Reality Checks: Supreme Court Rulings, Exiting the Planet, and Mining in Lesotho

Elizabeth — June 28, 2016

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US Supreme Court throws out Texas’ anti-abortion laws. (via Reuters)
In other fun rulings, the US Supreme Court rules that domestic abusers don’t necessarily have the right to own a gun. (via Mother Jones)
If exiting the EU isn’t enough, here are the 5 most livable non-earth planets in our solar system. (via Ars Technica)
Fighting against the effects of mining in Lesotho. (via Al Jazeera)

Featured image credit: Nasa

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Elizabeth is a professional belly dancer, a flaky computer scientist, and a returned Peace Corps volunteer. She lives in Georgia (the state of the U.S., not the country) but is nonetheless somehow not a combination of stereotypes from Gone with the Wind and Deliverance. Her personal blog is Coffeefied. Operafied. Fluffified. Beglittered.

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Reality Checks: White Game Developer Barbie, Transgender in Porn, Free Menstrual Supplies, and Getting out the Vote

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