Hillary Clinton at Women in The World: "As a person, I'm OK. As an American, I'm pretty worried." https://t.co/twqW5jbsUX
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 6, 2017
… And she hopes we can, too.
What’s on the agenda as we wait for the latest Trumpstuntin’ dung doc drop?
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Hillary Clinton encourages young women to go into politics: "We really need you." https://t.co/mAGcH405wT
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 6, 2017
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Speaking of persisting…
RED ALERT: REPUBLICANS WILL KEEP TALKING AND MAY RETURN EARLY FROM RECESS TO VOTE ON TRUMPCARE.
From the Republican Majority Leader's memo: pic.twitter.com/a2Q9YGAL4g— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) April 6, 2017
What you do over recess will determine whether Trumpcare lives or dies. What are you going to do? https://t.co/7KBxmCm5WJ pic.twitter.com/vMYWBvwu6y
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) April 6, 2017
NEW: Number of people with pre-existing conditions by congressional district. Use to hammer Republicans over recess.https://t.co/ks83okOLaO
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) April 5, 2017
rikyrah
Good Morning,Everyone???
rikyrah
The attack in Syria is bogus???
JPL
@rikyrah: It appears that it was designed to do minimal damage and doesn’t stop Syria for using more weapons. It could escalate especially if Trump gets a poll bounce.
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
@rikyrah: morning!
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
JPL
@rikyrah: Good morning!
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
I know this will come as a SHOCK, but camera loving, finger-waging scold Wilmer has been completely silent on the entire subject. Real profile in courage, that one.
Nobody can find him for comment. They may have to put him on a milk cartoon.
amk
US attack in Syria settles nothing, will only strengthen ISIS.
Baud
@rikyrah: Good morning.
Baud
@David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch: Kaine was pushing for congressional action on Syria/ISIS during Obama too, so he is pretty consistent on this issue.
rikyrah
Ari BermanVerified account @AriBerman
Nuclear option not only way democracy being undermined. 87 new voting restrictions introduced in 29 states in 2017
MomSense
@rikyrah:
I read that Russia was informed before State.
BlueDWarrior
@JPL: That’s the thing that concerns me as well. If you are going to try and ground the Syrian Air Force, then lobbing 5 dozen Hellfires aint gonna cut it. Question is what happens if Agent Orange thinks he can do a bombing run to actually blow up some planes on the ground, or something else that would put American assets in the crosshairs of Russian assets (more than they have already)?
rikyrah
Marc LynchVerified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
1. Trump team all over place on Syria. Most likely: limited symbolic air strikes to show toughness + notObama, little real impact on war.
Marc LynchVerified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
Replying to @abuaardvark
2. Such limited Syria strikes will accomplish little, even in deterrent term; carry huge risks of escalation and escalatory counter-moves.
Marc LynchVerified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
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3. Limited Syria strikes would initially be hailed by regional allies and FP commentators who have long pushed for military action vs Assad
Marc LynchVerified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
Replying to @abuaardvark
4. When limited Syria strikes fail to change much, drumbeat will build for escalation to finish the job. Will Trump be able to resist?
Marc LynchVerified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
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5. Also, can nexperienced, understaffed Trump team manage extremely complex diplomatic and military dimensions of even this limited action?
MomSense
@rikyrah:
It was voting restrictions that delivered this nightmare to us in ’16. This is how they hope to stay in power in ’18 especially since they know their unpopularity could mean a tidal wave election to take them out.
rikyrah
Greg Palast @Greg_Palast
Yesterday, a judge issued an order requiring Kansas Sec of State Kris Kobach to give the court a copy of the memo
Greg Palast @Greg_Palast
The key item in Kobach’s memo we’ve already figured out: change the Voter Registration Act to require you prove you’re a citizen to vote
Greg Palast @Greg_Palast
If #Kobach gets his way, if you want to vote, unless you’ve got a passport, an ORIGINAL birth cert or naturalization papers, you’ll be SOL.
The Thin Black Duke
Is Trump thinking that his voters won’t give a fuck about Paul Ryan killing Medicare as long as he’s killing brown people?
?BillinGlendaleCA
@David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch: He’s probably at the lake house.
rikyrah
Topher Spiro @TopherSpiro
REMEMBER: today’s Trumpcare amendment is a precursor to elimination of pre-existing condition protections (!)
BlueDWarrior
@The Thin Black Duke: I dunno, the way the 00s went, he might be at least half-right with that…
rikyrah
Josh DawseyVerified account @jdawsey1
White House weighs whether to end subsidy payments for Obamacare — stripping them could blow up exchanges.
MomSense
@rikyrah:
They will never stop until we are all dead.
Baud
@The Thin Black Duke: It’s not a far-fetched theory.
rikyrah
Sarah KendziorVerified account @sarahkendzior
If Trump admin military action was being done with humane intent, they would not be banning Syrian refugees. Do not fall for this bullshit.
rikyrah
@Baud:
I’m gonna be sexist here……
Men won’t care. Women, who make up 86% of those fighting, will care about healthcare. We will be multitasking.
Baud
@rikyrah: Good. You’ll do a better job.
I hate to sound petty, but I’m pissed that Trump did the Syria strike from the “southern white house.”
debbie
@rikyrah:
Tail Wagging the Dog. Bigly. Very Bigly.
debbie
@rikyrah:
SOL?
OzarkHillbilly
@debbie: ‘Shit Out Of Luck’, used to be ‘Soldier Out Of Luck’.
debbie
@OzarkHillbilly:
Thanks. Google only gave me restaurants and sun.
OzarkHillbilly
@debbie: I live to serve.
satby
Not going to say good morning because it isn’t. ?
On current events, I got nada. It’s all been said better upstairs.
Though it should have been a good morning for me, because I’m getting my new dishwasher and deeper sink installed today. I’ll miss being able to multitask taking a shower while washing the dishes by hand in my shallow little kitchen sink, but I’ll adjust.
OzarkHillbilly
@satby:
Heh. Enjoy the new.
debbie
@satby:
Enjoy!
The apartments I’ve rented have always had deep kitchen sinks, but the bathroom sinks have been significantly undersized (as in more decorative than utilitarian) and with very little (if any) counter space.
bemused
@rikyrah:
Hmm. Just wondering how many of those heartland, real American, Republican voters would be able to produce passport or original birth certificate.
efgoldman
@bemused:
Y’all don’t need no passport t’go to th’Walmart next town over, or th’gas station t’buy beer, or that shack out th’woods t’pick up some meth r’maybe some nice messkin brown
Betty
@David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch: Keep riding that hobby horse.
laura
@rikyrah: enough of this bullshit! Voting is a fundamental right, and strict scrutiny is the standard of review for infringement so I simply cannot understand why the courts have not been more forceful in overturning these plans. Maybe THIS judge will do so.
Failure to address this by both AG’s Holder and Lynch or the Democratic leadership paved the way for more of this. Koback, Von Spasovsky and company will not stop unless force to by . . . . ?
satby
@Betty: as long as it takes to get Wilmer to go away.
Uncle Ebeneezer
Busy day for me with a couple Progressive/Indivisble meetings in a.m. and then going to Supervisor’s office with a group of activists to push back against proposed carve-outs to the LA Justice Fund (legal fund to defend undocumented Los Angelenos) that would screw over anyone with previous convictions, leaving them to hang to dry in dealing with ICE.