Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

I feel like everyone forgot about Andry José Hernández Romero. I’m happy Representative Garcia did this.

Andry José Hernández Romero is still gone. Please don’t forget about him.

Rep. Garcia returns from El Salvador with a sliver of hope for deported gay hairdresser - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2025-04-23/chabria-column-robert-garcia-el-salvador-deportees

About to go five for five Rs. In my lifetime, among Ds, only Jimmy Carter had one start, in the final month of his term, due largely to OPEC.

Amazon is not planning to show added tariff costs next to its online product listings

https://apnews.com/article/amazon-tariff-prices-trump-white-house-8598569632263872a6c04f7ef330c0fd

People who say "I just speak my mind" rarely consider that their mind might benefit from an editor.

There's a lot of Canadian election stuff to be very sad about (like my whole fucking province ugghhhh), but I'm going to spend some time reveling: Poilievre not going to be the prime minister, and he's not even an MP anymore!! Deeeelightful

Let’s remind them every hour of every day.

#AndrewWeissman substack:

#Trump issued another #EO saying:

“§2 Legal Defense of Law Enforcement Officers. The Attorney General shall take all appropriate action to create a mechanism to provide legal resources & indemnification to law enforcement officers who unjustly incur expenses & liabilities for actions taken during the performance of their official duties to enforce the #law. This mechanism shall include the use of private-sector #ProBono assistance for such law enforcement officers.”

Neil young!

https://www.rawstory.com/neil-young/

Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained | The Guardian

｢ “They are doing things like checking if your medication matches your declared disability,” she said. “If it doesn’t, they can deny you entry ｣

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/australian-academics-refuse-to-attend-us-conferences-for-fear-of-being-detained

#uspol #australia #research #science #dei

"Such investigations should go on for months before an arrest occurs. That’s because before you go indicting judges on nothing more than vibes, you should establish your case with proof beyond a reasonable doubt and present that to the grand jury."

The politics of performative cruelty, spectacle and distraction, were front and center with the arrest of Hannah Dugan — not rule of law.

#Trump #ICE #immigrants #judges #HannahDugan
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Trump is holding a contest to see who can pay him the most money.

The winners get a private reception with Trump and a VIP tour of the White House.

So far, many of the leaders appear to be foreign nationals.
#Donald Trump

What was to stop a foreign government, eager to bribe the American president, from quietly dumping money into #Trump’s #crypto project, effectively making direct payments to the president w/o public disclosure? Nothing.

The day after being sworn into office, Trump continued to use his social media platform to promote his controversial #MemeCoin. In the weeks that followed, his efforts continued.

#law #Constitution #EmolumentsClause #ForeignAsset #Compromised #NationalSecurity #impeachment

@Simplicator @nonehitwonder

no!

the dems represent the interests of whoever shows the fuck up

who shows the fuck up?

spineless centrists

so that's who they represent

who doesn't show up?

the left

so left interests aren't represented

*this is just as much the cause of our problems as MAGA*

you have cause and effect backwards

we need to vote, to show the fuck up in #Primaries2026, or we need to shut up as we drift even further right. because it's our fault for not voting!

In case anyone needs a refresher as to how we arrived at this point, the trouble began in earnest in January. With just 3 days remaining before his presidential inauguration, #Trump found time to launch one last post-election #grift: Without explanation or defense, the #Republican & his family started selling a #cryptocurrency token.

#law #Constitution #EmolumentsClause #ForeignAsset #Compromised #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #bribery #grift #felon47 #impeachment

It still seems hard to believe, but in the last #Congress, the #House #Republican majority formally launched an #impeachment inquiry against Joe #Biden. The endeavor never made any sense, but the underlying allegation was that the Democratic president was somehow the beneficiary of a weird #bribery scheme.

#law #Constitution #EmolumentsClause #ForeignAsset #Compromised #NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Trump #crypto #grift
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-controversial-meme-coin-contest-proves-predictably-profitable-p-rcna203293

It's an idea for the concept of a plan that everyone will know about in two weeks.

@AlliFlowers @gwync

Anybody who thinks we're going to have elections in two years is drinking way too much everything's-going-to-be-fine kool-aid. This is a prelude to martial law and the suspension of all constitutional rights.