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The California legislature has passed a necessary piece of legislation, S.B. 524, which starts to regulate police reports written by generative AI. Now, it’s up to us to make sure Governor Newsom will sign the bill.
Use EFF’s Action Center to tell Governor Newsom to sign S.B. 524 into law!
Use EFF’s Action Center to tell Governor Newsom to sign S.B. 524 into law!
California, Tell Governor Newsom: Regulate AI Police Reports and Sign S.B. 524
Californians should urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign S.B. 524: a common-sense bill that takes important first-step reforms to regulate police reports written by generative AI. This is crucial, as watchd...
www.eff.org
September 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The California legislature has passed a necessary piece of legislation, S.B. 524, which starts to regulate police reports written by generative AI. Now, it’s up to us to make sure Governor Newsom will sign the bill.
Use EFF’s Action Center to tell Governor Newsom to sign S.B. 524 into law!
Use EFF’s Action Center to tell Governor Newsom to sign S.B. 524 into law!
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
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“I’m cleaning the bathroom on a weekly basis now because there’s no one else to do it."
“Why would you mess with national parks? They are America’s best idea.”
Trump's ruthless cuts have left our national parks in "survival mode." [via @theguardian.com + @climatedesk.org]
“Why would you mess with national parks? They are America’s best idea.”
Trump's ruthless cuts have left our national parks in "survival mode." [via @theguardian.com + @climatedesk.org]
Trump's ruthless cuts have left our national parks in "survival mode"
"They are America’s best idea. Why would you mess with them?’”
www.motherjones.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“I’m cleaning the bathroom on a weekly basis now because there’s no one else to do it."
“Why would you mess with national parks? They are America’s best idea.”
Trump's ruthless cuts have left our national parks in "survival mode." [via @theguardian.com + @climatedesk.org]
“Why would you mess with national parks? They are America’s best idea.”
Trump's ruthless cuts have left our national parks in "survival mode." [via @theguardian.com + @climatedesk.org]
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s Statement on the Passage of the Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill
July 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s Statement on the Passage of the Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill
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Signing a bill that will kill millions of Americans on America’s birth day.
The symbolism is too loud.
The symbolism is too loud.
July 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Signing a bill that will kill millions of Americans on America’s birth day.
The symbolism is too loud.
The symbolism is too loud.
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DYK? You can show your solidarity with abortion providers & patients by fulfilling one of your local clinic's wish list items via @abortionfront.bsky.social <3 www.aafront.org/adopt-a-clin...
Adopt A Clinic • Abortion Access Front
Adopt A Clinic You can support abortion providers and patients
www.aafront.org
July 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
DYK? You can show your solidarity with abortion providers & patients by fulfilling one of your local clinic's wish list items via @abortionfront.bsky.social <3 www.aafront.org/adopt-a-clin...
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When Dobbs came down, the media rightly saw it as the culmination of a decades long effort to eliminate abortion rights by the conservative legal movement. When Skrmetti came down, the media blamed trans people and not that same conservative legal machine.
It's the same court and lawyers.
It's the same court and lawyers.
June 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When Dobbs came down, the media rightly saw it as the culmination of a decades long effort to eliminate abortion rights by the conservative legal movement. When Skrmetti came down, the media blamed trans people and not that same conservative legal machine.
It's the same court and lawyers.
It's the same court and lawyers.
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is right: Trans and gender-expansive youth are not political pawns. Now, more than ever, we must show up for trans kids and their families.
June 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is right: Trans and gender-expansive youth are not political pawns. Now, more than ever, we must show up for trans kids and their families.
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
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The people of Missouri made it very clear: They wanted abortion rights (at least until fetal viability).
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
Missouri Supreme Court defies voters, halts abortions in the state
Despite passage of a constitutional amendment last fall, the ping-pong battle over "reproductive freedom" continues.
www.motherjones.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The people of Missouri made it very clear: They wanted abortion rights (at least until fetal viability).
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
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“The tax bill the House passed Thursday would bar Medicaid coverage of all transgender care and prohibit plans offered under the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges from covering such care as an essential health benefit…”
House passes tax bill that would ban Medicaid from covering transition-related care
The bill would also prohibit marketplace plans available under the Affordable Care Act from covering transgender care as an essential health benefit.
www.nbcnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“The tax bill the House passed Thursday would bar Medicaid coverage of all transgender care and prohibit plans offered under the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges from covering such care as an essential health benefit…”
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Georgia forcing the family of a brain dead Black woman to pay for her to remain on life support so the state can gestate her fetus is why we need pro-birth accountability laws that force a state to pay for all costs attending a forced birth. www.11alive.com/article/news...
Family says woman declared brain dead but her pregnancy continues under state law
Adriana Smith's been on life support 90+ days with weeks to go in her pregnancy. Her family questions Georgia’s heartbeat law — and why they had no say in her care.
www.11alive.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Georgia forcing the family of a brain dead Black woman to pay for her to remain on life support so the state can gestate her fetus is why we need pro-birth accountability laws that force a state to pay for all costs attending a forced birth. www.11alive.com/article/news...
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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
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Mind-boggling to hear the Supreme Court's conservatives get so mired in conservative grievance culture that they now think the continued existence of secular public education is actually invidious and unconstitutional anti-Catholic bigotry: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Brett Kavanaugh Thinks the Separation of Church and State Is Anti-Catholic Bigotry
The vision of the Founders be damned.
slate.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Mind-boggling to hear the Supreme Court's conservatives get so mired in conservative grievance culture that they now think the continued existence of secular public education is actually invidious and unconstitutional anti-Catholic bigotry: slate.com/news-and-pol...
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www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/...
Co-authored this piece that focuses on my comrade Daniella Carter’s experience in the foster system. It feels timely given the impact of statewide anti-trans policies on trans youth.
Co-authored this piece that focuses on my comrade Daniella Carter’s experience in the foster system. It feels timely given the impact of statewide anti-trans policies on trans youth.
Strategies for Helping Black Trans Youth Surmount Structural Violence
Black trans youth are forced to navigate the pipeline from the foster care system to the juvenile justice system as a result of anti-trans discrimination in their communities.
www.americanbar.org
April 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/...
Co-authored this piece that focuses on my comrade Daniella Carter’s experience in the foster system. It feels timely given the impact of statewide anti-trans policies on trans youth.
Co-authored this piece that focuses on my comrade Daniella Carter’s experience in the foster system. It feels timely given the impact of statewide anti-trans policies on trans youth.
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"In Texas, the largest state to ban abortion, the trend is most pronounced: In 2022, the first full year Texas had outlawed most abortions, pregnancy-related deaths went up by 56 percent" #txlege
“There are two Americas for reproductive-aged women and people who can become pregnant in the United States."
19thnews.org/2025/04/abor...
19thnews.org/2025/04/abor...
People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report.
19thnews.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"In Texas, the largest state to ban abortion, the trend is most pronounced: In 2022, the first full year Texas had outlawed most abortions, pregnancy-related deaths went up by 56 percent" #txlege
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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Black women are 3.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than other racial groups.
This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, I’m proud to stand with the Congressional Black Caucus to work to end these disparities and ensure Black mothers and children can thrive.
This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, I’m proud to stand with the Congressional Black Caucus to work to end these disparities and ensure Black mothers and children can thrive.
April 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Black women are 3.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than other racial groups.
This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, I’m proud to stand with the Congressional Black Caucus to work to end these disparities and ensure Black mothers and children can thrive.
This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, I’m proud to stand with the Congressional Black Caucus to work to end these disparities and ensure Black mothers and children can thrive.
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Our residents need us, and Massachusetts is stepping up to ensure we remain a beacon for reproductive freedom and LGBTQ+ rights.
I'm proud to cosponsor this legislation, and I look forward to working with House and Senate leadership, including Senator Friedman and Chair Lawn, to pass it.
I'm proud to cosponsor this legislation, and I look forward to working with House and Senate leadership, including Senator Friedman and Chair Lawn, to pass it.
Mass. Senate promotes bill to bolster protections for those seeking abortions and transgender care - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts Senate promoted a bill seeking to protect those who administer or seek out reproductive and gender-affirming care as part of its response to the Trump administration.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our residents need us, and Massachusetts is stepping up to ensure we remain a beacon for reproductive freedom and LGBTQ+ rights.
I'm proud to cosponsor this legislation, and I look forward to working with House and Senate leadership, including Senator Friedman and Chair Lawn, to pass it.
I'm proud to cosponsor this legislation, and I look forward to working with House and Senate leadership, including Senator Friedman and Chair Lawn, to pass it.
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ICE was never even supposed to happen. It hasn't even been around that long. It's a George W. Bush era agenchy that came out of the War on Terror that was always supposed to be able to operate extra-legally & always has been operating extra-legally.
April 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
ICE was never even supposed to happen. It hasn't even been around that long. It's a George W. Bush era agenchy that came out of the War on Terror that was always supposed to be able to operate extra-legally & always has been operating extra-legally.
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BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.
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Could have been two words shorter!
Some fantastic new legal scholarship from Prof. Michael Smith of St. Mary’s University School of Law. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Could have been two words shorter!
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Sotomayor is right. According to this Supreme Court, the US can now kidnap, detain, and fly legal immigrants and citizens to a foreign country's prison, even if it's a whoopsie.
America, people. Freedom and stuff.
America, people. Freedom and stuff.
April 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Sotomayor is right. According to this Supreme Court, the US can now kidnap, detain, and fly legal immigrants and citizens to a foreign country's prison, even if it's a whoopsie.
America, people. Freedom and stuff.
America, people. Freedom and stuff.
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Tell me again why the rule of law matters? As opposed to justice?
April 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Tell me again why the rule of law matters? As opposed to justice?
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75%
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
75%