from @ 0liviajulianna on tiktok, and @ travisakers on twitter

[vid description: a clip of Texas governor candidate Beto O'Rourke at a town hall speaking to a crowd people inside. the video begins with him facing the front and right of the frame and speaking into a microphone, then turning to the left. he is pointing as he speaks, then directly addresses and points to the person laughing, who is not seen. the camera then pans to the direction Beto was pointing as the crowd applauds and cheers.

for context, Beto is talking about gun control and how people (specifically 18yr olds) are able to legally obtain massive guns in Texas

his speech: "-and take that weapon that was originally designed for use on the battlefields in Vietnam to penetrate an enemy soldier's helmet at 500 feet and knock him down dead. up against kids at five feet- it may be funny to you motherfucker but it's not funny to me okay?" after this, the crowd begins to cheer and applaud.

Texas Activist raises 2.2M for abortion funds

(current as of 8/2)

Activist Olivia Julianna was bodyshamed by Mark Gaetz over Twitter. she turned this around and raised 2.2m dollars for abortions in a week.

she tweeted at mark gaetz, saying she "wear[s] heels so that men like mark gaetz are reminded of their place". he bodyshames her, and she struck back, using the momentum raise the 2.2mil.

the money will be split among 50 abortion funds that provide access to abortions for people who need them.

Julianna is one to keep an eye on, she has 100 days of hell planned for the Texas GOP <3

'"..Medical and legal experts say the ways in which exceptions to the abortion ban for conditions that could cause death or create a “serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function” are defined, and who gets to define them, already differ from one hospital and physician to the next. The result has been confusion, and complicated debates, among health-care providers around the state. The new Texas laws are open to a wide range of interpretations, and that is leading some doctors who fear prosecution to wait until a patient is at death’s door to perform a life-saving abortion. For anyone engaged in family planning or at the nexus of pregnancy and a health crisis, critical legal questions remain unanswered.

In hopes of understanding when exactly threats to the life and long-term health of the mother are acceptable reasons under Texas law to obtain an abortion, Texas Monthly sought clarification from Paxton, as well as the bill’s author and the legislators who passed the law—the 79 current members of the state House of Representatives and 19 members of the state Senate who voted to pass HB 1280. We also asked defense lawyers, district attorneys, doctors, medical ethicists, right-to-life organizations, and state leaders. In each conversation, our goal was simple: to identify a working definition for what constitutes a serious risk to “the life of a mother” or “substantial impairment of a major bodily function.”

Despite our extensive outreach, we got few straight answers—though some of the roundabout ones were revealing. Of the Texas legislators to whom we gave an opportunity to help the public better understand the basic architecture of a dramatic shift in policy that so many lawmakers claim to champion, only one agreed to an interview.

"Bryan Slaton, a Republican from Royse City, was the only lawmaker who responded to Texas Monthly’s request for clarity about HB 1280. A pastor and businessman, Slaton said the “main goal” of the trigger law was “protecting a life.” “It wasn’t focused on exceptions,” he said.

“Scientific evidence, medical opinion, and the health and safety of our communities are not what is being taken into consideration when making abortion bans. These rules are not designed to keep pregnant people safe, [they’re] to exert control over women’s bodily autonomy.”

as of august 25th, texas's total abortion ban has gone into effect

continue donating to abortoin funds and advocacy groups, please. they need your help now more than ever