Patty Johnston

[Sage Steele @sagesteele]

Wow. LOVE this new ad called “Dear Nike” by @xx_xyathletics 💗 Tomorrow is #XXDay so please join us in asking @Nike to do the right thing by standing up for girls & women by keeping boys & men OUT of our sports.
Great job @JenniferSey

#SaveWomensSports
#followthescience

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Absolutely

[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Awesome and proof that every school needs a well funded music program!

Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" xylophone-style.

[Independent Women @IWF]

Calling all NCAA female athletes: Tell the NCAA to protect women’s collegiate sports‼️

Use the form linked below to email each member of the NCAA Board of Governors to tell them to establish a new policy to keep women’s sports female. #OurBodiesOurSports
https://t.co/b6HkSly3dL

[Kaitlynn Wheeler @WheelerKaitlynn]

This is beyond disheartening. The Biden administration has proven that it doesn’t respect or care for women’s rights at all.

Our country is becoming darker and darker. We desperately need saving.

#TitleIX #SaveWomensSports

[WomenAreReal @WomenAreReals]

“We're fighting back hard.”

Julie Lane, co-founder of WomenAreReal reacts to the Title IX changes that eliminate sex-based rights for women and girls in education.

[Niagara Softball @NiagaraSB]

📰: Niagara earns first series sweep of UB since 2008 with 4-3 and 13-10 wins on Tuesday.

🟣🦅🥎
https://t.co/svqpj6TXJk

[Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 @Bubblebathgirl]

Laken Riley’s mom just put out this tribute to Laken.

Let’s get it trending.

#SayHerName

[Jeanne @jeanSbean]

Can you all please STOP showing @tkelce as a hero after his disgusting public display! He should have been benched, fined, & publicly apologized for his inexcusable behavior! You all say do better with the Swift comments, but ignore his childish tantrum?!

[Jenn! @jennwntr]

@DelReid @26shirts would you please use your sharing power to help find Matthew.
#BillsMafia

[Patty Johnston @Pattyj32]

@FightMate Oh my god. Why do people act like this? It’s disgusting. Just trash.

[Patty Johnston @Pattyj32]

@NickMayerik So sorry. Eddie will always be with you. ♥️💙

[Coach Joe Scapelliti @coachscap]

Ready to roll ⁦@RiverWorksBFLO⁩ again. Nickel City Duals 2023 sponsored by ⁦@IlioDiPaolosRes⁩. ⁦@WNYAthletics⁩ ⁦@SectionVI⁩ ⁦@wnywrestling⁩

[Patty Johnston @Pattyj32]

@1171cinder thought you would like to see this. lol

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

Rocky the gliding drama queen

[Geneseo Knights @GeneseoKnights]

SUNYAC CHAMPIONS!! Softball Wins Third Straight SUNYAC Title #OneKnight

https://t.co/0ltswSP5s5

[Ana Navarro-Cárdenas @ananavarro]

Drag Shows don’t kill kids.
Books don’t kill kids.
Green m&m’s don’t kill kids.
Big Bird doesn’t kill kids.
AP courses, don’t kill kids.
Learning history, doesn’t kill kids.
Dolly Parton’s & Miley Cyrus rainbow song, doesn’t kill kids.

Fucking guns are the #1 killer of kids.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

You wanting to keep YOUR child from reading a book with a gay main character doesn’t mean you get to decide if MY child can.

Your desire to keep YOUR child from learning ACCURATE black history doesn’t mean MY child doesn’t get to.

And just because YOU’RE offended by Michelangelo‘s work, doesn’t mean MY child shouldn’t see it.

Crying “parents rights” doesn’t mean YOU have the right to parent MY kid. Or ANYONE else’s.

So cut the shit.

[ADAM LAMBERT @adamlambert]

You wanna ‘protect the children’ ? How about do better as a parent and teach your kids acceptance , compassion and respect. That’s all they need to ‘safely’ interact with Queer gender identities. Instead, you are teaching hate, discrimination and judgement. Wake up!

[Patty Johnston @Pattyj32]

@HilarieBurton So sad and ridiculous