Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

One Step Closer: DC Bar Panel Recommends Giuliani Be Disbarred

Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for bringing “frivolous” and “destructive” cases alleging voter fraud in the 2020 election, a committee of the D.C. bar said on Friday.

But this determination is not the last stop in the multi-year saga over Giuliani’s role in filing lawsuits seeking to invalidate swathes of votes in service of Trump’s attempt to reverse his 2020 loss.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/one-step-closer-dc-bar-panel-recommends-giuliani-be-disbarred

In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro

https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-deforestation-lula-climate-change-2fe225f71a8f484e8d365ea641acd65e

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #climate #Brazil #Amazon

Why Does the U.S. #Copyright Office Require #Libraries to Lie to Users about Their Fair Use Rights? They Won’t Say. - The Scholarly Kitchen
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/07/05/why-does-the-u-s-copyright-office-require-libraries-to-lie-to-users-about-their-fair-use-rights-they-wont-say/

Via Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36606323

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-pledge-of-allegiance_n_64a2eca3e4b0dcb22c46c8dc?utm_campaign=share_facebook&ncid=engmodushpmg00000003&fbclid=IwAR0c0ZSHfkdeIAwjhlWy16SS6xmYDiTd6QwcBgW3Npwma3Gmski5QE9noW8

"Conservatives have always claimed in a rather obnoxious chest-pounding manner to own patriotism, love of country and the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution. Yet it is always the conservatives, be they lawmakers or citizens, either by word or by deed, who strive to deny the very freedoms they say they love and, in many cases, have sworn to defend."

I was in school in the 60s/70s. This sounds very familiar.
#USpolitics
#Freedom

#MAGA Funky Punky Buggery Sara Palin https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jury-rules-sarah-palin-defamation-case-new-york-rcna16275

Study shows greater immunity from Pfizer vaccine followed by Novavax than two doses of Pfizer vaccine.

#COVID #vaccines https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-07-06-novavax-covid-19-vaccine-second-dose-generates-high-immune-response-young-people

@marcelias Some context: Texas has 254 counties, and the law was crafted to apply *only* to Harris County. Harris is a heavily Democratic County and has about 16% of the state's population. That's more than any other two counties combined, and more than the sum of the bottom 214 counties.

Imagine a disaster is happening and journalists, officials, and experts need to get important safety info out, but the algorithm is prioritizing showing you soft drink adds and photos of celebs on yachts. This is why social apps need to be actively supporting and working with organizations who deliver news.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia https://abc7chicago.com/jimmy-carter-rosalynn-anniversary-first-couple/13474531/

Anti-American Fox News Says Democrats Who Move to Red States ‘Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote’ | News Corpse https://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=57342

"I decided not to follow anyone. And so, for the last couple days, I have only been seeing the raw machinery of Threads. Its algorithm is just blasting me with random posts and, every so often, it tries to show me more of a particular user I click on or spend too long reading in the feed.

"My verdict: Threads sucks shit. It has no purpose. It is for no one. It launched as a content graveyard and will assuredly only become more of one over time."

https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-algorithmic-anti-culture-of-scale

#MindViruses spread via the vector of #Indoctrination.

#atheism
Tooted by a #bot!
SN# 2864

#MichaelScheuer #Antisemitism

Virulent antisemite tells Jeanine Pirro that the 2nd Amendment is needed “to take care of these vermin” who “rigged” elections https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/virulent-antisemite-tells-jeanine-pirro-2nd-amendment-needed-take-care-these-vermin-who

@black_intellect
Earth to corporations, executives can't be bigots in their private life and then have that view point not influence the decisions they make at work, which makes you legally liable for employing known bigots.

If you know some people who are bigots, who use their religion to tell them who it is okay to hate, who are pro-discrimination, don't put those people in charge of any other human being, ever!

New, from me: a University of Chicago student was accused of cyber bullying an instructor.
Elon Musk replied to a thread the student posted about his activities, generating millions of views, including 550K views where he again targets the instructor.
Where does protected speech end, and harassment begin? https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/where-does-speech-end-and-harassment

#Introduction I guess?

Any #classicalMusicians out here on the fediverse? Would love to connect! Classical Twitter still seems mostly on Twitter.

I'm a Montréal-based amateur cellist & #composer. I also play flute, voice, and dabbling in guitar, recorder, melodica, and others. Lots of #Baroque and #RomanticMusic, trying to discover more #NewMusic.

I'm always looking for more gender-marginalised, #queer and #BIPOC representation in classical music!

Lili Boulanger is <3

#classicalmusic #cello

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