Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

He says he didn’t understand the papers he was signing, even though he is Executive Vice President of the company. Also, he says he is a real estate broker, so he should understand how valuations are done, and how wrong their properties valuations were.

Although in a way I can believe him, because I don’t think he has one actual useful skill.

Don Jr. Has a Conveniently Fuzzy Memory of Trump Org Finances: “I Leave It to My CPAs” |
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/don-jr-conveniently-fuzzy-memory-trump-org-finances

"It shouldn’t even have to be said, but obviously, someone who threatens to run over peaceful protesters with their car should NOT hold public office, let alone be in the Virginia State Senate."

https://bluevirginia.us/2023/11/huffpo-scoop-police-reports-audio-show-sd27-republican-nominee-tara-durant-instigated-a-confrontation-with-peaceful-protesters-and-tried-to-hit-them-with-her-car-as-they-stood-in-a-crosswalk

#virginia #politics #elections #car

If the House won't expel Santos, whom would they expel? No one, clearly.

Amazon is selling a "From the river to the sea" shirt: https://www.amazon.com/River-Palestine-T-Shirt-Support-Unisex/dp/B0C6FL9MBY

When contacted by Newsweek, Amazon replied that this doesn't violate their policies: https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-selling-river-sea-pro-palestinian-merchandise-1839416

Calls for the destruction of Israel and the elimination of all Jews isn't against their policy?

Email them here: amazon-pr@amazon.com

Stop the #antisemitism !

First Don Jr. Then Eric. The Stupid Dam Bursting Was Inevitable https://politizoom.com/first-don-jr-then-eric-the-stupid-dam-bursting-was-inevitable/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Somewhat surprisingly, no one in the GOP tried to table the resolution to expel Rep. Santos. So now there’s an hour of debate. Usually, there are two members who get half the time and each of the people they recognize speaks on the same side they do, e.g. the member for a resolution recognizes others in favor and vice versa. However, Santos, who is leading his own side, just recognized Rep. Goldman who’s speaking against Santos. Reporters say the chamber is mostly empty too.+

What? Masks work, you say? Imagine that. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811136

IT'S OFFICIAL: #Flint #Water Prosecution Ends, Politicians Who POISONED Flint Get Off Scott Free

After a decade, the Flint water investigation is officially ending with No charges being brought against a single person involved in the poisoning and killing of countless Flint residents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11KdXe31Td4

2/ Van Grack, cont'd:

If Judge Cannon's analysis is accurate, then in terrorism or espionage cases DOJ would be required to provide classified info to terrorists and spies in order to prosecute them. That in essence would be graymail, which is what CIPA was intended to avoid.

Here's Ghazi Hamad, the deputy foreign minister for #Hamas, making their objective clear. Spoiler: It is the annihilation of #israel

Wooden skyscrapers?

"The 20-story, $110 million Sara center in subarctic Sweden was built almost entirely of prefabricated wood products, delivered from the sawmill to the construction site the day they were needed, and put together by a few dozen technicians with high-speed screwdrivers, working their way through boxes containing 550,000 steel screws.

The engineered wood rivals the strength of steel and concrete."

I'd bet it's earthquake-resilient too.

#giftArticle https://wapo.st/46T7tat

@flexghost Nevermind Neo Nazis.... The actual historical Nazis were Christian.

"With God On Our Side" was emblazoned right there on the uniforms... Beside the skulls.....

My old friend Christopher Hitchens is still right....

#ReligionPoisonsEverything

1/...Via Joyce Vance:

In #documents case #Florida #Cannon ruled her existing order re discovery of classif material will remain in place. But Trump still benefits from delay, which he'll use to argue for...more delay.

Via Brandon Van Grack

Potentially very problematic. Wd appear to require DOJ to provide to defendant all classif info also provided to def's attys. That's at odds w/ how cases involving classif info handled under Classif Info Procedures Act (CIPA) #legal #TrumpIndictment

Republicans’ ‘Offsets’ For Israel Aid Would Actually Increase The Deficit https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cbo-score-israel-irs-bill_n_65425eb7e4b0ae2dc0b634a3?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Gee, I wonder why we're seeing an increase in infant mortality after three years of a pandemic in a country that just enacted sharp crackdowns on abortion and has no nationalized healthcare service or basic, humane standards for maternity/paternity leave. A mystery. We may never know.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/01/us-infant-mortality-rate-cdc

#health

Mike Johnson’s says he can’t be full of hate because he’s a Christian

Ok.

Neo-Nazis, Westboro Baptist Church, American Nationalist Society, American Vanguard, Fight White Genocide, Proud Boys, Stormfront, State Militias, NE Minutemen, League of the South, Southern Nationalist Network, C-fam, Family Watch International, your mom, American Immigration Control Foundation…

And your own wife’s conversion therapy practice

🇺🇸

If you believe in the value of #FirstPrinciples and adhere to #ExtremeHumanism, never be ashamed for condemning war crimes or the slaughter of innocent civilians no matter who is carrying out the atrocity.

Let those who justify brutality stare into the abyss until it stares back at them.

h/t @aral

Biggest disappointment as a result of the Twitter diaspora: realizing how many people I interacted with who are not interested in the public good, but only in self promotion. Sigh.

@AlliFlowers
I am reminded of an old Saturday Night Live sketch in which a couple are in bed trying to have sex, but all nine Supreme Court justices are standing there telling them what they can and can't do.