Hey, you got chocolate in my peanut butter!
Today…
in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed, and one of these days, it’ll be signed again.
is National Peanut Day and International Chocolate Day, so get on that. I adore peanuts and chocolate, but I tend not to do peanuts in my chocolate – interferes with the texture.
concludes the September birthday whirlwind, with her turning 12 on the 2nd and him turning 14 on the 12th, and my debit card gets a brief rest before we gear up again for the holidays.
Abortion
The aftermath
The Atlantic | A Strategy of Confusion | Adam Serwer
BuzzFeed News | The Texas Abortion Ban Has Led To A Lot Of Confusion, But People Will Still Have Access To Emergency Contraception | Nicole Fallert
CNN | Abortion funds and providers are seeing an uptick in 'vigilante' calls after Texas ban
Dallas Morning News | Not one vigilante lawsuit yet, but new Texas law has cut abortion to a trickle and kept courts busy | Todd Gillman
Dallas Morning News | Could Texas’ new heartbeat law lead to lawsuits against companies providing abortion insurance? | Marin Wolf
The judges
New York Times | Behind the Texas Abortion Law, a Persevering Conservative Lawyer | Michael Schmidt
Jezebel | Who Is the Conservative Lawyer Behind Texas SB 8 Abortion Ban? | Marie Solis
BuzzFeed News | Trump's Judges Are Playing A Huge Role In Upholding Anti-Abortion Laws Across The Country | Zoe Tillman
The courts
New York Magazine | Worse Than Texas: S.B. 8 will eventually be defeated but not the six conservatives on the Supreme Court. | Jay Michaelson
SELF Magazine | The Texas Abortion Ban Might Be the First, But It Won't Be the Last | Cristine Grimaldi
Truthout | We Have to Stop Limiting Our Focus to Courts in the Defense of Abortion Rights | Mukund Rathi
$$$
NBC | Salesforce offers to help employees leave in wake of Texas' restrictive abortion law | More from Bloomberg, Boing Boing, Boston Globe, Business Insider, CNN, Daily Beast, Gizmodo, The Hill, HuffPost, KVUE-TV, Political Wire, San Francisco Chronicle, The Verge
The New Republic | Why Would Corporate America Save Reproductive Rights?
Washington Post | Texas wanted to be the tech haven of the U.S. Its new abortion bill and other measures are causing workers to rethink their move.
The still more
NBC News | 'Lifelong consequences': What happens to people who can't get abortions | Chloe Atkins
Salon | Pregnancy is much more dangerous than abortion - meaning abortion bans like Texas’ will be deadly | Amanda Stevenson
Slate | How Women Were Made to Suffer for Their Abortions Before Roe v. Wade | Leslie Reagan
Alabama
Arizona
Arizona Daily Star | Brnovich backs Arizona law criminalizing abortions involving genetic fetal issues
Florida
Orlando Sentinel | Democrat removed as chair of Florida Senate panel that could hear Texas-style abortion bill | More from Capital Outlook, Miami Herald
BuzzFeed News | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Has Issues With Incentivizing Abortion Lawsuits
Illinois
The Dallas Morning News | Chicago takes out Dallas Morning News ad to bait businesses after new Texas abortion, voting laws | More from Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business
New Jersey
Tennessee
AP | Appeals court blocks Tennessee Down syndrome abortion ban | More from Axios, The Hill, The Tennessean
Virginia
The Daily Beast | How the Texas Abortion Law Could Sink a Republican in Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch | With election wins, Va. Republicans could pass laws restricting abortion. The race for lieutenant governor is key.
West Virginia
The Washington Post | Byron Calhoun says abortion is never necessary to save a mother’s life. He’s the only high-risk OB/GYN in central West Virginia
Wisconsin
The Journal Times | Abortion emerges as key issue in Wisconsin's 2022 gubernatorial race
LGBTQ
BuzzFeed | Twitch Is Suing Users Who Allegedly Conducted "Hate Raids" On Black And LGBTQ Streamers | Clarissa-Jan Lim | More from Business Insider, Forbes, Gizmodo, IGN, The Verge, WIRED
LGBTQ Nation | Alphonso David alleges racist treatment at the Human Rights Campaign in post-firing interview | Juwan Holmes
NBC | From eBay to OnlyFans, Trump's anti-sex internet crusade is silencing LGBTQ culture | Mary Emily O'Hara
California
Bay Area Reporter | CA legislators send Newsom LGBTQ bills to sign | Matthew S. Bajko
San Francisco Chronicle | California moves to repeal loitering law that trans activists say leads to bias | Dustin Gardiner | More from Sacramento Bee
Metro Weekly | California lawmakers approve bill to collect LGBTQ data on victims of violent deaths | John Riley
Missouri
Kansas City Star | Homophobia lingers in Missouri politics, LGBT lawmakers say | Jeanne Kuang
Texas
The Daily Beast | Texas Teachers Asked to Snitch on Colleagues Promoting ‘Radical Politics and Weird Theories’ | Steven Monacelli
Metro Weekly | Texas GOP will once again try to ban transgender athletes from sports | John Riley
Pregnancy & Parenting
CNET Women aren't the only people who can get pregnant | Kim Wong-Shing
Alaska
Anchorage Daily News | The pandemic makes family-friendly Alaska work environments more important than ever
New York
Democrat and Chronicle | NY leaders call for passage of 'Momnibus' bill which offers support for Black expectant mothers
West Virginia
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Affording And Finding Child Care In Appalachia Was A Challenge Before The Pandemic - Now It’s Worse
Reproductive Health & Justice
New York Times | ‘What’s Going on With Our Black Girls?’ Experts Warn of Rising Suicide Rates. | Christina Caron
Work & Money
CNBC | Senators urge investigation into Amazon for alleged discrimination against pregnant warehouse workers | More from Bloomberg, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
CNBC | Facebook to buy $100 million worth of unpaid invoices from 30,000 small businesses owned by women and minorities | More from Mashable
ESPN | U.S. Soccer asks USMNT, USWNT to divide FIFA World Cup prize money equally | More from AP, UPI
The 19th | Women first responders were erased from the 9/11 story. This woman wants to change that
USA Today | 'Without exception, parenthood costs' | As employers, let's make sure a career isn't one of the costs | Bonnie Hammer
Washington Post | Democrats take early steps toward new paid leave program, as work continues to craft $3.5 trillion bill
The Hill | House panel releases spending bill section on child tax credit, infrastructure financing
Louisiana
Louisiana Illuminator | LSU basketball court name sparks debate over gender equality
Michigan
Michigan Advance | Bills axing ‘tampon tax’ sail through House committee
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal | Akron to pay all city workers $15 an hour or more, provide paid parental leave under new policy
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Bereavement time for miscarriages shows compassion | Editorial