Miscellaneous
Biden's Build Back Better Plan gutted Paid Leave, or did it? We discuss the latest news regarding the deal. Texas is on it's fuck shit again. We also try to scrounge up some good news this week and maybe have solved feminism by replacing bikini bottoms with shorts? References: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/02/1051471123/female-beach-handball-players-bikini-shorts-norway https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/cuts-from-reconciliation-bill-paid-family-leave/ https://www.vox.com/2021/10/29/22749595/paid-leave-sick-parental-leave-biden-build-back-better-bill https://www.npr.org/2021/11/02/1051471236/texas-governor-abbott-calls-for-removal-of-obscene-school-library-books https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1052121244/pelosi-says-house-democrats-are-bringing-back-paid-leave-in-their-spending-bill https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/11/01/battenfeld-voters-across-the-nation-rejecting-defund-the-police-candidates-but-not-in-boston/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/31/us/politics/paid-family-leave.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/nyregion/byron-brown-buffalo-mayor.html https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2021/11/02/election-day-2021-live-updates-and-insights-from-around-greater-boston https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-republicans-won-the-virginia-governors-race/ https://qz.com/work/2082746/elon-musks-tweet-captures-everyday-sexism-faced-by-women-in-stem/ https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/elon-musk-tits-university-twitter-552857.html Check out #TruthBeTold which has an interactive map on the legislative attacks on racial and gender justice legislation https://www.aapf.org/truthbetold Watch the rally to save paid leave https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=431771511662833