Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

"Where do they stand on abortion? On immigration? On confronting foreign dictators? On prescription drug prices?

These are important issues, but they’re often complicated. Covering them might force the news media to interview experts, read reports and study statistics. Gaffes, on the other hand, are gifts to lazy journalists. Just catch a politician in a gaffe and show it every hour for a full day. No research required."

#Biden #Trump #age #MediaFail
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Republicans say Trump call for Russia to attack Nato allies was just fine, actually https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/12/trump-nato-russia-comments-republicans #USnationalsecurity #USforeignpolicy #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USpolitics #Worldnews #USnews #Russia #Nato

@hfinyow @peltast

The US cut off UNRWA funding after it became painfully obvious that this organization has been fully compromised by Hamas.

Why should America fund terrorism?

#israel #hamas #politics

Alternate headline: "Some Calif. cops are still misogynistic, controlling, religious zealot assholes!"
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Some Calif. cops still sharing license plate info with anti-abortion states
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/some-calif-cops-still-sharing-license-plate-info-with-anti-abortion-states/

#Michigan #GOP lawmaker stripped of committee, office staff after '#GreatReplacement’ post

MI State House Speaker Joe Tate (D) on Mon stripped an Oakland County #Republican lawmaker of his office staff & budget & cmte assignment for sharing a #racist population #ConspiracyTheory on social media.

#law #politics
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/12/michigan-lawmaker-josh-schriver-gop-republican-great-replacement-conspiracy-theory-speaker-joe-tate/72569820007/

After the Flood: Can San Diego Rise? - This article points to the clear lack of community services, including not clearing storm drains, as why almost all serious damage occurred in black and brown communities. https://open.substack.com/pub/dougporter/p/after-the-flood-can-san-diego-rise?r=hcxf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email #racism

I don't need my feet washed. Could use health care security not tied to my job, safety and freedom for my queer and non white friends and family, housing and food for people on the street, maybe a little world peace, possibly some tacos at lunch. My feet, though, are fine

This link will help get you registered - no matter where you live in America

https://turbovote.org

The thing about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl is that YOU SHOULD REGISTER TO VOTE.

Right now.

This is amazing news!

"IDF safely rescues 2 hostages from Rafah in special operation"
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-announces-rescue-of-2-hostages-from-rafah-now-safely-back-in-israel/

Non-profit behind He Gets Us #SuperBowl ads is main funder for anti-LGBTIQ hate group

#Jesus
#Christian
#Fascism https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/servant-foundation-he-gets-us-jesus-gen-z-alliance-defending-freedom/

Okay, now I'll be serious.

From @NPR Trump thinks that copyright legislation he signed while president made Taylor Swift "so much money," it would be "disloyal" of her to endorse Biden.

I would imagine Swifties would be annoyed and offended by the idea of a guy trying to take credit for her success.

Disloyal? Wow.

(I spent the day at the beach with Chilean in-laws and JJ. For Chileans, football is soccer.)

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/11/1230747538/

"For every 1,000 cases of #measles, about 200 children may be hospitalized, 50 may get pneumonia, one child may develop brain swelling along with deafness or disability, and between one and three may die.

Despite the availability of an incredibly effective #vaccine, the #disease is spreading worldwide.

Last month, the World Health Organization announced an 'alarming' 45-fold increase in measles in Europe from 2022 to 2023."

#vaccines #healthcare #antivax #conspiracy

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreaks-anti-vaccine-misinformation-rcna136994

Via Ashley K. Smalls
1:49 PM · Feb 11, 2024

"People had the privilege of never seeing these diseases thanks to vaccines and then told themselves they didn’t need vaccines because they had never seen these diseases. Great job guys!"

#Measles Now Spreading in 9 States Amid 'Staggering' #Outbreak, #CDC Warns:

#Vaccine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/measles-now-spreading-in-9-states-amid-staggering-outbreak-cdc-warns/ss-BB1hZhyE?ocid=socialshare&cvid=69581c0bdc6a4ed080306f3199c0caeb&ei=16#image=1

WARSAW, Poland: The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of US troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO members who don't meet their defense spending targets.

READ: https://tmt.news/1932186

Raw Story:
Biden slams Trump's 'appalling and dangerous' NATO comments

President Joe Biden slammed as "appalling and dangerous" comments by Donald Trump downplaying his commitment to NATO, warning Sunday that the former president intends to give Russian leader Vladimir Putin "a greenlight for more war and violence."
https://www.rawstory.com/biden-slams-trump-s-appalling-and-dangerous-nato-comments/

#News #WorldNews #Ukraine #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar #NATO #EU

@GottaLaff NFL. Biden did not think "for a split sec that Egypt was Mexico". He misnamed a country with a border issue - pulling the wrong name out of a choice of two. People do this all the time. I do it quite often. Word memory is associative. Especially noticeable when there is an extra person in your life - the closest matching person gets mis-named a lot.

Independent of revealing what a craven despicable human being he is, Trump's encouragement for Russia to attack NATO allies who don't "pay up", demonstrates his fundamental ignorance of how treaties and international alliances work. Collective security is not a protection racket, and treaty partners are not extortion targets.

#NATO #trump

From the Internet:

Science fact: Blue Whale calves are born weighing 8,000 pounds and measure up to 26 feet long.

They are the biggest babies on the planet except for people mad at Taylor Swift for attending a football game.

#Republican #snowflakes