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Laws restricting abortions linked to rise in 'abhorrently high' maternal mortality rates Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. ...

Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.

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Roses are red, violets are blue—reproductive freedom is love too.

Photo of a child browsing a library bookshelf. ALA150 logo. Text over image reads "FOR THE LOVE OF LIBRARIES. GIVE NOW TO SUPPORT LIBRARIES"

This Valentine’s weekend, honor the readers and library lovers in your life by supporting the American Library Association. For those just beginning their reading journey or the well-traveled, libraries foster lifelong learning, curiosity, and adventure.

Give today: https://bit.ly/4qDCoRb

They're Coming for Our Daughters The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures

The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”

The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
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I want to be clear: Donald Trump’s administration is temporary. California’s commitment is not.

He will be gone in three years. Our resolve to confront climate change is enduring and we remain a stable, reliable partner in that fight.

Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash Flock off

Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

This is what a post-Dobbs America looks like: As reproductive care deserts expand and OB/GYN providers disappear, especially in rural communities, more people are being pushed into impossible situations. This is a crisis, and it’s getting worse.

BREAKING: The House GOP is pushing MULTIPLE voter suppression bills through Congress—all designed to block millions of American citizens from voting. This isn't about security; it's about silencing voices.
#StopTheSaveAct
#USDemocracy

The text says: “JIM CROW 2.0: The “SAVE” Act is voter suppression in disguise. This impacts ALL of us, especially: -150 Million Americans without a passport. -Seniors who are less likely to have access to their birth certificates. -Students frequently moving, facing a prove residency nightmare. -Members of the Military trying to make their voice heard in the country they serve. -Victims of Natural Disasters or those with lost documents. -Immigrant communities targeted for exercising their basic rights. -Call 833-346-1779 Tell your senators to vote NO on the SAVE Act.

While Americans struggle with real issues, Republicans are wasting time on a voter suppression bill that would block millions of people from voting. They're not trying to save America—they're trying to take OUR power to keep theirs. Call your MOC: #StopTheSaveAct
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.

Book ban versus parent control, lawmakers debate purpose of bill that could send librarians to jail | by Ty Tagami | Feb 6, 2026 | Capitol Beat News Service

Hey Georgia! Get on the horn to your state reps about this!

A brand new Super PAC — Elect Chicago Women — just dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars into this race. Why?

Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:

L O L G O P (@thecause) Tuesday night, protesters packed the City Council meeting in Surprise, Arizona over a proposed ICE detention center. You need to hear what this man told the Council.

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Tennessee bill would allow residents to request book removals from public libraries NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Fighting over books could expand from school libraries to public libraries. If a new bill passes in Tennessee’s legislature, anyone who lives in a county could ask t…

TENNESSEE! A new bill in your legislature would make it even easier for randos to challenge books! Contact your state representatives to oppose the bill!

The Abortion Ban That Didn’t End Abortion in Poland Five years after Poland's top court gutted abortion rights, access to legal procedures has quietly expanded – but only for women who learned to work within a system designed to say ‘no’.

No progress in Poland to ease the strict abortion ban because of anti-choice politics or reluctance in the gov't - but five years after Poland's top court gutted abortion rights, access to legal abortion has expanded a bit – only for women who learned to work within a system designed to say ‘no’.

"We’re not afraid to knock on somebody’s door": Twin Cities Pagans respond to ICE - News, Pagan Voices, Paganism, Politics, TWH Features, U.S., Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - TWH speaks with two members of the Twin Cities Pagan community, Sister Donyelle Headington and Benjamin Kowalsky-Grahek, about their perspectives on Operation Metro Surge and...

[Pagan Voices] TWH speaks with two members of the Twin Cities Pagan community, Sister Donyelle Headington and Benjamin Kowalsky-Grahek, about their perspectives on Operation Metro Surge and the community’s response to it.

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#pagan #witches #heathen #mpls #twincities

Defendants in ‘Crookshanks v. Elizabeth School District’ Abandon Appeal Three days before oral arguments, defendants in Crookshanks v. Elizabeth School District asked the 10th Circuit to dismiss their own appeal, which had been filed after a federal judge ordered the dist...

Despite the steady stream of bad news & tragic events, good stuff happens, and victories are won. Yesterday, Colorado notched another win in the courts

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

Proposed legislation would prohibit book banning in New Mexico public libraries • Source New Mexico A New Mexico lawmaker is reintroducing a bill to ban book banning at public libraries, backed by librarians and authors

Proposed legislation would prohibit book banning in New Mexico public libraries sourcenm.com/2026/01/07/p...

SNAP benefits are under attack during this government shutdown and food banks are picking up the slack.

But they need your help. Here are the best ways to do that:

Massachusetts! Take a few minutes this weekend to make sure your right to read legislation is as strong as possible.

Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?

Character isn't something you tell people about.

It's something you live.

The Check Please Moment: Why Censorship is a Threat to Safe Spaces We fight censorship not just for intellectual freedom, but for the young person who spends their fall break quietly finding themselves on our shelves.

Read this post on the Young Adult Library Services blog for a just about perfect articulation of what libraries can create safe spaces and how book bans threaten them

The Group Behind Project 2025 Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Study’ the Pill 11.4.25

I know we're all watching election returns but don't let this get lost in the mix: the Heritage Foundation is calling on the HHS to conduct a 'safety' review of oral contraception

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Democrat Spanberger Wins Governor Race As Virginians Reproach Trump Read more here.

Democracy wins!

In a rebuke to President Donald Trump, Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s gubernatorial race Tuesday. Her support for constitutional amendments on redistricting and voting rights restoration could make it easier to pass both pro-democracy measures.

The Banning of Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, October 31, 2025 Banned Books Week is being quietly banned in public libraries across the US. This is a political choice in an era where libraries continue to claim being "not political."

When Banned Books Week itself is banned, does it even make a sound?

A round-up of all the censorship, self-censorship and more around the country: bookriot.com/banning-bann...

These contiguous posts in my timeline show how companies, both big and small, can either devote themselves to the trivial and evil or the substantive and good.

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