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  • 3 days ago | ballsandstrikes.org | Susan Rinkunas

    Three years ago this week, the Supreme Court made the disastrous choice to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has resulted in nearly 20 states enforcing abortion bans and countless women and pregnant people being criminally investigated, medically maimed, or even killed. A January 2024 analysis estimated that, in 14 states with near-total abortion bans, close to 65,000 rape survivors would have been unable to get abortions after the Court issued its decision.

  • 6 days ago | jezebel.com | Susan Rinkunas

    Today at SBA’s Flag Day Ceremony, we proudly raised a new AMERICAN MADE flag over our headquarters in Washington. It is a privilege to serve under its Stars and Stripes – on behalf of the 34 million small businesses who represent the best of America. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/QmSrSh6mu4— Kelly Loeffler (@SBA_Kelly) June 11, 2025 The white flag with a pine tree dates back to the Revolutionary War, but in the past decade, it’s been associated with Christian Nationalism and support for Trump.

  • 1 week ago | jezebel.com | Susan Rinkunas

    On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, claiming that the law is not sex discrimination. The ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti was 6-3, written by Chief Justice John Roberts and with the three liberal-appointed justices dissenting. Justice Sonia Sotomayor read her dissent aloud from the bench, which signals a justice feeling particularly strongly about the outcome.

  • 2 weeks ago | jezebel.com | Susan Rinkunas

    Welcome back to Barf Bag. This week, our fascist president deployed thousands of National Guard members and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles, where residents protested ICE raids targeting the city’s Latino community. (These raids may or may not be happening because Stephen Miller recently got cucked.) When a Latino Senator interrupted the Homeland Security Secretary to ask about this, he was forcibly removed from the room and handcuffed.

  • 2 weeks ago | jezebel.com | Susan Rinkunas

    After the woman contacted police, the sheriff’s office interviewed Banta and took his phone as evidence. They allege that Banta, who works in the IT department of the U.S. Department of Justice, remotely erased the contents of his phone after he turned it in. According affidavits obtained by the Dallas Morning News, security camera footage shows Banta purchasing two drinks before the woman arrived and stirring a white substance into the cup he gave the woman.