Amanda C
@adclark.bsky.social
Political science prof. Election admin nerd. Views are my own.
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I've been warning for years that this was how Republicans would ban birth control - by twisting language and redefining certain types of contraception as 'abortifacients'
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The GOP’s Plan to Ban Birth Control (Part I)
Redefining Contraception as 'Abortion'
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September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I've been warning for years that this was how Republicans would ban birth control - by twisting language and redefining certain types of contraception as 'abortifacients'
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gops-p...
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gops-p...
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More from Sotomayor's dissent:
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
July 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
More from Sotomayor's dissent:
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
"When the Executive publicly announces its intent to
break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the
Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. ... The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive."
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This site shows the names Medicaid goes by for each state. www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medica...
Medicaid By State: Alternative Names and Contact Information
Medicaid and state specific Medicaid names, contact information and website links
www.medicaidplanningassistance.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This site shows the names Medicaid goes by for each state. www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medica...
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I want to reiterate that countless conservative judges issued universal injunctions against the Biden administration, and the Supreme Court never halted the practice. Now, barely five months into Trump's second term, the court puts an end to these injunctions. A brazen double standard.
June 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I want to reiterate that countless conservative judges issued universal injunctions against the Biden administration, and the Supreme Court never halted the practice. Now, barely five months into Trump's second term, the court puts an end to these injunctions. A brazen double standard.
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This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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In over 99.5 percent of protest events in April and May, we recorded no injuries, arrests, or property damage — an unprecedentedly tiny fraction for a movement of this size and geographic dispersion.
June 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In over 99.5 percent of protest events in April and May, we recorded no injuries, arrests, or property damage — an unprecedentedly tiny fraction for a movement of this size and geographic dispersion.