Interview with Rachel Sweet
She’s an organizer with Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, a group who did an extraordinary job getting out the vote to defeat the anti-abortion law in Kansas.
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Kansas!
The first vote in the post-Dobbs era has ended, and Kansas, considered a very red state these days, has voted to keep abortion legal in the state. (gift link, no paywall) This is an enormous victory for women, and for freedom everywhere. That the vote was not even close should be somewhat reassuring, but there is still a very long road ahead to the mid-terms. Let’s not get complacent. Remember: The people who will put themselves in charge of our bodies to demand our reproductive labor, will put themselves in charge of our bodies to demand every other kind of … Continue reading →
I applaud this young man’s courage…
And his willingness to confront gun-crazy Republicans of the House Judiciary Committee. The guns in Parkland, Buffalo, El Paso, didn't come from Mexico. They came from the US, and the shooters were inspired by racist, anti-black, anti-immigrant manifestos that rhyme with GOP talking points. pic.twitter.com/0D4QbHvu1t — David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) July 20, 2022
Continue reading →Abortion resources
You might notice I’ve added a new page for abortion resources. So far I’ve only added the links I’d surfaced when Roe v. Wade was murdered. Over the next week or two I’ll add in a few lines about the various organizations, their services, note locations (particularly which orgs are outside the US). I intend to keep the info up to date and online indefinitely. If you know of orgs that aren’t included but should be, let me know. Meanwhile, the free states where abortion is still protected are ramping up services as they must now embrace an increased wave … Continue reading →
On protest
I think this is exactly right. This is a perfect answer by Secretary Buttigieg. pic.twitter.com/SOgNByAwqk — Charlotte Clymer 🏳️⚧️🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) July 10, 2022
Continue reading →And in Ukraine
“Russians, are you ready to sing the Ukrainian national anthem? Kherson is 10KM from freedom!” New resistance posters have appeared throughout Russian-occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine as Ukrainian forces continue to advance toward to city pic.twitter.com/iBmuuD0mq8 — Business Ukraine mag (@Biz_Ukraine_Mag) June 19, 2022
Continue reading →The shadow like me
For the weekend
Let’s sit with this entirely necessary palate cleanser. Bless you, Senator Schatz.
Continue reading →Kherson
The city of Kherson, like Mariupol, is near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. Russia has made a heavy push along the Sea and early on took control of Kherson, at least nominally. As it turns out, and as predicted, overrunning a city militarily is very different from holding it in occupation indefinitely. And the citizens clearly do not want the Russians in their city. In Kherson, local people are shoving out Russian occupiers with bare hands. They are not scared to protest even after many activists were persecuted. “Go home” – they chant. pic.twitter.com/0HRnLIfB0j — Liubov Tsybulska (@TsybulskaLiubov) March … Continue reading →
These women of Ukraine
Here is the full video of Ukraine's women-warriors' address to Russians. I am so proud. pic.twitter.com/EOzS9YlU9W — Nika Melkozerova (@NikaMelkozerova) March 7, 2022 They remind me so much of the YPJ, the Women’s Defense Forces of the Syrian Kurds. Even though I am against war and against violence, I believe in the right of self-defense, and I have always admired the Kurdish project of Rojava and the Kurdish attempt to form a cooperative economy centered around the rights of women. As in Ukraine, the Kurds have had to use force of arms to keep nearby armies from killing them. The … Continue reading →