"To me, as a mother who was manipulated into relinquishing her son, this 'third option' [of adoption] isn’t a bridge — it’s a trap draped in the language of bravery. It is dangerous, expensive propaganda."

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Republicans will block tarrifs and boost concentration camps. Just in case there's any ambiguity about their priorities and aims.

BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote. The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.

I disagree with Congressman Gonzales that 5-year-old American citizen children are helped in any way by their kindergarten classmates being kisbnapped and disappeared by marked, armed thugs.

It's #SerotoninSunday! 🇺🇸 A new congressional resolution to PROTECT veterans’ access to abortion care has hit the floor, after Trump cut off access to abortion for ALL veterans. For this we can truly say: USA. USA. bit.ly/4ry6HJE

Ciji Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman died after she was unable to access standard care in a state that has significantly restricted abortion. Read her story: https://propub.li/4r4VQr4

By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. https://cnn.it/4t7jNz8

There are 15,000 Haitians living in Springfield (1/4 of its population) and another 30,000 living in central Ohio. What happens to these cities? What happens to the children? To their schools? How do you explain this to their classmates? Nightmare scenario. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

“What is very clear here on the ground in Minnesota is that ICE is not really, and DHS is not really, functioning as an immigration agency. The immigration is a pretext. It is conducting itself as a terror agency, as a state terror apparatus.” slate.trib.al/K1ImuQF

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

Minneapolis Mayor Frey on federal agents killing a Minneapolis resident: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"

Gov. Tim Walz called on the Trump administration to pull back on its surge in immigration enforcement in the state. “I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning,” Walz wrote on X. https://wapo.st/3M62eyV

There is no defending this. This is cold-blooded murder.

ICE just detained a 5-year-old child. Don’t tell us this is about “the worst of the worst.” That’s a lie. Absolutely vile.

New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for. My story:

Dr. King was clear that justice requires dignity and freedom for all. ICE terrorizing communities is state violence, and bodily autonomy means freedom from surveillance, cages, and control.

This is where I sent my cam and a memory card. Keep it going, folks

"In the 12 years examined, from 2011 to 2023, important F.D.A. actions involving mifepristone almost always adhered to evidence-based recommendations from the agency’s scientists."

Tiny Petoskey, MI showed up and showed OUT—bundled up, boots in the snow, breath visible in the bitter cold. When even the smallest towns refuse silence, you know this movement is real. Justice doesn’t hibernate. Neither do the people. ❄️✊ #ICEOutForGood Credit to the amazing @bocksam.bsky.social

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

For decades, cops have been trained not to shoot at moving vehicles. Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars.

Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose

NEW: The controversial interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast floated ending in-clinic abortion procedures and spoke of dropping abortion care altogether. Leader of the affiliate serving Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi remains in her role after an investigation that sources call a "farce."

“This is just another example of this legislature endorsing misinformation and propaganda over facts and science," said Abortion Forward Deputy Director @jmiracleoh.bsky.social about House Bill 485

“This is just another example of this legislature endorsing misinformation and propaganda over facts and science," said Abortion Forward Deputy Director @jmiracleoh.bsky.social about House Bill 485

Lots going on at the Ohio Statehouse today! Follow along for all of the details.

It's not safe to be pregnant in Texas. Especially since everyone knew this would be the result of an abortion ban. But also, let's not forget - one of the 90+ doctors could have averted this. They are not off the hook just because Texas's law caused this.

Take action now and tell the Ohio House that students deserve facts not propaganda in our schools!

The Republican amendment to the bill was needed because the committee chair did not understand that the original bill did not allow parents to opt out their student from being forced to view this propaganda. ...which our @jmiracleoh.bsky.social told her about last week.

Well I had some fun in the legislature today…

Happening now: The Ohio House Medicaid Committee is hearing testimony on House Bill 410, which would block Planned Parenthood from providing care for patients using Medicaid funding. Video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...

If you were wondering how my week is going… check out the testimony I just delivered to the House Medicaid committee. They keep trying to pass unconstitutional abortion restrictions and we are here still fighting to make sure the voices of Ohioans are heard no matter what BS the leg throws at us.

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, 412 people have faced criminal charges for any offense associated with “pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth." www.jezebel.com/more-and-mor...

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

This is good news, but as @jessicavalenti.bsky.social & @mintimm.bsky.social explain, it doesn’t mean the administration’s approach to abortion has changed. As long as mifepristone is approved, the FDA doesn’t really have a choice but to approve the generic too. jessica.substack.com/p/the-fda-ap...

The FDA has approved a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, expanding its supply at a time when the Trump administration is under pressure from abortion opponents to sharply restrict access to abortion medication. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

The Ohio General Assembly has until tomorrow (9/30) to produce a bipartisan, U.S. Congressional map. After that, the responsibility falls to the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The million dollar question: where's the map?

We are thrilled to announce that the Massachusetts Senate PASSED a strong data privacy protection bill this afternoon! Even better — This bill includes core provisions of the Location Shield Act which prohibits the sale of sensitive location data from YOUR cellphone.

Great piece by @jessicalwaters.bsky.social msmagazine.com/2025/09/25/t...

"Tylenol causes autism" is bananas but easy to comprehend from a feminist perspective. They want women* to suffer without pain relief. They want to control pregnant women. But just saw @robinmarty.com point out that it's also to counter the "medication abortion is safer that Tylenol" And oooof.

Scientists often argue that abortion medication is considered safer than Tylenol whenever there are attacks against it. And all year anti-abortion groups like Charlotte Lozier have used this comparison to question the safety of both abortion pills & Tylenol. This is peak anti-abortion framework.

Abortion rights shouldn’t be a bargaining chip lawmakers use to negotiate what they consider to be “legitimate” political issues. Abortion is inextricably linked with economic, climate, and health care policy. It is a legitimate political issue. You bend on abortion, you’ll bend on anything.

The harm the state of Ohio is causing every single day… 🤬

The #Ohio Democrats' proposed maps are very impressive They follow all aspects of our state Constitution (novel concept) but would also create districts that are ACTUALLY FLIPPABLE by BOTH PARTIES! We could hold our legislators accountable! 🥹 Read more: ohiohouse.gov/news/democra...

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.