Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social
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Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Career educator. Cancer Survivor. Collector of Interesting People. Tech lover. Big blue dot in south Alabama. Air Force Brat. Former ALSDF officer. Please do an “about” if you want a follow.
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Never again means never again. There is no room for interpretation.
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Something we need to keep in mind as we write for a wider, and possibly uneducated audience.
https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/archibald-we-all-get-screwed-because-americans-cant-read.html
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The Hill: Sherrill WINS!!🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
#NewJersey
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The good people at YouGov posed a test to Americans that only the sharpest and most politically attuned pundits could pass: Who was president when various events happened? https://www.pbump.net/o/someone-finally-asked-americans-if-they-knew-who-was-president-when/
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‘We, the staff who produce the work that has earned ProPublica a place at the forefront of journalism, have raised concerns for more than two years, but management has largely ignored us. We are now calling on you, as stewards of our beloved institution, to direct senior leadership to change course and avoid further damage to the company’s reputation by agreeing to our reasonable proposals.’
https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/to-the-propublica-board-we-need-a-fair-contract-now
#ProPublica #ProPublicaGuild #NewsGuild #journalism #nonprofit #labor
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It is wild to think that Vance and Biden share the same faith.
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I knew attacking Trump was tantamount to a crime in the USA.
I didn't realise it was also Tory policy in the UK ....
I thought I was planting a beanstalk. Turned out to be a catstalk. Growing in the same pot as a Dogwood. #catsofmastodon
Oh, and not for nothing, but the greatest increase in SNAP funding came in the 2021 fiscal year budget. It went from $91 billion to $132 billion. That budget was approved and passed in October 2020. I would encourage you to look up who was president in Oct. 2020. You should then note what the cost of SNAP has done for the past four years under Biden. (Hint: we were back under $100 billion in Biden's final budget.)
--Terri Sewell
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@AlliFlowers 😎 I can literally see the shocking headline before my eyes "GOP puts inflatable micropenis bearer into White House!
Needs lotta space to deflate, so East Wing is demolished to make way for proper deflation hangar"
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@AlliFlowers 🤔😎 Although I'm pretty sure no one ever heard of or saw an inflatables sex doll with a micropenis... Ooops!
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Jack Smith, Trump’s Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/jack-smith-trump-investigations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yU8.sj78.yWE-fYXVBamZ&smid=url-share
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The ruling Trump gang is pursuing a strategy of overwhelming the public by using a rapid fire machine gun flooding the public sphere with masses of emotional information shit, in keeping with Bannon's strategy to "flood the zone with shit".
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As cognitive scientists Keith Stanovich and Richard West have shown, humans possess two systems of thought:
One fast and emotional, the other slow and deliberative.
Trump keeps the public in the first mode — triggered, reactive, impulsive. Under Trump, critical reasoning collapses from emotional overload.
The threat, then, isn’t just misinformation; it’s misreasoning.
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If you’ve found yourself burnt out, exhausted, confused, dejected and dismayed as you process the daily onslaught of the Trumpian team, you now know why.
And while it might be tempting to allow awareness of these authoritarian tactics to sow depression, that would be playing right into Trump’s hands.
Understanding the power of authoritarian confusion must breed clarity, not despair.
The more we grasp how Trumpism corrodes thought, the better equipped we are to defend it — because the fight for democracy always begins in the mind.
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Do not let your ability to think be corroded by Trumpism's confusion & confusing stategy!
https://www.salon.com/2025/11/03/how-donald-trump-broke-the-american-mind/
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Corina Machado, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is now asking Donald Trump to invade Venezuela arguing that Hamas is hiding there.
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CBS Cuts Trump’s Corruption Tantrum From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-cuts-donald-trumps-crypto-corruption-tantrum-from-60-minutes-edit/
#BoycottCBS #BoycottParamount #BoycottDavidEllison #BoycottLarryEllison #USPol
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If we had that rule, we'd exclude experienced people with good ideas, for a completely arbitrary reason.
There's no version of term limits that is any better than simply electing better candidates.
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Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay partial food aid benefits - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-use-emergency-funds-pay-partial-food-aid-benefits-2025-11-03/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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CBS/Paramount/Skydance Media or whatever the fuck they are now already set a precedent by paying the bronzed up idiot 16 million dollars over his frivolous whines about editing down a Kamala Harris interview that had no bearing on anything.
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The Trump administration is warning grocery stores and local businesses trying to help people this shutdown. https://trib.al/VuWEA6H
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ICE, Fascism, Chicago
Chicago Tribune: Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
"As Figueroa tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show.
Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. ...
The Department of Homeland Security later released a statement claiming that Figueroa was at fault, saying “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle and violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/chicago-woman-collision-ice-accountability/
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Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Career educator. Cancer Survivor. Collector of Interesting People. Tech lover. Big blue dot in south Alabama. Air Force Brat. Former ALSDF officer. Please do an “about” if you want a follow.
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