Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

It turns out that campaigning on forced pregnancy does more harm than good. US maternal mortality is skyrocketing while it is dropping around the world. And in states where forced pregnancy is the law, doctors and women are leaving the state and many hospitals are no longer offering maternity care. https://www.vox.com/24056692/abortion-roe-dobbs-2024-biden-election-presidential

@joekoffee Good morning Joe☕️☕️☕️ and Happy Tuesday to you✌️

@Heyweldon

Involvement in municipal politics is the vote most likely to directly impact your quality of life personally.

In too many cities, the real estate developers & corrupt local politicians run city operations.

Want a livable city?
Get involved in your municipality.

Who Benefits and Who Loses When School Vouchers Are Expanded? - Senate leader says vouchers cost more now but as the need for public schools goes away, taxpayers will save money. Ending universal free public education. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2024/02/06/who-benefits-and-who-loses-when-school-vouchers-are-expanded/ via @janresseger #privatization

Once again, the tribes lead the way in #Oklahoma. Ironically, our governor is a tribal member.

“For the purpose of this #criminal case, fmr President #Trump has become #citizenTrump, w/all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. But any executive #immunity that may have protected him while he served as President no longer protects him against this prosecution,” the panel of 3 judges wrote. “The interest in criminal accountability, held by both the #public & the #ExecutiveBranch, outweighs the potential risks of chilling Presidential action & permitting vexatious litigation.”
#law

BBC: "A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats." #crime #politics #gop https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68190874

Apiarists are beehavioral therapists.

5/ Via Scott MacFarlane:

Court: “Former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. But any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as President no longer protects him against this prosecution.”

👉🏼Unanimous, emphatic, unequivocal ruling from appeals court👈🏼

[Me: 👆🏼THAT IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO HEAR]

Introducing the Newly Appointed Special Climate Envoy, John Podesta.

John Podesta, a seasoned political strategist, has been diligently serving as a senior advisor to President Joe Biden for the past year. His primary focus has been overseeing the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, a groundbreaking climate legislation in the United States. In light of the recent significant climate agreement reached at COP28, Mr. Podesta will assume the additional responsibility of representing
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Happy Tuesday! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/us/politics/trump-immunity-appeals-court.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Breaking: Nikki Haley asks for Secret Service protection after threats by egged-on supporters of man she will ultimately endorse for President.

#MAGA is a minority!
There will NEVER be enough folks
of this ilk to come to power

ALL WE GOTTA DO IS #VOTEBLUE

Those same dumb folks who want to claim that Biden is the problem when it comes to Israel and Palestine are the same set of folks who want to attack Biden and the Democrats as the problem with immigration and the border — even as the very same folks claim they're promoting a progressive approach to that problem.

Which the Republicans will not in 1,000,000 years bring us, if they're empowered while the Democrats are attacked and undermined.

#Israel #Netanyahu #Trump #Biden
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Veterans hate Trump. Unions hate Trump. #SoMuchWinning #NeverAgainTrump #VoteBlue #GiftArticle

VoteVets Plans $45 Million Push to Lift Biden and Democrats https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/us/politics/votevets-biden-democrats-ads.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TE0.7fpt.cPXKwF1tsMHQ&bgrp=c&smid=url-share

Democrats basically caved in to Republicans' immigration-bill demands, and then the Republicans blocked it anyway because they believe any deal would help Biden.

A reminder that, as always, the Democrats bring handshakes to knife fights.