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Mostly retweets of important and/or random things

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

An Idaho hospital literally shut down its labor & delivery ward because doctors are leaving the state over its abortion ban.

Nearly HALF of the OBGYNs in the entire state are either leaving or thinking about leaving.

https://t.co/4Sff0Zk7Ps

[Simone Stolzoff @SimoneStolzoff]

👋 I'm writing an article for the NYT about the value of creating personal rules!

Little rules like charging your phone outside of the bedroom, seasonal rules like sober January, work rules like not responding to emails after 5pm etc

Do you have any such rules? I'd love to chat

[Karen Boss 🦩 @kbworld33]

Back in June, I help my mom clean out her pool shed. There's a strand of old twinkle lights with plastic flamingos. "Throw them out," she says. "They don't work." But I see that the flamingos came off easily, so I start to pull them off. "I can do something with these."

[The Queen of Sighs 🍑 @ophyliaXhamlet]

Mushrooms are such weird little guys. They're tasty. They're hallucinogenic. They're poisonous. They are one. They are many. They will outlive us. You will eat them. They will eat you. And some of them look like little houses.

[Lynda Carter @RealLyndaCarter]

I cannot think of anything that helps women’s rights less than pinning the blame on trans women. They face so much violence and scrutiny as is. Leave them alone and focus on the real war on women. It’s happening in the courts and legislatures around this country.

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

The term “pregnant people” includes pregnant women & also people who are pregnant but are not women. It doesn’t in any way erase/deny women; it’s just more inclusive. I am a woman. I have friends who are not women but can get pregnant. Language that includes them doesn’t hurt me.

[Helena Bottemiller Evich @hbottemiller]

🧵Thread on the infant formula shortage situation, which feels like a slow-moving train wreck.

First, retail stock has been rocky for months. It was already bad over the holidays, then a big recall + plant shutdown in Feb. made it worse.

Great viz here @erindataviz/@datasembly:

[Wendy Zukerman @wendyzuk]

Science Vs editor @blytheterrell and I just sent this email to the CEO of Spotify.

[Emily Wimmer @mlewimmer]

Hey @BachelorABC I fixed your new promo #TheBachelor

[Times Politics @timespolitics]

It follows research showing that oximeters – which monitor oxygen levels in the blood and are used to assess whether Covid patients need life-saving treatment – are less accurate on people with darker skin

[Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins]

On Thursday, Julius Jones is scheduled to be executed by the state of Oklahoma. He has been recommended for commutation. It's clear he is innocent and was wrongfully convicted. @GovStitt, please commute Julius’ sentence. #FreeJuliusJones

Call Gov. Stitt at 405.521.2342, press 0.

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Parlor Pizza sat customers of color in areas dubbed "rejection sections" and worked staff without pay, former employees allege.

Parlor has denied the allegations: "We will not accept even the slightest insinuation that we would have such a racist policy." https://t.co/gkztsgJdlK

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

With 1,000 turkeys and counting, an Englewood native hopes to feed the community this holiday. Here's how you can help him meet his goal: https://t.co/hN8Wl2qER9.

[r n @rindingwoed]

Grub Hub

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

The mystery of what killed the grass at Welles Park is solved!

But why thousands of grubs infested the fields is still unknown. The Park District will begin treating the fields today to prevent more creepy crawlers: https://t.co/ekMOUOnGGr.

[r n @rindingwoed]

Honestly, props to Becca for being a little careful about her taste in men.#bachelorinparadise

[Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth]

Retweet if you believe Election Day should be a federal holiday.