Ms Friday

I exist. I am: a thinker. a woman. a mother. a friend. a daughter. a sister. a teacher.

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

From one natural-born US citizen to another, have a great Benito Bowl!

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, I AM A TREMENDOUS LOVER OF “THE SPANISH.” IT IS A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY MANY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE WORLD. I AM ALSO A HUGE FAN OF PUERRRRRRRTO RICO. THAT IS WHY I AM DECLARING TOMORROW IN CALIFORNIA AS “BAD BUNNY DAY” WHEN BAD BUNNY PERFORMS AT THE BIG GAME IN THE GOLDEN STATE WITH HIS SOOTHING, BEAUTIFUL VOICE, AND HIS VERY NICE LOOKS. MANY PEOPLE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM ACCORDING TO MY “GUYS” AND “GALS!” (JESSE WATTERS IS OBSESSED WITH HIM ALMOST AS MUCH AS HE IS WITH ME!). WE LOVE BAD BUNNY! HE IS NEARLY AS “HOT” AS ME, WHICH IS A BIG COMPLIMENT, BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY “HOTTER.” HAPPY BAD BUNNY DAY, AMERICA. ENJOY!!! —GOVERNOR GCN

[Ms Friday @eViernes]

@VP @SLOTUS Meow

[Ms Friday @eViernes]

@JDVance Meow

[Ms Friday @eViernes]

@MsMcBride12 Hi! I’m new to AP gov and I just came across this post. Would you be willing to share the instructions and rubric you used for this? It’s so wonderful. I love one pagers. In advance, thank you. Liz Viernes

[Ms Friday @eViernes]

@MrsHeagney These are amazing. Do you happen to have the instructions you gave students? Would you be willing to share?

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

It’s Friday!!! We’re using exclamation points, so you know we’re excited! Now we’re using a period, so you know we’re not too excited. Here's another period as a buffer, proving our normalness.

#NationalParkWeek

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor obliterates Donald Trump's lawyer for claiming that his client could legally assassinate political rivals without consequences.

Yes. He really said this...

"There are some things that are so fundamentally evil that they have to be protected against," Justice Sotomayor said.

The arguments were part of the election interference case against Trump and deal with his claim to "presidential immunity."

"Now I think... And your answer below I'm going to give you a chance to say if you stay by it..." she went on.

"If the president decides that his rival is a corrupt person and he orders the military or orders someone to assassinate him, is that within his official acts for which he can get immunity?" she asked Trump's lawyer John Sauer.

"It would depend on the hypothetical, but we can see that could well be an official act," Sauer said.

"It could and why? Because he's doing it for personal reasons," Sotomayor responded. "He's not doing it like President Obama is alleged to have done it, to protect the country from a terrorist. He's doing it for personal gain."

"And isn't that the nature of the allegations here?" she went on. "That he's not doing them, doing these acts in furtherance of an official responsibility? He's doing it for personal gain."

Sauer then claimed that Trump's indictment "confirms immunity because the characterization is that there's a series of official acts that were done for an unlawful or improper—"

"No, because immunity says even if you did it for personal gain, we won't hold you responsible," Sotomayor interjected. "How could that be?"

She pointed out that "the Founders actually talked about whether to grant immunity to the president, and in fact, they had state constitutions that granted some criminal immunity to governors, and yet, they didn't take it up."

"Instead they passed an Impeachment Clause that basically says that you can't remove the president from office except by a trial in the Senate but you can impeach him after," said Sotomayor.

"We would be creating a situation in which we would be saying is — this is what you're asking us to say — which is that a president is entitled not to make a mistake, but more than that, a president is entitled for total personal gain to use the trappings of his office. That's what you're trying to get us to hold without facing criminal liability."

Sotomayor is absolutely correct and any sane person can see it. If we grant presidents total immunity they will become absolute dictators, insulated from the law and so encouraged to break it.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you totally oppose granting presidents legal immunity for crimes — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Legendary shock jock Howard Stern showers Joe Biden with praise and tells him that "we're lucky to have" him as president — and BRUTALLY tears into Donald Trump.

Stern has known Trump for years, so MAGA is furious...

"What are we debating!? A man picked up the phone and wanted to say 'fake the election, give me eleven thousand votes," said Stern during an interview with Biden.

"I don't know how any American who loves this country... That's the end of the debate! You don't get to run if you're going to fix an election," he added.

"Look, I think I said on January 6th when they were storming the Capitol and he would say nothing," said Biden. "He was sitting in that dining area off the Oval Office for three hours and said nothing."

"It was derelict. It was almost criminal," he went on. "He did nothing. He just sat there and watched what was happening. Now he calls them 'patriots' and 'victims' and says he's going to pardon them all if he's reelected."

Elsewhere in the interview, Biden really laid into Trump, slamming him for promising a "bloodbath" if he loses in November.

"We have a fundamentally different value set," explained Biden. "For example, when he was in Paris, he wouldn't go to that gravesite and said they're ‘losers.’ These men and women who were killed in battle, defending America. I'm glad I wasn't there because I think I would have... My son's in one of those graves, in one of the graves back here, not there. The idea that they're losers and suckers?"

"I can't fathom a President of the United States saying that the folks who died defending this country were ‘suckers’ and ‘losers,'" Biden added.

Towards the end of the interview, Stern thanked Biden for all that he's done and listed some of his key accomplishments.

"I want to thank you for doing this today. I want to thank you for your compassion," said Stern. "The reason I'm so excited to talk to you was because I wanted to understand the tragedy in your life and how you dealt with it."

"And you're the kind of leader I love," he went on. "We're lucky to have you in the Oval Office and serving as the father of the country because if you're a good father to your family, which you are, I know you'll be a good father to the country."

"And I want to thank you for providing a calming influence, an organized administration post-COVID, getting that vaccine out," Stern continued. "I remember what the world was like at that point, getting NATO, getting us to feel comfortable, standing up to Putin. I could read you greatest hits but I'm being give the 'hi sign' but the incredible, large growth in the jobs, unemployment rate down."

"I don't know what people are looking for in a president or maybe it's that people don't feel like they're getting enough," he said. "I don't know what it is but I'll give you your greatest hits..."

"The lowest uninsured rate in history, four out of five Americans are covered for less than ten dollars a month," Stern said. "Knocking off a few ISIS leaders. Cutting the emissions in half. I mean you've always been an environmentalist. Even the marijuana reform laws. Enough with the sitting there and fighting that battle! Respect for Marriage Act. What the hell is wrong with people with this gay stuff? Who cares if someone's gay. How is it affecting anybody. People in love, it's good right?"

Stern's genuine admiration for Biden couldn't be clearer.

Biden's administration has been a historic success and the responsibility now falls to us to ensure that he gets a second term. Democracy depends upon it.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you'd vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump every time — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Cookie Monster @MeCookieMonster]

Me feel sad because me no got cookies. But me feel good because me got me. And me not so bad! 💙

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, has said that “The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.” Substitute “master learner” for “novel,” and you have my philosophy of life. Often, all that stands between you and what you want is a better set of questions.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Jen Psaki just blasted Donald Trump’s remarks endangering NATO and blasted the media for their refusal to cover Trump’s treasonous rhetoric. Retweet to ensure the whole country sees.

[Omar Rivero @OmarRiverosays]

BREAKING: Iconic actor Mark Ruffalo blasts indicted 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, declares Trump an “enemy of America” and calls out the media after Trump makes insanely dangerous threats.

It all started when Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to “go after” New York Attorney General Letitia James for holding him and his family business accountable for decades of widespread financial fraud — and shorty thereafter declared that shoplifters should be shot in sight.

Mark Ruffalo responded, declaring that the media needs to “wake up” and start calling Trump out on his dangerous threats before he gets someone killed.

Then, Ruffalo concluded, “A presidential contender is calling for Americans to kill and harm Americans. Let that sink in. He’s the Enemy of America from within.”

Sadly, Mark Ruffalo couldn’t be more right.

Trump is going down in flames, and he’s trying to take America down with him. He must be disqualified from the presidential race and locked away in prison cell before he does even more damage to America and its struggling democracy.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank @MarkRuffalo for calling Trump out publicly — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a woke new Twitter competitor I created that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/0c9FDbByU8

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.

The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.

But no.

Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die.

You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.

A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery.

Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others.

Be civilized.

Credit: Ira Byock.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell gets into a volcanic, profanity-riddled fight with Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and the details are just too juicy to pass up.

Buckle up, because this showdown was even more explosive than the Lauren Boebert VS. Marjorie Taylor Greene fight...

According to a new report, on June 21st, the day Republicans voted on their sham censure of Representative Adam Schiff, Democrats stood up on the House floor to yell "Shame!"

Swalwell was standing near the Speaker's podium and let loose on McCarthy—

"This is pathetic. You’re weak. You're a weak man," Swalwell said to him, giving voice to the opinion that most Americans share of McCarthy.

McCarthy grew so visibly upset that he had a "vein popping out of his forehead" and he stared down Swalwell for "about 10 seconds before walking away."

Things heated back up the next day.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Capitol for a joint address to Congress. Right before he stepped up to the Speaker's podium, McCarthy spotted Swallwell and confronted him—

"If you ever say something like that to me again, I’m gonna kick the shit out of you," McCarthy said to Swalwell.

The two men got up "in each other's faces" so that they were "basically nose-to-nose" and Swalwell said "Are we really gonna do this?"

The two argued back and forth until finally McCarthy puffed up his chest and threatened physical violence again—

"Call me a pussy again, and I’ll kick your ass," said McCarthy.

Swallwell, never afraid to stand up to fascist bullies, looked him dead in the eye and clearly enunciated his response: "You. Are. A. Pussy."

The two men stared each other down until McCarthy caved like a coward and stepped aside to let Swalwell pass.

Yet again, we see that McCarthy is a craven, yellow-bellied, spineless, cowardly jellyfish masquerading as a man. He's scared to stand up to Donald Trump and he's not even a tenth of the man that Eric Swalwell is.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you think that McCarthy is a coward — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a “woke” new Twitter competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[Claudio X. González G. @ClaudioXGG]

“Claudia es copia, Claudia es calca, Claudia es corcholata que acepta la connivencia como forma de gobernar y hacer campaña. Ya hemos visto su metamorfosis, ya hemos presenciado su mutación…Ofrece continuidad con cambio. En pocas palabras, promete un gobierno que seguirá mintiendo, engañando e improvisando. Ambición mata formación.” Denise Dresser

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: E. Jean Carroll drops a huge bombshell on Donald Trump's head as her attorney announces that "everything's on the table" and she might sue him for defamation AGAIN after he smeared her in a vile CNN interview last night.

Trump claimed during the interview that he never met her just a day after a jury ruled that he sexually abused her and must pay her $5 million in damages. By smearing her yet again he has left himself liable to a brand new defamation suit.

The attorney says that they will "give serious consideration" to the idea.

Retweet if you think that Caroll should sue Trump again and bleed more money out of him!

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Anything but metric...🍌

Did you know @MammothCaveNP is 3.37 million (give or take a few) bananas long (#BananaForScale) which equals about 426 miles (686 km) of surveyed passageway? That's a bunch!

[Ms Friday @eViernes]

Day 3 of having ramen for lunch
That’s how put together I’ve been this week

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