Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

“…a former colleague of Mrs. #Roberts has raised concerns that her recruiting work poses potential ethics issues for the chief justice. Seeking an inquiry, the ex-colleague has provided records to DOJ and Congress indicating she has been paid millions of dollars in commissions for placing lawyers at firms — some of which have business before the Supreme Court”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/us/john-roberts-jane-sullivan-roberts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

I often get the sense that quite a few people do not actually know what I write about and instead make assumptions about what I must write about based on another set of assumptions about who I must be.

But, if you ask me, I write about democracy, and this column — about the near-total absence of accountability for American police departments — is very much about democracy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/opinion/tyre-nichols-police-accountability-democracy.html

Guy walked by shouting “Broccoli” … “Cauliflower” … “Cauliflower” … “Broccoli.”

I think he has Florets.

Who will educate children when teachers finally become fed up with dodging bullets https://wp.me/p2odLa-xFr #Education

Another purposefully misleading headline from our mainstream media

“Biden refuses to negotiate with republicans!!!1!”

Republicans don’t want to pay the bill for a budget they already passed. They want to hold the nation hostage. And it’s on the president to give into their demands?

The United States of America does not negotiate with terrorists.

The Push for School Choice Is Accelerating https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/the-push-for-school-choice-is-accelerating/2023/01 #Education

I don’t know if my mastodon follower reach is enough to get traction but can anyone direct me to resources in the UK for trans and non gender conforming people who get illegally terminated from work as a teacher? Like are there legal groups addressing that there?

Crista V. Worthy: Bullies are banning books with zero public discussion networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/c… #Education

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the first-ever #SocialSecurity check, and Republicans are celebrating by trying to cut this vital program.

I will keep fighting to protect and expand Social Security benefits for San Antonio's seniors and people with disabilities.

I mean, it's probably not going to be fingernails.

But DeSantis has already very publicly thrown black people in prison over fake voting charges. Later reversed, but that's not the point. He's about to conduct a very cruel and very public purge of New College. He is operating an illegal refugee trafficking scheme, soley for political optics.

His intentional cruelty will only escalate in the coming months.

And watching Floridians tolerate this? Genocide is coming.

The prolific liar from New York has reportedly decided to do the bare minimum to serve the people of New York's 3rd congressional district. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/george-santos-recuses-himself-committee-seats-1234671474/

Published in 2016, this brilliant comic by artist Joe Dator somehow feels even more timely in 2023. #art

Instead of working to lower costs for everyday Americans, extremist politicians are trying to make it easier for billionaires and big corporations to avoid paying the taxes they owe.

Exactly 83 years ago today the first Social Security checks went out.

Republicans are now threatening to collapse the entire economy unless they’re allowed to destroy Social Security.

INSANE: Ron #DeSantis wants #Florida residents to carry firearms without a permit. In Jan alone, there’s been 49 mass shootings and more than 3,400 gun deaths, including 138 dead children.

If Ron DeSantis gets what he wants, expect more dead Americans.

@RitchieTorres This has been the Republican plan in Florida for years. Then they expand it to the rest of the country.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-homicides-standyourground-idUSKCN1AU1QL

If one had to pick a team to back for the upcoming House Debt Limit Bowl, just think about it.

There's the Democrats, led by President Biden and Hakeem Jeffries; and then there's the other guys led by a small group of very angry men, the thinnest of majorities, a host of circus performers, and the weakest Speaker of the House to ever play the game.

My odds strongly favor the Democrats.⚡​

Unfortunately, the only potential Loser in this Ridiculous and Completely Unnecessary Fiasco is the American Public; who stand the most to lose from this Embarrassing Threat of Republican Bullying.

It's never been more clear who's playing for who. And it should be clear by now that the Republicans are not playing for You.⚡​

Tao Te Ching

Ch. 8

The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.

In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don’t try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete,
everybody will respect you.

#TTC #TaoTeChing #Taoist #Dao #Tao #Chinese #Philosophy #Books