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Leah Torres, MD

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She/her. Evidence-based OB/Gyn. Sex+, gender-affirming repro health specialist. Opinions are mine AND fact-based, see my posts: https://leahtorresmd.substack.com/ ; https://feminist-rising.ghost.io/

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By Your Command: A Cylon-coded fundraiser A fleetwide announcement involving worthy charities, whistles and very tiny Cylons

If you need a Good Thing: I woke to inbox & DMs FULL of people sending receipts for their donations to the 4 great orgs I'm raising funds for (a gift with purchase situation, Cylon-style!). You're good people! So Say We All! Find out mo' here www.moryan.com/by-your-comm... (BSG fans remain The Best)

06.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I made that! 😍

I miss you, too. You can take the girl out of the deadly red state but you can’t make the country do anything to protect human lives. Saw your book in the wild and thought of you πŸ’–πŸ’ͺ🏻

06.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Andrea LaFlamme wearing a shirt with the Desmond Tutu quote, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

Photo of Andrea LaFlamme wearing a shirt with the Desmond Tutu quote, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

Hi everyone! My name is Andrea LaFlamme and I'm running to unseat Susan Collins in the US Senate. I'm a feminist public health professor and the ONLY candidate in this race who has worked in education, municipal health, and as an elected union leader. (1/2)

06.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 479 πŸ” 173 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 56

They know language is crucial. They will manipulate it to stay in power. Truth doesn’t matterβ€”messaging does.

Do not believe their lies.

06.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Firing Kristi Noem was a step in the right direction β€” and it only happened because we all stood up and spoke out to say enough is enough.

But cutting the leaves off a weed doesn’t pull out the root. She was just one piece of Trump’s backwards immigration agenda.

Stephen Miller needs to go.

05.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 354 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 4

That last part in parentheses

05.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says Among the unreleased documents are a woman’s unverified allegations against President Trump.

While we all watch Iran…

05.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 1754 πŸ” 665 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 14

Alabama is so β€œpro-life” that they have and will execute innocent people. They will watch Black women die preventable deaths and do nothing. It is a blood thirsty state.

05.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | He Didn’t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway.

β€œβ€¦all sides agree that [Sonny Burton] did not kill the victim. Governors of other states with similar laws have granted clemency under such conditions. Yet Mr. Burton’s execution date remains fixed.”

Clemency petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/go...

05.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Kanwal Sibal @KanwalSibal
The Iranian ship will not be where it was if we had not invited it to talk part in our Milan exercise.
We were the hosts.
I am told that as per protocol for this exercise ships cannot carry any ammunition. It was defenceless.
The Iranian naval personnel had paraded before our president.
The attack by the US submarine was premeditated as the US was aware of the Iranian ship's presence in the exercise to which the US navy was invited but withdrew from participation at the last minute, presumably with this operation in mind.
The US has ignored India's sensitivities as the ship was in these waters because of India's invitation.

Kanwal Sibal @KanwalSibal The Iranian ship will not be where it was if we had not invited it to talk part in our Milan exercise. We were the hosts. I am told that as per protocol for this exercise ships cannot carry any ammunition. It was defenceless. The Iranian naval personnel had paraded before our president. The attack by the US submarine was premeditated as the US was aware of the Iranian ship's presence in the exercise to which the US navy was invited but withdrew from participation at the last minute, presumably with this operation in mind. The US has ignored India's sensitivities as the ship was in these waters because of India's invitation.

We are far from politically or militarily responsible for the US attack.
Our"responsibility" is at a moral and human plane.
A word of condolence by the Indian Navy ( after political clearance) at the loss of lives of those who were our invitees and saluted our president would be in order.
Lt Gen DP Pan... @LtGenDPPan…. β€’ 18h
Our watch gets over when the Ship leaves territorial water. Not till they get home. Their country is at war. They should have stayed in shelter of India. In international waters, they had Not sought an escort from Indian Navy. A...
11:05 PM β€’ Mar 4, 2026 β€’ 2.4M Views

We are far from politically or militarily responsible for the US attack. Our"responsibility" is at a moral and human plane. A word of condolence by the Indian Navy ( after political clearance) at the loss of lives of those who were our invitees and saluted our president would be in order. Lt Gen DP Pan... @LtGenDPPan…. β€’ 18h Our watch gets over when the Ship leaves territorial water. Not till they get home. Their country is at war. They should have stayed in shelter of India. In international waters, they had Not sought an escort from Indian Navy. A... 11:05 PM β€’ Mar 4, 2026 β€’ 2.4M Views

fwiw here's the sourcing I saw at 1am about the US sinking of an unarmed and knowingly unarmed Iranian Navy ship x.com/KanwalSibal/...

05.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.

04.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 7159 πŸ” 2602 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 36

UPDATE: The House Oversight Committee successfully subpoenaed Pam Bondi to come testify.

She has failed to follow through with the Epstein Files Transparency Act & must answer for her failures.

Survivors deserve transparency, accountability, & healing.

05.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 616 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 12

Well that’s just it. All it takes is 1 ignorant person who needs a sense of self and power to destroy a kid’s life. So, yeah.
If no one reports, then that’s good and it’s really not enforceable. But all it takes is 1, methinks. Fear is powerful and they’re using it to hurt kids. 😞

04.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing to see here, just the Manhattan Institute Manhattan Institooting.

04.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Protect trans kids -- they're JUST kids like any other. Stop the targeting. Stop the terrorizing. Let them learn. Let them play. Let them grow. Let them grow up!!!
🩡🩷🀍🩷🩡

04.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

DO NOT COMPLY.

DO NOT OUT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN

04.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 909 πŸ” 514 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

Seconded.

Thirded.

Take action to protect your community so no one ends up dying in a parking lot or waiting room.

04.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our client Leo Garcia Venegas and two other victims of DHS’s lawlessness got to introduce themselves to Secretary Noem today.

The room fell silent when they stood.

04.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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North Carolina sent a clear message tonight: You cannot betray our community and keep your seat.

04.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 269 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 12
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Prosecutors Keep Charging Women Who Have Abortions For Crimes They Did Not Commit Kentucky’s fetal homicide law does not apply to people who end their own pregnancies. This woman got charged anyway.

Lot going on but: A Kentucky prosecutor admitted to not reading the law closely before charging a woman with fetal homicide after an abortion

"When we looked at it for the grand jury, we took a more intense look at it, and we realized we were unable to prove it." Only dropped charge post-indictment

02.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 590 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 15
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BREAKING: SCOTUS shadow docket decision rules in favor of forced outing of trans students, reinstating a lower court ruling against California's law prohibiting forced outing. Also references forcing teachers to misgender trans students. Horrific precedent.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

03.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 1068 πŸ” 431 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 60

Super felt this for sure

02.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

775 signatures over the past day. Let's make it at least 1000. It's a small thing but it matters. We have to keep pushing for some semblance of accountability. Thanks for the support to those who’ve circulated and signed already

02.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Body > Your Guns Let’s cure a pound of patriarchy, shall we? (TW: homicide, sexual assault) Let me preface everything that follows with my stance on the 2nd Amendment: it is a farce. I feel this nation would be bett...

The one where I contemplate the disconnect between the abortion rights movement and the gun rights movement:

feminist-rising.ghost.io/my-body-your...

27.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power In his majority ruling in a sleeper case about mail delivery, Thomas opened the door to a new way for Republicans to suppress the Black vote.

In an overlooked decision this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the post office can refuse to deliver your mail, which is KIND OF SIGNIFICANT if you choose to mail your ballot.
To do this work, the anti-democracy wing turned to their favorite β€œblack friend,” Clarence Thomas.

26.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1879 πŸ” 806 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 61
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Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.

They dropped off Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee who didn't speak English, at a CLOSED Tim Hortons.

5 miles away from his home.

He never made it.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

27.02.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 2250 πŸ” 1061 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 89

Jesus Christ.

27.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 897 πŸ” 349 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Protests have erupted at Columbia University after the school says DHS agents detained a student after making "misrepresentations to gain entry" to building.

26.02.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 5929 πŸ” 1946 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 129

The threat of arrest for trans people is an implicit threat of rape. This is what happens to incarcerated trans women.

26.02.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 828 πŸ” 305 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 12

So she doesn’t answer the question and she isn’t pressed to answer the question and this is how we get to where we are over and over and over again.

Zero accountability.

25.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0