Wow. In 2017, @avitalnn.bsky.social and I reported on the women’s rugby team at Quinnipiac and the school’s ongoing failure to comply with T9. I guess now that T9 is defunct in practice, they finally did what they’ve wanted to do. www.sbnation.com/2017/4/3/151...

You can order it now: presale link here: www.bloomsbury.com/us/perfect-b... What a journey this has been. I’m grateful to have traveled it with @avitalnn.bsky.social.

One of the things I name as harmful to birth in the US in my upcoming book, The Perfect Birth Myth, is the MAHA movement and how their spreading of mis/disinformation is truly deadly. Absolutely devastating as more and more stories come out. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

Who are folks following/paying attention to when it comes to #birth and #maternalhealth? Now that The Perfect Birth Myth has a pub date, I want to update our Pushing Back chap highlighting folks who are not just talking the talk but doing the work when it comes to healthy, safe pregnancy and birth.

Indeed. Many things on the front end seem benign and even helpful. But @avitalnn.bsky.social and I wrote about the underlying stoking of fear and sabotaging self confidence in this piece medium.com/the-establis...

I 🫶LA.

ICE ran over some protesters in Los Angeles. We crossed the rubicon a long time ago. Look at the massive amount of vehicles being used in these Los Angeles raids. And Trump and his thugs are not going to let up.

HAPPENING NOW: Protesters are not backing down in their clash with ICE agents over raid operations in the Los Angeles area 📍Paramount, CA

ProPublica's Brett Murphy just appeared on @msnbc.com to to discuss his reporting with @annamaria.bsky.social on the fallout of the Trump administration's abandonment of its humanitarian commitments around the world. Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

🚨New book alert!! The Perfect Birth Myth has been almost a decade in the making. From the sprout of an idea years ago while I was working at the Yale School of Public Health to create group prenatal care curriculum (where I met @wagedj.bsky.social) 1/2

Had a 1:40pm appt yesterday with a specialist. Just a follow up appt. Was brought back at 2pm (not bad!), got vitals and whatnot done. Was left alone until just after 2:40 when doc finally came in. Asked me 1 Q, I answered, appt done (less than 3 min total). I just…

Just as my teen is headed to college in the fall. 🫠

Boston rejects Trump's fascism and embraces liberty. "This is what democracy looks like" ( 📹 @whoiskf.bsky.social ) #3E #FiftyFiftyOne #EndImpunity #EndOligarcy #EndAutogenocide

@avitalnn.bsky.social & I wrote a book digging deep > shameful perinatal outcomes in the US. Before it goes to press I hope we can edit our chapter “White Supremacy, Racism, and a System Set Up to Fail People of Color” to say Momnibus Act passed. Track it here www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...

Alabama’s most extreme antis are trying to get a bill to throw abortion seekers in jail (right now they can’t be charged under Alabama law). Gross? Yes. But also a potential opportunity for us to make GOOD change. Here’s how:

My dear friend Dr. Deb (who is also a much needed abortion orovider!) is raising $ for Project Callisto, an incredible organization that is working to combat serial sexual assault on college campuses. Please join me in donating! give.projectcallisto.org/GreatLove

Today, on #TransDayOfVisibility (and every day!) I see and support my trans family and friends, and those I haven’t met. Especially now, may you be seen, loved, and safe. Protect Trans Kids and Protect Trans Adults. 🫶🩷🤍💙

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

Elected officials are supposed to represent the best interests of their constituents. Raising bank fees is not in anyone's best interest and will harm, not help. This is a shameful vote.

Thanks, I hate it

How about “goodies” like #abortion access/rights? Can we get that? Or paid maternity leave? Lower rates of maternal mortality?

Another day, another bigot cheering on this inhumane administration. This was posted in a FB group on out how to pay for college. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/... My response was that there are more measles cases in TX than trans collegiate athletes and I was told I was misinformed.

Abortion bans are deadly and make conditions much more dire for those who want to be pregnant and give birth.

WE TOLD YOU

This new EO will harm the most vulnerable. It will disproportionately affect students with disabilities or who come from lower income families and school districts.

This is catastrophic on so many levels. Archived link: archive.ph/tmra3

Fellow GenX -ers. Check your vax status! I wanted my doc to check my tigers for MMR but they don’t do it bc insurance doesn’t cover it. She said I’m prob fine and got two. Went to look at my little booklet and I only got one! But check out all that polio protection!! Will be getting a booster asap!

This administration’s priorities are anti-humanity on multiple levels. patch.com/pennsylvania...

Ken Paxton is using his office to escalate attacks on #abortion in Texas. There is already a painful lack of maternal health providers in some areas and this will only harm those seeking care. 👏👏👏 for midwives who provide a full range of care!! www.thecut.com/article/texa...

Sigh.

This is what this presidency has become. At best.

“She’s in this orange prison outfit,” he said. “She just feels so isolated and desperate, you can imagine, she’s saying, ‘I want to come home’.” She is safe, he said, but living “in horrendous conditions” and had not had access to legal representation. Stop traveling to the U.S, It’s not safe.

This is horrific and awful and absolutely against what this country *should* stand for. We cannot go after people we disagree with like this. This is an abuse of power.

Jk bc even if you don’t have kids you prob won’t make as much as a dude. Happy #InternationalWomensDay

Fellow #EDS -ers: what are your tricks/tips/suggestions for when it comes to slow healing cuts or skin blemishes? I have a tiny thing on my face that refuses to heal up.

Food assistance $200 Medicaid $150 Social Security $800 Pentagon $850,000,000,000 Housing assistance $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. our government is dying

1/ Are you worried about maternal health? A second Trump term could worsen outcomes, @avitalnn.bsky.social writes. His first term saw a rise in maternal mortality, especially for Black women. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/03/03/o...

The fact that, just 43 days into this administration, we are facing huge setbacks and the destruction of pathways for improving maternal health serves as yet another alarm bell for the country. #maternalhealth

New York confirms two cases of measles as Texas outbreak climbs over 140 (one child has died) I hate to say this, but we will continue to see more & more of this because people aren’t getting vaccinated. Anti-vaxx rhetoric has real world consequences. Wear a mask! Measles (like covid) is airborne

Up at @rewirenewsgroup.com discussing why Trump’s 2nd term will be devastating for #maternalhealth and will set back any of the small gains we’ve seen. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/03/03/o... This makes it really challenging to finish up the book on #birth @wagedj.bsky.social & I are writing

More options: -Ms. Frizzle (those field trips alone are surely osha violations) -Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters -Springfield Elementary (SO much to say about Principal Skinner) -Sweet Valley High -Tree Hill High

This post from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social inspired my post today: www.readtpa.com/p/when-headl...

“That included people like Andrew Hazelton, a physical scientist for the Weather Service and a veteran of NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters missions — which fly through the heart of storms to collect data and improve forecasts.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

"We’re publishing these data at a time in which medication abortion is under threat from many angles"—Isabel DoCampo, Guttmacher Senior Research Associate Learn more about our new research on #MedicationAbortion access via @statesnewsroom.com @sofiaresnick.bsky.social

I’m not saying you should flood the form with information about what happens at Bayside High School, Sunnydale High School, Degrassi High, Riverdale High School, Rydell High School, etc… so they’re too much to sift through. Oh wait. Yes I am. enddei.ed.gov

Want to help your community? MomsRising is hosting a virtual event tomorrow! ✅ Learn about the rights of immigrant children and families in schools, workplaces, and homes. ✅ Participate in a network of allies ready to stand up, speak out, and take action. www.mobilize.us/momsrising/e...

god forbid trans athletes dare to compete, much less WIN

Find your rep (www.house.gov/representati...) & call NOW: "Vote no on the Senate's bloated budget resolution. US spends more on defense than any other country - more than the next TEN countries combined. This resolution will result in cuts to critical health & nutrition programs. Vote no." #Momsky