I got yer hot spot right here
Today… is “Office Chocolate Day.” Feeling a little wistful about offices this morning, given the wifi’s been down in/around my neighborhood since yesterday afternoon. When the internet would drop in the office, the phones would go dead, and ‘til it’s back up there’s not a ton you can do except run to Au Bon Pain with your work bestie for Rice Krispie Treats the size of cinder blocks.
Now? Hotspot and carry on. I’m having one of those nothing can just be easy weeks, and I’m ready to be done.
Abortion
The Lily | Lawmakers are racing to mimic the Texas abortion law in their own states. They say the bills will fly through. | Caroline Kitchener
Ms. | Democrats in Congress Lead Fight for Abortion Access: “Abortion Is Healthcare, Plain and Simple” | Juliet Schulman-Hall
Slate | Ending Roe Could Send More Women to Prison for Miscarrying | Bobbie Stein
The Week | This Oklahoma case gives us a horrifying glimpse of the post-Roe future | Damon Linker
Supreme Court
Jezebel | Get Ready for Some Terrible Abortion Takes! | Susan Rinkunas
USA Today | Abortion at the Supreme Court: A roadmap to the cases pending over Texas' six-week ban | John Fritze
Vox | SB 8, Texas’s anti-abortion law, is back at the Supreme Court. Here’s what’s different this time. | | Ian Millhiser
Washington Post | The Supreme Court is getting a second chance to block the Texas abortion law. It should take it. | Ruth Marcus
Arizona
Arizona Capitol Times | Court keeps hold on abortion law in place | Howard Fischer
Arkansas
HuffPost | Arkansas Is Poised To Be The Next State To Pass A Texas-Style Abortion Ban | Alanna Vagianos
Pennsylvania
Ms. | Pennsylvania Medicaid Abortion Coverage Ban Challenged Under State ERA: "Sex Discrimination, Pure and Simple" | Carrie Baker
Virginia
Washington Post | Will abortion decide the Virginia governor's race? McAuliffe says yes; Youngkin, not so much. | Marc Fisher
Washington, DC
Washington Post | Senate Democrats remove D.C. marijuana, abortion riders in spending plan, but hurdles remain | Meagan Flynn, Michael Brice-Saddler
LGBTQ
LGBTQ Nation | Dr. Rachel Levine becomes first transgender four-star officer across all uniformed service branches | Bil Browning
More from Forbes, The Hill, Instinct, New York Daily News, New York Times, NPR, USA Today, Washington Blade
Vanity Fair | Netflix and Dave Chappelle: Today’s Protest and Why It Matters | Maureen Ryan
More from New York Times, NPR
Quartz | The Chappelle controversy is a test of what kind of workplace Netflix wants to be | Sarah Todd
Kansas
The Hill | Kansas City suburb bans LGBTQ conversion therapy | Jordan Williams
Virginia
Washington Blade | Conservatives blame pro-trans policy after assaults in Loudoun schools | Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Texas
Teen Vogue | Texas Passes Bill Attacking Transgender Youth in Sports | Kaitlyn McNab Teen Vogue
Pregnancy & Parenting
The Atlantic | Adopting a Baby Is Harder Than Ever | Olga Khazan
Houston Chronicle | 'Would you get pregnant in a pandemic?' | Maggie Gordon
Vogue | After Nearly Dying in Childbirth, I Wanted to Understand: Why Didn’t I Speak Up? | Anushay Hossain
Reproductive Health & Justice
Prism | Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough | Carolyn Copeland
Stars and Stripes | Navy transforms into pioneer in contraceptive care | Nancy Montgomery
Work & Money
The Atlantic | The Most Famous Low-Wage Workers in the Country | Maggie Mertens
Civil Eats | Craft Beer Faces a Gender and Race Reckoning | Beth Demmon
Working & Parenting
New York Times | Why Is Raising a Child in the United States So Hard? | Spencer Bokat-Lindell
Quartz | What my wife and I learned about telling the boss you’re pregnant | Peter Vanham
USA Today | Pete Buttigieg, Tucker Carlson and an 'out of touch' attitude on fatherhood | Alia E. Dastagir
– CBS | America's troubled relationship with paid time off for dads | Aimee Picchi
– CNN | Tucker Carlson's insulting attack on Pete Buttigieg | Holly ThomasU.S. News & World Report | Paid Family Leave: Everything You Need to Know | Emma Kerr
– McClatchy DC | With paid leave at risk, advocates offer Biden an alternative | Francesca ChambersSlate | I Thought a Wearable Breast Pump Would Solve My Problems | Rachel Alexander
Ohio
Cleveland Scene | Cleveland Introduces Legislation to Make Menstrual Products Free at City Hall and Rec Centers | Sam Allard