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Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.

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The rule of law is all or nothing and must apply equally to everyone. If there's no rule of law for some people in America, then there's no rule of law for any of us.

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Data generated by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory has helped to successfully avoid a repeat of a 2014 crisis in Toledo, Ohio, when nearly half a million people were warned to not drink the water or even touch it. By @annaleighclark.bsky.social‬

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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb.)

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Instead of limiting the amount of dolls and drawing pencils kids can have let’s limit the amount of money and political influence douchebags can have

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64 days with no aid reaching Gaza. No food, water or medicine. Children are starving. Netanyahu’s extremist government now says it will occupy Gaza & put mercenaries in charge of distributing aid, instead of the UN and other aid groups. Despicable. No more US support for Netanyahu’s war machine.

submitted 12 days ago • 206 comments

World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says

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I am so furious he got confirmed, this is setting back the fight against antivax by years if not decades. I pray the people who voted yes develop the ability to feel shame and know deep in their hearts they helped a monster kill children.

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The ACLU was made for moments like this. In the first 100 days of Trump's presidency, we've taken over 100 legal actions against his administration — and we aren't stopping now.

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The ruling class doesn’t want working class people talking to each other about the struggles of being working class in America. They want people to flex for the gram and act like things are great.

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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

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I was just at the grocery store and overheard a mother and daughter discussing what to have for dinner and the little girl said "I don't care as long as it has noodles" and I was like yes girl yes that is correct

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Abortion access was on the ballot in Wisconsin and voters knew it! This is a major win for reproductive freedom in the state.

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Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.

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Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.

submitted 66 days ago • 145 comments

Amen Do better teaching your sons how to be good people, good men, good citizens. Take the game systems away Encourage them to socialize Clamp down hard on bullying and misogyny www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rich...

submitted 68 days ago • 342 comments

The kindergarten vaccination rate against the measles in Gaines County is 82%, far below the 95% needed to achieve herd immunity.

submitted 71 days ago • 210 comments

That’s right. 🇺🇦

submitted 75 days ago • 331 comments

Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

submitted 98 days ago • 743 comments

is it woke to want to end cancer?

submitted 99 days ago • 777 comments

Elon Musk should be nowhere near the federal government or its classified information. Repost if you agree.

submitted 98 days ago • 17 comments

The person I’m rooting for in the Super Bowl is Kendrick Lamar 💅🏾💞

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Shit is so bad right now that I’ve gone back to listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

submitted 102 days ago • 329 comments

NEW: During Trump’s first term, EPA staff were told to defer more to state agencies on environmental enforcement. But we’ve documented a long history of state failures to hold polluters accountable — mostly in areas where support for Trump is strong. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

submitted 102 days ago • 33 comments

they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government

submitted 102 days ago • 1254 comments

Dissent is patriotic. We will not allow the Trump administration to bulldoze our rights — we’re fighting back. 📸Will Martinez

submitted 103 days ago • 14 comments

If mercy offends you, you’re an a$shole.

submitted 114 days ago • 151 comments

President Trump’s day one attacks on transgender rights are a sign of what’s to come. The fight for all of our rights is interconnected.

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The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants. “I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

submitted 116 days ago • 195 comments

Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could help tackle dementia, study suggests

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Keep writing. Your story matters now more than ever.

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Dr. Pepper for Surgeon General

submitted 178 days ago • 107 comments

It's been a bit of a weird year and I am genuinely concerned about my Spotify Wrapped playlist when it appears

submitted 179 days ago • 198 comments