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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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MAGA is now predictably trying to blame Democrats for TikTok shutting down.
1) It was a bill passed by Congress.
2) More Republicans than Democrats voted to ban the app.
1) It was a bill passed by Congress.
2) More Republicans than Democrats voted to ban the app.
January 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
MAGA is now predictably trying to blame Democrats for TikTok shutting down.
1) It was a bill passed by Congress.
2) More Republicans than Democrats voted to ban the app.
1) It was a bill passed by Congress.
2) More Republicans than Democrats voted to ban the app.
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
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Republicans are now blocking an effort to allow new mothers in Congress to vote remotely shortly after giving birth.
GOP Rep. Chip Roy says, “I don’t give a crap who you are or whether you just had a baby in the last six weeks.”
GOP Rep. Chip Roy says, “I don’t give a crap who you are or whether you just had a baby in the last six weeks.”
Luna: Johnson blocked proxy voting for new moms
The Florida representative said in a post on social media the speaker was leaving the proposal out of the rules package.
www.politico.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Republicans are now blocking an effort to allow new mothers in Congress to vote remotely shortly after giving birth.
GOP Rep. Chip Roy says, “I don’t give a crap who you are or whether you just had a baby in the last six weeks.”
GOP Rep. Chip Roy says, “I don’t give a crap who you are or whether you just had a baby in the last six weeks.”
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Hakeem Jeffries: "Republicans are marching America to a painful government shutdown that will crash the economy and hurt working-class Americans because they would rather enact massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors than fund cancer research for children."
December 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Hakeem Jeffries: "Republicans are marching America to a painful government shutdown that will crash the economy and hurt working-class Americans because they would rather enact massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors than fund cancer research for children."
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Now THIS is how Dem Reps need to run their socials for the next four. Rapid response y’all!
December 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Now THIS is how Dem Reps need to run their socials for the next four. Rapid response y’all!
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Trump is blocking a bipartisan deal to keep the government open because he wants there to be a shutdown under Biden.
If there is a shutdown, it's at Trump's direction and Democrats must scream this from the rafters of the Capitol.
If there is a shutdown, it's at Trump's direction and Democrats must scream this from the rafters of the Capitol.
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Trump is blocking a bipartisan deal to keep the government open because he wants there to be a shutdown under Biden.
If there is a shutdown, it's at Trump's direction and Democrats must scream this from the rafters of the Capitol.
If there is a shutdown, it's at Trump's direction and Democrats must scream this from the rafters of the Capitol.
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NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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Make no mistake, these "camps" that have just been offered up in Texas are internment camps, and we have seen this all before. Don't dismiss what is happening as hyperbole and don't look away. shero.substack.com/p/the-intern...
The Internment Camps Are Coming
A new offer from the Texas General Land Office has been made to incoming President Donald Trump, and it proves we are on the verge of reliving some of our darkest days in America.
shero.substack.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Make no mistake, these "camps" that have just been offered up in Texas are internment camps, and we have seen this all before. Don't dismiss what is happening as hyperbole and don't look away. shero.substack.com/p/the-intern...
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this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them:
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say
Content Warning: while I will not be describing any actual instances of sexual violence or child sexual abuse, these issues (and false…
juliaserano.medium.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:59 PM
this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them:
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...
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My least favorite kind of mind fuckery is when racist people call Black people racist for calling out THEIR racism.
Our entire life experience makes us uniquely qualified to call it out when we see it.
And believe me, we let a LOT of shit slide.
Our entire life experience makes us uniquely qualified to call it out when we see it.
And believe me, we let a LOT of shit slide.
November 21, 2024 at 4:03 AM
My least favorite kind of mind fuckery is when racist people call Black people racist for calling out THEIR racism.
Our entire life experience makes us uniquely qualified to call it out when we see it.
And believe me, we let a LOT of shit slide.
Our entire life experience makes us uniquely qualified to call it out when we see it.
And believe me, we let a LOT of shit slide.
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AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 AM
AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
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Nancy Mace’s former communications director who has spoken out against her before and basically fled her office because Mace is just a horrible, awful person.
November 21, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Nancy Mace’s former communications director who has spoken out against her before and basically fled her office because Mace is just a horrible, awful person.
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This incredible woman has more courage than any Republican member of Congress. Representative-Elect Sarah McBride responds to the pathetic transgender bathroom ban just announced by the coward Mike Johnson.
November 20, 2024 at 9:08 PM
This incredible woman has more courage than any Republican member of Congress. Representative-Elect Sarah McBride responds to the pathetic transgender bathroom ban just announced by the coward Mike Johnson.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."
November 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."
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Female staffers for the next administration please walk in pairs and cover your drinks.
November 20, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Female staffers for the next administration please walk in pairs and cover your drinks.
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Fun fact: there was a trans woman in the bathroom I was using today.
You’ll never believe what I did next:
I pissed. I washed my hands. I nodded to them on the way out, and I went on about my day because I’m not a fucking psychopath who cares what bathroom people use.
You’ll never believe what I did next:
I pissed. I washed my hands. I nodded to them on the way out, and I went on about my day because I’m not a fucking psychopath who cares what bathroom people use.
November 20, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Fun fact: there was a trans woman in the bathroom I was using today.
You’ll never believe what I did next:
I pissed. I washed my hands. I nodded to them on the way out, and I went on about my day because I’m not a fucking psychopath who cares what bathroom people use.
You’ll never believe what I did next:
I pissed. I washed my hands. I nodded to them on the way out, and I went on about my day because I’m not a fucking psychopath who cares what bathroom people use.
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Excellent interview with author and journalist, @andreapitzer.bsky.social !! What can you do right now in YOUR community?
The Cost Of Doing Nothing (feat. Andrea Pitzer)
Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · 11/20/2024 · 1h 6m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Excellent interview with author and journalist, @andreapitzer.bsky.social !! What can you do right now in YOUR community?
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November 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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RFK Jr. attacks "red state people" in recently unearthed footage: "Red state people are more likely to murder you, to impregnate your teenage daughter, to commit a violent crime against you..."
November 20, 2024 at 12:23 AM
RFK Jr. attacks "red state people" in recently unearthed footage: "Red state people are more likely to murder you, to impregnate your teenage daughter, to commit a violent crime against you..."
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BREAKING: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg just recommended that Judge Merchan hold off on sentencing in the election interference "hush money" trial in New York.''
So, no accountability AT ALL??? NONE?!?!?
I am so fucking mad right now, I don't have words.
So, no accountability AT ALL??? NONE?!?!?
I am so fucking mad right now, I don't have words.
November 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
BREAKING: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg just recommended that Judge Merchan hold off on sentencing in the election interference "hush money" trial in New York.''
So, no accountability AT ALL??? NONE?!?!?
I am so fucking mad right now, I don't have words.
So, no accountability AT ALL??? NONE?!?!?
I am so fucking mad right now, I don't have words.
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NEW: DA Alvin Bragg is refusing to throw out the 34 felony count conviction of Trump but is putting the case on hold for now. He indicates he will fight any Trump motion to dismiss.
November 19, 2024 at 6:10 PM
NEW: DA Alvin Bragg is refusing to throw out the 34 felony count conviction of Trump but is putting the case on hold for now. He indicates he will fight any Trump motion to dismiss.