Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Interesting note for Fediverse/Mastodon users: you do not get a "view" count here, which makes some new folks (ie journalists/others) feel like they aren't being seen, even though their message is being read by lots of people. They only see the boosts and stars... So hit the "star" button often, especially on new people finally migrating here! #Feditips

Best way to protect a Dem presidential win in ‘24 would be to retake the House and have Jeffries preside over the certification.

Gee I’m so happy that the person who is second in line for the presidency is an election denier who thinks God made him speaker. The Republican Party needs to die

I am EXHAUSTED by having to defend my existence as a Jew in 2023. I'm also exhausted by the rise in antisemitism in the past few weeks.

#Jewish #Antisemitism #Israel #Mazeldon
https://solzyatthemovies.substack.com/p/im-glad-im-no-longer-in-college

Judge Engoron says he does not find Trump to be a credible witness.
Speaking truth to power.
About time more politicians were pulled up for telling lies. Very few of them are credible. Even fewer are ever held to account.

If anyone was curious about what Y’all Qaeda would do if they got power, watch this Speaker closely. He’s all for taking away rights from anyone who is not like him: straight white cis male xristian.

#theocrats

“Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s,” CNN reports.

“In editorials that ran in his local Shreveport, Louisiana, paper, The Times, Johnson called homosexuality a ‘inherently unnatural’ and ‘dangerous lifestyle’ that would lead to legalized pedophilia and possibly even destroy ‘the entire democratic system.'”

Mike Johnson wanted to criminalize gay sex.

Trump Hit With $10,000 Fine for Gag Order Violation After Judge Puts Ex-President on Witness Stand and Finds Him ‘Not Credible’ - The Messenger

https://themessenger.com/politics/trumpg-gag-order-violation-judge-engoron

Am I surprised that the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives is a Creationist?

No.

I mean, who needs science when we have The Bible, right?

HAMAS HOSTAGE UPDATE

Reuters with data on the abductees

● 138 of the approximately 220 abductees held captive by Hamas have foreign passports

● From 25 countries

● 54 Thai citizens, 15 Argentines, 12 Germans, 12 Americans, 6 French, 6 Russians and 5 Nepalese.
#AureFreePress #News #Israel #gaza #Hamas

It's fair to debate Israel's policy toward Palestinians and land. However, there is no doubt Hamas is not a liberation organization; they are terrorists who murdered, raped, beheaded, and kidnapped innocent people. #Accountability

If you even hint that Democrats are responsible for what's happening in the House, I will mute you.

Democrats were not elected to be Republican babysitters.

The GOP has now shown the country that the entire party is given over to Trump. For once, Democrats won't be forced into covering for them.

#mikejohnson

Republicans can't get behind Hakim Jeffries's basic explaination of America's values.

2/ Via Kyle Griffin:

The new House Speaker Republicans just unanimously elected:

• Architect of House GOP's efforts to overturn the 2020 election
• Voted AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act
• Voted AGAINST the Women's Health Protection Act
• Voted AGAINST bipartisan legislation to codify same-sex marriage
• Authored the federal Don't Say Gay legislation
• Co-sponsored legislation that would make it a felony for providers to perform gender affirming care

The GOP really & truly is The Sedition & Insurrection Party.