Sheila
@newquietlife.bsky.social
I need a life away from politics for the next four years. My sanity depends on it.
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The Contrarian is not in the business of accommodating the interests of corporations or authoritarians. We're in the business of supporting a free press—unencumbered by billionaire interference.
@jenrubin.bsky.social on leaving Wapo, co-founding The Contrarian: “We're at an inflection point in American democracy, and we need a free press that's going to stand up to authoritarianism."
January 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Contrarian is not in the business of accommodating the interests of corporations or authoritarians. We're in the business of supporting a free press—unencumbered by billionaire interference.
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NEW: The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining cases from the year the bans went into effect.
Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out.
The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining c...
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December 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM
NEW: The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining cases from the year the bans went into effect.
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Also a good day for a 3 Stooges marathon.
We need to make Good Trouble on Monday, Jan 20th, for Trump’s inauguration. I propose volunteer work, peaceful protesting and holding community space all while participating in a complete media blackout of the inauguration.
December 8, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Also a good day for a 3 Stooges marathon.
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A Missouri judge permanently struck down four provisions of the state’s sweeping voter suppression law, House Bill 1878, that criminalized civic engagement activities like voter registration and the distribution of absentee ballot applications. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri Judge Strikes Down Four Provisions of Voter Suppression Law
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www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:07 PM
A Missouri judge permanently struck down four provisions of the state’s sweeping voter suppression law, House Bill 1878, that criminalized civic engagement activities like voter registration and the distribution of absentee ballot applications. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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My most recent cartoon from @economist.com
November 30, 2024 at 5:06 PM
My most recent cartoon from @economist.com