Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

McCarthy Accuses Matt Gaetz Of ‘Working With’ Democrat Eric Swalwell To Imperil His Speakership

(is it bad that this made me giggle?)

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/mccarthy-accuses-matt-gaetz-of-working-with-democrat-eric-swalwell-to-imperil-his-speakership/

"Nicolle Wallace Says Mark Meadows Is So ‘Exposed’ In Criminal Case, He’s ‘Naked With His Rear End Hanging Out’"

https://www.mediaite.com/news/nicolle-wallace-says-mark-meadows-is-so-exposed-in-criminal-case-hes-naked-with-his-rear-end-hanging-out/

@JediSoth @georgetakei
A "funny" aspect of this sad affair is that Trump's lapdog, Bill Barr, instituted a binding Department of Justice policy that the DOJ has to treat congressional impeachment efforts as meaningless unless there is a full House vote authorizing an impeachment investigation. 🤣

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial in the Senate ends tomorrow I think.

Have you heard any news on the revelations from that trial documenting GOP ethics?

Via Andrew Weissmann:

This is a fascinating offensive move by Hunter Biden, may very well be undertaken to be shot across bow for those thinking of joining bandwagon in allegedly slandering him.

Joyce Vance:

#HunterBiden sues a former #Trump WH official who also worked for Peter #Navarro with allegations including illegal electronic access in connection with what's widely called HB's laptop but which this insinuates is illegally accessed iPhone storage data. #legal

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.898532/gov.uscourts.cacd.898532.1.0.pdf

According to a binding opinion issued by #tfg 's DOJ, impeachment inquiries are invalid unless the House votes to authorize them. That means the Biden administration can trash whatever subpoenas come from House #gqp. "Sorry, none of it counts! Come back when you've taken a vote, Kevin."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/13/2193096/-Trump-s-DOJ-comes-back-to-bite-him-in-Biden-impeachment-inquiry

Shorter Marge Greene: Only I can fundraise off of our fake impeachment clown show.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/09/mommy-maga-and-daddy-maga-are-fighting?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=79245

There were dozens of Black classical composers in 19th-century New Orleans, but they had few opportunities to present their compositions around the world, and that means their works have been largely forgotten — until recently. Atlas Obscura reports how OperaCréole, founded in 2011 by Black mezzo-sopranos Givonna Joseph and her daughter Aria Mason, is giving life to lost works as "an act of restorative justice."

https://flip.it/gs9R89

#BlackMastodon #Music #Culture #Opera #NewOrleans

“I’m not innocent, I broke the law and deserve to pay for my crime. However, I’m still a human. They even have warnings on the radio ... but we sit here and fry.”

Prisoners wrote to our Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher about the intense #heat in Texas prisons. They say it's often the worst at night, and #science supports the damage high nighttime temps can cause:
https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-heat-air-conditioning-texas-summer/

#ClimateChange #news #politics #Prison #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #Texas #HeatWave #health

"I'm rich enough, why should my kids get free school meals?"

1) Universal provision means for the price of giving food to your kids who "don't need it", kids who need it definitely get it. No barriers. No forms. No questions or tests.

2) Your kids won't bully the "free meal kids".

3) You have an interest in ensuring that your kids are not just fed but fed well. This means you won't put up with the "poor kid gruel" that you might campaign for to "save money" if you're not using the service.

Finally! 🙌🏼

A Sky News Reporter asks EXACTLY the right question of Elon Musk after his refusal to provide Starlink internet to Ukrainian soldiers amid a dangerous mission:

"Has your ego and ignorance cost Ukrainian lives?"

https://news.sky.com/story/putin-and-kim-jong-un-meeting-latest-updates-12541713?postid=6430945#liveblog-body

Kevin McCarthy decided to proceed with an “impeachment inquiry” without taking a full House vote. But he knows this is illegal. He argued it was illegal back in 2019, and Barr’s DoJ affirmed that any impeachment inquiry begun without a House vote was invalid. But he went ahead with it anyway. Because he’s spineless and hypocritical.

It finally dawned on me that the backstory of how and why a new feature came to be—whether through technical brilliance or strongarming from the EU--really doesn't matter that much. https://www.fastcompany.com/90951614/apple-iphone-15-apple-watch-series-9-new-features-worth-it

New Covid boosters could reach Americans as soon as Thursday – here's what you need to know https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/new-covid-vaccines-from-pfizer-and-moderna-what-you-need-to-know.html

@StillIRise1963 I enjoyed this article on that note:

This Biden Age Conversation Is Really Getting Old-
https://www.mikeluxmedia.com/single-post/this-biden-age-conversation-is-really-getting-old