Scotty P
@scottdirects.bsky.social
Sexual health and reproductive rights advocate, theatre geek, playwright and director, progressive activist, queer guy, and comic book nerd. Chief Development Officer at Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette.
www.scottpalmerdirects.com
www.scottpalmerdirects.com
“I didn’t vote to be targeted….i voted for OTHER people to be targeted….”
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 AM
“I didn’t vote to be targeted….i voted for OTHER people to be targeted….”
So this ICE murderer was “a little bit sensitive” about being around cars because of a “traumatic experience” 6 months ago? And he was still on duty? Sounds like maybe he wasn’t fit for duty….
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
So this ICE murderer was “a little bit sensitive” about being around cars because of a “traumatic experience” 6 months ago? And he was still on duty? Sounds like maybe he wasn’t fit for duty….
CBS buried a 60 Minutes investigation into prison abuse. They are also planning to air the Kennedy Center Honors after Trump illegally renamed the nation’s premiere cultural institution.
Turn it off. #BoycottCBS
Turn it off. #BoycottCBS
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
CBS buried a 60 Minutes investigation into prison abuse. They are also planning to air the Kennedy Center Honors after Trump illegally renamed the nation’s premiere cultural institution.
Turn it off. #BoycottCBS
Turn it off. #BoycottCBS
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Supporting Supreme Court expansion is pretty close to a litmus test for me for a 2028 Democratic candidate.
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Supporting Supreme Court expansion is pretty close to a litmus test for me for a 2028 Democratic candidate.
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Abortion bans have killed another woman in Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Abortion bans have killed another woman in Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
An incredibly important step, and we are deeply grateful to the state for stepping up to help protect access to the crucial, critical care PPCW and our sister-affiliate PPSO provide to Oregonians. #PlannedParenthood #AbortionCareIsHealthCare
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Oregon to backfill lost Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood
The Joint Emergency Board is expected to allocate the money to Planned Parenthood at its Tuesday meeting.
www.oregonlive.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
An incredibly important step, and we are deeply grateful to the state for stepping up to help protect access to the crucial, critical care PPCW and our sister-affiliate PPSO provide to Oregonians. #PlannedParenthood #AbortionCareIsHealthCare
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Worse than a meaningless gesture (the house won’t take it up), squanders the feeling of a rising tide from last week, and will piss off soooo many Ds ready to fight. What. The. Actual. Fuck.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Worse than a meaningless gesture (the house won’t take it up), squanders the feeling of a rising tide from last week, and will piss off soooo many Ds ready to fight. What. The. Actual. Fuck.
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There were a lot of factors that drove more white women to vote for Democrats in Virginia, but one of them was reproductive healthcare. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
There were a lot of factors that drove more white women to vote for Democrats in Virginia, but one of them was reproductive healthcare. 🧵
Big win for reproductive freedom: a Hawaiʻi court ruled the FDA’s abortion pill restrictions were political, not scientific. Planned Parenthood and providers have said it all along: trust the science, trust patients, not politicians.
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
Judge Rules FDA Abortion Pill Restrictions Unlawful, Citing Political Interference
The decision by a federal trial court in Hawaii: Judge Rules FDA Abortion Pill Restrictions Unlawful, Citing Political Interference
msmagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Big win for reproductive freedom: a Hawaiʻi court ruled the FDA’s abortion pill restrictions were political, not scientific. Planned Parenthood and providers have said it all along: trust the science, trust patients, not politicians.
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
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What I learned tonight is the future of the Democratic Party is a trans Muslim CIA agent wine mom who wants to eliminate capitalism and barter with people on the free bus.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What I learned tonight is the future of the Democratic Party is a trans Muslim CIA agent wine mom who wants to eliminate capitalism and barter with people on the free bus.
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if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
Measles can cause a fatal brain disease years after initial infection, wipe out the body’s immune memory, making people vulnerable to other infections, and can cause permanent hearing loss, blindness, or brain injury from encephalitis.
WE ARE AT A 33 YEAR HIGH.
www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
WE ARE AT A 33 YEAR HIGH.
www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country
In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.
www.npr.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Measles can cause a fatal brain disease years after initial infection, wipe out the body’s immune memory, making people vulnerable to other infections, and can cause permanent hearing loss, blindness, or brain injury from encephalitis.
WE ARE AT A 33 YEAR HIGH.
www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
WE ARE AT A 33 YEAR HIGH.
www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
Listening to oral arguments on conversion therapy at SCOTUS and it is pretty clear to me that Republicans don’t necessarily want to kill us….they just want us to kill ourselves. #SCOTUS #ConversionTherapyKills
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Listening to oral arguments on conversion therapy at SCOTUS and it is pretty clear to me that Republicans don’t necessarily want to kill us….they just want us to kill ourselves. #SCOTUS #ConversionTherapyKills
With listening to “Worlds Beyond Number,” re-watching “Escape from the Bloodkeep” and my hubby playing Ghost of Yōtei, it feels like @erikaishii.bsky.social has moved in with us! (Not complaining!!!)
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
With listening to “Worlds Beyond Number,” re-watching “Escape from the Bloodkeep” and my hubby playing Ghost of Yōtei, it feels like @erikaishii.bsky.social has moved in with us! (Not complaining!!!)
This Planned Parenthood clinic in eastern Oregon is a lifeline for its community and now Medicaid cuts might force it to close. People will lose access to basic care, especially in places already under-served. #HealthEquity #RuralCare #Medicaid
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/01/o...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/01/o...
One eastern Oregon clinic is a health care ‘lifeline.’ Medicaid cuts threaten its existence • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Planned Parenthood affiliates depended on about $17 million in Medicaid funding in the 2024 fiscal year.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This Planned Parenthood clinic in eastern Oregon is a lifeline for its community and now Medicaid cuts might force it to close. People will lose access to basic care, especially in places already under-served. #HealthEquity #RuralCare #Medicaid
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/01/o...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/01/o...
Trump and RFK are pushing junk science to shame and control pregnant people—reviving old tactics to criminalize women’s bodies. Fear and misinformation aren’t harmless; they’re political weapons. #ReproJustice #ScienceMatters
msmagazine.com/2025/10/02/t...
msmagazine.com/2025/10/02/t...
Trump and RFK’s Pseudoscience Is Another Tool to Control Women
From Tylenol fear-mongering to criminalizing pregnancy, Trump's junk science is fueling new attacks on women’s health and autonomy.
msmagazine.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Trump and RFK are pushing junk science to shame and control pregnant people—reviving old tactics to criminalize women’s bodies. Fear and misinformation aren’t harmless; they’re political weapons. #ReproJustice #ScienceMatters
msmagazine.com/2025/10/02/t...
msmagazine.com/2025/10/02/t...
The VA just told its doctors they can’t even refer trans vets to outside providers for gender-affirming care. That’s not a small change, it's intentionally cutting people off from care they need to survive. #ProtectTransVets
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/va-b...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/va-b...
VA bans doctors from referring trans veterans to private gender-affirming care providers - LGBTQ Nation
The cost of this new policy will be measured in human lives.
www.lgbtqnation.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The VA just told its doctors they can’t even refer trans vets to outside providers for gender-affirming care. That’s not a small change, it's intentionally cutting people off from care they need to survive. #ProtectTransVets
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/va-b...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/va-b...
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fun fact: the "gauntlet" that you run is not the same "gauntlet" that you throw down. Etymologically unrelated but became the same word with two meanings when both were borrowed into English bc they sounded alike.
You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
August 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
fun fact: the "gauntlet" that you run is not the same "gauntlet" that you throw down. Etymologically unrelated but became the same word with two meanings when both were borrowed into English bc they sounded alike.
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#FantasticFourFirstSteps was brilliant! Loved it, no notes (other than wanting to see more fighting…)
a poster for fantastic four shows a man covered in flames
ALT: a poster for fantastic four shows a man covered in flames
media.tenor.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
#FantasticFourFirstSteps was brilliant! Loved it, no notes (other than wanting to see more fighting…)
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I was told that the 'woke' politics of Superman would hurt it at the box office.
Turns out people actually *like* it when their superheroes are 'woke'.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/b...
Turns out people actually *like* it when their superheroes are 'woke'.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/b...
‘Superman’ smashes box office expectations, soaring towards $130 million opening | CNN Business
It’s not a bird or a plane — it’s the latest “Superman” movie soaring towards the top of the box office.
www.cnn.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I was told that the 'woke' politics of Superman would hurt it at the box office.
Turns out people actually *like* it when their superheroes are 'woke'.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/b...
Turns out people actually *like* it when their superheroes are 'woke'.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/b...
#superman hey comics friends. I saw a post a few days ago (Clark Kent sitting in an office chair, messy desk behind him, costume peaking out of his white shirt…) and I can’t find it or the artist!!! Help? #comics #comicbookart
July 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#superman hey comics friends. I saw a post a few days ago (Clark Kent sitting in an office chair, messy desk behind him, costume peaking out of his white shirt…) and I can’t find it or the artist!!! Help? #comics #comicbookart