Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Republicans weaponize everything; they lie & use sabotage & mob tactics -imperiling democracy & the 2024 election.

Our politics has reached the point where if you try to penalize bad or even criminal behavior, you’re inviting a tit-for-tat cycle of petty partisanship at best -violent retribution at worst. House Rs' nakedly partisan initiatives & investigations remain fixated on Hunter Biden (never worked in his dad’s WH) & hellbent on impeaching his dad-.

#GOPSabotage
https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/impeachment-just-another-word-for-getting-even

NEWS: Ohio's Senate has moved an anti-trans bill — https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb68 — that would ban gender-affirming care for minors to the floor. Floor vote could come as soon as the next hour.

This is not encouraging, and makes it difficult to claim that "Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people."

Nearly 75% of Palestinians say Hamas was right to attack Israel on Oct. 7
https://www.jns.org/nearly-three-quarters-of-palestinians-say-hamas-was-right-on-oct-7/

Some highlights:
72% - Think Hamas was correct to carry out a mass slaughter on Octob 7
89% - Deny Hamas commited war crimes on October 7
51% - Would vote for Hamas in an election today, only 19% would vote for Fatah (PA)
78% - Would elect Haniyeh (Hamas) over Abbas (Fatah/PA)
88% - Say Abbas (Fatah/PA) should resign

#israel #hamas #palestine #gaza

Gun reform is slower than molasses. Geez.

But, given the makeup of Congress, this is one of the few strategies available to pro-gun reform Dems.

Crossing fingers something productive comes out of this state-level approach.

"The White House is hosting nearly 100 US lawmakers to brainstorm gun violence prevention strategies"

https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-mass-shootings-biden-344b7c405cfcfecf70c35f7714951a4a

Cartoon: Mike Luckovich on Biden's impeachment https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/13/2211485/-Cartoon-Mike-Luckovich-on-Biden-s-impeachment?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=main&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #leftistnews #news #VSN

#queer #polyamory #boardgames #boardgame #dnd #dnd5e

Co-founder of Moms For Liberty and co-author of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law is a hypocrite. Who would have guessed? Now the rest of the Sarasota School Board wants her to step down. Students were prohibited from attending the school board meeting because no one wants to talk about sexual behavior in front of kids and turns out Ziegler did things she condemns others for and her husband is under investigation for sexual assault of their third partner.

https://www.wusf.org/education/2023-12-12/sarasota-school-board-bridget-ziegler-should-resign

No one in my experience—and I mean NO ONE—has argued as dishonestly as evangelicals. Straight-up lies about their actual motivations and goals. Because they knew they’d get nowhere with honest arguments.

So, it’s a novelty—now that they’re enjoying a moment of power—to watch them finally tell the truth in an open pursuit of white Christian nationalism.

Hunter Biden flouted Republican’s threats, delivering remarks at a press conference scheduled at the same time his deposition was set to begin, with the Capitol — and the furious lawmakers within — as his backdrop. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-defies-subpoena-enraging-republicans-1234927466/

Brett Kavanaugh wrote a paper 25 years ago saying a President can be indicted after leaving office. 🙄

West Virginia senators reject bans on child marriage, spousal rape

The session is in its final days. Lawmakers are considering proposals to ban gender-affirming care and update the state’s abortion ban.

Also, senators nixed a child marriage ban and an amendment to outlaw spousal rape.

https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/03/09/wv-child-marriage-spousal-rape-legislature-ss/

@Strandjunker

“Hunter Biden” is just a noise Republicans make when they are desperate to avoid talking about something else.

Figure out what that something is, and relentlessly drive the topic of conversation back to that.

Talk of Hunter Biden is a sign of weakness and should be treated as such.

The House Rules Committee ranking member said that "Americans will see that this impeachment sham is a national disgrace, designed by extreme Republicans to distract from their incompetence and help Donald Trump."

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/12/stupid-gop-takes-evidence-free-impeachment?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=82684

Breaking: Tesla challenges California’s Truth-in-Advertising law that requires calling the inputting of an address into the Tesla Autopilot navigation system “entering one’s Assassination Coordinates.”

Republicans: Women don't deserve control over their own bodies because of personal responsibility.

Also Republicans: Waaaaah! I got fired just because I verbally harassed a teenager on social media! I'm going to sue one of the people who pointed out that I was harassing a teenager! MAH FEEWINGS!

#Republicans #PersonalResponsibility

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/can-a-court-in-tennessee-rule-against