Soledad O'Brien
@soledadobrien
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When my mom died I found this Letter to the Editor among her possessions. She’s calling out John Klein, the Town Supervisor in Smithtown LI, for his racist housing policies. I think it’s from the 1970s. It inspires me to name names, and call out BS. Don’t live afraid.
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In the first month after the Dobbs decision, at least 43 abortion clinics across 11 states stopped providing care. Today, 13 U.S. states have near-total abortion bans in effect. In 2024, an estimated 1,038,000 abortions were provided by clinicians in states without total
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A U.S. documentary following abortion clinic workers after Roe was overturned. In 2020, New Zealand decriminalized abortion. In Australia, access has been steadily expanding. But in the U.S., one court decision reversed fifty years of precedent. The Devil Is Busy shows what
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The Society of Family Planning found that: ◦Telehealth grew from 5% of abortions in early 2022 to 25% by 2024
According to a report from the Society of Family Planning: ◦Virtual clinics averaged 4,000 abortions per month before Dobbs ◦After Dobbs, virtual clinics averaged nearly 7,000 abortions per month https://t.co/bJNosbq801
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Repost from @ rose_marie_arce on instagram • A year after Roe v Wade was overturned, 25 million American women had lost access to abortion because about half the states in the US had banned or greatly restricted reproductive rights after 50 years. The Devil is Busy looks at
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According to a report from the Society of Family Planning: ◦Virtual clinics averaged 4,000 abortions per month before Dobbs ◦After Dobbs, virtual clinics averaged nearly 7,000 abortions per month https://t.co/bJNosbq801
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Babe. Come on.
It is obvious to most people that Vanity Fair deliberately manipulated pictures and reported statements without context to try and make the WH team look bad And there is nobody more loyal or committed to President Trump’s mission than Susie Wiles. She is one of the main reasons
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Said on the record.
The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history. Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the
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Always zero introspection. Thread worth ignoring.
A short story. When CNN laid me off, the first person who reached out and gave me a chance to keep doing what I love -- writing and talking about politics -- was @SophiaEft. She walked me through re-making my like as an independent media creator. But, more importantly, she
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Thread worth reading.
A thread on Susie Wiles having covered her for a decade: In 2019, I wrote a story that ended up becoming very problematic for her. It detailed how she oversaw a plan to arrange golf outings & dinners with FL Gov. Ron DeSantis in exchange for 5- and 6-figure political donations.
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Absolutely devastating. Working with Rob on Who Killed JFK meant working closely with Michele and they were both amazing and kind and smart and generous people. What an absolute loss. We are so, so sad today.
@soledadobrien oh my god, Rob Reiner.
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God is good ❤️
I just want everyone to know that I am one of the 392,000 people that @SoledadOBrien follows on this godforsaken app, and I don't take that lightly! She's been with me for years, and it has been the honor of a lifetime to serve her The Tea. #SoledadPower
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According to the Guttmacher Institute: ◦Despite bans, overall U.S. abortion numbers actually increased after Dobbs ◦2024 saw 1,038,000 abortions, a 12% increase from 2020
On @MSNOWNews with @AliVelshi discussing our doc The Devil is Busy - and abortion - and women’s healthcare https://t.co/JF4EeOCr8c via @YouTube
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