Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

"...Very fine people on both sides..."

#Charlottesville tiki torcher who just did some time on his 2017 conduct has now been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on #Trump's behalf. #Jan6 #legal

https://nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/charlottesville-tiki-torch-carrier-arrested-storming-capitol-jan-6-rcna94866

I’m convinced we relegate “arts and crafts” and manipulatives to lower grades & don’t give older students a chance to interact with these activities enough just to seem “advanced”

that notion that in k12 “advanced math” looks like taking notes not glue & paper & art.

If you feel like you “don’t have time” think about what will have more of a lasting impact. What will they remember in 10 years? You doing the proof from the book? or trying to make an ellipse by slicing a cone made of clay?

http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/jul/18 “On July 18, 1946, a white mob shot a 37-year-old Black veteran named Maceo Snipes at his home in Butler, Georgia. A day earlier, Mr. Snipes had exercised his constitutional right to vote in the Georgia Democratic Primary, becoming the only Black man to vote in the election in Taylor County. For this he was targeted and lynched.”

An interactive map of cultures with three or more genders, courtesy of PBS.

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/

https://metrozone.newsroomlabs.com/article-intro/10404954?brid=2861ea0a&lang=en
Israel Struggling to Recover Ancient Artifacts Trump Took to Mar-a-Lago: Report
Israel lent several antiquities to the White House in 2019, including ancient clay lamps for a White House Hanukkah event. Unfortunately, Donald Trump was president at the time, which means the artifacts are now at Mar-a-Lago, and Israel can’t figure out how to get them back #GrifterTrump #TrumpCrimeFamily #CrookedTrump

@AlliFlowers

Race to the bottom anyone?

Yes indeed, this is another reason why we all have to get more people to help vote out the far-right.

“Countries need to be sharing more information on destabilizing actions, on things that look strange, and we need to be less naive and more aware.”

This is serious shit with severe consequences to consider. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/17/an-arctic-great-game-nato-allies-russia-face-off-far-north/

Italy begins stripping lesbian mothers of their parental rights – LGBTQ Nation (Me: Fascism anew in Italy)

In conjunction with its crackdown on the rights of same-sex parents, the Italian government has begun retroactively stripping same-sex parents of their legal connection to their children. Michela Leidi told the Daily Mail that she “cried for ten days” after receiving a letter informing her she would be removed from her daughter’s birth certificate. “It was as if I…

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/07/17/italy-begins-stripping-lesbian-mothers-of-their-parental-rights-lgbtq-nation-me-fascism-anew-in-italy/

@GW
The only moral lesson the GOP is teaching young people is, if you can’t win fairly, cheat, because winning is all that matters.

Donald Trump will be indicted AGAIN before the GQP primaries..
Depending what judge Cannon does tomorrow ,he may be indicted in DC as well.

Unlike western media outlets who bury the #ClimateChange lede & couch in wishy washy terms, Al Jazeera just comes right out & says it:

"Temperatures have soared towards new highs across three continents as heatwaves & wildfires are scorching parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

"Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe & Asia, urging people to stay hydrated & shelter from the burning sun, in a stark reminder of the effects of global warming."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/17/extreme-weather-grips-the-globe-as-heatwaves-and-wildfires-rage

@chrisgeidner

"The South Carolina Senate votes to ban abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. State Sen. Tom Davis (R) remarked,

👀 “At some point in time, the right of the state to see the unborn child born does take precedent over the woman’s right to her body.”"👀
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/25/ann-telnaes-cartoon-south-carolina-abortion-ban/

#Women #WomensRights #BodilyAutomony #Abortion #Healthcare #SouthCarolina #USA
#EditorialCartoon #Cartoon

The real reason Joe Manchin is entertaining an ill-advised White House run: Gov. Jim Justice (who is aimng for Manchin's Senate seat) has a 66% favorability rating in West Virginia compared to Manchin's 38%. Manchin is dancing with No Labels because of this.

But the talking heads in most of the national media never mention this.

Jim Justice rakes in close to $1M in second quarter for Manchin’s Senate seat |
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4091759-jim-justice-rakes-in-close-to-1m-in-second-quarter-for-manchins-senate-seat/