Fishy fishy fishy fish
Today…
is Happy Hour Day, which I’m planning to read as “a day of happy hours.”
is the birthday of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902), big sister suffragette, organizer of the 1848 Seneca Falls convention, hard to imagine you’re here and don’t know this name.
is apparently “National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day,” and along with my recent defense of vanilla, I’m saying justice for anchovies. I know, girl, some pizza places serve lousy old anchovies or overdo them, but in moderation they are good. And I’m not even talking about the fancy white kind you get at Whole Foods. They are a secret ingredient to a few of my sauces. They are key to a perfect old-school caesar. Big Nana used to do a plain foccaccia with just olive oil, sauteed onions and anchovies, and oh my God I’m getting emotional just thinking about it.
To those 3-4 local friends reading this with dread…
#sorrynotsorry
Abortion
ABC | Abortion law in Texas causing 'total disruption' at clinics across America | Katie Kindelan
Good Morning America | Texas abortion law impacting providers as far away as California, Maryland | Elizabeth Thomas
The New Yorker | What Does an At-Home Abortion Look Like in 2021? | Lizzie Widdicombe
The 19th | Democrats in statehouses look to ensure abortion rights as future of Roe v. Wade seems unsure | Barbara Rodriguez
Illinois
Illinois Times | Will Parental Notification repeal hurt Pritzker at reelection time? | Rich Miller
Mississippi
Time | Inside Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic—and the Biggest Fight for Abortion Rights in a Generation | Abigail Abrams
Ohio
HuffPost | These Corporations Funded The Co-Sponsors Of Ohio’s Proposed Abortion Ban | Alanna Vagianos
Texas
Dallas Morning News | ‘Anybody can just file a lawsuit’: Abortion rights groups challenge new Texas restrictions | Allie Morris
Ms. | Texas’s Six-Week Ban Has Been In Effect for Over Two Months. Is There an End in Sight? | Roxanne Szal
LGBTQ
Autostraddle | 2021 Is Officially the Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People | Carmen Phillips
Daily Kos | Native LGBTQ adults report high levels of depression, economic stress, and abuse | Marissa Higgins
LGBTQ Nation | New study shows why there are so few LGBTQ anti-vaxxers | Alex Bollinger
OUTvoices | First ever national fund for transgender girls of color launches | Merryn Johns
California
Bay Area Reporter | State Supreme Court to hear case on Wiener's LGBTQ senior law | John Ferrannini
Connecticut
WTIC-TV | Survey of LGBTQ+ state residents finds a need for better health care access and support | Doug Stewart
Florida
RawStory | 'Needs to be investigated as a crime': Florida school board member files criminal complaint over teen LGBTQ book | David Badash
Maryland
Baltimore Sun | Maryland trans veterans seek VA coverage for surgery, but agency still drafting proposed rules | Billy Jean Louis
Nevada
LGBTQ Nation | Nevada’s Kimi Cole could be the first out trans statewide official elected in the country | Molly Sprayregen
More from Associated Press
South Carolina
AlterNet | GOP governor bans LGBTQ book in school library as 'obscene' and 'pornographic' - orders law enforcement investigation | David Badash
Virginia
LGBTQ Nation | Virginia school board members call for public book burning of gay books | Molly Sprayregen
More from Daily Kos, Maddow, The Mary Sue, The Week
WRIC-TV | Could legal battles be next for school divisions that don’t comply with policy changes for transgender students? | Olivia Jaquith
Pregnancy & Parenting
Business Insider | A millennial baby boom could be on the way, and it's likely to boost sales at Walmart, Target, and dollar stores, analysts say | Mary Hanbury
Modern Healthcare | Childbirth-related health complications drain $32.2 billion from U.S. economy | Alex Kacik
Poynter | Why are Americans buying so many pregnancy tests? | Al Tompkins
Why do you think…Vogue | Grappling With Postpartum Anxiety in the Age of COVID-And Instagram | Emily Barasch
Indiana
Indianapolis Star | Giving birth in Indiana is more dangerous than you think. IndyStar probe examines why. | Alvie Lindsay, London Gibson
New Jersey
NJ.com | We’re ‘thrilled’ Medicaid will provide more help to new moms. But more is needed. | Patricia Suplee
New York
Bloomberg | NY Governor Candidate Jumaane Williams Unveils Black Maternal Mortality Plan | Kelsey Butler
Reproductive Health & Justice
Truthout | Right-Wing Attacks on Native Child Welfare Law Should Frighten Us All | Kelly Hayes
Work & Money
Time | A Record Number of Women Are Enrolled in Top Business Schools, But Men Still Dominate MBA Programs | Katie Reilly
Washington Post | How does the US compare to other countries on paid parental leave? Americans get 0 weeks. Estonians get more than 80 | Miriam Berger
Child Care
Chicago Tribune | New child care subsidies may sound great, but will families be able to use them? | Rachel Greszler
Scary Mommy | Affordable Childcare Is A Unicorn, And It’s Preventing Moms From Going Back To Work | Tanay Howard
Los Angeles Times | Democrats aim to dramatically reshape childcare, preschool | Jennifer Haberkorn