Bonyen
@bonyenleegilmore.bsky.social
Opinions are my own, but also worried if it isn’t also that of any employer of mine.
If you are in political/advocacy comms, this is a must read. Tl;dr: polling is a tool to help us bring people along, NOT a tool that should dictate our stances.
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight
“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Here’s Why, and What to Do Instead.
www.weekendreading.net
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you are in political/advocacy comms, this is a must read. Tl;dr: polling is a tool to help us bring people along, NOT a tool that should dictate our stances.
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
These “creeps” wouldnt be in office if we had spent $30m to kick em out of office instead of passing a constitutional right to allow govt to interfere in pregnancy. Victim narrative is so tired. When will we fight smart?
October 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
These “creeps” wouldnt be in office if we had spent $30m to kick em out of office instead of passing a constitutional right to allow govt to interfere in pregnancy. Victim narrative is so tired. When will we fight smart?
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Today, Planned Parenthood's CEO confirmed the organization considered a plan that would have allowed some affiliates to stop providing abortion care to preserve Medicaid eligibility, as Autonomy News reported in June.
The organization previously called our reporting "false" and "misleading."
The organization previously called our reporting "false" and "misleading."
Planned Parenthood Confirms It Considered Allowing Some Affiliates to Drop Abortion Care
The organization’s CEO confirmed Autonomy News’ reporting from June—but a federal appeals court ruling makes the issue moot, a spokesperson said.
www.autonomynews.co
September 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Today, Planned Parenthood's CEO confirmed the organization considered a plan that would have allowed some affiliates to stop providing abortion care to preserve Medicaid eligibility, as Autonomy News reported in June.
The organization previously called our reporting "false" and "misleading."
The organization previously called our reporting "false" and "misleading."
When people ask me why I don’t like living in KC. It’s the lack of nuance - the basic bish of it all - in the culture of this city. Exhibit:
Americans are better than this. Convene, discuss and engage with respect. | Opinion
Charlie Kirk’s killing is a call to disagree with civility, not anger | Opinion
Americans are better than this. Convene, discuss and engage with respect. | Opinion
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September 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
When people ask me why I don’t like living in KC. It’s the lack of nuance - the basic bish of it all - in the culture of this city. Exhibit:
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Ezra Klein is really out here making it seem like whiteness is some intellectually crippling shit.
September 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ezra Klein is really out here making it seem like whiteness is some intellectually crippling shit.
"Trump is attempting a fascist power grab, out in the open, for all the world to see — and Democratic leaders and their wonks don’t feel like it’s worth their time to even warn the public about what Trump is doing..." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Dems' Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump's Military Takeover
Democrats’ favorite research firm told Democrats to avoid discussing Trump’s “rising authoritarianism” and focus on tariffs instead.
www.rollingstone.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Trump is attempting a fascist power grab, out in the open, for all the world to see — and Democratic leaders and their wonks don’t feel like it’s worth their time to even warn the public about what Trump is doing..." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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🚨By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court ALLOWS states to defund Planned Parenthood, holding that Medicaid does not give patients a right to obtain care from its providers. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court ALLOWS states to defund Planned Parenthood, holding that Medicaid does not give patients a right to obtain care from its providers. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.
June 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.
I wish there was this kind of explicit and direct anger about implicit personhood laws being pushed in abobo rights policies.
The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
June 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I wish there was this kind of explicit and direct anger about implicit personhood laws being pushed in abobo rights policies.
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Delighted to be a part of the Supermajority Ed Fund's speaker panel on 6/11 with @bonyenleegilmore.bsky.social @msfchoice.bsky.social @sharkfu.bsky.social. Join us for a deep dive into what's happening in clinics, courtrooms, and medical school classrooms around the country. mobilize.us/s/C4U9so
June 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Delighted to be a part of the Supermajority Ed Fund's speaker panel on 6/11 with @bonyenleegilmore.bsky.social @msfchoice.bsky.social @sharkfu.bsky.social. Join us for a deep dive into what's happening in clinics, courtrooms, and medical school classrooms around the country. mobilize.us/s/C4U9so
There have been weak and wrong takes about MO’s abortion legal battles. But this is not one of them. Read👇👇👇👇
I've got a new piece out on the astounding abuse of power from Missouri's AG and GOP lawmakers right now, all to try to undo the abortion rights constitutional amendment voters approved months ago—and also, how this should be a reality check on the tactic of "putting abortion on the ballot":
Missouri’s Historic Abortion Victory Is Crumbling Before Our Eyes
The state Supreme Court effectively restored an abortion ban voters believed they’d defeated just months ago. The reversal points up the risks of relying on ballot measures to ensure abortion access.
newrepublic.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There have been weak and wrong takes about MO’s abortion legal battles. But this is not one of them. Read👇👇👇👇
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ICE made up lies about gang affiliation so that they could terrorize a child's birthday party. newrepublic.com/post/196138/...
ICE Invaded Child’s Birthday Party Claiming It Was a Gang Meeting
Federal immigration agents bust up a birthday party on grounds that it was a Tren de Aragua gathering. They still have no evidence for their claims.
newrepublic.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
ICE made up lies about gang affiliation so that they could terrorize a child's birthday party. newrepublic.com/post/196138/...
Yassssssssss!!!!!! This is so necessary. So relevant. So amazing. Congrats @garnethenderson.com and @susanrinkunas.com
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June 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Yassssssssss!!!!!! This is so necessary. So relevant. So amazing. Congrats @garnethenderson.com and @susanrinkunas.com
How much more data/evidence do people need before they accept that ballot measures as a tactic without any real long-term strategy to change power DOES NOT WORK?
Missouri Supreme Court puts state abortion ban back into effect for now
Two rulings from a Kansas City judge had allowed abortions in the state to resume while a challenge to its near-total ban proceeded to trial.
www.stlpr.org
May 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How much more data/evidence do people need before they accept that ballot measures as a tactic without any real long-term strategy to change power DOES NOT WORK?
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I get that there's a lot of anger around the Georgia woman being kept on life support while pregnant, but for the sake of her family and friends, can we agree to stop referring to her as a "corpse"
May 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I get that there's a lot of anger around the Georgia woman being kept on life support while pregnant, but for the sake of her family and friends, can we agree to stop referring to her as a "corpse"
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And to some folks in Missouri, this outcome was entirely predictable:
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/21/d...
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/21/d...
Direct democracy alone won’t create change in Missouri • Missouri Independent
The Missouri Legislature is as predictable as a Kardashian divorce. It’s the shock and awe of Democrats and progressives that confuses me.
missouriindependent.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
And to some folks in Missouri, this outcome was entirely predictable:
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/21/d...
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/21/d...
As a founding member of What's Next 4 MO, I'm grateful to @melissagiragrant.com to telling the full story of what happened and the continued fallout in our state. We believe people deserve to know so costly mistakes don't happen again.
For the June issue of TNR: I went long on the problems with the recent wave of abortion rights ballot initiatives, focusing on Missouri, which “won” back their rights in November, but for most Missourians, abortions are still nearly impossible to get.
Missouri’s Struggle to Restore Abortion Access
The state’s voters defeated an abortion ban. So why can’t more people get one?
newrepublic.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As a founding member of What's Next 4 MO, I'm grateful to @melissagiragrant.com to telling the full story of what happened and the continued fallout in our state. We believe people deserve to know so costly mistakes don't happen again.
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"I tried to book an appointment at the Columbia clinic, where, she said, 'almost everybody' was able to get one. But there were none online, and there were none when I called. The receptionist suggested I go to Kansas."
Missouri’s Struggle to Restore Abortion Access
The state’s voters defeated an abortion ban. So why can’t more people get one?
newrepublic.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"I tried to book an appointment at the Columbia clinic, where, she said, 'almost everybody' was able to get one. But there were none online, and there were none when I called. The receptionist suggested I go to Kansas."
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“If you draw a line in the law, the state is going to police that line. That leads to surveilling, investigating, and ultimately punishing pregnant people.”
The Surprising Reason Nevada Hasn’t Repealed a 1911 Abortion Ban
The Silver State is the only one that criminalizes self-managed abortion. A bill to change that went nowhere.
newrepublic.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“If you draw a line in the law, the state is going to police that line. That leads to surveilling, investigating, and ultimately punishing pregnant people.”
To quote the Art of War (bc this is a war against fascism) “tactics without strategy is noise before defeat”. There’s a lot of noise in Missouri rn. My latest column:
Direct democracy alone won’t create change in Missouri • Missouri Independent
The Missouri Legislature is as predictable as a Kardashian divorce. It’s the shock and awe of Democrats and progressives that confuses me.
missouriindependent.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
To quote the Art of War (bc this is a war against fascism) “tactics without strategy is noise before defeat”. There’s a lot of noise in Missouri rn. My latest column:
It is f*cked that in all the performative outrage over HJR73, trans care, WHICH IS ALSO TARGETED, is nowhere to be mentioned. Not even from the trans rights advocacy group.
www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-pare...
www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-pare...
Politicians Force a Vote to Ban Abortion; Missourians Ready to Protect Reproductive Freedom
www.plannedparenthoodaction.org
May 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It is f*cked that in all the performative outrage over HJR73, trans care, WHICH IS ALSO TARGETED, is nowhere to be mentioned. Not even from the trans rights advocacy group.
www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-pare...
www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-pare...
HJR73 has no path to victory at the ballot box. It’s a messaging bill for anti-abortion R’s. It’s a fundraising bill for pro-abortion grifters. Keep organizing. Don’t get distracted.
May 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
HJR73 has no path to victory at the ballot box. It’s a messaging bill for anti-abortion R’s. It’s a fundraising bill for pro-abortion grifters. Keep organizing. Don’t get distracted.
It's important to center humans impacted by really harmful abortion policy campaigns. @amylittlefield.bsky.social brilliantly does this while exploring an important reckoning in our work to secure reproductive justice. READ HERE: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?
Democrats love to avoid it, and Republicans love to lie about it. But later-abortion care has never been more important.
www.thenation.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's important to center humans impacted by really harmful abortion policy campaigns. @amylittlefield.bsky.social brilliantly does this while exploring an important reckoning in our work to secure reproductive justice. READ HERE: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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