Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Why did the Biden White House appoint a defender of murderous war criminals to a public diplomacy commission? I've asked for an explanation. If I get one, I will update this piece. Please read and share.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/07/elliott-abrams-war-biden-white-house-bipartisanship/

#ALweather #ALwx
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Florida: Orange County Removes Classics from Schools - “A Room With a View,” “Madame Bovary” and “Paradise Lost” have been rejected by Orange County Public Schools. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/07/05/florida-orange-county-removes-classics-from-schools/ via @dianeravitch

Via Marc Elias:

Great result!

Democracy Docket:

NEW: Federal judge dismisses a conspiracy-filled #Oregon lawsuit that seeks to dismantle the state's mail-in voting system and prohibit electronic vote tabulators from being used in any election. Conservatives have already appealed the decision. #legal #VotingRights

Gaming the System with Grade Retention: The Politics of Reading Crisis Pt. 3 - The push for science of reading is a push for privatization and it is a push for bad teaching. https://radicalscholarship.com/2023/07/05/gaming-the-system-with-grade-retention-the-politics-of-reading-crisis-pt-3/ via @plthomasEdD #scienceofreading

@AlliFlowers @purplepadma that is so true who has one cat there days 🤣

Reality Winner had 1 classified document: no bail

Trump had
27 documents in his office
Of those
6 Top Secret
18 Secret
3 Confidential
75 documents in a storage room
Of those
11 Top Secret
36 Secret
28 Confidential

Yet Trump is free to roam.

This stochastic terrorist posted Obama’s address and directed his minions against his enemies

Two justice systems.

Tony Evers uses veto powers to extend annual increases for public schools for the next four centuries (Journal Sentinel)

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/05/tony-evers-extends-increases-for-public-schools-in-perpetuity/70381898007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/230705/p81#a230705p81

Pro Tip: just because you can freeze a leftover doesn't mean it will be edible or pleasant on thawing.

Airbnb says turnover has dropped, and diversity has increased one year after letting its 6,800 employees ‘live and work anywhere’ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airbnb-says-turnover-dropped-diversity-122338832.html

Here’s my big announcement!

As a human rights lawyer, I’ve spent my career supporting DV survivors, asylum seekers, and demanding economic, social, and climate justice.

I’m running for U.S. Congress in the district I grew up in because these crises are getting worse—and justice can’t wait.

Watch our launch video here: https://youtu.be/qvng-I2KcGQ

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Texas ban on gender-affirming care leaves trans teens without options
Texas to become largest state in U.S. to ban puberty blockers and other gender-affirming care for teens
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-lgbtq-legislation-1.6887130

Plano TX pediatric endocrinologist Ximena Lopez - fearing violence that could target her family - is closing her health clinic, selling her house, & fleeing Texas for California.

#Texas #GregAbbott #transphobia #TransLivesMatter #lgbt #CultureWars #RepublicanParty #ChristianRight

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 10-year-old https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-sentenced-life-prison-rape-10-year-old-sought-abortion-indiana-rcna92687

Via The Salty Voter: Just going to drop a photo of these bitches right here...

Mother's for Liberty circa 1923

#MomsForLiberty #Fascism

@AlliFlowers @radio
The far right in Israel is trying damn hard to convince people the opposite is true. They even have some US officials taking that stance, ahem.
For a minute there last month I thought we'd see some real push back.

There a really odd dichotomy here in British Columbia that people are donning N95 masks outside due to wildfire smoke, then taking them off walking into a hospital