Alanna Cotch

Haven’t posted anything here in a while, but in case any of my followers want to find me somewhere else, I just started up @ alannak @ bl****y

@dumbassgenius @DrEricDing Yes—and it’s already the basis of a really good novel by @SequoiaN

Hey, horror screenwriters - here's your next idea!

By the time Sinéad O’Connor sang this (1992) some 70,000 children had been sexually abused by Catholic priests & brothers in Ireland. The state, media, bishops, cardinals & pope had covered it up. She was scorned.

Sinéad O'Connor was brilliant, smart and courageous as fuck. I hope she’s remembered for her sense of humour, too. Here she is attending an anti-Sinéad O'Connor demonstration in disguise. Truly one of a kind 🖤

It’s always “protect the children” until it comes to guns. It’s always “free speech” until it comes to certain books. It’s alway “medical freedom” until it comes to women. It’s always “parental rights” until it comes to the parents of LGBTQ kids.

Happy 161st birthday Ida B. Wells-Barnett ✨🕊💪🏾💯🫡

stole his entire fit

“ . . . even though officers were 29% more likely to find drugs or weapons if they searched someone who is White . . .”

@samsanders I’m sorry. I was so moved by the story you told about her recently on Into It, and I hope memories like these are a comfort to you.

I’ve been quiet on Twitter.com because my mother died a few days ago. The funeral was today in Texas. I’m sharing her obit here if you’d like to read more about her life. I’m also using this tweet to remind you to go hug a loved one today. lewisfuneralhome.com/obituary/Regin…

My little town!

🧵What to know about abortion opinion - one year after Dobbs. Unpacking a year's worth of data here.

@papersquared Ugh. Who is this for, anyway?

What would happen if migrants on boats with limited resources were also seen as brave explorers gifted with curiosity and wonder for depths unknown, I wonder.

Nearly 7 in 10, or 68 percent of OBGYNs, said the effects of Dobbs have made the management of pregnancy-related medical emergencies worse, while 64 percent said the ruling has worsened pregnancy-related mortality. wapo.st/44tfAJl

Next time a legacy book or idea from the Black Freedom Struggle is banned, remember how banning information about emancipation kept Black Texans in chains for more than two years after they were free.

@marigolds Here’s to good endings and new ways of doing stuff!

NEW: Researchers at UCSF have released a first-of-its-kind report documenting dozens of health complications resulting from abortion bans, including patients turned away with cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…