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Alyssa Bowen, PhD

@alyssabowen.bsky.social

Historian by training Deputy Director, @truenorthresearch.bsky.social

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Mike Sacks@mikesacks.bsky.social · last yr.

The Roberts Court, in one fell swoop, has: 1) Allowed states to defund Planned Parenthood even for non-abortion care so to... 2) Rip away people's right to choose their care provider under Medicaid while... 3) Advancing a neoconfederate understanding of our civil rights laws. This can't go on.

Mike Sacks@mikesacks.bsky.social · last yr.

KBJ's Medina dissent highlights the twin prongs of the pro-democracy vision she's been articulating since joining SCOTUS: generally deferring to Congress's will and specifically reading Reconstruction-era civil rights laws as robustly as their framers intended: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Gareth Gore@garethgore.bsky.social · last yr.

💣 BOMBSHELL NEWS 💣 Pope Leo gives Opus Dei SIX MONTHS to pass comprehensive reforms Leader of group is told: if you don't clean up by December, “necessary measures will be taken” 🧵 A THREAD 🧵 www.cronista.com/espana/actua...

Opus Dei, en problemas: el Papa Le�n XIV contin�a la obra de Francisco y exige un cambio de estatutos de la organizaci�n

Un ultim�tum vaticano obliga a la poderosa prelatura a reescribir su propio ADN.

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Mike Sacks@mikesacks.bsky.social · last yr.

Step 1: Astroturf a lawsuit to an anti-abortion Trump judge eager to ban mifepristone based on bad faith args. Step 2: Fail at even this SCOTUS. Step 3: Get your anti-abortion friends from Project 2025 to make stuff up, call it a "bombshell report" that Trump 2.0 can run with. Step 4: Hurt people.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown@enbrown.bsky.social · last yr.

The FDA head said he has "no plans" to restrict access to abortion pills... unless new data "suggests something". Lo & behold, a few days later, a conservative group has a new study about their dangers & now Republicans like Josh Hawley are using it to push restrictions reason.com/2025/05/05/t...

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last yr.

Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.

Austin McCoy@austinmccoy.bsky.social · last yr.

I hope some independent labor economists are keeping track of all of the federal firings b/c we’re looking at higher unemployment. This administration obviously has an incentive to suppress these stats

Revolving Door Project@revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 2y ago

RELEASE: Justice Gorsuch’s Recusal Shows Other Justices Have Missed Recusals On Wednesday, Justice Neil Gorsuch recused from a case in which his billionaire benefactor had significant interests. Other justices have been reluctant to do the same.

RELEASE: Justice Gorsuch’s Recusal Shows Other Justices Have Missed Recusals | Revolving Door Project

On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. While he did not disclose a reason for recusal, the decision foll...

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Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found. www.propublica.org/article/segr...

Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars

North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...

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Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 2y ago

So the GOP House Speaker is pushing back against the release of a report that potentially implicates the nominee for the Attorney General 4 "sexual misconduct and illegal drug use and accepted improper gifts." Where are the calls from Dem leaders Jeffries/Schumer demanding release of this report?

Live updates: Johnson says he’ll ‘strongly request’ ethics report on Gaetz not be released

Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.

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