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Lady Freedom Returns

Lady Freedom Returns's Journal
Lady Freedom Returns's Journal
June 10, 2019

Alabama Banned Abortions. Then Its Lawmakers Remembered Rapists Can Get Parental Rights.

Excerpt from Mother Jones article...

Each year, between 7,750 and 12,500 children are conceived from rape nationwide, according to Justice Department estimates, which are likely low because many attacks are not reported. Family custody lawyers say rapists sometimes push for parental rights to try to dissuade mothers from pressing for criminal charges, or after being asked to pay child support. Most states have laws on the books to allow courts to terminate or restrict rapists’ parental rights under certain conditions. Alabama, where Stallings still lives, has long been an outlier: It’s one of just two states (along with Minnesota) that has never passed such a law.


https://twitter.com/rcooley123/status/1138054638228443136?s=20
June 10, 2019

Invisible People report- "My first night homeless"


This was all new to me. I had no homeless training. I had no clue how I was going to survive. Just six months earlier I had a well-paying job in the television industry, overseeing syndicated programs like Wheel of Fortune. But now, I was the one who had suddenly landed on bankrupt. The irony was painful.

https://twitter.com/invisiblepeople/status/1137902974989164546?s=20
June 9, 2019

4 days to Doctor!

I hurt a lot so I hope they have some ideas how to lessen it.
But I won't lie, I'm scared to hear what they're going to find. I'm hoping they have a way to get me back to full strength. But part of me keeps asking my what next if they can't?
With my legs, right hand, and eyes messed up, what can of work can I do? I'm an active person, what's my chances staying that way? What changes could I be looking at?
I think the wait is worse than finding out the answers.

June 8, 2019

Ground Control to Major Trump 🎶

He can't understand why what is needed to do a Mars shot. It's going to more than likely longer than going to the Moon did. And we must take small steps.And looking at his tweets, I don't think he is listening to NASA.
But he's nuts,so he probably thinks we can do it next week!

https://twitter.com/EDIVEG64/status/1137084407767011328?s=20

June 7, 2019

Got another video up!

This one, I think, is better than the first 2. I feel like I'm getting my camera legs back. Tell me what you think. Channel is Lady Freedom Rocks. 😎

Add on : the channel is on YouTube, 📺

June 7, 2019

Rats! Didn't get my video posted.

This is why news channels have a staff. With everything going on and with the orange "want to be" dictator being the boil that just keeps festering it makes creating talking points hard. Get your talking points and suddenly they're old news.
And I'm still looking through Google Play for an editing app to work with my tablet. Boy I miss access to an edit bay.

Let you know when the next video is up.

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About Lady Freedom Returns

Retired reporter with strong, liberal opinions on a wide variety of topics.
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