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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 1d

Cops misled journalists about using a powerful surveillance tool to track a woman across state lines because she had an abortion, then tried to cover it up when we found out the truth. Huge story from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social this morning: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 7d

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 7d

@susanrinkunas.com and I contacted every Planned Parenthood affiliate potentially affected by the Medicaid “defund.”

Here’s what we learned about whether people with Medicaid can still visit their local PP:

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 7d

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organization stands:

Here’s Which Planned Parenthood Clinics Are Still Seeing Medicaid Patients

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organiza...

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 7d

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organization stands:

Here’s Which Planned Parenthood Clinics Are Still Seeing Medicaid Patients

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organiza...

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 14d

EXCLUSIVE: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will halt abortions in October in response to the GOP budget "defunding" provision

It's the first known PP affiliate to drop abortion services in the wake of the law:

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to Halt Abortion Services

Sources say the affiliate isn't scheduling abortion appointments after September 30 in an apparent attempt to avoid Medicaid "defunding."

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SteveBev @stevebev.bsky.social · 19d

“Extraordinary” is barely adequate to describe this story.
Kudos to @chrisgeidner.bsky.social for keeping track of this seeming abuse of power

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19d

How federal judges put a trans civil rights lawyer under criminal investigation

A "ego driven, petty" attack targets attorneys who fought a transgender care ban in Alabama.

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you very much.

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

Lauren! Thank you so much!

Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you so much Jill — and thank you for your conversation during its writing!

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Aziza Ahmed @azizaahmed.bsky.social · 19d

An important new book from @irincarmon.bsky.social - can’t wait to talk to you about it at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social

Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

And because we all need to touch grass, would love to see you at any of these events (details on Queens and Alabama events coming very soon.) excited to sit down with some incredible people like @rtraister.bsky.social @michelegoodwin.bsky.social @azizaahmed.bsky.social

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@michelebgoodwin @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social · 19d

Looking forward to seeing you with @politicsprose.bsky.social at the Kind Library in Washington, DC! @oneillinstitute.bsky.social

Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

And because we all need to touch grass, would love to see you at any of these events (details on Queens and Alabama events coming very soon.) excited to sit down with some incredible people like @rtraister.bsky.social @michelegoodwin.bsky.social @azizaahmed.bsky.social

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

And because we all need to touch grass, would love to see you at any of these events (details on Queens and Alabama events coming very soon.) excited to sit down with some incredible people like @rtraister.bsky.social @michelegoodwin.bsky.social @azizaahmed.bsky.social

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

So if you care about how America treats you when you’re pregnant—whether you want to be or not— please consider checking out UNBEARABLE. bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...

Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America

Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

Somehow, this book is coming out exactly ten years after Notorious RBG and among the kajillion things that have changed, there’s been an intentional gutting of feminist and progressive networks and media platforms. Meanwhile, the admin is suppressing research and speech about healthcare and equity.

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · 19d

Hi Bluesky! Have I mentioned my book UNBEARABLE: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy is out October 28? It tells a bigger story of reproduction in America through the experiences of five women, and it’s available for preorder now: bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...

Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America

Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · Sep 5

By the way @garnethenderson.com and I are still trying to determine what criminal case Jonathan Mitchell is referring to. Corpus Christi Police told us today that there are “no open or active investigations” involving this man or woman. More when we have it

Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · Sep 5

And h/t @autonomynews.co @garnethenderson.com @susanrinkunas.com for that very interesting Jonathan Mitchell comment

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · Sep 5

And h/t @autonomynews.co @garnethenderson.com @susanrinkunas.com for that very interesting Jonathan Mitchell comment

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · Sep 5

About that hot chocolate abortion case… it gets more complicated. I talked to the man’s lawyer, who claims Jonathan Mitchell knew the issues with the case and pressed forward anyway nymag.com/intelligence...

The Explosive Lawsuit Challenging a Right-Wing Abortion-Pill Story

“They used this situation to pass a law that, if it’s based on this case, was passed based on a lie,” says Christopher Cooprider’s attorney.

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · Aug 26

Before Roe v. Wade was overruled, the anti-abortion movement had to work to persuade the public that abortion rights harmed women. That narrative is a harder sell now under the consequences of actual state abortion bans and their grisly realities, @irincarmon.bsky.social writes.

Abortion-Pilled

Lawsuits seeking to scare women away from medication may have the opposite effect.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jul 23

come for the extended intro where i call jd vance a loser, stay for my analysis connecting vance's argument to the most reactionary antebellum views of citizenship

Opinion | JD Vance Claims One of Our Worst Traditions as His Own

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · Jun 25

Buddy comedy

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · Jun 25

It took an actual Muslim socialist I guess

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · Jun 25

So this dude no longer says Obama’s a Muslim?

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Jun 25

Brad Lander: "I also need to thank some of the most important people in my life and on this campaign—I mean, of course, the NYT editorial board. Just kidding, of course: I love Wordle and Connections, but I really urge the Times to cancel their new feature 'Editorial Riddles.' No one likes those."

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Irin Carmon @irincarmon.bsky.social · Jun 25

My most cancelable take on this election is how much Mamdani reminds me of Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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