Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

As Florida now allows physicians to refuse to treat gay or trans patients, that means a fundamentalist doctor that thinks I shouldn't exist can refuse to treat me in the emergency room where time can make the difference between life and death. I won't be traveling to #Florida any time soon. #LGBTQ
https://newrepublic.com/post/172667/its-now-legal-florida-doctors-deny-health-care-anyone-feel-like

Az Gov. Hobbs delivers water for parched Rio Verde Foothills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061923_rio_verde_water/az-gov-hobbs-delivers-water-parched-rio-verde-foothills/
Just hours after residents demanded action in a press conference and more than six months after the city of Scottsdale turned off the taps on the unincorporated community, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed bill that should finally bring water to the dehydrated Rio Verde Foothills.
#Tucson #Arizona

@QasimRashid

#GOPThievesAndLiars

Attention on men infiltrating women's spaces as trans women is meant to distract from the much more prevalent threats to women's safety - like femicide, rape, stalking, harassment, online misogyny - and other types of sexism.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/18/there-is-so-much-more-for-us-to-worry-about-than-men-masquerading-as-women-to-access-single-sex-spaces

Confederate Heroes Day is a designated State Holiday in #Florida. #Juneteenth is not recognized as a State Holiday in Florida, although it is a National Holiday. That pretty much tells you the status of politics in Florida.

@JRBuckley I'm so glad that the College Board has recognized that if you strip from AP courses the requirement to think, then they are no longer AP courses and don't deserve college credit. #education #Florida #DeSantis

@not2b @lucybeahere @Sundae_Gurl Surely you're not suggesting that Melania's parents aren't fluent in English. I thought the GOP demanded that immigrants speak English. , , ,oh, wait . . . .Never mind!

Introverts are just extroverts who’ve realized that most people suck.

Tropical Storm #Bret at sunset in the central Atlantic Ocean. Predicted to strengthen into a category 1 hurricane. #weather #WX

Anderson Clayton: The 25-year-old party chairwoman who wants to turn North Carolina blue

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/anderson-clayton-north-carolina-democrat-b2360182.html

Tropical Storm Bret forms in the deep tropics https://abc13.com/hurricane-season-tropical-weather-news-updates/13303907/

Rep. Swalwell posted this after watching an interview that was jaw-dropping. I can’t copy over the vid but suffice it to say, Swalwell tweet sums up 1 segment well:

“Well that’s that. #Trump just confessed to Fox…that he stole & shared classified materials.”

I saw a clip or 2 & “deranged” doesn’t even begin to describe #FlopsweatTrump’s word-slaw.

1 quote: “ Baier: Why not just hand them over? Trump: Bc I had boxes, I want to go through the boxes & get all my personal things” #ClusterFox

Chronic sexual misconduct in Canada’s military is a national security threat
https://theconversation.com/chronic-sexual-misconduct-in-canadas-military-is-a-national-security-threat-207196

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has a serious problem when it comes to sexual violence.

According to a recent report, the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM), an elite branch of the CAF, has exposed a troubling culture of reticence and double standards when it comes to addressing misconduct.

#CAF #CanadianArmedForces #misogyny #extremist #systemic #NationalSecurity #Canada

pre-emptive #fediblock for meta's project92

https://threads.net/

https://threads.instagram.com/

they're not up yet but it looks like this is where they'll be

#FediPact

Bill Barr: Jack Smith will probably 'pull the trigger' and indict Trump for Jan. 6, too https://www.rawstory.com/bill-barr-jack-smith-will-probably-pull-the-trigger-and-indict-trump-for-january-6-too/

Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands https://apnews.com/article/3304245c225db88e8cd408037ce20735

Tropical Storm #Bret set the record for furthest east developed tropical storm south of 23.5°N this early in #hurricane season.

Impressive, but note that the period of record for that region is only about 50 years because of a lack of data away from land.

#weather #tropics #wxtooter

Today is #Juneteenth in the United States, a day to celebrate independence for all Americans and reflect on the fact that democracy is participatory and hard won, and to exclude any group from its benefits is to degrade it for everyone:

https://www.truthorfiction.com/til-that-the-civil-rights-act-was-not-the-first-one-in-the-u-s-but-rather-the-second-one/