Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

#GoodNews

"A Florida pastor and his son were arrested Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal Covid relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home," per NBC.

'Shame on you': Club Q survivors blame GOP rhetoric for mass violence - Survivors of the Club Q mass shooting directly tied Republicans' rhetoric to the massacre at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub and detailed their experiences on the night of the shooting, in prepared testimony read before the House Oversight and Reform committee Wednesday. #Colorado #cnn

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/politics/club-q-survivors-hearing/index.html

A cross-eyed teacher has trouble controlling her pupils.

What is a #coach? by Northside Innovates, for #Teachers by Teachers

https://anchor.fm/nisdinnovates/episodes/What-is-a-coach-e1s0td2?utm_source=web&utm_campaign=web-share&utm_medium=sharing&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq0zMS87IL9ItT03SSywo0MvJzMvWT9UPdS2NcPWvKPMqSwIAoOK1vjAAAAA%3D&%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1130097522553943874 #education #coaching #edtech #podcast @edutooter #edutooter

Incredibly dangerous situation unfolding right now with a possibly historic December tornado outbreak in progress. Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado watch issued for Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Northshore, Hattiesburg, Mobile, and parts of west central Alabama until 8 p.m. Central. Imperative to take immediate tornado precautions if warned. #LAwx #MSwx #ALwx #tornado #FediWx #NewOrleans

A bit late on this "Intro Post" but apparently it is recommended. 😀​

I'm just another twitter refugee (15 years on twitter, trying to wean myself off).

Taken from my profile:

Barb/Barbara | She/Her | Retired Teacher | Amateur Cook | Former Triathlon Podcaster | Traveller | Gardener | Petsitter | Service Puppy Raiser | Politics | Genealogy | Bleeding Heart Socialist | #TheArchers

#Politics #Genealogy #Travel #Canada #BCPoli #CanPoli #Science #Cooking #Dogs #ServiceDogs #DogTraining

Beneath the "Marshall Law" joke is an issue of deadly seriousness.

Martial law means suspension of habeas corpus, which means limitless arrest and detention without having to prove any crime. It would mean suspending Congress -- and local government. It would mean dictatorship.

@AlliFlowers And these folks then wonder why they’re not revered and adored like other leaders.

Joe Biden Says 'We Should Have Societal Guilt' At 10-Year Sandy Hook Anniversary - The president said he was “optimistic” that Congress might pass stronger gun control legislation as he declared a day of remembrance. #huffpost

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-sandy-hook-shooting-10-year-anniversary_n_6399e3bde4b019c696282076

The guy who co-authored Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s “parental rights” bill was just indicted for fraud, which is fitting given that they have defrauded the public w/ this Christo-fascist “parental rights” scam to destroy public schools. The “parental rights” slogan comes from proponents of private Christian schools & homeschooling—religious zealots who want to dismantle public education to create a Christian “Joshua generation.” #ChristianNationalism #PublicSchools https://www.salon.com/2022/01/12/parental-rights-started-on-the-christian-fringe--now-its-the-gops-winning-issue/

Every day is a day we can be more:

Kind
Intentional
Focused
Gracious
Just
Forgiving
Open minded

All you have to do is start. You won’t be perfect, but that’s not the goal. Just be a bit better every day.

We already have voter suppression - here's education suppression:
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-education-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-cc00d3bfecc7c286a268998b50533d17
#Education #Politics

A trove of more than 2,000 of Mark Meadows’s texts was published today, and they show that Jim Jordan played a lead role in Trump’s plot."

https://www.politicususa.com/2022/12/12/jim-jordan-meadows-texts.html #MarkMeadows #JimJordan #USPoli #Politics #Insurrection

Hallelujah! Governor Kate Brown of Oregon has commuted the entire death row and ordered the execution chamber to be dismantled.
A brave, moral act. I salute her.
#DeathPenalty #executions #GovKateBrown #CapitalPunishment
https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=76509

Why did more than 200,000 workers go on strike this year? Perhaps it’s because CEOs are now paid 399 times as much as a typical worker…

5 handy iOS 16 features that are available in macOS Ventura https://9to5mac.com/2022/12/13/macos-ventura-features-from-ios-16/

@AlliFlowers See, Republicans. Not so hard, was it?

Key reforms to the Electoral Count Act would close loopholes Trump and his allies tried to exploit in 2020.

This may be our last chance to protect our democracy before the next election.

Please call your senators and urge them to get this done: (202) 224-3121