More from me soon, but Trump is lying. I spent the four years he was in office as one of the few reporters tracking his administration's attacks on birth control. They were relentless. He is probably why we're having a national syphilis outbreak. www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20... - ThreadSky

amandamarcotte.bsky.social • 359 days ago

More from me soon, but Trump is lying. I spent the four years he was in office as one of the few reporters tracking his administration's attacks on birth control. They were relentless.

He is probably why we're having a national syphilis outbreak.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/05/21/trump-contraception-restrictions-policy/

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andycrain.bsky.social•359 days ago

He might be the reason in more ways than one.

notgeorgecarlin.bsky.social•359 days ago

From a man who likely has syphilitic dementia.

amandamarcotte.bsky.social•359 days ago

Even in the midst of the pandemic, Trump's administration continued to fight against women having access to birth control — taking their efforts to block it to the Supreme Court. https://www.salon.com/2020/05/07/trumps-war-on-birth-control-always-insulting-and-sexist-even-worse-during-a-pandemic/

amandamarcotte.bsky.social•359 days ago

People think because Trump is sexually promiscuous, he must be for birth control. But ask Stormy Daniels about that. As she testified under oath, he did not use a condom when he bullied her into sex.

amandamarcotte.bsky.social•359 days ago

It's not hard for misogynists to reconcile their desire for sex with opposition to birth control. They just see dealing with the negative impacts of unprotected sex like they do housework or child care: Something women are expected to figure out, regardless of the obstacles.

amandamarcotte.bsky.social•359 days ago

In the world they are trying to build, a woman you impregnate is simply not your problem. Just like with sexual assault, the assumption is you can blame her and that society will let you off the hook for consequences.

amandamarcotte.bsky.social•359 days ago

This is how they deal with the fallout from unprotected sex. Get mad and try to escape consequences. There's no interest in preventing this. https://www.salon.com/2021/03/25/trump-adviser-jason-miller-hid-income-and-misled-court-to-avoid-paying-child-support-report/

wendella.bsky.social•359 days ago

Next they'll ban DNA testing to determine who the father is.

jennvg.bsky.social•359 days ago

This guy is such garbage. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/report-former-trump-aide-accused-of-slipping-lover-abortion-pill/

silkscreenfiend.bsky.social•359 days ago

Reminds me of Rush Limbaugh (may he writhe eternally) harassing the young woman who testified about access to the pill under the ACA. Birth control threatens the patriarchal conception of sex and so must be destroyed; they are sick, evil people.

billstewart.bsky.social•359 days ago

Sandra Flake

heyaries325.bsky.social•359 days ago

MSM framing on this is making me insane. Trump doesn’t *advocate* for most things. He just stands off to the side and lets his psycho allies do whatever they want. There are very few issues he actually has a strong opinion about, especially if it won’t affect him directly.

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