1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

It has been confirmed that Alex was a lawful gun owner and did not threaten ICE with a weapon. Early video reports indicate the weapon was taken by ICE and shots were then fired to execute him.

Yesterday, the same day Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, I received a 2026 CU Anschutz Alumni Hero Recognition in the mail. I’m grateful for the honor from a peer who sees my impact on nursing, yet it’s hard to call myself a hero. Alex Pretti was a hero. lnkd.in/grJYq5fQ

I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.

Mortality rates: Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000 Penicillin 2/100K Viagra 4/100K Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K) More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.

Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.

“The United States will not let men steal trophies from women…” - says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman

Amazing that neither Trump, nor any member of his cabinet, is facing impeachment proceedings right now. 🤷‍♀️ And to preempt: I don't care if it will fail — do it anyway. And when it fails — do it again.

Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."

this year, I'm giving all my Christmas gifts to the richest child in the neighborhood. I'm sure they'll trickle down to all the other kids eventually

This is profoundly un-American. No—that's not right. It's *anti*-American. It's hatred of the United States and its founding documents and all its people and all its traditions. The person who wrote and approved this is a weirdo who detests everything that America stands for.

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

When a draft dodger and a weekend warrior try to dictate military law to a retired captain of the USN who flew nearly 40 combat missions... the system is deeply broken.

📌They appease Vladimir Putin and come after Mark Kelly. Traitors. All of ‘em.

Dept. of Ed is reclassifying all the female dominated professions (nurse, therapist, speech pathologist, PA) as not having “professional” degrees, which makes it harder for them to get educational loans. Another FUCKED UP thing this admin is doing to attack women’s power. Take that shit to court!

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

With funding from the conservative venture capitalist Peter Thiel, the 28 app features bikini-clad models emerging from waterfalls. 28 tells women they have “butterfly energy,” and recommends fermented vegetables to help rebuild good bacteria, and a “flow-based” workout for “slim thighs and booty.”

If your flight is canceled and you no longer want to take the trip, or have found another way of getting to your destination, the airline is legally required to refund your money, even if you bought a non-refundable ticket. You can thank Pete Buttigeg.

The people at @nytimes.com helped me make this video about sexism www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

Women should not take medical advice from a President who thinks women shouldn’t be allowed to make medical decisions regarding their own bodies, and who has been leading the charge to deny pregnant women lifesaving care, while promoting guns — the #1 killer of kids.

To be unaware of one thing you don't wish to talk about is convenient. To be unaware of *everything* you don't wish to talk about is either lying or incompetence. Or both.

“The high-quality, confidential care they have relied on may disappear overnight,” said Jessica Marcella, the former deputy assistant secretary for population affairs in the Biden administration. “If there’s no one there to run it, then functionally the program ceases to exist.” 55 years.

Is there any precedence in the history of the United States for having a foreign airbase on American soil?

It's so, so important that when these bills come up, we don't let Republican lawmakers gaslight voters. There's a reason they're 'redefining' contraception! Learn more about the SB 323 here: jessica.substack.com/i/174968251/...

California just made it legal for doctors to mail abortion pills anonymously—protecting providers from legal harassment while ensuring access. Meanwhile, other states are criminalizing the same care. Thank you, @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social for leading by example.

DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now." ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."

Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

I read 1984. And Fahrenheit 451. And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale. And The Giver. And The Road. And The Lottery. And The Parable of the Sower. And The Hunger Games. I know what I’m seeing.

The Trump administration spent $167,000 to destroy $9.7 million worth of birth control and other contraceptives that were supposed to go to low-income countries. Imagine hating helping so much that you’d actually spend money just to make sure others don’t get help.

Your legacy is the way you made people feel. Your words and actions and rhetoric. It’s how you’ll be remembered. It’s your lasting impact on others. We should be helpers in this world, not only because it’s right and good and just, but because it is the legacy we leave for others.

If you loved the disinformation playbook they ran with gender affirming care, you're going to love what they're starting to do to with birth control.

"People tend to fetishize big... acts of “Resistance" w/o remembering that small individual acts of noncompliance are also tools that can frustrate great & evil powers. We can save a life, [ease] the suffering of a person, or can change a mind. Right now, that has to be enough of a reason to try."

Republican support for in vitro fertilization, after surging in the wake of a 2024 Alabama Supreme Court decision that threatened the procedure, may be splintering as President Donald Trump retreats from his IVF promises and more far-right voices gain ground. From @stateline.org:

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Novo Nordisk’s move to cut the price of Ozempic to $499 for the uninsured is a modest step forward, but let’s not forget. Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make. The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

I know rural America because I live here. I know rural inside and out and I speak on it often because almost no one else does. I have the market on rural politics cornered because not many think it’s worth cornering. But it is. jesspiper.substack.com/p/they-cant-...

The short answer: the Heritage Foundation have been paying influencers to discredit hormonal birth control for at least 7–8 years now

Opining about the male loneliness crisis while women are losing access to reproductive rights, the maternal mortality rate is rising, and women are being forced out of the workforce is a real choice. It is a choice to ignore the deaths of women to promote the perceived victimhood of men.

Another win today!! Women and DEI 🥰🙌. Thank you #ACOG We need others to follow suit. Don’t bend. They won’t break us if we stand TOGETHER!! #WomensHealth #DEI #Pinks

Addressing the challenges of misinformation about menopause. My article was just published in the Green Journal, who have made it free for all to read! journals.lww.com/greenjournal...

NEW: Arkansas AG Tim Griffin sent a cease and desist letter to @plancpills.bsky.social for merely telling people where to find abortion pills—the site doesn’t prescribe them. The letter was buried amid news that 16 GOP AGs asked Congress to override abortion shield laws. Me in @autonomynews.co:

The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…

We like data 📊. So here is some: "About 95% of respondents said they have experienced increased stress, anxiety and depression as a federal employee since Jan. 20". Results of a survey, and a corresponding article by @federalnewsnetwork.com: federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-repo...

Mental health conditions, like suicides & overdoses, are the leading underlying causes of maternal deaths in the US. Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe. So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...