Laura Carroll
@lauracarroll88.bsky.social
Check out my books: https://lauracarroll.com/u/318 ~ Support important advocacy work! https://lauracarroll.com/u/321 ~ Over 15 years of writings & more: https://lauracarroll.com
Jay Zigmont talking #childfree and moving towards societal values and systems based on creating a sustainable economy 👍 www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The Childfree Path to a Healthier Planet | Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP® | TEDxWilsonPark
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November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Jay Zigmont talking #childfree and moving towards societal values and systems based on creating a sustainable economy 👍 www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
I like to bring this post back around at Thanksgiving time : )
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Busting Myths: This Time - Thanksgiving Myths | Laura Carroll
Laura discusses how her work involves the busting of myths, and at this time of year, lays out Thanksgiving myths.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I like to bring this post back around at Thanksgiving time : )
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lauracarroll.com/thanksgiving...
👉"It is the weather pattern of a man who fears the truth and fears the women who speak it aloud."
"Access is a fragile currency in Washington; solidarity is too often spent last. But women in journalism have never had the luxury of silence, and they will not begin now."
Trump’s War on Women Journalists Reveals His Fear of Truth
Trump’s War on Women Journalists Reveals His Fear of Truth: “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.” We will keep telling the truth about Trump and Epstein.
msmagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
👉"It is the weather pattern of a man who fears the truth and fears the women who speak it aloud."
Reposted by Laura Carroll
Young men are listening—keep speaking out!
https://bit.ly/3JB6fKJ
https://bit.ly/3JB6fKJ
Actually, Gen Z men do care about abortion
Polling from Abortion in America found that young men were particularly responsive to stories from people who were impacted by abortion bans.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Young men are listening—keep speaking out!
https://bit.ly/3JB6fKJ
https://bit.ly/3JB6fKJ
“I don’t want kids, it’s not a chip I have” is another way to say the desire to have children is not innate. If it was, there would be no need for the social & cultural pressures to have kids. If it was, all of us would feel it. And we don't. www.aol.com/articles/whi... #pronatalism #TheBayMatrix
'White Lotus' Star Explains Why She's Happily Childless By Choice
The actor said that she was heavily influenced by the death of her father at age 3.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“I don’t want kids, it’s not a chip I have” is another way to say the desire to have children is not innate. If it was, there would be no need for the social & cultural pressures to have kids. If it was, all of us would feel it. And we don't. www.aol.com/articles/whi... #pronatalism #TheBayMatrix
Much to discuss on the topic of female identity w/o motherhood. E.g., from #TheBabyMatrix: "Since the 1970s, more women have been choosing not to make motherhood part of their identity. [Psychologist Mardy] Ireland claims that 'these women are giving birth to..." 1/2 whatsthejam.com/lifestyle/ch...
Childfree woman sparks debate saying it’s ‘easier to have mum identity than figure out who you really are’ - What's The Jam
Childfree woman Lauren Joyce sparks debate by saying some women choose motherhood as an easier identity than discovering their true selves triggering mixed reactions across social media.
whatsthejam.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Much to discuss on the topic of female identity w/o motherhood. E.g., from #TheBabyMatrix: "Since the 1970s, more women have been choosing not to make motherhood part of their identity. [Psychologist Mardy] Ireland claims that 'these women are giving birth to..." 1/2 whatsthejam.com/lifestyle/ch...
Now here is a great idea: Instead of Black Friday consumption, "let’s mark the post-Thanksgiving date as Extinction Friday" ~ don't consume, as an act of recognition of the impacts consumption has on the world and all beings on it. therevelator.org/extinction-f...
Let’s Rename the Day After Thanksgiving ‘Extinction Friday’ • The Revelator
The annual Black Friday ode to overconsumption sits at the core of our destruction of Earth’s ecosystems. We can flip the script.
therevelator.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Now here is a great idea: Instead of Black Friday consumption, "let’s mark the post-Thanksgiving date as Extinction Friday" ~ don't consume, as an act of recognition of the impacts consumption has on the world and all beings on it. therevelator.org/extinction-f...
Highly recommend. Many truths about the revolution I did not know, and it's so relevant to today's struggle for justice and democracy. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy
"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Highly recommend. Many truths about the revolution I did not know, and it's so relevant to today's struggle for justice and democracy. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
This article is an example of the still-existing pressure to conform to #pronatalist assumpions we have been fed for generations, e.g.,you'll regret not having kids, who will take care of you when you are old, etc. But ~ speaks to seeing thru #TheBabyMatrix: www.newsweek.com/woman-39-sha... 1/2
Woman, 39, shares she is single and childfree online, shocked by comments
Samantha Rothenberg told Newsweek: "There is a cultural script that treats those choices as deviations rather than valid paths."
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November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This article is an example of the still-existing pressure to conform to #pronatalist assumpions we have been fed for generations, e.g.,you'll regret not having kids, who will take care of you when you are old, etc. But ~ speaks to seeing thru #TheBabyMatrix: www.newsweek.com/woman-39-sha... 1/2
"For years, #pronatalist policy in the US has been largely conservative" ~ No. It has provided incentives for people to have children no matter their political position. So have workplace policies, which are inequitable, favoring those with children, not those w/o. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | Want People to Have More Babies? Make I.V.F. Easier to Get.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"For years, #pronatalist policy in the US has been largely conservative" ~ No. It has provided incentives for people to have children no matter their political position. So have workplace policies, which are inequitable, favoring those with children, not those w/o. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Check out my conversation with Lawrence Anton, where we discuss "pronatalist biases embedded in institutions & everyday interactions, examining their historical roots.The conversation delves into the impact of these pressures on individuals and broader social trends." www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AND...
How Pronatalism Conditions You to Have Kids | Laura Carroll
YouTube video by Lawrence Anton
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November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Check out my conversation with Lawrence Anton, where we discuss "pronatalist biases embedded in institutions & everyday interactions, examining their historical roots.The conversation delves into the impact of these pressures on individuals and broader social trends." www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AND...
To try and have a bio baby at all costs~ this too, is #pronatalism. Gift link:
www.wsj.com/health/ferti...
www.wsj.com/health/ferti...
A Couple Wagers Time, Hope and $300,000 on a Quest for Children
A 40-something woman decides whether to continue pursuing fertility treatments as costs pile up and her chances at pregnancy diminish.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
To try and have a bio baby at all costs~ this too, is #pronatalism. Gift link:
www.wsj.com/health/ferti...
www.wsj.com/health/ferti...
@popnbalance.bsky.social's Nandita Bajaj in the new film, Greenwashed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU... #overpopulation
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@popnbalance.bsky.social's Nandita Bajaj in the new film, Greenwashed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU... #overpopulation
Thank you, @guttmacher.org for this analysis that "draws on findings from leading Guttmacher research projects to identify recent trends in abortion and contraceptive access and offers policy recommendations informed by that evidence." www.guttmacher.org/2025/11/act-...
Act on the Evidence: Policy Solutions to Protect and Advance Abortion and Contraception Access in the United States
www.guttmacher.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thank you, @guttmacher.org for this analysis that "draws on findings from leading Guttmacher research projects to identify recent trends in abortion and contraceptive access and offers policy recommendations informed by that evidence." www.guttmacher.org/2025/11/act-...
So the tech elite want perfect babies: www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
MAHA wants a return to 'natural family planning': www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u... Both=egs of facets of today's #pronatalism, w/same historical bedrock of power strucutres pushing the idolization of reproduction and birth.
MAHA wants a return to 'natural family planning': www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u... Both=egs of facets of today's #pronatalism, w/same historical bedrock of power strucutres pushing the idolization of reproduction and birth.
Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So the tech elite want perfect babies: www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
MAHA wants a return to 'natural family planning': www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u... Both=egs of facets of today's #pronatalism, w/same historical bedrock of power strucutres pushing the idolization of reproduction and birth.
MAHA wants a return to 'natural family planning': www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u... Both=egs of facets of today's #pronatalism, w/same historical bedrock of power strucutres pushing the idolization of reproduction and birth.
What happened, indeed, @nytimes! Have editors lost it, pub'ing this kind of sh*t?
Vanity Fair rebuttal is worth the read, including: "Those with power are afraid to lose it, and look to shift blame on to those who are encroaching on their space—earned or not..." 1/2
Vanity Fair rebuttal is worth the read, including: "Those with power are afraid to lose it, and look to shift blame on to those who are encroaching on their space—earned or not..." 1/2
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What happened, indeed, @nytimes! Have editors lost it, pub'ing this kind of sh*t?
Vanity Fair rebuttal is worth the read, including: "Those with power are afraid to lose it, and look to shift blame on to those who are encroaching on their space—earned or not..." 1/2
Vanity Fair rebuttal is worth the read, including: "Those with power are afraid to lose it, and look to shift blame on to those who are encroaching on their space—earned or not..." 1/2
No, #pronatalism is Not Christian Nationalism in disguise. It is only a slice. It is a system of beliefs that has been with us for generations that is pro-birth, encourages repro, and exhalts the role of phood. It is filled with myths societies still believe... nwlc.org/pronatalism-...
Pronatalism: Just White Christian Nationalism in Disguise
Scratch just beneath the surface of the so-called pronatalism movement—a movement all over the pages of Project 2025 that’s based on the belief that people need to have more babies because declining b...
nwlc.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
No, #pronatalism is Not Christian Nationalism in disguise. It is only a slice. It is a system of beliefs that has been with us for generations that is pro-birth, encourages repro, and exhalts the role of phood. It is filled with myths societies still believe... nwlc.org/pronatalism-...
This very cool thing happening today: "What you're about to witness is more than just a sky event — it’s a cosmic reunion that only happens once in a long while. The Moon will pass close to the Pleiades — a sparkling cluster known as 'The Seven Sisters.'” ~ Bloom Aura
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This very cool thing happening today: "What you're about to witness is more than just a sky event — it’s a cosmic reunion that only happens once in a long while. The Moon will pass close to the Pleiades — a sparkling cluster known as 'The Seven Sisters.'” ~ Bloom Aura
"For the first time since 2019, there is a repro freedom trifecta in Virginia"! ~ Reproductive Freedom For All (Formerly NARAL)
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"For the first time since 2019, there is a repro freedom trifecta in Virginia"! ~ Reproductive Freedom For All (Formerly NARAL)
As always, so well said, Nandita!
Excited to have our ED, Nandita Bajaj, invited to the #ICFP2025 in Bogotá, to help debunk the fears around declining fertility rates.
We will be participating in a dynamic debate where we will shine a light on why this low fertility trend is a triumph for women's rights and for ecological balance.
We will be participating in a dynamic debate where we will shine a light on why this low fertility trend is a triumph for women's rights and for ecological balance.
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
As always, so well said, Nandita!
Estate planning for those of us with no kids is different, but just as important to put in place so wishes are honored, and making it easy for the chosen Trustee. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
People without kids should make this money move before it's too late, estate planning expert says
Having certain estate planning documents in place is especially important for people without obvious next-of-kin, experts say.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Estate planning for those of us with no kids is different, but just as important to put in place so wishes are honored, and making it easy for the chosen Trustee. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
NPR series on "Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing the World" has some good eps. Yes, smaller families are impacting how current economies work. I sure would like to see eps focusing on how economies...https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-94348/population-shift 1/2
Population Shift
Examining what happens when families have fewer kids
www.npr.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
NPR series on "Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing the World" has some good eps. Yes, smaller families are impacting how current economies work. I sure would like to see eps focusing on how economies...https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-94348/population-shift 1/2
Last I saw, the estimate is that we add 1.9 million more people to the planet Every Day.
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Last I saw, the estimate is that we add 1.9 million more people to the planet Every Day.
