Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Sister Norma Pimentel has won her fight against the Trump regime, announcing that DHS has lifted a financial freeze on Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

“’The ban was lifted,’ Pimentel said, smiling.”

https://www.ncronline.org/news/dhs-lifts-financial-freeze-sr-norma-pimentel-s-catholic-migrant-charity

As many people have noted, Marsha Blackburn claims to be suing Jack Smith for obtaining a lawful subpoena to find out whether Rudy was criming with her.

It's more a lawsuit trying to retroactively claim his appointment was illegal, Aileen Cannon-style.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#1 in Blackburn v. Smith (M.D....

A lot is riding on Michigan voters this election.

JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.

https://meidasnews.com/news/judge-forces-dojs-hand-in-explosive-trump-epstein-records-fight

Sarah Longwell: "What's funny about the Paxton comments about Trump is that Paxton is already trying to lay the groundwork to blame Trump for him losing…These are guys who think they're going to lose and they're already starting to place blame."

That's right. Cobwebs found in our home this month are considered festive.

@CaitlinWaddick Adding alt text to share

The state has reported its fifth measles-related death. https://trib.al/in1dPlH

The attorney general and Senate candidate warned Trump is dragging down all Republicans with him. https://trib.al/KFNgx7p

Taking government money to broadcast propaganda is being an accessory to a crime, not to mention an obscenity. Hard no.

In a speech, #Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth laid out his vision for the #military∶ “No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals.”

#Trump #Nazis #fascism #ToxicMasculinity #hate #bigotry #misogyny #racism #ignorance #MilitaryReadiness
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/hegseth-troops-address.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FVE.6PtK.G2zfUXlh1fuM&smid=nytcore-ios-share

❗The Pentagon obligated 99.8% of the $400 million Congress allocated for Ukraine aid on September 29, one day before the fiscal year ended, Sen. Chris Coons said. No funds had been obligated by late July, while $307 million was reserved last week. The package provides $200 million for weapons and ammunition, nearly $100 million for equipment, spare parts and other hardware, and $100 million for transport, training and other services. #Ukraine

Um…their job is to interface and interact with other nations. That’s their charge. Affairs of state don’t refer to just ours.

RFK Jr. says AI backs his anti-vaccine views. We checked—it doesn't.

AI is far from a perfect resource. But it seems to hallucinate less than Kennedy.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/rfk-jr-says-ai-backs-his-anti-vaccine-views-we-checked-it-doesnt/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

One of these days, someone is going to give up Trump. Keep sweating, motherfucker.

Norway launches probe into 11 senior officials over US Epstein files links
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/norway-launches-probe-into-11-senior-officials-over-us-epstein-files-links

#ToddBlanche #EpsteinClass #ParasiteClass #EpsteinFiles #IndictAlexAcosta #ChildRapistTrump #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein #DOJ #DonaldTrump #USPol

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tusk81/117360301292818216

“'Most Americans are pro-immigrant,' Talarico said during the Austin event. 'Throughout American history, immigrants have always made us richer and stronger.' He rejected the idea that 'you’ve got to pick between security and welcoming the stranger,' adding: 'We don’t have to pick between those things.'"

Misogyny is real. Rape culture is real. There is no disputing that.

A word of caution for people pushing to make it easier to sanction/expel people accused of Title IX violations at US colleges:

My firm does these Title IX cases. An extremely disproportionate number of our clients have been LGBTQ+ people who have had Title IX weaponized against them.

Every time you ratchet up punitive systems, the people who first and most feel the effect are oppressed people.