Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Don’t you just love how the people who wanted school open during the pandemic think we don’t need a Department of Education?

These are MY seven deadly sins....
Apathy, Cruelty, Duplicity, Hypocrisy, False Morality, Abuse of Power, and Cultivated Ignorance.

“In the opening moments of the news conference, Bondi dramatically announced that the Justice Department had “charged” the state leaders, a term that would typically mean they were accused of criminal wrongdoing. She later clarified that it was a civil case.”

Is it disturbing that the Attorney General of the United States doesn’t understand basic legal concepts? Is that unusual at all?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/12/pam-bondi-immigration-lawsuit-angel-mom/

#Congress needs to know that we will not stand for this assault on public education. Tell Congress: Vote against any attempt to abolish the Department of #Education now. https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm3_96qd0UKTtEc2l2-0UxslFVlIdVQEX6efs3C-LkwLRiXis_Xfz70fPQp6ur0iRxicEen9UUGQZU93O-6X91JzLfCTmy8sI2zwnP1e_Fh5aixXHXoYvMvKIsgFu9DBtvKv_e7RTGHHoUzllXjlkwjLx5JGrrJRdrGIrEOd8FNxhA67eJodSTnf6oYEvSXxxg1Z8X66QDukeTkflkFwM2RyJlqldHCjbqiBYsT0XdQZX5-zfHVYT0tB17GhuTFanbJSie_9GivS7Ix_ML0VNMk9kCe1eEJm0qjVCilyjXshOnVKld1zcy06yXRSpgmXYL3I7Hhvh3oH9c80jMbH1HCCrQkCRNXubG3sAHV9xg3f2GvQ8bchxOgKdfWqfeuHOrS1fids1b0rr2kegcRU7xWoK3SgKrwoMokrnEmcPyc9tlPk8XdfOmTB1Fj-NDyis5_GHu-_YvPwXqq0mf5XKkCK6yW3BKtRiXHAy-kxRPALSAw/4dy/pWqsJ0MXTcuBZfuW7fJ8zg/h1/h001.INF4-ngFfxObbRmORcS0k31KKkvRY1bUpb_stSlIuI8

This is #America

Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlky380wd7o

What Does the U.S. Department of Education Do? Enforces Laws to Protect Students - https://go.shr.lc/42Pstjd via @shareaholic #EducationMatters

I'm delighted that Mexico has for centuries shared its huge gulf — the GULF OF MEXICO — with us, and has introduced many of us whose cultural experiences would otherwise have been anemic and insular to a big confluence of cultures with brighter colors than the drab ones many of us living in the interior of the US choose to paint with.

#GulfofMexico
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🇬🇧 UK Defense Secretary John Healey:

"There can be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine. Ukraine’s voice must be central to any talks. Our task is to put them in the strongest position to secure a lasting peace through strength."

https://popular.info/p/trump-executive-order-leads-to-100

The SAVE Act Could Stop Millions of Women From Voting. Here’s What You Need to Know | Glamour
Affected if the SAVE bill becomes law: anyone whose legal name does not match the name on their birth certificate or passport, such as the 79% of heterosexual married women, per Pew Research, who take their spouse’s last name. “If a married woman hasn’t paid $130 to update her passport—assuming she has one…she may not be able to vote in the next election.” https://www.glamour.com/story/save-act-could-stop-millions-women-voting

"Musk is calling veterans, grandmas, & disabled people 'parasites'. Let that sink in."
-Skyline Report

"Musk just canceled a multi-million$ contract bc the small bus that won the competitive bidding process is owned by a woman. I looked it up.

He's NOT exposing fraud & cutting waste. He's deleting grants awarded to women & black people."
-K Piper

Musk claimed to know the net worths of federal employees during an Oval Office visit yesterday.

#USPol #Musk
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/musk-trump-employee-net-worths_n_67ad1a43e4b0239406deed9e

If this passes, what exactly would we need the US legislative branch for? If the Executive branch can pass laws by decree (as they effectively have been via Executive Orders) and can also control spending via this measure, what would be Congress’ remaining function?

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S.5533 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/5533

"Wall Street's touching the stove moment might end up being not tariffs or debt default, but rather DOGE techbros causing a bank run by carelessly demonstrating they can now yank funds out of commercial bank accounts on a whim.

A very pure distilled demonstration of no rule of law, no capitalism."
https://bsky.app/profile/andycraig.bsky.social/post/3lhyxnyfuoc2u

"This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!"
https://bsky.app/profile/chrislhayes.bsky.social/post/3lhywhamaz223

#USpol #DOGE

VoteVets Senior Advisor LTC (Ret.) Alex Vindman sounds the alarm.

SecDef Hegseth’s decision to block Ukraine from NATO is a full capitulation to Putin—emboldening Russian aggression and putting U.S. Troops at risk.

This isn’t “America First.” It’s Russia First. - VoteVets

Now is the time that Ukraine needs its true friends to stand strong beside #Ukraine

Слава Україні, Slava Ukraini

Precious cargo secured in premium seating

#Dogs

Time for #Ukraine's true friends to stand up.

The USA is no longer a reliable ally