"People don’t realize how much these clinics hold together the local health system until they’re gone,” said George Hill, the group’s president and CEO. “For thousands of patients, that was their doctor, their lab, and their lifeline.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/31/2351274/-The-quiet-collapse-of-America-s-reproductive-health-safety-net?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-News
The quiet collapse of America’s reproductive health safety net
By � Céline Gounder �for KFF
In late October, Maine Family Planning announced three rural clinics in northern Maine would close by month’s end. These primary care and reproductive health ...
When the president is this volatile and authoritarian, of course we have to be prepared for anything,” Bergstø told the Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/norway-braces-for-trumps-reaction-if-he-does-not-win-nobel-peace-prize
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Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says
“Donald Trump is taking the US in an extreme direction, attacking freedom of speech, having masked secret police kidnapping people in broad daylight and cracking down on institutions and the courts.
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“I think today she achieved one thing,” added Cobb, who was part of the White House legal team during Trump’s first term. “She knocked John Mitchell off the perch of reprehensible attorney generals as number one, despite his guilty plea and time in jail.”
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bondi-reprehensible-nixon-attorney-general_n_68e6851fe4b0d98d3e53114a
Pam Bondi More 'Reprehensible' Than Nixon's Attorney General: Ex-White House Lawyer
Former Trump insider Ty Cobb said today's Department of Justice is looking worse than the Watergate era.
While Election Day is Nov. 4, you’ll have several options for where to cast your ballot early — with more in-person voting locations opening across the Bay Area starting Oct. 25.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12058811/election-2025-ballot-dropoff-near-me-early-voting-where-is-my-polling-place?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-News
Election 2025: Where Can I Drop Off My Ballot or Vote Early In Person?
Early voting in California has begun. Here's how to find your early voting location, or where to drop off your mail-in ballot.
A property belonging to a South Carolina judge that temporarily blocked an effort by the Trump administration to obtain the state’s full voter registration list was destroyed in a fire on Saturday, according to multiple news reports.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-diane-goodstein-house-on-fire_n_68e39a41e4b0b59bd0ef0749?origin=home-latest-news-unit
South Carolina Officials Are Probing Fire That Destroyed Home Of Judge Who Ruled Against DOJ
Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein was not at the property during the incident, South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice John Kittredge told FITNews.
“It’s not just our people or their people, it’s American people. So many of the folks who rely on this health care are not people who even voted for me in my own state, but they need it.” - Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/government-shutdown-democrats-trump_n_68e021fde4b061291b14ffe2?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Democrats Stiffen Resolve As Government Shutdown Drags On
A raft of new polling showing bipartisan support for an extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies is buoying Democrats amid their standoff with the GOP.
Happy Thursday, Bluesky! 🌺
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Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life." - Pope Leo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/pope-leo-trump-immigration-policies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Pope Leo criticizes Trump’s hardline immigration policies: ‘I don’t know if that’s pro-life’
Pope questions what it means to be ‘pro-life’ amid the ‘inhuman treatment of immigrants’ in the US
As I have been reporting this summer, there is a tiny conflict zone in Portland. It centers on a single, gated driveway — the entrance to the local ICE facility south of downtown, which has been the site of rolling protests since June.
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/portland-not-war-ravaged-trump-1235438405/
