For the first time in 54 years, the American flag flies above @USEmbCuba. #Cuba 🇺🇸 snpy.tv/1TB2Xp3
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2025Shared with @HuffingtonPost my thoughts on our new relationship with #Cuba, today’s re-opening of @USEmbCuba: goo.gl/VHT38z #USCuba
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) August 14, 2025***
The last time we had an embassy in Cuba was January 1961. Today, we're changing that. Watch @JohnKerry in Havana → go.wh.gov/KerryInCuba
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Vice President Biden (@VP) August 14, 2025Secretary of State John Kerry is raising the American flag in Cuba today. Here's what it looked like 54 years ago. http://t.co/kdENncFY1t
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Vice President Biden (@VP) August 14, 2025****
Pleased to be in #Havana for historic day @USEmbCuba. Incredible: last time #SecState visited #Cuba, FDR was @POTUS. http://t.co/URedAaDpZs
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) August 14, 2025"We are gathered here because our leaders made a courageous decision to stop being prisoners of history." #USCuba snpy.tv/1N7sems
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2025****
.@JohnKerry: I applaud @POTUS & President Castro for having the courage to bring us together in the face of considerable opposition.
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StateDept Live (@StateDeptLive) August 14, 2025.@JohnKerry: The time is now to reach out to one another, as two peoples who are no longer enemies or rivals, but neighbors.
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StateDept Live (@StateDeptLive) August 14, 2025****
Star Spangled Havana. As Cuba prepares to raise the U.S. flag residents don stars and stripes. reut.rs/1IQCc5C http://t.co/gXCIu7dgUT
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2025VIDEO: U.S. flag hoisted at embassy in Cuba for first time in 54 years. reut.rs/1Jh9Rei http://t.co/onVgLDXr43
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2025****
VIDEO: U.S. Secretary of State in Cuba for first time in 70 years reut.rs/1TBzFBq http://t.co/Y2C9xq3QW2
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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2025"Jan. 4 1961, day the [US] embassy closed, 100s of Cubans massed outside w/ their passports open, hoping for a visa" twitter.com/Yusnaby/status…
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Olivier Knox (@OKnox) August 14, 2025****
Joy on the face of these Marines just before the U.S. flag was raised over Cuba. washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoin… http://t.co/23F6ydzRKH
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Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) August 14, 2025Cheers heard as American flag flies over newly opened U.S. Embassy for 1st time in 54 years cbsn.ws/1EscB0U cbsn.ws/1EscB0Y
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CBS News (@CBSNews) August 14, 2025****
"Promise made: promise kept" -@JohnKerry #USCuba #healing http://t.co/Rt89MmZ2h2
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(@sfpelosi) August 14, 2025Huge moment in history http://t.co/ZO0oDev8lz
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Josh Lederman (@joshledermanAP) August 14, 2025****
Photos: The American flag on the streets of Cuba alj.am/w86u http://t.co/3uVe4gJtWf
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Al Jazeera America (@ajam) August 14, 2025On visit to Havana John Kerry says the U.S. and Cuba aren’t prisoners of the past bloom.bg/1DPW38t http://t.co/E8Kw8r4Anc
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Bloomberg Business (@business) August 14, 2025****
Watch the raising of the American flag for the first time in 54 years at @USEmbCuba. #USCuba snpy.tv/1KlwRTP
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2025Watch @JohnKerry speak about the importance of reopening @USEmbCuba. #Cuba snpy.tv/1KlvnJh
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2025****
“The time is now to reach out to one another as two peoples who are no longer enemies...but neighbors.” —Kerry #Cuba snpy.tv/1INPzpr
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2025.@JohnKerry: #Cuba’s future is for Cubans to shape. #USCuba snpy.tv/1NfHZHj
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2025****
Watch @rblancopoet speak at the re-opening of @USEmbCuba. #USCuba snpy.tv/1INPmm3
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Department of State (@StateDept) August 14, 2025.@JohnKerry: Overall US embargo on trade with #Cuba remains in place, can only be lifted by Congressional action -a step we strongly favor.
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StateDept Live (@StateDeptLive) August 14, 2025****
“The road of mutual isolation and estrangement that the U.S. and Cuba have been traveling is not the right one.” —@JohnKerry #Cuba
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2025"This is truly a memorable occasion—a day for pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities." —@JohnKerry in #Cuba
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2025
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Thank You Nerdy W
Congrats, Donna!
Congrats Donna :)
What a fantastic selection that celebrate yet another history making day thanks to the Obama Administration!! Thank you NW!!
:)
Congrats, Baby O’Donna!
:)
Hearty congratulations, Donna!
Congrats DD4O
Nerdy, Thank you. I will enjoy the delicious treat you’ve posted above after I provide the TOD Updated late Friday Count:
We Have 30 Yes or definitely leaning Yes votes in favor of the Iran Deal
We need 34 to sustain PBO’s veto, should he be forced to veto a GOP No resolution.
There are 13 senators who are most likely to support the Deal. They are
Undecided—- Bennet Booker Cardin Casey Coons Donnelly Flake Heidtkamp Warner
Unclear, or no info—Cantwell Murray Mikulski Stabenow
Mark Warner has published an editorial in favor of the deal but hasn’t said a definite Yes.
Flake is a Repub.
Mikulski is not running again in 2016
(D) senators leaning No with Schumer who is a confirmed No—are Wyden Peters and Menendez
WaPo has Casey on the leaning NO list. Hope that changes.
I placed my calls to Casey’s office, but couldn’t get a confirmation yes or no. We need a lot of PA Dems to call both his Harrisburg and DC numbers.
YES! Please do call, PA TODers.
I call daily to DC & Philly offices. All of his regional offices should hear from us!
DC: Phone: (202) 224-6324 Toll Free: (866) 802-2833 Fax: (202) 228-0604
Philadelphia: Phone: (215) 405-9660 Fax: (215) 405-9669
NORTHEASTERN PA: Phone: (570) 941-0930 Fax: (570) 941-0937
ERIE: Phone: (814) 874-5080 Fax: (814) 874-5084
PITTSBURGH: Phone: (412) 803-7370 Fax: (412) 803-7379
CENTRAL PA: Phone: (814) 357-0314 Fax: (814) 357-0318
LEHIGH VALLEY: Phone: (610) 782-9470 Fax: (610) 782-9474
Wyden is up for re-election in very anti-war Oregon, but he doesn’t have any opposition yet and no primary opponent in sight. Liberal groups are pounding on him to support the Iran Deal. We have written a personal note to his chief campaign fund-raiser that any further donations from us will be contingent on a YES vote for the Iran Deal.
I see MoveOn is organizing now in Oregon to pressure Wyden. I wrote a guest post on BlueOregon but don’t know yet if they will publish. Wyden definitely needs to be primaries. He thinks he can diss his constituents in favor of Netanyahu, he’s got another thing coming.
Yes!
Have no intention of letting up on this dude ….
bbl …. in a few hours …
btw … #DiplomacyHasConsequences
Mr. Bobfr, please don’t.
He has shown as too many times playing politics is a game to him.
Hell, he just might as well go to the “Dark Side” GOP.
Wow.
NW - “An” I’m begging. :D
Did you see this Tally?
YES!!!! Damn we’re pretty!
:) yes we are. By the way the guy who we danced with emailed other places we can Salsa. He was so nice. I had a lot of fun.
Yes you are! Fine, Fierce and Fabulous! Go TOD Ladies! :-D
I am so sleepy right now. I’m yawing to the point of tears coming out of my eyes with another hour & 1/2 to go…..
You can do it…… :) :) :)
It REALLY feels like Las Vegas today….holy smokes.
I’m home jojo. I hope to sleep till 7am tomorrow 😎
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TOD GATHERING!…LOVE THOSE SMILES!!
What a delightful group!! Happy you keep getting together.
Awww! Great to see you guys all together! :-)
Or …
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/a-historic-event-or-an-historic-event
:mad:
Don’t care. Drives me nuts. :P
(I think it’s who you were, where you were, when. And when you learned it! But I get what you’re sayin’.)
Beautiful wonderful round-up. How do you do it, NerdyWonka? No answer needed — it’s impossible and yet you do it and brilliantly and then do it all again. Endless gratitude and bountiful praise upon you. So glad Ms. Chips could retreat to the seaside. You keep us going.
Thank you very much, Nancie.
What a fabulous day. Thanks NW!
:)
What a perfect collection of photos of another historic triumph in the great presidency of Barack Obama! I shudder to think how many years we would have continued to maintain a hostile relationship with Cuba if PBO had not decided to change the outmoded, cold war paradigm that defined US/Cuba relations. The GOP candidates mouthing idiotic complaints about this improved relationship sound like mindless, out-of-touch, sepia-toned relics of the past. The world is changing at phenomenal speed and these morons can’t keep up. On a related note, I hope that the time will soon come when we can spend a little $$ to build a less hideous looking embassy in Havana. This monstrosity is an eyesore!
:)
He may win the GOP nomination - but not the general…
Trump is a disgusting arrogant racists sexists loud mouth bully.
And if the racists Republicans want him they can have him, but the sane the decent common sense Americans, do not want him.
I see how everyone of the candidates are running around attacking POTUS, they are not running against POTUS they are running against that racists loud mouth Trump, but they are afraid to go after Trump.
hope he does win the GOP nomination
Thanks Legend Nerdy for this excellent post - featuring this historic event! This is great day for the US, for SOS Kerry, PBO and most importantly for the people of Cuba.
:)
Fantastic Copious Newsy Tweets, NW.
What a Great Historic Day! Time after Time, Pres Obama and his Team continue to deliver.
Congrats Donna, Au :star: looks good on You ;)
:)
Heads up … profanity and such in this … this is why we can’t have nice things.
Racists Tea Party supporter.
Numbers DON’T LIE, unless you are the US News Media or the GOPers
Facts have Liberal Bias.
Later TOD ;)
SoS Kerry is such a hard worker and a trooper!
I bet PBO is very proud of Mr. Kerry - as are we :-)
HEART TUGGING..WATCHING HAPPY CUBANS TODAY AND THE FLAG RAISING LEAVES ME SPEECHLESS…WHAT A BEAUTIFUL IDEA BRINGING THOSE SAME SOLDIERS BACK TO RAISE THE FLAG!…DOUBLY WONDERFUL!..I’M ON A 2 WEEK COUNTDOWN AND THEN I FLY OUTTA HERE!…YES………………………..I MAY JUST FORGET TO RETURN!..:)
Ahem, Chips.
Afternoon, all. Can barely catch my breath today. Busy at the book place. But, my vacay starts in 1 hour and 50 minutes.
I hope you have a great relaxing vacation. LL. Are you going away?
Nope, staycation.
That’s cool, too!
Keep up the good work Bobfr. Thanks alot.
Sanders, HRC, O’Malley, and the 17 Repubs….
Does anyone know or care to know what their summer reading lists, or Summer Spotify playlists are? Just asking for a friend…
meta, I don’t know or care to know. I doubt if Trump even read, unless it’s all about him.
I don’t care
Uhhhh…..NO!
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/ap/health/first-ladys-healthy-kids-director-aims-to-get-thin/nnJbT/
Jeb is now insisting that he’s a Washington outsider. He couldn’t be more ridiculous if he tried.
Dad was President, big brother was President and you are a Washington outsider. I thought he was the smarter brother. I’m starting to wonder.
I bet he cannot even spell Washington.
He is such an idiot!
They all are idiots, the entire 17 Republicans. I am willing to bet if President Obama were running against Donald Trump he would not be afraid to take Trump head on. I guess the reason they don’t take on Trump is because they are just like Trump and they don’t want to offend that racists base of theirs.
#44 is 54. It feels as if there is some seriously esoteric and metaphysical (energy behind form) that this significant occasion is taking place on a New Moon in Leo, 10 days after PBO turned 54. I just love love love it! <3 :bear: <3
A last comment from me tonight is an addendum to my count earlier.
We have 30 Yes votes.
34, the near goal, supports PBO’s veto.
30+13 maybes means we may reach a bigger goal which is 41 Yes votes meaning the No votes cannot get cloture and pass a resolution of opposition.
34 Yes stops the GOP After they vote against the Deal.
41 Yes votes stop the No vote in its tracks.
Thanks for your work on this, Vicki!
YW, Bill
Vicki, you are a treasure for doing this.
For Bill R, Judith & all our fellow TOD Oregonians ….
I hope Rev Al was not prematurely excited about Sen Booker …
IN_DEED #DiplomacyHasConsequences
Case in point …
Looks like Biden is inching closer to a run. Hope to see it!
Where is POTUS cap?
Good evening TOD! Well, Trump finally is making the GOP primary actually interesting. He just ripped both the bandage and the scab off of Jeb’s Iraq claims. Said it was an absolute mistake to go into Iraq, cost us thousands of lives, innumerable disabled vets and trillions of dollars only to upset the balance of power in the ME between Iraq and Iran. We enabled Iran to strengthen its influence by taking out Saddam Hussein and got nothing. He also said we had to leave. But of course, he also hit PBO which pissed me off but he just destroyed the Bushes in very clear cut language. Amazing. Just a fabulous GE ad for the Dems:-) He also went after the money and super pacs, saying there needs to be disclosure of donors. After this spectacle, my guess is that the GOP knives will be out in force very soon to try to bring him down.
While he was still Trump, he clearly has hired better staffers and is listening to them. He was more toned down and much more substantive than anything I’ve heard from him previously. Still nothing much on the policy front but said that is coming and I suspect it is. Based on what I saw tonight, he has decided he is in it to win it and the GOP now has an even bigger mess on its hands. I think he is ignorant on many fronts but he is not stupid and he has no qualms about taking out every other GOP candidate with a particular eye to Bush. I see this as all good. The more damage he does to Bush the better for the Dems. He also took on Fiorina and her dismal performance at HP. It was quite entertaining although he remains loathsome.
Foxfire. Yes. From Trump’s first announcement of his candidacy I said that he was extremely dangerous to his party because in between his bragging and self-aggrandizement he Told the Truth.
Yes, as you’ve noted, about the Iraq war and in great and accurate detail about how we not only lost the politics , but we lost the oil.
China and other Asian nations got 4 out of the 5 richest oil contracts and Royal Dutch Shell got the fifth.
USA shut out of first round completely.
If Trump continues in this vein I wonder what happens next?!? It surely seems like a scorched earth policy as far as the GOP.
The DNC distancing crap was a milder version of the destruction of a political party. Chuck Schumer.
I have no idea what happens next but I’d like to see the Dems rally around POTUS and his pick for his successor.
If ya’ll decide to read any article published on NOLA, 10 years after Katrina…please read Charlie Pierce’s Esquire column.
My reaction:
Thank you Charlie Pierce
Thanks, Lamh 36 for sharing this story by Charles Pierce.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/14/on-this-day-11/
“Whitewashing our history of slavery is not only dishonest but also allows for a disconnect between the horrors of slavery and the current entrenchment of inequality.”