Gail Deady (she/her)
@gdeady25.bsky.social
Litigation attorney @ CRR, unapologetically pro-abortion, pro-human rights, pro-healthcare for all. Small dog enthusiast. Formerly ACLU-VA. Probably suing a ban state near you! Views are my own.
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he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
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If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
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Will the media report this accurately? Two courts have held that Trump is obligated to pay SNAP and that the money is there, regardless of the shutdown. There aren't two sides of this: Trump is breaking the law to starve people in order to extort Dems to give up their fight to save health care.
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Will the media report this accurately? Two courts have held that Trump is obligated to pay SNAP and that the money is there, regardless of the shutdown. There aren't two sides of this: Trump is breaking the law to starve people in order to extort Dems to give up their fight to save health care.
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There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.
October 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.
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💥 ABOBO COURT UPDATES 💥 Pro-abortion court challenges are so hot right now. bit.ly/4nsoDUM
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September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
💥 ABOBO COURT UPDATES 💥 Pro-abortion court challenges are so hot right now. bit.ly/4nsoDUM
bit.ly/4gIruGo
bit.ly/4gIruGo
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Trump didn't "break his campaign promise on IVF," he lied to get elected
August 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Trump didn't "break his campaign promise on IVF," he lied to get elected
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they wrote a 900-page book about it and released it for free online
No predictive model could foresee this degree of national self-sabotage – an act of willful decline that transcends political theory.
June 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
they wrote a 900-page book about it and released it for free online
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The concept of sexual harassment has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for Mayor.
June 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The concept of sexual harassment has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for Mayor.
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Diana Greene Foster, lead researcher behind The Turnaway Study, planned to study outcomes of pregnant patients who showed up to emergency departments.
But the NIH cut her funding, along with 1,450 other grants. “This was clearly a politically motivated cut.”
But the NIH cut her funding, along with 1,450 other grants. “This was clearly a politically motivated cut.”
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with…
projects.propublica.org
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Diana Greene Foster, lead researcher behind The Turnaway Study, planned to study outcomes of pregnant patients who showed up to emergency departments.
But the NIH cut her funding, along with 1,450 other grants. “This was clearly a politically motivated cut.”
But the NIH cut her funding, along with 1,450 other grants. “This was clearly a politically motivated cut.”
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If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
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Let us be clear: President Trump, who once suggested injecting bleach, should not be making decisions about our healthcare, and RFK Jr. should not be interfering with our ability to access medication that’s been PROVEN SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
May 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Let us be clear: President Trump, who once suggested injecting bleach, should not be making decisions about our healthcare, and RFK Jr. should not be interfering with our ability to access medication that’s been PROVEN SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
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There are 22,870 people incarcerated in VA prisons; 20,651 people locked up in VA jails; and 170 (kids, mostly) behind bars at Bon Air JCC. Another 60,803 are under state supervision. Many thousands more are on local probation or in juvenile detention centers.
Our criminal legal system is too big.
Our criminal legal system is too big.
May 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
There are 22,870 people incarcerated in VA prisons; 20,651 people locked up in VA jails; and 170 (kids, mostly) behind bars at Bon Air JCC. Another 60,803 are under state supervision. Many thousands more are on local probation or in juvenile detention centers.
Our criminal legal system is too big.
Our criminal legal system is too big.
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An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records
The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
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Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
April 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…
The book is called “The Jungle.”
Literally and figuratively.
March 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Literally and figuratively.
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NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
February 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
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BREAKING: A federal court temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order aiming to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under age 19 nationwide.
This is a major victory for our freedom to access life-saving care.
This is a major victory for our freedom to access life-saving care.
February 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
BREAKING: A federal court temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order aiming to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under age 19 nationwide.
This is a major victory for our freedom to access life-saving care.
This is a major victory for our freedom to access life-saving care.
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Louder for the repro rights peeps in the back: These assaults on trans healthcare and abortion care are the same fight! The Venn diagram of attacks on trans rights and abortion is a full-ass circle. They’re always after a 2-for-1 when it comes to eviscerating bodily autonomy. https://buff.ly/3PYLA2F
GLAAD says Trump’s ‘obsession’ with anti-trans executive orders ‘comes at a cost for every American’
GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has warned that President Donald Trump’s “obsession” with implementing anti-trans executive orders will “come at a cost for every American”. In just…
www.msn.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Louder for the repro rights peeps in the back: These assaults on trans healthcare and abortion care are the same fight! The Venn diagram of attacks on trans rights and abortion is a full-ass circle. They’re always after a 2-for-1 when it comes to eviscerating bodily autonomy. https://buff.ly/3PYLA2F
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The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.
reproductiverightsdotgov.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
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Yep. They are totally coming for ADA. That’s always been the plan.
Seeing people talk about the "DEI" orders but not much on the fact that they have added an A for "Accessibility" - ie, Disabled people. They are targeting disabled people too. And it looks like they are coming for the ADA.
January 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yep. They are totally coming for ADA. That’s always been the plan.
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Adding another piece of MMWR history:
In 1978, the CDC, along with feminist writer Ellen Frankfort & activist Frances Kissling, investigated the death of a TX woman after the Hyde Amendment banned Medicaid funding of abortion.
The death was written up in the MMWR.
Her name was Rosie Jimenez.
In 1978, the CDC, along with feminist writer Ellen Frankfort & activist Frances Kissling, investigated the death of a TX woman after the Hyde Amendment banned Medicaid funding of abortion.
The death was written up in the MMWR.
Her name was Rosie Jimenez.
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Adding another piece of MMWR history:
In 1978, the CDC, along with feminist writer Ellen Frankfort & activist Frances Kissling, investigated the death of a TX woman after the Hyde Amendment banned Medicaid funding of abortion.
The death was written up in the MMWR.
Her name was Rosie Jimenez.
In 1978, the CDC, along with feminist writer Ellen Frankfort & activist Frances Kissling, investigated the death of a TX woman after the Hyde Amendment banned Medicaid funding of abortion.
The death was written up in the MMWR.
Her name was Rosie Jimenez.
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Don’t ever be lulled into thinking that ‘pro-choice’ states are immune from doing scary shit. And boy oh boy is this story scary.
Excerpted from my newsletter:
Excerpted from my newsletter:
January 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Don’t ever be lulled into thinking that ‘pro-choice’ states are immune from doing scary shit. And boy oh boy is this story scary.
Excerpted from my newsletter:
Excerpted from my newsletter:
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Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
Laws that are based on and rooted in sex stereotypes are inherently sex-based classifications and should be subject to heightened scrutiny. The people dedicated to complicating this simple concept are the same people who benefit from forcing others to conform to traditional sex stereotypes.
December 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Laws that are based on and rooted in sex stereotypes are inherently sex-based classifications and should be subject to heightened scrutiny. The people dedicated to complicating this simple concept are the same people who benefit from forcing others to conform to traditional sex stereotypes.