Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from #religious conviction.
—Blaise Pascal

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#atheism #faith #god

This 4th of July, I am angry and dismayed. I'm disgusted by our federal government generally and particularly by its absurd approach to commemorating 250 years of American history. I'm horrified by the Republican Fascist control of the federal government and numerous state governments.

But this just means that I am indeed observing the Fourth. It is precisely because I'm keenly aware and appreciative of the Declaration of Independence that I can't help the anger, dismay, disgust, and horror. 1/

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@AlliFlowers

Your community too? Fireworks at 6:30 pm in old growth area seems to be less than ideal

Having the DOJ be appointed by the president seems to be a flaw in our government structure. How do you hold any president accountable when he owns the prosecution?
This DOJ defied the law passed by Congress by not releasing all the files. A judge orders them to follow the law, and they say "nope."

This photograph today deserves a Pulitzer Prize.

A black girl sits in the middle of dozens of white supremacist patriot front members in Washington DC on the Fourth of July.

This is so representative of the country. We’re living in under Donald Trump right now. I want my country back.

REUTERS/Cheney Orr @orr_photo

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

KABOOM.......

Multiple Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in RUSSIA on Saturday
#AureFreePress #News #press #Breaking #BreakingNews

So Trump found an old speech of Sen. Joe McCarthy's to deliver at Mt. Rushmore.
Pity he didn't find, instead, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt speech about the 4 Freedoms! It's time to return those freedoms to all Americans!
#FourFreedoms #SenatorJoeMcCarthy #FDR

Ukraine’s 225th Assault Regiment released footage from Kopani, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, rejecting Russian claims that the settlement was captured. The unit said Kopani remains under Ukrainian control, while one Russian involved in the flag stunt was taken prisoner. #Ukraine

@VisualStuart I hope he lingers for a long while, suffering the entire time while his family watches helplessly.
I hope his death is slow and painful with no medical resource.

And then he can burn in hell for eternity.

The Traitor Mitch McConnell deserves every second of it.

“If you want a new Volvo, congratulations! That's totally cool with the Trump administration. If you instead prefer Volvo's luxury brand, Polestar, the Trump administration says those are now banned from sale in the U.S. No one really understands why Republicans insist Volvos are fine but Polestars aren't, especially since both run on Android Automotive. If the software is national security threat, wouldn't that mean Google's a national security threat? Regardless, if you're willing to roll the dice on the whole ‘banned in the U.S.’ thing, anyone willing to buy a Polestar 4 by July 31 will get an incredible deal.”

https://www.jalopnik.com/2206843/new-polestar-4-25000-off-banned-u-s/

NEW: Charged in Anti-ICE Conspiracy, Two Minnesota Defendants Speak Out [Videos]

Activists say they’re being targeted for their political beliefs by a retaliatory government seeking to quash dissent.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/charged-in-anti-ice-conspiracy-two-minnesota-defendants-speak-out/

On January 6, 2026, Republican Austin Smith, a former Arizona lawmaker who questioned the 2020 election, admitted in a Maricopa County courtroom that he forged petition signatures, including a deceased woman’s, to secure a place on the ballot. https://theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/arizona-lawmaker-who-warned-of-election-0ec

"Just as the argument for MAGA Christianity collapses when one actually reads the words of Jesus, the belief in America's Christian origins evaporates under the most cursory reading of the Constitution...Redefining America as a Christian nation isn't just historical revisionism. It's a political strategy, with a white-supremacist bent. It reframes citizenship in religious terms, turning faith into a tool of the powerful rather than a responsibility to the less fortunate":
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/separation-of-church-and-state-religious-freedom/