Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

#Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #catstodon #cutecats #cute #oneorangebraincell #gingercat

Fool them once, fool them a thousand times.
The GOP can ALWAYS fool the Republican base.

Misinformation experts say there’s a strategy to Republicans’ foreboding claims about impending mandates

https://apnews.com/article/covid19-masks-vaccines-mandates-lockdowns-republicans-0a68414277bd37458a7e2360b1bc4f11

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AFP: Taiwan says detected 68 Chinese warplanes near island

Romney didn't have the courage to buck the party back when sane leadership was needed. Of course he knew the corrupt GOP would go after him so he chickened out.

Retiring Romney unleashes on GOP colleagues

https://www.axios.com/2023/09/13/mitt-romney-retiring-mckay-coppins-republicans

In the spirit of #TowelOwlTuesday, Happy #WetOwlWednesday✨ 🦉 💦

#NoThatsNotMadeUp #YesImBored #Owl

That poor #MoreporkOwl is a day late...

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on MAGA Republicans’ Illegitimate Impeachment Inquiry

Sep 12, 2023 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2023)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, released the following statement on House Republicans’ illegitimate impeachment inquiry:

“The evidence shows no wrongdoing by President Biden, but the GOP is obviously forced to launch an impeachment inquiry regardless of the facts.

“Republican leaders are caving to Marjorie Taylor Greene and the MAGA Right, which is insisting on either a ridiculous government shutdown or a farcical impeachment exercise. What a choice they’re handing America.
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-s-statement-on-maga-republicans-illegitimate-impeachment

SENATE
Senate GOP says House lacks evidence for impeachment

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 09/12/23 6:00 AM ET

Senate Republicans say the House GOP doesn’t appear to have enough evidence to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Biden and are skeptical about the prospect of setting up an inquiry with multiple committees already investigating the president and his son, Hunter Biden.

Republican senators are highly skeptical that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) could even muster enough votes in the House to pass an article of impeachment and warn it would be quickly dismissed if it ever got to the Senate, possibly without going to a full trial.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4198517-senate-gop-says-house-lacks-evidence-for-impeachment/

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies in #Alaska plane crash. https://www.juneauempire.com/news/u-s-rep-mary-peltolas-husband-dies-in-plane-crash/

Warren calls for investigation into Musk’s reported influence on foreign policy | The Hill

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4202885-warren-calls-for-investigation-into-musks-reported-influence-on-foreign-policy/

McCarthy Accuses Matt Gaetz Of ‘Working With’ Democrat Eric Swalwell To Imperil His Speakership

(is it bad that this made me giggle?)

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/mccarthy-accuses-matt-gaetz-of-working-with-democrat-eric-swalwell-to-imperil-his-speakership/

"Nicolle Wallace Says Mark Meadows Is So ‘Exposed’ In Criminal Case, He’s ‘Naked With His Rear End Hanging Out’"

https://www.mediaite.com/news/nicolle-wallace-says-mark-meadows-is-so-exposed-in-criminal-case-hes-naked-with-his-rear-end-hanging-out/

@JediSoth @georgetakei
A "funny" aspect of this sad affair is that Trump's lapdog, Bill Barr, instituted a binding Department of Justice policy that the DOJ has to treat congressional impeachment efforts as meaningless unless there is a full House vote authorizing an impeachment investigation. 🤣

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial in the Senate ends tomorrow I think.

Have you heard any news on the revelations from that trial documenting GOP ethics?

Via Andrew Weissmann:

This is a fascinating offensive move by Hunter Biden, may very well be undertaken to be shot across bow for those thinking of joining bandwagon in allegedly slandering him.

Joyce Vance:

#HunterBiden sues a former #Trump WH official who also worked for Peter #Navarro with allegations including illegal electronic access in connection with what's widely called HB's laptop but which this insinuates is illegally accessed iPhone storage data. #legal

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.898532/gov.uscourts.cacd.898532.1.0.pdf

According to a binding opinion issued by #tfg 's DOJ, impeachment inquiries are invalid unless the House votes to authorize them. That means the Biden administration can trash whatever subpoenas come from House #gqp. "Sorry, none of it counts! Come back when you've taken a vote, Kevin."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/13/2193096/-Trump-s-DOJ-comes-back-to-bite-him-in-Biden-impeachment-inquiry

Shorter Marge Greene: Only I can fundraise off of our fake impeachment clown show.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/09/mommy-maga-and-daddy-maga-are-fighting?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=79245

There were dozens of Black classical composers in 19th-century New Orleans, but they had few opportunities to present their compositions around the world, and that means their works have been largely forgotten — until recently. Atlas Obscura reports how OperaCréole, founded in 2011 by Black mezzo-sopranos Givonna Joseph and her daughter Aria Mason, is giving life to lost works as "an act of restorative justice."

https://flip.it/gs9R89

#BlackMastodon #Music #Culture #Opera #NewOrleans

“I’m not innocent, I broke the law and deserve to pay for my crime. However, I’m still a human. They even have warnings on the radio ... but we sit here and fry.”

Prisoners wrote to our Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher about the intense #heat in Texas prisons. They say it's often the worst at night, and #science supports the damage high nighttime temps can cause:
https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-heat-air-conditioning-texas-summer/

#ClimateChange #news #politics #Prison #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #Texas #HeatWave #health

"I'm rich enough, why should my kids get free school meals?"

1) Universal provision means for the price of giving food to your kids who "don't need it", kids who need it definitely get it. No barriers. No forms. No questions or tests.

2) Your kids won't bully the "free meal kids".

3) You have an interest in ensuring that your kids are not just fed but fed well. This means you won't put up with the "poor kid gruel" that you might campaign for to "save money" if you're not using the service.