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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 22m

Freedom of press forever.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 1h

Covered the repro > corporate takeover that’s been happening at PPSE over the last year. More reporting coming soon.

BREAKING: Sources Say Planned Parenthood Southeast Is Straying From Its Mission

Corporate cohort replaces repro leadership

open.substack.com

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 1d

Agree! Have never been and don’t intend to be.

Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 1d

$20!

Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 2d

I just laughed out loud.

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 2d

This is the MAHA-ization of bodily autonomy I've been railing about. Read more about what's coming at TN Repro News. wellsrachelm.substack.com/p/the-maha-i...

Unraveling the Effort to Make American Women Helpless Again

When MAHA comes for bodily autonomy we all lose

wellsrachelm.substack.com

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 2d

"RRM is as much a political lifeline for abortion opponents and Republicans as it is a medical treatment. Last year, when the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring IVF embryos to be children for the purposes of the state’s wrongful death of a minor law, a nightmare began for the GOP."

Conservatives Have a New Strategy for Demonizing IVF. It Might Actually Work.

RRM strategies seem tailor-made to create common ground between conservatives who identify as pronatalist.

slate.com

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 2d

This post is exclusively here to share the poncho I bought at a garage sale today.

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 3d

Paid subscriptions to TN Repro News are officially live! If you're looking for independent, Southern-rooted reporting on repro rights, you've found the right Substack.

Become a paid subscriber here: wellsrachelm.substack.com/subscribe

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 3d

*are so lucky. (Ugh, can't stand this mistake!)

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 3d

I want every single person — Democrat, Republican, or neither — to understand the effects of laws being passed to be able to better prepare themselves and those close to them. This is going to impact all of us.

Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been overwhelmed by story tips and important investigations to dig into, and I simply can’t do it without a bit more help to sustain this work.

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 3d

Tennessee and the repro movement is SO lucky to have Dr. Andreson. She is a force to be reckoned with.

Katrina Green, MD FAAEM, FAMWA (she/her) @kgreenmd.bsky.social · 4d

Damn right, @nashvillescene.com! Dr. Andreson is following through by standing up for her patients, the ability to practice medicine without government interference and running for office AGAIN to fix this mess from the inside! You can donate to help her win at secure.actblue.com/donate/laura...

Best Follow-Through

It is inspiring to see how many women entered politics in the past few years, when Tennessee’s laws began hitting close to home. OB-GYN Dr. Laura Andreson was spurred into

www.nashvillescene.com

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 4d

Tennessee led the country in the criminalization of pregnant people after it passed a “fetal-assault” law. Since the law sunset in 2016, recorded cases have fallen, but that’s not to say the state isn’t still at the forefront of the landscape. wellsrachelm.substack.com/p/tennessee-...

How Tennessee Disappeared from the Data but Not the Damage

The punishment didn’t stop. It just went underground.

wellsrachelm.substack.com

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 5d

How many times have Black repro justice orgs warned mainstream feminist movements that surveillance is the *key* to repro autonomy? Ans: Too many to count. Thankful to Healthy & Free TN, SisterSong and SisterReach, and SPARK for their work. Follow RJ leaders yesterday. #reproductivejustice

Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 5d

Make sure to read @404media.co’s incredible reporting on this - then check out my newsletter for more info on how the anti-abortion movement is working with abusers to target women

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 5d

Vanderbilt campus groups push back against Trump administration higher ed ‘compact’ tennesseelookout.com/briefs/vande...

Vanderbilt campus groups push back against Trump administration higher ed ‘compact’ • Tennessee Lookout

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a “compact” with the Trump administration is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

tennesseelookout.com

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Truthout @truthout.org · 10d

Emmy award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was deported today to El Salvador – a country he fled over 20 years ago — in retaliation for filming law enforcement activities. Officers arrested him while he was reporting at a “No Kings” protest against Trump, even though he was wearing a “PRESS” vest.

Journalist Mario Guevara Deported After Reporting on Anti-Trump Protest

Human rights organizations have condemned Mario Guevara’s deportation as an authoritarian attack on the free press.

truthout.org

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 12d

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 12d

Sending all the strength to the women listening to this maniac and others like him since 9:30am (it's 2pm). We appreciate you showing up and fighting for our bodily autonomy! #sc #sb323

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 12d

Watch what you wish for! ;)

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 12d

Watching the S.C. SB 323 testimony is more hilarious than Portlandia x Robin Williams' entire career x Wayne's World.

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 12d

Now they're talking about cosmos, animal life in space, being fruitful, the magnificent designing of the geologic (?) framework. This guy is a Doctor. These phrases are direct quotes. #SB323

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 12d

A group of men debating whether a WOMAN SHOULD BE IN CONTROL OF HER BODY. I AM HAVING A MOMENT RN. www.scstatehouse.gov/video/stream...

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Rachel Wells @rachelwells1.bsky.social · 13d

The hours-long SC SB 323 testimony could be summarized in the first 30 sec. The first speaker AGAINST the bill was crying, begging for legislators to see her humanity as a woman, and the first speaker FOR the bill warns GOP legislators: if you vote wrong, you'll lose your seat -- AUTONOMY v. POWER

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