Nashville Priest’s Beautiful Tribute To The President Today
youtube.com/watch?v=EBvjcX…
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 10, 2025****
President Obama's statement on the Report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: go.wh.gov/KNVQFD http://t.co/65qBgZ5T9m
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 09, 2025Obama: What the Senate committee finds today is "contrary to our values." n.pr/1IuStj4
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NPR News (@nprnews) December 09, 2025****
Detainee endured nudity, slaps, water dousing. Then sleep deprivation for 54 hrs. Then to 78 hrs. Then to 102 hrs. http://t.co/8aACVJESIf
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) December 09, 2025The 2 psychologists who helped the @CIA create the torture techniques made over $81 million doing so. #TortureReport http://t.co/nA5fkQKhkx
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Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) December 09, 2025****
He expresses discomfort and at the same time we’re also meant to believe he was ignorant of the torture. The word of the day is BS
Bush himself expressed discomfort when shown pic of detainee in diaper chained to ceiling & forced to defecate on self, sez Intell Rpt.
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R Jeffrey Smith (@rjsmithcpi) December 09, 2025Word of the day: Wall (v.) -- a technique of slamming a CIA detainee against a wall. http://t.co/qmmwjUrrJG
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jennifer bendery (@jbendery) December 09, 2025****
Timeline: The CIA’s use of harsh interrogation methods wapo.st/1ywBBVW http://t.co/epdCZ6p5LC
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 09, 2025The CIA torture report, summed up in four brutal sentences vox.com/e/7124480?utm_… http://t.co/haNygswCgi
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Vox (@voxdotcom) December 09, 2025****
"CIA [interrogation] program was far more brutal than people had been led to believe," says Senate chair Feinstein.
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Dan Roberts (@RobertsDan) December 09, 2025You can read the LENGTHY Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on CIA torture at intelligence.senate.gov/study2014/ssci…
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Melissa Krol (@DenverNewsie) December 09, 2025****
The CIA knowingly let employees with histories of violent and abusive behavior participate in the torture program. http://t.co/3Q4QvHM3TW
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Katherine Downs (@katkdowns) December 09, 2025****
The CIA was running dungeons as bad as that of any dictatorship in the world. Monstrous: http://t.co/LQl090QN7l
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Murtaza Hussain (@MazMHussain) December 09, 2025CIA interrogator: "We can never let the world know what I've done to you" https://t.co/L7hiYIccP4 || NPR coverage: npr.org/blogs/thetwo-w…
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David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) December 09, 2025****
At least a fifth of CIA detainees were wrongfully held, including an "intellectually challenged" man. http://t.co/sXjVl4kM1t
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Ujamaadam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) December 09, 2025Bush/Cheney... the immoral architects of the Torture State (see pic) #independents #moderates #tlot #Topprog #p2 #ctl http://t.co/rxGhrbuxvq
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Spry Guy (@SpryGuy) December 09, 2025****
The CIA torture report is so disturbing. And racists have the gall to accuse AA's of violence. GTFOOH. #TortureReport
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(@3ChicsPolitico) December 09, 2025Students hold ‘die-in’ at Central Academy in Des Moines - dmreg.co/1yxI9yo http://t.co/Dq94IJoa3a
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Copwatch News (@CopwatchNews) December 09, 2025****
#Berkeley: 5 blocks whole street shoulder to shoulder. #Ferguson2cal #EricGarner #ICantBreathe #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/Ol8KcZ3W3u
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Basit Alvi باسط علوی (@bpk69) December 09, 2025WATCH: Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, LeBron James address reasons behind wearing 'I can't breathe' shirts si.com/nba/2014/12/08… #ICantBreathe
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Aubrey Aden-Buie (@Aubrey115) December 09, 2025****
#NYC #Brooklyn MT @DevCNYC: #ICantBreathe being chanted in front of The #BarclaysCenter #RoyalShutDown #EricGarner vine.co/v/OrpKqDgPMFt
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Devon Heinen (@DevonHeinen) December 09, 2025NYC Council members took to the streets and the council chamber to protest Eric Garner's Death bit.ly/160TtMT http://t.co/hVWJc7EC1R
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Maggie Jordan (@MaggieJordanACN) December 09, 2025****
Die in at the #royalshutdown #ErciGarner #ICantBreathe protest RIGHT NOW http://t.co/Ypl0p7qCPY
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Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) December 09, 2025Massive die-in front of Barclays Center. Love you #Brooklyn #royalshutdown #EricGarner #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/aghTdIYWRZ
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Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) December 09, 2025****
Die-in at Dupont Circle. Still have not seen a single arrest. #DCFerguson http://t.co/RKNBbCkrdl
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) December 08, 2025"...& we'll never be royal..." #royalshutdown @rhymes4relief @carmenperez21 @Awkward_Duck @Jason_pollock http://t.co/XVErpzhtrz
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Justice League NYC (@NYjusticeleague) December 08, 2025****
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen hire food trucks to feed hungry protestors in New York. vnty.fr/1yYCq7G http://t.co/32RRwn1kAq
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VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) December 07, 2025I tell ya, @johnlegend stays winning. http://t.co/kEjYLl0hrX
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Eric Haywood (@Eric_Haywood) December 08, 2025****
🙏😪👼Sit in and lay protest🚨📢🚧 Thank you all schools that protested😓. #BlackLivesMatter #ICantBreathe #BALTIMORE 🚨📢🚧. http://t.co/YzA2XGkRQK
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⚡️Jiggy⚡️ (@Story2True) December 08, 2025Seattle protesters in solidarity: "Badge [doesn't equal] license to kill" #ICantBreathe #EricGarner #Ferguson http://t.co/LVt6ZYAynN
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David Johns (@MrDavidJohns) December 08, 2025****
When I saw that #KENTUCKY was rising up against racism, I *finally* believed that we WILL win. #Ferguson http://t.co/NKDdx5RQZO
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Keith Rose (@KWRose) December 08, 2025South American solidarity from Colombia - #BlackLivesMatter. #ICantBreathe http://t.co/K39ZqnsPkE
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Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) December 09, 2025****
The Cleveland Browns' Johnson Bademos carries #EricGarner's memory on his back. #ICantBreathe #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/zusAEiqKeY
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Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) December 07, 2025You are referring to a 26 year old man, not a child, nor a '40 million dollar slave' who must play and be silent @dan_bernstein @drose
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Jamilah Lemieux (@JamilahLemieux) December 07, 2025****
Idris Elba: "It’s an absolute shame that there is no justice for Eric Garner." thebea.st/1weTybj #ICantBreathe http://t.co/5XWFonRK3o
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The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 07, 2025Peaceful protesters march in downtown #Anchorage to support #EricGarner & #MichaelBrown bit.ly/1zzyZUo #KTUU http://t.co/C5h9A9i6SA
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Jason Lamarche (@Lamarche) December 07, 2025****
Protesters in Detroit during a die-in #DIA #ericgarner #icantbreathe http://t.co/740qbgE9NY
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Motor City Muckraker (@MCmuckraker) December 07, 2025Libertarian: "The right of secession had nothing to do with slavery."
Me: "So did the slaves get to vote on it?"
Libertarian: "...Oh."
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Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 07, 2025****
Die-in at Noel Night. #detroit #ferguson #icantbreathe #blacklivesmatter http://t.co/lpnADP60S4
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Lis Diedrich (@thebluestare8) December 07, 2025People are protesting in every single state in America. Every single one. This is monumental.
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zellie (@zellieimani) December 07, 2025
Howdy! How far behind am I?
You’re FURST Carol!! :-)
Yippie. . . ;-)
I come & go. . . ;-)
Be happy, Carol. You won the gold medal.
I’m dancing! I’m much better at the western two-step!
Not far…..
You are #1. Congratulations!
Congrats CarolMae :)
Well done, AS ALWAYS, NW!! Thank you
Evening Sir Bob!
Good evening Chips! :)
Thanks, Bob.
Terrific, powerful collection of tweets, Nerdy. Thank you for capturing the spirit of the day.
You’re welcome, Jackie.
Just remember … No statute of limitations on harm caused by #Torture
Breaking it down for even the dimmest of the lurkers …
Oh, Bob. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at your tweet.
#FORWARD NCLB!!
Only you oh great Twitter master can cut to the heart of the matter so pithily. Thank you. #TribunalTimeInUSA indeed. Indict the Shrub!
Thank you psla!!! :)
Anyone besides me worried about the next two years? Not me with president Obama at the helm!
Here’s your answer :)
Roger that, hf2!!!
President Obama has already mapped out every conceivable move the GOP could throw at him and will out think them. They are so ppredictable.
Good evening! Some broadway performers have lent their voice…
Nerdy, as always, great compilation! Thank you!
Thanks, Alycee.
I am torn by the fact that this President must wash away, deal with, correct another Bush/Cheney’s chaos. Now, POTUS must answer questions, apologizes to other nations for having used their territories for torture behind their backs.
He has been cleaning the mess left by an incompetent President and a sinister man from day 1, and most of the time, without help from members of his own party (except for Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and members of his cabinet save a few selfish men).
May God guide Barack Obama.
Yup.
I think God has been guiding Barack Obama since the day he was born. I comfort myself knowing that HE is the one cleaning up Bush’s mess, because he is totally sincere in his words and actions. He’s “one of us.” President Obama answers questions truthfully and has the credibility to apologize to other nations, as he sees fit.
Bush/Cheney and the other dawgs should not speak one word in public from this point on, because nothing they say is valid or welcome. Wish we could exile all of them to a very lonely island, where - I imagine - their minds exist already, for all intents and purposes, in the dark of night.
No news yet on FIL. Missus can’t talk as they’re at the hospital.
In the meantime:
See everyone in a bit.
LOL.
LL, know that your FIL and Missus are in my thoughts and prayers.
Thanks, NCLB. Seems like everything will be all right.
Hahahahaha….. hilarious..
Absolutely hilarious, LL! This reminds of people I encountered in San Diego, La Mesa, El Cajon, Del Mar, and, of course, Mitt Romney’s La Jolla, who were campaigning for the English only initiative for all of Californians.
Ok, just had a call from the missus.
FIL is in surgery. They’re cleaning out the wound, and then inserting a “wound vac”, which should keep it on a permanent drain. Surgery will take about 90 minutes.
Good news, LL. Hope he recovers quickly!
I wish your FIL a quick recovery. I truly feel for you “misses.” Taking care of a family member who is seriously ill was one of the most difficult experiences in my life. Your m”missus” and you must be going through a tough time. I pray you remain strong and hopeful.
:lol: Goooooooo Harry!!!!
That’s my Harry Reid, frank and blunt. He doesn’t have time for too many words.
Sometimes he just puts it out there!
LOL.
Harry Reid is One Particularly peculiar man with his choice of words. <3 his comments here. Thanks Senator. :lol: :roll: :lol: :cool:
What is it with Lawrence having GG. on again?!?
I saw that this morning……and I ran over to the TV and deleted the show.
I think I may throw up.
Then again, what can one say? it is Greenwald, after all…he who thinks his fecal matter does not stinketh.
I know I say thanks every time I read the tweets you post but tonight is solid gold Nerdy! Thank you.
Thanks, Vetivera24.
Ok, to all you non-Angelinos/basketball fans, let me tell you how fucking big a deal this is. Kobe is of Michael Jordan’s dictum: “republicans buy shoes too.” That he’s taking a stand is indicative of how fed up people are.
Still, as BWD said, one, just one, white athlete doing the same would be nice.
I LIVED and LOVED every moment of those years; it brought such joy to the city and quite frankly to the world. In spite of the “Jordan Rules” and his “republicans buy shoes too” and all the negative since then about his game the fact that he has done NOTHING constructive since he left the basketball court is beyond comprehension. It’s soul crushing to know that MJ is such a turd.
Someone came around. Guess he finally realised not everything is about a shoe deal
Yup, people need to face the ugly they enabled.
That’s good, very good, AMK.
Posting the C-span video with Harry Reid leading the remarks against the torture report.
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4518295/senate-reaction-cia-interrogation-report
Awesomeness.
one unintended good consequence of war criminals regime - there will never be another ‘coalition of willing’ ever again.
The Intercept’s Dan Froomkin says the report shows that many of the reporters covering the CIA story weren’t misled, they were willing participants in a deception.
“Many of the same news organisations you are trusting today to accurately inform you about the torture report were either naive or knowing dupes in a CIA misinformation campaign orchestrated by top CIA officials, that included leaks of information that was amazingly enough both classified and inaccurate at the same time,” he writes.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-30383601
fifth columnist, fourth estate are the main enablers of gop atrocities.
George Stephanopoulos interviewed that police character who killed Michael Brown several days ago and they ran that pathetic excuse of an interview on an endless loop. And they referred to the killing as just a “shooting”, without mentioning the fact that the victim had died from that shooting. Now, George Stephanopoulos is hosting a series on race this week. They don’t even see how wrong they are - it shows an inherent hypocrisy that is unbelievable.
3rd rate media hacks like george, ed & chuck know they are being paid way above of their talents and abilities and hence they will aid and abet the 1%ers and their agenda with their natural allies, the gop. Voters are too stupid to realize this.
This is true. Sad, but true.
Couldn’t agree more with the last sentence amk
US Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $1.1tn (£701.6bn) spending bill ahead of a looming Thursday evening deadline.
A consensus would prevent a government shutdown and fund the federal government until September 2015.
The bill was agreed by congressional leaders and is expected to be passed by Congress this week.
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The package must be approved before a spending deadline on Thursday.
The bill is expected to include funding requested by Mr Obama to fight the spread of Ebola in West Africa.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30405924
Hard to believe POTUS didn’t need to do all their work for them again this year. I swear I don’t understand the politics of politics.
who knows how many boondoggles they snuck in there for their corporate buddies.
It gets me so upset that there isn’t any way Bush and Cheney are going to be tried and imprisoned for the actions that brought a permanent stain to every American living in this country. When we travel abroad, we will carry this ugly recent chapter with us; others will rightly judge us for the torture committed with our tax dollars; in our name.
In his statement POTUS said that these actions were “contrary to our values”. What he doesn’t say - I’m sure quite purposely - is that this torture, that went on for years, was also contrary to our laws, including international laws, namely the Geneva Conventions and its treaties. If he did say that then I believe the only course of action would be to proceed with prosecution of all involved including elected officials. I’m just holding it in my heart thinking that POTUS would give anything to be able to prosecute them but also believes that ultimately it would be too politically divisive for this country at this time. At least these truths are now out for all to see and that in sullying the nation it will also sullies the false presidency of the GWB. History will be the judge and GWB you will be remembered as the worst president in the history of this country.
yup, the worst criminals ever elected to the US offices. Given the dismal record of ICCJ, these fuckers will get away with it even if PBO said they violated geneva conventions.
Good point amk. Maybe them getting tried but not convicted is a worse outcome- for those who want justice -than those criminals forever living under a cloud of assumed guilt.
For those departing for the night ….
lots of updates, via RTs, in the sidebar ….
Reality USA ….
bbl …
Nerdy, I belatedly need to thank you for another terrific compilation of though- provoking tweets. Thank you for all you do to keep TOD the place to hang out!
DITTOOOO
Thanks, PF.
Thank you, Forus50.
Update on FIL of LL.
He’s out of surgery, and will be in the hospital for a couple of days for a round of IV antibiotics. Which means the missus has wifi!
Thanks for keeping us updated LL. Continued sending of healing thoughts, energy and prayers.
Thanks for sharing the good news, LL.
LL, that sounds like positive news. Will keep the positive thoughts coming toward all of you.
All this info about the CIA today reminds me of an interview with Axelrod I heard a few months into PBO’s first term. He said that they (the election committee and PBO) thought they had all the info about the state of the country and the world before the election. They were using that to make plans. THEN……the Wednesday morning after the election, they got the REAL info! It scared them to death. They said…..can we declare this election null and let the other guy have it? Their pre-election info had been so diluted, they actually were not prepared for what hit them Wednesday morning. So……now PBO has to clean up another GWB/Cheney disaster…..although, this one can’t be cleaned up in short order. I think the international bodies may have something to say about this. Pressure is growing for criminal indictment of Bush administration officials and CIA operatives and officials…….this story is not over.
I have to give Dianne Feinstein kudos for carrying this through for so many years, and for presenting such a solid work in the Senate today. This was not easy, but she had to do it now. Otherwise after the new session begins, it would have been swept under the rug and disappeared…..like the black holes for rendition.
Yup. Kudos to dems for sticking to their guns. I am sure a lot of threats were made against them.
Would agree about Sen Feinstein if she hadn’t said that Bush didn’t know what was going on.
What she should have said “If Bush didn’t know - he should have known”
Candace Brown @CandaceTX 11h11 hours ago
Obummer released the #torturereport to distract from falling gas prices, successful ACA enrollments and last weeks great jobs numbers.
UN and rights groups call for US officials involved in what a Senate report calls brutal CIA interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects to be prosecuted.
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson said that senior officials from the administration of George W Bush who planned and sanctioned crimes must be prosecuted, as well as CIA and US government officials responsible for torture such as waterboarding.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30407950
“As a matter of international law, the US is legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice,” Mr Emmerson said in a statement made from Geneva.
“The US attorney general is under a legal duty to bring criminal charges against those responsible.”
Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth said that the CIA’s actions were criminal “and can never be justified”.
“Unless this important truth-telling process leads to prosecution of officials, torture will remain a ‘policy option’ for future presidents,” he said.
Well, since Cheney was first to admit his culpability, I hope he’ll be the first one picked up and brought to justice… prove this country isn’t completely lawless.
As I’ve attempted to summarize in one terse tweet, #TribunalTimeUSA & #TruthAndReconciliation must happen if America is ever to be anything but hypocritical when it claims to be ‘exceptional.’
The crimes of the GWB Administration - illegal war & torture - are symptoms of a kleptocratic, white racist system built on genocide of Native Americans and enslavement of Africans and their progeny.
What we did in Iran in the 50s, Cuba and Vietnam in the 60s-70s, and numerous other brutal incidents are all manifestations of that kleptocratic system.
At the same time, billions of good people have believed in the ‘Promise of America’ and have sacrificed, in many cases their lives, to sustain and expand that promise.
We are now in the season of near instant connectivity among almost every human on the planet.
We have the capacity to reveal the truth on the most trivial to the most profound events.
We must leverage that connectivity to achieve a full and comprehensive accounting of, and remedy for the crimes against humanity manifested in the centuries of executions of people of color, and atrocities like GWB’s war on Iraq and torture regime.
Yes We Can
Indeed, Bob. US can reclaim its world respect if these war criminals, with darth heading the list, are charged for the atrocious crimes they committed under the disguise of protecting murkans.
Forgot that PBO was doing an interview on Telemundo/Fusion tonight. Here is link:
Tried to post video; didn’t work… 17 minute interview is at the above tweet link…
Mooooooooorning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/12/10/early-bird-chat-436/