We can almost slam the door on this awful year! Take care, Nerdy, Obama Grandmama, edp4pho, amk, and all the other stalwarts who share this sanctuary! Take excellent care of yourselves!
May I say that I love our Forever President and understand why he was honored in this way 10 years in a row. No secret why. The POS’s on the other hand…
But seriously…. this isn’t deep state. This is deep shit. They are all in it. https://t.co/Phl0M67wwd
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) December 31, 2025
👇👀 .@LindseyGrahamSC (Bottom right) …. Took $800,000.00 from Blovatnik in Russian money for his Super PAC fund. #ResignGraham #ResignLindsey pic.twitter.com/k84q5ff6XC
Citizen’s United was the undoing of our fair elections and the beginning of this mess. They live for $$ and power.Doesn’t matter where the $$ comes from or who gave it. That is all.
(THREAD) BREAKING: The NYT has published a bombshell report on George Papadopoulos—the biggest Trump-Russia news since Flynn's plea. This thread dissects the new revelations—as well as some major implications for the Trump-Russia collusion narrative. I hope you'll read and share. pic.twitter.com/vHDvlxkqsF
The NYT is such a strange newspaper. Sometimes they are protective of Trump and other times they reveal the truth about his sleaziness. It’s as if they can’t make up their minds on how to cover this “president”.
Congress overwhelmingly voted to impose new sanctions on Russia. Trump signed the sanctions into law. Two months later, he still hasn’t implemented them & the Republicans in Congress don’t care. #TrumpRussia pic.twitter.com/lbTYfO5Zbn
This is such a travesty. I would love to hear Democrats be more aggressive about highlighting how Trump is disregarding the norms of the presidency. Trump needs to be challenged about this behavior. It is unprecedented.
This is an enormously important story. 1. It unravels multitudes of lies by Team Trump. 2. George P was no coffee boy 3. The Trump tower meeting between Kushner, Jr. and Manafort now makes perfect sense.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) December 30, 2025
I don’t understand how people think there’s still a question of *whether* there was collusion, as opposed to “how extensive was it?” The campaign got advance word that Russia had thousands of hacked Dem emails, yet consistently feigned doubt publicly. https://t.co/aW1HM4X6yJ
— Julian Sanchez (@normative) December 30, 2025
Whatever scheming there may have been, Trump and his colleagues constant denying of Russian meddling provided cover for the Russian attack on the US election. That was aiding and abetting. https://t.co/PdHVezhnNe
Goodnight TOD and please realize that until the question(s) in this tweet are answered we won’t begin to understand what happened and why our Democracy is at the brink of devastation with a majority of the GOP, untold numbers of corporate executives, and at least 3 members of SCOTUS willing accomplices in its demise ….
"#CoffeeBoy Sends Trump Kremlin Klan to Prison" may well be the 2018 Headline of the Year thanks to #TeamMueller & other American Patriots. https://t.co/bTAySdfXlf #TrumpRussia & #TaxReturns remain inextricably linked as they have since July 2016.
On reflection, thought it best to just ask the question, directly …
Are you an ACCOMPLICE Mr @Comey in what is demonstrably a successful cyber warfare attack by Russia on the 2016 Election & installation of a traitorous regime - a war Putin is still waging & winning?
cc @HillaryClinton @AGLynch @EricHolder @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/sDsd2GEIs7
I think this might have some possibilities……..Blue state Democrats were locked out of negotiations. Federal taxes should not be disproportionally levied against blue states.
MSNBC: "We're exploring a legal action right now. We think the GOP Tax bill may violate the due process laws. It's like saying Dem's will pay one rate and Rep's another. It's using NY & other blue states as a Piggy Bank." New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pic.twitter.com/MCZC1nmAIX
— Michael Grossman (@Michael36776349) December 28, 2025
A young, black woman who loved her father. And watched him die at the hands of police who he alerted that he was dying. Not even 30 yet and did not back away from the freedom struggle. She carried a burden. I pray that she’s resting now. Peace, Erica Garner. pic.twitter.com/IVo2hADVyv
Happy New Year TOD! Miss you CHIPS! ……..Nerdy, you’re the best EVAAAA 🙂
Earlier this year, I asked President @BarackObama about the lessons he’s tried to teach his daughters. I loved his take on an old classic: be responsible. pic.twitter.com/aShcQMlwk7
Top night last night, but this has to be the highlight �?��?��?� pic.twitter.com/yMqDvOoVML
— James Gower (@__gower) December 21, 2025
ďż˝?��?��?ďż˝ #SpaceX gotta give a better Public notice… I aint know if this was a Rocket, aliens, Santa Claus, or North Korea pic.twitter.com/3kbPsTLiJb
— JuJu Tha G (@JuJuThaG) December 23, 2025
Goose Suddenly Realizes It Doesn't Have To Honk Like An Idiot Entire Time It's Flapping Wings https://t.co/jaSzYomp2u #OurAnnualYear pic.twitter.com/ep1J3u3bi9
I am CRYING. The Weather Channel set up for a live shot of the Georgia Dome being imploded, and at the perfectly wrong time … this happened (via @ajc): pic.twitter.com/LA0cXpC7oX
— Brett Taylor (@Brett_A_Taylor) November 20, 2025
I’m dead �?��?��?� watch until the end pic.twitter.com/wNKsaevCXg
— Sailor Moon (@BOOHUWH0RE) July 7, 2025
When you're trying to look cool and tough and then a fish gets the drop on you pic.twitter.com/u9UdRohftr
— Adam Rawnsley (@arawnsley) June 28, 2025
May you have a wonderful year ahead!
I cannot stress enough how important it is you watch this gorilla bathe-dancing to maniac. By @bobhagh pic.twitter.com/e15f9NPO7j
— Kristina Lucarelli ďż˝? (@KristinaLuca) June 22, 2025
THREAD: Devin Nunes is a *ONE MAN WRECKING BALL* against House Intel’s #TrumpRussia🇷🇺probe‼️
Nunes never gave up his sole authority to sign subpoenas & his veto cost Dems DOZENS of requests for interviews/docs that were NEVER sent‼️ 1/https://t.co/0kTHAzB7u9
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) December 31, 2025
Many people are asking why @DevinNunes won’t have public meetings with his constituents or the press. My best guess (from a prosecutor’s perspective) is that his lawyers advised him to remain silent. #RussiaCollusion #RemoveNunes -AJ https://t.co/ND4m1PXnzc
— Andrew Janz (@JanzforCongress) December 30, 2025
Buckle up…and be prepared to fight for our country.
Trump denial of Russian collusion rotten at core and doomed to unravel. Expect more serious convictions and indictments early in 2018 as Special Counsel climbs ladder of criminal culpability - and more panicky, preemptive attacks from Republicans. https://t.co/XnF1Jf16jP
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) December 30, 2025
He is using OUR $$$$ to pay for HIS THINGS. Not okay. I would rather pay to give all Americans healthcare….or fix infrastructure….or just about anything else. This is how rich people get richer…they game the system and then blame others to deflect away from themselves being crooks and liars. ( Not ALL rich people do this, of course. This one does, though, as do the other ones that follow him around)
Trump's only skills are ripping off workers and taxpayers.
But this is tiny sliver of the larger scandal of Trump running a nonstop bribe collection stations with congressional GOP consent. https://t.co/8mz2rv3z4F
At a time when people are being feel emotionally battered and fearful, at a time when people are literally dying from political violence, at a time when our democratic institutions hang in the balance, you choose to turn this trash fire of a historical moment into a "game."
— MiguelClarkMallet (@mar_de_palabras) December 29, 2025
This is why the Schmidt meet is so serious. He/NYT joined an obvious set-up to allow DJT to float the key trial balloon that he has the "right" to do what he wants w/DOJ. Indeed, Schmidt told him: "You control [DOJ]." And today, NYT tries to portray the meet as a problem for WH.
— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) December 30, 2025
California has 7 districts that Republicans control, but Hillary won in 2016. So we're teaming up with @PodSaveAmerica & @crookedmedia to raise as much money as possible for the Democratic challengers in these districts.
Visit https://t.co/yr0S2MSumL to help defeat the Crooked 7 pic.twitter.com/Jvc7lFdwLd
Trump jacks up the minimum bribe. Given what passed for a presidential scandal 2009-2016, the relative indifference to this mind-boggling corruption is incredible to watch. https://t.co/zaOYPq7iDx
GM & GA TODville Community from a Sunny, Clear Sky Blue Bitterly Crip Cold Sunday in MN ďż˝?ďż˝
Congrats, OG on your Au ďż˝? Furst Gem ďż˝?ďż˝
Thanks to ❤ Chips ❤ and ❤ Nerdy Wonka ❤ and our Beloved Commenters, TOD Twitter Brigades and Lurkers who make TOD such an Oasis.
❤ ❤ ❤ You All.
2017 saw the fewest number of jobs created in 6 years. 3.5 million more are uninsured. Premiums are up. And Trump has taken only one step: a $1.5 trillion tax cut, mostly for the rich and corporations. I’ll take that fight. https://t.co/i4PKMX8KcE
BREAKING: Carl Bernstein (CNN) Says That—Per White House Staffers—Trump Has "Many Times" Expressed "a Desire to Fire Mueller and Pardon People Under Investigation, Including Family," and His Lawyers Are Trying to "Keep Him From Firing Mueller or Rosenstein"https://t.co/xQZIamPs22
2/ Bernstein's sources *directly and forcefully contradict* what we're hearing in the media about Trump having settled down about the Russia probe, and Trump's own claims that he has never considered and has no plans to fire either Special Counsel Mueller or Acting AG Rosenstein.
Trump knows nothing but to lie. Anyone who’d buy that he’s ‘settled down’ is naive.
I’m guessing his attorneys are trying to stop Trump from tripping Mueller’s “Dead Man’s Switch” should Mueller be stopped from continuing his investigation…whatever that will entail (NY/NJ AGs and state charges, anyone?)
2017 saw the fewest number of jobs created in 6 years. 3.5 million more are uninsured. Premiums are up. And Trump has taken only one step: a $1.5 trillion tax cut, mostly for the rich and corporations. I’ll take that fight. https://t.co/i4PKMX8KcE
Whatever scheming there may have been, Trump and his colleagues constant denying of Russian meddling provided cover for the Russian attack on the US election. That was aiding and abetting. https://t.co/PdHVezhnNe
During my presidency, I started a tradition of sharing my reading lists and playlists. It was a nice way to reflect on the works that resonated with me and lift up authors and artists from around the world. With some extra time on my hands this year to catch up, I wanted to share the books and music that I enjoyed most. From songs that got me moving to stories that inspired me, here’s my 2017 list — I hope you enjoy it and have a happy and healthy New Year.
The best books I read in 2017:
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Grant by Ron Chernow
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Five-Carat Soul by James McBride
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
*Bonus for hoops fans: Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano
NYT suggests but does not state that Papadopoulos was the collusion link — not to mention he provoked the FBI’s July 2016 investigation of the Trump campaign, not Steele’s dossier. NYT does not have what Mueller probably does: Emails showing collusion. https://t.co/yV65OwWeTd
BANNON ADMITS TRUMP’S CABINET NOMINEES WERE SELECTED TO DESTROY THEIR AGENCIES.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/23/1637009/-Bannon-Reveals-His-Intention-To-Deconstruct-The-Administrative-State-i-e-Destroy-The-Country
Depression & WWII during FDR & US became a Superpower after WWII. That Power helped Fix EU, Japan & was Instrumental in the dislodgement Former Colonized Nations from the likes of Britain especially.
GDP was vastly different then. Just to mention a few.
Yup, a Deep Recession almost as bad as what happened during the Great Depression.
#ThanksObama! #WeThePeople had a Great man & his Family for 8yrs; just now, more Folks are finally Woke.
It was called a ‘deep recession’ early on for example prior to 10% unemployment at the end of 2009. Must point out that some economists have concluded that September and October of 2008 was the Worst financial crisis in global history.
So thanks Obama.
The Iranian people, especially the young, are protesting for the freedom and future they deserve. I hope their government responds peacefully and supports their hopes.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 31, 2025
Happy new year @BarackObama and @MichelleObama, your growing legend was the only good thing to come out of this disaster. Stay healthy and happy, and don’t forget us. We miss you more than you’ll ever know. pic.twitter.com/aWB6L7oEd1
— BWD 🤢 You People Replaced Obama With This (@IrisRimon) December 31, 2025
The United States is at a historical crossroads where one political party has flown off the deep end and has become a cult, intent on protecting its white supremacist past. The Republican Party won’t go quietly into the night, even if they suffer a blue tsunami in November. They didn’t simply become the Party of Trump, they’ve been that way for a generation or more.
Maintaining Motivation: The Challenges of the #Resistance Beyond the 2018 Midterms https://t.co/FluuxGR8gH
— Pretty Foot (@PrettyFootWoman) December 31, 2025
With humility about how little we know about what's happening inside Iran, this much is clear: it's an Iranian moment and not anyone else's. But the rights of people to protest peacefully and voice their aspirations are universal and governments everywhere should respect that.
Happy New Year and thanks to all my followers especially those who believe in our First Amendment. And a special thanks to those who have ordered my book, which hopefully will be back in stock soon! And dare I ask: what does it mean that your top five favorite individual images posted here did not even make it into the book?
As a long and often painful year comes to an end, let’s cherish and be grateful for those we love, make room in our hearts for those in need, and commit to make 2018 better. Much better.
— Valerie Jarrett (@ValerieJarrett) December 31, 2025
New Year’s Eve in the South: loud booms echoing throughout the neighborhoods. Sounds like a war zone in my area.
Hoping bullet don’t come through the walls/windows; may have to take cover in the bath tub.
Happy New Year, TOD ohana. May we and the country thrive in the coming year as we fight for the soul of the nation.
Thanks to all here who kept the doors open.
Been here watching the NYT article info unfold.
Congrats on coming in the door first:)
Congrats OG!
I’ve been doing the same with the NYT article as well. 🙂
Scary stuff, but we all knew it was bad.
Evening TOD. Still a lurker, I am. Congrats to Obama Grandmama on first.
but no thanks to effing wwc folks.
We can almost slam the door on this awful year! Take care, Nerdy, Obama Grandmama, edp4pho, amk, and all the other stalwarts who share this sanctuary! Take excellent care of yourselves!
You do the same Judith. Much continued health to you and all of TOD. We have nothing if we haven’t good health!!
Boy, did we need this place to continue more than any of us even thought after PBO left the Presidency.
May I say that I love our Forever President and understand why he was honored in this way 10 years in a row. No secret why. The POS’s on the other hand…
Agree/
summore
LOL 🙂
THOUSANDS OF RUSSIANS ARE ALREADY IN THE U,S,,,I THINK EVERYBODY IS READY FOR THEM!
Citizen’s United was the undoing of our fair elections and the beginning of this mess. They live for $$ and power.Doesn’t matter where the $$ comes from or who gave it. That is all.
How many of SCOTUS are receivers of Russian funds?
will the teann learn?
don’t ask stupid q’s, amk.
Read it all
The NYT is such a strange newspaper. Sometimes they are protective of Trump and other times they reveal the truth about his sleaziness. It’s as if they can’t make up their minds on how to cover this “president”.
Remember?
This is such a travesty. I would love to hear Democrats be more aggressive about highlighting how Trump is disregarding the norms of the presidency. Trump needs to be challenged about this behavior. It is unprecedented.
A well deserved distinction indeed đź’•
Quite. ❤ And it would have been lots more than "only" 10 years in a row, if the majority of Americans had met him earlier! ❤
Instead we got Hill’s email server nonstop….which the VP uses right now and *Crickets….
THERE WILL BE A WAR AGAINST THE RUSSIANS INSIDE THE U.S…
Goodnight TOD and please realize that until the question(s) in this tweet are answered we won’t begin to understand what happened and why our Democracy is at the brink of devastation with a majority of the GOP, untold numbers of corporate executives, and at least 3 members of SCOTUS willing accomplices in its demise ….
The question(s) to which I referred ….
On reflection, thought it best to just ask the question, directly …
https://youtubemp3converter.to/?q=MjAxNjFiNGJlOTAwYTg4ZWVmZDVhZGVhNDNjOWI2M2ZlMDI0ZWMwYTo6Nm9uR0s2bFpwOUk=
thanks to the pathetic msm.
I think this might have some possibilities……..Blue state Democrats were locked out of negotiations. Federal taxes should not be disproportionally levied against blue states.
Happy New Year from down under TODers. I’m so hoping 2018 will be so much better than 2017 - although I thought nothing would be as bad as 2016.
But I’ll stay with - it can’t get worse & hope I am right. Take care of yourselves and your loved ones.
sometimes your heart just weeps…
So sad and angering. I don’t wish good for the animals who killed him, thus her.
Happy New Year TOD! Miss you CHIPS! ……..Nerdy, you’re the best EVAAAA 🙂
He is never wrong, imo. Always hits the mark.
He lifts my spirits every single time. LOVE.
Morning everyone. Twitter seems to be having an issue…
…a few laughs for the the new year too ďż˝?ďż˝
Good ole’ ATL/Marta
May you have a wonderful year ahead!
Mornin’ LP! Thanks for posting these funny little nuggets this morning:) How you been?
My thanks also LP, enjoyed the laughs very much… and the President Obama snippet, lovely.
LOL! I needed that last one again! �?�👏🏾👏🏾
Thanks LP for these laughs. I always love what you bring to us.
Happy New Year, LP!
LOCK HIM UP, TOO!
Buckle up…and be prepared to fight for our country.
Oh how I love the smell of indicts in the morning, I don’t mean tomorrow morning, but mornings in general.
I want to wish all of my friends here at TOD a very happy new year.
Same to you Don. Keep up the witty remarks…always food for thought !!
Right back at you and your family, Don. Let’s keep moving the ball FORWARD.
He is using OUR $$$$ to pay for HIS THINGS. Not okay. I would rather pay to give all Americans healthcare….or fix infrastructure….or just about anything else. This is how rich people get richer…they game the system and then blame others to deflect away from themselves being crooks and liars. ( Not ALL rich people do this, of course. This one does, though, as do the other ones that follow him around)
Like Cinderella…it goes away at midnight. GET COVERED!
Good morning TOD’er.
Wishing everyone here a very happy New Year. May 2018 bring good health, peace, happiness and prosperity for all.
Same for you Jey !!
How about that.
Thread
THIS
Let’s do this, America.
I wish you all the luck.
POS
GM & GA TODville Community from a Sunny, Clear Sky Blue Bitterly Crip Cold Sunday in MN ďż˝?ďż˝
Congrats, OG on your Au ďż˝? Furst Gem ďż˝?ďż˝
Thanks to ❤ Chips ❤ and ❤ Nerdy Wonka ❤ and our Beloved Commenters, TOD Twitter Brigades and Lurkers who make TOD such an Oasis.
❤ ❤ ❤ You All.
2017, most of the year was still the #ObamaEconomy.
Trump knows nothing but to lie. Anyone who’d buy that he’s ‘settled down’ is naive.
I’m guessing his attorneys are trying to stop Trump from tripping Mueller’s “Dead Man’s Switch” should Mueller be stopped from continuing his investigation…whatever that will entail (NY/NJ AGs and state charges, anyone?)
Yup ….
Yup.
https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?
From Barack Obama…FB page
During my presidency, I started a tradition of sharing my reading lists and playlists. It was a nice way to reflect on the works that resonated with me and lift up authors and artists from around the world. With some extra time on my hands this year to catch up, I wanted to share the books and music that I enjoyed most. From songs that got me moving to stories that inspired me, here’s my 2017 list — I hope you enjoy it and have a happy and healthy New Year.
The best books I read in 2017:
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Grant by Ron Chernow
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Five-Carat Soul by James McBride
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
*Bonus for hoops fans: Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano
My favorite songs of 2017:
Mi Gente by J Balvin & Willy William
Havana by Camila Cabello (feat. Young Thug)
Blessed by Daniel Caesar
The Joke by Brandi Carlile
First World Problems by Chance The Rapper (feat. Daniel Caesar)
Rise Up by Andra Day
Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
Family Feud by Jay-Z (feat. Beyoncé)
Humble by Kendrick Lamar
La Dame et Ses Valises by Les Amazones d’Afrique (feat. Nneka)
Unforgettable by French Montana (feat. Swae Lee)
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness by The National
Chanel by Frank Ocean
Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott
Matter of Time by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Little Bit by Mavis Staples
Millionaire by Chris Stapleton
Sign of the Times by Harry Styles
Broken Clocks by SZA
Ordinary Love (Extraordinary Mix) by U2
*Bonus: Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (not out yet, but the blues version in his Broadway show is the best!)
Yup.
BANNON ADMITS TRUMP’S CABINET NOMINEES WERE SELECTED TO DESTROY THEIR AGENCIES.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/23/1637009/-Bannon-Reveals-His-Intention-To-Deconstruct-The-Administrative-State-i-e-Destroy-The-Country
= Destroy the Government and put it under the control of an Authoritarian.
Facts have Liberal and Democratic Bias.
Ds out outperform Rs in just about every measurable scale.
Just thinking. FDR served 3 terms.
Obama: 29% per year.
FDR: 25% per year.
Depression & WWII during FDR & US became a Superpower after WWII. That Power helped Fix EU, Japan & was Instrumental in the dislodgement Former Colonized Nations from the likes of Britain especially.
GDP was vastly different then. Just to mention a few.
About PBO:
How fantastical that President Obama saved America and the World from a Second Great Depression.
Yup, a Deep Recession almost as bad as what happened during the Great Depression.
#ThanksObama! #WeThePeople had a Great man & his Family for 8yrs; just now, more Folks are finally Woke.
It was called a ‘deep recession’ early on for example prior to 10% unemployment at the end of 2009. Must point out that some economists have concluded that September and October of 2008 was the Worst financial crisis in global history.
So thanks Obama.
Beautiful ♥️
Love that picture of the Obamas.
The United States is at a historical crossroads where one political party has flown off the deep end and has become a cult, intent on protecting its white supremacist past. The Republican Party won’t go quietly into the night, even if they suffer a blue tsunami in November. They didn’t simply become the Party of Trump, they’ve been that way for a generation or more.
Since that other hypocrite Russian extremist Ayn Rand.
My Steelers & Eagles are both 13-3.
Yeah! 🙂
Bucs & Raiders Not so much to celebrate. ďż˝?ďż˝
For my Oldest Brother, his Vikings are 13-3 too.
LOVE YOU FOREVER, PETE
I’ve been super duper busy this holiday season but wanted to stop by and wish each and everyone of you a happy, healthy and prosperious New Year.
Thanks Donna - and wishing you the same for you and your family! Special hugs to your lovely grand-baby twin girls 🙂
Thanks so much, Donna. Great to hear from you. Hope all is well with your family, especially your lovely little girls!!
New Year’s Eve in the South: loud booms echoing throughout the neighborhoods. Sounds like a war zone in my area.
Hoping bullet don’t come through the walls/windows; may have to take cover in the bath tub.
Happy New Year, TOD ohana. May we and the country thrive in the coming year as we fight for the soul of the nation.
Thanks to all here who kept the doors open.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2017/12/31/finding-the-good/
Love your wicked ways (Ha - from me, that’s a compliment!), Nerdy! Happy New Year!