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DeSantis passing laws to help him run for President
​​https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/15/ron-desantis-florida-laws-presidential-run?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

True or False

North Carolina’s response on abortion is the preview of 2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/16/north-carolina-senate-overrides-governors-veto-abortion-ban/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/21/republican-abortion-bans-message-north-carolina-nebraska

Abortion part of a broader issue: Dominionist/Christian nationalism belief 

Sub part - Connecting Abortion with dominionists (also often labeled as Christian nationalists) and the message  of “the soul of the nation” (Thanks to Dorothy Arzu in the burg for the framing)

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/maga-pastor-sean-feucht-trump-christian-nationalism-1234721527/

Biden tweet connecting the dots: 

https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1658921350390530048?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA

Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes is concerned that other Topeka lawmakers want to impose their Christian beliefs on everyone.

https://twitter.com/kcstar/status/1660234033849069568?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA

Yeah…No

We’ve talked about this… Multiple hospitals, in different states, deny care for miscarriages 

https://www.propublica.org/article/two-hospitals-denied-abortion-miscarrying-patient-breaking-federal-law

Yeah…yeah!

Biden/Harris Admin Funding For Student Health Care

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/18/biden-harris-administration-takes-action-help-schools-deliver-critical-health-care-services-millions-students.html

Buy or Sell

Book ban lawsuits

MIssouri: https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-02-23/aclu-sues-missouri-over-book-ban-law-that-pushed-school-libraries-to-remove-hundreds-of-titles

Florida: HUGE one - https://www.foxnews.com/media/book-publisher-sues-florida-school-district-over-book-bans-violation-1a-rights-this-cannot-stand

The Big One

How come no one wants to work any more? 

https://www.businessinsider.com/baby-boomer-retirement-surge-spark-forever-labor-shortage-jobs-workers-2023-5

Last Call

Rudy! Rudy!! Rudy!!!!

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/18/giuliani_pardons_kiriakou?utm_source=Democracy+Now%21&utm_campaign=e74d56dcb9-Daily_Digest_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-e74d56dcb9-191130589

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/bruce-castor-rudy-giuliani-lawyer-donald-trump-20230519.html

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