Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

This is why unqualified idiots are in cabinet positions. Because Senators - who have access to protection - are cowards.

People who have far less power, protection, and access than them stood up to far more. They couldn’t even do their jobs.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@briantylercohen/post/DIjUgU6Nrts

The US government is the single largest employer of veterans, people who've served their country at their own peril.
Some of these people are among those cast aside in the reductions in force layoffs.
An important but gut-wrenching read. https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/17/fda-layoffs-personal-story-rif-federal-employee-veteran-on-life-after-layoff/

"They’re painted not as people, but as animals. As monsters. As rapists. As the scourge of American society. The messaging isn’t accidental. It is the exact kind of dehumanization that makes cruelty palatable, even desirable. ...

This is the playbook. This has always been the playbook. Turn the masses against the vulnerable. Make cruelty the point. Then repeat the lie until the truth chokes on its own breath."

#Trump #Republicans #ICE #immigrants #cruelty #Nazis #dehumanization #lies
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When Nixon privately tried to sic the IRS on perceived opponents, it was an impeachable offense. Team Trump is now taking similar steps in public.

As Chris Murphy recently said, "Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn't mean it's not corruption." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-administration-reportedly-asks-irs-revoke-harvards-tax-exempt-st-rcna201695

Yes, they’re sincere about their desire to eradicate actual diversity in the workplace, but they aren’t interested in a world where skills carry the day. Rather, they want what can only be described as affirmative action for unqualified true believers. Put another way, adherence to a particularly hardline conservative worldview is the sole qualification that matters. - Lisa Needham
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/white-guy-dei-trump?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6O0OGIz-DgpYxFMhRMMCci98b3YQ7ljE0sLY1wslzYyln8FPocjxYttIZjag_aem_X0F825Yd0PG166jrN0oa_Q

Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts student, denied bond in immigration case https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/17/metro/rumeysa-ozturk-immigration-denied-bond/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter During the immigration hearing in Louisiana, which was closed to the press, government lawyers contended that Öztürk was both “a flight risk and a danger to the community,”

⚠️ "Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds

Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metal..About 90% of toothpastes contained lead, 65% contained arsenic, just under half contained mercury, and one-third had cadmium. Many brands contain a number of the toxins" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/toothpaste-lead-heavy-metals

Wait. You mean to tell me a bunch of rich gals paid to be launched into space, fly in microgravity for a few minutes and then land on Earth? We live in the future. It’s great to see that rich women can also be as out of touch as their rich male counterparts … that’s progress!

@GottaLaff I believe so firmly that drama doesn’t solve problems that I had this quote tattooed on my arm.

It’s ok to feel frustrated or helpless - we all do.

Eventually, however, you have to take a deep breath, stand up and take whatever the next action is towards the goal. Every inch; every win is a move in the right direction.

You can’t make a fist if you’re too busy wringing your hands.

A 19 yr old in NYC was apprehended by ICE and deported to El Salvador despite agents realizing he was not who they meant to arrest in a targeted operation.

One ICE agent said “No, he’s not the one” and the other said “Take him anyway”.

He was here legally. This is f**king dısgusting

Have you ever been this happy? [sound on]

#donkey #rubberchicken #chickentoy #donkeys #animals #humor #humour #cute

Holy shit, the UK Supreme Court's ruled that trans women aren't really women under the law, and it did so in a manner that enshrines the idea that discrimination against women is rooted in the capacity to become pregnant. This is the insane consequence of transphobia, this ruling is an attack on every feminist victory in the UK throughout history, attempting to erase the truth that gender discrimination is founded in social hierarchies that go beyond biological capacity. This necessarily raises questions about whether women who can't become pregnant for other reasons are full women in the eyes of the law in the UK. This reinforces rhe most insane retrograde theocratic beliefs about women.

In perhaps the darkest way, this ruling shows the horror that transphobia inflicts on all women. The UK courts have spoken: women are defined solely by their serviceability as birthing vessels.

He will proceed to identify specific individuals who have caused executive branch noncompliance with his orders. He will conduct fact finding , requiring sworn declarations, and if necessary, live witness testimony under oath.

This is brilliant from Boasberg. Keeps everything in the public spotlight, puts any number of Trump lackeys on the spot. If they stonewall, they create further grounds for contempt finding. 16/16

Four of the law firms targeted by Trump have challenged his attacks in court. At this point, they're undefeated.

There's a lesson here for the firms that chose appeasement. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/4-law-firms-targeted-trump-extend-winning-streak-white-house-rcna201492

There is a much too rarely mentioned but essential difference between Donald Trump and Abrego Garcia: Abrego Garcia is not a convicted felon.