KMB
@lavenderthinker.bsky.social
Drug developer and cross-functional team leader. Hustle dancer. Cat lover. Believe in equality and justice for all, just like it says in the Constitution.
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"In states with abortion bans, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and died with what medical examiners recorded as 'products of conception' still in their bodies.
"These are the kinds of cases maternal mortality review committees are supposed to delve into...
"These are the kinds of cases maternal mortality review committees are supposed to delve into...
Are abortion bans across America causing deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out. | CNN
In states with abortion bans, ProPublica has found, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and wound up in morgues with what medical examiners recorded were “products of conc...
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December 26, 2024 at 2:17 PM
"In states with abortion bans, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and died with what medical examiners recorded as 'products of conception' still in their bodies.
"These are the kinds of cases maternal mortality review committees are supposed to delve into...
"These are the kinds of cases maternal mortality review committees are supposed to delve into...
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"This is an effort to invalidate votes, even though there is no indication that they’re fraudulent or that voters would have known they could be problematic..."
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Analysis | The gravity of a GOP election challenge in N.C.: ‘Invites incredible mischief’
Why the North Carolina Supreme Court allowing the case to proceed two months after the election is so extraordinary.
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January 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"This is an effort to invalidate votes, even though there is no indication that they’re fraudulent or that voters would have known they could be problematic..."
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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"He was the Republicans' star witness. Sean Hannity’s Fox News show ran with his claims in at least 85 separate segments last year. The Republicans’ entire Biden conspiracy theory was based on his claims..."
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Key Republican source who lied to the FBI about the Bidens receives prison sentence
Alexander Smirnov may not be a household name, but his prison sentence represents a stunning fiasco for some prominent Republicans in Congress.
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January 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"He was the Republicans' star witness. Sean Hannity’s Fox News show ran with his claims in at least 85 separate segments last year. The Republicans’ entire Biden conspiracy theory was based on his claims..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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January 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Rules on Tyranny #18. "Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. Do not fall for it." Timothy David Snyder
January 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Rules on Tyranny #18. "Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. Do not fall for it." Timothy David Snyder
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New incel pickup line just dropped.
January 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New incel pickup line just dropped.
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Robert Rubin: My advice to those new in government work is to approach the job with modesty.
While it can benefit from a business perspective, government can’t and shouldn’t be run like a business. Gov’t work requires skills and knowledge one doesn’t acquire in business. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
While it can benefit from a business perspective, government can’t and shouldn’t be run like a business. Gov’t work requires skills and knowledge one doesn’t acquire in business. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Limits of ‘Running Government Like a Business’
After a long and successful private-sector career, I came to Washington—and it made me more humble.
www.wsj.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Robert Rubin: My advice to those new in government work is to approach the job with modesty.
While it can benefit from a business perspective, government can’t and shouldn’t be run like a business. Gov’t work requires skills and knowledge one doesn’t acquire in business. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
While it can benefit from a business perspective, government can’t and shouldn’t be run like a business. Gov’t work requires skills and knowledge one doesn’t acquire in business. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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No one should be discriminated against based on their sex. It’s long past time for women’s equal rights to be recognized in our Constitution.
January 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
No one should be discriminated against based on their sex. It’s long past time for women’s equal rights to be recognized in our Constitution.
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RFK Jr. opposed the life-saving Covid vaccine just six months into the pandemic. Peddled anti-science conspiracies. Waffled on women's reproductive rights.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.
Pressure builds on RFK Jr. as confirmation hearing remains unscheduled
Trump’s pick to lead HHS is facing 175 questions from Elizabeth Warren, skepticism from Mike Pence and delays related to his disclosure forms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
RFK Jr. opposed the life-saving Covid vaccine just six months into the pandemic. Peddled anti-science conspiracies. Waffled on women's reproductive rights.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.
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Republicans hate women.
Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners’ abortions
Male partners can have uniquely personal and specific information that help surface new lawsuits in states with abortion bans.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Republicans hate women.
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With all the MAGA demonizing of government, we don't hear enough about hard working people who get sh*t done like Biden budget director Shalanda Young. Credit to AP for this well deserved shout-out. (Also: make note that she's being replaced by the author of Project 2025.)
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apnews.com/article/shal...
Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces
Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting.
apnews.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
With all the MAGA demonizing of government, we don't hear enough about hard working people who get sh*t done like Biden budget director Shalanda Young. Credit to AP for this well deserved shout-out. (Also: make note that she's being replaced by the author of Project 2025.)
apnews.com/article/shal...
apnews.com/article/shal...
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It’s Saturday! Use the weekend to mentally prepare yourself for next week!
January 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It’s Saturday! Use the weekend to mentally prepare yourself for next week!