Texas' abortion pill lawsuit marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine
Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to...
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Trump is a Loser and Should be Treated as One
I was not terribly happy with the resolution of the 2020 Democratic primary. From my safe perch in South Korea where it took months before I knew anyone who caught COVID (ironically, someone traveling...
View ArticleCartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug presents Bad Fetus, in 'Fetal Firepower'
Wake the kids, phone the neighbors. The Top Ten Tom the Dancing Bugs of 2024 has been announced.And as we embark on a very dark 2025, might you SIGN UP FOR THE INNER HIVE and you'll get each week's Tom...
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Trump Offends Everyone - .GOV Websites Dissappear
Trump's Whitehouse.gov website is dark and disturbing. Trump's executive orders and news about them are almost all of the site. The options are:News A. Remarks B. Briefings and Statements C....
View ArticleState senator in Mississippi filed a bill entitled the “Contraception Begins...
Because Faulkner went to Hollywood. This is the kind of insurgency we can live with since it does raise an argument about ED versus abortion. This is not even the first time such legislation has been...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women
It’s been such a firehose of awful since TFG’s return, I barely know where to start. As always, this diary is a team effort. Thanks to elenacarlena, Angmar, mettle fatigue and the WOW crew for links...
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How Democrats and activists are fighting against Trump's fascism
As President Donald Trump settles into his second term, Democrats and grassroots activists are scrambling to counter what they call an authoritarian takeover of U.S. democracy. A new grassroots...
View ArticleLet's Tell President Musk To F*** Off By Winning The Wisconsin Supreme Court...
I’m back and I wanted to remind folks we have a huge election in Wisconsin next month:The battle over a single state Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin is on track to be among the most expensive judicial...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women
By the time you read this, Hands Off rallies will have happened from coast to coast and all over the world. We’re not backing down.As always, this diary is a group effort. Thanks to elenacarlena,...
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Abortions are resuming at a Wyoming clinic after judge suspends laws
Wyoming’s only abortion clinic is resuming abortions after a judge on Monday suspended two state laws.One suspended law would require clinics providing surgical abortions to be licensed as outpatient...
View ArticleDesigned by Man, For Men: How Religious Power Structures Reinforce Patriarchy
“When God is male, the male is God.”—Mary Daly, Beyond God the FatherFor centuries, religion has served as a guiding force for billions. But the structures behind most of the world’s major religions...
View ArticlePeople in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report.By Shefali Luthra for The 19thPregnant people living in states with abortion bans are almost twice as...
View ArticleTrump restores Title X funding for two anti-abortion states—while wiping it...
By Rachana Pradhan for KFF Health NewsThe Trump administration quietly restored federal family planning money to Tennessee and Oklahoma, despite court rulings that the states weren’t entitled to funds...
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Moira Donegan raised an interesting point pondering why, when discussing the damage being done by his tariffs, TFG framed it as “little girls having 2 dolls instead of 30,” rather than price hikes for...
View Article‘Rolling Thunder’: Abortion Abolitionists All-Out Campaign to Ban Mifepristone
Bill Berkowitz and Gale Bataille Operation Rolling Thunder was a sustained U.S. bombing campaign over Vietnam. The Rolling Thunder Revue was a 1975–76 madcap concert tour headed by Bob Dylan,...
View ArticleCasualties Mount in Trump’s WhiteChristoFascist MAGA Crusade to Reduce Women...
By Karen Rubin, editor@news-photos-features.com, news-photos-features.comFrom inside the White House, Paula White, Trump’s “spiritual advisor,” an evangelical huckster who lived in one of his coops...
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