Ahead of the midterms, Meta has paid at least 29 anti-LGBTQ accounts for their postsThis story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ-focused investigative news outlet. On September 14, far-right influencer Chaya Raichik, known online as Libs of Tiktok, attacked a Washington state high school on Facebook for displaying a Pride flag. “Hey Mercer Island High School, why does your profile photo display a mutilation…The 19th4d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturemidterm elections
The GOP candidates walking back some of their abortion stancesRepublicans running for governor across the country are backing away from abortion bans they once endorsed. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin, calls his state’s 20-week abortion limit “settled law.” Just three years ago, he co-sponsored a bill that would have banned abortion six weeks into pregnancy. Stacy Garrity,…The 19th4d agoWhole story →GovernmentHealthabortion policy shift
Raw chicken, malnutrition and fear: The ‘nightmare’ of being pregnant in an ICE detention campThis article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. The woman looked down at her lunch and, as hungry as she was, knew she couldn’t eat it. The chicken at […]The 19th4d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthice detention conditions