Joanna Grossman
@joannagrossman.bsky.social
Law professor. Three-boy mom. Aging, decrepit ultrarunner. Social justice warrior. Dream is to own a fluffy cow.
A sundowning old man, addicted to AI slop, surrounded by supplicants and apparatchiks, with control over the US nuclear arsenal.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayA string of absolutely bonkers Truth Social posts from Trump in the span of about 10 minutes
It's been a sad week with the passing of Gloria Steinem, founder of @msmagazine.com! Lillian Kollross and I rounded up some of our favorite of her quotes for this list.
Gloria Steinem in Her Own Words: On Trump, Roe v. Wade, and the Birth of the Modern Women’s Rights Movement
As we grieve the passing of Gloria Steinem, Ms. founder and feminist visionary, we’re looking back at some of our favorite quotes from Steinem’s 50+ years of speaking and activism across the U.S. and ...
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I'm going to KEEP talking about how Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress, DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security. Will you join me?🤚
Irony is so dead, I know, but seriously. Former gov arrested for contempt in child support case while acting in a Christian movie about the greatness of family. www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Former Kentucky Gov. arrested on set of Texas production company's movie
He was filming a scene for a movie produced by a Dallas-based Christian production company.
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RFK Jr. just cancelled a bunch of grants that are fundamentally aligned with MAHA priorities, including fresh produce delivery and home visits to assist women who’ve just brought home a new baby. Why? Because these grants focused on underserved populations. Can’t have that, can we?
HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
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Perfect answer to question whether you murdered someone (Wendi Adelson’s boyfriend during investigation of her ex-husband’s murder.) New documentary on Hulu about Dan Markel murder—“Welcome to the Family.”
HOLY SHIT DUDES fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live here
Vatican theological commission defines ‘sin against creation and the Creator’ in new document
The more than 29,000 word text calls for ecological conversion due to “sin against creation and the Creator.”
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The Department of Health and Human Services cited articles that were entirely made up. trib.al/myhNnO4
Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy
The Department of Health and Human Services cited articles that were entirely made up.
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I preferred it when everyone agreed teen pregnancy was a social problem to be addressed not encouraged.
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 6d agoFox News complains that underage teenage girls aren’t getting pregnant enough: “The problem is teens and young adults. From ages 15-19, the fertility rate is down 70% in the last 2 decades, which means we are telling people who are young not to have babies.”
Abortion pills are safe & effective. The major risk people face is not medical, it's legal. No one should have to fear arrest for accessing medication abortion. Everyone deserves the care they need–when and where they need it! Know your rights & risks. Get free legal help: ReproLegalHelpline.org
Publisher of “Franklin the Turtle” books got loud. This is what resisting fascism requires. Silence enables. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pete Hegseth's use of Canadian character Franklin the turtle in post about boat strikes prompts anger, mockery | CBC News
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth turned the beloved Canadian children's book character Franklin the turtle into a bazooka-wielding soldier going after "narco-terrorists" in a social media post Sund...
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Dolly Parton never called herself a feminist. Her life made the case for her. She championed working women, LGBTQ+ rights, and literacy. She died last week in Nashville at 80 years old. Originally published by @19thnews.org.
Dolly Parton Never Called Herself a Feminist. Her Life Made the Case Anyway. – Rewire News Group
The country music legend built an extraordinary career on her own terms—while using her platform and songs to champion working women, children, and LGBTQ+ peopl
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I was quoted in the WSJ on whether a surrogate could face damages for refusing an abortion. My answer: theoretically possible, never yet imposed in a reported decision, and legally difficult. Here’s the longer version: buff.ly/8MKAKCq
Surrogacy Is Complicated.
So Is The Law.
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Not Surprised: “A U.S. Postal Service official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a ‘secretive, rushed’ effort to implement President Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking those plans.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail (Gift Article)
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Trey Gowdy’s always been a strange looking mf but press play for a jump scare if your anchor image for him is c 2018
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.these are two odd looking guys
The idea is to terrorize people critical of the government, in violation of the First Amendment. Much of what ICE does is not primarily motivated by immigration law enforcement at all.
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2w agoStopping this nightmare needs to be the highest priority of incoming Democrats after November
I propose a law that says if any individual or group spends more than $1 million to support a candidate or initiative, the state funds the opponents the same amount, dollar for dollar. Elon Musk may have a constitutional right to try to buy elections, but we could make it uneconomic for him to try
It Was Not a Mistake to Vaccinate Pregnant Women: The vaccines are safe in pregnancy, protect the pregnant woman and protect the newborn from COVID, explains @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stopanti...
It Was Not a Mistake to Vaccinate Pregnant Women
Vaccinating pregnant women kept their babies from getting sick with severe COVID infections and dying. Why does Robert Redfield think that was a mistake???
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“The affair doesn’t count if the mistress has an uncanny resemblance to the cheater’s daughter. Then, it’s just a family matter and we must respect their privacy.”
Employees who worked fully remotely reported the highest levels of well-being, while those who worked entirely onsite reported the lowest. The study also found little evidence that remote workers felt less connected to colleagues or workplace culture. www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...
Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees
Many employers worry remote workers feel disconnected. A new study found they reported higher well-being and were no more likely to feel isolated than their
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Nobody knows anything about Harp except that she's a graduate of Liberty University and that she falsely claimed Trump's "right to try" cured her cancer.
MS NOW@ms.now · 3w agoEXCLUSIVE: Trump’s closest aide, Natalie Harp, declined multiple times over more than a year to seek a routine security clearance normally obtained by West Wing staffers to work at the White House, sources tell MS NOW.
This is the most incredible divorce article I have ever read
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 3w agoCole Harry found himself in the midst of a sudden divorce. His ex took the apartment, the furniture — and his Rancho Gordo Bean Club subscription. When heirloom beans are caught in the middle of a messy divorce, who should get custody? @soleilho.com asks Bay Area food club leaders to chime in.
A perfect conceit for the 20s: the world's biggest bookstore has become a destroyer of books
evy kwong@evystadium.bsky.social · 3w agoamazon being so secretive we gotta apple airtag a book shipment to see that they’re buying and destroying them for AI but also having this on the warehouse front door:
The brilliant @amwhelan.bsky.social has written a short piece about DOD's new testosterone testing/treatment policy, based on a longer piece that law journals should absolutely grab ASAP.
Testosterone, Informed Consent, and the Military Masculinity Complex - Petrie-Flom Center
In July, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced, in a video titled “The High T Department of War,” that every service member 30 and older will now be screened annually for testosterone defic...
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