“Folks are hearing and experiencing exactly what this report says is happening, which is that it’s women and people of color, particularly a lot of Black women, who are being pushed out of the federal workforce."

Disappearing demographic data impacts efforts to track who make up laid-off federal workers

This story is part of a series – A region reshaped: Federal layoffs in Maryland a year later.

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The FBI has investigated multiple women journalists who reported on the bureau's director.

Patel promised to come after the media. So far, it's only been women

The FBI has investigated multiple women journalists who reported on the bureau's director

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Thank you Jessica Waters for your courage and voice on this important topic. www.ms.now/opinion/face...

Opinion | I testified before Congress about safety. And then I became the target of antiabortion hatred.

Jessica Waters: The storm against me will blow over. The peril that doctors and patients must contend with daily will not if the FACE Act is repealed.

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Prof. @jrabrams.bsky.social explores how pregnant people are explicitly and implicitly excluded from "birth injury" narratives in websites seeking potential clients and creating “representation deserts” that deepen healthcare access gaps post-Dobbs. More: tinyurl.com/Abrams-Care-Crisis

Excited to share "Legal Representation Deserts Compound A Post-Dobbs Standard of Care Crisis." Thanks to NYU Rev. of Law & Social Change for amazing editorial support. (Permalinking like a boss!) Thanks to all who shaped and supported this article along the way! socialchangenyu.com/review/legal...

Please share, in response to the DOJ indictment against the @splcenter.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dl...

A Beacon of Hope in the Fight Against Hate and Extremism

YouTube video by Southern Poverty Law Center

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A new proposed HUD rule would eliminate the right of mixed-status families to continue living together in HUD-assisted housing. If implemented, the proposed rule would have devastating consequences on the lives of children. Read our full statement below: childrenthriveaction.org/2026/04/over...

there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes

Periodic reminder: D.C. remains patrolled all over the city by armed members of the National Guard deployed to do so by President Trump.

www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/p... Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling on the White House physician to conduct a cognitive test of Trump amid his heightened rhetoric about the US war with Iran. Trump’s public statements and outbursts are increasingly incoherent, volatile, profane, deranged, and threatening.

Hard no. No tri”trump”hal arches out-shadowing our national cemetery with gaudy indulgence and excess. The cemetery already honors our heroes with dignity and respect that is sacred to their sacrifices. Just no. www.arlnow.com/2026/04/10/j...

CBS Evening News features letter by 100 Experts published at @justsecurity.org Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes link to letter: www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...

10.5.3.2. DoD Law of War Manual: "Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited."

This is vile. No one needs a lawyer to tell them this is illegal. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment no matter your politics. The U.S. Congress, the American public, U.S. military, U.S. allies or former allies. We need each & every one of you to call him back from the brink.

Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office. But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority. (Published Oct. 2023)

We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority

The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.

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The DOJ quietly closed 23,000+ criminal cases in the first six months of Trump’s second administration, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases. 🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4e5vZLL

Your professors care about you, even if the administration does not. The sentiment yesterday at Boston University as community protested BU leaders who removed Pride Flags from faculty windows. Proud of my colleagues and students. @aaup.org #TerrierCourage www.bostonglobe.com/video/2026/0...

BU students and faculty protest the removal of pride flags from offices across campus - The Boston Globe

Outside the BU president's office, students and faculty gather to protest against the university's policy to remove pride flags from outward facing windows.

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More great reporting from Wired unmasking some of the ICE/Border Patrol agents assaulting Americans www.wired.com/story/border...

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.

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Breaking: We've sued the Trump administration over the mail voting executive order. It's illegal. Unworkable. And anti-democratic. It would block eligible voters from casting ballots. We're representing civic groups in this challenge, with other voting groups as co-counsel.

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Executive Order on Mail-In Ballots as Illegal Interference in Elections

President Trump’s unlawful executive order would take control of mail-in ballots from the states and create an unvalidated, error-prone system that would risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The pre...

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Boy do I wish this NYT article was an April Fool’s Day joke. One quote says household voting makes sense because “Everybody seems more stressed out, angry, frustrated with one another, depressed.” Girrlll, we are angry, frustrated, and depressed *because* we’re still fighting against this nonsense.

Jill Hasday@jillhasday.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The SAVE Act would disenfranchise millions of American women who changed their names after marrying. On this day in 2026, these “biblical patriarchs” think that’s a great idea. #WeTheMen www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

A Road Map for Restoring Abortion Access in the US - Women’s Media Center womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

A Road Map for Restoring Abortion Access in the US - Women’s Media Center

Lessons from movements in other countries can help activists in the United States mobilize to expand access to reproductive rights and care.

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No rules, protocols, expertise, or accountability, we are just doing law Bawitdaba-style now. Hegseth Reverses Helicopter Crew Suspension Over Kid Rock Flyby www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

Hegseth Reverses Helicopter Crew Suspension Over Kid Rock Flyby

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The @kygop Know-Nothings tell you this is about financial responsibility but they’re lying. This is about tearing down higher education: Teach the MAGA Way or get out. Sadly, the universities have already demonstrated their willingness to be complicit.

EXCLUSIVE: Russia took satellite images of a U.S. air base days before Iran attacked the site and wounded Americans, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.

Russia took satellite images of U.S. airbase in days before Iranian attack, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News it would be a "mistake" if American-made missile interceptors bound for Ukraine were diverted to Gulf countries being attacked by Iran.

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This sign makes top ten.

✨️April vs The Empire✨️@aprilvstheempire.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Shoutout to the person with this sign in Lafayette Indiana 🫶🏻💙 (Not my photo) #NoKings

Hope no protesters further triggered him with any chalk art, like when he lived within a neighborhood and had to actually encounter the community members he denigrates, deports, and degrades.

David Corn@davidcorn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Outside Ft. McNair, where DC #NoKings marchers are passing by, chanting “Fire Stephen Miller.”

The sun always shines extra bright on protest days, and that is some beautiful symbolism for democracy protection protests! Be the light in your town, village, community, city, family, workplace, organization, Main Street, and country!

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Amazing work FL, GA, VA, PA, IL, NC, OH, NY, and NJ. You’re showing up. From small towns to big cities, massive crowds are already gathering and the day is just getting started!

A group of women dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," carrying signs with the names of people implicated in the Epstein Files, are crossing the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in Nashville as they march to city hall. Photo from @friedmanadam5.bsky.social.

Four female patients complained to the state medical commission about alleged sexual misconduct by Dr. Mark Mulholland from 2022 to 2024. The board waited until April 2025 to file a formal statement of charges. With @kuow.org

An OB-GYN Was Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Misconduct. The State Medical Board Let Him Keep Practicing.

The first accusation against Dr. Mark Mulholland came in January 2022. Two more arrived in 2023 and a fourth in 2024 before the board took action against his license last year. Then even more patients...

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The beauty of cherry blossoms blooming in D.C. really puts on display the dissonance of a militarized capital city. Democracy needs to bloom brighter than these regressive tactics. Be the cherry blossoms 🌸 and shine your light tomorrow Bluesky. (Pic from WaPo FB Post).