Ian S.

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Writer, Golden Girls fan, comedy lover.

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Congress needs to immediately pass a law to insure that this Supreme Court ruling on immunity is completely thrown out.

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Between today, Chevron, the reversal of Roe, and Citizens United, I feel like it would be pretty tough to name a more destructive Supreme Court than John Roberts'

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#IDissent

This pride month I am running a fundraiser with Act Blue (official Fundraising arm of the Democratic Party). Help protect LGBTQ+ Rights. Donations are split between Joe Biden, Kirstin Gillibrand, Joe Morelle, Glenn Elliott Jr., and Angela Alsobrooks as they are very competitive races we must win.

Chip in!secure.actblue.com Show your support with a contribution.

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New Florida Law Requires All Women To Produce 3 Healthy White Sons By 22nd Birthdaywww.theonion.com TALLAHASSEE, FL—Touting the legislation as a common-sense victory for family values, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a new law Thursday requiring all Florida women to produce three healthy, white sons by...

#Biden #Biden2024 #Economy #Dow #Historic

Today for the first time ever the Dow Jones passed the 40,000 threshold. That is an amazing record and signs of an amazing economy. So next time you want to buy into the idea that the economy isn't good and blame Biden, this is what Biden has been doing. This is historic. #BidenHarris2024

0Religion has no place in the government. But if you want to use it, someone should tell Weinstein's lawyer that this statement just admitted her client's guilt because religion wise, sins are considered the highest level of crimes against one's fellow man and their God... 🤣😂😭

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Every single wheel, motor, brake, axle, wire and door on every New York City subway car gets completely refurbished every six to 12 years. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the process.

Inside the Massive Repair Shops Where Subway Cars Go for a Makeoverwww.nytimes.com An in-depth look at the process that overhauls every single wheel, motor, brake, axel, wire and door on every car in the New York City system.

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Iris Apfel, who came to fame in the fashion world in her 80s and 90s and whose wildly eclectic wardrobe formed a hit exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, died on Friday. She was 102. nyti.ms/4bQfH5Y

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Norovirus, which can cause nausea and vomiting, is spreading in the U.S., according to the CDC. Here’s how to stay safe.

Norovirus Cases Rise in the U.S.www.nytimes.com The virus, which leads to nausea and vomiting, is spreading. Here’s how to stay safe.

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Russian law enforcement has started detaining mourners hours before Alexei Navalny’s funeral begins. The detentions confirm fears expressed this week by Navalny’s widow Yulia that authorities will crack down on those paying respects to the opposition leader.

Navalny’s funeral: Detentions begin as Putin braces for arch-rival’s burialwww.politico.eu Allies of dissident leader fear Kremlin will carry out purge at memorial.

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Thousands of mourners, some chanting “No to war,” attended Aleksei Navalny’s funeral in Moscow on Friday. The outpouring turned the opposition leader’s last rites into a striking display of dissent in Russia at a time of deep repression. nyti.ms/3wyKWT8

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They're coming for birth control

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I think it’d be good for more people to know that the exact same private equity executives responsible for destroying hundreds of jobs at Vice — Fortress Investment Group — are also responsible for destroying thousands of jobs at Gannett newspapers.

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Russia’s appeal against the International Olympic Committee’s decision to suspend its membership.

Russia loses appeal against Olympics body over suspensionwww.politico.eu Court dismisses Moscow’s complaint about the ban, which is linked to the Kremlin’s occupation of parts of Ukraine.

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The 25-year-old woman and her mother blame the state’s abortion ban for a delay in care that doctors say put her “in extreme danger of losing her life.”

An ectopic pregnancy put her life at risk. A Texas hospital refused to treat her.www.washingtonpost.com The 25-year-old woman and her mother blame the Texas abortion ban for a delay in care that put her “in extreme danger of losing her life.”

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Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky (1851–1895) was a Ukrainian revolutionary mainly known for assassinating General Nikolai Mezentsov, the chief of Russia's Special Corps of Gendarmes and the head of the country's secret police, with a dagger in the streets of Saint Petersburg in 1878.

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I can’t believe we’re here again: Republicans caught dead to rights in an insane corruption scandal with most Dems are content to move on and most media, thus, uninterested in chasing the story. www.offmessage.net/p/democrats-...

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In Opinion “The goal of the anti-abortion movement was not to return the question to the states, but to outlaw the practice, as well as roll the clock back on reproductive freedom writ large,” Jamelle Bouie writes.

Opinion | Samuel Alito Opened the Door to Reproductive Hellwww.nytimes.com The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision that frozen embryos are children is only part of the problem.

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TIL 125 House Republicans have cosponsored a life at conception bill that would ban IVF www.businessinsider.com/house-republ...

125 House Republicans back 'life at conception' bill, no IVF exceptionwww.businessinsider.com An old Senate version of the bill included an exception for in vitro fertilization. Even some vulnerable Republicans have backed the hard-right bill.

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