We Continue to Fight
Some Supreme Court news hit me hard yesterday. The SCOTUS is taking up a Mississippi abortion ban case that could effectively end Roe v Wade, or at least make it an empty shell. One part of the...
View ArticleAbortion now illegal in Texas: Greg Abbott signs "heartbeat bill"
Texas got it right! Texas is known for low taxes, record GDP growth, lack of pesky regulations, low crime rates, reasonable gun laws, low gun deaths, low teen births thanks to Christian values, low...
View ArticleThis Week in Statehouse Action: Sign o' the Crimes edition
While Biden was driving a cool truck and congressional Republicans decided they’re against a commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, GOP lawmakers in GOP-controlled...
View ArticleBeto O'Rourke Keeps Register Voters So Texas Can Stop Electing More Greg...
It’s perfect timing that I got this e-mail since I’m in Austin, Texas this weekend. Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered by...
View ArticlePennsylvania to charge for miscarriages, require 'fetal death certificates'
GOP officials just can’t keep their hands off of women’s rights. Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have once again taken a step backward in reproductive health rights by changing the Keystone...
View ArticlePA-Sen: Wannabe Sedition Caucus Member Wants An Arizona Style Audit Of PA's...
Of course he would:Republican Sean Parnell hopes to win the U.S. Senate race in 2022, but it’s not clear whether he believes Pennsylvanians should trust the outcome of the last major election. Just a...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women
Once again, a mass shooter, this time killing 9 co-workers in San Jose, California. Once again, an ex-girlfriend reported he was violent toward her. And on the day of the murders, he was scheduled to...
View ArticleAbortion: It’s Not What You Think It Is
Abortion: It’s Not What You Think It Is If you’re a 70-something woman, as I am, and haven’t been acquainted, in your years on the planet, with at least several women who have...
View ArticleVA-Gov: WaPo Calls Out Trump's Candidate For Ducking & Dodging Questions...
Kudos to The Washington Post Editorial Board for pointing this out about gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin (R. VA):“As your governor,” Mr. Youngkin told the conservative Faith and Freedom...
View ArticleAt least 10 states have been diverting federal welfare funding to...
It’s going to be difficult to limit myself to copy-and-pasting only 4 paragraphs from this fantastic article from The Guardian, partially because I’m outraged that I didn’t know about this but also...
View ArticleSupreme Court nominee Barrett signed extremist group's ad decrying 'barbaric...
It should not be a surprise that the person Donald J. Trump has nominated to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes abortion is “always immoral.”...
View ArticleAt least 10 states have been diverting federal welfare funding to...
NOTE: this diary was originally published on Friday, June 4th. The Group Admin interface is doing all sorts of odd things so I unpublished it and am now trying again.It’s going to be difficult to...
View ArticleWednesday with The Village, 6/9/2021
I did it!Well, I survived my pandemic job — wrangling the grandkids’ schooling. It was hard being back to a Monday to Friday job, and I suppose it was a good distraction to all that’s been going on...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women: Disaster Patriarchy
Naomi Klein identified the phenomenon of “disaster capitalism,” where widespread upheaval (natural disaster, war, famine, etc.) provides an opening for wealthy countries and corporations to impose...
View ArticleWhat the Left Gets Wrong When Talking About Abortion
It’s abortion season again. We’re all yet again awaiting a Supreme Court abortion decision as states compete over who can punish the most women for the crime of getting pregnant. And as always, social...
View ArticleThe Urgency of Saving Roe v. Wade
She is sixteen years old and pregnant. Still in school and devoid of job skills, she would not qualify to adopt a child, yet she could be forced to carry the fetus to term.She is a mother who wants...
View ArticleVA-Gov: Trump's GOPer Busted On Camera Admitting His Stance On Abortion Could...
Kudos to Emily Singer at The American Independent for flagging this:xYIKES. A must-watch: @GlennYoungkin says he'll pursue his personal anti-abortion, anti-reproductive health care, anti-Planned...
View ArticlePro-Life, Pro-Murdering Doctors. Pro-Gun, Anti-Choice, Radicalized, Pro-Trump...
“Radicalized’ anti-abortion movement poses increased threat … militant anti-abortion groups gain legislative influence”“… leaders of affiliated groups such as Defy Tyrants, led by Matt Trewhella, were...
View ArticleTexas doesn't want to enforce its new abortion law, it wants your neighbors...
The war on abortion rights continues with GOP officials stopping at nothing to get their way. Republicans nationwide have passed “pro-life” bills subjecting those who miscarry or seek an abortion to...
View ArticleBiden admin announces policy limiting ICE detention of pregnant immigrants....
The Biden administration on Friday unveiled policy limiting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention of pregnant individuals, stating that federal immigration officials will not detain...
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