Impeached!

I read the news today. Oh Boy! 

What is at risk here is the very idea of America

What is at risk here is the very idea of America:

That we are a nation of laws, not of men.

Those who excuse the President's conduct because of partisan loyalty betray their oath of office. But I intend to uphold mine.

I voted to impeach Donald J. Trump. pic.twitter.com/4qvlOag9N5

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 19, 2019

Tonight, the House voted to impeach the President of the United States.

We all feel the weight of history in this moment, but President Trump's grave misconduct left us no choice but to impeach.

Now it is incumbent on the Senate to conduct a fair trial. No one is above the law. pic.twitter.com/H6CUq506gS

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 19, 2019

Thank you @RepAdamSchiff https://t.co/OcyLP2WB3F

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 19, 2019

Someone said the Republican Party used to be a party of principle. But here’s the question: what principles led to the party producing & voting for Trump? This is not just an indictment of Trump, but also of those principles.

— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) December 19, 2019

Now on @washingtonpost: Trump Impeached. pic.twitter.com/P0cALMm3Qp

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 19, 2019

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
- Desmond Tutu

Marc Cohn: Walking in Memphis (Including preamble)

Marc's song introduction is inspiring!

When a French Opera Goes On Strike

When French opera singers go on strike
(Turn volume up) https://t.co/3zpRId5vRj

— Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) December 17, 2019

Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas

Molly Pease and Jimena Sarno's installation "Score for the Near Future" at 18th Street Arts Center

#MollyPease's interpretation of #JimenaSarno's installation "Score for the Near Future" was beautiful! ✨ 🔊 Tomorrow is the last day to see the sound and sculpture installation.  👁⏳Jimena Sarno will be present from 1-4pm at our Main Gallery with hot cider! pic.twitter.com/m3yeUj4q19

— 18thStreetArtsCenter (@18thStreetArts) December 14, 2019

Molly Pease used song to open up hidden aspects of of Jimena Sarno's installation "Score for the Near Future" at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica last night. Such a moving performance.

Saturday, December 14, 2019 is the last day to see the sound and sculpture installation.  Jimena Sarno will be present from 1-4pm at the Main Gallery with hot cider!

18th Street Campus
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA
90404

Season's Greetings

Love this card from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Reminds me again of the many holiday seasons that I have spent in Japan. Especially the year that I spent chasing Hiroshige in Tokyo.

Michelle Obama and Julia Roberts in Conversation with Deborah Henry

One by Automatic Baby (U2's Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr + REM's Michael Stipe and Mike Mills)

Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year

“Adults didn’t take care of these problems, so we have to take care of them, and not be like older generations in their complacency.”
- Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year https://t.co/ukEge4JAGl

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 11, 2019

“Well I am telling you there is hope. I have seen it.
But it does not come from governments or corporations.
It comes from the people.”

Here’s a small part from my speech today at the #cop25 in Madrid. pic.twitter.com/Dg8pz969yS

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 11, 2019

Wow, this is unbelievable! I share this great honour with everyone in the #FridaysForFuture movement and climate activists everywhere. #climatestrike https://t.co/2t2JyA6AnM pic.twitter.com/u4JUD4cgCz

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 11, 2019

“No one is too small to have an impact and change the world.” Congratulations to Time’s Person of the Year @GretaThunberg who continues to prove just how true her words are. pic.twitter.com/IcX25mPTGp

— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) December 11, 2019

Thank you @GretaThunberg for your courage and activism. Climate change is the greatest existential threat of our lifetime, and it will be young people who inspire change and take on this challenge before it's too late. Congrats on being named #TIMEPersonoftheYear2019! https://t.co/FO6PRxnaC2

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) December 11, 2019

How Greta Thunberg is using her fame to pressure world leaders to act on climate https://t.co/DIjgM9DMKw

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 11, 2019

Trump was the central player in this corrupt scheme

The famous question from the Watergate hearings was, "What did the President know, and when did he know it?"

We don't have to ask that of President Trump.

He knew everything, and from the beginning. How?

President Trump was the central player in this corrupt scheme. pic.twitter.com/FQHiapeCrK

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 9, 2019

You know why @realDonaldTrump didn’t send his lawyer to today’s @HouseJudiciary #ImpeachmentHearing? Because @realDonaldTrump sent his lawyer to Ukraine instead, to cheat our elections.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 9, 2019

.@RepSwalwell: "Mr. Goldman, would you welcome the problem of having 8,000 documents given to you from the White House?"

Goldman: "It would be a wonderful problem to have."

Swalwell: "How many have they given you?"

Goldman: "Zero." pic.twitter.com/XutMNvd8Ks

— House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntel) December 9, 2019

Glory to Hong Kong

This boy protesting today while playing violin has become an instant icon.

He’s playing “Glory to Hong Kong” - the defacto protest anthem.

pic.twitter.com/FBjQlZukiO

— Joshua Potash 🆘 (@JoshuaPotash) December 9, 2019

Choir! Choir! Choir! of 500+ Sings David Bowie's Space Oddity at the AGO

There Is No Planet B

Taking care of our planet, is a matter of looking after our own home. We can no longer exploit the earth’s resources—the trees, water, air and minerals—with no care for the coming generations. I support young people’s protests at governments’ inaction over the climate crisis.

— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) December 5, 2019

The Arts Can Bring Us Together

"One of the ways America will heal is through the arts." - Nancy Pelosi #cnntownhall @TeamPelosi

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 6, 2019

"The great instrument of moral good is the imagination".
- Percy Shelley
Quoted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi at #CNNtownhall@TeamPelosi https://t.co/y0ojIXJKma

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 6, 2019

This moment was made for Nancy Pelosi https://t.co/OsUXbU3JkS

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) December 6, 2019

Powerful New Biden Ad

This Biden ad will do 10m+ views on twitter tonight.

Pro tip: Campaigns should stop buying TV time and start spending heavily on powerful digital ads, hard hitting, no bullshit rapid response (counter-punch) and build a cultural narrative against Trump.pic.twitter.com/NwejSFy7Cy

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) December 5, 2019

We MUST INVEST in our own culture strategy that is unapologetic about our vision for our country.

We need the artists, story-tellers, musicians, the writers, the creators, the meme makers, the designers, the filmmakers, the DJs, the 280 character wizards, the tik tok dancers...

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) December 5, 2019

Professor Karlan Brings the Heat

Any one of us can recognize that this is an abuse of power. #DefendOurDemocracy https://t.co/pos2Q4os0d

— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) December 4, 2019

Prof. Pamela Karlan: "What has happened in the case today is something that I do not think we have ever seen before -- a President who has doubled down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the Constitution." #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/FxYpfOdt5f

— The Hill (@thehill) December 4, 2019

Stanford Law School's Pamela Karlan: "When Pres. Trump invited—indeed, demanded—foreign involvement in our upcoming election, he struck at the very heart of what makes this a 'republic.'"

"That demand...constituted an abuse of power." https://t.co/T7ONhXv599 #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/AJT1ewdCTM

— ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2019

Professor Karlan of Stanford with a solid example: say you live in Louisiana and a natural disaster strikes. Your governor goes to the POTUS to ask for disaster aid & is told that Louisiana only gets the money if he brands the president's opponent a criminal. #ImpeachingHearings

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) December 4, 2019

Clear and Present Danger

President Trump has sought foreign intervention in US elections—twice.

Even in the midst of this impeachment inquiry, Trump declared: not only should Ukraine investigate the Bidens, but China should, too.

He poses a real and present danger to the integrity of the next election. pic.twitter.com/7u9C8Q4B52

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 3, 2019

Trump has sought foreign intervention in US elections—twice.

Even in the midst of this impeachment inquiry, Trump declared: not only should Ukraine investigate the Bidens, but China should, too.

He poses a real and present danger to the integrity of the next election.