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May 18, 2023Liked by The Big Picture, Todd Beeton

Thanks for assembling this trail of waffles and key changes. Very helpful!

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It was quite interesting to track them! I love that they all get asked this now.

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May 18, 2023Liked by The Big Picture, Todd Beeton

I'm Jewish, and my religious rights are being denied by these laws - and there are multiple lawsuits ongoing on that basis. Judaism not only allows abortion, there are cases where it is mandated, and these laws prevent free exercise of those religious mandates.

And then there's the history of abortion, which the "strongly held religious beliefs" crowd ignore. The original laws about abortion in the US were from the AMA, and were intended to give business to doctors instead of midwives and naturopaths; at the time, in the late 1800s, abortion was common, and allowed until the "quickening", the point at which the pregnant woman felt movement, generally in the 5th month. The original religious objections were racist, and intended to reverse a decline in the birthrate among white Protestant women compared to other groups. But it wasn't until the 1950s, during the Cold War, when the country was patriotically fighting the creeping "scourge" of communism - the same time when "under G-d" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance and "in G-d we trust" was added to currency - that religion became a reason to avoid abortion; until then, a young woman in need of an abortion was most likely to appeal to her priest, minister, or rabbi, who would help.https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/health/abortion-history-in-united-states/index.html

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Thank you, very important historical context!

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It always seems to be “religious liberty” when we’re talking about *their* religion, but state restrictions when we’re talking about our own, doesn’t it.

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May 18, 2023Liked by Todd Beeton, The Big Picture

This is what I have been predicting all along. The goal was, is, and always will be, Christian theocratic rule (welcome to Gilead, everyone). Watch: As soon as the Republicans retake control the House, Senate and Presidency, we will absolutely see a federal abortion ban. They will neatly dispose of that pesky filibuster in order to get it passed. You see, unlike the Democrats, the Republicans can and will play hardball to achieve their policy goals, no matter how unpopular those goals may be.

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Yes, I fear that is precisely the path we're on. The only impediment to that is the political reality that abortion bans remain unpopular. Republicans of course win elections despite advocating for unpopular things all the time, but abortion rights post-Dobbs seems to be hitting differently, as a true mobilizer of left-leaning voters. Here's hoping that trend does not abate.

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We wrote a piece earlier on the march toward Gilead. I hope you scroll back to check it out. Very eye opening.

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I will do that!

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The best thing that could happen in all this mess is that if someone came forward to name TFG as their father, demand a DNA test to prove it. A whole bunch of these idiots would run to their bunkers.

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From your lips to God’s thousand ears.

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May 18, 2023Liked by George Takei, Todd Beeton

As other nations are going forward we are going back,back in time. It should really be a no brainer you want an abortion have it you don’t then don’t. I blame the “born agains” that one paid no attention to 45 years ago that have gone a step further to the Christian nationals.

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That movement certainly has metastacized over the decades, and grown in power as they have hijacked legislative bodies around the country. We need to do the same on the secular left!

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I am so tired of the evangelicals talking about the “sanctity of life” as if they’d trademarked the phrase. Don’t talk to me about morality until you show you’re concerned about the condition of living people in need. Sanctity of life includes making sure that children have wholesome food to eat even if their parents don’t work, decent housing, decent education, heath care…… Sanctity of life also means protecting children and adults from gun culture run amuck.

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Very good point. And it certainly seems like the "pro-life" crowd cares little how to care for the child once the baby is born.

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I am so sick of these groups like Susan B Anthony religious zealot groups telling how we are supposed to live their lives ! They want a national ban on abortion ! Well fuck them and the rest of the evangelical asshats ! You don't get to tell me what to do with my life , who to love or what religion I want to be ! You have NO SAY !!

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🔥🔥🔥

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May 19, 2023Liked by Todd Beeton

Thank you for exposing the dishonest ramblings of the GQP scumwads. . .

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May 20, 2023Liked by Todd Beeton

Appreciate the rundown of the stumbling flip-flopping of the GQP scumwads.

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You have quite a way with words 😂

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