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Arkansas Granny
Arkansas Granny's Journal
Arkansas Granny's Journal
December 14, 2018
We wish you a Mueller Christmas. . .
December 13, 2018
My son just sent me the following meme:
The owner of the National Enquirer plans to testify against Trump.
The ultimate irony: Donald Trump might be taken down by actual fake news.
December 11, 2018
Gollum J. Trump explains the White House meeting today.
https://twitter.com/realGollumTrump/status/1072593445540323328
https://twitter.com/realGollumTrump/status/1072594371072151552
https://twitter.com/realGollumTrump/status/1072595493430136833
https://twitter.com/realGollumTrump/status/1072597376458809344
https://twitter.com/realGollumTrump/status/1072594371072151552
https://twitter.com/realGollumTrump/status/1072595493430136833
https://twitter.com/realGollumTrump/status/1072597376458809344
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
Despites filthy Fellowshirps that WAS sneaking to our caves, hobbits cant climb over walls! Walls & Fencies! Bounders and Rangers! Hobbits too fat! They grumbles and falls! A plop is heard and they rolls back to Shire precious....
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2:46 PM - Dec 11, 2018
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
.....Bounders and Rangers does BESTEST jobs with the secures! Yes, YES but Shire Wall would be betters and less spensive! We already stacks rocks to groan and makes parts better! Keeps nasty hobbits from sneaking it does! Stinky elveses,.....
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2:50 PM - Dec 11, 2018
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
....doesnt wants Precious Safety precious! Eyes wander too far to Farthings! To Shire! They wants Open Shire for any hobbitses to come! Taterists! Brings bigly rotgut and rotten chips! Ferry boats is now Bulgey and Safe! Will stays like this we knows....
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2:54 PM - Dec 11, 2018
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
....Beings doesnt see how much Shire Wall gets made! Sticks and stones with muddy slats! Sméagols projekt! If elves with snobby nose dont helps, Muscley Soldiers builds up the rest! They knows how portant it is! It is! But will Shire pays for it precious? We NEVER saids that!!!
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3:01 PM - Dec 11, 2018
@realGollumTrump
Despites filthy Fellowshirps that WAS sneaking to our caves, hobbits cant climb over walls! Walls & Fencies! Bounders and Rangers! Hobbits too fat! They grumbles and falls! A plop is heard and they rolls back to Shire precious....
26
2:46 PM - Dec 11, 2018
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
.....Bounders and Rangers does BESTEST jobs with the secures! Yes, YES but Shire Wall would be betters and less spensive! We already stacks rocks to groan and makes parts better! Keeps nasty hobbits from sneaking it does! Stinky elveses,.....
24
2:50 PM - Dec 11, 2018
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
....doesnt wants Precious Safety precious! Eyes wander too far to Farthings! To Shire! They wants Open Shire for any hobbitses to come! Taterists! Brings bigly rotgut and rotten chips! Ferry boats is now Bulgey and Safe! Will stays like this we knows....
9
2:54 PM - Dec 11, 2018
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
....Beings doesnt see how much Shire Wall gets made! Sticks and stones with muddy slats! Sméagols projekt! If elves with snobby nose dont helps, Muscley Soldiers builds up the rest! They knows how portant it is! It is! But will Shire pays for it precious? We NEVER saids that!!!
17
3:01 PM - Dec 11, 2018
December 9, 2018
The bitter truth.
https://twitter.com/MiladyDeBennet/status/1071769507826409473?s=20
December 7, 2018
This pretty much sums up Trump's supporters:
https://twitter.com/M51382131/status/1068235575843540992
December 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1069101066447478784?s=20
I haven't been able to confirm this retweet from April Ryan, but love it if true.
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1069101066447478784?s=20https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1069101066447478784?s=20
November 29, 2018
My favorite tweet of the evening.
https://twitter.com/babyq1223/status/1067946367052537856?s=20
November 28, 2018
This is true greatness.
Jose Andres is nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, congressman confirms
Ever since José Andrés and his small nonprofit group took it upon themselves to feed hungry Puerto Ricans following the near-knockout punch of Hurricane Maria last year, the celebrity chefs name has been whispered in talk about potential nominees for a Nobel Peace Prize. Today, Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) confirmed that he has nominated the restaurateur and humanitarian for the 2019 award.
Delaney, who has already announced his presidential campaign for 2020, said he could not discuss any specifics of his nomination or what motivated it. The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the annual prize, discourages nominators from making any public announcements. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 1, and the committee will announce the laureates next October.
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Andréss nomination comes as little surprise. As the face of ThinkFoodGroup, the parent company behind Jaleo, Oyamel, Minibar and other Washington-area restaurants, Andrés has been spending as much time in disaster zones as in kitchens over the past year or so. His Twitter account has been a real-time diary of his humanitarian efforts in Puerto Rico, Florida, North Carolina, Guatemala and many other locales served by the volunteers of World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit group he founded after the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010.
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This Thanksgiving, Andrés was not at home carving a turkey with his friends and family. He was in California, preparing hot meals for survivors of the Camp Fire, along with fellow chefs Tyler Florence and Guy Fieri. They served 15,000 meals on Thanksgiving Day.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/11/26/jose-andres-is-nominated-for-the-2019-nobel-peace-prize-congressman-confirms/?utm_term=.f87046695ca5
Delaney, who has already announced his presidential campaign for 2020, said he could not discuss any specifics of his nomination or what motivated it. The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the annual prize, discourages nominators from making any public announcements. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 1, and the committee will announce the laureates next October.
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Andréss nomination comes as little surprise. As the face of ThinkFoodGroup, the parent company behind Jaleo, Oyamel, Minibar and other Washington-area restaurants, Andrés has been spending as much time in disaster zones as in kitchens over the past year or so. His Twitter account has been a real-time diary of his humanitarian efforts in Puerto Rico, Florida, North Carolina, Guatemala and many other locales served by the volunteers of World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit group he founded after the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010.
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This Thanksgiving, Andrés was not at home carving a turkey with his friends and family. He was in California, preparing hot meals for survivors of the Camp Fire, along with fellow chefs Tyler Florence and Guy Fieri. They served 15,000 meals on Thanksgiving Day.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/11/26/jose-andres-is-nominated-for-the-2019-nobel-peace-prize-congressman-confirms/?utm_term=.f87046695ca5
This is true greatness.
November 28, 2018
I hope they are successful. The only way to make sure that elections are fair is to start at the local and state level.
Stacey Abrams' Allies Sue Georgia, Alleging an Unconstitutional Election System
Allies of Stacey Abrams, the Democrat who came up just short in Georgias gubernatorial election this month, sued the state on Tuesday, alleging that its election system violates the Constitution and federal voting rights laws.
The lawsuit cites an extensive list of voting problems in Georgia, including voter registration issues and Election Day snafus that prevented an unknown number of people from voting. It argues that the secretary of state and state board of elections systematically disenfranchised some voters and effectively disenfranchised others by creating conditions that made it harder for people of color to vote.
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The lawsuit asks a federal judge to force Georgia to change how the secretary of state and elections board administer elections in Georgia. The long list of requests include blocking the states current practice of purging infrequent voters from the rolls; ending the use of electronic voting machines without a paper trail; and ensuring that local election officials are properly trained so that inadequate equipment and misinformation do not not disenfranchise Georgia voters. The lawsuit doesnt challenge the results of the November 6 election, which Abrams lost to Republican Brian Kemp by 1.4 percentage points.
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Although the lawsuit does not seek to change the results of this years election, it asks the federal courts to weigh in on whether an election like this one is legitimate, or whether the totality of problems amounts to an unconstitutional system.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/stacey-abrams-allies-sue-georgia-alleging-an-unconstitutional-election-system/
The lawsuit cites an extensive list of voting problems in Georgia, including voter registration issues and Election Day snafus that prevented an unknown number of people from voting. It argues that the secretary of state and state board of elections systematically disenfranchised some voters and effectively disenfranchised others by creating conditions that made it harder for people of color to vote.
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The lawsuit asks a federal judge to force Georgia to change how the secretary of state and elections board administer elections in Georgia. The long list of requests include blocking the states current practice of purging infrequent voters from the rolls; ending the use of electronic voting machines without a paper trail; and ensuring that local election officials are properly trained so that inadequate equipment and misinformation do not not disenfranchise Georgia voters. The lawsuit doesnt challenge the results of the November 6 election, which Abrams lost to Republican Brian Kemp by 1.4 percentage points.
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Although the lawsuit does not seek to change the results of this years election, it asks the federal courts to weigh in on whether an election like this one is legitimate, or whether the totality of problems amounts to an unconstitutional system.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/stacey-abrams-allies-sue-georgia-alleging-an-unconstitutional-election-system/
I hope they are successful. The only way to make sure that elections are fair is to start at the local and state level.
November 26, 2018
Long article, good read, lots of info.
In the United States, right-wing violence is on the rise
Over the past decade, attackers motivated by right-wing political ideologies have committed dozens of shootings, bombings and other acts of violence, far more than any other category of domestic extremist, according to a Washington Post analysis of data on global terrorism. While the data show a decades-long drop-off in violence by left-wing groups, violence by white supremacists and other far-right attackers has been on the rise since Barack Obamas presidency and has surged since President Trump took office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/national/in-the-united-states-right-wing-violence-is-on-the-rise/2018/11/25/61f7f24a-deb4-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html?utm_term=.ef145e762f77&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/national/in-the-united-states-right-wing-violence-is-on-the-rise/2018/11/25/61f7f24a-deb4-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html?utm_term=.ef145e762f77&__twitter_impression=true
Long article, good read, lots of info.
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