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Are abortion bans across America causing deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out. | CNN In states with abortion bans, ProPublica has found, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and wound up in morgues with what medical examiners recorded were “products of conc...

"In states with abortion bans, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and died with what medical examiners recorded as 'products of conception' still in their bodies.

"These are the kinds of cases maternal mortality review committees are supposed to delve into...

Analysis | The gravity of a GOP election challenge in N.C.: ‘Invites incredible mischief’ Why the North Carolina Supreme Court allowing the case to proceed two months after the election is so extraordinary.

"This is an effort to invalidate votes, even though there is no indication that they’re fraudulent or that voters would have known they could be problematic..."
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Key Republican source who lied to the FBI about the Bidens receives prison sentence Alexander Smirnov may not be a household name, but his prison sentence represents a stunning fiasco for some prominent Republicans in Congress.

"He was the Republicans' star witness. Sean Hannity’s Fox News show ran with his claims in at least 85 separate segments last year. The Republicans’ entire Biden conspiracy theory was based on his claims..."

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Rules on Tyranny #18. "Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. Do not fall for it." Timothy David Snyder

New incel pickup line just dropped.

Opinion | The Limits of ‘Running Government Like a Business’ After a long and successful private-sector career, I came to Washington—and it made me more humble.

Robert Rubin: My advice to those new in government work is to approach the job with modesty.
While it can benefit from a business perspective, government can’t and shouldn’t be run like a business. Gov’t work requires skills and knowledge one doesn’t acquire in business. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

No one should be discriminated against based on their sex. It’s long past time for women’s equal rights to be recognized in our Constitution.

Pressure builds on RFK Jr. as confirmation hearing remains unscheduled Trump’s pick to lead HHS is facing 175 questions from Elizabeth Warren, skepticism from Mike Pence and delays related to his disclosure forms.

RFK Jr. opposed the life-saving Covid vaccine just six months into the pandemic. Peddled anti-science conspiracies. Waffled on women's reproductive rights.

And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.

Without regulation, the bitcoin market will continue to have volatile booms and busts because fraud is easy when there is no one forcing you to be honest.

What Republicans are really saying is: “Let’s shovel billions of US dollars, the world’s reserve currency, to bitcoin entrepreneurs. Then they will have real money, and the US government will be left with sham currency which is guaranteed to go bust someday.”

Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners’ abortions Male partners can have uniquely personal and specific information that help surface new lawsuits in states with abortion bans.

Republicans hate women.

Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting.

With all the MAGA demonizing of government, we don't hear enough about hard working people who get sh*t done like Biden budget director Shalanda Young. Credit to AP for this well deserved shout-out. (Also: make note that she's being replaced by the author of Project 2025.)
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We will be inclined to react with shock by some things which are done precisely with the intent of shocking us. We need to move very quickly through the shock.

It’s Saturday! Use the weekend to mentally prepare yourself for next week!