Hey Jessica, did you see Students for Life Action is holding a conference this coming weekend in Lewiston, Maine, with apparently no regard/totally tone deaf to the shooting tragedy? A friend forwarded me their email about it and they say they are running out of room and specifically ask for donations for lunches. I don't see it on their website but the email is legit.
"But we have more attendees coming than originally planned for!"
"That’s why Students for Life Action decided to host a BIG Pro-Life Political Leadership Workshop in Lewiston, Maine next weekend on Saturday November 4th."
“One snip for man, one giant leap for human kindness.”
Way to go Missouri with your mobile vasectomy clinic. We need these in all 50 states. If girls and women are unable to access abortion care and birth control then men can get snipped.
I hope Ohio voters - and voters everywhere - see through all the Republican lies. DeWine saying "We'll come up with a law later that everyone can like" is totally laughable.
The forced birth people moved way too fast implementing their anti-woman after Roe fell . But at least (as another commenter said) they have shown us who they are. If they had moved slower, they might have had more success because they could have hidden it better. I think they overreached, and while a lot of people are suffering for it in the short-term, I'm glad they did.
I agree, but they might succeed, for a while anyway, because of everything else going on in the world and with both parties. We win with the public on this issue, and it's not even close. But we are having difficulty replicating that on anything else.
I’m uploading the #wecount study. So grateful you shared this. Pregnant people will always find a way. It’s the marginalized communities that have the least resources who I feel suffer the most. Please take care of yourselves. Self care is so important for everyone 🦋💕
Keep fighting everyone. That they resort to these tactics = we are winning. Do not let their multi-pronged attacks and occasional wins grind you down to the nub. Stay the course. We can beat them.
And we don't have any other option. It's the same as WWII. Once the whole country realizes we have to do it, we will. But everyone take care of your mental health.
I have such a story about this. Not appropriate here. But this guy has triggered me to the point that I have to do a mental health internet cleanse. He is literally every asshole Christian Nationalist man from my upbringing rolled into one foul package.
Johnson, you mean? It's kind of fitting that he has such a generic name, isn't it? For my own mental health, I try to look for whatever 'silver linings' I can. In this case that would be that they've put it front and center for everyone to see, so there (should be) no hiding it or denying it anymore. Not that I'm hopeful that they won't get away with it. It's just that we absolutely have to confront this evil for exactly what it is.
There’s a great article in The Atlantic today about his great-great-great grandfather, a Confederate private from Georgia who had to swear an oath never to fight against his country again in order to regain the right to vote. (Belatedly, yes. I mean Johnson.)
I’m more concerned about how many Americans don’t see this election as a choice between democracy and fascism. How many can’t be bothered to learn about anything beyond their siloed newsfeeds. How many will stay home rather than vote.
I’ve tried to focus on other things today. I just finished a calming meditation in Spanish, which means my hamster brain must be fully present.
We've got a shutdown coming up, impeachment, Trump's criminal proceedings, and a whole campaign when some of them say the quiet part out loud. If we still can't make the voters see, then they'll do it themselves in 2025. I really don't know how any of us can possibly brace ourselves for that.
I look for the data and change my reaction to the disturbance into energy to fuel my advocacy. Sitting with and not reacting to it is a “practice”. Mindfulness practice. 🧘♀️
There's an argument for citizen initiatives and direct democracy, but quite frankly, when one political party takes away a human right, you vote for the other political party, regardless of what qualms you have. For fuck's sake.
The #WeCount study is mixed news. If voters who aren't that tuned in to the issue hear the headline, 'Abortion rate didn't decrease, but actually increased slightly,' they seem likely to walk away thinking it's all a nothingburger because people are still able to get abortions. The most dangerous thing is for voters to think what's going on doesn't matter.
Yes! It’s not just abortions got -- it’s about all the extra pain and danger and humiliation people had to suffer to access that.
We see the same thing with voter suppression efforts where organizers have to work extra hard to get over that barrier and then they *use the fact they made it over* as evidence that the barrier wasn’t real.
Yes. It's upsetting to witness human rights violations. People want to look the other way. Any excuse they have to do that, they might take. We have to keep showing them.
I don't quite know what is going on, but I'm actually optimistic. Sure the anti's are as bad as ever and are trying to up their devious quotient. I'm just thinking that with all of the butt fuckery that they are doing that will screw them in the end. Look at the favorable abortion numbers with republican women. Well, most sane ones at least. Hopefully that butthead Kennedy doesn't fuck up Biden.
The latest poll I read suggests he will steal the antivaxxers from the Orange swamp creature.
From the Guardian:
"It turns out that the son of Robert F Kennedy and nephew of John F Kennedy, Democratic giants who maintain widespread admiration in the party, is actually more popular among Republicans – including some of the most influential rightwing voices in the US."
Republicans are losing the public opinion battle on abortion, badly. Unfortunately Democrats and Biden in particular seem to be doing badly with voters on everything else. The good news is there's a year to go before the election. Although circumstances (such as the economy) could get worse by then too.
It's amazing. Biden (and the people around him) has done a lot of good including the economy. The media has torn him down for some reason and I'm sure trump loves it.
The Republican narrative is he's the worst president ever. Which was also their narrative for the last three Democratic presidents (maybe more). They have to cover that because news = asking each side for comment and repeating it. Voters genuinely hate inflation, even more than it would be logical to, I've read. And there are now two major wars going on (even though U.S. intelligence and leadership provided huge boosts for Ukraine early). So there's an instability narrative there to create. Even abortion plays into that. The Republicans have fucked everything up, but Biden is president and he can't do anything about it. If you want somebody who can just whip everyone's ass into shape, that's not how a democracy works. Biden is also older than any president we've ever had, and the VP gets no good press. The great irony is Trump inherited a very stable world and he was the almost exclusive source of instability during his term. With Biden it's the exact opposite; he's been given a very unstable world and he and his administration have done their best to be a steady hand. But voters rate the two men similarly, and if Trump gets the edge, it's because he was far luckier with the economy he was given.
People are just stupid. The see the price of gas ⛽ and groceries go up and it's his fault. How many people 🤔 really understand even an economic standard as compound interest 🤫
Hey Jessica, did you see Students for Life Action is holding a conference this coming weekend in Lewiston, Maine, with apparently no regard/totally tone deaf to the shooting tragedy? A friend forwarded me their email about it and they say they are running out of room and specifically ask for donations for lunches. I don't see it on their website but the email is legit.
"But we have more attendees coming than originally planned for!"
"That’s why Students for Life Action decided to host a BIG Pro-Life Political Leadership Workshop in Lewiston, Maine next weekend on Saturday November 4th."
“One snip for man, one giant leap for human kindness.”
Way to go Missouri with your mobile vasectomy clinic. We need these in all 50 states. If girls and women are unable to access abortion care and birth control then men can get snipped.
I hope Ohio voters - and voters everywhere - see through all the Republican lies. DeWine saying "We'll come up with a law later that everyone can like" is totally laughable.
The forced birth people moved way too fast implementing their anti-woman after Roe fell . But at least (as another commenter said) they have shown us who they are. If they had moved slower, they might have had more success because they could have hidden it better. I think they overreached, and while a lot of people are suffering for it in the short-term, I'm glad they did.
I agree, but they might succeed, for a while anyway, because of everything else going on in the world and with both parties. We win with the public on this issue, and it's not even close. But we are having difficulty replicating that on anything else.
I’m uploading the #wecount study. So grateful you shared this. Pregnant people will always find a way. It’s the marginalized communities that have the least resources who I feel suffer the most. Please take care of yourselves. Self care is so important for everyone 🦋💕
“needs to disappear into the wind forever.”
I could only read it as: “can fuck off into the sun.” ☀️
Keep fighting everyone. That they resort to these tactics = we are winning. Do not let their multi-pronged attacks and occasional wins grind you down to the nub. Stay the course. We can beat them.
Great affirmation and encouragement. Love this 💕💕
And we don't have any other option. It's the same as WWII. Once the whole country realizes we have to do it, we will. But everyone take care of your mental health.
Also, no one is surprised that, "Prominent Republican used to try to lure women in van."
I have such a story about this. Not appropriate here. But this guy has triggered me to the point that I have to do a mental health internet cleanse. He is literally every asshole Christian Nationalist man from my upbringing rolled into one foul package.
Hold onto your power!! No one can take it away. It’s yours to keep 💪💪😘💝
Johnson, you mean? It's kind of fitting that he has such a generic name, isn't it? For my own mental health, I try to look for whatever 'silver linings' I can. In this case that would be that they've put it front and center for everyone to see, so there (should be) no hiding it or denying it anymore. Not that I'm hopeful that they won't get away with it. It's just that we absolutely have to confront this evil for exactly what it is.
There’s a great article in The Atlantic today about his great-great-great grandfather, a Confederate private from Georgia who had to swear an oath never to fight against his country again in order to regain the right to vote. (Belatedly, yes. I mean Johnson.)
I’m more concerned about how many Americans don’t see this election as a choice between democracy and fascism. How many can’t be bothered to learn about anything beyond their siloed newsfeeds. How many will stay home rather than vote.
I’ve tried to focus on other things today. I just finished a calming meditation in Spanish, which means my hamster brain must be fully present.
We've got a shutdown coming up, impeachment, Trump's criminal proceedings, and a whole campaign when some of them say the quiet part out loud. If we still can't make the voters see, then they'll do it themselves in 2025. I really don't know how any of us can possibly brace ourselves for that.
I look for the data and change my reaction to the disturbance into energy to fuel my advocacy. Sitting with and not reacting to it is a “practice”. Mindfulness practice. 🧘♀️
Easier said than done. I’m gentle with myself.
There's an argument for citizen initiatives and direct democracy, but quite frankly, when one political party takes away a human right, you vote for the other political party, regardless of what qualms you have. For fuck's sake.
The #WeCount study is mixed news. If voters who aren't that tuned in to the issue hear the headline, 'Abortion rate didn't decrease, but actually increased slightly,' they seem likely to walk away thinking it's all a nothingburger because people are still able to get abortions. The most dangerous thing is for voters to think what's going on doesn't matter.
Yes! It’s not just abortions got -- it’s about all the extra pain and danger and humiliation people had to suffer to access that.
We see the same thing with voter suppression efforts where organizers have to work extra hard to get over that barrier and then they *use the fact they made it over* as evidence that the barrier wasn’t real.
Yes. It's upsetting to witness human rights violations. People want to look the other way. Any excuse they have to do that, they might take. We have to keep showing them.
Yes. This.
I don't quite know what is going on, but I'm actually optimistic. Sure the anti's are as bad as ever and are trying to up their devious quotient. I'm just thinking that with all of the butt fuckery that they are doing that will screw them in the end. Look at the favorable abortion numbers with republican women. Well, most sane ones at least. Hopefully that butthead Kennedy doesn't fuck up Biden.
The latest poll I read suggests he will steal the antivaxxers from the Orange swamp creature.
From the Guardian:
"It turns out that the son of Robert F Kennedy and nephew of John F Kennedy, Democratic giants who maintain widespread admiration in the party, is actually more popular among Republicans – including some of the most influential rightwing voices in the US."
Stupid people 😧 will hear the Kennedy name, think Robert and Bobby and think he's gold.
Republicans are losing the public opinion battle on abortion, badly. Unfortunately Democrats and Biden in particular seem to be doing badly with voters on everything else. The good news is there's a year to go before the election. Although circumstances (such as the economy) could get worse by then too.
It's amazing. Biden (and the people around him) has done a lot of good including the economy. The media has torn him down for some reason and I'm sure trump loves it.
The Republican narrative is he's the worst president ever. Which was also their narrative for the last three Democratic presidents (maybe more). They have to cover that because news = asking each side for comment and repeating it. Voters genuinely hate inflation, even more than it would be logical to, I've read. And there are now two major wars going on (even though U.S. intelligence and leadership provided huge boosts for Ukraine early). So there's an instability narrative there to create. Even abortion plays into that. The Republicans have fucked everything up, but Biden is president and he can't do anything about it. If you want somebody who can just whip everyone's ass into shape, that's not how a democracy works. Biden is also older than any president we've ever had, and the VP gets no good press. The great irony is Trump inherited a very stable world and he was the almost exclusive source of instability during his term. With Biden it's the exact opposite; he's been given a very unstable world and he and his administration have done their best to be a steady hand. But voters rate the two men similarly, and if Trump gets the edge, it's because he was far luckier with the economy he was given.
Meant to add refugees at the border as another big factor for the instability narrative. Whereas Trump just had their children kidnapped instead.
People are just stupid. The see the price of gas ⛽ and groceries go up and it's his fault. How many people 🤔 really understand even an economic standard as compound interest 🤫
Right. Since when can a president change the price of anything? That's up to those businesses. Don't like the price increases? Don't buy the stuff!