The abortion law builds on legislation passed in 2010 that represented a major shift for a traditionally Catholic country, transforming Spain into one of the most progressive countries in Europe on reproductive rights. Spain's constitutional court last week rejected a challenge by the right-wing Popular Party against allowing abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
The debate will be heated in Spain, I imagine, as the conservative opposition pushes back. My daughter had horrible menstrual pain during her adolescence and young adulthood. I'm certain that she would have benefitted from that time.
Here are the highlights so that you don't have to read the whole article.
It's OK if you think LGBTQ+ Americans will be safe in increasingly intolerant and agitated havens for right wing social grievance. You are welcome to your Trumpian opinions which seem to strain against reality.
You off hand suggested "the south" may not be safe for certain Americans. Where you refering to LGBTQ or POC? Do POC die more in Chicago or "the south"?
From the article:
"Southern states account for two of the five most dangerous U.S. states."
Oh and your stats don't distinguish between LGBTQ victims and or POC. Only refers to crime per capital.
Yeah . They have to strengthen oversight that would allow a group like MfL to provide educational contact hours for continuing education. What a crazy group.
They also run for local school boards, and at least in my area, are not getting elected.
I recently listened to an interview with Mike Hixenbaugh, author of They Came For Our Schools. He spoke of the backlash against groups like MFL, which is encouraging.
You must not be familiar with the current violent crime data which shows the states enjoying the highest rates of murder, etc.
I believe Louisiana is crowned the most violent state, but the Chicago violence card is so entrenched on the right that I hear it over and over again. Surely there is a lot of violent crime in Chicago, but it also has a high population as well. There for a while it was prominent on Fox News about the violent crime in "Dem Run Cities" and I remember talking about it.
The twenty cities with the highest violent crime rates (number of incidents per 100,000 people) are:
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Tweety said:
I believe Louisiana is crowned the most violent state, but the Chicago violence card is so entrenched on the right that I hear it over and over again. Surely there is a lot of violent crime in Chicago, but it also has a high population as well. There for a while it was prominent on Fox News about the violent crime in "Dem Run Cities" and I remember talking about it.
The twenty cities with the highest violent crime rates (number of incidents per 100,000 people) are:
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Alaska has been in the news lately.
I am pleased with ranked choice voting. You should be too. If not for ranked choice, Sarah Palin would be challenging Boebert and MTG for most ridiculous representative in Congress.
I believe Louisiana is crowned the most violent state, but the Chicago violence card is so entrenched on the right that I hear it over and over again. Surely there is a lot of violent crime in Chicago, but it also has a high population as well. There for a while it was prominent on Fox News about the violent crime in "Dem Run Cities" and I remember talking about it.
The twenty cities with the highest violent crime rates (number of incidents per 100,000 people) are:
Yes. Some on the right full on exploit the staggering gun violence in Chicago. It's an easy retort for the baning guns crowd. Especially since some on the left exploit school shootings to no end.
However some on the left full on ignore that young black men are dying due to gun violence for what it may seem as "racist" because the people pulling the trigger are also young black men.
I don't care who's doing what but it's an abomination to pretend it isn't happening for fear of being racist.
Perhaps if the right keeps pressing it, the left will finally try and do something about it. At least acknowledge it.
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You off hand suggested "the south" may not be safe for certain Americans. Where you refering to LGBTQ or POC? Do POC die more in Chicago or "the south"?
From the article:
"Southern states account for two of the five most dangerous U.S. states."
Oh and your stats don't distinguish between LGBTQ victims and or POC. Only refers to crime per capital.
Great propaganda!!
Yes, crime per capita is high in historically red states. Also, you may not know that over 200 bits of anti LGBTQ legislation are tracking through a bunch of states this year. I bet that feels safe to them, what do you think? The south is famous for angry people acting out their beliefs against others regardless of facts or evidence. But you are correct, it's not just the south which may pose a risk for marginalized communities as the toxicity of that right wing grievance about other people is normalized in the era of Trump. It's just that some southern states are very assertive in harassing transsexuals (for example) in schools and public facilities.
I guess that it's wrong to assume that Trump supporters agree that violence against the LGBTQ community represent a significant percentage of hate crimes. That was silly of me to assume that you would know or agree to that reality. It does get tedious when there is no shared truth and no shared reality with Trump fans at this point. It's almost like there's an oppositional defiance component to the Trumpian belief system.
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This is a very sad day for America and the rule of law. The conviction of a former President—the leading candidate for the White House—just months before the election sets a dangerous precedent and pushes our great nation even further into banana republic territory. This case, brought by a far-left, partisan local prosecutor who campaigned on getting Trump, exemplifies the old Soviet adage: Show me the man, I'll show you the crime. President Trump should be exonerated on appeal. The 2024 presidential election should be decided at the ballot box, not by this unprecedented political prosecution. I trust that the American people will see through this gross abuse of our justice system.
This was the embarrassing social media post from my Senator, Dan Sullivan. He should know better.
Yes. Some on the right full on exploit the staggering gun violence in Chicago. It's an easy retort for the baning guns crowd. Especially since some on the left exploit school shootings to no end.
However some on the left full on ignore that young black men are dying due to gun violence for what it may seem as "racist" because the people pulling the trigger are also young black men.
I don't care who's doing what but it's an abomination to pretend it isn't happening for fear of being racist.
Perhaps if the right keeps pressing it, the left will finally try and do something about it. At least acknowledge it.
I will admit the left is selective in their outrage on gun violence favoring mass shootings over every day violence.
But I call BS that they ignore it. It's just too overwhelming to be outraged at every murder because there are literally thousands. The stats are staggering and the left often uses those stats in their anti-gun speeches and rhetoric.
As far as mass shooting go, often they aren't reported and noticed until it's a lot of people. Florida apparently leads the nation so far this year in "mass shootings".
I'll drop it though as I don't like to discuss guns much, I was talking about the frequent use of Chicago as the poster child of gun violence used frequently. I won't say that isn't true because of their large population and large numbers.
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How many people have died so far from gun violence in the US in 2024?
According to GVA data, as of May 1:
5,359 people have died, including 76 children and 387 teens.
9,439 people have been injured, including 164 children and 1,005 teens.
129 law enforcement officers have been killed or injured.
Law enforcement officers have killed 472 people and injured 273 in officer-involved incidents, the only category the GVA lists where the fatalities outnumber the injured.
I believe Louisiana is crowned the most violent state, but the Chicago violence card is so entrenched on the right that I hear it over and over again. Surely there is a lot of violent crime in Chicago, but it also has a high population as well. There for a while it was prominent on Fox News about the violent crime in "Dem Run Cities" and I remember talking about it.
The twenty cities with the highest violent crime rates (number of incidents per 100,000 people) are:
In 2021, I was working for a few days just outside of Chicago. I heard a news story on the radio that I figured I misheard, but it turns out I didn't The night before, the 100th shooting on a Chicago area expressway had occured. It was April, I believe.
If you look at Chicago crime stats, they actually have a category for that.
Has nothing to do with our discussion. Just a unbelievable tidbit that came to mind.
Here's more to the story that so deeply agitated Alaska conservatives about a flag. They are busily organizing another flag convoy to Denali so that everyone knows that they are still angry.
I read about it. The NPS denied the incident happened.
The story is not true.
It's an anonymous story that cannot be verified published on right wing media which routinely publishes titillating but inaccurate reporting and opinion. We know who that crew is. We know who was driving through the park to the work site. That's not a secret. Not one of them will go on the record repeating any part of the story.
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You off hand suggested "the south" may not be safe for certain Americans. Where you refering to LGBTQ or POC? Do POC die more in Chicago or "the south"?
From the article:
"Southern states account for two of the five most dangerous U.S. states."
Oh and your stats don't distinguish between LGBTQ victims and or POC. Only refers to crime per capital.
Great propaganda!!