The National Park Service: 99 years and 84 million acres strong. Congrats to all who work to protect these treasures. http://t.co/R8RyB9vkVW
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President Obama (@POTUS) August 25, 2025Murray’s full statement in support of the deal to prevent #Iran from developing nuclear weapons → bit.ly/1Jhw6LJ
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Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) August 25, 2025****
Congrats to #JasmineTwitty who became the youngest judge in Easley, SC today at the age of 25. #BlackExcellence http://t.co/FYtOykPsR2
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Black Wall Street (@TheBlackWallSt) August 24, 2025The deficit has fallen 2/3 under Obama. But 73% of Americans say it's gotten bigger. Only 6% aren't sure! politico.com/magazine/story…
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Michael Grunwald (@MikeGrunwald) August 25, 2025****
Alice Walker Pens Beautiful Tribute Poem for Julian Bond goo.gl/fb/tpXp49
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For Harriet (@ForHarriet) August 25, 2025Six yrs ago today, we lost a great public servant, but his legacy lives on. We owe Ted Kennedy so much for his contributions to healthcare.
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Sylvia Burwell (@SecBurwell) August 25, 2025****
Iranian Human Rights Defenders Strongly Support #IranDeal
huff.to/1EhIq1W
@lrozen @mehdirhasan @rezaaslan @ClancyReports @IranNewsNow
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Trita Parsi (@tparsi) August 25, 2025Nancy Pelosi in overdrive to sell Obama’s Iran deal: hill.cm/2h67IKc http://t.co/svPfZcfzhm
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The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2025****
President Obama Is the Anti-Lame Duck mojo.ly/1JP7WxC
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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 24, 2025Group of Christian leaders backs Iran deal politico.com/story/2015/08/…
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Matt Duss (@mattduss) August 24, 2025****
Baltimore is only 64% black, but they accounted for 93% of loitering arrests and 84% of trespassing arrests in 2014. bsun.md/1MLXsjl
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Colin Campbell (@cmcampbell6) August 23, 2025As a woman of color who also has vitiligo, white women putting on my skin disorder as a costume isn't a compliment. twitter.com/blavity/status…
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Kelcie (@Kelcie_W) August 23, 2025****
Corporations want to leave America to avoid taxes.
Immigrants want to stay and pay taxes.
Guess which one the GOP considers "people."
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(@LOLGOP) August 22, 2025Guy at Alabama rally was hoping Trump would offer "$50 for every confirmed kill" along border nyti.ms/1TYTjwy http://t.co/sJDC5XOc5R
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Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) August 22, 2025****
We love you President Jimmy Carter. Come sing with us again soon.
willienelson.com/story/we-love-… http://t.co/wxndy2pDaK
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Willie Nelson (@willienelson) August 22, 2025Jimmy Carter wants the Guinea worm gone by the time he dies. Here’s why. wapo.st/1hvZvLy
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 21, 2025****
Protesters unveil demands for stricter US policing laws as political reach grows theguardian.com/us-news/2015/a…
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deray mckesson (@deray) August 21, 2025Activists come up with a plan to end police killings. Here it is. Campaign Zero. latimes.com/nation/la-na-p…
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deray mckesson (@deray) August 21, 2025****
Congressman Nadler Announces Support for the Iran Nuclear Agreement, Condemns Troubling Rhetoric. Read full statement nadler.house.gov/press-release/…
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Congressman Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) August 21, 2025FAA records detail hundreds of close calls between airplanes and drones. wapo.st/1No32bx http://t.co/cA5m0Ex55j
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Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 21, 2025****
Opinion: Why do refugees risk their lives on the Mediterranean? Because it’s riskier for them to stay alj.am/xfu4
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Al Jazeera America (@ajam) August 21, 2025Parents of teen killed by St Louis police say he's not a criminal as they cry out for justice. nydn.us/1J86dOo http://t.co/fctxHYzT3M
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New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 20, 2025****
My new piece: "Remembering Katrina in the #BlackLivesMatter movement" amprog/remembering-katrina-in-the-blacklivesmatter-movement-dd91367aa9d4"> medium.com@amprog/rememb… #TalkPoverty
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Tracey Ross (@traceylross) August 18, 2025Nadler joins Schiff & Levin as House Dems endorsing #iran deal who were not among 150 signers of Schakowsky letter endorsing Iran diplomacy
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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) August 21, 2025****
50 years ago today, 58,000 new black voters registered in 4 Southern states after passage of Voting Rights Act on 8/6 http://t.co/T7dH4pQvSH
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) August 25, 2025President Obama Explains Why He Approved Arctic Drilling In The Face Of Climate Concerns thkpr.gs/3663715 via @climateprogress
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meta (@metaquest) August 19, 2025****
HHS and state investigations clear Planned Parenthood of all wrongdoing: mm4a.org/1hHLMRx http://t.co/EwHoERBIFI
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Media Matters (@mmfa) August 23, 2025Trump kicking Jorge Ramos out is a perfect metaphor for his impact on the Republican Party
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Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) August 25, 2025****
this vine is extremely good vine.co/v/edrOxZUtAaa
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Nick Robinson (@Babylonian) August 12, 2025Apparently for some observers insulting Megyn Kelly is more of an affront than vowing to deport 11 million people.
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Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 25, 2025****
"Yeah that's fair" 😂 http://t.co/rjyyr4sxao
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Bitch Code. (@TheTumblrPosts) August 25, 2025Bart Simpson might want to think twice about those prank calls given the name of Moe's profession.
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AMUSEtron (@Abusitron) October 08, 2025
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Hello NW and TOD.
I will go back and read all of your good tweets.
Congratulations on your first, COS!
Congrats on 1st, COS!
Thank you soooooOOoooOOooOOooOOoooOoooooo much Nerdyaroo!!!
You are weeeeeeeeeeelcome, Chiparoooooooooooo!!!!
COS has the Gold :star:
Congrats ;)
These Tweets are Great, NW. Newsy and Informative. You Rock, Nerdy Wonka!
Congrats COS :)
Super roundup NW - as always!! Thank you!!!
And ….
If they want to put HRC in jail for using a non-Gov server then they need to put Bush, Cheney, and the whole administration in jail too. Over 2 million emails destroyed and they sent all emails through the RNC servers for the whole eight years. Reading the tweets from these crazies is just hilarious and sad at the same time.
Laura ain’t letting up on Menendez ….
This was a perfect opportunity to pull The Donald off the stage and treat him to ignoring his run for office. No attention would be the perfect counter to his behavior. Speaking of behavior Trump does not possess the character traits necessary to be a good President.
gm from my world TOD - Summer seems to be arriving early down under - which is a slight worry.
Browsing the news, I think I was slow to realise what the democrats are doing re Iran - they seem to have the deal sewn up in the Senate - but are dribbling it out, day by day to prolong the news coverage. Sen Reid will be missed.
Great Tweets - thanks Nerdy
So, I think the latest count is 33 yes or leaning yes to the deal, one away from being veto proof and 10 “who the heck knows”. Only need 1 of those to sustain a veto, but more importantly, only 7 to even keep Senate from taking a vote on it.
I expect a drip, drip drip of yeses, every one or two days.
i heard that Corey Booker yes YES to the Deal….is that si?
That was reported on the previous thread. i’m going to research it and be right back.
Are you sure about Booker?
No. I cannot find confirmation.
Maybe the news will get out soon.
or it’s not true.
We will know soon enough.
i saw that comment on a previous spread…been looking for a story about it
He was one of the “who the heck knows”, so if he says yes and the other 33 hold the deal is good and they can’t override a veto. Another 6 and the can’t even bring it up for a vote.
Move On.org posted Sen. Booker support for the Iran Deal.
I wonder how would they know this.
I have searched and thus far, I could not get an affirmative Yes Vote for Sen Cory Booker.
so= si
Lots of good news. Once again, thanks to Nerdy Wonka for your heroic efforts.
ditto. I am grateful to Nerdy also.
A nice letter from the 5th grader to FLOTUS. So sweet. Are right wingers smarter then a 5th grader? No!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Rep. John Lewis.
or it could be just a simple sensible vote for common sense?
Or a vote supporting the administration that worked for years to get this deal.
Do you have an opinion on the ashes amk - (other than they were an unmitigated disaster). I find it decidedly weird that two matches can be at such very different skill levels - maybe cricket “ain’t as honorable” as it used to be?
It’s very very difficult to fix test matches. Unlike ODI’s and 20/20’s. I attribute the latter for the demise of the former.
mmmm - maybe things are changing
Great collection of tweets and info NW. Your hard work is greatly appreciated. Based on that Mother Jones article, Director Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan of PBO, which is good news for me since he is my favorite director and made my favorite movie ‘Pulp Fiction’. Fair or not, when a celebrity talks shit about PBO, I can no longer watch that person’s work. I used to be a big Clint Eastwood fan. I think ‘Unforgiven’ is a masterpiece, but I cannot bear to see his face after his “performance” at the GOP convention. Same with Matt Damon/John Cusack, whose earlier work I liked, but whose ODS (especially when they have a shitty movie coming out) turned me off completely.
“Fair or not, when a celebrity talks shit about PBO, I can no longer watch that person’s work”
I’m the same Eric - used to watch the endless reruns of “everybody loves raymond” until Patricia Heaton attacked Sandra Fluke.
Good Evening you two.
Count me in.
After the “empty chair talk” of Mr. Eastwood, I can’t watch any of his movies, old or new. Though his performance at the laughable GOP convention was more a reflection on him (he wasn’t funny), on his candidate (The Mistty got a shellacking ultimately), and on the Convention organizers who had no clue of how bad his performance was going to be.
Totally agree, EricFive. Talk shit about PBO, you’re dead to me.
Agreed…
That about covers it
Didn’t I see that Cory Booker is supporting the deal? (Not sure.)
No verification anywhere. He’s meeting with Christie first.
Oh, okay. Thanks.
Why in the world does he need to talk with Christie ???????
Because they’re friends. You know.
If Booker votes no on the Iran deal, he can kiss goodbye to his ambitions…
OMG guys!
Guys…I think POTUS may be coming if not to my job, then very near!
They sent out an email telling us that the employee street parking entrance was gonna be closed and we’d have to park in the ER garage.
First off, ugh ER garage is crap. I’ll have to get to work early just to find a spot.
2nd, the hospital where I work is a BIG deal and made national news. If you’ve paid attention in the past 3 weeks you’ll be able to fifire out where I’m talking about. If POTUS does come there, it would make sense.
Thirdly…no thirdly. I just hate listing things like I did with just 2 bullet points…lol.
Ooh…they now they are telling us the employee parking will be closed due to a “special event”!!!!
OMG!!!
Wish I were next to your job. Very excited for you.
OMG! I would be having the same reaction you’re having. I was close to that when learning he was coming to Knoxville earlier this year. Go ahead. Be happy!!!
Here’s hoping you’re correct lamh35!!!! How great that would be!!!
It’ll be very interesting…he may not come anywhere near the hospital, but it’s very interesting the areas the hospital are closing especially since we are very close to City Hall (bout 15 min or less) and we aren’t even close to the lower 9th ward.
So it may be all for nothing, but I’m still hoping!
We’re hoping, right along with ya!
I’m looking at the press release and it says he’ll be here on Thursday. My job has this “special event” parking bidness tomorrow though…it’s weird.
I wonder why they wouldn’t tell us what this “special event” is though…the parking they are closing is utilized by over 200 employees!
Still, Google Charity Hospital and Katrina, and you’ll see articles about the significance of Charity post Katrina and how the new hospital is being touted as a “shining” example of NOLA getting back on track post-Katrina.
So it is still a possbility
This is a very good article.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/08/25/dear-republicans-you-could-have-avoided-this-whole-donald-trump-disaster-very-easily/?hpid=z2
:)
Dang …. sorry for the duplicate, everyone … I thought I was posting this ….
Bob! I was thinking the same thing! That would be great.
Well, it’s in 4 days so I don’t think it will happen! But, yes, that would be stellar.
Keep talking, Hell Toupée Sir, keep talking.
#karma for all that bitching & moaning and snipping at the heels of a man who was genuinely on your side.
Yes, as much as I detest Trump and I’d like to feel sympathy for Ramos, I just can’t quite shake off the memory of his constant and UNNECESSARY attacks on PBO.
You haven’t been called on, go back to Africa. You haven’t been called on, go back to Mexico.
Just what Trump supporters would love to hear.
I have been reading and watching lots of Joe Biden coverage and what is missing from the discussions is that VP Biden played a part in POTUS’ accomplishments of the past 61/2 years.
The media is pretending VPB is just another candidate. They are talking about this vote and that vote from ancient history, saying Joe is just like Hillary, as though any of that history has the slightest relevance. It doesn’t.
If VPB runs on as he puts it “What we have done” he will be unbeatable. I could be off-base here but what I think is that
The media can pretend he is just another candidate, but the voters will not see it that way at all.
All the distancing that DINOS have engaged in will backfire.
Grateful people enjoying Obamacare will want to insure it continues.
Right now the Vice President is actively whipping for the Iran deal. You like Peace and diplomacy??? You know who to vote for.
VP Biden broke the mold. He’s both a very active vice president and, unlike the disastrous Cheney, he is very successful. He has handled an impressive portfolio impeccably and been in the room with PBO on every single important discussion and decision. The MSM love to belittle him but they do so at their own peril. We know better.
Make America White Again. That is what it is all about to Trump and his supporters.
vp
Breathtaking and inspiring, national parks are America’s greatest treasures. Happy 99th birthday to the National Park Service.
Love.
x2
Thirty years I paid into Medicare, one hundred and something dollars a month comes out of my Social Security check for insurance every month. Give me my money back then. The nerve!
Exactly. Some RWNJ dolts think “we” get all this stuff for free (Tom Cotton was referring to Medicaid, I’m pretty sure, but some think Medicare is free). We earned it, and we’re still paying for it. And I’m glad to have it, along with my regular health insurance.
Tom Cotton is a dam jackass. I think he is one of those racists bigots too. He look just like a Klansman.Spending all that money on war and prison, doesn’t do what the good Lord said for us to do, which is feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick, look after the widows and orphans. I am just amaze how people like Cotton got elected, by racists bigots like him, I guess.
It’s just find to spend trillions of dollars invading another country, but how dare we spend money on Americans having health insurance, or people having food to eat. Maybe we shouldn’t be paying the salary for these sorry ass politicians like Tom racists Cotton.
Yes, just exactly like him.
I’d rather be us!
This guy is on a self-destructive mission.
I wish he would accelerate.
Republicans hate workers.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-boeing-layoffs-20150826-story.html
Aerospace giant Boeing Co. said Tuesday that it plans to lay off as many as several hundred employees at its Southern California-based satellite division.
Boeing said the cuts were needed after a customer could not get financing through the Export-Import Bank and canceled an order for a pricey satellite.
At the same time, recent rocket failures have delayed the start of work on other satellite orders, the company said, and the division has suffered as the Pentagon continues to reduce spending.
Most of the affected employees work in El Segundo, where the aerospace firm operates a large satellite factory, Boeing spokeswoman Linda Taira said.
Taira said that Bermuda-based ABS, a global satellite operator, had recently canceled an order for one of Boeing’s new electric-powered satellites because of its inability to finance the purchase through the Export-Import Bank.
This summer, House Republican leaders succeeded in their quest to shut down the bank, which helps U.S. companies sell their goods overseas.
Washington — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thinks Republican leaders are bluffing when they say they want to defund Planned Parenthood, so he is enlisting Christian pastors across the nation to help mobilize voters to force his colleagues’ hands and threaten a government shutdown.
Cruz implored more than a thousand pastors and religious leaders on Tuesday to “preach from the pulpit” against Planned Parenthood and rally public support for an amendment defunding the family provider in the must-pass federal budget bill in November. If Congress attaches the defunding amendment to the budget instead of holding a vote on the standalone bill, it cannot keep funding Planned Parenthood without shutting down the whole federal government.
“Here is the challenge,” the presidential hopeful explained on the national conference call. “The leadership of both parties, both the Democrats and Republicans, want an empty show vote. They want a vote on Planned Parenthood that has no teeth or no consequence, which allows Republicans to vote for defunding, Democrats to vote for continuing funding, and nothing to change. But the leadership of both parties have publicly said they do not want the vote tied to any legislation that must pass.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-government-shutdown-planned-parenthood_55dcd12de4b08cd3359db3af?kvcommref=mostpopular
I don’t particularly like talking about this story because of how stupid I feel for not evacuating with my other family (Basically my mom refused to leave and I didn’t want to leave her) …and I won’t be talking about it now….but you can check it out. My mom is featured in this story about Katrina survivors and she tells our story…
I actually told my mom that I didn’t want my name mentioned at all, but it was too late by then…so I’m sharing it with a few select blogs and social media places I frequent, mostly as a bit of catharsis…
Thanks for sharing your story. So happy that you and yours have moved on. Katrina is behind us, thank God for that. I pray that we don’t see any other Katrina or Sandy.
Thank you for sharing your story and never feel bad for NOT leaving your mom behind.
The Boss.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/25/night-owl-chat-ladies-and-gentlemen-born-to-run/
President Barack Obama walks into the Oval Office after landing on the South Lawn on August 25.