Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

In the coverage of Trump's horrendous treatment of our American heroes that have won the Congressional Medal of Honor, I've not seen much mention that Joe Biden is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom that orange chump said is a higher honor than the CMoH.

Biden's medal also came with an additional rare honor: The Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. That additional designation has been bestowed to only three others: Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and Colin Powell.

STEM Contact Upcoming with Mississippi!

Bayou Academy in Cleveland MS will talk with Suni Williams, KD5PLB, on the International Space Station live via Ham Radio.

Scheduled for Thu 22-Aug at 16:43 UTC | 12:43 PM ET | 11:43 AM CT. Listen on 145.800 MHz or watch at live.ariss.org.

Conservative Endorses Harris

Retired federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative legal scholar put on the bench by President George H.W. Bush, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump, whose candidacy he describes as an existential threat to American democracy.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #HarrisWalz #USA #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/politics/conservative-republican-endorses-harris-calls-trump-a-threat-to-democracy/index.html

'We Are All Warriors': #Ukraine Combat #Medic Killed In Battle Urged Comrades To Continue Fighting

Oleksandra Mulkevych, a 35-year-old combat medic, was honoured in #Kyiv before her burial on August 17. In a posthumous letter, Mulkevych urged her family and friends to continue their fight for freedom.

https://www.rferl.org/a/combat-medic-killed-in-battle-ukraine/33083976.html

(Photo RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service / Serhiy Nuzhnenko)

"Think about the courage it must have taken her mother to come to America at just 19, the sacrifices she must have made to create a life for herself and eventually for her daughters. If we did not welcome people who want to improve their lives, as well as contribute to our country and culture, we wouldn’t be just worse off—America wouldn’t be America."

~ Steven Beschloss

#KamalaHarris #immigrants #hope #future
/8

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/kamala-harris-an-immigrant-daughter

@GreenFire @davmicrot

They are sympathy terrorists, using the Democrats as a platform for #Hamas.
You'll never see a Pro #Palestine protest at a #Republican function.
They can't hijack the Republican party and boost their anti-Semitic narrative because the #KKK did that long ago.
None of the "protestors" at the Republican convention were given TV time.
#curious
#election2024
#2024election

This may be an unpopular opinion but the DNC doesn't need any more of your money. Consider prioritizing your donations on groups laser-focused on voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives in key battleground districts and states.
Maybe some commenters here have specific suggestions worth considering (but please vet them first to make sure they work for you!).

Via Anna Bower: 1/

Fmr chair of Fulton County elections bd filed ethics complaint against 3 Trump-backed members of #Georgia State Election Bd, alleging that they "knowingly & willfully violated state law" in pursuing election rule changes

https://documentcloud.org/documents/25048992-seb-ethics-complaint-c-woolard

Complaint alleges 3 MAGA-aligned state election bd members—Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston, Janelle King—not fulfilling their duties as election officials & that their actions instd appear to "advance their own polit preferences"

"Trump gave a speech in Asheville, North Carolina, that was supposed to be about the economy. Before he could appear, Trump had to pay the city $82,247.60 in advance, with city officials...concerned about the candidate’s habit of skipping out on costs associated with his rallies. Once on stage, he tossed economic issues overboard and concentrated on personal attacks on Biden and Harris, along with stream-of-consciousness musings on tampons and socialism."
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-14-2024?r=63j6s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#Trump #Felon

💊😷 Just did this legwork for a friend, and as it's Friday during a Covid surge & even people with doctors won't be able to raise them until Monday, here are ways to access Paxlovid in the US:

Hit up a telemedicine service for the prescription, e.g. https://hidrb.com/ ; https://www.plushcare.com/

Then head over to https://paxlovid.iassist.com/attestation and say you're uninsured/insurance won't cover, if needed. Feel free to add tips in replies.

#CovidIsNotOver

An open message
to the stranger
who has accused me
of being a paid shill:
I, and my empty bank account,
regretfully wish to inform you
that unfortunately
there is no money
in asking people
to try to take care of each other.

*

The 230th week of plague poems:
https://librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/plague-poems-the-two-hundred-and-thirtieth-week/

microsoft paid $13 billion for this technology

"Like a toddler who has a tantrum, let them complain and bellow and fume, and then they will lose interest. They are attracted to shiny, loud objects, not substance, and by generating her own heat, Harris can do what’s best for the people, not the elites who ultimately do not care about our well-being at all."

#KamalaHarris #media
/3

Some of the economic positions #Harris has announced today:

- elimination of medical debt for millions of Americans
- ban on price gouging for groceries and food
- cap on prescription drug costs
- $25,000 subsidy for first-time home buyers
- child tax credit of $6,000 per child to families for the first year of a baby’s life

from Chuck Pfarrer

KURSK OFFENSIVE /2230 UTC 15 AUG/ Ukraine offensive expands to greater than 1000 square KM. Russian surrenders continue.

I welcome the day when our government representatives agree to no longer provide our churches tax exempt status. They have abused that right and have gotten away with it far too long