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A First Lady Who Truly Cares


118 Responses to “A First Lady Who Truly Cares”


  1. 1 COS
    September 2, 2025 at 10:13 pm

    She definitely cares. Thanks NW.

    • 2 cd4biden
      September 2, 2025 at 10:24 pm

      Congrats on first COS.
      And our dear FFLOTUS truly cares about so much in everyone’s lives. And works so hard to make it better for so many. We are blessed to have her.
      And we are blessed to have Nerdy holding down the fort and providing us with this wonderful way to stay in touch and support each other through the current insanity in DC.
      Thank you everyone.

  2. 3 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
    September 2, 2025 at 11:02 pm

    Congrats, COS!!

    Yes,{{{{{{{{{NW}}}}}}}} First Lady Obama has class ….. and way, way, way more …..

    Unfortunately for humanity, we have ….

    And, my only wish for EVERY member of the TOD Community is that you spend as much time as possible truly close to those whom you love ….

    As they say, ‘this is not a drill’ …..

    Goodnight TOD, and yes, the vast majority of the billions of our fellow humans are worthy of our love …..

    #MAKA

    • 4 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
      September 2, 2025 at 11:12 pm

      Relevant foot note ….

  3. 5 amk for obama
    September 2, 2025 at 11:19 pm

    It took a whole year for the pundtwits to get this obvious fact?

  4. 6 TNmtngirl
    September 2, 2025 at 11:21 pm

    Seeing our forever FLOTUS is a treat-always. Thanks, NW. Hello and thoughts to ((((((CHIPS))))). We miss you!

    Off topic, but need help is anyone can. I can’t post to TOD from my iPad. Haven’t been able to for months. I hit ‘post comment’ and it tells me to Enter a URL. I’ve typed in the URL that here and it still tells me that. Anyone? Where’s amk when I need him?!?!?!

  5. 11 FoxfireTX
    September 2, 2025 at 11:32 pm

    Good evening TOD! Stayed away from social media today with DT back in TX. Apparently, he suddenly has succeeded as consoler in chief by awkwardly picking up a child. The bar at this point is below ground. There is something seriously wrong with this man based on the statements I saw.

    But tomorrow will be a good day! North TX is opening a number of shelters for Harvey evacuees, primarily from Port Arthur and Beaumont which remain badly flooded and one without city water. A group is working to put together welcome bags with toiletries and basic necessities So I will spend some time sorting donations and making up bags. It’s tiny in the overall scheme of things but it will feel good to physically do something beyond giving money. For so many of us the worst thing is feeling so helpless in the face of such devastation.

    For those in CA and MT, stay safe and I hope they get the fires under control. So much tragedy.

  6. 12 amk for obama
    September 2, 2025 at 11:36 pm

    • 13 amk for obama
      September 2, 2025 at 11:36 pm

    • 14 amk for obama
      September 2, 2025 at 11:37 pm

      • 15 FoxfireTX
        September 3, 2025 at 12:23 am

        This is a reporter from the Houston station that was flooded while on air.

        • 16 Sandy1110
          September 3, 2025 at 2:40 am

          And the insults will continue because the media doesn’t all give him 100% ass-kissing propaganda coverage like Fox News. His ego won’t allow him to shrug it off and move on.

          What a small, petty, man. Jackasses like this should never have presidential power.

  7. 17 FoxfireTX
    September 3, 2025 at 12:21 am

    Not good.

  8. 19 FoxfireTX
    September 3, 2025 at 12:30 am

  9. 20 FoxfireTX
    September 3, 2025 at 12:54 am

    These people are as cruel as DT.

  10. 21 FoxfireTX
    September 3, 2025 at 1:23 am

    Oh good! NOT. But I have not doubt that crew sitting in the WH will have it well under control.

  11. 23 vetivera24
    September 3, 2025 at 8:20 am

    Good morning TOD folks! Wishing everyone a peaceful Sunday.

  12. 25 whenpamelawandered
    September 3, 2025 at 9:23 am

    ❤️

  13. 26 FoxfireTX
    September 3, 2025 at 9:39 am

    • 27 FoxfireTX
      September 3, 2025 at 9:42 am

      DT is the classic abuser, always go after the victim first. His harshest criticism is of ROK who has to live next door to the world’s other crazy, instead of NK.

  14. 28 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 9:42 am

    • 29 meta
      September 3, 2025 at 9:46 am

      While a very nice and thoughtful letter, I think it sounds fairly restrained - maybe even somewhat perfunctory - when compared to the deeply moving writings to which we’ve been treated in the past from our President. I’m wondering if he just felt Trump wasn’t worth the effort. Just my opinion.

    • 32 desertflower
      September 3, 2025 at 9:52 am

      This is disgusting to me. The fact that this moron shared this private letter with people just walking into the Oval Office and whomever else…actually makes me sick. It was meant for him only. I’m fairly certain that it was PBO calling dipshit “Mr. President” is what did it. All the rest he’s already ignored or blown to smithereens.

      Morning everyone. Son’s birthday today. One amazing human being came into the world on this day 23 years ago.

      • 33 bella2758
        September 3, 2025 at 9:54 am

        I am sure President Obama didn’t release that letter G.W. Bush left for him.

      • 34 meta
        September 3, 2025 at 9:58 am

        Good morning, df. And best birthday wishes to your son!

        I had the exact same reaction. The self-absorption and hubris just sickens me.

      • 38 bella2758
        September 3, 2025 at 10:02 am

        Happy Birthday to your son. Have a wonderful day.

      • 40 FoxfireTX
        September 3, 2025 at 10:26 am

        Happy birthday to your son DF! I disagree as to who the intended audience was here. PBO is the smartest man we all know, and he knew full well when he wrote this that it would be made public rather than kept in confidence. Accordingly, he hit the points most important to him rather than to DT. And of course, 7 months later he now looks prescient although we all should have known what was coming.

      • 43 Dudette
        September 3, 2025 at 11:27 am

        Hi DF!
        Happy Birthday to your son!

      • 44 Sandy1110
        September 3, 2025 at 3:15 pm

        Hello everyone,

        I suspect PBO knows who DT fundamentally is, and used the “corporate e-mail etiquette” rule: Always write something as if you expect everyone to read it.

    • 45 criquet
      September 3, 2025 at 10:49 am

      PBO is a far better person than so many .

      My letter would have been super succint :

      Mr President,

      Don’t call me .ever.

      BO

  15. 48 bella2758
    September 3, 2025 at 9:50 am

    Trump’s economy is doing slightly worse then Obama’s.

  16. 49 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 10:04 am

  17. 50 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 10:11 am

    I hear today is Pray Away the Donald Day. I thought EVERY DAY was that day!

  18. 51 magapie
    September 3, 2025 at 10:15 am

    It’s Obama’s Spectacular Recovery that is being damaged by the destructive decisions and rotten character boiling out of the current *ADMINISTRATION*.

  19. 52 amk for kenyan
    September 3, 2025 at 10:17 am

    Foreign Policy = tweet threats.

    what a scummy pos.

  20. 53 amk for obama
    September 3, 2025 at 10:18 am

  21. 54 amk for obama
    September 3, 2025 at 10:19 am

    • 55 Sandy1110
      September 3, 2025 at 3:08 pm

      Again, I’m convinced that the fates wanted to speed up the richly-deserved appreciation of President Obama, so they installed the orange cretin for maximum contrast.

  22. 56 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 10:22 am

    Karma.

  23. 57 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 10:33 am

    Today’s thread from Propane Jane is TRUTH:

  24. 58 vcprezofan2
    September 3, 2025 at 10:36 am

    Good day, all. Sending hopeful Sunday greetings to you, wherever you are! 🙂

    And in case you need one of these…

  25. 60 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 10:42 am

    Those who use Twitter may want to use and share

  26. 61 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 10:44 am

    LOL:) I know, you’re shocked, right?

    • 62 Betsy
      September 3, 2025 at 3:09 pm

      Hey df. How is school going so far? I came back from the vacation of a lifetime to an average of 36 students/class. I’m already tired.

  27. 63 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 10:50 am

    Good thread:

  28. 64 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 10:56 am

    Part of my Pray the Donald Away Day blessings….

  29. 65 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 10:58 am

    ICYMI, great thread:

    Trump tweets like an abusive father after a "hard day" at work.
  30. 68 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
    September 3, 2025 at 11:01 am

    • 69 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
      September 3, 2025 at 11:02 am

      • 70 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
        September 3, 2025 at 11:04 am

        BTW, little hands is now meeting with whatever remains of the NSC …..

  31. 71 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 11:04 am

    • 72 Bobfr (@Our4thEstate)
      September 3, 2025 at 11:13 am

      Elsewhere ….

  32. 73 whenpamelawandered
    September 3, 2025 at 11:11 am

    ❤️ {{{ TOD }}} ❤️

  33. 75 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 11:13 am

  34. 77 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 11:24 am

  35. 78 GGAIL
    September 3, 2025 at 11:24 am

    Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family.
    NKorea is playing a very dangerous game and we don’t have a level headed leader at the moment.

    I’m quite concerned.

    In other news, please send up prayers and positive thoughts to our dear Carolyn and her grandson. He is having a serious blood issue that hasn’t been identified yet. Keep the whole family in your thoughts and prayers.

    Be blessed and thankful TOD family. 💕

  36. 80 rikyrah
    September 3, 2025 at 11:24 am

    Joy,

    I love you, but why are you having this supply side clown on, and not, from the opening statement, attack him about KANSAS?

    KANSAS, which has been a laboratory for all the bullshyt he spews?

  37. 81 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 11:29 am

    • 82 meta
      September 3, 2025 at 11:55 am

  38. 83 amk for obama
    September 3, 2025 at 11:30 am

  39. 84 JER
    September 3, 2025 at 11:30 am

    Leaving the letter in the top drawer of the Resolute Desk. Jan. 20, 2017.

    A post shared by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on

  40. 89 Dudette
    September 3, 2025 at 11:34 am

    • 90 Dudette
      September 3, 2025 at 11:35 am

    • 91 Dudette
      September 3, 2025 at 11:35 am

  41. 92 Dudette
    September 3, 2025 at 11:39 am

    I needed this today!

  42. 94 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 11:39 am

    Very good thread from a chemist who worked at Los Alamos for 35 years.

  43. 95 Dudette
    September 3, 2025 at 11:41 am

  44. 96 Dudette
    September 3, 2025 at 11:42 am

  45. 97 amk for obama
    September 3, 2025 at 11:47 am

    gutting the state dept, how did that work out for ya, drillerson?

  46. 98 Dudette
    September 3, 2025 at 11:51 am

    Arrrrrgh! 😡

    • 99 Dudette
      September 3, 2025 at 11:52 am

  47. 100 Dudette
    September 3, 2025 at 11:58 am

    Ugh! I need to get offline for a bit!

    • 103 bridgeriverpass
      September 3, 2025 at 12:48 pm

      With you Dudette.
      Trump running America like a business run amok. Our Federal govt ain’t there to make a profit but to protect us. Trump/KOCH corporate right willing to Kill off the entire planet present/future, privatize it all, get rich any way they can and that includes NASA.

      • 104 bridgeriverpass
        September 3, 2025 at 12:50 pm

        “An oligarchy of private capital cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society because under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information.”
        Albert Einstein

    • 105 sherijr
      September 3, 2025 at 1:39 pm

      (((((Dudette))))) Yes take breaks, multiple, many. For your health and peace of mind. It is the only way we’ll survive this.

  48. 106 JER
    September 3, 2025 at 12:38 pm

  49. 107 JER
    September 3, 2025 at 12:41 pm

  50. 108 JER
    September 3, 2025 at 12:42 pm

  51. 109 JER
    September 3, 2025 at 12:54 pm

    LAWMAKERS FEAR TRUMP’S COMBATIVE STYLE WILL LEAD TO NUCLEAR WAR WITH NORTH KOREA. bit.ly/2iShKA2

    • 110 JER
      September 3, 2025 at 12:56 pm

      http://www.newsweek.com/dont-get-twitter-shouting-match-32-year-old-dictator-lawmakers-warn-trump-amid-659020?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

    • 111 bridgeriverpass
      September 3, 2025 at 1:46 pm

      So the little men in GOP Congress are holding our Planet Earth to ransom…
      -When the Constitution was written there were no Nuclear Bombs.
      -Trump is significantly more off the rails than Nixon.
      -Very big brains in the U.S.A can get the most urgent deed of the century done.
      We are out of excuses, time and free passes for the domestic terrorist in the White House.

  52. 112 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 1:29 pm

  53. 113 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 1:30 pm

  54. 114 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 1:59 pm

  55. 116 desertflower
    September 3, 2025 at 2:03 pm

  56. 117 meta
    September 3, 2025 at 2:17 pm

    OMG

  57. 118 99ts
    September 3, 2025 at 8:59 pm

    I miss President Obama. He was trusted by the world to avoid WWIII - the new guy incites everything negative in our world.

    http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/5-year-old-asks-where-did-barack-obama-go-1795566191

    Stay safe over there TODers


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