Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

BREAKING: Matt Gaetz's alleged underage rape victim has been contacted by House Ethics Committee, which is investigating Gaetz for sexual misconduct, drug use, and public corruption.

Gaetz allegedly paid for sex with a then-17-year-old.

Is the House preparing to expel Gaetz?

A new study found that more that 64,000 people became pregnant through rape in states that criminalized #abortion.

Most of the women live in states that ban victims from aborting their assailant's pregnancy.

Texas has turned itself into a rapist paradise with 45% of all forced pregnancies tracked happening within its borders https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/64k-women-girls-became-pregnant-due-rape-states-abortion-bans-study-es-rcna135565

#reproductiverights

This makes me literally sick to my stomach. They’ve somehow managed to survive the violence of rape only to have their governments violate them a 2nd time. When I tell you I would drive off a bridge before I brought my rapist’s baby into the world, I’m not being hyperbolic. #ForcedBirthIsViolence #AbortionIsEssential #ProChoiceIsProLife https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/texas-sees-estimated-26k-pregnancies-rape-18625692.php

Graphic description by #Israeli #hostage inside #Hamas tunnel:

— militants snatched her out of her house. Another went back in & shot her husband dead

— marched into extensive tunnel network, walking 5 hrs through dark airless shafts

— held in dark, humid tunnel where she met #Sinwar, Hamas top leader

— From so deep underground, she did not hear #Israel’s massive bombardment. But she said she could tell they were happening because it felt like the tunnels were moving

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hostage-hamas-gaza-captive-02b11a8ec897970589e580dee732d484

Tip of the Day!

Here is a reminder to everyone [rightly] pissed at the incredibly high cost of peer-reviewed journal articles behind paywalls:

If you send an email to the lead/corresponding author (whose contact is almost always provided in the article, or easily found with google) and ask for a copy of the article, the author will almost universally be delighted to send a copy [legally] to you, free.

We authors LOVE it when someone asks for a copy of our articles!!!

I know he’s a fossil, but if it’s a choice between Dark Brandon and the Mango Mussolini, I’m gonna be voting for Brandon… #letsgobrandon

📢 NEW: McConnell just told Senate Republicans the sexual assault perpetrator won’t let them help fix the border because he wants to run on it.

Republicans refuse to fix the border, and allow the dangerous situation.

REPUBLICANS BLOCKED FUNDING BORDER SECURITY!

#immmagration #border #security #criminal #republicans #scam #RepublicansAreTheProblem

Chag Sameach! Tonight marks the beginning of Tu BiShvat. It's a time for reflection on our relationship with nature. And what a poignant time for reflection. Our planet that we have been charged as stewards of is in crisis. Politically, Socially, and in terms of Global Warming and Climate Change. https://www.lonestarmensch.blog/tubishvat2024/

House GOP Throws Tantrum About Chaos Created By House GOP

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/01/house-gop-throws-tantrum-about-chaos?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=84209

What's going on with Kenneth Eugene Smith's scheduled execution?

SCOTUS denied one stay request today—relating to the fact that Alabama already tried to kill him one—but his challenge to the untested nitrogen gas protocol Alabama wants to use remains pending, with a stay request at the 11th Circuit. https://www.lawdork.com/p/alabama-nitrogen-execution-challenges-smith

Texas Democrat calls on Biden to seize control of Texas National Guard (Lauren Sforza/The Hill)

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4427211-texas-democrat-biden-seize-control-texas-national-guard/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240124/p59#a240124p59

@philip_cardella I just saw it today:
"Given recent departures, Republicans hold 219 seats to Democrats’ 213. Here’s what happened other times Congress was so closely divided."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-one-smallest-majorities-history-speaker-mike-johnson-rcna134842

Another way I think right-wings types are just awful—not only wanting to withhold as much help as possible from those who really need it but wanting to shame anyone for receiving whatever help is given.

Like that whole school lunch thing. Embarrassing kids with past due bills is TOTALLY what your lord and savior would do, babe. Very loaves and fish.