Summary

Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, passed away at 67 after battling glioblastoma.

A prominent women’s rights activist, she faced significant challenges during her tenure, including opposition from Donald Trump and the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Tributes poured in from political leaders and organizations, remembering her as a trailblazer for reproductive rights.

  • Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 days ago

    Fucking, what?

    Okay. I didn’t know who she was until today, but famously racist guy who appointed the judges that killed the Roe decision gets reappointed to president on MLK’s birthday and a former president of Planned Parenthood dies?

    We’re trapped in the mirror universe and the plot has been written by jaded Gen X’ers from the 1990’s. I blame the weasel.

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      10 days ago

      I heard about the idea that the Hadron Collider got us into the wrong dimension when it was turned on. I had no idea that a weasel was involved.

      And maybe it was because you referenced the 90’s the sentence before, but I thought you were talking about a different weasel.

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        9 days ago

        Yeah… I have a bad habit of blurring my references and hoping folks get it.
        It’s like a pop culture blender in there (my brain) and I have no idea what’s gonna come out sometimes.

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      10 days ago

      I think it’s too early to call this a conspiracy. The timing might just be a coincidence, but it is pretty easy to make that connection and I hope there is an investigation by trustworthy people to follow up on this.

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        10 days ago

        I’m not calling it a conspiracy of human making. I’m just implying we’re all in the bad place.

        Edit: Just in case someone thinks I’m serious - I’m not, but this shit is ridiculous.