A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.

A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is requiring that the abortion pill be distributed only in person at clinics.

“Every abortion facilitated by FDA’s action cancels Louisiana’s ban on medical abortions and undermines its policy that ‘every unborn child is human being from the moment of conception and is, therefore, a legal person,’” the ruling states.

Pretty much. It’s the 5th circuit being assholes again.

Reasonable people can disagree with or be put off by things Piker has said or positions he’s taken. In fact, it would be surprising if they weren’t: Piker, like Rogan, is first and foremost an entertainer whose willingness to be outrageous is a key part of his persona. There are certainly plenty of things that Piker’s said in the tens of thousands of hours of public airtime he’s logged over the past six years that I would not cosign.

But that’s plainly not the reason for this tedious uproar. We know it isn’t, because of the scores of commentators and political figures who remain in the good graces of the Democratic establishment despite saying things that are not identical to but often far, far worse than anything Piker’s said — let alone actually doing things that have caused untold death and misery to millions. We also know it isn’t because centrist Democrats who tut-tut at Piker, like Elissa Slotkin, still eagerly get in line to yuk it up with Bill Maher — who, just like Piker, once made an offensive statement about September 11 that he later apologized for (besides his virulent, open racism toward Arabs and Muslims).

No, this is about a sick political establishment that constantly bemoans political violence but is so deeply suffused with the most extreme forms of it that openly calling for and defending mass murder via the US or Israeli military doesn’t even raise an eyebrow. And it’s about the ongoing factional war within the Democratic Party, which is seeing its discredited and widely hated corporate establishment once more play the move it always goes back to when it feels its control wavering: cancel culture and language policing.

They’d much rather cry about Piker than actually look inward at why they continue to lose elections. It would be comical if it wasn’t so blatant and frustrating.

Why fix it when it’s the truth?

It would be nice for the OPs of these posts to actually read the article before linking it to the rest of us.

Ah thank you!!

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. ‌Justice ​Department ​is targeting ⁠at ​least 300 ​foreign-born Americans ​and ​could revoke their ‌citizenship, ⁠NBC News ​reported ​on ⁠Friday.

This is the entirety of the article? That’s it?

Community is so important, thank you for being a good neighbor :)

WIC is specifically for women and children. It is federally funded, but it is administered by the states.

Bit of a leap there lol

It varies state by state.

The SNAP program provides a monthly stipend for low-income families to buy groceries, but it doesn’t pay for hot prepared foods. The exclusion, which dates back decades, was meant to promote home cooking. But critics say it’s outdated and penalizes families that are already struggling to make ends meet, excluding convenient and nutritious options.

SNAP is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8, Americans to help buy groceries. On average, the monthly benefit per household is about $350, and the average benefit per person is about $190.

It’s so short-sighted to exclude hot prepared foods from SNAP. So many people don’t have time and consistent access to kitchens where they can cook every meal. I hope this passes.

May 1 has been the planned next protest day since the March 28 No Kings protests.