Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Just fyi, in Illinois, many of the teachers teaching dual credit courses for college courses are not remotely qualified to do so, their syllabi and content do match what the state says they’re supposed to have, and even though department chairs like myself are supposed to have approval rights to make sure the classes aren’t a joke, we can deny all we want and get overrruled anyway. So the students may be getting college credits, but they’re not getting college content. And nobody seems to care.

As if we needed yet another reason to #VOTEBLUE

Via RonFilipkowski:

Mike Johnson says if #Trump wins and Republicans expand their House majority and take the Senate, he has already spoken with Trump about making “big radical changes,”“aggressive changes” to the govt in first 100 days.

Dear companions,

April 22 is the night of the first Seder. The day before, April 22, is Earth Day. We are making available two possible Sedarim — one from a couple of years ago called Earth & Justice Freedom-Seder, wonderfully designed by Rabbi Nate DeGroot, an exciting text mostly by me, and a gorgeous cover illustration by Israeli artist Avi Katz.

Download the Earth & Justice Freedom-Seder at:
https://bit.ly/TSCEarthSeder

We will also send out another whole stripped-down Haggadah on which I have started work.

Shalom,
— Arthur

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JFedi #Passover #Pesach

Rethinking Mastectomies: Why Transmasculine Top Surgery May Be Healthier Than You Think
Emry Cohen, MD for Assigned Media

"A healthy body is not synonymous with a cisgender body, and having breasts is not a marker of increased healthiness. But, most importantly, we need to let people make choices for their bodies and mind our own business."

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/rethinking-mastectomies-breast-cancer-transmasc

#Autonomy #MedMastodon #LGBTQIA

She had no idea she would soon be indicted on a charge of illegal voting. She later said that she would not have jeopardized her freedom by submitting a ballot & would have left the polling place if she’d known she wasn’t allowed to vote.

#Election workers checking provisional ballots — as is routine — later determined Mason was ineligible, so her ballot was never counted.

#law #ElectionLaw #GOP #VoterIntimidation #VoteSuppression #ElectionInterference #BlackVotesMatter #democracy #VoteBlue

CHRIST ON A CROSS. MY GOD, the intro to this story alone makes me want to spew FIRE.

If you live in Florida and your child (or you) has Medicaid — because apparently the state didn’t even bother to notify some, or all, of the parents of the 460,000 children. Plenty of adults will lose coverage on EASTER SUNDAY, too.

Just one of the kids, age 10: “Her son Rylan was born with complex health issues intensified by a traumatic brain injury as a toddler. He is immune deficient and relies on a wheelchair, feeding tube, special formula, regular doctor visits and around-the-clock care. His medical costs are so expensive that even a day without coverage could cost Maron hundreds or thousands of dollars.“

‘Some of Florida’s sickest kids are losing Medicaid coverage on Easter Sunday – Sun Sentinel’
“Advocates for the families scramble to tell parents how to appeal loss of coverage before it’s too late”
https://archive.ph/8mFry

#Taliban edict to resume #stoning #women to #death met with horror

The Taliban’s announcement that it is resuming publicly stoning women to death has been enabled by the international community’s silence, human rights groups have said.
Safia Arefi, a lawyer and head of the #Afghan #human #rights organisation Women’s Window of Hope, said the announcement had condemned Afghan women to return to the darkest days of Taliban rule in the 1990s.

“With this announcement by the Taliban leader, a new chapter of private punishments has begun and Afghan women are experiencing the depths of loneliness,” Arefi said.

“Now, no one is standing beside them to save them from Taliban punishments. The international community has chosen to remain silent in the face of these violations of women’s rights.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/28/taliban-edict-to-resume-stoning-women-to-death-met-with-horror?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Heard today on MSNBC: Big Pharma- a one month supply of Ozempic costs $.89-$5.00 to manufacture, sells for $150 in Canada and $1000 in the USA.

You, your health plan or Medicare with RX coverage, the govt is paying these outlandish prices. And you can pay for it in the Medicare donut hole. No good for our National or personal budgets. Senator Sanders says he’ll do something about it.
Another med even more crazy: Actemra $5k per month to treat Temperal Arteritis…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/ozempic-costs-just-5-to-make-a-study-said-the-backlash-was-swift/ar-BB1kL8ui

Remember a month or so ago when I split my scalp open and got an ambulance ride to the ER and a CT scan and an EKG and some staples whacked into my head? The bill came.

It was $200.

Well, that was my out-of-pocket. The actual bill was $4,598.37.

Well, that’s what the insurance company paid by contract. The actual actual bill was $25,546.25.

It’s like I got a twenty-five grand bonus just because I have a job.

The American medical system is insane.

Still waiting on the ambulance invoice.

Taiwan's navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China raises threats toward the island, six people briefed on the trip said.

https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-s-navy-chief-to-visit-us-next-week-sources-say/7548624.html #voanews

ACT NOW, because only select MAGA Patriots will receive a special edition of President Trump's God Bless the USA Bible, featuring photos of your favorite Christian President doggy-styling supermodels over the Resolute Desk.

Forbes Revealed Trump Owed Massive Hidden Debt That He Conveniently Failed To Disclose While In Office https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NmWK7c5pDzbEdfDpoFs6Q-Gkz6RCC25z?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

@makkhorn

impeachment managers are...

one couldn't find a better list outside of a psych ward if they tried...

@Brandi_Buchman

As long as they do the same thing for every other crook at every other economic level ....

'Roots' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman' Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Dies at 87 | Wealth of Geeks https://flip.it/bnVjan

The tank destroyed in #Ukraine has been identified as the very one responsible for the loss of Hungarian lives during the tragic events of 1956! Today, #Ukraine's defense assures #Hungary that they will be kept safe from any such threats.

Who thinks Republicans were treated unfairly by God? They didn't get a brain.

#JesusChrist #DonaldTrump #OrangeJesus #Republicans

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5GeQwXrVbe/?igsh=MWNua2d1a2x3eDdzYQ==
Amit Soussana was a lawyer, and the first time I saw her on video was in an unbelievable video from Oct 7 where 8 armed men! are dragging her to G@za as she is fighting them with strength and courage that I cannot even comprehend, beating her to stop fighting, all the while - she is not even fully dressed!

Next, I see her after her return from being in captivity, starting to talk anywhere for the release of the other kidnapped that are still there.

And now, she came out - with the same unimaginable bravery - speaking of the sexu@l buse she went through, and I feel that she is doing that for the women left behind who are still going through the same, or worse, and for the other women who came back and are incapable of sharing what was done to them by H@mas.

לא נשכח ולא נסלח
lo neesh-'kakh ve-'lo nees-'lakh
We won't forget, and we won't forgive

I can promise you that.

#neveragainisnow #bravewoman #israel

Man Who Accused CPAC’s Matt Schlapp of Sexual Assault Reportedly Received $480,000 Settlement https://www.mediaite.com/news/man-who-accused-cpacs-matt-schlapp-of-sexual-assault-reportedly-received-480000-settlement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon