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What You Don’t Already Know About Extremism
Meteor co-founder Cindi Leive spoke with journalist Kyle Spencer about what’s really behind the rise of far-right extremist groups on college campuses. Your horror movie marathon’s got nothing on the realities of young, college-educated men being trained to “weaponize” their cell phones against…
Do NOT Ignore These Midterm Races
In today’s newsletter, we’ve got a rundown on some of the midterm races we have our eye on, the candidates who say they will fight for bodily autonomy—and of course, the news. We also dive into the escalating situation with Brittney Griner, who remains wrongfully detained in Russia.
Georgia Tries to Define “Personhood”
In today’s newsletter, we’ve got another great news rundown for you, including an infuriating abortion update from Georgia and an explainer on the battle between former British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Latuca Sativa. Lettuce get into it.
My Pregnancy vs. the State of Texas
Miscarriage was inevitable—"but what happened next was not," Amanda Zurawski writes.