Tammy Duckworth becomes first sitting Senator to give birth. Will stay in DC during maternity leave to be available for upcoming votes.

Bryan, Abigail and I couldn’t be happier to welcome little Maile Pearl as the newest addition to our family and we’re deeply honored that our good friend Senator Akaka was able to bless her name for us—his help in naming both of our daughters means he will always be with us. https://t.co/KXyNf65KxA

— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) April 9, 2018

Courtesy of CNN:

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth gave birth to a baby girl Monday, her office announced, the first US senator to do so while in office. 

"Bryan, Abigail and I couldn't be happier to welcome little Maile Pearl as the newest addition to our family and we're deeply honored that our good friend Senator (Daniel) Akaka was able to bless her name for us -- his help in naming both of our daughters means he will always be with us," Duckworth said in her office's statement. 

In her statement, Duckworth used the event to advocate that rules should be changed so she can bring her baby to Senate votes. 

Duckworth had her first child in 2014, when she was serving in the House of Representatives. 

An aide close to Duckworth told CNN she's doing well and taking 12 weeks to bond with her new daughter and take care of her family. She's staying in Washington, DC, for her maternity leave and is available to vote as needed.

Congratulations to Senator Tammy Duckworth on becoming a mother again to second daughter Maile Pearl! Senator Duckworth becomes the FIRST SENATOR to give birth while in office! The Senator is also known for giving Trump the name Cadet bone spurs! She's tough! pic.twitter.com/juTUuxPtwz

— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) April 9, 2018

Keep in mind that this woman also had her two legs blown off while serving in Iraq.

And now she is not only Senator, but she has just given birth, and intends to remain close enough to her place of work to vote on important bills that might come up while she is supposed to be recovering and spending time with her baby.

I am a huge fan of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, but she just might have to hand her golden lasso and tiara over to Tammy Duckworth, because this woman is a whole new level of superhero. 

The Children Shall Lead Them. #MarchForOurLives. Update!

The March For Our Lives takes over DC.

I have been around for some time now, and I have participated in more than a few protests, starting with anti-Vietnam war protests in the early seventies.

This..this...was like nothing I had ever seen before.

Now don't get me wrong, I was blown away by the Women's March right after Trump's inauguration.

But this protest, led by these children, was fucking amazing!

Before I left to join protesters here in town..

Anchorage #walkforourlives pic.twitter.com/UfEPU2qVeK

— Gryphen 2009 (@Gryphen2009) March 24, 2018

(Here is one of my tweets)

...I watched in awe as these young people around the country, and the world, put my intermittent activism to shame.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Delaney Tarr at #MarchForOurLives rally: "We are here to call out every single politician...they know that if there is no assault weapons ban passed then we will vote them out." https://t.co/rFLdpVwg4i pic.twitter.com/0P2SJK912m

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 24, 2018

It seemed as if every one of these students was born to change our world, and I was blown away by their passion, their determination, and their grace in the face of ugly adversity.

I can’t wait to vote today’s students into office and vote out yesterday’s dinosaurs. #yourtimeisup #Resisters #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/MPE62fqKyS

— Kelly Mantle (@thekellymantle) March 24, 2018

And I am not just talking about the teenagers.

11-year old Naomi Wadler: "I am here to acknowledge and represent the African-American girls whose stories don't make the front page of every national newspaper, whose stories don't lead on the evening news." #MarchForOurLives  (via @CBSNews) pic.twitter.com/1JIGsj0VJ1

— HĪP MAGAZINE (@hipmagazines) March 24, 2018

There was this eleven year old girl, who quite frankly took my breath away.

Yes the students had some very talented, and charismatic back up.

VIDEO- Miley performing The Climb at #MarchForOurLives today pic.twitter.com/YuUcvFHyKQ

— MileyCyrus Updates (@CyrusIsMyVirus) March 24, 2018

(Damn, I love that song now.)

But in the end this was the student's march, and it was they who stole the show.

And for my money this incredible moment from Emma Gonzalez was the most powerful of all. (Wait for it.)

Emma Gonzalez stayed on stage at the D.C. #MarchForOurLives rally for 6 minutes and 20 seconds - the duration of the Parkland shooting. https://t.co/B7yFTn23Nz pic.twitter.com/jdyYagtZCO

— ABC News (@ABC) March 24, 2018

Watching this damn near broke my heart.

I am not going to lie, I was choked up and leaky eyed for most of the day today.

But I was also incredibly reassured that the future of this country is in some of the most capable hands imaginable.

And even some of our leaders from the past recognize that.

Michelle and I are so inspired by all the young people who made today’s marches happen. Keep at it. You’re leading us forward. Nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 24, 2018

Listening to the students from Parkland and across the country today is a reminder of what is possible when our future is in the right hands, and when we match inspiration with determination. https://t.co/fhiEBIw15B

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 24, 2018

However our current leader remained unimpressed.

Courtesy of The Hill:  

President Trump arrived at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida as hundreds of thousands of students gathered in Washington, D.C., to call on him and Congress to act on gun control.

Still hiding out from the truth, huh Mr. Trump?

Update: Oh yeah, there was also this.

March for Our Lives draws bigger crowd than Trump inauguration, organizers say https://t.co/q6eQuw5yFI pic.twitter.com/1Vk5DYK8T1

— The Hill (@thehill) March 25, 2018

Well it looks like Trump will finally get his military parade and it will only cost taxpayers around 30 million dollars.

Courtesy of The Guardian: 

Donald Trump looks set to get the military parade he wants in Washington, on Veterans Day in November. 

But a Pentagon planning memo issued on Thursday and released on Friday said the parade being planned for 11 November will “include wheeled vehicles only, no tanks consideration must be given to minimize damage to local infrastructure”. 

In other words, heavy tanks could tear up the streets of DC and will thus not be allowed to rumble past the president on his reviewing stand. 

The event will “include a heavy air component at the end of the parade”, the memo said, meaning lots of airplane flyovers. Older aircraft will be included as available. 

The memo did not include a cost estimate. The White House budget director recently told Congress the cost to taxpayers could be between $10m and $30m.

Parade details for Nov. 11. Will have uniforms. Some planes. Maybe old planes. Tanks are banned. pic.twitter.com/W7xyhLYo9Y

— Thomas Gibbons-Neff (@Tmgneff) March 9, 2018

I have also read that the parade could cost as much as 50 million dollars.

Just imagine how many children could be fed, homeless people housed, or veterans treated for their PTSD for 50 million?

But no, we have a conceited man child who needs to channel totalitarian despots by waving at members of a military that he lied about bone spurs to avoid joining. 

DC Charter School Board senior manager suspended for being a gun toting white supremacist who promotes raping feminists.

Courtesy of Crooks and Liars:

Until today, John Goldman was a Senior Manager of Finance, Analysis and Strategy for the Washington, DC Public Charter School Board. But today Goldman was suspended pending investigation after photos surfaced of him at parties with known neonazis and white supremacists as the pseudonymous "Jack Murphy," self-proclaimed liberal-turned-conservative in the age of Trump. 

"Murphy," it seems, was a foe of Richard Spencer. Still it appears they share some fundamental beliefs, though Murphy/Goldman claims he was a Democrat who now has a man-crush on Trump. Apparently former Democrats can be white supremacist men's rights advocates too! 

John Goldman has now admitted that his online alter ego is "Jack Murphy," but remains unapologetic about his stated beliefs and why he holds them.

By the way here are some of this stated beliefs:  

"Men have a natural tendency towards dominance and women to passivity and submission," Murphy wrote in 2015. "For a feminist who has rejected polarity and embraced sameness, this presents a paradox. The cognitive dissonance between her chosen dogma and the urge to get choked during sex is painful."

This is the argument for his central premise, which is simple: "Rape is the best therapy for the problem. Feminists need rape." 

But he is quick to qualify this by claiming that all feminists need is a man who loves her to rape her but not in a totally evil "illegal alien" rapey way, but a loving rape. Consensual, even.

"Loving, consensual rape" is a new one on me.

But wait, there's more: 

"However, the tragedy of a young girl getting raped in the bathroom at school just might be what turns the attention of limousine liberals from the brainwashing narrative of the Democrats and towards a more sane approach to immigration," "Murphy" wrote in a Medium post last year. 

"Let’s just hope it will only take one, and not an epidemic of heinous crime to finally get those suburban soccer moms out of their denial and into the real world," he continued.

Yeah, anybody else picking up on a rapey theme here?

There is of course more, but this is all I can stomach to post on my blog.

Keep in mind this guy worked for the Washington, DC "school board."

The mind reels.

Al Franken is now being urged to reverse his resignation.

Courtesy of Politico: 

At least four senators are urging Al Franken to reconsider resigning, including two who issued statements calling for the resignation two weeks ago and said they now feel remorse over what they feel was a rush to judgment. 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who urged Franken not to step down to begin with — at least not before he went through an Ethics Committee investigation — said the Minnesota senator was railroaded by fellow Democrats. 

“What they did to Al was atrocious, the Democrats,” said West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin in an interview for POLITICO’s Off Message podcast to post on Tuesday. Subscribe here. 

Franken's unusual timeline — in his departure announcement he said he’d go “in the coming weeks,” without setting a date — has fed the fleeting hopes that there’s still time to reverse course. However, Tina Smith, Minnesota's Democratic lieutenant governor, was named last week as his appointed successor. 

People familiar with Franken's plans said he has not changed his mind and intends to formally resign in early January. He praised the selection of Smith and has begun working with her on the transition.

Look I like Al Franken just as much as the next progressive, but he can't go back on his word without damaging not only his reputation for all time, but also damaging the Democratic party in 2018.

There are no "take backs" when it comes to allegations of sexual misconduct.

Yes I think Franken was railroaded, yes I doubt the veracity of the statements by some of his accusers, but that really does not make a difference in the larger scheme of things.

The Democratic party has to be as squeaky clean, and as scandal free, as possible moving forward.

That is how they defeat the Republicans in the long term.

Donald Trump ran on "draining the swamp" in Washington, which of course never happened.

This time the Democrats need to run on draining the Washington sewer of pedophiles, sexual predators, and habitual pussy grabbers.

Don Young is now the longest serving Congressman in America, to the Alaska people's everlasting shame.

Courtesy of ADN: 

U.S. Rep. Don Young has become the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives with the resignation Tuesday of Rep. John Conyers of Michigan amid harassment claims. 

Young was first elected in an Alaska special election in 1973 — the year Secretariat won horse racing's Triple Crown and the movie "The Exorcist" was released. 

Young was also named Monday to the House-Senate conference committee charged with resolving the differences between the federal tax overhaul plans passed by each chamber.

Alaskans discovered a long time ago that the secret to keeping federal money flowing into the state was to keep legislators in office for decades while they gained seniority and influence.

That is why they rarely vote a sitting Senator or Congressman out of office.

Unfortunately the trade off has been that truly corrupt, and despicable, folks have long represented us in Washington, and no matter what they do they know they will always be returned to office.

The fact is that Young will likely remain our lone Congressman until his health fades, or death comes a knockin'.

And don't even consider the idea that a sex scandal will take him down.

Young represents the state with the most rapes and sexual assaults per capita.

If anything he would only seem to more closely represent his constituents.

A well known Democrat has been accused of sexual harassment so NOW Sarah Palin finally has something to say.

Sara Palin on sexual harassment: "I think a whole lot of people probably know I'm probably packing so I don't think there's a whole lot of people who would necessarily mess with me." pic.twitter.com/WqORpJ594P

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 16, 2017

Courtesy of The Hill: 

Sarah Palin (R) on Thursday condemned sexual harassment in the workplace, adding that she has not personally experienced it because people know she carries a weapon. 

An MSNBC reporter stopped the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate in the Capitol, where she was meeting with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky). 

"I think a whole lot of people know I'm probably packing so I don't think there's a whole lot of people who would necessarily mess with me,” Palin said.

“I don’t mean to be lighthearted, this is a serious issue,” Palin continued. “It really stinks for women in the workplace that for too long, men have thought they can get away with that old-school thinking that it’s okay to belittle and harass women.”

Yeah, I actually do not think that Palin carries a pistol with her, nor do I really think she knows how to use one. at least from footage I have seen of her shooting in the past.

The reason that she never gets sexually harassed is because most men find her repugnant.

And when she was younger, like back when she served on the Wasilla Assembly, if somebody even looked at her she accused them of sexually harassing her. (I have heard several reports of that.)

Interesting, don't you think, that since Al Franken has been accused Palin finally has an opinion on workplace harassment.

I don't believe she said a word about Roy Moore or Donald Trump, but now......

The woman accusing Sen. Al Franken of sexual assault has spoken out following news of her allegations.

Check it... https://t.co/b57d5sdQXU

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 16, 2017

And so it begins... https://t.co/tUYSktlfC3

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 17, 2017

Have you seen this?

Didn't call the gesture what it is, but instead called it a "mock-groping":

What do you think? https://t.co/h08bpIyLsP

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 17, 2017

Palin also weighed in on Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, and of course Bill Clinton, but has defended Sean Hannity over calls to boycott his show for his defense of Roy Moore.

Odd isn't it?

And it also almost exactly reflects the behavior of her former boyfriend Donald Trump.

The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps? .....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2017

Speaking of her ex, exactly WHY was Trump in Washington the other day anyhow?

I mean it could not simply be to see this guy, right?

Many thanks for the good wishes @SarahPalinUSA. Always great to visit with you! pic.twitter.com/Wdz0eApQno

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 16, 2017

Earlier I would have mocked the idea of Palin actually joining the Trump Administration in some way.

But now, not so much. 

Congresswoman who overheard Trump condolence call staying away from Washington due to death threats.

Courtesy of The Hill: 

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) reportedly did not return to Washington this week due to threats she's received since her comments about President Trump's call to the widow of a fallen soldier. 

“She’s home,” Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) told the Miami Herald. 

“I have not spoken with her about it, but I’ve heard that she’s received substantial death threats and I think she is doing everything she can to ratchet down and let some of us, including me, take over.” 

The last time Wilson voted was on Oct. 12. 

A source told the newspaper that "nothing else would keep her from voting," adding that there are investigations into the threats she has faced.

Apparently these ramped up after General Kelly falsely accused Wilson of grandstanding during the dedication of an FBI building, and then attempted to shame her for overhearing a phone call that was broadcast on speaker phone while she was in the car on the way to retrieve the body of Sgt. La David Johnson.

So we now live in a country where the White House Chief of Staff activates the Right Wing flying monkeys to go after critics of his boss. 

Of course Rep. Wilson is also a black woman so she was probably already seen as a vulnerable target.

Pro-Trump Mother of All Rallies humiliated by a gathering of clown faced Juggalos.

Photo courtesy of HuffPo.

Courtesy of Raw Story: 

America is a country of weirdos! Celebrate it!” shouted one of Saturday’s marchers in the gathering of so-called “Juggalos” — fans of rap band Insane Clown Posse — before sweeping up reporter Daniel Dale in a hug.

The group marched in Washington, D.C. Saturday to protest the FBI’s decision to label their fan community a gang that warrants federal law enforcement officers’ attention. 

Months after the Juggalos announced that today would be the day of their protest, supporters of President Donald Trump said that they, too, would be holding a rally in Washington, the “Mother of All Rallies” on the National Mall.

Sadly for the Trump supporters all of the video, photos, and tweets from the day show the Juggalos outnumbering the Trump folks by quite a margin.

That might no have been so bad if the organizers had not set the bar so ridiculously high.

'Mother Of All Rallies' (#MOAR) that called for 'millions' to come show support for Pres. Trump, seems to have pulled a crowd of 1-200 pic.twitter.com/jgRCraWdpd

— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 16, 2017

The most forgiving estimate I have seen is around a 150 participants.

But that is still incredibly pathetic.

#MOAR vs #WomensMarch .. and half of #MOAR are counter protesters. pic.twitter.com/AfCIb0iVf1

— Shiala (@PrimRoZLane) September 16, 2017

That's not to say that the folks who showed up to support Trump did not have a message to unite around.

"guilty of being white" shirt at the Trump rally pic.twitter.com/9nXdJAzaXq

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 16, 2017

And of course the ammosexuals were well represented.

Oathkeeper / III%er militia types guarding the perimeter at Trmp rally on the Mall pic.twitter.com/h4d3R24trW

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 16, 2017

Just goes to show that even when competing with other clowns, Donald Trump simply cannot compete anymore.

Donald Trump's new DC hotel turns a profit in excess of 2 million dollars. Who says crime doesn't pay?

Courtesy of WaPo: 

Donald Trump’s company turned a $1.97 million profit at its opulent Trump International Hotel so far in 2017, dramatically beating its expectations and giving the first hard numbers to critics who charge that Trump is profiting from his presidency. 

The Trump Organization had projected that it would lose $2.1 million during the first four months of 2017 as it established a new hotel and convention business in the nation’s capital, according to newly released federal documents. 

Instead the hotel, with its namesake in the White House down the street, is already turning a hefty profit and charging more for its rooms than most or all of the city’s other hotels. 

The $4.1 million swing from projected losses to profitability represents a 192 percent improvement over what the Trump family planned to make when the company opened the hotel in the fall. 

Driving the profits are the extraordinary prices guests have been willing to pay for rooms, including members of Trump’s Cabinet who have stayed or lived there, as well as big spending on food and beverages in the meeting areas, bar and restaurant — spots frequented by members of Trump’s inner circle and other Republican leaders. 

This year, guests have paid an average of $652.98 a night to stay there, beating the company’s expectations by 57 percent, according to documents posted online recently by the General Services Administration.

Those documents by the way have apparently now been removed.

Late last night the government took down the documents this story is based upon https://t.co/MF1p7BuZUT

— Jonathan O'Connell (@OConnellPostbiz) August 11, 2017

Trump did not run for president to help this country. Donald Trump ran for president to line his pockets.

There are now multiple grand juries gathering evidence for the Special Counsel's Russia investigations.

Courtesy of NBC News: 

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has tapped multiple grand juries, including juries in Washington and Virginia, in an effort to gather evidence in the ongoing federal investigation into Russia's meddling in the U.S. presidential election, three sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. 

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Mueller had impanelled a separate grand jury in Washington, but sources familiar with the matter say that Mueller is using existing grand juries in both Washington and Virginia.

As NBC News has previously reported, the FBI, with the help of the Treasury Department, the CIA and other agencies, is examining evidence of possible contacts, money transfers and business relationships between a variety of Trump associates and Russian officials, the sources say.

Records related to business transactions for former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn are among the documents that have been subpoenaed through the grand jury process.

So apparently the initial reporting that Mueller had impaneled a special grand jury just to look into the Russia matter was not accurate, but instead we learn that there are in fact two. (Actually to be precise it is two that we KNOW OF right now. There could in fact be more.)

Personally I think that is even worse news for Trump and his associates, because it could mean that the Virginia grand jury is gathering information about financial deals that Trump, his family and his associates, had with Russia, while the D.C. grand jury could be investigating Trump's attempts to interfere with the FBI investigation and the firing of James Comey.

The New York Times is reporting that both grand juries have already started issuing subpoenas for financial records and documents concerning business deals.  

All in all it appears that the more we learn, the worse it looks for Donald Trump and his supporters.

More anti-Trump marches organized for this Saturday.

Courtesy of The Hill: 

Protesters will gather in Washington, D.C., and 135 other cities on Saturday to call for an independent commission to investigate possible collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. 

The "March for Truth" is the latest in a series of weekend protests opposing the Trump administration that has included the Women's March in January and the Tax March and March for Science in April. 

Organizers of the latest demonstration are also demanding that Trump release his personal income tax returns. 

The march in Washington will include remarks by several Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who has called in recent weeks to impeach Trump. Jill Wine-Banks, a former Watergate special prosecutor, and Javier Muñoz, a star of the Broadway musical "Hamilton," are also expected to speak at the D.C. rally.

And people said that Donald Trump could never bring people together.

Just look how many people he has inspired to get involved and work together in solidarity to solve a terrible problem that affects the whole country.

The true sign of a real leader.

100 eighth graders boycott picture with Paul Ryan during Washington field trip.

Courtesy of Common Dreams: 

One hundred eighth grade students refused to be photographed with Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan during a field trip to the nation's capital because they "didn't want to be associated with a person who puts his party before his country," as one student put it. 

According to reporting, roughly half of the 200 students who traveled from South Orange Middle School in New Jersey protested the photo-op on Thursday, watching instead from a parking lot across the street. 

"It's not just a picture," eighth grade student Matthew Malespina told the local ABC News affiliate. "It's being associated with a person who puts his party before his country." 

Most recently, Ryan has come under fire for forcing through legislation that would strip healthcare from 23 million Americans.

Well look at that, we now live in a country where eighth grade students have more integrity than the entire Republican party. 

Looks like the future might be in good hands after all.

Donald Trump claims he is saving taxpayer money by going to New Jersey instead of his home in Trump tower. Talk about fake news.

Rather than causing a big disruption in N.Y.C., I will be working out of my home in Bedminster, N.J. this weekend. Also saves country money!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2017

In what universe does it save money for Trump to have a squad of Secret Service agents travel with him to New Jersey instead of going to Trump Tower where there is already a large contingent of agents on the premises to protect his wife and son?

That make no sense.

Maybe Melania has forbidden him to return to Trump Tower until after he is finished pretending to be the president?

Or maybe he was just trying to avoid seeing this in front of his favorite building.

Protesters gather outside the Intrepid ahead of Trump's arrival https://t.co/KHFZVFhRrg via @YahooNews pic.twitter.com/hbLdfBLM9l

— Steven Wroblewski (@WrobStv) May 5, 2017

Anti-Trump protest on NYC Westside. pic.twitter.com/Bi9PITUHmL

— Miguel Marquez (@miguelmarquez) May 4, 2017

"New York hates you, Donald Trump!" protestors yell around @TrumpTower in response to @realDonaldTrump's presence in NYC today pic.twitter.com/ZhARTcu0dm

— Madina Toure (@madinatoure) May 4, 2017

Hundreds march against Donald Trump ahead of New York visit https://t.co/rqR01Gry67 pic.twitter.com/eonA6Yett2

— The Straits Times (@STcom) May 5, 2017

By the way if Trump REALLY wanted to save taxpayer money perhaps he ought to force his wife and kid to join him in DC, and stop going to Florida every damn weekend.

Michelle Obama visits a DC high school classroom bringing with her so much awesomeness that the students are overcome with emotion.

Always love visiting DC schools. Thank you for hosting me today @BallouSTAY. Stories of students #reachinghigher continue to inspire me. pic.twitter.com/MPbctWThRF

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 28, 2017

Courtesy of the Washington Post:

When former first lady Michelle Obama walked into a D.C. high school classroom, the stunned students erupted in tears. One student even darted out of the classroom to regain her composure before she could sit next to her. 

Obama, who still lives in Washington, made a surprise visit Tuesday to Ballou STAY High School to speak with 14 students for two hours. Upon arriving, she hugged each of them before taking her seat in the circle. 

“Once she came in, it was an inspirational feeling,” said Alliyah Williams, 18. “She was so sweet and warm. She was like a mom.”

After visiting the public alternative high school in Southeast Washington, she tweeted “Always love visiting DC schools. Thank you for hosting me today @BallouSTAY. Stories of students #reachinghigher continue to inspire me.” The tweet referenced the White House initiative “Reach Higher” she launched to encourage students to continue their education.

“Mrs. Obama had an emotional and heartfelt discussion with the students,” Caroline Adler Morales, a spokeswoman for the former first lady, wrote in an email. “There were tears, laughs and lots of hugs.”

I'm sorry but do you know how much cool you have to have to make high school kids, who are saturated with indifference, lose their shit like this?

I think only a handful of folks could have this effect, Beyonce, Michelle Obama, and maybe Jesus, but I am not even sure about that last one.

Could you even imagine Melania Trump inspiring this kind of response? From anybody?

I used to think that the one person that I would like to have a dinner with would be President Obama who I admire greatly.

But fuck that noise, I would much rather have a meal with Michelle Obama and just talk about parenting, education, and the future of the country.

It would be epic.

(P.S. Of course if Michelle is too busy I would certainly not say no to the big "O." Just throwing that out there.)

I KNEW more people would show up for the protests.

@TrinityDC @sr_simone Lots of love shown across the Country and Globe! #thankyou #WomensMarch #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/bnRfZIBdhG

— Katy M. Gilliam (@ktmac74) January 21, 2017

This is literally the best thing that could have happened after Trump's inauguration.

Here is irrefutable evidence that more people are opposed to him and his policies than are supporting him and his policies.

And remember, this is JUST in DC.

There were huge protests like this all OVER the country.

So riddle me this Batman. Exactly how did this guy win more electoral votes again?

P.S. This protest yesterday, counting just the participants in the United States, is now being estimated to have included an astonishing 3.2 to 4.2 million people. Making it the largest protest in American history.

That's right deplorables, the largest protest in US history was against YOUR guy.

And that does not even take into account the number of people in other countries that also protested.

Ashley Judd's slam poetry speech at yesterday's Women's March is everything good about our country.

Courtesy of Raw Story:

Interrupting a speech being given by activist Michael Moore, Judd explained,”I bring you words from Nina Donovan,” a 19-year-old poet from Tennessee. 

The actress then belted out Donovan’s slam poetry, beginning with, “I am a nasty woman. Not as nasty as a man who looks like he bathes in Cheeto dust, a man whose words are a dis to America, Electoral College-sanctioned hate speech.” 

“I feel Hitler in these streets, Nazis renamed,” Judd continued, before turning to Trump’s disturbing comments about his daughter Ivanka. 

“I’m not as nasty as your daughter being your favorite sex symbol,” she exclaimed. “Our p*ssies ain’t for grabbing. This p*ssy is for my pleasure and giving birth to more nasty woman,” the poem concludes.

I was absolutely floored by the passion that I witnessed yesterday emanating from the women, and men, who participated in those protests.

But damn, Ashley Judd looked like she ate lightning and crapped thunder during her speech.

THAT is what we need so much more of.

THAT is how we take back our country.

THAT is how we speak truth to power.

And THAT is how we survive the Trump presidency.

The Obamas throw a massive going away party literally overflowing with celebrities.

Courtesy of Time Magazine:

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a farewell party on Friday night, and celebrities flocked to the White House for the event. 

Attendees included Solange Knowles, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Jerry Seinfeld, Nick Jonas, Jordin Sparks, Usher, Kelly Rowland, La La Anthony, Jay Pharoah and Chance the Rapper, according to celebrity posts on social media.

The A-list affair stood in contrast to the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has struggled to find entertainers willing to perform at the event. 

Meryl Streep, Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, George and Amal Clooney, Stevie Wonder, Robert De Niro, George Lucas, Lena Dunham, David Letterman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Rock, Tyler Perry, Jason Sudeikis, Jon Hamm and Tracy Ellis Ross were also spotted arriving, according to CNN reporter Betsy Klein.

Spotted arriving at @whitehouse bash so far -- George Lucas, Meryl Streep (in a cab!), Lena Dunham. Doors open at 8:30 so everyone's in line pic.twitter.com/PIeQ32gMsy

— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) January 7, 2017

Well it's certainly a good thing the guy who once produced a show called "Celebrity Apprentice" does not care about celebrities, or he might be jealous or something.

Hell some of these celebrities even waited outside in the cold to get into to this celebration.

The one party we'll wait in line to get into... @johnlegend @chrissyteigen @jerryseinfeld @jessseinfeld @mimisam28 #whitehouse

A photo posted by djcassidy (@djcassidy) on Jan 7, 2017 at 2:20am PST

I wonder how long the lines will be for the Trump inauguration?

That's just mean, isn't it?

Women across the country are set to go on strike the day of the inauguration.

Courtesy of New York Magazine:

Women across the country are set to strike the weekend of January 20, in protest of Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Women Strike will go down that Friday — the actual day of the inauguration — as well as the Saturday, which also happens to be the day of the Women’s March on Washington. 

Organizers of the strike are reportedly urging women to abstain from all labor that weekend to demand access to birth control and abortion, a $15 minimum wage, paid family leave and universal child care, according to Gothamist. And, given that the president-elect’s campaign was marked by bigotry and misogyny, the strike’s organizers are also calling for an end of harassment and degradation.

There is also of course a huge protest led by women planned for January 21st as well.

I think it is safe to say that there has never been an incoming president so universally reviled by women in this country.

You know except for the anti-women women like Sarah Palin of course.

Let's face it, the guy's a pig. 

Some DC restaurants are donating a portion of the money they make during the inauguration to charities that Donald Trump probably hates.

Courtesy of Buzzfeed: 

More than a dozen high-profile DC restaurants have pledged to donate a portion of their inauguration weekend profits to charity and aid organizations, including Planned Parenthood and an organization benefitting immigrants. 

Sarah Massey of All In Service, the group organizing the inauguration weekend donations said that the 14 restaurants, bars, and cafes currently listed on the website are just the beginning. 

“The team is talking to another dozen businesses right now,” she told BuzzFeed News. “We would love to see the entire DC service industry participate.” 

President-elect Donald Trump vowed during the campaign to defund Planned Parenthood and to deport two-to-three million undocumented immigrants. 

Participating establishments get to pick from five aid organizations, as well as what percentage of their profits from the weekend of Jan. 20 through 22 they plan to donate.

Now THAT is a good idea!

Personally I think that we can send donations even if we are NOT a DC restaurant that will make money from the inauguration.

Besides Planned Parenthood, there is also Thrive DC, which serves homeless people, Mary's Center, which provides health care and social services to the poor, and Ayuda, an organization that supports immigrants in the DC area.

I think I will donate to Planned Parenthood myself.

Just a more positive way to say "Fuck Donald Trump."