Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

If Elon Musk can afford to lose $200 billion in a single year, he can afford a wealth tax.

You’re going to start hearing a lot about the debt ceiling. Take a few minutes to watch this refresher (we promise it’s not boring). #velshi
http://ow.ly/j60S50MqXLW

More evidence of how today's GOP is a white supremacist group: Only 39 Percent of Republicans Say MLK Day Should be Federal Holiday — 9 Pts LESS Than When Law Was Signed in 1983 https://mediaite.com/a/cvdhs

The Santos case is a good reminder that something doesn't have to be illegal to be wrong. https://www.thebulwark.com/stuck-with-santos/

Congressional Republicans who scrambled to defend Donald Trump's documents scandal suddenly have an entirely different set of standards about classified materials. They're not even trying to justify the hypocrisy.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biden-documents-republicans-break-new-ground-hypocrisy-rcna65546?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

Four years ago, Kevin McCarthy set a standard by ostracizing Steve King from Republican politics. The new speaker could approach George Santos’ scandal the same way — but there's a reason he doesn't want to.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-members-not-gop-leaders-push-santos-ouster-rcna65671?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma&taid=63c1f9b0c2f6100001a03b11&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

🚨 Wow. We learned tonight kevin mccarthy’s secret deal with extremist republicans agreed to tank the economy, stop funding Medicaid, school lunches, border control, air traffic control, and threaten millions of jobs so mccarthy could seize power.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/01/13/debt-ceiling-gop-plan/

ICYMI: The 8th Circuit heard a consequential Arkansas redistricting lawsuit over whether private individuals and organizations — or only the DOJ — can file lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which protects against racial vote dilution.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/8th-circuit-hears-appeal-in-arkansas-legislative-redistricting-lawsuit/

Apple Music and Apple TV apps for Windows 11 now rolling out as beta on the Microsoft Store https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/13/apple-music-apple-tv-apps-windows-11/

“The idea that Jim Jordan and other election deniers and insurrectionists will be determining and investigating what’s illegal, unconstitutional and unethical? Laughable if it weren’t so serious…These House Republicans are just getting started in their bid to distract, push back, change the narrative, exploit their power and try their damnedest to restore and reelect Trump.”
https://america.substack.com/p/vengeance-governance-and-the-road

Federal Judge DENIES Trump motion to dismiss E. Jean Carroll lawsuits https://youtu.be/c8tvlti34YQ

"Kevin's a piece of shit. And let's just be honest about this, because he will say whatever he needs to say to stay in power. I'm not even saying that gratuitously to be mean to him. It's just a fact."

You want to listen to the whole thing: https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast-episode/adam-kinzinger-detoxing-from-congress/

Pennsylvania: Governor-Elect Picks Experienced Educator as New State Superintendent - Maybe this public school leader can convince the governor to abandon disastrous vouchers. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/01/13/pennsylvania-governor-elect-picks-experienced-educator-as-new-state-superintendent/ via @dianeravitch #Education

Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
(Davis et al, 2023, Nature Reviews Microbiology)

"On the basis of more than 2 years of research on long COVID and decades of research on conditions such as ME/CFS, a significant proportion of individuals with long COVID may have lifelong disabilities if no action is taken."

#LongCOVID #MECFS

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2

BASTARDS BASTARDS & MORE BASTARDS.. figuratively AND literally!

Alabama Attorney General Pledges To Prosecute Women Who Take Abortion Pills

Where is the man's responsibility in all of this?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alabama-attorney-general-pledges-to-prosecute-women-who-take-abortion-pills_n_63c1a323e4b0fe267cb9f55c

Arrest Paul Gossar! Why the hell is this criminal allowed to serve in Congress?!?

GOP's Paul Gosar got early warning to leave Capitol on Jan. 6 from 'Stop the Steal' organizer https://www.rawstory.com/paul-gosar-january-6/