I will never forget Sanders supporting & campaigning for anti-abortion Democrats. Or that compromising access to birth control was "necessary" to pass the ACA. Women's rights are a strategic bartering tool in American politics. This "strategy" elevated Platner - and helped the Right eliminate Roe.

"Until Racicot’s accusation became public on Monday, Platner’s defenders were even willing to cite his gruff and misogynist treatment of women as evidence of his virility and authenticity, a kind of masculine credential; those who objected to it, in turn, were subjected to mockery and contempt."

A lot of this is also rooted in the fact that left wing men would rather try to win back white working class men than build a coalition with white women with college degrees (who are decidedly economically progressive) and Black voters (older ones are conservative. Younger ones are more left-wing)

Under Maine law, Graham Platner has until 5:00 p.m. ET on July 13th to withdraw from the race for U.S. Senate. That will allow Democrats to select a replacement nominee before the general election. After that deadline, replacing him on the ballot becomes far more difficult.

A gentle reminder: “Reading to children, even before they can understand words, teaches them to associate books with love and affection.” (Princeton Book Review)

The War on Women is being waged more ferociously than ever. And men have a lot to lose by not supporting women against these psycho lunatics. If you're a woman who's anti-choice because you're too stupid to understand biology and crisis situations, shame on you and get educated. #ProtectWomen 🌊

More than 100 protesters outside Susan Collins office yesterday. #MEpolitics

🚨 Today marks the 4th anniversary of the Dobbs decision — when the Supreme Court ripped away the constitutional right to abortion and put women’s lives at risk. Extremists celebrated. Women suffered. Now it’s on us to fight back. Vote Democratic to restore Roe! #VoteDemRestoreRoe

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

“Not ... taboo to ask, ‘What is the accountability for these women?" These men want "equal protection" for fetuses in order to control/punish/kill women. But women have never had equal protection under the law - no strict scrutiny for us Jezebels. We have always been quasi-suspect. #ERANow

THEY SPITTIN' FACTS

Nothing says “dying civilization” like gladiator fights at the capitol for the emperor’s amusement.

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People are cheering as they’re removing the mark of the beast from the Kennedy Center.

Enter Representative Jasmine Crocket!! Damn, I am going to miss her! Yes, please have more White, straight, "Christian" men lecture POC about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. I am so tired of the political theater put on by the Republikkkans. Mic drop! 🎤 youtube.com/shorts/XAXGO...

They say there is “no money” for teachers, smaller classes, counselors, and public schools. But somehow there is always money for wars, bailouts, and tax breaks for the wealthy. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

So true! #BookSky

Fact.

"The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good." —Pope Leo XIV

NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

Another woman has been shot and killed by her partner. Law enforcement will tell you there’s no threat to the public, but this woman was a member of the public, as are the 70 women shot and killed by partners every month in the U.S. We have to name this as a pattern… nbcboston.app.link/FYOZ1Ypwr3b

SIGN OF THE DAY…

Music has always had the ability to speak to us, and for us, in a way nothing else can. That’s why, if you want to understand the last 250 years of American life, one of the best ways to do it is to listen to the music that defined them.

I love this woman ! youtu.be/yRNZIKa6k7E?...

Submitted for your consideration… #amwriting #fiction #Saturday

A lot has happened, but not much has changed.

Late last night, Olivia Andre finally returned to Maine. After six months of unlawful federal detention in Dilley, she is back where she belongs, reunited with her family and welcomed home by a community that never stopped waiting.

Chris Stapleton continues to do cool Chris Stapleton things. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.

"The American political conversation has moved on from abortion," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social. "But the state-by-state patchwork of women’s rights remains an untenable reality, and the ferocity of the anti-choice movement’s misogyny has not been abated."

94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. 85% of teachers are working second jobs during the school year, often just to keep up with the cost of living. Meanwhile, the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Something has gone terribly wrong.

Today we acknowledge National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day. The community is gathering tonight from 4-8 pm at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, but advocates are already making their voices heard at the Capitol.

#poem #poetry #writingcommunity One of many favorites by Mary Oliver…

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#Libraries #Librarians

"... the [Trump] administration ... does not want to take a high-profile anti-abortion action at a time when it might antagonize some voters who support abortion rights." More women will die because this country was too misogynistic to be "antagonized" enough about Dobbs in 2024.

Virginia Woolf, more than a hundred years ago:

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NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment. By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

To all those men asking why these women didn’t file police reports, I direct you to the Epstein files as an example. Despite police reports, in some cases depositions under oath and NO justice has been dispensed from a court of law. The women are re-traumatized and the men are free.

Another reason the article did not even mention - women know they may die from pregnancy complications because an unviable fetus' life has more value than a living woman's.

I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5. My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday.

"Epstein ... understood that if he could wield his behind-the-scenes influence to encourage a belief that women and girls were unreliable, that perception was stronger than any nondisclosure agreement. If you can transform a person from a victim into a liar, you can cut out her tongue for good."

Everyone needs to stop what they’re doing and watch this video. “It seems like there’s a lack of diversity here today, and it’s mostly people who look like you and me, and I just…?” This lady’s response is🔥