The GOP is willing to break the rules no matter what. Dems aren't even willing to exercise all the authority the rules allow, for fear of seeming mean.

Join us in celebrating the incredible work of Causa Justa, a Colombian movement made up of more than 200 organizations and hundreds of activists, all of which are continuing to work toward the total decriminalization and destigmatization of abortion. Read about Causa Justa: https://bit.ly/4kPqxy4

Anti abortion extremists know that abortion bans are exceedingly unpopular so they have to try to claim that abortion increases breast cancer risk when it absolutely does not.

Prior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer

A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.

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I hope the seven Dems who voted for additional funding for DHS are feeling good about their votes this morning.

On this day, what would have been the 53rd anniversary of Roe v Wade, the US Congress votes to fund the lawless abuse, torture and murder of its inhabitants, rather than healthcare

After Roe was overturned in ‘22, the Biden Admin passed a final rule allowing for pregnancy options counseling and abortion care under certain criteria. This week the Trump Admin effectively reversed that rule.

Trump-Vance Administration Bans Abortion Care and Counseling for Veterans in Secret - Democracy Forward

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Abortion isn’t murder but allowing Tierra Walker to die of a common pregnancy complication sure is.

“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.

Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

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Omg are these ghouls coming after infant formula now??

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo ago

RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."

There is no left/progressive party in America.

The Operator

Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.

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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.

Worth noting: a district judge ruled that the ban on trans service members was illegal and unconstitutional, as it was without rational basis and based on pure animus. She then refused to stay the order pending appeal. SCOTUS lifted the stay, and the purge began. www.npr.org/2025/03/18/n...

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to ban transgender troops from military service

The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Department of Defense from carrying through with a policy directive designed to remove transgender service members from the military.

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Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.

Realizing democrats are beholden to the same corporate overlords as republicans is a tough pill to swallow.

The government has shut down. Things that will not be affected by the shutdown include 1. Construction of the WH ballroom 2. $20B bailout for Argentina

We need to take women’s pain more seriously and provide options not tell women that the only pain reliever studied and found to be safe in pregnancy is harmful. If you took Tylenol during your pregnancy, you did nothing wrong.

Racism is expensive

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

Just when I thought I couldn’t hate this ghoul any more

RFK Jr. Signals Brewing Attack On Abortion Pill Mifepristone

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Thursday to...

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If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

“Gov. Gavin Newsom is now the resistance leader of the Democratic Party like it or not. This doesn’t mean he will be the next president or even win the nomination in 2028. It means he is taking control of the narrative and leading on messaging.” candidlytiff.substack.com/p/squabble-up

Squabble Up!

No More Kumbaya or Respectability Politics

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The Sec of Health and Human Services as well as the US Surgeon General both endorse drinking raw milk. This is what we mean when we say these nominations will get people killed.

Mother sues Florida dairy farm, claims she lost fetus after raw milk led to bacterial infection

A New Smyrna Beach dairy farm was named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she lost her fetus after falling ill while caring for her toddler who became sick after drinking raw, unpasteurized mil...

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Marc Maron @marcmaron.bsky.social

Why do I know RFK Jr and his team of hacks at the FDA will be approving this grift next? Meanwhile the EPA is rolling back regulations. Big eyeroll.

Would You Pay $13,000 to Rid Your Blood of Microplastics?

Yael Cohen thinks her new procedure could be revolutionary.

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I just had someone ask me about at home HPV testing. Of course my stance is instead go to a doctor you trust, but that advice is less realistic with GOP healthcare cuts.

Many DIY health tests could give false results, studies find

Review of test kits for conditions including high cholesterol and cancer calls for tighter regulation to improve safety

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Trust pregnant people and their trusted providers to discuss the risks and benefits and to make the decision that is best for them. I promise, we trained for this!

Is the FDA about to keep pregnant women from taking antidepressants?

A panel of experts repeated what one women's health expert called "MAHA talking points."

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The Prince of Darkness has gone home to the Dark Lord. RIP.