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Wed Sep 23rd, 2020

Posted @withregram • @ppmnj Our Sheroes goodie bag is back and 100% of the proceeds go to @ppmnj. This coloring book was made exclusively for us by @tlduryea ❤️. Buy here: www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/sheroes-goody-bag $25 #PpmNj ... See MoreSee Less

Sat Sep 19th, 2020

Posted @withregram • @huffpost Solemn crowds gathered outside the Supreme Court building in Washington to pay tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death Friday at the age of 87.⁠⠀⁠⠀Hundreds or more came together at the courthouse to comfort one another in a candlelight vigil — laying flowers, signs and messages, and crying, applauding and chanting: “Vote him out.” They periodically sang “Amazing Grace” and “This Land Is Your Land.”⁠⠀⁠⠀Flags were flying at half-staff to honor the justice who served 27 years in the Supreme Court.⁠⠀⁠⠀People were sad — as well as fearful about what will happen now on the court and in the nation.⁠⠀⁠⠀“Who is going to take care of us?” local resident Elizabeth LaBerge had just asked her fiance, she told the Washington Post. “It just feels like such a deep loss at this particular time,” she added. “It’s a lot to put on a woman of her age to keep us safe and functioning as a constitutional democracy.”⁠⠀#womenforprogress⁠⠀The gathering was disrupted for a few minutes when rightwing provocateur Jacob Wohl began shouting into a microphone that “Roe v. Wade is getting abolished. RBG is dead. We’re going to have a new justice next week,” he added. He left after he was confronted by angry members of the crowd.⁠⠀⁠⠀In downtown Manhattan an image of Ginsburg with the message “Rest in Power” was projected onto the front of the New York State Civil Supreme Court building. The message also changed to “Thank You” and “Notorious.”⁠⠀⁠⠀Hundreds of San Franciscans also gathered in the Castro district to honor Notorious RGB, a champion of LGBTQ rights.⁠⠀⁠⠀“People came out because they wanted community.” Alex U. Inn, one of the organizers of the event, told the San Francisco Chronicle. He said that Ginsburg “saved our transgender community” with her final vote. He was referring to a surprise majority decision in June by the court in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that employers can’t fire workers for being gay or transgender.⁠⠀⁠⠀Read more at our link in bio. // 📷 Getty Images ... See MoreSee Less

Fri Sep 18th, 2020

Posted @withregram • @npr In response to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of states have modified their rules for absentee voting in November's elections. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about your state and the full story from @nprpolitics.⁠⠀Notes⁠⠀1. Arizona: Most Arizonans already vote by mail, as voters there can sign up for its Permanent Early Voting List.⁠⠀2. Mississippi: Voters who have an underlying health condition that puts them at higher risk of COVID-19, are in quarantine for COVID-19, or are caring for a dependent in quarantine may request an absentee ballot.⁠⠀3. Missouri: Missouri has different rules for mail-in voting and absentee voting. Voters need an excuse to vote absentee.⁠⠀⁠⠀(Maps: Alyson Hurt and Benjamin Swasey/NPR; Data Source: Brookings Institution, Ballotpedia, National Conference of State Legislatures, state websites) #womenforprogress ... See MoreSee Less