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Here is a list of synagogues that have been set on fire—or targeted for arson—since October 7:

- Oct 17: El Hamma, Tunisia
- Oct 18: Berlin, Germany
- Nov 8: Montreal, Canada
- Nov 18: Yerevan, Armenia
- Nov 19: Lakewood, USA
- Feb 28: Sfax, Tunisia
December 31, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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The stories will keep coming as long as doctors, nurses, & hospitals are told that they have to worry about the courts instead of to their medical judgement.

Abortion is healthcare.
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.
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.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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Anyone feeling helpless - get involved w local politics. Anyone feeling disempowered- get involved w local politics. Anyone who wants change - get involved w local politics. Not sure where to start? Show up - school board, planning board, select board, etc. Be virtual or in person. Get involved.
November 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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And we know what happened - a backlash against having the “wrong” people moving into those towns halted much of that progress. But it’s not only not too late to get started on a new round of public transit investment - it’s essential - with traffic worse than ever and the Blue Hills on fire.
A 1940s report recommended a major expansion of the MBTA's rapid transit system to area suburbs.

“People living in the suburbs of Boston would find that rapid transit would give them faster, cheaper & more comfortable service than they can expect to get from their automobiles."
November 20, 2024 at 11:04 PM