This Week in the War on Women, 3/10-16/24: Rewards and Punishments Edition
Let’s start with a somewhat disturbing punishment: The parents of murderous school shooter Ethan Crumbley have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter, first the mother in February, now the father....
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This Week in the War on Women, 4/14-20/24: More Tech in Trouble Edition
In slightly weird news, Women Who Code is shutting down! I know, tech is having problems everywhere, and especially websites are having to figure out funding streams. But WWC is far from just a...
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Happy Palindrome Day!!! Illustrated; with a Poll!
That’s right, today is (without the punctuation) 42424. Or backwards, 42424. These days don’t happen often — the next will be along in one month, one day and one year! Usually palindromes are forgiven...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 5/12-18/24: Another Caregiver Edition
Whew, another stressful week in caregiving! For those of you who are also taking care of elderly or disabled friends or relatives, recognise that part of your stress is because of our culture, from...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 6/9-15/24: Cheffery Edition
I like to start out with some amazing women doing amazing things recently. So:According to the NY Times: The James Beard Chef and Restaurant Awards were presented Monday evening, June 10:To some...
View ArticleThe Biden Interview: That Went Better Than I Expected
I did not try to type up a transcript whilst President Biden spoke with George Stephanopoulos (hereafter George, as with all due respect I can only spell his last name with a lot of help from...
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This Week in the War on Women, 7/7-13/24: Project 2025 Part 1
Project 2025, as you have probably heard, is the 900+-page monstrosity (in all senses of the word) created by the Heritage Foundation and their ilk to remake the federal government in their own fascist...
View ArticleBREAKING: $RUMP Press Conference
From the UK Independent: Finally they call him like he is:Harris-Trump live: Ex-President says he’d debate Harris 3 times in September duringlie-filled press conferenceJust a quickie because this is...
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This Week in the War on Women: 8/11-17/24: Project 2025 Part 2
Project 2025 is the 900+-page monstrosity (in all senses of the word) created by the Heritage Foundation and their ilk to remake the federal government in their own fascist image. They figure nobody...
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This Week in the War on Women, 9/8-14/24: Kamala Harris Debate edition
Trigger warning: Discussion of sad pregnancy outcomes! In light of the debate, though, I think we need to face facts. Let’s debunk the most egregious lie from this past week’s debate between VP Harris...
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This Week in the War on Women, 10/13-19/24
Of course the main thing on everyone’s mind is, what is VP Harris doing today? You will be happy to know that she was in Detroit earlier today with singer Lizzo. And she is in Atlanta this evening with...
View ArticleVEEERRY Interesting... Election Thread Discussion
Welp, I went to the polls this afternoon and thought you might like to know my observations. Especially given that NY polls don’t close until 9 and final counts aren’t expected until later this month!...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 12/29/24-1/4/25: Reaching Out Edition
What the heck happened to our votes in November? I am still trying to figure it out. There are approximately 245 million eligible voters in the United States. Of those about 155 million actually voted...
View ArticleDo Not Share This Photo! $Rump and RFKJr might not like it!
NPR has learned, from more than one source at the CDC, that the $Rump administration and the Department of Health and Human Services led by RFK Jr. told them to stop the paid flu vaccine campaign. As...
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This Week in the War on Women 3/16-22/25: Medical Open Thread
I don’t have a lot of time this week, but let’s start with some women’s medical news!How can women advocate for themselves when it comes to health?Learn about your condition from reputable sources,...
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UPDATED: Screw-Ups: $Rump Team Sends Journalist War Plans; They Don't Even...
The Atlantic just reported on this colossal Screw-Up Crew about 2 hours before I wrote this and I didn't see it reported here, so here we go: The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War...
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This Week in the War on Women, 3/23-29/25: Open Thread: Coping
In these fraught times, I thought it might be a good idea to discuss coping with the war on women, rather than dwelling on the Mu$k/$Rump (Mumps) crap show tonight. So I hope readers and commenters...
View ArticleSomewhat Reassuring: AP: "Social Security Administration probes origin of...
Also letters sent “by mistake”. It’s not just you. I have seen some diaries and comments here at DKos about dysfunction when they try to sign onto the Social Security portal. The SSA knows and says...
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