Sofia Resnick
@sofiaresnick.bsky.social
National reproductive rights reporter for @statesnewsroom. Tips to sresnick(at)statesnewsroom(dot)com.
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CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
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The CIA shut down its World Factbook. Graham: "This is different from the [Trump] administration’s assault on truth... It’s a series of steps that by design or in effect block access to data, and in doing so erode the concept of a shared frame for all Americans." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together
The Trump administration is erasing the country’s shared understanding.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The CIA shut down its World Factbook. Graham: "This is different from the [Trump] administration’s assault on truth... It’s a series of steps that by design or in effect block access to data, and in doing so erode the concept of a shared frame for all Americans." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Public outcry over facial recognition technology leads Milwaukee police to ban it, for now. Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social
Public outcry over facial recognition technology leads Milwaukee police to ban it, for now • Wisconsin Examiner
The Milwaukee Police Department has banned use of facial recognition technology, for now, after a contentious public hearing.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Public outcry over facial recognition technology leads Milwaukee police to ban it, for now. Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social
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As federal judges have ruled that three immigrants were wrongly jailed in West Virginia, the state continues to hold hundreds of immigrant detainees in its overcrowded jails.
via @westvirginiawatch.com
via @westvirginiawatch.com
As federal judge says third immigrant wrongly jailed in WV, jails overcrowded with ICE detainees
As federal judges have ruled that three immigrants were wrongly jailed in West Virginia, the state continues to hold hundreds of immigrant detainees in its overcrowded jails.U.S. District Judge…
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February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
As federal judges have ruled that three immigrants were wrongly jailed in West Virginia, the state continues to hold hundreds of immigrant detainees in its overcrowded jails.
via @westvirginiawatch.com
via @westvirginiawatch.com
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Private prison companies, such as CoreCivic, have been a key partner to ICE as the government carried out its immigration agenda.
On the next episode of the Stories From The States podcast, we will take a look at how several states are pushing back.
www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...
On the next episode of the Stories From The States podcast, we will take a look at how several states are pushing back.
www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...
February 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Private prison companies, such as CoreCivic, have been a key partner to ICE as the government carried out its immigration agenda.
On the next episode of the Stories From The States podcast, we will take a look at how several states are pushing back.
www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...
On the next episode of the Stories From The States podcast, we will take a look at how several states are pushing back.
www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...
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cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
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The whole Islamophobic thing is horrific, but I am also stuck on how the ICE agents asked him if he spoke Spanish, and when he said no, they spoke to each other in Spanish.
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The whole Islamophobic thing is horrific, but I am also stuck on how the ICE agents asked him if he spoke Spanish, and when he said no, they spoke to each other in Spanish.
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, spent more than half the money he raised for his campaign last year buying copies of his book, by @michellemgriff.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/mike...
Mike Lindell’s campaign for governor is buying boatloads of Mike Lindell autobiographies
Mike Lindell’s memoir, “What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO,” has enjoyed a new surge of sales since he announced a run for governor late last year.Who’s buying the book, which details his add...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, spent more than half the money he raised for his campaign last year buying copies of his book, by @michellemgriff.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/mike...
So far in 2026, nearly 200 anti-abortion bills have been introduced in 29 states, via @elishabrown.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
Bills cracking down on abortion pills advance in states that already ban most abortions
Even though many legislative sessions only just convened across the country this month, efforts to restrict access to abortion pills are in full swing, particularly in states that already ban abortion...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
So far in 2026, nearly 200 anti-abortion bills have been introduced in 29 states, via @elishabrown.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
Lawsuit alleging a Fairfax County Public Schools employee helped minors get abortions without their parents’ consent is now in federal court in a case that hinges on a First Amendment free speech claim, via @charlottewords.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fair...
Fairfax case alleging school-assisted abortions now in federal court
A legal challenge alleging that a Fairfax County Public Schools employee helped minors get abortions without their parents’ consent is now in federal court in a case that hinges on a First Amendment f...
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Lawsuit alleging a Fairfax County Public Schools employee helped minors get abortions without their parents’ consent is now in federal court in a case that hinges on a First Amendment free speech claim, via @charlottewords.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fair...
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🚨NEW @ms.now: One of the laws the gov't is using to charge Don Lemon & others was initially passed to deter mounting violence from anti-abortion activists.
But the Trump administration is rolling back those prosecutions & pursuing protests focused on houses of worship instead.
Here's what to know:
But the Trump administration is rolling back those prosecutions & pursuing protests focused on houses of worship instead.
Here's what to know:
What is the FACE Act, an obscure law used to prosecute Don Lemon?
The Trump administration has reinterpreted the law, historically used to prosecute anti-abortion-rights activists who block reproductive health clinics.
www.ms.now
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
🚨NEW @ms.now: One of the laws the gov't is using to charge Don Lemon & others was initially passed to deter mounting violence from anti-abortion activists.
But the Trump administration is rolling back those prosecutions & pursuing protests focused on houses of worship instead.
Here's what to know:
But the Trump administration is rolling back those prosecutions & pursuing protests focused on houses of worship instead.
Here's what to know:
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Your comprehensive daily wrap-up of changes to reproductive rights in the states, the front lines in the fight over abortion access in a post-Roe America.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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NEW @ms.now: Anti-abortion activists pardoned by Trump for invading clinics are joining a new effort led by Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry to revive mass clinic protests.
I spent some time with them in DC last week. “We’re going to disrupt this country as much as we can," one said. 🧵
I spent some time with them in DC last week. “We’re going to disrupt this country as much as we can," one said. 🧵
‘We’re going to disrupt this country’: Pardoned anti-abortion activists plot mass clinic protests
A group of longtime abortion opponents, emboldened by Trump's pardons, regrouped in Washington to plan a new wave of demonstrations at abortion clinics.
www.ms.now
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
NEW @ms.now: Anti-abortion activists pardoned by Trump for invading clinics are joining a new effort led by Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry to revive mass clinic protests.
I spent some time with them in DC last week. “We’re going to disrupt this country as much as we can," one said. 🧵
I spent some time with them in DC last week. “We’re going to disrupt this country as much as we can," one said. 🧵
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As regulators investigated a payday lender’s now-defunct sports gambling company, Action 247, Tennessee’s House speaker pushed to change the officials overseeing sports betting.
via @tennesseelookout.com @propublica.org
via @tennesseelookout.com @propublica.org
How Tennessee’s House speaker helped keep a payday lender’s struggling sports gambling company alive
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Tennessee Lookout. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
As regulators investigated a payday lender’s now-defunct sports gambling company, Action 247, Tennessee’s House speaker pushed to change the officials overseeing sports betting.
via @tennesseelookout.com @propublica.org
via @tennesseelookout.com @propublica.org
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My latest with @stateline.org: From divorce cases to discrimination lawsuits, AI-generated fake content can cause evidence to be dismissed and motions to be denied.
Read how state bar associations and court systems are trying to address the issue.
stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...
Read how state bar associations and court systems are trying to address the issue.
stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...
As AI-generated fake content mars legal cases, states want guardrails • Stateline
As more false quotes, fake court cases and incorrect information appear in legal documents generated by artificial intelligence, state bar associations, state court systems and national law organizati...
stateline.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM
My latest with @stateline.org: From divorce cases to discrimination lawsuits, AI-generated fake content can cause evidence to be dismissed and motions to be denied.
Read how state bar associations and court systems are trying to address the issue.
stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...
Read how state bar associations and court systems are trying to address the issue.
stateline.org/2026/01/26/a...
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“I’ve been telling them I’ve been having cramps and they told me I have to have a referral to see the doctor,” Cecil Elvir-Quinonez told me. “I’ve been telling them every day, and they just say I have to wait.”
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
19thnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“I’ve been telling them I’ve been having cramps and they told me I have to have a referral to see the doctor,” Cecil Elvir-Quinonez told me. “I’ve been telling them every day, and they just say I have to wait.”
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
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Vance blames state, local officials for federal immigration chaos in Minneapolis.
Vance blames state, local officials for federal immigration chaos in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed Minnesota elected officials for the clashes between federal agents and protesters, arguing that their refusal to facilitate the federal government’s immigrat...
minnesotareformer.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Vance blames state, local officials for federal immigration chaos in Minneapolis.
An Oklahoma House lawmaker wants the state to run its own blood bank so it can provide Oklahomans blood “untainted” by the COVID-19 vaccine, despite no evidence this would be possible or beneficial, via @emmamurphyj.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/okla...
Oklahoma lawmaker proposes blood bank for vaccine-free blood
OKLAHOMA CITY — A House lawmaker wants the state to run its own blood bank so it can provide Oklahomans blood “untainted” by the COVID-19 vaccine.But medical professionals said it’s not reasonable to ...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
An Oklahoma House lawmaker wants the state to run its own blood bank so it can provide Oklahomans blood “untainted” by the COVID-19 vaccine, despite no evidence this would be possible or beneficial, via @emmamurphyj.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/okla...
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NEW: @natabortionfed.bsky.social sent a security alert to clinics in the Washington, D.C. area, warning of possible unrest & violence connected to an extremist group’s plans to protest outside the HHS building tomorrow.
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
Abortion Clinics Sound The Alarm As Extremist Group Prepares For Anti-Abortion Protest
Advocates described what comes next as the “perfect storm” of anti-abortion unrest.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: @natabortionfed.bsky.social sent a security alert to clinics in the Washington, D.C. area, warning of possible unrest & violence connected to an extremist group’s plans to protest outside the HHS building tomorrow.
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
“This is the beginning of a new chapter of violence."
Disputed mental health claims featured in Missouri's ongoing trial over strict abortion laws, by @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @annaspoerre.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/miss...
Missouri leans on disputed mental health claims in defense of strict abortion laws
KANSAS CITY — The first slate of witnesses from the Missouri Attorney General’s office in the fight to uphold statewide abortion regulations offered testimony that professionals and scientific studies...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Disputed mental health claims featured in Missouri's ongoing trial over strict abortion laws, by @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @annaspoerre.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/miss...
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I just got my first reviews for Killers of Roe and this @publisherswkly.bsky.social one might be the peak of my career.
Please put "quirky yet hard-hitting" on my tombstone.
Please put "quirky yet hard-hitting" on my tombstone.
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I just got my first reviews for Killers of Roe and this @publisherswkly.bsky.social one might be the peak of my career.
Please put "quirky yet hard-hitting" on my tombstone.
Please put "quirky yet hard-hitting" on my tombstone.
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The ACLU dropped its lawsuit against the Trump admin today after HHS quietly restored tens of millions in family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and other health clinics at the end of December.
Lawsuit dismissed after Trump admin quietly restored tens of millions to Planned Parenthood
Progressive groups dropped their case against HHS over the withheld family planning funds, but other challenges continue.
www.politico.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The ACLU dropped its lawsuit against the Trump admin today after HHS quietly restored tens of millions in family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and other health clinics at the end of December.
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Prison nursery programs allow babies to live behind walls with their mothers — a rare and controversial approach.
via @stateline.org
via @stateline.org
‘Teaching us how to grow with our babies’: How prisons allow mothers and infants to nest for months
VANDALIA, Mo. — Kathy Briggs slipped her arms through the thick straps of a brand-new baby carrier, tugging it over her beige shirt as two other women stood beside her, tightening buckles and…
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Prison nursery programs allow babies to live behind walls with their mothers — a rare and controversial approach.
via @stateline.org
via @stateline.org
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A trial litigating the parameters of Missouri’s new reproductive rights amendment begins Monday in Kansas City. The outcome will reach far beyond the state’s borders. #moleg #mogov
Missouri abortion regulations go on trial Monday. Widespread access is at stake • Missouri Independent
Missouri’s numerous abortion regulations will soon be under a microscope as details of the abortion rights amendment are litigated in Kansas City.
missouriindependent.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care.
From @kffhealthnews.org
From @kffhealthnews.org
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January 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care.
From @kffhealthnews.org
From @kffhealthnews.org