TashaP
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TashaP
@tashacpennington.bsky.social
Long, interesting, & scary to think about
JD Vance and Elon Musk have repeatedly warned about falling birthrates. Trump himself has thundered, “I want a baby boom!”

But their rhetoric is about much more than wanting more babies. @kieraevebutler.bsky.social reports from the darker corners of pronatalism.
“This is a war, and natalism is our sword and shield”—My weekend with the pronatalists
Is it really just more babies that this movement wants?
www.motherjones.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by TashaP
March 31 marks César Chávez Day—a time to recognize the impact of labor activists who fought for workers’ rights. Learn more about Chávez and his work here: sharemylesson.com/collections/...
March 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Umm…excuse me!?!! I get that people who are not citizens should not vote, but this will be detrimental to women (married). 😡Anyone read/seen The Handmaid’s Tale?

www.newsweek.com/married-wome...
Married women could be stopped from voting under SAVE Act
The act could affect whether married women without passports are able to register to vote.
www.newsweek.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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In the past weeks, the Trump administration has purged federal law enforcement agencies of prosecutors and investigators who’d been pursuing white supremacist groups that had been listed among the most dangerous threats to national security.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social
Trump’s Pardons and Purges Revive Old Question: Who Counts as a Terrorist?
The president’s sweeping clemency for Capitol rioters and his administration’s ongoing removal of career national security specialists foretell a permissive new climate for extremist movements, say…
propub.li
February 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM