Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

US citizens.

"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/05/us-citizens-deported-immigration/

Surprised? "Many of the network outages appear to be caused by an expanded fraud check system imposed by the DOGE team, current and former officials said. The technology staff did not test the new software against a high volume of users to see if the servers could handle the rush, these officials said."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/07/social-security-website-crashes-musk-trump/

In the #Trump admin’s #SCOTUS application, it refers to Abrego Garcia as an “enemy alien.”

The government has claimed that Garcia was removed under the #Immigration & Nationality Act, NOT the #AlienEnemiesAct.

The Trump admin has also claimed he’s a member of M13 which is NOT covered by the #AEA, only Tren de Aragua.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25881144-24a949/

#law #immigration #ExtraordinaryRendition #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower #Trump

Public Schools Build Connections in #Rural Communities. Vouchers Tear Them Down. https://barnraisingmedia.com/public-schools-build-connections-in-rural-communities-vouchers-tear-them-down/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How%20to%20stand%20up%20for%20rural%20schools%20before%20it%20s%20too%20late&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20for%2004%2F07%2F25 #Education

"They shoot horses, don't they?"
When will they be deporting Senators? #USPoli #Media
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2025/04/06/markwayne-mullin-fake-news-remarks-us-senator-capitol/82963694007/

Via Steve Herman - The Oklahoman - US Senator Markwayne Mullin suggests shooting reporters would be one way to cut down on the frequency of “fake news” stories.

Awww😢 #RIP “Jay North, who played the well-meaning, trouble-causing protagonist of the popular CBS sitcom “Dennis the Menace” from 1959 to 1963, died on Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Fla. He was 73.

The cause was colorectal cancer”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/television/jay-north-dennis-the-menance-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Trump’s view on trade deficits is like getting mad at Target because you spend money there but they never buy anything from you. It’s just complete brain dead nonsense.

Senators shouldn’t elevate cranks to the level of “top health officials”.
#Measles Outbreak Texas

I liked this reporting from the Sacramento Bee. Much of it may be paywalled, but it starts like this:

"They were loud. They carried signs denouncing President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk. They sang protest songs of an earlier era, and they came to California’s state Capitol by the thousands Saturday to sound the alarm that their nation, their democracy and their livelihoods were at risk.

"Military veterans and seniors afraid for cuts to benefits, Social Security and services. Wives of green card holders fearing that their spouses will be swooped up by federal immigration agents. Black and brown Californians angered at attempts to erase history, legacy and achievement under pretense of eliminating diversity and equity initiatives. Teachers and federal workers protesting the defunding of public schools and national parks — and on and on."

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article303500391.html or https://archive.vn/BLwwe

#HandsOff #uspol
Edited to fix the URLs

Prison is the only time Trump appreciates the benefit of outsourcing to foreign countries what they can do for less cost than can be done in America

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7sdtcpcoriny3jf5diwdhwao/post/3lm6pvdtyqk2j

Of course, he's a proven compulsive liar, and his supporters are proven to not care, so he will achieve none of them, probably yhe opposite of all of them, and they will think it is brilliant...

@wdlindsy

i felt pretty much the same way when i was sent to church every Sunday as my parents stayed at home because they were too busy. Unbeknown to them, I started skipping church when the minister couldn't give me a satisfactory answer to 'if there's a God, why does he let innocent children die when they aren't old enough to have sinned?'

"You must have faith God has a plan' was a cop-out.

Instead, many happy Sundays spent in the local woods, walking along the stream, etc

“NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.”

#NIH #Cancer #Health #HHS #RFKJr #Trump #DOGE #Musk #Firings #GOPDeathCult #Resist #USPol

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/04/06/nih-firings-cancer-immunotherapy-treatment/

One flight attendant recalled being told: “‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off.’”
https://propub.li/4jj0ahX