Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Keep 'em coming

Via Democracy Docket:

NEW: In a win for #Georgia voters, a federal judge dismisses a case from two far-right activists seeking to purge voters from the state’s rolls. The judge ruled the activists lacked standing.

Watch me. @brucefanjoy @MrScarce

https://crooksandliars.com/2025/04/conservative-leader-left-homeless-after?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=101858

Unbelievable.

"He’s doubling down on things people don’t like. He’s fomenting a growing political backlash. The more signs we see of the limits of Trump’s power the more people show signs of bucking that power. All power is unitary. We see signs of it everywhere. You simply cannot impose an autocracy if a clear majority of the country opposes what you are trying to do at the outset, when you are trying to do it."

🎁 https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trumps-already-lost/sharetoken/852c9918-b9ce-4305-bacc-98e009f989e7

#USPol

NPR - President Trump has opened up a new front in his assault on public media, asserting that he was removing three of the five board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/nx-s1-5381045/cpb-board-members-trump-lawsuit-npr-pbs

POILIEVRE OUT!!! THANK YOU CANADA FOR DOING WHAT WE FAILED TO DO HERE IN THE US LAST NOVEMBER.

#Canada #canadaelection

Overheard: “William Henry Harrison had a better first 100 days, and he spent 70 of them dead.”

Dec. 25, 2024: “Thanks to President Trump, Christmas is back in America”: Tuberville.

NYT:
Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as #Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain

#TrumpTax

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.

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