CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FILES A LAWSUIT AGAINST OKLAHOMA PERSONHOOD INITIATIVE | The Center for Reproductive Rights is suing over Oklahoma’s ballot initiative for an amendment that would grant “personhood” and legal rights to fertilized eggs at the moment of conception. “This proposed amendment violates the federal constitution and seriously threatens the rights, life, and health of all Oklahoma women,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. A similar version of the personhood bill recently passed 10-1 in a state House committee, and now heads to the House floor where it will likely gain approval. Though, advocates for women’s reproductive rights were able to score a victory of their own when an Oklahoma district judge struck down a mandatory ultrasound law Wednesday. — Fatima Najiy

*Pregnant people, not just cis women.

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Freshman Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey recently introduced a bill that would ban “the sale or manufacture of food or products which contain aborted human fetuses.” After a collective brow-raise over such a bizarre proposal, Shortey told the Los Angeles Times he got the idea “while doing some research on the Internet.”

Do you see what legislators would do with their time if it weren’t for groups like ALEC?

You know, I graduated form high school in 2006 and in the fall I went to college. As a freshman in college, I was automatically enrolled in a class called “freshman seminar”. Most freshmen are enrolled in a class similar to this at some point, or their core classes cover the material.

In this class, we were basically taught how to use the library’s resources. So we were taught how to use a card catalogue, an online database like JSTOR, how to find a book, check one out, AND HOW TO IDENTIFY RELIABLE WEBSITES.

I think the entirety of elected officials would benefit from such a course or even just a 17-year-old intern named Jared having a sit-down with them about how to use the internet and social media. 

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How to do research properly is something all elected officials should be required to know how to do. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen the line “I got the idea for this [asinine] bill while doing a little research online.” Why do I think the Girl Scouts are evil abortionists? Well, I did a little research online. Why do I think abstinence-only sex ed works? Oh, I did a little research online. Why do I think abortion causes breast cancer and there are aborted fetuses in food? Didn’t you hear? I did a little research online. Yeeeaah. More like you took a gander at Life Site News or got a “memo” from a concerned constituent [read: antichoice think tank]. Because I did actual research and in about five minutes I could prove with peer-reviewed sources that you’re full of shit. 

Free rally with Oklahoma’s most transphobic senator, James Langford….. it would sure be a shame if we all signed up and then didn’t go!

Free Rally with Senators Ted Cruz and James Lankford

I signed up 18 times already. Yup, Biggus Dickus and Ben Dover and all their friends and family will be going!

I’m Thinking of Ending Things(2020)

The type of person that goes out of their way to come across as smarter than they are? They type of person that would have a top 3 list of movies they know you’ve never watched to make you feel dumb or uncultured? That’s the type of person that would rave about this fucking movie.

This movie is a mess! It’s based on a book that I hope is a lot better. The trailer is the best part. They make it look interesting and they drop past works of staff members(eternal sunshine) but, this fucking movie? Nope. This was executed so poorly. Not because little things were going over my head but, because little things could have been done so much better. Cleaner. Smarter. It was a wreck! Omg. It was scraps. I feel so bad that the author gave the go ahead for THAT.

Is he out there…

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