More Color, More Pride.
Well, now I know why I was able to “purchase” a 5′ by 3′ rainbow flag for shipping only.
The iconic LGBTQ pride flag has been redesigned to highlight people of color.
And that’s cool.
This, from More Color More Pride:
Read more here: https://morecolormorepride.com/
Barack Obama eating a hamburger.
Here’s some perspective for you.
At this point in his presidency, Fox News was attacking Barack Obama for using — gasp! — Dijon mustard on a hamburger.
Think about that.
And then think about the Comey hearings, Lyin’ Donnie T., and all that noise coming from The Big Oval these days.
Did the Predator In Chief invite you to dinner recently. After you arrived, did you suddenly feel uneasy because you were the only two in the room?
Creepy. Creepy. Creepy.
From Newsweek via Yahoo! News:
In news from eight years ago that appears to be from some alternate reality, Obama left the White House and went out for a local bite to eat with vice president and BFF Joe Biden in May. The two politicians ordered hamburgers, MSNBC journalist Andrea Mitchell reported at the time, with the sitting president requesting mustard on his red meat.
The story was featured on Sean Hannity’s show, Hannity’s America, as a screen showed a photoshopped image of Obama surrounded by bottles of mustard with the words “PRESIDENT POUPON” plastered on a red and white banner.
Let that soak in for a minute. Trump tweeted his support for Fox News Friday, commending them for the network’s morning show Fox And Friends’ “great reporting” job on ex-FBI Director James Comey’s Thursday testimony. The network’s rejection of Obama’s taste palette compared to its incredible support of the embattled Trump White House was seen by Twitter users as shocking at best, and propagandistic at worst.
That was “news” eight years ago.
And, now, Trump.
Ah, Donald.
The Donald.
The Don.
Donnie.
Donnie T.
Crazy Donald.
Are you talking to portraits of past presidents yet?
You know, Richard Nixon did that.
You say you like Andrew Jackson, that the two of you are BFFs.
But you really should get to know Tricky Dicky, the original Richard “I am not a crook” Nixon.
Are you a liar, Donnie T?
As you laze about The Big Oval, or wander the Residence at night in your bathrobe, are you taking time to smell the paintings? Are you spending time talking to Andrew Jackson, or do you just admire him from afar?
James Comey testified today. For how long will your crew insulate you? For how long will the GOP spew out parseltongue, protecting you from yourself?
Were you really that ill prepared, as Speaker Paul Ryan suggests? Are you just too new at all of this? Are we to believe that James Comey is really to blame because he did not tell you that it was inappropriate for you to meet with him alone? Was it really up to Comey to correct you, sir, when you asked AG Jeff Sessions and Jared to leave The Big Oval so you could spend quality time with Mr. Comey?
Is there anything at all for which you will take responsibility?
How long until a new David Frost interviews you, after you’re, you know, out of office?
Is there a contemporary Dan Aykroyd in your future, sir Trump? Will Alec Baldwin be the ultimate closer for you on SNL?
The sooner the better.
Some day, some day soon, this….
WLS screenshot
A white man in Chicago was charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery after calling a black man a slave, according to Chicago Police — and caught on video.
The assailant, identified as 23-year-old William Boucher, can be heard on the video screaming at an unidentified black man: “Shut up, slave! Do not talk to me!”
Boucher then goes on to compare the man to livestock and suggests that he should be tagged with a bar code with his Social Security number.
“Your children are disposable vermin!” Boucher continues to yell at a second man who is also videotaping him. He then spits on that 30-year-old man as well as a 34-year-old woman, according to police.
The man Boucher spits at, however, is not having any of it and rushes up to Boucher, but is held back by another bystander.
“Get on all fours right now!” Boucher screams. “Get on all fours! Do not walk off on two legs! You don’t deserve to walk on two legs, vermin.”
Boucher is also seen punching down to the ground an older man who was walking toward his direction.
And then this, from ABC 7 Chicago:
As the man starts to leave, he’s approached by what appears to be a homeless man. He throws a single punch and sends him to the ground. Witnesses tackled the man and held him down until help arrives.
Video of the incident below:
What is happening in America?
Always there, just below the surface.
Now, unleashed.
Raw.
Violent.
Obscene.
Donald Trump mentioned Pittsburgh today, and that was a mistake.
The Bumbler In Chief called out Pittsburgh today when he announced that he would ditch the Paris Agreement.
The reaction from Pittsburgh has been a fast and furious rebut.
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pittsburgh is hogging the national spotlight, and it’s being shone on the city courtesy of President Donald Trump, who in a climactic moment about the climate, made the alliterative assertment that, when it comes to which accords he’ll agree to, he “was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.”
Which was surprising to Pittsburghers, because It’s worth noting that in November’s presidential election, Allegheny County and Pittsburgh were won by Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
So far, reaction has been swift.
And then there were the tweets, these from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto:
As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy & future. https://t.co/3znXGTcd8C
— bill peduto (@billpeduto) June 1, 2017
What Pittsburghers Know About the Environment That Trump Still Needs to Learn https://t.co/8MvelpD6B3 via @lifehacker
— bill peduto (@billpeduto) June 1, 2017
We may not agree on the Stanley Cup Final (or on catfish hurling) but we certainly agree on this. Looking forward to working with you. https://t.co/FGbZsbP9Du
— bill peduto (@billpeduto) June 2, 2017
'The world cannot wait — and neither will we,' 61 mayors pledge ?? @c_m_dangelo https://t.co/lvK2L0WNsb #
— bill peduto (@billpeduto) June 2, 2017
The MAJORITY of people in EVERY state in our country support participation in Paris Agreementhttps://t.co/XnS2Hxcm8T
— bill peduto (@billpeduto) June 2, 2017
And the voices go on from there.