Today we have an important guest post from Argiope. The post stands on its own, but this is the fight we’re in, and this tweet is a good example of what we’re up against. When we say they’re coming for birth control this is what we mean https://t.co/leUiBq7RYe — Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) April 3, 2024 …
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Florida to Ban Abortion in 30 Days
Breaking news from the Tampa Bay Times: TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters will get the chance to vote on protecting abortion access after the Florida Supreme Court on Monday allowed the amendment onto 2024 ballots. But the court on Monday also released an opinion upholding the state’s current 15-week abortion ban. Upholding the current law triggers …
Suffs: The Musical (Bonus Hillary & Malala)
“Suffs” (short for suffragists) is a new Broadway musical about women’s fight more than a century ago for a “radical” idea: the right to vote. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with two of the show’s producers, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, about the importance of art to spread a political …
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Late Night Open Thread: March 31 Is Transgender Day of Visibility
You are seen and you are loved. 🏳️🌈 Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility! pic.twitter.com/xrSUbEjC3B — ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) March 31, 2024 The original International Transgender Day of Visibility was organized (in Michigan) in 2009, but President Biden’s White House was the first to issue an official proclamation noting it. This year, because the Christian …
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This Reminds Me Of the Bobblehead Translations
Years ago, when I already couldn’t stand the Sunday shows, I would read the Bobblehead Translations so I at least knew what stupid things had been said, and what had been discussed. Today, I didn’t have it in me to listen to the Supreme Court arguments, but today it was Elie Mystal came through in …
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Do Say “Loser” (Open Thread)
Remember epic loser Ron DeSantis? It wouldn’t be surprising if non-Floridians already forgot the forgettable face-planter who set $160M aflame only to come in a very distant second in the Iowa caucuses. But those of us who have to share a peninsula with the failed pretender to the MAGA moron throne get frequent reminders of …
Friday Afternoon Open Thread: In Legal News
Small roundup of legal news because I’m still wound up about, well, all of it! Andrew Weissmann gets smacked down. I think this would be a de facto disqualification under Georgia law that would require her entire office to be removed the same as if Judge McAfee had found an actual conflict of interest. Won’t …
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