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Today…
is the birthday of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943– ), the first person to identify a radio pulsar, which is considered among the most important astronomical discoveries of the last century and “was recognized by the award of the 1974 Nobel Prize but, despite being the first person to discover the pulsars, she was not one of the recipients of the prize,” Oh no, that went to her boss and another colleague, both men.
Turns out I’ve been doing Jocelyn Bell Burnell cosplay for the last 20+ years.is National Orange Chicken Day, thanks to which I learned Panda Express just launched a pilot Beyond Meat orange chicken – only in Southern California and New York, boooooo.
Idly wondering how many times one can listen to a self-consciously self-indulgent / darkly funny / despairing / optimistic album on repeat before Spotify asks after you a la
Abortion
HuffPost | How A Spending Bill Without The Hyde Amendment Could Reshape Abortion Access | Lydia O'Connor
South Carolina
AP | 20 states support South Carolina in abortion lawsuit | Meg Kinnard
Texas
ELLE | A New Texas Law Offers a $10,000 'Bounty' on Abortions | Rose Minutaglio
New York Times | A new lawsuit aims to pre-empt Texas’ proposed citizen-enforced abortion law. | Elizabeth Dias
More from Salon, The Texas Signal
Virginia
WVTF-FM | Glenn Youngkin Still Not Ready to Answer Questions About Abortion | Michael Pope
LGBTQ
The American Independent | Tuberville wonders why trans athletes can't just have a separate 'team of their own' | Casey Quinlan
Bustle | 12 HIV & Sexual Health Charities State "Absolute Commitment" To Trans Rights | Alice Broster
Daily Kos | Lawmakers urge release of trans people and individuals with HIV, citing dangerous ICE conditions | Gabe Ortiz
Money | Transgender People Face Challenges in Getting Life Insurance, but It's Getting Easier | Martha C. White
Teen Vogue | 1 in 4 LGBTQ Youth Identify as Nonbinary, According to New Research | Kaitlyn McNab
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | Leading Republicans agree: It's OK for lawyers to discriminate or harass certain minorities | Max Brantley
Arkansas Times | The usual suspects join Rutledge in ban on transgender health care | Max Brantley
Florida
Education Week | Appeals Court Again Backs Transgender Student, But on Narrower Grounds Amid Signs of Rift | Mark Walsh
Maine
Bangor Daily News | State human rights report sides with teacher who alleged anti-LGBTQ bias at Brewer High School | Lia Russell
New Jersey
LGBTQ Nation | NJ governor candidate claims schools teach “sodomy” to 6th graders during bizarre rant in gun store | Alex Bollinger
More from The Advocate, Metro Weekly, The New Civil Rights Movement, NJ.com, Queerty, WKXW-FM
Texas
Texas Tribune | Texas Senate approves limits on transgender sports but bills are still in limbo | Allyson Waller
Houston Public Media | A Texas GOP Voting Bill Is Likely Dead Due To The Democratic Walkout. So Are These Other Bills | Andrew Schneider
Pregnancy & Parenting
CNN | To end America's maternal mortality crisis, dismantle the racism that fuels it | Stacey D. Stewart, Richard Besser
The New Republic | Angry White Parents Are Once Again Winning the Battle for the American Classroom | Esther Wang
Popular Science | A simple blood test could save new mothers. Why aren't more doctors using it? | Sarah Tucker, Rachel Feltman
Spectrum News | Gillibrand calls for funding to combat postpartum depression | Nick Reisman
TLCme | Study Finds Moms’ Marital Satisfaction Actually Declines with More Children | Amanda Mushro
“Actually” doing so much work here.Washington Post | Want more people to have kids? Treat trying to have children as a right worth protecting. | Alyssa Rosenberg
Reproductive Health & Justice
1A | Birth Control: Present | Michelle Harven
The Face | It’s time breast cancer awareness got more inclusive | Alim Kheraj
Philadelphia Inquirer | Baby boom or bust? How the pandemic has changed pregnancy and birth rates. | Marie McCullough
Vogue | My Body, My Choice? The Paradox of Republican Anti-Vaxxers | Molly Jong-Fast
Miss American Dream
NBC | Britney Spears-inspired-bill introduced to rein in conservators' birth control authority | Dareh Gregorian
NPR | Britney Spears' Conservatorship Draws Bipartisan Concern On Capitol Hill | Barbara Sprunt
UPROXX | The Emotional Labor Of Britney Spears | Rachel Brodsky
Colorado
The Lily | Colorado will provide free birth control to undocumented people. It’s a rare way to expand access. | Julianne McShane
Virginia
The Virginia Mercury | Yes, birth rates in Virginia have declined. But experts say regional differences tell a more complicated story. | Kate Masters
Work & Money
Agenda | Is hybrid working more inclusive than being in the office? | Lila MacLellan
AP | Biden pitches huge budget, says Dems will 'get a lot done' | Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro
More from Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today
Augusta Free Press | Centering Black women in policy is key to future families’ prosperity | Aisha Nyandoro, Marjorie Sims, Trene Hawkins
Fortune | Companies with more women in leadership performed better in the pandemic | Kristen Bellstrom, Emma Hinchliffe
Philanthropy Women | Research Alert: Why Women in Biz Are Using Fake Male Assistants | Kimberly Pike
NPR | Nonbinary Performers Say Gendered Award Categories Ignore Their Identity | Melissa Block
STAT | My pregnancy made me fear for my career. It doesn’t have to be that way | Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu
California
Reuters | Bias in the anti-bias office: San Francisco finds problems and solutions | Hassan Kanu
More, More, More
Pitchfork | Who Owns the Teen Girl Aesthetic? | Quinn Moreland