@MichelleObama @BarackObama: 25 years together look so GREAT! Congrats & continued blessings - you bring such joy just being yourselves! šš pic.twitter.com/Dc5GrJpOg8
I have seen 3 different outlets that have posted photo spreads of the Obamas in honor of their 25th anniversary. This has not happened for any First Couple, especially for one that is out of office. Many people love how they love which is wide enough to include many others, especially young people. Now look what we have: a three time married serial cheater and sexual predator. Republicans will never be able to make the character argument, which was always false and hypocritical, again.
.@BarackObama: We want to help civic innovators take their work to the next level. Apply to be a Fellow by 10/6: https://t.co/qMfnPqTw9f pic.twitter.com/cpN0uWIvAg
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) October 3, 2025
Trump just signed a bill revoking Obama-era gun checks for severely mentally ill people #LasVegas #GunControlNow https://t.co/85tNBLOzlL pic.twitter.com/pz1saZUzxj
— The Baxter Bean (@TheBaxterBean) October 2, 2025
How many more DIE before DEMANDING LEGISLATION to hold #WeaponsProfiteers LIABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCTS @MicheleObama @Oprah @Beyonce @Ava? pic.twitter.com/IM5tXA7ZZv
— Bobfr (@Our4thEstate) October 3, 2025
FOCUS on 1 FACT @jimmykemmel.
NOTHING WILL CHANGE UNTIL #WeaponsProfiteers are comprehensively liable for their PRODUCTS.
NOTHING. pic.twitter.com/ETKcsvhBPC
— Bobfr (@Our4thEstate) October 3, 2025
Outstanding! TY!
2 Comments:
1 Militia -> euphemism for #SlavePatrols;
2 #WeaponsProfiteers must be made liable for their products.
re: CEB upthread — how wonderful that news outlets are highlight the Obamaās Silver Anniversary.
It is a significant milestone, glad that we can share the occasion with them. š
I took one of the photos in this gallery:
25 photos of the Obamas on their 25th anniversary https://t.co/qMDOhqJ85x pic.twitter.com/k95I50pDsn
— POLITICO (@politico) October 3, 2025
And tweeted it to Meta:
Aug 2, 2016: First lady MichelleObama w/ President BarackObama before welcoming Singapore PM LeeHsienLoong at WH.ā¤ļøhttps://t.co/NgiPmVAgMR pic.twitter.com/4FHirFcqlu
.@michelleobama: "I joked when I was on the campaign trail that the bar just kept moving…we're seeing that now quite frankly the bar isā¦" pic.twitter.com/J9nCsVFMvY
Trump denies Puerto Rico request to let hurricane victims use food stamps for prepared hot meals: report https://t.co/bR45arvxfC pic.twitter.com/ulasVC6tkK
And all of those folks met him in that room, taking photos of him, and scrambled for food as he threw it out like they were peasants. Didnāt he realize how demeaning that was? The food could have been delivered quietly. PBO would never do something like that. The mayor was there also, and he treated her like a non-person. I am appalled at his disgusting behavior toward those citizens.
This is all so beyond words. I am just about to the end of my rope. If someone says something to me I might not be able to take the high road Michelle does.
We have to be the ones who keep going. As a wonderful President has said, we are the ones we are waiting for. We have to keep going for those who canāt. Thank you meta for helping keep this Wonderful place going. We must be here for each other and for those who canāt be here.
If you read the link - this got changed - someone saw that it was not such a great idea. (Not that it takes away from the horror of trump).
His b.s. trip to PR should never has happened - it was obvious before, after and during - he does not consider them to be US citizens. Has he asked NY and NJ to repay the aid they received after Sandy? Or Texas and Florida? - then again the latter havenāt received the aid they need - but still more than PR.
Talk to your Climate gurus and make sure your natural disaster occurs during a dem administration
Oh, 99, you canāt imagine how horrific this is. Every day a new travesty from someone who isnāt fit to set foot in the WH, let alone run it. Itās just completely revolting.
Iām not seeing any wp notifications so missed your comment meta - but to reply
It is horrendous from my side of the world - what he is doing to world relations, fighting with every country that used to be friends with the US - and wondering if he is going to blow us up or kill us because he will not accept climate change. Politicians are known for stretching the truth - this guy stretches the lies.
Cannot image living with it in the US - racist dumb imbecile is too kind a description.
O Meta, I donāt for a minute think they changed their minds because they care; itās likely just in reaction to the backlash. Trump and his servers/minions have shown who they are (soul-less, mean, self-centred creatures) from the beginning and nothing, NOTHING the pundits say will change that!
The first thing that gets me is … why are people being charged for prepared meals? Itās a full-on emergency. Many no longer have working kitchens in which to prepare food or restaurants to go to, or cash or credit cards or food stamps, at this point. They went through a devastating hurricane. Are they talking about prepared meals in the evacuation centers? I donāt care either if they can pay with food stamps or cash - why arenāt the meals being given to them, at no charge? There are plenty of donations coming in, etc., to repay the cost after the fact (to restaurant owners or others) if needed. Why isnāt FEMA responsible for the cost? What the fuck are they doing with our tax dollars? Itās not as though all of the people have been able to cook for themselves OR THEIR CHILDREN OR ELDERLY family members, Iād imagine, at this point.
Donāt even know if what I just typed makes sense … Iām livid with rage.
You capture my fury perfectly. Of all the freakinā things to quibble over in the middle of all this ->> FOOD. Sustenance. A meal. These are all the thoughts that blew through me as I read about how this admin views PR and the travesty that will only get worse. Trump must pay for this horror show, sooner or later.
Gerrymandering increases partisanship, paralyzes governance & weakens trust in democracy. SCOTUS should end this practice in #GillvWhitford. pic.twitter.com/qsAPf2VMWj
Meta, I am still angry over that scene. He treated those folks like they were not his equal, and that they should be happy that he graced them with his presence.
He has this disgusting way of treating people like peasants, like dirt, like they should be grateful that heās alive. I just cannot even understand what it takes to treat people like he does, the cruelty, the inhumanity. And then requiring people to praise him, as if heās done anything to help. UGH UGH UGH.
Every day, another example of how #unfit FUBAR is to be (#illegitimate) occupant of WH.
And GOP MOC are no better — sure, Las Vegas is known as “sin city,” but a huge number of victims are “pillars of the community” (i.e., police, fire fighters, teachers), and for a Senator to conflate sanctuary cities with a country music festival is beyond the pale:
Today Sen. James Inhofe told me how the Las Vegas shooting is more the product of sanctuary cities than of gun laws. https://t.co/avQyTN6RYX pic.twitter.com/VyYLFdq1PF
MOTIVES, MOTIVES, MOTIVES: When Trump tries to head off the National gun heat by saying “not for now”?
59 KILLED and 500 INJURED by a domestic terrorist with whatās looking like a fully automatic machine gun…illegal for citizens since 1986.
Oh no, you donāt think the nra is leaning on him because they gave him $30 + million?!!!
Media what do you think are Trumpās MOTIVES?
America is 4% of world population yet owns half the worldās guns. Without up-to-date commensurate gun laws what could go wrong?
“There is a mass shooting approximately every nine out of 10 days in the U.S.” (Gun Violence Archive)
Hi, Dudette! Iām so happy Eric Holder continues to speak out. He knows what heās talking about, and cares about everything he puts his name and reputation to … who does that remind us of????
This frame is my dream come true! Can't even believe it. Thank you for blessing #QUEENSUGAR with your work. May the world know your name! https://t.co/bzdNG6JW1M
This version includes Michelleās response to PBO. ADORABLE!!
Former Pres. Obama surprises former first lady Michelle Obama with special message on their 25th wedding anniversary https://t.co/IIBqOMHxnn pic.twitter.com/9Eo6jblqzF
New Yorker: Ivanka and Don Jr. discussed how to coordinate the false info they were giving prospective condo buyers: https://t.co/oiNg2T4QeK pic.twitter.com/QmpBxo7BJn
Good Morning Everyone! Wishing you all the love there is! šššā¤ļø
On @BarackObama and @MichelleObama 25th wedding anniversary, we look back at some of their affectionate moments. https://t.co/IrRdIXNOlm pic.twitter.com/AhCXBK1n5f
š Thursday 05 October 2025
12āļø43 at 2:40pm ET, 11:40am PT. This is a Harvest Moon, also we celebrate Sukkoth (tabular date begins sunset before)
Utter complete bs. All our criminal laws are, in part, an attempt to protect the innocent and vulnerable from the evil or ill-intentioned. https://t.co/438FFtf20P
I suggest you read the stevendennis link in its entirety. They are without reason, which is what happens when the $$$from the NRA and others clouds whatever damn judgment you had.
Now, this is Go Big, or Go Home.
If youāre gonna be a criminal….REALLY be a criminal…
A gang of industrious and audacious robbers was arrested on Tuesday after digging a 500m long tunnel to try and steal $405m from a bank vault in Sao Paulo.
[snip]
A lead detective said the gang had spent $1.6m building the tunnel.
In the spring of 2012, Donald Trumpās two eldest children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., found themselves in a precarious legal position. For two years, prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorneyās office had been building a criminal case against them for misleading prospective buyers of units in the Trump SoHo, a hotel and condo development that was failing to sell. Despite the best efforts of the siblingsā defense team, the case had not gone away. An indictment seemed like a real possibility. The evidence included e-mails from the Trumps making clear that they were aware they were using inflated figures about how well the condos were selling to lure buyers.
"Be bold, be brave, take action." Thank you @repjohnlewis @GabbyGiffords for calling on Congress to honor victims with action. #GunViolence pic.twitter.com/Ly7VD4XQkg
The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown over taxes paid by tech giants Amazon and Apple.
Amazon has been ordered to repay ā¬250m (Ā£221m; $293m) in back taxes after the European Commission said it had been given an unfair tax deal in Luxembourg.
The Commission also plans to take Ireland to court over its failure to collect ā¬13bn of back taxes from Apple.
Amazon denied it owed any back tax, saying it did “not receive any special treatment from Luxembourg”.
“We will study the Commissionās ruling and consider our legal options, including an appeal,” an Amazon spokesperson said.
But European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the Luxembourg arrangement meant that Amazon had been allowed to pay “substantially less tax than other businesses”, which it said was “illegal under EU state aid rules”.
“Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon. As a result, almost three-quarters of Amazonās profits were not taxed,” Ms Vestager added.
She said Amazon paid four times less tax than other local companies.
“Member states cannot give selective tax benefits to multinational groups that are not available to others,” she added.
White House says Puerto Rico must fix its debt problem: CNN interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House budget director Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday backed away from U.S. President Donald Trumpās comments a day earlier calling for the storm-hit islandās debt to be wiped out.
In an interview on CNN, the Office of Management and Budget director said Trump was referring to Puerto Ricoās need to fix its own debt issues through its oversight board.
āI wouldnāt take it word for word,ā Mulvaney said of Trumpās comments late Tuesday.
Indeed, and it looks so very good on them!!! ā¤ ā¤ ā¤ them both!
Compliments, VC, on your gold!
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GA, TOD!
Now, How about that Lovely Mrs Michelle Obama!
MO is free and all out of f**ks to give. She tells it like it is, no apologies.
Congrats, VC, Gold ā is Yours, I will gladly settle for a Au ā
Thanks, NW for a New Post.
š Congrats on your gold-silver, Nena, and no ‘settlingā involved.
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You are my inspiration, Lady VC with all things Furst
I have seen 3 different outlets that have posted photo spreads of the Obamas in honor of their 25th anniversary. This has not happened for any First Couple, especially for one that is out of office. Many people love how they love which is wide enough to include many others, especially young people. Now look what we have: a three time married serial cheater and sexual predator. Republicans will never be able to make the character argument, which was always false and hypocritical, again.
Congrats to the First Couple!
How many more faces similar like these ones?
back to work ….
Awww. so sweet.
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GA TODville.
re: CEB upthread — how wonderful that news outlets are highlight the Obamaās Silver Anniversary.
It is a significant milestone, glad that we can share the occasion with them. š
I took one of the photos in this gallery:
And tweeted it to Meta:
š
A very cute photo!!
So lovely, such an amazing couple.
Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary to our First Couple!!! š š
Beautiful
ON MY FB………25 YEARS ..YOWZA!..MOVE OVER FOR 2 MT. RUSHMORE..TIME TO CHANGE THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
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NO WORDS
He is a filthy pos. I canāt even express how deeply I hate him. How do we let people starve, when is enough enough?
And all of those folks met him in that room, taking photos of him, and scrambled for food as he threw it out like they were peasants. Didnāt he realize how demeaning that was? The food could have been delivered quietly. PBO would never do something like that. The mayor was there also, and he treated her like a non-person. I am appalled at his disgusting behavior toward those citizens.
He is FILTH, plain and simple
He is evil beyond words. I am so heartsick over what has happened. I canāt watch tv. How can American citizens be treated this way.
So thankful for this community and all of you.
Same. I NEVER watch the news. I canāt stand punditry and I refuse to listen to any disgusting dreck from Trump and his “team”.
This is all so beyond words. I am just about to the end of my rope. If someone says something to me I might not be able to take the high road Michelle does.
I hear you. Every day is a grating, ugly, disgusting, violent assault on our spirit. I donāt know what to say most of the time.
We have to be the ones who keep going. As a wonderful President has said, we are the ones we are waiting for. We have to keep going for those who canāt. Thank you meta for helping keep this Wonderful place going. We must be here for each other and for those who canāt be here.
Big hugs to you, mtmarilyn. I am with you: we must keep going forward, as long as it takes.
Hugs back, we are all in this together. Thank goodness!
An ugly picture of an even uglier person.
Repugnant, revolting.
RESIST, REFUSE.
If you read the link - this got changed - someone saw that it was not such a great idea. (Not that it takes away from the horror of trump).
His b.s. trip to PR should never has happened - it was obvious before, after and during - he does not consider them to be US citizens. Has he asked NY and NJ to repay the aid they received after Sandy? Or Texas and Florida? - then again the latter havenāt received the aid they need - but still more than PR.
Talk to your Climate gurus and make sure your natural disaster occurs during a dem administration
Oh, 99, you canāt imagine how horrific this is. Every day a new travesty from someone who isnāt fit to set foot in the WH, let alone run it. Itās just completely revolting.
Iām not seeing any wp notifications so missed your comment meta - but to reply
It is horrendous from my side of the world - what he is doing to world relations, fighting with every country that used to be friends with the US - and wondering if he is going to blow us up or kill us because he will not accept climate change. Politicians are known for stretching the truth - this guy stretches the lies.
Cannot image living with it in the US - racist dumb imbecile is too kind a description.
YES, you nailed it. Most people I know have their stomach in knots whenever his name comes up.
I still donāt like Trump or his admin, but it seems like they subsequently changed their minds.
WHY put people through this agony? Why make them feel for one second that theyāre not worthy? UGH, I just feel sickened.
O Meta, I donāt for a minute think they changed their minds because they care; itās likely just in reaction to the backlash. Trump and his servers/minions have shown who they are (soul-less, mean, self-centred creatures) from the beginning and nothing, NOTHING the pundits say will change that!
AGREE.
The first thing that gets me is … why are people being charged for prepared meals? Itās a full-on emergency. Many no longer have working kitchens in which to prepare food or restaurants to go to, or cash or credit cards or food stamps, at this point. They went through a devastating hurricane. Are they talking about prepared meals in the evacuation centers? I donāt care either if they can pay with food stamps or cash - why arenāt the meals being given to them, at no charge? There are plenty of donations coming in, etc., to repay the cost after the fact (to restaurant owners or others) if needed. Why isnāt FEMA responsible for the cost? What the fuck are they doing with our tax dollars? Itās not as though all of the people have been able to cook for themselves OR THEIR CHILDREN OR ELDERLY family members, Iād imagine, at this point.
Donāt even know if what I just typed makes sense … Iām livid with rage.
You capture my fury perfectly. Of all the freakinā things to quibble over in the middle of all this ->> FOOD. Sustenance. A meal. These are all the thoughts that blew through me as I read about how this admin views PR and the travesty that will only get worse. Trump must pay for this horror show, sooner or later.
Hopefully sooner.
THIS THIS THIS was one of the best highlights from FLOTUSā conversation today:
Say It Again.
Maverick McCain
Our Joey on the campaign trail:
Another bead on todayās SCOTUS arguments:
kennedy is a thin reed. and roberts is a scum.
so many warnings, so much ignorance.
This will be a HUGE decision. It is very unsettling just thinking about it…..
He is a carnival barker meta - so ghastly there are no words
Meta, I am still angry over that scene. He treated those folks like they were not his equal, and that they should be happy that he graced them with his presence.
He has this disgusting way of treating people like peasants, like dirt, like they should be grateful that heās alive. I just cannot even understand what it takes to treat people like he does, the cruelty, the inhumanity. And then requiring people to praise him, as if heās done anything to help. UGH UGH UGH.
GE TODville.
Every day, another example of how #unfit FUBAR is to be (#illegitimate) occupant of WH.
And GOP MOC are no better — sure, Las Vegas is known as “sin city,” but a huge number of victims are “pillars of the community” (i.e., police, fire fighters, teachers), and for a Senator to conflate sanctuary cities with a country music festival is beyond the pale:
https://t.co/0BXfRQiInN
By 233 to 187.
232 of them rethugs. Guessing them white women rethug voters are pleased.
only in murkkka.
I am outta here.
MOTIVES, MOTIVES, MOTIVES: When Trump tries to head off the National gun heat by saying “not for now”?
59 KILLED and 500 INJURED by a domestic terrorist with whatās looking like a fully automatic machine gun…illegal for citizens since 1986.
Oh no, you donāt think the nra is leaning on him because they gave him $30 + million?!!!
Media what do you think are Trumpās MOTIVES?
America is 4% of world population yet owns half the worldās guns. Without up-to-date commensurate gun laws what could go wrong?
“There is a mass shooting approximately every nine out of 10 days in the U.S.” (Gun Violence Archive)
But seriously, seriously what could possibly be his MOTIVES.
Hmmmmmmm
Hi, Dudette! Iām so happy Eric Holder continues to speak out. He knows what heās talking about, and cares about everything he puts his name and reputation to … who does that remind us of????
EH rocks!
Me holding on for dear life…
Hi D-ette, itās good to see you! š For some reason this pic and your comment made me think of you and your sister.
LOL! I see your point! š
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Time for a little history … a little perspective … perhaps?
Ahhhhh! Sooo cool! I idolize them both! š
Goodnight TOD ….
Good morning, TODville.
This version includes Michelleās response to PBO. ADORABLE!!
lucky stick of a kenyan.
Heh
what? truer words never spoken.
Awwww, that will start my West Coast morning with a yuuuuuuge smile š
Thanks meta for posting it ā¤ļø
Good West Coast morning, GGail!
So sweet! š
I wish he would say it louder. What does he have to lose? His job? He is filthy rich, so what?
Was he going to the beach???
thank
godfsm for late night comedians telling like it is.Wasnāt he whining all the time about Obamaās FP? Isnāt he also an imperial murka rules (a la brits) advocate?
Fuck him and his ilk.
FOLLOW
Repulsive.
Apples didnāt fall far.
Iām with Bette. Bought and paid for NRA whores.
Good Morning Everyone! Wishing you all the love there is! šššā¤ļø
Still hard at work for the benefit of the country.
guess tex drillersonās wifey unit is blaming the god for this.
Good luck, Rosanne. Theyāre clinging HARD to those guns and bibles and are WEARING the flag, not just wrapping themselves in it.
Once more for the people in the back.
š Thursday 05 October 2025
12āļø43 at 2:40pm ET, 11:40am PT. This is a Harvest Moon, also we celebrate Sukkoth (tabular date begins sunset before)
I suggest you read the stevendennis link in its entirety. They are without reason, which is what happens when the $$$from the NRA and others clouds whatever damn judgment you had.
Now, this is Go Big, or Go Home.
If youāre gonna be a criminal….REALLY be a criminal…
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/10/04/08/30/brazil-police-foil-tunnel-crews-plot-to-pull-off-biggest-bank-robbery-in-history
Economic Anxiety, though…
uh huh
uh huh
Uh huh
Uh huh
Curious, donāt you think?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-ivanka-trump-and-donald-trump-jr-avoided-a-criminal-indictment/amp
Our three amigos - Favreau, Vietor, Lovett - just expanded their empire. Check it out:
The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown over taxes paid by tech giants Amazon and Apple.
Amazon has been ordered to repay ā¬250m (Ā£221m; $293m) in back taxes after the European Commission said it had been given an unfair tax deal in Luxembourg.
The Commission also plans to take Ireland to court over its failure to collect ā¬13bn of back taxes from Apple.
Amazon denied it owed any back tax, saying it did “not receive any special treatment from Luxembourg”.
“We will study the Commissionās ruling and consider our legal options, including an appeal,” an Amazon spokesperson said.
But European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the Luxembourg arrangement meant that Amazon had been allowed to pay “substantially less tax than other businesses”, which it said was “illegal under EU state aid rules”.
“Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon. As a result, almost three-quarters of Amazonās profits were not taxed,” Ms Vestager added.
She said Amazon paid four times less tax than other local companies.
“Member states cannot give selective tax benefits to multinational groups that are not available to others,” she added.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41497459
Good.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/10/04/25-years-of-love/
Lips pursed.
White House says Puerto Rico must fix its debt problem: CNN interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House budget director Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday backed away from U.S. President Donald Trumpās comments a day earlier calling for the storm-hit islandās debt to be wiped out.
In an interview on CNN, the Office of Management and Budget director said Trump was referring to Puerto Ricoās need to fix its own debt issues through its oversight board.
āI wouldnāt take it word for word,ā Mulvaney said of Trumpās comments late Tuesday.