The Continuous Republican Assault Upon the Rights of Women, Minorities, Immigrants, and the LGBTQ Community

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REPUBLICAN ASSAULT UPON WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND THE HORRIBLE OUTCOMES:

Without Abortion, Doctors in Texas Are Forced to Witness Horrible Outcomes - Slate
We’re supposed to be able to give patients choices on how to handle high-risk pregnancy complications. A new paper shows what happens when we can’t.

excerpt:

"Without the ability to offer abortion to their patients, 28 women (in 2 Texas hospitals where a study was conducted) had to wait an average of nine days waited for something terrible to happen.

During that nine days of waiting, here is what was achieved for the babies: 27 of the patients had loss of the fetus in utero or the death of the infant shortly after delivery.

Of the entire cohort, one baby remained alive, still in the NICU at time of the journal article’s publication, with a long list of complications from extreme prematurity, including bleeding in the brain, brain swelling, damage to intestines, chronic lung disease. and liver dysfunction. If a baby survives these complications, they often result in permanent, lifelong illnesses.

During those nine days of waiting for an immediate threat to maternal life, here is what happened to the women of that cohort: Most of them went into labor, or had a stillbirth, which meant the medical team could then legally intervene and empty the uterus.

Fifty-seven percent of those pregnant women had some sort of complication, and for about a third of them, it was serious enough to require intensive-care admission, surgery, or a second admission to the hospital.

One of the 28 patients ended up with a hysterectomy, which means she will never carry a pregnancy again.

IN GOOD NEWS, PROGRESS in CIVIL RIGHTS

Senate passes same-sex marriage bill with 61-36 vote - Yahoo

McConnell, Rand Paul in minority as Senate OKs bill protecting interracial, gay marriage - Yahoo News

Law to protect same-sex marriage and religious freedom clears final Senate hurdle - Yahoo

GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis Gives Moving Speech In Support Of Same-Sex Marriage Protections - HuffPost Latest News

McConnell, in an interracial marriage, voting against a bill that protects interracial marriage. Go figure.
 

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS:

This Teen Was Raped in a State That Has an Abortion Exception. She Still Couldn't Get One. -Vice

Judge Blocks Indiana Abortion Ban on Religious Freedom Grounds - US News

GAY RIGHTS AND REICH WINGED HYPOCRISY:

QAnon Leader Inadvertently Outs Himself as a Groomer - The Daily Beast

QAnon leader inadvertently outs himself as a pedophile "groomer" - and not very intelligent - Dailykos
 

[Ike Bana]

In assaults, seperate personal (women's right to control their bodies) to assaults on others with an agenda (hey kids, if you don't believe in christ you'll go to hell and if you don't accept that two fathers equals a nuclear family, well, yeah, you'll go to hell).

It's a bad combination of radical white christian authoritarianism, racism, sexism (a consequence of christian authoritarianism), identity politics, xenophobia, and entitlement (as in "I want my country back").

So Americans end up wanting what they want...wanting it right this second...and wanting somebody else to pay for it.

But then...this is a country built on a foundation of the worst combination of philosophies possible...
Puritanism - the rest of you are sinners.
Utopianism - everywhere else is a ****.
Individualism - I got mine, too ****' bad for you.
And...the Manifest Destiny cherry on top.

**** right out of the gate.

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THE MAGA ASSAULT UPON WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Texas Republicans Aim to Censor Abortion Pill Websites - Jezebel

A Trump judge just fired the first shot against birth control, in Deanda v. Becerra. - Vox

Voters ousted judge who denied an abortion to C student. Then DeSantis promoted him. | Frank Cerabino - Yahoo

Alabama AG says he may prosecute women for taking abortion pills - Raw Story

Missouri hospital accused of denying emergency abortion - Los Angeles Times

States with more abortion restrictions have higher maternal and infant mortality, report finds - Yahoo


THE MAGA ASSAULT UPON GAY RIGHTS

Texas AG Paxton Wants to Build A Registry Of Trans People, But He Won't Say Why - Above the Law
(WE know why... straight up NAZI ****)


THE RESITANCE

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban - ABC News

Court Rules Abortion Doctors Can't Be Charged Under Arizona Law - HuffPost

FDA will greenlight pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pill mifepristone, agency says - ABC13 Houston

The most famous wrestlers of today are speaking out and acting against homophobia - Dailykos

THE MAGA OPPOSITION TO EVEN SENSIBLE GUN CONTROL

Bump Stock Ban Struck Down By the 5th Circuit Appeals Court - HuffPost Latest News

(that SAME GOOD OL' BOY bunch of HACKS I've blasted on NUMEROUS occasions)

from the article:

Judges ruling against the ban were Elrod, Priscilla Richman, Edith Jones, Jerry Smith, Carl Stewart, Leslie Southwick, Catharina Haynes, Don Willett, James Ho, Kyle Duncan, Kurt Engelhardt, Cory Wilson and Andrew Oldham. All but Stewart are Republican appointees to the appeals court.


AND FINALLY, THE FKNG RIGHT WINGED HYPOCRITES (WHO AND WHAT THEY TRULY ARE):

QAnon activist who says top Democrats are child abusers convicted of abusing 8-year-old boy - LGBTQ Nation

OMG, Andrew Tate Apparently Bragged About Human Trafficking Online!!! - Perez Hilton

Of Course The 'OK Groomer' Contingent Voted Against Protecting Child Abuse Survivors - Wonkette

Busy Florida legislator writes anti-LGBTQ laws and steals COVID funds - and now faces 20 years - Dailykos (lock that fkr up)

Male Herschel Walker staffer alleges ACU Chair Matt Schlapp ‘groped’ and ‘fondled’ his crotch - Dailykos

Matt Schlapp Blasted as Hypocrite After Report He Groped Male Staffer - Newsweek

Choir director at private Catholic school pleads guilty to more than 25 child sex crimes - Raw Story

Florida Republican who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ resigns after federal indictment - POLITICO

28 Republicans Vote Against Bill To Protect Child Sex Abuse Survivors - HuffPost

A sexist sexual predator and abuser: Rudy Giuliani sued for sexual harassment in New York - Dailykos
 

[Justthetruth]

Good posts all.

[Buck Naked]

Do you realize the majority of the Senators currently serving are republicans?

they are?

[ConsRule]

they are?

In July they were.

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MAGA'S CONTINUED ASSAULT UPON WOMEN:

Republicans Still Pushing Abortion Bills After 2022 Midterm Flop | HuffPost Latest News

Republicans, Having Learned Nothing, Are Coming for Abortion Post-Midterms-Flop | Vanity Fair

Alabama Just Said It Will Use Drug Laws to Prosecute Women for Taking Abortion Pills - Law and Crime

Virginia abortion proposal: Youngkin's 15-week ban has FEW exceptions - Slate

Idaho Republican legislator apologizes for comparing women’s reproductive care to milking cows - Yahoo

Democratic victory in Virginia special election likely dooms GOP proposed abortion ban - Yahoo News


DAFT B------ DEPT: or, MAGAS sure love their Black props for white supremacy and fascism DON'T they??

Candace Owens Declares ‘I Don’t Think Andrew Tate Is a Rapist’ the Same Day Text Reveals He Said He Loves ‘Raping’ - Mediaite 


MAGA'S HATRED TOWARD IMMIGRANTS:

GOP House's first immigration bill would shut off asylum to ALL MIGRANTS INCLUDING CHILDREN - Dailykos


MAGA'S HATE FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY:

Tennessee Wants to Criminalize Drag Shows. Welcome to the Right’s Latest Assault on LGBTQ People - Rolling Stone

Wisconsin Republicans block a ban on conversion therapy - NBC News
At least 20 states and the District of Columbia have restricted the discredited practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
 
 

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THE CONTINUED MAGA ASSAULT UPON WOMEN:

Voters told them no, but Kansas Republicans are advancing wild new anti-abortion legislation anyway - Dailykos

Abortion Ban States Are BEST At Killing Newborn Babies AND Mothers - Wonkette

Lauren Boebert's first bill of the year centers on defunding Planned Parenthood - Alternet

Alabama Attorney General Threatens to Prosecute Anyone Procuring an Abortion via USPS - The Mary Sue

Police looking for arsonist believed to have set fire to Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic - Yahoo News

FBI searching for 2 suspects wanted for throwing Molotov **** at Costa Mesa Planned Parenthood - ABC7

Florida threatens pharmacies to not fill prescriptions for abortion pills - CBS


FIGHTING BACK

White House Takes Action To Help Protect Medication Abortion - HuffPost Latest News

MEANWHILE:

Viral video surfaces of Andrew Tate admitting to sleeping with 16 year old girl - FirstSportz (that's Candice O's bud...)

Viral video surfaces of Andrew Tate admitting to sleeping with 16 year old girl! - YouTube

(NOTE: in case anyone doesn't know, I'd been barred here in "no holds barred" (and elsewhere I'd imagine) from posting new topics, images, and links. Too many FACTS I'd imagine. However, all you need do is highlight the words in blue, copy, and past them to a search engine. You'll find the article)
 

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CONTINUED FROM ABOVE:

THE CONTINUED MAGA ASSAULT UPON THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY:

Republicans Propose Flurry Of Stupid Bigot Anti-Trans Laws, And When We Say Flurry We Mean 167. - Wonkette

Ron DeSantis wants to know a scary amount of medical information about trans students in Florida - Dailykos

Over 71 percent of LGBTQ youth say restrictive state laws have negatively impacted their mental health – The Hill

As If Trans People Weren’t Enough, New GOP Bill Also Comes After Furries - The Mary Sue


AND:

MAGA Activist Group 'One Million Moms' Calls For Boycott Of Animated Disney Show Due To a Character With Two Moms - Comic Sands   Conservatives are accusing the Disney Jr. show of 'pushing an agenda' by including gay parents. (heavens forbid)


DEPT. OF SILLY MFKRS - AKA, MORE MINORITY PROPS LEGITIMIZING WHITE SUPREMACY:

Azealia Banks praises right-wing, anti-trans Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in new interview - TheFader (dot com)  A favorite of the far-right for his targeting of trans healthcare and African American education, Desantis earned praise from Banks, a new Florida resident

Candace Owens Calls Women In The Workforce 'A Distraction' - Newsone

GOP's first (allegedly) openly gay representative thinks same-sex marriage is ‘an attack on the family unit’ - Dailykos

acknowledgements - Thanks to ...skums... (I think it was??)... for showing me the error of my ways by, not only ****-posting this thread, but by including a typically unhanded fraudulent "direct quote" which he (she?) posted as if it were my own words.  A real CLASS ACT if ever there was one.
 

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As usual I've spent some of my weekend compiling the latest batch of news items from the week prior. Knew you were looking for 'em. So let's get on with it, shall we?

THE CONTINUOUS MAGA ASSAULT UPON WOMEN'S RIGHTS:

Idaho abortion ban prevented woman suffering miscarriage from receiving medical care - Boing Boing

Arkansas Republicans’ New Abortion Ban Bill Includes Miscarriage as a Prosecutable Offense - The Mary Sue

Federal judge could decide as soon as February to yank abortion pill nationwide - Raw Story

Tennessee Refuses Federal Money for HIV Testing Because Planned Parenthood Would Get Some of It - Yahoo News

Here we go again: Kansas Republicans pitch another anti-abortion constitutional amendment - Dailykos


FIGHTING BACK:

Virginia Senate Democrats throw out Gov. Glenn Youngkin's anti-abortion agenda in key votes - Dailykos

Virginia Democrats Defeat 15-Week Abortion Ban And Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Choice Agenda - HuffPost Latest News

Oregon launches abortion hotline offering free legal advice - ABC News


MAGA HATRED FOR THE GAY COMMUNITY:

Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes attacking LGBTQ+ people top priority as governor of fourth poorest state - Queerty

Utah Just Became the First State of 2023 to Ban Gender-Affirming Care – Mother Jones

Utah Gov. Bans Life-Saving Care For Trans Youth Upon Advice Of Non-Existent Experts - Wonkette