Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.

https://propub.li/43487Tj

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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

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Also bring your cats indoors and keep them away from birds. Bird flu has a 67% mortality rate for cats.

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Those with nibblings who can't be vaxxed yet and my immune compromised peeps, stay safe.

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Hit the broligarchy at the wallet

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Please enjoy my latest obsession
youtu.be/6v_R180kIGs

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Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the ...

Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues. You may notice them as posters who are smearing Chrystia Freeland, pushing anti-Ukrainian narratives, Germany's election, anti-EU rhetoric, anti-NATO rhetoric, etc.

Their numbers are still low, so stay vigilant

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How to Mentally Survive America's New Great Depression This morning was a rude awakening.

This morning was a rude awakening.

My eyes opened and my mind quickly began to assemble the first few seconds of my day when a terrible interruption broke in and I remembered:

Yes, that unhinged madman is actually our President again.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/how-to-men...

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Meme of a retro painting in which a woman with a lot of cleavage is sitting or crouching on the ground in the outdoors, looking up at a moose that is using its antlers to violently throw aman into the air. The man was interrupted as he said "your body my-" and is now screaming "aauuugh" while the woman says "thanks, feminism moose," and the moose says "you're welcome" represented only by the letters y w

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A painting of 3 tangerines, one partially unpeeled, against an olive green/brown background. From above the paw of a black cat is reaching down to the unpeeled tangerine.

"Don't you touch that, don't you fucking dare, you little...", oil on canvas, 8x10", 2021 (commission)

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I love everything about this

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If you ever need a break, play a chaotic kitty

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