Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Abolish the electoral college! I’m sick of US interests being beholden to random swing states representing a tiny fraction of the population.

When I went to graduate school, I had to be revaccinated for measles. They told me that people vaccinated between 1963 and 1967 received a faulty dose and may NOT be protected. Please do what's necessary to protect yourself NOW before something bad happens.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2019/04/20/born-in-the-1960s-the-cdc-says-you-may-need-a-measles-shot-before-traveling/?sh=5343e9c647bf

Republicans are unfit. Period.

Via Jon Favreau:

I won't vote for foreign aid without border security legislation but I voted against border security because we don't need border security legislation but I won't vote for foreign aid without border security legislation but...

Acyn:

After Republicans tanked the border security bill, Tim Scott says he voted against a stand-alone bill for Israel/Ukraine aid because: We should first secure our southern border.

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich, not the poor. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has a yacht tax deduction. Hello?

North Carolina: State Orders Charter School to Repay $162,597 - Peggy Carr a neoliberal democrat that thinks public education should be privatized working in the Department of Education? https://dianeravitch.net/2024/02/07/north-carolina-state-orders-charter-school-to-repay-162597/ via @dianeravitch #Neoliberal

@TruthSandwich @rameshgupta Times of Israel has reported that many were killed on October 7.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-32-of-the-136-hostages-held-in-gaza-killed-20-others-feared-dead-nyt/

#WompWomp #Wompage

Donald #Trump's name disappeared from a golf course in the Bronx that had long welcomed drivers with a large sign reading “TRUMP LINKS.” The new owner removed the sign on Thursday, another example of Trump’s withdrawal from New York City.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/nyregion/trump-links-ballys-bronx.html?smid=threads-nytimes

With Ronna McDaniel vacating the RNC Chair in a pivotal election year, a savvy and universally-respected political operative is needed who is as acclaimed for being a brilliant strategist as a keen tactician.

By chance, the obvious candidate is available and sitting ready to answer the call.

The party that wants to let teachers carry #guns in the classroom now wants to criminalize teachers for allowing certain #books in the classroom.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/31/utah-teachers-could-be-criminally/

#Academia #BookBans #Censorship #Republicans #USPolitics #Utah
@academicchatter

Reminder that Middlesex University London is seeking volunteer moderators to participate in research about the impact of upsetting material, and how moderators cope with the work.

The survey is mostly written for salaried moderation teams, but Middlesex has asked volunteers to skip any irrelevant questions, they really want to hear from us!

The study may lead to tools you can use to help with moderator stress.

https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/BRKQ6LM

#Moderation @moderation #MastoMods #TrustAndSafety

Republican Impeachment of Mayorkas Fails https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/06/us/mayorkas-impeachment?smid=nytcore-android-share
Good news for democracy and justice. Bad news for speakermjohnson, GOP and Trump.

A former U.S. State Department security officer was arrested Tuesday after being identified as having been at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. https://t.co/WRidTuAHHV

More proof that time travel doesn't exist because if it did, someone would have gone back in time and brought Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson back here to slap Trump upside the head...