Thank heavens we have VP Kamala Harris and Gov Tim Walz to give us back some HOPE, JOY, AND pep in our step!
Aren't we ALL tired of the other MAGA guys' dour speeches, dark visions, and dismal cheerleading for Putin over Americans!?
#WereNotGoingBack
#HarrisWalz2024
Birx appeared to directly reference viral threads going around Trump twitter about scientists walking back death toll predictions and arguing for ending lockdown. But author of UK model Birx cited already said this is false. And here's another one below.
OH. MY. GOD.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhah <breathe> hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahhahahahhaha.
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW,
#QANON
?
#WWG1GWA
Haahahaha.
@Fawful81
Rest of world. Thank ever so for your kind note & we can confirm the majority of us feel the same. We're working on it.
Kindest regards (and we hope to rejoin you soon),
The United States of America
I’m no longer going to support any Democrat who is unwilling to confront Republican’s active attacks on voting rights.
This is THE fight for America’s soul: the fight for free & fair elections + the fight against white supremacists.
It's not Amy Coney Barrett's faith affiliation that's being questioned, it's her cultural intolerance & centering her religious beliefs within hate & bigotry that are being called into question.
@meaganmday
Trying to observe
@matthewjdowd
's decency & simply ask you to think through your tweets. Is this simply a negative assertion which does nothing but sow dissension? What is the positive intent/objective? If scorched earth is the goal, Trump seems to have that covered.
@WhaleOfAGael
@joshtpm
And some documents cannot be declassified just because a President says or wishes it so.
There are some documents so critical to nat'l security that the President AND Congress must both take unified action to declassify.
Trump is not king or an infallible Pope. DJT is fallible.
What's my religion? It's this:
Be kind to each other & go hear live music from Joni, Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Celine Dion, Cher, Dolly, Willie Nelson, Madonna & Brandi Carlile.
People who have lived, loved, cried & made excellent music for years.
Listening to Joni Mitchell singing anywhere again is such a balm to our souls, but to hear her sing "Both Sides Now" is a treat.
Joni is still with us and THAT is such a goddam blessing of the highest order.
On track 10 thus far-- Let's Go On the Run (feat. Knox Fortune), to be specific-- and DAMN, new sounds, great sounds, awesome beats AND melodies!!
"And we back!"
#ChancesBigDayLive
#TheBigDay
@chancetherapper
, SO GOOD!!
@lmauricecpr
Hello to you, my friend. We met when you were organizing summer fun for kids in Richmond (if my memory serves me well) + you helping Flint, MI residents dealing with the drinking water & compromised pipes.
Have always admired your decency & kindness!
@ynwatp
Between HS/college I was working as a cook at a restaurant. Between Maude & Golden Girls, Rue McLanahan was touring w/ a play. She came into the restaurant as a press stop & asked to meet the cook. She asked me how I cooked the green beans. She was very kind & more than polite.
@sharonstone
Thank you for sharing this important, frustrating, anxiety-provoking, and all too sad truth.
Appreciate that you’re advocating for the nurses & hospital staff to have adequate testing to protect them as well.
All good wishes & prayers for your sister & her husband recovering!
@nialltg
@laurenthehough
Also, approx 20-60% of rescue dogs cannot tolerate men. There must be NO MEN in the household. No kids under 15 either, esp boys!
This makes me so sad (for the dogs) & super willing to play a super outdated stereotype gay card in order to get ANY shelter to call me back EVER!
@austinhumps
We were married on the 29th anniversary of the day we met. A few months ago, we decided a few weeks before the ceremony.
Marriage equality wasn’t available the first 20 years.
TUCKER FOR PRESIDENT!
Russian state TV propagandists mourn the firing of their "beloved" Tucker Carlson and plot how they could continue to capitalize on his useful rhetoric.
My latest for
@CEPA
:
The reviews are in for Katie Britt’s speech! Reactions range from over-emoting kid thespian auditioning to Handmaid’s Tale/Stepford wife trapped in
#SNL
skit.
Republicans were not happy with Katie Britt’s bizarrely dramatic State of the Union rebuttal. “What the hell am I watching?” one Trump adviser wondered to Rolling Stone
More:
@matthewjdowd
captures CNN's ineptitude & lack of preparation (or seriousness) in preparing to hold Donald J. Trump accountable.
Kate MacKinnon & Pete Davidson would have been better serious interviewers-- even in their most confused characters.
"Ok, I watched as much as I could. CNN was completely unprepared to hold Trump accountable. CNN has done a complete disservice to our democracy. I withheld judgment on this until I saw it. CNN you failed journalism and our country."
--Matthew Dowd
@brooke_AF
I thought I'd been following GA politics, but I've never heard of this individual before.
Are all of these statements accurate?
She's running for Governor.
She's verified on Twitter.
She is serious when she publically posted one of the nuttiest things ever? Srsly?
Look forward to hearing more from Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke & Julián Castro. Let’s see how they connect with voters & the vision each of them articulates. No rush to selection.
@mvanvol_van
Thank you for taking the time to relay your experience & impart such a needed warning.
All good wishes, healing prayers & positive vibes sent your way, Melanie!
Some members of the GOP are now saying they lost certain races because of a lack of candidate quality.
@matthewjdowd
says, "when you unload the clown car of people," all they had to offer was culture wars, and voters chose democracy.
@pattonoswalt
Bless her heart.
Does this individual not have access to mirrors, makeup artists, a MAC counter, a TikTok makeup tutorial content creator OR—in a pinch—a random gay man on the street?
Lord, this is so scary! Is American democracy hanging on by such a fragile thread? What are State legislature & the Congress doing (other than fundraising from rich donors who tell them what to do)? It doesn't appear lawmakers are protecting free & fair voting in America!
JUSTICE DARK MONEY DONOR ALSO BRIBED SINEMA & MANCHIN
Harlan Crow also donated substantial amounts of money to Congressional campaigns for centrist lawmakers Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.)
#corruption
@SenateGOP
@MeltdownWRIF
Yes, 3 who recovered & 3 who died.
It's infuriating to see these paid astroturf flacks try & pressure local & state governments to "open up" prematurely withOUT adequate testing, screening, & tracing. Local & state govts forced into larger roles because Trump is reckless & lazy.
@MargaretGrant22
@spattersearch
@DrEmilyMcEwan
So agree it’s important!
A professor (UIUC) who had assigned “Walden” was the first to highlight (to me) how close the cabin was to his family—mother & sister.
Completely relevant & revelatory context!
@_ashawndabney
@LaVaqueAudio
Yes, all of the history of America, including the native peoples, the genocide of the native tribes, the colonies founded by religious extremists, and the enslaved/forced agricultural labor as the foundation of generational wealth.
@bergopolis
Chris Pratt without a moment's hesitation.
The other 3 seems like decent & empathetic blokes. (And not at all hard on the eyes.)
It will be 5 minutes before Chris Pratt will be running for election as a conservative Trump Republican.
@Lollardfish
@hakeemangulu
David is legit! And worth talking to for help in getting these issues & needs publicized with context— in order to work toward resolutions!
@RVAwonk
@MonpotLeDevin
The red & blue pill is a popular meme representing a choice between taking either a "red pill" to reveal an unpleasant truth, or taking a "blue pill" to remain in blissful ignorance. The terms originate from the '99 film "The Matrix."
All 3 are gross: Elon, Ivanka & Don Jr.
@BerzerkerBuilds
@TrancewithMe
Let them enjoy the fruits of FCC removing Net Neutrality. Perhaps add to their freak out by breaking into every interwebs sessions with a GIF of a laughing Ajit Pai?
@Lizzs_Lockeroom
1. Luther Vandross/Freddie Mercury
2. Marvin Gaye
3. Sam Cooke
4. Stevie Wonder
5. Ray Charles
Prince, Mick Jagger, Young Elton John, George Michael, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison would also be alternates.
Happy birthday,
@matthewjdowd
! I note you share your birthday with JFK, Bob Hope, Annette Bening & Patrick Henry.
Mine was 5/28 & I share w/ Rudy Giuliana, Marco Rubio & Steve King! (Mostly yikes. 😬)
Hope your year is a great one to share with us! Always enjoy your thoughts!
@matthewjdowd
“Today is the birthday of Matthew J Dowd, among many things the Author of Revelations on the River 2021. Friend to many, brother to all.” Thank you for all you do Here and elsewhere! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I will always remember Laurence Olivier's question to Dustin Hoffman after Hoffman relayed staying awake & tormenting himself for a specific scene (in that method acting way) in their film "Marathon Man": “My dear boy, why don't you just try acting?”
@MyBigRedTruck
I feel for you, Doug. I empathize with that feeling. Saying a prayer & sending brotherly love to you both.
I can tell you more (later) about how/why I can empathize & soundly confirm death sucks & death is a cruel thief.
Right now, I just hope you can get some rest & can cry.
@NoahRevoy
False choice here, dude. Most excellent women I know have no inclination toward becoming “pale imitation” of anachronistically sexist dudes. Like Michelle Obama, women are becoming without conservative white dudes defining their lanes or opportunities.
@NoahShachtman
At the NY newspaper Jared "ran" (as in, he bought it) he had a Mac laptop retrofitted with Windows OS. All surface, no depth. All show. Pissy with the staff, the peons.
@nathaliejacoby1
Beloved public figures? Dolly Parton, Tom Hanks, Michelle Obama, Lupita Nyong'o, Paul Rudd, Mel Brooks, Julie Andrews, Morgan Freeman, Meryl Streep, Jill Biden, Ryan Reynolds, Stanley Tucci, Rita Moreno, Samuel L. Jackson!
Honorables RIP? Betty White, Sidney Poitier, Carl Reiner
@lifesafeast
I got married! On the 29th anniversary of the day we met. The first 20 years we were together, we could not get married legally (federally, at least). I’m thankful & grateful for pioneers & allies like
#EdithWindsor
(& MA Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall)!
@Welshwacko
@BeschlossDC
So agree. My Dad & 3 of his brothers fought in WWII. I grew up hearing their stories,
In 2019, we visited Ardennes American Cemetery in Neupré, Belgium. Beautiful place for remembrance of so much sacrifice. The scope of the Battle of the Bulge just cannot be imagined.
Lachlan Murdoch Fox heir makes his views clear
Dr Peter Hotez makes his views clear: 200,000 unvaccinated Americans lost their lives since vaccines became widely available after May 1, 2021. Victims of antiscience aggression amplified nightly by Fox News
@BCDreyer
Our writer Fran was made for this moment.
I vividly remember reading this line when I was in high school in Central Illinois: “To me the outdoors is what you must pass through in order to get from your apartment into a taxicab.”
#lifechanging
#urbane
#WildeanWit
@TrinityPh0enix
@mikebettes
@weatherchannel
My parents used to rent a condo on Sanibel Island. Have been 3-4 times.
This is the dangerous power of hurricanes occurring naturally, but are now likely super-charged storms due to the warming of the oceans (due to climate change).
@ramblingrosek
@gregorg
@tucker_shaw
Susan Sarandon springs to my mind. I used to like her work in movies. Right now, I find her insufferable based on how she talks about Trump.
She has that same tone some have when they find this silver lining in the AIDS health crisis.
@peterdaou
@RobertKennedyJr
This might be the silliest tweet OR the most misguided tweet ever posted (and we all read tweets from Trump, McCarthy & Cruz, so that’s saying something).
@joshtpm
@HC_Richardson
Isn't he on probation? Would this be a violation of his probation participating in an armed illegal insurrection + committing a federal crime of breaking & entering into the U.S. Capitol?
@WordswithSteph
Let's cede nothing to these fascistic, undemocratic gambits against the press. Trump & squad almost ALWAYS attack women/POC news/print journalists to tickle-rile their base. Trump's nothing but bluster & chaos.
Let's work to make sure good & decent Americans vote them out!!
@kylegriffin1
Cecily Strong as Ms. Carone was perfection.
Ms. Carone being disqualified from the Macomb County ballot after false or erroneous claims is beyond perfection.
@matthewjdowd
once again looking at root causes, and managing to tie in Trump's crimes against democracy (and decency) into a two-fer with the need to examine (and ameliorate) the root causes of climate change.
Elegant achievement in 48 words!
#AddressTheRootCauses
!
Trump reminds me of how too often we deal with only the effects of climate change. We focus on the wildfires, heatwaves, floods and don’t deal with the underlying problems that cause these events. Trump is a wildfire and putting it out will not solve the underlying problems.
@twmentality1
@SecPompeo
In other words, Pompeo does NOT support or DEFEND State Dept employees. He'd rather support the corrupt orange nincompoop who commits bribery & witness intimidation in public, on TV & on public social media.
I hear
@realDonaldTrump
is in Minnesota today. Hope he doesn't get too comfortable. We may be "nice" in Minnesota but when people like him attack us and our values, we rise up, we fight hard, and we don't back down. 33 days. Enjoy your stay. 👋🏼
Steve Scalise is telling a lie. This is not true. He's being reckless and dishonest.
And reckless lies like this from an elected official could get MAGA anti-choice zealots riled up enough to hurt health care workers. Who's that woman standing behind him complicit in her silence?
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise falsely claims infanticide is “legal in some states”:
“If a baby is born alive, outside the womb, in some states, they actually are allowing that baby to be killed and calling it abortion."
@MarvinEAdams
@biannagolodryga
Increasingly feels like Americans will need to dig deeper in the coming months & prove our mettle, resolve & conviction.
Democracy isn't free or easy, but it's worth fighting for & even worth the ultimate sacrifice.
A dear friend surprised me with flowers today. Considering all the bad mojo of Jan6’s seditious mob, I’m sharing this gorgeous & cheerful blaze of color!
@ClintSmithIII
Agreed. One does not babysit one's own child. A father is not a 13-year-old neighbor (hopefully). It's called childcare-- or simply being a parent.
@PauletteParis1
@ThomTillis
@realDonaldTrump
Agreeing with Rep. Moulton on this one. It's pretty pathetic for Trump to be siding with dictators (over his advisors & the military) on the issue of short-range missiles.