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All I can say at this point is, yikes!

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Pass this on... there is no hyperbole in this view. Notice how they (culprits listed below and the MAGA Republicans) already have with the stroke of a pen subjugated the women, 50+% of the population in America!

https://davetroy.medium.com/to-split-the-world-in-two-a-closing-argument-5ac36de9f419

"This election isn’t just about the future of the United States, it will determine the future of the world. It is a linchpin in a strategy to split the world into two warring factions; the side that wins will own the future.

The vision offered by Putin and Xi (with Musk, Thiel, Vance, Trump, and RFK Jr as their surrogates) is a world where men trump women, rape trumps consent, Ukraine is Russia, Taiwan is China, and the Dollar is trash. In this world, Bitcoin, DogeCoin, and gold matter more than your 401(k). A vote for Musk is a vote for xenophobia, and a world where science only matters when it serves your interests. It is a vision for the end of America, because henceforth, it shall have a king."

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Read this from 2022 and also the replies:

https://x.com/dremilyportermd/status/1563680380565172224

Emily Porter, M.D.

@dremilyportermd

My 55 yo friend who is having postmenopausal bleeding just called me from CVS in TX bc they refused to fill her Rx for misoprostol (used to open the cervix) bc she couldn’t prove she wasn’t having an abortion. She is having surgery in 2 days. This is what total abortion bans do.

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Well, far be it from North Carolina to make it easy for women to vote without their husbands in the booth with them. https://ncnewsline.com/2024/10/25/alamance-county-married-couples-polling-booths/.

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That’s horrible! I’m from NC and I knew that you can have someone accompany you if you need assistance because of a disability but I had no idea the state allowed abusive husbands to legally disenfranchise their wives.

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According to state board of elections - “Spouses can vote in the same voting booth, if both request to do so. State law allows spouses to choose to vote together in the same voting booth. Poll workers should not encourage this practice; it should be up to both voters to decide.” I can imagine this provision is often used to enable people to help each other, but in the current circumstances I can imagine it being misused.

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Such sad, pathetic men - unable to understand that women are people.

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Nov 4·edited Nov 4

Abortion issue yes, but we cannot discount women who want to see a woman president in their lifetime... in 2008 when Hillary was screwed by the Democratic party in the primary, the saddest and the most disappointed were the older women - it was heartbreaking to watch. See video of a 77 year-old TX woman getting emotional after voting for Harris in the tweet below.

https://x.com/maddenifico/status/1853142703703277984

Mark McKinnon

@mmckinnon

Here's what I find most eye-popping in Ann Selzer's Iowa poll: Harris is winning women 65+ by 35 points. Biden won them by 13 in 2020. Trump won them by 9 in 2016. It's a huge Granny Gap!

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I saw Kamala on SNL last night. She is so amazing. I can hardly let myself imagine she'll be President after all the trauma of Trump. But it would be beyond fantastic. I hope and I pray.

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We know where they sleep. Why aren't we cooperating with each other against them exactly the way they do to us? Why are we letting them wake up?

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Nov 3·edited Nov 3

Headsup! Rachel Maddow did a comprehensive segment on Ali Velshi just now on 'abortion is healthcare' and how we have a women's healthcare crisis that is resulting in death... I will try to get the youtube. Ali and Rachel are coming back for more after the commercials.

FYI Ali Velshi did a fab segment on this last week too. He is one guy next to Lawrence beating the drum on this.

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/maddow-shows-how-trump-abortion-bans-are-hurting-women-this-is-the-fact-of-post-roe-american-life-223428677816

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/maddow-abortion-is-affecting-voters-viscerally-and-gutturally-in-ways-we-have-yet-to-understand-223433285713

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idTEkwcuhB0

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this tweet below from a nobody (but he has lot of friends in GOP) will make you run to the polls. Remember to vote D for House and Senate too -- split ticket is a very bad idea this election if your goal is to avoid a national ban and reinstate at least Roe.

Joel Ciszewski

@JoelCiszewski

Any woman in 2024 anno domini living

with fear as you described might try:

1) Medical birth control

or...

2) Being vigilant with her legs.

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Happy Birthday! I hope you can have a good day. You have done so much to keep us aware of the horrors the GOP would like to inflict on women, but you need a break I’m sure. Eat some cake!

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Happy birthday Jessica. You’re important to us and we truly appreciate you.

Here’s wishing for a restful Wednesday. When the smoke clears, may you fall asleep with a smile knowing it was a job well done.

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Anyone who doesn’t believe they’d try to do this…well, that’s at their peril. Nearly everyone in my life told me Roe would “never” be overturned at some point.

Fuck these guys. Let’s vote them out.

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Um, did you wish for Iowa? You just may get it.

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Wow, this is something I hadn't heard of. Christ, this is terrifying.

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