Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

I would vote for Joe Biden even if he shot Trump on 5th Ave.

Last boost...

I'm not someone who has studied this deeply, but I think the treatment of queer and trans people in Nazi Germany are very relevant, and very similar to what we're seeing now.

Trans people are not "a people" in the eyes of the right, we're evidence of the degeneracy of their enemies.

for reference: https://indieweb.social/@emilygorcenski/110388342108847775

Fucking #KariLake!

Kari Lake is raising money off her conspiracy theories while Arizona taxpayers foot the bill https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kari-lakes-persecution-complex-cost-arizona-taxpayers-140000-rcna84893

There’s a Deep State, alright—it supported Donald Trump.
#FBI #GOPTraitors #DeepState

F.B.I. Revokes Security Clearances of 3 Agents Over Jan. 6 Issues | GIFT LINK | 17-MAY-2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/us/politics/fbi-security-clearance-jan-6.html?unlocked_article_code=w9x0Y17tBDS4YPVZG4Dxq8Of-XkWgjdRM2pZEQtFmNFBORxVfGtUsIRxD6ejgOXEe6xPbIDxIFxRsMs_uCSQtMbEIN2J1sz0eBOwH567QyjNUP8QchSj342rGyO80KJoVmIl3i5DYp-nrT63ilyXaRqcnRglX8ZkxocXTOt326499N-D_YHgNFYe_EuzzzI2C0YHRk2giFKyparuenRt0HtsM8VeYVTkyVeBLZkU8KY7B4VTkDHWhm-wE6juhSFnnjT_32VYH3i5sQ04h736Sq4O9MFI3lU-iSm6CjC5VTpCLiZKPMrnXnE8z78Fjuikg8K5zDWFmtBdu4IW8KtGosv68J6fSiXjqFU&smid=url-share

DeSantis criticized for mandating Asian American history while banning courses on 'systemic racism' - NBC News https://apple.news/A2hfArOYgSUG8w2qufXSphA “But many Asian Americans are not celebrating, pointing to how other marginalized communities are being impacted by the state heavily limiting the instruction of systemic racism and gender identity in the classroom.” De Stupid trying to pit minority groups against each other.

Why is anyone surprised that the #GOP put party over fundamental right and wrong today? For the last seven years, Trump has exposed the GOP as a party that is utterly without morals, willing to overlook any character flaw, no matter how cavernous it might be, if it means serving the interests of The Party. It’s party over country, every. Single. Time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/george-santos-congress-vote-expel-ethics/e775d6d6-f4fc-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/17/tricia-cotham/after-switching-parties-tricia-cotham-flip-flops-o/ She is a Santos in a dress.

The fucking New Yorker. It just... I can't even.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/as-trans-families-flee-spare-some-sympathy-for-wealthy-transphobes

Ro Khanna repeats call for Dianne Feinstein to resign after reporter incident

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/ro-khanna-echoes-call-for-feinstein-to-resign-18104553.php

#SFGate #RoKhannaCallsForResignation #DianneFeinstein #ReporterIncident #PoliticalAccountability #FreedomOfPress #Politics #News

@marcelias and also, why are nine Democrats not even fucking voting?!

Gender doesn't need to be regulated.

Carbon emissions. Those need to be regulated. Guns. Holy fucking expansion, those need to be regulated. Predatory interest rates. Regulation required.

Gender does not need to be regulated.

@marcelias they need to repeat this vote until he is removed. If McNazi is allowed to have 12 votes to become speaker, we can have 12 votes to have this fucker removed.

Hat tip to Wendy Siegelman @wendysiegelman for her post today:

Erik Prince indicted in Austria >>> https://mastodon.social/@wendysiegelman/110386467900955123

"Per Austrian media Kurier and ORF the public prosecutor's office in Wiener Neustadt filed a criminal complaint against Airborne Technologies GmbH and 5 people including Erik Prince for arming and exporting planes to Libya"

Consider following Wendy, an excellent independent investigator and journalist. We are fortunate to have her posting on Mastodon.

#USPolitics

Democrats keep Pennsylvania House majority, positioning party to prevent limits on abortion rights https://apnews.com/article/fe4d515358ba45a9f83283afac3c8fe0

@gwfoto I wouldn't consider voting for it if Roe v Wade wasn't enacted first. This is selling fascism. We can have universal healthcare, but only if women are chattel? They can all go to hell.

Donald Trump was apparently clued in on a plot to steal data from voting machines in Georgia.

May 17: The wild Trump allegation you might not have heard about https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/news-and-politics-newsletter-read-the-slatest-for-may-17.html?via=rss

My corporate landlord just sent out a passive-aggressive email to all tenants reminding them that “rent payment due on the 1st“ and that they will be charging a $110 late fee as per the lease.

I replied back thanking them for the reminder and highlighting that the San Francisco Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program Monitoring and Procedures Manual caps late fees at 5% of the rent.

We have several units in our building that are reserved for people making 30-50% of the area median income. Late fees for them should never be more than $38-50. They’re trying to charge them more than twice that.

It’s crazy how confidently incorrect a $13B company can be.

"Why are so many people failing to consider that their new forgetfulness, persistent cough, unexplained anxiety and depression, or their crushing fatigue after engaging in normal exercise might be related to their case of #COVID19? Why are people not taking the risk of #LongCovid seriously? And perhaps the most important question for us as medical professionals: Are we ready to care for millions suffering from long COVID for the long haul?"

https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/104481