Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Sometimes I really feel the need to paint a lone majestic tree. Here’s the latest..

Digby says it all this morning (as usual):
"Trump wants to be a king, Stephen Miller wants to be Hitler, Russell Vought wants to create an authoritarian theocracy, RFK Jr. wants to destroy medical research so he can be a wellness and supplement influencer, Elon Musk wants to go to Mars, Pete Hegseth wants a drink and JD Vance wants to be a real boy."
https://digbysblog.net/2025/06/09/this-viral-post-says-it-all/

#MAGA be like: “How dare they fly the #Mexican flag”…

Also MAGA:

#Trump #USA

If Trump is serious about ending the war in Ukraine, says Edward Fishman in Foreign Affairs, he needs to impose secondary sanctions on Russia. These hit foreign firms which deal with the country. In the Obama administration, Congress sanctioned foreign financial institutions that worked with Iran. Dubai and Istanbul immediately backed away from Tehran, and Iran’s oil sales fell by 60%. The economy spiralled, and the Iranians froze their nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.

We need to put Fox the enterprise out of business. Stop watching all Fox channels, sports, entertainment, news, which isn’t news anyway. Stop buying their new papers. We need to bankrupt the Murdochs. It’s working with musk.

ICE pretended to arrest a 21 yo in order to force her to call her undocumented mother to come leave the house (where she was safe from ICE arrest) to care for her baby. When the mother came, she was abducted and the daughter was suddenly of no interest to ICE. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

JUST IN: Judge finds #Trump admin in breach of agreement #Biden admin signed settling litigation over family separation https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220385063 #Immigration #Fascism

🇺🇸 USA: Measles Is Now Showing Up in Wastewater.

"So far in 2025, 14 outbreaks have been reported in 33 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (By comparison, in 2024, there were just 16 outbreaks reported during the entire year.)"

Source: https://archive.md/R74j2

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes told City Council members Tuesday that he plans to stand up for the First Amendment rights of Seattle residents and expects to be jailed at some point for making that stand.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-police-chief-barnes-says-he-expects-to-be-jailed-for-resisting-trump-s-orders
#KUOW #News #SeattlePoliceDepartment #Politics #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #SeattleCityCouncil #Government #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest

The FOTUS IS that fuckin stupid!

“After Trump’s failed insurrection, he claimed that he sat and watched on television as his cult members violently attack the U.S. Capitol for 6 hours because he was powerless to send in the National Guard. He said that it was Nanci Pelosi who was supposed to request the guard be sent in. Of course that statement is absolutely ridiculous. The Speaker of the House has no authority whatsoever to command the National Guard.”- Truth And Accountability Project

At an American protest for patriotic reasons it is only okay to wave the flag of the United States, or the battle flag of the armed rebellion against the United States.

@dukepaaron

It actually makes perfect sense when you operate from the premise of the mailablity of antisemitism.

The throughline is, no matter what, the real cause of whatever any society believes is its greatest ill at any particular time is “the Jew.” It’s the Schrödinger nature of anti-Judaism. The real culprit is “the Jew.”

For the Christian, the Jew is the deicider. The communist, the Jew is the greedy capitalist who worships money. The capitalist, the Jew is the communist. The Arab, the Jew is the white colonizer. The European, the Jew is the Oriental/Levantine race polluter and well poisoner. And in the world of the nation-state, Israel is “the Jew” among nations, the bloodthirsty, genocidal, pariah that can do nothing right other than lay down and die.

“If the Jew didn’t exist, the antisemite would have to invent him.” -Sartre

So this makes sense, because in the mind of the Jew hater, “the Jew” is always responsible for whatever makes them angry. For them, “the Jew” is behind it all.

"Ice can end". Spotted on the corner of Mission and 18th in SF. This is one of Sapien's "Magic Acrostic Squares" that can be read left to right, or top to bottom. #SFGraffiti #AbolishIce #Graffiti #MagicAcrosticSquare #Sapien

At Tokyo Pride, Daiwa Securities Group CEO Ogino Akihiko said he isn't on board with the anti-DEI fever gripping companies in the wake of Trump's rise. Ogino plans to *strengthen* DEI initiatives at Daiwa, saying they "establish an environment where employees can excel."

#japan #unseenjapan #lgbtq

Steve Schmidt:
"Fascism has come to America wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross, and it has deployed the United States military; against who? Trump's enemies, half the country as it turns out, and let me just say, if you hate half the people who live in your nation, it's impossible for you to love your country, but maybe...Trump doesn't love the country. In fact, it's clearly so. Trump loves Trump, Trump loves power..."

Full: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tOHsjjfBWc

#News #Politics #Democracy #Trump

This woman should be charged with child endangerment if not for manslaughter.

https://gizmodo.com/premature-newborn-dies-in-ontario-after-catching-measles-from-unvaccinated-mother-2000612381