Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."
Niall Horan added Liam Payne's voice talking about the band's success at the end of 'End of an Era' at the first show of #DinnerPartyLiveOnTour 🤍
"We thought something might happen, but never anything like this. I'm always trying to remind myself of where I come from and where I’ve managed to get to in my life. It’s amazing really..."
via @_withgems
- reads from teleprompter
- immediately starts with October 7th
- still won’t call it a genocide
- says he doesn’t know enough about what’s happening
- makes no apology to Macklemore or addresses dropping him from the tour
- doesn’t mention where his donation will be going to
- doesn’t encourage anyone to donate
- won’t say Israel is the reason Gaza is suffering
- won’t say free Palestine
- only cries when he sees people showed up to the concert because that’s what he cares more about.
Fuck him.
Trump has now banned CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from entering the White House grounds.
That’s not all. He is threatening that more news organizations who criticize him, including the New York Times and Washington Post, will be next.
Why? Because when demagogues like Trump are in trouble they want to control the flow of information and silence media that might hold them accountable.
We will not allow Trump to undermine the First Amendment, the Constitution and our democracy.
We will not accept authoritarianism.
Fight back.
Thank you, @macklemore 💙
Today Macklemore announced he's donating the entire $1 million of his net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour to six organizations supporting the Palestinian people, including PCRF.
This gift will help us bring lifesaving medical care to injured and critically ill children in Gaza and across Palestine, at a moment when that lifeline has never been more urgent.
From all of us at PCRF, and from every child we serve: thank you.