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Durbin to Bhattacharya: "I can't understand it. I disagree w/ this admin on so many things. But this is the one that really gets to me personally. To think this nation would walk away from medical research. For God's sake...cancer, your budget requests a 38% cut to the National Cancer Institute"

Indiana…we will make you have them but we won’t help care for them…didn’t feed 600k kids this summer, cut preschool numbers in half, blaming the prior Governor; cut Medicaid, Books for kids but the new Governor gets a helipad at Mar-la-Jasper, that’s Red State Pro-Life www.wfyi.org/news/article...

Maybe instead of “baby bonds” the government can give American women what they really want for motherhood. Healthcare… Maternity leave… Affordable childcare… And maybe just maybe laws that don’t allow states to deny pregnant women basic lifesaving medical care.

How very ironic that GOP Governors aren’t standing up for states’ rights here. I guess that only matters if you’re denying women or transgender people access to medical care. democraticgovernors.org/updates/stat...

When I hear Trump voters saying this is not what they voted for…

Shufeldt said “Moreover, if you assume that one of his chief responsibilities is the lead election official in the state, Hungary is not the place to go.” Voter Suppression Training Morales challengers line up as criticism over international trips mounts indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/06/m...

I’m sickened that more women with pregnancy difficulties will die in America’s Emergency Rooms without the care they need.

Rep. Jim Jordan: “There wasn’t time to go through every page.” Then make time. If you can’t read the bills, don’t vote on them. You swore an oath to serve the people, not play budget roulette. #JimJordan #NoExcuses #ReadOrResign #BigBeautifulBill

One Texas doctor said hospitals should worry less about hypothetical legal consequences of the abortion ban and more about the threat to patients’ lives: “I think you're risking legal harm the opposite way for not intervening and putting somebody at risk.”

“You can’t believe the number of individuals that came forward wanting to be considered in those slots,” Braun continued Oh yeah, Mike, isn’t power so intoxicating… Braun defends IU trustee removals, appointees indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/03/b...

Really? James Bopp, Jr who made every woman in Indiana a 2nd class citizen! Our AG’s right arm in taking away women’s rights, attacking Doctors & IU Hospital? Sickening Braun reverses course, removes elected IU trustees for his appointees indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/02/b...

In Missouri, overturning the will of voters has almost become the legislature’s main business. Lawmakers wasted no time moving to undo a constitutional amendment that legalized abortion up to fetal viability. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social‬

BREAKING: We're going to court to defend pregnant people's right nationwide to get lifesaving abortion care when they're facing a medical emergency.

🎉🎉🎉

The people of Missouri made it very clear: They wanted abortion rights (at least until fetal viability). Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.

Indiana, where they will take away feeding kids in the summer & Dolly Parton’s book program but hand out $44 million in fraudulent charter school money to church schools, because you know, Jesus. How about we give all the education $ to our public schools? pro.stateaffairs.com/in/education...

Beyond parody.

Fuckers.

she means your kids, not hers

So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.

Across nations, the assault on abortion rights is often orchestrated by aging male officials clinging to authority. Women’s freedoms remain uniquely vulnerable to decisions made by those who will never bear their consequences, a global failure of justice.

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.)

Indiana Budget: Public sch ⬆️ by 3.3% in ‘26 & 1.6% in ‘27, which includes an existing $160M leaders just moved. Charters receive a 4.8% ⬆️ in ‘26 & 3.7% ⬆️ in ‘27. Virtual will ⬆️ by 14.2% in ‘26 & 9% in ‘27. Private Sch vouchers will ⬆️ by 10.1% in ‘26 & 23.4% in ‘27.

Promises made, promises kept. Stand by for details....

Showing up and earning media makes it easier to reach all the folks. Everywhere. Remember, when organizing your event or protest or rally, invite local media. www.iolaregister.com/news/local-n...

"It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research." J.B. Pritzker

Madness And misogyny. A toxic and dangerous mix

Not A Fun Fact: The U.S. is one of eight countries in the world without any form of national paid maternity leave. #UnionsForAll

As Indiana continues to reduce funding for traditional public schools, struggle to fund 4 different systems of (schools’) choice, discuss voluntary public district consolidation, and start forced consolidation, 5 more charters are seeking approval to open. Bad policy!

“Few actions could be deemed more in need of the Court’s exercise of its constitutional responsibility than an allegation that a lawyer has lacked candor and been dishonest with the State’s highest court.” [Indiana, we deserve an AG that fights for us.] indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/25/d...

Me too.

Trump on cutting government-funded research into cancer and Alzheimer’s: “Well maybe we didn't think they were right.”

Last night, the Indiana legislature passed a budget bill gutting IU's academic freedom. It: -gives the Governor total control of the Board of Trustees -limits the Faculty Senate to an advisory role -mandates post-tenure productivity/teaching review of faculty -lets the state to ID programs to close

The defunding of the Women’s Health Initiative halts vital longitudinal research into heart disease, cancer, and aging in women. Not a fiscal adjustment, but a strategic abandonment of evidence-based, gender-specific science.

Missourians have stopped wringing their hands and are now protesting with their feet. They are marching. They are speaking out and fighting back. They are not silent. We can’t be silent anymore. We also can’t wait for anyone else to do the work for us. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

Why does our IN AG & SOS not want people to vote? These are the same voter rolls that elected them but now there is a problem? Tried to clear them in Oct right before the election. Spend all our money chasing windmills for their party instead of on us. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/21/i...

Indiana will be sued.

‘Spartz’s district got some $13 billion in IRA spending, largely thanks to a battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana. She also voted against the bill, and argued it would trigger “energy inflation, and recession.”’ She’s not for her homeland or the home she landed in. Let’s vote her out.

The wealthy donors who make up the Trump administration wouldn't be there without the Citizens United decision. If we want to fight the oligarchy, we must overturn Citizens United.

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

I can’t believe how stupid everything is