Bear Bear
@rnlawson.bsky.social
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦. Antifascist. Antiracist. Pro personal choice in all things. 🏳️🌈💙. Dogs. Gardening. Photography. Art. Cooking. We are all humans. (Well most of us!). PA10. Fibrowarrior. Chronic illness. Ex evangelical.
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Bear Bear
@rnlawson.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Happy Solstice to all you warriors for truth and justice!!! Ba new light is dawning amongst the darkness. Let it empower us to prevail. My original 11x14 acrylic on canvas.
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Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.
Laws restricting abortions linked to rise in 'abhorrently high' maternal mortality rates
Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. ...
www.healio.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.
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I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
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Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
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Dictator Trump—NOT President Trump.
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Dictator Trump—NOT President Trump.
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STOP WOMEN FROM VOTING!!!
“They’re saying this is a voter ID bill? That is NOT what’s happening here
Women, because they got married & changed their names, they have to go down to a clerk & prove they’re citizens, sign affidavits, & do this in person
A minefield of red tape put in front of women"
“They’re saying this is a voter ID bill? That is NOT what’s happening here
Women, because they got married & changed their names, they have to go down to a clerk & prove they’re citizens, sign affidavits, & do this in person
A minefield of red tape put in front of women"
“Because They Got Married and Changed Their Names, They Have to Go Down to a Clerk and Prove They’re Citizens?” Rep. Katherine Clark Raises Concerns That GOP Voter ID Measure Could Disadvantage Women ...
Rep. Katherine Clark (House Session / C-SPAN) House Minority Whip Katherine Clark criticized Republican-backed voter identification legislation during a Ho
share.newsbreak.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
STOP WOMEN FROM VOTING!!!
“They’re saying this is a voter ID bill? That is NOT what’s happening here
Women, because they got married & changed their names, they have to go down to a clerk & prove they’re citizens, sign affidavits, & do this in person
A minefield of red tape put in front of women"
“They’re saying this is a voter ID bill? That is NOT what’s happening here
Women, because they got married & changed their names, they have to go down to a clerk & prove they’re citizens, sign affidavits, & do this in person
A minefield of red tape put in front of women"
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Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
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@jakubkrupa.bsky.social does it again.
February 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
@jakubkrupa.bsky.social does it again.
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Our court system is largely working, with the exception of the most important court
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Our court system is largely working, with the exception of the most important court
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I’m sure this dude is fine. He does have a Nazi tattoo. And says women whine about sexual assault in the military. And that black people are stupid. But gosh darn it he says he’s a progressive, and since he’s white and male, who can really say what’s in a person’s heart.
Platner's dismissive comments about sexual assault in the military were so disgusting that a candidate who had experienced assault in the service dropped out to endorse Mills rather than risk Platner getting into the senate. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/progressiv...
Progressive Candidate Has Dropped Out Of ME Senate Race
Not Platner. Daira Smith-Rodriguez
www.everythingishorrible.net
February 15, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I’m sure this dude is fine. He does have a Nazi tattoo. And says women whine about sexual assault in the military. And that black people are stupid. But gosh darn it he says he’s a progressive, and since he’s white and male, who can really say what’s in a person’s heart.
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Supermajorities of Americans think ICE and Border Patrol are out of control and want Congress to do something about it. Democrats are aligned with the public. Republicans hold the unpopular position — and keeping the heat on them is how we win this fight.
Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
act.indivisible.org
February 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
February 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Soon to be chief election inspector here. The President doesn't have direct constitutional authority over how elections are conducted. Any EO would be limited to what federal agencies can do and would face serious legal scrutiny. No, is the short answer. 🖕
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Trump floats executive order on voter ID if SAVE Act stalls in Senate
President Trump on Friday indicated he will issue an executive order seeking to require voters to present proof of citizenship if the Senate does not pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (…
thehill.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Soon to be chief election inspector here. The President doesn't have direct constitutional authority over how elections are conducted. Any EO would be limited to what federal agencies can do and would face serious legal scrutiny. No, is the short answer. 🖕
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Roses are red
Trump’s a democracy arsonist
It’s better to be single on Valentine’s
Than in bed with a narcissist
Trump’s a democracy arsonist
It’s better to be single on Valentine’s
Than in bed with a narcissist
February 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Roses are red
Trump’s a democracy arsonist
It’s better to be single on Valentine’s
Than in bed with a narcissist
Trump’s a democracy arsonist
It’s better to be single on Valentine’s
Than in bed with a narcissist
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This is so absurd I have to think it’s divine vengeance for the Greenland stuff www.sportingnews.com/ca/olympics/...
Denmark scores unreal, must-see goal from mid-ice against USA hockey | Sporting News Canada
I've never seen a goal like this in my life.
www.sportingnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This is so absurd I have to think it’s divine vengeance for the Greenland stuff www.sportingnews.com/ca/olympics/...
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i love how texas started this and was all “neener what you gon do” and a buncha blue states said “lol watch this”
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
February 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM
i love how texas started this and was all “neener what you gon do” and a buncha blue states said “lol watch this”
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February 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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“Aides said [Trump] talked about Ivanka Trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that prompted Chief of Staff John Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter.” —Miles Taylor, who worked for the first Trump Administration.
February 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“Aides said [Trump] talked about Ivanka Trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that prompted Chief of Staff John Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter.” —Miles Taylor, who worked for the first Trump Administration.
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on a Very Special Episode of Bring Back Shame
White House stands by State Department nominee who complains that "white Americans are increasingly second-class citizens," warns of "white erasure" and says "the Jews love to see themselves as oppressed." @camcgrady.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
on a Very Special Episode of Bring Back Shame
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I'm going to need you to sit down and read this headline slowly
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I'm going to need you to sit down and read this headline slowly