Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Brings the Truth

The Senate chaplain warned the Senate in prayer today, saying to God, “They can’t ignore you and get away with it. We always reap what we sow.”
Does McConnell recognize that he & the other Senators & this nation will reap what they are sowing?

— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) January 31, 2020

Chaplain shade is the best shade... https://t.co/DFGnvQPAg8

— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) January 31, 2020

Beautiful PETA Super Bowl Ad

THIS is the PETA #SuperBowl ad the @NFL apparently didn’t want you to see and pressured @FOXSports to snub.

It envisions a world where respect is the right of every being and pays homage to Kaepernick and movements rejecting injustice. https://t.co/kD1osnKhuX #EndSpeciesism pic.twitter.com/clXzU79aZV

— PETA (@peta) January 31, 2020

PETA #SuperBowl

ad the @NFL apparently didn’t want you to see and pressured @FOXSports to snub.
It envisions a world where respect is the right of every being and pays homage to Kaepernick and movements rejecting injustice. http://peta.vg/2plb #EndSpeciesism

Joy Reid on the Importance of Removing Trump

To repeat my metaphor from earlier on @MSNBC & translate the Trump impeachment to regular-people-ese, say your state had a natural disaster, congress approved aid, and the president told your governor he could only get the $ if he announced an investigation of the lieut governor,

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 25, 2020

who plans to run for president in the upcoming cycle. It's about the president using governmental powers unique to him, for the sole purpose of getting himself re-elected. Now add that the natural disaster put national security assets at stake. That's what Trump did re Ukraine.

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 25, 2020

Hamilton in the House

"When a man, unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents... [but] despotic... may justly be suspected that his object is to [undermine the Government itself]"

Hamilton, quoted by Schiff now

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) January 22, 2020

New from Pearl Jam - Dance Of The Clairvoyants

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

What are you doing to positively effect your community on this #DayOfService? #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/PLPRT8TCXx

— NAACP (@NAACP) January 20, 2020

Jill Hennessy - "Pictures of You" by The Cure

Jill Hennessy - "No Surrender" by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen LOD Winterfest 20 - “ Darkness on the Edge of Town” “P...

Eminem's Call to Put An End to Senseless Gun Violence

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@Eminem

put out a powerful song and video #Darkness w/ a call to put "an end to senseless gun violence."





[Chorus]

I don't wanna be alone, I don't wanna be

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness anymore

(Hello darkness, my old friend)



[Verse 1]

Here I am, alone again

Can't get out of this hole I'm in

It's like the walls are closin' in

You can't help me, no one can

I can feel these curtains closin'

I go to open 'em

But something pulls 'em closed again

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

Feels like I'm loathing in Las Vegas

Haven't got the vaguest why I'm so lost

But I'd make you this small wager

If I bet you I'll be in tomorrow's paper

Who would the odds favor?

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

I'm so much like my father, you would think that I knew him

I keep pacin' this room, Valium and chase it with booze

One little taste, it'll do

Maybe I'll take it and snooze, then tear up the stage in a few

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

Fuck the Colt 45, I'ma need somethin' stronger

If I pop any caps, it better be off of vodka

Round after round after round, I'm gettin' loaded (Haha)

That's a lot of shots, huh? (Double entendre)

(Hello darkness, my old friend)



[Chorus]

And I don't wanna be alone in the darkness (Yeah)

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness anymore

(Hello darkness, my old friend)



[Verse 2]

Now I'm starin' at the room service menu off a Benzo

I can hear the music continue to crescendo

I can see the whole fuckin' venue from my window

That's when you know you're schizo

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

'Cause I keep peekin' out the curtain from the hotel

The music is so loud

But it's almost as though I don't hear no sound

I should get ready for the show now

Wait is this the whole crowd? I thought this shit was sold out

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

But it's only the opening act, it's early, don't overreact

Then something told me relax

And just hope for the show to be packed

Don't wanna hit the stage before they fill each row to the max

'Cause that'd be totally wack

You can't murder a show nobody's at

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

But what if nobody shows? Panic mode

'Bout to snap and go motherfuckin' wacko at any second

'Bout to cancel the show just as fans below rush the entrance

Plan is a go to wreck shit, cameras in all directions

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

The press is about to go ape shit bananas on all the networks

Commando with extra clips, I got ammo for all the hecklers

I'm armed to the teeth, another Valium, fall off the bed

Hit the ground and crawl to the dresser

Alcohol on my breath as I reach for the Scope

I'm blackin' out, I'm all out of meds

With them benzodiazepines gone

Now it's just magazines sprawled out on the floor

Fuck the media, I'm goin' all out, this is war

(Hello darkness, my old friend)



[Chorus]

And I don't wanna be alone in the darkness (Yeah)

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness anymore



[Verse 3]

People start to show up, time to start the show up

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

It's 10:05 PM and the curtain starts to go up

And I'm already sweatin' but I'm locked and loaded

For rapid fire spittin' for all the concert-goers

Scopes for sniper vision, surprise from out of nowhere

As I slide the clip in from inside the hotel

Leanin' out the window, going Keyser Söze

Finger on the trigger, but I'm a licensed owner

With no prior convictions, so loss, the sky's the limit

So my supplies infinite, strapped like I'm a soldier

Got 'em hopping over walls and climbing fences

Some of them John Travolta, staying alive by inches

(Hello darkness, my old friend)

Cops are knockin', oh fuck, thought I blocked the entrance

Guess show time is over

No suicide note, just a note for target distance

But if you'd like to know the reason why I did this

You'll never find a motive, truth is I have no idea

I am just as stumped, no signs of mental illness

Just tryin' to show ya the reason why we're so fucked

'Cause by the time it's over, won't make the slightest difference

(Hello darkness, my old friend)



[Chorus]

And I don't wanna be alone in the darkness

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness

I don't wanna be alone in the darkness anymore

(Hello darkness, my old friend)



[Outro]

WOMAN: Yeah, we do have some breaking news from the Associated Press right now, just gonna bring that up because we are hearing we have told you that the shooter is dead and we have just learned that police are saying that the Las Vegas shooter killed himself

MAN: That is the bartender there at Mandalay Bay and I believe we're going to hear more

WOMAN: Yeah, we just wanted to share that with you, you can see behind me here, this is what he looks like, now we did just tell you that police just earlier, Metro was telling us that he killed himself inside the hotel room



 

AUDIO: Queens native Awkwafina voices the No. 7 subway train

Kelsey Lu - I'm Not In Love (Official Video)

Educators must be more than allies | Kelly Holstine

"Like many before, I respectfully kneeled during Nat’l Anthem because, 'No one is free until we are all free,'" she wrote, referencing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and citing a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'Teacher of the Year' kneels during anthem at college football championship attended by Trump - - https://abcn.ws/3agOwBs 

Impeachment Polka

🎶Behold, 'Impeachment Polka' - a forgotten piece of music composed in 1868 during the impeachment of Andrew Johnson by Charles D. Blake and resuscitated by @pbump 🎶

Performed beautifully for the Post by Michael Adcock of the @WashConMusic pic.twitter.com/OlTGeRVcVt

— Zach Purser Brown (@zachjourno) January 16, 2020

Historical Music relevant for today. @realDonaldTrump listen to the "Impeachment Polka" #IMPOTUS #ImpeachedForLife https://t.co/9oblD1oxTO

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) January 16, 2020

WATCH LIVE: Trump impeachment trial begins with senators' swearing in

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.

"The Mushroom Hunters" by Neil Gaiman - read by Amanda Palmer with music...

Aoife O'Donovan - "Nebraska" (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Students from Harvard and Yale Unite in Climate Action

Students of @DivestHarvard & @FossilFreeYale have rushed the field to disrupt the #HarvardYale game.

They are calling for the universities to divest from fossil fuels and to stop contributing to the planet's destruction. 🌍#NobodyWins pic.twitter.com/I5K3EV5mmD

— Minh Ngo (@minhtngo) November 23, 2019

'Nobody wins': Harvard-Yale game delayed by climate change activists https://t.co/AF36QlQ7Pb

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 23, 2019

So, @TomSteyer @PeteButtigieg @CoryBooker @amyklobuchar @JulianCastro and @SenWarren all have strong ties to Harvard or Yale. It'd be awfully nice to see them saluting the students and alums who used the Game today to demand fossil fuel divestment. Politics comes in many forms!

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 23, 2019

U2's New Song With A.R Rahman - Ahimsa (Lyric Video)

Rep Adam Schiff's powerful closing statement sums up the entire Impeachment Hearing

You MUST watch @RepAdamSchiff's powerful closing statement that sums up the entire #ImpeachmentHearing:

"There is nothing more dangerous than an unethical president who believes they are above the law."

"We are better than that." pic.twitter.com/IwKdILl0v7

— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) November 21, 2019

Chills.

When you are as awesome and brilliant as Adam Schiff, and it is finally your time to CLOSE...you step up and knock the ever-loving sh*t out of it.

And that’s exactly what he just did.

BOOM!!!

Mic drop. Walk off. History.

Impeach this traitor.

— Jason Overstreet (@JasonOverstreet) November 21, 2019

What Trump did wasn’t minor or just stupid.

What Trump did wasn’t minor or just stupid. A president seeking foreign interference to help his re-election is as bad as it gets. That he used extortion and urgently needed aid to an ally under attack puts it beyond the pale.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 21, 2019

Dr. Fiona Hill Brings the Truth

You can watch Dr. Fiona Hill read here entire opening statement in today's Trump impeachment inqury hearing here: pic.twitter.com/AW4fgCokiO

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) November 21, 2019

Fiona Hill - "The unfortunate truth is that Russia was the foreign power that systematically attacked our democratic institutions in 2016. This is the public conclusion of our intelligence agencies, confirmed in bipartisan Congressional reports. It is beyond dispute."

Must Watch! Rep. Schiff's Closing Remarks After Sondland's Testimony

Schiff closing FTW. Wow. Well done. pic.twitter.com/vFrxnQauIv

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) November 20, 2019

Transgender Day of Remembrance

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the memory of those we’ve lost—at least 22 trans and gender non-conforming people killed this year—and recommit to ridding this hate-filled violence from our society. Everyone deserves to live open and proud and free without fear.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 20, 2019

Hateful acts of anti-trans violence have claimed far too many lives—many whose names we’ll never know. Today we honor them. To those who continue to face discrimination & violence due to transphobia: I see you, I love you, & will never stop fighting for you. #TDoR2019

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 20, 2019

Sondland Bombshell!

"At the express direction of the President of the United States... "
- Ambassador Sondland

— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) November 20, 2019

"Was there a quid pro quo? With regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer was yes." Thoughts and prayer to Republican talking points

— Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) November 20, 2019

"Was there a quid pro quo?"

"The answer is yes."

- Ambassador Gordon Sondland#DefendOurDemocracy

— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) November 20, 2019

LIVE: House Impeachment Inquiry Hearing https://t.co/mf014FkCDE

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 20, 2019

Schiff now methodically getting Sondland to confirm that Trump met the test for bribery: connecting " an official act" to something "of great value" to Trump.

— Jackson Diehl (@JacksonDiehl) November 20, 2019

Yes Indeed! Prime Time closing statement by Rep Adam Schiff

The question is: Are we prepared to accept that a president can leverage official acts to get an investigation of a political rival?

Our Founding Fathers drafted the remedy of impeachment so we would have a mechanism when corruption comes from the highest office in the land. pic.twitter.com/D2OxRRwVPN

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) November 20, 2019

Powerful closing from @RepAdamSchiff https://t.co/YHtu1yadVe

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) November 20, 2019