Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

House Republicans are holding my VA disability pay hostage. Mine and that of every single disabled veteran. Tell me again how they're pro military.

Outrage as Republican says 1921 Tulsa massacre not motivated by race - The Guardian https://apple.news/AZMmtB4J2QZWxXqSygiR-PA What the absolute f@ck is wrong with those asshats!? They have no moral foundation. Vote Blue

SIXTH CIRCUIT: An embarrassing opinion by Judge Jeffrey Sutton, signed onto by Judge Amul Thapar. https://www.lawdork.com/p/sixth-circuit-tenn-trans-care-ban-stay-ruling

Hey Mastodon! I'm Jack, a national reporter covering the intersection of religion and politics over at Religion News Service.

I'm also the author of American Prophets, a book on the influence of the contemporary Religious Left (link in bio).

If you've got tips, story ideas, or just some thoughts, send them along!

Here's a crazy story:

#Florida plans to invalidate the drivers licenses and ticket those who drive through Florida with licenses from several states, including: Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, and Hawaii.

Though ostensibly an immigration law, what this really does is destroy consistent travel rights across the US. A clear violation of the commerce clause. And the RealID Act as well.

This is #coldcivilwar stuff.

#DeSantis #maga #driving #gop #republicans

https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/florida-announces-restrictions-on-vermont-licenses/

Experts panic over Florida tourism as major conventions flee state’s 'unfriendly political environment'

Convention organizers are pulling out of Florida

When asked for a reason why they were scrapping plans, one organizer wrote simply: “Governor DeSantis.”

Thousands of dollars are also being lost by restaurants and attractions by visitors going elsewhere.

...Community Schools Conference – it also pulled out of more than 2,000 hotel rooms.

#desantis #fascism

https://www.alternet.org/experts-panic-over-florida-tourism-as-major-conventions-flee-state-s-unfriendly-political-environment-2662247798/

I worked at the polls for almost every election from 2002 until 2016. And now you know why I won't do it ever again.

Democracy Alerts - Nevada Republicans Challenge Law Protecting Election Officials From Harassment - Democracy Docket https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/nevada-republicans-challenge-law-protecting-election-officials-from-harassment/

I can't follow back anyone with a blank profile...I'd love to follow back, but terrible people are afoot in the Fediverse. Please...put something in your profile...and while I'm thinking about it, please use #AltText.
Thank you! ❤️

Also: there is no such thing as a free speech absolutist. Everyone believes in reasonable limits on speech. Everyone. If you believe that defamation, libel, business fraud, and/or verbal assault should be illegal, as they are, then you're not a free speech absolutist.

You just don't want to face the possibility that *your* speech is harmful to people you pretend you care about.

If I hear about "free speech" or "the 1st amendment" as if they're equal to human life one more time, I'll scream.

From @esqueer posted on #Threads

"This is such bullsh*t. I wrote a post about how someone called me a groomer and how I called them out and I got hit with a violation. This is my 3rd violation already. Meanwhile, all of the people who have called me groomer and misgendering me have not been met with violations.

This platform is not safe for trans people."

#LGBTQ

#Music fans, what is your favorite music delivery method?

(Pretend we are not all music pirates, and money changes hands appropriately)

Note: if you buy physical media with the intent to rip, that still counts as physical.

Over-the-air radio counts as streaming.

@thepoliticalcat Get the word out to everybody in #Ohio! #OHGOP wants to shut down majority voting to offer constitutional amendments! #FrankLaRose doing all he can to get more MAGA, for his run against #SherrodBrown Vote NO Aug 8!

@dougholton @rspfau For me, I think there are three important components in student engagement with feedback:

1. Staff writing actionable and informative feedback AND feedforward
2. Students understanding how to use the feedback through self-reflection
3. A community of trust between staff and students

@HelenaPaterson and I have some ideas here on 1 & 2 (https://osotl.org/index.php/osotl/article/view/42) and I have this on 3 (https://edarxiv.org/ufmkj/)

#sotl

One Step Closer: DC Bar Panel Recommends Giuliani Be Disbarred

Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for bringing “frivolous” and “destructive” cases alleging voter fraud in the 2020 election, a committee of the D.C. bar said on Friday.

But this determination is not the last stop in the multi-year saga over Giuliani’s role in filing lawsuits seeking to invalidate swathes of votes in service of Trump’s attempt to reverse his 2020 loss.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/one-step-closer-dc-bar-panel-recommends-giuliani-be-disbarred

In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro

https://apnews.com/article/brazil-amazon-deforestation-lula-climate-change-2fe225f71a8f484e8d365ea641acd65e

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #climate #Brazil #Amazon

Why Does the U.S. #Copyright Office Require #Libraries to Lie to Users about Their Fair Use Rights? They Won’t Say. - The Scholarly Kitchen
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/07/05/why-does-the-u-s-copyright-office-require-libraries-to-lie-to-users-about-their-fair-use-rights-they-wont-say/

Via Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36606323

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-pledge-of-allegiance_n_64a2eca3e4b0dcb22c46c8dc?utm_campaign=share_facebook&ncid=engmodushpmg00000003&fbclid=IwAR0c0ZSHfkdeIAwjhlWy16SS6xmYDiTd6QwcBgW3Npwma3Gmski5QE9noW8

"Conservatives have always claimed in a rather obnoxious chest-pounding manner to own patriotism, love of country and the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution. Yet it is always the conservatives, be they lawmakers or citizens, either by word or by deed, who strive to deny the very freedoms they say they love and, in many cases, have sworn to defend."

I was in school in the 60s/70s. This sounds very familiar.
#USpolitics
#Freedom