Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

https://truthout.org/articles/organizers-are-resisting-a-2-tiered-legal-system-in-majority-black-jackson-ms/

Marco Rubio hammered over 'appalling bigotry' aimed at U.S. military official.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R - FL) is being called out for an apparently homophobic Twitter post attacking a Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps officer, with his comments being called "juvenile." https://www.rawstory.com/marco-rubio-bigot/

"We *were* horrified by Uvalde, and Nashville, Newtown, Parkland, Santa Fe, and Roseburg, Oregon. For a few days. But we have gotten to the point where coverage of one slaughter is interrupted by breaking news of yet another." https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/numbed-america

"We called for you all to ban assault weapons, and you respond with an assault on democracy.” - Justin Jones

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/15/republicans-minority-rule-tennessee-race-gun-control

Student: You only teach useless crap.

Teacher: Don’t be so hard on yourself.

OPINION: Tucker Carlson is a national security threat https://washingtonpress.com/2023/04/15/opinion-tucker-carlson-is-a-national-security-threat/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@AlliFlowers @1finekitty

Have MAGA parents get their underaged kids to violate that rule, and then sue the social media company for violating the law.

The law's main purpose is to hurt social media companies, not white kids.

As a bonus, they can arrest Black kids if they use Tik Tok.

@AlliFlowers @1finekitty right?! Kids will just get on it outside the home. It'll make things MORE dangerous.

The opening up of Arizona's Oak Flat to copper mining would wipe out generations of Apache religion, culture and wisdom. #indigenousrights #environment https://progressive.org/op-eds/we-cant-let-oak-flat-get-sold-mining-companies-garcia-230410/

Fox News viewer who crushed officer with a shield on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 7 years in prison (Ryan J. Reilly/NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fox-news-viewer-crushed-officer-shield-jan-6-sentenced-7-years-prison-rcna79720
http://www.memeorandum.com/230414/p74#a230414p74

Arcturus (XBB.1.16) in the United States as we pretend the pandemic is over.

#COVID #CovidIsNotOver
https://fortune.com/well/2023/04/14/arcturus-xbb116-omicron-covid-variant-in-united-states-future-pandemic/

Today's PSA: (because, apparently, this is shocking to people). It's OK for corporations to make less money. It's OK for shareholders to receive less value.

No, they don't have to raise prices on their consumers. No, they don't have to cut wages or benefits. They're choosing to.

If your perpetually ascending profit model only works because you exploit your labor, then your profit model deserves no sympathy, fretting, or hand-wringing.

You can, and should, make less profit.

@AlliFlowers @1finekitty That's what I was going to say. Lol.

Ms. Huckabilly is apparently ignorant when it comes to computers, the Internet, and how things work. In contrast to the minors she hopes to control, who grew up on the Internet and can easily work around anything she comes up with and escape detection. She's a fool and it shows.

With Sen. Dianne Feinstein requesting to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee as she recovers from shingles, Senate Democrats on Thursday began working to break the logjam that has held up critical judicial nominations for weeks. https://trib.al/ABjrLMu #news #worldnews

Zachary Rehl, one of the Proud Boys on trial for seditious conspiracy, testified this week. I unpack this for @emptywheel below.
Though Rehl confidently insisted there was "no plan" for 1/6, a lack of consistency in his testimony raises questions.

REPORT:
https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/04/13/finally-the-first-proud-boy-on-trial-for-seditious-conspiracy-testifies/

Former Capitol Police Officer Sentenced After Aiding Jan. 6 Rioter https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-police-officer-michael-riley-sentenced-insurrection_n_643821fae4b05765f3810d41

Clarence Thomas’ Mom Definitely Still Lives in the House the Billionaire Bought - Slate https://apple.news/AyGbYnF8sSU-gM_C-b-lRlQ