Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Ivey removes Alabama veterans commissioner by executive order after board votes down her request
https://www.al.com/news/2024/10/ivey-removes-alabama-veterans-commissioner-by-executive-order-after-board-votes-down-her-request.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion

Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion

Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on, like Social Security.

Be warned.

If you have misguided leaders in your organization, you might want to hire a former teacher... they have lots of experience with misguided leaders.

Turn Over Order: Giuliani Must Give Reggie Jackson and Joe DiMaggio Signed Photos and 1980 Mercedes and More to Receiver - Inner City Press story: https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny313dlimangiulianifreemanicp102224.html Full order and list on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/turn-over-order-114505626?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

CNBC reports on a conservative study showing on Trump's tariffs: "would cost Americans as much as $3.9 trillion ... Potentially one of the biggest tax hikes in decades."

BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨

A federal judge Tuesday ordered former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over all his valuable possessions and his Manhattan penthouse apartment to the control of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers he defamed and to whom he now owes $150 million.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/22/politics/rudy-giuliani-bankruptcy-georgia-election-workers/index.html

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“…Events with Liz Cheney provide Harris a way to get out of an ethical dilemma. As Vice President, she should not discuss pending Federal cases against a criminal defendant, including the January 6 case charged against Trump. But Liz Cheney can. And Cheney happens to be an expert. In the events she did and is doing and still will do with Harris today, Cheney prosecuted the January 6 case against Donald Trump. And as she described how Trump sat, doing nothing, as his supporters attacked Congress, one of the people behind the women nodded vigorously.

But I also realized, as I watched the Michigan version of these events today, that Harris and Cheney are also modeling democracy. They are giving people — women who are my age and Cheney’s age and moderator Maria Shriver’s age are the primary but by no means the only target — what they want: a democracy where people talk to one another.

That is, these events, at their most ambitious, are about giving people a reason to defend democracy.”
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/21/kamala-harris-against-despair/

Late Night with David Letterman gives us

TOP 10 NAMES FOR TRUMP IN 2024

10 - Glocky McStupid
9 - Dr Magneto
8 - Captain Shoe
7 - Bible Boy
6 - Don Snoreleone von Shitzenpants
5 - Fartsy McSleepy
4 - The Debate Chicken
3 - Dancing Queen
2 - Penis Boy
1 - Donald McMushroom

Via Frontbutt Pants Inc

Yulia Navalnaya: After Putin, I’ll run to be Russia’s president

Alexei Navalny’s wife says she doesn’t “hate” the Russian president — she just wants to see him in prison.

https://www.politico.eu/article/yulia-navalnaya-run-russian-president-vladimir-putin-regime-falls/

@Snowshadow @GottaLaff
Cheezus is so concerned about the border cities yet he still owes El Paso over a half a million dollars.

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/trumps-campaign-still-owes-el-paso-over-500k-for-2019-rally-other-cities-also-unpaid

Trump finally found God.

In other news, God is looking for a new hiding spot.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a hurricane relief bill into law last week, allocating $5 million to the State Board of Elections to make accommodations for voters impacted by Hurricane Helene. #uspol #uspolitics #NorthCarolina https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/north-carolina-election-board-allows-counties-to-make-emergency-changes-post-hurricane/

In a win for voters, a #Georgia judge ruled that certifying election results is a mandatory duty for election officials under state law. HUGE! #uspol #Uspolitics #Politics #election #Vote #Voting #Election2024

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-election-officials-have-a-duty-to-certify-results-judge-rules/

CNN:
Former Georgia GOP lieutenant governor encourages Republicans to vote for Harris in sprint to election

Geoff Duncan, a Republican and former Georgia lieutenant governor, is making a final push to convince swing state voters in his party to vote for Kamala Harris.

He said he and other Republican officials who are backing Harris are “truly, genuinely embarrassed every time (Trump) sees a microphone or a camera... — he’s a fraud.”
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-harris-election-10-21-24#cm2jbhfmp000f3b6m1q12v2m9

#News #Politics #Harris #Trump

Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous, but the media isn't calling it out enough. His incoherent speeches are often dismissed, but they reveal a serious decline in his capacity to lead. This isn't a joke; it's a warning sign of a looming authoritarian threat. If reelected, the danger to democracy will only escalate.

https://www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carusone/isnt-normal-msnbcs-sunday-show-angelo-carusone-jonathan-capehart-and-ankush

REPUBLICANS: You've been warned.

Arizona Republican official who refused to certify 2022 election pleads guilty
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/21/peggy-judd-pleads-guilty-arizona-election-denier

#PeggyJudd #Arizona #GOPFraud #GOPElectionFraud #VoteBlueToSaveEverything

WSJ's Rebecca Ballhaus:

In Maricopa County, votes will be counted with drones overhead and police snipers standing ready. Election workers have gone through active-shooter drills and learned to barricade themselves or wield fire hoses to repel armed mobs.

A theory:
Simple minds want an authoritarian leader, similar to how a young child needs parental authority.

This is why the so-called “conservatives” (U.S. Republicans) have for decades, continually undermined public education: create more ignorant voters.

@LindaCollins11 @PBWolf #alttext Me: By taxing churches we could generate an extra $71 billion per year. Them: But my church feeds the poor! Me: That’s awesome! They can write it off when they file their taxes!

How is #ElonMusk paying for votes for #DonaldTrump legal? It isn't. And he would have never paid up anyway. Another reason to pass $$ to the grifter #MAGA

“Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person..to vote for or against any candidate…Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both” #DOJ

#election2024 #electioninterference