this video is reassuring in one way, which is that i still have the capacity to be shocked by things people say in politics

Critical about the Comstock Act: some interpret it as allowing the prosecution of women. A sign of this is the litigation in the Silva case, in which Jonathan Mitchell of SB8 and Comstock fame is suing 3 women for wrongful death for helping their friend end her pregnancy

“We’ve had people through the door. We don’t know who for sure she is singing about,” she continues. “We have been furiously looking back at CCTV, but we couldn’t possibly comment.'

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I do love it when the Senate is back in town

'Is she a serious lawmaker?'
'I don't think she's proving to be.'

On May 1, a new six-week abortion law will go into effect in Florida. It’s left providers there scrambling—and clinics in other states are preparing for a crush of new patients, Elaine Godfrey writes in The Atlantic Daily: theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

In my newsletter last night: Clinics in Virginia and elsewhere are hiring more staff and expanding their offices to make room for the coming wave of women seeking abortions from Florida and around the south.

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Today’s The Atlantic Daily is about what’s happening in Florida tomorrow — and what it means for the rest of the country

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It’s hard to tell if Albert Brooks is the most interesting man in the world, or if he merely appears so in Adrienne LaFrance’s hands. Either way, this is the most absorbing profile I’ve read in ages: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

'Say this for Kristi Noem: She has an eye for literary detail.'

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One thing about me is I love giving a personal reference. A chance to talk about how wonderful my friend is at LENGTH? ok! can do!

My long-in-the-works profile of Albert Brooks. I hope you'll read it: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Incredible moment, via Ben Smith: semafor.com/newsletter/04/…

Local Dog Has Nice Morning

The POLITICO Magazine Media Issue is out this week, with stellar work from writers, designers, editors, photographers

Michael Kruse, a master at melding personal and political, wrote a can't-miss profile of Susie Wiles, the woman who saved Trump's campaign

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'McGill gushed about her student in our interview. But when I asked what she thought of [Gaetz] now, she didn’t have much to offer on the record. 'He certainly commands the stage still,' she said. 'How about that?'' Gem after gem by Elaine Godfrey theatlantic.com/politics/archi…