Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

A state judge in Montana rules that discrimination based in transgender status IS discrimination based on sex.

But the trial over changing the sex designation on birth certificates and driver’s licenses continues.

https://apnews.com/article/montana-transgender-sex-documents-bf2a09d005ca3e6750e428d79a2969e9

#Discrimination #Montana #Trans

Judge Denies #Trump’s Bid to Throw Out #Criminal Conviction Over Immunity Ruling

Justice Juan M. #Merchan thwarted one of several attempts by Donald J. Trump to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/nyregion/trump-immunity-criminal-case.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

With the polio vaccine in the news, I want to tell some of my mom's story:

My mom got polio when she was a kid living in southern California, pre-vaccine. She survived it, but it put her in a wheelchair for a while, then leg braces. She was actually a literal poster child for the Polio vaccine: they used her picture on some March of Dimes posters.

But this was not a thing that just affected her for a while, and then she was better. As a result of having Polio, her right leg is slightly shorter than her left. For her entire life, she's had to have special lifts put into her right shoe. When she drives, she uses her left foot for the brake pedal because she's concerned that her right leg might not be strong enough to stomp on the brake hard if needed. She has always been limited in how long and far she can walk: I remember many times on family vacations where the rest of us would go off to do something and she'd have to sit it out because she knew she just couldn't do that much walking.

Now that she's elderly, a lifetime of this is catching up: her bones, joints, ligaments, tendons are all messed up from having a weak leg and an unbalanced gait. Her mobility is declining much faster than it should be, even for someone of her age. She had to have her ankle fused because of the constant pain it was causing.

Polio didn't ruin her life, but it has stolen it in slices. Times she couldn't keep up with her kids, times she was just too tired to be able to stay on her feet, chronic pain, losing the ability to climb stairs in her own house as she ages.

Vaccination is the greatest public health success humanity has ever produced, and we forget this only at our own peril.

#Ukraine sends humanitarian security and food aid to #Syria

"For Ukraine, this is important: the calmer the situation in such regions, the more actively the world can help us achieve peace.

It is precisely for this reason that #Moscow tries so hard to ignite more conflicts and wars in various parts of the world, fueling instability and adding to global challenges."

Exactly

Pay attention world

#Russia

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⚡️North Korean troops open fire on Russian unit, Ukraine's military intelligence claims.

North Korean soldiers killed eight members of the Chechen Akhmat unit in a "friendly fire" incident while fighting in Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence agency reported on Dec. 14. The attack resulted from language barrier issues, the agency said.

🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-troops-open-fire-on-russian-unit-ukraines-military-intelligence-claims/

Dr. Oz Exposed for Colossal, Multimillion Dollar Conflict of Interest

https://newrepublic.com/post/189391/dr-oz-conflict-interest-stocks-medicare-medicaid?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

💔💔💔 Twelve Years Ago Today...
Remembering the lives of the 26 children and educators who were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The first graders murdered that day would be 18-years-old now, celebrating their graduations, looking forward to new journeys.

and still no real reform

Imagine voting to bring back polio because you had to pay a little extra for eggs only to hear that it will not be so easy to lower egg prices....now you're just stuck with polio.

I shouldn't laugh but I can't help it...

MSNBC's Alicia Menendez struggled to read Donald Trump's incoherent comments to *Time* on pardoning Jan. 6 rioters, calling his syntax "so bad" she gave up mid-sentence. Attorney Marc Elias commended *Time* for not editing Trump’s words, highlighting their confusion and incoherence.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-jan-6-2670453793/

Today, We Already Have Preliminary Data That the russians Have Begun to Use North Korean Soldiers in Their Assaults – Nightly Address by President #Zelenskyy 14.12.2024

Extract
In essence, moscow has dragged another state into this war, and to the fullest extent possible. And if this is not escalation, then what is the escalation that so many have been talking about?
Full address https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/sogodni-vzhe-ye-poperedni-dani-pro-te-sho-rosiyani-pochali-z-95037

@TonyStark

No that is not free speech. Free speech comes with responsibilities. (look below for an example)

What's going on?

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/rcmp-arrest-young-quebec-man-for-antisemitic-hate-speech-1.7141897

@lovelylovely

This should be a bigger story And Democrats should be making it so
President Biden and his family need an apology from MAGA Republicans and the biased media.

What the hell is wrong with this "party" ?

Fox News hosts attacked Canadian PM Justin Trudeau for calling himself a proud feminist and criticizing the U.S. for not electing a female president. They accused him of "mansplaining" and mocked his masculinity, with Jesse Watters suggesting such claims hide shameful actions. This petty outrage exemplifies MAGA's disdain for progressive ideals and fragile egos.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-justin-trudeau-2670451199/

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An MSNBC panel dissolved into laughter when Charlie Sykes called Trump’s defense pick, Pete Hegseth, “verbally incontinent,” criticizing his extreme statements on LGBTQ service members. Sykes predicted more controversies ahead, highlighting the challenges in defending Hegseth’s inflammatory rhetoric as his Senate vote approaches.
https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-verbally-incontinent/

Russians bombed an area of homes.

The rescuers arrived to save the injured, collect the dead and fight the fire.

Then russians bombed the firetruck.

Russian drone drop on a fire engine and firefighters reporting to afire in Kherson, following a bombardment.

Russia is a terrorist state.

#Ukraine #eu #europe #Nato #LetUkraineStrikeBack