papertownie
@papertownie.bsky.social
Editor, writer, bleeding-heart whatever, descended from Code Talkers and immigrants. Fix your hearts.
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
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They pit us against each other so that they can rob us blind while we fight over the literal scraps.
May 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
They pit us against each other so that they can rob us blind while we fight over the literal scraps.
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🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
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Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
1/
April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
1/
Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸
Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social
Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇
1/
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Silver lining bsky.app/profile/did:...
Bro, don't even look at your 401k tomorrow you're not gonna live to 65.
April 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Silver lining bsky.app/profile/did:...
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There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
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CSPI is joining the @aclu.org, the American Public Health Association, and others in filing a lawsuit challenging the abrupt cancellation of research grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (1/2)
April 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
CSPI is joining the @aclu.org, the American Public Health Association, and others in filing a lawsuit challenging the abrupt cancellation of research grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (1/2)
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A beautiful peace of writing.
March 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A beautiful peace of writing.
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I’m inclined to think that we would be better off if there were more white male *readers.*
March 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’m inclined to think that we would be better off if there were more white male *readers.*
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I got a high-energy, super-smart puppy who needs a ton of attention and interaction every day... and I don't answer calls or texts because [gestures at everything]. This is Sweet Potato.
March 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I got a high-energy, super-smart puppy who needs a ton of attention and interaction every day... and I don't answer calls or texts because [gestures at everything]. This is Sweet Potato.
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The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
March 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Sometimes I get frustrated with my level of distractibility but then I remember
THERE IS A COUP HAPPENING.
FASCISM IS HERE.
So I give myself grace:) 🦋
THERE IS A COUP HAPPENING.
FASCISM IS HERE.
So I give myself grace:) 🦋
March 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Sometimes I get frustrated with my level of distractibility but then I remember
THERE IS A COUP HAPPENING.
FASCISM IS HERE.
So I give myself grace:) 🦋
THERE IS A COUP HAPPENING.
FASCISM IS HERE.
So I give myself grace:) 🦋
MAHA is eugenics dressed up as an Instagram influencer, pass it on.
March 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
MAHA is eugenics dressed up as an Instagram influencer, pass it on.
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The Trump Regime has deleted DOJ guidance to businesses on complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
25% of Americans live with a disability.
Trump cannot delete the ADA, and he cannot delete disabled Americans. We are not going back to asylums and sanitariums.
25% of Americans live with a disability.
Trump cannot delete the ADA, and he cannot delete disabled Americans. We are not going back to asylums and sanitariums.
The ADA Is Still Law | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
www.patreon.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Trump Regime has deleted DOJ guidance to businesses on complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
25% of Americans live with a disability.
Trump cannot delete the ADA, and he cannot delete disabled Americans. We are not going back to asylums and sanitariums.
25% of Americans live with a disability.
Trump cannot delete the ADA, and he cannot delete disabled Americans. We are not going back to asylums and sanitariums.
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White supremacists hiding the achievements of non-white people is a pretty good indication that they know white people aren’t supreme.
March 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
White supremacists hiding the achievements of non-white people is a pretty good indication that they know white people aren’t supreme.
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Just a reminder that when the Trump people refer to "Marxism" they mean it the way jeering segregationists protesting the integration of schools meant it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Just a reminder that when the Trump people refer to "Marxism" they mean it the way jeering segregationists protesting the integration of schools meant it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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all i’m saying is that dorothy zbornak and beyonce might be the same person: thread
March 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
all i’m saying is that dorothy zbornak and beyonce might be the same person: thread
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My advice for fellow introverts who are hesitant to get out from behind the keyboard and get involved.
Set your fears aside and do it.
Go to a rally. Attend a meeting. Dip your toe in the water.
Nothing helps wash away the despair like being around others who are as concerned as you are.
Set your fears aside and do it.
Go to a rally. Attend a meeting. Dip your toe in the water.
Nothing helps wash away the despair like being around others who are as concerned as you are.
March 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My advice for fellow introverts who are hesitant to get out from behind the keyboard and get involved.
Set your fears aside and do it.
Go to a rally. Attend a meeting. Dip your toe in the water.
Nothing helps wash away the despair like being around others who are as concerned as you are.
Set your fears aside and do it.
Go to a rally. Attend a meeting. Dip your toe in the water.
Nothing helps wash away the despair like being around others who are as concerned as you are.
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oh is it bad when you put people out of work for political reasons
Fox News criticizes people celebrating Tesla's stock value decline because "there are 80,000 people employed by Tesla."
March 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
oh is it bad when you put people out of work for political reasons
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At some point the press needs to stop adopting right-wing framing that this is a "DEI purge" and call it what it is — white supremacist violence against our collective past.
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge
Robinson trained as an officer and was assigned to a tank regiment during World War II.
www.nbcnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
At some point the press needs to stop adopting right-wing framing that this is a "DEI purge" and call it what it is — white supremacist violence against our collective past.
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
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what the entire deep-fried fuck
March 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
what the entire deep-fried fuck
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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The headlong rush was one of the most visceral experiences portrayed in Prophet Song. Everything moved so fast. A common refrain was "that's not legal," or "that's not how we've ever done things." But the government had allotted to itself special powers (because of the crisis they perceived), so 🤷♂️.
March 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The headlong rush was one of the most visceral experiences portrayed in Prophet Song. Everything moved so fast. A common refrain was "that's not legal," or "that's not how we've ever done things." But the government had allotted to itself special powers (because of the crisis they perceived), so 🤷♂️.
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"Beneath the appearance of a surface, it holds in reserve a volume, folds, a labyrinth whose walls return the echo of the voice or song that it carries itself; for paper also has the range or ranges of a voice bearer."
- Derrida, "Paper or Me, You Know..." from Paper Machine
- Derrida, "Paper or Me, You Know..." from Paper Machine
February 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Beneath the appearance of a surface, it holds in reserve a volume, folds, a labyrinth whose walls return the echo of the voice or song that it carries itself; for paper also has the range or ranges of a voice bearer."
- Derrida, "Paper or Me, You Know..." from Paper Machine
- Derrida, "Paper or Me, You Know..." from Paper Machine