President Barack Obama speaks at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H., at a town hall meeting about health care reform on Aug. 11, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
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Jamie Utt: Interrupting Bernie: Exposing The White Supremacy Of The American Left
Because here’s the thing – what’s powerful about these interruptions from Black women is less how it has changed the tone of the Democratic campaigns and more about what they have exposed in the White left. I see these protests as less about the individual candidates themselves and more about how their White base refuses to center Black lives and Black issues. It’s notable that White Bernie supporters, who consider themselves the most progressive of us all, shouted down and booed Black women who dared to force Blackness into the center of White space. Because let’s be honest, every Bernie rally is White space.
Protesters interrupt Sanders to talk about police tactics and disregard for black lives and his supporters shout “taze them”
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Ruler of New Wakanda (@insanityreport) August 09, 2025What was true in King’s time is true in ours: the greatest stumbling block to racial justice is not the KKK; it’s well-meaning White people who would rather maintain injustice than risk the decentering of our Whiteness and White comfort. And when I watch and hear the reaction of a mostly White Seattle crowd to a Black woman naming that the event is taking place in the context of Indigenous genocide, the new Jim Crow, and the everyday violence that Black, Brown, and Indigenous people face in Seattle, I’m ashamed. Two Black women called for a moment of silence for Mike Brown a year after he was gunned down, left bleeding in the street for 4.5 hours, and White “progressives” shouted, booed, and chanted the name of a White man throughout that moment.
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Senator @amyklobuchar announces her support for #IranDeal via @StarTribune startribune.com/politics/natio…
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Eric Schultz (@Schultz44) August 10, 2025Since Schumer's decision on Iran deal Baldwin, Sanders, Schatz, Kloubuchar announce they're on board. No big defections since.
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And @amyklobuchar makes 18 (for #IranDeal), more than half way to the 34 Obama needs to sustain a veto. kttc.com/story/29752894…
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Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman) August 10, 2025Israeli security insiders support the #IranDeal as a net positive for Israel's security: bit.ly/1eVUbPo
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President Barack Obama jogs from backstage before delivering remarks at Johnson Controls, Inc., in Holland, Mich., Aug. 11, 2011. Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama tours Johnson Controls Inc. with Elizabeth Rolinski, Vice President of Operations, in Holland, Mich., Aug. 11, 2011. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama talks with Senior Advisor David Alexrod and Sen. Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), on Air Force One en route to Portsmouth, N.H., for a town hall meeting about health care reform on Aug. 11, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama talks with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk in the Green Room of the White House, following the Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 signing ceremony, Aug. 11, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza
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Good morning TOD on this rainy morning in NYC.
Good morning, TOD. I’ll be off shortly for my Tuesday Manna House service. Have already prayed for each person who walks through our doors this morning.
May all of you be blessed today and have your most urgent need met. God bless our President and his family and may they use this time to relax, rest and recharge.
Good morning!
Congrats Mariele
Thank you NW for highlighting the obvious display of #WhitePrivilege instead of what could have been a truly profound ‘teachable moment’ had Senator Sanders had the moral and intellectual capacity to mentor it.
You’re welcome, Bob.
Good morning to you up there in the winner’s circle, Mariele!
You know, AMK, I think the green hair is an improvement. If you’re going to have some phony stuff on your head, you might as well go all the way.
I am coming around to the view that donald dreck is the sanest of the entire rethug candies. gud gawd.
twitter is the best…the gifs are endless
I don’t know if Marco Rubio is naturally stupid or if he has actively cultivated stupidity to enhance his image with the yahoos. In any case, he has managed to issue one of the stupidest tweets of all time. I defy Sarah Palin herself to top this one.
Jackie, I am thoroughly convinced Marco Rubio is a “naturally stupid” dimwit that’s 2-watts brighter than Sarah Palin.
He talks policy like a lion but sounds like a cub otherwise. Great and apt gif.
As I stated many times before, Marco Rubio is an unprincipled dimwit, that’s 2-watts brighter than Sarah Palin. Sadly, he’s a belt-way-media creation on the same order as Palin.
^10!
“Watch this video and sign this petition if you know that a human life won’t become a donkey or a cat:”
I thought the comment and the promise of a video was satire but no…it actually happened. smdh!!!!!
Good Morning, Everyone
Et tu, Brute?
I can’t do anything about Schumer being Senator of New York, but I can voice my opinion about him being the Democratic Senate Leader.
Yes, and we all should. He’s a disgrace and should not be leading Democrats in the Senate.
Agree 100% Anniebella and Jacqueline! Write, call, email, tweet to your Senators and Rep about this. Schumer’s treachery will not stand. The only “conscience vote” to take on this Iran Deal is to support it and stay away from another useless, costly war,
And I agree 100% with you, Judith!
with you all. He is a loathsome toad. with apologies to toads.
Happy Birthday, Donna!
Happy Birthday Donna - may your day be splendid and wishing you many more birthdays to come!!!
Oh my…Donna and PBO are just a week of each other!
Thank you Symmetry and HF2
Happiest of birthday to you and thanks so much for all you do for TOD and OFA, Donna!!
Happy Birthday Donna D, on vacation in Canada, but dropping in to wish you a wonderful day and year!!🍰🍰🎉🎉💐🎈🎈🎈
Happy Birthday, Donna! I hope you have a great day celebrating.
G’morning Nerdy, TOD, even amk, lurkers, and congrats Mariele on #1! Happy Tuesday everyone.
‘sup?
WTF?!?!? Fruit n deer….LAWD.. (takes off and runs in the opposite direction as fast as possible)…
Barack Obama will always be our image of what a real president and leader looks like. Others will be elected to that office, but they will all pale in comparison and we will look at them and sigh in remembrance. When my little granddaughter is older, I hope to sit with her and tell her all about the great man who was president when she was born and how his beautiful First Lady was giving a glorious speech just as our little one decided to enter this world. I will tell her that if she wants to grow up to be the best person she can, she should read about President Obama and his remarkable wife, listen to their speeches and try to be as much like them as she can while being true to herself. I firmly believe that generation after generation of young people will look to the story of Barack Obama to draw inspiration and will learn to replace prejudice and hatred with love and understanding. In that way, the influence of our great president will grow through the ages. And those of us who lived through his presidency and savored every moment will be called the lucky ones.
Thank you, jackie. THIS x an unnamed amount!
Happy Birthday, donna.
JackieG, that is just beautiful! And I agree!!
What a wonderful and inspirational piece Jackie. Thanks for sharing. 👊☀🌞🌈✊
Oh, jackieG, that gave me the warmest feeling - and chills! So lovely. Thank you, darlin’.
Hear hear!!
Your words are beautiful and are so true. PBO will be known as a giant among men.
Good Morning NW and TOD.
a nut like that in India would be shot on the spot.
Since today is Donna’s birthday, I think some serious cake preparation is in order. If you come on board, Donna, best wishes for a glorious day. I hope every hour is filled with treats you love best.
Heh!!! I gave her a cake last year. What happened to that?
It has fermented to a fine vintage.
good, then we are good to go.
Isn’t this Chips’ birthday, too?
My mistake. Her birthday is August 13.
I hope I am not too late, I am always late. Happy Birthday! May all your wishes come true.
Good morning TOD folks! Happy to see PBO enjoying himself but I have no doubt he is always working.
always thought time travel was interesting, as a theory. in actuality, there aren’t many times my Black self would want to ‘go back to’. When, exactly, would be a ‘good time’……
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Watch First Trailers for New Time Travel Web Series About Black People Sent Back to Slavery Days (Would You Go Back?)
Shadow and Act
By Sergio | Shadow and Act
August 10, 2025 at 8:15PM
Well, as I said last fall when “Send Me” was announced during its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign: who in their right mind would want to do that (go back in time to the days of slavery)?
Personally, I say NO WAY. That is, of course, unless I could be like Django and take out a whole bunch of white Southern slave owners (or just like Ken Norton in “Mandingo” with Susan George. Just kidding…Maybe…)
Created by playwright, screenwriter and actor Steve Harper, and starring Tracie Thoms, Gabrielle Carteris, Nelsan Ellis, Jerrika Hinton, Jasika Nicole, and Carlease Burke, and shot earlier this year in and around Los Angeles, “Send Me” follows a black woman (Thoms) who has the power to send black people back in time, to the slavery era.
But Harper points out that the people who do this in the series are doing it of their own free will: “It’s not a punishment. They want to go – to explore their blackness, their history, to connect to who they are. It takes place now… and it involves time travel. Candidates apply for the chance to take the trip. Those who want to go are trying to find out who they are now, based on who their ancestors were.”
http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-first-trailers-for-send-me-new-time-travel-web-series-about-black-people-sent-back-in-time-to-slavery-days-20150810
WTF????? Who in the hell would voluntarily go back to “slavery days” when we are all “work slaves” NOW. AA’s have not had a “easy” time just because the changes in 1965 and forward especially since the RW and all Democrats have been slowly eroding those laws that should have made it easier on AA’s to vote, attain higher education, job opportunities, etc. What, things are soooooo good for AA’s lets go back in time to when we were brought here in chains, whipped, families sold off, starved, hanged, and killed for any reason….a lot like 2015.
How insulting that Black history is reduced to slavery as if we had no history beyond and before being enslaved in the New World. What about time traveling to great African kingdoms which existed in Western Africa prior to the age era? I love Thoms and she’s a great actress but this show sounds awful.
Good morning Nerdy, Ms. Chips, Danny and TOD family, I hope all is well with everyone this lovely Tuesday morning. Congrats mrm, on being first this morning.
To all, I hope you are equipped with an exciting and joyous spirit today❤ ❤❤
Thank God that President Obama is still the President of The United States of America. ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆
Good morning TOD,
Congrats Marielle!
Jackie, your words eloquently speak what my heart feels.
To wake up early in the morning with such encouraging and inspirational words of wisdom and thoughts of kindness for your granddaughter makes me grateful and blessed to have experienced this wonderful legacy.
I am savoring each day to come with great expectations in the midst of all the turmoil that is still and will continue to go on in the world that hope and change is possible if you only believe it, desire it, work hard for it and STAY FOCUSED.
Our President and First Lady have done more than set the bar and set examples……they together as one made it happen!
And need I say, they included us all.
For that I am grateful and will share that along with what you said with my grandchildren as well.
Thank you for the sunshine on this beautiful cloudy day.
PEACE.
Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family.
Good morning Donna! Wishing you a lovely birthday today!
May every day be a beautiful day for you and family.
Thank you so much Almablanca!
Glad to see Sen Klobuchar come around for support of the ‘imperfect’ iran deal. Always has to be a tweak eh? well i’ll let that just slide this time as her support for the deal is worth more than the language she uses. I had sent her a note reminding her that she is up for re-election again while the president is not.
Donna, a very happy birthday to you!
Thanks 57
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Very interesting…..smart man but no name recognition
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/08/10/lawrence-lessig-to-explore-a-run-for-president-as-a-democrat/
Morning everyone…yesterday was a fabulous first day back to work! great to see all the kiddos with smiling faces on ready to get to work:) That said, the day kicked my butt and I was exhausted and in bed by 8pm:) It’s a process…
Happy Birthday, Donna!!!
Thanks DF
(((donna))))
The happiest of birthdays to you, Donna.
Hope you eat, drink, laugh, and dance.
Happy Birthday, Donna!
Happy Birthday, Donna! Lookin’ good! ❤
Thanks O’Sista. I officially joined the 60 club today and am just glad to be alive to live through the Obama Era!!!
Take it from me, our 60s are one of the best decades of our lives! Who would have thought THAT?
I turned 60 July 22!! Welcome👍🏻👍🏻
Good Morning, TODobots and friends!
‘Morning/Evening, Ms Chips & Master DannyO - wherever you are (& whatever you are doing. 😉
TnMG said this so well up thread that I’m simply going to echo her blessing.
>>> “May all of you be blessed today and have your most urgent need met. God bless our President and his family and may they use this time to relax, rest and recharge.”
Good morning (afternoon, evening) global TOD community
Happy you made it home safely, amk, and will keep my fingers crossed for you, as well.
Happy Birthday Donna!!!!!
GM and Thank you Bobfr
Happy Birthday Donna Dem! 🌻
Thank you CarolMae
Have a great Day!
Other Ukraine updates in the sidebar
And, also trying to get Barzani to behave ….
indian ceo’s.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33861128
Good Morning TOD
Just stopping by to say IT’S MY (BIG 60) BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Celebrate good times come on…..Now, carry on! Love you All!
{{{{{GDD}}}}} Have an absolutely wonderful day, and a year ahead filled with family, love, untold blessings!
I cannot sing as you know, so I love choosing this for you.
Awww that was so sweet. I just showed it to my staff!
Thank you Sista!!
^5
Party later right? Have your hubby contact my people with the time of arrival to be part of the “Surprise!” yell!
No Party. Going to the Bahamas in September for a big Party. I’ll share the details when it gets closer to all can join me for fun in the sun.
😎 a little time for me to whip the bod into shape, and search out my old bikini!
You came in as I was writing this below: Happy Birthday Donna. 🎂🎉🎇🎈🍨
It’s Beautiful RanMan! Thank you so much
Happy Birthday Donna!! Have a fantastic day!!
here ya go, young lady!
Thank you so much 4morefor44
Happy B-day. You know that calories do not exist for you today. Just enjoy.
I’ve been saying that since midnight last night. I’m so glad I found someone to agree with me.
Thanks otter44
Happiest HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, DonnaDem!! I hope you get to spend some good time with your family, especially your baby girls. Lots of delicious cake and joyous surprises to you today. WOOOOOT!!
Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting Day! Yippee!!!!!!!!!!
Birthdays come, and birthdays go
Funny how the number of candles grow
We get a wish and on top of all that
TOD folks show up in a birthday hat
We send you love and a year of bliss
In the age of Obama, which we wouldn’t miss!
Happy Birthday, Donna! ❤
Well done Jacqueline
Happy Birthday Donna (in case you didn’t see my earlier greetings)!
Oh how lovely J’OB. Love you much sis!
Love you back!
You are great at these short poems and long too. ❤️
Happiest of birthdays, Donna Dem! May 60 be an even bigger blast!
Hahaaa, that is cool.
Ahh that is fantastic CarolMae. I Love It!!
Happy Birthday donna!
Of course, 60 is the new 40!
Have a good one and wishing you many, many more birthdays!
Happy Birthday Donna! Enjoy your day
Happy Birthday!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONNA D!
60 looks fabulous on you! I’ve got 6 years on you and am jealous you’re already a Grandma!
Happy Birthday, DonnaDem!!
He has a series of 20 tweets - a few are in the sidebar. I urge you to go to President Ghani’s Twitter homepage - https://twitter.com/ashrafghani - and read all of them. He’s bringing it to the Pakistan leadership. It has been obvious for years, and now could not be starker, that the vestiges of Taliban fanatics are still well protected by the Pakistan government.
I appreciate all your tweets, Bob, especially those supporting the Kurds.
Thank you Bill!!
Happy Birthday Donna. 🎂🎉🎇🎈🍨
Bunch of Iran, and related (Syria, especially) updates in the sidebar ….
Diplomacy on steroids
While awaiting that one to be freed ….
No surprise ….
BLESSINGS TO YOU DONNA AND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU….HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED DAY EVERYONE….I HAVE PERMANENTLY SHUTDWN MY OWN PUTER…AND WON’T BE USNG IT ANYMORE….ADIOS…WILL CATCH UP LATER!
Ohhhh I like that a lot JER. Thanks BFF!
You are welcome. And have a wonderful day.
This is a BFD:
amazing how these critters have to be ‘courted’ to vote for sheer common sense.
Always ‘shivers me timbers’ when you and I agree. 😀 Check the time stamp… And btw, if you’d just get your butt back on twitter you could do your ‘job’ better!
no, I don’t wanna do my job better.
A One, A Two, A Three ….all singing now
A Happy Birthday to You
A Happy Birthday to You
Everyday of the Year
May you find Jesus near
A Happy Birthday to You
A Happy Birthday to You
The BEST that you ever had
May your Birthday Blessings last all year through Donna
Happy Birthday Donna!
I wish you many more years of excellent health, sweet sleep, peace and spoiling those grandchildren!
God Bless you today and always.
Recently, I’ve seen one or two new “polling ads” pop up on my internet screen asking me whether I would support a third term for President Obama. PBO is not running for a third term, so why are they so concerned about whether or not people support a 3rd term for PBO?!?!?
Were there any polling ads asking folk whether they supported a third term for GWB? I think NOT…
HF, their poll is going to morph into VP Joe as 3rd term. Wouldn’t be surprised if Koch$$ at work.
Yup — makes sense now that you’ve mentioned it. It’s the fear of a Biden run…
Reality slips into the debate!
YUP!!
The folks running the plantation, I mean city of Ferguson seem to be trying to create a race war. They murder unarmed Black people, but allow white civilians to walk around with semi-automatic rifles (let that reality sink in). The Justice Department report told of a system which fines and arrests Black people for no justifiable cause and uses the money generated to finance the oppression of the Black population. If the Tea Party and Libertarian followers were not white supremacists this would be right in their wheel house, but since Black folks are the target of the oppression, it is alright with them. Race changes/effects everything in this country, and unfortunately, too many of the people who benefit from the racist status quo resist change. Hell, they resist being informed of the situation. This is why they hate the Black Lives Matter movement, whose sole purpose is peacefully raising the awareness of “nonracist” white people to the costs and consequences of white racism in policing. This antagonism far predates the interruptions at the Sanders/Social Security rally. I think a lot of these folks know that Black people are treated harshly by the police and don’t care. They view life as a zero sum game and as such any gain by Black people will result in a “loss” by whites. They feign ignorance or skepticism so their “innocence” or “purity” is maintained.
I think a lot of these folks know that Black people are treated harshly by the police and don’t care. They view life as a zero sum game and as such any gain by Black people will result in a “loss” by whites. They feign ignorance or skepticism so their “innocence” or “purity” is maintained.
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Boom
on point
bbl ….
Before departing …. have any of you heard from nathkatun7 recently? Ty
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/11/on-this-day-8/