Hope you enjoyed the dance music for this week.
“Started From the Bottom” by Drake
“O.P.P.” by Naughty by Nature
“Ignition (Remix)” by R. Kelly
“We Can’t Stop” by Miley Cyrus
“In Da Club” by 50 Cent
“Hypnotize” by the Notorious B.I.G.
“Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj
“Tightrope” by Janelle Monáe
“Mo Money Mo Problems” by the Notorious B.I.G.
“Gold Digger” by Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
Ta-Nehisi Coates ✔ @tanehisicoates
Officer Frascatore had 5 civ complaints in 7 months–more than what 90% of officers get “in their entire careers.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/12/nyregion/video-captures-new-york-officer-manhandling-tennis-star-during-arrest.html …
Ok SG, our twitter warrior…just don’t know how you do it…
Just scrolling through and reading the tweets is more than enough for me…So many crazies on the loose in twitter land…It’s sheer insanity..
But it is also so revealing of our society and the world we live in – and those we share our world with..
So, apparently the woman I adore most in the whole world after my mother – our supremely incomparable FLOTUS – being ever so good at getting to the heart of the matter, and putting things in perspective – and knowing exactly how to reach the momentarily shaken soul of an obviously hurting Serena, sent out an affirming and reinforcing tweet reminding Serena that even though she might have lost this one game, the totality of her mind-blowing victories on the court this year alone, makes her an amazing winner…
And in response, there were many an American right-winger, mad as hell at Mrs Obama’s support of the American Serena, and upset on behalf of the Italian who they thought should get a tweet of support from the FLOTUS they ironically claim to hate – (these right-wing crazies will take sides with our country’s most dangerous foe if it will in their minds, indict the Obamas…)
But, there’s too this particular supporter of the President…An Italian woman who always pretends that President Obama does not have a wife – and for the most part pretends that President Obama has one daughter and that Malia was directly begotten of President Obama’s phantom womb. One of those who’ll effusively retweet Jill Biden, and gleefully share and gush over images of the President hugging and descending Air Force One with Mrs Biden, but completely pretends that our black First Lady simply does not exist.
She’s the same one whose twitter posts bugged the hell out of me a while back, I commented here about her:
http://3chicspolitico.com/2015/04/12/sunday-open-thread-praise-worship-18/#comment-374232
(By the way, she’s since deleted the tweet – it was too revelatory of who she really is)
Anyway, for the first time she tweets the First Lady @FLOTUS, but only via The Hill, and only to ‘tell’ the US First Lady who she’s never really acknowledged:
aleteja
@alinatede
@thehill Remember @Flotus, Italian women are amazing too…
So my friend who’s a twitter addict and mischief maker called her out. She ended up deleting and blocking my friend – but like clockwork, she’s now posting and retweeting tweets with POTUS *and* FLOTUS …Lol – We’ll see how long that lasts…
They think they’re slick..
They’re the ones who do the random gratuitous retweets about a trending murdered black person du jour. That’s supposed to convince you that contrary to all supporting evidence, that she isn’t after all a racist who just happens to have a strong sexual attraction to, and obsessive fantasies about the now powerful black President she romanticizes because his white mother makes him kosher – which in turn makes it ok to shamelessly pursue and project her Mandingo fantasies – marred only by the reality of the formidable black wife who they try their darndest to erase and forget…
The irony of it all is that this particular woman has as her twitter profile photo, a picture of the President’s hands – with his wedding band clearly visible…But that doesn’t seem to faze her – or the other ‘supporters’ who have no qualms discussing in their very public forums, whether the married President and father of two daughters, is ‘commando’ as he bike rides with his wife and daughters..
Somehow in our very warped society, it’s now completely acceptable to have these very personal and very disrespectful conversations about another woman’s husband and his private parts among other things, because they happen to have voted for him as President, and support him on twitter and other social media…
I don’t know how she does it on Twitter either, but she is our Twitter warrior and does it well.
The folk you talk about; trying to erase our FLOTUS-they are not slick. Can see them coming from a mile away
Awww..thank you, ladies. Raise the glass for yourselves because y’all rock!
Ok SG, our twitter warrior…I just don’t know how you do it…
Just scrolling through and reading the tweets is more than enough for me…So many crazies on the loose in twitter land…It’s sheer insanity..
But it is also so revealing of our society and the world we live in – and those we share our world with..
So, apparently the woman I adore most in the whole world after my mother – our supremely incomparable FLOTUS – being ever so good at getting to the heart of the matter, and putting things in perspective – and knowing exactly how to reach the momentarily shaken soul of an obviously hurting Serena, sent out an affirming and reinforcing tweet reminding Serena that even though she might have lost this one game, the totality of her mind-blowing victories on the court this year alone, makes her an amazing winner…
And in response, there were many an American right-winger, mad as hell at Mrs Obama’s support of the American Serena, and upset on behalf of the Italian who they thought should get a tweet of support from the FLOTUS they ironically claim to hate – (these right-wing crazies will take sides with our country’s most dangerous foe if it will in their minds, indict the Obamas…)
But, there’s too this particular supporter of the President…An Italian woman who always pretends that President Obama does not have a wife – and for the most part pretends that President Obama has one daughter and that Malia was directly begotten of President Obama’s phantom womb. One of those who’ll effusively retweet Jill Biden, and gleefully share and gush over images of the President hugging and descending Air Force One with Mrs Biden, but completely pretends that our black First Lady simply does not exist.
She’s the same one whose twitter posts bugged the hell out of me a while back, I commented here about her:
http://3chicspolitico.com/2015/04/12/sunday-open-thread-praise-worship-18/#comment-374232
(By the way, she’s since deleted the tweet – it was too revelatory of who she really is)
Anyway, for the first time she tweets the First Lady @FLOTUS, but only via The Hill, and only to ‘tell’ the US First Lady who she’s never really acknowledged:
https://twitter.com/alinatede/status/642437131454054404
aleteja
@alinatede
@thehill Remember @Flotus, Italian women are amazing too…
So my friend who’s a twitter addict and mischief maker called her out. She ended up deleting and blocking my friend – but like clockwork, she’s now posting and retweeting tweets with POTUS *and* FLOTUS …Lol – We’ll see how long that lasts…
They think they’re slick..
They’re the ones who do the random gratuitous retweets about a trending murdered black person du jour. That’s supposed to convince you that contrary to all supporting evidence, that she isn’t after all a racist who just happens to have a strong sexual attraction to, and obsessive fantasies about the now powerful black President she romanticizes because his white mother makes him kosher – which in turn makes it ok to shamelessly pursue and project her Mandingo fantasies – marred only by the reality of the formidable black wife who they try their darndest to erase and forget…
The irony of it all is that this particular woman has as her twitter profile photo, a picture of the President’s hands – with his wedding band clearly visible…But that doesn’t seem to faze her – or the other ‘supporters’ who have no qualms discussing in their very public forums, whether the married President and father of two daughters, is ‘commando’ as he bike rides with his wife and daughters..
Somehow in our very warped society, it’s now completely acceptable to have these very personal and very disrespectful conversations about another woman’s husband and his private parts among other things, because they happen to have voted for him as President, and support him on twitter and other social media…
https://twitter.com/THE_47th/status/642287223702884352/photo/1
OMG. Any person who loves an animal this much is an exceptionally good person. I hope he does well and that he and his cat get settled in somewhere.
https://twitter.com/NYAmNews/status/642434233261248512/photo/1
A must-read article.
https://twitter.com/nelsongeorge/status/642486636597657600/photo/1
https://twitter.com/Blavity/status/642359474980847616/photo/1
Karyn Parsons @Karyn_Parsons
“Night’s Dancer,”the incredible biography of 1st black Prima ballerina, Janet Collins, is now available in paperback! http://wespress.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2015/08/14/the-life-of-janet-collins/ …
absolutely true.
https://twitter.com/rcooley123/status/642431082852446208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/642473061996994560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
he was standing there – just Existing While Black, when 5 cops come outta nowhere to beat his azz.
Those slimebag cops BEAT HIS BLACK ASS, and he denies racial profiling, RACISM
Smiley @smileyt22
Not only was tennis star James Blake innocent, so was the other black man NYPD said he looked like http://ln.is/www.dailykos.com/sto/2tRqi … via @dailykos
twitter can bring the beatdown
………………..
a historian schools joe scarborough
By Nerdy Wonka
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/09/11/a-historian-schools-joe-scarborough/
87 dead; 200+ injured in crane accident at Mecca.
Prayers to the families
Sometimes your prayers get answered when you don’t expect them to.
And even when they aren’t answered in precisely the way we asked…
BWA HA HA HA
Rick Perry to halt 2016 presidential bid
Former Texas governor Rick Perry announced Friday that he will suspend his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/?wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bnation
And the rest of the GOP clowns & BUFFOONS are going down too!
Remember how Rick Perry was supposed to show up in 2012 and with his undefeatable Texas ‘savvy’, following in the footsteps of George Bush, ride right into the White House..
The many mythical ‘mighty politicos’ who were supposed to wow us, but who’ve all majorly underwhelmed and not only gone out with a whimper, but have essentially fizzled out forever…
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/642437808267767808
I just can’t.
https://twitter.com/billmon1/status/641787285621579776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
DAMN, we can’t let any of these fools get back in the White HOUSE, EVER.
Trump replaces Walker as Iowa frontrunner
09/11/15 11:20 AM
By Steve Benen
In July, Quinnipiac released a poll of Iowa Republicans, which showed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in terrific shape in the GOP’s first nominating contest. Two months later, however, the landscape looks remarkably different.
Quinnipiac released these new results this morning out of the Hawkeye State in the race for the Republican presidential nomination:
1. Donald Trump: 27% (up 17 points from July)
2. Ben Carson: 21% (up 11 points)
3. Ted Cruz: 9% (no change)
4. Jeb Bush: 6% (up two points)
5. Carly Fiorina: 5% (up two points)
5. John Kasich: 5% (up three points)
5. Marco Rubio: 5% (down two points)
8. Mike Huckabee: 4% (down one point)
8. Rand Paul: 4% (down five points)
10. Scott Walker: 3% (down 15 points)
Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said in the new report, “The Iowa Republican Caucus looks like a two-man race in which the Washington experience that has traditionally been a major measuring stick that voters have used to choose candidates is now a big negative.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-replaces-walker-iowa-frontrunner
WE LOVE YOU, SERENA!!
Once I saw John McEnroe’s ‘good wishes’ earlier this morning, my heart sank…There’s something disconcerting about a guy who hasn’t exactly supported you, suddenly giving you backhand praise and more disturbingly, preemptively putting a timeline on your career..
“You’re looking at an incredible athlete and we’ve got to enjoy this last year or two that we have her around, because there’s going to be a huge void when she’s gone.”
Folks like Mcinroe are counting the days that the Williams Sister, especially Serena disappear, from the game of tennis. AS IF
Time frame to the end of her career…not timeline..sorry..
https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/641999274083921920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Hey, Chicas!
I won’t name the University here but just wanted to tell y’all my Josh is in school. He’s going for his degree in Advanced Personal Training and Exercise Science. He loves fitness.
I’m sure he will be wonderful. People need good trainers.
That’s great, SG2. I think he chose a good field and will always have a job. I had a personal trainer for three months last year and I’ve stayed with the program, working out two or three times per week. It’s one of the best things I’ve done for myself lately. I’ve noticed that personal trainers, the ones I’ve met, tend to be kind and compassionate people.
Liza, Josh is the most loving boy. So kind hearted and he loves his mother. :)
You are so fortunate to have him, and he’s had a great mom.
He still has a great mom, of course. :)
You’re too sweet. TY!
Congratulations, Josh! I know you’ll be a great trainer, because you connect well with people.
TYSM! He’s a sweetheart.
Proud mama, you’ve done so good…
But let’s be clear, your love for and pride in Josh is palpable and impossible to miss…there’s no denying that he is the heart of mummy’s heart…the center of mummy’s world..
Best of luck to Josh as he embarks on this important phase of his life..
Josh is my baby but don’t tell him I said so. LOL
Thank you, Eliihass.
I love you, Serena Williams!
She’s still the one, the best.
Officials: Obama likely to meet with Israel’s Netanyahu at White House in November
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with President Obama at the White House in November, administration officials said Friday, as the two leaders seek to mend a rift over Obama’s pursuit of a nuclear accord with Iran.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said preparations are underway for the visit but added that no date has been set. The meeting would be the first between them since Netanyahu angered the White House by speaking against the Iran deal during an address to Congress in March.
[The complete transcript of Netanyahu’s address to Congress]
Earnest played down the rift, emphasizing the “unshakable” bond between the two nations over security issues in the Middle East.
“I can’t think of another situation in the 6 1/2 years of this presidency where there’s been an ally of the United States with which we’ve had such a vigorous public disagreement,” Earnest said during his daily briefing. “But the fact that the leaders of these two countries can come together and have a conversation and have an in-person meeting reflect the commitment from the leaders of both countries to the strength of this relationship.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/11/officials-obama-likely-to-meet-with-israels-netanyahu-at-white-house-in-november/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_pmpol
Serena Williams has lost to unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy in the semifinals of the U.S. Open to end a bid to win a calendar Grand Slam. Vinci beat Williams, the top seed, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
http://youtu.be/ZRwv5mJ6MpY
http://youtu.be/rgoN-IxQ74k
Why People Are Growing Pessimistic
by BooMan
Thu Sep 10th, 2015 at 12:42:30 PM EST
Maybe I am just telling myself what I want the believe but I am kind of optimistic by nature so I’m prone to that kind of error. The thing is, when I see that people were much more positive about the future of the country before the presidential campaign began in earnest, I reach a different conclusion from Nancy LeTourneau and Steven Holmes.
Rather than thinking that people are getting more downhearted because they’re absorbing negative messages from Bernie Sanders and the eleventy billion Republican candidates, I think they are becoming pessimistic because they’re realizing that we’re going to have to replace the current president with another Bush or another Clinton or a racist clown or some unpopular governor who seems half out of his mind.
Frankly, one reason I think Sanders is moving up in the polls is that a lot of people could live with him as president, but I think deep down most people know that a Brooklyn-born 74 year-old Jewish socialist from Vermont is not going to prevail over all this madness and become the next occupant of the White House. Still, Sanders offers a slender reed of hope in what is an otherwise thoroughly demoralizing set of prospects.
What am I saying?
Well, gas prices are down, employment is up, housing prices are up, but the public mood is going south. Maybe you buy that everything is going to hell and people suddenly noticed (just coincidentally) right when the campaign kicked off. Obviously, we have our problems, but the timing suggests that people don’t like their choices.
I think if Obama were permitted to run for a third term, people would be feeling a lot better about the future.
Maybe the candidates are fomenting some of this discontent, but it’s less by people agreeing with them than it is by them listening to the stupid shit that they have to say.
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2015/9/10/124230/078
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/642196648395972608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/2509/1917/original.jpg
LOL This gone be one of my favs, going forward.
https://twitter.com/RonLPitts/status/642081487395921921/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/docrocktex26/status/642121501701836800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/642097734527397889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
sections that spoke to me:
https://twitter.com/hella_erby/status/642151522122395648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Serena Williams is the greatest female player – John McEnroe
“I think Serena is one of the all-time greatest athletes, period. Man or woman,” added McEnroe, a former world number one and four-time US Open winner.
“You’re looking at an incredible athlete and we’ve got to enjoy this last year or two that we have her around, because there’s going to be a huge void when she’s gone.”
Tickets for the women’s final at Flushing Meadows sold out quicker than for the men’s showpiece for the first time, while Williams’s pursuit of the calendar Slam has helped increase TV viewing figures.
“It was a boost for the US Open in general,” said McEnroe.
“Obviously for women’s tennis it helps a great deal because without Serena, where would they be right now?
“I bet you 98% of people in the States couldn’t tell you who the other three semi-finalists are.”
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/34217634
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she will not seek re-election.
Rawlings-Blake has been tested as mayor by the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, which resulted in unrest in Baltimore, a $6.4 million settlement with Gray’s family and criminal charges against police officers.
I saw her press conference..
I know some of us were quite upset with her handling of the Freddie Gray incident when it happened…
It’s important however that her handlers do a better job preparing her for these press events…She has to remain composed, focused and be seen as competent and in charge still, even if she isn’t running for re-election..she still has a job to do –
She looked and sounded weak, scattered, defeated, unprepared, and frankly like she didn’t belong in the office to begin with..
And if she is to have a future – which she has to in order to feed her family, this incident and period in Baltimore’s history, must be seen as a turning point for the better – with her as an integral part of making it so..
Good Morning, Everyone :)
Vp Biden on Late Night with Colbert thread is up!
TGIF, Everyone!