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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.

The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...

Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA

On August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese...

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Through this letter organized by CRHLP and ANSIRH, hundreds of researchers remind the FDA that it’s actions must be based on the sound, rigorous, and transparent science that conclusively proves the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone generally and via telehealth.

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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today we and our colleagues at @‪ansirh.bsky.social‬ submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...

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Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · Aug 21

How Rising Prices and Policy Cuts Are Squeezing Moms and Families msmagazine.com/2025/08/13/t...

How Rising Prices and Policy Cuts Are Squeezing Moms and Families

With tariffs and inflation, and without and SNAP and Medicaid, pregnant women, families and moms will bear the worst of the Trump's economy.

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Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · Aug 21

We at UCLA are so lucky to have you!! 🐻

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 4

Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens their health under a proposed rule from the Trump administration.

Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals

The Trump administration is moving to end nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, overturning a Biden-era policy that sought to protect access.

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ms. Rachel:

“How did it get to this point…I feel like I’m in a nightmare where I’m explaining not to kill thousands of children.”

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 31

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · Jun 2

HELP US HELP WOMEN!

When we reach the halfway point of $25,000, we can start taking applications again to restart our Mother’s Day 365 program, which provides clothes, baby formula, & rent/mortgages for mothers NATIONWIDE

Please consider a donation at tpfwoman2woman.funraise.org

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · Jul 4

the parent of a trans kid in missouri begged the new york times not to use an audio clip in The Protocol podcast of a verbal confrontation with professional transphobe Jamie Reed out of fear of safety for her kid and NYT management refused her request.

jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · Jul 3

Always curious to see who gets to be an anonymous source!

While Mr. Mamdani was not a target of the hack, the information about him was included in a database of millions of student applications to Columbia going back decades. The data was shared with The Times by an intermediary who goes by the name Crémieux on Substack and X and who is an academic and an opponent of affirmative action. The Times agreed to withhold his real name.

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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · Jul 4

The image features a vibrant bouquet of various flowers, including red, purple, blue, yellow, and orange blooms, with green leaves and stems. The flowers are densely packed, creating a colorful and lively arrangement against a black background.

Overlapping the floral design is bold white text that reads:

"I WISH FOR YOU WHAT YOU WISH FOR IMMIGRANTS"

The text is prominent and stands out clearly against the colorful backdrop. At the bottom, the word "TRANSPAINTER" appears, likely indicating the artist or creator of the image.

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Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · Jun 30

Honored to be interviewed by THE Chanda Daniels and my close friend. I speak on what I wish to uplift, what is missing from general public discourse, and how to get involved in reproductive health, rights, and justice. Check out the post!

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"It All Depends on Your Zip Code": A Candid Q&A on Reproductive Justice After Roe

Roe fell three years ago this week. To understand what that means today, I called up expert Monika Nayak to provide us a breakdown on the state of reproductive health

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Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · Jun 7

I get to see so many of my long distance besties one week from today! 💃🏽 🪩 👯‍♀️🕺🏼👯‍♀️🕺🏼👯🍾🍾🍾🍾

Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · Jun 3

I'm attending EducateUS's event, “Know Means Know: Digital Security for Advocates” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/educateus/ev...

Know Means Know: Digital Security for Advocates · EducateUS

The world needs our work for sex education, now more than ever. But how do we stay effective while also reducing our exposure to government surveillance, hatemongers and online scammers? Join EducateU...

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · May 30

A new study finds 1 in 4 children in the US—around 19 million—live with a parent struggling with substance use.

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Children Living With a Parent With Substance Use Disorder

This cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of US children and adolescents with exposure to parental substance use disorder that meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...

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Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · May 27

“Pregnant women who have #COVID-19 & show symptoms are more likely than nonpregnant women with COVID-19 & symptoms to need care in an ICU, to need a ventilator…, or to die from the illness…. more likely to have a cesarean birth, preeclampsia or eclampsia, & blood clots.”
www.acog.org/womens-healt...

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · May 24

Goodnight friends. 💚 We hope you can rest and recharge this weekend with family and friends. Do not let them take your joy.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · May 22

Medicaid is the primary funder of residency programs training the new generation of doctors, which is necessary as we are in a NATIONAL SHORTAGE of physicians and nurses.

Medicaid funds rural hospitals & ERs (hospitals are nonprofits) which WILL CLOSE without these funds.

JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · May 22

Exactly….

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Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · May 15

I’ve been back to campus so infrequently in the past two years. But that is still my campus and it has a wildly different atmosphere now compared to my first two years.

#CopsOffCampus

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

UCLA Is Now Nearly Unrecognizable as a University

A police attack on a documentary film screening is just one of the assaults on student freedoms that have turned UCLA into more of a fortress than a place of higher learning.

www.thenation.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · May 10

@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“They’re trying to kidnap someone”

On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.

www.motherjones.com

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Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social · May 11

Abolish ICE. I am having nightmares about these incidents and waking up absolutely frozen in fear... and I'm not the one living them. This is terror, this is fascism. We must end this nightmare.

Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · May 10

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Martin Diaz came to the U.S. as a toddler, fleeing cartel violence with his family. They had proof of the danger—a letter from a Michoacán official. He married a U.S. citizen & was advancing his visa.

Then ICE showed up at his home in Spokane: no warrant, no ID
#OnYourSide

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Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · May 3

I did not expect that bears finding themselves in pools and hot tubs was a genre I needed. But it is indeed

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · Apr 22

Maybe your mom obsessively reads Abortion Every Day. Get her a personal video from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social for Mothers' Day

Or maybe your bestie had her life changed by Come As You Are. Get @enagoski.bsky.social to personally congratulate her on graduating!

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Send a Star for Sex Ed! • EducateUS

Doing your best to fight through these unprecedented times is hard work! Do you or someone you know need a message of support from, say, Jessica Valenti

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Apr 22

The GOP wants to dismantle sex ed so that they can force breeding and control people’s lives.

Support @educateusaction.bsky.social for the chance to fight them where it matters —

and win personalized videos from all sorts of amazing people (too fangirl to list em all) and also yours truly —

Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · Apr 22

Maybe you yourself could really use a bit of a pep talk from the Internet's Rabbi, the wise, warm and wonderful @theradr.bsky.social

Or send the best dad in your life a personal Fathers' Day greeting from iconic feminist dad @neilshyminsky.bsky.social!

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Send a Star for Sex Ed! • EducateUS

Doing your best to fight through these unprecedented times is hard work! Do you or someone you know need a message of support from, say, Jessica Valenti

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Cara Pelletier @scaradactyl.bsky.social · Apr 17

Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Apr 16

RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is

"These are kids who will never pay taxes," Kennedy declared. "They'll never hold a
job. Theyl never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out
" on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted. We have to recognize
doing this to our children.
we are

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