A.B. Rich

A.B. Rich

@abrich.bsky.social

I write.

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Matt
@morphosis7.bsky.social

This is a fascinating summary of research into protest tactics, media response, and ultimately the influence on public opinion...

Omar Wasow@owasow.bsky.social

I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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ProPublica
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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

propublica.orgUnder Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing SepsisWhile the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...

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🗽LOLGOP🗽
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I stole much @kateelliottsff.bsky.social's list of causes to support and added electoral ones of my own. Let me know what you think.

Kate Elliott@kateelliottsff.bsky.social

Some legal organizations to support in the coming year: National Immigration Law Center: www.nilc.org Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project : firrp.org Transgender Law Center: transgenderlawcenter.org Center for Reproductive Rights: reproductiverights.org ACLU www.aclu.org

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🗽LOLGOP🗽
@lolgop.bsky.social

So weird how throughout history that those who have used the law to commit vile acts on anyone who can get pregnant are the dudes who live to commit vile acts on anyone who can get pregnant.

Eugene Freedman@eugenefreedman.bsky.social

How perfect. The Speaker of the Arizona House when the no abortions in Arizona territory law passed was a well known pedophile who was chased out of federal office for it, having married, raped, and impregnated 12, 14, and 15 year old girls. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

washingtonpost.comPerspective | Meet the ‘pursuer of nubile young females’ who helped pass Arizona’s 1864 abortion lawThe Arizona Supreme Court has decided the law is still relevant. So let’s talk about the guy who led the body that passed it.

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NPR
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On this episode of The Indicator from @planetmoney.bsky.social: What if there was a cost-effective option to bury people, one that was good for the Earth and your pocket book? Today, we look at the prices and features of sustainable burials. www.npr.org/2024/03/04/1...

npr.orgThe growing industry of green burials : The Indicator from Planet MoneyOne estimate says 2.4 million people die in the U.S. each year, and burying them is expensive: a typical burial can cost about $10,000. That's a lot of money, caskets, and plots filling up cemeteries....

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Phil Lewis
@phillewis.bsky.social

Black families who have passed their land on to heirs through word-of-mouth are often easy prey for predatory developers. The lack of clear ownership on paper has created headaches and, at worst, opened families up to “land theft”

t.coAfter inheriting ancestral land, these Black families are defying the odds to keep itPredatory developers often target Black families whose generational land lacks clear ownership. Now, more families are securing deeds to keep their land and create real wealth.

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IDF Hannibal Brigade
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New United Nations press release on the treatment of women and girls in Palestine. Details include arbitrary executions, severe beatings, and sexual assault/rape in Israeli captivity. Israeli soldiers also photographed women in degrading circumstances and shared the pictures online.

ohchr.orgIsrael/oPt: UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girlsGENEVA (19 February 2024) – UN experts* today expressed alarm over credible allegations of egregious human rights violations to which Palestinian women and girls continue to be subjected in the Gaza S...

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