP and Zizi, whose posts have attracted huge traffic.

Together, we’ve created a really lovely community, with so many smart and powerful voices, and I’m thrilled beyond description that UT has agreed to team up and run it all.

So, say hello to your new half of TOD, the legend that is: UT Austin Chelsea Nerdy Liberal Wonka Girl.

Wayne sends his best:

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PS How lovely is this?

2 must-follows unite “@TheObamaDiary: Say Hello To The Shiny New Official Other Half of The Obama Diary: @NerdyWonka http://t.co/DarxJwUNkK”

— sfpelosi (@sfpelosi) July 22, 2013

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Chat Away

May 12, 2009 – Photo by Pete Souza

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“Vote A or I’ll nut ya”:

This, That and the Other

A baby is held up by supporters as President Obama addresses a crowd of thousands at the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, California, October 8 (UPI/Phil McCarten)

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A girl wearing a “Big Bird” sweater waves at President Obama (Reuters/Larry Downing) 🙂

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Text of the President’s remarks here

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(Reuters/Larry Downing)

….. with Cesar Chavez’ widow Helen F. Chavez, left, and Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers, as they tour the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument Memorial Garden (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

A Completely Amazing Day…..

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi talks to President Obama through an interpreter on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, September 25

… with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff

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President Obama’s UN General Assembly Address

Text of the President’s address here

(Posted already, but it seriously needs its own place)