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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women

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Florida chapter of the National Organization for Women Defending repro justice for over 50 years! Intersectional #feminists in #Florida 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈☂️

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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bad news for science ... bad news for women. Trusting Trump's views on worthwhile science ... what could possibility go wrong with this guy who thought deleting grants mentioning "women" was a great way to proceed? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hmm .. verify that voting record ... #FloridaVoter
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#DEI: The public is starting to understand DEI benefits us all. Pretty sure a diverse advertising staff would have kept Converse, H&M and Gucci out of trouble on the racist ads ... www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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Trump slashed DEI. Now it's making a surprising bipartisan comeback
Political backlash put DEI on ice. Now unexpected support, even from Republicans, is driving an unexpected thaw, according to an exclusive new poll.
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Pissed-Off Scientist @rockney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
VOTE !!!!!!!
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sick. And an invasion of privacy. How many of those folks interested in teen pregnancy are behind this idea? Those who want teen pregnancy? Those who want to discourage birth control?
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Insane! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday named Bishop Brendan Cahill, who leads the U.S. bishops’ work for migrants, the seventh bishop of Joliet, Illinois, a diocese of 500,000 Catholics next door to Chicago: “Human dignity does not depend on immigration status. It is given by God and cannot be taken away.”
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“You Are Not Alone” — Pope Leo XIV Sends the U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chief to Joliet
Bishop Brendan Cahill, the U.S. bishops’ migration chairman, inherits a see vacant since February; Cardinal Cupich hailed his “migrant justice.” Three of Leo’s first four U.S. bishops were immigrants.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
THIS IS AMAZING 👏
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Micah @rincewind.run · 17/09/2026
the worst part about this is that a lot of the damage will be permanent by the time we can turn the research funding back on a lot of folks will have unsurprisingly and not unreasonably decided that they should leave this area of research because it will never be reliable what a huge waste
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/09/2026
mackenzie scott really seems like the only billionaire to figure out that you can be a literal hero to millions with a relative pittance
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Just Lynn 💙🦋✌️🇺🇦 @shoredweller7.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
That Vance plan take funds earmarked for child care for low-income parents to give about $9,000 annually married families with a parent who does not work? Won't increase the birth rate and is targeted to hurt the poor. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o...?
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Opinion | JD Vance Doesn’t Want to Help Married Parents. He Wants to Hurt Single Mothers.
Redistributing money from single working parents to married ones is not a pro-family policy.
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Countless Americans vote by mail, including mothers with childcare obligations and seniors who can't get to the polls. The USPS Board Of Governors has the power to protect vote-by-mail. Join @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social & tell them to Deliver Our Ballots: actionnetwork.org/letters/deli...?
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Deliver Our Ballots - Tell Postal Service Leadership We Demand to Vote-by-Mail
The USPS Board of Governors has the power the protect vote-by-mail, but they are not doing their job. Will you send them a message?
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 25-year-old Argentinian biologist Pilar Ferrer has developed an injectable gel that helps repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump: “The most important thing is Greenland is vital to the United States. Anyone that doesn’t support our ballroom is disloyal to America. The 2020 election was stolen and we should terminate all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution to fix it. I fully support ai.”
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‘Gambling with our lives’: Another AI employee quits over safety concerns | CNN Business
“The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
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Ronald Hemenway @rehemenway.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Now I can see why it's so difficult to get the Epstein Files released !!! * There are MANY people involved with the Epstein Files !!! * The "Epstein Files" case must be Cracked and Solved. Period. * Even "Fox News" has something to do with the Epstein Files !!!
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Pathetic 😡
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OSKYWOSKY @oskywosky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
'Time bomb you can’t control': Deaths skyrocket after landmark Supreme Court ruling The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny.
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'Time bomb you can’t control': Deaths skyrocket after landmark Supreme Court ruling
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn littl...
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Taking a break, seeking inspiration and relaxation ...
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:
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How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders
SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#FetalPersonhood is a concept with a lot of problems ... John Oliver explains. youtu.be/sCSt45rev7w
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Fetal Personhood: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A record number of women are running for office! feministmajority.org/record-numbe...?
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If you value mothers, give them time to recover from childbirth ... and fund post-partum depression research. That is just logical and sensible.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
ICE agent, Christian Castro, shot a MN resident, fled the state, & was caught in TX. @ag.state.mn.us sued Gov. Abbott for ignoring his extradition demand. He joins me on the case & updates us on the investigations into the murders of Alex Pretti & Renée Nicole Good. youtu.be/Asvit5TMFhU?...
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Yikes! Texas FACES LEGAL NIGHTMARE as Minnesota SUES Over ICE Agent!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The SAVE Act is being re-packaged as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Tell your electeds NO! Send your letter here: now.org/action-alert...
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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
RECORD BROKEN 🚨 With 25,433 fans at Sanford Stadium, the University of Georgia’s women’s soccer team set a new record for the largest attendance at an NCAA soccer game, women’s or men’s! 👏
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/07/2026
Good Trouble Lives On in Atlanta. This weekend is about more than honoring John Lewis’ legacy — it’s about living it.
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Good Trouble Lives On: National Weekend of Action for Civic Engagement and Voting Rights
YouTube video by Roland S. Martin
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TheLebedeffPerspective @lebedeff.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
#IllegalVoters -- really good advice from the Florida League of Woment Voters on Trump's fake claims: Don't get into the weeds, call his remarks ridiculous. Great advice by the @lwvflorida.bsky.social
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
He Should Be Fired Immediately and Investigated…..
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If we vetted these ICE motherfuckers we’d probably find that most of them have a history of violence against women. Worth mentioning that almost every mass shooter turns out to have a history of violence against women.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/07/2026
NEW: Citing ProPublica’s reporting, two lawmakers have called on the CDC to address a “preventable public health crisis” of parents refusing the vitamin K shot for their newborns — which has led to babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying.
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Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We see, we know ... the GOP is coming for the Voting Rights Act, and wants to unleash attack dogs on what remains of the voting rights of Blacks and Women. We join you.
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National Organization for Women @nationalnow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It’s Not “Believe Women” When It’s Convenient.
It’s Not “Believe Women” When It’s Convenient.
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 10/07/2026
This should horrify all of us! Women in ICE detention underwent invasive medical procedures without informed consent. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan investigation called the findings “nightmarish & disgraceful” Everyone deserves dignity, bodily autonomy & human rights! #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Speak up -- tell the Trump Administration that you want them to keep their hands off Mifepristone. Support science and preserve treatment availability for important women's health treatments. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/hand...
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Hands Off Mifepristone
Tell the Trump Administration: keep your hands off mifepristone. Mifepristone is a safe, effective, and necessary medication, with over 100 peer-reviewed studies to prove it. Trump wants to implement ...
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Florida Education Association @floridaea.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
FL taxpayers fund all three school systems—so why are the rules different? Every child deserves a high-quality education, and every taxpayer deserves to know how their money is being used. See the differences between each system for yourself: bit.ly/4d8TC5l
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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Take action to celebrate Pride Month with a call to defend equality, equity, LGBTQIA+ rights, and the promise of liberty and justice for all. We are staying woke, standing against hate, and taking action to stand up against MAGA hatred and bigotry. civicshout.com/p/tell-colle... #PowertothePeople
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
NASA follows in the shoes of Trump pushing women to the sidelines and servant class. #UpliftWomen www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/s...?
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NASA Leader Pushes Back on Complaints That No Women Will Be on the Next Artemis Mission
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A new former First Family photo ... just nice.
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Misogeny is alive and well in Trumpland. Time for a change!
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard of morals & the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standard registered in the laws of the country. It is the only way" Emmeline Pankhurst, who died #OTD 1928
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Reproductive Transparency Now @reprotransparency.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The vast majority of anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are not held to federal HIPAA privacy laws. No matter what they promise to do (or not do) with your personal information, no one is holding them accountable. #StopFakeClinics #AbortionRights www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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Addressing The HIPAA Blind Spot For Crisis Pregnancy Centers | Health Affairs Forefront
Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have been documented as presenting themselves as HIPAA-covered entities to their clients, even though most are not. This leaves CPCs free to disclose client information...
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Reproductive Transparency Now @reprotransparency.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
As more people come to #Illinois for abortion care, we are also seeing an influx of anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) in and around #Chicago seeking to intercept patients. If you or a loved one seeks abortion care, please be cautious while searching for care. Do *NOT* use Google alone!
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Readit Club @readit.club · 14/06/2026
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896) was a preacher’s daughter, a teacher, a wife, and a mother of seven. In 1852, her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin became a sensation: about 10,000 copies were sold in the first week, and 300,000 before the end of the year. ⏰📚💙🖋️📚⏳ #books #writers #today
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Florida Feminists - National Organization for Women @flnow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
One of America's fabulous women activists - and just note that only this woman, Rep. Joyce Beatty, stood up for the Kennedy Center name!
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
All, (but one), of the Kennedy Family must be so proud! =====================
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