In Oklahoma, where my hometown is, abortion is now 100 percent illegal. i wanted to promote this Tulsa-based nonprofit https://www.takecontrolinitiative.org which provides free birth control to anyone in need.
Margaret of Valois’ eyewitness account of St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre is among the most famous and the only written record of the event left by a member of the royal family of France at the time. Her account appears in her memoirs as Letter V, describing the night before the massacre and the events she witnessed during it.
… Match Group, the Dallas-based company which operates popular
dating sites including Match, Tinder, Hinge, and OK Cupid, established a
fund to cover the costs of out-of-state abortions after Texas banned
most abortions last year. CEO Shar Dubey sent this message to Match Group’s 2500 employees in September 2021:
I
immigrated to America from India over 25 years ago and I have to say,
as a Texas resident, I am shocked that I now live in a state where
women’s reproductive laws are more regressive than most of the world,
including India. Surely everyone should see the danger of this highly
punitive and unfair law that doesn’t even make an exception for victims
of rape or incest…
…[T]his particular law is so regressive to the
cause of women’s rights that I felt compelled to speak publicly about my
personal views.
I also wanted to let you know that I am setting
up a fund to ensure that if any of our Texas-based employees or a
dependent find themselves impacted by this legislation and need to seek
care outside of Texas, the fund will help cover the additional costs
incurred.
But in
2021, Match Group also donated $137,000 to the Republican Attorneys
General Association (RAGA). Why does that matter? RAGA, by its own
admission, played a central role in Dobbs. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch ®, a member of RAGA, was in charge of the legal strategy to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion.
In a fundraising email last Friday, RAGA pledged that future donations
would be used to further undermine abortion rights across the country.
“These battles to protect the unborn will now take place at the state
level, where the courageous conservative leadership of Republican
Attorneys General has never been more critical,” the email says. “Every
donation will help Republican Attorneys General combat the Democrats’
pro-abortion agenda and stand tall for life.“ …
Even more companies than those listed in the illustration are also talking outta both sides of their lying mouths.
The mortal Medusa along with her two immortal sisters Stheno and Euryale are known as the Gorgons and were born to the sea god Phorcys and the sea goddess Ceto in Greek mythology. All three of the gorgons (in the Greek sources) had wings, wide mouths, fangs or tusks, serpent hair, and had the ability to turn people to stone with their gaze. Later classical writers like Ovid depict Medusa as a beautiful maiden who was transformed into a woman with snake hair and a look that could kill by Athena (goddess of wisdom and war).
Medusa the snake haired Gorgon is best known for her death at the hands of Perseus. Perseus arrived at the home of the Gorgons whilst they slept, and as he stood over the sleeping creatures, Athena guided Perseus’ hand while he looked into the reflection of a bronze shield so as not to be turned to stone by the gaze of the Gorgons if they awoke, and he cut off the head of Medusa with the adamantine sickle.
The image of Medusa became not only a popular image but also an apotropaic device, meaning that the image was believed to be able to ward off evil.
— CHAPTERS —
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Travel to Ancient Greece with us!
1:23 Who is Medusa?
2:50 The Myth of Medusa and Perseus
7:14 The Figure of Medusa in Art
9:25 Outro
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