In Vancouver the focus was on indigenous people and their issues. It was incredible and recreated a sense of community and connection. It was wonderful to be out marching with three generations.
In Vancouver the focus was on indigenous people and their issues. It was incredible and recreated a sense of community and connection. It was wonderful to be out marching with three generations.
No. That much is pretty clear.
DC’s best sign:
Truth is truth. It’s not about being a ‘liberal reporter’.
Am I the only one who got a shiver down my spine when I heard Trump say “God looked down and, and he said we’re not going to let it rain on your speech”?
I hope American journalists show even half the bravery of the Syrian political cartoonist Ali Ferzat, whose response to having his hands broken by Assad thugs was “It only hurts when I laugh. But when I think that Assad is afraid of a pencil, I can’t help laughing!”
I was anchoring today and spelled out the President was lying. It was my third story down, post marches and the CIA clusterfuck, and I very specifically said the crowd DID NOT back to the monument, and that numbers did not match what Spicer said.
I am genuinely concerned about the continued attacks on journalists. I read it took Putin about a year to dismantle the free press. I would not be shocked if it takes Trump far less time. He’s already talking about cutting off access and wanting to be able to approve things written about his administration.
I kind of love that WaPo is now just flat-out saying that Trump is lying:
Trump supporters meanwhile think nothing is wrong and everything is perfect. They really are totally detached from reality.
Honestly you could have picked my jaw off the floor. I knew things would be terrible but holy hell this feels like a complete and utter threat to democracy.
He also made this terrifying statement: “We’re going to hold the press accountable.” That’s the direct opposite of how things work in a free nation, asshole.
I think everything Donald does is driven by a surface hatred of Obama, and a much deeper desperate need to be Obama.
It’s difficult to overstate just how awful this speech was. That’s two times now (Republican Convention and inauguration) that Trump has had the chance to stand before a nation that includes many people nervous at the prospect of his presidency and deliver reassuring remarks that were prepared and rehearsed ahead of…