Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

January 6th is a day that should live in infamy. How are we marking the attack on our nation’s Capitol exactly two years later? By letting the man who incited the insurrection run for president while his biggest co-conspirators hijack the House. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-not-to-mark-the-2nd-anniversary?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=94937594&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email

Gotta love when Secretary Pete Buttigieg goes on Fox News because you know you're in for one of his signature smackdowns 👏

https://www.comicsands.com/buttigieg-chasten-official-trip-fox-2659077990.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=toot&utm_campaign=sand

What are the stakes of the movement to ban books? At Anger & Clarity, I argue that teaching literature is virtually impossible in this censorious climate, & that we're asking teachers in certain districts to do a job that sets them up to be attacked. https://franklinstrong.substack.com/p/can-we-still-teach-literature

An additional reason the university’s response is so dangerous: It’s not just about a few students needing to step outside the classroom for a few minutes, but about intimidating historians who teach facts that fundamentalists find discomfiting.

People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say - USA TODAY https://apple.news/ACi9A47hASRKyEY1EJHvlUQ

In 1994, Pete Martel was convicted of armed robbery. He served 14 years in prison, was released, got a law degree, is working on a PhD, has served as a public defender, and has gone above and beyond to build a new life.

New MI Supreme Court justice Kyra Harris Bolden hired Pete as a law clerk. Her fellow justice, Richard Bernstein, said Pete's hiring "disgusted" him. Pete resigned to not be a distraction.

I agree with @radleybalko. Bernstein is unfit to serve.

https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/michigan-supreme-court-justice-richard

Redistricting isn't just a once a decade process — it continues for years.

In 2023, we're keeping our eye on legal challenges to congressional and legislative maps in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and more.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how-democracy-will-head-to-the-courts-in-2023

#BREAKING US approves new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease

#UPDATE The United States announced $3 billion in military assistance for Ukraine, which the White House said was the largest aid package for Kyiv to date. https://u.afp.com/iMPL

Kevin McCarthy's deal with his defectors reportedly gives them the opportunity to force the U.S. to default on its debt and crash the global economy.

They plan to use the threat of default to force massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare.