Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

The dozen board members of the prestigious #Fulbright program that promotes #international #educational exchanges resigned on Wednesday because of what they said was #political #interference by the #Trump admin in their operations, acc/to people familiar w/the issues & a board memo obtained by NYT.

#law #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #SeparationOfPowers #tyranny #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #AmericanAutocracy

“This attack did not happen in a vacuum. For days, Hamas has openly threatened our team, our aid workers, and the civilians who receive aid from us. These threats were met with silence.

The GHF holds Hamas fully responsible for taking the lives of our dedicated workers who have been distributing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people at the foundation's sites in central and southern Gaza.

Tonight, the world must see this for what it is: an attack on humanity. We call on the international community to immediately condemn Hamas for this unprovoked attack and continued threat against our people simply trying to feed the Palestinian people.

We will release additional information once it becomes available. Despite this heinous attack, we will continue our mission to provide critical aid to the people of Gaza.”

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#ICE Rams car in traffic with children to arrest driver https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220388320 #PoliceBrutality

#Florida teacher unions score milestone victory in DeSantis’ war on public sector unions https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida-teacher-unions-score-milestone-victory-in-desantis-war-on-public-sector-unions-39705028 #1u

This woman is mentally ill and should be nowhere near #America’s secrets.

We are in #danger.

Newsom:
“And by the way, Trump, is not opposed to lawlessness and violence, as long as it serves him! What more evidence do we need than January 6th?

Reflect on this perilous moment. A president who wants to be bound by no law or constitution, perpetuating a unified assault on American traditions. This is a president who, in just over 140 days, has fired government watchdogs that could hold him...accountable for corruption and fraud...”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=linJzM49ldI

#News #Politics #Democracy #Trump

Sometimes I really feel the need to paint a lone majestic tree. Here’s the latest..

Digby says it all this morning (as usual):
"Trump wants to be a king, Stephen Miller wants to be Hitler, Russell Vought wants to create an authoritarian theocracy, RFK Jr. wants to destroy medical research so he can be a wellness and supplement influencer, Elon Musk wants to go to Mars, Pete Hegseth wants a drink and JD Vance wants to be a real boy."
https://digbysblog.net/2025/06/09/this-viral-post-says-it-all/

#MAGA be like: “How dare they fly the #Mexican flag”…

Also MAGA:

#Trump #USA

If Trump is serious about ending the war in Ukraine, says Edward Fishman in Foreign Affairs, he needs to impose secondary sanctions on Russia. These hit foreign firms which deal with the country. In the Obama administration, Congress sanctioned foreign financial institutions that worked with Iran. Dubai and Istanbul immediately backed away from Tehran, and Iran’s oil sales fell by 60%. The economy spiralled, and the Iranians froze their nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.

We need to put Fox the enterprise out of business. Stop watching all Fox channels, sports, entertainment, news, which isn’t news anyway. Stop buying their new papers. We need to bankrupt the Murdochs. It’s working with musk.

ICE pretended to arrest a 21 yo in order to force her to call her undocumented mother to come leave the house (where she was safe from ICE arrest) to care for her baby. When the mother came, she was abducted and the daughter was suddenly of no interest to ICE. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...