No kidding -- "Women in states with more abortion restrictions had more depression symptoms" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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No kidding -- "Women in states with more abortion restrictions had more depression symptoms" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Those of us who follow the Bible as a moral guide can conclude that demonizing, mocking or dehumanizing immigrants — let alone violently pursuing them — is an abomination, a direct affront to a biblical vision of what a good and holy society ought to look like.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/o...
Sorry, got distracted by kids! Glad you found it. #parshachat
I was also struck by all the botanical references! I read a commentary by Rabbi Shai Held that that’s part of the argument for the Mishkan being a kind of portable Eden. #parshachat
Oh that’s the best, I love that. #parshachat
A1 I’m always struck by how much Hashem desires closeness — “let them build Me an ark that I may dwell among them.” Not near them or close to them - among them. #parshachat
1. Mayor Mamdani promised to hold hospitals accountable that capitulate to Trump.
He promised funding to trans youth care in the city.
There are very real steps he can take right now to maintain care for trans youth after NYU Langone's capitulation.
It's time for Mamdani to uphold his promises.
A group of three people stand together, talking. One holds a cup, while another wears a beanie and gestures with a hand. The background features simple icons and a plain surface. The text below reads, "Putting Pregnancy, Abortion, and Care into Context on Screen" by Vicki Shabo and Steph Herold. The bottom reads "Better Life Lab."
Better Life Lab’s Re-Scripting Gender, Work, Family, and Care initiative breaks down what audiences are seeing and takeaways for storytellers to consider in how their characters in TV and film navigate reproductive health.
📺 https://go.newamerica.org/pregnancy-abortion-and-care-on-screen-5
Agree.
“State abortion restrictions put in place during the last two decades have resulted in more women dying during or after childbirth, leading to about 16 additional deaths a year across the states that became more stringent, new research finds.”
www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
The pro life crowd real silent about all the children that have been detained.
Also tbh hers is the only plotline I care about this season! The rest is so boring. Real womp womp season.
I was also struck by this. I saw an interview with the actress, saying she didn’t want to do more intimate scenes. I respect that, and yet it still feels like a big missed opportunity.
As a civil rights lawyer, I don’t think cases alleging discrimination against Jews or Israelis should be subjected to a special, narrow discrimination test that applies only to them.
I wrote about this problem here: www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...
can’t not hear and see:
Webinar with Jewish Labor Committee starting today at noon ET: Join JCPA CEO @amyspitalnick and labor attorney Joanne Goldstein for a conversation on defending democracy, strengthening unions, and pushing back against efforts to divide our communities.
Register: thejcpa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Looking forward to watching this — catch it on @pbs.org
www.pbs.org/show/black-a...
#BlackandJewishAmerica
Tomorrow will mark a month since Cecil has seen her children. She is still detained in Louisiana and does not know what will happen to her.
We don't know exactly how Jessica feels after her abortion, but it's clear that Diana feels relief and a returned sense of control. Interesting to see shows use abortion as a way for characters to come to terms with and separate from abusive partners.
This reminds me of last year's abortion plotline on #TooMuch, where Jessica's abortion marks the end of her toxic relationship with Zev www.ansirh.org/research/abo...
First big abortion plotline of 2026 -- on #TellMeLies (spoiler alert) Diana has an abortion, freeing herself (she hopes) from the manipulative control of her ex, Stephen.
www.ansirh.org/research/abo...
Autistic adults recommend that movie and TV productions should leverage autistic peoples’ expertise in the development and enactment of autistic portrayals, and that these portrayals must represent the broad diversity of the autistic community www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
These representations matter; portrayals of autstic people can be useful in educational settings to promote knowledge of autism, but can also increase stereotypes link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"What is missing... is the voices of autistic people: what do we think when we (don’t) see ourselves portrayed in entertainment media?" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Can't help tracking the conversation on #HeatedRivalry and how tv represents autistic people - here's what the research says, fwiw.
TV portrayals are often negative / inaccurate / stereotypical, with autistic characters having little agency
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
We also include data showing that TV and film viewers in the U.S. across all genres of viewers support legal access to abortion care. There is no excuse not to have more abortion storylines onscreen -- audiences want to see them!
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
A new report from ANSIRH & @newamerica.org analyzes the last 10 years of TV & film. Although viewers are eager for more realistic abortion depictions, data shows they are often oversimplified, treated as one-offs, or unrepresentative of people’s lived experiences. www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
New research from me & @newamerica.org! Audiences crave more realistic, holistic depictions of abortion on screen that TV and film have not been delivering.
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...