kathleen s vigil

Retired Lawyer

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.

[kathleen s vigil @beatles510]

@SarahWorkx Yes!

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING; Bill Gates just told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein had sought to use Gates’ affairs in an effort to blackmail him.

So the question now is, if he did this to Bill Gates than imagine who else he did this too, especially Donald Trump.

Release the Epstein files now. America deserves to hear the truth.

[Norm Eisen @NormEisen]

BREAKING: Donald Trump just filed his emergency stay in the DC circuit to keep his name on the Kennedy Center & it is batsh** crazy

He clearly wrote big pieces himself

We have filed our opposition, fighting for the rule of law & the American people

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

He won his first Oscar at 31.
He won his second Oscar a decade later.
He was the son of Spartacus.
He starred in and produced some of the biggest movies of the last 50 years.

Now, for the first time, MICHAEL DOUGLAS is telling HIS STORY in a raw memoir coming October 6.

[kathleen s vigil @beatles510]

@donwinslow I totally agree with you Mr. Winslow.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Great news!

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear @JohnCornyn @TeamCornyn

Every awful vote you made for Donald Trump or his evil policies led you to where you are right now.

You were used, played and then dismissed like a well...you know what.

[kathleen s vigil @beatles510]

@donwinslow Go!

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Donald Trump failed in Iran.

Donald Trump destroyed the US economy.

Look at your GAS PRICES
Look at your FOOD PRICES
Look at INFLATION NUMBERS
Look at almost every metric.

77 million people voted to get F twice by this imbecile.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

THIS IS A FUCKING HORRIBLE MISTAKE.

[CIA @CIA]

Fifteen years ago today (1 May 2011), U.S. Navy SEALs raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan and killed Usama Bin Laden. The raid marked the end of a more than 15-year effort by partners across the Intelligence Community to find Bin Ladin.

Learn more: https://t.co/vA7dJxHClB

[Mike David @mikemovies]

BLACK RAIN [1989]
Directed by Ridley Scott

"A Ridley Scott action thriller starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia as two NYPD detectives who escort a Yakuza gangster to Japan, only for him to escape, pulling them into the Japanese underworld.

The film is known for its gritty, stylish visuals, cultural clash between American and Japanese policing, and its depiction of the Yakuza, becoming a cult classic despite mixed initial reviews."

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

When I want an ass on my passport I'll sit on it.

[kathleen s vigil @beatles510]

@donwinslow @Variety Peace and love.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

I wish the media understood what President Obama clearly understand and is warning us all about.

This is real and effects millions of people.

The Comey story is not going anywhere. It's theater BS by the masters of media manipulation.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear @FIFAcom

Please demand from @FIFAcom that they stop the killing of thousands and thousands of dogs so that the streets are clean for the World Cup.

This is a horrible crime and must be stopped.

The only way it stops is if the public pressures @FIFAcom.

[kathleen s vigil @beatles510]

@CliffW08950229 Indeed!

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Do You Remember America Before Trump?

NEW VIDEO! WATCH! TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.

Let's get this to 1 million views fast.

Please retweet and quote tweet.