#1634 Abortion as the Tip of the Iceberg: the fight for privacy, bodily autonomy, and functional democracy after Dobbs overturning Roe v Wade

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Banning abortion is wildly unpopular and also one of the primary motivators for the group most strongly supporting the Republican Party and Donald Trump, the Christian Right, which has transformed both the party and politicians into extremists made in their own image, threatening the lives and health of millions and sacrificing democracy in the process.

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KEY POINTS

1: Abortion and Reproductive Rights - Lectures in History

2: Abortion and the erosion of privacy - The Weeds

3: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights - Technically Optimistic

4: Anti-abortion hardliners want restrictions to go farther. It could cost Republicans - Consider This

5: Abortion and Reproductive Rights Part 2 - Lectures in History

6: Rakeen Mabud on Greedflation, Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone - CounterSpin

7: Abortion and the erosion of privacy Part 2 - The Weeds

8: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights Part 2 - Technically Optimistic

(57:00) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the abuse produced by abortion restrictions

DEEPER DIVES

(1:02:40) SECTION A: CRIMINALIZING ABORTION

(1:21:07) SECTION B: ABORTION EXTREMISM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

(1:36:40) SECTION C: ABORTION IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM

(1:53:45) SECTION D: WHAT IS THERE TO DO?

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Description: A person dressed in a red cape and white conical bonnet with a red sash over their nose and mouth (referencing the Handmaid's Tale) stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court at dusk holding a cardboard sign with the words "This is NOT fiction."

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#1634 Abortion as the Tip of the Iceberg: the fight for privacy, bodily autonomy, and functional democracy after Dobbs overturning Roe v Wade

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KEY POINTS

1: Abortion and Reproductive Rights - Lectures in History

2: Abortion and the erosion of privacy - The Weeds

3: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights - Technically Optimistic

4: Anti-abortion hardliners want restrictions to go farther. It could cost Republicans - Consider This

5: Abortion and Reproductive Rights Part 2 - Lectures in History

6: Rakeen Mabud on Greedflation, Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone - CounterSpin

7: Abortion and the erosion of privacy Part 2 - The Weeds

8: Digital surveillance and reproductive rights Part 2 - Technically Optimistic

(57:00) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the abuse produced by abortion restrictions

DEEPER DIVES

(1:02:40) SECTION A: CRIMINALIZING ABORTION

(1:21:07) SECTION B: ABORTION EXTREMISM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

(1:36:40) SECTION C: ABORTION IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM

(1:53:45) SECTION D: WHAT IS THERE TO DO?

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Credit: Photo by Tyler Merbler, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

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Original Air Date: 8/4/2015 The dysfunctional state of the US immigration system and the political fight brewing over what to do about it Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Show Notes Act 1: Coming Out As An Undocumented Immigrant - Latino Voices - AJ+ (@ajplus) - Air Date: 03-20-15 Act 2: Donald Trump WRONG About 'Immigrant Crime' - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-08-15 Act 3: Scott Walker Now Bashing Any and All Immigrants - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-22-15 Act 4: La Raza Annual Conference Will Be Skipped By EVERY 2016 Republican Candidate - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-12-15 Act 5: 'OITNB' actress (@dianeguerrero__) speaks out about family's deportation - CNN - Air Date: 11-17-14 Act 6: Mass Graves of Immigrants Found in Texas, But State Says No Laws Were Broken - @democracynow - Air Date: 07-16-15 Act 7: Did You Know Jesus Was Against Immigration? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-16-15 Act 8: Hold Border Patrol Responsible via @ACLU — Best of the Left Activism Act 9: Let Them All In? How Immigration Can Help the Economy - @LearnLiberty - Air Date: 01-13-15 Act 10: The Migrant Manifesto by Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) - @migrants_rights Network - Air Date: 11-26-12 Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com…

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#1690 Oligarchy Unmasked: Why Billionaires Hate Democracy and How They're Dismantling It 3:00:39

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Air Date 2/11/2025 The very rich, as has been noted before, are not on the side of regular people. And even if you think that the federal government needs a major reboot, no one but the ultra-wealthy are going to be happy with what they build in the aftermath of the administrative coup currently underway. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community ! ACTIVISM ROUNDUP KEY POINTS KP 1: How Oligarchs Took Over The World - Double Down News - Air Date 1-9-25 KP 2: Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-3-25 KP 3: The Oligarchy's Power is Waking America Up - Velshi - Air Date 1-27-25 KP 4: DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America Part 1 - Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious - Air Date 11-13-24 KP 5: Why the Tech Bros Allied with Trump - Zeteo - Air Date 2-2-25 KP 6: President Trump and the Power of the Purse - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 2-5-25 (51:21) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the dream of the accelerationists DEEPER DIVES (56:16) SECTION A: HISTORICAL CONTEXT (1:40:21) SECTION B: GOVERNMENT DESTRUCTION (2:25:04) SECTION C: THE BROS SHOW IMAGE Description: A composite image showing a wrecking ball - with Elon Musk’s face on it - smashes a white wall. Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Image sourced from Pixabay. | License: Pixabay Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastadon | Threads | X Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com…

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Bonus Edition #336 - SOLVED! Demystifying Our Reality 14:16

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Air Date: 2-10-25 Today, Jay! and Amanda (Deon and Erin were sick) discuss: - Why you should be using an RSS reader - The danger of Mystification as humans try to cope - Musk and Trump's flagrant law breaking - What Dems and you can do, with some tips from our own experience FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES: You should be using an RSS reader Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein Q & A: Jared Yates Sexton on the ‘Weaponized Abuse’ of Authoritarianism Brian Schatz on How Democrats Can ‘Start Kicking Ass Again’ All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor Five Things Dems Must Do to Fight Trump Now Find your Indivisible group - or start one: Indivisble.org Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 5 Calls app: https://5calls.org/ Join our Discord Server Reach us via Signal: Bestoftheleft.01 Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts!…

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