Leah Torres, MD
@leahntorres.bsky.social
She/her. Evidence-based OB/Gyn. Sex+, gender-affirming repro health specialist. Opinions are mine AND fact-based, see my posts: https://leahtorresmd.substack.com/ ; https://feminist-rising.ghost.io/
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This reminded me of going into a UPS store in Minneapolis and seeing 5 relatively recent teen missing signs and wondering why there wasn't more community alarm.
They were all BIPOC kids, and mostly girls.
They were all BIPOC kids, and mostly girls.
He intentionally targeted Black women he thought no one would miss.
We investigated an N.J. serial killer most have never heard of. This is for the women he tried to erase.
He intentionally targeted Black women he thought no one would miss.
www.nj.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
This reminded me of going into a UPS store in Minneapolis and seeing 5 relatively recent teen missing signs and wondering why there wasn't more community alarm.
They were all BIPOC kids, and mostly girls.
They were all BIPOC kids, and mostly girls.
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38 people have been taken in the last 3 months from a four block stretch of Central Avenue
February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
38 people have been taken in the last 3 months from a four block stretch of Central Avenue
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
Pray to end religious oppression.
February 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Pray to end religious oppression.
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Amazon Prime, but for gulags.
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Amazon Prime, but for gulags.
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
This has always been part of the fascist playbook but it's important to understand. With understanding we can and must use that knowledge to speak truth to power.
feminist-rising.ghost.io/fetuses-aren...
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Fetuses aren't People
Let’s cure a pound of patriarchy, shall we?
Yes, pregnant human beings are pregnant with human beings. No, pregnant people are not pregnant with people. Curious distinction, eh? It’s a legal one but ...
feminist-rising.ghost.io
February 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
This has always been part of the fascist playbook but it's important to understand. With understanding we can and must use that knowledge to speak truth to power.
feminist-rising.ghost.io/fetuses-aren...
feminist-rising.ghost.io/fetuses-aren...
We told you they were coming for the 19th Amendment
(They’ve already burned the first 18, they won’t stop)
(They’ve already burned the first 18, they won’t stop)
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 AM
We told you they were coming for the 19th Amendment
(They’ve already burned the first 18, they won’t stop)
(They’ve already burned the first 18, they won’t stop)
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Minneapolis is a fully occupied and suppressed city. It's gotten worse, not better, since 45* announced that 700 of the 2700 paramilitaries there would be drawn down.
Keep Minneapolis in your thoughts and please support them.
Keep Minneapolis in your thoughts and please support them.
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Minneapolis is a fully occupied and suppressed city. It's gotten worse, not better, since 45* announced that 700 of the 2700 paramilitaries there would be drawn down.
Keep Minneapolis in your thoughts and please support them.
Keep Minneapolis in your thoughts and please support them.
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He was 48. Chadwick Boseman was 43. These are tragedies and we need Medicare for all
James Van Der Beek, 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Varsity Blues' star, dies at 48
The actor was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in November 2024.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
He was 48. Chadwick Boseman was 43. These are tragedies and we need Medicare for all
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This is an issue that people have been warning about for YEARS that does not get nearly enough coverage; yet another example of how society thinks it owns pregnant bodies and exerts control over pregnant people and their kids.
Tens of Thousands of Mothers Were Flagged to Police Over Flawed Drug Tests at Childbirth
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that’s a significant undercount.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/10/b...
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that’s a significant undercount.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/10/b...
Tens of Thousands of Mothers Were Flagged to Police Over Flawed Drug Tests at Childbirth
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that’s a significant undercount.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This is an issue that people have been warning about for YEARS that does not get nearly enough coverage; yet another example of how society thinks it owns pregnant bodies and exerts control over pregnant people and their kids.
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This
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This
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It’s such a hard choice, but, this has to be my fav highlight of Bad Bunny’s halftime show. He powerfully showcased the breadth and beauty of Latino culture and all that it has given America, while reminding us of how much America has lost its way.
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
It’s such a hard choice, but, this has to be my fav highlight of Bad Bunny’s halftime show. He powerfully showcased the breadth and beauty of Latino culture and all that it has given America, while reminding us of how much America has lost its way.
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State police protecting ice are functionally no different from ice
Minneapolis: A protester near the Whipple Federal building lies on the ground bleeding after being thrown to the ground by Minnesota State Patrol... more to come at VisuNews.Substack.com and Patreon.com/ZDRoberts
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
State police protecting ice are functionally no different from ice
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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.
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.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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.
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.
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The FDA recently approved the birth control implant Nexplanon for use up to five years, instead of three. But to providers' surprise, it also placed the device under a special monitoring protocol called REMS, which is infamous for the way it has limited access to medication abortion.
The FDA Quietly Slapped More Restrictions on the Birth Control Implant
The agency recently approved Nexplanon for up to five years of use—but it also imposed extra regulations that leave some providers worried.
www.autonomynews.co
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The FDA recently approved the birth control implant Nexplanon for use up to five years, instead of three. But to providers' surprise, it also placed the device under a special monitoring protocol called REMS, which is infamous for the way it has limited access to medication abortion.
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I'm not sharing the ape meme of the Obamas 47 posted because my Black friends don't need to see that shit, but ERADICATE MAGA FROM YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLES. OSTRACIZE. SHAME. AND VOTE THEM OUT.
Stop making excuses at holiday tables for these fucking monsters.
Stop making excuses at holiday tables for these fucking monsters.
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I'm not sharing the ape meme of the Obamas 47 posted because my Black friends don't need to see that shit, but ERADICATE MAGA FROM YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLES. OSTRACIZE. SHAME. AND VOTE THEM OUT.
Stop making excuses at holiday tables for these fucking monsters.
Stop making excuses at holiday tables for these fucking monsters.
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Over 21K people on this #NoKings Eyes on ICE call. Check it out. www.youtube.com/live/4xBUa67...
NO KINGS: Eyes on ICE: Document and Record
YouTube video by No Kings
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Over 21K people on this #NoKings Eyes on ICE call. Check it out. www.youtube.com/live/4xBUa67...
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As The Washington Post goes dark, today is a good day to give your money to nonprofit newsrooms like @mississippifreepress.org.
Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work.
And we have no paywalls!
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Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work.
And we have no paywalls!
Give here: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
As The Washington Post goes dark, today is a good day to give your money to nonprofit newsrooms like @mississippifreepress.org.
Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work.
And we have no paywalls!
Give here: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work.
And we have no paywalls!
Give here: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
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The gall of this cretinous plonker to invoke the safety of children.
Sen. Roger Marshall: "The idea of taking the masks down -- look, we have folks back home that are being doxxed, that are having to hire personal security for their children even."
February 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The gall of this cretinous plonker to invoke the safety of children.