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by hwa.min

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The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It? | WIRED

Cindy Bi is not supposed to be telling me this story.

First, there’s the confidentiality clause. When Bi, a venture capitalist who claims to have invested in a dozen unicorns, hired a surrogate to carry her only male embryo in 2023, both parties agreed to keep the details private and away from the media. Then there’s the restraining order against Bi, followed by a court-ordered agreement saying she would not so much as mention the “surrogate” involved in Baby Leon’s stillbirth. Finally, there are social norms to consider when publicly attacking the woman who says she almost died carrying your child. Still, Bi is talking to me. She sends me a nearly 3,000-item folder filled with legal filings; reports to professional organizations, insurance companies, employers, and the police; emails with her attorneys; and correspondence between her and the “Egg Whisperer” influencer, Dr. Aimee.

Bi considers herself a whistleblower out to protect “unborn children via surrogacy.” Her website invokes scripture: “Establish justice in the courts. Amos 5:15.” Indeed, Bi has racked up nearly a million dollars in legal bills since 2024, in what she views as a fight to honor her son. “I want the surrogate to be known for what she did, to be set as an example,” Bi tells me. “I hope she goes to jail.” Ideally, for murder.

we need to beat these people to death with rocks and i am not kidding

[nyantara]

I really rec reading the whole piece, which outlines the extent of harassment this woman inflicted on her surrogate.

[gowns]

gofundme for the surrogate who faced medical complications and is now being endlessly harassed here:

Donate to Help Rebecca Overcome Surrogacy Trauma, organized by Diana Smith

Many of you may have read the recent Wired article that shed light on the painful … Diana Smith needs your support for Help Rebecca Overcom

[ralfmaximus]

Found a long Mastodon thread that makes a lot of sense, and goes a long way to explaining how we got to this point (re: conservatives shooting up the place).

Link to the complete thread in the source thing below. Tumblr won't let me embed Mastodon links inline (probably because of the embedded @ symbol which tumblr thinks is an email address).

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grassy path in sea breeze

[seeliequeene]

Vase of Flowers (detail) Jan Davidsz de Heem, 1670

[marisatomay]

It really is fucking nuts to see world leaders send condolences over this and sports teams hold moments of silence like Kirk was some great leader and not a fucking nazi podcaster

[marisatomay]

HE WAS A NAZI!! PODCASTER!! WHO SPENT HIS TIME YELLING “DEBATE ME!!!” AT COLLEGE (SOMETHING HE NEVER ATTENDED BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT A BLACK WOMAN BENEFITING FROM AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WOULD TAKE HIS PLACE) STUDENTS AND SAYING JEWS AND BLACK PEOPLE WILL REPLACE WHITE CHRISTIANS AND HIS DAUGHTER AGE 10 SHOULD HAVE A CARRY A PREGNANCY TO TERM IF RAPED

[marisatomay]

Why the goddamn shit have Canadian PM Mark Carney and British PM Keir Starmer released statements bemoaning the death of American Nazi podcaster Charlie Kirk

[iesuuyr-deactivated20210106]

Japan | kabochaman

[medstudentblues]

hello! it’s almost midnight. i’m taking advantage of this shift to study nephrology. finally done studying gastro!!

[sailorsenshigifs]

in honor of sailor moon premiering 33 years ago in japan :)

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[mityenka]

look @ my room <3

[weepingwidar]

Mary Herbert (British, 1988) - Gathering (2023)

[amarguerite]

An ancient Roman soothsayer would be frothing at the mouth at this.

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