BREAKING: Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has decertified #Amendment3, the ballot initative that could lift the state's ban on abortions. This comes as the Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear the case for the ballot initative Tuesday morning.

I listened to the audio version of this in the car yesterday, and it's a must-read (or listen)!

It’s not a coincidence that the right wing is targeting Haitians in particular. That’s all I’m going to say about that.

"There is no state in the country where it is legal to kill a baby after it's born." Always a good sign when that's the first time the moderator fact checks a candidate!

If you have no clue what that "transgender surgery" line was, it comes from a CNN hit piece from Andy Kaczynski on Monday. It was an appalling story, and Donald Trump just ran with it. lawdork.com/p/in-search-of…

Great write-up from Chris on the "transgender surgery" line in the debate, but worth emphasizing that the reason Harris was asked about it in 2019 was because as California AG her office opposed a lawsuit seeking gender-affirming care in prisons washingtonblade.com/2019/01/21/har…

BREAKING: NYPD Commissioner Edward Cabán has submitted a letter of resignation — a week after federal authorities seized his electronics in a swirling corruption investigation that has touched on other top officials in Mayor Adams' admin. Story coming shortly via New York Daily News

The news is out! Tomorrow is my last day at WNYC 🎙/Gothamist. I wasn’t part of today’s layoffs — I volunteered for a buyout and got denied, so I resigned instead — but I’m grieving for my coworkers who lost their jobs today. hellgatenyc.com/new-york-publi…

A week or so ago, I decided to try and figure out how many colleges and universities changed their protest policies over the summer. The answer: 50+ campuses across the country.

Atlantic Health my mom died of breast cancer after fighting for over 10 years. She was only 59. My sister has been on a special surveillance program for decades. She is only 40. She has an abnormal lump in her breast — and *your* doctors have concluded that she needs an immediate

The mayor’s post is community noted because he didn’t mention every person shot on the subway — including one random straphanger in critical condition after being shot in the head — was shot by police.

Since 2017, 21 states have passed 41 laws enhancing penalties and fines for common protest-related crimes—part of a wave of nearly 300 anti-protest bills introduced nationwide. typeinvestigations.org/investigation/…

A former prison guard at FMC Lex pleaded guilty to "sexually abusing of wards." Women who alleged the guard raped them say the Bureau of Prisons creates a 'sanctuary' for male guards to abuse women who are incarcerated under their care. New from me: kentucky.com/news/local/cri…

At Prison Health News, we've been facing censorship of our quarterly newsletter that provides essential health info for incarcerated people. I got interviewed about this problem by the The Kansas City Star and you can read the interview here (or ask me for a pdf copy!): kansascity.com/news/state/mis…

South Dakota state prison system puts nearly 1,300 inmates on indefinite lockdown southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/09/16/sta… via South Dakota Searchlight THIS IS SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.

Woo girl cnn.com/2024/09/19/pol…

The deputy was facing these charges from multiple women, one of whom passed away. He was sentenced to ...six months of jai (plus 6 years probation).