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Problematically liberal anti-imperialist railfan and Beto stan. Housing enjoyer, car disrespecter.
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it is really so striking to see democrats claim americana and old fashioned patriotism
JD Vance in texts with far-right figure: Profane and off-the-cuff

Private messages show former president Donald Trump’s running mate entertaining conspiracy theories and scorning the late GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson.

The Washington Post
Uglier and uglier. Waarom denken verder weldenkende mensen nog steeds dat TwiX een geschikt informatiekanaal is? 🙄
🎶 they not like us 🎶
I think a pretty reasonable rule would be that if your "unnamed source" turns out to be full of shit, you go on a muted list for as much time as it'll take to complete remedial training on how to cultivate trustworthy, credible sources for your reporting.
vance doesn't just represent Trump doubling-down on his most autocratic instincts, he makes it clear that Trump will pursue a national abortion ban if given the chance.
You can believe the polling here and still be very skeptical that it would be *advantageous* for Democrats to, in essence, call a mulligan for the last four years and say "we should have never governed in the first place."

Anti-IVF policy is wildly unpopular, and also the new standard for Republican policy.

https://accountable.us/new-poll-project-2025s-anti-repro-rights-agenda-wildly-unpopular-among-americans/

New Poll: Project 2025's Anti-Repro Rights Agenda Wildly Unpopular Among Americans - Accountable US

One month after the Supreme Court's ruling that rebuffed an attempt by anti-abortion groups to restrict the abortion pill mifepristone while leaving the door open for potential future challenges, a new poll from Accountable.US and the Center for American Progress released this week reveals strong public opposition to Project 2025’s radical anti-abortion agenda.

Accountable US

Fantastic study that approaches IVF from the standpoint of assisted reproduction as a right that belongs to all and not just people who can afford it.

https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/striking-costs-infertility-point-importance-ivf-access-and-affordability

Striking costs of infertility point to importance of IVF access and affordability

Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maria Polyakova examines both the public and private impacts of infertility — from the toll on mental health to socio-economic dynamics.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)