Lori Bunton
@fem53.bsky.social
Retired pharmaceutical director, feminist activist, traveler, hiker and believer in Democracy.
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They’re totally going to do this.
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They’re totally going to do this.
I think it’s time that many of us get up & move to Blue states. Get the F*#k out of red states! Quit giving them your tax $$. They take more from the gov’t than they give.
August 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I think it’s time that many of us get up & move to Blue states. Get the F*#k out of red states! Quit giving them your tax $$. They take more from the gov’t than they give.
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Check out this blog post from our fantastic social work intern, Esmeralda!
Esmeralda talks about the importance of college students having factual information about abortion access & reproductive freedom, & how essential it is for students to engage in advocacy.
prochoicenc.org/2025/08/05/c...
Esmeralda talks about the importance of college students having factual information about abortion access & reproductive freedom, & how essential it is for students to engage in advocacy.
prochoicenc.org/2025/08/05/c...
College Students for Reproductive Freedom! | Pro-Choice North Carolina
by Esmeralda, Pro-Choice North Carolina social work student intern College is a place for learning, development, opportunity, and community. College student ...
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August 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Check out this blog post from our fantastic social work intern, Esmeralda!
Esmeralda talks about the importance of college students having factual information about abortion access & reproductive freedom, & how essential it is for students to engage in advocacy.
prochoicenc.org/2025/08/05/c...
Esmeralda talks about the importance of college students having factual information about abortion access & reproductive freedom, & how essential it is for students to engage in advocacy.
prochoicenc.org/2025/08/05/c...
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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
2-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Deported ‘With No Meaningful Process,’ Judge Suspects
A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
And this is where we are sadly. Authoritarianism thrives in ignorance. www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025lit...
March 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
And this is where we are sadly. Authoritarianism thrives in ignorance. www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025lit...
So much winning 🤬
Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first 'correction' since 2023 on Trump's trade war
Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low following President Donald Trump’s latest escalation in his trade war.
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
So much winning 🤬
Manstate:
When a male majority or all-male panel rules on an issue that deeply affects women. Derived from mandate and legislate.
In May ‘19, the largely male AL state Senate voted to ban abortions even in cases of rape & incest. In October, a federal judge blocked the manstate from taking effect.
When a male majority or all-male panel rules on an issue that deeply affects women. Derived from mandate and legislate.
In May ‘19, the largely male AL state Senate voted to ban abortions even in cases of rape & incest. In October, a federal judge blocked the manstate from taking effect.
March 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Manstate:
When a male majority or all-male panel rules on an issue that deeply affects women. Derived from mandate and legislate.
In May ‘19, the largely male AL state Senate voted to ban abortions even in cases of rape & incest. In October, a federal judge blocked the manstate from taking effect.
When a male majority or all-male panel rules on an issue that deeply affects women. Derived from mandate and legislate.
In May ‘19, the largely male AL state Senate voted to ban abortions even in cases of rape & incest. In October, a federal judge blocked the manstate from taking effect.
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First they came for the teachers…..
First they came for the teachers…..
💙🆘Send help because “Molly, you in danger girl.” Our US Federal government created a teacher turn in website to help find those who still use diversity, equity and inclusion in their classrooms. #tea...
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March 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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First they came for the teachers…..
First they came for the teachers…..
There are Americans who believed that Biden would be weak on Putin and not support Ukraine. Hello, world, we just watched @POTUS and @JDVANCE throw Ukraine under the bus and side w Putin. WHO ARE WE?? #USputinsspuppet
February 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There are Americans who believed that Biden would be weak on Putin and not support Ukraine. Hello, world, we just watched @POTUS and @JDVANCE throw Ukraine under the bus and side w Putin. WHO ARE WE?? #USputinsspuppet
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Just posted by President Zelenskyy
February 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just posted by President Zelenskyy
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Donald Trump is Putin’s puppet. He demonstrated that in televised living color in our Oval Office today by disgracefully attacking a democratic leader suffering a murderous invasion by the Russian thug. What a stain on America. Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Donald Trump is Putin’s puppet. He demonstrated that in televised living color in our Oval Office today by disgracefully attacking a democratic leader suffering a murderous invasion by the Russian thug. What a stain on America. Slava Ukraini.
DOGE to cancel government contracts that help veterans, records show.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents.
February 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
DOGE to cancel government contracts that help veterans, records show.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans, according to internal VA documents.
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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
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Really, what is *wrong * with (mainly) male state Attorneys General who are SO OBSESSED with other people's bodies?
#AbortionIsAHumanRight #AbortionIsHealthcare
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#AbortionIsAHumanRight #AbortionIsHealthcare
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Federal court rules for Tennessee in challenge of abortion protections • Tennessee Lookout
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tennessee and other states can challenge protections for state and federal workers seeking abortions.
tennesseelookout.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Really, what is *wrong * with (mainly) male state Attorneys General who are SO OBSESSED with other people's bodies?
#AbortionIsAHumanRight #AbortionIsHealthcare
tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/21/f...
#AbortionIsAHumanRight #AbortionIsHealthcare
tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/21/f...
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The House will vote this week on the GOP's budget proposal, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps to pay for even more tax cuts for the rich.
Call your representatives now and tell them to reject it: (202) 224-3121
Call your representatives now and tell them to reject it: (202) 224-3121
February 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The House will vote this week on the GOP's budget proposal, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps to pay for even more tax cuts for the rich.
Call your representatives now and tell them to reject it: (202) 224-3121
Call your representatives now and tell them to reject it: (202) 224-3121
And here we go….remember this isn’t prolife, this is pro control women’s bodies and lives.
🤬 Of course they are, because anti-abortionists only care about controlling other people's bodies and forced birth.
#AbortionIsAHumanRight
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#AbortionIsAHumanRight
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GOP lawmakers seek to remove rape, incest exemption from West Virginia’s near total abortion ban • West Virginia Watch
A group of Republican lawmakers want to remove the rape and incest exception in West Virginia’s near total abortion ban.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
And here we go….remember this isn’t prolife, this is pro control women’s bodies and lives.
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The destruction is the point.
February 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The destruction is the point.
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(un)Happy UnPrecedented Day!
Trump pushes Romanian government to ease up on accused MAGA-loving sex traffickers: report: President Donald Trump's administration has been urging the Romanian government to ease travel restrictions on Andrew and Tristan Tate, two brothers who have been indicted on sex trafficking and other…
Trump pushes Romanian government to ease up on accused MAGA-loving sex traffickers: report
President Donald Trump's administration has been urging the Romanian government to ease travel restrictions on Andrew and Tristan Tate, two brothers who have been indicted on sex trafficking and other charges in that country.
The Financial Times reports…
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
(un)Happy UnPrecedented Day!
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Multi-level barrage of US book bans is "unprecedented," says PEN America
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes "but this has never all happened at once," says PEN America's Jonathan Friedman. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #bannedbooks #notahoax
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes "but this has never all happened at once," says PEN America's Jonathan Friedman. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #bannedbooks #notahoax
Multi-level barrage of US book bans is ‘unprecedented’, says PEN America
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes ‘but this has never all happened at once’
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Multi-level barrage of US book bans is "unprecedented," says PEN America
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes "but this has never all happened at once," says PEN America's Jonathan Friedman. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #bannedbooks #notahoax
Censorship at local to federal level recalls past authoritarian regimes "but this has never all happened at once," says PEN America's Jonathan Friedman. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #bannedbooks #notahoax
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Good time for a reminder:
February 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Good time for a reminder: