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| The week in patriarchy: essentially unconscious from anger | The week in patriarchy: essentially unconscious from anger |
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| To say this has been a tough week is the understatement of the century. A new study showed that guns are the third leading cause of death for children in the US; Ice agents in New York are targeting trafficking victims; and a black pregnant woman was shot and killed by police in front of her children. And then there’s the healthcare bill. Senate Republicans released their draft and, as expected, it is a disaster for the most vulnerable among us. When you have six-year-olds lobbying politicians so that their life-saving care doesn’t end, when people are being pulled out of their wheelchairs to be arrested for protesting – you know things are bad. | To say this has been a tough week is the understatement of the century. A new study showed that guns are the third leading cause of death for children in the US; Ice agents in New York are targeting trafficking victims; and a black pregnant woman was shot and killed by police in front of her children. And then there’s the healthcare bill. Senate Republicans released their draft and, as expected, it is a disaster for the most vulnerable among us. When you have six-year-olds lobbying politicians so that their life-saving care doesn’t end, when people are being pulled out of their wheelchairs to be arrested for protesting – you know things are bad. |
| Glass half full | Glass half full |
| In the midst of the horror, feminists keep on trucking. Two women in upstate New York, for example, are starting a feminist bookstore and activist subscription kit, and it’s giving me a little bit of hope this week. It’s the little things. | In the midst of the horror, feminists keep on trucking. Two women in upstate New York, for example, are starting a feminist bookstore and activist subscription kit, and it’s giving me a little bit of hope this week. It’s the little things. |
| What I’m RTing | What I’m RTing |
| What Mitch McConnell and the GOP think of your objection to their healthcare monstrosity: pic.twitter.com/iNVl1PdwoJ | What Mitch McConnell and the GOP think of your objection to their healthcare monstrosity: pic.twitter.com/iNVl1PdwoJ |
| The Senate bill reads like a political suicide note. @jbouie, on why Republicans don’t expect to face consequences. https://t.co/tgD34yBLTD | The Senate bill reads like a political suicide note. @jbouie, on why Republicans don’t expect to face consequences. https://t.co/tgD34yBLTD |
| Good luck everybody https://t.co/ARc8f3fTTv | Good luck everybody https://t.co/ARc8f3fTTv |
| Do humans like being eaten alive? Sharks in new survey say yes. pic.twitter.com/WQtNWYjzPy | Do humans like being eaten alive? Sharks in new survey say yes. pic.twitter.com/WQtNWYjzPy |
| Who I’m reading | Who I’m reading |
| The inimitable Sarah Kliff explaining the details of the new health plan; Caroline Reilly at Rewire on the hurdles foster teens need to jump through to access abortion; and Jamelle Bouie at Slate on why the GOP would try to pass such an unpopular healthcare plan. | The inimitable Sarah Kliff explaining the details of the new health plan; Caroline Reilly at Rewire on the hurdles foster teens need to jump through to access abortion; and Jamelle Bouie at Slate on why the GOP would try to pass such an unpopular healthcare plan. |
| What I’m writing | What I’m writing |
| On Bill Cosby and the nightmare of powerful men getting away with horrible things, and a personal piece on how healthcare coverage shaped my family’s life and future. | On Bill Cosby and the nightmare of powerful men getting away with horrible things, and a personal piece on how healthcare coverage shaped my family’s life and future. |
| What I’m watching | What I’m watching |
| Philando Castile’s mother speaking after the police officer who killed her son was acquitted on all charges. | Philando Castile’s mother speaking after the police officer who killed her son was acquitted on all charges. |
| How outraged I am | How outraged I am |
| On a scale of 1 to 10, this week has me essentially unconscious from anger. | On a scale of 1 to 10, this week has me essentially unconscious from anger. |
| How I’m making it through this week | How I’m making it through this week |
| Everyone’s favorite baby hippo, Fiona. I could (and may) watch her for hours. | Everyone’s favorite baby hippo, Fiona. I could (and may) watch her for hours. |
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