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Alex DiBranco

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Executive Director and Founder of the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism theirms.org, @irms.bsky.social

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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We're opening up a fall session of our popular Introduction to Male Supremacism course, after this summer’s engaging classes! The 6-session course will run Oct 19 to Dec 6, and we are very pleased to welcome back @elierlick.bsky.social as our fall course instructor. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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Introduction to Male Supremacism Course (Fall 2026)
The Introduction to Male Supremacism course was designed by the Institute for Male Supremacism as part of the educational aspect of our mentee program.…
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why would some women support misogynist movements? I discussed for this article how such women see themselves as different from the women these ideologies demonize. “It gives them status and elevates them over the oppression they would otherwise face.” But this is an imagined distinction.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A rare funding opportunity for trans journalists and journalists, covering the trans community to receive a stipend for professional development.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Watched Two Weeks Notice tonight. As someone with Crohn’s, I love movies where women practically shit themselves, & the love interest still thinks they’re beautiful after. Holidate is my fav for this kind of scene. French Kiss has a good bit too (I so resonate with wanting all the delicious cheese)
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I recently explained in an interview that women’s increase in higher education isn’t men being left behind—it’s another mark of their privilege. (Cisgender) men make more money with fewer credentials, while women are trying to succeed in our sexist society. cew.georgetown.edu/resource/cew...
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Women Are Learning More but Earning Less than Men - CEW Georgetown
Women continue to earn less than their male peers. Will their economic returns ever match their educational progress?
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This shit is limited in criminal cases by the rape shield laws passed starting in the 70s (thank you feminist movement), but Uber is taking advantage of the lack of such regulations in civil court to go full victim-blaming.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
📢 A few days left to register for the Intro to Male Supremacism course: Discussion sections are scheduled for Tuesdays at either 1pm ET/17:00 GMT or 8pm ET/00:00 GMT. First session: Aug 11, after which enrollment closes. Register here: www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Intro to Male Supremacism Course — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
The Introduction to Male Supremacism course was designed by the Institute for Male Supremacism as part of the educational aspect of our mentee program. For the first time this summer, we are opening…
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
After my c-section, I asked my ObGYN what care at home would look like and what sort of painkiller I'd be prescribed (so my husband could pick it up) and he said OTC Tylenol because by asking, I was "exhibiting drug seeking behavior."
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I'm really proud of this curriculum, which reflects work we've been developing at IRMS to advance understandings of supremacism and thereby strengthen our ability to challenge and undermine dehumanizing and violent ideologies.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"A Washington ballot measure would require every girl in kindergarten through 12th grade to have her sex assigned at birth verified by a doctor—through either genetic or hormone tests or an examination of her reproductive anatomy—to be eligible to play girls’ sports." 19thnews.org/2026/07/wash...
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How Washington state’s sports ballot measure will impact all girls
A ballot initiative to bar transgender girls from girls’ teams would require all girls to ‘verify’ their identity.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
IRMS preconference at ASA 2026, NYC: "Pursuing Impact Scholarship: Approaches in Disrupting Authoritarianism, Disinformation, and Male Supremacism." Fri, Aug 7, 9am–5pm. Featuring three cofounders of IRMS & speakers Jennifer L. Pozner & Aya Taveras. Registration: buff.ly/4v0NcVg
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Their framing has been that anti-trans legislation and rulings, especially targeting transgender women, are about about protecting girls and women. It really a way to enforce biological essentialism through a scapegoated minority, and use that to expand to targeting cisgender girls and women.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New this summer: our 6-week ‘Intro to Male Supremacism’ course opens to the public, addressing the roots of misogyny and transmisogyny. The session is from Aug 5 to Sept 15. Recommended for educators, journalists, researchers & more. Link: www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Watching the fuckboi in #OffCampus explain that TRUST and CONSENT are the most important thing in getting a woman off. Love it.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Great to see my work being covered in Japanese! One of my future funding hopes is that we could translate our core research and resources into additional languages to reach a wider global audience. inods.co.jp/topics/repor...
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なぜ対テロ戦略は女性への憎悪を見落とすのか。白人至上主義テロとミソジニーの結合 | INODS UNVEIL
1. はじめに 2026年5月、米カリフォルニア州サンディエゴのモスク、サンディエゴ・イスラミックセンターが襲撃された。10代の容疑者二人によるとされる75ページに及ぶ文書と、襲撃の様子を映したライブ配信動画は、極右やネオナチの思考に深く根
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Today is the deadline to apply to our fellowship program! Come join a transnational community of researchers deepening their work on male supremacism and connecting it to gender justice and pro-democracy action. www.theirms.org/fellowshippr...
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Apply For Fellowship — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Visiting DC for work and have met up with multiple people who have been shocked to hear that the budget at IRMS is only $100,000 given how much we do. I know! Just imagine what we could do with more funding!
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’d noticed this anecdotally, alongside the US looking more like the UK TERF culture when it had previously been critical of that—and here’s the detailed evidence of the anti-trans shift
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It seems like a major barrier to consistent use of the term “misogynist incels” is the preference for short-form terms. If I start using “mincel” for misogynist incels, would that fix the problem?
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Dehumanization and Dangerous Speech Entitlement and Justification of Violence Mental Health and Safety in Anti-Supremacist Work Concerns in Research and Reporting on Male Supremacism Learn about all these topics in our summer introductory course on male supremacism. www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Intro to Male Supremacism Course — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
To improve access, IRMS will offer a limited number of partial scholarships for the summer intro to male supremacism course. Visit the course page on our website for information on applying for the scholarship: www.theirms.org/course-regis...
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Intro to Male Supremacism Course — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
My laptop battery dying is often the only thing that reminds me to 1. Drink water 2. Eat food 3. Stretch 4. Take bio break. Today’s sprint was 4.5 hours of “I’ll just do this quickly too” before battery death forced me to pause and take care of myself.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
For the first time, we've opened up our Intro to Male Supremacism course to the public for registration. We are offering two summer sessions for the six-week Introduction to Male Supremacism course, June 22 - July 31 or August 5 - September 15. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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Introduction to Male Supremacism Course
The Introduction to Male Supremacism course was designed by the Institute for Male Supremacism as part of the educational aspect of our mentee program. For the first time this summer, we are opening u...
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I will be on the Joy of Resistance radio program tomorrow morning at 9am my time (11am ET) talking about my recent articles on misogynist ideology in terrorist attacks. www.wbai.org/listen-live/
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Grateful to have the opportunity to speak with @oyousef.bsky.social again, regarding how misogyny and anti-feminist conspiratorial thinking intertwine with antisemitism and Islamophobia to motivate dangerous ideology and violence.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The U.S. Right has a long history of using censorship to prevent media that humanizes people they want to continue oppressing and erasing.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Grateful to @msmagazine.com for cross-posting my piece on misogynist ideology in the San Diego mosque shooting. The intersection of male supremacism with antisemitism, white supremacism, and Islamophobia is deeply important to understanding this and other attacks. msmagazine.com/2026/05/21/m...
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Male Supremacism and Misogyny Was Central to the San Diego Mosque Shooting. Why Did So Much Coverage Miss It?
Male Supremacism and Misogyny Was Central to the San Diego Mosque Shooting. Why Did So Much Coverage Miss It?
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In the wake of the San Diego mosque shooting, we've received requests for our work on anti-feminist conspiracism. This chapter excerpt from @alexdibranco.bsky.social and Megan Kelly describes anti-feminist conspiracism and its relationship to other conspiracy theories www.theirms.org/blog/governi...
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Governing Gynocracy: The Evolution of Anti-Feminist Conspiracy Theories (EXCERPT) — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
In the wake of the San Diego mosque shooting, we have received interest in our work on anti-feminist conspiracism. The following is an excerpt from the chapter that appears in the book Conspiracy as ...
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jasmine mithani @jazzmyth.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This post from @irms.bsky.social about the beliefs of the shooters who killed three people yesterday at the Islamic Center of San Diego has me thinking about @milleridriss.bsky.social calling misogyny the "connective tissue" of hateful extremism. www.theirms.org/blog/misogyn...
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Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia in the San Diego Mosque Shooting — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
Note: Typically, IRMS follows the guidelines of No Notoriety , which opposing naming perpetrators of mass violence and thereby giving them the notoriety that they seek. In this post, we have de...
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The manifestos identify multiple “incel saints” as their among their inspirations, a popular trend of claiming and glorifying violent perpetrators in misogynist incel communities.
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Despite extensive misogynist content in the two shooters’ manifestos, discussion of the intersection of male supremacism with xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, and white supremacism is sparse in the reporting on yesterday’s tragic shooting at a San Diego mosque. www.theirms.org/blog/misogyn...
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Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia in the San Diego Mosque Shooting — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
Note: Typically, IRMS follows the guidelines of No Notoriety , which opposing naming perpetrators of mass violence and thereby giving them the notoriety that they seek. In this post, we have de...
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This weekend I did my first stand-up act at our local theater fundraiser, crushed it at karaoke with Bad Reputation, & then led a 5-hour rehearsal as director of our Rocky Horror shadow cast—opening as part of our Pride month festivities. Just living life with all the fun, queer, rejuvenating antics
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism @irms.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Executive Director and Founder @alexdibranco.bsky.social will be on Zoom for an informal chat tomorrow (May 14) at 4pm PT. Bring questions about male supremacism, IRMS, or our calls for the board of directors and fellowship and mentorship programs. Register to join: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Days after a trans University of Washington student was killed in off-campus student housing, the UW chapter of Turning Point USA is hosting ex-trans activist Chloe Cole. Students are organizing at counter protest outside Kane Hall at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 5/13
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Transphobia is the greatest lodestone for today's far-right, because it embodies the far-right desire to claim all identities are natural and biological. Today's fascists hate trans people for the same reason interwar fascists hated diasporic Jews - because they hate fluidity and border crossing.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
When I start to feel like I just want to spend the rest of my life in bed, I remember that I wanted to dress up as Maleficent when I was 5, not Sleeping Beauty.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Absolutely feeling like throwing up
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I just spent the last hour trying to get a wipe to clean my doorknobs and light switches per today’s Finch quest and my desire to limit germs reaching my immunocompromised self, and getting distracted But nooo, I didn’t think I had ADHD
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Guy is really going to message me asking if I’ve read Men Explain Things to Me because it sounds relevant to my work? Yes obviously dude I am a woman who researches misogyny thank you for enacting a stunning unawareness of the point of the book.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
All that time spent blaming girls and women when their privacy was violated, and now harassers can bypass their victims' involvement entirely with AI images.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 03/03/2026
1. In a major move, AG Letitia James has given NYU Langone 10 days to resume trans youth care, or face legal consequences. Now many are asking: Will Mayor Mamdani follow suit and take action to protect trans youth from the Trump administration and capitulation? Subscribe to support our journalism.
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AG Letitia James Just Stood Up For Trans Youth In New York. Now, Will Mayor Mamdani Act?
Attorney General Letitia James has demanded NYU Langone restart care for transgender youth. Will NYC Mayor Mamdani act as well?
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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 26/02/2026
it took an expensive, coordinated effort & a lot of people saying “this doesn’t matter” to get from a bathroom ban costing one state $400 million & a gubernatorial race to “trans people must turn in their documents which become invalid in a few hours or face fines & potential jail time” in 10 years.
was met with widespread protests: state, county and city governments across the United States forbade their employees from non-essential travel to North Carolina; numerous corporations and firms curbed plans to hold events and create jobs in the state, and many
performers canceled performances in North Carolina to boycott the state; North Carolina's economy lost over $400 million in investments and jobs. The bill was also criticized by several religious organizations, and President Barack Obama denounced it and called for its repeal. McCrory ultimately lost his bid for re-election in 2016 to Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, a vocal critic of the law.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 26/02/2026
To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Finished Trails of Cold Steel 1 & on to 2! Which starts with an example of media propaganda that shows how an elite-controlled news outlet can be misused to advance a narrative counter to the facts (that you JUST experienced in the first game). #retrogamergirl #disinformation #socialjusticegaming
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Alex DiBranco @alexdibranco.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Annoyed seeing commentary on the Epstein Files like “I guess we’ll have to believe conspiracy theorists from now on” instead of “look at yet another horrific example of the rampant and blatantly obvious male supremacism pervading our society”
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/02/2026
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY. I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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