This should have been talked about in 2016 in the mainstream media (without waiting for Mueller)! I have suspected that many MAGA grifters (and the grifter-in-chief) are on this type of payroll. Be aware that anti-abortion comes under this type of influence and disruption to undermine American way of living.
I like how the Nebraska legislator just assumed all of the religious leaders he contacted would just do his bidding, assuming that all religious leaders are anti-abortion. Even if they are anti-abortion, he also assumed that the parishioners would just do what they are told by their religious leader. They must think religious people are all sheep.
I think what happened in Alabama shows that the majority of women in all states want the right to have an abortion and they are waking up to the fact that a bunch of old white men who want to control women have gotten control of legislation while women were too busy balancing work and/or family to be politically engaged. Those of us who have been awake, even if we feel like we obviously didn't do enough, are working on waking everybody else up. I'm worried about how to reach out to younger women who don't get their news like we do (I'm 54). I reach out to my girls and bug them to reach out to their friends, but we need some serious TikTok and Instagram action.
Great news from Alabama. Liz Cheney had a huge crowd in IA and plans to barnstorm across swing states to take votes away from trump. If we get through this election without trump winning, watch out for the never trumpers to join force with the Dems next four years to push trump cult back under the rocks they came out of which may include all these radical anti-abortion extremists in individual states. If this whole exercise is successful, watch out for a Harris, Cheney match up in 2028 and my bet is on Cheney winning. I mean the never trumps want to keep their skullduggery hidden behind the scenes not have it exposed with the likes of trump and his minions.
Republicans might want to make peace with being despised, because I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
When my lifelong Republican father passed away a couple of years ago, I took far more consolation than I should have from the thought he’d voted for his last Republican. And Dad wasn’t even a Trumper - he despised Trump, and voted for Gary Richardson in 2016 and Biden in 2020. Didn’t stop him from voting for all the other Republicans, though.
Great Mother Jones article with Pregnancy Justice Lyn Paltrow. Her understanding and approach from a lawyer's perspective is substantial and broad,...... she is correct that a lot of people don't approach abortion this way in terms of a pregnant person's CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. Often too narrow of a focus is just put on abortion, I learned a lot from this article.
In Orlando with my kiddos for a magical spring break, I wore my Biden Harris, “When women vote, we win” tshirt. We were in an Uber that was playing Christian gospel music when an ad ran along the lines of, “According to Psalms, God creates us in the womb of woman, our children are not our own, they belong to God and it’s our privilege to raise them for Him.” Ick. I’m a Christian but feel no need to pressure/guilt women.
I kinda like that anti-abortion activists are protesting in front of CVS & Walgreens. All people will have to endure this nonsense in order to buy their makeup or snacks. This will be like forced “walking in her shoes” & I hope they really hate it. Then I hope this can extrapolate into intimidating these protesting idiots enough to put a stop to it altogether. I know, naive and blissful thinking but one can wish.
Serious question- Would someone please explain to me how anti abortion legislators continue to get away with lies about birth control and then act to turn those lies into laws?
Labeling IUD’s as an abortifacient (lie) in order to eventually ban them is an outrageous act.
Are national medical organizations pushing back against these lies? Are medical organizations showing up in state houses to fight? Are these medical organizations fighting for the best interests of their patients? Or, are they quietly “compromising” with these legislators in the false hope that if they give in, then these same legislators will stop further restrictive laws and bans?
This should have been talked about in 2016 in the mainstream media (without waiting for Mueller)! I have suspected that many MAGA grifters (and the grifter-in-chief) are on this type of payroll. Be aware that anti-abortion comes under this type of influence and disruption to undermine American way of living.
https://twitter.com/alexzfinley/status/1773353077644394680
Alex Finley
@alexzfinley
I feel like I'm beating a dead horse here but I'll repeat:
Most ppl think when we talk about Russian influence we mean a few bots and trolls on social media.
No.
This is HUMAN INTELLIGENCE. Russia recruits humans, pays them to write articles, say certain things, influence 1/
I like how the Nebraska legislator just assumed all of the religious leaders he contacted would just do his bidding, assuming that all religious leaders are anti-abortion. Even if they are anti-abortion, he also assumed that the parishioners would just do what they are told by their religious leader. They must think religious people are all sheep.
I think what happened in Alabama shows that the majority of women in all states want the right to have an abortion and they are waking up to the fact that a bunch of old white men who want to control women have gotten control of legislation while women were too busy balancing work and/or family to be politically engaged. Those of us who have been awake, even if we feel like we obviously didn't do enough, are working on waking everybody else up. I'm worried about how to reach out to younger women who don't get their news like we do (I'm 54). I reach out to my girls and bug them to reach out to their friends, but we need some serious TikTok and Instagram action.
Great news from Alabama. Liz Cheney had a huge crowd in IA and plans to barnstorm across swing states to take votes away from trump. If we get through this election without trump winning, watch out for the never trumpers to join force with the Dems next four years to push trump cult back under the rocks they came out of which may include all these radical anti-abortion extremists in individual states. If this whole exercise is successful, watch out for a Harris, Cheney match up in 2028 and my bet is on Cheney winning. I mean the never trumps want to keep their skullduggery hidden behind the scenes not have it exposed with the likes of trump and his minions.
Republicans might want to make peace with being despised, because I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
When my lifelong Republican father passed away a couple of years ago, I took far more consolation than I should have from the thought he’d voted for his last Republican. And Dad wasn’t even a Trumper - he despised Trump, and voted for Gary Richardson in 2016 and Biden in 2020. Didn’t stop him from voting for all the other Republicans, though.
It was posted by the Dem Chairman of Hood County, TX.
https://x.com/mrsamartini/status/1773160427981070620?s=46
"natural persons" No, no no. They're not persons. They're fetuses.
"Fetal personhood" is a contradiction.
Great Mother Jones article with Pregnancy Justice Lyn Paltrow. Her understanding and approach from a lawyer's perspective is substantial and broad,...... she is correct that a lot of people don't approach abortion this way in terms of a pregnant person's CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. Often too narrow of a focus is just put on abortion, I learned a lot from this article.
Geanbury, TX - 7 min video explaining where anti abortionists plan to go. Nothing we don’t already know, but wow. Just wow.
https://x.com/jennycohn1/status/1773165847227297997?s=46
In Orlando with my kiddos for a magical spring break, I wore my Biden Harris, “When women vote, we win” tshirt. We were in an Uber that was playing Christian gospel music when an ad ran along the lines of, “According to Psalms, God creates us in the womb of woman, our children are not our own, they belong to God and it’s our privilege to raise them for Him.” Ick. I’m a Christian but feel no need to pressure/guilt women.
I kinda like that anti-abortion activists are protesting in front of CVS & Walgreens. All people will have to endure this nonsense in order to buy their makeup or snacks. This will be like forced “walking in her shoes” & I hope they really hate it. Then I hope this can extrapolate into intimidating these protesting idiots enough to put a stop to it altogether. I know, naive and blissful thinking but one can wish.
I meant Marilyn Lands. Sorry.
It seems clear what the majority wants. My fear is the C.F.'s will use cheating and violence to impose their nightmare on the majority.
Brava Mailyn Lands!! An inspiration for hope.
Jessica, I am grateful to you on a daily basis.
Serious question- Would someone please explain to me how anti abortion legislators continue to get away with lies about birth control and then act to turn those lies into laws?
Labeling IUD’s as an abortifacient (lie) in order to eventually ban them is an outrageous act.
Are national medical organizations pushing back against these lies? Are medical organizations showing up in state houses to fight? Are these medical organizations fighting for the best interests of their patients? Or, are they quietly “compromising” with these legislators in the false hope that if they give in, then these same legislators will stop further restrictive laws and bans?