This was interesting in the news today...

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https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157480905/spain-menstrual-leave-teen-abortion-trans-laws

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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. 

subee said:

The market is not the economy.  I don't pay much attention to the doomscrolling because no one understands the why any particular broker will react to a single change, say, in the price of aluminum on Monday .  One person sees chaos and another sees opportunity.

That's been my point.

It seems you have taken it to heart and have changed your tune over the last month.  You had said you hadnt ever seen such desperation, to which I replied that seemed to be a bit dramatic.

Then:

https://allnurses.com/this-interesting-news-today-t749672/?page=192&tab=comments#comment-8278813

 

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It was intentionally he stripped the name of a ship during Pride.  I think he should revoke the name of African Americans from ships on Juneteeth, just to be complete.  

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The Harvey Milk is a John Lewis-class oiler, a group of ships that are to be named after prominent civil rights leaders and activists.

CBS reported Tuesday that the Navy is also considering renaming other John Lewis-class oilers including the USNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and USNS Harriet Tubman. Both Marshall and Ginsburg were Supreme Court justices, and Tubman was a Black abolitionist who helped slaves escape the South via the Underground Railroad.

Unlike the Milk, though, some of the ships being considered for renaming have yet to be completed.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/03/hegseth-orders-navy-strip-name-of-gay-rights-icon-harvey-milk-ship.html

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We should expect all manner of intentionally cruel, hurtful, and vindictive actions from the Trump administration.  

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Important News:

Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4 decades later

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Forty years after the blockbuster film debuted, the guitar's creator has launched a search for the iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-345.

Seems like yesterday movie came out.  

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So how 'bout those Ukrainians and their drones!

Delicious!

Tweety said:

It was intentionally he stripped the name of a ship during Pride.  I think he should revoke the name of African Americans from ships on Juneteeth, just to be complete.  

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/03/hegseth-orders-navy-strip-name-of-gay-rights-icon-harvey-milk-ship.html

Milk was a pedophile, hardly someone to celebrate.  

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Kafka Fan44 said:

Milk was a pedophile, hardly someone to celebrate.  

So is your president, so what's your point?

heron said:

So is your president, so what's your point?

Our great President likes beautiful women who are 18+ unlike Milk who liked underage boys.  What does it say about a movement when they idolize a man who preys on underage boys?  Sick world we live in  

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heron said:

So how 'bout those Ukrainians and their drones!

Delicious!

 

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Red states are making it easier to access ivermectin. Here's why that matters.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/03/ivermectin-over-the-counter-covid-science/
Isn't it interesting that some of those same political leaders don't trust women with OTC mifepristone. 

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https://www.reuters.com/business/us-private-payrolls-growth-slows-sharply-may-2025-06-04/

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The U.S. services sector contracted for the first time in nearly a year in May while businesses paid higher prices for inputs, a reminder that the economy remains in danger of experiencing a period of very slow growth and high inflation.

The survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) on Wednesday showed uncertainty was the dominant theme among businesses as they tried to navigate President Donald Trump's constantly shifting trade policy.

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The whiplash from the tariffs that Trump has announced, paused, and imposed has left most businesses in limbo and struggling to plan ahead, to the detriment of the economy. The Trump administration has given U.S. trading partners until Wednesday to make their "best offers" to avoid other punishing import levies from taking effect in early July.

"Until there is clarity on the trading environment, it appears that the business sector will remain wary of putting money to work," said James Knightley, chief international economist at ING.

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"May's PMI level is not indicative of a severe contraction, but rather uncertainty," said Steve Miller, chair of the ISM Services Business Survey Committee. "Respondents continued to report difficulty in forecasting and planning due to longer-term tariff uncertainty and frequently cited efforts to delay or minimize ordering until impacts become clearer."

The ISM on Monday reported that manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in May, with suppliers taking the longest time in nearly three years to deliver inputs amid tariffs.

TACO King has a different narrative.  

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