Laura Beth

BREAKING! As of today, no immigrants are detained at the corporate-run Irwin County Detention Center, where women were subjected to medical abuse. This momentous victory is the result of years of organizing & exposing the human rights violations by orgs on the ground. Onward!

There are three reasons the Supreme Court issued a disingenuous midnight decision all but nullifying a constitutional right by shadow docket: Because they wanted to, because they could, and because fuck you. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

So if a Texas woman who is seven weeks pregnant checks Google for the location of the nearest abortion clinic, can Google be sued?

Never forget that Mitch McConnell blocked Merrick Garland 8 months before election then confirmed Amy Coney Barrett 8 days before election when 65 million had already voted so she could take away reproductive rights & voting rights from millions of Americans

if you’re watching the catastrophic storm that is about to hit louisiana from afar, a reminder that the state has lost ~2,000 sq mi of its coastal wetlands - a natural hurricane protection system - because of the fossil fuel industry

I want to see the Free Britney squad keep the same energy for Nichelle Nichols.

Unfortunately this is one of many instances of the Biden administration showing a callous disregard for the suffering of refugees and asylum seekers.

Our broken, immoral system is designed to inflict cruelty, not to keep us safe.

companies: we are committed to working towards a greener future 😊 also companies: hi I know your entire job can be done from your couch but we really need you to go back to idling in traffic 10 times per week because Brian needs to time your bathroom breaks to feel alive

I believe that the fear mongering regarding CRT is intended to usher in the banning of any teaching of substance on the history of slavery and racism and on the current devastation of racism. And I oppose quoting my father to facilitate that fear and to usher in that banning.

Tomorrow is the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of insulin. In 1921, insulin’s discoverers sold its patent for $1 so insulin would be affordable to all. Today, a single vial of insulin that lasts me about a week is priced at $300+, only in the United States.

Why do we describe animal wheelchairs as freeing the animal to be able to run around and human wheelchairs as confining and limiting their users? #EverydayAbleism

White supremacy devastates people, then cruelly mocks [while denying its part in] the devastation. White supremacy facilitates poverty, then blames people for being poor. White supremacy pillages cultures and communities, then labels those it violates as violent.

It's a lot easier to 'successfully' mask one's neurodivergence if you're white, thin, conventionally attractive, or have other markers of status that incline people to interpret your behavior in a favorable way