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An Iranian teenage girl is in a coma after a clash with the morality police.

On Sunday, Iranian 16-year-old Armita Geravand was knocked unconscious on the train on her way to school while not wearing a hijab. She is in a coma at a military hospital in Tehran.

The situation is comparable to the death of Masha Amini, the 22-year-old who died in the custody of the morality police last year after not wearing a hijab. Activists are outraged, believing the government's hijab agents harmed both young women. 

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75,000+ Kaiser Permanente health workers go on strike

Over 75,000 nurses, pharmacists, and healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and facilities walked off the job in California, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., in the largest healthcare strike in U.S. history.

Do you support the strike?

September broke heat records ‘by large margin,’ experts say

Last month was the hottest September ever recorded, scientists report. Climate experts said they are in disbelief by the heat. The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service emphasized the concerning string of record-breaking monthly temperatures, as this was the hottest summer "by a large margin."

How do you feel about these record-breaking temperatures?

#WomanLifeFreedom - Here's how you can support Iran

Iranians continue to take to the streets in anti-government protests despite deadly crackdowns and sexual assaults by state authorities. Demonstrations began after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested and beaten by Iran’s "morality police" for not properly wearing her head scarf, or hijab.

Is the U.S. doing enough to assist Iran? Tell your reps

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

Today is Plaidurday. Plaid as we know it emerged in Scotland in the 1700s. Will you throw on some plaid today?

— Emma Kansiz

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