Wednesday Open Thread | Say Her Name: SANDRA BLAND

Posted on May 8, 2019 by rikyrah

We found out yesterday that Sandra Bland recorded her encounter with the police. We find this out THREE YEARS after her death?

THREE YEARS???

HOW could it take THREE YEARS for this tape to come out and be noticed.
I asked SG2 and Ametia this question.
HOW could it take THREE YEARS?
HOW could her family not be told in all this time?
WHAT is going on with the District Attorney’s office?
WHAT level of corruption going on where a key piece of evidence is suppressed like this?
No other way to look at it other than suppression.

It is based like this which make support of District Attorney ‘s that do their job all the more important. It is obvious, with this revelation, that the District Attorney is in bed with the police department, and no one was interested in finding out the truth of what happened to Sandra Bland.

This video is compelling proof that Trooper Encinia lied, that Sandra Bland posed no threat, and that there was no basis for her arrest. This case should be reopened and justice should finally be served.

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) May 7, 2019

Local authorities kept this cell phone video from Sandra Bland a secret for 4 years. Local journalists @WFAA fought to get it released.

Sandra Bland knew her rights. She never should've been arrested and threatened in the first place. A gross abuse of power from this officer. pic.twitter.com/rtVTxQKDye

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 7, 2019

Turns out Sandra Bland recorded her interaction with police from her 2015 arrest. But even after police discovered the video 2 months after her death, it's only now being released to the public. Bland's family are asking for the investigation to be reopened. pic.twitter.com/NvRZR3rV14

— Atlanta Black Star (@ATLBlackStar) May 7, 2019

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101 Responses to Wednesday Open Thread | Say Her Name: SANDRA BLAND

rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:35 pm

Da phuq?😠😠😠

JUST IN: ATF raiding the white supremacist’s home in the Holmby Hills. Hundreds of weapons laid out. pic.twitter.com/uXgD3YoH8s

— Max Howroute▫️ (@howroute) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:16 pm

Sandra Bland’s Family Calls For Probe of Her Death to be Reopened After New Footage of Arrest https://t.co/wzepolwtG6

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 9, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:15 pm

JUST IN: Trump jokes he could stay in office for “10 or 14” years https://t.co/qyLbdtgxG4 pic.twitter.com/KNNu4BELuC

— The Hill (@thehill) May 9, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 5:51 pm

👏👏👏

White people stop telling Black people how to be a better resistance to your white privilege comfortability, we've been resisting for centuries, now add being LGBT or a woman to the equation. We got this, trust me. If we're alive, not dead or jailed means we resisted & won.

— Mr. Weeks 🤴🏾 (@MrDane1982) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 5:50 pm

Those quotes make him sound like one of the gay people who support the shaming of other gay people. I don't see how he's supposed to be a gay icon when he disses that part of himself in order to pander to those "folksy" people that don't even like LGBTQ folks.

— Impeach Cobbler (@Xquisite_imp) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 5:48 pm

The "identtiy = vote" charge is leveled at anyone not white men.

Core Butttiegieg fans are just like Berners, they're always white men angry that those who aren't white men chose others who aren't white men, But when white men stan for one another it's just business as usual.

— Arya's Needle (@Needle_of_Arya) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 5:23 pm

Hillary Clinton: China, if you’re listening, we need Trump’s tax returns.

A week later

NY Times: We just got Trump’s tax returns.

Thank you Ms. Zero Fucks!

China heard you loud and clear.

— Mr. Weeks 🤴🏾 (@MrDane1982) May 8, 2019

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- Ametia says:
  
  May 8, 2019 at 5:40 pm
  
  BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
  
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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 5:19 pm

Thread

So basically:

“Leave Georgia” is advice from white women, for white women.

If your feminism seeks to save nobody but yourself, then find another word for your self-preservation.

For me? My feminism will be Georgia-grown and intersectional, or it will be bullshit.

— Angela Mayfield (@pinkrocktopus) May 8, 2019

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- Ametia says:
  
  May 8, 2019 at 5:47 pm
  
  SHEER GENIUS!
  
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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 5:07 pm

Dont let the media fool you.

Who are black people giving their money to?

It ain't any of the white men running including Joe Biden. https://t.co/dIu1wgeKLU

— Amene (@Ange_Amene) May 8, 2019

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  May 8, 2019 at 5:18 pm
  
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  — Amene (@Ange_Amene) May 8, 2019
  
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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 4:53 pm

Donald Trump Jr. Is Subpoenaed by Senate Committee in Russia Probehttps://t.co/I60cgCYJqr

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 4:40 pm

White people don't want Black people's opinions EVER. About ANYTHING.

Unless they want to 1) drag another Black/Brown person. Or 2) to deem somebody "racist" for them.

— The Problem With That is ▫️ no signal ▫️ (@problemwthat) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 4:38 pm

This is the first time in history white people are mad a (Half) black Women named her child a “white” name. Usually those sorts are telling black women to STOP naming their kids “black” names, Pus Morgan MADT because Meghan DID NOT name the child KeyShawn JayZ Windsor.

— Veronica McDonald🗣 (@Purify_toast17) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 3:56 pm

Breaking: Rep Jerry Nadler: We are in a Constitutional Crisis

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 3:38 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Judiciary panel votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating fight over Mueller report.

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 3:34 pm

Uh huh
Criminals abound.

More of Rudy’s Lawlessness Abroad
AFP/Getty Images
By Josh Marshall
May 8, 2019 12:22 pm

Last week I flagged this stunning and egregious story about Rudy Giuliani, the President’s private lawyer, going abroad to use to use the President’s power to enlist other governments to attack President Trump’s enemies. Giuliani has been globe-trotting like this for two years. In most cases, we don’t really know what he’s doing. In most cases he’s likely just collecting money. But in this case he’s using threat or inducement of the President’s power to target the President’s political enemies and then looping the corrupt Attorney General into the process.

This latest Trump/Giuliani gambit managed to get laundered into The New York Times via outlets like the propaganda chop shop at The Hill under John Solomon.

But here are some key new details.

Bloomberg News has now looked at the charges leveled in the Times. Basically even on its own terms it falls apart. The timeline doesn’t even hold up. The charge itself was always marginal at best. Vice President Biden was the lead in a pan-European effort to get a compromised state prosecutor out. What’s more, the current prosecutor denied the Times’ claim that he had reopened the case.

It’s important to remember here that whatever the facts of this underlying case, the most pressing issue for the US is having an emissary of the sitting President visiting foreign countries and leveraging them to target the US President’s political enemies. In the case of Ukraine, so on the ropes with Russia’s presence in the east, the favor of the US President is an almost existential matter. But there’s more.

You may have seen the news that the US Ambassador to Ukraine is being recalled early from her post. Given the fraught politics surrounding everything in the US-Russia, US-Ukraine relationships, it’s no surprise that people speculate this may be tied in some way to something other than a normal diplomatic rotation. But … well, it turns out it does.

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, largely out of the mainstream media’s eye, has been the target of attacks from Giuliani, John Solomon and other members of the Trump family mafia for something like a year, both seeking to connect her to Hillary Clinton’s purported 2016 “collusion” with Ukraine but also attempts to work with the out-going Ukrainian government to damage Joe Biden in advance of the 2020 campaign.

Career diplomats and members of the national security establishment bemoan a career State Department official being brought down by this kind of Trump family mafia claptrap and agitprop. They’re absolutely right to do so. But perverting the US criminal justice system and trying to goad foreign friends into targeted the President’s domestic political enemies is a far bigger deal.

………………………………….
We keep hearing that we need to be on guard about what Russia may do in the 2020 cycle. This is the wrong fear. The calls and the collusion are coming from inside the house. The Trump household mafia is already hitting up new foreign partners, but this time using the full power of the Presidency and all the favors it can bestow on foreign states. It’s all happening now. The dirty work is already being funneled into the pages of the country’s most prominent news paper. There’s much more to come.

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 3:20 pm

The bill "would also ban effective methods of birth control" and require re-implantation of ectopic pregnancies into the uterus, a medical procedure that doesn't exist.
https://t.co/ptX8vMBOwM #OHLeg #StopTheBans

— Innovation Ohio (@innovationohio) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 3:14 pm

Breaking: Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr https://t.co/hfku53MynD

— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 2:43 pm

Trump red line failing despite urgency to keep finances opaque
Rachel Maddow shares details from a new blockbuster report from the New York Times about what Donald Trump’s taxes show about the bleak state of his business affairs from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, and notes that Trump’s best efforts to keep his finances secret are not likely to block every possible avenue of their release.

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 1:46 pm

Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) Tweeted:
BREAKING: The @NYSenate PASSES the bill authorizing state authorities to release tax returns – including Trump’s – if requested by House Committees by a margin of 39-21.

Background @CourthouseNews ⬇️ https://t.co/gPCHYHjgWb https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1126176120980766720?s=17

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 1:41 pm

“Heartbeat” laws and other forms of abortion bans are written to subjugate women of color disproportionately, as well. You will see more black women going to prison in Georgia because of this new law, which I’m sure won’t bother Brian Kemp. Fewer votes to suppress, after all.

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 1:33 pm

Go Tyra 👏👏👏

Tyra Banks was the first black woman to grace the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition in 1997 solo, and now she's doing it again for the 2019 cover. The black is not cracking! pic.twitter.com/szVDY331Rv

— Michael Blackmon (@blackmon) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 1:10 pm

BREAKING: New York lawmakers have officially passed a bill to release Trump's tax returns to Congressional Democrats https://t.co/5R4j90mQWa

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 1:02 pm

Our democracy is not for sale. We must stop the flood of dark money from drowning out the voices of everyday citizens.

That's why I just introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and restore power to the American people. pic.twitter.com/YNYzb35uSf

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 12:24 pm

BREAKING: The @NYSenate just passed my bill to allow state prosecutors to bring charges, DESPITE a PRESIDENTIAL PARDON. The rule of law matters & the pardon power should not be perverted to undermine it. @IndivisibleTeam @MarchForTruth17 @MillenPolitics @NewYorkStateAG

— Todd Kaminsky (@toddkaminsky) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 12:09 pm

With no regard for his own life, Kendrick Castillo charged the school shooters yesterday -giving his classmates time to run & hide & escape. 8 more were still shot. But it cost him his life. I am grieved to my soul that this nation is forcing children to make decisions like this. pic.twitter.com/1Cuxx4nNNv

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 12:07 pm

Report: Military Sexual Violence Up Nearly 40% in 2018 https://t.co/VOnIhmwn5S

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 12:06 pm

Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney @TQPurdon has joined more than 700 peers in claiming that the Mueller report contains enough evidence to indict President Trump. https://t.co/xCvqAxet0c

— Jim Monk (@JimKFGO) May 7, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 12:03 pm

LOCK 👏🏽HIM👏🏽 UP👏🏽

BREAKING: The Florida Bar has determined that further investigation into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is warranted for the Republican's menacing tweet at Michael Cohen. The case now moves into a grand jury-like phase.https://t.co/PjIUptpoa1

— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 11:32 am

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were introduced to the newborn son of The Duke & Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle. Ms Doria Ragland was also present. The Duke & Duchess of Sussex are delighted to announce that they have named their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. pic.twitter.com/PaHVhPlUl5

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 11:30 am

Archie means true, bold, & valuable.

Harrison means son of Harry.

They basically named the baby, “Son of Harry, the true bold and valuable”. pic.twitter.com/NXfNutMkYg

— TV Fanatic (@Khaleesi_Hodan) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 11:22 am

I love this picture ❤️

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor pic.twitter.com/PieZ6sNa2U

— Omid Scobie (@scobie) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 11:16 am

WATCH: Nadler uses Jim Jordan’s own votes to slap down his anti-Mueller rant at Bill Barr contempt hearing https://t.co/A8ZH8znPpa

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:54 am

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor pic.twitter.com/PieZ6sNa2U

— Omid Scobie (@scobie) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:52 am

Archie?
Not Archibald?
Archie?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, it has been revealed.

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Ametia says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:35 am

Word of the Day : May 8, 2019

Muse: verb MYOOZ

Definition
1 : to become absorbed in thought; especially : to think about something carefully and thoroughly

2 archaic : wonder, marvel

3 : to think or say (something) in a thoughtful way

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:30 am

Reuters: Cohen said he fixed ‘racy photo’ problem for Falwell Jr
Rachel Maddow relays new reporting from Reuters about an audio recording in which Michael Cohen is heard explaining how he helped evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr. over concerns about racy ‘personal’ photos when Cohen was still working for the Trump Organization.

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:27 am

The whole thing was to make money and get publicity for another Mark Burnett show. Then he accidentally became President and no one wanted that less than Trump initially. He is motivated only by money.

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:14 am

Meet Michael Thompson.

He got a 60 year prison sentence for selling 3 pounds of weed.

That was 25 years ago.

Weed is now legal in his state.

He has 35 years in prison to go. https://t.co/kBWWMtLLQO pic.twitter.com/oPAqKAzKvl

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:11 am

God help us, this might be one of the dumbest motherf**kers who ever lived.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Celebrates Reduction of Arctic Sea Ice As Presenting “Opportunities for Trade” https://t.co/ZZdIeTCTe4

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:10 am

This is the most heartbreaking photo I have ever taken. These children are watching police clear their school after eight students were shot at the STEM high school next door. #highlandsranchshooting pic.twitter.com/sdAifNi6Ww

— Ashley Michels (@ReporterAshley) May 8, 2019

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:08 am

.@CarolJenkins, CEO of @ERACoalition, says the U.S. needs an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. "Look at our country. Who are the poor people in our country? It’s the women." pic.twitter.com/dDaaJ4yo0o

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:05 am

#TrumpTaxes TRUMP IS A BROKE ASS THUG!

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Liza says:

May 8, 2019 at 10:01 am

2009, ten years ago.

On this day in 2009, members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Ozark, Alabama, burned a cross in a residential neighborhood to intimidate black families in the area. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. Share this #racialinjustice https://t.co/lWglX8spXj

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:55 am

Rep. Jackson Lee criticizes Pres. Trump’s use of executive privilege over release of full Mueller report: “I can only conclude that the president now seeks to take a wrecking ball to the Constitution of the United States of America.” https://t.co/Inl0Qt6i7w pic.twitter.com/NZ7UZKv5x2

— ABC News (@ABC) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:37 am

Alabama law that will make it a crime for doctors to perform any abortion-no exceptions for rape, incest, mother’s life-expected to pass Thursday & head to governor for signature. The goal is to trigger a lawsuit that will overturn Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/DTAOTb1HyS

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:36 am

Someone on the ground active in Democratic Party politics who isn’t Black, but, is trying to tell you:

Kay says:
May 8, 2019 at 8:18 am
@rikyrah:

I think there’s always been a lack of understanding of the role of AA’s in the Democratic Party. They’re portrayed as an “interest group” and not political actors in their own right, and that’s not true at the local Party level. If I go to the Cleveland women’s Democratic caucus lunch, it is run by black women. They have their own political power. Obama was fascinating to watch in Ohio because Clinton went to state-level Democrats (both elected and not) and county chairs, while Obama went to mayors. He knew where black political power was. Mayors were better to have. They drove turnout in the areas he needed, and they did that in ’08 and again in ’12.

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:36 am

BREAKING: President Trump invokes executive privilege over unredacted Mueller report, subpoenaed materials. https://t.co/8K9RfQEg8v

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:29 am

BREAKING: US Justice Dept. says President Trump "has asserted executive privilege over the entirety of the subpoenaed materials" of the Mueller report that have been requested by congressional cmte. pic.twitter.com/fJDD27mI4y

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 9:15 am

Oh, is something happening at the House Judiciary Committee meeting this morning? pic.twitter.com/SrqmkQuDbp

— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:35 am

Rep. Jerry Nadler declares ‘constitutional crisis’: ‘The president is disobeying the law’ https://t.co/NDRf6lG6D7

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:34 am

"You feel that we are currently in a constitutional crisis or headed for one?"

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler: "We're in one. We're in one because the President is disobeying the law."
Via CNN pic.twitter.com/KJ0YdrWLf7

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:22 am

😒😒🙄🙄

I'm a 60-year-old white man with an unspectacular resume, low on ideas – yet somehow I feel – what's the word?..entitled?..to join Seth, Tim, Jay and all the other not-so-young dudes in 2020 Democratic primary field. Whaddya think, ladies? My new column https://t.co/St2SgmSsSG

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:21 am

The shade😂😂

How did you lose money in real estate in NYC in the 1980's and 90's??

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:20 am

DNC should just have a contest for best 2020 campaign ad re: Trump losing $1B. entries will be epic

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:17 am

It's funny that Mueller totally exonerated Trump and:

1. Trump is trying to block Mueller from testifying publicly

2. Barr is refusing to release the unredacted report

3. The White House is warning Don McGahn, Mueller's star witness, not to testify

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:11 am

Hillary Clinton even told you the fucking man wasn't as rich as he proclaimed to be. I mean come on, she literally warned us about everything and was literally right about everything. She was like a concerned mother trying to save her children yet like kids some are hardheaded.

— Mr. Weeks 🤴🏾 (@MrDane1982) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:10 am

Read this until it sinks in: “I heard a gunshot,” said Makai Dixon, 8, a second grader who had been training for this moment, with active shooter drills and lockdowns, since he was in kindergarten.

— Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:09 am

If YOUR credit score drops below 600 or you miss a loan payment you can't buy a used car or get a department store card. How was Trump able to keep getting loans when for a decade at least, basically all he did was lose his father's money? His tax returns must be fascinating.

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:07 am

Many New Yorkers were aware that Trumps finances were a con—banks wouldn’t loan him money. That he was a bigot—the Central Park 5 clarified that. Yet media killed themselves to have “Donald” call in to their shows, to center live shots of empty podiums before he spoke. Disgusting

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) May 8, 2019

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  May 8, 2019 at 11:19 am
  
  They MAGNIFIED THE MONSTER & ARE CONTINUING TO DO SO
  
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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:06 am

SMH….economic anxiety they said…

His business experience and knowledge would help they said…

A populist who spoke to the “forgotten” men and women of middle, rural (aka white) America..

It was bullshit. All of it. A lie and a farce with a dumb ass fraud at the center. https://t.co/V6GPRlQpbf

— Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:05 am

“We’re just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy”

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, introduce their new baby son to the world https://t.co/RGfVNoJgmF pic.twitter.com/VhijbrW01F

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:04 am

And there he goes, right after Fox & Friends told him how to spin. The marching orders have gone out.

He admits the Times story was correct, then says it was "sport," then says it's old news, then falls back on "fake news" again. So deranged. https://t.co/OisUklXs7N

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 8:02 am

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says "we have no choice" but to move forward with the vote to hold Bill Barr in contempt of Congress.

Trump "wants to make himself a king and Congress cannot permit that," Nadler says. pic.twitter.com/vk1ei7TS5F

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:41 am

Using tax shelters to avoid taxes when waitresses, coalminers and construction workers all pay their taxes is not an excuse. But it shows you Trump would rather look like a tax cheat than a Loser. https://t.co/WfZJSqVCtz

— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:40 am

BREAKING: Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, introduce their newborn son to the world for the first time. https://t.co/Kau3WUrSvF pic.twitter.com/ws7XglD2gN

— ABC News (@ABC) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:38 am

Y'all's Mad #MAGA King is finna screw you again but you get what you voted for. Unfortunately, as w/ everything else, people who knew better will also be screwed. https://t.co/Z4xu71gwTb

— Portia McGonagal of Winterfell (@PortiaMcGonagal) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:32 am

BREAKING: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduce #BabySussex to the world. pic.twitter.com/Rda72rS7aR

— Lizzie Robinson (@LizzieITV) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:29 am

An overjoyed Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduce their new baby son to the world. Meghan said: ‘It’s magic. I have the two best guys in the world so I’m really happy. He has the sweetest temperament. He’s just been the dream, so it’s been a special couple of days.’ 📷 @PA pic.twitter.com/Ex0USMlj2d

— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) May 8, 2019

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SouthernGirl2 says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:23 am

Baby Sussex, y’all

Welcome to the world Baby Sussex! pic.twitter.com/nUtfF419pA

— Omid Scobie (@scobie) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:15 am

I already see folks pissing and moaning and I am just going to keep scrolling.

She's basically telling Dolt 45 "I'm not playing your game bitch. You're playing mine. You'll never see me coming."

It's chess not checkers man.

But y'all go ahead and stroke out. https://t.co/nsA2Nezjiz

— Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) May 7, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:13 am

Illegal ATV & dirt bike riders showed up at Moechella (Save Chocolate City Protest at 14 & U St.) Some residents who live nearby in expensive condos told me they want @DCPoliceDept to make arrests. Cops tell me they aren’t allowed to chase: “There’s nothing we can do.” #Moechella pic.twitter.com/tITwyLs1oA

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:12 am

But you gotta remember, at this point, not only did they doubt the veracity of the story, major news publications were openly calling bullshit on anyone who repeated it. The NYT went so far as to say "No link between Russia and interference in October".

— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:11 am

Barr is a thug and a toady. Earned his stripes w/ Bush41. He's too smart not to know what exec privilege is. He just doesn't give a flying fig about the rule of law. Everyone who stood up for this clown was ridiculous to do so given his experience w/ subverting the law. @Lawrence https://t.co/1pYl5C9Fzw

— 🇺🇸🇭🇹 Only4RM 🇭🇹🇺🇸 (@Only4RM) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:11 am

McConnell 👏🏻 refused 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 act!

And he still doesn’t want to do a thing about protecting our democracy. https://t.co/mQKnNWVOka

— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) May 7, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:07 am

WARREN: "That's over 600 former prosecutors saying that if we were talking about anyone other than POTUS, they'd be prosecuted for obstruction…the only mechanism to hold POTUS accountable & to ensure he's not above the law is for Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings." pic.twitter.com/GWPuQbjGZB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 7, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:06 am

BREAKING: Wednesday at 10 a.m. @HouseJudiciary to markup contempt report for AG Barr after DOJ rejects Committee’s counteroffer to view hidden sections of Special Counsel Mueller’s report. https://t.co/BOVLeUoXpi pic.twitter.com/39PyYRLruC

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:05 am

I don’t think many people will take a declaration of contempt of Congress, or being detained, or losing their professional credentials & reputations, for Donald Trump. That’s limitation of parties tied to a kleptocrat who has no larger political/economic/social vision.

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:05 am

I’m tired of bitching about Dems not impeaching. I don’t think they should now; public isn’t there yet. They need more documentary/testimonial proof. And they’re in the process of getting it! Make a stronger case to the public, _then_ impeach, even if it won’t pass the Senate

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:04 am

per @ZerlinaMaxwell

Yes! The audiobook of the Mueller Report is a FREE download on @audible.com 🙌🏾 https://t.co/BeVIl7D3us

— samantha nickson (@sammynick) May 7, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:01 am

Campy, Evil, Non-Churchy. Perfect. #Ambitions https://t.co/6bhHuIjoZz

— skeptical brotha 🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:52 am

The massive (and growing!) political power Black people wield in the Dem Primary contest is not represented in media, so there's always this significant surprise at outcomes. I remember how shocked people were at the 2016 South Carolina results.

— Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) May 7, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:51 am

Anyone who thought RuPaul would hit the #MetGala red carpet in full drag doesn't know Ru and isn't paying his ensemble the proper respect:https://t.co/4wRe3fTULH

— Tom & Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 7, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:47 am

https://t.co/K9GqJCPQeh

— kamala’s thesaurus (@notcapnamerica) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:46 am

Just wanna say…
It’s May 8th…
And, I am STILL wearing my WINTER coat and hat 😠😠😠

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- SouthernGirl2 says:
  
  May 8, 2019 at 8:17 am
  
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- Ametia says:
  
  May 8, 2019 at 11:15 am
  
  Yep, gray, cloudy, rainy, damp & COLD
  
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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:43 am

The fact they have smaller tax refunds or owe the government as well that they can't write off what they used to matters. The Trump tax cuts are UNPOPULAR. This won't help their popularity.

— NewDemRicoP (@reesetheone1) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:42 am

Said the nude model turned birther turned accomplice. https://t.co/4eNIexN5Gy

— Tiffany Cross (@TiffanyDCross) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:40 am

This is absolutely OUTRAGEOUS

St.Ann Police officers in Missouri broke a passenger side window, dragged an innocent black man out of it and arrested him only to find out later that THEY ARRESTED THE WRONG PERSON

THIS IS WHY WE KNEEL

Demand JUSTICE RTpic.twitter.com/6vInvvHcQg

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:37 am

'Now You Manhandling My Daughter!': California Cop Body-Slams Woman During Traffic Stop as Mother Watches in Horror https://t.co/1J7mBIgVvO

— Atlanta Black Star (@ATLBlackStar) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:37 am

info on the real life Yasuke:
-slavers took him & sent him to India to serve the Portuguese.
-ended up in Japan as indentured bodyguard to missionary Alessandro Valignano.
-given to warlord Oda Nobunaga, who awarded him prestigious status of samurai https://t.co/OvOy0hqDEl

— Kimmy Yam (@kimmythepooh) May 7, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:36 am

Anyone still wondering about who paid off (in)Justice Brett "Bart" Kavanaugh's hundreds of thousands of dollars of unsecured debt right before his confirmation hearings — after he was hand-picked to replace Kennedy? @JoyAnnReid https://t.co/eRjuv028C0

— 🇺🇸🇭🇹 Only4RM 🇭🇹🇺🇸 (@Only4RM) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:35 am

😠😠😠

President Obama dragged our economy out of a recession and gave the order to kill Osama bin Laden and you n!^^@$ are up here complaining he didn't give the Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods. Ya'll kill me. Massa is we sick?!?!?

Jesus.

— (((RuggedAmethyst))) (@GrooveSDC) May 8, 2019

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 6:19 am

With the District Attorney’s deliberate mishandling of this case, do you doubt now why we Stan so hard for those like Kim Foxx and Marilyn Mosby? We only THINK that we know what they are up against 😠😠

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rikyrah says:

May 8, 2019 at 4:15 am

Good Morning, Everyone 😀😀😀

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- Ametia says:
  
  May 8, 2019 at 10:33 am
  
  Happy HUMP Day, Everyone!
  
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