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19thnews.org > 2026 > 09 > elon-musk-pac-anti-trans-political-ads

Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (794+ words) To republish, simply copy the HTML at right, which includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to The 19th. Have questions? Please email [email protected]. Elon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week…...

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19thnews.org > 2026 > 09 > texas-abortion-ban-surrogacy-miscarriage-family

Tina wanted another baby. She also needed an abortion. Texas made both harder.

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1793+ words) She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state's abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated. Tina fixated on the tiny cross. She hated…...