Yeah @realdonaldtrump calls the press fake, but to get publicity in the old days, he'd pretend he was his own publicist and call the press using a fake name. Nobody knows fake like the trump crowd.
I made this photograph on the infamous Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum in 2012. Join me at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on Presidents DayâFebruary 19âwhere Iâll be speaking about my time in the White House. Tickets now available; link is on my website.
"I'm not ready to order. What do you make here? I've never done this before. I think I'll stare at the menu board for a while. Is that all you have? What foods taste good? Would I like that? Is this organic? Can I pay in pennies?"
Maybe trump should inspire (as if) federal employees to go for the Vice President Al Gore Hammer Award, as if trump cared about cost savings! https://t.co/TrvWYrmmMc
Me, âDonât waste money on flowers for Valentineâs Day! Itâs a commercialized holiday that pressures you into spending money. I donât need a stuffed teddy bear or chocolate. Just tell me you love me. Thatâs enough.â
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will apparently be giving a talk in Rhode Island on Tuesday, meaning she wonât attend Trumpâs State of the Union speech that night, according to the AP. https://t.co/MF4NSPCJHd
Department of Homeland Security policy bans ICE and Customs & Border Patrol agencies from detaining people at hospitals, schools, and courthousesâ but under Trump theyâre doing it anyways.
We are demanding an investigation. pic.twitter.com/m5SUZgqrFU
He doesnât think the law is for him and his guys at Homeland Security….he thinks he is above the law. Karma, AND THE LAW, will soon find his fat ass and set him straight
Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax, the first African American to hold the position of Lt. Governor in Virginia, got a powerful reminder of his own heritage.
All last week I was at annual training, annual training is when we get together for job related classes. Basically we sit around and tell war stories about the job. Anyway, about three days into training the CEO walks in and informs us that we are in the process of downsizing the agency in which I work. But the good news is that everyone will keep their jobâŠâŠfor now. There is a big push for privatization in government which will have an adverse effect on government employees. Iâve got 18 years in federal law enforcement so I can retire in two years. But unfortunately the younger people that I work with donât have nearly as much time in that I do. And these were the same employees that walked around saying âmake America great againâ in departmental meetings. And every time they said it everyone thought it was funny. I didnât because I knew what Trump was all about, voting has consequences, real life consequences. And now these ‘MAGAâ guys will be the first to get axed because they donât have a lot of time in, shit ainât funny no more.
Thereâs an old phrase âș … ‘serves them rightâ that I used to hear (and use) when i was growing up, usually said to someone who is being ass-ish and is then proven wrong.
Quite apt for the MAGA crowd I would say. After they have a tendency to vote against their own self-interest (by thinking that they are sticking it to the others ).
Yes, but in their eyes its different, in their eyes Trump is their savior and superhero. Dispatching ‘freeloadersâ and ‘illegalsâ and making this country safe again and great again.
In a new low for Washington, yesterday @chefjoseandres was asked to leave the Alfalfa dinner after-party at @CafeMilanoDC by its owner, Franco Nuschesse, apparently because his presence made Ivanka Trump uncomfortable (Cafe Milano is the watering hole of the Trump Admin).
— Jorge Guajardo (@jorge_guajardo) January 28, 2025
Ivanka walked in ahead of him, not comfortable with his presence. Already inside. Heâs approached and asked to come outside where Franco, who he knows perfectly well for many years, wants to talk to him. Once outside, heâs not allowed back in.
— Jorge Guajardo (@jorge_guajardo) January 28, 2025
Thank you @CafeMilanoDC Franco Nuschese! I was a guest of the #alfalfaclubdinner2018 âeveryoneâwelcome to the after party, but Iâm the only individual not allow in? Is because @IvankaTrump told you so? You should be ashamed of yourself Franco.@washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/iJ5wQM18Z6
That makes me sick, after all the good he does. Trumpâs are truly as low as human life can go. They should be grateful. If they donât go to jail, if they donât lose everything they have for all theyâve done to people- what am I saying.. there will be karma for this bunch. No matter what they canât escape karma.
They are such disgusting worthless people. Nothing matters to them except money and status. They will face the consequences sooner or later. Iâd like it to be sooner.
Harry and Meghan should invite him to their wedding, great humanitarian that he is…if they havenât considered him already.
That slimy Piers Morgan interviewed Trump and is stirring the pot about the wedding invitation, allowing Trump to “wish them well” despite not receiving an invite so far.
And you know daddyâs girl Ivanka was angling for one. I hope H and M have heard about this. Not that they were ever going to invite any Trump representative, but this would be a great gesture of recognition to Jose.
Isnât Chef Andres the guy who was making sure Puerto Rican had food to eat?
Makes sense when Trumpâs regime would have liked to see the suffering people starve I presume. What is it about apples not falling far from the tree.
Putin outlawed the candidacy of opponent Navalny in the upcoming election. Here he is being arrested today.
Video of Alexey @Navalny being detained by the police in #Moscow, #Russia - while just walking down the street. Complete lawlessness of a repressive #Putin regime: pic.twitter.com/riotfprahF
My mother was vehemently anti-Reagan, and my sister and I were too (my brother was too young). But we were able to listen to Reagan when he spoke from the pulpit of the presidency. A reminder that Trump has robbed the office of something real, and valuable.
REAL TRUTH: Under Trump black unemployment has been reduced by just one point from 7.8 to 6.8%. Under Obama black unemployment was reduced from a high of 16.4% to 7.8%. Obama reduced it by over 8 points. Trump trying to steal Obama's accomplishment: https://t.co/72m2aTsxVl https://t.co/jn38GnAc0H
Someone needs to inform Trump that black unemployment fell dramatically from 16.5% to 7.8% from Jan 2010-Jan 2017; that Trump simply inherited a positive trend; That his ACA, Medicaid & housing proposals are devastating for black Americans & tax plan makes big numbers worse off. https://t.co/to8P0FWlrY
The @realDonaldTrump effect had resulted in a dip in US tourism that has resulted in 40,000 lost jobs and $4.6 billion in lost spending - we have dropped from 2nd to 3rd most popular destination. https://t.co/fW12mpU2Tv
A Pennsylvania State police trooper said there is “no motive, no reason” that authorities are aware of for a mass shooting early Sunday in Fayette County.
Five people are dead, three men and two women, and a sixth person is injured. Those who are dead died of gunshot wounds, according to Trooper Robert Broadwater of the Uniontown State Police barracks. He said it is unclear at this point whether the sixth victim sustained gunshot wounds.
A state police detective at the scene and who asked that he not be named said a man is suspected in the shooting. He said itâs unclear whether the suspect is dead or alive, but said he had been shot. The detective said it is unclear whether the suspect shot himself.
The detective also confirmed that the suspect was wearing body armor.
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Here #WeThePeople freaking go again!
In PA, this Time.
Hello TODbots, I guess Winter came back last night with some lower Temps and of course some flimsy snowflakes.
The jingoistic flirtation of some form of Winter Summer for almost 2 weeks in MN was wild. Hopefully, back to norm temps this week.
Congrats, Judith on your Au â Furst đ
Thanks, NW for all you do for Us.
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I recall during the Obama years, we would all look forward to the SOTU address, and there would be great anticipation for the guests who would be honored in The First Ladyâs Box. I was just doing a google search and it brought back those wonderful memories.
But there has been NOTHING about Melaniaâs guests for tomorrowâs SOTU address…or am I just missing something?
Also, the media used to be VERY anxious and hyped up in the days leading up to Obamaâs SOTU, with panel after panel predicting what he will say, what he should say, what he MUST say, and how this was going to be the biggest test of his Presidency. But now, the bar for Trump is set so low, all they can talk about is how “presidential” he will look if he recites off some meaningless words on a teleprompter. The day before a SOTU address heâs trying to get into a Twitter argument with a rap artist. And where the hell is Melania Trump?
Pro tip: if you don't want to be considered a co-conspirator, stop legislating (or refusing to do so) like one. Trump fired Comey in May 2017, tried to fire his successor the next month, and began talking about firing Rosenstein soon thereafter. The need for a bill is obvious. https://t.co/CfjJgplIaV
Can the real president of the USA - looking at you President Putin, please have a little chat with the biggest toddler that is Trump. Your boy is making an ass of himself.
When their President tries to call you out with flawed information, but youâre trying to enjoy Grammy day and ainât got time for nonsense. pic.twitter.com/cyB8ud5qwc
My hope is that going forward, Shawn Jay-Z Carter doesnât participate in a back-and-forth with that homegrown demagogue who he has correctly identified as racist “Superbag”. Please donât give the superbag your megaphone
"Women of color in this country are the most reliable voters. They show up to vote, and when they do vote, they vote for people who support women's health and rights… we need to invest in women of color as candidates, as activists, as leaders…" — @CecileRichards #DailyShow
Proud to support the Special Counsel Independence Protection Act. Congress must act now to protect the integrity & independence of #Muellerâs investigation into Russia's interference in our elections & the involvement, if any, of #Trump campaign operatives in those efforts. pic.twitter.com/OSeDTQMIMS
Just seeing his face fills my heart and puts a smile on my face. Like all todbots, Iâm struggling to stay positive, keep hope alive, believe in a brighter tomorrow. Thanks again and again for this precious space, this awesome community.â„ïž
The President of the United States @realDonaldTrump is asked if he believes in climate change. This is his answer: #TrumpMorgan pic.twitter.com/sKeVM9FL4l
— Daniel Hewitt (@DanielHewittITV) January 28, 2025
Spent some time talking w/my mentor, Rev. Jesse Jackson remembering times throughout the yrs. I started as his Youth Director at 12 yrs old. pic.twitter.com/ThUmVhxVym
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) January 29, 2025
As a Native American I just had an epiphany about undocumented DACA people. How big of a coronary would trump and ryan have if the tribes welcomed the DACA folk onto the reservations, affording them protection under the sovereignty of the tribes……
That's real funny coming from someone who proudly works for a racist, misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic sexual predator. pic.twitter.com/4rKWsbXz1Y
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) January 29, 2025
Nerdyâs tweet inspired me.
Your boss has ruined lives here and across the globe in the last year, and you're worried about not hearing the music you want to hear tonight?
Nikki you know you laugh, donât worry Trump wonât fine out about it and fire your behind. I donât think your family will tell Trump that you were laughing up a storm.
My comments to her arenât fit for printing and public consumption … so I will honor that old advice: “if you have nothing constructive or nice to say then …. later pals
I have always loved America but to have an incompetent, despotic kleptocratic in the White House killed it. Don't ruin a great country with trash. Some of us love democracy without the kakistocracy thrown in it. https://t.co/cs9lPL7jZn
Your boss was spanked with a copy of Forbes by the porn star with whom he had adulterous, unprotected sex 4 months after his 3rd wife gave birth and has been accused of sexual harassment and assault by 19 women. He also called Africa a #shithole. But please, tell us about trash. https://t.co/DxAwXgwPFe
Morning everyone. Most of us already knew this, but they did it anyway….
More than three-quarters of the $1.1 trillion in individual tax cuts will go to people who earn more than $200,000 a year in taxable income, according to Moody's. https://t.co/YKfJyZ3Uub
I hope that, in my lifetime, we see another President Kennedy.
.@RepJoeKennedy was a fabulous student in my Con Law course at Harvard. And he was truly HUMBLE. No sense of entitlement or superiority. He identified with the forgotten, the left behind, the silenced. @NormOrnstein and @JoyAnnReid are right to focus on Joe. Watch him on Tues. https://t.co/ggoaBCLkqZ
"The renewal shows that the Justice Department under President Trump saw reason to believe that the associate, Carter Page, was acting as a Russian agent." https://t.co/MfNkU4Q6RV
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) January 29, 2025
This obscene bill applies to < 1.5% of abortions to occur later in pregnancy, cases that are the most difficult and almost always include some kind of hardship to the woman involved. Senators who vote yes assert they know more than these women and their doctors. /2 #narcissism
John Legend, Cher, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B and DJ Khaled take turns reading passages from âFire and Furyâ and then… Hillary Clinton. pic.twitter.com/go0121dEo6
The smears against Rosenstein are ridiculous, poor guy got set up by Trump team during Comey firing and is now attacked for doing his job https://t.co/zjlSSFYpk7
"To those who would dare try and silence us, we offer you two words: Time's up. We say time's up for pay inequality, discrimination or harassment of any kind, and the abuse of power." â Janelle MonĂĄe at #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/m9M1AzmwtM
Trumpâs immigration plan, @NancyPelosi said, is to make America white again. When other Democrats criticize her ârhetoric,â they demonstrate that one reason we have Trump as president is our refusal to tell the truth.
Paul Ryan, via pre-recorded video, gives Koch donors credit for passing tax cut. "Because of your help weâve been able to take the ball and run with it," Ryan says.
— Annie Linskey (@AnnieLinskey) January 28, 2025
Paul Ryan works for the Koch Brothers. Not for us. https://t.co/nARJPo3uJu
Can you even imagine?
Beautiful! Miss him so very much….đ„
Wow. I hope Souza does something like this in D.C. or Maryland. Would love to hear him speak about his time with the Obamas. Those were good times.
my jtp hates all that. she is a prim queen.
By far your weirdest post yet, but who am I to judge, honey bunch? đ
doggoneit.
hahahahaha
peeps just donât appreciate food anymore.
hahahahahaha
thatâs why we burn ours. ha, take that, you plants.
come on, fedex. gititdone. I gotta a flight to catch.
20th GS. Done and dusted. Atta boy.
Now, go retire.
Theyâre pulling off of greyhound buses.
He doesnât think the law is for him and his guys at Homeland Security….he thinks he is above the law. Karma, AND THE LAW, will soon find his fat ass and set him straight
The MSM is still looking high and low for that miraculous pivot from Trump. LOL. So ridiculous that I canât even.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-first-state-of-the-union-can-a-divisive-president-flip-the-script/2018/01/27/666030bc-02dd-11e8-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html
Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax, the first African American to hold the position of Lt. Governor in Virginia, got a powerful reminder of his own heritage.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/poised-to-make-history-justin-fairfax-got-a-powerful-reminder-of-his-own-heritage/2018/01/27/825fe454-0217-11e8-8acf-ad2991367d9d_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_fairfax-120pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
This guy wants to WIN!!
All last week I was at annual training, annual training is when we get together for job related classes. Basically we sit around and tell war stories about the job. Anyway, about three days into training the CEO walks in and informs us that we are in the process of downsizing the agency in which I work. But the good news is that everyone will keep their jobâŠâŠfor now. There is a big push for privatization in government which will have an adverse effect on government employees. Iâve got 18 years in federal law enforcement so I can retire in two years. But unfortunately the younger people that I work with donât have nearly as much time in that I do. And these were the same employees that walked around saying âmake America great againâ in departmental meetings. And every time they said it everyone thought it was funny. I didnât because I knew what Trump was all about, voting has consequences, real life consequences. And now these ‘MAGAâ guys will be the first to get axed because they donât have a lot of time in, shit ainât funny no more.
Thereâs an old phrase âș … ‘serves them rightâ that I used to hear (and use) when i was growing up, usually said to someone who is being ass-ish and is then proven wrong.
Quite apt for the MAGA crowd I would say. After they have a tendency to vote against their own self-interest (by thinking that they are sticking it to the others ).
Yep, and the ‘othersâ that they think they are sticking it to, turns out to be themselves that will ultimately get screwed.
hasnât that been the case with the redstate racists for decades?
Yes, but in their eyes its different, in their eyes Trump is their savior and superhero. Dispatching ‘freeloadersâ and ‘illegalsâ and making this country safe again and great again.
The Trumps are arrogant creeps and thugs.
That makes me sick, after all the good he does. Trumpâs are truly as low as human life can go. They should be grateful. If they donât go to jail, if they donât lose everything they have for all theyâve done to people- what am I saying.. there will be karma for this bunch. No matter what they canât escape karma.
Yep, karma is the great equalizer.
They are such disgusting worthless people. Nothing matters to them except money and status. They will face the consequences sooner or later. Iâd like it to be sooner.
In addition to the blame on Ivanka….i blame the restaurant for going along with it….boycott is in order
Me too- sooner, much, before they can hurt anymore people.
the turd is an insecure pos as all are his ugly spawns.
Harry and Meghan should invite him to their wedding, great humanitarian that he is…if they havenât considered him already.
That slimy Piers Morgan interviewed Trump and is stirring the pot about the wedding invitation, allowing Trump to “wish them well” despite not receiving an invite so far.
And you know daddyâs girl Ivanka was angling for one. I hope H and M have heard about this. Not that they were ever going to invite any Trump representative, but this would be a great gesture of recognition to Jose.
Isnât Chef Andres the guy who was making sure Puerto Rican had food to eat?
Makes sense when Trumpâs regime would have liked to see the suffering people starve I presume. What is it about apples not falling far from the tree.
Yes, he is the very man.
Just heard on the radio, Putin arrested a critic of his. Guess there is no hope for Russia.
Next time someone says something divisive just call him/her a Russian bot, like Putinâs Puppet âș.
Putin outlawed the candidacy of opponent Navalny in the upcoming election. Here he is being arrested today.
this is what is happening with Immigrants…to a lesser degree…
The U.S. should condemn this blatant autocratic move. Russia is not a democracy.
And this administration doesnât care. Hasnât done anything to assure it wonât happen again.
Morning Must Read
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2017/12/07/443833/donald-trump-criminal-conspiracy-law/
Grab a drink and snuggle in. Read it all
the lowest point of murkan ‘electionsâ.
all those much touted ‘checks and balancesâ need a serious recheck and rebalance. whatâs happening now is all just bs.
He always wants to take credit for things he didnât do. All part of the con game he runs
The pathological liar said that unemployment rate for black Americans has drop to itâs lowest rate ever.
I sell the last car just above the record sales and then I claim all the credit. I am a conartist.
He is the biggest conartist ever.
Maybe even more than Daniel suggests:
Which of Trumpâs policies is responsible for the Black unemployment rate? What a liar.
Meanwhile, in the REAL WORLD…
Talking points for Democrats.
I saw an ad on TV for Key West … I would so love to visit, but not until Twitler is out of power.
Love this so much!
Another mass shooting. Itâs ok though. Everyone needs a gun.
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2018/01/28/Fatal-shooting-investigation-Fayette-County-Indian-Creek-Valley-Road-multiple-dead/stories/201801280150
A Pennsylvania State police trooper said there is “no motive, no reason” that authorities are aware of for a mass shooting early Sunday in Fayette County.
Five people are dead, three men and two women, and a sixth person is injured. Those who are dead died of gunshot wounds, according to Trooper Robert Broadwater of the Uniontown State Police barracks. He said it is unclear at this point whether the sixth victim sustained gunshot wounds.
A state police detective at the scene and who asked that he not be named said a man is suspected in the shooting. He said itâs unclear whether the suspect is dead or alive, but said he had been shot. The detective said it is unclear whether the suspect shot himself.
The detective also confirmed that the suspect was wearing body armor.
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Here #WeThePeople freaking go again!
In PA, this Time.
Hello TODbots, I guess Winter came back last night with some lower Temps and of course some flimsy snowflakes.
The jingoistic flirtation of some form of Winter Summer for almost 2 weeks in MN was wild. Hopefully, back to norm temps this week.
Congrats, Judith on your Au â Furst đ
Thanks, NW for all you do for Us.
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Gâmorning Nerdy & TOD! đ đ Happy Sunday everyone.
I recall during the Obama years, we would all look forward to the SOTU address, and there would be great anticipation for the guests who would be honored in The First Ladyâs Box. I was just doing a google search and it brought back those wonderful memories.
But there has been NOTHING about Melaniaâs guests for tomorrowâs SOTU address…or am I just missing something?
Also, the media used to be VERY anxious and hyped up in the days leading up to Obamaâs SOTU, with panel after panel predicting what he will say, what he should say, what he MUST say, and how this was going to be the biggest test of his Presidency. But now, the bar for Trump is set so low, all they can talk about is how “presidential” he will look if he recites off some meaningless words on a teleprompter. The day before a SOTU address heâs trying to get into a Twitter argument with a rap artist. And where the hell is Melania Trump?
Right on!
AMENNNNN!
No need? They are all complicit in this treason
Oh, and F-OFF Don …..
What did I do?
Lol. Not you. Donald Trump. He tried to come after Jay-Z and looked foolish as usual.
I know, Iâm just trying to bring some levity to the table.
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Can the real president of the USA - looking at you President Putin, please have a little chat with the biggest toddler that is Trump. Your boy is making an ass of himself.
Pete is the master of shade! It is also remarkable that there is a who- did- it- better photograph of PBO for every situation that #45 f**ks up.
My hope is that going forward, Shawn Jay-Z Carter doesnât participate in a back-and-forth with that homegrown demagogue who he has correctly identified as racist “Superbag”. Please donât give the superbag your megaphone
Interesting ….
Yup ….
This should be a no-brainer and uncontroversial.
This is a great article, Bobfr.Thanks for the recommendation.
Great read! Wow!
Just seeing his face fills my heart and puts a smile on my face. Like all todbots, Iâm struggling to stay positive, keep hope alive, believe in a brighter tomorrow. Thanks again and again for this precious space, this awesome community.â„ïž
Posting only because I love Danâs caustic comment.
#IRONY at the Grammys
Iâm sure Trump enjoyed seeing Hillary read that book.
You know heâs not going to sleep tonight! HAHAHAHAHAHA….
Nerdyâs tweet inspired me.
Nikki you know you laugh, donât worry Trump wonât fine out about it and fire your behind. I donât think your family will tell Trump that you were laughing up a storm.
Ha!
Thank you NW and joboomr44 for telling Nikki off.
I can only speak for me, but it was my pleasure. đ
My comments to her arenât fit for printing and public consumption … so I will honor that old advice: “if you have nothing constructive or nice to say then …. later pals
Her = Nikki
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I think this one nails it, too.
And I learned a new word (kakistocracy) … which sure fits!
Morning everyone. Most of us already knew this, but they did it anyway….
I hope that, in my lifetime, we see another President Kennedy.
Joe sounds like Bobby- who I loved.
Yup
Me too
Sweet
The difference between Republican (Schwarzenegger) and a Democrat:
With no PAC money……..
Gee, ya think?!
Thread
This whole skit was AWESOME. Hereâs Hilaryâs bit.
The full piece without audience reaction:
here is the whole bit….hilarious…love it…
Janelle is FIERCE.
yes she isssss….Right ON!!
i never expected Pelosi to make this statement…..more white folks in office…need to stand up and say what is clear to most..
Yes she issss…..
Good for him.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/01/29/chat-away-969/
Michelle Obama will appear on Ellen show Thursday to help celebrate Ellenâs 60th birthday.