Democratic National Convention liveblogging Day 2, ("It's Shark Week, ...")

Putting this up for the second day in case folks want to share comments in real time. I will update as necessary.

Gov. Whitmer (D-MI) jokes before going live: "It's not just Shark Week ... it's Shark Week *mouths expletive*" pic.twitter.com/KSndbTvLZi

— The Recount (@therecount) August 18, 2020

Trump campaign (chair) is “A Grave Counterintelligence Threat”

Trump lied to law enforcement about his conversations with Stone and needed Stone to keep quiet about it. This raises serious criminal questions for both Trump and Stone to which the next administration should give full scrutiny.

— American Progress (@amprog) August 18, 2020

This bipartisan 966-page Senate report goes where Mueller feared to tread and unearths a gold mine of compelling evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia’s government to win the American presidency illegally.

And they’re still at it.https://t.co/RSyKPD4CsM

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 18, 2020

Gosh. There's so much here. I always thought this stuff about the polling data was likely red herring, but look at the detail & the importance they put on it. And what was 'the sensitive stuff'?!? Notice the footnote, 'Manafort refused to elaborate further on the sensitive stuff' pic.twitter.com/whQqg1TZSk

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) August 18, 2020

Trump's letters to Putin. Beautiful letters! Most perfect letters! Or, as Trump would put it, "He begged like a dog." pic.twitter.com/Zh3oRvfNY6

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 18, 2020

Putin's response to Trump says, in part, "I regret that we weren't able to meet as planned," suggesting that they meet and talk during Trump's upcoming trips to Russia. pic.twitter.com/Yz0V4HXNlY

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 18, 2020

BREAKING: In a thousand-page bipartisan report, US Senate Intel Cmte. says the Trump admin. obstructed its investigation with "novel claims" of executive privilege, and paints portrait of a Trump campaign eager to accept help from a foreign power in 2016. https://t.co/tX52gnUlXY

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 18, 2020

You've got nearly five pages in the Senate report in which everything is redacted. This occurs when Andrew Müller-Maguhn, a German hacker affiliated with the Chaos Computer Club (he visited Assange repeatedly at the Ecuador embassy) enters the story. Look at this: pic.twitter.com/Vtv7i7ZMpI

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) August 18, 2020

He not only lies to you, he lies to law enforcement. The President is the biggest liar to ever hold the office. https://t.co/YfrmhWmTtF

— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) August 18, 2020

An ex-SEAL who posted Soros conspiracy theories is accused of throwing IEDs at protesters. Other ex-SEALs share QAnon content with threats to act on it. What happens when violent theories reach special forces? https://t.co/dUVpf8Ysmg

— Kelly Weill (@KELLYWEILL) August 18, 2020

Susan B Anthony’s WHOLE point was to get arrested. She wanted that conviction. https://t.co/a8E16ePogg

— Jennifer Palmieri (@jmpalmieri) August 18, 2020

If Trump enacted a national mask mandate today through December, we could save more than 163,000 lives.

He refuses. pic.twitter.com/VWJOji36Ih

— CAP Action (@CAPAction) August 18, 2020

"We are the United States of America. There's not a single thing we cannot do if we do it together." #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/SLdNN4Oxdv

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 18, 2020

The Democratic National Convention will be streaming all week https://t.co/ynNHHqqttz

— Mashable (@mashable) August 18, 2020

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 1:01:05 AM +00:00 · annieli

“openness, fairness, and inclusion” a rules committee report to the convention precedes the actual opening of the convention on CSpan

Pledge of Allegiance starts it.

opens with trashing Trump over not having a plan for COVID

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 1:15:40 AM +00:00 · annieli

Tracee Ellis Ross (Girlfriends and Black-ish.) will be tonight’s host

Sally Yates (perhaps the next AG), reminds us of the difference between swearing an oath to an individual and swearing an oath to a constitution.

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 1:26:56 AM +00:00 · annieli

Chuck Schumer gets his spot

Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg!

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 1:36:45 AM +00:00 · annieli

The Carters and Bill Clinton get their spots

Bill Clinton: "Joe won't just put his signature on a check and try to fool you into thinking it came from him. He'll work to make sure that your paycheck reflects your contribution to, and your stake in, a growing economy."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 19, 2020

Now the roll of the states. Text Join to 30330

100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 1:40:57 AM +00:00 · annieli

Bob King (former UAW president) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, @AOC nominating speeches for Bernie Sanders

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 1:43:41 AM +00:00 · annieli

Jacquelyn Brittany (NY Times security officer) and Sen. Chris Coons nominating speeches for Joe Biden

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 1:48:01 AM +00:00 · annieli

Roll of the states voting numbers each with the statements reminding us that there are 50 states and 7 territories (GOP idiots mocked PBO for saying “57 states”

It is still fun to hear the delegation’s representative give a brief booster speech, even if it’s without the yells of the delegation.

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 2:23:18 AM +00:00 · annieli

In the age of COVID, celebrations are relatively subdued, but the comparison to the RNC will be doubtless different.

The Ady Barkan piece reminds us how this country must care for everyone.

““The work of democracy is about trying to do together what we cannot do individually,”

I back and forthed w/ Ady over the weekend https://t.co/FqHO8fFjDY

— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) August 19, 2020

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 2:44:33 AM +00:00 · annieli

John Kerry and Colin Powell this is a reminder that SecDef and Sec State need to be clearly about the nation

(why yes I would have given Powell’s time to AOC)

But this was a segue to discuss John McCain in the context of Joe Biden

.@DrBiden is about to speak LIVE from her former classroom – room 232.

You won't want to miss her powerful message about the importance of strong leadership.https://t.co/NEJtNqxFPV pic.twitter.com/z40KKsxwX7

— 2020 #DemConvention 🇺🇸 (@DemConvention) August 19, 2020

John Legend closes the evening

#BREAKING: Joe Biden is now formally nominated to be the Democratic Party's nominee for President. #DemConvention #DNC2020

Joe Biden: "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" https://t.co/2qG7LRGedn pic.twitter.com/ODUImPKesX

— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2020

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 3:15:49 AM +00:00 · annieli

Looking forward to the GOP roll call:

ALABAMA: Roy Moore, legally standing a hundred feet outside a mall

ALASKA: Hunters lighting up caribou with AK-47s

ARIZONA: Joe Arpaio licking a taser

ARKANSAS: Tom Cotton smashing a bottle on a bar, daring the camera to fight...

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 19, 2020

NEW YORK: The hosts of "Fox & Friends," but Kilmeade has somehow caught his head in a blender

NORTH CAROLINA: The Duke Blue Devil mascot slapping the floor

OHIO: Jim Jordan in an OSU wrestling singlet

OKLAHOMA: A pile of slurry next to a fracking device

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 19, 2020

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020 · 4:33:32 AM +00:00 · annieli

“This quiet is heavy,” says Dr. Jill Biden during the #DemConvention, standing in an empty classroom. @KathyandRo1, @Miyogman, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff discuss the challenge of reopening schools during COVID-19. https://t.co/zvquDcz8Pf

— BrookingsInst (@BrookingsInst) August 19, 2020