Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Timothy Snyder : “The amount of US aid to Ukraine, a country of forty million people fighting alone the largest war since 1945, is less than half of the personal wealth of a single US taxpayer, Elon Musk. In fact, the increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years.”

https://snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the-costs

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-administration-evicts-former-coast-guard-linda-fagan-3-hours-rcna190820

Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice

Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.

Feb. 5, 2025, 6:32 PM EST
By Jonathan Allen and Courtney Kube

There are people who believe that the CEO of this company should be in charge of the U.S. government. We've got to unite against those people, just saying.

#Guerre en #Ukraine :
L' #Ukraine travaille sur une " #alternative " au système #Starlink, crucial pour les télécommunications de son #armée, sur fond de vives tensions avec le président #américain #Trump #Krasnov et son allié le milliardaire #Heilon #Musk

https://www.rtbf.be/article/geurre-en-ukraine-retournement-de-situation-pour-elon-musk-l-ukraine-dit-travailler-sur-une-alternative-a-starlink-11508440

“No #OPM rule, regulation, policy, or program has ever, in #UnitedStates history, purported to require all #FederalWorkers to submit reports to OPM,” said the amended complaint, which was filed on behalf of #unions, #businesses #veterans, & #conservation organizations represented by the group State Democracy Defenders Fund. It called the threat of #MassFrings “one of the most massive employment frauds in the history of this country.”

#law #Trump #Musk #idiocracy #DOGE #labor #fraud

⚡️ The UN General Assembly backed a resolution initiated by Ukraine & European nations—opposed by the U.S., Russia, Hungary, Israel & Belarus. Meanwhile, the UN also passed a U.S.-led resolution with Russian amendments, rebranding the war as a "conflict." 89 voted in favor, 8 against, 70 abstained.

"The United States just voted alongside Russia against a Ukrainian amendment in the United Nations General Assembly, which called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. The United States is now actively supporting Russia's occupation of Ukrainian territory."

~ A. Lazko

#Ukraine #Zelenskyy #Trump #Putin #Russia #PutinsPoodle
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https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1ix75h0/the_united_states_just_voted_alongside_russia/

When asked about it, #State issued a stmnt saying the plans are now on hold w/no plans of fulfilling the contract, pointing out that talks w/ #Tesla began under Biden.

But NPR has obtained a State Dept document detailing that #Biden's State Dept planned to spend just $483k in the 2025 fiscal year on buying EVs & $3M for supporting equipment…. It represented <1% of the hundreds of millions likely destined for Tesla vehicles after the #Trump admin quietly revised a State Dept procurement doc.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/roberta-flack-grammy-winning-singer-killing-softly-song-dies-88-rcna42485
RIP Roberta, she was a talented & beautiful lady.

Keep ‘em coming

Via Kyle Cheney:

NEW: A federal judge has barred DOGE [sic] from accessing personal info of government employees and student loan recipients, a significant new restriction on the #Musk group's access to sensitive government databases. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/24/judge-blocks-opm-education-dept-from-sharing-info-with-doge-00205699

Federal judge extends decision blocking DOGE from Treasury payment system https://thehill.com/business/5158734-federal-judge-extends-decision-blocking-doge-from-treasury-payment-system/

The first woman to fly a combat mission as a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter pilot sums it up.

My wife and I were vaccinated with MMR (measles, mumps, rubella vaccine) as children. Those vaccines saved millions of lives.

We just were tested to see if our immunity is still good. Hers is low or gone, so a booster is needed.

As the Republicans eviscerate and threaten US health services, be proactive in protecting yourselves and your family. Get checked and boosted, if necessary.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-to-know-about-the-measles-outbreak-in-west-texas-as-cases-rise-to-90

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL):

"I never thought, in the 23 years I served in the military, that I would hear the commander-in-chief of the United States Military parroting a Russian talking point.

It is, astonishing to me that he would also betray our allies in Europe in this way and pave the way for Putin.

The president essentially has just surrendered to Putin and that simply is not acceptable."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZlDXlDBhJk
#Politics
9/n

The military is being purged. Why? When the inevitable protests happen, Trump needs loyalists who will do whatever he says to silence the opposition.

This is quite real.

My mother's life was prolonged by an organ donor. It's such an important process that touches so many people. Yet the current government is firing people who aim to make it more efficient so it can save more lives. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-federal-workers-public-health-hhs

US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters (Abbey Fenbert/The Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/us-threatens-to-shut-off-starlink-if-ukraine-wont-sign-minerals-deal-sources-tell-reuters/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250222/p25#a250222p25