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19thnews @19thnews.org · 02/10/2026
Most Americans think the federal government should increase spending on childcare, and Gen Z is the group most in favor of that change — especially Gen Z women. And according to a The 19th/@today.yougov.com poll, 29 percent of them favor care for young children that is fully government funded.
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Americans of all ages want more federal help with childcare costs. Gen Z most of all.
New polling from The 19th and YouGov found that support for child care spending was particularly strong among Gen Z, reflecting how affordability shapes their future family planning.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 02/10/2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sharply criticized the Tompkins County district attorney’s response to an alleged gang rape at Cornell University in her first remarks since appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the case. bit.ly/3Vo8NkU
The image shows a person speaking at a podium with the New York State flag in the background. A quote above reads, "No institution gets to protect its reputation at the expense of a young person seeking justice." The caption below mentions New York Governor Kathy Hochul addressing a case at Cornell University, with Attorney General Letitia James present.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 02/10/2026
Fleeing a violent home means finding a new place to live. California just passed a law to address that.
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California’s new law aims to close a housing gap for domestic violence survivors
Fleeing a violent home means finding a new place to live. Cities and counties in the state are now required to plan for that.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
There's a surge of postpartum women in the United States who are using GLP-1 medications, according to a new study that's among the first to document how parents of new babies have increasingly turned to the weight loss drugs. bit.ly/4dfFSFA
An adult cradling an infant. The text reads: "New moms are being prescribed GLP-1 medications 24 times more than in 2018. A new study published in a major medical journal is among the first to document how much postpartum women are turning to weight loss drugs."
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
The reopened criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University has sharpened scrutiny on voluntary intoxication laws. In 19 states, voluntary intoxication laws can make it harder to prosecute an assault when the person who was attacked chose to drink or use drugs.
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The Cornell case is exposing a legal gap around intoxication and sexual assault
In 19 states, voluntary intoxication laws can make it harder to prosecute an assault when the person who was attacked chose to drink or use drugs.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
The 988 hotline's LGBTQ+ youth services have been returned over a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Advocates say this is a crucial step to address a growing mental health crisis among LGBTQ+ youth. bit.ly/3TAna4Y
Colorful artwork showing two hands holding phones, with a rainbow emerging from the screens. Text reads: "A critical suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth is back. LGBTQ+ young people can once again press 3 after calling 988 to be connected with specially trained counselors."
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
Gen Z women are more likely than Gen Z men to consider themselves feminist, identify as liberal and Democrat, support abortion access, and believe society should not return to traditional gender norms, according to a new poll from The 19th and @today.yougov.com.
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Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap
The youngest voters have been shaped by an end to a federal right to abortion, the #MeToo movement and social media, a new poll shows.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
Rep. LaMonica McIver announced the birth of her second child, a girl. McIver, 40, is only the second Black woman to give birth while serving in Congress, and the first in more than 50 years. bit.ly/4hVgRlI
A person is lying in a hospital bed, holding a newborn wrapped in a patterned blanket. The text reads: "Rep. LaMonica McIver gives birth to second child. She is only the second Black woman to give birth while serving in Congress, and the first in more than 50 years."Former Rep. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is smiling and holding a newborn, with another person seated beside them. Multiple microphones are positioned in front, suggesting a press event. Text below reads: "Former Rep. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke became the first sitting member of Congress to give birth in 1973, and was also the first Black congresswoman to have a child in office."
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
Here’s what we know about Jane Doe’s lawsuit, her allegations against seven fraternity members and efforts to investigate the alleged group attack. bit.ly/4AIbygL
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The Cornell rape allegations and lawsuit, explained
Here’s what we know about Jane Doe’s lawsuit, her allegations against seven fraternity members and efforts to investigate the alleged group attack.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
More than two-thirds of Americans say immigrants shouldn’t be detained if they are pregnant, postpartum or nursing, according to new polling from The 19th and @today.yougov.com And most voters — including 12 percent of Republicans — oppose the administration’s approach to deportations.
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ICE is detaining pregnant immigrants. Most Americans say they shouldn’t.
They also say authorities should be required to provide basic health care for pregnant and postpartum immigrants they do detain, new polling from The 19th and YouGov shows.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
California is ending child marriage – years after more than a third of the nation had done so, and long after most other states had established a minimum age to wed.
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California ends child marriage after years of debate
Before the new law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 01/10/2026
Her lawyers said in emergency legal filings that after two syringes of lethal drugs were administered, Pike did not lose consciousness and still had a heartbeat, and that she described a burning pain in her arm. She has since been hospitalized.
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Christa Pike was set to be Tennessee’s first woman executed in 200 years. She survived.
Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs, her attorneys say. This is Tennessee’s second failed execution attempt this year.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
After the emotional toll of her lengthy ordeal, Mason said the decision feels surreal and is still sinking in.
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Crystal Mason's belief in democracy was shaken — but not destroyed
For 10 years, Texas prosecutors accused her of voter fraud after she cast a provisional ballot that was never counted in the 2016 election. That changed Thursday.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
Affordability is a campaign buzzword — and for good reason. New polling from The 19th and @today.yougov.com shows that Americans are worried about paying for necessities. And women, who make the majority of consumer purchases for their families, are more worried than men in every category.
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Paychecks aren’t going as far. More Americans say they trust Democrats to help.
People, especially women, are stressed about paying for everything, from groceries and housing to healthcare and retirement, according to new polling from The 19th and YouGov.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
8/8 And if you want to make sure you don’t miss any of our coverage, then subscribe to our daily newsletter! You’ll see reporting from our poll and much more right in your inbox.
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Daily newsletter
The 19th's email newsletter brings you the latest on the women and LGBTQ+ people shaping American politics and policy.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
7/ You can learn more about our methodology and see what we’ve found so far here:
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The State of Our Nation
This is The 19th’s fifth annual poll gauging attitudes on the issues impacting women and LGBTQ+ people.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
6/ No poll can ask everyone for their opinion and even if a pollster is really careful with sampling in the traditional way, they won’t have an exact replica of the total U.S. population. That’s why the survey data is weighted so that it matches the population at large.
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How The 19th/YouGov poll works
We asked about attitudes toward reproductive issues, trans issues and gender roles and what Americans are worried about.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
5/ @today.yougov.com also gathered more responses from Gen Z adults than we would have if we tried for a representative sample of American adults. We did this because as more and more members of Gen Z come of age, we want to know how they see key issues — and how gender shapes those views.
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How The 19th/YouGov poll works
We asked about attitudes toward reproductive issues, trans issues and gender roles and what Americans are worried about.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
4/ We added questions about trans athletes in sports that we hadn’t asked before. We also asked about issues like surrogacy, feminism and what the government should do about childcare to try to capture where the country is on issues that are shaping the midterms and beyond.
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How The 19th/YouGov poll works
We asked about attitudes toward reproductive issues, trans issues and gender roles and what Americans are worried about.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
3/ This year, we worked with @today.yougov.com to ask questions about affordability, caregiving, reproductive issues, LGBTQ+ issues, immigration and more. We also did a few new things compared to our previous polls.
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How The 19th/YouGov poll works
We asked about attitudes toward reproductive issues, trans issues and gender roles and what Americans are worried about.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
2/ We aim to ask different questions than most other polls, such as attitudes toward reproductive issues, trans issues and gender roles. It’s about what Americans are worried about — and what they want their elected officials to do and to leave alone.
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How The 19th/YouGov poll works
We asked about attitudes toward reproductive issues, trans issues and gender roles and what Americans are worried about.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
1/ This year, The 19th is partnering with YouGov for our annual State of Our Nation poll, shedding light on issues that impact women and LGBTQ+ people and helping us better understand our country. Let us tell you more about it. 🧵
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 30/09/2026
Nearly half of U.S. adults say they’re more likely to vote for a candidate who supports bans on transgender athletes, according to new polling from The 19th and @today.yougov.com. But 37 percent also said both parties talk “too much” about trans people.
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Nearly half of Americans favor candidates who support trans sports bans
As more candidates campaign on restricting trans athletes, The 19th and YouGov asked whether that makes a difference to voters.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 29/09/2026
Of the 31 attendees — a veritable who’s who of tech and government leaders alike — only two were women. And one of them — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — works for the administration. bit.ly/4hSAf2F
A group of officials and executives, including notable individuals, seated and standing around a conference table in a formal setting. Text at the bottom states: "31 people were at a White House meeting about AI. 2 were women." The logo of "The 19th" is present.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 29/09/2026
Missouri’s constitutional right to an abortion is on the verge of disappearing, again. A proposal known as Amendment 3 backed by the state’s Republican party would make Missouri the first state whose constitution explicitly bans abortion.
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A state that enshrined abortion into its constitution is now at risk of losing it
A ballot measure backed by the state’s Republican party would make Missouri the first state whose constitution explicitly bans the procedure.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 29/09/2026
Republican candidates, in states where limitations on transgender students have been in place for years, are continuing to rally against inclusive sports policies. bit.ly/4z4sDA2
Text graphic with a quote: “They don’t have much else to run on. They’re not going to run on the economy, and the dynamics on immigration, politically, have shifted. So, this is kind of their last bet, and they are playing it literally everywhere.” Below the quote, it reads: Lanae Erickson, Senior vice president at Third Way, an advocacy group and think tank.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 29/09/2026
From losing Medicaid and SNAP to family separations and ICE in schools, children are among the most affected by the administration's immigration policies.
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How Trump's immigration crackdown is harming children — including U.S. citizens
From losing Medicaid and SNAP to family separations and ICE in schools, children are among the most affected by the administration's immigration policies.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 29/09/2026
In this Republican bastion, angst over Texas’ public education system has helped fuel Gina Hinojosa’s campaign, giving voters here one of the most competitive governor’s races they’ve seen in decades.
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Conservative moms are fed up over Texas schools. For Gina Hinojosa, it’s an opening.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa is a mom who got into politics because of education, an issue that’s helping give Texas its most competitive governor’s race in years.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 28/09/2026
A New York prosecutor announced Monday that he was reopening an investigation of the alleged 2024 gang-rape of a student at a Cornell University fraternity house after a weekend of outcry from public figures.
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The Cornell rape allegations and lawsuit, explained
Here’s what we know about Jane Doe’s lawsuit, her allegations against seven fraternity members and efforts to investigate the alleged group attack.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 28/09/2026
Some of Trump’s reposts suggested Salazar had been paid by unknown actors or donors to publicly criticize the president. The White House has not formally withdrawn its endorsement of Salazar.
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‘Back stabber’: Trump lashes out at Latina congresswoman who criticized his immigration crackdown
Over the weekend, President Trump shared a series of posts criticizing Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar — a vocal critic of the administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
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Candice Norwood @candicenorwood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've written a few stories for @19thnews.org recently about currently or formerly incarcerated women who described the harms they faced in U.S. jails and prisons, and have fought for new laws, policies and resources to improve conditions for others. I want to share their stories with you 🧵
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 25/09/2026
Over 95,000 Black women are currently missing in the U.S., according to 2025 National Crime Information Center Data. Minnesota's effort to raise awareness of this issue came when Gov. Tim Walz designated September as Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Month. bit.ly/4yfyRgj
Text on a blue background: "40% Forty percent of domestic violence victims in Minnesota are Black women despite making up just 7 percent of the state's population. The state declared September as Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Month." Source: Minnesota Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 25/09/2026
Since 2022, the Lioness Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance has worked to empower communities to challenge harmful practices in the criminal legal system. This week they got a major win, after a judge ruled that Texas must air-condition all prisons by the end of 2029.
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The ‘lionesses’ who sued to get air conditioning in every Texas prison — and won
A group led by formerly incarcerated women spent years advocating for those trapped inside prison walls during Texas’ hot summers.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 24/09/2026
Texas’ highest criminal court rejected an appeal from prosecutors seeking to reinstate the 2018 conviction of Crystal Mason, meaning the Fort Worth woman will not have to serve a five-year sentence for casting a provisional vote in 2016 while on supervised release.
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Crystal Mason prevails in fight over illegal voting conviction
The court ruling means the Texas woman will not have to serve a five-year sentence for casting a provisional vote in 2016 while on supervised release.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 24/09/2026
Kwaneta Harris’ crash course in menopause came in her late 40s, while she was incarcerated at a Texas state prison. She quickly understood that menopause care in prison is mired in a lack of resources and timely treatment options. This reality set her to find her own solutions.
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In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper
The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons.
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From a Texas prison, she built a menopause support network from scraps of paper. Please read the story of Kwaneta Harris and the women behind bars coming together to support each other, by the unparalleled @candicenorwood.bsky.social
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In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper
The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons.
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Faith Smith @faithsm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
[A] legacy of silence meant that Harris’ crash course in menopause came in her late 40s, while she was incarcerated at a Texas state prison. For 3 years, Harris experienced a litany of confusing ailments: shoulder pain, memory loss, heart palpitations, thinning hair and mood swings. @19thnews.org
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In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper
The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 23/09/2026
Through tears, Stella Carlson sat in front of lawmakers and described watching as federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January. Carlson testified at an emotional hearing Tuesday alongside family of people killed during immigration enforcement operations. bit.ly/4ryQMfK
A person speaks into a microphone at a formal hearing. Text overlay of a quote reads, “Alex [Pretti] made a choice to be righteous, kind, and brave, to stand up for his neighbors being assaulted in the street, and then they shot him, again, and again, and again.” Below, attribution text reads, "At an emotional hearing Tuesday, Stella Carlson, the nurse who witnessed Alex Pretti’s death, testified about his final moments in front of lawmakers alongside others impacted by immigration enforcement."
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 23/09/2026
In 2025, women working full time were paid 84 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic men. That’s the narrowest gap in history, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. It seemed like a win for gender equity, until you look at the data for Black women. bit.ly/46FFa0O
An illustrative image shows a figure on a raised platform, attempting to bridge a gap with a red ladder between two descending staircases. The background is orange. Text reads, "The 19th* The gender pay gap is shrinking — but not for Black women.
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Transgender voters in Kansas! I want to talk about your plan to vote this November — are you not voting, out of ID/safety concerns? Voting by mail? Getting registered to vote? Doing in-person advance voting? Text me on Signal @orionr.80 or DM me! I'm a trans reporter working at The 19th News.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 23/09/2026
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years on Wednesday in a New York City retrial on one charge of committing a criminal sexual act. bit.ly/4yQqLux
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison as push for #MeToo accountability continues
Last year, the former Hollywood studio head has been found guilty of one of three charges he faced in New York.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 23/09/2026
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar says President Trump’s immigration agenda has betrayed Latino voters in South Florida, as she pushes to get an immigration reform bill passed — and to keep her seat.
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Can breaking with her party on immigration help a Latina Republican get reelected?
Trump won the Florida district held by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar by 15 points less than two years ago by talking about chaos and immigration. Now she’s confronting him over the chaos of immigration en...
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 23/09/2026
Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who won the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in an August primary upset, can now focus on her upcoming election without having to deal with potential prison time.
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Angie Nixon, Democrats’ pick for Senate in Florida, resolves case over Capitol protest
Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon was arrested in May for refusing to leave the Capitol while attempting to meet with Gov.  Ron DeSantis about a redistricting plan that favored Republicans.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/09/2026
In the mega-consumption era of parenthood, the internet tells new moms that products can solve the hardest parts of having a newborn. All they have to do is add to cart.
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You’ll do anything for your baby. Algorithms know how to exploit that.
In the mega-consumption era of parenthood, the internet tells new moms that products can solve the hardest parts of having a newborn. All they have to do is add to cart.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22/09/2026
12/12 Most U.S. mothers return to work within two months of giving birth. That’s no time at all in baby world. @chabeli.bsky.social spoke to more than a dozen mothers who described the newborn days as the most disorienting of their lives. Amidst the exhaustion, these products promised to save them.
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You’ll do anything for your baby. The algorithm knows how to exploit that.
In the mega-consumption era of parenthood, the internet tells new moms that products can solve the hardest parts of having a newborn. All they have to do is add to cart.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22/09/2026
11/ But we can’t just blame the internet. America has created the conditions for this mass consumption with a policy decision. By the 2000s, nearly every industrialized nation had developed a national paid parental leave policy. The U.S. remains the only outlier.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22/09/2026
10/ Target started identifying possible pregnant shoppers by analyzing changes in spending habits. They learned pregnant people were more likely to buy unscented lotions and vitamin supplements. By 2012, Target could predict a customer’s due date window and send
ads to match their pregnancy stage.
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You’ll do anything for your baby. The algorithm knows how to exploit that.
In the mega-consumption era of parenthood, the internet tells new moms that products can solve the hardest parts of having a newborn. All they have to do is add to cart.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22/09/2026
9/ To get these products in front of expectant parents at just the right time companies have mined customer data for years. On parenting sites, any data that moms share — 
like the date of their last period, often put into a 
due date calculator — can be sold to advertisers.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22/09/2026
8/ The U.S. accounts for roughly 10% of all global baby product revenue, while home to just 4% of the world population. Only China draws in a larger share of the global revenue (14%), but with a population four times the size of the U.S. By 2033, the U.S. market is expected to grow another 40%.
An illustration of a person sitting on a couch with a mobile device, illuminated by its light. A large "40%" is prominently displayed. Text below reads: “The United States accounts for roughly 10 percent of all global baby product revenue, though it’s home to just 4 percent of the world population. By 2033, the baby product market is expected to grow another 40 percent, and the fastest growth will be in one sector: online purchases." The source is Grand View Research.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22/09/2026
7/ As Instagram evolved, its algorithm only became better at ensuring these momfluencers got on the screens of pregnant users. In a 2026 survey of 1,240 American moms, 58% said information overload was creating pressure when purchasing baby products. Moms’ top source for information? Social media.
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