Hump Day!
And we must remember that there’s an IMBECILE in our White House who has access to nuclear codes and thinks photo ops with dictators and murderous leaders is foreign policy.
Hump Day!
And we must remember that there’s an IMBECILE in our White House who has access to nuclear codes and thinks photo ops with dictators and murderous leaders is foreign policy.
Even though 3Chics Politico is written and curated by three women: Ametia, Rikyrah, and SouthernGirl2, I must nominate this as one of the most engaging blogs I've found. Devoted to politics and culture, these three shine a light on contemporary life with humor and spirit.
I’m posting this fam before it disappears again.. And because we need these saved ..and so that folks are never unwittingly hoodwinked by these soulless, racist opportunists..
This was originally published in the Washington Post, but has since been scrubbed …I wonder why..🤔🤔
This is from that ‘feminist’ and all-around gawd-awful spawn of lucifer’s mistress, Tina Brown..
Here’s who for those who need a pictorial jolt ⬇️⬇️ ..
http://images.gawker.com/18k4n8trnfhabjpg/original.jpg
“…WASHINGTON – Tina Brown brought her book tour, promoting her dishy memoir “The Vanity Fair Dairies: 1983-1992,” about editing the glossy magazine Vanity Fair, to D.C. on Tuesday night for a party full of people plenty used to gossiping – and being gossiped about.
At the Jefferson Hotel soiree, Brown was in exactly the form you’d expect, name-dropping bold-facers with rapid-fire ease during a brief Q&A with the hostess, media consultant Tammy Haddad. There’s “Ronnie and Nancy” and Donald Trump, Richard Avedon, Harvey Weinstein … oh, wait. That’s just a tad awkward.
On Trump, another man with a knack for hype who probably has few fans in this kind of setting, Brown also had surprisingly flattering words. “I like him a lot,” she said…”
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/entertainment/article/Reliable-Source-At-a-DC-book-party-for-Tina-12427981.php
My sheltie is 16 years old today (life expectancy is 12 -14 years). We almost lost her last year when she was having seizures, but she was diagnosed with an insulinoma (pancreatic tumor) and has done fairly well just being on medications. But for some reason, the seizures caused her to lose most of her vision and now it’s all gone.
She was still going for walks until a couple of months ago, and now she just isn’t up for it. But her appetite is still really good and she doesn’t seem to be in any pain.
She sleeps most of the time now and she’s increasingly detached from us. I’m praying that she passes peacefully one of these nights. She deserves an easy passing.
I’m trying to let nature run its course as long as she’s not in pain. Sometimes its hard to tell with dogs because they are so stoic. But I really don’t think she’s in any pain.
What I’m having difficulty with is the detachment. I didn’t know that dogs did that.
But she made it to 16, and I’m happy about that.
https://twitter.com/TrumpEra_2017/status/1024446352477106176?s=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XijA2Ee3yk
Sistah is a card-carrying member, and she pulled out that card TODAY!
It’s funny how they get in your face and then act all shocked and ‘broken’ when folk simply return the favor, and refuse to indulge their false sense of superior finger-wag invincibility..
https://twitter.com/PoliHappyHour/status/1024684727242960896
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1024777002979479552
See The amazing way This Teacher welcomes her School kids to her classroom with special Handshakes
https://www.facebook.com/GossipMillNaija/videos/1030201793853001/?hc_ref=ARRkytSK-8SAmjThgjNmBVP5szVCjFUs0oDYJ0ezqNMtv1COhgInbFUALLpKx_ZkuD4
She likes her job, and those kids are precious.
Too much cuteness
So much cuteness & love flowing between the teacher and her students.
Trump calls on AG Sessions to end Mueller probe ‘right now’
08/01/18 10:40 AM
By Steve Benen
Over the weekend, Donald Trump’s tweets about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe got a little manic, with the president tweeting a series of semi-coherent rants about the probe. It offered compelling evidence that the pressure is starting to take its roll.
This morning, Trump’s missives took on an even more hysterical tone, culminating in rhetoric we haven’t seen the president use before.
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But it’s the Sessions tweet that stands out for a reason: a sitting American president – the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation – has now publicly called on the attorney general of the United States to immediately halt a special counsel probe.
Somehow, in 2018, this isn’t the basis for a major national political crisis, in part because we know Jeff Sessions has already recused himself from the proceedings – making the president’s appeal practically meaningless – and in part because much of the political world has grown inured by Trump’s unhinged antics.
NBC News’ Benjy Sarlin noted this morning that if the president’s messages “were leaked secret memos, it would be a huge scandal,” but since we’re reading Trump’s over-the-top instructions via Twitter, this somehow seems normal.
DESPERATION, MUCH!
To undermine the ACA, the Trump administration pushes ‘short-term’ plans
08/01/18 12:44 PM
By Steve Benen
If you thought the Trump administration couldn’t take any additional steps to undermine the Affordable Care Act, think again.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told Fox News this morning, “For many who’ve got pre-existing conditions or who have other health worries, the Obamacare plans might be right for them. We’re just providing more options.”
Well, sort of. Short-term plans already existed under the Affordable Care Act, but they only last a few months, and they’re designed to serve as stopgap coverage. The Trump administration is changing the rules, opening the door to insurers offering “short-term” plans that cover 364 days, with the option of two annual renewals.
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First, these plans will be pretty awful. We’re talking about skimpy coverage that will leave Americans with huge medical bills in the event of a serious illness. That’s because the safeguards and consumer protections at the heart of “Obamacare” won’t apply to these plans.
Second, those with pre-existing conditions generally won’t even be able to get these plans. If there’s anything close to an American consensus in the health care debate, it’s protecting people with pre-existing conditions, and this approach doesn’t.
He’s a DEMON from hell. This bottom feeder belongs in jail for harassing the Pozner family.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1024663546368548865
Karma has already scheduled its smite-time with this poster child of soulless alt-right evil..
I despise these racist mofos
https://twitter.com/Refugees4Sale/status/1024599913433387008
I hate stupidity no matter who is displaying it. I taught high school world history for at least 25 years, so I know that there were prosperous, highly organized kingdoms in Sub-Sahara Africa with schools, organized religious centers, libraries, medical systems and doctors, streets laid out on a grid system, centralized governments, etc. while Europeans were still living in hovels with no governments or economic systems. It pisses me off whenever I hear/read about someone denigrating and disparaging blacks from any region of the world.
Yep, just like those white folks at the plant who are crying white tears, because, CLUTCH THE PEARLS, Them Mexicans are speaking SPANISH!
Never in their wheelhouse to get outside of themselves and LEARN about anyone or anything that does not mirror their own NARROW, ignorant beliefs.
Easy to cry victim! These folks are the biggest VICTIMS in America, all predicated on the fact that they have been told they are ENTITLED to any and everything, simply because they are WHITE.
Shade
@PeteSouza: Interesting that you bring up Capone. He was convicted of tax evasion. Wonder if Mueller has your tax returns? https://t.co/… https://twitter.com/PeteSouza/status/1024688885274693632?s=17
Trump obstructs justice in real time on Twitter
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1024669060762624001
Bobby III Sticks is closing in on the orange POS
Sessions has recused himself, mofo. We can SMELL your DESPERATION.
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/1024689964209106945
Mr. Benjamin Elijah Mays was a legend.
44 put out a list of endorsements.
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It is a profound honor to receive President @BarackObama’s endorsement. He knows first-hand that progress isn’t always easy, but it is always worth fighting for—no matter who you are or where you call home. Join us: https://t.co/i2tFQgUbjF #TeamAbrams #GAGov #gapol pic.twitter.com/mk53mCHFFd
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) August 1, 2018
No one in Arizona.
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1024691241093607425
LOL Sorry, Liza. But then you already know the rotten eggs in AZ’s basket.
And… by the way, nobody from Minnesota either.
Ha ha, I wasn’t surprised. If he had endorsed Annie Oakley Kirkpatrick I would wonder what he’s thinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=g6hauZ9K-i8
Outside of Maxine Waters & Ted Lieu, who are the other Democrats speaking out regarding 45?
POC are always expected to pull the wagon.
Ted Lieu
Maxine Waters
Senator Mazie from Hawaii
always bring the fire
Congressman Lewis tells us to keep the faith and stay on the side of right.
Schiff from California brings the prosecutor’s points.
The rest of them need to speak up.
Betty’s husband sure brings it…
Love, love his Twitter tag line too –
@tedlieu
Husband of Betty, the love of my life. Father of two great kids. USAF veteran. Member of Congress. In that order. Also, I don’t take orders from Vladimir Putin.
…..Against all enemies, Foreign & Domestic…
Sounds like another Build-A-Bear type disaster.
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Chipotle’s free guacamole promotion has made a lot of people pretty angry
Aly Walansky
Chipotle has had a rough go for it for the last few years, from serious food safety concerns to a less-than-stellar reception to its first-ever queso.
So the Mexican Grill chain has been trying to win back customers with various promotions. Thus, free guacamole for all on National Avocado Day was born! What could possibly go wrong?
Apparently, a lot.
Last Thursday, the chain announced that on July 31 its guacamole (which has always been an extra cost) would be free to anyone who ordered a meal through the app or online.
But on Tuesday, things did not go so smoothly for all who wanted to cash in on the deal and by mid-day, there were rumblings on social media that the app and website were not accepting these orders — or giving anyone any free guacamole. Many app and website users have reported being greeted with a “technical difficulties” notification, and many have taken to Twitter to complain that even if they can get through on the app, there’s not even a space for the necessary “AVOCADO” promo code to be entered.
And since the promotion was only designed for online orders, a lot of customers who went to Chipotle in person are venting their frustration with the deal.
I am more forgiving’: When Alex Wagner learned the truth about her family’s history
By Jonathan Capehart
July 31
“It was the first time that I realized that the way that I saw myself, which was generically American … was not the way that everybody else saw me.”
Alex Wagner was a 12-year-old having breakfast in a diner with her father in a Washington, D.C., suburb when the white line cook asked her, “Are you adopted?” The CBS national correspondent, contributing editor at the Atlantic and the co-executive producer and co-host of “The Circus” on Showtime is the biracial daughter of her Burmese immigrant mother and her late white American father. Her quest for identity and belonging led her to write “Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest and the Secret to Belonging.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/07/31/i-am-more-forgiving-when-alex-wagner-learned-the-truth-about-her-familys-history/?utm_term=.00ef79e3a61b&wpisrc=nl_opinions&wpmm=1
Funny how in the end, Alex Wagner’s experiences around race – are mostly really myopic and largely self-interested …and sadly, did precious little to inform or temper her own faux-progressive/faux-feminist and insidious racial biases and opportunistic and borrowed sense of racial supremacy …in her own adult perceptions and interactions..
Speak on it, eliihaas.
Word of the Day : August 1, 2018
Risorgimentoplay
noun ree-zor-jih-MEN-toh
Definition
1 often capitalized : the 19th century movement for Italian political unity
2 : a time of renewal or renaissance : revival
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/risorgimento-2018-08-01?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=r&file=risorg01&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wotd&utm_content=pron
There is no liberal case for Brett Kavanaugh
By DAVID SINGH GREWAL and AMY KAPCZYNSKI AND ISSA KOHLER-HAUSMANN
AUG 01, 2018 | 4:15 AM
Rejected by parents, gay valedictorian is going to college, with $50K from donors
With no financial support from his parents, Seth Owen thought he’d have to give up his college dream. Then his mentor helped “make the impossible possible.”
by Alexander Kacala / Jul.31.2018 / 3:50 PM EST
https://twitter.com/TalbertSwan/status/1024465522581274624?s=20
Hey Lady. DROP that TRUTH, won’t you now!
LOL..
Hey Sis, that’s the fearless, truth-telling Bishop Swan telling it..
I don’t know the man, but a quick perusal of his twitter timeline is a lesson in hard truths … And his clap-back, is …ouch..
This man of God has obviously had enough and is sure not ready to make nice …he ought to be giving masterclasses in hard truths and how not to indulge racists fools..
…**racists and fools..
God’s truth.
The Sound of White Silence
Michael Harriot explains how the concept of whiteness breeds a troubling kind of complacency.
michaelharriot in Words That Matte
SNIP:
But 2017’s explosion of whiteness wasn’t just about white supremacy. This year, we found out that controlling the presidency, both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, the criminal justice system, the education system, 98 percent of Fortune 500 companies, and almost every seat of private or institutional power in America wasn’t enough for whiteness. Poll after poll revealed that a majority of white Americans think they are discriminated against because of their race. The fact that this country no longer feels the need to silently swallow whiteness has led to their wholehearted belief that they are under attack, and they are pushing back.
They want to make “white” silent again.
https://medium.com/wordsthatmatter/the-sound-of-white-silence-cda998794236
Looks beautiful
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In Mexico City, Ballerinas Dance in Traffic—and It’s Absolutely Captivating
A burst of brightness in a city notorious for traffic.
DAVID BEARDAUG. 1, 2018 9:00 AM
Is this a flash mob? A comedy troupe? Some strange protest along a busy intersection in Mexico City?
Not quite. These seven ballet dancers from the Ardentía dance company are performing selections from “The Nutcracker” and “Swan Lake” and even grooving to Michael Jackson in a downtown crosswalk in the Mexican capital.
Granted, the performances only last 58 seconds—the time it takes for a traffic light to change from red to green—but they’re making a big impact. Over the past couple of weeks, the Ardentía company has performed these mini-shows to brighten the lives of weary commuters, part of an initiative called “the theatricality of public space,” reports the Associated Press. The performances have drawn large crowds and captivated photographers across the city.
George Takei was on LarryO last night talking about his experience at the Internment Camps during WWII. Heartbreaking.
Facebook still being used to stoke racial animus, split Americans
Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode, talks with Nicolle Wallace about Facebook’s announcement that it has found more “bad actors” using its platform to try to divide Americans against each other, and the problems Facebook is having policing its own platform for this kind of material.
Jul.31.2018
Of course Facebook is still using its platform to DISSEMINATE HATE for PROFIT.
Schmidt: GOP losses will concentrate more extreme Trump support
Steve Schmidt, political strategist, explains why Republican losses in a blue wave election would leave a smaller, more loyal-to-Trump group of Republicans with only the most extreme Trump supporting constituency.
Public evidence suggests Mueller able to bring conspiracy charge
Chuck Rosenberg, former U.S. attorney, and Jeremy Bash, former CIA chief of staff, talk with Nicolle Wallace about the legal meaning of conspiracy and why they think, based on the evidence made public so far, that Robert Mueller has enough to charge someone with conspiracy.
Targeting voting rights, Trump stumbles on how grocery stores work
08/01/18 08:00 AM
By Steve Benen
At a campaign rally in Florida last night, Donald Trump made quite a few unfortunate comments, but his unscripted remark about grocery stores was especially memorable.
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But even more important is the fact that the president is still responding to an imaginary problem, calling for new national voting restrictions that would serve no legitimate purpose.
Indeed, American elections do face a real threat, but it comes from foreign adversaries. On that front, as NBC News reported last week, “there is no coherent Trump administration strategy to combat foreign election interference – and no single person or agency in charge.”
FiveThirtyEight has obtained nearly 3,000,000 tweets from accounts associated with the Internet Research Agency, the fullest empirical record to date of Russian trolls’ actions on social media.
https://t.co/cJ4RabkZVL— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 1, 2018
Today at @senjudiciary hearing on family separation and reunification, I asked each witness “what went wrong?” Thankfully, Mr. White gave me an honest answer. I can’t say the same for the others. #FamiliesBelongTogether pic.twitter.com/25in5CgKtG
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) July 31, 2018
Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party, and I’m excited to be traveling across the country to listen to and learn from their leadership. #SeatAtTheTable https://t.co/IgDke4biud
— Tom Perez (@TomPerez) July 31, 2018
BREAKING: Federal judge issues temporary restraining order stopping release of downloadable blueprints for 3D-printed guns
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 31, 2018
Rihanna becomes the first black woman to grace the cover of British Vogue’s prestigious September issue https://t.co/ZoWdobn8ti pic.twitter.com/MuQYvEUkTr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 31, 2018
Phuck stepping down..she should be arrested and sent to The Hague.
The Trump Administration’s policy of separating children and their parents will likely cause harm to these children for the rest of their lives. I’ll repeat what I said weeks ago: those who created and implemented this policy, including Secretary Nielsen, should step down. pic.twitter.com/hBD2b6sBgH
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) July 31, 2018
Crimes.Against.Humanity.
Yes, it is happening right here in the USofA.
NEW: Accused Russian agent Maria Butina exchanged over $300,000 in suspicious bank transactions with a Republican operative, @BuzzFeedNews reveals https://t.co/ASHIgzMp3N
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 31, 2018
Confusing.
Cohen used to say he’d take a bullet for Trump. Now he’s shooting the bullets himself.
Rudy used to be sane, now he’s insane.
Mooch used to be insane, now he’s sane.
Spicer used to lie for Trump, now he’s an author.
Only constant is Trump. He’s always been a lying pig.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) July 29, 2018
“..Rudy used to be sane, now he’s insane.
Mooch used to be insane, now he’s sane.
Spicer used to lie for Trump, now he’s an author…”
Nyet..
Ok let’s start here – Rick Scott is filthy rich and Bill Nelson needs our help:https://t.co/qGEW6PP4fT
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) July 31, 2018
It is common to criticize D’s for being against, rather than for, things. But I am against jailing children. I am against taking away healthcare. I am against government the transferring wealth upward. I’m against oppression. I’m against corruption. I’m against pollution.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/votevets/status/1024471589121875969
But, when you vote for the muthaphucka that runs on building a wall……what did you think was gonna happen?
https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1024467940257738752
They are lost. Stupid, sad, misguided losers.
We have to outnumber them.
They’re neither ‘lost’ or ‘misguided’ Liza, they’re willful participants in what they see as their ‘cause’ to save/reclaim their ‘supremacy’..
Nothing else matters..
And everything will be justified – as long as it’s about asserting and ‘protecting’ said ‘supremacy’..
The self-serving, self-interested, corrupt, treasonous buffoon is the figurehead alt-right pied-piper …they know he’s no good, they see his every wart, and frankly, don’t care… that’s not what it’s about… Not the economy, not abortion… it’s all about asserting white ‘supremacy’ for most of them … And as long as he doesn’t turn black on them, they’re good..
See The SOUND of White SILENCE
I also cannot overlook the fact that many in our MSM that are now whining about these Trump-instigated attacks on them failed to do their jobs in thoroughly vetting him in 2015 and 2016. In a way, they brought this on themselves. They should have been exposing all of his ugliness when he was running for POTUS instead, they were focused on his insane antics and ignoring his many lifetime ethical problems.
https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1024482191655555072
https://twitter.com/jonathanoosting/status/1024482036550184960
https://twitter.com/tomwatson/status/1024470236240719872
https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1024481220166672384
https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1024472081080246272
https://twitter.com/tomwatson/status/1024476073898270720
https://twitter.com/Law_Mana/status/1024499699926163456
https://twitter.com/TishJames/status/1024409559820107776
https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1024360761500610560
https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/1024070751933087745
Really hope so..
But can’t always be so sure with these Republicans..
https://twitter.com/barefootboomer/status/1024609433853349888
https://twitter.com/djchefron/status/1024611827622309889
The ‘economy’ voters are the oligarchs and plutocrats who’ve already collected the first of the promised tax cuts – with another in the offing …
The poor supporters really don’t care about the economy… for them, more than anything, it’s all about their racial insecurities and reasserting and safeguarding their ‘supremacy’… and top-perch spot on the totem pole..
They don’t mind starving as long as their top-perch ‘superior’ status is assured..
https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/1024601132855963648
https://twitter.com/jbf1755/status/1024534068900311040
https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1024456214128803840
Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄
Happy HUMP Day, Everyone!