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10 headlines you need, quick, clear, and in your inbox before bed. News, politics, and the cultural moments everyone’s talking about. Let’s go!

1. Supreme Court temporarily restores access to Mifepristone. “The temporary pause gives the high court time to consider next steps in the case as it weighs separate emergency requests filed by drug makers Danco and GenBioPro.” via NBC NEWS

2. While the future of Mifepristone is currently still in limbo, Plan C pills is reminding people that you can still access abortion pills via the mail in all 50 states. See our Instagram post HERE

3. The MET Gala is happening in New York City tonight, Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not be attending, a break from tradition. He used this moment to highlight garment workers instead. via New York Times

   Here’s an amazing MET Gala look by Jordy Arthur

   

4. Spirit Airlines has ceased flying, and if you haven’t already heard yet, a man on Tik Tok is organizing to buy it before billionaires get their hands on it. You can buy a piece of the company for about $40! Wanna learn more, here’s the website + Instagram

5. Rudy Giuliani (81y) has been hospitalized and is currently in “critical but stable condition,” source

6. Kamala Harris endorses Karen Bass for Mayor of Los Angeles. Source

   and your reminder to tell your friends in Los Angeles not to vote for Spencer Pratt (my god) from my friend Lex here

   

7. From one of my favorite organizations doing the most out there, the ACLU: We filed another emergency lawsuit — this time in federal court — against Louisiana officials for suspending the state’s primary election after voting has already begun.

   Louisiana is disenfranchising voters who have already cast ballots, all in the service of stifling Black voting power. (original thread here) *support ACLU with a monthly donation and/or grabbing some merch here!

8. Huge win: Maine just passed transformative rape‑kit reform and with support from Mariska Hargitay and the Joyful Heart Foundation, every U.S. state, D.C., and Puerto Rico now has some form of rape‑kit reform in place. Source

9. Ok, this was 2 days ago but I wanted to make sure I shared it with you: There was a Humpback whale name Timmy that was released in the North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany. Source

   

10. Southern states are racing to weaken Black political power as MAGA scrambles to lock in control ahead of the midterms. Here’s a great thread to learn more

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see you tomorrow!

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