Mallory Johns

Virginia’s Election Could Affect Abortion Access Across the South Spanberger. Earle-Sears. The House of Delegates. Experts explain how Virginia's upcoming election could shape abortion access in the South.

New from me and @catesby.bsky.social: Why abortion is still an issue in Virginia this election cycle, even though it's not technically on the ballot

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White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

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It’s Never Too Late To Be Gay, Featuring Franchesca Ramsey Better late than straight.

Episode 1 of B*tch, Listen is here! It's finally here!

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Trump’s Second Term Hits Different Now That I'm Out—Opinion LGBTQ+ people are a Project 2025 target. Coming out didn’t make Trump’s second term more dangerous—it made it impossible to intellectualize away.

The relaunch of my column Angry Black Lady Chronicles is today! It's super gay.

Are you in NOLA this week for #ONA25? Same!

I'm super pumped, not only to be attending my very first @journalists.org conference, but to be co-hosting a workshop too!

Let's connect if you're interested in podcasts or learning how I'm building a mission-driven team at @rewirenewsgroup.com.

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Trump’s $150 Billion for Mass Deportation Could Pay For So Much Health Care—Analysis Reopen shuttered maternity wards, fund rural hospitals for decades, screen millions for breast cancer: An economist does the math.

I asked a numbers guy: What else could Trump's $150 billion mass deportation budget pay for?

The short answer is: Americans could get a lot of FREE health care, and shuttered rural hospitals could reopen their doors. For the long answer, you gotta click through.

Trump Hasn't Forgotten About Abortion—Amidst ICE Raids, The Comstock Act Looms Heavy Analysis: If Republicans dust off an 1873 law to stop doctors from mailing abortion pills, the grim effects of the 'big, beautiful bill’ will get infinitely worse.

Trump hasn't forgotten about abortion—even as ICE raids make headlines—his administration is gearing up to dust off a zombie law, the 1873 Comstock Act, to ban mailing abortion pills, medical supplies, contraception, pornography, and even dildos.

My latest:

Will the Supreme Court Help West Virginia Bully Trans Kids? And a special podcast announcement.

⚠️Welp. The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case next term about whether states can ban trans girls from playing on girls sports teams.

And if you’ve been paying attention—*especially* after Skrmetti—the answer is gonna be "YOU BETCHA."

@hegemommy.bsky.social and I covered this case in 2023:

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We Ditched The US for Our Trans Son The parent of a trans child reflects on moving from North Carolina to Germany, where gender-affirming care remains accessible. "It was time to pull the ripcord."

Cool project launch! For Pride @rewirenewsgroup.com asked trans kids and families to write in with how they're feeling & faring in this political climate. Many of the 2,400 anti-trans bills introduced across the US since 2022 target youth, but news rarely centers their voices. We are. #TransMissives

Opinion: How Anti-Abortion Violence is Political Violence The assassination of the pro-choice Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Horton may have its roots in the religious right. So have other notorious attacks on U.S. democracy.

What does the assassination of the pro-choice, pro-family Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Horton have to do with the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection?

Plenty, writes @erintothemax.bsky.social for @rewirenewsgroup.com Because abortion rights and democracy are all bound up.

A brain-dead Georgia woman is set to be taken off of life support after her baby was delivered Adriana Smith has been on life support since February. Her case has made national headlines, drawing attention to the state’s six-week abortion ban.

NEW: Adriana Smith, the Georgia woman who was declared brain-dead 4 months ago but forcibly kept on life support because she was pregnant, gave birth by emergency C-section late last week. Her family says she will finally be allowed to die this week, per @19thnews.org

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Seattle Sex Worker Collectives Are Providing Health Care to Their Community—and a Model For the Country Mutual aid groups like Green Light Project and Strippers Are Workers bring what public health practitioners "can't take for granted."

sex worker collectives in seattle have long been providing community health care, reaching vulnerable groups when traditional health-care systems couldn't. @travelinganna.bsky.social spoke with a few of the collectives about their work for @rewirenewsgroup.com: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/06/12/s...

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Each week @hegemommy.bsky.social & other @rewirenewsgroup.com experts explore the judges, court cases, news & laws that affect your life. This week: Trump’s new judge picks include one “culture warrior” & a “millennial Sam Alito”

The kids are not alright — and why would they be? Love these campus dispatches from @rewirenewsgroup.com, brainchild of @natasharoy.bsky.social

Adriana Smith Died 3 Months Ago. Georgia Could Make Smith’s Family Pay to Use Her as a Human Incubator. Analysis: If the government wants to hijack a uterus, it should at least foot the bill.

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You can count on @angryblacklady.bsky.social to craft a smart, thoughtful, and extremely disquieting analysis of the Adriana Smith horror story.

This isn't the first time this has happened and it won't be the last. bsky.app/profile/angr...

Opinion: Hey, Missouri—Didn’t We Just Talk About This? Missouri lawmakers' attempt to overturn the will of the people isn't just anti-abortion—it's anti-democratic.

🧵 we've published some really great stories this month @rewirenewsgroup.com! @angryblacklady.bsky.social wrote *another* open letter to Missouri lawmakers, this time over their attempts to ban abortion—despite voters passing an abortion rights amendment last year rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/04/25/o...

"We cannot just keep hearing the same thing over and over again. There has to be something else out there."

We sat down to talk with @newsrevenuehub.bsky.social about combatting fatigue and launching The Uplift to highlight repro health wins.

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🧵 Today, SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which could determine whether Medicaid recipients have the right to choose their own health-care providers. We’ll be covering the arguments live at 10 a.m. ET.