Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

In our most recent Political Intelligence Column, Staff Writer @justinmiller asks ... Just how slippery can Ken Paxton get?

From our magazine:
https://www.texasobserver.org/paxton-senate-impeachment/

#Texas #TXlege #politics #USpol #news #KenPaxton #corruption #impeachment

So Moscow Mitch has no intention of going anywhere. He will contine undermining the US for Vlad Putin, the NRA, and the Federalist Society until he turns to stone.

Anyone who says, "I don't lie" definitely lies.

I usually don't lie. I rarely lie. I don't like to lie. I believe it's bad to lie. But I've never met the human who never lies.

By the way, if you are thinking about migrating to a new instance for whatever reason, this tutorial was a great help:

https://allthings.how/how-to-migrate-from-one-mastodon-server-to-another/

#mastodonmigration

If she continued the pregnancy, she was in serious danger of losing her bladder, her uterus and her life.

The #Tennessee abortion ban forced her to choose between sacrificing her #fertility or risking her life.

Now, she can never have #children again.

Read the full story here:
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-abortion-ban-doctors-ectopic-pregnancy

Congratulations, Elton John! <3

Elton John Sober for 32 years
"It has been the most amazing journey, one day at a time. I never thought life could be so rewarding. I am grateful to everyone who has helped me along the way."

This is what it looks like to have a life-threatening pregnancy in a state with an #abortion ban.

Mayron was not even 10 weeks pregnant when her OB-GYN knew something was wrong.

She had an ectopic #pregnancy implanted in scar tissue from a previous #cesarean section.

https://www.tiktok.com/@propublica/video/7260919585489128747?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6963766258878039558

Klan Mom just can't quite get her facts straight.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/07/marjorie-taylor-greene-gets-crack-pipes?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_content=77474

They Asked Me To #Cut My 6-Year-Old #Son's #Hair. I Taught Them About #Native #Cultural #Erasure.

This will be an #ongoing #battle for #Indigenous #people. Here’s how we fight back.

#Women #GenderNonconforming #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #IndigenousPeople #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dismantle-native-american-erasure_n_64c27243e4b044bf98f39f20

#introduction
Lecturers Without Borders (LeWIBo) is a small NGO that aims to bring scientists to schools by organising outreach lectures during scientists' trips (and sometimes also online!)
We are a network of over 400 scientists from 54 countries, our work is voluntary and the lectures are free of charge for the schools.
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<20 Black women physicists in U.S. have tenure. This scholar just joined the club
As the 1st Black woman to earn tenure in particle theory or cosmology theory, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is breaking barriers in physics
https://19thnews.org/2023/07/chanda-prescod-weinstein-physicist-tenure-rare-feat

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanda_Prescod-Weinstein
* American theoretical cosmologist/particle physicist
* advocate of increasing diversity in science

#BlackAmerica #WomensRights #GenderInequality #tenure #academia #SystemicRacism

Well, fuck.

Just been informed by my GP practice's pharmacist that there's now a national (UK) shortage of Rybelsus, aka Semaglutide, my most effective diabetes medication, that's likely to last into 2024. Influencers have been boosting it as a weight loss drug (it's the same drug—in tablet form—as Ozembic/Wegovy) and private clinics are buying up all the stock for image-conscious idiots, depriving diabetics of access.

(I have 12 weeks in the cupboard, then I may lose access for months.)

Wow, that's a lot of weeks.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Are there any people who are interested in #programming and wanna learn #commonlisp ?

I could become a mentor taking help with my opensource projects as a "payment".

Please, boost this message!

The meta description for Ron DeSantis' campaign page is uncannily on-brand. A few clunky sentences that capture his utter lack of charisma and his knock-off Trumpism -- like a fake Gucci bag at the swap meet with interlocking Cs.

Reuters: US to announce as soon as tomorrow a $330 million weapons package for #Taiwan.

Fantastic new Ed Yong article has just dropped, about fatigue and post-exertional malaise (aka "crashes") in Long Covid and ME/CFS.

This is CRITICAL READING if a loved one has either #LongCovid or #MECFS

Here's a link that gets around the paywall. https://archive.li/sBL8T