Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Unlike the GOP who stupidly refused to participate on the #January6th Comm (Cheney/Kinzinger excepted), the Democrats confirmed they WILL participate on all the new select committees the Republicans are now teeing up.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3807433-democrats-planning-to-sit-on-all-gop-select-committees/

Ask yourself why a group of #billionaires whose sole purpose is to slash #taxes and
#PublicEducation was anywhere near the GOP House Speaker deliberations.

Because THAT'S who the GOP really represents. #ClubForGrowth

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/01/club-for-growth-cuts-deal-with-congressional-leadership-fund-to-support-kevin-mccarthys-house-speaker-bid/

The next time you hear Republicans in Congress complain about increased IRS funding, remember that the richest 1 percent of Americans evade $163 billion in taxes each year. That’s who the GOP is protecting.

Glad to see President Biden,
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Justin Trudeau advancing regional progress on migration, climate and economic development.

Last term, my House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee convened key discussions about joint development work. Looking forward to ongoing conversations in the new term.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/10/world/biden-mexico-amlo-summit?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Investigation: Zinke misused position as Interior secretary | 16-FEB-2022 #GOPSwampFiles #TheBestPeople #RyanZinke #GOPSedition https://apnews.com/article/business-montana-billings-ryan-zinke-bf26ed5e11cc2b9d21c028f7fbf6cd0f

Rep. Adam Schiff today:

“Republicans claim without merit that this committee will investigate the so-called weaponization of the federal government. But what it’s really intended to do is to undermine the legitimate investigation of Trump’s incitement of a violent attack on this building, on this Capitol, on this citadel of democracy. An investigation that implicates some of the very members of this body who want to sit on that committee.”

#GOPTraitors #GOPSedition

Trump Org CFO Weisselberg is being sentenced to 5 months jail for massive tax fraud, of which he'll serve ~100 days on Rikers.

Kalief Browder suffered in Rikers for 700 days in solitary confinement on the false accusation he stole a backpack, then died by suicide.

Two Americas. And a reminder that a system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect, and that a system will always protect those it was never meant to fail.

For years, a major goal of the extreme right has been to undermine Social Security and Medicare, the most popular programs in the federal government. The fight to protect them from this assault starts now.

This seems promising.
“Federal deputy Erika Hilton has officially submitted a request to the Foreign Ministry to initiate the extradition of Jair Bolsonaro from the United States.” 👀

Let’s see if Ron DeSantis comes up with a legal theory that governors can independently grant political asylum to foreign ex-dictators. (They can’t.)

In the meantime, Bolsonaro’s wife claims he has suddenly taken ill. 🙄
Give me a break. Put him on a plane with Bannon and Donald Trump tonight.

BREAKING: Dr. Dre drops legal bomb on Marjorie Taylor Greene with a blistering cease-and-desist letter to stop using his music or face copyright infringement suit.

"We're writing because we think an actual lawmaker should be making laws not breaking laws..."

Mic, dropped.

JUST NOW: The new House rules would:

-enable the #GOP to defund a criminal investigation into #Trump.

-defund Office of Congressional Ethics.

-enable a #Republican being investigated by FBI to investigate the investigators investigating him.

I'm voting NO on the rules package.

They only think "Freedom of Religion" applies to their religion, so not sure why anyone is surprised they think Democracy only applies to their vote.

I had some trouble with Maddow's suggestion that Democrats should elect more Baptist ministers. How about Democrats elect more secular humanists? Christianity is not necessary to motivate social justice work.

#humanism #politics #SocialJustice #media

https://www.atheistrev.com/2023/01/christian-faith-is-not-necessary-to.html

“Marjorie Taylor Greene has been locked out of her Twitter account and her new video has been removed after Dr. Dre took legal action against her for using his music without permission.”
No Lie With Brian Tyler Cohen

The attorney’s letter is great. My favorite line:

“One might expect that, as a member of Congress, you would have a passing familiarity with the laws of our country.”

Rep. George Santos didn’t need another round of bad news, but a watchdog group has filed an FEC complaint against the Republican, alleging numerous violations.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/santos-faces-fec-complaint-alleged-campaign-finance-violations-rcna64907?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

Don’t be fooled by propaganda regarding school choice. This effort by Republicans attempts to re-implement school segregation in an increasingly brown state.

https://livingbluetx.com/2023/01/gop-effort-school-segregation/