Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

This spring, #Trump appointed a council of Cabinet members, governors & #emergency management experts, tasked with recommending changes to #FEMA. #GregAbbott & the top emergency official in #Texas, W. Nim Kidd, are both on that council.

"FEMA is slow & clunky & doesn't solve the needs of those who need it the most," Abbott said at the first meeting of the FEMA Review Council in May. "States have proven that we can move more nimbly, more swiftly, more effectively."

[oh really?]
#ExtremeWeather

Happy Fourteenth Amendment Day for those who observe.

“ALL PERSONS born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein their reside.”

What could be clearer?

Yeah, nah — @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is right, Republicans pretending to care about “states rights” is officially over Kristi You can’t occupy and invade a state then claim to care about states rights, sorry

The Superman radio show devoted a remarkable percentage of its episodes to storylines involving anti-racism, anti-anti-Semitism, respect for immigrants, etc. If the president had listened to it growing up, we might all be better off. https://www.arcdigital.media/p/why-maga-hates-superman

A really helpful few posts from a Junior Doctor who is paid £20 an hour explaining her pay and conditions.

In all of this we should remember that since 2008 pay for junior doctors has fallen by 20.8%. Over the same period from 2008 to 2025, the basic salary of MPs climbed from £63,291 to £93,904, an increase of 32.6%. Not including all their expenses.

Seems to me that they worth way more than 20 quid an hour.

#3113 - Fix This Sign

***ADVICE FROM WILDFIRE LAND: DO NOT EVER call 911 to ask if you should evacuate. If you are unsure or feel unsafe, EVACUATE. Dispatchers know nothing about your situation and have near zero situational awareness of where you live, the terrain, nearby dangers. Just GO.

Saying "if you don't use AI you're getting left behind" is like saying "if you don't use a Roomba you'll never know how to clean your house."

HEY #EUROPE!!!!!!!!!
YOU BETTER WAKE UP!!!!!
#RUSSIAN NATIONAL NEWS

#RussiaIsATerroristState #Putin

During their meeting, Pope Leo XIV proposed hosting peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican. Zelensky stated that among the topics discussed was the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY

"Common sense tells us that if Trump is willing to piss off his base to keep the information about him in the Epstein files from seeing the light of day it’s really bad for him. That means we really, really need to see it!"

#Trump #Epstein #MAGA #pedophiles #CoverUp
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Because of a statutory requirement to automatically impose budget cuts when legislation increases the deficit … Medicare is one of the programs that will face the axe, and the damage sums to $490 billion over the next ten years. https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-03-republicans-cutting-medicare-not-only-medicaid/

Trump Says US Must Send More Weapons to Ukraine, Days After Ordering Pause in Deliveries https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/08/trump-says-us-must-send-more-weapons-ukraine-days-after-ordering-pause-deliveries.html

#Politics #FEMA #Noem #Communications #Fascism #alt

Heather Cox Richardson 7/6/25
DISASTER LOCALS HIT FEMA WALL OF SILENCE
NOEM THREATENS TO FIRE THOSE “WHO DONT LIKE US”