A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the ban was set to go into effect. (CNN)
Pete Williams: Fed. judge blocks Trump's new travel ban, says it amounts to religious discrimination; judge cites Trump’s vow to ban Muslims pic.twitter.com/fcbZ0yyTsv
Federal judge says Trump's own "Muslim ban" statements + Rudy/Stephen Miller comments "betray the Executive Order’s stated secular purpose" pic.twitter.com/ObZmIpw2qH
I worry about this. He has begun to put troops on the ground. Do yu think that zTrump would call for Syria to be nuked. And would the military obey. Would Congress finally intervene
Listening to an ex-State Dept. advisor under PBO this morning, she said that no military operation works against ISIS without humanitarian aid, and the promise that American compassion and values welcome the help of people who form the resistance to ISIS. Trump wants to slash the State Dept. budge by 30%, with - wait for it - drastic cuts to security of embassies, etc. GOP is shameful at their hypocrisy. Benghazi, anyone? Unbelievable.
The (R) behind any GOP congressman's name is for (R)ussia not for (R)epublican until they put country over party#trumprussia #DoYourJob pic.twitter.com/fRMRI0t9dt
“President” Trump on Wednesday said he has “no idea” how two pages of his 2005 tax returns were leaked — even as some in the media speculate that he is the source himself.
Whatever he says, the opposite is usually the truth. He knows and counts on President Obama being too much of a gentleman to sue him for defamation of character, and once again he will get away with this.
We know that President Obama would not sue. Private Citizen Obama? That could be another story. (I can only hope.)Everyone can only take so much and PBO has taken more than most do in a lifetime.
Live @9PM: Former VP Biden honored at Research! America’s Annual Advocacy Awards - http://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-1?cid=share_twitter_widget
Is this one of the things 45 is trying to distract us from?
Russian spy ship reappears off U.S. coast, sailing just 20 miles south of Navy sub base, @CBSNews rpts: https://t.co/JiFy2T7kRp pic.twitter.com/JpP8TUEhxU
As Trump lays wreath for #AndrewJackson today in Nashville wreaths are laid along the Trail of Tears for the first people of TN. #trumptn pic.twitter.com/8JMlKwA2SQ
They are so immersed into Russian culture, there is no longer a line between the FBI and the Kremlin.
Trump ally/horrible person Roger Stone says US intelligence tried to assassinate him in Wednesday hit-and-run crash. https://t.co/aQYtAwJ8Eo pic.twitter.com/WPfFfmKVB1
Maybe the Russians will give him sanctuary in their country, where he’ll be safe. Send a plane, Vlad. He’s certifiable and we have others ready to roll, just like him.
So damn happy to see my President’s bracket! Takes me back to the good old days. Thanks to all TODers for the updates, the humor, the outrage and the sanity.
Has this been posted yet? Hope nobody was using that silly old Meals on Wheels program out in Greater America. Grrr. WHAT FREAKIN’ NEXT!
Not content to take health care from America's poor and disabled, Trump wants to eliminate program that funds Meals on Wheels. Per @nytimes pic.twitter.com/4oaHERpumU
Back in the 80s I worked for CPS in CA & we referred a whole lot of folks, mostly elderly and disabled to Meals on Wheels. They were a Godsend to these folks. Back when Ronnie Reagan was doing his sharing of sh*tting on the downtrodden by closing state mental hospitals. It’s in their blood- stealing from the poor.
Yes, it’s a Godsend for many. And now you’ve reminded me of Ronnie’s emptying of the state mental facilities, causing so much hardship. Looking back, much of what’s happening now was fostered by that awful person … some people are just catching up, copying him, learning his tricks - steal from the poor, knock over the weak, swear on the Bible you’ll do just the opposite.
If one believes in the devil, it’s for sure he’s gonna know their names.
Ronnie also hated federal employees (I was one, at the time) and did a real number on Air Traffic Controllers, as I recall. Would have ditched the rest of us, if he could. Lots of people back then liked him from his “Hollywood” days - sounds familiar right about now.
yep I remember the whole air traffic controller thing. My mom, a life-long democrat was swayed into voting for him… because of his movie days. Saddest thing is he was a terrible actor and a worse President. I hated him from his days as our Gov in CA - he literally made a mess of it and then to be elected President was just unfathomable to me. Still is.
Trump: The guy who spends time watching his speeches with the sound off — to see what he looked like. (Those gestures.)
“He will watch the whole thing on mute,” (Chuck Todd)
Kay from BJ brought up another good point:
The Medicaid costs in Trumpcare are 880 Billion.
880 BILLION in wages for work GONE from our economy. Nobody brings up those workers. is it because they are mostly female. And a large percentage is women of color?
Story after story about the phucking coal mining jobs that are dying and never coming back…
But nothing about these lost jobs in what have been growth industries
Oh. Wow. -> Roger Stone contacted Russian hacker Guccifer 2.0 at least 16 times during 2016 election, per CBS News. https://t.co/vYVVlMPWKk pic.twitter.com/lcIlHhJAdN
But by 2020, about 2 million fewer people would get insurance through work if the GOP’s proposed Obamacare replacement bill, the American Health Care Act, passes, according to a scorecard report released today by the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan agency that tracks the financial impact of legislation.
The CBO projects this will happen because the AHCA would repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate, so some people might not sign up for their employer’s health plan, with no threat of being fined later. But also, the GOP bill might induce more employers to stop offering health insurance.
That’s because the bill would also repeal the employer mandate, which requires businesses above a certain size to offer health coverage to their workers. The AHCA would also offer tax credits to buy insurance to people making up to $75,000 a year, so more upper-middle-class workers could shop for insurance for themselves than under the current system, in which the cutoff for subsidies is around $48,000.
I think it also cuts the the employer mandate, and tax incentives. I expect my sociopathic boss to cut health insurance as soon as he possibly can. As it is, he did everything he could to avoid providing it, and provided as little as possible. I am a “private contractor” so it was never available to me anyway. I think 2M is a low estimate.
In D.C. this means asking people to take a bad vote. AK, ME, NV & AZ are all places where Senators have expressed concern. For good reason.2 pic.twitter.com/1gRxCOVLFR
Funny how the mind and the google work together. Got to picturing the President when he was chatting up Obamacare before it passed, and all of a sudden the AARP came waltzing through my memory bank … and here he is in the Glory Days:
Hey, @realdonaldtrump, this is how it's done: Pres. Obama Holds a Health Care Town Hall at AARP 2009 https://t.co/YNFN2qey8S via @YouTube
Not only does the CBO point out problems, but watch this to understand the impact on opioid addiction of Ryancare.7https://t.co/TcUdtpzRFw pic.twitter.com/B4eQ6VDdVS
A 12-year-old girl gave CPR to one of two men who overdosed Wednesday morning on Willard Street in Lexington.
Lexington police were called to a Willard Street apartment just after 9 a.m. about a man who had overdosed. Minutes later, a second call came in of another man who had overdosed in a nearby apartment on the other side of the street.
The first caller was the 12-year-old girl, who gave CPR to the man until responders arrived. The girl’s mother was in the apartment at the time, but it wasn’t immediately clear why she was unable to render aid, Lt. Andrew Daugherty said.
#Superbloom hits CA after drenching winter rains wake seeds dormant for 30 yrs https://t.co/N6eY9mJvob Best viewing #Anza-Boreggo State Park pic.twitter.com/vMrrvGtJQl
9 Magical #Photos of California’s Wildflower #SuperBloom: It's the most significant bloom in 20 years. The post 9… https://t.co/r9zRIJhPlI pic.twitter.com/QjWiyxtbkC
Full @WashingtonPost survey of who is up, who is down and who is out in @realDonaldTrump's federal budget proposal. https://t.co/R9VQoASDTR pic.twitter.com/SLBnvqNY2F
If Congress lets him get away with this crap in the final budget, it’s time for all of us to grab a hat, a sign, and maybe our pitchforks and head for D.C.
I agree with you J’OB! It’s also time for us to refuse to pay taxes that will be used to promote Trump’s idiotic right wing agenda. I personally don’t want any of my taxes to be used to pay for Trump’s stupid wall.
I read a comment earlier about the Hawaii judge- wondering if he is Hawaiian. Here’s a brief article about him. And yes, he is Hawaiian and appointed by PBO 🙂
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34913610/native-hawaiian-federal-judge-halts-revised-travel-ban
Except for Dudette who is a bit under the weather, don’t know if anyone else is ill, they just came to mind when i was sending greetings, hope everyone is having a great day so far
If @realDonaldTrump's #GOP repeal the #ACA, thousands upon thousands of vets & their families will lose health care. Will Fischer explains… pic.twitter.com/2Zj9TsUNvu
😀 Thanks, as always, for this, Jer! Pete’s instagram feed is a delight to follow. It’s a much-needed tonic, very helpful in countering so much Trump toxic waste poisoning the world right now.
I’m live talking about President Trump’s devastating budget blueprint and the continued fight to stop Republicans from forcing families to #PayMoreForLess for health care.
Nicholas Kristof: And Jesus Said Unto Paul of Ryan …
And Jesus Said Unto Paul of Ryan …
Nicholas Kristof
March 16, 2025
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“Look, Jesus, you have rare talent, and it should be rewarded,” Pious Paul said. “I have a partner, The Donald, who would like to work with you: He’d set up a lovely hospital, and the rich would come and pay for you to heal them. You’d get a percentage, and it’d be a real money-spinner. Overhead would be minimal because every morning you could multiply some loaves and fishes. You could strike it rich!”
“Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of God,” Jesus said. “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received comfort.”
“Oh, come on, Jesus,” Pious Paul protested. “Don’t go socialist on me again. Please don’t encourage class warfare. The best way to help the needy is to give public money to the rich. That then inspires the poor to work harder, galvanizes the sick to become healthy, forces the lepers to solve their own problems rather than kick back and depend on others. That’s why any realistic health plan has to focus on providing less coverage for the poor, and big tax benefits for the rich. When millions of people lose health care, that’s when a country is great again!”
“From everyone who has been given much,” Jesus told him, “much will be required.”
“Well, sure, this hospital would have a foundation to do some charity work. Maybe commissioning portraits of The Donald to hang in the entrance. But let’s drop this bleeding heart nonsense about health care as a human right, and see it as a financial opportunity to reward investors. In this partnership, 62 percent of the benefits would go to the top 0.6 percent — perfect for a health care plan.”
Jesus turned to Pious Paul on his left and said: “Be gone! For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; and I was sick, and you did not help me.”
“But, Lord,” protested Pious Paul of Ryan, “when did I see you hungry or thirsty or sick and refuse to help you? I drop your name everywhere. And I’m pro-life!”
“Truly, I say to you,” Jesus responded, “as you did not help the homeless, the sick — as you did not help the least of these, you did not help me.
Whichever way Trump finally ends up treating the coalminers, just remember one thing, they voted for all of his fuckery. Trump just didn’t appear out of thin air on November 8 2016, Trump made it a part of his platform to repeal and replace Obamacare. And the coalminers went to the voting booths and consciously voted for Trump.
We all know that every day brings another day of appalling news, but something to keep in mind (I’m behind here as usual, don’t know what most of the Twitterverse is saying about DJT’s proposed budget, but @mattdpearce and @ddale8 Twitter timelines this morning are informative IMHO).
Important point for Canadians especially: Congress can and does ignore presidents' budget proposals. https://t.co/hWJWaJPmfe
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 16, 2025
Budget day drives me nuts. Trump is not cutting funding for anything. He doesn't control the purse. He is just saying stuff.
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) March 16, 2025
When asked if you are a member of a Nazi-allied group, most people can just answer "no" https://t.co/Ir9xeuinuQ
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 16, 2025
Sebastian Gorka repeatedly told me to talk to "White House press" when asked about @jdforward report he's a member of a Nazi-allied group.
The @jdforward this morning: EXCLUSIVE: Nazi-Allied Group Claims Top Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka As Sworn Member https://t.co/0lGAvVaGUB pic.twitter.com/XfQPwJOQ17
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) March 16, 2025
To MY way of thinking, this just busted their whole immigration mess. It makes no sense ( of course it doesn’t…but there are those that thought it was a great idea) Fucking Nazi.
Those 10 essential benefits that the GOP wants to eliminate? They include crucial mental, behavioral, & rehabilitative therapies. 4/ pic.twitter.com/n0biX7sBEz
The false belief that vaccines cause autism has been forcefully countered by the scientific community,1,2 which recognizes that vaccines are among the most valuable medical innovations of our time. President Donald Trump’s apparent openness to a long-debunked link between vaccines and autism risks encouraging Americans to stop vaccinating their children, posing a serious public health threat. Meanwhile, renewed attention to disproven theories about autism may be distracting us from growing threats to essential policies that support the health and well-being of people with autism or other disabilities.
One critical way in which health care for people with autism or other disabilities may be rolled back is through changes to public health insurance. Medicaid, which covers Americans living in poverty and those with disabilities, is the single largest health care payer for people with autism or developmental disabilities. In 2013, the most recent year for which national Medicaid claims are available, approximately 250,000 children with diagnoses of autism received services through Medicaid. The new secretary of health and human services, Tom Price, has worked to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and this would eliminate the recent Medicaid expansion. Since ACA enrollment began in the fall of 2013, enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program has increased by 16 million people, with 85% of these increases occurring in Medicaid-expansion states. This number includes many children and adults with autism or other disabilities.
Proposals to shift the structure of Medicaid to a block grant would transfer financial risk from the government to beneficiaries, including people with autism or developmental disabilities, reduce funding to states to pay for services, and allow states to circumvent regulations requiring them to cover the behavioral health services that are a critical component of autism treatment.
Proposed changes to individual and small-group commercial insurance markets are also likely to have negative consequences for people with autism or other disabilities. Efforts to degrade or eliminate the essential health benefit (EHB) regulations, which require health plans operating in the individual and small-group marketplace to cover 10 benefit categories, would severely limit the availability of services to children with autism or other disabilities.
All attention in Congress right now is focused on the awful health care plan put forward by extremist Republicans. But Congress also is moving fast to pass three bills that would take away the rights of working people in the federal government to have a collective voice on the job.
These bills—H.R. 1259, H.R. 1364 and H.R. 1461—are a blatant attempt to undermine the ability of federal employees to do their jobs effectively to best serve veterans and other taxpayers.
Anti-union Republicans pushing these bills think they can get away with this because they think no one’s paying attention. But we are and we need to speak out now!
Send an email now to tell your representative to oppose attacks on the rights of federal employees and vote NO on H.R. 1259, H.R. 1364 and H.R. 1461.
These bills could be the first horrible step in the anti-union campaign of some politicians—unless we stop them.
Here’s what these bills would do:
Remove protections and gut the pensions of workers who are wrongfully fired, harassed or intimidated by managers;
Make it more difficult for employees to work with managers to address issues on the job;
Gives Veterans Affairs officials the power to take back compensation employees have earned;
Lets management at the VA have the upper hand by radically shortening the time unfairly fired VA workers have to prepare their cases; and
Limits the time unfairly fired workers can appeal to just seven days.
Federal employees need to be able to do their jobs so our kids can get a good education, our parks can stay open, our veterans can get the care they need and our communities can be safe.
Take action now to tell your representative to vote NO on these dangerous bills that take away the rights of federal workers to have a collective voice on the job.
Their faces say it all. Sen. Feinstein & Grassley silent after Trump-Russia briefings w/Comey. How long do we have 2 wait 2 get the truth? pic.twitter.com/DflrMvlYKK
I do too….he needs to know that there are consequences for his made up story! He accused a past POTUS of a FELONY with no evidence to support his claim. This is bullshit. HE’S full of BS….I do believe that was libel…he won’t do it though…I think he’s done and will let the asshole get his deserved shaming from the public. What a pathetic excuse for a human he is.
On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump did “solemnly swear . . . [to] faithfully execute the office of President of the United States,” and to “to the best of [his] ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” The Constitution that Trump swore to preserve contains many limits on his own power—including the Take Care Clause of Article II, which commands that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”
Throughout our history, many have sworn that oath. Some have been good men; others not so much. Some have pursued admirable policies; again, others not so much. With only the rarest and most disreputable of exceptions, however, our presidents have not acted with indifference (or at conscious cross-purposes) to the basic objects of our constitutional order.
But can it be seriously believed that Trump does anything “faithfully”? That he even understands the ideas embodied in the Constitution, let alone that fidelity to its text and spirit—and to the project it embodies—have purchase in his mind? That legal considerations, as distinct from wealth, power and politics, matter to him?
Consider the evidence, keeping in mind that this excludes Trump’s statements on the campaign trail and that we’re only talking about a mere seven weeks.
Professor Tribe is not having any of it.. ( from the takecareblog)
“And perhaps most threatening of all, there’s the lying: the constant, unyielding, numbing fire hose of complete and utter bullshit—some of it barely intelligible—that engulfs Trump and everyone around him in a suffocating, disorienting haze that blurs the boundaries of truth and all but eviscerates the very notion.”
“the constant, unyielding, numbing fire hose of complete and utter bullshit—some of it barely intelligible—that engulfs Trump and everyone around him”
What an absolutely perfect description of Trump and his cronies from before he even announced his intention to run for the presidency until the present time!
White House.gov
😀
It was fun living in BAHSTIN when the Lakers were on fire….. but I’m way more of a footy fan.
Yo Tally - WTG! Are you a BB fan?
Congrats Tally.
Another ban, another block.
A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the ban was set to go into effect. (CNN)
GE Nerdy…TOD Family!!!
I can’t post this news enough! Can that Hawaii judge nullify the Nov. 8, 2016 elections as well???
I worry about this. He has begun to put troops on the ground. Do yu think that zTrump would call for Syria to be nuked. And would the military obey. Would Congress finally intervene
Listening to an ex-State Dept. advisor under PBO this morning, she said that no military operation works against ISIS without humanitarian aid, and the promise that American compassion and values welcome the help of people who form the resistance to ISIS. Trump wants to slash the State Dept. budge by 30%, with - wait for it - drastic cuts to security of embassies, etc. GOP is shameful at their hypocrisy. Benghazi, anyone? Unbelievable.
This ugly bastard has the nerve to criticize how women look and whether they are worthy of his (perverted) intentions. Gag.
This for the gold.
And I should believe this because he is so honest about everything; right?
“President” Trump on Wednesday said he has “no idea” how two pages of his 2005 tax returns were leaked — even as some in the media speculate that he is the source himself.
Whatever he says, the opposite is usually the truth. He knows and counts on President Obama being too much of a gentleman to sue him for defamation of character, and once again he will get away with this.
We know that President Obama would not sue. Private Citizen Obama? That could be another story. (I can only hope.)Everyone can only take so much and PBO has taken more than most do in a lifetime.
Live @9PM: Former VP Biden honored at Research! America’s Annual Advocacy Awards - http://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-1?cid=share_twitter_widget
Is this one of the things 45 is trying to distract us from?
GE TODville.
Saw this in my Twitter feed yesterday. Hope Ben Sasse votes the way he tweets:
They are so immersed into Russian culture, there is no longer a line between the FBI and the Kremlin.
Maybe the Russians will give him sanctuary in their country, where he’ll be safe. Send a plane, Vlad. He’s certifiable and we have others ready to roll, just like him.
IF it was true, Mofo would not be sitting on a news show yakking it up.. . .
Good point, MP!
Amen
OMG. We are in daner from within. Where are the voices from within. To push back on this
How Horrible. We are being attacked from in.
❤
So damn happy to see my President’s bracket! Takes me back to the good old days. Thanks to all TODers for the updates, the humor, the outrage and the sanity.
Day late, but still funny (from yesterday, #PiDay.
That’s fabulous!
Has this been posted yet? Hope nobody was using that silly old Meals on Wheels program out in Greater America. Grrr. WHAT FREAKIN’ NEXT!
Back in the 80s I worked for CPS in CA & we referred a whole lot of folks, mostly elderly and disabled to Meals on Wheels. They were a Godsend to these folks. Back when Ronnie Reagan was doing his sharing of sh*tting on the downtrodden by closing state mental hospitals. It’s in their blood- stealing from the poor.
Yes, it’s a Godsend for many. And now you’ve reminded me of Ronnie’s emptying of the state mental facilities, causing so much hardship. Looking back, much of what’s happening now was fostered by that awful person … some people are just catching up, copying him, learning his tricks - steal from the poor, knock over the weak, swear on the Bible you’ll do just the opposite.
If one believes in the devil, it’s for sure he’s gonna know their names.
you said it right Jo’b. Ronnie was horrible, never understood his attraction one bit. Trump must have been a fan.
Ronnie also hated federal employees (I was one, at the time) and did a real number on Air Traffic Controllers, as I recall. Would have ditched the rest of us, if he could. Lots of people back then liked him from his “Hollywood” days - sounds familiar right about now.
yep I remember the whole air traffic controller thing. My mom, a life-long democrat was swayed into voting for him… because of his movie days. Saddest thing is he was a terrible actor and a worse President. I hated him from his days as our Gov in CA - he literally made a mess of it and then to be elected President was just unfathomable to me. Still is.
I love how they stay involved with us ❤
Trump: The guy who spends time watching his speeches with the sound off — to see what he looked like. (Those gestures.)
“He will watch the whole thing on mute,” (Chuck Todd)
Kay from BJ brought up another good point:
The Medicaid costs in Trumpcare are 880 Billion.
880 BILLION in wages for work GONE from our economy. Nobody brings up those workers. is it because they are mostly female. And a large percentage is women of color?
Story after story about the phucking coal mining jobs that are dying and never coming back…
But nothing about these lost jobs in what have been growth industries
omg.
Not presidential material by any measure. Media must make amends for putting him in the WH.
Time for the exposee (R).
Haven’t verified this, since I’m late to the party, but details sound good to me!
“No Wall, No Fence, No Trump, No Pence.” ~ Nashville singing a fine tune! 👏🏼🙏🏼😂
Proud of my fellow Tennesseeans tonight.
Congrats, Tally on your Golden ⭐
Did anyone catch the opening of Lawrence O’Donnell tonight?
yup:)
what happened?
This is what evil looks like. Wrap your head around this…
He lied. Federal funds for PP are not used for abortion services.
More lies
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/how-the-gops-health-care-bill-would-affect-people-insured-through-work/519420/
But by 2020, about 2 million fewer people would get insurance through work if the GOP’s proposed Obamacare replacement bill, the American Health Care Act, passes, according to a scorecard report released today by the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan agency that tracks the financial impact of legislation.
The CBO projects this will happen because the AHCA would repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate, so some people might not sign up for their employer’s health plan, with no threat of being fined later. But also, the GOP bill might induce more employers to stop offering health insurance.
That’s because the bill would also repeal the employer mandate, which requires businesses above a certain size to offer health coverage to their workers. The AHCA would also offer tax credits to buy insurance to people making up to $75,000 a year, so more upper-middle-class workers could shop for insurance for themselves than under the current system, in which the cutoff for subsidies is around $48,000.
I think it also cuts the the employer mandate, and tax incentives. I expect my sociopathic boss to cut health insurance as soon as he possibly can. As it is, he did everything he could to avoid providing it, and provided as little as possible. I am a “private contractor” so it was never available to me anyway. I think 2M is a low estimate.
THIS QUACKASS IS A REAL DOCTOR????
Excuse me..WHAT?
Bingo…
Funny how the mind and the google work together. Got to picturing the President when he was chatting up Obamacare before it passed, and all of a sudden the AARP came waltzing through my memory bank … and here he is in the Glory Days:
Trump has no idea how anything works except multiple marriages, insults, twitter and bankruptcies.
Watch and Share
http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=8145245b-f7d5-43bf-91f2-e5634e0cef00
Better:)
Yet MORE LIES!
Just going to put this here…
http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article138614843.html
A 12-year-old girl gave CPR to one of two men who overdosed Wednesday morning on Willard Street in Lexington.
Lexington police were called to a Willard Street apartment just after 9 a.m. about a man who had overdosed. Minutes later, a second call came in of another man who had overdosed in a nearby apartment on the other side of the street.
The first caller was the 12-year-old girl, who gave CPR to the man until responders arrived. The girl’s mother was in the apartment at the time, but it wasn’t immediately clear why she was unable to render aid, Lt. Andrew Daugherty said.
WOWOWOWOW, check this out:
Seriously, check out the hashtag #superbloom
Wow!!!!
Right? We’ve have such terrible drought year after year and then this year a lot of magnificent rain. Mother Nature is obviously THRILLED!!
Found a whole bunch of glorious photos. Enjoy it all - and thanks for sharing!
YVW!!
Goodnight TOD ….
I like both of you tweets, Bob! Thanks - and goodnight to you.
*your tweets
Ha. Gettin’ sleepy.
This is pure idiocy
If Congress lets him get away with this crap in the final budget, it’s time for all of us to grab a hat, a sign, and maybe our pitchforks and head for D.C.
I agree with you J’OB! It’s also time for us to refuse to pay taxes that will be used to promote Trump’s idiotic right wing agenda. I personally don’t want any of my taxes to be used to pay for Trump’s stupid wall.
They are attempting to turn the US into a feudal state.
I read a comment earlier about the Hawaii judge- wondering if he is Hawaiian. Here’s a brief article about him. And yes, he is Hawaiian and appointed by PBO 🙂
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34913610/native-hawaiian-federal-judge-halts-revised-travel-ban
Good Morning have a wonderful Day especially AMK and Dudette and 99
Good morning back, anjo. I know I’ve missed a lot. Know about Dudette. AMK and 99????
oh no whats going on with AMK and 99? Also my best wishes to Dudette, you are sorely missed.. along with our dear Ms. Chips.
Good Morning Everybody.
Except for Dudette who is a bit under the weather, don’t know if anyone else is ill, they just came to mind when i was sending greetings, hope everyone is having a great day so far
heads will roll for this
They were hacked but still……….LOLz
JOE KNOWS
Morning everyone:) Morning Must Read
http://time.com/money/4699647/gop-health-care-plan-veterans/?xid=frommoney_soc_socialflow_twitter_money
Short version:)
😀 Thanks, as always, for this, Jer! Pete’s instagram feed is a delight to follow. It’s a much-needed tonic, very helpful in countering so much Trump toxic waste poisoning the world right now.
I’m live talking about President Trump’s devastating budget blueprint and the continued fight to stop Republicans from forcing families to #PayMoreForLess for health care.
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?? Want Names.
Nicholas Kristof: And Jesus Said Unto Paul of Ryan …
And Jesus Said Unto Paul of Ryan …
Nicholas Kristof
March 16, 2025
snip//
“Look, Jesus, you have rare talent, and it should be rewarded,” Pious Paul said. “I have a partner, The Donald, who would like to work with you: He’d set up a lovely hospital, and the rich would come and pay for you to heal them. You’d get a percentage, and it’d be a real money-spinner. Overhead would be minimal because every morning you could multiply some loaves and fishes. You could strike it rich!”
“Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of God,” Jesus said. “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received comfort.”
“Oh, come on, Jesus,” Pious Paul protested. “Don’t go socialist on me again. Please don’t encourage class warfare. The best way to help the needy is to give public money to the rich. That then inspires the poor to work harder, galvanizes the sick to become healthy, forces the lepers to solve their own problems rather than kick back and depend on others. That’s why any realistic health plan has to focus on providing less coverage for the poor, and big tax benefits for the rich. When millions of people lose health care, that’s when a country is great again!”
“From everyone who has been given much,” Jesus told him, “much will be required.”
“Well, sure, this hospital would have a foundation to do some charity work. Maybe commissioning portraits of The Donald to hang in the entrance. But let’s drop this bleeding heart nonsense about health care as a human right, and see it as a financial opportunity to reward investors. In this partnership, 62 percent of the benefits would go to the top 0.6 percent — perfect for a health care plan.”
Jesus turned to Pious Paul on his left and said: “Be gone! For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; and I was sick, and you did not help me.”
“But, Lord,” protested Pious Paul of Ryan, “when did I see you hungry or thirsty or sick and refuse to help you? I drop your name everywhere. And I’m pro-life!”
“Truly, I say to you,” Jesus responded, “as you did not help the homeless, the sick — as you did not help the least of these, you did not help me.
Whichever way Trump finally ends up treating the coalminers, just remember one thing, they voted for all of his fuckery. Trump just didn’t appear out of thin air on November 8 2016, Trump made it a part of his platform to repeal and replace Obamacare. And the coalminers went to the voting booths and consciously voted for Trump.
Agreed
President Obama arrives on Marlon Brando’s private islands French Polynesia island.
GM TODville.
We all know that every day brings another day of appalling news, but something to keep in mind (I’m behind here as usual, don’t know what most of the Twitterverse is saying about DJT’s proposed budget, but @mattdpearce and @ddale8 Twitter timelines this morning are informative IMHO).
But he’s a white guy, so there’s that….
To MY way of thinking, this just busted their whole immigration mess. It makes no sense ( of course it doesn’t…but there are those that thought it was a great idea) Fucking Nazi.
What is it with these guys and their perverse fascination with Nazism?
tiny penis. imo.
Zacklee:)
Share. Devastating and heartless
http://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMp1700697#.WMpgY5KRewA.twitter
The false belief that vaccines cause autism has been forcefully countered by the scientific community,1,2 which recognizes that vaccines are among the most valuable medical innovations of our time. President Donald Trump’s apparent openness to a long-debunked link between vaccines and autism risks encouraging Americans to stop vaccinating their children, posing a serious public health threat. Meanwhile, renewed attention to disproven theories about autism may be distracting us from growing threats to essential policies that support the health and well-being of people with autism or other disabilities.
One critical way in which health care for people with autism or other disabilities may be rolled back is through changes to public health insurance. Medicaid, which covers Americans living in poverty and those with disabilities, is the single largest health care payer for people with autism or developmental disabilities. In 2013, the most recent year for which national Medicaid claims are available, approximately 250,000 children with diagnoses of autism received services through Medicaid. The new secretary of health and human services, Tom Price, has worked to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and this would eliminate the recent Medicaid expansion. Since ACA enrollment began in the fall of 2013, enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program has increased by 16 million people, with 85% of these increases occurring in Medicaid-expansion states. This number includes many children and adults with autism or other disabilities.
Proposals to shift the structure of Medicaid to a block grant would transfer financial risk from the government to beneficiaries, including people with autism or developmental disabilities, reduce funding to states to pay for services, and allow states to circumvent regulations requiring them to cover the behavioral health services that are a critical component of autism treatment.
Proposed changes to individual and small-group commercial insurance markets are also likely to have negative consequences for people with autism or other disabilities. Efforts to degrade or eliminate the essential health benefit (EHB) regulations, which require health plans operating in the individual and small-group marketplace to cover 10 benefit categories, would severely limit the availability of services to children with autism or other disabilities.
rikyrah…you asked last night what LOD was about after bella asked if anyone saw opening. Here it is
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-trump-is-defining-deviancy-down-899104835697
We need a smile here and there:
AWWWWW:) SO cute! Both of them:)
LOVE Patrick Stewart!
In my Inbox today.
All attention in Congress right now is focused on the awful health care plan put forward by extremist Republicans. But Congress also is moving fast to pass three bills that would take away the rights of working people in the federal government to have a collective voice on the job.
These bills—H.R. 1259, H.R. 1364 and H.R. 1461—are a blatant attempt to undermine the ability of federal employees to do their jobs effectively to best serve veterans and other taxpayers.
Anti-union Republicans pushing these bills think they can get away with this because they think no one’s paying attention. But we are and we need to speak out now!
Send an email now to tell your representative to oppose attacks on the rights of federal employees and vote NO on H.R. 1259, H.R. 1364 and H.R. 1461.
These bills could be the first horrible step in the anti-union campaign of some politicians—unless we stop them.
Here’s what these bills would do:
Remove protections and gut the pensions of workers who are wrongfully fired, harassed or intimidated by managers;
Make it more difficult for employees to work with managers to address issues on the job;
Gives Veterans Affairs officials the power to take back compensation employees have earned;
Lets management at the VA have the upper hand by radically shortening the time unfairly fired VA workers have to prepare their cases; and
Limits the time unfairly fired workers can appeal to just seven days.
Federal employees need to be able to do their jobs so our kids can get a good education, our parks can stay open, our veterans can get the care they need and our communities can be safe.
Take action now to tell your representative to vote NO on these dangerous bills that take away the rights of federal workers to have a collective voice on the job.
Apparently McDonald’s Corporation’s twitter account was hacked beautifully today 🙂
This thread will turn your stomach
I agree. Grassley is the Chair yet he let Feinstein make the statement. She looks horrified, Grassley circumspect.
Some people are comparing Feinstein’s look to the day Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone were murdered. I remember it well and she was shook.
I wish PBO would sue Trump’s behind…..
I do too….he needs to know that there are consequences for his made up story! He accused a past POTUS of a FELONY with no evidence to support his claim. This is bullshit. HE’S full of BS….I do believe that was libel…he won’t do it though…I think he’s done and will let the asshole get his deserved shaming from the public. What a pathetic excuse for a human he is.
smh/
Bookmark this one:)
http://takecareblog.com/blog/presidential-bad-faith
On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump did “solemnly swear . . . [to] faithfully execute the office of President of the United States,” and to “to the best of [his] ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” The Constitution that Trump swore to preserve contains many limits on his own power—including the Take Care Clause of Article II, which commands that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”
Throughout our history, many have sworn that oath. Some have been good men; others not so much. Some have pursued admirable policies; again, others not so much. With only the rarest and most disreputable of exceptions, however, our presidents have not acted with indifference (or at conscious cross-purposes) to the basic objects of our constitutional order.
But can it be seriously believed that Trump does anything “faithfully”? That he even understands the ideas embodied in the Constitution, let alone that fidelity to its text and spirit—and to the project it embodies—have purchase in his mind? That legal considerations, as distinct from wealth, power and politics, matter to him?
Consider the evidence, keeping in mind that this excludes Trump’s statements on the campaign trail and that we’re only talking about a mere seven weeks.
Professor Tribe is not having any of it.. ( from the takecareblog)
“And perhaps most threatening of all, there’s the lying: the constant, unyielding, numbing fire hose of complete and utter bullshit—some of it barely intelligible—that engulfs Trump and everyone around him in a suffocating, disorienting haze that blurs the boundaries of truth and all but eviscerates the very notion.”
“the constant, unyielding, numbing fire hose of complete and utter bullshit—some of it barely intelligible—that engulfs Trump and everyone around him”
What an absolutely perfect description of Trump and his cronies from before he even announced his intention to run for the presidency until the present time!
I am still terrified at how this will all end up. This cannot be what America becomes.
Thank goodness for moments like this:
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/03/16/first-lady-michelle-obama-on-masterchef-junior/