Condoms, IUDs removed from Indiana bill seeking to expand birth control access — Capital B Gary This story was originally published in the Indiana Capital Chronicle.

Indiana House Bill 1169 has been stripped of provisions that would expand access to contraceptive options. apple.news/AOyc3__9zTMO...

RFK Jr. confirmed as nation’s health chief despite vaccine denial, conspiracy theories • Ohio Capital Journal Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured U.S. Senate confirmation Thursday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, overcoming concerns about dozens of false or misleading statements…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured U.S. Senate confirmation Thursday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, overcoming concerns about dozens of false or misleading statements he has made regarding vaccine safety.

“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and ...

NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.

Trump to withdraw U.S. from UN human rights council a second time Trump's orders will be signed on the same day he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

NEW: Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the U.S. from the UN Human Rights Council and stopping funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency, which provides services to Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, a White House official said.

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

right now really feels like starting a lot of sentences and not knowing how to finish them

“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” ―Laurie Halse Anderson

What banned book is on your reading list?

Pansy growing out of a crack in concrete.

Beautiful things grow in difficult places.