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Joanna Grossman
@joannagrossman.bsky.social
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Law professor. Three-boy mom. Aging, decrepit ultrarunner. Social justice warrior. Dream is to own a fluffy cow.

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 1d
I think the media should try to find stories in which Trump isn’t a hypocritical POS. There would be few to none.
justinwolfers.bsky.social Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)

Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Ken Caldeira, Sanford F. Schram , and 4 more

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)

Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Dr. Felicia Kornbluh @vtfeminist.bsky.social · 1d
A feminist historian’s guide @sarahweinman.com @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @joannagrossman.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social @maryrziegler.bsky.social @nypl.bsky.social
msmagazine.com/2025/12/07/w...
A Feminist Historian’s Year-End Reading and Viewing Guide
Books, plays and museum shows on feminism, women, gender and sexuality, law and Jewish history—all the things this historian teaches about.
msmagazine.com

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 1d
I’m really sorry for your loss.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 2d
“ACIP has recommended a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine since 1991, after realizing a risk-based strategy wasn’t working. Annual hepatitis B infections among infants and children have dropped 99% from 16,000 to less than 20.”

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman, Charles T. Mathewes

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Chris Seaman @cbseaman.bsky.social · 3d
News: After 5 months, UVA has finally produced billing records from its outside counsel (McGuireWoods LLP) related to DOJ investigations. UVA spent over $1.7 million through end of August! Link to the heavily redacted invoices here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ev8ke...

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Smith, Joanna L. Grossman

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d
This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.

More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.

As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Align U.S. Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries
ALIGNING THE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to begin the
www.whitehouse.gov

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman, Christina Pagel

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3d
That’s another horrendous ACIP meeting on the books. This clown show did a lot more than weakly recommend delaying the HBV birth dose and compare vaccines to planes.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/say-hello-...
Say Hello to Hepatitis B, Baby
Anti-vax ACIP are bumbling their way to higher rates of pediatric liver cancer...and worse
rasmussenretorts.substack.com

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Steph Herold @stephherold.bsky.social · 4d
Important new research from @kff.org: about 40% of US adults say that they're unsure about the safety of medication abortion. www.kff.org/public-opini...

This is part of why the way abortion is portrayed on TV and film matters -- people need new ways to access accurate information about abortion!
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Knowledge and Views of Medication Abortion | KFF
This KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that many, including women of reproductive age, remain unfamiliar with key facts about mifepristone. Fewer than half of all adults say they believe abortion pills a...
www.kff.org

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 4d
More of this

Reposted by Mary L. Dudziak, Mark Rice, Ann Bartow , and 3 more

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 4d
This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.

CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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onion person @junlper.beer · 5d
new episode of kill the computer where we talk about how the oklohoma university essay debacle was a planned political narrative targeting a trans professor from the very start
True Grift Ft. Parker Molloy
Podcast Episode · Kill The Computer · 12/04/2025 · 1h 16m
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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 6d
ICYMI—my essay on the gross distortion of family law in the context of abortion and gender-affirming care for minors—politics take precedence over the well-being of adolescents. yalelawjournal.org/essay/who-de...
Who Decides? The Role of Parental Rights in Abortion and Gender-Affirming-Care Decisions for Minors | Yale Law Journal
This Essay argues that the legal system has allocated power over abortion and gender-affirming care decisions for minors in ways that may jeopardize rather...
yalelawjournal.org

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Reproaction @reproaction.bsky.social · 8d
Mifepristone has been used safely in abortion care for over two decades. Trust the science and debunk anti-abortion misinformation here: reproaction.org/resource/deb...
States: "Trust the Science: Mifepristone is Here to Stay." Graphic is on a green background with autumn flowers and Reproaction logo.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Rebecca Tushnet, Aaron Sojourner , and 6 more

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9d
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.

This is who MAGA is now.

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 10d
How Catholic women in 18th-century Italy defied sexual harassment in the confessional
theconversation.com/how-catholic...
How Catholic women in 18th-century Italy defied sexual harassment in the confessional
The Vatican archives show that women reported instances of harassment and abuse to Church authorities.
theconversation.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10d
Murder

www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/29/m...
Murder - emptywheel
We don't know why Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly targeted two members of West Virginia's National Guard, just like we don't know the real reason Pete Hegseth keeps targeting boats for murder in the Ca...
www.emptywheel.net

Reposted by Ann Bartow, Joanna L. Grossman, Kate Jackson

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11d
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 11d
Abortion bans are bad for our health.

The Turnaway Study found that people who are denied abortion care are more likely to experience poor physical health for years after the pregnancy, including chronic pain and gestational hypertension.

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Lana Lawrence @msfocused.bsky.social · 11d
Excellent read. Here’s the gift link. archive.is/2025.11.26-1...

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Richard S.J. Tol, Mark A. Lemley , and 19 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Colin F. Camerer, Steve Peers , and 33 more

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Miami DSA @miamidsa.org · 13d
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 14d
I wonder if they had paper towels on the Titanic as it was sinking? Readers want to know.

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 14d
My parents once dragged us to someone’s house for Thanksgiving and no potatoes were served.

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 14d
Yet another reason why forced birth is cruel: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
Health Issues in Middle Age Can Be Linked to Pregnancy Years Earlier
www.nytimes.com

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 15d
If at first you don’t succeed at human trafficking, try exactly 15 more times.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Fabián Muniesa, Joanna L. Grossman

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 15d
musk agreeing with an explicitly eugenicist post

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Joanna Grossman @joannagrossman.bsky.social · 16d
Every GOP accusation is a confession. Every damn time.
theintellectualist.bsky.social The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 16d
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Joanna L. Grossman

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 16d
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Reposted by Joanna L. Grossman

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Jane's Due Process @janesdueprocess.bsky.social · 16d
"Young Texans may be more likely to not recognize pregnancy early, know where to obtain an abortion, have fear about disclosing their pregnancy to family members or to be unable to travel and pay for care, especially without adult help."
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Young Texans were most immediately impacted by six-week abortion ban: study
Facility-based abortions both in and out of the state decreased by about 26% for Texans under 18 and and almost 20% for those between the ages of 18 and 24.
www.houstonchronicle.com