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Joanna Grossman
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Law professor. Three-boy mom. Aging, decrepit ultrarunner. Social justice warrior. Dream is to own a fluffy cow.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.

Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10h
NEWS: The White House is frozen as more bombshell Epstein documents come to light. Trump isn't posting on social media and won't answer questions.

I spent hours going through them and will continue to do so throughout the day.

The public deserves to see all of this.
NEWS: White House Effectively Frozen as More Bombshell Epstein Documents Come to Light
The White House is frozen as more bombshell Epstein documents come to light. I spent hours going through them all and will continue to do so throughout the day.
open.substack.com

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi, Joanna L. Grossman

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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 10h
"Millions of younger American women are increasingly imagining their futures elsewhere." In a new @gallup.com survey, 40% of younger women in the US (those ages 15-44) say that, if they had the opportunity, they'd like to move permanently to another country. news.gallup.com/poll/697382/...
Line chart showing a sharp increase in the share of younger women in the United States (those ages 15 to 44) who say that, if they had the opportunity, they would like to move permanently to another country. The chart is based on Gallup surveys.

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Joanna L. Grossman

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 11h
This is an incredible resource, you can word search it and find out, for example, that Michael Wolff, Epstein, and Steve Bannon emailed each other about the @miamiherald.com getting a @sidneyhillman.bsky.social award for its reporting on Epstein.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11h
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 20h
The new novel "What Friends Are For" sheds light on the history of abortion in Canada. Harriet Zaidman's book is a “nuanced, important, and unfortunately timely novel set in 1983 at the height of Canada’s abortion debate, following a young girl grappling with an unplanned pregnancy.”
Young adult novel tackles heavy topic
www.winnipegfreepress.com

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National Atropian People’s Army Air Force @napaafofficial.bsky.social · 22h
trump spent thanksgiving 2017 with epstein LOL

fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content

Reposted by Tom Clark, Steve Peers, Samantha Brennan , and 2 more

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.

The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 2d
Have any of the women on the The New York Times Board of Directors weighed in on the misogynistic leading question asked by Times columnist Russ Douthat?
Times headline: Did liberal feminism ruin the workplace? NYT board members NYT board members NYT board members

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 2d
Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Mark Rice, Claire L. Adida, Joanna L. Grossman

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 3d
A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.

New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 4d
Gonna be messy if he’s subjected to a Kavanaugh stop by the police.

Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Richard S.J. Tol, Joe R. Feagin , and 15 more

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Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social · 4d
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 5d
Timeline cleanser: this is my friend Elky, and her 100 best friends, also named Elky.

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 5d
👀 Did you know we're constantly tracking every state's laws, constitutions, and court decisions on abortion? Check out our After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State map on our brand new website: https://reproductiverights.org/maps/abortion-laws-by-state/
U.S. Abortion Laws by State - Center for Reproductive Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, so it's crucial to understand abortion laws by state, and where abortion is protected. Learn more now.
reproductiverights.org

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 5d
Target strategy: our anti-DEI bigotry would be so much prettier if everyone smiled more.
elliemargolis.bsky.social Ellie Margolis @elliemargolis.bsky.social · 5d
This is just the incentive I need to continue not shopping at Target.
vacheestfachee.bsky.social La vache est fachée @vacheestfachee.bsky.social · 6d
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.

They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.

If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."

🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Ellie Margolis @elliemargolis.bsky.social · 5d
This is just the incentive I need to continue not shopping at Target.
vacheestfachee.bsky.social La vache est fachée @vacheestfachee.bsky.social · 6d
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.

They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.

If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."

🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Abortion Forward @abortionforward.bsky.social · 5d
It's been 2 years since Ohioans voted to pass the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment ✨ Since then, bad laws have been blocked in court & our abortion clinics are growing, expanding their services across Ohio.

But there's more work to be done. Support our mission at AbortionForward.org
Dark purple graphic with white text and bright teal elements. "What’s changed? It’s been 2 years since the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment was passed by voters. How has abortion access in Ohio changed since November 8, 2023?" "Growing Clinic Access. Thanks to the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment, Ohio has gained 3 additional abortion clinics and existing clinics were able to expand their services. New clinics: Aria at JustCenter in Columbus Jensen Family Health & Wellness in Columbus Expanded abortion services: Planned Parenthood Health Center in Athens Planned Parenthood Surgical Center in Dayton Planned Parenthood Health Center in Mansfield Toledo Women's Center" Dark purple graphic with white text and bright teal elements. "Court Wins. Thanks to the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment, our courts have overturned or blocked existing abortion restrictions, with more being litigated. Overturned: six-week abortion ban blocked: 24-hour waiting period abortion telemedicine ban" Dark purple graphic with white text and bright teal elements. "We've come so far in 2 years. But how can we go farther? At the ballot box: elect judges that will uphold the amendment Elect legislators who won't try sidestep our constitution In your every day life: support Ohio’s abortion clinics & their staff Have honest conversations with your loved ones about abortion access"

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 6d
The ability to distinguish between the noun Democrat and the adjective Democratic?

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Rachel 🌈🚺 🥄 ♿️💙 @rachel-ann-88.bsky.social · 6d
Bargain-bin-bikinis??? 🤔

Reposted by Brooke Harrington, Joanna L. Grossman, Nicole Guenther Discenza , and 1 more

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 6d
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.

To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Ben H. Ansell, Brendan Nyhan , and 3 more

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 6d
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.

Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Opinion Editorial Board The Texas gerrymander freakout What's happening in the Lone Star State is not a threat to democracy. August 20, 2025 Opinion Editorial Board Wes Moore embarrasses Maryland with his gerrymandering ploy The Democratic leader of the state Senate deserves praise for resisting pressure from the governor. Today at 6:45 a.m. EST

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 6d
MAHA
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 6d
Humanity is doing great

The most evil American is the President of the United States

The most evil man ever to become a US citizen after years of living here illegally will become the world's first trillionaire

And the center of global democracy, the White House, will soon host an MMA cage match

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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NOTUS @notus.com · 6d
Senate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to follow a recent court order that found restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone to be unlawful.
www.notus.org/policy/abort...
Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Follow Court Order and Increase Abortion Pill Access
A federal court recently ruled that the Trump administration must reevaluate its current restrictions on abortion pills, calling them “burdensome” and “unwarranted.”
www.notus.org

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 7d
No and no. Next question?

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8d
BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo flees New York.

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 8d
Good move, Colorado.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8d
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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