I knew from the moment I heard this that somehow the story of my very mild encounter with Devin Nunes on the
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I know there is animosity between us because I left MAGA and ended my support for Trump. The journey I chose wasn’t an easy one but I felt it was the right thing to do when I made this decision. Since
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I had an abortion when I was a 20-year-old college student. I was living with my boyfriend and I was on birth control that failed. I chose to have an abortion for
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I wasn’t ready to be pregnant. I had plans, and becoming a mom at this stage of my life wasn’t one of them. We were shocked. It was emotional, but we embraced
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I have never shared this publicly before but I had a miscarriage. I’d like to share the story. It was a handful of years ago. I found out I was pregnant! I
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In 1971 abortion was still illegal in the U.S. It was during the summer after my sophomore year of college that I learned that I was pregnant at 19. I was living
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Summertime on the Jersey shore, where I was working at Brigantine Castle, a small amusement park with a haunted castle, carnival games and an arcade. I was a carnie. When the castle
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I have a personal story to share with you. In 1941, my grandmother was abandoned by my grandfather. She had three small children and was pregnant with her fourth. She chose to
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How do billionaires get the laws they want while screwing their workers? Follow the money. How do billionaires get to deny their workers a living wage and health benefits while preventing them
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: Fresh off the GOP’s stunning 15-round decision to make him Speaker of the House, a disoriented but oddly confident, Kevin McCarthy, invited his top lieutenants in Congress to join him in
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