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this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions

submitted 2 days ago • 1513 comments

She shouldn’t have to drive 200 miles for care – but she will, because we will fill her tank and book her a room. THAT is what #FundAbortion means: help beyond the clinic. Chip in to help the next person get the care they need, no matter what. #AbortionIsHealthcare

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Unity Health on Main in Greenville, SC provides healthcare to the most vulnerable in our community, and they've lost their federal funding because their grants included words like "woman" and "diverse." Please help them stay open! gofund.me/2b7f41bb

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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.)

submitted 5 days ago • 208 comments

A recent report sounds the alarm about the separation of children from their parents.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

My dear friend Alison Donnell wrote this fabulous book reclaiming writers in Caribbean literary history. Check it out and order a copy for your academic libraries #AcademicSky www.papillotepress.co.uk/books/lostan...

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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

submitted 6 days ago • 410 comments

WREN (Women's Rights and Empowerment Network) does such important work in South Carolina, advocating for legislation that supports girls and women. Consider donating to their fundraiser: www.midlandsgives.org/organization...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

This isn't hypothetical. The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.

submitted 9 days ago • 988 comments

There are lots of things I love about living in South Carolina but Nancy Mace isn't one of them. emilytaylor.substack.com/p/mad-maga-b...

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

ICYMI in yesterday's newsletter: Speaker Mike Johnson let it slip that the GOP is going to use Trump's “big, beautiful” budget bill" to “redirect funds away from big abortion and to federally qualified health centers” That means crisis pregnancy centers 🫠 jessica.substack.com/p/the-doj-pl...

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

1. Today, the Trump administration's HHS Dept., under RFK Jr., released a review of transgender healthcare. It has no authors. It pushes pseudoscience and conversion therapy. It does not follow a scientific process. My fact check of the Trump HHS review. Subscribe to support my journalism.

submitted 10 days ago • 43 comments

Hell will be too good for this guy. www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-g...

submitted 12 days ago • 15 comments

If you've had an NEH grant terminated, consider attending this, and spread the word.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

South Carolina leads in food insecurity and rising food costs mean more will 'go hungry at night' www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Trump's attack on tax-exempt status probably driven by the Christian nationalists powering his administration. Bob Jones is just up the road from us. www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

submitted 12 days ago • 1245 comments

FBI Claims Gavel, Black Gowns Prove Ties To MS-13 Gang theonion.com/fbi-cla...

submitted 13 days ago • 225 comments

Is Nancy Mace redefining South Carolina politics or ruining her career? | Opinion from @thestate www.thestate.com/opinion/arti...

submitted 16 days ago • 5 comments

We can agree Bondi is the deranged one, I think.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Newsletter this week just good news from SC open.substack.com/pub/emilytay...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Stay loud stay visible stay brave

submitted 18 days ago • 403 comments

Just taught my last class of the year! On sabbatical until January 2026. Looking forward to just research and writing for the next eight months. And maybe the feds will stop attacking people and dismantling democracy, that'd be great.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

love this for us

submitted 19 days ago • 121 comments

Nancy Mace has this idea she is allowed to say and do whatever she pleases. But when others call her out, she loses her mind. Her true colors are shining for the nation to see. #scpol I don’t owe an apology.’ Mace defends expletive exchange with SC constituent www.thestate.com/news/politic....

submitted 19 days ago • 10 comments

My good friend Dr. Kathleen Casey is doing fabulous work in the WGSS program at Furman University in Greenville, SC, and she could use your help to continue to expand the program. We desperately need this spaces in the Southeast. open.substack.com/pub/emilytay...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

This looks fab, check it out as we celebrate Women's History Month!

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

These bans kill pregnant people

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

You love to see it.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

🚨 The bill attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will have a second hearing on Wednesday, 3/19 at 1 p.m. in Room 110 of the Blatt Building (1105 Pendleton St., Columbia). 🚨 At the last hearing on H. 3927, South Carolinians spoke against the bill for 4.5 STRAIGHT HOURS. Keep the pressure on.

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Surprising no feminists, the bans hit poor women and WOC the hardest. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Our SC reps are resorting to name calling and conspiracy theories to try to dismiss our legitimate objections to dismantling the federal government #scpol www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-...

submitted 56 days ago • 3 comments

Just one of the things our Republican administration is accomplishing. If you can, donate to these guys, linked near the end of the article: helenkellerintl.org www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s Elon cutting pediatric brain cancer research 👇🏻

submitted 57 days ago • 168 comments

The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money. He was not dead.

submitted 57 days ago • 1465 comments

Numerous books are being recommended for removal statewide as we speak. It’s infuriating. All challenged by one person.

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

One goal of attacking higher ed is to force women back home to have babies instead of getting an education. It's a full-out war on women, in case you had any doubts.

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

I know it's easy to paint red states with a broad brush, but there are a lot of progressives here, including my colleagues continuing to do feminist work despite the attacks (someone tell the DNC to invest in us!): open.substack.com/pub/emilytay...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

This is what the GOP's SAVE Act would do at the federal level. Adding layers of complexity to voter ID requirements that would strategically disenfranchise women and others who've changed their names.

submitted 59 days ago • 17 comments

The Trump administration has deported a 10-year-old girl to Mexico who is a US citizen and is recovering from brain cancer. Her family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup when they were detained.

submitted 59 days ago • 578 comments

Current mood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjtH...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ... link.motherjones.com/public/38940...

submitted 60 days ago • 568 comments

In news that will surprise absolutely no one: New research confirms that states with abortion bans are losing OB-GYNs.

submitted 60 days ago • 29 comments

📢 Lindsey Graham refuses to hold a town hall because he doesn’t work for South Carolinians—he works for Trump. When asked why he won’t face voters, he said he "doesn’t need to." We disagree. Call his office & demand a town hall: 📞 (202) 224-5972. #SCpol #WhereIsLindsey

submitted 60 days ago • 10 comments