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Tampons for Trump, fun with Twitter (Original Post) sarcasmo Jul 2016 OP
I didn't know about Pense's menses history! Chemisse Jul 2016 #1
Yep absolutely horrifying law. salin Jul 2016 #2
There's a website dedicated Periods for Pence... Phentex Jul 2016 #3
hey, they choose to work for these woman-hating assholes. niyad Jul 2016 #4
Good photos there: L. Coyote Jul 2016 #7
great ones, and thanks!! niyad Jul 2016 #8
and don't forget Facebook womanofthehills Jul 2016 #5
There is a ton of great stuff online already, Facebook, Twitter, more memes .... L. Coyote Jul 2016 #6

Chemisse

(30,811 posts)
1. I didn't know about Pense's menses history!
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:10 PM
Jul 2016

From your link:

"Mike Pence signed a law this year that mandated funerals for fetuses, whether aborted or miscarried."

salin

(48,955 posts)
2. Yep absolutely horrifying law.
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:05 PM
Jul 2016

court ruling stopped it just before it was to be enacted (this month.)

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
3. There's a website dedicated Periods for Pence...
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:28 PM
Jul 2016

women started calling his office to discuss their monthly flow (since Pence is so determined to be involved.) The conversations were very funny even though it ended up being poor phone operators bearing the brunt.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
7. Good photos there:
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 04:24 PM
Jul 2016

Mike Nissan @mnissan22
#AStateThatWorks #Indiana #periodsforpence #HoosierHospitality #womensrights


Holly Auna @hollymusic
Something here dosent belong, hmm #MikePence maybe? Keep your politics out of my uterus. #periodsforpence

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
6. There is a ton of great stuff online already, Facebook, Twitter, more memes ....
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 03:49 PM
Jul 2016
https://www.facebook.com/Periods-for-Pence-565501973618299/ .... 58,470 people like this .... 7,000 more in the last day

Keep the TP ticket informed about any and all reproductive or menstrual activity. 646-736-1779. Wanna legislate my body? You're gonna know how it works!




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The latest Tweets from PeriodsforPence (@periodsforpence). Let Governor Mike Pence know what you think




Periods for Pence, Meet Tampons for Trump - Yahoo

After Pence signed some of the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country this spring, an activist group emerged through social media, calling themselves Periods for Pence. And the women of the group tweeted, posted on Facebook, and called the governor’s office on a regular basis to tell him if they were, well, regular.

The founder of the Periods for Pence Facebook group, who spoke with Yahoo Style on the condition of anonymity, says she’s been amazed by the impact, resonance, and growth the group has achieved in its first few months of existence.

“Initially, we were a satirical, tongue-in-cheek protest about a specific law,” she shared. “Over time, we became a community of supportive women who shared our experiences, struggles, and frustrations with each other” — especially when it comes to how (more often than not, white male) legislators decide what women can and cannot do with their own bodies.

And now that Pence is potentially one election and a heartbeat away from the presidency?

“We feel an even more urgent need to explain why these anti-choice laws are bad for women and bad for families,” she says. “Each of our ‘members’ has a vested interest in keeping anti-choice legislation and politicians at the forefront of people’s minds this election season. ..........
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