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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 28/09/2026
We asked the room at our panel with @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social and @msmagazine.com to finish the sentence: "Independent journalism matters because…" Their answers say it all. Let us know how you would finish it in the comments. #independentjournalism #rewirenewsgroup
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Girl dinner
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW from me today: As physicians continue to navigate care for patients in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help providers in those states navigate legal risks for themselves and medical challenges for high-risk patients.
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High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans • Stateline
As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help provider...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 21/09/2026
Join Rewire News Group, @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social, and @msmagazine.com at the iconic Brooklyn lesbian bar Ginger’s this Thursday!
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And this is why, when @natasharoy.bsky.social says she needs to watch Mormon Wives for work, I say yes please!
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New from Nikole Hannah-Jones: In fighting for every Black child, Did I betray my own? ‘A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge NYC’s unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice’
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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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Maanvi Singh @maanvisingh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: ICE is arresting and detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens. At the same time, it has lost count of how many had miscarriages, according to a Guardian review of internal ICE documents. w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
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Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 18/09/2026
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 just dropped. Taylor Frankie Paul's domestic violence allegations? Barely mentioned. @natasharoy.bsky.social watched the whole thing and now has some questions about why that leaked video—and additional accusations—were never mentioned.
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Why Did ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ New Season Dodge Allegations of Star’s Domestic Violence?
Analysis: Fans expected the show, which long embraced controversy and difficult conversations, to address the disturbing allegations against Taylor Frankie Paul. Instead, it delivered a nothingburger.
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I wrote about feeling crazy that the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives didn't address any of Taylor Frankie Paul's domestic violence cases and what it means for the show to continue platforming her @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/09/18/m...
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Why Did ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ New Season Dodge Allegations of Star’s Domestic Violence?
Analysis: Fans expected the show, which long embraced controversy and difficult conversations, to address the disturbing allegations against Taylor Frankie Paul. Instead, it delivered a nothingburger.
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Cameron Oakes @cameronoakes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
But the judge stopped short of forcing the government to release the already-allocated funding it withheld from grantees. I spoke to one NYC based org caught in the crossfire for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/09/16/t...
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NYC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program In Limbo After Trump Funding Cuts: ‘Complete Shock’
HHS abruptly cancelled $68 million in grants for dozens of sex education initiatives, forcing Children's Aid to lay off staff and cancel programming.
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Cameron Oakes @cameronoakes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Abstinence, alignment reviews, and an emphasis on fertility and ovulation monitoring—all criteria on pause since a federal judge blocked the Trump admin's overhaul of the teen pregnancy prevention grant program. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/09/16/t...
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NYC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program In Limbo After Trump Funding Cuts: ‘Complete Shock’
HHS abruptly cancelled $68 million in grants for dozens of sex education initiatives, forcing Children's Aid to lay off staff and cancel programming.
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The guy sprinkling salt meme that says “media executives talking about ‘serving communities better’ after laying off the people who were serving their communities”
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Writer for NBC10 Boston fuckin HATES Mercury
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 09/09/2026
Amid the news of the day, I have some news of my own. 😊
A Publishers Marketplace deal report that says: Journalist and Autonomy News cofounder Garnet Henderson’s LEAVE NO MEANS UNTRIED, an investigation into how anti-abortion disinformation has shaped our laws and culture, and how this playbook is being used to attack other freedoms, to Michelle Capone at Melville House, at auction, for publication in fall 2027, by Nicki Richesin at Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner (NA).
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Cassandra Jaramillo @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New reporting from my colleagues: Ectopic-related deaths in abortion banned states are increasing. One expert said deaths from ectopic pregnancies should “really be a never event.” www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Cameron Oakes @cameronoakes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Come hang fam!!!
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/09/2026
Oral arguments began today in a federal court case that may upend abortion access nationwide. Louisiana, which has an abortion ban, wants the FDA to stop allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed remotely and dispensed by mail or at a pharmacy. Imani Gandy explains the stakes:
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Louisiana Says It's ‘Blanketed’ in Contraband Mifepristone
YouTube video by Rewire News Group
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/09/2026
New York: Join us on Sept. 24 at Ginger’s Bar with our friends @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social and @msmagazine.com to chat about covering “niche” topics like abortion, trans rights, & menopause. Come for journalism, stay for karaoke. Admission is free—see you there!
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 03/09/2026
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who spent decades fighting for reproductive rights and pay equality, died yesterday at 92, her Instagram page announced. In 2013, she said she shared her Presidential Medal of Freedom with "the entire women’s movement."
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‘If We Each Have a Torch, There’s a Lot More Light’: Gloria Steinem Accepts the Presidential Medal of Freedom – Rewire News Group
"I'd be crazy if I didn't understand that this is a medal for the entire women’s movement," Steinem told a gathering at the National Press Club Monday.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 01/09/2026
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival treated music lovers to a feast for the ears while raising over $20M for ten orgs that benefit women and girls. Welcome back, Lilith Fair. Read all about the melodic experience.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s Music Festival Raises $20 Million for Abortion, Gender Equity – Rewire News Group
At Daisy Chains Fields, philanthropist Melinda French Gates doubled the festival’s initial $10 million donation to ten nonprofits that benefit women and girls.
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Madisyn Parisi (they/them) @madisyn-writes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
SOURCE CALL: Currently seeking sources for a @rewirenewsgroup.com story about breast cancer screening for trans women. If you're a trans woman (or otherwise gender-diverse person on feminizing hormones) who has breast cancer/is a breast cancer survivor, please feel free to reach out to me.
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New York! @rewirenewsgroup.com is teaming up with @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social & @msmagazine.com for a FREE panel on covering "niche" topics like abortion, trans rights, & menopause at the ✨iconic✨ Ginger's Bar on Sept. 24! Come for the journalism, stay for karaoke www.eventbrite.com/e/truth-on-t...
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Truth on the Rocks: Queer & Feminist Media in 2026
Queer communities and women need to know how constantly-changing laws and culture affect them. Information can be hard to find.
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Cameron Oakes @cameronoakes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“People are going to die,” Robin’s mom said of growing bans on gender-affirming care. And it’s “because the federal government does not recognize, basically, that people like Robin exist.” rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/20/i...
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How Hospital Bans on Gender-Affirming Care Are Leaving Intersex Youth Without Treatment
Hospitals halting gender-affirming care under Trump administration pressure are cutting off trans minors and intersex youth who depend on hormone therapy too.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 20/08/2026
Intersex kids are getting caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s quest to deny gender-affirming care to minors.
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How Hospital Bans on Gender-Affirming Care Are Leaving Intersex Youth Without Treatment
Hospitals halting gender-affirming care under Trump administration pressure are cutting off trans minors and intersex youth who depend on hormone therapy too.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 13/08/2026
RNG sex columnist @cuteflesh.bsky.social says it's OK to use sex toys with multiple partners as long as you clean them between uses. But if your penis pump has exposed wires and makes a firefighter nervous, it might be time to invest in some new play things.
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Suspicious package that shut down Wisconsin Ave. was electronic sex device, police say
A suspicious package that shut down part of D.C.’s busy Wisconsin Avenue NW during the Wednesday morning rush was an electronic sex device, police say. Someone approached a firefighter near the back o...
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Cameron Oakes @cameronoakes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New from me for @rewirenewsgroup.com: About 1 in 5 of new HIV cases in the U.S. each year are diagnosed in women. But estimates suggest they make up only 5-9% of #PrEP users. New @acog.org guidance is aiming to change that. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/12/i...
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New HIV Prevention Guidelines for Women: What OB-GYNs Are Now Recommending
Leading medical guidance now urges OB-GYNs to proactively discuss and prescribe HIV prevention drugs. Here's what the new recommendations mean for women's health.
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
✍️ @cameronoakes.bsky.social interviewed an author of ACOG's latest guidance advising OB-GYNs to provide PrEP to any patient who requests it and to "proactively initiate discussions" about HIV prevention and testing with patients rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/12/i...
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New HIV Prevention Guidelines for Women: What OB-GYNs Are Now Recommending
Leading medical guidance now urges OB-GYNs to proactively discuss and prescribe HIV prevention drugs. Here's what the new recommendations mean for women's health.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 12/08/2026
New OB-GYN guidance says doctors should proactively discuss and prescribe PrEP for HIV prevention. It reduces risk by up to 99%. But only 5-9% of users are women. Read more: rewirenews.link/45VtrKV
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 11/08/2026
Yesterday, Massachusetts enacted a law protecting abortion through all stages of pregnancy. It "ensures Massachusetts patients do not have to leave the Commonwealth to get the care they need," state Senator Robyn Kennedy said in a statement. The state previously banned abortion after 24 weeks.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 05/08/2026
1. Now-deleted audio shows that Acting AG Todd Blanche privately told faith leaders the DOJ is working to make the 2022 Dobbs decision, which revoked federal abortion protections, “permanent in every single state.” Blanche also suggested a crackdown on the mailing of abortion pills.🧵
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A faith group that hosted a call with Todd Blanche — who assured listeners of his commitment to make Dobbs “permanent in every single state” — insisted it was off-the-record…then posted it on YouTube 🤔
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Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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Madisyn Parisi (they/them) @madisyn-writes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Honored to have this story republished by the DJA as a special feature! Disability reporting, like trans reporting, is being pushed to the margins as billionaires seize control of more and more of our media diets. It’s vital we stand in solidarity and fight to protect both.
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This AI Chatbot Pushes Conversion Therapy on Trans Users - Disabled Journalists Association
Detrans.ai claims to help people explore gender dysphoria with “balance.” Instead, it cites reactionary talking points and debunked science to question trans identity.
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Candice Norwood @candicenorwood.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Norma Bowe, a nurse in New Jersey, runs a mobile health clinic that stops outside Delaney Hall detention center, where she provides blood pressure checks, stroke assessments and other care. Yesterday, she told me about the day she says she was assaulted by an ICE agent. My latest via @19thnews.org
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This nurse brings health care to people outside a detention center. She says ICE agents assaulted her.
This week, the ACLU announced it has filed 54 claims on behalf of Norma Bowe and others who allege violence and additional harms from federal immigration officials.
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
accidentally cut into my dog's quick while trimming his nails this morning and now my bathroom looks like a murder scene
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Do you use Opill as your preferred birth control method, or are you the parent of someone who does? I want to talk to you for a @rewirenewsgroup.com story! Email me at roy.natasha@rewirenewsgroup.com
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
For @time.com, I wrote a short essay on the notes app, and what my sister calls “notes app digest,” or scrolling back through the insight and nonsense in our notes. Loved talking to people about notes they’ve kept, and rediscovering all my old chaotic selves I could never delete.
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Meet Me in the Notes App
Notes have staying power, writes Rainesford Stauffer, as vulnerable chaos, a counterpoint to hyper-curated feeds.
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We recently published a story on an AI chatbot that purports to help people explore gender dysphoria. Instead, @madisyn-writes.bsky.social found it uses pseudoscience & transphobic rhetoric to push conversion therapy for trans people. Please give it a read: rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/07/15/a...
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This AI Chatbot Is Targeting Trans Users With Conversion Therapy
Detrans.ai says it helps users explore gender dysphoria in a balanced way, but it promotes anti-LGBTQ+ messages and relies on discredited science. Here is what this AI therapy chatbot actually told ou...
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll. People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.
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It Could Lead to Tens of Thousands of Deaths. In the Meantime, It’s Wreaking Havoc on Americans’ Sanity.
Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.
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Madisyn Parisi (they/them) @madisyn-writes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This story is gaining some traction, which I’m so grateful for. But I am seeing some people discuss engaging with the bot, and I really want to caution against doing that, even as a joke. Doing so is putting yourself in harm’s way. 🧵
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Madisyn Parisi (they/them) @madisyn-writes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
AI has reached a new frontier: conversion therapy for trans kids. Detrans AI‘s site claims it helps users explore their gender dysphoria. Instead, it cites conspiracy theories and seeks to invalidate trans people — even if it risks their lives. Read my original reporting @rewirenewsgroup.com
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This AI Chatbot Is Targeting Trans Users With Conversion Therapy
Detrans.ai says it helps users explore gender dysphoria in a balanced way, but it promotes anti-LGBTQ+ messages and relies on discredited science. Here is what this AI therapy chatbot actually told ou...
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 22/07/2026
TONIGHT, Denver. 🪩 The Repro Fund-Rager starts at 5:30 pm—$10 gets you in. See you there! rewirenews.link/4f5GVJI
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
they let me put the real housewives of salt lake city in the newspaper rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/07/22/b...
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Best TV and Streaming for Summer 2026: Staff Picks – Rewire News Group
What we're watching at Rewire News Group .
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 14/07/2026
Join us in Denver on July 22 for our Repro Fund-Rager! Get your tickets today for an evening of community, live entertainment, LGBTQ+ vendors, and a chance to celebrate the people who work every day to protect reproductive freedom. www.eventbrite.com/e/repro-fund...
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
DENVER!!! Itching to see drag performances? Want to get your face painted? Just need something to do? Come to @rewirenewsgroup.com Repro Fund-Rager TOMORROW @ 5:30 pm. Tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1992072422...
Flyer for Rewire News Group's Repro Fund-Rager on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 from 5:30-8:30 pm at Bierstadt Lagerhouse. Drag performers Chase Bottoms, Freya Misdemeanor, DJ Soliel Noir, and Talia Tucker pose in drag
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
my boss let me write about gilmore girls in the year of our lord 2026 rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/07/08/g...
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Why Gilmore Girls Is Actually a Reproductive Justice Story and the 5 Best Episodes to Watch
Gilmore Girls is more than just a cozy show to rewatch in the fall. It's also a story about bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. Here are five great episodes to start streaming.
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Denver folks! Come to @rewirenewsgroup.com’s Repro Fund-Rager on July 22! Tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/repro-fund...
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
$200-500 range -- lowest end for unreported op-eds and higher end for reported features
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 30/06/2026
NEW: The Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, affirming that all children born in the U.S., regardless of whether parents are unlawfully or temporarily present, retain the constitutional right to citizenship enshrined in the 14th Amendment.
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