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@duniamelayu

It's...breaking things... all kinds of things.

While I saw much of this coming, saying "I told you so." is proving just as hollow & hopeless as I anticipated.

The bottom line here is that the only way this country will survive is if all of those being, or about to be, branded as "the other" gender- ethnic- neuro- diverse, immigrant, liberal, female, band together against

🗞️#Fertility rates are lower in areas such as #London where #housing costs are high and accommodation types are less suited to #families,” says CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington.

“Many students and young adults move to major #urban areas, and then move away at a later life stage when they want to start a #family.” standard.co.uk/lifestyle/babie

Evening Standard · Is the cost of living crisis contributing to a childless London?By Kate Wills

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Many Americans still imagine #rural communities as bastions of #tradition, where #marriage is widespread & #families w/lots of children abound. 25yrs ago, that would have been largely correct. No longer.

Research shows over the past 3 decades, women ages 15–44, marriage rates have fallen much faster for rural #women than their urban counterparts [who already broke the habit😉]. 1988–2018, the proportion of rural women who were married fell from 55% to 33%.

#Trump recently issued new guidelines for the #Transportation Dept, surprisingly prioritizing spending & #infrastructure for “communities w/ #marriage & #birth rates higher than the national average.” In other words, communities w/large #traditional #families. We know what you’re probably thinking: That means #rural & small town America—presumably Trump’s core constituency—will disproportionately benefit from these funds.

But you could very well be wrong.

#WomensRights
washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

The Washington Post · In rural America, more women are saying ‘I don’t’By Shelley Clark