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A new Indiana bill would require victims of rape to present doctors with a signed affidavit attesting to the truth of their assault in order to receive an abortion under the state's rape or incest abortion exception.
Indiana Bill Would Require Rape Victims to Sign Affidavit to Get an Abortion
Doctors say this will retraumatize sexual assault survivors
meidasnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A new Indiana bill would require victims of rape to present doctors with a signed affidavit attesting to the truth of their assault in order to receive an abortion under the state's rape or incest abortion exception.
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As Pete Hegseth answers questions from the armed services committee, we thought we’d share this op ed from combat veterans Senator Duckworth and Senator Kelly outlining why he is not qualified to be Defense Secretary.
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Hegseth’s track record falls short of military standards: Dem senators
Opinion: In this op-ed, Sens. Kelly and Duckworth argue Pete Hegseth falls short of the standards expected of those he would oversee as defense secretary.
bit.ly
January 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
As Pete Hegseth answers questions from the armed services committee, we thought we’d share this op ed from combat veterans Senator Duckworth and Senator Kelly outlining why he is not qualified to be Defense Secretary.
bit.ly/3PzFky5
bit.ly/3PzFky5
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Americans are dying and losing their homes. And this needy sociopath is gloating. What a horrible, damaged person.
January 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Americans are dying and losing their homes. And this needy sociopath is gloating. What a horrible, damaged person.
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Meta now allows women to be called ‘property’ and LGBTQ+ folks labeled ‘mentally ill.’ Watching people justify staying on Meta —‘It’s just where everyone is!’—is wild. At what point do convenience and connection outweigh complicity in a system harming the most vulnerable? Asking for humanity.
Meta’s new hate speech rules allow users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill
Changes to its hate speech guidelines were among broader policy shifts Meta made to its moderation practices.
www.nbcnews.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Meta now allows women to be called ‘property’ and LGBTQ+ folks labeled ‘mentally ill.’ Watching people justify staying on Meta —‘It’s just where everyone is!’—is wild. At what point do convenience and connection outweigh complicity in a system harming the most vulnerable? Asking for humanity.
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In case you're curious, this is the internal Meta "fuck DEI" announcement received by Meta employees
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In case you're curious, this is the internal Meta "fuck DEI" announcement received by Meta employees
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The DOJ’s report on the Tulsa Race Massacre confirms what survivors and descendants have always known: it wasn’t just mob violence, but a systematic, coordinated attack. A century later, no prosecutions, no reparations—just the truth laid bare. Justice delayed is still justice denied.
Justice Department finds Tulsa Race Massacre was ‘systemic’ and ‘coordinated’
The Department of Justice found in a newly released report that though the Tulsa Race Massacre was a “systematic” and “coordinated” attack that transcended mere mob violence, any legal repercussion…
thehill.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The DOJ’s report on the Tulsa Race Massacre confirms what survivors and descendants have always known: it wasn’t just mob violence, but a systematic, coordinated attack. A century later, no prosecutions, no reparations—just the truth laid bare. Justice delayed is still justice denied.
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