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It’s Migration Season with the Armadillo
The thing they say about planting trees — the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now — is roughly translatable to Substack. The best time to get on Substack was never. The best time to leave is now. Here’s how (and why) I did it.
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A Win in Texas for Advocates Behind San Antonio's 'Repro Justice' Fund
The big takeaway: Three different progressive, non-profit news outlets published three different very high quality, reported pieces on different aspects of ongoing, and often contentious, conversations within the repro health, rights, and justice movements.
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Paxton's Trial Wasn't A Uniquely Texan Travesty
It was a funhouse mirror showing us what’s to come for the nation writ large. If you didn’t follow the Paxton impeachment trial closely (tell me of your mysterious ways!) I published three in-progress recaps here over the last couple weeks — first one here, second one here, third one here. Here’s hoping Ken Paxton’s…
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While We Wait: Will the Texas Senate Capitulate to Paxton's Threats?
It’s a watershed moment for the Texas GOP, but not the way you think. If you’re just joining us and want to experience the many and various terrors of the Paxton impeachment trial, I published two in-progress recaps over the last couple weeks — first one here, second one here. If you’re not, and I’m…
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Paxton Trial (Finally) Trots Out the Ladies for the Salacious Mistress Gossip
If an asshole tree cheats on his asshole tree wife in the asshole woods, does it make a sound? If you’re just joining us, read my recap from last week of the first couple of days of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial in the Texas Senate. If you’re not, and I’m sure if that’s the…
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Republicans Working on Cute Rebrand for Fascist Misogyny
Plus: 🇲🇽 Mexico decriminalizes abortion 🇲🇽 Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action items, takes, and news clips. This post is probably…
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Ken Paxton's Impeachment Exposes a Patriarchy in Crisis
The good ole’ boys were supposed to be better at doing crimes, and now they don’t know what to do about it. I’ve spent the last two days watching the live feed of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the state Senate. Which is to say, I’m going on 16 hours of listening…
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Texas Anti-Abortion Creep Aims to Make It Illegal to Drive to an Abortion Clinic
Plus: A guilty verdict for the anti-abortion protester who hoarded fetuses in her freezer Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on instagram with action items,…
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Indiana, South Carolina Abortion Bans Take Effect, Further Decimating Access
Plus: Political reporters are letting anti-abortion candidates off the hook again and again on this one essential question Here’s another edition of Hard to Believe It’s Only Tuesday, a weekly roundup of the top headlines, tweets (for now!), toks, takes, and more in abortion news. You can always email me (andrea.grimes@gmail.com) or DM me on…
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Only Nice Things Monthly, August 2023
Read to the end for a bonus pic of my new baby (kitten)! Welcome to Only Nice Things Monthly, wherein we celebrate the art of making oneself comfortable. I’ll tell you about some good things I’ve been enjoying, and I invite y’all to make recommendations in the comments! I’m teasing this edition for all readers,…
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