@ Roe fallout thread (July?)

[lust2hart]

I'm in Kansas. Our primaries are in August, and also on the ballot is a state constitutional amendment to say that abortion is not a right and would clear the path for laws limiting or banning abortion. I'll be working at a polling location and just went to a poll workers' training, where the trainer put up a slide with these numbers: 

Applications for an advance ballot in the county:
5/1-6/23: 100 applications
6/24-7/20: 6820 applications

New voter registrations in the county:
5/1-6/23: 454
6/24-7/20: 965 

I have no idea how this is going to play out. I'm in a blue county so those numbers are encouraging, but if the rest of the state is seeing a similar surge then it's a moot point. But I don't know, it seems to me that people are more motivated by anger, right? So it's more likely that new registrations are coming from people who are pro-choice? I really don't know though. 

[NewOrleans]

Matt Gaetz went on a filthy, misogynist tirade about women’s looks and a twisted connection to abortion that I have edited out of this post. 

[wanderingback]

NewOrleans, may I ask what is the point of posting that highly offensive stuff?

[NewOrleans]

Jul 24, 2022 23:34:23 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

NewOrleans , may I ask what is the point of posting that highly offensive stuff?

This is how a sitting member of Congress describes women and pro-choice protestors or activists.  I felt it was relevant to Dobbs fallout and the emotionally violent direction it will take to hurt women.

I have no wish to inflict harm.  

[wanderingback]

Jul 25, 2022 0:17:54 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Jul 24, 2022 23:34:23 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

NewOrleans , may I ask what is the point of posting that highly offensive stuff?

This is how a sitting member of Congress describes women and pro-choice protestors or activists.  I felt it was relevant to Dobbs fallout and the emotionally violent direction it will take to hurt women.

I have no wish to inflict harm.  

Got it. I guess to me it’s already clear the emotionally violent direction things are. That post was vile and didn’t seem to add anything to the conversation. Thanks for the edit.

[NewOrleans]

TW pregnancy loss

This woman literally had to prove she was rotting from the inside out to get permission to be induced. It is a horrible story.

www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/26/1111280165/because-of-texas-abortion-law-her-wanted-pregnancy-became-a-medical-nightmare

[NewOrleans]

Jul 24, 2022 23:26:26 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Matt Gaetz went on a filthy, misogynist tirade about women’s looks and a twisted connection to abortion that I have edited out of this post. 

quoting myself because this is the context for the article.  He then singled out a particular queer Latina abortion supporter by Tweeting her picture to “prove” his disgusting point.  She’s been dragging him across Twitter and back, raising money to split across abortion funds.  The article from this morning was 115k; she just updated on Twitter it’s up to 275k.  She keeps thanking him.  

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/27/matt-gaetz-insult-olivia-julianna-abortion-rights/

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 27, 2022 15:03:25 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Jul 24, 2022 23:26:26 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Matt Gaetz went on a filthy, misogynist tirade about women’s looks and a twisted connection to abortion that I have edited out of this post. 

quoting myself because this is the context for the article.  He then singled out a particular queer Latina abortion supporter by Tweeting her picture to “prove” his disgusting point.  She’s been dragging him across Twitter and back, raising money to split across abortion funds.  The article from this morning was 115k; she just updated on Twitter it’s up to 275k.  She keeps thanking him.  

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/27/matt-gaetz-insult-olivia-julianna-abortion-rights/

It’s up over $400,000 now.

This woman is amazing. When I was 19, I was not nearly this accomplished and inspiring. I’m still not at 47.

[NewOrleans]

Jul 27, 2022 21:09:14 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Jul 27, 2022 15:03:25 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

quoting myself because this is the context for the article.  He then singled out a particular queer Latina abortion supporter by Tweeting her picture to “prove” his disgusting point.  She’s been dragging him across Twitter and back, raising money to split across abortion funds.  The article from this morning was 115k; she just updated on Twitter it’s up to 275k.  She keeps thanking him.  

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/27/matt-gaetz-insult-olivia-julianna-abortion-rights/

It’s up over $400,000 now.

This woman is amazing. When I was 19, I was not nearly this accomplished and inspiring. I’m still not at 47.

I loved her response that she’s 5’11” and 6’4” in heels to put small men like him in their places. 👠 

[basilosaurus]

Jul 27, 2022 21:51:12 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Jul 27, 2022 21:09:14 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

It’s up over $400,000 now.

This woman is amazing. When I was 19, I was not nearly this accomplished and inspiring. I’m still not at 47.

I loved her response that she’s 5’11” and 6’4” in heels to put small men like him in their places. 👠 

I thought you'd stand in solidarity with shorties

But good on her! Whether we tower over or are shadowed by men, we're every bit worth equal. FFS we're usually better.

[NewOrleans]

Jul 27, 2022 21:09:14 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Jul 27, 2022 15:03:25 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

quoting myself because this is the context for the article.  He then singled out a particular queer Latina abortion supporter by Tweeting her picture to “prove” his disgusting point.  She’s been dragging him across Twitter and back, raising money to split across abortion funds.  The article from this morning was 115k; she just updated on Twitter it’s up to 275k.  She keeps thanking him.  

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/27/matt-gaetz-insult-olivia-julianna-abortion-rights/

It’s up over $400,000 now.

This woman is amazing. When I was 19, I was not nearly this accomplished and inspiring. I’m still not at 47.

a million 😮

Let’s get her make them vote now.

[NewOrleans]

Alito has in Rome boasting about religious freedom and lol’ing about Roe and taunting European leaders who condemned the Dobbs ruling. Reminder that Notre Dame ain’t shit.

“I had the honor this term of writing, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of that institution that has been lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders, who felt perfectly fine commenting on American law. One of these was former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but he paid the price.” Sounds just like DT. He also had to say about Trudeau et al.

www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/07/28/alito-mocks-foreign-critics-of-ruling-00048607

[wawa]

Jul 29, 2022 11:10:01 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Alito has in Rome boasting about religious freedom and lol’ing about Roe and taunting European leaders who condemned the Dobbs ruling. Reminder that Notre Dame ain’t shit.

“I had the honor this term of writing, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of that institution that has been lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders, who felt perfectly fine commenting on American law. One of these was former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but he paid the price.” Sounds just like DT. He also had to say about Trudeau et al.

www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/07/28/alito-mocks-foreign-critics-of-ruling-00048607

I feel like this is a dumb question but like...is this normal?  Do justices usually wander about making public commentary cackling about their rulings and mocking those who disagreed???  I've always thought it was a position was a certain expectation of public facing dignity that historically has been fairly well maintained. But that might be totally false.  Not like I've been actually paying attention for very long compared to the lifetime of the court. 

[Deleted]

Jul 29, 2022 15:35:07 GMT -5 wawa said:

Jul 29, 2022 11:10:01 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Alito has in Rome boasting about religious freedom and lol’ing about Roe and taunting European leaders who condemned the Dobbs ruling. Reminder that Notre Dame ain’t shit.

“I had the honor this term of writing, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of that institution that has been lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders, who felt perfectly fine commenting on American law. One of these was former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but he paid the price.” Sounds just like DT. He also had to say about Trudeau et al.

www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/07/28/alito-mocks-foreign-critics-of-ruling-00048607

I feel like this is a dumb question but like...is this normal?  Do justices usually wander about making public commentary cackling about their rulings and mocking those who disagreed???  I've always thought it was a position was a certain expectation of public facing dignity that historically has been fairly well maintained. But that might be totally false.  Not like I've been actually paying attention for very long compared to the lifetime of the court. 

I mean, even if it used to be, I feel like all bets are off with these conservative justices. They’ve pretty much decided to just do whatever they fuck they want regardless of what makes sense logically or legally and regardless of any kind or prior norms.

[isabel]

Jul 29, 2022 15:35:07 GMT -5 wawa said:

Jul 29, 2022 11:10:01 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

Alito has in Rome boasting about religious freedom and lol’ing about Roe and taunting European leaders who condemned the Dobbs ruling. Reminder that Notre Dame ain’t shit.

“I had the honor this term of writing, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of that institution that has been lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders, who felt perfectly fine commenting on American law. One of these was former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but he paid the price.” Sounds just like DT. He also had to say about Trudeau et al.

www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/07/28/alito-mocks-foreign-critics-of-ruling-00048607

I feel like this is a dumb question but like...is this normal?  Do justices usually wander about making public commentary cackling about their rulings and mocking those who disagreed???  I've always thought it was a position was a certain expectation of public facing dignity that historically has been fairly well maintained. But that might be totally false.  Not like I've been actually paying attention for very long compared to the lifetime of the court. 

I'm with you. This seems bizarre, even in our weird, fucked up country. But... I guess these are the times we live in now?