Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

The sewer continues to rise.

House Devolves Into Chaos With Shouts of 'Regular Order!' as Speaker McCarthy Loses Control
#politics #USPol
https://themessenger.com/politics/house-devolves-into-chaos-with-shouts-of-regular-order-as-speaker-mccarthy-loses-control

Wow!😳 Texas teacher fired after assigning an illustrated Anne Frank book

Censoring one of the most important works documenting the Holocaust and punishing the teacher who dared teach it is pretty much in line with what fascists do. Horrific antisemitism.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-teacher-anne-frank-fired-18375331.php

The Koch dark money machine was first launched for the purpose of quashing the federal indictment over crimes against the Osage that promised to put Charles Koch behind bars for a decade. This is an investigation I’ve worked on quietly for 27 years: the genesis of the Koch brothers’ billions — and the creation of the Kochs’ political Death Star.

► https://palastinvestigativefund.org/longknife/

#Koch #KochBros #Osage #Oil #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon #LeonardoDiCaprio #LongKnife #Documentary

Texas teacher fired after assigning an illustrated Anne Frank book

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-teacher-anne-frank-fired-18375331.php

#TexasEducation #TeacherFired #AnneFrankBook #ControversialAssignment #EducationalMaterial #FreedomofSpeech #Politics #News

I've finally done it! I'm officially an Ass Man *

(* Assistant Manager)

Drawing by Liberal Jane
(https://www.liberaljane.com/)

""If your activism isn't accessible and inclusive, who is it even for?"

#Disability #Accessibility #Activism

I aim to master the bananarang some day.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

@AlliFlowers
You and me both!! It's sexist, racist, passive aggressive, incredibly outdated, and more. How would they deal with a Native American or Orthodox Jewish boy, whose hair has religious/spiritual/cultural meaning? Plus, they're disregarding state law. Hopefully our outrage (& sharing) will help shame the school. (& hopefully the specter of a hefty law suit will help them "see reason".

"The World Health Organization (WHO) records 1.4 million new infections during July and August – up 80% from the previous month."

#COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne @WHO @auscovid19

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2023/9/18/what-level-of-risk-is-posed-by-a-new-wave-of-covid-19-cases

#Politics

Liz Truss claiming from fund for ex-PMs despite serving just 49 days

Liz Truss has been claiming from the £115,000-a-year public fund awarded to former prime ministers despite only serving for 49 days.

Self serving and deluded. Typical Tory.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23800325.liz-truss-claiming-fund-ex-pms-despite-serving-just-49-days/

Two new job ads just dropped in my department at MIT Libraries! Come work with me!

Institute Archivist (Range: $94,090-$157,520)

Institute Records Manager (Range: $71,175-$119,200)

Descriptions here: https://libraries.mit.edu/about/organization/jobs/

#Archives #Libraries #GLAM #ArchivesJobs #LibraryJobs #LISjobs #DigiPres

I hate to ask, but I don’t know what else to do. Our car insurance and phone bill are due and we need groceries. The cell phone is vital for my wife’s work at the hospital. Our friend who moved out left us a ton of debt and we are trying to stabilize after that. We need $700 to get thru this. If you can boost or donate we would greatly appreciate it. We have CashApp (bishopgodsey) and Venmo (bishopgodsey). You can also send via PayPal at paypal.me/GregoryGodsey. Thank you! #MutualAid #helpplz

The GOP has decided that their base loves a good McGuffin.
Examples:
Monica Lewinsky's Dress!
Barrack Obama's Birth Certificate!
Hillary Clinton's Emails!
Hunter Biden's Laptop!

It's not important that they ever see the McGuffin or have a resolution of that storyline. They just need SOMETHING to draw and keep their attention in the first two acts.
Every election cycle has one good McGuffin in the GOP story.

https://www.europesays.com/817296/ Germany announces new EUR 400 million military aid package for Ukraine. [article] #Ukraine

My daughter burned her fingers pretty badly a few weeks ago and I had to take her to urgent care. I would like you to look at this bill and note the cost of medical supplies. Those supplies? Gauze and burn cream. THAT IS IT. This should be fucking illegal