Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Symbolically, on this day 29 years ago — 1 June 1996 — Ukraine handed over its last nuclear weapon to russia under the Budapest Memorandum. In return, russia pledged to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and borders. Russia got the nukes. Ukraine got “security guarantees." Remember?

So we have $50 million to piss away on a 90 minute Army parade, of which $16 million is for repairing damage to roads caused by vehicles. Meanwhile, we’re cutting scientific grants of thousands of dollars. Seems totally reasonable.

@GottaLaff

Yes, America, things can get worse. It can, and ALWAYS does, get worse with Trump.

@georgetakei
So the logical follow-on is that women can't be allowed to travel outside their home state.

At least, not between about 12 and 55.

2027 would be my guess.

Remember, "The Handmaid's Tale" is an instruction manual, not a dystopian warning.

Kushner Companies - the business started by Charles Kushner and run by Jared before he went to the WH in 2017 - has been slapped with 3 Stop Work orders on a $1 billion project in Journal Square NJ - with 3 contractors cited for unpaid wages and other violations

#KushnerCompanies #JaredKushner #CharlesKushner

https://jerseydigs.com/the-journal-jersey-city-stop-work-orders/

FDA approves new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/0MMhM7MPJO

Federal judge blocks #Trump admin from pulling Biden-era migrant protections https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/trump-biden-migrant-programs-judge-block

(V)idiocracy

‪@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)‬:
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HOLD UP. Are you telling us that the President of the United States is refusing regular briefings about threats to the country so his minions are creating a briefing TV show just for him? WHAT THE HELL?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/gabbard-considering-ways-revamp-trumps-intelligence-briefing-rcna209805.

“Today, San Diego witnessed a government-sanctioned🚨KIDNAPPING. ICE stormed Buona Forchetta in military gear ripping workers away, then unleashing tear gas and smoke on the terrified community.

Full on police state, fascism now used on American citizens. Stay aware.”
-J Wren
#ICE #Gestapo #Immigrants #Deportations #Fascism #DHS #PoliceState #TrumpRegime #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #Homan #Resist #USPol

https://youtu.be/LwOkSp936xI?si=EFNNTQXZ0kl4n_8g

Interestingly both the President of the United States and I have the same amount of authority to fire the head of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery, and I have decided to rescind this firing.

Trump fires director of the Sm...

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Abort!

NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts

Two flight directors and one flight engineer fired.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/noaa-hurricane-hunter-layoffs-threaten-to-degrade-hurricane-forecasts/

#WX #Hurricane #Hurricanes #HurricaneHunters #NOAA @BakerRL75 @ai6yr @nws_bot #NHC @AE4WX @firefly @Jennifer @bud_t @czarbucks

THIS IS HORRIFIC:

"a sheriff’s office in Texas searched data from more than 83,000 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion. The officer searched 6,809 different camera networks maintained by surveillance tech company Flock Safety, including states where abortion access is protected by law, such as Washington and Illinois. The search record listed the reason plainly: 'had an abortion, search for female.'"

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-got-abortion-so-texas-cop-used-83000-cameras-track-her-down